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Alexandra Houston, Munich DE
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20080294838 | UNIVERSAL BOOT LOADER USING PROGRAMMABLE ON-CHIP NON-VOLATILE MEMORY - In one embodiment, an IC system includes a system on a chip (SoC) adapted to load boot-up code from an external NAND flash memory, which stores the boot-up code. The SoC has a processor, an internal ROM including boot-loading code, an operating RAM, a NAND flash controller (NFC), and an OTP memory. At some point after SoC manufacture, the OTP memory is programmed with parameters needed for communication between the NFC and the external NAND flash memory. This provides a system designer flexibility in choosing a type of external NAND flash memory for the IC system. During SoC power-up, the NFC is initialized with the communication parameters, thereby allowing the NFC to control the NAND flash memory. The boot-loading code directs the processor to load the boot-up code from the external NAND memory onto the operating RAM. The processor then executes the boot-up code from the operating RAM. | 11-27-2008 |
Alexandra Houston, Muenchen DE
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20090113166 | HASHING METHOD FOR NAND FLASH MEMORY - In accordance with exemplary embodiments, a flash memory, such as a NAND flash memory, selectively updates blocks based on hash values associated with the blocks, wherein the hashing codes are generated for each block from the software image to be programmed into the flash memory. Selectively updating blocks in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention might reduce re-programming time and potentially destructive pre-mature aging of cells in the flash memory. | 04-30-2009 |
Anne Houston, New Ross IE
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20080262446 | Receptacle and Method for Disposing of Bodily Waste Materials - A disposable receptacle for bodily waste materials from a bodily waste discharge outlet of a collection bag having an elongate body with a top end and formed with an internal, bodily waste material-receiving chamber; an inlet opening formed by the body, proximate to, or at, the top end thereof, the body being adapted to receive within the inlet opening the bodily waste discharge outlet of the collection bag so as to allow bodily waste materials within the collection bag to be discharged into the bodily waste material-receiving chamber; and securing means for holding the bodily waste material-receiving chamber in position relative to the collection bag or a disposal unit. A simple yet effective device which may be easily used by a bag wearer/user which is easily disposed of by flushing. It may be used to dispose of waste from an artificial excretory opening collected in ileostomy or colostomy bags. | 10-23-2008 |
20090088712 | Receptacle and Method for Disposing of Bodily Waste Materials - A disposable receptacle for receiving bodily waste collection bags and a bodily attachment for the collection bag, having an artificial excretory opening is disclosed. The receptacle includes an elongate body having a top end, a base end, an intermediate portion between the top end and the base end, and formed with an internal bodily waste material-receiving chamber. The receptacle includes an inlet opening formed on the elongate body, proximate to the top end thereof, the elongate body being adapted to receive within the inlet opening bodily waste discharge from the artificial excretory opening, a used bodily waste material collection bag, and used bodily attachments. The receptacle also includes securing means for holding the bodily waste material-receiving chamber in position relative to the artificial excretory opening. | 04-02-2009 |
20100152686 | Collecting System Suitable for Collecting and Disposing of Bodily Waste Materials - The present invention relates to a collecting system with a collecting bag for collecting bodily waste materials, a discharge outlet and a disposable receptacle for receiving bodily waste materials from a discharge outlet of the collecting bag. The receptacle has an inlet and a securing means for securing it to the collecting bag. The disposable receptacle and collecting bag are movable between a collecting state where the collecting bag is arranged for collecting bodily waste materials and there is substantially no communication of bodily waste materials into the disposable receptacle, and a discharge state where bodily waste materials can be discharged into the disposable receptacle. | 06-17-2010 |
Benjamin Barrie Houston, Ottawa CA
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20090171596 | FAST CHARACTERIZATION OF FLUID DYNAMICS - Methods and apparatus for fast computation of fluid velocity fields in the presence of objects causing flow discontinuity are disclosed. Rigorous evaluation of perturbed velocity fields, each resulting from placing an object in a bounded space sustaining a reference velocity field, are determined for different orientations of the object with respect to a reference velocity field and different values of the magnitude of the velocity field. A velocity field is determined at selected sampling points within an enclosure surrounding the object. Pre-computed perturbed velocity fields determined for each object of a set of reference objects are stored in a computer memory. Fast real-time computation of velocity-field perturbations caused by presence of objects at arbitrary positions in a space sustaining velocity fields of different magnitudes and directions are realized using the stored pre-computed data. | 07-02-2009 |
20110282641 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME PARTICLE SIMULATION - A method and system for particle simulation are provided in which the number of particles is held as close as possible below a prescribed particle limit. When adding new particles to the simulation results in approaches the particle limit, new particles which contribute most to the visual quality of the simulation are added first, followed by deleting or merging existing particles which contribute least before adding the remaining new particles. Visual quality is also optimized by splitting particles into two or more new particles until the target particle count is reached. The criteria for performing insertions, deletions, splitting, or merging are governed by the results of predefined fitness functions by which the visual effect of each operation is estimated. | 11-17-2011 |
Brian Houston, Boldon Tyne And Wear GB
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20110105349 | USE OF A MONOPHOSPHATE ESTER OF A PHTHALEIN COMPOUND AS A SUBSTRATE FOR TARTRATE-RESISTANT ACID PHOSPHATASE B5 (TRAP 5B) - The present invention relates to the use of a monophosphate ester of a phthalein compound as a substrate for Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphotase (TRAP). The substrate is used in assays for obtaining a measure of the amount of TRAP 5 | 05-05-2011 |
Chris Houston, Toronto CA
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20140122580 | PROXY BASED NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - The present invention is a proxy based network communication system and method that incorporates one or more proxy servers that may be non-static, dynamic proxy servers, operable to automatically identify aspects of a user's network environment and details of the servers in said network and to set-up and configure software to be utilized by a user without user input of details of the user's network environment. These operations of the present invention may be undertaken at a point of user setup and reinitiated upon recognition of a communication problem, The present invention may further be operable to allow a user to access only the part of the network to which the user requires access, and to prevent the user from accessing other parts of the network. The present invention therefore provides a secure environment by implementing changing proxy servers rather than static proxy servers and restricting user access within the network on a need-for-access basis. | 05-01-2014 |
20140245004 | RULE SETS FOR CLIENT-APPLIED ENCRYPTION IN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - A rule set for client-applied encryption is created and deployed to a client device by a network device over a communications network. Encryption applied by the client in accordance with the rule set may form the basis of a secure connection in which encrypted information is encapsulated and tunneled across a network that includes a wireless or wired interface through which the client obtains network connectivity. The client may monitor operating conditions, including operating conditions of the communications network, client device, and/or service provider. The rule set includes one or more rules that may be used by the client in combination with the detected operating conditions to select the appropriate encryption protocol. The rule set may persist at the client for use over multiple sessions in which a range of communication protocols and/or access points are used by the client to obtain network connectivity. | 08-28-2014 |
20140259109 | EDGE SERVER SELECTION FOR ENHANCED SERVICES NETWORK - An enhanced services network provides enhanced privacy and/or security over public networks to client subscribers of the service. Client devices access the enhanced services network over a public communications network (e.g., the Internet, cellular network, etc.) via a client-side edge server of the enhanced services network. The enhanced services network interfaces with client-requested network resources hosted by third-party server devices via a resource-side edge server. The particular client-side edge server and/or resource-side edge server that is utilized for a particular client session may be selected by the enhanced services network according to a rule set. The rule set may seek to achieve one or more target goals, such as: (1) limit discoverability of the enhanced services network, (2) minimize or reduce geographic/network distance between an edge server and a target computing device, and/or (3) establish connections that are more secure than the connections originally requested by the client. | 09-11-2014 |
Daniel S. Houston, Winchester GB
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20140100780 | INTELLIGENT ROUTE NAVIGATION - Embodiments relate to providing navigation instructions to a user for reaching a destination via a route planned on a map of a navigation system, said map comprising a plurality of road segments, at least a subset of said road segments comprising an assigned familiarity score. An aspect includes tracking a route taken by a user. Another aspect includes calculating an updated familiarity score of the one or more road segments of the tracked route using at least one of a user-defined updating variable and an updating variable based on at least one dynamically obtained actual travelling condition. Yet another aspect includes storing the updated familiarity score in a data storage of the navigation system. | 04-10-2014 |
John Graeme Houston, Tayside GB
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20120123520 | BLOOD-FLOW TUBING - An artificial or modified natural blood flow tubing has a helical-flow inducer to induce helical flow in such a fashion as to eliminate or reduce turbulence. One inducer is a tubular stent of expansible mesh having a helical vane. | 05-17-2012 |
John Graeme Houston, Perth GB
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20080319536 | Method for introducing an internal helical formation into a flexible tubular material - There is disclosed a method for introducing a helical formation ( | 12-25-2008 |
20100198337 | Helical Formation for a Conduit - A helical formation within a conduit and a method of determining the helix angle of the helical formation are disclosed. The method includes specifying the internal dimensions of the conduit and an intended fluid mass flow through the conduit. The helix angle is determined from the pressure drop and the turbulent kinetic energy for a conduit having the specified internal dimensions and intended fluid mass flow. | 08-05-2010 |
20100298924 | Vascular Graft - A tubular graft ( | 11-25-2010 |
20130282108 | Tubular Conduit - A tubular conduit comprising: a tubular portion made from a flexible material. There is an external helical formation extending around the exterior of, and parallel to the axis of, the tubular portion and defining a first region of the tubular portion. The external helical formation is for supporting the tubular portion. There is also an internal helical formation, protruding inwardly of the interior of the tubular portion and extending parallel to the axis of the tubular portion and defining a second region of the tubular portion. The internal helical formation is for imparting helical flow on fluid passing through the tubular portion. The first region does not extend throughout the second region. | 10-24-2013 |
John Graeme Houston, Perth Tayside GB
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20120130314 | VASCULAR GRAFT - A vascular access graft ( | 05-24-2012 |
20150265393 | Vascular Graft - A vascular access graft comprises an elongate conduit having proximal and distal ends. At least a portion of the elongate conduit has a self-sealing property such that the portion remains impermeable after puncturing by a dialysis needle. The vascular access graft also comprises a helical fin projecting inwardly from the inner surface of the elongate conduit and extending parallel to the axis of the elongate conduit. | 09-24-2015 |
John M. N. Houston, Beijing CN
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20150262194 | MOBILE FIELD ARTICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The disclosure relates to a system and method for consumers to identify articles at a place of sales before purchasing, which are high in security level, low in cost, mobile, high in availability and easy to use. The system and the method are based upon capture of the physical and logic features of a security label containing at least two security tracers applied to an article, and also upon local or remote processing, and at least one of the tracers comprises an invisible energy response material. The identification operation can be performed in a special and offline way by any system of registered consumers through a mobile communication device that has an image capture component and is combined with other particular functions of system software. | 09-17-2015 |
John William Houston, Southey CA
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20130298516 | Device for Blocking Ejection of Crop Material from an Auger Platform of an Agricultural Harvester - A device for blocking ejection of crop material from an auger platform of an agricultural harvester features a shield for lying along an axial direction defined by a rotational axis of an auger of the auger platform reaching forwardly over the auger, and a flexible guard attached to the shield to run along the width dimension adjacent the free edge of the shield to hang downward therefrom with the shield in the operational position. A floating connection arranged between the shield and one or more shield mounts attachment the same to the auger platform allow floating of the shield upwardly out of a normal operational position, which is user adjustable. A flexible seal maintains a sealed condition between the shield and the auger platform throughout movement of the shield and in each of several user-selectable operating positions. | 11-14-2013 |
Mark Houston, Leicestershire GB
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20130320123 | JAW CRUSHER - A jaw crusher having a fixed jaw and a swing jaw disposed between opposing side walls of the jaw crusher. The swing jaw is movable relative to the fixed jaw for generating impelling forces to crush material present between the two jaws. The jaw crusher includes a cross beam which extends between the opposing side walls and a toggle plate is provided between a rear face of the swing jaw and the cross beam. Pressure cylinders are provided for applying a load to the cross beam, to provide a reaction to forces generated during movement of the swing jaw. The jaw crusher comprises a locking arrangement for selectively preventing substantial movement of the cross beam against the action of the pressure cylinders. | 12-05-2013 |
Paul Houston, Edinburgh GB
Philip Alan Houston, Sharnbrook GB
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20080226792 | Aeratable and aerated products - The present invention relates to an aeratable as well as an aerated product that comprises water, liquid oils, salt and sugar esters, as well as to food and non-food products comprising such an aerated product as well as a method to produce such an aerated product. | 09-18-2008 |
Robert Houston, Lelchllngen DE
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20090108662 | Seat back with integrated seat belt - The seat back of a motor vehicle seat with an integrated seat belt has a frame having two side parts and an upper base connecting the side parts and an upper belt point provided in proximity to the first upper corner. It further contains an L-shaped supporting body. The supporting body has a long leg connected to the frame in proximity to a first upper corner, of a length substantially equalling the length of the neighbouring side part and extending at an acute angle with respect to the neighbouring side part. A short leg is connected to the upper base, and a lower carrier piece connects a lower end of the long leg to the neighbouring side part so that the neighbouring side part, the long leg and the carrier piece form an acute-angled triangle. | 04-30-2009 |
Robert Houston, Montreal CA
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20110232685 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING GUM DEPOSITS, ADHESIVE SUBSTANCES, PAINT AND THE LIKE FROM SURFACES - An apparatus for removing an adhesive substance such as gum, paint, and the like from a surface is provided. The apparatus includes at least two reservoirs, one reservoir contains water so as to provide steam and another reservoir contains a cleaning agent. A common conduit is in fluid communication with the first and second reservoirs and comprising an outlet. A controller modulates the dispensing of steam and cleaning agent. Applying an effective mixture of steam and cleaning agent onto the surface area having this adhesive substance causes the removal thereof. | 09-29-2011 |
Robert Houston, Leichlingen DE
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20090108656 | ADJUSTABLE HINGE MOUNTINGS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - An adjustable hinge mountings has a first hinge arm, a second hinge arm, a toothed quadrant centered on a hinge axis and connected to the first hinge arm, a detent part which has a toothed surface feature cooperating with the toothed quadrant and a control part associated with the detent part. The hinge arms can be pivoted between an active angular range in which the detent part is allowed to engage the toothed quadrant and a passive angular range in which the detent part is not located opposite the toothed quadrant so that the detent part is not allowed to engage the toothed quadrant. In the passive angular range, the detent part is retained by the control part in a passive position in which it is not in the range of movement of the toothed quadrant. In the active angular range, the detent part adopts an active position in which the detent part can be brought into engagement with the toothed quadrant. When passing from the passive angular range to the active angular range, the toothed quadrant actuates the control part either directly or indirectly. | 04-30-2009 |
20090108657 | Adjustable Hinge Mountings for a Motor Vehicle Seat - An adjustable hinge mountings has a first hinge arm, a second hinge arm, a toothed quadrant centered on a hinge axis and connected to the first hinge arm, a detent part which has a toothed surface feature cooperating with the toothed quadrant and a control part associated with the detent part. The hinge arms can be pivoted between an active angular range in which the detent part is allowed to engage the toothed quadrant and a passive angular range in which the detent part is not located opposite the toothed quadrant so that the detent part is not allowed to engage the toothed quadrant. In the passive angular range, the detent part is retained by the control part in a passive position, while in the active angular range, the detent part adopts an active position in which the detent part can be brought into engagement with the toothed quadrant. | 04-30-2009 |
20090160228 | MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT WITH AN UNDERFRAME, A SEAT CARRIER AND A SEAT BACK - A motor vehicle seat having an underframe comprising at least one base and at least one rear rocker, which is connected to the base through a rear pivot axis, a seat carrier carried by the underframe, a seat back connected to the seat carrier, and a drive device. A crash sensor controls the drive device. In the event of a crash, the drive device pivots the seat carrier inclusive of the seat back about the rear pivot axis, and a seat front edge of the seat carrier is raised at least 10 mm relative to the base. | 06-25-2009 |
Scott Houston, Raumati Beach NZ
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20140115592 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING JOB RUN TIME - A process controller adapted to provide an estimated prediction of a processing time for a data processing job to be run on one or more of a plurality of data processing devices that operate within a distributed processing system having a range of platforms, the process controller being in communication with a job prediction engine adapted to calculate an estimated processing time associated with the data processing job, wherein the process controller uses the estimated processing time to determine the estimated prediction and is further adapted to control the assignment of the data processing job to the data processing devices upon acceptance of the estimated prediction by a user. | 04-24-2014 |
20150363226 | RUN TIME ESTIMATION SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION - Methods, systems, and computer program products for training an optimized time estimation system for completing a data processing job to be run on a data processing device that operates within a distributed processing system having a range of platforms. Embodiments include creating a prediction algorithm based upon retrieved operational parameters associated with a data processing job. Embodiments also include retrieving further operational parameters associated with the data processing job. Embodiments include updating the prediction algorithm based on the further operational parameters, in which the prediction algorithm is updated by modifying parameter values associated with variable parameters of the prediction algorithm. | 12-17-2015 |
Simon A. Houston, Victoria CA
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20160129100 | IMMUNGENIC TP0751 FRAGMENTS - The present application provides methods of stimulating an immune response, such as a protective immune response against | 05-12-2016 |
Stephanie Jane Houston, Hampshire GB
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20150300149 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING CRUDE OIL DISPLACEMENT SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method for determining one or more operating modes for a crude oil displacement system is provided. The crude oil displacement system is arranged to inject an aqueous displacement fluid into one or more reservoirs, each reservoir comprising a porous and permeable rock formation, wherein crude oil and formation water are contained within a pore space of the rock formation. The crude oil displacement system is for use in displacing crude oil from the pore space of the rock formation. The computer-implemented method comprises the steps of receiving measurement data associated with one or more chemical characteristics of the displacement fluid and one or more chemical characteristics of the rock formation, the crude oil and the formation water of the one or more reservoirs, and inputting the measurement data and data representing a predetermined volume of oil into a computer-implemented predictive model. The predictive model is operated so as to generate predicted data indicative of a predicted additional amount of oil, compared to the predetermined volume of oil, that will be displaced by configuring the crude oil displacement system so as to inject the displacement fluid having the chemical characteristics into the one or more reservoirs. On the basis of the predicted data, the one or more operating modes of the crude oil displacement system are determined. A further computer-implemented method employing the predictive model in which predicted data indicative of one or more predicted chemical characteristics of the displacement fluid are generated is also provided. Additionally, a system for configuring a crude oil displacement system is provided. | 10-22-2015 |
Stephanie Jane Houston, Farnborough GB
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20120143579 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING CRUDE OIL DISPLACEMENT SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method for determining one or more operating modes for a crude oil displacement system is provided. The crude oil displacement system is arranged to inject an aqueous displacement fluid into one or more reservoirs, each reservoir comprising a porous and permeable rock formation, wherein crude oil and formation water are contained within a pore space of the rock formation. The crude oil displacement system is for use in displacing crude oil from the pore space of the rock formation. The computer-implemented method comprises the steps of receiving measurement data associated with one or more chemical characteristics of the displacement fluid and one or more chemical characteristics of the rock formation, the crude oil and the formation water of the one or more reservoirs, and inputting the measurement data and data representing a predetermined volume of oil into a computer-implemented predictive model. The predictive model is operated so as to generate predicted data indicative of a predicted additional amount of oil, compared to the predetermined volume of oil, that will be displaced by configuring the crude oil displacement system so as to inject the displacement fluid having the chemical characteristics into the one or more reservoirs. On the basis of the predicted data, the one or more operating modes of the crude oil displacement system are determined. A further computer-implemented method employing the predictive model in which predicted data indicative of one or more predicted chemical characteristics of the displacement fluid are generated is also provided. Additionally, a system for configuring a crude oil displacement system is provided. | 06-07-2012 |