Patents Assigned to Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research
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Patent number: 11486956Abstract: An object monitoring system including a plurality of location beacons, each location beacon being configured to generate a location broadcast message indicative of a beacon location and a tag associated with a respective object in use. The includes a tag memory configured to store object rules, a tag transceiver configured to transmit or receive messages and a tag processing device configured to determine context data at least partially indicative of a tag context by at least one of determining a tag location in accordance with at least one location broadcast message received via the tag transceiver from at least one of a plurality of location beacons and using stored context data, use the object rules and the context data to identify a trigger event, determine an action associated with the trigger event and cause the action to be performed.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Philip Juan Valencia, Nicholas Alexander Heaney
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Patent number: 11479691Abstract: A process for preparing a polymeric membrane for materials used in crop production comprising: a) providing an aqueous dispersion of a polyurethane or polyurethane-urea elastomer comprising segments formed from the copolymer segment of Formula I A1-[Y1]n-L-[Y2]q-A2??Formula I wherein A1 is an end capping group; A2 is hydrogen or an end capping group; each [Y1]n and [Y2]q is independently selected from a polyether macrodiol, polycarbonate macrodiol, polyester macrodiol, and wherein at least one of [Y1]n and [Y2]q is a polyester macrodiol; L is a divalent linking compound independently selected from urethane, urea, carbonate, ester, and phosphonate; n is an integer of 2 to 50; q is an integer of 2 to 50; and b) spraying the aqueous dispersion onto materials to be used in crop production to form a polymeric membrane on the materials.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventor: Raju Adhikari
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Publication number: 20220332503Abstract: A system for moving an object within an environment, wherein the system includes at least one modular wheel configured to move the object. The modular wheel includes a body configured to be attached to the object, a wheel, a drive configured to rotate the wheel and a controller configured to control the drive. One or more processing devices configured are provided to receive an image stream including a plurality of captured images from each of a plurality of imaging devices, the plurality of imaging devices being configured to capture images of the object within the environment, analyse the images to determine an object location within the environment, generate control instructions at least in part using the determined object location and provide the control instructions to the controller, the controller being responsive to the control instructions to control the drive and thereby move the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Paul FLICK, Nic PANITZ, Peter DEAN, Marc ELMOUTTIE, Sisi LIANG, Ryan STEINDL, Troy CORDIE, Tirtha BANDYOPADHYAY
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Patent number: 11476795Abstract: A method for determining a level of solar radiation at a point of interest (POI). Multiple sky images are captured by a distributed network of digital cameras. Sun location parameters are determined. A three-dimensional (3D) sky model is generated based on the sky images. Generating the 3D sky model includes generating 3D object data based on the sky images to model one or more objects in a region of sky, and generating position data to model a position of the one or more objects in the region of sky. A level of solar radiation at the POI is determined based on the position data and 3D object data of the 3D sky model and the sun location parameters.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Sam West, Ryan Lagerstrom, Changming Sun, Rongxin Li, Joel Wong
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Patent number: 11471857Abstract: An apparatus for capturing a water content from a water containing gas, the apparatus comprising: a housing having an inlet into which the water containing gas can flow; a water adsorbent enclosed within the housing, the water adsorbent comprising at least one water adsorbent metal organic framework composite capable of adsorbing a water content from the water containing gas, the metal organic framework composite comprising: at least 50 wt % water adsorbent metal organic framework; from 0.2 to 10 wt % magnetic particles having a mean particle diameter of less than 200 nm; and at least 0.1 wt % hydrophilic binder comprising a hydrophilic cellulose derivative; and a water desorption arrangement in contact with and/or surrounding the water adsorbent, the water desorption arrangement comprising an alternating current (AC) magnetic field generator located within and/or around the water adsorbent configured to apply an AC magnetic field to the water adsorbent.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Xavier Mulet, Kristina Konstas, Aaron Thornton, Matthias Hesselmann, Stefan Herrmann
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Patent number: 11468684Abstract: A system for situational awareness monitoring within an environment, wherein the system includes one or more processing devices configured to receive an image stream including a plurality of captured images from each of a plurality of imaging devices, the plurality of imaging devices being configured to capture images of objects within the environment and at least some of the imaging devices being positioned within the environment to have at least partially overlapping fields of view, identify overlapping images in the different image streams, the overlapping images being images captured by imaging devices having overlapping fields of view, analyse the overlapping images to determine object locations within the environment, analyse changes in the object locations over time to determine object movements within the environment, compare the object movements to situational awareness rules and use results of the comparison to identify situational awareness events.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Paul Damien Flick, Nicholas James Panitz, Peter John Dean, Marc Karim Elmouttie, Gregoire Krahenbuhl, Sisi Liang
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Patent number: 11452272Abstract: The present invention relates to rice grain with thickened aleurone. Also provided is a rice plant comprising at least one genetic variation which reduces the activity of at least one ROS1a gene in the plant. Grain of the invention, or aleurone therefrom, has improved nutritional properties, and hence is particularly useful for human and animal feed products.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignees: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Ronald Chun Wai Yu, Crispin Alexander Howitt, Philip John Larkin, Chun-Ming Liu, Xiao-Ba Wu, Jinxin Liu
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Publication number: 20220286291Abstract: A device (102) for generating and storing a cryptographic key pair is disclosed. The device comprises a non-persistent memory unit (116) and a processor (114). The processor (114) is configured to receive a plurality of seeds from a respective plurality of users and combine the seeds to define a composite seed. The processor (114) is further configured to generate the key pair, comprising a public key and a private key (104), using the composite seed and a deterministic key generation method, and to record the private key (104) in the non-persistent memory unit (116).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Adnene GUABTNI, Hugo O'CONNOR, Ingo WEBER
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Publication number: 20220275299Abstract: A fuel formulation comprising a sugar and ammonia solution, wherein the sugar and ammonia are present in a combined amount of greater than 70 percent by weight of the fuel formulation, and wherein the sugar comprises fructose, glucose, sucrose or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventor: Louis James WIBBERLEY
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Publication number: 20220268706Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for detecting analytes in a sample. The methods may also be used to determine the amount of analyte in the sample. The present invention also relates to antibody or antibody-like molecules and labelled antigens for use in these methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Judith SCOBLE, Charlotte WILLIAMS, Stewart NUTTALL, Regina SURJADI, Helen DACRES, Stephen TROWELL
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Patent number: 11421246Abstract: The present invention relates to new transporter polypeptides, and genes encoding therefor, which can be used to confer upon a plant resistance to one or more biotrophic fungal pathogens.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Evans Lagudah, John Wallace Moore
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Patent number: 11420491Abstract: Plant scanning vehicles (10) including, but not limited to, plant scanning vehicles for use in field-based phenotyping. There is a central body (16); three or more legs (15) extending from the central body (16) to support a wheel (13) on each leg (15); wherein the three or more legs (15) are mounted to the central body (16) rotatably about a respective vertical axis (95) to allow adjustment of a track width W of the vehicle by rotating the legs wherein the legs are mechanically coupled to transmit rotation between the legs about their respective vertical axes and the central body (16) or the three or more legs (13) are configured to support a sensor (47) to scan plants.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Xavier Raymond Richard Sirault, Michael Salim, Peter Carl Kuffner, Jose Antonio Jimenez-Berni, Richard Sulman
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Patent number: 11402509Abstract: A method for use in performing localisation in a three-dimensional (3D) environment, the method including in one or more electronic processing devices: determining from a local scan performed by at least one laser sensor, intensity data based at least in part on a power of radiation returned to the at least one laser sensor from points in a local point cloud obtained from the local scan; calculating a first intensity descriptor for the local point cloud using the intensity data; retrieving a plurality of previously calculated second intensity descriptors that are each associated with a respective portion of a map of the 3D environment; comparing the first intensity descriptor with at least some of the second intensity descriptors; and, determining a location with respect to the map at least in part in accordance with results of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Konrad Cop, Paulo Borges, Ross Dungavell, Renaud Dube
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Publication number: 20220234013Abstract: A flow distribution system for distributing and dividing the flows of at least two separate fluids, the distribution system comprising: a three-dimensional nested structure of at least two fluid transporting fractals comprising at least a first fluid transporting fractal and a second fluid transporting fractal, each fluid transporting fractal having a respective fluid inlet which bifurcates to a plurality of fluid outlets, each fluid transporting fractal being configured to facilitate a flow therethrough independent from a flow in the other fluid transporting fractal, each fluid transporting fractal extending along and about a central axis between fluid inlet and a plurality of fluid outlets; wherein each fluid transporting fractals comprises of a series of recursive bifurcation units assembled in a selected number of stages, each bifurcation unit comprising a Y-shaped bifurcated element which is fluidly connected to two successive bifurcation units, each successive bifurcation unit being rotated relative toType: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Jim PATEL, Maciej MAZUR, Tejas BHATELIA, Benny KUAN
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Patent number: 11391513Abstract: The invention relates to a process and apparatus for ultrasonic assisted drying of materials, in particular, but not exclusively, for the low temperature drying of materials that are heat sensitive. In particular, there is provided an apparatus for dehydration of water containing material comprising: an ultrasound emitter; an ultrasound transmission platform that directly or indirectly supports said material; a fluid retained between said emitter and said platform, through which ultrasound energy is transferred; and a gas stream device that directs drying gas to said material.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Henry Sabarez, Piotr Swiergon, Kai Knoerzer
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Patent number: 11385234Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for detecting one or more analytes in a sample and/or for classifying a sample. In particular, the present invention relates to methods and systems which can be used to detect the analytes in real time and which rely on flowing through a microfluidic device one or more types of sensor molecule each comprising a domain that binds one or more analytes, a chemiluminescent donor domain and an acceptor domain, wherein the separation and relative orientation of the chemiluminescent donor domain and the acceptor domain, in the presence and/or the absence of analyte, is within ±50% of the Forster distance.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Stephen Charles Trowell, Helen Dacres, Nam Cao Hoai Le, Murat Gel, Yonggang Zhu, Nan Wu
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Patent number: 11378533Abstract: A device (100) for detecting settled solids (300) in a conduit (200) for transporting slurry. The device (100) comprises a housing (110) positionable to define at least a segment of a flow path for the slurry. The device (100) comprises a reference temperature sensor (140) associated with the inside of the housing 110 in order to measure an ambient temperature of the slurry within the conduit. The device (100) further comprises a plurality of heaters (150) spaced around part of the inside circumference housing (110) that are maintained at a target temperature that is higher titan the ambient temperature of the slurry.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Andrew George Chryss, Krishna Mohanarangam
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Patent number: D959514Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Yutong Zhu, Dayalan Gunasegaram, Saber Mostafavian
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Patent number: D959517Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Yutong Zhu, Dayalan Gunasegaram, Saber Mostafavian
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Patent number: D959518Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Yutong Zhu, Dayalan Gunasegaram, Saber Mostafavian