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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160024106 | PERYLENEMONOIMIDE AND NAPHTHALENEMONOIMIDE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE IN DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS - The present invention relates to the use of a compound of formula I: | 01-28-2016 |
20160020078 | Device for Transferring Ions from High to Low Pressure Atmosphere, System and Use - Tube-like device ( | 01-21-2016 |
20150315578 | IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL GENES CODING FOR SMALL TEMPORAL RNAS | 11-05-2015 |
20150299381 | POLYMERIC PRECURSORS FOR PRODUCING GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS AND SUITABLE OLIGOPHENYLENE MONOMERS FOR PREPARING THEM - The invention relates to oligophenylene monomers of general formula I, wherein R | 10-22-2015 |
20150287982 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR A LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode material for a lithium-ion battery comprises a porous agglomeration of particles, the particles being formed from nanopowder of a transition metal oxide and comprising cores of stoichiometric transition metal oxide surrounded by under stoichiometric oxide of the transition metal. Also described and claimed are the use of a corresponding material in a lithium ion battery and a method of making such an electrode. | 10-08-2015 |
20150283536 | IMMOBILISATION OF CHELATING GROUPS FOR IMMOBILISED METAL ION CHROMATOGRAPHY (IMAC) - The present invention refers to a method for binding a polycarboxylic acid to a solid phase. Further, the invention refers to a solid phase having a polycarboxylic acid immobilized thereto and methods of using the solid phase, e.g. for purifying His-tagged recombinant polypeptides. | 10-08-2015 |
20150249315 | AMPLIFIER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AMPLIFYING LASER PULSES - A laser pulse amplifier device ( | 09-03-2015 |
20150243867 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THERMOELECTRONIC ENERGY CONVERSION - A thermoelectronic energy converter device ( | 08-27-2015 |
20150240037 | NOVEL CROSS-LINKERS FOR HYDROGELS, HYDROGELS INCLUDING THESE CROSS-LINKERS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present invention relates to novel cross-linkers for hydrogels, in particular for hyaluronan hydrogels, corresponding hydrogels including said cross-linkers and various applications thereof. The cross linker of the invention is a bi- or multifunctional cross-linker comprising or consisting of an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system with 3-6 C atoms which is coupled via functional groups on at least 2 ring positions with at least 2 terminal groups capable to form a covalent bond with thiol or amino groups, in particular with thiol groups in a thiol-en reaction. The cross-linker may be charged or uncharged. In a specific embodiment, the terminal groups are coupled to carboxy groups of the aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system via an ester or amide bond. More specifically, the cross-linker of the invention is a derivative of pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid or a corresponding pyridinium salt thereof wherein 2 terminal groups are coupled to the carboxy groups of the pyridine or pyridinium core via an ester or amide amidoethyl)carbamoyl)-1-methylpyridin-1-ium-halogenide. | 08-27-2015 |
20150225418 | CONVENIENTLY PREPARED NAPHTHALENE AND PERYLENE DERIVATIVES AS BUILDING BLOCKS FOR ORGANIC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND DYESTUFF - The present invention provides the compounds of formulae (3) and (1), wherein n is 0 or 1, R | 08-13-2015 |
20150225413 | DOUBLE DONOR FUNCTIONALISATION OF THE PERI-POSITIONS OF PERYLENE AND NAPHTHALENE MONOIMIDE VIA VERSATILE BUILDING BLOCKS - The present invention provides the compounds of formulae (3) and (1) wherein n is 0 or 1, R | 08-13-2015 |
20150179954 | SUBSTITUTED TERRYLENE AND QUATERRYLENE DERIVATES AND USE AS SEMICONDUCTORS THEREOF - Disclosed are terrylene and quaterrylene derivates of general formula (I) and the use thereof as organic semiconductor materials. | 06-25-2015 |
20150158850 | GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS WITH CONTROLLED MODIFICATIONS - The present invention relates to a graphene nanoribbon, comprising a repeating unit which comprises at least one modification, wherein the modification is selected from a heteroatomic substitution, a vacancy, a sp | 06-11-2015 |
20150131685 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PULSE PROCESSING METHOD - An opto-electronic device ( | 05-14-2015 |
20150096064 | RNA-INTERFERENCE BY SINGLE-STRANDED RNA MOLECULES - The present invention relates to sequence and structural features of single-stranded (ss)RNA molecules required to mediate target-specific nucleic acid modifications by RNA-interference (RNAi), such as target mRNA degradation and/or DNA methylation. | 04-02-2015 |
20150030968 | AEROGEL BASED ON DOPED GRAPHENE - The present invention relates to an aerogel based on doped graphene, a method for producing said aerogel and the use of said aerogel, for example, as an electrode or a catalyst. Furthermore, the present invention relates to electrodes, all solid-state supercapacitors (ASSS) or catalysts based on said aerogel. The present invention also relates to doped graphene, which can be obtained as an intermediate in the production of the aerogel based on doped graphene using graphene oxide as starting material. | 01-29-2015 |
20150028869 | Method for Multi-Mode, Multi-Load, and Multi-Domain Optimization of a Multi-Channel Near-Field RF Transmitter - The invention relates to a method for optimization of a performance of a multi-channel transmitter including several transmit elements, particularly in a magnetic resonance imaging device. The method includes: (a) Exciting the transmit elements of the multi-channel transmitter by electric excitation signals comprising a specific power, with the power of the excitation signals partially reflected by the transmit elements of the multichannel transmitter, (b) Determining a reflected power which is reflected by the multi-channel transmitter during excitation of the transmit elements, (c) Determining reflection coefficients S | 01-29-2015 |
20150022892 | Method of Producing a Fresnel Zone Plate for Applications in High Energy Radiation - The invention concerns to a method of producing a Fresnel Zone Plate ( | 01-22-2015 |
20140353554 | POLYMERIC PRECURSORS FOR PRODUCING GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THEM - An oligophenylene monomer of general formula (I) wherein R | 12-04-2014 |
20140301936 | GRAPHENE NANORIBBON PRECURSORS AND MONOMERS SUITABLE FOR PREPARATION THEREOF - Provided are graphene nanoribbon precursors comprising repeated units of the general formula (I) in which R | 10-09-2014 |
20140301935 | OLIGOPHENYLENE MONOMERS AND POLYMERIC PRECURSORS FOR PRODUCING GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS - Oligophenylene monomers for the synthesis of polymeric precursors for the preparation of graphene nanoribbons, the polymeric precursors, and methods for preparing them, as well as methods for preparing the graphene nanoribbons from the polymeric precursors and the monomers are provided. | 10-09-2014 |
20140297205 | DETERMINING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC RESPONSE OF A SAMPLE - Determining electromagnetic response of sample structure having predetermined bulk permittivity and permeability, to electron and radiation pulses, includes calculating electron pulse response of sample structure to electron pulse excitation, using finite-difference time-domain method. Electron pulse excitation is represented by non-singular current source driven by relativistic moving non-Coulombian electron charges, electron pulse response is calculated based on interaction of electron pulse excitation with electromagnetic modes of sample structure at laboratory frame, and electron pulse response depends on bulk permittivity and permeability of sample structure, calculating radiation response of sample structure to electromagnetic radiation excitation, using finite-difference time-domain method. Radiation response depends on bulk permittivity and permeability of sample structure, and providing electromagnetic response of sample structure by superimposing electron pulse response and radiation response. Electromagnetic response comprises electron-energy-loss spectra and/or experienced phase of electron wave functions after interacting with photons of electromagnetic radiation excitation. Method and measuring apparatus are also described. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293405 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICAL PARAMETRIC CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION - An optical parametric amplification device and method. The method includes providing a pump pulse having a pump pulse duration, providing a chirped seed pulse having a seed pulse duration, sequentially passing the pump and seed pulses through amplification stages, wherein the pump and seed pulses are coupled into the amplification stages with varying mutual temporal overlap and the seed pulse is amplified at each amplification stage, an amplified signal pulse is provided by the seed pulse after amplification in a last ampli-fication stage, the seed pulse duration is longer than the pump pulse duration, the mutual temporal overlap of the pump and seed pulses is varied with different temporal ranges of the seed pulse amplified at each amplification stage. Compared with the seed pulse, the signal pulse has an increased energy in the spectral regions determined by the temporal overlap of the seed pulse with the pump. | 10-02-2014 |
20140286364 | LASER DEVICE WITH KERR EFFECT BASED MODE-LOCKING AND OPERATION THEREOF - A laser device ( | 09-25-2014 |
20140275220 | THE miRNA-212/132 FAMILY AS A THERAPEUTIC TARGET - The present invention refers to inhibitors of microRNAs, particularly of microRNAs miR-212 and/or miR-132 for use in medicine, particularly in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of cardiac disorders, e.g. cardiac hypertrophy-associated or autophagic disorders, and further refers to isolated nucleic acid molecules, particularly microRNAs miR-212 and/or miR-132 and related sequences, for use in medicine, particularly human medicine, more particularly in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disorders involving cardiac atrophy and/or dysfunctional autophagy, e.g. cardiac cachexia. | 09-18-2014 |
20140260346 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURIZED CRYOPRESERVATION OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - A cryopreservation device ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140220588 | FLUORESCENT DYES WITH PHOSPHORYLATED HYDROXYMETHYL GROUPS AND THEIR USE IN LIGHT MICROSCOPY AND IMAGING TECHNIQUES - The invention relates to novel fluorescent dyes with phosphorylated hydroxymethyl groups, a method for preparing the same as well as to their use in imaging techniques. The fluorescent dyes are coumarin, rhodamine or BODIPY dyes having of one of the following general formulae I-III: | 08-07-2014 |
20140208455 | CHIMERIC PROMOTERS CAPABLE OF MEDIATING GENE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS UPON PATHOGEN INFECTION AND USES THEREOF - Described are synthetic promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection. Furthermore, recombinant genes and vectors comprising said chimeric promoters as well as host cells transformed with such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, or vectors are provided. Additionally, diagnostic compositions and kits comprising such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors or cells are described. Provided are further methods for the identification of compounds being capable of activating or inhibiting genes that are specifically expressed in plants upon pathogen infection employing the above described means. Furthermore, transgenic plant cells, plant tissue, and plants containing the above-described chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, and vectors as well as the use of the aforementioned chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors and/or compounds identified by the method of the invention in plant cell and tissue culture, plant breeding, and/or agriculture are described. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207053 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE PLASMA TREATMENT OF SURFACES AND USE OF A DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for the plasma treatment of surfaces ( | 07-24-2014 |
20140203254 | Organic Electronic Component - The invention relates to an organic electron component having a first electrode, a second electrode, a channel layer comprising an organic semiconducting material and a dopant material. | 07-24-2014 |
20140193745 | SUBSTRATE SURFACE STRUCTURED WITH THERMALLY STABLE METAL ALLOY NANOPARTICLES, A METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND USES THEREOF, IN PARTICULAR AS A CATALYST - The invention relates to a method for preparing a substrate surface structured with thermally stable metal alloy nanoparticles, which method comprises—providing a micellar solution of amphiphilic molecules such as organic diblock or multiblock copolymers in a suitable solvent; —loading the micelles of said micellar solution with metal ions of a first metal salt; —loading the micelles of said micellar solution with metal ions of at least one second metal salt; —depositing the metal ion-loaded micellar solution onto a substrate surface to form a (polymer) film comprising an ordered array of (polymer) domains; co-reducing the metal ions contained in the deposited domains of the (polymer) film by means of a plasma treatment to form an ordered array of nanoparticles consisting of an alloy of the metals used for loading the micelles on the substrate surface. The invention also provides a nanostructured substrate surface obtainable by said method as well as the use of said nanostructured substrate surface as a catalyst. | 07-10-2014 |
20140193416 | OLIGOSACCHARIDES AND OLIGOSACCHARIDE-PROTEIN CONJUGATES DERIVED FROM CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICLE POLYSACCARIDE PS-I, METHODS OF SYNTHESIS AND USES THEREOF, IN PARTICULAR AS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS - The invention relates to a synthetic oligosaccharide representing part of the repeating unit of the | 07-10-2014 |
20140147333 | METHOD FOR DEACTIVATING PREFERABLY ODOUR-RELEVANT MOLECULES AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - A method for deactivating preferably odour-relevant molecules that is distinguished by the following steps is proposed: generating a plasma; deactivating preferably odour-relevant molecules by the effect of hot electrons of the plasma on the molecules to be deactivated. | 05-29-2014 |
20140097358 | Method and Apparatus for Imaging a Structure Marked with a Fluorescent Dye - In a method for imaging a structure ( | 04-10-2014 |
20140068813 | CHIMERIC PROMOTERS CAPABLE OF MEDIATING GENE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS UPON PATHOGEN INFECTION AND USES THEREOF - Described are synthetic promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection. Furthermore, recombinant genes and vectors comprising said chimeric promoters as well as host cells transformed with such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, or vectors are provided. Additionally, diagnostic compositions and kits comprising such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors or cells are described. Provided are further methods for the identification of compounds being capable of activating or inhibiting genes that are specifically expressed in plants upon pathogen infection employing the above described means. Furthermore, transgenic plant cells, plant tissue, and plants containing the above-described chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, and vectors as well as the use of the aforementioned chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors and/or compounds identified by the method of the invention in plant cell and tissue culture, plant breeding, and/or agriculture are described. | 03-06-2014 |
20140047581 | CHIMERIC PROMOTERS CAPABLE OF MEDIATING GENE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS UPON PATHOGEN INFECTION AND USES THEREOF - Described are synthetic promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection. Furthermore, recombinant genes and vectors comprising said chimeric promoters as well as host cells transformed with such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, or vectors are provided. Additionally, diagnostic compositions and kits comprising such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors or cells are described. Provided are further methods for the identification of compounds being capable of activating or inhibiting genes that are specifically expressed in plants upon pathogen infection employing the above described means. Furthermore, transgenic plant cells, plant tissue, and plants containing the above-described chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, and vectors as well as the use of the aforementioned chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors and/or compounds identified by the method of the invention in plant cell and tissue culture, plant breeding, and/or agriculture are described. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043026 | SPATIALLY ENCODED PHASE-CONTRAST MRI - A method of collecting magnetic resonance data for imaging an object with a predetermined spin density being arranged in a static magnetic field, comprises the steps subjecting said object to at least one radiofrequency pulse and magnetic field gradients for creating spatially encoded magnetic resonance signals, including at least two settings of spatially encoding phase-contrast gradients differently encoding the phase of said magnetic resonance signals in at least one field of view in a predetermined spatial dimension, acquiring at least two magnetic resonance signals, each with one of said at least two settings of different spatially encoding phase-contrast gradients, and determining at least one mean spin density position of said object along said spatial dimension by calculating the phase difference between said signals. Furthermore, a control device and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device implementing the method are described. | 02-13-2014 |
20140041080 | CHIMERIC PROMOTERS CAPABLE OF MEDIATING GENE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS UPON PATHOGEN INFECTION AND USES THEREOF - Described are synthetic promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection. Furthermore, recombinant genes and vectors comprising said chimeric promoters as well as host cells transformed with such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, or vectors are provided. Additionally, diagnostic compositions and kits comprising such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors or cells are described. Provided are further methods for the identification of compounds being capable of activating or inhibiting genes that are specifically expressed in plants upon pathogen infection employing the above described means. Furthermore, transgenic plant cells, plant tissue, and plants containing the above-described chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, and vectors as well as the use of the aforementioned chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors and/or compounds identified by the method of the invention in plant cell and tissue culture, plant breeding, and/or agriculture are described. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036352 | SPATIALLY RELAYING RADIATION COMPONENTS - A method of spatially relaying a first radiation component ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140029107 | SPATIALLY SPLITTING OR COMBINING RADIATION BEAMS - A method of spatially splitting a primary radiation beam ( | 01-30-2014 |
20130337011 | RECOMBINANT MYCOBCTERIUM AS A VACCINE - The invention relates to a recombinant | 12-19-2013 |
20130280739 | DETERMINATION OF THE EFFICACY OF AN ANTI-MYCOBACTERIAL VACCINATION - The invention relates to methods and reagents for determining efficacy of vaccine, particularly of a tuberculosis vaccine. | 10-24-2013 |
20130261211 | PROCESS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF POLYMERS, IN PARTICULAR POLYMER NANOPARTICLES - A process for the preparation of modified polymers by a photo-initiated polymerization includes preparing a polymerization medium comprising at least one photoinitiator comprising at least one phosphorous oxide (P═O) group or at least one phosphorous sulfide (P═S) group, and at least one polymerizable monomer. The at least one polymerizable monomer is polymerized by irradiating the polymerization medium with electromagnetic radiation so as to induce a generation of radicals so as to obtain a polymer. The polymer is modified by irradiating the polymer with electromagnetic radiation so as to induce a generation of radicals from the polymer in a presence of at least one modifying agent. | 10-03-2013 |
20130261210 | ULTRA FAST PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYMER NANOPARTICLES - A process for the preparation of polymer lattices comprising polymer nanoparticles by a photo-initiated heterophase polymerization includes preparing a heterophase medium comprising a dispersed phase and a continuous phase and at least one of at least one surfactant, at least one photoinitiator, and at least one polymerizable monomer. The at least one polymerizable monomer is polymerized by irradiating the heterophase medium with electromagnetic radiation so as to induce a generation of radicals. The at least one photoinitiator is selected from compounds comprising at least one phosphorous oxide group (P═O) or at least one phosphorous sulfide (P═S) group. The irradiating of the heterophase medium is effected so that a ratio of an irradiated surface of the heterophase medium to a volume of the heterophase medium is at least 200 m | 10-03-2013 |
20130245090 | IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL GENES CODING FOR SMALL TEMPORAL RNAS | 09-19-2013 |
20130244862 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A NITROGEN-CONTAINING POROUS CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL - Disclosed is a process for manufacturing a nitrogen-containing porous carbonaceous material with an optional inorganic salt content of up to 50 ppm by weight. The process comprises the following steps: (A) conversion of (a) at least one heterocyclic hydrocarbon with at least two NH2-groups per molecular with (b) at least one aromatic compound with at least two aldehyde groups per molecular, (B) heating in the absence of oxygen to temperature in the range of from 700 to 1200° C. | 09-19-2013 |
20130216936 | ALKALINE SINGLE ION CONDUCTORS WITH HIGH CONDUCTIVITY AND TRANSFERENCE NUMBER AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A method of producing an alkaline single ion conductor with high conductivity includes: a) providing a hydrocarbon oligomer or polymer having immobilized acidic substituent groups selected from the group consisting of a sulfonic acid group, sulfamide group, a phosphonic acid group, or a carboxy group, in its alkaline ion form wherein at least a part of the acidic protons of the substituent groups have been exchanged against alkali cations, and b) solvating the hydro-carbon oligomer or polymer of step a) in an aprotic polar solvent for a sufficient time to effect a solvent uptake of at least 5% by weight and to obtain a solvated product, wherein the molar ratio of solvent/alkaline cation is 1:1 to 10,000:1, and which solvated product has a conductivity of at least 10 | 08-22-2013 |
20130215925 | METHOD OF GENERATING ENHANCED INTRA-RESONATOR LASER LIGHT, ENHANCEMENT RESONATOR AND LASER DEVICE - A method of generating intra-resonator laser light ( | 08-22-2013 |
20130211088 | FLUORINATED PERYLENE-BASED SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS - The present invention provides a compound of formula | 08-15-2013 |
20130197628 | COPOLYMER-MODIFIED NANOPARTICLES, ESPECIALLY FOR USE IN MEDICAL ARTICLES - Copolymer-modified nanoparticles produced by a process in which nanoparticles are ablated by laser radiation from a surface of a substrate in a liquid include an amphiphilic copolymer. | 08-01-2013 |
20130149470 | Process and apparatus for the application of solid layers - The invention relates to a process for applying solid layers ( | 06-13-2013 |
20130116302 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHLAMYDIAL INFECTION - Subject of the present invention is a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one inhibitor of a microorganism selected from the family Chlamydiaceae. | 05-09-2013 |
20130115683 | METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or/and treatment of an influenza virus infection. | 05-09-2013 |
20130108992 | MOTION SIMULATOR AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | 05-02-2013 |
20130095383 | NEW PHOSPHATE-AND SILICATE-BASED ELECTRODE MATERIALS, MORE PARTICULARLY FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND LITHIUM CAPACITORS - The invention relates to the use of new crystalline phosphate- and silicate-based electrode materials, preferably having a hopeite or zeolite lattice structure, which are suitable more particularly for lithium ion batteries and lithium capacitors based on non-aqueous systems. The structure of the inventively used electrode material comprises at least a) 2 to 193 atom % of structure-forming ions M in the form of a lattice structure comprising (MX | 04-18-2013 |
20130084300 | DIAGNOSIS AND PREVENTION OF CANCER CELL INVASION - The present invention relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods in the field of malignant disorders. More particularly, the invention provides methods of determining the invasivity of malignant disorders and methods for reducing the invasivity of malignant disorders including the prevention or treatment of cancer cell invasion. | 04-04-2013 |
20130064726 | APPLIANCE FOR AT LEAST PARTIALLY STERILIZING A CONTAMINATED SURFACE - The invention relates to an appliance ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130063586 | OPTICAL MODULATOR DEVICE AND SPATIO-TEMPORALLY LIGHT MODULATED IMAGING SYSTEM - An optical modulator device ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130053761 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR TREATING AN OBJECT WITH A LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASMA - The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for treating an object ( | 02-28-2013 |
20130037729 | Determining the Distribution of a Substance by Scanning with a Measuring Front - For determining the distribution of a substance, a measuring front is formed of a first and a second optical signal. Intensities of the first and second optical signals, over a depth of the measuring front which is smaller than the diffraction limit at the wavelengths of the first and second optical signals, increase so steeply that a portion of the substance in a measurement state in which a measurement signal is available from the substance increases from essentially zero due to transferring the substance by means of the first optical signal into the measurement state, and decreases to essentially zero again due to transferring the substance by means of the second optical signal back out of the measurement state. The measuring front is moved over a measurement region. The measurement signal is recorded for different positions of the measuring front in the measurement region and assigned to these positions. | 02-14-2013 |
20130022514 | APPLIANCE, PARTICULARLY KITCHEN APPLIANCE OR LABORATORY TABLE AND DEODORANT DEVICE - The invention relates to an appliance ( | 01-24-2013 |
20130004502 | INFLUENZA TARGETS - The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibitor of influenza virus replication. Yet another aspect is a screening method for identification of new targets for the prevention, alleviation or/and treatment of influenza. | 01-03-2013 |
20120309101 | IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS OF SPATIALLY RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPIC DATA WITHIN A REACTOR CHAMBER OF A REACTOR - The invention is directed to a reactor having a reactor chamber and a sensor situated inside the reactor chamber, characterized in that the sensor is a sensor for collecting spectroscopic information. Further, the invention is directed to a method for analyzing a reactor state including the steps of providing said reactor; collecting spectroscopic information from a sample inside the reactor chamber; and analyzing said collected spectroscopic information. | 12-06-2012 |
20120289672 | DITHIENOBENZO-THIENO[3,2-B]THIOPHENE-COPOLYMER AND ITS USE AS HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLUTION PROCESSABLE SEMICONDUCTING POLYMER - Dithienobenzo-thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-copolymers of the formula (I) wherein: pi is a monocyclic or polycyclic moiety optionally substituted with 1-4 Ra groups, wherein R | 11-15-2012 |
20120275478 | METHOD AND LASER DEVICE FOR GENERATING PULSED HIGH POWER LASER LIGHT - A method of generating pulsed laser light ( | 11-01-2012 |
20120274324 | IMPROVED NMR MEASUREMENT BASED ON ANTIPHASE SIGNALS - A method of measuring magnetic resonance properties of an object, which includes a thermally polarized substance and a contrast agent exhibiting a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) antiphase signal (A), comprises the steps of subjecting the object in a stationary magnetic field to an excitation sequence including excitation radio frequency pulses, collecting NMR signals generated in the object including a background signal (B) generated by the thermally polarized substance and the antiphase signal (A) generated by the contrast agent, and reconstructing the magnetic resonance properties of the object based on the NMR signals, wherein the NMR signals are collected during the occurrence of the antiphase signal (A) and with a time delay relative to a maximum of the background signal (B). Furthermore, a measuring device for measuring magnetic resonance properties of an object, like an NMR spectrometer or an MRI device, is described. | 11-01-2012 |
20120270141 | NITROGEN-CONTAINING AROMATIC COMPOUNDS AND METAL COMPLEXES - To provide nitrogen-containing aromatic compounds with excellent oxygen reduction activity, metal complexes containing them, and catalysts and electrodes employing the same, the present invention provides an aromatic compound satisfying the following conditions (a) and (b):
| 10-25-2012 |
20120255045 | INDUCIBLE SMALL RNA EXPRESSION CONSTRUCTS FOR TARGETED GENE SILENCING - The invention relates to vectors for the inducible expression of RNA molecules in eukaryotic, particularly mam | 10-04-2012 |
20120251722 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THERMAL EVAPORATION OF SILICON - An evaporator cell ( | 10-04-2012 |
20120246747 | RNA-INTERFERENCE BY SINGLE-STRANDED RNA MOLECULES - The present invention relates to sequence and structural features of single-stranded (ss)RNA molecules required to mediate target-specific nucleic acid modifications by RNA-interference (RNAi), such as target mRNA degradation and/or DNA methylation. | 09-27-2012 |
20120244322 | METHOD FOR SPATIALLY RESOLVED ENLARGEMENT OF NANOPARTICLES ON A SUBSTRATE SURFACE - The invention relates to a method for spatially resolving the enlargement and fine adjustment of precious metal nanoparticles according to size on a substrate surface and to the nanoparticle arrangements and nanostructured substrate surfaces thereby produced and to the use thereof. The invention particularly relates to a method for spatially resolving the enlargement of precious metal nanoparticles present on a substrate, comprising the following steps: a) providing a substrate coated by precious metal nanoparticles, b) optionally functionalizing the substrate by means of an agent which supports the adhesion of the precious metal nanoparticles to the substrate, c) contacting the substrate with a precious metal salt solution, d) UV irradiating the substrate in contact with the precious metal salt solution, thus creating a reduction of the precious metal salt and a currentless deposition of elementary precious metal on the precious metal nanoparticles and corresponding growth of the precious metal nanoparticles in the irradiated regions of the substrate, and e) optionally using a mask in order to create localized growth of the precious metal nanoparticles in predetermined regions of the substrate. | 09-27-2012 |
20120212750 | Three-Dimensionally Localizing Light Emitting Molecules of Unknown Orientation and Unknown Z-Position - To the end of three-dimensionally localizing light emitting marker entities of unknown orientation and unknown position in a sample, the light emitted by each single marker entity is imaged in at least two different ways onto at least one detection plane which corresponds to a focal plane ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120202216 | NOVEL PHOTOACTIVABLE FLUORESCENT DYES FOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPY AND IMAGING TECHNIQUES - The present invention relates to novel photoactivable rhodamine or carbopyronine derivatives of the following general formulae G1-G4 (I), G1: A1=O, A2=N, A3=C; G2: A1=S, A2=N, A3=C; G3: A1=O, A2=O, A3=N; G4: A1=S, A2=O, A3=N; comprising UV light absorbing chromophores which after photolysis by irradiation at 254-490 nm (preferably at 375-420 nm) generate fluorescent rhodamine or carbopyronine derivatives and small non-toxic fragments such as N | 08-09-2012 |
20120153951 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZATION OF A MULTI-CHANNEL COIL - The invention relates to a method for optimization of the performance of a multi-channel coil ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120135459 | NOVEL FLUORINATED RHODAMINES AS PHOTOSTABLE FLUORESCENT DYES FOR LABELLING AND IMAGING TECHNIQUES - The present invention relates to novel fluorinated | 05-31-2012 |
20120134880 | Apparatus and method for detecting one or more analytes - The present invention relates to an apparatus for detecting one or more analytes, for example analytes selected from the group comprising nucleic acids, metabolites, peptides, proteins, hormones, pesticides, neurotransmitters, ions in blood, electrolytes, toxic gases, pH and biological warfare agents, the apparatus comprising an insulating substrate, at least one first electrode on the substrate at least one elongate nanostructure extending from and electrically connected to the or each said electrode and extending over the surface of the wafer away from the respective electrode, a passivating layer covering the or each electrode, but not all of said at least one elongate nanostructure, a well crossing the at least one elongate nanostructure extending from the or each electrode and forming a static reservoir for a liquid being investigated for the presence of at least one analyte, a reference electrode provided on said substrate within said well or insertable into said well and respective readout pads electrically connected to the or each electrode and to the reference electrode if the latter is provided on the substrate, the at least one elongate nanostructure being capable of being functionalized for detecting one or more analytes. | 05-31-2012 |
20120117689 | CHIMERIC PROMOTERS CAPABLE OF MEDIATING GENE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS UPON PATHOGEN INFECTION AND USES THEREOF - Described are synthetic promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection. Furthermore, recombinant genes and vectors comprising said chimeric promoters as well as host cells transformed with such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, or vectors are provided. Additionally, diagnostic compositions and kits comprising such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors or cells are described. Provided are further methods for the identification of compounds being capable of activating or inhibiting genes that are specifically expressed in plants upon pathogen infection employing the above described means. Furthermore, transgenic plant cells, plant tissue, and plants containing the above-described chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, and vectors as well as the use of the aforementioned chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors and/or compounds identified by the method of the invention in plant cell and tissue culture, plant breeding, and/or agriculture are described. | 05-10-2012 |
20120116050 | PYRENE-BASED POLYMERS FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLEDS) - The present invention relates to novel pyrene-based polymers, methods of preparing the same and uses thereof, in particular for electroluminescent devices. The novel polymers of the invention have the following general formula (I): wherein R | 05-10-2012 |
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20120064397 | Phosphate Based Compound, Use Of The Compound In An Electrochemical Storage Device And Methods For Its Preparation - A phosphate based compound basically comprising—A: exchangeable cations used in charging and discharging, e.g. Li, Na, K, Ag, —B: non-exchangeable cations from the transition metals, group 3-12 of the periodic table of elements, e.g. Fe, Mn, Co, Cr, Ti, V, Cu, Sc, —C: 60 Mol-%-90 Mol-%, preferably 75 Mol-% of the compound being phosphate (PO | 03-15-2012 |
20120046456 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCING ALPHA-1, 6-BRANCHED ALPHA-1, 4-GLUCANS FROM SUCROSE - Nucleic acid molecules which encode a branching enzyme from a bacterium of the genus | 02-23-2012 |
20120034493 | ELECTRODE DEVICE, GENERATOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POWER GENERATION BY MEANS OF MEMBRANE-POTENTIAL SHUNTING - An electrode device ( | 02-09-2012 |
20120027794 | TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE WITH IMPROVED EFFICACY - The present invention relates to novel recombinant vaccines providing protective immunity against tuberculosis. Further, the present invention refers to novel recombinant nucleic acid molecules, vectors containing said nucleic acid molecules, cells transformed with said nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides encoded by said nucleic acid molecules. | 02-02-2012 |
20120013336 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING WITH IMPROVED IMAGING CONTRAST - A method of magnetic resonance imaging of an object comprises the steps of arranging the object in a stationary magnetic field, subjecting the object to an excitation and encoding sequence of magnetic field gradients resulting in k-space sampling in two segments along the phase encoding direction, wherein the encoding sequence of the magnetic field gradients is selected such that the two segments in k-space are sampled along trajectories beginning with a central k-space line through the k-space center and continuing to opposite k-space borders of the two segments, collecting magnetic resonance signals created in the object, and reconstructing an image of the object based on the magnetic resonance signals, wherein one central k-space line is sampled in both of the two k-space segments, and intersegment phase and/or intensity deviations are corrected in both k-space segments using the magnetic resonance signals collected along the central k-space line. Furthermore, an imaging device for magnetic resonance imaging of an object is described. | 01-19-2012 |
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20110311438 | Autosynthesizer for the controlled synthesis of nano- and sub-nanostructures - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the synthesis of nanostructures using at least one solution providing at least one chemical element appropriate for the type of nanostructure, the method comprising the steps of: a) adding (admixing) a reducing agent to the at least one solution, b) bringing a suitable substrate into contact with the at least one solution before or after step a), c) forming nucleation growth sites on the substrate and d) maintaining the temperature at a suitable level for the growth of the nanostructures, characterized by the further steps of e) providing at least one space having at least one dimension in the micron range, e.g. in the range from 1 μm to 500 μm, adjacent a surface of the substrate, f) growing said nanostructures in said at least one space, g) periodically separating said nanostructures from the substrate and removing them. | 12-22-2011 |
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20110284820 | NANOWIRES ON SUBSTRATE SURFACES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for producing anchored nanowires on substrate surfaces. A method for producing anchored nanowires on a substrate which comprises no deposition steps from the gas phase with the steps:
| 11-24-2011 |
20110275539 | SUBSTRATE FOR SELECTING AND SPECIFICALLY INFLUENCING THE FUNCTION OF CELLS - The invention relates to a method and to a substrate for selecting and specifically influencing the function of cells by the adhesion thereof to substrate surfaces having prescribed properties. Said substrates comprise various surface regions each representing a condition affecting the cell adhesion and/or cell function, and said conditions are determined by a geometric property and/or a mechanical property or a combination of a geometric property and/or a mechanical property with a chemical property of each surface region. The invention further relates to analysis devices and to analysis methods using said substrates for identifying and selecting particular cell types, for identifying suitable substrate conditions for affecting a particular cell function or particular cell type or for identifying disease states characterized by a change in the cell type or cell function. | 11-10-2011 |
20110256173 | CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL MANNOSIDE GLYCANS FROM MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS - The efficient synthesis of phosphatidylinositol mono- to hexa-mannoside (PIM | 10-20-2011 |
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20110236596 | CORROSION INHIBITING COATINGS CONTROLLABLE BY ELECTROMAGNETIC IRRADIATION AND METHODS FOR CORROSION INHIBITION USING THE SAME - A corrosion inhibiting coating includes a primer layer having incorporated therein corrosion inhibitor-loaded containers which release a corrosion inhibitor in response to electromagnetic irradiation; and a container-free protective top layer which, when intact, prevents spontaneous opening of the containers in the primer layer induced by electromagnetic irradiation, wherein the coating-releases an inhibitor in response to electromagnetic irradiation if the protective top layer contains defective areas which enable direct exposure of the containers to the electromagnetic irradiation. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234222 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECONSTRUCTING A SEQUENCE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES - A method for reconstructing a sequence of magnetic resonance (MR) images of an object under investigation, includes the steps of (a) providing a series of sets of image raw data including an image content of the MR images to be reconstructed, the image raw data being collected with the use of at least one radiofrequency receiver coil of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, wherein each set of image raw data includes a plurality of data samples being generated with a gradient-echo sequence, in particular a FLASH sequence, that spatially encodes an MRI signal received with the at least one radiofrequency receiver coil using a non-Cartesian k-space trajectory, each set of image raw data includes a set of homogeneously distributed lines in k-space with equivalent spatial frequency content, the lines of each set of image raw data cross the center of k-space and cover a continuous range of spatial frequencies, and the positions of the lines of each set of image raw data differ in successive sets of image raw data, and (b) subjecting the sets of image raw data to a regularized nonlinear inverse reconstruction process to provide the sequence of MR images, wherein each of the MR images is created by a simultaneous estimation of a sensitivity of the at least one receiver coil and the image content and in dependency on a difference between a current estimation of the sensitivity of the at least one receiver coil and the image content and a preceding estimation of the sensitivity of the at least one receiver coil and the image content. | 09-29-2011 |
20110171188 | NON-THERMAL PLASMA FOR WOUND TREATMENT AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHOD - The invention relates to a non-thermal plasma for treatment of a surface, particularly for the treatment of a wound ( | 07-14-2011 |
20110112283 | RNA INTERFERENCE MEDIATING SMALL RNA MOLECULES - Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces sequence-specific post-transcriptional gene silencing in many organisms by a process known as RNA interference (RNAi). Using a | 05-12-2011 |
20110095388 | AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE - The invention relates to an avalanche photodiode ( | 04-28-2011 |
20110076509 | Method for the Synthesis of Metallic Nanotubes and Nanotubes Synthesized by the Method - The present disclosure relates to a method for the synthesis of at least one metallic nanotube ( | 03-31-2011 |
20110071274 | IMMOBILISATION OF CHELATING GROUPS FOR IMMOBILISED METAL ION CHROMATOGRAPHY (IMAC) - The present invention refers to a method for binding a polycarboxylic acid to a solid phase. Further, the invention refers to a solid phase having a polycarboxylic acid immobilized thereto and methods of using the solid phase, e.g. for purifying His-tagged recombinant polypeptides. | 03-24-2011 |
20110065773 | RNA INTERFERENCE MEDIATING SMALL RNA MOLECULES - Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces sequence-specific post-transcriptional gene silencing in many organisms by a process known as RNA interference (RNAi). Using a | 03-17-2011 |
20110065109 | RNA INTERFERENCE MEDIATING SMALL RNA MOLECULES - Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces sequence-specific post-transcriptional gene silencing in many organisms by a process known as RNA interference (RNAi). Using a | 03-17-2011 |
20110049363 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING ELECTRON DIFFRACTION OF A SAMPLE - The invention relates to a method and a device for measuring electron diffraction of a sample, including the steps of illuminating the sample with an incident electron beam which is deflected from a sample axis to hit the sample at an angle of incidence relative to the sample axis, at least partially subjecting the incident electron beam to diffraction by the sample, subjecting the diffracted and undiffracted electron beams transmitted through the sample to a partial deflection compensation, detecting the intensity of the diffracted and undiffracted electron beams transmitted through the sample in dependency on the angle of incidence and a scattering angle of the diffracted beam. The invention also relates to a computer program for controlling a transmission electron microscope for carrying out the inventive method. | 03-03-2011 |
20110049264 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A PRESSURE PARAMETER OF A PLANT SAMPLE - A method of determining a pressure parameter of a plant sample ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110028007 | BREADBOARD - The invention relates to a breadboard ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110027883 | RNA INTERFERENCE MEDIATING SMALL RNA MOLECULES - Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces sequence-specific post-transcriptional gene silencing in many organisms by a process known as RNA interference (RNAi). Using a | 02-03-2011 |
20110020234 | RNA INTERFERENCE MEDIATING SMALL RNA MOLECULES - Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces sequence-specific post-transcriptional gene silencing in many organisms by a process known as RNA interference (RNAi). Using a | 01-27-2011 |
20110014123 | RNA interference mediating small RNA molecules - Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces sequence-specific post-transcriptional gene silencing in many organisms by a process known as RNA interference (RNAi). Using a | 01-20-2011 |
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20100286246 | IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL GENES CODING FOR SMALL TEMPORAL RNAS | 11-11-2010 |
20100286245 | IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL GENES CODING FOR SMALL TEMPORAL RNAS | 11-11-2010 |
20100280216 | METHOD OF PREPARING ORGANIC POROUS SOLIDS AND SOLIDS OBTAINABLE BY THIS METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of preparing porous solids, which method comprises polymerizing, in a salt melt or a eutectic mixture of salt melt containing at least one Lewis acidic salt, cyano monomers having at least one or at least two cyano groups in their molecule, wherein the at least one or at least two cyano groups are bonded to a rigid linking group in the cyano monomer, as well as to the porous solids obtainable by that method. Owing to their porosity and the associated extremely high specific surface area, the porous solids are useful as sorbents, filtering and insulating materials, as well as catalyst carriers. | 11-04-2010 |
20100237392 | DEPFET TRANSISTOR HAVING A LARGE DYNAMIC RANGE - The invention relates to a DEPFET transistor ( | 09-23-2010 |
20100216737 | Inactivation of miR-34a by abberant CpG methylation in cancer - The present application refers to methods for cancer diagnosis and treatment, particularly in types of cancers associated with aberrant CpG methylation of the miR-34a promoter. | 08-26-2010 |
20100216653 | USE OF POLYMORPHISMS IN THE TMEM132D GENE IN THE PREDICTION AND TREATMENT OF ANXIETY DISORDERS - The present invention relates to methods, compositions, kits and reagents for the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders. | 08-26-2010 |
20100210453 | Preparation Of Nanostructured Metals And Metal Compounds And Their Uses - A method for the preparation of materials comprises the steps of: a) taking a first material comprising a compound of a first metal or of a first metal alloy, b) inserting said first material into an electrochemical cell as a first electrode, the electrochemical cell including a second electrode including a second metal different from a metal incorporated in the first material and an electrolyte adapted to transport the second metal to the first electrode and insert it into the first material by a current flowing in an external circuit resulting in the formation of a compound of the second metal in the first electrode material, the method being characterized by the step of treating the first electrode material after formation of the compound of the second metal to chemically remove at least some of the compound of the second metal to leave a material with a nanoporous structure. | 08-19-2010 |
20100144676 | OLEYL PHOSPHOCHOLINE - The invention relates to the use of oleyl phosphocholine and oleyl-phospho-(N.N.-dimethyl-N-ethyl)-ethyl-ammonium for the long-term and continuous treatment of serious illnesses, such as cancer, leishmaniasis, ehrlichiosis, multiple sclerosis and psoriasis, in addition to other indications mentioned in the application. | 06-10-2010 |
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20100087513 | MICRORNA MOLECULES | 04-08-2010 |
20100087512 | MICRORNA MOLECULES | 04-08-2010 |
20100086583 | LIPID-ANALOGOUS PHOSPHORIC TRIESTERS - The present invention relates to novel phosphoric triesters which comprise apolar lipid structures. | 04-08-2010 |
20100051807 | PHASE PLATE, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - The invention concerns a phase plate, in particular for an electron microscope, which is disposed in an electron beam path ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100010207 | RNA INTERFERENCE MEDIATING SMALL RNA MOLECULES - Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces sequence-specific post-transcriptional gene silencing in many organisms by a process known as RNA interference (RNAi). Using a | 01-14-2010 |
20090324704 | PHOSPHATE DIESTER AMIDES - The present invention relates to lipid-analogous phosphoric acid compounds and in particular phosphoric triesters, phosphoric diester amides and phosphoric diesters. These are preferably cationic phospholipids preferably having at least one free hydroxyl group. | 12-31-2009 |
20090312442 | EMULSIFYING DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR FORMING AN EMULSION - An emulsifying device ( | 12-17-2009 |
20090292007 | Inhibition of TACE or amphiregulin for the Modulation of EGF Receptor Signal Transactivation - The present invention relates to the modulation of transactivation of receptor tyrosine kinases by G protein or G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) mediated signal transduction in a cell or an organism comprising inhibiting the activity of the metalloprotease TACE/ADAM17 and/or the activity of the receptor tyrosine kinase ligand amphiregulin. | 11-26-2009 |
20090269667 | Porous Electrically Conductive Carbon Material And Uses Thereof - This disclosure relates to a porous electrically conductive carbon material having interconnected pores in first and second size ranges from 10 μm to 100 nm and from less than 100 nm to 3 nm and a graphene structure and to diverse uses of the material such as an electrode in a lithium-ion battery and a catalyst support, e.g. for the oxidation of methanol in a fuel cell. The carbon material has been heat treated to effect conversion to non-graphitic carbon with the required degree of order at a temperature in the range from 600° C. to 1000° C. A lithium-ion battery and an electrode for a lithium-ion battery are also claimed. | 10-29-2009 |
20090253771 | INHIBITION OF GLIOTOXIN - The present invention relates to the inhibition of the interaction between Gliotoxin (GT) and its intracellular target for the prevention and/or treatment of fungal infections. Further, novel methods and systems for identifying antifungal agents are disclosed. | 10-08-2009 |
20090221861 | Hydrogenation Process Using Catalyst Comprising Ordered Intermetallic Compound - The present invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation, in particular the selective hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds using a hydrogenation catalyst comprising an ordered intermetallic compound. The ordered intermetallic compound comprises at least one metal of type A capable of activating hydrogen, and at least one metal of type B not capable of activating hydrogen, and the structure of the ordered intermetallic compound is such that at least one king of type A metals is mainly surrounded by atoms of the metal of type B. According to another aspect, the present invention is concerned with a catalyst comprising a support and the above ordered intermetallic compound supported on the support. According to still another aspect, the invention pertains to the use of a binary Pd—Ga ordered intermetallic compound as a catalyst. The hydrogenation process and catalysts of the present invention achieve a selectivity to the target compounds, e.g. in the selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene, which is superior to the prior art. | 09-03-2009 |
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20090126373 | ULTRA-RAPID FREEZING DEVICE AND METHOD - An ultra-rapid freezing device ( | 05-21-2009 |
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20090040394 | Image Processing Device and Associated Operating Method - The invention relates to an image processing device ( | 02-12-2009 |
20090032411 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PHARMACOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES BY MEASURING MEMBRANE CURRENTS WITH EXTRACELLULAR SENSORS - The present invention relates to a bioelectronic device comprising a living cell which is in operative contact with an extracellular planar potential-sensitive electrode, e.g. a field effect transistor. The cell comprises first and second ion channel/receptor systems which are responsive to stimuli. The ion channels are selected such that the ion flux of the first ion channel is directed against the ion flux of the second ion channel. Thus, the device is suitable as a bioelectronic sensor. Further, the invention relates to a method for determining the response of the cell to a stimulus. The method is e.g. suitable for drug screening. | 02-05-2009 |
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20080214459 | Pharmaceutical composition containing sFcyRIIb - The present invention concerns pharmaceutical compositions containing one of the receptors FcγR IIa, FcγR IIb or FcγR III in a recombinantly produced, soluble form and their use to treat diseases or conditions which are caused by overshooting immune reactions and a pathologically increased formation of antibodies, in particular of autoantibodies. Multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis are particularly important fields of application. | 09-04-2008 |