Simmons, GB
Alison Simmons, Headington GB
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20150031749 | BIOMARKER, USES THEREOF AND THERAPY - A method of determining the Crohn's disease status of a subject comprising the steps of determining the level of miR-29 in a sample from said subject; and comparing the level of miR-29 determined in step (a) with one or more reference values. | 01-29-2015 |
Christopher A. Simmons, Burton-On-Trent GB
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20110057360 | METHOD OF DEPOSITING MATERIAL - A method for depositing material at an intersection region ( | 03-10-2011 |
20110253680 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT - A method of manufacturing a component. The method includes the steps of heating a working region of a substrate with a heating means; directing a material into the working region to bring the material into a temporary molten state, and depositing said material on the substrate such that when the material solidifies it forms at least part of the component. The heating means power output, stand off, orientation, speed and direction of travel relative to the substrate are adjustable and controlled throughout the material deposition process to control the shape and/or size of the working region to thereby control the distribution and rate of heat delivery to the substrate. | 10-20-2011 |
20120126141 | SURFACE COATING FOR INSPECTION - A method of inspecting an article, comprising applying an organic liquid substance over at least a portion of the article to be inspected so as to form a surface layer thereon, wherein said surface layer is luminescent. The article is irradiated with the surface layer thereon; and, scanning the article to determine its shape. | 05-24-2012 |
Christopher Alan Simmons, Burton On Trent GB
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20140059856 | MACHINING PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MACHINING - A method of determining a tool path to machine a component, the method comprising the steps of: securing the component to a fixture having a zero point alignment datum, the component and the fixture having respective mobile reference points; aligning the fixture mobile reference points to target reference points on the machine tool; aligning a digitised model of the component to the component mobile reference points; determining the position of the component on the fixture from the component mobile reference points and the fixture mobile reference points; and adjusting a nominal tool path for the machine tool dependent on the position of the component. | 03-06-2014 |
20140064974 | FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR SECURING AN AEROFOIL - A fixture having a foot damp for damping a foot of an aerofoil and a tip damp for clamping a tip of the aerofoil is provided with an array of supports between the foot clamp and the tip clamp. Each support within the array is independently addressable to one of the aerofoil flanks when the aerofoil is secured to the fixture. The support is driven by pneumatics till it contacts the aerofoil when it is locked by an alternative mechanism. | 03-06-2014 |
Daniel Simmons, Hook GB
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20100302453 | DETECTION OF GRADUAL TRANSITIONS IN VIDEO SEQUENCES - A technique is disclosed for detecting gradual transitions between frames of a video sequence such as fade and dissolve transitions. For each frame, the intensity values of pixels at corresponding positions within a window of frames including the subject frame are compared, and signs are allocated to the calculated differences. The number of each type of sign is determined for each pixel position and the larger number of matching signs is assigned as a measure of the monotonicity of the direction of intensity variations at the pixel position between the frame and the surrounding frames. A global monotonicity measure is then calculated for the frame as a whole using the monotonicity values for each pixel position. This is repeated for each frame to generate a temporal sequence of frame intensity change monotonicity measures. Slopes within this temporal sequence representative of gradual Transitions between video frames are detected. Alternatively, the values in the temporal sequence are compared with a threshold to identify values representative of gradual transitions between video frames. | 12-02-2010 |
Gregory Carlyon Simmons, Brighton GB
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20100013434 | Charging station - The present application relates to a charging station operable in a charging cycle for charging an electric vehicle. The charging station has a key-activated controller for controlling the charging cycle. The application also relates to a key for operating the charging station. Furthermore, the application relates to a charging station having an interface for connecting the charging station to a data network. The application also relates to a charging station having a socket for receiving a plug and a key-operated locking mechanism for locking a plug in said socket. A frangible panel movable between an open position and a closed position may be provided. A processor may be provided for generating data to impose a financial charge on an individual for using the charging station. The application also relates to methods of operating a charging station including the steps of obtaining user identification data; supplying electricity to a charging socket; and generating data for levying a financial charge on the user. | 01-21-2010 |
Guy Simmons, Hampshire GB
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20120309530 | REIN-CONTROLLING GESTURES - Gestures of a computer user are observed with a depth camera. A gesture of the computer user is identified and an in-game parameter within an interactive interface is adjusted based on the gesture. According to one aspect of the disclosure, this type of gesturing is used for controlling the reins of a virtual animal within a animal driving or riding game interface. | 12-06-2012 |
20120309535 | ACTION SELECTION GESTURING - Gestures of a computer user are observed with a depth camera. A first gesture of the computer user is identified as one of a plurality of different action selection gestures, each action selection gesture associated with a different action performable within an interactive interface controlled by gestures of the computer user. A second gesture is identified as a triggering gesture that causes performance of the action associated with the action selection gesture. | 12-06-2012 |
Guy Simmons, Fleet GB
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20080318654 | Combat action selection using situational awareness - A game environment is disclosed where actions are automatically selected based on a situational awareness for a player in the game environments. The situational awareness can be determined based on conditions of the player, objects and other characters in the game environment. | 12-25-2008 |
Helen Simmons, Windsor GB
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20120165289 | TREATMENT - The invention provides composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a soluble fibre derivable from fruit of the | 06-28-2012 |
Ian Simmons, West Sussex GB
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20100142594 | METHOD OF PROCESSING AN RF SIGNAL - A method of receiving and processing an RF signal comprises receiving ( | 06-10-2010 |
20110169690 | SATELLITE POSITIONING - A method of estimating the position of a first event of interest using a satellite positioning system. The method comprises: performing in response to the first event a satellite reception function; determining at some later time whether it is possible to calculate a position estimate from signals resulting from the satellite reception function; and, if not, estimating the position of the first event based on a position estimate of a second event, wherein the second event is that closest in time to the first for which a position estimate is available. Thus, the method can provide a position estimate for the first event even if the satellite reception function fails. | 07-14-2011 |
Ian Michael Simmons, Hassocks GB
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20120306689 | HYBRID SATELLITE POSITIONING WITH PREDICTION - A method of calculating two position fixes, using satellite positioning. The method comprises: using an RF front-end ( | 12-06-2012 |
20120306690 | SATELLITE POSITIONING WITH ASSISTED CALCULATION - A method of calculating a position fix from satellite signal samples. The method comprises: obtaining first reference information produced during the calculation ( | 12-06-2012 |
Martin J. Simmons, Whiteley GB
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20140375592 | Method of Compensating for Retransmission Effects in a Touch Sensor - In one embodiment, a method of compensating for retransmission effects in a touch sensor includes, in response to measuring a touch input on a display, generating a first matrix comprising a plurality of first measurements associated with a plurality of capacitive nodes of a touch sensor. The method also includes estimating an amount of retransmission associated with the touch input by generating a first vector comprising one or more second measurements associated with one or more first electrode lines of the touch sensor, generating a second vector comprising one or more third measurements associated with one or more second electrode lines of the touch sensor, and calculating an outer product of the first and second vectors. The method includes generating a revised indication of the touch input based on the first matrix and the estimated amount of retransmission | 12-25-2014 |
20150049032 | Touch-Screen Panel with Multiple Sense Units and Related Methods - This document discloses, systems, methods, and articles of manufacture, related to position sensors and uses of such sensors. Multiple panels can be arranged in close proximity to one another and one or more sense or drives lines associated with each respective panel can be associated with a control circuit of the other adjacent panel. | 02-19-2015 |
Martin J. Simmons, Southampton GB
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20110310025 | TOUCH-SCREEN PANEL AND RELATED METHODS - This document discloses, systems, methods, and articles of manufacture, related to position sensors and uses of such sensors. Multiple panels can be arranged in close proximity to one another and one or more sense or drives lines associated with each respective panel can be associated with a control circuit of the other adjacent panel. | 12-22-2011 |
20120026122 | TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN CONFIGURATIONS - Examples of arrangements of electrodes on a touch sensitive screen provide one or more advantages, such as reduced cross coupling, for example, when a person is using both thumbs or several fingers at substantially the same time to control the touch screen. | 02-02-2012 |
Martin J. Simmons, Hampshire GB
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20140333569 | Method for Restructuring Distorted Capacitive Touch Data - In one embodiment, a method for restructuring distorted capacitive touch data includes receiving an array of touch amplitude data associated with an electrode line of a capacitive touch sensor in response to a touch on a touch sensitive display. The method also includes detecting a distortion in the array of touch amplitude data and calculating, in response to detecting the distortion, a corrected array of touch amplitude data such that the corrected array of touch amplitude data represents the touch on the touch sensitive display. | 11-13-2014 |
Martin J. Simmons, Fareham GB
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20140098033 | Active Stylus with Noise Immunity - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first signal at a stylus. The stylus is able to wirelessly transmit signals to and receive signals from a device. The stylus includes one or more electrodes in a tip of the stylus. A frequency characteristic of the first signal is determined. A second signal is generated based at least in part on the frequency characteristic of the first signal. The second signal is wirelessly transmitted from the stylus to the device through a touch sensor of the device. | 04-10-2014 |
Martin John Simmons, Hampshire GB
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20100193258 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch panel is provided capable of detecting multiple simultaneous touches. The touch panel delivers sets of capacitance signal values to a processor which computes the coordinates of single or multiple touch locations on the touch panel. The processing of each set is performed by (i) identifying the sensing element having the largest capacitance signal value; (ii) defining a region around that sensing element; and (iii) repeating the process iteratively, wherein each subsequent identifying step excludes signals that lie in previously defined regions. A multi-touch sensor is thus provided in which the signal processing is based on successive definition of regions or sub-blocks in the touch: panel. The touch location in each region can be determined more accurately by then applying interpolation between the adjacent signal values. This allows for position resolution at a finer scale than that defined by the touch panel's electrode patterning. | 08-05-2010 |
20100289754 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL TOUCH SENSORS - In a touch sensor, as well as providing touch position data, additional data is provided on the shape of the touch. This is achieved by having sampling nodes on a finer mesh than the size of the actuating object, typically a finger, so each finger touch activates a group of adjacent nodes on the sensor. In this way, each touch has a shape formed by the activated nodes. The shape allows the touch sensor to report an angle with each touch and data indicating how elongate the touch is, preferably both together as a vector in which the direction of the vector gives the angle and the magnitude of the vector gives the ellipticity. For each frame of data collected from the sensor array, the sensor outputs an (x, y) coordinate of touch position and a further (x, y) coordinate of a shape vector. This allows many novel gestures to be provided, such as single finger “drag and zoom” and single finger “drag and rotate”. It also allows for correction of systematic human error in the placement of finger touches on virtual keys. | 11-18-2010 |
20100328226 | APPARATUS USING A DIFFERENTIAL ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - Electronic apparatus and methods of operating the electronic apparatus include less than a frequency associated with a generated waveform. In various embodiments, an apparatus using a differential analog-to-digital converter can perform low frequency noise rejection that can be implemented in a variety of applications. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 12-30-2010 |
20110073383 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE SELF-CAPACITANCE USING A SINGLE PIN - A method for measuring capacitance in a sensor device using an internal reference circuit element(s), and without implementing additional circuitry and devices external to the sensor device, is described. In some embodiments a method uses an output pin of the sensor device and an internal reference capacitor of the sensor device to identify a touch applied to a touch point or electrode coupled to the touch sensor. The method applies reference voltages to charge the reference capacitor and measure a signal received from an electrode, wherein the touch sensor controls switching within the touch sensor to apply the reference voltages to the reference capacitor. | 03-31-2011 |
Martin John Simmons, Southampton GB
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20110267304 | MULTI-CHIP TOUCH SCREENS - The exemplary devices and processing techniques allow multiple measurement devices or chips to work together to sample a screen that is larger than one measurement device might sample, by allowing sharing X or drive lines amongst the measurements devices. Particular implementations of the subject matter described in this specification can be implemented so as to realize one or more of the following optional advantages. The sharing of the drive lines may allow for a screen sized or otherwise configured to have more measurement nodes than would be produced by the sum of the nodes that could be measured by the individual devices. For a screen that requires multiple measurement devices, the drive line sharing thus may allow use of a smaller number of measuring devices. | 11-03-2011 |
20110291944 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED TOUCH SCREEN RESPONSE - This document discloses examples of systems, methods, and articles of manufacture that may provide one or more advantages relating to determining which touch on a touch screen is intended and which touch or touches are inadvertent. | 12-01-2011 |
20120235937 | Two-Dimensional Touch Sensors - In a touch sensor, as well as providing touch position data, additional data is provided on the shape of the touch. This is achieved by having sampling nodes on a finer mesh than the size of the actuating object, typically a finger, so each finger touch activates a group of adjacent nodes on the sensor. In this way, each touch has a shape formed by the activated nodes. The shape allows the touch sensor to report an angle with each touch and data indicating how elongate the touch is, preferably both together as a vector in which the direction of the vector gives the angle and the magnitude of the vector gives the ellipticity. For each frame of data collected from the sensor array, the sensor outputs an (x, y) coordinate of touch position and a further (x, y) coordinate of a shape vector. | 09-20-2012 |
20130106716 | Selective Scan of Touch-Sensitive Area for Passive or Active Touch or Proximity Input | 05-02-2013 |
20130106719 | Data Transfer from Active Stylus to Configure a Device or Application | 05-02-2013 |
20130141382 | Touch Sensor With Force Sensing - In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a panel, a plurality of sense electrodes underlying the panel, a plane of known potential underlying the plurality of sense electrodes, and a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of sense electrodes. The controller is configured to determine whether an object has pressed the panel by: measuring capacitances at each of a plurality of sense electrodes across the panel, the capacitances associated with a distance between the plurality of sense electrodes and the plane of known potential, comparing the measured capacitances across the panel with one or more criteria associated with a deformation of the panel, and determining, based on the comparison, whether an object has pressed the panel. | 06-06-2013 |
20130147752 | Touch Sensor With Adaptive Touch Detection Thresholding - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a controller coupled to a touch sensor, a plurality of signals from a plurality of sense electrodes, the plurality of signals indicative of an amount of capacitance between the touch sensor and an external object. The method further includes accessing a stored threshold value, determining a strength of a charge return path between the touch sensor and a ground, and adjusting the stored threshold value based on the determined strength of the charge return path. The threshold value indicates a threshold magnitude of the signals from the plurality of sense electrodes to process as a touch by the external object. | 06-13-2013 |
20130162583 | Enhanced Touch Detection Methods - In one embodiment, a method includes sending a first set of signals to a first set of lines of a touch sensor. The method also includes receiving a second set of signals on a second set of lines of the touch sensor in response to sending the first set of signals. The second set of lines are capacitively coupled to the first set of lines. The method includes sending a third set of signals and receiving a fourth set of signals. The fourth set of signals is capacitively generated based on the third set of signals. The method also includes determining a fifth set of signals by compensating the second set of signals based on the fourth set of signals and determining whether a touch occurred based on the fifth set of signals. | 06-27-2013 |
20140253488 | Touch Panel Deformation Compensation - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a touch sensor of a device, one or more signals corresponding to touch or proximity inputs within a touch-sensitive area of the touch sensor. The touch sensor comprising one or more nodes. The method also includes applying an offset to one or more of the signals. The offset corresponding to a variation in a distance between a touch panel and a ground plane or display of the device. The method also includes determining whether a touch input to the touch sensor has occurred based at least in part on the signals and the offset as applied. | 09-11-2014 |
Martin John Simmons, Ensign Way GB
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20120319995 | Apparatus Using a Differential Analog-to-Digital Converter - Electronic apparatus and methods of operating the electronic apparatus include less than a frequency associated with a generated waveform. In various embodiments, an apparatus using a differential analog-to-digital converter can perform low frequency noise rejection that can be implemented in a variety of applications. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 12-20-2012 |
Martin John Simmons, Hamble GB
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20140039819 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE SELF-CAPACITANCE USING A SINGLE PIN - A method for measuring capacitance in a sensor device using an internal reference circuit element(s), and without implementing additional circuitry and devices external to the sensor device, is described. In some embodiments a method uses an output pin of the sensor device and an internal reference capacitor of the sensor device to identify a touch applied to a touch point or electrode coupled to the touch sensor. The method applies reference voltages to charge the reference capacitor and measure a signal received from an electrode, wherein the touch sensor controls switching within the touch sensor to apply the reference voltages to the reference capacitor. | 02-06-2014 |
Martin John Simmons, Southhampton GB
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20130106709 | Touch Sensor With User Identification | 05-02-2013 |
Martin John Simmons, Southampton, Hampshire GB
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20130106722 | Pulse- Or Frame-Based Communication Using Active Stylus | 05-02-2013 |
Martin John Simmons, Whiteley GB
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20140340359 | Selective Scan of Touch-Sensitive Area for Passive or Active Touch or Proximity Input - In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes a touch sensor that includes a touch-sensitive area and a touch-sensor controller. The touch-sensor controller is operable to: select a first region around a determined first location associated with an object within the touch-sensitive area, select a second region around the determined first location associated with the object within the touch-sensitive area, and scan two or more electrodes within the first region and two or more electrodes within the second region to determine a second location associated with the object within the touch-sensitive area. | 11-20-2014 |
20150009180 | Two-Dimensional Touch Panel - A capacitive touch panel is provided capable of detecting multiple simultaneous touches. The touch panel delivers sets of capacitance signal values to a processor which computes the coordinates of single or multiple touch locations on the touch panel. The processing of each set is performed by (i) identifying the sensing element having the largest capacitance signal value; (ii) defining a region around that sensing element; and (iii) repeating the process iteratively, wherein each subsequent identifying step excludes signals that lie in previously defined regions. A multi-touch sensor is thus provided in which the signal processing is based on successive definition of regions or sub-blocks in the touch: panel. The touch location in each region can be determined more accurately by then applying interpolation between the adjacent signal values. This allows for position resolution at a finer scale than that defined by the touch panel's electrode patterning. | 01-08-2015 |
20150116271 | Pulse- or Frame-Based Communication Using Active Stylus - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors in or on a stylus, the stylus including one or more electrodes and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic for wirelessly transmitting signals to a device through a touch sensor of the device. The method includes generating a carrier signal and modulating the carrier signal to communicate the sensor data and wirelessly transmitting from the stylus to the device the carrier signal as modulated through the touch sensor of the device. | 04-30-2015 |
Martin John Simmons, Whitely GB
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20150109232 | Object Orientation Determination - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from one or more touch sensors of a computing device, signals corresponding to one or more touch or proximity inputs occurring substantially simultaneously within a touch-sensitive area of each of the touch sensors. At least a portion of the touch-sensitive areas of at least one of the touch sensors is disposed substantially along an edge of the computing device. The method also includes determining, based on the signals, an orientation of an object causing the touch or proximity inputs; and initiating a pre-determined function of the computing device based at least in part on the orientation of the object. | 04-23-2015 |
Matthew Simmons, Basingstoke GB
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20080208378 | MEDIA PLAY SYSTEM - A method and system for playing media are disclosed. The media play system comprises a media server comprising a plurality of outputs, wherein each of the plurality of outputs is connected to a playback station, wherein the media server is connected to at least one device that is configured to store digital content, and wherein the at least one device comprises either a mobile media player docked in a mobile media docking mechanism or a local network connected to a media track storage. The method comprises media retrieving a plurality of media tracks stored in a plurality of devices, wherein each of the plurality of devices comprises either a mobile media player docked in a mobile media docking mechanism or a local network connected to a media track storage and wherein the media tracks stored therein are seen as a single collection of tracks and substantially simultaneously outputting the plurality of media tracks to a plurality of playback stations. | 08-28-2008 |
Neil Simmons, Lincoln GB
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20140305129 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE SUPPORT STRUT ASSEMBLY - Support strut assembly for supporting a casing of a functional unit of gas turbine is provided having a strut body for supporting the casing to ground, a ball pivot element mounted to the strut body and a rocker lever mounted to the ball pivot element. The rocker lever inserts into a bearing bore of a support body as part of the casing or ground, the rocker lever inserts into the bearing bore via clearance fit so a pivotal point is generated at a first contact area between the rocker lever and an inner surface of the bearing bore, the rocker lever pivots within the bearing bore around the pivotal point. An elastomeric springing damping element is mounted to the rocker lever between the rocker lever and the a support body providing centering force and damping pivoting of the rocker lever with respect to the support body around the pivotal point. | 10-16-2014 |
Paul Simmons, West Midlands GB
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20080306622 | Machine and Method for Pharmaceutical and Pharmaceutical-Like Product Assembly - A method and apparatus for assembling a plurality of independently formed solid components is provided thereby forming a single delivery vehicle for a pharmaceutical or pharmaceutical-like product. The solid components can be held and fed to the apparatus via a plurality of magazines. Pusher rods and the like can be used for positioning each of the solid components. Where the components are connected via a bonding liquid, a sprayer is provided and compression pins or the like press the components with the bonding liquid together to form the final product. A rivet or other connection structure can also be used and driven through holes in each of the solid components to form the final product. | 12-11-2008 |
20130118132 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PHARMACEUTICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL-LIKE PRODUCT ASSEMBLY - A method and apparatus for assembling a plurality of independently formed solid components is provided thereby forming a single delivery vehicle for a pharmaceutical or pharmaceutical-like product. The solid components can be held and fed to the apparatus via a plurality of magazines. Pusher rods and the like can be used for positioning each of the solid components. Where the components are connected via a bonding liquid, a sprayer is provided and compression pins or the like press the components with the bonding liquid together to form the final project. A rivet or other connection structure can also be used and driven through holes in each of the solid components to form the final product. | 05-16-2013 |
Philip Andrew Simmons, Warwickshire GB
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20090314011 | Product Cooling - A cooling system for beverage dispense has a circuit | 12-24-2009 |
Richard Charles Simmons, Stevenage Hertfordshire GB
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20150205078 | INFRARED OBJECTIVE FOR USE IN A REMOTE SENSOR PLATFORM - Objective lens ( | 07-23-2015 |