Hargreaves, GB
Adam Hargreaves, Sutton GB
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20130145555 | MATTRESS - A mattress for a baby or infant is provided that includes a base section and at least a first insert, wherein the first insert has an anatomically shaped surface for receiving the head of the baby or infant. The first insert is positionable at multiple positions and/or orientations with respect to the base section, whereby at each position the anatomically shaped surface is disposed at a different distance from a foot end of the base section. | 06-13-2013 |
Carole Ann Hargreaves, Caversham GB
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20110104329 | TASTE POTENTIATOR COMPOSITIONS AND EDIBLE CONFECTIONERY AND CHEWING GUM PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME - The present invention relates to compositions and edible orally delivered products, such as confectioneries and chewing gum, which include taste potentiators to enhance the perception of active substances contained therein. More specifically, some embodiments provide potentiator compositions, which include at least one active substance and at least one taste potentiator. The active substance and/or taste potentiator may be encapsulated in some embodiments to modify the release rate of the composition upon consumption. | 05-05-2011 |
Carole Ann Hargreaves, Reading GB
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20110274735 | TASTE POTENTIATOR COMPOSITIONS AND EDIBLE CONFECTIONERY AND CHEWING GUM PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME - The present invention relates to compositions and edible orally delivered products, such as confectioneries and chewing gum, which include taste potentiators to enhance the perception of active substances contained therein. More specifically, some embodiments provide potentiator compositions, which include at least one active substance and at least one taste potentiator. The active substance and/or taste potentiator may be encapsulated in some embodiments to modify the release rate of the composition upon consumption. | 11-10-2011 |
20110280990 | TASTE POTENTIATOR COMPOSITIONS AND EDIBLE CONFECTIONERY AND CHEWING GUM PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME - The present invention relates to compositions and edible orally delivered products, such as confectioneries and chewing gum, which include taste potentiators to enhance the perception of active substances contained therein. More specifically, some embodiments provide potentiator compositions, which include at least one active substance and at least one taste potentiator. The active substance and/or taste potentiator may be encapsulated in some embodiments to modify the release rate of the composition upon consumption. | 11-17-2011 |
Colin Hargreaves, Accrington GB
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20110259221 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD AND FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a flexographic method of printing and a flexographic printing apparatus whereby the repeat length is greater than the circumference of the printing roller. This may be achieved by controlling the rotation of the printing roller as a non-printing zone of the printing roller passes a moving web such that an associated non-printed region formed on the web has a length that is greater than the non-printing zone. The rotation of the printing roller may be controlled by suspending the rotation of the printing roller or reducing the speed of rotation when the non-printing zone is in registration with the web and then increasing the speed of rotation to a predetermined printing speed as a printing zone of the printing roller comes into registration with the web. | 10-27-2011 |
20110283903 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - Method of printing and printing apparatus whereby the repeat length is greater than the circumference of the rotary printing screen ( | 11-24-2011 |
Colin Hargreaves, Lancashire GB
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20110167637 | HEAT EXCHANGER CORE METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus for assembling a heat exchanger core matrix has a tube feed means for feeding heat exchanger tubes to a support surface upon which the heat exchanger is assembled and fin feed means for feeding heat exchanger fins to the same support surface. Both the tube feed means and the fin feed means are located above the support surface and, in use, the apparatus is operable to sequentially and vertically feed the tubes and fins to the support surface via a common feed guide. This arrangement enables the manufacture of large format heat exchanger cores. | 07-14-2011 |
20120298731 | CARTON AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of forming a carton including a sleeve member is disclosed. The method includes the steps of locating a sleeve member blank in registration with a carton body blank in a pre-determined position, and attaching an inner surface of the sleeve member blank to an external surface of the carton body blank prior to forming and/or erecting the attached carton and sleeve blanks into a required erect carton shape. | 11-29-2012 |
David Hargreaves, Accrington GB
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20110259221 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD AND FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a flexographic method of printing and a flexographic printing apparatus whereby the repeat length is greater than the circumference of the printing roller. This may be achieved by controlling the rotation of the printing roller as a non-printing zone of the printing roller passes a moving web such that an associated non-printed region formed on the web has a length that is greater than the non-printing zone. The rotation of the printing roller may be controlled by suspending the rotation of the printing roller or reducing the speed of rotation when the non-printing zone is in registration with the web and then increasing the speed of rotation to a predetermined printing speed as a printing zone of the printing roller comes into registration with the web. | 10-27-2011 |
20110283903 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - Method of printing and printing apparatus whereby the repeat length is greater than the circumference of the rotary printing screen ( | 11-24-2011 |
David Hargreaves, Cambridge GB
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20100201549 | BITCOUNT DETERMINATION FOR ITERATIVE SIGNAL CODING - Methods and apparatus for iteratively encoding a portion of a signal are described in which the portion of the signal is quantised and an output bit count is estimated based on the sum of logarithms to base n of values of each sample in the plurality of quantised samples and the total number of samples. The output bit count corresponds to an estimate of the output bit count for the portion of the signal once encoded using a code, such as a Huffman code. | 08-12-2010 |
20100202558 | FAST SPECTRAL PARTITIONING FOR EFFICIENT ENCODING - Methods of spectral partitioning which may be implemented in an encoder are described. The methods comprise determining an estimate of bit requirements for each of a plurality of spectral sub-bands. These estimates are then used to group the sub-bands into two or more regions by minimising a cost function. This cost function is based on the estimates of bit requirements for each sub-band and the estimates may include estimates of code bit requirements and/or additional code bit requirements for each sub-band. These estimates may be determined in many different ways and a number of methods are described. | 08-12-2010 |
20100204997 | ADAPTIVE TUNING OF THE PERCEPTUAL MODEL - Methods of encoding a signal using a perceptual model are described in which a signal to mask ratio parameter within the perceptual model is tuned. The signal to mask ratio parameter is tuned based on a function of the bitrate of the part of the signal which has already been encoded and the target bitrate for the encoding process. The tuned signal to mask ratio parameter is used to compute a masking threshold for the signal which is then used to quantise the signal. | 08-12-2010 |
20130024201 | ADAPTIVE TUNING OF THE PERCEPTUAL MODEL - Methods of encoding a signal using a perceptual model are described in which a signal to mask ratio parameter within the perceptual model is tuned. The signal to mask ratio parameter is tuned based on a function of the bitrate of the part of the signal which has already been encoded and the target bitrate for the encoding process. The tuned signal to 5 mask ratio parameter is used to compute a masking threshold for the signal which is then used to quantise the signal. | 01-24-2013 |
David Hargreaves, Lancashire GB
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20120298731 | CARTON AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of forming a carton including a sleeve member is disclosed. The method includes the steps of locating a sleeve member blank in registration with a carton body blank in a pre-determined position, and attaching an inner surface of the sleeve member blank to an external surface of the carton body blank prior to forming and/or erecting the attached carton and sleeve blanks into a required erect carton shape. | 11-29-2012 |
David Richard Hargreaves, Cambridge GB
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20120166770 | Instruction Execution - A method of executing an instruction set including a first instruction and a second instruction, includes reading the first instruction; determining whether the first instruction is an instruction which is integral with the second instruction; reading the second instruction; if the first instruction is integral with the second instruction, interpreting the operand field of the second instruction to indicate at least one value to be used in conjunction with at least one bit of the first instruction; and if the first instruction is not integral with the second instruction, interpreting the operand field of the second instruction to indicate an entry of a look-up table. | 06-28-2012 |
20120250674 | Increased Bluetooth Clock Accuracy - The present invention provides a communications unit for operation in a communication system in accordance with a protocol that operates to a first clock resolution, the communications unit comprising a first clock, operating to the first resolution, a second clock operating to a second resolution higher than the first resolution, means configured to respond to a request to report a clock value by reporting: (a) the current value of the first clock and (b) information indicating the time on the second clock at which the first clock ticked to its current value. | 10-04-2012 |
20120324207 | Encapsulated Instruction Set - A method of encapsulating a long instruction in a set of short instructions for execution on a processor, the long instruction having k bits and each short instruction having l bits where l12-20-2012 | |
20120331273 | Reduced Instruction Set - A method of reducing a set of instructions for execution on a processor, the method comprising: extracting information from a first instruction of the set of instructions; identifying unencoded space in one or more further instructions of the set of instructions; replacing the unencoded space of the one or more further instructions with the extracted information of the first instruction so as to form one or more amalgamated instructions; and removing the first instruction from the set of instructions. | 12-27-2012 |
20120331274 | Instruction Execution - A method of executing an instruction set having a first instruction and a second instruction, includes: reading the first instruction; determining whether the first instruction is integral with the second instruction; reading the second instruction; if the first instruction is integral with the second instruction, interpreting a first operator field of the second instruction to represent a first operator; and if the first instruction is not integral with the second instruction, interpreting the first operator field of the second instruction to represent a second operator, wherein the first operator is different to the second operator. | 12-27-2012 |
20120331276 | Instruction Execution - A method of executing an instruction set to select a set of registers, includes reading a first instruction of the instruction set; interpreting a first operand of the first instruction to represent a first register S to be selected; interpreting a second operand of the first instruction to represent a number N of registers to be selected; and selecting N consecutive registers starting at the first register S to form the set of registers. | 12-27-2012 |
20150156740 | Increased Bluetooth Clock Accuracy - The present invention provides a communications unit for operation in a communication system in accordance with a protocol that operates to a first clock resolution, the communications unit comprising a first clock, operating to the first resolution, a second clock operating to a second resolution higher than the first resolution, means configured to respond to a request to report a clock value by reporting: (a) the current value of the first clock and (b) information indicating the time on the second clock at which the first clock ticked to its current value. | 06-04-2015 |
David Richard Hargreaves, Cambridgeshire GB
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20100075606 | SELECTIVE TRANSCODING OF ENCODED MEDIA FILES - A method of mixing and transmitting encoded media data, wherein the data is decoded, mixed and recorded only when mixing with other data is required. When no mixing is required the encoded data is transmitted directly. In further methods, two sets of media data may be transmitted to an output device for mixing and outputting. | 03-25-2010 |
Ivan D. Hargreaves, Hampshsire GB
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20150193237 | TECHNIQUES FOR HYBRID COMPUTER THREAD CREATION AND MANAGEMENT - A technique for operating a computer system to support an application, a first application server environment, and a second application server environment includes intercepting a work request relating to the application issued to the first application server environment prior to execution of the work request. A thread adapted for execution in the first application server environment is created. A context is attached to the thread that non-disruptively modifies the thread into a hybrid thread that is additionally suitable for execution in the second application server environment. The hybrid thread is returned to the first application server environment. | 07-09-2015 |
Ivan D. Hargreaves, Southampton GB
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20130067058 | PROVIDING EXTERNAL ACCESS TO SERVICE VERSIONS VIA A BUNDLE FRAMEWORK - A bundle entering a set of starting and active bundles within a bundle framework is detected by a controller bundle executed by a processor. It is determined whether a manifest of the bundle includes an extension header that identifies an application and an aliased additional version of the application. It is determined whether an active application proxy object that represents the application as an active service registered from a previously-started bundle already exists within a service registry. An inactive application proxy object that represents a defined entry point class of the application and an additional active application proxy object that represents a defined entry point class of the aliased additional version of the application are created. The created additional active application proxy object is registered as an additional service within the service registry of the bundle framework. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067500 | LEGACY APPLICATION INTEGRATION WITHIN A BUNDLE FRAMEWORK - A bundle entering a set of starting and active bundles within a bundle framework is detected by a controller bundle executed by a processor. A determination is made as to whether a manifest of the bundle includes an extension header that identifies at least one legacy application. In response to determining that the manifest of the bundle includes the extension header that identifies the at least one legacy application, at least one application proxy object is created for at least one defined entry point class of the at least one legacy application identified by the extension header. The created at least one application proxy object is registered as a service within a service registry of the bundle framework. | 03-14-2013 |
Jack Elliot Hargreaves, London GB
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20140244057 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY MODELLING - A system to provide feedback for energy saving to a user of a property comprising a plurality of appliances, the system comprising: at least one sensor monitoring energy consumption of one or more appliances within the property; a user interface to provide feedback to the user; and a processor configured to receive input data from an energy bill for the property covering a predetermined period; receive input regional average statistics regarding energy consumption for a set of pre-determined categories of energy usage; generate a model of energy usage within a plurality of categories over the predetermined period by combining the input data, energy consumption data from the at least one sensor and generic statistics regarding energy consumption and output, via the user interface, feedback to the user based on the generated model. | 08-28-2014 |
Jeremy Hargreaves, York GB
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20120027907 | HIGHLY AERATED CONFECTION - This invention concerns a fat continuous phase confectionery material which is highly aerated and the method for producing it. The material has a very low density below 0.2 g/cm | 02-02-2012 |
Jonathan Hargreaves, London GB
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20140280639 | Methods, Systems, and Devices for Analyzing Social Media Content - A system for analyzing social media content and for determining the influence types of different social media members is disclosed. The system categorizes users according to their influence on the social media conversation and displays information related to this categorization in schematic form. The popularity of a particular topic can be analyzed to determine when the topic resonates and becomes more popular within the social network. In some embodiments, the categorization of the users and schematic display of information can be conducted in real-time. | 09-18-2014 |
Jonathon David Hargreaves, Kilmalcolm Renfrewshire Strathclyde GB
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20130226286 | PROSTHETIC AORTIC CONDUIT WITH REPLACEMENT VALVE LOCATING MEANS - There is provided a prosthetic aortic conduit ( | 08-29-2013 |
Neil Hargreaves, London GB
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20140102694 | GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING - A computer-implemented method for processing a seismic trace of a subterranean region comprising: (a) deriving a seismic wavelet for a time-window of seismic trace; (b) generating a model for the subterranean region corresponding to that time-window comprising a plurality of seismic reflectors by comparing the seismic wavelet with the time-window of the seismic trace to identify locations for the seismic reflectors, wherein the locations of the seismic reflectors are subject to a separation constraint requiring neighboring seismic reflectors to be separated by at least a minimum separation threshold which is greater than a separation corresponding to a sampling interval for the seismic trace; (c) defining a model seismic wavelet having a model seismic wavelet amplitude spectrum with a frequency bandwidth which is greater than that of the seismic wavelet amplitude spectrum determined for the time-window of the seismic trace; and (d) generating a model of the time-window of the seismic trace for the subterranean region based on the plurality of seismic reflectors of the model for the subterranean region corresponding to that time window and the model seismic wavelet. | 04-17-2014 |
Neil Graham Hargreaves, Chester GB
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20090047391 | Method Of Preparing Dough Products - The present relates to a method of preparing a dough product comprising: mixing flour, water and optionally other bakery ingredients to form a dough; and applying a coating composition directly to the outside surface of the dough at a stage of the dough manufacture when the dough is no longer subjected to kneading or lamination, said coating composition containing, calculated on dry matter, emulsifier in an amount of 10-100% and polysaccharide in an amount of 0-20%. The dough products obtained by the present method offer the advantage that they can be baked or fried to yield a product that will retain a crispy crust for a considerable period of time and even after reheating of the baked or fried product. Other aspects of the invention relate to dough products that can be obtained by the aforementioned method as well as to baked and fried products obtained by baking or flying such a dough product. | 02-19-2009 |
Nichola Hargreaves, Bradford GB
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20150042075 | Child Support Apparatus - A foldable child support apparatus including a seat with a seat back pivotal relative to a seat base between at least one open condition for seating a child when the apparatus is unfolded and a closed condition when the apparatus is folded. A frame is provided including a handle member and front and rear leg members, which pivot about at least one frame pivot between an unfolded condition in which the handle member and the front leg members extend on generally opposite sides of the pivot and a folded condition in which the frame members are located on the same side of the pivot with the front leg members located between the handle member and rear leg members. The frame is arranged to transfer the seat between a forward facing unfolded position and a forward facing folded position and vice versa. | 02-12-2015 |
Peter Hargreaves, Nr Accrington GB
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20110045191 | MIXED-BLOCKED POLYISOCYANATES AND USES THEREOF - Mixed and hybrid blocked polyisocyanates as cross linking agents in coating compositions, having at least one 1,3-dicarbonyl blocking group and at least one thermally active blocking group such that the molar ratio of 1,3-dicarbonyl blocking groups to thermally active blocking groups is in the range of from 4:1 to 1:9, offer improved intercoat adhesion when overcoated and good stability. | 02-24-2011 |
Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Cheshire GB
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20080207636 | Compounds Effecting Glucokinase - The invention relates to the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R | 08-28-2008 |