09th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090054183 | BICYCLE REAR DERAILLEUR WITH A MOTION RESISTING STRUCTURE - A bicycle derailleur comprises a base member adapted to be mounted to a bicycle, a movable member movably coupled to the base member, and a chain guide coupled to the movable member. The chain guide is coupled for rotation around a rotational axis (X), and a biasing element biases the chain guide in a selected rotational direction. A resistance applying unit applies a resistance to rotational movement of the chain guide in a direction opposite the selected rotational direction, and an adjusting unit adjusts an amount of resistance applied by the resistance applying unit. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054184 | Transmission Device of Walking Type Self-Traveling Lawn Mower - A transmission device ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090054185 | BELT TENSIONER AND BELT EXHANGING METHOD OF BELT TENSIONER - A tensioner arm comprises a tool-engagement portion for engaging with a tensioner-arm rotation tool, and a jig-holding portion which has a through hole for accepting a tensioner-arm fixation bar jig being inserted thereinto from above at a portion of the tensioner arm extending upward from the base end portion. A bearing case comprises a contact face portion which is provided at a face located below the jig-holding portion of the bearing case so as to accept the bar jig being inserted into the through hole of the tensioner arm, and an engagement stair portion which is provided at the contact face portion so as to engage with the bar jig such that move of the tensioner arm toward the belt by the biasing mechanism is restricted. A belt tensioner which enables an easy belt exchanging even by a single worker without detaching surrounding components of the engine can be provided. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054186 | Tensioner - A tensioner comprising a base, a pivot arm rotationally connected to the base, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring engaged between the base and the pivot arm for biasing the pivot arm, a damping member non-rotatingly engaged with the base, a thrust plate rotationally moveable in conjunction with the pivot arm, and the torsion spring exerting an axial force directly upon the thrust plate and thereby upon the damping member, pressing the damping member into frictional engagement with the pivot arm and with the thrust plate. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054187 | CHAIN DRIVE AND USE OF A CHAIN IN A CHAIN DRIVE - A chain drive is provided including a plurality of shafts ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090054188 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE TRANSMISSION BELT - A continuous variable transmission belt, comprising an annular continuous band comprising a body reinforced by a longitudinal armature and a plurality of friction plugs connected by coupling of shape with at least one of either an outer spine of the continuous band or an inner surface opposite to the outer spine with respect to the armature, the friction plugs comprising respectively a friction member adapted to cooperate with a pulley of the transmission and a connection member cooperating with the friction member to rigidly connect the friction plug to the continuous band. Each of the connecting members is made of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than that of the friction members and presents an abutting surface against either of the outer spine or the inner surface. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054189 | ENDLESS BELT FOR POWER TRANSMISSION - [Problems] To provide an endless belt for power transmission capable of efficiently improving the yawing attitude of the elements in a variable pulley. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054190 | Power transmission device for hybrid vehicle - The present invention provides a power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle which provides an effect of reducing engine vibration, facilitates engine clutch control, and has a package type layout enabling mass production. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054191 | Dual End Gear Fluid Drive Starter - A compressor starting torque converter method and apparatus for high power rotating equipment strings includes a compressor starting torque converter (CSTC) ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090054192 | GEAR DEVICE - First input-side eccentric part | 2009-02-26 |
20090054193 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054194 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054195 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and a brake. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054196 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054197 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, four external co-planar gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. Each of the external gear sets includes first and second gears. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054198 | 8-Speed Transmission - The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes three planetary gear sets, six torque-transmitting devices, a split sun gear, two fixed interconnections and a grounded member. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The six torque-transmitting devices provide interconnections between various gear members, and the transmission housing, and are operated in combinations of two to establish eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054199 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and a brake. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054200 | Holding a Hybrid Electric Vehicle on an Inclined Surface - A method for controlling a vehicle powertrain that includes a first power path including a first electric machine driveably connected to a first wheel set and a second power path including a second electric machine driveably connected to a second wheel set, including determining a desired wheel torque required to hold the vehicle stationary on an inclined surface, determining a temperature of the first machine and a first reference temperature, determining a torque capacity of the first power path, and using the first power path to produce the desired wheel torque, if the temperature of the first electric machine is less than the first reference temperature and the torque capacity of the first power path is greater than the desired wheel torque. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054201 | Automotive drive train and method for reducing chatter in the same - The invention relates to a method for reducing chatter in automotive drive train which comprises an internal combustion engine as the drive and a clutch device. According to the method, a rotating component of the drive train is driven by means of the internal combustion engine and the speed of the component is detected. Any chatter is also detected. When chatter occurs, an electric motor is used to transmit a torque onto the rotating component in order to actively dampen the chatter. The rotating component is driven by the electric motor for any chatter component at which the speed of the rotating component decreases and the rotating component is slowed down by the electric motor for any chatter component at which the speed of the rotating component increases. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054202 | Right-and-Left-Wheel Differential Torque Generator of Vehicle - A right-and-left-wheel differential torque generator makes a deceleration acted on a vehicle body to be corrected in small even when a rotating electric machine for generating a right-and-left-wheel differential torque is operated to generate a yaw moment of the vehicle, for this purpose, a correcting throttle opening is added to a throttle operation by a driver to correct a torque amount of an engine brake causing a power supply, two power generators A, B coupled independently to each of the left and right wheels and a rotating electric machine C for generating a torsional torque are provided, the power generator A absorbs (brake) the torque from one wheel to generate a power, and this power is supplied so that a torsional torque is generated by the rotating electric machine C in a direction toward which the other wheel (coupled with the power generator B) is accelerated. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054203 | Hydrodynamic coupling device for hybrid vehicles - A hydrodynamic coupling device including: a housing; a sealing plate rotationally connected to the housing; a pump disposed within the housing; a turbine disposed within the housing and in fluid communication with the pump; and a dry chamber at least partially enclosed by the housing and the sealing plate. A hydrodynamic coupling device including: a housing; an electric motor rotationally connected to the housing; and a fluid coupling including a pump rotationally connected to the housing and a turbine rotationally connected to an output hub. The fluid coupling does not include a stator. A hydrodynamic coupling device including a space formed between a stator shaft and a pump hub and a sleeve disposed in the space. The sleeve divides the space into first and second channels. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054204 | Engine Unit and Straddle-Type Vehicle - A continuously variable transmission of an engine unit. A driving side pulley is mounted on a crankshaft. A driven side pulley is mounted on a driven shaft. A belt is looped around the driving and driven side pulleys. The continuously variable transmission is housed in a transmission case. The transmission case includes a drive shaft supporting portion supporting an end portion of the crankshaft, a driven shaft supporting portion supporting an end portion of the driven shaft | 2009-02-26 |
20090054205 | ACCELERATION SHOCK REDUCTION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle control system includes a prime mover, a power transmission apparatus disposed between the prime mover and at least one wheel, an engaging element configured to selectively engage and disengage the prime mover from the at least one wheel, and a torque limiter configured to restrict an output torque of the prime mover to a selected percentage when in transition between an unloaded state and a loaded state, wherein the torque limiter is configured to restrict the output torque of the prime mover while the engaging element is disengaged between the prime mover and the power transmission apparatus. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054206 | TORQUE CONVERTER - A torque converter having a lockup clutch or a coupling device, for selectively providing a mechanical connection between a drive unit and a drive train. The lockup clutch (C) or coupling device has a driving part connected to the drive unit and a driven part connected to the drive train. The torque converter also has a control system for applying a first pressure in a sense to cause frictional engagement between the driving part and the driven part and a second pressure in a sense to cause disengagement of the driving part and the driven part. A differential between the pressures is progressively controllable by the control system so as to control the relative positioning between the driven part and the driving part. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054207 | Exerciser for generating electricity - An exerciser includes an exercising mechanism for being operated by a user who may spend and consume an energy to operate the exercising mechanism, an electric generating device coupled to the exercising mechanism for being actuated by the exercising mechanism to generate an electric energy, a converter coupled to the electric generating device for receiving and converting the electric energy into an alternate current, an electric energy reservoir coupled to the converter for receiving the alternate current generated by the converter, and a control circuit for the exerciser may be coupled to the converter for being energized with the alternate current generated by the converter. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054208 | Safety device for motorized fitness equipment - A safety device for a motorized fitness equipment includes a socket provided with two first and two second slots; a conductive magnet on bottom of each first slot; and a metal clip in each second slot; a conductive device containing two separate conductive terminals each having a first and a second extensions; the first extension when connected to the first slot being electrically connected to the magnet; and the second portion being inserted into the second slot and held by the metal clip to constitute a circuit breaker by having the socket to combine with or clear away from the conductive device. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054209 | BODY MOTION DETECTION DEVICE CAPABLE OF PROPERLY MANAGING INFORMATION ON NUMBER OF STEPS IN WALKING EXERCISE - A Nordic walking pole has a transmission device attached thereto and a switch thereof is pushed to transmit a signal indicating the start or end of Nordic walking. A pedometer receives the signal from the transmission device to thereby detect that the start or end of Nordic walking is instructed (S | 2009-02-26 |
20090054210 | Station for Gymnastics in Water - The station comprises a tub suited to be filled with water and shaped to receive a user partially immersed therein, and a gymnastics device comprising a frame receivable within the tub and supporting a seat and a revolving pedal crank that is arranged in front of the seat. The pedal crank is pivotally supported on supports integral with the frame and provided with three hinge seats which are differently spaced from the seat and are selectively engageable by the pedal crank. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054211 | TRAMPOLINE HAVING CUSHION MECHANISM - The trampoline contains a flexible jumping bed enclosed by a closed frame supported by a number of legs on the ground. A cushion element such as a spring, a rubber block, or a hydraulic or air buffering device is provided at each connection between the frame and the legs. The cushion element absorbs part of the downward force exerted on the frame and the legs so that an extended operation life of the trampoline is achieved. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054212 | Pace-adjusting mechanism of an elliptical cross trainer - A pace-adjusting mechanism of an elliptical cross trainer having an electric adjusting motor installed at the bottom of a flywheel transmission unit for driving a telescopic tube in displacement. Meanwhile, a w-shaped driven connecting rod and two L-shaped connecting elements are employed to adjust the vertical position of two treadle planks, thereby achieving different exercise paces. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054213 | Abdominal Exercising Device - An exercising device includes flexible main body comprising a leg engaging portion and a torso engaging portion. A flexible gas filled bladder is attached to the flexible main body wherein when an exerciser flexes the main body and compresses the gas within the bladder, the targeted muscles are exercised. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054214 | EXERCISE APPARATUS - An exercise apparatus comprising a base that can be oriented at any angle and that defines a plurality of connection interfaces, each of which can be designed to support one end of a resilient member in a cantilevered disposition. The connection interfaces can be positioned at or adjusted to a widely varying range of locations and angular orientations with respect to the base. Each resilient members can be configured to support one or more removable stiffening members that provide a resistance force when a force is exerted thereon so as to bend the resilient member. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054215 | PORTABLE WORKOUT APPARATUS INCLUDING A PLIE BAR - A portable workout apparatus comprising a bar, a frame, and a padded structured secured to the frame. The bar is held at an adjustable bar height. The frame supports the bar at the adjustable bar height. The padded structure is secured to the frame, and has a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions have a deployed position forming a substantially horizontal surface that forms an opening with the bar and the frame that is adapted to accommodate a user. The first portion is further capable of pivoting, relative to the second portion, to a substantially vertical position for storage. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054216 | Tilting inversion exerciser having infrared ray generating device - A tilting inversion exerciser includes a table pivotally supported on a lower supporting stand for supporting a user, a pad member readily attached to the table with one or more straps, and an infrared device having a pad member for attaching to the table or to the user with an attaching device, such as one or more straps, and an infrared ray generating device for generating an infrared ray to shine the user, such as to warm up the joints or the whole body of the users or for vitalizing the cells of the users and for facilitating the blood circulation of the users, and a vibrating device may further be used for vibrating the joints or the other portion of the users and for further facilitating the blood circulation of the users. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054217 | Tilting inversion exerciser having vibrating device - A tilting inversion exerciser includes a table pivotally supported on a lower supporting stand for supporting a user, a planar member readily attached to the table with one or more straps, and a vibration generating device for generating a vibration to vibrate the user, particularly the joints or the articular cartilages or the joint capsules of the user when the user and the table are tilted or inverted relative to the lower supporting stand and when the joints of the user are opened. An infrared ray generating device may further be attached to the planar member for generating an infrared ray to warm the user. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054218 | Exerciser with Two Rotatable Disks - An exerciser includes a hollow base having two openings. Each opening includes at least one first circular groove. Two bearing members are received in the two openinigs, and each has a frame with which a plurality of balls are rotatably engaged. Two disks are rotatably mounted on the two bearing members respectively, and each disk includes at least one second circular groove and teeth defined in an underside thereof. The balls are rotatably engaged between the at least one first circular groove and the at least one second circular groove. A driving gear is located in the hollow base and engaged with the teeth of both of the two disks. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054219 | SPOOL ASSEMBLY - A spool assembly for winding of a sheet-like material thereon includes a tubular hub body and a securing member. The tubular hub body is formed with a groove, and has a radial cross-section that has grooved and non-grooved segments. The non-groove segment extends from the grooved segment, and has opposite first and second ends, and a radial thickness that increases gradually from the first end to the second end thereof. The securing member is mounted in the groove in the tubular hub body for securing a securing end of the flexible sheet-like material to the tubular hub body. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054220 | Method and Arrangement in Cardboard Creasing - The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement in a cardboard creasing machine performing creases on a cardboard blank web. The web has a width of at least two lanes of blanks in parallel to each other and comprise in at least one zone per pair of lanes an area where intentional creases on both are made transversally to a feeding direction of the machine. The crease-lines are on the male side interrupted to provide a longitudinal seal strip to an edge of each blank to become. The cardboard web is in a limited area of such an interruption intentionally and positively lifted and supported from the side of a female crease die to a level in between being in line with to being above an outermost surface of a female crease die roller of the machine. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054221 | CENTRIFUGE BOTTLE CLOSURE AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A closure for attachment to a centrifuge bottle. The closure comprises an end wall and a sidewall extending from the end wall. The sidewall comprises a first terminal end, a second terminal end, a first transition surface, and a second transition surface. The first terminal end has a first outer peripheral boundary at a first radial distance from an axial centerline. The second terminal end has a second outer peripheral boundary at a second radial distance from the axial centerline. The second radial distance is less than the first radial distance. The first transition surface extends between the first outer peripheral boundary and the second transition surface. The second transition surface extends between the first transition surface and the second outer peripheral boundary. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054222 | Systems and methods for robotic transport - Systems and methods for robotic transport are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, robotic systems for transporting biological samples include: a plurality of capillary vessels, in which each capillary vessel can contain a biological sample from a population; a receptacle that can contain the plurality of capillary vessels; a centrifuge; a first robotic device that can transport the receptacle between an input module and the centrifuge; a second robotic device that can transport the receptacle between the centrifuge and a sample harvest location; a cutting device that can cut each of the plurality of capillary vessels; a multi-well plate having a plurality of wells arranged in an array; and a third robotic device that can transfer at least one portion of each of the plurality of biological samples from each of the plurality of capillary vessels to a corresponding well in the array. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054223 | Separator Drum - A separator drum for a separator having a vertical rotational axis. The separator drum includes an upper drum section, a lower drum section, and a screw connection formed between the upper end lower drum sections without a locking ring. The upper drum section is screwed into the lower drum section or the lower drum section is screwed into the upper drum section. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054224 | Process for Preparing Catalyst Supports Having Reduced Levels of Contaminants - A method of preparing a catalyst support is described comprising washing a precipitated metal oxide material with water and/or an aqueous solution of acid and/or base such that contaminant levels in said precipitated metal oxide are reduced. The method may be applied to precipitated alumina materials to reduce contaminants selected from sulphur, chlorine, Group 1 A and Group 2A metals. The catalyst supports may be used to prepare catalysts for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of hydrocarbons. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054225 | Hydroprocessing Bulk Catalyst and Uses Thereof - A hydroprocessing bulk catalyst is provided. A process to prepare hydroprocessing bulk catalysts is also provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (M | 2009-02-26 |
20090054226 | Hydroprocessing Bulk Catalyst and Uses Thereof - An improved hydroprocessing catalyst having improved morphology/dispersion characteristics is provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (M | 2009-02-26 |
20090054227 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING A HOMOGENEOUS FILTERING STRUCTURE FOR A CATALYTIC APPLICATION - The invention relates to a method of obtaining a homogeneous filtering structure for a catalytic application, which can be used as a particulate filter in an internal combustion engine exhaust line, said structure comprising a plurality of honeycomb filter elements in which a homogeneity criterion characteristic of the constituent support material of said elements, in the absence of a catalytic coating, is determined in a prior step, and then the elements making up the structure are selected by means of this homogeneity criterion so as to obtain a structure suitable for homogeneous deposition, within an element and from one element to another, of a catalyst for treating the pollutants in gas phase. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054228 | CATALYST - A catalyst has an underlayer and a platinum layer formed thereon. The underlayer contains a transition metal other than platinum group metals or an alloy thereof. The platinum layer, which contains platinum, has a thickness of at least 0.4 nm but less than 1 nm. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054229 | Decomposer of Organic Halogenated Compounds - A decomposer of organic halogenated compounds comprises iron powder constituted of flat iron particles of a planar ratio of 2 or greater. Further, a decomposer of organic halogenated compounds comprises a copper salt-containing iron particle powder constituted of copper salt-carrying iron particles having a flat shape with a planar ratio of 2 or greater whose surfaces have adhered thereto copper salt particles that are finer than the iron particles. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054230 | CATALYST PRODUCTION PROCESS - A process for producing gold-based, heterogeneous catalyst systems comprises depositing fine-nanoscale gold onto a nanoparticulate support medium by physical vapor deposition in an oxidizing atmosphere. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054231 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NANOSTRUCTURED VANADIA-TITANIA CATALYSTS USEFUL FOR DEGRADING CHLORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS BY A FLAME SPRAY PROCESS - The present invention discloses methods for preparing vanadia-titania catalysts in the form of nanostructured particles, where vanadia particles are dispersed at the surface of a titanium dioxide carrier and attached thereto, which are useful for degrading chlorinated organic compounds. The method of the present invention has a number of advantages in that: (i) it is capable of producing vanadia-titania catalysts by a relatively simple process as compared to the conventional wet-type method; (ii) the size of the catalyst particles can be easily regulated; and (iii) the vanadia-titania catalysts prepared according to the method of the present invention exhibit excellent degradation efficiency with respect to chlorinated organic compounds even at a low temperature, compared to catalysts prepared by the wet-type method, due to their nanostructure that provides the catalysts with large reactive surface area and high physical stability. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054232 | Film-Like composition containing a sorbent - The present invention relates to a film-like uncompressed composition, in particular for moisture-sensitive electronic components or devices, comprising at least one sorbent (component A); at least one natural or synthetic sheet silicate (component B); and, if desired, a liquid phase (component C), in particular water. Furthermore, a process for producing such a composition and its use are described. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054233 | METHODS FOR PROTECTING USEFUL PLANTS OR PLANT PROPAGATION MATERIAL - A method of controlling phytopathogenic diseases on useful plants or plant propagation material thereof, which comprises applying to said plant propagation material a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of formula (I) wherein R | 2009-02-26 |
20090054234 | Method of Improving Nematode or Resistant Plant Growth - A method for improving the growth characteristics of a nematode tolerant or resistant plant by treating a plant propagation material thereof with a pesticide having nematicide properties. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054235 | Benzoheterocyclylethylbenzamide derivatives - The present invention relates to novel benzoheterocyclylethylbenzamide derivatives of formula (I) in which the substituents are in the description, their process of preparation, their use as fungicides, particularly in the form of fungicidal compositions, and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi of plants using these compounds or their compositions. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054236 | HERBICIDALLY ACTIVE COMPOSITION - A herbicidally active composition, comprising
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20090054237 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The present invention relates to mixtures of strobilurin fungicides and plant growth regulators and to the foliar application of these mixtures on crops including cotton. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054238 | PREPARATION CONTAINING A PHOTOCATALYTICALLY ACTIVE METAL OXIDE POWDER AND A WETTING AGENT - Preparation containing at least one photocatalytically active metal oxide powder with a specific surface area of at least 20 m | 2009-02-26 |
20090054239 | HIGH-STRENGTH, LOW-TEMPERATURE STABLE HERBICIDAL FORMULATIONS OF FLUROXYPYR MEPTYL ESTER - This invention relates to a high-strength herbicidal formulation containing high concentrations of fluroxypyr meptyl ester in an N-alkanoyl morpholine solvent which exhibits significantly greater low temperature stability at high concentrations. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054240 | Heteroaroyl-substituted Alanines - The present invention relates to heteroaroyl-substituted alanines of the formula I | 2009-02-26 |
20090054241 | Method for the Preparation of a Composition Based on 4-Hydroxyproline and the Uses Thereof in the Agronomical Field - The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of 4-hyroxy-L-proline or compositions with a high content of this aminoacid and the use thereof as agrochemical in the agronomical field and/or as a synthesis intermediate of chemical compounds. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054242 | SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ANTENNA COIL FOR NMR PROBE AND NMR SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A superconducting wire, a method of manufacturing the superconducting wire, an antenna coil and a NMR system are disclosed. At least a superconducting material, a paramagnetic material and a diamagnetic material are closely attached and integrated with each other to form a longitudinally continuous wire. The paramagnetic material and the diamagnetic material are arranged in such a manner that the magnetic properties of the paramagnetic material and the diamagnetic material substantially offset each other in the longitudinal and diametrical directions. A superconducting layer is exposed to a part or the whole of the outer periphery of the wire. A low-resistance material layer is formed inside the superconducting layer. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054243 | METHOD OF POLISHING TAPE-SHAPED SUBSTRATE AND SUBSTRATE FOR OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTOR - A target surface of a tape-shaped substrate of an oxide superconductor with an intermediate layer formed on this target surface and an oxide superconductor thin film is polished by causing the tape-shaped substrate to continuously run. The polishing step includes an initial polishing process for carrying out random polishing of the target surface and a finishing process that is carried out after the initial polishing process for forming grooves on the target surface along the running direction of the substrate. The intermediate layer has an in-plane directionality of 7° or less. The tape-shaped substrate is fabricated by rolling nickel, a nickel alloys or stainless steel. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054244 | Nucleic acid molecule encoding a novel estrogen receptor beta variant - This invention relates to an isolated nucleotide fragment of a novel estrogen receptor, in particular, a novel ERβ variant protein and isolated nucleic acid fragment comprising the coding regions of the genes encoding such variant proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, and methods for producing the novel ERβ variant protein. The invention further relates to method of obtaining such nucleotide fragment and the method of determining the presence of such ERβ variant protein in a sample. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054245 | Method for detecting gastric cancer by detecting VLDLR gene - It is an objective of the present invention to provide a highly stable and reproducible method for detecting gastric cancer, by finding a novel gastric cancer-related gene and detecting the inactivation of such cancer-related gene. The present invention provides a method for detecting gastric cancer, comprising detecting malignant transformation of a gastric tissue cell by detecting the inactivation of the human VLDLR gene in the gastric tissue cell. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054246 | Virus-like platform for rapid vaccine discovery - The invention is directed to virus-like particles (VLPs) of an RNA bacteriophage that (a) comprises a coat polypeptide of said phage modified by insertion of a heterologous peptide that is displayed on said VLP and (b) encapsidates said bacteriophage mRNA as well as populations of these VLPs, and their uses. The invention is further directed to VLPs that encapsidate heterologous substances, as well as populations of these VLPs and their uses. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054247 | POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING PROTEINS INVOLVED IN PLANT METABOLISM - The invention provides isolated pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054248 | CONNEXIN 40 TISSUE SPECIFIC GENE MUTATIONS - A method of detecting cardiac arrhythmia in a patient is described. This method involves determining whether there is a mutation in the nucleotide sequence, the amino acid sequence, or both, of connexin40 obtained from a patient. The mutation may be localized within the transmembrane domain of connexin40. Furthermore, there is described a method of identifying a compound for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. This method involves providing a cell culture that is characterized by having impaired intracellular trafficking, impaired electrical coupling, reduced gap junction plaque formation, reduced intracellular coupling, or a combination thereof, when compared to a wild-type cell. A compound is added to the cell culture, and restoration of intracellular trafficking, electrical coupling, gap junction plaque formation, intracellular coupling, or a combination thereof, is monitored. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054249 | DNA FRAGMENTS ARRAY FROM BIOMINING MICROORGANISMS AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF THEM - The present invention discloses an array of DNA fragments from biomining microorganisms and a method to identify readily and simultaneously said microorganisms in a sample. This method is a useful tool in biomining, in every circumstance where a global understanding of the present microbiological diversity is required, or simply to assess the presence of some microorganism with biomining relevance, either on the mineral, or in a bioleaching heap, in the biomining laboratory or in any other circumstance involving biomining microorganisms. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054250 | Methods to create fluorescent biosensors using aptamers with fluorescent base analogs - The present invention provides improved methods for generating fluorescent aptamer polynucleotides, novel polynucleotides, and methods for use thereof. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054251 | Diagnosis of Autoimmune Disease - Methods and compositions for diagnosing and treating autoimmune disease, e.g., acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), are described. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054252 | Hemopexin-Like Structure as New Polypeptide-Scaffold - The invention concerns a method for the generation of a polypeptide with specific binding properties to a predetermined target molecule which are not naturally inherent to that polypeptide. At the same time an optimization of the binding specifity and a process of production are described. The invention further concerns a method for the identification and modification of specific amino acid positions within a polypeptide scaffold. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054253 | Markers and Methods for Assessing and Treating Ulcerative Colitis and Related Disorders Using 66 Gene Panel - A method for prognostic or diagnostic assessment of a gastrointestinal-related disorder, such as ulcerative colitis, in a subject correlates the presence, absence, and/or magnitude of a gene in a sample with a reference standard to determine the presence and/or severity of the disorder, and/or the response to treatment for the disorder. The method enables identification of the effectiveness of candidate therapies. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054254 | Method for Preparing Immunoglobulin Libraries - The invention relates to the generation of immunoglobulin libraries and the identification and production of immunoglobulins having a specific functionality of interest. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054255 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHODS - Contemplated microfluidic devices and methods are drawn to protein arrays in which distinct and detergent-containing antigen preparations are deposited onto an optical contrast layer in a non-specific and non-covalent manner. Detection of binding a is carried out using a dye that precipitates or agglomerates to so form a visually detectable signal at a dynamic range of at least three orders of magnitude. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054256 | METHOD EVOLVED FOR RECOGNITION OF THROMBOPHILIA (MERT) - Methods for predicting an individual's genetic risk for developing venous thrombosis in diverse ethnic populations is disclosed, as are arrays and kits which can be used to practice the method. The method includes screening for mutations, polymorphisms, or both, in at least eight venous thrombosis-related molecules, such as antithrombin III, protein C, protein S, fibrinogen, factor V, prothrombin (factor II), methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), and angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) molecules which are associated with venous thrombosis. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054257 | METHOD OF IMPROVING T CELL RECEPTORS - A method of increasing the affinity and/or decreasing the off-rate of a given TCR specific for a given target pMHC, comprising creating a plurality of TCRs having an α chain CDR2 sequence and/or a β chain CDR2 sequence different from the corresponding CDR2 sequence(s) of the given TCR but having the same α and β CDR1 and CDR3 sequences as the given TCR, determining the affinity and/or off-rate of members of said plurality of TCRs for the target pMHC, and selecting one or more members having at least a 10-fold greater affinity for the target pMHC than the given TCR and/or a 10-fold slower off-rate for the target pMHC than the given TCR. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054258 | Nucleic Acid Labeling Methods - In one aspect of the invention, a method is provided for end-labeling RNA (total RNA, mRNA, cRNA or fragmented RNA). In one aspect of the present invention, T4 RNA ligase is used to attach a 3′-labeled AMP or CMP donor to an RNA acceptor molecule. In another embodiment, a pyrophosphate molecule 3′-AppN-3′-linker-detectable moiety is used as donor molecule. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054259 | METHODS FOR INDUCING COMPLETE APOPTOSIS OF LIVER CELLS EXPRESSING HBCHI PROTEIN AND SCREENING FOR SUBSTANCES OR GENES THAT INHIBIT THE APOPTOSIS - A complete apoptosis of liver cells expressing HBx protein is achieved with a NF-κB inhibitor treatment. This method is useful in screening for substances or genes that inhibit complete apoptosis of liver cells expressing HBx protein, and, further, the substance or gene may be employed as an active ingredient of a therapeutic composition for treating hepatitis or hepatocarcinoma induced by HBV infection. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054260 | Neoplasia Screening Compositions and Methods of Use - As described in more detail below, the present invention generally features compositions and non-invasive methods useful for the screening, identification, monitoring, or diagnosis of subjects having a neoplasia. The invention further provides highly accurate non-invasive methods for the staging or selection of treatment for a bladder, renal, or prostate cancer in a subject. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054261 | METHOD - A method of controlling a system having a microfluidic channel structure in which fluids are able to interact to produce at least one product comprises the steps of:
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20090054262 | DEVICES FOR CELL ASSAYS - The present invention relates to the field of molecular diagnostics. In particular, the present invention provided improved substrates and methods of using liquid crystals and other biophotonically based assays for quantitating the amount of an analyte in a sample. The present invention also provides materials and methods for detecting non-specific binding of an analyte to a substrate by using a liquid crystal or other biophotonically based assay formats. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054263 | Grating waveguide structure for multi-analyte determinations and the use thereof - The invention relates to variable embodiments of a grating waveguide structure which enables to determine locally resolved changes of the resonance conditions for the incoupling of an excitation light into the waveguiding layer (a) of a stratified optical waveguide by means of a grating structure (c) modulated in said layer (a) or for outcoupling of a light guided in layer (a). The inventive system comprises arrays of measurement areas produced on the grating waveguide structure having different immobilized biological or biochemical or synthetic recognition elements for simultaneously binding and determining one or more analytes, wherein said excitation light is simultaneously irradiated onto an entire array of measurement areas, and the degree of satisfaction of the resonance condition for the incoupling of light into the layer (a) towards said measurement areas is simultaneously measured. The invention also relates to an optical system comprising at least one excitation light source and at least one locally resolving detector and, optionally, positioning elements for altering the angle of incidence of the excitation light onto the inventive grating waveguide structure. The invention additionally relates to a corresponding measuring method and to the use thereof. Surprisingly, it has been found that the inventive method is well-suited as an imaging detection method with high local resolution and sensitivity. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054264 | Method of Fabricating an Array of Capillaries on a Chip - The invention relates to a method of fabricating an array of capillaries of a chip, the method comprising the steps consisting in depositing at least one layer of a meltable or polymerizable construction material on a support plate, focusing and moving a laser beam on and over said layer respectively to melt or polymerize the material so as to form the side walls of the capillaries, and then fastening a cover plate on the side walls of the capillaries. The invention also provides a chip including an array of capillaries in which chemical or biological molecules are fixed, and a chip including an array of chromatography and/or electrophoresis capillaries. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054265 | Chemical Screening System Using Strip Arrays - Arrays of distinct chemically reactive materials used for assaying or screening are assembled by arranging premanufactured strips, each having a linear array of chemically reactive materials on its surface, into a frame to be exposed to a substance to be analyzed. The strips provide great flexibility in generating different types of arrays while still permitting efficiencies to be gained by batch processing of each strip type. The arrays further provide for novel read-out and reaction promotion techniques making use of the ability of the strips to direct and received energy to and from particular sites. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054266 | Microfluidic transfer pin - A liquid dispenser for a microfluidic assay system is described. The dispenser includes at least one transfer pin for transferring a microfluidic sample of liquid to a target receptacle. A pin tip at one end of the transfer pin is structured to cooperate with an opening in the target receptacle. The tip uses capillary action to transfer the sample from the pin to the receptacle. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054267 | Active nems arrays for biochemical analyses - A biofunctionalized nanoelectromechanical device (BioNEMS) for sensing single-molecules in solution by measuring the variation in the mechanical displacement of the BioNEMS device during a binding event is provided. The biofunctionalized nanoelectromechanical device according to the invention generally comprises a nanomechanical mechanical resonator, a detector integral with the mechanical resonator for measuring the mechanical displacement of the resonator, and electronics connected to the detector for communicating the results to a user. A system of biofunctionalized nanoelectromechanical devices and a method for utilizing the biofunctionalized nanoelectromechanical device of the present invention are also provided. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054268 | Use of substituted polyethyleneimines as gas hydrate inhibitors with improved biodegradability - The invention provides for the use of substituted polyethyleneimines containing structural units of the formula (1), | 2009-02-26 |
20090054269 | Methods and Compositions Utilizing Lost-Circulation Materials Comprising Composite Particulates - Disclosed embodiments relate to compositions and methods for using a composite particulate comprising a cellulosic fiber and a filler as a lost-circulation material. An example of a method of controlling lost circulation in a subterranean method, comprises contacting a subterranean formation with a fluid comprising a base fluid and a lost circulation material, wherein the lost circulation material comprises a composite particulate, and wherein the composite particulate comprises a cellulosic fiber and a filler. An example method of cementing comprises introducing a cement composition into a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation, wherein the cement compositions comprises a cement, water, and a lost-circulation material, and wherein the lost-circulation material comprises a lost-circulation material, and wherein the lost-circulation material comprises a cellulosic fiber and a filler. Example compositions include lost-circulation materials, treatment fluids and cement compositions. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054270 | HYDROCOLLOID GUM COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME, AND PRODUCTS FORMED THEREFROM - Hydrocolloid gum compositions, methods of forming the same, and products formed therefrom. The composition may comprise a hydrocolloid gum, such as xanthan gum, a cellulose thickener, and a solvent component. The solvent component may comprise a lactate ester and, optionally, an alkylene glycol alkyl ether. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054271 | GLYCEROL POLYCARBONATE, ORGANIC COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SAID COMPOSITIONS - The invention concerns an organic composition comprising glycerol polycarbonates, mixed with polyglycerols, [(a-hydroxymethyl)oxyethylene/(a-hydroxymethyl ethylene carbonate) copolymers; optionally [(a-alkyl)oxyethylene/(a-alkyl) ethylene carbonate] copolymers, optionally [(a-alkyl)oxyethylene/(a-hydroxyalkyl)oxyethylene] copolymers, glycerol carbonate and/or other organic carbonates, glycerol and/or other co-produced and/or residual compounds and a method for producing said composition. The inventive composition or the homopolymers and copolymers constituting same, are applicable in the technical fields of hydraulic fluids, lubrication, wood treatment and decoration, fire-retardant treatment, detergency, oil prospecting and production, water treatment, cosmetics, pharmaceutics, food industry and chemical intermediates. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054272 | EMULSIFIER CONTAINING THERMALLY EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE OXIDE - An emulsifier containing a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m | 2009-02-26 |
20090054273 | CROSSLINKING COMPOSITION FOR FRACTURING FLUIDS - Improved gelled hydrocarbon fracturing fluids include a gelling agent and a crosslinking composition including a crosslinking agent and a catalytic agent. The catalytic agent is a fatty quaternized amine, which includes monoalkyl benzyl quaternized amines. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054274 | Formation of Heteroatom Containing Derivatives of Paraffins - A process by which alkyl halides may be reacted (coupled) with nucleophilic materials in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst system. The process comprises reacting (coupling) alkyl halides with a nucleophilic material in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst system to produce derivatives of alkyl halides, wherein the homogeneous catalyst system comprises at least one metal or metal compound which has the ability to form metal-halogen bonds. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054275 | High density materials with intrinsic unabradable slipperiness and method of fabrication thereof - Pressureless sintered high density materials containing hexagonal boron nitride have low coefficients of friction and high wear resistance and are useful for bearings, bushings and other articles subjected to bearing loads. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054276 | Porous Solid Lubricant, Bearing and Constant-Velocity Joint - A porous solid lubricant includes a lubricating component, and a resin component. The lubricating component is a solid material made porous by foaming, and is occluded in the resin. A bearing or a constant-velocity joint has the above porous solid lubricant sealed therein. Since the lubricating component is occluded in the resin while foaming the resin component, the lubricating component can be slowly exuded through molecules of the resin due to deformation of the flexible resin under external force such as compression, expansion, bending and twisting. The amount of lubricating oil retained is larger than the amount of oil retained in pores by mere impregnation. Thus, such a bearing which has a long life, can be operated at a high speed, and can be manufactured at a low cost. Also, such a constant-velocity joint has a long life and has a rubber boot less likely to be damaged. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054277 | SLIDING MEMBER AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF - There is provided a sliding member including a base body and a hard carbon coating formed on the base body to define a sliding surface for sliding contact with an opposing member under lubrication according to one embodiment of the present invention. The hard carbon coating has an outermost surface portion lower in hydrogen content than a remaining portion thereof, or an outermost coating layer lower in hydrogen content than at least one other coating layer. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054278 | Multifunctional Dispersants - The present invention provides a composition comprising the product prepared by hearing together: (a) a dispersant; and (b) a 1,3-dicarboxylic acid or 1,4-dicarboxylic acid of an aromatic compound, or a reactive equivalent thereof; and at least one of: (c) 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole or a hydrocarbyl-substituted 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole, or an oligomer thereof; (d) a borating agent; and (e) a phosphorus acid compound, or a reactive equivalent thereof, said heating being sufficient to provide a reaction product of (a), (b), and (c), (d), or (e), which is soluble in an oil of lubricating viscosity. The invention further provides a use for the composition. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054279 | Two-Component Anti-Seizure Agent for Hot Metal Working Process, and Method of Manufacturing Seamless Pipe Using Thereof - The present invention provide a two-component anti-seizure agent for hot metal working process comprising the first aqueous solution and the second aqueous solution, wherein the first aqueous solution contains 10˜30 mass % of sodium silicate equivalent to anhydride to 100 mass % of total mass of the first aqueous solution, and the second aqueous solution contains at least one kind selected from a group consisting of: an organic acid and water-soluble amine salts thereof, an inorganic acid and water-soluble amine salts thereof, a water-soluble amine, a water-soluble alcohol, and a water-soluble metal chloride. When the two-component anti-seizure agent is applied onto disk-roll type guide shoes, it can be provided and maintained on the circumferential surface of the disk-roll type guide shoes without washed away by rolls' cooling water. Thereby, the anti-seizure agent does not adhere to rolls and the rolls and a pipe material do not cause slippage each other. Thus, it is capable to carry out piercing-rolling of the pipe material. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054280 | LUBRICATION OIL COMPOSITIONS - This invention relates to compositions comprising (i) a base fluid stock comprising (a) a PTEEG fluid (a poly(trimethylene-ethylene ether)glycol that is a fluid at ambient temperature) and (b) an additive package comprising certain specified additive combinations, and lubrication oils containing the compositions. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054281 | Lubricating Composition Comprising a Polyester Dispersant - An automotive lubricant composition comprising a base fluid and an ashless polymeric dispersant is claimed. The ashless polymeric dispersant has a number average molecular weight of between 500 and 10,000 and comprises a polar tall group which itself comprises a polymeric backbone of 2 to 30 monomeric repeat units, each repeat unit comprising a hydrocarbon chain functionalised by the presence of at least one electronegative element or moiety, the tail group being linked to a polar head group which comprises a polar moiety selected from at least one of acid, ester, amide or alcohol moieties. The dispersant has good dispersancy properties, when used as a sole dispersant or in combination with other dispersants. It provides enhanced seal resistance and has good oxidative stability in automotive applications as compared to current commercial products. Furthermore the low temperature viscosity of the automotive lubricant composition with the designed dispersant is superior to that of a composition with current commercial dispersants and the designed dispersant does not react with ZDDP and reduce the antiwear capabilities of ZDDP. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054282 | LUBRICATION OIL COMPOSITIONS - This invention relates to lubrication oil compositions comprising (i) a base fluid stock comprising an acid ester of a polytrimethylene ether glycol that is a fluid at ambient temperature, and (ii) one or more lube oil additives. | 2009-02-26 |