Patents by Inventor Martin Charles

Martin Charles 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).

  • Publication number: 20080139816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, by reacting a compound of formula (II), with a bromine or chlorine source to form a compound of formula (III), wherein X is chlorine or bromine; reacting that compound with water to form the compound of formula (IV), converting that compound, using a compound of formula (V), wherein M+ is the hydrogen cation or an alkali metal ion, alkaline earth metal ion or ammonium ion, into the compound of formula (VI), and treating that compound with a cyanide source in the presence of a base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: David Anthony Jackson, Andrew Edmunds, Martin Charles Bowden, Ben Brockbank
  • Publication number: 20070211157
    Abstract: An imaging system, particularly a thermal imager, has a detector operating in at least two sensitivity modes. The detector is read on a pixel-by-pixel basis in each of at least two modes and output therefrom is substantially simultaneously displayed so that a wide range of thermal sensitivities are simultaneously displayed. The detector is, preferably, read out at maximum and minimum sensitivity levels at least half the field rate and, advantageously, at the field rate of a display. In a preferred embodiment, color is added to the normally provided gray scale output from the detector ranging from black for the coolest object through white and yellow to red for the hottest object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Charles James Peter Humpoletz, Martin Charles Willis
  • Patent number: 7066699
    Abstract: A system (150) and method of tensioning a bolt (44) across a flange assembly (42). A tensioning apparatus (40) includes the bolt and an unthreaded nut (48) connected to the shank member by an interference fit. The interference fit may be selectively relaxed by applying a fluid pressure to a groove (54) between the nut and the bolt. A tensioner (58) is energized by a pressure to pre-load the bolt by pulling on the bolt while pushing on the nut while the interference fit is sufficiently relaxed to allow relative movement between the nut and the bolt. The tensioner is sized to achieve the required pre-load in the bolt at the same working fluid pressure that is necessary to relax the interference fit on the stretched bolt, thus permitting a single pressure source (148) to be used for both functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventor: Martin Charles Gosling
  • Publication number: 20050187756
    Abstract: A method, device, chip, computer program, and system that handle presentation language messages including dividing the message into simple and complex sections. The system includes a terminal and a base station. As such, presentation language messages can be viewed by simple presentation devices while allowing the simple presentation devices to forward the presentation language message without losing complex sections that may be viewable to more complex devices to which the message is forwarded from the simple presentation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Alan George Harford Montgomery, Craig Michael Johnson, Peter Kenneth Henshaw, Martin Charles Alexander Baxter, Jeremy Matias Brown, Andrew Harry Jarvis, Roy Howarth
  • Patent number: 6871486
    Abstract: A chain link has a substantially centrally located juncture section with a first eye portion integrally connected to one end of the juncture section and a second eye portion integrally connected to the opposite end of the juncture section. The eye portions extend longitudinally outwardly from opposite ends of the juncture section and are disposed at a substantial angle relative to each other at opposite ends of the link. Such link may be connected to contiguous links to form a segment of a chain, with all of the links in a segment of chain thus produced having substantially the same orientation when the chain is held straight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Columbia Steel Casting Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Moehnke, Stephen P. Doan, Richard John Stewart, David Garnet John Conroy, Martin Charles Simpson, James Anthony Russell, Peter Alan Lude
  • Patent number: 6840726
    Abstract: A tensioning apparatus (40) for applying a closing force across a flange assembly (42). The tensioning apparatus includes a shank member (44) and an annular member (48) connected to the shank member by an interference fit. The interference fit may be selectively relaxed by applying a fluid pressure (P1) to a groove (54) between the annular member and the shank member. A tensioner (58) is used to pre-load the shank member by pulling on the shank member while pushing on the annular member while the interference fit is sufficiently relaxed to allow relative movement between the annular member and the shank member. Once the pre-load is established, the interference fit is reestablished by releasing pressure P1 to lock the annular member in position for maintaining the closure force across the flange assembly after the tensioner is removed. A lock nut (34) may be tightened against the annular member to provide additional protection against the release of the pre-load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventor: Martin Charles Gosling
  • Publication number: 20040139719
    Abstract: A chain link has a substantially centrally located juncture section with a first eye portion integrally connected to one end of the juncture section and a second eye portion integrally connected to the opposite end of the juncture section. The eye portions extend longitudinally outwardly from opposite ends of the juncture section and are disposed at a substantial angle relative to each other at opposite ends of the link. Such link may be connected to contiguous links to form a segment of a chain, with all of the links in a segment of chain thus produced having substantially the same orientation when the chain is held straight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: Columbia Steel Casting Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Moehnke, Stephen P. Doan, Richard John Stewart, David Garnet John Conroy, Martin Charles Simpson, James Anthony Russell, Peter Alan Lude
  • Publication number: 20040115023
    Abstract: A tensioning apparatus (40) for applying a closing force across a flange assembly (42). The tensioning apparatus includes a shank member (44) and an annular member (48) connected to the shank member by an interference fit. The interference fit may be selectively relaxed by applying a fluid pressure (P1) to a groove (54) between the annular member and the shank member. A tensioner (58) is used to pre-load the shank member by pulling on the shank member while pushing on the annular member while the interference fit is sufficiently relaxed to allow relative movement between the annular member and the shank member. Once the pre-load is established, the interference fit is reestablished by releasing pressure P1 to lock the annular member in position for maintaining the closure force across the flange assembly after the tensioner is removed. A lock nut (34) may be tightened against the annular member to provide additional protection against the release of the pre-load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventor: Martin Charles Gosling
  • Publication number: 20040115024
    Abstract: A system (150) and method of tensioning a bolt (44) across a flange assembly (42). A tensioning apparatus (40) includes the bolt and an unthreaded nut (48) connected to the shank member by an interference fit. The interference fit may be selectively relaxed by applying a fluid pressure to a groove (54) between the nut and the bolt. A tensioner (58) is energized by a pressure to pre-load the bolt by pulling on the bolt while pushing on the nut while the interference fit is sufficiently relaxed to allow relative movement between the nut and the bolt. The tensioner is sized to achieve the required pre-load in the bolt at the same working fluid pressure that is necessary to relax the interference fit on the stretched bolt, thus permitting a single pressure source (148) to be used for both functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventor: Martin Charles Gosling
  • Publication number: 20040086481
    Abstract: A nucleic acid complex for delivering a nucleic acid or a derivative thereof to a cell comprises the components: A. a nucleic acid or a derivative thereof; B. a cationic polymer; and C. a preformed polyethylene glycol-cationic polymer copolymer. The complex has a conformation in which the nucleic acid or derivative thereof is condensed and wherein component C is bound to component A such that the poylethylene glycol groups of component C are located at the surface of the complex. The complexes which are stable to aggregation are useful for the delivery of nucleic acids or derivatives thereof to cells in biological systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Martin Charles Garnett, Nicolas Andrew Jones, Benjamin James Rackstraw, Fabio Bignotti
  • Publication number: 20040082704
    Abstract: A coating composition for forming a water-resistant coating on fiber-reinforced articles such as rods or cables. The composition comprises an aqueous solution of a superabsorbent water-soluble polymer, a viscosity modifying agent, and optionally a lubricant. The coating formed by applying the composition effectively prevents the treated surface from water-permeation damage by absorbing water that contacts the layer containing the superabsorbent component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Martin Charles Flautt, James Robert Priest, David V. Stotler, Thomas P. Hager
  • Patent number: 6677438
    Abstract: A process for attaching a polyethylene glycol compound to a macromolecule to prepare a conjugate or adduct between the polyethylene glycol compound and the macromolecule is described. The process comprises the steps of (1) preparing an activated PEG or an activated PEG derivative by incorporating an acrylic ester, an acrylic thioester or an acrylamido group into the PEG or PEG derivative; (2) reacting the activated PEG or PEG derivative with a macromolecular material comprising one or more sulphydryl groups, primary amino groups and/or secondary amino groups and (3) recovering the conjugate of the PEG or PEG derivative and the macromolecular material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignees: University of Nottingham, Universita Degli Studi di Brescia
    Inventors: Martin Charles Garnett, Stanley Stewart Davis, Fabio Bignotti, Paolo Ferruti
  • Patent number: 6677399
    Abstract: Water dispersible solid granular agrochemical formulations, typically in the form of wettable powders, particularly having an average particle size from 5 to 50 &mgr;m, or water dispersible granules, particularly having an average particle size of from 200 &mgr;m to 5 mm, include one or more water dispersible agrochemical active components; and a dispersing agent including a water dispersible styrene (meth) acrylic copolymer. The copolymeric dispersing agent may include monomer residues which include strongly acidic, particularly sulphonic acid groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Richard Michael Herbert, Jonathan Mercer Watkins, Martin Charles Crossman, Youry Den Tandt, Steven Irene Jozef Reekmans, Frank Dirk Jozef Hartmann
  • Patent number: 6639079
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of 3,5-dichloropyridine comprising reacting a trichloropyridine, a tetrachloropyridine or pentachloropyridine with zinc metal, in the presence of an acidic compound and at a temperature in the range 50-120° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Martin Brown, Martin Charles Bowden
  • Patent number: 6569507
    Abstract: A method of increasing the amount of entrained vapor in fiber-reinforced resin composite materials, and in particular filament wound composites, wherein a particularly effective chemical foaming or blowing agent is incorporated into the resin matrix composition used to form the composites. The foaming agent creates vapor-filled voids throughout the resin matrix of the composite as it cures. The superior composites containing these vapor-filled voids demonstrate high burst strength retention and excellent resistance to cyclic fatigue. The invention also relates to composite materials and articles thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology
    Inventors: Martin Charles Flautt, Byron Jeffrey Hulls, David George Miller
  • Patent number: 6519089
    Abstract: A collapsible light diffusing device includes a collapsible housing having a folded and an unfolded condition. The housing in the unfolded condition defines a first aperture and a second aperture, the second aperture being larger than the first aperture. The housing is adapted to be mounted to a light source such that the first aperture is nearer to the light source than the second aperture. The device further includes a flexible light diffusing member adapted to cover the second aperture when the housing is in the unfolded condition. The housing includes a plurality of substantially rigid panels of heat resistant material, hinged together to enable the housing to be manipulated between the folded and unfolded conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Inventor: Martin Charles Graham
  • Publication number: 20020165312
    Abstract: A coating composition for forming a water-resistant coating on fiber-reinforced articles such as rods or cables. The composition comprises an aqueous solution of a superabsorbent water-soluble polymer, a viscosity modifying agent, and optionally a lubricant. The coating formed by applying the composition effectively prevents the treated surface from water-permeation damage by absorbing water that contacts the layer containing the superabsorbent component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Martin Charles Flautt, James Robert Priest, David V. Stotler, Thomas P. Hager
  • Publication number: 20020122909
    Abstract: A method of increasing the amount of entrained vapor in fiber-reinforced resin composite materials, and in particular filament wound composites, wherein a particularly effective chemical foaming or blowing agent is incorporated into the resin matrix composition used to form the composites. The foaming agent creates vapor-filled voids throughout the resin matrix of the composite as it cures. The superior composites containing these vapor-filled voids demonstrate high burst strength retention and excellent resistance to cyclic fatigue. The invention also relates to composite materials and articles thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Martin Charles Flautt, Byron Jeffrey Hulls, David George Miller
  • Publication number: 20020099131
    Abstract: Water dispersible solid granular agrochemical formulations, typically in the form of wettable powders, particularly having an average particle size from 5 to 50 &mgr;m, or water dispersible granules, particularly having an average particle size of from 200 &mgr;m to 5 mm, include one or more water dispersible agrochemical active components; and a dispersing agent including a water dispersible styrene (meth) acrylic copolymer. The copolymeric dispersing agent may include monomer residues which include strongly acidic, particularly sulphonic acid groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Richard Michael Herbert, Jonathan Mercer Watkins, Martin Charles Crossman, Youry Den Tandt, Steven Irene Jozef Reekmans, Frank Dirk Jozef Hartmann
  • Patent number: 6413941
    Abstract: A composition for delivering a biologically active polyanionic molecule comprising a linear polymer with a backbone comprising amido and tertiary amino groups arranged regularly on the backbone and biologically active polyanionic molecule bound to the polymer. Preferably, the linear polymer comprises a poly(amidoamine). Preferably, the biologically active polyanionic molecule is a nucleic acid, more preferably a DNA. The compositions are useful for delivering nucleic acids to a cell in a cell transformation, transfection or gene therapy method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services Drug Delivery & Clinical Research Centre Limited
    Inventors: Martin Charles Garnett, Fiona Caroline Maclaughlin, Stanley Stewart Davis, Fabio Bignotti, Paolo Ferruti