公开(公告)号：US20250052738A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18290718

申请日：2022-07-19

Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER ,  LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Christopher BRIGHTLING ,  Salman SIDDIQUI ,  Rebecca Lynne CORDELL ,  Michael John WILDE

IPC: G01N30/02 ,  G01N30/72

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of diagnosing and a method of treating a cardiorespiratory disease in a subject.

公开(公告)号：US20230213326A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17926314

申请日：2021-05-13

Applicant: LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Jonathan HUNTLEY ,  Christos PALLIKARAKIS ,  Pablo RUIZ

IPC: G01B9/02004 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01B9/02001

CPC classification number: G01B9/02004 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01B9/02009 ,  G01N21/47

Abstract: An interferometry apparatus comprising: a laser source operable to emit a first light beam; a beam splitter arranged to split the first light beam into an object beam and a reference beam, the object beam passing along an object beam arm and the reference beam passing along a reference beam arm; an adaptive delay line located a distance along the reference beam arm, the adaptive delay line being configured to provide, in use, one or more length-adjusted reference beams; a beam splitter arranged to recombine the object beam from the object beam arm and the length-adjusted reference beam(s) from the reference beam arm; and a photodetector operable to detect interference between the object beam and the length-adjusted reference beam(s).

公开(公告)号：US11251716B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US17102177

申请日：2020-11-23

Applicant: TURBO POWER SYSTEMS LTD ,  LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Andrew M. Cross ,  Arash Amiri

IPC: H02M5/293

Abstract: An alternating current power electronic converter includes an alternating current chopper circuit including two pairs of switches, each switch of a pair connected in series and the two pairs of switches connected in parallel. Each switch of a pair is a uni-directional switch. The uni-directional switches of each pair are arranged in opposing directions, and the uni-directional switches of one pair of switches are arranged in an opposing configuration to the uni-directional switches of the other pair of switches. The circuit comprises a bridge connection between switches of each pair of switches. A controller is configured to control a sequence of operation of the switches, providing an overlap period whenever one of the switches of a pair changes from open to closed and the other switch of the pair changes from closed to open. During the overlap period the switch that is moving from closed to open remains closed.

公开(公告)号：US10731042B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US15558956

申请日：2016-03-18

Applicant: LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Mark Andrew Ashworth ,  Helen Elizabeth Pearson ,  Xujin Bao ,  Geoffrey David Wilcox

IPC: C08K7/00 ,  C09D7/40 ,  C09D5/00 ,  H05K3/28 ,  C09D7/61 ,  C09D7/62 ,  C09D175/04 ,  C08K3/34 ,  C08K9/02 ,  C08K9/04 ,  H05K1/03

Abstract: A nanocomposite coating composition for use in the mitigation of whisker growth from a metallic surface (82) includes a polymer matrix (86) comprising a base polymer and insulating material nanoplatelets (85), for example clay nanoplatelets, within the polymer matrix (86). A conformal coating (84) for application to a metal surface (82) is formed from the coating composition. The conformal coating mitigates the spontaneous growth of whiskers (83), in particular tin whiskers, from the coated surface (82), reducing the risk of short-circuits caused by such whiskers bridging gaps within electronic devices. Methods are provided for the preparation of coating compositions and coatings.

公开(公告)号：US20200023312A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16465825

申请日：2017-12-01

Applicant: LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Jonathan WILSON ,  Graham HARGRAVE

IPC: B01D53/90 ,  B01D53/94 ,  B01D53/86 ,  C01B21/12 ,  C07C269/04 ,  F01N3/20

Abstract: A process for reducing nitrogen oxides in an exhaust stream, such as a vehicle exhaust stream, and apparatus for carrying out the process. The process comprises providing a first composition comprising aqueous urea, a second composition comprising ammonium carbamate and an exhaust stream comprising nitrogen oxides. A process for producing the ammonium carbamate is also provided. The second composition may be introduced into the exhaust stream (10) when the exhaust stream has a temperature below a threshold temperature and the first composition may be introduced into the exhaust stream when the exhaust stream has a temperature at or above the threshold temperature.

公开(公告)号：US20190282262A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-19

申请号：US16071411

申请日：2017-01-20

Applicant: LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Kaddour BOUAZZA-MAROUF ,  Atul GAUR

IPC: A61B17/34 ,  A61B90/11 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/00

Abstract: A needle guide system for use with an ultrasound probe, the system comprising a surface marking guide and a needle guide. The surface marking guide includes an attachment portion for attaching the marking guide to an ultrasound probe, and a surface contact portion fixed to the attachment portion and including one or more features for identifying to a user where to mark a surface when the ultrasound probe is held against the surface. The needle guide includes a base to support the needle guide on the surface, one or more features on the base for alignment with marks made on the surface, and a needle support mounted on the base and having a needle channel through which a needle can extend, the needle channel having a known position and orientation relative to the base. We also describe a needle guide for use with an ultrasound probe to guide a needle along a predetermined path relative to the ultrasound probe.

公开(公告)号：US10150860B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-11

申请号：US14834350

申请日：2015-08-24

Applicant: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ,  LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Julia A. Kornfield ,  Artemis Ailianou ,  Sara Ronca ,  Sanjay Rastogi ,  Giuseppe Forte

IPC: C08L25/14 ,  C08F10/02 ,  C08G69/02 ,  C08L23/02 ,  C08L25/06 ,  C08F110/02 ,  C08F210/16 ,  C08L75/04

Abstract: A method for controlling the physical state of an ultra-high molecular weight polymer to make the ultra-high molecular weight polymer suitable for further processing, and related polymers compositions methods and systems, wherein the method comprises combining a catalyst, monomers, and an additive, for a time and under condition to allow synthesis of a nascent polymer and co-crystallization of the nascent polymer with the additive.

公开(公告)号：US20160278646A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-29

申请号：US15029984

申请日：2014-10-15

Applicant: LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Sijung HU ,  Vicente AZORIN-PERIS

IPC: A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/02427 ,  A61B5/0002 ,  A61B5/0015 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/02405 ,  A61B5/0816 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/14552 ,  A61B5/7203 ,  A61B5/7221 ,  A61B5/7225 ,  A61B5/742 ,  A61B5/7475 ,  A61B2560/0223 ,  A61B2562/0242 ,  A61B2562/12 ,  G16H50/50

Abstract: A method of assembling an opto-physiological (OP) sensor comprises: (i) modelling the opto-physiological properties of at least one body tissue type to be monitored; (ii) determining, through application of the model, an optimal optical design for an opto-physiological (OP) sensor operable to monitor the opto-physiological properties of the at least one body tissue type; and (iii) making the OP sensor to the determined optical design. The optimal optical design for the OP sensor comprises: (i) determining the optimum separation of each of a plurality of light sources from a photodetector, based on modelled optical path lengths for light travelling from each light source, through the body tissue type to be monitored, to the photodetector; and (ii) locating light sources of different wavelengths at different distances from the photodetector.

Abstract translation: 组装光生物（OP）传感器的方法包括：（i）对待监测的至少一种身体组织类型的光学生理特性进行建模; （ii）通过应用所述模型来确定可操作以监测所述至少一种身体组织类型的光学生理特性的光学生理（OP）传感器的最佳光学设计; 和（iii）使OP传感器达到确定的光学设计。 用于OP传感器的最佳光学设计包括：（i）基于来自每个光源的光的建模光路长度，通过身体组织类型确定多个光源中的每个光源与光电检测器的最佳分离， 监测到光电检测器; 和（ii）将不同波长的光源定位在与光电检测器不同的距离处。

公开(公告)号：US20220296751A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17617666

申请日：2020-06-21

Applicant: Loughborough University

Inventor： Felipe Iza ,  Alexander R P Wright ,  Alexander H. Shaw ,  Gilbert Shama

IPC: A61L2/14 ,  H05H1/24 ,  A61L2/20 ,  C02F1/46 ,  C02F1/32 ,  A61L2/10

Abstract: A plasma treatment apparatus, comprising a housing defining a void (13); a source of ionised gas plasma (14) in communication with the void; and agitation apparatus (12) arranged to agitate contents of the void. The plasma can typically be generated at ambient pressure from the ambient air in the void. The apparatus can be used, in particular, for the treatment of materials comprising many small components, such as seeds, granular material, plastic beads and the like.

公开(公告)号：US20220077337A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17309804

申请日：2019-12-20

Applicant: Loughborough University

Inventor： Piotr Michal Kaminski ,  Adam Michael Law ,  Lewis David Wright ,  John Michael Walls

IPC: H01L31/048

Abstract: A cover sheet (7) for a photovoltaic panel (4), the cover sheet (7) comprising a transparent substrate (8) and a coating (9) on the substrate (8), the coating (9) being such that the cover sheet (8) is more reflective to light of a first range of wavelengths in the infrared spectrum than to a second range of wavelengths in the visible spectrum; in which the coating (9) comprises alternating layers of first (11, 13) and second (12, 14) materials, with the first material (11, 13) having a higher refractive index than the second material (12, 14) and being a transparent conducting oxide such as indium tin oxide (ITO). Methods of manufacture including annealing the first material and/or depositing it at elevated temperatures are also discussed.