Patents by Inventor Nicholas James Hastings
Nicholas James Hastings has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20200352387Abstract: Described is a system for roasting, grinding, brewing and dispensing coffee comprising: an infuser head in fluid communication with a source of hot water and comprising bedding means for distributing coffee grounds such that they are disposed substantially evenly on an inner surface of a slidable wall of a coffee cartridge thereby forming an extraction bed within an extraction chamber; and infuser means comprising one or more outlets for the hot water, the infuser head being adapted to deliver hot water to the extraction bed within the extraction chamber, whereby coffee is extracted to yield a coffee brew.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Hugh MALKIN, Graham Scott GUTSELL, Timothy Charles BULLOCK, Ian Michael Riorden GEORGE, Nicholas James HASTINGS, Finbarr Charles Ronald WILLIAMSON, David Marcus MOLONY
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Publication number: 20200352388Abstract: Described is a system for roasting, grinding, brewing and dispensing coffee comprising an infuser head adapted to deliver hot water preferentially to coffee grounds located on the periphery of an inner surface of a central portion of a slidable wall of a coffee cartridge and/or the inner surface of an extraction sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Hugh MALKIN, Graham Scott GUTSELL, Timothy Charles BULLOCK, Ian Michael Riorden GEORGE, Nicholas James HASTINGS, Finbarr Charles Ronald WILLIAMSON, David Marcus MOLONY
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Publication number: 20200354142Abstract: Described is a system for roasting, grinding, brewing and dispensing coffee comprising a grinding and infusion assembly comprising a tubular extraction sleeve, infuser head and blade grinder, wherein the system further comprises a first seal, being a linear shaft seal for preventing a flow of coffee brew between the infuser head and inner surface of the extraction sleeve during extraction of the coffee grounds; a second seal, being a static seal for preventing a flow of coffee brew between the infuser head and grinder spindle when the grinder is not rotating and in the retracted position; and a third seal, being a rotary shaft seal for preventing the movement of coffee grounds between the infuser head and grinder spindle when the grinder is rotating in the extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Hugh MALKIN, Graham Scott GUTSELL, Timothy Charles BULLOCK, Ian Michael Riorden GEORGE, Nicholas James HASTINGS, Finbarr Charles Ronald WILLIAMSON, David Marcus MOLONY
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Publication number: 20200214491Abstract: Described is a system for roasting, grinding, brewing and dispensing coffee comprising a coffee cartridge containing: (i) unground and (ii) unroasted or part-roasted coffee beans, said cartridge having walls defining a cartridge chamber in which the beans are confined, wherein part or all of at least one wall of the cartridge is openable, and the openable wall of the cartridge is opposed to a slidable wall thereof, said slidable wall comprising: inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface being in contact with the beans; a peripheral sealing portion on the inner surface; and a central portion bounded by the peripheral sealing portion and comprising a screen for retaining the beans within the cartridge chamber while permitting a flow of coffee brew therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Hugh MALKIN, Graham Scott GUTSELL, Timothy Charles BULLOCK, Ian Michael Riorden GEORGE, Nicholas James HASTINGS, Finbarr Charles Ronald WILLIAMSON, David Marcus MOLONY
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Publication number: 20200122921Abstract: Described is a cartridge containing non-coffee plant materials, said cartridge having walls defining a chamber in which the plant materials are confined, the cartridge being adapted to serve as a grinding and extraction chamber for the plant materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Hugh MALKIN, Graham Scott GUTSELL, Timothy Charles BULLOCK, Ian Michael Riorden GEORGE, Nicholas James HASTINGS
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Publication number: 20200016038Abstract: Apparatuses for pulverizing a solid dosage form and for distributing, dissolving and/or suspending a solid dosage form in an extraction fluid, as well as related methods and processes for producing extracted solid dosage forms using such methods are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Hugh MALKIN, Nicholas James HASTINGS, Finbarr Charles Ronald WILLIAMSON
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Patent number: 10315418Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling supply of electrical energy from power source(s) through a plurality of electrical conductors adjacent to a common electrolyte solution are disclosed. The power source(s) are controlled to apply potential difference waveform(s) between pairs of electrical conductors formed from the plurality of electrical conductors such that the potential difference waveform(s) have a magnitude that exceeds a threshold overpotential for the pairs of electrical conductors in the electrolyte solution while sums of an absolute value of a potential difference across a double layer associated with the first electrical conductor in a pair and an absolute value of a potential difference across a double layer associated with a second electrical conductor in the pair is maintained below the threshold overpotential. Some or all electrical conductor(s) can be coupled to the power source(s) using respective capacitor(s).Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Archipelago Technology Group, LTDInventors: Guy Charles Fernley Newcombe, Daniel Richard Mace, Nicholas James Hastings
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Publication number: 20180263408Abstract: A coffee cartridge containing unground coffee beans, said cartridge having walls defining a chamber in which the beans are confined, the cartridge being adapted to serve as a grinding and extraction chamber for the coffee beans.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Hugh MALKIN, Timothy Charles BULLOCK, Graham Scott GUTSELL, Ian Micheal Riorden GEORGE, Nicholas James HASTINGS
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Publication number: 20180236446Abstract: Described is a modular microfluidic device (MMD) for producing an analytic composition from a biological fluid sample, said device comprising a reagent module (RM) comprising a reagent reservoir containing a reagent and an eluent reservoir containing an eluent, said reagent and eluent reservoirs being coupled to one or more RM microchannels; and a sample preparation module (SPM) comprising a SPM microchannel adapted to couple with the RM microchannel whereby fluid continuity between SPM and RM microchannels is produced on coupling, and: (i) a sample inlet for receiving said biological fluid sample; (ii) an outlet for delivering said analyte composition; (iii) a sensor component; (iv) a mixing chamber; (v) a metering chamber; (vi) an eluent chamber; (vii) a valve; and (viii) a solid phase extraction element (SPE); wherein said metering chamber is of fixed volume and shape and substantially ellipsoidal, the metering chamber having an inlet and an outlet, said inlet and/or outlet being in fluid communication witType: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Cambsolv LimitedInventors: Hugh Malkin, Nicholas James Hastings, Graham Scott Gutsell, Ian Morgan George
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Publication number: 20180079208Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling supply of electrical energy from power source(s) through a plurality of electrical conductors adjacent to a common electrolyte solution are disclosed. The power source(s) are controlled to apply potential difference waveform(s) between pairs of electrical conductors formed from the plurality of electrical conductors such that the potential difference waveform(s) have a magnitude that exceeds a threshold overpotential for the pairs of electrical conductors in the electrolyte solution whilst sums of an absolute value of a potential difference across a double layer associated with the first electrical conductor in a pair and an absolute value of a potential difference across a double layer associated with a second electrical conductor in the pair is maintained below the threshold overpotential. Some or all electrical conductor(s) can be coupled to the power source(s) using respective capacitor(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: Archipelago Technology Group LTDInventors: Guy Charles Fernley NEWCOMBE, Daniel Richard MACE, Nicholas James HASTINGS
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Publication number: 20170348688Abstract: Described is a modular microfluidic device (MMD) for producing an analyte composition from a biological fluid sample, said device comprising: (a) a reagent module (RM) comprising a reagent reservoir containing a reagent and an eluent reservoir containing an eluent, said reagent and eluent reservoirs being coupled to one or more RM microchannels; and (b) a sample preparation module (SPM) comprising a SPM microchannel adapted to couple with the RM microchannel whereby fluid continuity between SPM and RM microchannels is produced on coupling, and: (i) a sample inlet for receiving said biological fluid sample; (ii) an outlet for delivering said analyte composition; (iii) a mixing chamber; (v) a metering chamber; (vi) an eluent chamber; (vii) a valve; (viii) a solid phase extraction element (SPE); and (ix) an aspirator in fluid communication with the sample inlet of the SPM for withdrawing an aliquot of said biological fluid when contained in a sample vessel, said aspirator being operably coupled to a pneumatic flType: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Cambsolv LimitedInventors: Hugh Malkin, Nicholas James Hastings, Graham Scott Gutsell, Ian Morgan George
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Publication number: 20170280741Abstract: Apparatus for distributing a solid, gel, powder, granular, liquid or viscous liquid test substance in an extraction fluid comprises: a) a flow cell for holding the test substance comprising an extraction chamber of uniform cross-sectional area, a grinding surface, an extraction fluid inlet and an extract outlet; b) a grinding head disposed within the extraction chamber and adapted to reciprocate therein; and c) a recirculating pump for driving extraction fluid: (i) into the flow cell via the extraction fluid inlet; (ii) through the extraction chamber; and (iii) back to the flow cell via the extract outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Hugh Malkin, Nicholas James Hastings, Ian Morgan George, Martin Pearl
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Publication number: 20170216841Abstract: Described is a modular microfluidic device (MMD) for producing an analyte composition from a biological fluid sample, said device comprising: (a) a reagent module (RM) comprising a reagent reservoir containing a reagent and an eluent reservoir containing an eluent, said reagent and eluent reservoirs being coupled to one or more RM microchannels; and (b) a sample preparation module (SPM) comprising a SPM microchannel adapted to couple with the RM microchannel whereby fluid continuity between SPM and RM microchannels is produced on coupling, and: (i) a sample inlet for receiving said biological fluid sample; (ii) an outlet for delivering said analyte composition; (iii) a mixing chamber; (v) a metering chamber; (vi) an eluent chamber; (vii) a valve; (viii) a solid phase extraction element (SPE); and (ix) an aspirator in fluid communication with the sample inlet of the SPM for withdrawing an aliquot of said biological fluid when contained in a sample vessel, said aspirator being operably coupled to a pneumatic flType: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Cambsolv LimitedInventors: Hugh Malkin, Nicholas James Hastings, Graham Scott Gutsell, Ian Morgan George
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Patent number: 5967675Abstract: The present invention relates to a label printer that has a plurality of keys for defining a label to be printed. Such keys include keys for defining the format of the label. The label printer also includes a display for displaying an image of the label, a printing unit for printing the label and a control unit for controlling the label printer to operate in a layout mode. In the layout mode, the control unit causes the display to display an image of the label in a selected label format and a plurality of layout parameters for defining the label format. Each of the layout parameters is alterable. Thereby, the label image displayed on the display alters with each selection of one of the layout parameters by actuating the format keys.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1998Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Assignee: Esselte N.V.Inventors: Nicholas James Hastings, Graham Scott Gutsell, Ian Morgan George, Martin Christopher Edwards
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Patent number: 5957596Abstract: The present invention relates to a label printing apparatus for printing image data onto a tape. The label printing apparatus has a memory for storing image data to be printed onto the tape, a print head for recording the image data dot wise onto the tape in subsequent printing cycles, a platen for conveying the recording medium relative to the print head and means for determining the number of dots to be activated in each printing cycle. In order to obtain high print quality, a speed adjuster is provided to control the speed of the platen in response to the number of image data stored in the memory and the number of dots to be activated in the present printing cycle. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling the platen and the print head to avoid misalignment of subsequent printing lines, when the platen must stop due to lack of data in the memory.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1997Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Esselte N.V.Inventors: Nicholas James Hastings, Geoffrey Stuart Howe, Geert Heyse
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Patent number: 5920684Abstract: A label printer having a plurality of input keys for inputting data defining a label image to be printed on an image receiving medium. The input keys include a plurality of data entry keys for entering character data and a plurality of function keys for use in controlling printing of the character data. The label printer includes a display area for displaying information relating to a label image to be printed, a printing unit for printing the label image and a controller for controlling operation of the label printer and including addressing unit for addressing the display area. The display area comprises first and second display zones, each being selectively addressable by the addressing unit to display information relating to the label image. The first display zone is addressable to display a plurality of editing options in relation to each function key.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1997Date of Patent: July 6, 1999Assignee: Esselte N.V.Inventors: Nicholas James Hastings, Graham Scott Gutsell, Ian Morgan George, Martin Christopher Edwards
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Patent number: 5885012Abstract: The present invention relates to a label printer that has a plurality of keys for defining a label to be printed. Such keys include keys for defining the format of the label. The label printer also includes a display for displaying an image of the label, a printing unit for printing the label and a control unit for controlling the label printer to operate in a layout mode. In the layout mode, the control unit causes the display to display an image of the label in a selected label format and a plurality of layout parameters for defining the label format. Each of the layout parameters is alterable. Thereby, the label image displayed on the display alters with each selection of one of the layout parameters by actuating the format keys.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1997Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: Esselte N.V.Inventors: Nicholas James Hastings, Graham Scott Gutsell, Ian Morgan George, Martin Christopher Edwards
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Patent number: 5857790Abstract: A tape printing device for printing frames with complicated shapes on a label. The device includes a mechanism for inputting a plurality of characters, selecting a frame from a plurality of frames of different shape, and generating print data for the characters and the selected frame. Also, a print head is used for printing the characters and the frames onto the tape according to the generated print data. Only a small amount of memory is required to represent frames, and the operator is offered a large selection of frames. Instead of storing dot patterns for each frame, each frame is represented with a program which can be executed on the tape printing device to generate the pixel pattern corresponding to the selected frame and to print the selected frame on the receiving medium according to the generated pixel pattern. Since the programs generate the pixel pattern dynamically as required by the operator of the device, less memory is required than prior art devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1997Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: Esselte NVInventors: Graham Scott Gutsell, Nicholas James Hastings, Ian Morgan George, Martin Christopher Edwards