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Anthony Alan Millar, O'Connor Act AU
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20110154534 | Wheat plants with immunity to wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) - The present invention provides a transgenic wheat cell or wheat plant, the wheat cell or wheat plant comprising a chimeric DNA molecule which encodes a dsRNA molecule which is capable of inhibiting wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) replication, wherein the wheat cell or plant is immune to WSMV. The present invention also provides a chimeric DNA, the chimeric DNA comprising (i) a wheat expressible promoter; (ii) a region which encodes a dsRNA which is capable of inhibiting WSMV replication; and (iii) a transcription termination and polyadenylation signal. Finally, the present invention provides a process for producing the aforementioned transgenic wheat cell or plant, comprising (i) introducing a chimeric DNA molecule comprising (a) a wheat expressible promoter; (b) a region which encodes a dsRNA which is capable of inhibiting WSMV replication; and (c) a transcription termination and polyadenylation signal into a parental wheat cell; and optionally (ii) regenerating a wheat plant from the wheat cell comprising the chimeric DNA molecule; and (iii) identifying and/or selecting a plant which is immune to WSMV. | 06-23-2011 |
Anthony Alan Millar, Australian Capital Territory AU
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20090291193 | Cereals with Altered Dormancy - The present invention relates to polypeptides, and polynucleotides encoding therefor, which influence seed dormancy in cereals such as wheat and barley. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides with ABA 8′-hydroxylase activity, and polynucleotides encoding these proteins. Also provided are cereal plants which produce seeds that have altered rates of germination, and/or levels of dormancy, when compared to seeds from wild-type plants, as well as methods of producing such plants. | 11-26-2009 |
Benjamin William Millar, Redfern AU
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20140356901 | Method and Device for Detecting Device Colonization - Technologies are generally described for a method and a device for detecting device colonization. Disclosed herein is an indwelling medical device configured to detect a biofilm. The device comprises a substrate configured to contact blood and a detecting material, disposed with the substrate, configured to detect the presence of a biofilm thereon. The detecting material is soluble in blood, removable by kidneys from the blood, and passable to urine by the kidneys for detection in the urine. A method for detecting the growth of a biofilm on an indwelling medical and a method for making an indwelling medical device are also disclosed herein. | 12-04-2014 |
Benjamin William Millar, Rosebery AU
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20160030233 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COOLING A SURFACE - Methods and apparatuses for providing localized cooling of a surface are described. Localized cooling devices may include a thermal element configured to generate a temperature gradient in a cooling interface in contact with the surface. Temperature gradient may operate to facilitate conductive heat transfer from the surface, through the cooling interface, and out into the ambient environment. The thermal elements may include thermoelectric cooling elements (TECs), such as Peltier cooling elements. In some embodiments, the localized cooling devices may be configured to treat swelling associated with periorbital edema by providing convenient, efficient, and continuous cooling of the affected area. | 02-04-2016 |
20160067918 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAKING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - Methods for making a three dimensional object are disclosed. The method includes positioning a nozzle of an additive manufacturing device within a support matrix, extruding a feed material through the nozzle and into the support matrix, and moving the nozzle in a three-dimensional pattern within the support matrix, while depositing the feed material, thereby forming the three-dimensional object within the support matrix. Systems for making the three-dimensional object in accordance with the methods are also disclosed. | 03-10-2016 |
20160077330 | OPTICALLY-CONTROLLED MICROMIRROR DEVICE - Technologies are generally described for using different wavelengths and/or using different frequencies of light to encode each of information data and control data in a beam of light and to use the encoded control data to route the encoded information data through a network. Routing may be effected using optical switches configured with transmissive and reflective properties, which may allow transmission of certain encoded control data and may allow reflection of certain information data, depending upon the routing for the travel of the light through the network. | 03-17-2016 |
Benjamin William Millar, Rosebery, New South Wales AU
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20160103256 | TERAHERTZ FREQUENCY TAGS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - Embodiments described herein provide for terahertz tags and methods of making and using them. A tag may include a terahertz reflective material; and a saturated hygroscopic material positioned on the terahertz reflective material. A tag may include a terahertz reflective material; and an anhydrous hygroscopic material positioned on the terahertz reflective material. A humidity sensor may include a terahertz reflective material; and an anhydrous hygroscopic material positioned on the terahertz reflective material. A temperature sensor may include a terahertz reflective material; an anhydrous hygroscopic material positioned on the terahertz reflective material; and a polymer overlay having thermally controlled water permeability disposed on the anhydrous hygroscopic material. Some embodiments relate to a tag identification device configured to transmit an incident signal toward the tag, and to receive a reply signal from the tag in response to the incident signal. | 04-14-2016 |
20160109174 | DYNAMIC INSULATION - Systems, devices and methods for providing temperature control and/or regulation are provided. In some embodiments, the systems and/or methods include at least one endothermic reactant, which can be activated to control a local temperature. In some embodiments, the systems and/or methods include at least one gas producing material, which can allow for the production of gas, which can be trapped for the provision of an insulating volume. | 04-21-2016 |
20160122100 | PACKAGING MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - Packaging materials including at least one copolymer sheet containing a first polymer having a high coefficient of thermal expansion, and a second polymer having a low coefficient of thermal expansion are described. In some configurations, the copolymer sheet includes one or more sections of a bimorph structure having a first layer of the first polymer and a second layer of the second polymer. Methods of making a packaging material by bonding the first layer and the second layer to form a copolymer sheet; and heating the copolymer sheet at discrete sections to destroy the layer definition forming discrete sections having a bimorph structure of the first layer and the second layer are also described, as are kits useful for preparing the packaging material. | 05-05-2016 |
Brian Millar, Hwaseong-Si KR
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20140176215 | METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING CLOCK SKEW AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ADOPTING THE SAME - To implement a clock skew in an integrated circuit, end-point circuits are grouped into a push group and a pull group based on target latencies of local clock signals respectively driving the end-point circuits. The push group is driven by slow clock gates, and the pull group is driven by fast clock gates. The slow clock gates are determined such that delays of output clock signals are aligned to a base latency. The fast clock gates are determined such that delays of output clock signals are aligned to a minimum pull latency smaller than the base latency. Buffer networks are disposed between the fast and slow clock gates and the end-point circuits such that the local clock signals have the target latencies, respectively. | 06-26-2014 |
Bruce Millar, Ottawa CA
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20090279375 | VOLTAGE DOWN CONVERTER FOR HIGH SPEED MEMORY - A voltage down converter (VDC) applicable to high-speed memory devices. The VDC includes a steady driver and active driver along with at least one additional transistor. The steady driver and active driver are coupled by a transistor switch during device start-up to provide fast ramp-up to operating voltage and current. After start-up, the steady driver and active drive function to maintain a steady operating voltage and current. An additional transistor is digitally controlled to drive up operating voltage and current upon issuance of an active command representing read, write, and/or refresh of memory. In this manner, the additional transistor provides fast compensation for fluctuations in operating voltage and current brought on by activity in the memory array. | 11-12-2009 |
Bruce Millar, Stillsville CA
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20090021998 | MEMORY SYSTEM HAVING INCORRUPTED STROBE SIGNALS - A memory system circuit and method therefor are disclosed. The circuit is adapted to detect a transition in a data timing signal from an indeterminate logic level to a selected one of a high logic level and a low logic level. The circuit includes a comparator having a first input, a second input and an output. The first and second inputs receive the data timing signal and a reference voltage respectively. The output changes logic levels in response to a change in polarity of a voltage difference between the voltage of the timing signal and the reference voltage. The reference voltage is sufficiently closer to the selected one of the logic levels as compared to the other of the logic levels so as to at least substantially prevent potential false positive detections. | 01-22-2009 |
Dean Millar, Sudbury CA
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20160115790 | Hydraulic Gas Compressors and Applications Thereof - An compressor utilizing a flow of fluid down a vertical column to entrain air, or other gas, and compress it under the head of the flow. Compressed air is then separated from the flow in an air separation chamber at the bottom of the vertical column. In one application, the compressed gas is used to cool a deep underground mine. In another application, the system is used to separate chemical compounds from gaseous mixtures, such as the exhaust gases of fossil fuelled power plants. In a further application, the system is integrated into a domestic or commercial air conditioning system. The system can also be used as part of a minimum work vapour compression refrigerator. | 04-28-2016 |
Douglas James Millar, Ota-Ku JP
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20110209598 | Portable preamplifier for musical instruments - The present invention relates to a portable preamplifier for musical instruments which is particularly useful for electric guitars. The preamplifier has a body which houses an electronic system for amplifying and shaping the frequency spectrum of signals from the guitar and a battery for supplying power to the electronic system. A short, shielded input audio cable is permanently attached to the preamplifier body, is electrically coupled to the electronic system input, and terminates in an input phone plug. The preamplifier is also provided with an output phone jack. The preamplifier is portable and can be physically attached to a guitar strap or to the musician's clothing. When the input phone plug is inserted into a guitar output jack and an instrument cable is inserted into the preamplifier output phone jack, amplified and spectrally shaped signals from the guitar can be delivered via the instrument cable to a guitar amplifier/loudspeaker, mixing board, or other audio signal device. Portability allows the shielded input audio cable to be short while giving the musician freedom of movement. | 09-01-2011 |
Douglas S. Millar, New South Wales AU
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20090215056 | Assay for Methylation in the GST-PI Gene - A diagnostic or prognostic assay is disclosed for a disease of condition characterized by abnormal methylation of cytosine at side or sites within the glutathione-S-transferase (GST) Pi gene and/or its regulatory flanking sequences (e.g., prostate cancer and liver cancer). The assay comprises: (i) isolating DNA from said subject, and (ii) determining (e.g., by selective PCR amplification) the presence of abnormal methylation of cytosine at a site or sites within the GST-Pi gene and/or its regulatory flanking sequences. | 08-27-2009 |
20120231452 | ASSAY FOR METHYLATION IN THE GST-PI GENE - A diagnostic or prognostic assay is disclosed for a disease of condition characterized by abnormal methylation of cytosine at side or sites within the glutathione-S-transferase (GST) Pi gene and/or its regulatory flanking sequences (e.g., prostate cancer and liver cancer). The assay comprises: (i) isolating DNA from said subject, and (ii) determining (e.g., by selective PCR amplification) the presence of abnormal methylation of cytosine at a site or sites within the GST-Pi gene and/or its regulatory flanking sequences. | 09-13-2012 |
Fiona Catherine Millar, Waterford IE
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20090246148 | Medicinal aerosols and methods of delivery thereof - The replacement of chlorofluorohydrocarbon propellants in medical aerosols is of the utmost importance to the pharmaceutical industry. A number of formulations have been investigated. | 10-01-2009 |
Frederick William Millar, Frankstown AU
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20110155556 | LIQUID TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A buccal delivery system capable of being blended in a normal dry powder process and compressed using a standard tabletting machine, said buccal delivery system comprising a matrix of: (a) an effective amount of one or more active ingredients; (b) an amount of one or more polyethylene glycols or derivatives thereof having a molecular weight between 1000 to 8000 sufficient to provide the required hardness and time for dissolution of the matrix; (c) 0.05-2% by weight of the total matrix of one or more suspending agents; (d) 0.05-2% by weight of the total matrix of one or more flowing agents; and (e) 0.05-2% by weight of the total matrix of one or more sweeteners. | 06-30-2011 |
Frederick William Millar, Victoria AU
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20090152093 | LIQUID TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A distillation device for treating liquid to be purified comprising: a) a boiler having an upper chamber ( | 06-18-2009 |
Frederick William Millar, Healesville Victoria AU
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20100252410 | Water Purification Device and Method - A water purification system for saltwater or otherwise polluted water. The system employs one or a plurality of tower like structures formed of a plurality of engaged modular individual boilers. Increased energy efficiency is obtained using rising heat from lower situated boilers in a communication with above situated modular boilers, through a channel surrounding the exterior of the stacked modular boilers. Incoming water is thereby subjected to a super heating process to render it potable and collected on exiting the top of the stacked modular boilers. | 10-07-2010 |
Gavin Walsh Millar, Auckland NZ
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20090078260 | EXPIRATORY LIMB FOR A BREATHING CIRCUIT - A breathing circuit component includes an inlet, an outlet and an enclosing wall. The enclosing wall defines a gases passageway between the inlet and the outlet. At least a region of the enclosing wall is formed from a breathable material that allows the passage of water vapour without allowing the passage of liquid water or respiratory gases. The breathing circuit component is the expiratory limb of a breathing circuit. | 03-26-2009 |
20150075524 | COMBINATION CPAP AND RESUSCITATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A combination positive airway pressure (PAP) or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and resuscitation system and related methods. The systems can be well-suited for use in providing CPAP therapy for a neonate or infant patient, with the ability to also provide resuscitation therapy at a peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) as needed or desired without switching to another system or switching the patient interface. The system can include an expiratory pressure device capable of regulating a positive end expiration pressure (PEEP) of the system, which preferably can also induce pressure oscillations relative to a mean PEEP. | 03-19-2015 |
20150306333 | MEDICAL TUBES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - The disclosure relates to medical tubes and methods of manufacturing medical tubes. The tube may be a composite structure made of two or more distinct components that are spirally wound to form an elongate tube. For example, one of the components may be a spirally wound elongate hollow body, and the other component may be an elongate structural component also spirally wound between turns of the spirally wound hollow body The tube need not be made from distinct components, however. For instance, an elongate hollow body formed (e.g., extruded) from a single material may be spirally wound to form an elongate tube. The elongate hollow body itself may in transverse cross-section have a thin wall portion and a relatively thicker or more rigid reinforcement portion. The tubes can be incorporated into a variety of medical circuits or may be employed for other medical uses. | 10-29-2015 |
20160022942 | CATHETER MOUNT WITH SUCTION PORT - A catheter mount is configured to be attached to a respiratory apparatus. The catheter mount includes a plurality of ports in fluid communication with each other. The plurality of ports include an interface poll configured to connect to an interface tube, a conduit port configured to connect to a conduit tube, and at least one suction port configured to allow insertion of a suction catheter. The at least one suction port can be positioned to allow the suction catheter, when inserted, access to both the interface port and conduit port. | 01-28-2016 |
Ian Millar, Curtilles CH
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20120330653 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND PROCESSING VOICE - A portable voice capture device comprising: | 12-27-2012 |
James Robert Millar, Toronto CA
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20140043967 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING LOAD IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and apparatus for managing load in a communication network are provided. At a processor of a relay device, a number of messages is determined that are one or more of currently queued for relay via a communication interface of the relay device and previously relayed within a given time period, the communication interface and the processor of the relay device for relaying the messages, via the communication interface, between a plurality of devices and a network infrastructure. At the processor, a rate at which the plurality of devices establishes communications with the network infrastructure is controlled, wherein there is an inverse relationship between the rate and the number of messages. | 02-13-2014 |
Keith Millar, Etobicoke CA
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20160070301 | LENTICULAR LENS CASE FOR TABLET COMPUTER - A lenticular lens case for a tablet computer, including first and second base plates that open to enable insertion of a tablet computer, and that close to firmly lock the tablet computer into place, first and second end caps connected to the first and second base plates, including tracks for sliding a frame inwards and outwards, and a lens frame for holding a lenticular lens, including extruding pins that slide along the tracks, such that when the pins reach the end of the tracks, the lens frame can be flipped approximately 180° over the base plates so as to tightly overlay a screen of the tablet computer, when the tablet computer is firmly locked in the base plates. | 03-10-2016 |
Ord Millar, Martintown CA
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20130265173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PORTABLE INSTRUMENTATION - A system and method for portable instrumentation is proposed, comprising a server computer and a portable instrument that is wirelessly connectable to the server computer. The portable instrument comprises sensors for performing respective physical or electrochemical measurements, and a hand-held computer that is operably connectable to the sensors. The hand-held computer is configured to record and transmit the measurements to the server computer. The hand-held computer evaluates a real-time wireless connection quality between the portable instrument and the server computer. When the wireless connection quality shows a declining trend, the hand-held computer determines a spatial boundary where the portable instrument reaches a dead zone with wireless connection quality below a predetermined threshold. The hand-held computer then requests pre-recorded data from the server computer to be forwarded to the portable instrument before the portable instrument reaches the spatial boundary. The efficiency and reliability of the measurements are thus improved. | 10-10-2013 |
Richard H. Millar, Silverwater AU
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20100199471 | RETROFITTABLE HOOK DEVICE - A retrofittable hook protection device for use with a hook comprises a first member and a second member. The hook includes an intermediate portion interconnecting a hook portion and an end having an aperture, a gate for opening and closing an opening proximate the hook portion, and a lanyard operatively connected to the end proximate the aperture. The first member is configured and arranged to receive a first portion of the lanyard and a second portion of the end proximate a first side of the hook. The second member is configured and arranged to receive a third portion of the lanyard and a fourth portion of the end proximate a second side of the hook. The first and second members are connectable to sandwich the portions of the lanyard and the end therebetween. | 08-12-2010 |
20100199472 | RETROFITTABLE HOOK DEVICE - A retrofittable hook protection device for use with a hook is provided. The hook includes an intermediate portion interconnecting a hook portion and an end having an aperture, a gate for opening and closing an opening proximate the hook portion, and a lanyard operatively connected to the end proximate the aperture. The protection device includes a first and second member. The first member is configured and arranged to receive a first portion of the lanyard and a second portion of the end proximate a first side of the hook. A second member is configured and arranged to receive a third portion of the lanyard and a fourth portion of the end proximate a second side of the hook. The first and second members are connectable to sandwich the portions of the lanyard and the end there between. | 08-12-2010 |
Richard Hugh Millar, Silverwater AU
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20150240861 | SNAP HOOK - The present invention relates broadly to an improved snap hook ( | 08-27-2015 |
Robert Millar, Burlington CA
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20150073588 | AUTOMATED PALLETIZATION METHOD, SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE - An automated palletizer system comprises a plurality of container buffers and a sensor for measuring containers in the buffers. A controller computes a selected tier layout for building by a pallet loading machine in a tier of a pallet within a defined periphery. The controller computes candidate tier layouts, each comprising a two-dimensional arrangement of containers in the buffers. The controller calculates a value of a tier quality metric for each candidate layout, representing at least one of stability, area utilization and volume utilization. One of the candidate layouts is selected based on the tier quality metric and the pallet loading machine arranges containers according to the selected tier layout. | 03-12-2015 |
Stephen Millar, Lisalmi FI
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20160142825 | Suspension Element for Suspending the Diaphragm of a Loudspeaker Driver to the Chassis Thereof as Well as Driver and Loudspeaker Comprising the Same - The present invention provides a loudspeaker driver not suffering from high levels of distortion caused by the non-linear stiffness commonly found with drivers that utilize progressive suspension elements. The novel suspension element for suspending the diaphragm of a loudspeaker driver to the chassis thereof has a geometry with two opposing first sections and two opposing second sections, which connect the two first sections. The second sections have a curvature radius smaller than that of the first sections. The mean height of the radial cross-sectional profile of the second section is higher than the height of the cross-sectional profile of the first sections. The first sections have an axial stiffness greater than the second sections. | 05-19-2016 |
Thomas Millar, New South Wales AU
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20140377335 | OPHTHALMIC FORMULATION - Disclosed herein is an ophthalmic formulation comprising a compound of formula (I): | 12-25-2014 |