Assignee: The University of Sheffield

Location: Sheffield, GB
No. of patents: 26

Number	Title	Issue Date
8140175	Data processing system and method Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for analysing, designing and manufacturing a body to determine potential discontinuities within the body when subjected to an action. ...	03/20/2012
7557434	Power electronic package having two substrates with multiple electronic components A power electronic package includes: first and second high thermal conductivity insulating non-planar substrates; and a plurality of electronic components mounted on each of the substrates. The substrates are coupled each other at a plurality of bonding regions so t...	07/07/2009
7268273	Recovering metals from soil The invention relates to recovering metals, such as nickel and cobalt, by phytomining or phytoextracting soils rich in metals wherein the desired metal is selectively accumulated in hyperaccumulator plants by adjusting the soil pH. The metals are ultimately recovere...	09/11/2007
6739332	Inhalers There are many lung diseases and conditions for which the preferred form of treatment involves delivering a medicament of the appropriate sort down the Patient's airways into the lungs themselves. The most effective treatments involve the inhalation as an aerosol of...	05/25/2004
6402820	Fluidic level control systems A system for separating a liquid and a gas including a separation vessel (30) with an inlet (28) for a gas/liquid mixture. Outlets (40, 42) for the fluids are disposed at different heights in the vessel. The outlets are controlled by turn-up vortex amplif...	06/11/2002
6372501	Glucose responsive ଲ-cell line The present invention provides an immortalized insulin producing human ଲ-cell which may be rendered glucose responsive by suitable bioengineering methods. The invention also provides a method for producing an immortalized glucose responsive insulin ...	04/16/2002
6358431	Calixarenes A method of imparting a water repellent surface to a hydrophilic substrate which comprises contacting the substrate with a solution or dispersion of a suitable calixarene in a liquid medium....	03/19/2002
6325768	Glove for making goniometric measures The invention relates to a glove for making goniometric measures, i.e. angular measurements, of a wearer's hand and a method of manufacture of the same. The glove is adapted for use in the assessment of ahnad mobility in medical applications and is partic...	12/04/2001
6220189	Rotatable fluidized bed incinerator A rotatable fluidised bed incinerator comprises a rotatable combustion chamber, a means for rotating the combustion chamber, a means for introducing combustible material into the combustion chamber, and a means for introducing a gas into the combustion ch...	04/24/2001
6003281	Reinforced concrete structural elements A shear failure reinforcing system for structural elements, in which thin elongate strips of high stiffness material are anchored around a layer of conventional reinforcement, and/or are anchored around a plurality of layers of conventional reinforcement,...	12/21/1999
5978087	Optical collector head ETC An optical collector head comprises a beam splitting device (5) capable of producing at least three output beams (9) in different directions; a single objective lens (4) to provide a collimated beam to the beam splitting device (5); and an assembly of: (a...	11/02/1999
5944872	Method for phytomining of nickel, cobalt and other metals from soil Nickel/cobalt, as well as platinum and palladium metal family members are recovered from soil by growing Brassicaceae plants, specifically Alyssum in soil containing nickel/cobalt as well as other metals. The soil is conditioned by maintaining a low pH, l...	08/31/1999
5918283	Coating for thermoelasticity A first aspect of the invention relates to an epoxy resin coating used in reflection photoelasticity, which is "black" in the infra-red part of the spectrum; another aspect to the use of an epoxy resin as a coating on at least one surface of a body to be ...	06/29/1999
5797114	Method and apparatus for mapping of semiconductor materials A method and apparatus for resistivity mapping of semiconductor materials by causing currents to flow in a semiconductor body and measuring resultant potentials created between pairs of surface probes. A resistivity map is produced using the information g...	08/18/1998
5634987	Magnetic materials and method of making them A method for the preparation of a two-phase magnetic material that includes as the major phase a crystalline alloy of one or more rare earth metals, boron and iron, substantially all of the crystallites of which have a size of less than 35 nanometers, and...	06/03/1997
5635522	Immunosuppressive agents A suppression of the human immune system is accomplished by administering to the person an effective amount of a non-toxic thioheterocycle compound having the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 is a heterocycle ring system, R2 is a hydrogen, alkyl or aryl ...	06/03/1997
5514697	Immunosuppressive agents A compound with immunosuppressive properties having formula (I), in which R1 represents a heterocyclic ring system, a combined heterocyclic ring system and homocyclic ring system, or an ethoxycarbonylmethyl group. R2 and R3	05/07/1996
5300519	Immunosuppressive agents A compound with immunosuppressive properties having formula (I), in which R1 represents a heterocyclic ring system, a combined heterocyclic ring system and homocyclic ring system, or an ethoxycarbonylmethyl group. R2 and R3	04/05/1994
5205737	Articulators for use in constructing artificial teeth An articulator for use in constructing artificial teeth is provided with means (10) for use in measuring the condylar movements of the artificial temporomandibular joints in the articulator, the measuring means (10) comprising boss means (11) adapted to b...	04/27/1993
5184624	Electrical impedance tomography A method of determining the external shape of a body comprises placing a plurality of electrodes adjacent the surface at spaced intervals around the body, causing currents to flow in the body by applying an electrical potential between pairs of electrodes...	02/09/1993
5040871	Imaging system The invention relates to the production of three dimensional images for direct viewing or for recording on a sensitized recording surface. The invention provides a method and apparatus for the direct production of integral parallax orthoscopic panoramagra...	08/20/1991
5037489	Thixotropic materials A method of producing a thixotropic material is provided which consists of deforming a fully solidified metal or metal alloy below its temperature of recrystallization by cold or warm working such as extrusion or rolling. The deformed material is then cau...	08/06/1991
4882439	Steroid intermediates Total synthesis of steroids with substitution in the 2,3, 6, 11 or 17 positions comprising the step of cyclization of a compound having the formula ##STR1## or analogues thereof, where X represents .dbd.O, ##STR2## or ଲ-substituted ...	11/21/1989
4869016	Marine biofouling reduction A method is disclosed to provide a substantial reduction of marine corrosion in sea water by micro and macro biofouling. An alternating current is generated of a strength and frequency sufficient to shock marine biofouling organisms and sufficient to upse...	09/26/1989
4617939	Tomography Tomographic images (I1 and I2) of a body are constructed by placing a plurality of surface electrodes (1 to 16) at spaced intervals on the body (M), causing currents to flow in the body, and measuring the potential between pairs of e...	10/21/1986
4605407	Heart valve replacements A heart valve replacement 12 is characterized by a two-part frame with ring-shaped parts 14, 15 and having cloth coverings 16, 17. At least one leaflet 18 is provided having a margin 18X passing between the two parts 14, 15 of the frame and secured by sti...	08/12/1986

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