Patents by Inventor Neil McNeill Alford
Neil McNeill Alford 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: 20200170274Abstract: A method is provided for preserving cooking oil in a food fryer which comprises contacting the oil in situ with at least one oil-permeable cement body which is a stand-alone block and which has been hydraulically hardened from a paste comprising (i) white OPC clinker, (ii) white OPC or (iii) a mixture of white OPC clinker and white OPC, wherein the porosity of the cement body, estimable from the difference between its water-saturated and dry weights, is 30-55%, pores in the body being oil receptive by virtue of low un-bound water content.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Graham John Bratton, Kenneth George Mannering, Roger Leslie Brown, Neil McNeill Alford
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Publication number: 20170231243Abstract: A method is provided for preserving cooking oil in a food fryer which comprises contacting the oil in situ with at least one oil-permeable cement body which is a stand-alone block and which has been hydraulically hardened from a paste comprising (i) white OPC clinker, (ii) white OPC or (iii) a mixture of white OPC clinker and white OPC, wherein the porosity of the cement body, estimable from the difference between its water-saturated and dry weights, is 30-55%, pores in the body being oil receptive by virtue of low un-bound water content.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Graham John Bratton, Kenneth George Mannering, Roger Leslie Brown, Neil McNeill Alford
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Patent number: 9636657Abstract: An hydraulically set oil-permeable cement body is provided in the form of a stand-alone block or briquette for preserving cooking oil during deep fat frying, said body. It has substantially no free water or having a low free water content for resisting damage on immersion in cooking oil and initial heating and is enclosed in packaging that resists ingress of water or water vapor The block or briquette consists of >50 wt % of a mixture of milled white OPC clinker and white OPC, optionally silica 1-2 wt % and/or titania (TiO2) 1-2 wt % and optionally further ingredients selected from calcium silicate, magnesium silicate, aluminum silicate, natural feldspars, natural sodium zeolites, natural calcium zeolites, synthetic sodium zeolites, synthetic calcium zeolites, wollastonite, calcium hydroxide, clays, pillared clays, activated clays/earths, talcs/kaolinite, amphiboles, granite porphyry, rhyolite, agalmatolite, porphyry, attapulgite and diatomaceous earth.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: BBM Technology LtdInventors: Graham John Bratton, Kenneth George Mannering, Roger Leslie Brown, Neil McNeill Alford
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Patent number: 9293890Abstract: A device for, and a method of, generating stimulated emission of microwave or radio frequency electromagnetic radiation, utilize a resonator structure, an input source of microwave or radio frequency electromagnetic radiation to be amplified, and an input of energy arranged to pump the resonator structure and thereby cause amplification of the electromagnetic radiation. The configuration of the resonator structure and/or the materials used in its construction give rise to an increase in the magnetic Purcell factor of the resonator structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Imperial Innovations LimitedInventors: Jonathan David Baxendale Breeze, Neil McNeill Alford
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Publication number: 20150103859Abstract: A device for, and a method of, generating stimulated emission of microwave or radio frequency electromagnetic radiation, utilize a resonator structure, an input source of microwave or radio frequency electromagnetic radiation to be amplified, and an input of energy arranged to pump the resonator structure and thereby cause amplification of the electromagnetic radiation. The configuration of the resonator structure and/or the materials used in its construction give rise to an increase in the magnetic Purcell factor of the resonator structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Jonathan David Baxendale Breeze, Neil McNeill Alford
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Publication number: 20130112607Abstract: An hydraulically set oil-permeable cement body is provided in the form of a stand-alone block or briquette for preserving cooking oil during deep fat frying, said body. It has substantially no free water or having a low free water content for resisting damage on immersion in cooking oil and initial heating and is enclosed in packaging that resists ingress of water or water vapour The block or briquette consists of >50 wt % of a mixture of milled white OPC clinker and white OPC, optionally silica 1-2 wt % and/or titania (TiO2) 1-2 wt % and optionally further ingredients selected from calcium silicate, magnesium silicate, aluminium silicate, natural feldspars, natural sodium zeolites, natural calcium zeolites, synthetic sodium zeolites, synthetic calcium zeolites, wollastonite, calcium hydroxide, clays, pillared clays, activated clays/earths, talcs/kaolinite, amphiboles, granite porphyry, rhyolite, agalmatolite, porphyry, attapulgite and diatomaceous earth.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: BBM Technology LtdInventors: Graham John Bratton, Kenneth George Mannering, Roger Leslie Brown, Neil McNeill Alford
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Patent number: 8389037Abstract: A method is provided for preserving cooking oil which may be cold or heated or during frying operations, which comprises in situtreatment of the oil withat least one oil-permeable cement body which has been hydraulically hardened from a paste comprising cement clinker and cement e.g. white OPC clinker and white OPC. The invention further comprises cooking oil having therein at least one oil-permeable cement body which has been hydraulically hardened from a paste comprising cement clinker and cement and an oil-permeable cement body for use in the above method.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: BBM Technology LtdInventors: Graham John Bratton, Neil McNeill Alford, Kenneth George Mannering, Roger Leslie Brown
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Publication number: 20110250330Abstract: A method is provided for preserving cooking oil which may be cold or heated or during frying operations, which comprises in situ treatment of the oil withal least one oil-permeable cement body which has been hydraulically hardened from a paste comprising cement clinker and cement e.g. white OPC clinker and white OPC. The invention further comprises cooking oil having therein at least one oil-permeable cement body which has been hydraulically hardened from a paste comprising cement clinker and cement and an oil-permeable cement body for use in the above method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2008Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: BBM Technology Ltd.Inventors: Graham John Bratton, Neil McNeill Alford, Kenneth George Mannering, Roger Leslie Brown
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Publication number: 20090196968Abstract: A method is provided for treating cooking oil during frying operations, which comprises in situ treatment of the oil with a source of calcium or magnesium combined with silicate such that the calcium or magnesium substantially does not leach into the oil. The filter treatment materials may be cement clinker, OPC, calcium silicate and combinations or mixtures thereof e.g. a combination of white OPC clinker and white OPC. The filter treatment materials may be in the form of a free briquette or block immersed in the oil. In other embodiments a decontaminating or filter cartridge is provided for fitting to a deep oil or fat cooker or a frying basket and comprises a foraminous housing containing filtering or decontaminant material. The cartridge may be used in association with a deep oil or fat fryer having a base formed with a depression defining a cool spot, the cartridge fitting in or on said cool spot.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2007Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: BBM TECHNOLOGY LTDInventors: Graham John Bratton, Neil McNeill Alford, Kenneth George Mannering, Roger Leslie Brown
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Publication number: 20080129422Abstract: A dielectric resonator filter having at least two poles for filtering a frequency band from an input frequency spectrum, which filter comprises (i) a body (2a, 2b) formed of electrically conductive material, which body (2a, 2b) defines a cavity (13) therein; (ii) a dielectric resonator element (1) enclosed in said cavity (13), (iii) a deformable member (6) located outside said cavity, and (iv) a metal member (4) located within said cavity (13) that is connected to said deformable member (6), the arrangement being such that, in use, said deformable member (6) is deformable to move said metal member (4) toward and/or away from said dielectric resonator element (1) to effect adjustment of a said frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2005Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Neil McNeill Alford, Peter Krastev Petrov, Andrey Borisovich Kozyrev, Vladimir Nikolaevich Keis, Oleg Yureivich Buslov
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Patent number: 7119641Abstract: A method of tuning a dielectric resonator uses a ferroelectric element to change the dielectric resonator electric field and hence the resonance frequency of the dielectric resonator.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2002Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Southbank University Enterprises, LTDInventors: Peter Petrov, Neil McNeill Alford
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Patent number: 7003963Abstract: Equipment for cooling an HTS receive coil (4) in an MRI scanner to a temperature below the transition temperature of the HTS comprises a refrigeration unit such as a Stirling cooler (1) the cold head (2) of which is connected by a non-metallic thermally conductive rod (3) to the receive coil (4).Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2001Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: South Bank University Enterprises Ltd.Inventor: Neil McNeill Alford
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Publication number: 20040020218Abstract: Equipment for cooling an HTS receive coil (4) in an MRI scanner to a temperature below the transition temperature of the HTS comprises a refrigeration unit such as a Stirling cooler (1) the cold head (2) of which is connected by a non-metallic thermally conductive rod (3) to the receive coil (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventor: Neil McNeill Alford
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Patent number: 6610623Abstract: Low dielectric loss ceramic materials useful in dielectric resonators comprise alumina doped with a minor amount, preferably below 2% by weight of a metal or semi metal oxide, preferably an oxide of titanium, niobium, yttrium or zirconium. The compositions can be made by sintering the powders together below their melting point and materials with a with a Q value of greater than 35,000 at 9-10 GHz and at 25° C., can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2000Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Inventors: Neil McNeill Alford, Stuart James Penn