Capsugel Belgium Nv

Semblant Global Limited

Pa Knowledge Limited

Warner-lambert Company

Heineken Technical Services B.v.

Semblant Limited

Sanofi

Mark Robson Humphries

Lionel Vedrine

Pradeep K Dhal

Stefaan Jaak Vanquickenborne

Robert Anthony Scott

Frank Ferdinandi

Paul Antony Merritt

Rodney Edward Smith

David Edington

John Rippeth

Christopher James Hodges

Michael Noble

Bernardus Cornelis Johannes Landman

Nigel D Harrison

David Livingstone

Anthony J Cronshaw

Craig Harvey Nelson

Craig Nelson

Thomas Marcelina Louis De Ruijter

Martin Lawrence Hughes

Philip Jonathan West

Simon Kew

John Horace Fisher

Anthony James Cronshaw

Nigel David Harrison

Carys Eleri Lee

Stephen Peter Woodall

Carys Lloyd

Paul Antony Merrit

Philip Seeney

Sarah Anne Creeke

Christina Laskar

Nicholas Oliver Harding

Bernardus Cornelis Landman

A method and device are provided for measuring a level of a clinically relevant analyte (such as glucose) in a fluid (such as blood). The device includes a flow path for conducting said fluid through the device; a detection chamber arranged on said flow path; and detector means arranged to detect analyte levels in the fluid in said chamber, wherein: said detection chamber contains a predetermined amount of an analyte such that that analyte mixes with fluid in the detection chamber to form, at the detector means, a calibration sample of the fluid at a time after the arrival of the fluid in said detection chamber, and said detector means is arranged to detect a first analyte level of an unadulterated sample of the fluid at a first time which is before the formation of said calibration sample and to detect a second analyte level of said calibration sample at a second time which is after the formation of said calibration sample.

Devices and methods for testing analytes

The present invention provides a flexible format for diagnostic tests that is applicable to measuring a wide range of properties of fluids, particularly physiological fluids, by creating a concentration gradient of an indicator in the sample under analysis and measuring a flux of the indicator through the sample which is used to determine a property of the sample. Aspects of the invention include a method of testing a property of a physiological fluid in a portable test device, a portable test device and a kit including a portable test device and a processor.

Devices and methods for measurement of sample properties

An apparatus for acquiring a two-dimensional image of an external surface of a three-dimensional object is described. The apparatus includes a conveyor for supporting and displacing the object, a camera for capturing images of portions of the object surface, and a friction member for rotating the object. The camera is configured to capture images corresponding to successive exposed portions of the object surface, and to sequentially capture the images as respective single frames. The apparatus further includes an electronic control unit adapted to read out a sub-frame from the single frame, store the sub-frame, and assemble successive sub-frames into an assembled frame corresponding to a two-dimensional image of a surface area of the object.

Apparatus and method for acquiring a two-dimensional image of the surface of a three-dimensional object

A method including: attaching a plurality of conductive tracks to at least one surface of a substrate, depositing a coating comprising at least one halo-hydrocarbon polymer on the at least one surface of the substrate, and soldering through the coating.

Method for manufacturing printed circuit boards

An apparatus for acquiring a two-dimensional image of an external surface of a three-dimensional object is described. The apparatus includes a conveyor for supporting and displacing the object, a camera for capturing images of portions of the object surface, and a friction member for rotating the object. The camera is configured to capture images corresponding to successive exposed portions of the object surface, and to sequentially capture the images as respective single frames. The apparatus further includes an electronic control unit adapted to read out a sub-frame from the single frame, store the sub-frame, and assemble successive sub-frames into an assembled frame corresponding to a two-dimensional image of an unpeeled surface area of the object.

An apparatus for acquiring a two-dimensional image of an external surface of a three-dimensional object is described. The apparatus includes a conveyor for supporting and displacing the object, a camera for capturing images of portions of the object surface, and a friction member for rotating the object. The camera is configured to capture images corresponding to successive exposed portions of the object surface, and to sequentially capture the images as respective single frames. The apparatus further includes electronic control unit adapted to read out a sub-frame from the single frame, store said sub-frame, and assemble successive sub-frames into an assembled frame corresponding to a two-dimensional image of an unpeeled surface area of the object.

In some embodiments, a printed circuit board (PCB) comprises a substrate comprising an insulating material. The PCB further comprises a plurality of conductive tracks attached to at least one surface of the substrate. The PCB further comprises a multi-layer coating deposited on the at least one surface of the substrate. The multi-layer coating (i) covers at least a portion of the plurality of conductive tracks and (ii) comprises at least one layer formed of a halo-hydrocarbon polymer. The PCB further comprises at least one electrical component connected by a solder joint to at least one conductive track, wherein the solder joint is soldered through the multi-layer coating such that the solder joint abuts the multi-layer coating.

Apparatus with a multi-layer coating and method of forming the same

The invention relates to an apparatus for handling capsules in a capsule processing equipment. The invention also relates to capsule processing equipment, such as an inspection equipment or a capsule printing equipment that includes such an apparatus.

Apparatus for handling capsules and capsule processing equipment including such an apparatus

Apparatus with a wire bond and method of forming the same

A printed circuit board to which a localised solder connection is to be made, the surface of said printed circuit board having a continuous or non-continuous coating of a composition comprising a halo-hydrocarbon polymer at a thickness of from 1 nm to 10 &#x3bc;m.

Printed circuit boards

An apparatus for providing a two-dimensional image of a three-dimensional object illuminates the surface of the object using an illumination source. Portions of the surface are imaged through an aperture in a plate onto a portion of a matrix sensor. The object is rotated about its principle axis while being simultaneously translated, and, at the same time the aperture is also rotated. By synchronizing these translational and rotational movements, successive portions of the object surface can image onto respective successive portions of the matrix sensor, thereby providing an improve two-dimensional image of the surface of the object.

Apparatus for surface image sensing and surface inspection of three-dimensional structures

This invention provides a method and apparatus (,) for detecting small glass particles (,) in bottles (,) filled with beer (,). The beer (,) is caused to rotate with respect to the bottle (,), and successive images are obtained from the bottle by means of a CCD-camera (,) which is arranged such that its optical axis (,) makes an angle &agr; of about 135&deg; with the axis (,) of the bottle (,), which is illuminated from below. The successive images are subtracted from each other to detect refracted light emanating from glass particles. These measurements are repeated a plurality of times. The invention thus offers an improvement in sensitivity and reliability of a detecting method. An apparatus (,) comprises a carousel (,) with a plurality of cameras dedicated to a single bottle. A system is described to reduce costs by having eight cameras share one image processing unit.

Method and apparatus for detecting glass particles in glass bottles filled with beer

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Saffron Walden, United Kingdom

Mark Robson Humphries