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Adalbert Prior, Mader AT
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20100307291 | REDUCTION OF METAL CHLORIDE - A method of recovering silver from a silver chloride mixture in which hydrogen gas is passed through the mixture to produce a metal chloride hydride which is then heated to dissociate the metal and to release hydrogen chloride gas. | 12-09-2010 |
Andrew John Prior, Worcestershire GB
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20100326213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPERSING A SAMPLE OF PARTICULATE MATERIAL - An apparatus for dispersing a sample of particulate material, includes a carrier ( | 12-30-2010 |
Christopher Prior, Cumnor GB
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20120257703 | CHARGED PARTICLE GENERATOR - The present invention relates to a charged particle beam generator comprising multiple charged particle beam generator units. In particular, the present invention is concerned with apparatus for generating a high-energy, high-current proton beam such as are used in accelerator driven subcritical reactors. The present invention provides a method of generating a composite proton beam using a proton beam generator comprising multiple proton beam generator units. A negative hydrogen ion source is used to generate a beam of negative hydrogen ions in each unit. The negative hydrogen ions are stripped to create a proton beam in each unit, that is accelerated beam and guided to a common point where the beams are merged to form the composite proton beam. | 10-11-2012 |
Daniel Prior, Chester GB
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20110099829 | Measuring device for determining the shortest distance between features in a structure - A measuring device for determining the shortest distance between features in a structure. | 05-05-2011 |
David Prior, Dalkey IE
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20120258174 | Methods for Treating Bacterial Infection - This invention relates to methods for treating bacterial infection, which methods find utility in the treatment of, for example, infected ulcers, optionally infected diabetic ulcers. In particular, this invention relates to treating bacterial infection, for example, infected diabetic ulcers by topical administration of at least one aminoglycoside antibiotic at the site of infection, in combination with at least one antibacterial agent, which antibacterial agent is administered remote from the site of infection, preferably administered systemically. In a particular embodiment, the present invention relates to a composition for use in treating bacterial infection, the composition comprising gentamicin sulphate (a water-soluble broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic) uniformly dispersed in a type-I collagen matrix; in combination with at least one systemically-administered antibacterial agent. The present invention provides bactericidal activity against most strains of aerobic gram-negative and gram-positive and facultative anaerobic gram-negative pathogens, including methicillin-resistant | 10-11-2012 |
20140038915 | METHODS FOR TREATING BACTERIAL INFECTION - This invention relates to methods for treating bacterial infection, which methods find utility in the treatment of, for example, infected ulcers, optionally infected diabetic ulcers. In particular, this invention relates to treating bacterial infection, for example, infected diabetic ulcers by topical administration of at least one aminoglycoside antibiotic at the site of infection, in combination with at least one antibacterial agent, which antibacterial agent is administered remote from the site of infection, preferably administered systemically. In a particular embodiment, the present invention relates to a composition for use in treating bacterial infection, the composition comprising gentamicin sulphate (a water-soluble broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic) uniformly dispersed in a type-I collagen matrix; incombination with at least one systemically-administered antibacterial agent. The present invention provides bactericidal activity against most strains of aerobic gram-negative and gram-positive and facultative anaerobic gram-negative pathogens, including methicillin-resistant | 02-06-2014 |
David Prior, County Dublin IE
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20110301131 | Drug Delivery Implants and Processes for Their Preparation - The invention discloses an implant suitable for delivery of at least one drug, the implant comprising a fibrillar collagen matrix having, as measured in Example 1, a viscosity of greater than 100 mPas, optionally greater than 103 mPas, further optionally greater than 106 mPas, still further optionally greater than 109 mPas when a collagen dispersion formed from 140 mg of the fibrillar collagen matrix is dispersed in 25 ml of 2 mM HCl at a pH of less than 3.5 and at a temperature of 30.0+/−0.5° C. The invention also discloses a process for preparing an implant suitable for delivery of at least one drug, the process comprising the steps of forming a fibrillar collagen matrix from a collagen suspension; and carrying out a crosslinking step on either the fibrillar collagen matrix or the collagen suspension under conditions such that the fibrillar collagen matrix has, as measured in Example 1, a viscosity of greater than 100 mPas, optionally greater than 103 mPas, further optionally greater than 106 mPas, still further optionally greater than 109 mPas, when a collagen dispersion formed from 140 mg of the fibrillar collagen matrix is dispersed in 25 ml of 2 mM HCl at a pH of less than 3.5 and at a temperature of 30.0+/−0.5° C. The invention further discloses use of the aforementioned fibrillar collagen matrix for the manufacture of the aforementioned implant for extended local delivery adjacent the site of implantation of at least one drug from the implant. | 12-08-2011 |
David L. Prior, Nova Scotia CA
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20100314329 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING UP SPILLED OIL AND OTHER LIQUIDS - A device and method for cleaning up spilled oil and other liquids that are relatively less dense than water, that have spilled on the water or are borne on water or an other relatively dense liquid, and for separating oil and other liquids that are relatively less dense than water, from water or an other relatively dense liquids comprising an oil/water separation column having a lower end forming a bottom opening oriented substantially parallel to the surface of the body of water in fluid communication with the water and spilled oil, an air pump in airtight engagement with, and proximate the upper end of the oil/water separation column and adapted to draw water and the spilled oil into the oil/water separation column; and an oil pump in liquid tight engagement with and proximate the upper end of the oil/water separation column and adapted to draw the spilled oil from the oil/water separation column. | 12-16-2010 |
David Leonard Prior, Halifax CA
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20130186814 | Device and Method for Cleaning Up Spilled Oil and Other Liquids - A device and method for cleaning up spilled oil and other liquids that are relatively less dense than water, that have spilled on the water or are borne on water or an other relatively dense liquid, and for separating oil and other liquids that are relatively less dense than water, from water or an other relatively dense liquids comprising an oil/water separation column having a lower end forming a bottom opening oriented substantially parallel to the surface of the body of water in fluid communication with the water and spilled oil, an air pump in airtight engagement with, and proximate the upper end of the oil/water separation column and adapted to draw water and the spilled oil into the oil/water separation column; and an oil pump in liquid tight engagement with and proximate the upper end of the oil/water separation column and adapted to draw the spilled oil from the oil/water separation column. | 07-25-2013 |
George William Prior, Georgetown CA
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20080290038 | Magnetic hydrocarbon treatment device and method - A magnetic treatment of hydrocarbon fuel flowing through a fuel conduit. A plurality of magnets with repelling polarity is used in affecting the fuel structure and alternating said structure by aligning the hydrocarbons in a parallel uniform manner to increase combustion efficiency thus increasing power while reducing pollutants and exhaust emissions. | 11-27-2008 |
Joann Lisa Prior, Salisbury GB
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20100080828 | IMMUNOGENIC SEQUENCES - The application relates to nucleic acids which encode enzymes responsible for the production of the O-antigen of | 04-01-2010 |
20120020993 | VACCINE - The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation comprising lipopolysaccharide derived from | 01-26-2012 |
Kimberly J. Prior, Muttenz CH
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20100075985 | BENZO[D]ISOXAZOL-3-YL-PIPERAZIN DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS MODULATORS OF DOPAMINE D3 RECEPTORS - The present invention provides compounds of the general formula (I), having affinity and selectivity for the dopamine D3 receptors, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use for the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment of cognitive disorders. | 03-25-2010 |
Nathan John Prior, Oaklands Park AU
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20080240794 | Printing machine incorporating plastic metering roller - A metering roller for a printing machine utilising a high viscosity ink. The metering roller has an axle, a cylindrical roller body formed on the axle and an annular surface layer. The annular surface layer has a surface of a low surface energy and a pattern of a plurality of ink receiving recesses formed in the annular surface layer. The annular surface layer can be integral with the cylindrical roller body or separate from it and can be a plastic material. The annular surface layer has a surface energy in the range of from 18 to 46 dynes/cm. | 10-02-2008 |
Oliver Prior, Marsberg DE
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20100157639 | Inverter Comprising Normally Conductive Gate-Controlled Semiconductor Switches - An inverter comprises two input lines; an inverter bridge connected between the input lines and including at least one half-bridge comprising two normally conductive gate-controlled semiconductor switches; a controller which supplies control voltages to the gates of the semiconductor switches in an operative state of the inverter; and a DC voltage source for supplying an auxiliary control voltage to the gates of the semiconductor switches in an inoperative state of the inverter so as to hold the inverter bridge in a non-conductive state between the input lines. The DC voltage source has a charging unit connected between the input lines in series with a further normally conductive gate-controlled semiconductor switch, o and charging a storage unit for electric charge, which is connected to the gate of the further semiconductor switch such that this switch becomes non-conductive, when the storage unit has been sufficiently charged for providing the auxiliary control voltage. | 06-24-2010 |
20100226160 | Power Generation System and Inverter for Feeding Power Into a Three-Phase Grid - A power generation system for feeding electrical power from a generation unit into a three-phase grid via three AC terminals is disclosed. The system includes a relay arrangement for disconnecting the system from the grid having at least three relays. Each of the three relays includes a control coil and two switching contacts operated by the corresponding control coil. Each of the AC terminals is connectable to the grid via a first and a second switching contact, each of which is assigned to a different one of the relays. Further disclosed are a relay arrangement and an inverter with a relay arrangement. | 09-09-2010 |
20110199792 | Converter Comprising at least one Normally on Semiconductor Switch - A converter for converting a DC input voltage includes two input lines receiving the DC input voltage; at least one normally off semiconductor switch which is not conductive without application of a control voltage to its gate and which is provided in one of the input lines. The converter also includes electric circuitry connected between the input lines and including at least one normally on semiconductor switch which is conductive without application of a control voltage to its gate; and a controller. In operation of the converter, the controller operates the at least one normally on semiconductor switch of the electric circuitry by temporarily applying a first control voltage to its gate; and permanently applies a second control voltage to the gate of the at least one normally off semiconductor switch in the one input line. Any normally on semiconductor switch of the electric circuitry is spatially separated and thus thermally isolated from any normally off semiconductor switch. | 08-18-2011 |
20120112800 | Method of and Driver Circuit for Operating a Semiconductor Power Switch - To operate a semiconductor power switch having a control electrode and a reference electrode in response to first and second switching commands, a control voltage between a first electric pole and a second electric pole is provided. Upon each first switching command, the control electrode is coupled to the first electric pole, and the reference electrode is coupled to the second electric pole; and upon each second switching command, the control electrode is coupled to the second electric pole, and the reference electrode is coupled to the first electric pole. Upon each switching command, continuously transitioning an electric potential of the one of the control and reference electrodes during a first transition period, and continuously transitioning an electric potential of the respective other of the control and reference electrodes during a second transition period occurs, wherein the first transition period beginning before and ending after the second transition period. | 05-10-2012 |
20130088252 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF CONTACTS OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A method for monitoring of contacts of a photovoltaic system includes injection of a test signal having a plurality of frequencies, into the photovoltaic system, and determining a generator impedance of the photovoltaic system by evaluating a response signal associated with the test signal. The method further includes monitoring of contacts of the photovoltaic system independently of operating states of the photovoltaic system by modelling of an alternating-current response of the photovoltaic system based on the determined generator impedance, wherein the modelling is specific to at least two different operating states of the photovoltaic system. | 04-11-2013 |
20130121029 | Connecting an Inverter in a Solar Power Plant with Shifted Potential Center Point - The invention relates to a process of connecting an AC output of a transformerless inverter of a solar power plant to an internal AC power grid at an input side of a galvanic isolation, while an offset voltage for shifting a potential center point of a photovoltaic generator connected to the inverter is applied. The process includes: (i) synchronizing the inverter with the power grid; (ii) essentially matching a potential center point of the current-carrying lines of the AC output and a potential center point of the power grid, while only one of the potential center points of the current-carrying lines and the power grid is yet shifted by the offset voltage; and (iii) galvanically connecting all current-carrying lines of the AC output with the power grid only after the steps of synchronizing and essentially matching. | 05-16-2013 |
20140035711 | Magnetically Biased AC Inductor with Commutator - An AC inductor includes a core, at least one permanent magnet for magnetically biasing the core, an inductor winding on the core, and a circuitry which guides an alternating current which flows through the AC inductor in such a way through the inductor winding that, during each half-wave of the alternating current, the alternating current generates a magnetization of the core which is opposite to the magnetization by the permanent magnet. This circuitry includes a commutator which guides the alternating current flowing between two contacts of the AC inductor through the same part of the inductor winding with a same flow direction during each of the half-wave of the alternating current. | 02-06-2014 |
20140119072 | Method and System for Detecting an Arc Fault in a Photovoltaic Power System - A method for detecting an arc fault in a photovoltaic power circuit includes operating a photovoltaic generator at a first working point. A first signal related to a DC-current and/or a DC-voltage in the power circuit is determined. The first signal is analyzed and it is determined whether the signal indicates the presence of an electric arc in the power circuit. If so, the photovoltaic generator is operated at a second working point and a second signal related to the DC-current and/or the DC-voltage is determined. The first and second signals are then compared; and the occurrence of an arc fault in the power circuit is selectively signaled based on the comparison. | 05-01-2014 |
20140321166 | CONNECTING AN INVERTER IN A SOLAR POWER PLANT WITH SHIFTED POTENTIAL CENTER POINT - The invention relates to a process of connecting an AC output of a transformerless inverter of a solar power plant to an internal AC power grid at an input side of a galvanic isolation, while an offset voltage for shifting a potential center point of a photovoltaic generator connected to the inverter is applied. The process includes: (i) synchronizing the inverter with the power grid; (ii) essentially matching a potential center point of the current-carrying lines of the AC output and a potential center point of the power grid, while only one of the potential center points of the current-carrying lines and the power grid is yet shifted by the offset voltage; and (iii) galvanically connecting all current-carrying lines of the AC output with the power grid only after the steps of synchronizing and essentially matching. | 10-30-2014 |
Peter Prior, Roscommon IE
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20160038696 | DISPENSER - The present invention relates to dispensers, in particular to dispensers for dispensing a dose of a gaseous, gas borne or droplet substance from a substance source and dispensers comprising dosage counters. The present invention therefore provides a dispenser for dispensing a dose of a gaseous, gas borne or droplet substance from a substance source, the dispenser comprising: a body ( | 02-11-2016 |
Peter Prior, Boyle IE
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20140311484 | DISPENSER CAP ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a dispenser cap arrangement for enclosing a portion of a dispenser of a medicament. In particular, the present invention relates to a dispenser cap arrangement, a dispenser cap a dispenser cap closure device, a method of closing a dispenser, and a closure arrangement. The dispenser cap arrangement comprises a dispenser cap (71) comprising a hollow body having a lower open end for engaging with a body portion of a dispenser, and an upper open end for receiving a cap closure device for closing the upper open end, the upper open end comprising an engageable portion; and a cap closure device, comprising: an upper cap closure portion ( | 10-23-2014 |
Philippe Prior, Ravine Des Cabris FR
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20100285976 | METHOD FOR DETECTING RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM RACE 3 BIOVAR 2 - The invention concerns a method for the detection of | 11-11-2010 |
Richard Geoffrey Prior, Salisbury GB
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20100080828 | IMMUNOGENIC SEQUENCES - The application relates to nucleic acids which encode enzymes responsible for the production of the O-antigen of | 04-01-2010 |
Simon Prior, Zurich CH
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20150351201 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING MEMBERS OF A LIGHTING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system or method that uses a sensor ( | 12-03-2015 |
Stephen John Prior, Dongguan CN
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20150327610 | HAIR EXTENSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An attachment structure including a single planar blank that may be processed in high volumes, such as by a four-slide machine or other apparatus achieving similar processing efficiency. After manufacture from the blank, the attachment structure includes a spine that excludes hair while serving as a locus for removal. Jaws extend from the spine to encircle and contain a quantity of both client hair and extension hair. A set of interposing forward teeth help ensure that the contained hair remains properly positioned when the jaws of the clip are closed/crushed. Internal dimensions of the jaw portions defining the jaws/mouth may be designed to help ensure that there is good surface area contact between the client hair and the extension hair to produce the desired mechanical joining force securing the extension in place and resist tensile loading of the extension. | 11-19-2015 |
William Geoffrey Prior, London GB
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20160127077 | Self-Describing Error Correction of Consolidated Media Content - Presented herein are downstream recovery (error correction) techniques for an aggregated/consolidated media stream. In one example, a consolidated media stream that includes source media packets from one or more sources is sent to one or more downstream receiving devices. Based on the source media packets, one or more self-describing recovery packets for downstream error correction of the source media packets are generated. The self-describing recovery packets include a mapping to the source media packets used to generate the self-describing recovery packets, thereby avoiding the addition of error correction information in the consolidated media stream. The one or more self-describing recovery packets are sent to each of the downstream receiving devices as a separate stream. | 05-05-2016 |