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Christopher John Foreman, Victoria CA
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20110240077 | ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICE - The present invention is directed to an assistive mobility device, for example a walking stick or a crutch, for ergonomically assisting its user to traverse both urban and more challenging terrain. The device includes an elongated pole to support the user and a hand grip by which the user grips the proximate end of the pole. The hand grip is connected to the pole through a user-adjustable damper for absorbing shock. A variety of interchangeable tips are available for the distal end of the pole to adapt the device for a variety of terrains and uses. | 10-06-2011 |
Darrell W. Foreman, Dhahran SA
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20120079888 | Method and Apparatus for Quality Control and Quality Assurance of Sized Bridging Materials Used in Drill-In Fluid Formulation - Methods and apparatuses are provided for testing and quantifying structural durability characteristics of bridging materials. Embodiments include sieving bridging materials to create uniform batches having particles within a predefined range. Embodiments further include selecting a batch and drying the batch, separating the dried batch into dry samples, and selecting a test sample having an initial mass. Embodiments include sealing the test sample, a volume of liquid, and a rod in a cylindrical testing cell and rotating the cylindrical testing cell containing the rod such that the rod rolls in relation to an inner wall of the cylindrical testing cell and applies force partially crushing the test sample. Embodiments further include sieving a resulting sample to create a durable sample having particles within the predefined range and drying the durable sample. Embodiments of methods further include measuring a mass of the dried durable sample to define a durable mass and comparing the durable mass to the initial mass. | 04-05-2012 |
David Michael Foreman, Manchester GB
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20100152095 | Wound healing - A composition for use in the treatment of wounds to inhibit scar tissue formation during healing is disclosed, comprising an effective activity-inhibiting amount of a growth factor neutralising agent or agents specific against only fibrotic growth factors together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The method of preparation of said composition and method of administering the composition to a host suffering from tissue wounding is also disclosed. | 06-17-2010 |
Donald J. Foreman, Hawkestone CA
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20150251192 | STATOR FOR FLOTATION MACHINES - A flotation machine includes a stator positioned in a tank adjacent a rotor. The stator has a plurality of vanes. Each of the vanes has a plurality of slots formed therein. Each of the slots has a shape that is elongated in a direction along the width of the vane in which the slot is formed. Each of the vanes is spaced apart from the other vanes to which that vane is adjacent. The vanes are positioned in series adjacent a periphery of the stator to define a central opening within the stator that is sized such that the rotor of a flotation machine may be positioned therein. The stator may be retrofitted onto a prior flotation machine installation. For instance, a stator may be offered for sale and then installed onto a flotation machine. A previous stator may be removed before the installation of the new stator. | 09-10-2015 |
Janet Foreman, Devon GB
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20140154735 | TUMOUR CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE - The present invention relates to in vitro three-dimensional organotypic cell co-culture. Cultures of the invention comprise tumour cells three-dimensionally disposed within a matrix of matrix cells which are distinct from the tumour cells, wherein the co-culture does not comprise a basement membrane. The cultures are useful for the study of cancers, for testing anti-tumour agent efficacy, and for high-throughput screening of candidate drugs. | 06-05-2014 |
Jeremy Foreman, Bedford, IN US
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20150351552 | CHAIR WITH FLEX MEMBER - A chair includes a first side member, a second side member, a back cross member, a first flex member, and a second flex member. The first side member supports a first side of the chair and the second side member supports a second side of the chair. The back cross member is situated between the first side member and the second side member and rotates relative to the first side member and the second side member. The first flex member is coupled to the first side member and the back cross member and twists as the back cross member rotates relative to the first side member and the second side member. The second flex member is coupled to the second side member and the back cross member and twists as the back cross member rotates relative to the first side member and the second side member. | 12-10-2015 |
Joe Foreman, Alexandria, VA US
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20150128696 | Superconducting Acceleration Sensor Suitable For Gravitational Wave Radiation Detection - This invention detects mass and mass motion of external objects by virtue of its action as a gravimeter, gravity gradiometer, and detector of gravitational fields. This invention is for devices which function as accelerometers and gyroscopes for the bodies to which they are attached. | 05-14-2015 |
John Foreman, Seattle, WA US
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20160081483 | RESISTIVE SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR A CHAIR INCLUDING USER FEEDBACK - A resistive motion support mechanism joined to a mounting surface and to a base for providing resistive support to the mounting surface as the mounting surface undergoes one or both of rotational and tilt movement relative to the base, the motion support mechanism comprising: a support bearing connected to the mounting surface and to the base which permits one or both of tilting and rotational motion of the mounting surface relative to the base; a resistance cartridge fixedly connected to the mounting surface such that the resistance cartridge undergoes movement relative to the base and applies a resistive force on the base as the mounting surface undergoes the one or both of rotational and tilt movement. The mounting surface and the resistance cartridge are connected by at least one sensor for measuring one of forces applied by the mounting surface on the resistance cartridge, movement of the mounting surface with respect to the cartridge and/or acceleration of the mounting surface with respect to the cartridge. | 03-24-2016 |
John Timothy Foreman, Delaware, OH US
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20150209972 | SIDE LOADING PENDULUM SLICER - A side-loading pendulum slicer for slicing short and/or oddly-shaped food products. The pendulum slicer has an aperture in the upstream side of the product holder through which food products are injected. A loading conveyor holds large numbers of food products that are sequentially and individually loaded onto an injecting conveyor that injects the food products through the aperture and into the product holder. A weight that is raised above the aperture is lowered onto the food product to compress the food product against a thickness tray while the product holder reciprocates through a blade adjacent the thickness tray. Slices are removed from the food product and conveyed away for use. | 07-30-2015 |
Lindsey Foreman, London GB
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20090326830 | INTERPRETING DNA - Methods for establishing the genotype of a DNA sample, and methods for investigating the potential sources of a DNA sample arising from a plurality of source, are provided, the methods being based on a method including: analysing the sample to produce a data profile for the sample for a locus; proposing a suggested genotype; generating a first stage profile for the locus for the suggested genotype; adjusting the first stage profile to account for one or more factors to give a simulation profile; and comparing the data profile and the simulation profile to provide an indication of the likelihood of the data profile given the suggested genotype. The methods in effect make adjustments to take the first stage profile, potentially through one or more intervening profiles, to the simulation profile, the simulation profile being an anticipation of the data profile which would be expected to occur for that suggested genotype in practice. The methods potentially include adjustments for one or more of preferential amplification and/or stutter and/or allele drop out and/or allele drop in and/or stochastic components and/or noise and/or preferential degradation and/or the relative contributions from the sources. | 12-31-2009 |
Mark R. Stj. Foreman, Vara SE
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20140341799 | RECYCLING OF COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM DISELENIDE - There is provided a method for providing selenium dioxide and a copper indium gallium residue from a material comprising a compound of formula (I) CuIn | 11-20-2014 |
Michael Christopher Foreman, Northmead AU
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20140154071 | AIR DIFFUSER SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL PUMPS - An air diffuser device suitable for use in an air diffuser system for a centrifugal pump the pump including a pump casing with a pumping chamber therein, an impeller mounted within the pumping chamber for rotation about a rotation axis, the impeller including a front side and a rear side. The air diffuser system comprises one or more passages extending through the impeller from the front side to the rear side, the or each passage having a first opening at the rear side and a second opening at the front side of the impeller. The air diffuser device comprises a main body having a seal side and an impeller side, and at least one channel extending through the main body from the seal side to the impeller side, the or each channel having an intake opening at the seal side, a discharge opening at the impeller side, and a base wall extending through the main body, the base wall having a leading end portion at the seal side, and a trailing end portion at the impeller side, the discharge opening being in fluid communication with the first opening of the passage in the impeller when installed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140167364 | Relating To Pump Seal Assemblies - A housing for a seal assembly of a pump, the housing comprising a main body having a wall section with inner and outer sides, and a bore extending through the main body between the inner and outer sides, a holder protruding from the inner side of the main body, the holder having an outer edge and a bearing face which is inclined inwardly towards the inner side, and extending from the outer edge towards the bore. There is also disclosed a lifting device for use with the housing. | 06-19-2014 |
20140341705 | ADJUSTABLE SIDE LINER FOR A PUMP - An adjustment assembly for pump casing of a pump, the pump casing including a main part and a side part having a main axis and a side wall section extending laterally with respect to the main axis. The adjustment assembly is operable to cause relative displacement between the side part and the main part of the pump casing. The adjustment assembly includes a drive device and an actuator which can be activated externally of the pump, the drive device being operable to cause the relative displacement of the side part in response to activation of said actuator, the relative displacement capable of being a combination of axial and rotational movement. | 11-20-2014 |
20150240831 | LUBRICANT RETAINER FOR PUMP SHAFT BEARING ASSEMBLY - A lubricant retainer for use in a pump bearing assembly, the bearing assembly which in a first operating configuration is lubricated by a relatively highly viscous lubricant, and which in a second operating configuration is lubricated by a less-viscous lubricant, the bearing assembly comprising a bearing housing having a bore extending therethrough for receiving a pump drive shaft, spaced-apart bearing mounting zones within said bore with a chamber therebetween, each bearing mounting zone arranged for the in use receipt of a bearing therein. Each zone has associated therewith one lubricant retainer, the lubricant retainer being adapted to be mounted within the bore adjacent the bearing mounting zone with which it is associated so as to form a barrier between the bearing mounting zone and the chamber when the pump bearing assembly is in the first operating configuration, the retainer being removed when the pump bearing assembly is in the second operating configuration. | 08-27-2015 |
20150240837 | LINER COUPLING PIN - A coupling pin for use in a pump housing, the pump housing including an outer casing and an inner pump liner, the coupling pin being suitable for locating the liner and casing relative to one another, the coupling pin including a shank and a head at one end of the shank. The head includes a cammed surface thereon which is adapted to co-operate with a follower on the liner, and a locating section on a remote or terminal end of the head which is adapted to be positioned against a seat in the outer casing when fitted. The arrangement is such that rotation of the coupling pin causes the follower to track along the cammed surface so as to cause relative movement between the outer casing and the inner pump liner. | 08-27-2015 |
Michael Christopher Foreman, New South Wales AU
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20100111686 | AIR DIFFUSER SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL PUMPS - An air diffuser device suitable for use in an air diffuser system for a centrifugal pump the pump including a pump casing with a pumping chamber therein, an impeller mounted within the pumping chamber for rotation about a rotation axis, the impeller including a front side and a rear side. The air diffuser system comprises one or more passages extending through the impeller from the front side to the rear side, the or each passage having a first opening at the rear side and a second opening at the front side of the impeller. The air diffuser device comprises a main body having a seal side and an impeller side, and at least one channel extending through the main body from the seal side to the impeller side, the or each channel having an intake opening at the seal side, a discharge opening at the impeller side, and a base wall extending through the main body, the base wall having a leading end portion at the seal side, and a trailing end portion at the impeller side, the discharge opening being in fluid communication with the first opening of the passage in the impeller when installed. | 05-06-2010 |
20110142599 | Adjustable side liner for a pump - An adjustment assembly for pump casing of a pump, the pump casing including a main part and a side part having a main axis and a side wall section extending laterally with respect to the main axis. The adjustment assembly is operable to cause relative displacement between the side part and the main part of the pump casing. The adjustment assembly includes a drive device and an actuator which can be activated externally of the pump, the drive device being operable to cause the relative displacement of the side part in response to activation of said actuator, the relative displacement capable of being a combination of axial and rotational movement. | 06-16-2011 |
20110158800 | LINER COUPLING PIN - A coupling pin for use in a pump housing, the pump housing including an outer casing and an inner pump liner, the coupling pin being suitable for locating the liner and casing relative to one another, the coupling pin including a shank and a head at one end of the shank. The head includes a cammed surface thereon which is adapted to co-operate with a follower on the liner, and a locating section on a remote or terminal end of the head which is adapted to be positioned against a seat in the outer casing when fitted. The arrangement is such that rotation of the coupling pin causes the follower to track along the cammed surface so as to cause relative movement between the outer casing and the inner pump liner. | 06-30-2011 |
20110164841 | LUBRICANT RETAINER FOR PUMP SHAFT BEARING ASSEMBLY - A lubricant retainer for use in a pump bearing assembly, the bearing assembly which in a first operating configuration is lubricated by a relatively highly viscous lubricant, and which in a second operating configuration is lubricated by a less-viscous lubricant, the bearing assembly comprising a bearing housing having a bore extending therethrough for receiving a pump drive shaft, spaced-apart bearing mounting zones within said bore with a chamber therebetween, each bearing mounting zone arranged for the in use receipt of a bearing therein. Each zone has associated therewith one lubricant retainer, the lubricant retainer being adapted to be mounted within the bore adjacent the bearing mounting zone with which it is associated so as to form a barrier between the bearing mounting zone and the chamber when the pump bearing assembly is in the first operating configuration, the retainer being removed when the pump bearing assembly is in the second operating configuration. | 07-07-2011 |
20110164973 | PUMP HOUSING SUPPORT - A pump housing support for use in a pump assembly, the pump assembly including a plurality of component parts which include a seal housing, a drive shaft having a rotation axis, an impeller and a pump housing, the pump housing which includes a main liner. The pump housing support comprises: a base and a mounting member which includes a body portion to which a part of the pump housing can be mounted and a locating flange extending therefrom, the locating flange having first and second locating surfaces on opposing sides thereof, wherein the main liner is located on the first locating surface and the seal housing is located on the second locating surface. | 07-07-2011 |
Micheal Christopher Foreman, New South Wales AU
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20120001444 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO PUMP SEAL ASSEMBLIES - A housing for a seal assembly of a pump, the housing comprising a main body having a wall section with inner and outer sides, and a bore extending through the main body between the inner and outer sides, a holder protruding from the inner side of the main body, the holder having an outer edge and a bearing face which is inclined inwardly towards the inner side, and extending from the outer edge towards the bore. There is also disclosed a lifting device for use with the housing. | 01-05-2012 |
Patrick Foreman, London GB
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20110071841 | DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL CONTENT - Methods and systems for providing items of content over a peer-to-peer system are described. Items of content are requested from a central server by a downloading peer, and the central server determines uploading peers from whom the downloading loading peer may request parts of the content item. | 03-24-2011 |
Patrick John Foreman, London GB
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20090210328 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING A COMMERCIAL PEER TO PEER NETWORK - System and methods for monitoring, controlling and generating income from the copying and distribution of all forms of digital content within a membership based network of peer-to-peer clients ( | 08-20-2009 |
20130256171 | PACKAGING UNIT WITH FOLDED ENCLOSURE - The invention relates to an improved hygienic packaging unit including a strip being arranged in a v-folded assembly, such strip having a sealed enclosure having a protective upper and lower layers wherein it is possible to separate the layers and expose the contents of the enclosure in a single fluid movement. In addition, the described packaging unit allows the sealed enclosure to be opened by using only one hand. Preferably, a plurality of packaging units are connected end-to-end and stacked in a z-folded assembly within a dispenser which facilitates the release of individual packaging units. | 10-03-2013 |
Roger W. Foreman, Austin, TX US
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20160034012 | Dynamic Power Budgeting in a Chassis - A chassis determines a steady state power consumption of each node in the chassis based upon real-time monitoring of power consumption of the nodes. The chassis also determines a power allocation for each node based upon the steady state power consumptions for the nodes. The chassis also determines a total power allocation for the chassis based upon the steady state power consumptions for the nodes. The chassis also determines a source and amount of input power for the chassis based upon the total power allocation for the chassis. The steady state power consumption of a node may be determined by sampling the power consumption of the node during a window period, and setting the steady state consumption of the node to a range if the values of the samples during the window period are within the assigned range. | 02-04-2016 |
Ronald E. Foreman, Delta CA
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20120118143 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEHUMIDIFYING AIR - An apparatus and method for dehumidifying a desired area using a desiccant dehumidifier. The desiccant dehumidifier of the present invention provides substantial advantages over known desiccant dehumidifiers in terms of simplified manufacture and improved efficiency. The dehumidifier of the present invention includes a single chamber with an intake and an exhaust end, a desiccant, a fan and a heater located in the chamber, and one or more regulators for directing intake and/or output of air in relation to the chamber. This configuration does not require a rotor motor or cycling multichamber apparatus in order to change operation of the apparatus from drying air to reactivating the desiccant. | 05-17-2012 |
Terry Lee Foreman, Colonial Beach, VA US
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20150301158 | Waveform Selection for Mitigation of Radar Saturating Clutter - A computer-implemented method is provided for maximizing surveillance volume in a radar system. This includes determining saturation range probability | 10-22-2015 |