Spencer, GB

Adrian G. Spencer, Worcester GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090239548	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DERIVING POSITION INFORMATION - A wireless receiver for receiving signals from a satellite positioning system, and receiving signals from a communications system uses a common path in the receiver, and derives position information (	09-24-2009

Alexander Charles Spencer, Brentwood GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110062694	CURTAIN AIRBAG ASSEMBLY - A curtain airbag assembly is provided having a number of airbags	03-17-2011

Alexandra Jane Spencer, Oxford GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100322896	MOLECULAR ADJUVANT - This invention relates to the use of a molecular adjuvant to generate an immune response in a host. In particular, the molecular adjuvant may be a TLR signalling pathway component, a co-stimulatory molecule, an NKG2D ligand, IL- or IL-15.	12-23-2010
20120282290	Mycobacterial Vaccines - There is provided a fusion protein or a polynucleotide sequence encoding said fusion protein that comprises first and second domains, wherein the first domain of the fusion protein comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, or a fragment thereof comprising at least 20 consecutive amino acids thereof; and wherein the second domain of the fusion protein comprises a mycobacterial antigen or an antigenic fragment thereof. Also provided are corresponding therapeutic uses thereof for the protection of primates against mycobacterial infections.	11-08-2012

Alfred Spencer, London GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140202478	ADDITIVE-CONTAINING MEMBER - An additive-containing member having first and second regions, the second region comprising a predetermined region (	07-24-2014
20140209112	SMOKING ARTICLE FILTER - A smoking article filter (	07-31-2014

Alfred Vincent Spencer, London GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140182607	ADDITIVE RELEASE COMPONENT - A deformable additive release component (	07-03-2014
20140182614	ADDITIVE RELEASE COMPONENT - An additive release component (	07-03-2014
20140202479	SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A support structure (	07-24-2014
20160031634	Packaging Insert - The invention provides a packaging insert containing individually sealed elongate elements, comprising a first web having a series of grooves running parallel to its length and a second web arranged over the grooves of the first web providing a series of parallel individual pockets each shaped to fit and containing a single elongate element, a first end of the individual pockets is sealed, and a second end is temporarily sealed allowing individual access to each pocket containing a single elongate element. The invention also provides a method of preparing the same, and packet containing in it a packaging insert of the invention.	02-04-2016

Anthony Spencer, Gloucestershire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110083000	DATA PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES FOR PACKET HANDLING - A data processing architecture includes an input device that receives an incoming stream of data packets. A plurality of processing elements are operable to process data received from the input device. The input device is operable to distribute data packets in whole or in part to the processing elements in dependence upon the data processing bandwidth of the processing elements.	04-07-2011

Anthony Spencer, Nr. Wotton Under Edge GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110069716	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUEUING VARIABLE SIZE DATA PACKETS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Variable size data packets are queued in a communication system by generating from each data packet a record portion of predetermined fixed size containing information about each packet and storing only data portions of the packets in independent memory locations in a first memory. The record portions are only stored in one or more managed queues in a second memory having fixed size memory locations equal in size to the size of the record portions. The first memory is larger than the second memory; and the memory locations in the first memory are arranged in blocks having a plurality of different sizes. The memory locations are allocated to the data portions according to the size of the data portions.	03-24-2011

Ben Spencer, Swansea GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120038644	RENDERING CAUSTICS IN COMPUTER GRAPHICS WITH PHOTON MAPPING BY RELAXATION - The invention relates to a method of rendering caustics in a computer graphics scene. The method comprises obtaining a photon map of said scene, redistributing photons from said photon map into an arrangement with a blue noise spectral signature by performing a relaxation step in respect of each of a number of photons, determining a constraining vector for each of a number of photons and rendering said scene using results from the redistributing photons and/or from determining a constraining vector.	02-16-2012

Charlie Spencer, Portsmouth GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100296189	MODULAR REAR VIEW MIRROR AND METHOD TO ASSEMBLE IT - The invention is related to a rear view mirror assembly with a least two parts out of the group of part as: mirror frame, mirror base, mirror housing, mirror bezel, mirror glass, mirror lighting means, actuator, that must be connected during assembly process with at least one retention latch. This retention latch comprises a circular hood and a rectangular arm formed in a first part and to be inserted into an opening and shifted along a slot in a second part.	11-25-2010

Christopher Andrew Spencer, Chester GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130109079	METHOD FOR SEPARATING AN ORGANIC COMPONENT FROM A MIXTURE CONTAINING THE ORGANIC COMPONENT	05-02-2013

Clifford Spencer, Linconshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110130459	COMPOSITION FOR ACCELERATED PRODUCTION OF COLLAGEN - Here the inventors provide a composition for topical application to the skin of animal comprising stearidonic acid in combination with one or octadecatrienoic acids (CODTAs). Preferably the composition comprises	06-02-2011
20140011877	COMPOSITION FOR ACCELERATED PRODUCTION OF COLLAGEN - Here the inventors provide a composition for topical application to the skin of animal comprising stearidonic acid in combination with one or more octadecatrienoic acids (CODTAs). Preferably the composition comprises	01-09-2014

Daniel Christopher Spencer, Hampshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150044696	MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SERIAL FLUIDIC OPERATIONS - An integrated microfluidic device for carrying out a series of fluidic operations includes a housing including a plurality of n microfluidic conduits, wherein n is at least three, and a rotating valve having an internal channel with an entrance port and an exit port that are angularly separated. The rotating valve is positionable in a first position to connect two of the n fluidic conduits via the internal channel, and upon rotating the valve to a second position, two other of the n fluidic conduits are connected by the internal channel. The device further may include one or more fluidic chambers in fluid communication with respective fluidic conduits. Fluid contained in one fluidic chamber is transferrable by application of positive or negative gas pressure through associated fluidic conduits into another fluidic chamber via the internal channel. The device may be utilized to perform a variety of fluidic operations.	02-12-2015

Daniel Christopher Spencer, Southampton GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160041080	A METHOD OF ELECTRICALLY MEASURING THE ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES FLOWING IN A LIQUID - A method of electrically measuring the electrical properties of individual particles flowing in a liquid, which method comprises: (i) providing apparatus (	02-11-2016
20160041081	APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICALLY MEASURING INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES FLOWING IN A LIQUID - Apparatus (	02-11-2016

David Spencer, Essex GB

David N. Spencer, Kemnay GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100101799	SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A MODULAR PRODUCTION TREE ASSEMBLY TO REDUCE WEIGHT DURING TRANSFER OF TREE TO RIG - A modular tree production tree assembly reduces the weight during transfer of the tree components from a barge to a production rig. The tree assembly includes an upper tree module, a lower tree module, and a choke bridge module. The upper tree module has a tree head, the lower tree module has a guidance system and ties in the flow lines to the in-field infrastructure, and the choke bridge module has the choke and instrumentation bridge to link the three components together. Prior to delivery to the rig, the components of the modular tree assembly may be joined together and tested on shore. Upon arrival at the rig, the components are individually lifted from the barge onto the rig by a crane. After the tree components are on the rig, the modular tree is reassembled and then deployed to the sea floor via the draw works.	04-29-2010

David N. Spencer, Aberdeen GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090255681	OFF-CENTER RUNNING TOOL FOR SUBSEA TREE - A running tool for lowering a christmas tree to a subsea wellhead. The running tool includes an off center adjustment to compensate for asymmetric weight distribution in the christmas tree. The running tool comprises a main body, latches for coupling the body to the christmas tree, an offset arm connected to the body, and a lift arm (drill pipe adaptor) connected to the lift arm and selectively positioned on the lift arm to offset and compensate for the christmas tree asymmetric weight distribution.	10-15-2009

David William Spencer, Essex GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160049096	Training Device - The present invention provides a training device for training a user to use a pressurised metered dose inhaler (PMDI). The device comprises a body, air expulsion means (e.g. bellows) for expelling air along an air flow path and an actuator for actuation of the air expulsion means. The air flow path comprises a restriction such that upon expulsion of air along the air flow path, an audible signal is generated. The audible signal mimics that generated during use of a PMDI.	02-18-2016

Douglas John Edwin Spencer, Stirlingshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090118478	Manufacturing Process - A process for the preparation of a desired chemical compound in a continuous reactor in which a part of the product stream exits the reactor and part of the product stream is recycled around the reactor in order to reduce the amount of buffer that would otherwise be required.	05-07-2009

Duncan Spencer, Battle GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080208637	Method And System For Assessing Environmental Risk Associated With Parcel Of Real Property - Disclosed is a system and method for assessing environmental risk associated with a parcel of real property through the form of reports which can be generated without the significant expense and time delay of a physical site inspection. Also disclosed is a method to facilitate contaminated land transactions by reports that provide consultancy, legal, and/or financial advice based on factors determined in the absence of a property site visit. In one aspect, the disclosed method comprises several steps based on certain determinations made using commercially-available and publicly-available databases. In another aspect, the disclosed method is a way of providing financial assurance via an insurance policy with the steps of supplying an environmental risk report and automatically supplying an environmental insurance quote based upon the environmental risk report.	08-28-2008

Eileen Patricia Spencer, Cleadon GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140196226	Broom Sweeper Apparatus, Systems and Methods of Using the Same - The present invention relates to a broom sweeper apparatus and related embodiments. Specifically, the present invention relates to a broom and/or broom attachment apparatus that provides a debris collection mechanism for quickly, easily and efficiently removing and holding a pile of debris swept into said pile by the broom. Systems and methods of using the same are further provided.	07-17-2014

Elliot Spencer, Bedfordshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100138653	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING FOR, AND COLLECTING, ELECTRONICALLY-STORED INFORMATION - A method and system for searching and collecting electronically stored information are described. Consistent with an embodiment of the invention, configuration and execution of a search are separated in time and location. For example, a search configuration application executing at a first computer system is utilized to generate a search configuration file, which controls the operation of a search agent when the search agent is executing at a target computer system and performing a search of storage devices act of the target computer system. Encryption is utilized to prevent unauthorized access to the search configuration file as well as the search results file generated by the search agent.	06-03-2010

Gerald James Spencer, Abbeymead GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100000928	CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMNS AND THEIR OPERAITON - A method of operating chromatography column apparatus comprising a column tube (	01-07-2010

Holly Spencer, Hertfordshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120279515	WEAVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A weaving assistance apparatus for facilitating differentiation of hair colours comprises a support-engaging portion and an abutting surface. The support-engaging portion has an opening at an end thereof for receiving a finger, and the abutting surface is arranged to provide a contrasting background for differentiating between differently coloured overlying hair strands.	11-08-2012

Howard J. Spencer, Dukinfield GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120247972	PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE CONCENTRATION OF HYDRATE INHIBITORS IN WATER USED FOR OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION - Reducing the concentration of kinetic hydrate inhibitors in produced water may be accomplished by treating the produced water using a method selected from the group consisting of chemical adsorption, solvent extraction, chemical coagulation, electrochemical coagulation and combinations thereof. Such reductions may in some instances allow for the reuse of produced water for irrigation or recycle in oil and gas production.	10-04-2012

Howard James Spencer, Liverpool GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130098623	Low Dosage Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitors for Natural Gas Production Systems - Copolymers containing acryloylmorpholine and vinylimidazole, and optionally vinylcaprolactam and/or n-vinyl pyrrolidone, have shown superior results in hydrate inhibition tests at conditions of 7° C. subcooling dosed at 1 vol % based on the water cut of the system fluids. The copolymer product has also passed high TDS (total dissolved solids) brine compatibility tests and secondary property tests including foaming and hot injection tests which make it useful as a kinetic hydrate inhibitor in gas production systems susceptible to the formation of natural gas hydrates.	04-25-2013
20150322330	LOW DOSAGE KINETIC HYDRATE INHIBITORS FOR NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - Copolymers containing acryloylmorpholine and vinylimidazole, and optionally vinylcaprolactam and/or n-vinyl pyrrolidone, have shown superior results in hydrate inhibition tests at conditions of 7° C. subcooling dosed at 1 vol % based on the water cut of the system fluids. The copolymer product has also passed high TDS (total dissolved solids) brine compatibility tests and secondary property tests including foaming and hot injection tests which make it useful as a kinetic hydrate inhibitor in gas production systems susceptible to the formation of natural gas hydrates.	11-12-2015
20150322746	LOW DOSAGE KINETIC HYDRATE INHIBITORS FOR NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - Copolymers containing acryloylmorpholine and vinylimidazole, and optionally vinylcaprolactam and/or n-vinyl pyrrolidone, have shown superior results in hydrate inhibition tests at conditions of 7° C. subcooling dosed at 1 vol % based on the water cut of the system fluids. The copolymer product has also passed high TDS (total dissolved solids) brine compatibility tests and secondary property tests including foaming and hot injection tests which make it useful as a kinetic hydrate inhibitor in gas production systems susceptible to the formation of natural gas hydrates.	11-12-2015

Jason Spencer, Worth GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110227697	PASSENGER FLOW MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for passenger flow is described. A boarding pass identifier of a boarding pass is electronically identified at a workstation of one or more first workstations at a first level. Boarding pass information associated with the identified boarding pass identifier is electronically retrieved at the workstation. It is determined, via one or more computers, whether the boarding pass is valid based on the retrieved boarding pass information. If the boarding pass is determined valid, a holder of the boarding pass is directed, via one or more computers, to a queue for one workstation of a plurality of second workstations at a second level based on the retrieved boarding pass information. Each workstation of the second workstations has a different queue arranged before the workstation. If the boarding pass is determined not valid, the boarding pass holder is directed away from entering the queues. A system is also described.	09-22-2011

Jeffrey William Spencer, Leicester Forest East GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080197149	AIRLESS DISPENSING PUMP WITH TAMPER EVIDENCE FEATURES - An airless dispenser pump assembly includes a pump mechanism with an inlet valve that is configured to efficiently pump viscous fluids and that is able to be pre-primed when the pump mechanism is attached to a container. In one form, the inlet valve includes a seal member that seals an inlet port of the pump and an outer support member that secures the inlet valve to the rest of the pump mechanism. Two or more legs generally extend in a circumferential direction between the support member and the seal member in order to create a large flow opening for fluid flow through the inlet valve when opened and to rapidly close the inlet valve. The pump mechanism further includes an outlet valve that is configured to draw fluid back from a nozzle of the pump after dispensing in order to minimize build up around the nozzle.	08-21-2008
20110198371	LIQUID DOSING DEVICES - A dosing device for dispensing liquid from a container (	08-18-2011

Jeffrey William Spencer, Leicester GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100089945	AIRLESS DISPENSING PUMP - An airless dispenser pump assembly includes a pump mechanism with an inlet valve that is configured to efficiently pump viscous fluids and that is able to be pre-primed when the pump mechanism is attached to a container. In one form, the inlet valve includes a seal member that seals an inlet port of the pump and an outer support member that secures the inlet valve to the rest of the pump mechanism. Two or more legs generally extend in a circumferential direction between the support member and the seal member in order to create a large flow opening for fluid flow through the inlet valve when opened and to rapidly close the inlet valve. The pump mechanism further includes an outlet valve that is configured to draw fluid back from a nozzle of the pump after dispensing in order to minimize build up around the nozzle.	04-15-2010
20100096412	PUMP DISPENSERS - Certain pump dispensers, for example foam dispensers, are specially adapted for inverted use. One feature especially useful in a foam dispenser having both an air cylinder and a liquid cylinder with respective pistons is an intake conduit arrangement to increase the clearance of liquid from the container. An intermediate shell fits over the upright liquid cylinder body and carries an inlet valve positively urged upward to the closed position to prevent leaking. A conduit shell fits over the intermediate shell and creates an intake conduit extending down the side of the liquid cylinder to an intake opening lower down the pump body.	04-22-2010
20140008398	LIQUID DOSING DEVICES - A dosing device for dispensing liquid from a container (	01-09-2014

Jeremy R. Spencer, Didcot GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090291868	Marine Engine Lubrication - A trunk piston marine engine lubricating oil composition for a medium-speed compression-ignited marine engine comprises, in a major amount, an oil of lubricating viscosity containing 50 mass % or more of a Group II basestock. and, in respective minor amounts, (A) an overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate detergent having a basicity index of 4.5 or less, and (B) an overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate detergent having a basicity index of greater than 4.5. The ratio of deterrent (A) to detergent (B), both expressed as mass of active ingredient, is in the range from 0.5 to 15. The trunk piston marine engine lubricating oil composition has a TBN (using ASTM D	11-26-2009

Jeremy Roger Spencer, Didcot GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090011966	Lubricating Oil Composition - A lubricating oil composition having a total base number of more than 15 mg KOH/g, as determined by ASTM D2896, and including at least 40 mass % of an oil of lubricating viscosity; at least one detergent; and at least one compound of the formula (I) and/or formula (II):	01-08-2009
20090171031	Method of Forming Polyalkene Substituted Carboxylic Acid Compositions - The residual chlorine content of a polyolefin-substituted carboxylic acylating agent formed by a halogen-assisted reaction of a polyalkene and at least one olefinic, monounsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid, anhydride or ester, is reduced when the reaction is conducted in the presence of a controlled amount of a metal compound.	07-02-2009
20090203559	Engine Lubrication - A trunk piston or cross-head diesel engine having a centrifuge system including a sealing medium is lubricated with a lubricant which, for the cross-head engine, is a system lubricant and which contains 0.04 to 5 mass %, expressed as active ingredient, of a combination of one or more linked aromatic compounds and one or more nitrogen containing ashless disperants, in a mass:mass ratio in the range of 1:3 to 9:1.	08-13-2009

John David Spencer, Surrey GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100137924	TOOL - In an alignment guide for use in femoral head surgery, a cannulated rod is supported by, and is adjustable with respect to, a support member of the alignment guide. The guide also includes two jaws, an anterior jaw and a posterior jaw, with each jaw having a proximal end connected to the support arm, and a distal end for clamping, in use, to the neck of the femur. At least one of the jaws is movable from a first open position to a second clamping position.	06-03-2010

Jonathan Allan Spencer, Portsmouth GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100172350	Communications System - A Communications system for communicating over low bandwidth or high latency links incorporates a router MR	07-08-2010

Joseph William Spencer, Liverpool GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090082988	NON-ORTHOGONAL MONITORING OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS - Apparatus for non-orthogonal monitoring of a variable measurand in a system or process, comprising: means defining at least three sources having limited spectral widths and non-orthogonal spectral outputs; a modulator means which is adapted to modulate the outputs of said sources in response to said variable measurand; at least three detectors which have non-orthogonal responsivities in the measurement domain and which receive the modulated outputs of said sources; and a processor which converts the detector outputs algorithmically into primary chromatic parameters.	03-26-2009

Keith Spencer, London GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090318427	BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVES FOR TREATING HEPATITIS C INFECTION - Use of a benzodiazepine of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for use in treating or preventing a hepatitis C infection, wherein: —R	12-24-2009

Keith Charles Spencer, London GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080267914	Chemical Compounds - Compounds of formula (Ia) are found to be active in inhibiting replication of flaviviridae viruses (Ia), wherein R	10-30-2008
20080311076	Morpholinylanilinoquinazoline Derivatives For Use As Antiviral Agents - Compounds of formula (Ia) are found to be active in inhibiting replication of flaviviridae viruses, wherein R	12-18-2008
20100158863	TRIAZOLOANILINOPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES FOR USE AS ANTIVIRAL AGENTS - A quinazoline derivative of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: formula (I) for use in treatment of prevention of a flaviviridae infection.	06-24-2010
20110059043	CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS - The invention concerns benzodiazepine derivatives of Formula I:	03-10-2011

Kevin Spencer, Hookend GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120149040	Adam12, A Novel Marker For Abnormal Cell Function - The present invention provides a method, an assay and a kit for providing an indication of abnormal cell function. The present inventors describes ADAM12 as a overall general marker for abnormal cell function, and the present inventor for the first time demonstrate that ADAM12 is an important indicator of fetal chromosomal disease and placenta function. Specifically ADAM12 is a good marker for e.g. Downs's syndrome, trisomy 18, preeclampsia, Turner syndrome in both first and second trimester. The present inventors developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a time-resolved immunofluorometric assay for the quantification of ADAM12 in serum. The present application demonstrates in several examples the variation of the ADAM12 level in fetal abnormality and/or adverse pregnancy outcomes correlated gestational age when compared to normal controls. It is an object of the invention to provide an improvement of the existing marker tests that exhibits a decreased false positive rate.	06-14-2012

Malcom Joseph Robert Spencer, Bognor Regis GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150230380	Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic' - A new and distinct	08-13-2015

Matt Spencer, Chandler Ford Hampshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120246671	DETECTING PERIODIC ACTIVITY PATTERNS - A method of detecting periodic activity patterns associated with the viewing of audio video content is described. The method includes: recording activity data in an activity log; suppressing the activity log one or more times to suppress non-relevant activity data thereby producing one or more sets of suppressed activity data; passing the one or more sets of suppressed activity data through a signal processing function to convert the one or more sets of suppressed activity data to one or more frequency responses; and analysing the one or more frequency responses to detect the periodic activity patterns. Related apparatus and methods are also described.	09-27-2012

Matt Spencer, Hampshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120072282	ADVERTISEMENT SELECTION - An end-user rendering system including an advertisement database to receive advertisements, and store the advertisements therein, a state database to store information, a decision model optimization module to receive a tree-type decision model and optimize the tree-type decision model based on at least some of the information stored in the state database, an advertisement decision module to evaluate the optimized tree-type decision model and select an advertising campaign, the selected advertising campaign having at least one advertisement, and a rendering module to render the at least one advertisement of the selected advertising campaign. Related apparatus and methods are also described.	03-22-2012
20130061256	USER PRESENCE CONFIDENCE AND MEDIA CONTENT VIEWING ESTIMATION - A content viewing estimation system including a module to receive a time measurement of how long at least part of a content item was rendered by an end-user rendering unit and outputted for display to an audio-visual outputting arrangement during a time window, a module to determine user interaction with the end-user rendering unit and/or the audio-visual outputting arrangement, a module to calculate an average content item duration of a plurality of content items rendered by the end-user rendering unit during the time window, and a module to estimate viewing by the user of the at least part content item such that if user interaction was not determined during the time window then time attributed to the viewing of the at least part content item is set to the minimum of a capping limit, the time measurement, and the average content item duration. Related apparatus and methods are also described.	03-07-2013

Michael Spencer, Ravenfield GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120131808	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VALVE LASH ADJUSTMENT - Methods and apparatus for setting a lash space between a lost motion piston and an engine valve or other components of an internal combustion engine are disclosed. The apparatus may include a lock nut gauge, a zero setting gauge extending into the lock nut gauge, a lash setting gauge extending into the zero setting gauge, and a bit stem extending through the lash setting gauge. The bit stem may include a bit which is used to rotate a tappet screw that sets the lash. A key extending between the zero setting gauge and a scroll channel in the lash setting gauge may be used to control setting of the tappet screw, and thus the setting of lash.	05-31-2012

Michael David Spencer, Cambridgeshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140053106	USER INTERACTION METHDOD FOR INPUT SELECTION - Usability of a device having a user interface that contains a plurality of user-selectable elements presented in a spatial arrangement that varies over time is improved by storing the spatial arrangement at an initial given time in a memory and, upon receiving user input at a later time, applying the user input denoting a selection within the spatial arrangement as at the initial given time stored in the memory, in order to achieve the automatic selection of the element that existed at the selected location within the arrangement at a period of time before the selection was made, rather than the selection of the element that exists within the arrangement at the actual time of the selection being made.	02-20-2014

Michael Leonard William Spencer, Baldock GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110268624	COATING A MONOLITH SUBSTRATE WITH CATALYST COMPONENT - A method of coating a honeycomb monolith substrate comprising a plurality of channels with a liquid comprising a catalyst component comprises the steps of: (i) holding a honeycomb monolith substrate substantially vertically; (ii) introducing a pre-determined volume of the liquid into the substrate via open ends of the channels at a lower end of the substrate; (iii) sealingly retaining the introduced liquid within the substrate; (iv) inverting the substrate containing the retained liquid; and (v) applying a vacuum to open ends of the channels of the substrate at the inverted, lower end of the substrate to draw the liquid along the channels of the substrate.	11-03-2011
20140186232	COATING A MONOLITH SUBSTRATE WITH CATALYST COMPONENT - A method of coating a honeycomb monolith substrate comprising a plurality of channels with a liquid comprising a catalyst component comprises the steps of: (i) holding a honeycomb monolith substrate substantially vertically; (ii) introducing a pre-determined volume of the liquid into the substrate via open ends of the channels at a lower end of the substrate; (iii) sealingly retaining the introduced liquid within the substrate; (iv) inverting the substrate containing the retained liquid; and (v) applying a vacuum to open ends of the channels of the substrate at the inverted, lower end of the substrate to draw the liquid along the channels of the substrate.	07-03-2014

Nicholas Macdonald Spencer, Oxford GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100207949	ANIMATION EVENTS - A method of detecting an occurrence of an event of an event type during an animation, in which the animation comprises, for each of a plurality of object parts of an object, data defining the respective movement of that object part at each of a sequence of time-points for the animation, the method comprising: indicating the event type, wherein the event type specifies: one or more of the object parts; and a sequence of two or more event phases that occur during an event of that event type such that, for each event phase, the respective movements of the one or more specified object parts during that event phase are each constrained according to a constraint type associated with that event phase; and detecting an occurrence of an event of the event type by detecting a section of the animation during which the respective movements defined by the animation for the specified one or more object parts are constrained in accordance with the sequence of two or more event phases.	08-19-2010

Paul Spencer, Cowes GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120164373	FIRE-RETARDANT COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A prepreg for the manufacture of a fibre-reinforced composite material, the prepreg including:	06-28-2012

Paul John Spencer, Southampton GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140374018	PREPREG FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A prepreg for manufacturing a fibre-reinforced composite material, the prepreg comprising a body comprising a layer of fibrous reinforcement impregnated with a matrix resin material, and a powder coating layer of resin material on at least one major surface of the body and adhered to the matrix resin material	12-25-2014
20160083543	CARBON FIBRE-CONTAINING PREPREGS - A prepreg comprising at least one layer of carbon fibres and a curable thermosetting resin system, the curable thermosetting resin system at least partly impregnating the at least one layer of carbon fibres, wherein the curable thermosetting resin system comprises:	03-24-2016

Paul John Spencer, Isle Of Wight GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110114252	COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A prepreg for manufacturing a fibre-reinforced composite material, the prepreg comprising a layer of a layer of fibrous reinforcement fully impregnated by a matrix resin material, wherein at least the surface of the resin material has a viscosity and a tack at room temperature, and each prepreg has a stiffness at room temperature, such that when two of the prepregs are disposed as a vertical stack thereof at room temperature with adjacent resin material surfaces, the adjacent resin material surfaces are unadhered and form continuous air paths therebetween.	05-19-2011

Peter Spencer, Banbury GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150232069	ASSEMBLY FOR WASHING VEHICLES - An assembly including an arm having a rotatable brush for cleaning a vehicle, the arm being rotatable about a generally vertical axis to move the brush between a parked position and a deployed position, the arm being supported by a mechanism such that the arm is in a raised position when the brush is in the parked position and the arm is in a lowered position when the brush is in the deployed position and the arm is biased to move the brush towards the deployed position by the mechanism.	08-20-2015

Scott Spencer, Burrows-N-Urness GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150104964	Underwater Electrical Connection - An underwater electrical connection assembly is provided, where the assembly includes (1) a contact pin including an axially extending conductive core and an axially extending annular insolation portion around the conductive core, (2) a front end portion of the conductive core having an electrical contact surface, (3) a rear end portion of the conductive core having an electrical contact surface, and (4) an intermediate portion of the conductive core extending axially at an intermediate location between the front and rear end portions. In the assembly, the rear end portion of the conductive core of the pin includes a diameter larger than the diameter of the intermediate portion thereof, and the annular insulation portion includes an inner insulating layer around the intermediate portion of the conductive core and an insulating sleeve around the inner insulating layer.	04-16-2015

Scott Robert Spencer, Walney GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130309896	Underwater Electrical Connection And Termination Assemblies - An underwater electrical connection assembly may include a contact pin including an axially extending conductive core and an axially extending annular insulation portion around said conductive core, a front end portion of the conductive core having an electrical contact surface, a rear end portion of the conductive core having an electrical contact surface, and an intermediate portion of the conductive core extending axially at an intermediate location between the front and rear end portions, wherein the rear end portion of the conductive core of the pin has a diameter larger than the diameter of the intermediate portion thereof, and wherein the annular insulation portion includes an inner insulating layer around the intermediate portion of the conductive core and an insulating sleeve around the inner insulating layer.	11-21-2013
20140024250	Underwater Electrical Connection And Termination Assemblies - A termination assembly for an underwater cable may include a cable termination chamber housing having an attachment portion; a pin for electrical connection to the cable; a pin housing for the pin; and an attachment flange for attachment to the pin housing so as to protrude radially therefrom, the attachment flange being for attachment to the attachment portion of the cable termination chamber housing, and the attachment flange being provided in at least two parts so that when the parts are to be attached to the pin housing they can be moved laterally into engagement therewith.	01-23-2014

Stephen Thomas Spencer, London GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140297267	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING TEXT INTO ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Systems comprising a user interface configured to receive text input by a user and a text prediction engine configured to receive the input text and generate text predictions. The text prediction engine may comprise a general language model and a context-specific language model. The text prediction engine is configured to generate text predictions from the general language model and the context-specific language model and combine the text predictions. The text prediction engine may comprise first and second language models and a first context-specific weighting factor associated with the first language model. The text prediction engine is configured to generate text predictions using the first and second language models, generate weighted probabilities of the text predictions from the first language model using the first context-specific weighting factor; and generate final text predictions from the weighted predictions generated from the first language model and the predictions generated by the second language model.	10-02-2014

Steven Antony Spencer, Ushaw Moor GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090136737	POWDER COATING MATERIALS - The present invention pertains to a powder coating material comprising particles having a particle size distribution which satisfies the following equation: [d(s,90)/d(s,10)]	05-28-2009

Steven David Spencer, South Normanton GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090083848	PRINTING METHOD - A method and apparatus for printing a data item. The method comprises receiving at a printer a first component of said data item from an external data source; generating a second component of said data item at said printer; and printing said data item by printing said first and second components.	03-26-2009

Timothy Spencer, Chichester GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150034076	APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A NEBULIZER AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A NEBULIZER - There is provided a method of determining whether a first type of liquid is being used in a nebulizer, the method comprising obtaining a measurement of the time taken by the nebulizer to nebulize a specified volume of liquid that was held therein, comparing the time taken to nebulize the specified volume of liquid to an estimated value for the time required to nebulize the same volume of the first type of liquid, and determining whether the liquid nebulized by the nebulizer was the first type of liquid based on the comparison.	02-05-2015
20150099994	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE LUNG FUNCTION OF A PATIENT - There is provided a method of monitoring the lung function of a patient, the method comprising determining one or both of an inhalation time and a rest time for a patient that is using a respiratory apparatus, the one or both of an inhalation time and a rest time for the patient being determined from measurements obtained from the respiratory apparatus, wherein the inhalation time is the amount of time for which the patient inhales through the respiratory apparatus, and the rest time is the amount of time between the end of an exhalation and the start of the next inhalation; and analyzing the determined one or both of the inhalation time and rest time to determine an indication of the lung function of the patient.	04-09-2015

William Neil Spencer, Merseyside GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150072603	Controlled Atmosphere Workstation - A controlled atmosphere workstation comprising a transparent housing (	03-12-2015