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Patent NZ-547020-A (NZ)
Title: Distribution methods for distributing and dispensing beverages and liquid food products
Inventor: DAVIES DAVID
IPC: B65D75/58
Filed: 2005-02-28
Abstract: A method of producing and distributing flexible bags filled with beverage or liquid food product to a consumer of the beverage or liquid food product is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) filling the flexible bags, under sterile conditions, with beverage or liquid food product through a spout or tap forming part of each flexible bag where the spout or tap acts as both a filling inlet and dispensing outlet thereby avoiding residue from a form, fill and sealing process, where the flexible bags have been sealed in the manufacturing process; b) locating the flexible bags, filled with beverage or liquid food product, in a bulk transport container, which is not used for dispensing, and which has capacity for containing a plurality of flexible bags and which protects the bags from damage and contamination of beverage or liquid food product during transportation; c) transportation, by a commercial distributor, of the bulk transport container, in which the filled flexible bags are located for protection from damage and contamination, to a consumer of the beverage or liquid food product; d) unloading a required quantity of flexible bags filled with beverage or liquid food product from the bulk transport container for delivery to the consumer; and e) delivering each flexible bag for dispensing the beverage or liquid food product contained in the flexible bag to be consumed by an end consumer where each flexible bag has a base formed with a surface variation to maintain a pocket within the flexible bag and which facilitates drainage of liquid product from the flexible bag during dispensing. Through each step of the method, a hazard and critical control points system is maintained so that the beverage or liquid food product is delivered to the end consumer without taint or adverse effect.
Patent NZ-548168-A (NZ)
Title: Multiparticulate formulations for oral delivery, comprising a core coated by melt-coating smaller excipient particles onto the core
Inventor: MORETON DAVID
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 2004-12-24
Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a free-flowing plurality of particles with a pharmaceutically active agent and an excipient, wherein the particles comprise a core and a coating that includes quantity of the excipient, wherein the coating is a continuous coating surrounding the core, and the particles are formed by melt-coating core particles with a coating material that includes a quantity of the excipient at a temperature below the melting point or decomposition temperature of the active agent, wherein the size of the excipient particles used to melt-coat the core particles are 10% or less than the size of the core particles, and wherein the formulation includes one or more taste masking agents incorporated into the formulation.
Patent NZ-550534-A (NZ)
Title: Indazoles, benzothiazoles, benzoisothiazoles, benzisoxazoles, and preparation and uses thereof
Inventor: XIE WENGE
IPC: A61K31/439
Filed: 2005-03-25
Abstract: Disclosed is a field of ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nACh receptors), activation of nACh receptors, and the treatment of disease conditions associated with defective or malfunctioning nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, especially of the brain. Further, this invention relates to novel compounds (e.g., indazoles and benzothiazoles), which act as ligands for the alpha7 nACh receptor subtype, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of use thereof.
Patent NZ-553013-A (NZ)
Title: Method and apparatus for humidification of breathable gas with profiled varying humidity setting delivery
Inventor: KWOK PHILIP RODNEY
IPC: A61M16/16
Filed: 2005-08-03
Abstract: A method and apparatus for delivering breathable gas to a user includes a humidifying unit that is controllable to humidify the gas in accordance with a variable humidity profile such that the gas is delivered to the user at variable humidity levels, e.g., during a treatment session.
Patent NZ-563206-A (NZ)
Title: Modulation of exon recognition in pre-mRNA by interfering with the binding or SR proteins and by interfering with secondary RNA structure
Inventor: VAN DEUTEKOM JUDITH CHRISTINA THEODORA
IPC: A61K31/7088
Filed: 2006-04-21
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for generating an oligonucleotide comprising determining a putative binding site for an Ser-Arg (SR) protein in RNA of an exon and producing an oligonucleotide that is complementary to said RNA and that at least partly overlaps said putative binding site, further comprising determining from a secondary structure of said RNA, a closed structure, which is a region that is not hybridised in said structure, and subsequently generating an oligonucleotide that at least partly overlaps said putative binding site and that overlaps at least part of said closed structure and overlaps at least part of said open structure.
Patent NZ-567040-A (NZ)
Title: Mapping an operating environment to locate a robot, including traversing optical data and updating that data
Inventor: AUGENBRAUN JOE
IPC: B25J9/16
Filed: 2006-09-01
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of mapping an operating environment to facilitate localisation of a robot. The method comprises: acquiring optical data at a scan point associated with a partial map representing a portion of the environment; identifying features of the portion and associating identified features with the map; traversing the portion represented by the map; acquiring additional optical data; updating the map responsive to the traversing and the additional data; computing a location of the robot in the environment by determining an average position and angle for particles selected in accordance with the data; and selectively repeating the traversing, the acquiring additional data, and the updating so as to avoid-revisiting areas that have already been mapped. The updating comprises using the average position and angle for all of the particles.
Patent NZ-569187-A (NZ)
Title: Auto-adjusting mask stabilizer
Inventor: KWOK PHILIP RODNEY
IPC: A61M16/06
Filed: 2008-06-18
Abstract: A forehead support 12 for a respirator mask with a frame 16, 14 can be moved between first and second positions with respect to the frame to accommodate the different shapes of respective faces to which the mask will be attached. A biasing mechanism, such as a coil spring compressed within cylinder mounting 30, urges the forehead support toward the second position and the inclination angle between the mask frame and the forehead support remains constant as the forehead support is moved with respect to the frame.
Patent NZ-574580-A (NZ)
Title: Her2 tumor therapy with an anti-vegf antibody
Inventor: FRIESS THOMAS
IPC: A61K39/395
Filed: 2007-08-17
Abstract: Disclosed is the use of an anti-VEGF antibody for the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or reducing metastasis in a patient, suffering from relapsed HER2 positive breast cancer during or after treatment with an anti-HER2 antibody. Relapsed HER2 positive breast cancer refers to the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells characterized by HER2 protein overexpression in tumour patients who initially responded to previous therapy with an anti-HER2 antibody, but in whom the therapeutic response was not maintained during treatment with said anti-HER2 antibody. Also disclosed is where the anti-VEGF antibody is bevacizumab and the anti-HER2 antibody is trastuzumab.
Patent NZ-577860-A (NZ)
Title: Single web grid tee for a suspended ceiling grid folded from a sheet metal strip has upper reinforcing bulb and double wall flange.
Inventor: RAHEEL MUHAMMAD M
IPC: B21D47/00
Filed: 2007-12-10
Abstract: A grid tee (10) and method of making the same comprising an elongated sheet metal strip (19) folded on itself to integrally form a lower double wall flange (11), a hollow upper reinforcing bulb (12), and a web (13) extending upwardly between the flange and bulb. The flange (11) lies in a generally horizontal plane, being perpendicular to the generally vertical web (13), and has opposed spaced apart parallel edges (26) that extend longitudinally. The strip has two longitudinally extending marginal edge zones that are generally vertically disposed and fixed at least at longitudinally spaced locations (47, 46) to a central area of the strip to form a double web layer area. The marginal edge zones of the strip are vertically spaced from one another so that a portion of the central area of the strip that forms a part of the web (13) is a single exclusive layer (39).
Patent NZ-581094-A (NZ)
Title: Method and apparatus for the production of a stabilized packaged food product
Inventor: VAN APPELDOORN CORNELIUS JAN
IPC: A23L3/02
Filed: 2008-05-29
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the production of a stabilized packaged food product. A tray (5) is filled with a predetermined quantity of a food starting material then introduced into a pressure vessel (3) and conveyed through the pressure vessel. The following steps are performed while the tray is inside the pressure vessel; (i) treating the food starting material with high-temperature pressurized steam to sterilize the material, (ii) dosing the sterile food material inside said tray with a predetermined amount of sterile water; and (iii) applying a lid to the tray to seal the food product inside the tray while maintaining the tray in a sterile environment. Suitable food starting materials comprise starchy food products, such as rice, wheat or pasta, and/or meat or vegetable pieces. Also provided are an apparatus for performing the method and packaged stabilized full moisture food products obtainable by the process.
Patent NZ-581903-A (NZ)
Title: Boundary layer wind turbine comprising a plurality of stacked disks and tangential rotor blades
Inventor: NICA HORIA
IPC: F03D3/04
Filed: 2007-07-09
Abstract: A wind turbine is disclosed comprising a rotor assembly (11) having a plurality of stacked disks (1) for rotation about an axis. At least one set of the stacked disks are closely spaced disks for creating a boundary layer effect on surfaces of the disks that contributes in rotating the disks. The plurality of stacked disks (1) have a plurality of rotor blades (2) disposed on their outer circumference and each rotor blade (2) has at least one surface extending substantially tangentially from the outer circumference of each disk to redirect at least a portion of the wind substantially tangential to a peripheral surface of each disk.
Patent NZ-585499-A (NZ)
Title: Solvent systems for pour-on formulations for combating parasites
Inventor: GOGOLEWSKI RONALD PETER
IPC: A61K35/00
Filed: 2008-11-26
Abstract: A stable veterinary pour-on formulation for topical, transdermal treatment or prophylaxis of a parasitic infection or infestation in an animal is disclosed, wherein the formulation comprises: (a) an effective amount of at least one macrocyclic lactone active agent selected from an avermectin, ivermectin, eprinomectin, a milbemycin, moxidectin, doramectin, selamectin, emamectin, latidectin, abamectin, lepimectin, milbemectin, nemadectin, and combinations thereof; and (b) a solvent system comprising (i) a glycol ether; and (ii) a stability enhancer selected from stabilized glycerol formal, polyethylene glycol, tetraglycol, and propylene glycol; and (c) an effective amount of clorsulon or a salt thereof.
Patent NZ-587980-A (NZ)
Title: Lumbar support for chair backrest with magnetic coupling
Inventor: CHADWICK DONALD T
IPC: A47C7/42
Filed: 2005-07-08
Abstract: A lumbar support 200 for the mesh backrest of a chair includes a front pad 204 to be positioned on the front of the backrest and a rear frame 202 that is to be positioned on the back of the backrest. The front pad and the rear frame are provided with magnetic elements 208a,., 208f which provide an attractive force between the pad and the frame so that the lumbar support can be slid around the surface of the backrest whilst the front pad and rear frame maintain position on opposite sides of the backrest with respect to each other and remain in the set position on the backrest once slid into a desired position.
Patent NZ-591912-A (NZ)
Title: Apparatus for and method of steam treating of fodder
Inventor: FILLERY BRIAN GORDON
IPC: A23K1/00
Filed: 2009-09-29
Abstract: 591912 An apparatus and method for steam treating a bale (10) of fodder such as hay or silage is disclosed. The apparatus includes a steam manifold (1) that is adapted to receive steam from a source (20) and to distribute the steam to a plurality of lances (2a, 2d, 2c). The lances are adapted so that in use they penetrate the bale (10) of fodder by placing or dropping the bale thereon. The weight of the bale (10) assists penetration of the lances into the bale so steam can be supplied to the interior volume of the fodder to sterilise and kill mould spores.
Patent NZ-592205-A (NZ)
Title: Laying network cable in water supply pipe along milaying network cable in water supply pipe along microduct tube using y-junction croduct tube using y-junction
Inventor: THOMAS ELFED THOMAS ELFED
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 2009-09-11
Abstract: 592205 A building is situated in the vicinity of a592205 A building is situated in the vicinity of a public roadway along which is laid a trunk cable. public roadway along which is laid a trunk cable. An individual property water supply pipe branches An individual property water supply pipe branches off the water main to enter the building. The wat off the water main to enter the building. The water supply pipe is provided at the time of construcer supply pipe is provided at the time of construction of the building and is an underground pipe. Ition of the building and is an underground pipe. It is conventional to provide a dedicated (and usuat is conventional to provide a dedicated (and usually underground) conduit for a branch cable. This lly underground) conduit for a branch cable. This can however be expensive and disruptive. As disclocan however be expensive and disruptive. As disclosed herein, the branch cable is introduced into thsed herein, the branch cable is introduced into the pre-existing pipe. This allows the cable to crose pre-existing pipe. This allows the cable to cross between the trunk cable and the building with mis between the trunk cable and the building with minimal disturbance of the ground therebetween. Thisnimal disturbance of the ground therebetween. This is achieved by introducing cable to the pre-exist is achieved by introducing cable to the pre-existing pipe (6a, 6b) along a microduct tube (18a, 18bing pipe (6a, 6b) along a microduct tube (18a, 18b) by use of a suitable Y-junction (11, 12, 13). On) by use of a suitable Y-junction (11, 12, 13). One arm (12) of the Y-junction is adapted to be conne arm (12) of the Y-junction is adapted to be connected to the pre-existing pipe, and another arm (1ected to the pre-existing pipe, and another arm (13) of the Y-junction is capped with an end closure3) of the Y-junction is capped with an end closure (15) having a cable passage (16) provided thereth (15) having a cable passage (16) provided therethrough, the cable passage being adapted to allow through, the cable passage being adapted to allow the passage of the microduct tube but prevent the pae passage of the microduct tube but prevent the passage of water alongside the microduct tube.      ssage of water alongside the microduct tube.
Patent NZ-595351-A (NZ)
Title: Antibodies with enhanced antibody-dependent cellular cytoxicity activity, methods of their production and use
Inventor: MCPHERSON JOHN
IPC: C07K16/04
Filed: 2006-10-23
Abstract: A composition comprising antibodies, wherein the antibodies have enhanced antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) activity, wherein the antibodies are from non-human mammalian mammary epithelial cells engineered to express the antibody, wherein the ADCC activity of the antibodies is enhanced at least two-fold compared to cell-culture derived antibodies, wherein the carbohydrates of the antibodies exhibit a high mannose glycosylation pattern, wherein at least 30% of the antibodies contain at least one oligomannose, and wherein the antibodies are of the isotype IgG1 or IgG2.
Patent NZ-596379-A (NZ)
Title: Determining patency of airways from complex admittance by applying oscillating air flow for apnoea / apnea patients
Inventor: BASSIN DAVID JOHN
IPC: A61M16/00
Filed: 2007-08-30
Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for determining the degree of patency of the airway of a patient. The apparatus includes an airflow generator (34) adapted to apply an oscillatory pressure waveform of known frequency and magnitude to the patient's airway. The apparatus also includes an arrangement for determining the complex admittance of respiratory air flow from the patient. The apparatus further includes a controlling device (62) configured to determine the degree of patency as the deviation of the complex admittance from the centroid of a patency region.
Patent NZ-596514-A (NZ)
Title: A system and method for a constituent rendering of biomass and other carbon-based materials
Inventor: WILLIAM JESWINE
IPC: B09B3/00
Filed: 2010-04-30
Abstract: 596514 A system 100 for a constituent rendering of carbon-based feedstock comprises a pressure chamber 402 comprising an enclosed interior volume, a feedstock input port 202, and at least one gas output port, a feedstock input system in communication with the feedstock input port 202, and a liquid hot mix heat transfer medium 500 positioned within the interior volume of the pressure chamber 402 forming a pool of hot mix transfer medium 500 having an upper surface level. The feedstock input system comprises an auger feed tube, with at least one feedstock auger screw and at least one grinding station 306 located within the tube. The grinding station 306 grinds the carbon-based feedstock into smaller carbon-based feedstock pieces. The screw is configured to rotate and urge the carbon-based feedstock through the auger feed tube, the grinding station 306 and through the feedstock input port 202 into the pressure chamber 402. The hot mix transfer medium 500 breaks the smaller carbon-based feedstock pieces into at least one constituent component, and at least a gas constituent component can exit the pressure chamber 402 through the at least one gas output port. The grinding device makes it easier to handle large feedstock pieces.
Patent NZ-597625-A (NZ)
Title: Manually operated produce labeler tethered to an articulating, weight bearing boom and label supply
Inventor: MELTON GARETH
IPC: B42D15/00
Filed: 2010-07-23
Abstract: 597625 Disclosed is a manually operated labelling machine (10) for applying labels to produce items. The machine has a handheld label applicator (20), an articulating boom (40) connected to and supporting the label applicator, and suspension means (80) connected to the articulating boom for carrying at least a portion of the weight of the label applicator. Label supply means (60) are provided for continuously feeding labels to the label applicator. The label supply means is mounted remotely from the label applicator and includes a roll of labels carried on a label strip. Label transport means (70) are provided for continuously moving the label strip from the label supply means to the handheld label applicator along a pathway adjacent the articulating boom.
Patent NZ-603199-A (NZ)
Title: Orally disintegrating tablet containing acarbose
Inventor: SCHNEEWEIS AXEL
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 2011-04-26
Abstract: ABSTRACT - 603199 The disclosure relates to an orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) for the glycosidase inhibitor acarbose, wherein the tablet contains 1-30% precompacted acarbose having an average particle size of 100 to 800 μm and having a moisture content of between 0 and 5%, 40–90% water-soluble carrier selected from 10 the group mannitol, crospovidone, and polyvinyl acetate or a mixture thereof, and 1–50% water-insoluble carrier such as microcrystalline cellulose, wherein the desired properties are achieved by precompacting and premixing the ingredients with said water- insoluble carrier before tableting.
Patent NZ-612630-A (NZ)
Title: Towel dispenser with auto-load arrangement
Inventor: HENSON MARK W
IPC: A47K10/36
Filed: 2011-12-28
Abstract: Disclosed are a towel dispenser and a method for loading a paper towel dispenser. The disclosure notes that current towel dispensing devices require maintenance each time the dispenser is replenished with new units of paper towelling whereas for the present invention no dispenser maintenance is required beyond replacing the paper towelling in a paper supply region of the dispenser. The towel dispenser comprises a dispenser housing; drive roller (34) and a towel support (62). The drive roller (34) dispenses a length of paper towel from a continuous length of towelling (12). The towel support (62) pivots between a first position and a second position. The towel support (62) is provided in the first direction when the drive roller (34) rotates in a first direction. The towel support (62) is provided in the second position when the drive roller (34) rotates in a second direction (B). The rotation of the drive roller (34) from the second direction (B) to the first direction automatically loads a continuous length of towelling (12) for dispense. The drive roller (34) further includes a cam (68) that causes the towel support (62) to pivot between the first position and the second position.
Patent NZ-622688-A (NZ)
Title: Mounting arrangement
Inventor: BOWNESS ANTON
IPC: F21Y103/00
Filed: 2012-10-12
Abstract: Disclosed is a mounting arrangement for mounting an optical member (30) to an oblong luminaire, comprising a plurality of mounting members (10, 20) arranged to be fixed to an end cap at the narrow side of an oblong luminaire and to accommodate the optical member (30). The plurality of mounting members (10, 20) comprises a first type of mounting member (10) and a second type of mounting member (20). The first type of mounting member (10) may pivotably support one end of the optical member to enable rotation/tilting of the optical member into engagement with the second type of mounting means (20).
Patent NZ-623604-A (NZ)
Title: Sound attenuating structure
Inventor: STEWART ROSS
IPC: G10K11/172
Filed: 2014-04-08
Abstract: A sound attenuating barrier (18) for reducing the transmission of sound through the barrier. The barrier comprising an outer wall section (24) and an inner wall section, the outer wall section (24) being at least in part a structural wall for providing support for the barrier, the outer wall including a multiplicity of individual members (26) arranged in abutting relationship to one another to form the outer wall section, the outer wall section (24) having an inner face and an outer face, and the inner wall section (50) connected to the inner face of the outer wall section (24) by a multiplicity of individual connectors (40) arranged in spaced apart relationship to each other, the inner wall section (50) including a multitude of individual elements, the individual elements of the inner wall section (50) being individually connected to the inner face of the outer wall section (24) by at least one of the multitude of connectors (40) so that the individual elements of the inner wall are spaced from the inner face of the outer wall at a first spacing distance and the individual elements forming the inner wall are spaced from adjacent similar individual elements forming the inner wall at a second spacing distance, such that the first spacing distance and the second spacing distance cooperate with each other to form a resonator for attenuating sound being transmitted through or propagated by the barrier.