34th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110207530 | WAGERING GAME MACHINES WITH UNIVERSAL MOUNTING BASE FOR LIGHT AND MARQUEE ASSEMBLIES - Wagering game systems, gaming machines, and methods of changing the appearance of a gaming machine are presented herein. In one embodiment, a gaming machine for playing a wagering game is presented. The gaming machine includes a display for displaying the outcomes of the wagering game, and an input device for receiving wagers from players. The gaming machine also includes a cabinet with a mounting base integrated to the top of the cabinet. The mounting base is configured to support any of a plurality of different top-box mounted fixtures, such as tower lights, marquees, and other signage. In some embodiments, the gaming machine also includes at least one electrical connector that is accessible from the exterior of the cabinet. The electrical connector is configured to electrically couple the selected top-box mounted fixture to the cabinet. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207531 | OPTICAL MACHINE-READABLE DATA REPRESENTATION IMAGE - Club cards and tickets can be eliminated by providing an application that allows a player's mobile phone to process an image of an optical machine-readable representation of data. At the end of a wagering session on a WGM, the WGM can display a barcode representing a player's winnings, an achievement, game status, etc. The player takes a picture of the barcode with his or her mobile phone. The application on the phone processes the barcode image and automatically updates an account of the player in accordance with the data represented or carried by the barcode. For instance, the mobile phone sends a request to a wagering account server to electronically deposit the winnings, as represented by the barcode, in a wagering account associated with the player's club profile. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207532 | GAME DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GAME DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a game device which enables a user to relatively easily know of the existence of a player character suitable as a pass target or an area suitable as a movement destination. A display control unit ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110207533 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE GAMING SYSTEM - A gaming system according to one form of the present invention includes a number of gaming machines, each gaming machine including a single player game presentation arrangement that may be reconfigured to provide any one of a number of game presentations. In addition to the gaming machines the gaming system includes a system configuration arrangement and a game modification controller. The system configuration arrangement produces system configuration commands based either on manual inputs, system usage information, or various information related to one or more players in a gaming facility. The game modification controller included in preferred forms of the gaming system receives the system configuration commands, and, in response to the commands, communicates presentation switching instructions to one or more gaming machines included in the system. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207534 | Game controller having a stepping exercise platform and a sliding platform - A game controller includes a plurality of load sensors for detecting a load applied on an exercise support board having at least one stepping exercise platform and attached thereto a sliding platform having concave sides on which player's legs are ridden The game controller transmits a load value detected as manipulation data by the load sensors to a game machine. The game machine determines a necessary quantity of load values, and the game machine computes the necessary quantity of load values based on the detected load value from the game controller. Subsequently, game processing is performed based on the necessary quantity of computed load values on either the stepping exercise portion or the sliding exercise portion. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207535 | Grease, rolling bearing, constant velocity joint, and rolling parts - The present invention provides grease which prevents frictional wear on a lubricating surface and excellent in performance of preventing occurrence of flaking, heat-resistant performance, and long-term durability, a grease-enclosed rolling bearing, a constant velocity joint, and rolling parts. Grease is composed of base grease, essentially containing a thickener, to which at least 0.01 to 15 wt % of one substance selected from among bismuth and inorganic bismuth compounds is added. The inorganic bismuth compounds are at least one inorganic bismuth selected from among bismuth sulfate, bismuth trioxide, bismuth carbonate, and sodium bismuthate. The above-described grease is used for the rolling bearing and the constant velocity joint. A coating film of at least one substance selected from among the bismuth and the inorganic bismuth is formed on surfaces of the rolling parts. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207536 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - [Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a power transmission device, wherein the vibration in the direction along the longitudinal axis of the rotating shaft | 2011-08-25 |
20110207537 | UNIVERSAL JOINT ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ARTICULATED SHAFT - The invention relates to a universal joint arrangement for an articulated shaft, particularly a heavy-duty articulated shaft. The universal joint arrangement comprises two joint forks having fork holes, and a journal cross. The journals of the journal cross are each supported through bearing devices in the fork holes. The bearing devices comprise at least one axial bearing and at least one radial bearing for the respective journal. The axial bearing is arranged in the area of the journal shoulder. The fork hole comprises a contact collar on the inside of said fork hole, and the journal shoulder of the respective journal comprises a contact surface. The axial bearing is now arranged between the contact surface and the contact collar. A minimum path between the force application and the support of the axial bearing is thereby realized, which makes possible an extremely robust axial bearing support and which can do without additional attachment rims for supporting axial force. The installation space gained can be used advantageously to increase the radial bearing capacity. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207538 | ROTATION SHAFT VIBRATION DAMPING MECHANISM - A vibration damping mechanism of a rotation shaft that is not likely to be subject to the limitation in layout and that is capable of stably maintaining damping properties by a frictional contact portion without variation for a long term is provided. The vibration damping mechanism includes a shaft for outputting torque inputted from its input side end portion to its output side end portion, and a damping member having a fixed portion fixed to the shaft and a frictional contact portion held in frictional contact with the shaft, in which the frictional contact portion is provided with a clamping band for urging the frictional contact portion toward the shaft to be held in frictional contact with the shaft at a predetermined contact pressure. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207539 | OBSERVATION WHEEL TYPE RIDE - An observation wheel type ride includes a support structure, a wheel which is rotatable mounted in the support structure and/or includes transportation means movably supported on the wheel, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a rotary drive and a drive cable, wherein a section of the drive cable is detachably fixed to a circumference of the wheel and/or to the transportation means for transmitting the rotary movement of the rotary drive to the wheel and/or to the transportation means. A deflection means deflects in a lateral direction with respect to the wheel that section of the drive cable, which is led over the rotary drive. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207540 | Conjurer's kit - A conjurer's kit ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110207541 | Infant Swing Apparatus - An infant swing apparatus comprises a first pivot shaft coupled with a swing arm, a motorized drive unit configured to drive rotation of the first pivot shaft in alternate directions, and a swing motion sensing unit including an encoder wheel securely mounted with a second pivot shaft. The second pivot shaft is directly coupled with the first pivot shaft in angular displacement via frictional interaction. As a result, the rotation of the first pivot shaft and corresponding swing motion can monitored in a precise manner. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207542 | Recreational amusement - A recreational amusement includes a shuffleboard accessory utilized on and in connection with a billiard table to provide a table-type shuffleboard game. At least one rail cushion of an otherwise conventional billiard table is utilized to form a rebounding cushion for use in play of the shuffleboard game. Protective sheets or a rigid tray may be variously included for protecting materials forming the billiard table. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207543 | GOLF BALL FEEDING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a feed unit | 2011-08-25 |
20110207544 | Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads - Golf club heads which include an iron type golf club head body including a ball striking face, a rear surface opposite the ball striking face (e.g., including a perimeter weighting member) and an indicator which indicates the location of the center of gravity of the golf club head body. Golf clubs including these club heads and methods of making such golf club and golf club heads also are provided. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207545 | Golf Trainer - A golf swing monitoring and feedback system uses an adjustable support and foam ball that are variably positionable in contact with or closely spaced from a body part whose proper positioning is important in developing a proper swing. The support apparatus includes a main vertically adjustable tubular body, the lower end of which can be supported in a stand-up golf bag or can be pressed into the ground by the use of a spike on the lower end of the body. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207546 | Golf Club Grip - A golf club grip including a thin, resilient elastomeric inner sleeve and a tapered outer sleeve. The inner sleeve includes an elongated tubular body having an enlarged proximal end portion and being sized for sliding engagement onto the handle area of a golf club. The outer sleeve is preferably coextensive with, and adhered onto an outer surface of the tubular body and is formed of thin resilient preferably natural cork material. A proximal end of the outer sleeve abuts against a shoulder forming a transition between the thin tubular body and enlarged proximal end portion. The tapered outer surfaces of the inner and outer sleeves are substantially taperingly continuous. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207547 | Releasable Connections for Golf Club Heads and Shafts - Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Golf clubs are provided that have spherical releasable connections between the golf club head and the golf club shaft along with head/shaft position adjusting features to allow interchange of shafts and heads and to allow modification of the head/shaft positioning properties. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: a shaft adapter, a shaft retainer, and a hosel insert located within an interior chamber of the club head. The club head and shaft may be changed by releasing the securing system and exchanging the original parts with different parts. Furthermore, the shaft adapter may be rotated within the hosel insert to create different angles from the shaft so as to allow adjustment of the shaft position with respect to the club head. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207548 | Golf Club With Near Vertical Shaft - A golf club having a bent hosel. The hosel is approximately five inches long and the bend is approximately centered on the hosel. The hosel is connected to the golf club base to angle toward the golfer. At its middle, or approximately two and one half inches above the golf club base, the hosel is bent away from the golfer to a nearly vertical angle. The shaft of the golf club is connected to the upper portion of the bent hosel causing the shaft to continue at the nearly vertical angle. The novel angling of the hosel and shaft allow an average golfer to consistently hit straighter shots beginning with a putter, but including golf irons and golf woods. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207549 | VARIED PROFILE ALIGNMENT AIDE GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head in which a top surface of the body includes an actual top surface visible profile region and a varied top surface visible profile region is provided. The varied top surface visible profile region may provide a visual impression of a varied profile of the body distinct from an actual profile of the body. The visual impression is oriented in a manner that allows the golfer to address the ball at the heel region of the golf club. The perimeter of the top surface visible profile region may be complementary in shape to the perimeter of the top surface of the body and the varied top surface visible profile region and the actual top surface visible profile region may be distinct in shape, size, color, and/or finish etc. An associated golf club and a method for fitting a golf club are also provided. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207550 | Method for Surface Treating a Golf Club Head - A method for surface treating a golf club head, includes: (a) forming a depression unit in the golf club head, the depression unit being indented inwardly from an outer surface of the golf club head, the outer surface being divided into a working area and a non-working area, the depression unit being formed in the working area; (b) filling the depression unit with a shielding material and covering the non-working area with a covering material; and (c) sandblasting the golf club head after step (b) and removing subsequently the shielding material from the depression unit and the covering material from the non-working area so as to form the working area into sandblasted and non-sandblasted regions that differ in gloss intensity. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207551 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club includes a golf club head that is generally constructed as a perimeter weighted golf club head and comprises a perimeter body, a hosel, at least one truss member and a face. The truss member extends between portions of the perimeter body to tune the vibration and deflection response of the golf club head in response to a golf ball impact. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207552 | GOLF CLUB OR GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE BALL STRIKING FACE - This invention relates generally to golf clubs or golf club heads, having an adjustable ball striking face. The golf club head includes a club head body, a ball striking face, and a brace extending from a sole of the club head body to an inner surface of the ball striking face. The brace may further include an end portion engaged with the inner surface of the ball striking face, a fixed rod located between the end portion and an inner surface of the club head at the sole, a biasing member attached to the fixed rod. The biasing member may provide a biasing force to the ball striking face such that the ball striking face is adjustable between a first direction thereby adjusting a face angle of the club head and a second direction thereby adjusting a loft angle of the club head. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207553 | GOLF BALL LOCATOR - A system and method for locating lost golf balls is described. In one embodiment, a plurality of small RFID chips are applied to or embedded in a ball. When the ball is to be located, a user uses a ball finder to receive RF signals from the RFID chips and locate the ball. The ball finder may have useful additional features such as overlaid maps to help and GIS data to help the user find the ball. In an alternative embodiment, a ball is prepared by applying a highly-reflective paint, such as a metallic paint, or a highly-absorbent paint such as a black iron ball paint, to create a characteristic radar signature for the ball. The ball finder may then be configured to locate the ball using the characteristic radar signature. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207554 | MULTIPLE-PIECE GOLF BALL - A multiple-piece golf ball includes a core positioned at the center of the golf ball; an intermediate layer surrounding the core; a cover further surrounding the intermediate layer; at least one high specific gravity member having a higher specific gravity than the core, the intermediate layer and the cover. The at least one high specific gravity member is arranged such that a moment of inertia of the golf ball with respect to an x-axis Ix and a moment of inertia of the golf ball with respect to a y-axis Iy are substantially the same, a moment of inertia of the golf ball with respect to a z-axis Iz is greater than Ix and Iy, and the difference between Iz and Ix or Iy is at least approximately 3. The x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis intersect orthogonally at the center of the golf ball. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207555 | MULTIPLE-PIECE GOLF BALL - A multiple-piece golf ball includes a core positioned at the center of the golf ball; an intermediate layer surrounding the core; a cover further surrounding the intermediate layer; at least one high specific gravity member having a higher specific gravity than the core, the intermediate layer and the cover. The at least one high specific gravity member is arranged such that a moment of inertia of the golf ball with respect to an x-axis Ix and a moment of inertia of the golf ball with respect to a y-axis Iy are substantially the same, a moment of inertia of the golf ball with respect to a z-axis Iz is smaller than Ix and Iy, and the difference between Iz and Ix or Iy is at least approximately 3. The x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis intersect orthogonally at the center of the golf ball. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207556 | GOLF BALLS BASED ON THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES COMPRISING MOISTURE-RESISTANT POLYOLS - Golf balls containing at least one layer made from a thermoplastic polyurethane or polyurethane-urea that is the reaction product of a polyisocyanate with moisture-resistant polyol and a curing agent are provided. The moisture-resistant polyol may be prepared by dimerizing unsaturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acid or ester containing 10 to 60 carbon atoms followed by reacting it with a monomeric, oligomeric, or polymeric diol. In one preferred version, the moisture-resistant polyol is a branched polyester polyol containing 36 carbon atoms. The composition can be prepared using prepolymer or one-shot manufacturing techniques. The resulting golf ball has desirable playing performance properties including high resiliency, toughness, impact durability, moisture-resistance, and soft feel. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207557 | POLYUREA COATINGS FOR GOLF EQUIPMENT - A polyurea-based curable coating for use with sports equipment, such as golf balls, golf shoes, golf clubs, footballs, billiard balls, baseballs, and the like, of which the coating may be cured over time, with heat, or a combination thereof, providing enhanced adhesion to equipment surfaces, improved abrasion resistance, and increased water resistance. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207558 | Multi-Purpose Golf Accessory Tool - A multi-purpose golf accessory tool for repairing divot holes on golf greens, and for removably securing a ball marker in a outwardly-exposed location. The golf accessory tool includes a housing having a frontside, a back side, a surrounding perimeter edge, and an internal cavity with an access opening in a bottom portion of the perimeter edge. The housing also includes an extendable cord positioned within the cavity having a bound end secured to a spring-loaded winding means and a free end extending through the access opening, a belt clip coupled to the backside of the housing, and a outwardly-exposed ball marker recess formed into the frontside of the housing and having a magnet mounted into the bottom thereof. The golf accessory tool further includes a divot repair tool having a tool end for repairing divot holes on golf greens and a handle end coupled to the free end of the extendable cord, wherein pulling on the divot repair tool causes the extendable cord to spool outwardly from the housing. The golf accessory tool further includes a ferromagnetic ball marker that is securable within the marker recess with the magnet. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207559 | GOLF BALL POSITION MARKING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A golf ball position marking device enables a user to reliably and unobtrusively mark the position of a golf ball on a putting green. The golf ball position marking device comprises a putting green contact surface, a marker material dispensing port, a marker material dispensing actuator and a marker material reservoir. The putting green contact surface is sized and shaped to permit stable positioning of the golf ball position marking device on a putting green in close proximity to a golf ball on the putting green thereby providing oriented alignment of the golf ball position marking device with the golf ball on the putting green. Activation of the marker material dispensing actuator results in the dispensing of a marker material from the marker material reservoir onto the putting green at a predetermined vector position relative to the point where the golf ball contacts the putting green. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207560 | METHOD FOR MATCHING A GOLFER WITH A PARTICULAR GOLF CLUB STYLE - A method is disclosed for matching a test golfer with a particular golf club selected from a group of golf clubs having a plurality of styles. The method utilizes data set derived in an initial procedure in which the club style preferences for each of a large number of pre-test golfers is recorded and correlated with a set of performance parameters for the golf swings of such pre-test golfers. This data enables the pre-test golfers to be classified into subgroups, in which golfers within the same subgroup generally prefer the same club style and golfers in different subgroups generally prefer different club styles. After this data set has been established, the test golfer takes a golf swing with a golf club, while performance parameters for the swing are measured. Based on the measured performance parameters and the previously established data set, the test golfer is classified according to swing type, and the optimum golf club is then selected from the plurality of styles of golf clubs. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207561 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TEACHING A BASKETBALL DRIBBLER TO HAVE OPTIMAL CONTROL OVER THE BASKETBALL - Systems, devices and methods for teaching a basketball dribbler to have optimal control over the basketball, especially when transitioning from one dribble/move to the another, by establishing continuity that demands that the ball has to be back at a certain place at a certain time. The dribbler identifies and maintains a consistent organized rhythm, according to a consistent beat while executing particular dribbling basketball movements. The consistent beat may be a consistent tick or flash (audio and/or visual) at a number of different tempos. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207562 | BASKETBALL BACKBOARD AND RIM MOUNTING SYSTEM - Certain embodiments of the present system deal with a basketball goal assembly which adjustably supports a backboard assembly and a rim assembly to enable players to play the game of basketball. In certain preferred aspects, the rim assembly is connected directly to the support arrangement so that force applied to the rim assembly is transmitted directly to the support assembly and is not transferred to the backboard assembly. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207563 | Molded archery arrow for an archery bow with a metal barrel - A novel molded archery arrow ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110207564 | BALL HAVING MODIFIED SURFACES FOR TRAINING - A ball having a modified surface for training includes an inflatable bladder that includes an inner surface that defines an inflation chamber and an outer ground contacting layer that is disposed on an outer surface of the bladder. The ground contacting layer includes at least one protrusion that is formed during the manufacture of the ball. The protrusion extends radially outward from surrounding portions of the ground contacting layer so as to create a local modified surface area that imparts different bounce properties (bounding pattern) to the ball than the surrounding ground contacting layer portions, thereby causing the ball to have an unpredictable bounding pattern depending upon which portion of the ball strikes the ground. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207565 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ADJUSTING A VARIABLE SHEAVE PULLEY - Pulley alignment apparatus for aligning pulleys when the operating position of a variable sheave pulley of a pulley system has changed is provided. The pulley alignment apparatus has an adjustable laser light unit that can be adjusted to compensate for the resulting displacement of the centerline of the variable sheave pulley when the operating position is changed. The pulley alignment apparatus also has a set of gauges for determining the operating position of a variable sheave pulley and determining if a belt is adequate for the variable sheave pulley at the operating position. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207566 | DRIVING PULLEY OF A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - The driving pulley has a fully clutched mode of operation where a drivebelt and a driveshaft are coupled together in a torque transmitting engagement and also has an unclutched mode of operation where there is substantially no torque transmitting engagement between the drive belt and the driveshaft. The driving pulley comprises at least one transitional clutch spring that is in a first position when the driving pulley is in the unclutched mode of operation and that is in a second position when the driving pulley is in the fully clutched mode of operation. The at least one transitional clutch spring remains substantially in its second position regardless of the relative axial distance between the sheaves when the driving pulley is in the fully clutched mode of operation. A method of operating a driving pulley is also disclosed. The proposed concept provides a smoother engagement during the transition from the unclutched mode to the fully clutched mode. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207567 | LINEARLY ACTING TENSIONING ELEMENT - A tensioning element of a traction drive, which has a cylindrical housing. In the housing a piston is guided in a linearly displaceable manner. In order to fasten the tensioning element (1), the housing and the piston correspondingly enclose a respective coupling point. Furthermore, a spring means, which at least in regions surrounds a guide sleeve, is arranged between the components made from plastic. The piston is guided in a linearly displaceable manner in the cylinder by a plain bearing bush. For the purpose of positional orientation and for limiting the stroke, a pin, which is inserted in the piston, engages in a longitudinal slot in the cylinder in a form-fitting manner. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207568 | Bi-Directional Belt Tensioner - An assembly for maintaining tension in a drive belt features a housing mounted on a base. The housing contains a biasing element that exerts torque on the housing to bias the housing in a radial direction. A lever arm is connected to the housing and rotates with the housing in response to the bias of the biasing element. A pulley is connected to the lever arm and engages a drive belt in response to the bias force of the biasing element on the lever arm. The pulley deflects the shape of the belt to provide tension in the belt. In one embodiment, the apparatus allows the user to switch the position of the biasing element and alter the direction of torque on the lever arm. In another embodiment, the lever arm and pulley are removable from the housing and replaceable with other arms and pulleys having different configurations. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207569 | TOOTHED CHAIN - The toothed chain employs tracks of inner plates, a track of middle plates and tracks of outer plates. At least one track of inner plates or the track of middle plates has teeth projecting in both a first direction and a second direction and a pair of pin holes. The teeth are mirrored along a centerline of each link plate. The outer plates also contain pin holes, and can have a symmetrical shape such that the lower portion and the upper portion have the same shape. The outer plates are fixed to the two tracks of inner plates and track of middle plates by pins that are fitted into the pin holes of the plates, forming an endless loop. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207570 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A vehicle power transmission device includes: an input shaft; a planetary gear type speed reducer disposed concentrically to the input shaft to reduce and output rotation input to the input shaft; and a differential gear device disposed adjacently to the input shaft in a shaft center direction, the differential gear device being rotationally driven by the speed reducer to transmit a drive force to a pair of axles disposed on the shaft center while allowing a rotational difference between the axles, the speed reducer including a sun gear that is fit with a shaft end portion of the input shaft in a relatively non-rotatable manner, the sun gear being prevented from relatively moving toward the differential gear device by an annular snap ring fit and attached to an annular snap ring groove formed on an outer circumferential surface of the shaft end portion of the input shaft on the differential gear device side of the sun gear, the differential gear device including a differential case having a cylindrical end portion formed on the sun gear side or a member fixed thereto that is extended to the outer circumferential side of the snap ring, the differential case having a radial distance of an annular gap formed between the cylindrical end portion or the member fixed thereto and the snap ring set smaller than a groove depth of the snap ring groove. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207571 | SWITCHABLE GEAR IN A HANDHELD POWER TOOL - A switchable gear in a handheld power tool has at least two gear stages which are to be engaged via an adjustable switching member, the switching member being in a latched position via a retaining element fixedly held against a housing in a first gear stage. Furthermore, a spindle for receiving a tool may be driven via an axially spring-loaded gear wheel, the gear wheel being axially supported on the retaining element on the side opposite the switching member. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207572 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION HAVING THREE PLANETARY GEAR SETS - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, three 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. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207573 | MULTI-SPEED PLANETARY TRANSMISSION WITH UP TO TEN FORWARD SPEED RATIOS - A multi-speed transmission is provided that includes an input member, an output member, a stationary member, a first and a second compound planetary gear set. The first compound planetary gear set has a first, second, third, fourth, and fifth member. The second compound planetary gear set has a first, second, third, and fourth member. The first member of the second compound planetary gear set is continuously connected for common rotation with the output member. The second member of the second compound planetary gear set is continuously grounded to the stationary member. None of the members of the first compound planetary gear set are continuously connected for common rotation with any of the members of the second compound planetary gear set. Seven torque-transmitting mechanisms are selectively engagable in combinations of three to establish up to ten forward speed ratios between the input member and the output member. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207574 | MULTI-SPEED PLANETARY TRANSMISSION WITH TWO COMPOUND PLANETARY GEAR SETS - A multi-speed transmission includes an input member, an output member, a stationary member, and a first and a second compound planetary gear set. The first compound planetary gear set has a first, a second, a third, a fourth, and a fifth member. The second compound planetary gear set has a first, a second, a third, and a fourth member. The first member of the second compound planetary gear set is continuously connected for common rotation with the output member. An interconnecting member continuously connects the first member of the first planetary gear set for common rotation with the second member of the second planetary gear set. The transmission includes seven torque-transmitting mechanisms that are engagable to establish up to fifteen forward speed ratios between the input member and the output member. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207575 | MULTI-SPEED PLANETARY TRANSMISSION WITH TWO PLANETARY GEAR SETS AND UP TO TEN FORWARD SPEED RATIOS - A multi-speed transmission includes an input member, an output member, a stationary member, and a first and a second compound planetary gear set. The first planetary gear set has a first, second, third, fourth, and fifth member. The second planetary gear set has a first, second, third, and fourth member. The first member of the first compound planetary gear set is continuously connected for common rotation with the input member. The first member of the second compound planetary gear set is continuously connected for common rotation with the output member. The second member of the second compound planetary gear set is continuously grounded to the stationary member. None of the members of the first planetary gear set are continuously connected for common rotation with any of the members of the second planetary gear set. Seven torque-transmitting mechanisms are engagable to establish up to ten forward speed ratios. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207576 | GEAR TRANSMISSION - A gear transmission comprises an external gear and an internal gear that rotates eccentrically relative to the external gear while meshing with the external gear. At least one first recess is formed on an outer peripheral side of the internal gear so that at least a portion of a motor is disposed within the first recess, thereby shortening the length and width of the device that includes the motor and the gear transmission in the axial and radial direction, respectively. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207577 | FAN CLUTCH SYSTEM AND METHOD - Some embodiments of a fan clutch system for use in a vehicle can provide efficient access to one or more components for inspection and service even after the fan clutch system is installed in the vehicle. In particular embodiments, the fan clutch system can include a fan clutch device and a coil retainer assembly that are removably mounted to a right-angle gear box assembly in a manner that permits a technician to accessing at least one component for inspection, repair, or replacement. The coil retainer assembly may at least partially house an electromagnetic coil for selective activation. The system may further include a fan clutch device removably mounted to the drive member of the gear box assembly. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207578 | Harmonic Gear Multi-Turn Encoder - Various embodiments of harmonic gear multi-turn encoders are disclosed that provide the ability to accurately sense absolute rotational positions over a wide range of rotational counts. High gear reduction ratios in each stage of the multi-turn encoders permit very small size and volume encoders to be provided, thereby opening up many new applications for multi-turn encoders. In one embodiment, inductive means are employed to determine the number of revolutions a central shaft operably connected to an encoder module has turned. The inductive coils comprise emitter coils and receiver coils, which are operably associated with and opposed to corresponding encoder devices. The various embodiments of the harmonic gear multi-turn encoders disclosed herein are capable of operating under high temperature conditions and withstanding the effects of various environmental contaminants, and are also amenable to miniaturization and low cost manufacturing. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207579 | GEAR ENGAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A control system includes an auto-stop module, an auto-start module, and a starter module. The auto-stop module stops an engine when a brake pedal position is greater than a threshold position and a transmission is in a drive gear. The auto-start module starts the engine when the brake pedal position is less than a minimum position and the engine stop is initiated. When the engine start is initiated and an engine speed is greater than zero, the starter module engages a pinion gear of a starter with a ring gear of an engine by reciprocally actuating the pinion gear N times between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein N is an integer greater than two. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207580 | EXERCISE DEVICE - The system provides an exercise device where resistance is provided by one or more of gyroscopic forces, centrifugal forces, magnetic forces, torus forces symmetric field physics, electro-mechanical forces, mass shaping, frequency dynamics, etc. In one embodiment, a handheld device with an internal flywheel is provided. The flywheel is spun up to a desired speed and provides a gyroscopic resistance to movement in a particular direction relative to the orientation of the device. By holding the device in a particular orientation and attempting to move the device against the gyroscopic effect, resistance is provided for exercising. The device itself is relatively light so that the resistance exists principally when the device is being moved. In one embodiment, the rate of rotation of the flywheel can be controlled via an on-board control so that the resistance can be increased or decreased during exercise movement. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207581 | METHOD AND DEVICE ENABLING AN ATHLETE TO DETERMINE AND THEN CONTROL THE RATE OF DISPLACEMENT OF A MASS - Method enabling an athlete ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110207582 | TRAMPOLINE WITH COLLAPSIBLE ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY - An enclosure assembly ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110207583 | MULTI-POSITIONED ANGLED STEP AND RISERS - An adjustable stepping structure for aerobic exercise is disclosed having a platform and a plurality of support elements. The support elements include a downwardly arcuate notch or channel for receiving a sidewall or endwall of the platform, allowing the platform to be arranged in multiple angled orientations. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207584 | Calf Exercise Machine With Rocking User Support - A calf exercise machine has a floor engaging main frame, a user support pivot, a user support assembly pivotally mounted on the main frame via the user support pivot, and a pivotally mounted user engagement device. A user engaging foot plate assembly is pivotally mounted to track movement of the user's feet during a calf exercise, and may comprise either the user support in a standing calf machine or the user engagement device in a seated calf machine. A connecting link translates movement of the user engagement device to movement of the user support so that pivotal movement in the user engagement device results in a self-aligning, pivoting movement of the user support. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207585 | Knee Rehabilitation exercise device - A knee rehabilitation exercise device with a right and left leg brace, a rear knee strap, an upper leg strap assembly, a lower leg strap assembly, a portable rear brace assembly and an elastic resistance band. The left and right leg brace members are each comprised of an upper member and a lower member rotatably pinned together at the area of the knee joint. The left and right leg braces are attached to the upper and lower leg strap assembly. The rear knee strap is attached to the left and right leg braces at the knee joint. When a user places the elastic band onto L hooks mounted on the upper and lower strap assembly and the rear brace assembly is placed between the rear of the user's knee and the elastic band, a resistive stretching is caused when the user straightens his leg which exercises and strengthens the user's leg muscles in the area of the knee joint. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207586 | PHYSICAL TRAINING AND REHABILITATIVE ROPE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A physical training and rehabilitation system includes a rope having first and second sides that hang downwardly from a bar, beam or other support, the rope terminating in first and second ends. A locking mechanism having first and second sections receives the first and second rope sides, respectively. Each section of the mechanism is independently adjustable between an unlocked position, wherein the rope side associated with that section can slide through the locking mechanism, and a locked position, wherein the rope side associated with that section is prevented from sliding. A connector disposed at the first end of the rope forms a loop for connection to an attachment or accessory related to a desired activity. The attachments or accessories may include a loop, a sling, a rigid bar, a spring, a support belt, or a handle. The system may be provided in kit form. Methods of assembly and use are also disclosed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207587 | EXERCISE DEVICE - An exercise device for training abdominal muscles comprises a substantially flat lower side and an upper side opposite to the lower side. The upper side has a curved person-facing upper surface including a first sitting portion adjacent to a first back supporting portion having a steeper ascending inclination with respect to the lower side than the first sitting portion, as seen from the first sitting portion to the first back supporting portion, and at least a second sitting portion adjacent to a second back supporting portion having a steeper ascending inclination with respect to the lower side than the second sitting portion, as seen from the second sitting portion to the second back supporting portion. At least a part of the first sitting portion forms an edge portion of the device without having a further inclination or having an ascending inclination less steep than that of the first back supporting portion, as seen from the first back supporting portion to the first sitting portion. The first and second back supporting portions extend between the first and second sitting portions, and the inclination of the first back supporting portion is steeper than that of the second back supporting portion. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207588 | EXERCISE DEVICE OF AN OSCILLATION TYPE - An exercise device of an oscillation type is provided having upper and lower panels, and a magnet mounted on the lower plate for generating a magnetic field. A middle ring is coupled to a lower side of the magnet, an outer ring is formed along circumference of the lower plate, and an upper ring is mounted on a lower side of the outer ring. A bobbin is inserted into a magnetic gap formed between the upper ring and the middle ring. Voice coils are wound around the bobbin for oscillating the upper panel upward and downward while interacting with a magnetic field. A linear bushing bearing unit is mounted between the upper panel and the lower panel and a shaft is inserted therebetween for ensuring the bobbin moves in a vertical direction. A buffer spring is formed between the upper and lower panels for buffering oscillation of the upper panel. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207589 | Pouch Machine With Sealer - A pouch machine includes an infeed section, a sealing section, and an outfeed section. The infeed section provides a pouch or laminate to the sealing section, and the outfeed section receives the sealed pouch from the infeed section. The sealing section includes at least one sealer that has a sealing fixture disposed to move in a first direction toward and away from a sealing position. A linear actuator is mounted to provide a controlled motion in a second direction, that is not the first direction. A linkage is connected between the linear actuator and the sealing fixture. The linkage translates the controlled motion of the actuator into controlled motion of the sealer. The linkage preferably multiplies force when the sealer is in the sealing position, and multiplies distance/velocity when the sealer is retracted. The sealing fixture preferably includes a die backing member and a sealing die. The die backing member has at least one clip mounted on it. The clip includes a hook end, and has a first relaxed position and a second tension position. The sealing die includes at least one receiver that receives the hook end. When the clip is in the tension position, the sealing die is held against the die backing member. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207590 | CENTRIFUGE - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a centrifuge including: a driving unit which rotates a rotor on which a sample is held; an input/output unit which displays information thereon and receives an input from a user therethrough; and a control unit which controls a rotation speed of the rotor to an input set rotation speed; wherein, when the rotor is rotating, the input/output unit displays first time information corresponding to a time when the rotor has been accelerated to the set rotation speed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207591 | Transparent las glass ceramics produced with alternative environmentally acceptable fining agents - The transparent glass ceramic with low thermal expansion is produced from a glass that is fined with a combination of environmentally friendly fining agents, specifically a combination of SnO | 2011-08-25 |
20110207592 | Low Expansivity, High Transmission Titania Doped Silica Glass - In one embodiment the present disclosure is directed to a silica-titania glass with an internal transmission of >90%/cm at wavelengths from 340 nm to 840 nm. In another embodiment the internal transmission is >93%/cm at wavelengths from 340 nm to 840 nm. In a further embodiment the internal transmission is >95%/cm at wavelengths from 340 nm to 840 nm. In another embodiment the disclosure is directed to a silica-titania glass with an overall transmission through an optic made of the glass is >84% at wavelengths from 340 nm to 840 nm. In another embodiment overall transmission through an optic made of the glass is >86% at wavelengths from 340 nm to 840 nm. In a further embodiment the overall transmission through an optic made of the glass is >88% at wavelengths from 330 nm to 840 nm. In a further embodiment the silica-titania glass has a Ti | 2011-08-25 |
20110207593 | Expansivity in Low Expansion Silica-Titania Glasses - This disclosure is directed to tailoring and improving the expansivity of low thermal expansion silica-titania glass through changes in the [OH] content and fictive temperature of the glasses. The [OH] concentration in the glass can be in the range of 600-2500 ppm. The fictive temperature, T | 2011-08-25 |
20110207594 | GLASS COMPOSITION - A glass composition which is reduced in the amount of residual bubbles and is produced using smaller amounts of an environmentally unfriendly component such as arsenic oxide and antimony oxide. This glass composition comprises, in terms of mass %; 40-70% SiO | 2011-08-25 |
20110207595 | PROCESS FOR COLOURING CERAMIC MATERIALS - The invention relates to a new process for colouring ceramic materials by using aqueous solutions of chromophore ions. In particular, certain types of silica are added to the ceramic mixes which are to be coloured, after which aqueous or organic solutions comprising inorganic salts of Fe(II) and/or Fe (III), or organic derivatives of Fe (II) and/or Fe (III) are applied to the surface of the said additive-containing ceramic mixes. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207596 | Method for Producing a Packing Structure with Control Over Hydrothermal Synthesis Parameters - The invention relates to a method for producing a packing structure, characterized in that it includes the following steps: a) a step in which the temperature of an initial mixture of quicklime and silica is raised to a temperature T1 of between 150 and 300° C. over a period of less than 10 hours; b) a step in which hydrothermal synthesis is performed using the mixture of quicklime and silica produced in step (a) at a temperature T1 of between 150 and 300° C. and at a pressure P1 of between 5×10 | 2011-08-25 |
20110207597 | PLUGGAGE REMOVAL METHOD FOR SCR CATALYSTS AND SYSTEMS - The present disclosure relates to methods for treating an SCR catalyst or components of an SCR system having a decreased NO | 2011-08-25 |
20110207598 | Metal-supported crystalline silica aluminophosphate catalyst and process for producing the same - Disclosed is a metal-supported catalyst produced by (a) preparing a dispersion of crystalline silicoaluminophosphate particles; (b) mixing an aqueous active ingredient metal compound solution into the dispersion; (c) spray-drying the mixture; (d) washing the spray-dried product and (e) heat-treating (calcining) the washed product at 400 to 900° C. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207599 | Processes for the Preparation of Arylamine Compounds - A process for the preparation of N-arylamine compounds, the process including: reacting a compound having an amino group with an acylating compound in the presence of a base and a transition metal catalyst under reaction conditions effective to form an N-arylamine compound; wherein the transition metal catalyst comprises a complex of a Group 8-10 metal and at least one chelating ligand comprising (R)-(−)-1-[(S)-2-dicyclohexylphosphino]-ferrocenyl]ethyldi-t-butylphosphine. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207600 | Method of Making Heteropoly Acid Compound Catalysts - The invention is for a method for making a heteropoly acid compound catalyst from compounds containing molybdenum, vanadium, phosphorus, cesium, copper, bismuth, antimony and boron in which molybdenum, vanadium, phosphorus, cesium, copper, bismuth and boron are at their highest oxidation states and antimony has a 3+ oxidation state. The catalyst contains oxides of molybdenum, vanadium, phosphorus, cesium, copper, bismuth, antimony, boron and, optionally, other metals. The catalyst has the formula: | 2011-08-25 |
20110207601 | EXHAUST GAS-PURIFYING CATALYST - An object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas-purifying catalyst containing a composite oxide catalyst and a refractory support and being less prone to cause a decrease in its activity even when used at high temperatures in an atmosphere with high oxygen concentration. An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a composite oxide catalyst containing rare-earth element, alkaline-earth element and precious metal, a part of the rare-earth element and a part of the alkaline-earth element forming composite oxide, and the composite oxide and a part of the precious metal forming solid solution, and a refractory support supporting the composite oxide catalyst and including at least one of a first composite oxide represented by a general formula AB | 2011-08-25 |
20110207602 | NANOMETER POWDER CATALYST AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD | 2011-08-25 |
20110207603 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - To provide a thermosensitive recording medium including: a support; an image recording layer on the support; and an inorganic material in particle form as a light-heat conversion material, wherein the inorganic material has a ratio of Y to X, represented by Y/X, of 2 or greater, where X denotes an average value of absorption intensities with respect to light having wavelengths in the range of 400 nm to 700 nm, and Y denotes a maximum value among absorption intensities with respect to light having wavelengths greater than 700 nm but smaller than or equal to 1,200 nm. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207604 | ISOLATED BACTERIAL STRAIN OF THE GENUS BURKHOLDERIA AND PESTICIDAL METABOLITES THEREFROM - A species of | 2011-08-25 |
20110207605 | 3-Aminocarbonyl-substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones and their use as herbicides - What is described are 3-aminocarbonyl-substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones of the formula (I) as herbicides. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207606 | SYNERGISTIC HERBICIDE/INSECTICIDE COMPOSITION CONTAINING CERTAIN PYRIDINE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND CERTAIN INSECTICIDES - An herbicide/insecticide composition containing (a) a pyridine carboxylic acid component and (b) an insecticide component provides synergistic control of selected weeds. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207607 | SYNERGISTIC HERBICIDE/FUNGICIDE COMPOSITION CONTAINING CERTAIN PYRIDINE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND CERTAIN FUNGICIDES - An herbicide/fungicide composition containing (a) a pyridine carboxylic acid component and (b) a fungicide component provides synergistic control of selected weeds. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207608 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL AND POST-TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOR DROUGHT RESISTANCE - The disclosure provides polynucleotides useful in generating drought resistant plants, transgenic plants comprising modified expression of such a polynucleotide and progeny thereof. Also provided are molecules useful in providing drought resistance to a plant. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207609 | Piperazine Compounds With Herbicidal Effect - Piperazine compounds of the formula I | 2011-08-25 |
20110207610 | IRON-BASED SUPERCONDUCTING SUBSTANCE - The invention has for its object for the provision of an iron-based superconducting substance capable of bringing about superconductivity without using any toxic elements. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207611 | SUPERCONDUCTING CABLE WITH ALUMINUM CRYOSTAT - Provided is a superconducting cable configured to improve superconductivity by increasing reflectivity of cryostats and enhancing cooling performance. The superconducting cable includes: a core provided with a conductor; and a cryostat surrounding a periphery of the core. A material of the cryostat is aluminum or an aluminum alloy and a surface roughness of the cryostat is 30 microns or less in terms of RMS value. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207612 | COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A copy number variations detecting apparatus and method according to at least one embodiment of the present invention compare column vectors adjacent to each other on array comparative genomic hybridization data (aCGH data) and compartmentalize the aCGH data into a plurality of segments according to the comparison results, compare row vectors within the segments for each segment and reconfigure the segments into a predetermined number of clusters according to the comparison results, selectively determine the segments as a candidate copy number variation zone corresponding to a distribution form of the clusters for each segment, detect the CNVs within the candidate CNVZ for each sample, and perform merging and pruning on the candidate CNVZ(s) to obtain a final CNVZ(s). | 2011-08-25 |
20110207613 | BIOMARKERS FOR LUPUS - The present invention provides biomarkers valuable in diagnosing or detecting a susceptibility to lupus. The present invention also provides panels of biomarkers valuable in diagnosing or detecting a susceptibility to lupus with good specificity and selectivity. Said biomarkers and panels of biomarkers are also useful in monitoring the progression or regression of lupus, or monitoring the progression to a flare of the disease or transition from a flare into remission or monitoring the efficacy of a therapeutic agent to lupus. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207614 | Polarized Flourescent Nanospheres - The present invention provides partially fluorescent nanoparticles and methods of making and using the partially fluorescent nanoparticle having a nanoparticle with a matrix and a fluorescent dye dispersed in or about the matrix, wherein at least a portion of the fluorescent dye has been anisotropically bleached. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207615 | METHODS FOR MANIPULATING YIELD OF PLANTS AND IDENTIFYING YIELD GENES - Methods for manipulating yield and generation time of plants, especially short day plants such as soybean are provided. The methods comprise manipulating external signals such as long day conditions, short day conditions, growth medium, and nutrient supply. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207616 | SOLID STATE SYNTHESIS HYDROXYL RADICALS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT STRUCTURE DETERMINATION OF PROTEINS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS BY OXIDATIVE FOOTPRINTING - The present invention generally relates to an apparatus for structural mapping of a macromolecule comprising an amount of persulfide effective to generate hydroxyl radicals upon contact with an aqueous solution. The present invention further relates to methods for structural mapping a macromolecule in an aqueous solution and methods for structural mapping a plurality of macromolecules in parallel, wherein each macromolecule is in a separate aqueous solution. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207617 | SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS BY POLYMERASE CYCLING ASSEMBLY - The invention provides a method of making measurements on individual cells of a population, particularly cells that have identifying nucleic acid sequences, such as lymphoid cells. In one aspect, the invention provides a method of making multiparameter measurements on individual cells of such a population by carrying out a polymerase cycling assembly (PCA) reaction to link their identifying nucleic acid sequences to other cellular nucleic acids of interest. The fusion products of such PCA reaction are then sequenced and tabulated to generate multiparameter data for cells of the population. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207618 | CLASS LABEL PREDICTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to rapidly and accurately predict a class label of a predetermined test sample by extracting a disease-specific gene pair from gene pairs on a microarray data set representing an expression level for each of genes of a genome and for each of a plurality of samples by considering the correlation in a normal class and the correlation in a disease class, selecting a highest specific gene pair with the highest correlation among the extracted disease-specific genes, and predicting the class label of the predetermined test sample by using the selected highest specific gene pair. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207619 | ARRANGEMENT FOR PROCESSING A PLURALITY OF SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS - An arrangement is provided in at least one embodiment, having a magazine for supplying a plurality of microfluidic devices. The microfluidic devices each contain at least one element/device for binding at least one biological molecule, wherein the at least one element/device for binding the at least one biological molecule can be moved relative to the microfluidic device. A sample presumably containing biological molecules to be examined is introduced into the microfluidic device. The biological molecule to be examined is bound by the at least one element/device for binding the biological molecule. In at least one embodiment, the at least one element/device for binding the at least one biological molecule, or the substrate-molecule complex, can then be moved in the microfluidic device, e.g. in accordance with a predetermined reaction sequence, for example by means of a magnetic field. The microfluidic device is transported through the arrangement. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207620 | Methods and Systems for Inferring Traits to Breed and Manage Non-Beef Livestock - Methods and systems are provided for managing non-beef livestock subjects in order to maximize their individual potential performance and the value of a product from the non-beef livestock subjects, and to maximize profits obtained in marketing the non-beef livestock subjects. The methods and systems draw an inference of a trait of a non-beef livestock subject by determining the nucleotide occurrence of at least one non-beef livestock SNP that is determined to be associated with the trait. The inference is used in methods of the present invention to establish the economic value of a non-beef livestock subject, to improve profits related to selling beef from a non-beef livestock subject; to manage non-beef livestock subjects, to sort non-beef livestock subjects; to improve the genetics of a non-beef livestock population by selecting and breeding of non-beef livestock subjects, to clone a non-beef livestock subject with a specific trait, to track meat or another commercial product of a non-beef livestock subject; and to diagnose a health condition of a non-beef livestock subject. Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and kits are directed to inferences of a trait related to milk or a dairy product in a livestock subject. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207621 | Assays Based on Liquid Flow over Arrays - Flow-through assay reaction chamber ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110207622 | SALIVARY BIOMARKERS FOR LUNG CANCER DETECTION - Presented herein are biomarkers related to lung cancer. The presently identified salivary biomarkers create the basis for a lung cancer detection bioassay with sensitivity and specificity. Means and methods for evaluating the data generated using multiple biomarkers in order to validate findings and further use of the multiplexed lung cancer assay in clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic uses is also included. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207623 | METHODS FOR DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF ANALYTES IN COMPLEX MIXTURES - The invention provides a diverse population of uniquely labeled probes, containing about thirty or more target specific nucleic acid probes each attached to a unique label bound to a nucleic acid. Also provided is a method of producing a population of uniquely labeled nucleic acid probes. The method consists of (a) synthesizing a population of target specific nucleic acid probes each having a different specifier; (b) synthesizing a corresponding population of anti-genedigits each having a unique label, the population having a diversity sufficient to uniquely hybridize to genedigits within the specifiers, and (c) hybridizing the populations of target nucleic acid probes to the anti-genedigits, to produce a population in which each of the target specific probes is uniquely labeled. Also provided is a method of detecting a nucleic acid analyte. The method consists of (a) contacting a mixture of nucleic acid analytes under conditions sufficient for hybridization with a plurality of target specific nucleic acid probes each having a different specifier; (b) contacting the mixture under conditions sufficient for hybridization with a corresponding plurality of anti-genedigits each having a unique label, the plurality of anti-genedigits having a diversity sufficient to uniquely hybridize to genedigits within the specifiers, and (c) uniquely detecting a hybridized complex between one or more analytes in the mixture, a target specific probe, and an anti-genedigit. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207624 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING VALIDATION, CALIBRATION AND NORMALIZATION - A system for performing quality control for nucleic acid sample sequencing is disclosed. The system comprises a set of solid supports, each solid support having attached thereto a plurality of nucleic acid sequences, wherein the set comprises plural groups of solid supports and each group contains solid supports having the same nucleic acid sequences attached thereto. The nucleic acid sequences of each group differ from each other. The nucleic acid sequences are synthetically derived, and the nucleic acids sequences are designed such that the nucleic acid sequences produce a predefined pattern of detectable signals during a sequencing run. A method of preparing a quality control for performing nucleic acid sample sequencing, a method of validating a nucleic acid sequencing instrument during a nucleic acid sequencing experiment, and a method of processing nucleic acid sequencing data during a nucleic acid sequencing experiment are also disclosed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207625 | PIRNA AND USES RELATED THERETO - The invention relates to small single stranded RNAs and analogs thereof (collectively “piRNA” herein), compositions comprising such piRNAs, and their uses in regulating target gene expression or as markers for certain disease states. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207626 | METHOD FOR DETECTING CHROMOSOME DEFICIENCIES FOR CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY - An object the present invention is to analyze human chromosomes in terms of the presence of a duplication or deletion so as to determine the cause of a multiple congenital anomaly syndrome accompanying mental retardation, to thereby provide a method for determining whether or not a human subject has the syndrome. The present invention includes detecting a hemizygote deletion in the region 10q24.31-10q25.1 of a human chromosome of a human subject, to thereby determine whether or not the subject has a multiple congenital anomaly syndrome accompanying mental retardation. The detection is preferably carried out by hybridizing a reference nucleic acid fragment including a part of the 10q24.31-10q25.1 region with a nucleic acid fragment of a specimen, and detecting a signal attributed to the hemizygote deletion of the 10q24.31-10q25.1 region. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207627 | EX VIVO THERAPEUTICS SCREENING OF LIVING BONE MARROW CELLS FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA - Methods of selecting a treatment for a patient with multiple myeloma are provided. Prior to commencing a treatment regime, bone marrow aspirates are isolated from a patient and incubated with one or more candidate therapeutics. The methods identify the therapy or combination of therapies most likely to yield the best results for a particular individual. In addition to improving clinical outcome, such theranostic evaluations dramatically reduce health care costs, by avoiding ineffective therapies. Screening assays for identifying treatments for multiple myeloma also are provided. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207628 | OPEN-READING-FRAME (ORF) PHAGE DISPLAY - A dual display phage system for the identification of protein interaction networks and therapeutic targets. | 2011-08-25 |
20110207629 | PREDICTING CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS AND RENAL FAILURE IN TYPE 1 DIABETICS - The present invention relates to a method for predicting or assessing the risk of a type 1 diabetes patient to suffer from a cardiovascular event and/or terminal renal failure and/or death. The method is based on the determination of adiponectin and optionally a natriuretic peptide in a sample of a subject suffering from type 1 diabetes. Moreover, the present invention pertains to a method for predicting the risk of a cardiovascular event, mortality or terminal renal failure for a subject suffering from type 1 diabetes based on the determination of adiponectin and optionally a natriuretic peptide in a sample of the subject. Also encompassed by the present invention are devices and kits for carrying out the aforementioned methods. | 2011-08-25 |