Mars, Incorporated

Wheelright Limited

Cambridge Design Partnership Llp

Gmax Technology Ltd.

William James Bradley

Dominique M Freeman

David Wrigglesworth

Alexander Paul Codd

Paul Michael Taylor

Willem Paul Beeker

The present invention relates to a sampling device. The sampling devicecomprises a separate compartmentthat is ejected creating an increased space or volume for a sample to be stored. The sampling deviceof the present invention is suitable for collecting a sample in an aquaculture environment, enclosed system or in the gastrointestinal tract of a human or an animal. The invention also relates to a method of orally administering the deviceto an animal and recovering the deviceand/or separate compartmentto carry out analysis on the collected sample for diagnosing the health of the gastrointestinal tract and determining nutrient absorption and digestibility.

Sampling device with ejectable compartment

A system for measuring the depth of tread of a tyre () on a wheel () of a vehicle () whilst the wheel is rotating and moving along the ground. A camera () captures images whilst the tyre rotates for at least the major part of its circumference. Light sources (Lto L) are spaced longitudinally and are directed at an acute angle to the path of the tyre, to illuminate the tyre whilst images are captured. The images are analysed by data processing apparatus () and the tread depth is determined from the length of shadows () in the gaps () between tread blocks (). The light sources are activated and de-activated sequentially in accordance with signals from longitudinally spaced sensors (Sto S) which detect the presence of the tyre, so that when an image is captured of a portion of the tyre tread, only one light source is activated to illuminate that portion of the tyre tread.

Method and device for tyre condition analysis

An apparatus for monitoring performance comprises two elements: a first element () for attaching to a human or animal, containing two or more of physiological, biochemical, kinematic, and/or environmental sensors and a processing means which records in memory signals or derivates of signals from said sensors and contains a means of re-transmitting this data to a second element, and a second element () containing a display () or audio output to present the processed live or previous recorded data to the user.

Method and apparatus for real time performance assessment

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William James Bradley