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Alan Mcfarlane, Auckland NZ
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20100136642 | RECOVERY OF LIGNIN AND WATER SOLUBLE SUGARS FROM PLANT MATERIALS - In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture. | 06-03-2010 |
20110282038 | RECOVERY OF LIGNIN AND WATER SOLUBLE SUGARS FROM PLANT MATERIALS - In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture. | 11-17-2011 |
Andrew James Mcfarlane, Waikanae NL
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20080305027 | Nano-Structured Silicate, Functionalised forms Thereof, Preparation and Uses - This invention relates to the preparation, functionalisation and use of a novel nano structured silicate, generally a calcium silicate which may be hydrated. It also relates to novel methods of producing nano structured silicates. The novel nano-structured silicate material comprises a calcium silicate in the form of platelets of about 5-10 nm thick and about 50-500 nm wide or wider stacked together in a poorly ordered framework type structure as illustrated in FIG. | 12-11-2008 |
Blaine Mcfarlane, Winnipeg CA
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20130206491 | Vehicle - A vehicle includes a highly aerodynamic body for two passengers side by side with two non-steering front wheels spaced apart across the body and covered by exterior panes and a single rear steering ground wheel The bottom panel is planar and the rear wheel is carried in a disk in the plane which rotates to steer with a self centering cam. A hybrid drive system includes batteries and ultra-capacitors charged by regeneration operated by a separate foot pedal. The body includes a full width door that hinges at the front | 08-15-2013 |
Blaine J. Mcfarlane, Winnipeg CA
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20150336437 | Rear Suspension for Swather Tractor - A rear castor wheel for a tractor includes a beam carried on a fork which connects to a castor mounting assembly attached to a rear pivotal beam of the tractor. A suspension system connects the fork to the mounting assembly to provide suspension movement and includes a first transverse plate assembly attached to the mounting assembly intersected by a second plate assembly attached across the two sides of the fork. The plates are connected by a single elastomeric block located on a first side of the axis remote from the beam and two elastomeric blocks located between the first and second plate assemblies on a side of the axis closer to the beam so that upward movement of the beam causes compression of the first and second elastomeric blocks which are shaped such that the internal strain of the block as the beam moves upwardly is substantially uniform through the block. | 11-26-2015 |
Brad Mcfarlane, Ottawa CA
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20090037973 | Policy-enabled aggregation of IM User communities - A method of automatically aggregating an online user community, and graphical user interface for same, the method including one or more of the following: a user creating the online community; the user defining an aggregation policy for the online user community; a service provider retrieving the aggregation policy; the service provider applying the aggregation policy to an other user; determining whether the other user fits the aggregation policy; adding the other user to the online user community; the user defining an anti-aggregation policy; the service provider retrieving the anti-aggregation policy; determining whether the other user fits the anti-aggregation policy; and removing the other user from the online user community when the other user fits the anti-aggregation policy. | 02-05-2009 |
20090222663 | System and Method for Authenticating the Identity of a Remote Fax Machine - A system and method of authenticating the identity of a remote fax machine during a faxing operation is provided. An X.509-type Certificate received from the remote fax machine is validated to affirm it can be properly associated with the remote machine. The Certificate's public key is used to verify the remote fax machine has the corresponding private key. A Certificate's Common Name then compared to an Expected Name to authenticate the identity of the remote fax machine prior to sending a fax to prevent an unwanted misdirection of faxed information and to screen incoming faxes for unwanted spam. | 09-03-2009 |
Bradley Kenneth Mcfarlane, Ottawa CA
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20110197278 | CONTAINMENT MECHANISM FOR POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED END SYSTEMS - A malware detection and response system based on traffic pattern anomalies detection is provided, whereby packets associated with a variety of protocols on each port of a network element are counted distinctly for each direction. Such packets include: ARP requests, TCP/SYN requests and acknowledgements, TCP/RST packets, DNS/NETBEUI name lookups, out-going ICMP packets, UDP packets, etc. When a packet causes an individual count or combination of counts to exceed a threshold, appropriate action is taken. The system can be incorporated into the fast path, that is, the data plane, enabling communications systems such as switches, routers, and DSLAMs to have built-in security at a very low cost. | 08-11-2011 |
Brinsley Mcfarlane, Carmichael GB
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20140098625 | CONCRETE MIXER APPARATUS - An apparatus ( | 04-10-2014 |
20150202795 | DRUM - An improved drum for a lorry-based concrete mixer is described. The drum comprises a drum body having an edge defining an aperture for permitting access to a drum body interior and a manhole cover hingedly attached to the drum body, the manhole cover being movable from an aperture dosed position, in which the aperture is sealed, to an aperture open position, in which the aperture is open and the drum body interior may be accessed. The drum further comprises at least one locking mechanism adapted to lock the manhole cover In the aperture dosed position, an edge of the manhole cover being trapped between the/each locking mechanism and the drum edge in the aperture closed position. The at least one locking mechanism is adapted to support the manhole cover in a retained position between the aperture dosed position and the aperture open position. | 07-23-2015 |
Colin W R Mcfarlane, Milton Keynes GB
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20120294718 | VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLER ROTOR - A bladed rotor comprises a rotor body | 11-22-2012 |
Craig Desmond Mcfarlane, Hamilton NZ
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20090324590 | MYOSTATIN ANTAGONISTS - An isolated recombinant polypeptide having myostatin antagonist activity, comprising a C-terminally truncated mature myostatin peptide, wherein the C-terminal truncation is at a position at or between amino acids 281 and 329, or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof. | 12-31-2009 |
Duncan Mcfarlane, Cambridgeshire GB
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20090214038 | SECURITY-ENHANCED RFID SYSTEM - The present invention relates to RFID systems. In particular, the invention relates to an RFID system having enhanced security of communication between a tag and a tag reader. In a first aspect of the present invention there is provided an RFID system comprising at least one RFID reader; control means for communicating with an RFID tag by public-key encryption via said reader; at least one RFID tag adapted to encrypt a response to a transmission by a reader using a public-key transmitted to the tag; unauthorised broadcast detection means for detecting a broadcast made by an unauthorised reader; and alert means for providing an alert in the event a broadcast by an unauthorised reader is detected. | 08-27-2009 |
Duncan Mcfarlane, Cambrige GB
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20100325550 | RFID SYSTEMS - This invention relates to methods, computer program code and apparatus for improved RFID tagging systems. We describe a module for configuring an RFID system comprising a plurality of RFID readers, said RFID system operating in an environment comprising a plurality of RFID tagged entities, the module comprising: code to enable a user to build an interface for defining a state map for said RFID system, said state map comprising a plurality of states representing information about tagged entities within the environment and transitions between said plurality of states; a transition logic module storing transition logic controlling transitions between states wherein said transition logic module is connected to said interface so that transition logic for said state map is defined using said interface; and a database for storing said states, said transitions and said defined transition logic. | 12-23-2010 |
Elaine Mcfarlane, Pool Lane GB
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20140038303 | TEST KIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF ADDITIVES IN FUEL COMPOSITIONS - Method for detecting a basic target species in a fuel composition, involving (i) contacting the composition with a solid (for example paper) substrate carrying a spectroscopically active indicator which is capable of reacting with the target species, and (ii) detecting the spectroscopic response of the indicator on or following its contact with the fuel composition. The target species may be a detergent or dispersant additive or a constituent thereof, for example in an automotive fuel. The spectroscopic response may be a colour change, and the indicator may for example be a phenolphthalein indicator such as tetrabromophenolphthalein ethyl ester (HTBPE). Also provided is a test kit for use in the invented method, which may comprise a reference, such as a colour chart, with which to compare the spectroscopic response of the indicator. The indicator-carrying substrate is suitably packaged in a protective atmosphere. | 02-06-2014 |
Garrick Mcfarlane, London GB
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20130346478 | UNIFIED PLAYBACK POSITION - Improved techniques for interacting with media content so as to provide a unified experience of media content across different client devices in a client-server environment are disclosed. Media content may be displayed on first display of a first client device. Using a server computer, a status of the media content may be communicated from the first client device to a second client device. The media content may be displayed on a second display of the second client device, in accordance with the status of the media content from the first client device. | 12-26-2013 |
20140074663 | INTEGRATING PURCHASE HISTORY AND METADATA ACROSS DEVICES - The technology relates to synchronizing purchase information and metadata across devices. The system maintains a server listing of items purchased from an online store and associated with a user account, each item in the server listing of items being associated with a respective first hash value. Then, the system receives, from a client device, a client listing of items purchased from the online store representing a last known listing of items purchased from the online store and associated with the user account, each item in the client listing of items being associated with a respective second hash value. Next, the system determines a difference between the respective first hash value and the respective second hash value. Based on the difference, the system sends, to the client device, metadata identifying items present in the server listing of items that are not in the client listing of items. | 03-13-2014 |
20140122477 | STATION FINGERPRINTING - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for determining encoding media station fingerprints and determining if media station fingerprints are related. Also disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for allowing client devices to preview sample media stations prior to actually creating a media station, receiving user interaction data relating to the user's activity with a sample media station, storing sample station fingerprints along with client device interaction data and using the client device interaction data to influence media item sequence generation rules for an additional related media station. | 05-01-2014 |
20140282755 | MEDIA PLAYBACK ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES - Pausing and resuming playback of a media item across a group of devices that belong to a user. A server maintains a media queue that includes playback records that contain a unique media item identifier and a bookmark position. When a pause instruction is received on a client device, the pause instruction is transmitted to the server as a playback record. The server in turn transmits the received playback record to other client devices within a group of client devices that belong to the user account of the client device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140324955 | STATION FINGERPRINTING - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for determining encoding media station fingerprints and determining if media station fingerprints are related. Also disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for allowing client devices to preview sample media stations prior to actually creating a media station, receiving user interaction data relating to the user's activity with a sample media station, storing sample station fingerprints along with client device interaction data and using the client device interaction data to influence media item sequence generation rules for an additional related media station. | 10-30-2014 |
Garrick Mcfarlane, Londo GB
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20140074783 | SYNCHRONIZING METADATA ACROSS DEVICES - The technology relates to synchronizing user metadata across devices. The system maintains a collection of incremental metadata changes for a collection of media items, for each media item represented in the collection, storing a media item identifier and a value, wherein the value is an incremental user metadata change for a respective media item. Next, the system receives, from a client device, a request for a metadata sync, the request comprising a last metadata version update number indicative of a last metadata sync received by the client device. The system then sends, to the client device, a metadata update associated with a version update number subsequent to the last metadata version update number indicative of the last metadata sync received by the client device. | 03-13-2014 |
Garrick Mcfarlane, Yeovil GB
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20100107090 | REMOTE LINKING TO MEDIA ASSET GROUPS - Improved approaches to access information concerning media asset groups are disclosed. In one embodiment, a first web page can include a user-selectable control that, upon selection, can request information on a particular media asset group from a remote media asset web server. In response to the request, the remote media asset web server can return a second web page containing the information on the particular media asset group. | 04-29-2010 |
Gary Mcfarlane, Sunderland GB
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20140058895 | METHOD OF TRACKING AND COMMUNICATING INFORMATION ABOUT A PERSON TO A PROVIDER OF GOODS OR SERVICES - A method of tracking and communicating information about a person to a provider of goods or services is disclosed. A GPS enabled mobile phone is used to search for nearby sites of providers of a specific service. Once a service provider is selected, a route to that provider is advised and as the person travels towards the provider the separation between them is determined. As one or more geofences are broken during the journey warning messages are sent to the service provider indicating the pending arrival. The method is particularly useful where the service is to be provided to a disabled person as their accessibility needs can be identified in the message. | 02-27-2014 |
Ian Michael Mcfarlane, Macclesfield GB
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20080221322 | CHEMICAL PROCESS - The present invention relates to chemical processes for the manufacture of certain quinazoline derivatives, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of certain intermediates useful in the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives and to processes for the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives utilising said intermediates. In particular, the present invention relates to chemical processes and intermediates useful in the manufacture of the compound 4-(4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yloxy)-6-methoxy-7-(3-pyrrolidin-1-ylpropoxy)quinazoline. | 09-11-2008 |
20110257395 | Chemical Process - The present invention relates to chemical processes for the manufacture of certain quinazoline derivatives, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of certain intermediates useful in the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives and to processes for the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives utilising said intermediates. In particular, the present invention relates to chemical processes and intermediates useful in the manufacture of the compound 4-(4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yloxy)-6-methoxy-7-(3-pyrrolidin-1-ylpropoxy)quinazoline. | 10-20-2011 |
James A. Mcfarlane, Breakfast Point AU
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20100192808 | Synthetic Microspheres and Methods of Making Same - A building product incorporating synthetic microspheres having a low alkali metal oxide content is provided. The synthetic microspheres are substantially chemically inert and thus a suitable replacement for natural cenospheres, particularly in caustic environments such as cementitious mixtures. The building product can have a cementitious matrix such as a fiber cement product. The synthetic microspheres can be incorporated as a low density additive and/or a filler for the building product and/or the like. | 08-05-2010 |
James Brown Mcfarlane, Cramond GB
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20150112632 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A CYCLE SHORT PAD - An apparatus for selecting a cycle short pad includes a saddle having pressure sensors and a processor which compares data from the pressure sensors to data stored in a database to suggest a preferred cycle short pad. The processor is connected to and, receives data generated by, the pressure sensors and produces a user pressure data set. The database is connected to the processor and includes stored pressure data sets and a cycle short pad associated with each stored pressure data set. The processor compares the user pressure data set to each stored pressure data set to identify a preferred cycle short pad. A method includes receiving pressure data from the pressure sensors in the saddle while the user cycles to produce a user pressure data set and then comparing the user pressure data set to the stored pressure data sets to select a preferred cycle short pad. | 04-23-2015 |
Magnus M. Mcfarlane, Birmingham GB
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20140130245 | TOILET SEAT CLOSURE MECHANISM - A toilet seat and/or lid assembly comprising a toilet seat and/or lid and a device ( | 05-15-2014 |
Michael Mcfarlane, Glasgow GB
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20120137958 | DOSE RESPONSIVE UV INDICATOR - A UV radiation (UVR) response indicator comprises a first UVB and/or UVA radiation sensitive material which has been modified so as to display an altered characteristic in a delayed manner in response to UVB and/or UVA radiation exposure. The UV indicator is capable of displaying exposure to increased UV radiation over a period of time. The present invention also relates to a method of displaying a relative amount of exposure to UVR by a UV indicator over a period of time. The invention is particularly useful in detecting the level of exposure to sunlight or sunbed radiation. | 06-07-2012 |
Phillip Michael Mcfarlane, Hampton AU
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20130053729 | Urine Diversion Device - Embodiments relate generally to urine diversion devices for positioning, in use, at least partly within a toilet bowl. The device in some embodiments comprises a body defining a basin and having a collection side and diverting means to divert urine received in the basin toward the collection side; foldable wings coupled to opposed sides of the body and positionable to overlie at least part of respective opposed sides of a toilet seat; and a cradle to hold a urine receptacle and extending from the collection side of the body, the cradle arranged to support the urine receptacle to receive urine diverted toward the collection side. | 02-28-2013 |
Richard A. Mcfarlane, Alberta CA
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20120152807 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING ACIDITY OF HYDROCARBON FEEDS - A method for processing an acidic hydrocarbon feed comprising a hydrocarbon material and an acidic constituent soluble in the feed is provided. The method may comprise contacting the feed under a first condition with an active agent having an initial solubility in the feed and the acidic constituent and providing a second condition wherein the active agent has a secondary solubility in the feed lesser than the initial solubility to form a separable enriched active agent phase. The acidic constituent solubility in the active agent may be greater than its solubility in the hydrocarbon material under both the first and second conditions such that the acidic constituent dissolves in the active agent. The acidic constituent solubility in the active agent under the second condition may be greater than its solubility in the active agent under the first condition. The method may further comprise separating the enriched active agent phase from the hydrocarbon material depleted in the acidic constituent under the second condition. | 06-21-2012 |
Richard A. Mcfarlane, Edmonton CA
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20120029259 | DEMULSIFYING OF HYDROCARBON FEEDS - In various aspects, the invention provides for processing a hydrocarbon feed having hydrocarbon and emulsified aqueous components demulsifying into hydrocarbon and aqueous phases over an initial demulsification time, with an active agent to form a treated feed. The active agent has an active agent solubility in the hydrocarbon component and in the aqueous component, the aqueous component has an aqueous component solubility in the hydrocarbon component. The active agent solubility in the hydrocarbon component is greater than the aqueous component solubility in the hydrocarbon component. The active agent solubility in the aqueous component is greater than the active agent solubility in the hydrocarbon component. The active agent solubility in the aqueous component is greater than the active agent solubility in the hydrocarbon component. A treated demulsified hydrocarbon phase separates from the active agent and the aqueous component in a modified demulsification time that is shorter than the initial demulsification time. | 02-02-2012 |
20120074044 | PROCESSING OF DEHYDRATED AND SALTY HYDROCARBON FEEDS - The invention provides for processing a dehydrated and salty hydrocarbon feed having a solid salt dispersed in a hydrocarbon material by contacting the feed with an active agent under a first operating condition under which the active agent has an initial active agent solubility in the hydrocarbon material, and modulating operating conditions to provide a second operating condition under which the active agent has a secondary active agent solubility in the hydrocarbon material that is less than the initial active agent solubility so as to form a separable active agent phase, wherein the salt solubility in the active agent is substantially greater than the salt solubility in the hydrocarbon material under both the first and second operating conditions such that the salt dissolves in the active agent, allowing the separable active agent phase to separate from the hydrocarbon material depleted in the salt. | 03-29-2012 |
Roger Delano Paul Mcfarlane, Saint Laurent CA
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20150212802 | DERIVE SIZE CONTRIBUTION OF FEATURES - A development tool for optimizing a software program is disclosed herein. The tool may be implemented as machine readable instructions, part of a specially configured computer, or part of a practical application of a specialized process. The tool may comprise: an automation rig for executing the program, a capture tool having a plurality of data recorders, an aggregator for generating cluster data based on code block execution patterns, and a code writer for generating optimized binary programs. | 07-30-2015 |
Ronald A. Mcfarlane, Victoria CA
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20110001499 | MOISTURE SENSOR - A novel and useful sensor and sensing system employs a transmission electrode which provides a length of transmission electrode that is greater than the physical length of the sensor, allowing for the effective and accurate determination of the moisture content of a volume of material using high-frequency measurement methods. The construction of the sensor allows the sensor to be directly inserted into the material, without requiring excavation or backfilling of the sensors in the material. The sensor can be employed as part of a sensing system, with one or more sensors preferably being managed by a field node, which in turn, interoperates with a system master node. | 01-06-2011 |
20120056633 | MOISTURE SENSOR - A novel and useful sensor and sensing system employs a transmission electrode which provides a length of transmission electrode that is greater than the physical length of the sensor, allowing for the effective and accurate determination of the moisture content of a volume of material using high-frequency measurement methods. The construction of the sensor allows the sensor to be directly inserted into the material, without requiring excavation or backfilling of the sensors in the material. The sensor can be employed as part of a sensing system, with one or more sensors preferably being managed by a field node, which in turn, interoperates with a system master node. | 03-08-2012 |
20130214803 | MOISTURE SENSOR - A novel and useful sensor and sensing system employs a transmission electrode which provides a length of transmission electrode that is greater than the physical length of the sensor, allowing for the effective and accurate determination of the moisture content of a volume of material using high-frequency measurement methods. The construction of the sensor allows the sensor to be directly inserted into the material, without requiring excavation or backfilling of the sensors in the material. The sensor can be employed as part of a sensing system, with one or more sensors preferably being managed by a field node, which in turn, interoperates with a system master node. | 08-22-2013 |
Sarah Mcfarlane, Toronto CA
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20120116991 | RATE BENCHMARKING TOOL FOR FEE-BASED AND MANAGED ACCOUNTS - A computer for displaying an evaluation tool for evaluating a proposed fee on behalf of a professional, including a memory having at least one region for storing computer executable program code and a processor for executing the program code stored in the memory. The program code includes code for receiving a product type for a proposed client account, a proposed fee for the proposed client account, and at least one of the following numerical parameters: (i) an account asset amount for the proposed client account, (ii) a relationship asset amount for the proposed client account, and (iii) a breakdown of components in an asset mix for the proposed client account. A range of historical fees of the nearest neighbor historical accounts is shown on a graph from lowest to highest, and the proposed fee is shown on the graph relative to the nearest neighbor historical fees. | 05-10-2012 |
Scott Mcfarlane, Sherwood AU
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20150052786 | EARTH-DISPLACING APPARATUS - There is disclosed an apparatus for displacing earth, comprising: a driver-operable powered vehicle at a forward position of the apparatus; one or more ground-displacing units coupled to the vehicle to be pulled thereby, the or each ground-displacing unit including a ground-engageable implement; and a powered dolly coupled to the unit(s) so as to provide to the apparatus locomotion which supplements that provided by the vehicle. | 02-26-2015 |
Scott Mcfarlane, Sherwood, Qld AU
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20150052786 | EARTH-DISPLACING APPARATUS - There is disclosed an apparatus for displacing earth, comprising: a driver-operable powered vehicle at a forward position of the apparatus; one or more ground-displacing units coupled to the vehicle to be pulled thereby, the or each ground-displacing unit including a ground-engageable implement; and a powered dolly coupled to the unit(s) so as to provide to the apparatus locomotion which supplements that provided by the vehicle. | 02-26-2015 |
Scott Mcfarlane, Corinda AU
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20130126256 | DOUBLE ARTICULATED HAULAGE TRUCK - A double articulated thick has a front vehicle module with a drive engine and having at least one wheeled axle driven by the drive engine through a transmission and having a load-bearing bin, the front vehicle module being interconnected in an articulated manner about a first vertical pin to the front of the load-bearing bin. A rear vehicle module is interconnected in an articulated manner about a second vertical pin to the rear of the load-bearing bin, the rear vehicle module having at least one wheeled axle whereby the bin is supported by the front and rear vehicle modules. The rear module only articulates about the second vertical pin when the articulation of the front module to the bin exceeds 30 degrees and then in a synchronous manner. Typically the maximum articulation of the front module is around 42 degrees and the rear module some 13 degrees. | 05-23-2013 |
Shaune Lee Mcfarlane, Edmonton CA
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20100240856 | Aromatic Ether-Containing Fluorene Monomers, Processes for their Preparation and Polymerization Thereof - Novel aromatic ether-containing monomers are described along with processes for their preparation and their polymerization into corresponding aromatic ether-containing polyfluorenes. These polyfluorenes exhibited stable blue-emission and therefore have application in polymer light-emitting devices. | 09-23-2010 |