43rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110262254 | ARTICULATED VEHICLE - An articulated vehicle has front and rear sections that are connected via a vertically pivot, and the front section has one or more front wheels that pivot a horizontal plane. A first sprocket is mounted on a vertical axis, for movement with the front section, the axis of the first sprocket is offset from the axis of the pivot between the front and rear sections, a shaft transmit angular movement at a ratio of 1:1 and in the same direction from the front wheel or wheels to the first sprocket, and a second sprocket is mounted on the rear section of the vehicle coaxially of the axis of the pivot between the front and rear sections. The second sprocket is drivingly connected to a rotary sensor, the first and second sprockets are drivingly connected by way of a chain, and the first and second sprockets having a drive ratio of 1:1. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262255 | FRONT LIFTING DEVICE FOR A TRACTOR - A front lifting device for a tractor, for hitching a tool thereto and controlling the same, includes: a chassis to be attached to the bodywork of the tractor; two lower arms hinged to the chassis and including, at the end thereof furthest from the chassis, a hitching element for the tool; at least one working jack in which one of the elements, a cylinder or rod, is connected to the chassis and in which the other element, a rod or cylinder, is connected to one of the coupling arms, the working jack providing the movements of the arm or arms in a working stroke between a bottom position and a raised position; the device includes a length-adjustable linking member between one of the elements, a cylinder or rod, of the working jack and one of the parts made up of the chassis or an arm, the linking member being held in an extended state during normal working mode, and in a retracted state to enable the arm or arms to enter a retracted position. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262256 | Latching System For Automatically Securing Front-Mounted Loader Mast To Tractor Mounting Frame - A front-mounted loader includes a pair of loader arms each having a rear end pivotally coupled to a loader mast which, in turn, includes lower and upper cross pins respectively located in an upwardly opening and forwardly opening pin receptacles. The forwardly opening receptacle of each loader mounting frame forms a fixed part of a latch assembly defining an upper region of the mounting frame and including latch member mounted for pivoting about a horizontal axis and having a forward nose provided with a downwardly opening receptacle which engages the upper cross pin when the mast is latched to the mounting frame. An over center biasing spring is connected to each latch member and resists movement either from a latching position or an unlatching position. Each mast carries a latch member operating rod which, during detaching the mast from the associated loader mounting frame, acts to engage and move the latch member from its unlatching position, to which it has previously been manually moved, to a latching position once the upper cross pin is moved forwardly from the associated forwardly opening pin receptacle of the mounting frame. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262257 | Horizontal articulated robot and substrate transfer system provided with the same - A horizontal articulated robot includes a first arm and a second arm respectively supported at their base end portions by a body and the tip end portion of the second arm to be rotatable about a first joint and a second joint; and a fork including its base end portion supported by the tip end portion of the second arm to be rotatable about a third joint. The first arm includes a first enlarged portion, formed in its tip end portion, with an upper surface positioned higher than an upper surface of the base end portion of the first arm. The second arm includes a second enlarged portion, formed in its tip end portion, with a lower surface positioned lower than a lower surface of the base end portion of the second arm. The first and the second enlarged portion are at least partially overlapped with each other horizontally. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262258 | Small Chip Packaging Fixture And Method Of Using Magnetic Field Assisted Self-alignment and Its Application for RFID Chip To Antenna Assembly - A method and fixture using magnetic field assisted self-alignment for chip packaging. Typical embodiments include a magnetic device having one or more pole groups, each pole group including two or three poles. Some embodiments provide multiple pole groups arranged in a one or two dimensional pole group array. The poles can build up a self-alignment magnetic field. The structure of fixture is simple and easy to implement. Typical embodiments can greatly reduce chip packaging cost and make packaging more efficient. In accordance with typical embodiments, a chip and a substrate can be self-aligned magnetically regardless of their shapes. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262259 | Portable retriever and method for collecting and dispensing tennis balls - An increased capacity portable retriever for collecting and dispensing tennis balls utilized on a flat surface comprising a horizontally elongated container having a front retrieving section with a top handle, a rear collecting section pivotably supported by two wheels coaxially mounted at a bottom wall and a front wall dispensing opening with a cover. The front retrieving section contains bottom parallel rods spaced from each other a distance smaller than the tennis ball diameter. The container has horizontal retrieving and vertical dispensing positions. The container includes a compartment capacity regulating element for dispensing balls individually. First method of retrieving, collecting and dispensing tennis balls includes repetitive transferring a substantial group of balls from the retrieving section towards the collecting section. Second method includes cyclical reducing the container compartment capacity correspondingly to a volume of balls group resided in the compartment after dispensing a comfortably reachable balls portion from the container. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262260 | TOOL WITH ATTACHMENT FOR COLLECTING DEBRIS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An attachment to a shovel having a shovel head and a handle is provided, converting the shovel into a tool for collecting debris. The attachment has a clamping head and a pivot arm shorter than the shovel handle, and a pivot for attaching the attachment to the shovel handle. The attachment is movable between a closed position when the shovel head and the clamping head are juxtaposed face to face forming a tunnel therebetween, and an open position when the shovel head and the clamping head are spaced apart. In operation, the clamping head is moved into an open position to collect debris, and then moved into a closed position towards the shovel head to secure the debris, followed by rotating the tool by 90° plus an offset angle, thereby causing the clamping head to open under its weight and the debris to fall through the tunnel. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262261 | Device & Method for Moving a Load From a First Height to a Second Height - The embodiments of the invention are directed to a device and method for moving a load from a first height at a first location to a second height at a second location. The device includes a platform having a top surface and a bottom surface, and opposed guide members extending from the bottom surface of the platform and oriented along and parallel to the length of the platform. The device further includes a support member slidably engaged with the guide members, the support member capable of extending beyond the length of the platform or retracting beneath the platform. The device further includes a lift assembly having a frame and a controller. The frame is pivotably secured to the lower surface of the support member. The frame has a pair of parallel, opposed, leg assemblies where the height of the leg assembly is adjustable, and the controller controls the height of the leg assemblies. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262262 | Tray Device - A tray device suitable for being used on a seat backrest where the tray device has a platform, a mounting member for securing the platform to the seat backrest, a lateral mounting member, a receptacle, a portable member that allows for the platform to be transported, a platform stabilization member, and a storage member. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262263 | Lifting Device and Method for Concrete Elements - A lifting device ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110262264 | Method of Using a Window Pallet - A pallet for holding at least one window frame includes a base and movable sides pivotally attached to the base. The movable sides are positionable to be substantially perpendicular to the base and are configured to hold the window frame. Connectors attached to the base and the movable sides, respectively, prevent the first and second movable sides from moving away from each other. A method for using the pallet is also disclosed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262265 | INSTALLATION HAVING A THERMAL TRANSFER ARRANGEMENT - A gas turbine engine | 2011-10-27 |
20110262266 | Linear Actuator for a Variable-Geometry Member of a Turbocharger, and a Turbocharger Incorporating Same - A linear actuator for a variable-geometry member of a turbocharger comprises a fixed portion and a movable portion that can undergo primary translational movement along a longitudinal axis and secondary rotational movement about one or more other axes. A sensor assembly is included, comprising a permanent magnet fixedly mounted on the movable portion and a sensor fixedly mounted relative to the fixed portion and adjacent to the magnet. The sensor is operable to sense magnetic flux density components of the magnet along each of three mutually orthogonal axes. A position of the magnet along the longitudinal axis is determinable from these magnetic flux density components. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262267 | Energy Efficient Air Conditioning System - An energy efficient air conditioning system preferably includes a compressor, a reaction turbine, an electrical generator, an expansion device, an evaporator coil, an evaporator fan and a refrigerant gas. A condenser coil and fan are replaced with the reaction turbine. Hot high pressurized gas is piped into the reaction turbine from the compressor, which causes a drive shaft of the reaction turbine to spin the electrical generator. High pressurized liquid exits the reaction turbine into the expansion device as a high pressure liquid. A low pressure liquid exists at an output of the expansion device and enters the evaporator coil. The low pressure liquid boils, absorbing heat in the evaporator. The evaporator fan blows warm air from a confined space over the evaporator coil to provide a flow of cold air to the confined space. The low pressure gas then enters the compressor to start a new cycle. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262268 | TURBO-MACHINE WITH BLADE WHEELS - The invention describes a turbo-machine with blade wheels, comprising a housing ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110262269 | VALVES FOR GAS-TURBINES AND MULTIPRESSURE GAS-TURBINES, AND GAS-TURBINES THEREWITH - A multiport valve suitable for use with a gas-turbine allowing switching of a mode of gas-turbine operation between a Brayton cycle and an inverse Brayton cycle, and a gas-turbine configured to switch between a high-pressure operation mode according to a Brayton cycle and a low-pressure operation mode according to an inverse Brayton cycle employing the valve are provided. Also provided are a method and apparatus for operating a gas-turbine according to an inverse Brayton cycle. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262270 | NACELLE EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST ONE EXCESS PRESSURE FLAP - The present invention relates to a jet engine nacelle ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110262271 | AXIAL FAN - An axial fan is provided. The axial fan includes a hub, an impeller having a plurality of blades mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the hub, and a housing surrounding the impeller. Each of the blades has a front edge angle (α) within a range of −8° to −20°, a mounting angle (β) within a range of 36° to 50°, and a twisted angle (θ) within a range of 10°±2°. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262272 | TILT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - A wind energy system is provided with said wind energy system including a hub pivotable about a rotation axis, a first bearing connected to said hub, a tapered adapter, a second bearing connected to said first bearing by said adapter, wherein said first and second bearings and said adapter are arranged such that the tilt angle of said rotation axis of said hub is adjustable. Further, a tilt adjustment system for a wind energy system and a method for operating a wind energy system is provided. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262273 | Airfoil and blade for a turbine, and method for directly determining the progress of erosion of a turbine blade airfoil - An airfoil of a turbine blade is provided. At least one sensor element is integrated into the material of the turbine blade airfoil in order to directly determine the progress of erosion of the turbine blade airfoil. Various methods for directly determining the progress of erosion of an airfoil of a turbine blade are also provided | 2011-10-27 |
20110262274 | ENGINE ASSEMBLED SEAL - A system for creating a seal between a damper and a platform of a turbine engine component includes a turbine engine component having an airfoil portion, a platform, and a fir tree for joining the turbine engine component to a rotor, a damper located in an area beneath the platform, a seal having a sealing surface which seats against an underside of the platform, which seal has a seal retention feature which bends into contact with an underside of the damper, and which seal with the seal retention feature has a center of gravity which allows the seal retention feature to bend up as result of rotational movement of the rotor. A method for creating the seal is also described. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262275 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING THRUST (EMBODIMENTS) AND APPARATUS FOR TRAVEL IN A FLUID MEDIUM - The subject of the patent is a group of inventions relating to an apparatus for movement in air and water. The apparatus for movement in fluid comprises an aerodynamic cross-section wing with a convex upper surface, and a source of high pressure fluid interconnected with a means for forming pressure jets over the convex upper surface of the wing. Six embodiments of the apparatus are characterized by the design of the means for forming pressure jets. The method for developing thrust consists of using the means for forming pressure jets over the convex upper surface of the wing. Five embodiments of the method are characterized by the design of the means for forming pressure jets. The group of inventions is aimed to increase efficiency. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262276 | VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE - A vertical axis wind turbine includes an upstanding support structure, a plurality of generators disposed on the support structure, a central shaft in rotatable communication with the generators and positioned along a central axis of the vertical-axis wind turbine, a plurality of struts extending from the central shaft, and a plurality of blades, each blade positioned at an end of a corresponding strut and oriented substantially vertically. The vertical axis wind turbine optionally includes strut ailerons, blade extension elements, or blade ailerons to increase the efficiency and duty cycle of the wind turbine. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262277 | GAS TURBINE COMPOSITE WORKPIECE TO BE USED IN GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine composite workpiece, such as a workpiece forming a part of a gas turbine casing, is provided. The workpiece includes at least two components joined by at least one weld seam. In order to reduce thermal stresses of the workpiece during operation, the weld seam is interrupted by at least one aperture. In order to reduce the exchange of gases between the workpiece's sides, the workpiece may be equipped with an arrangement for preventing gas flow through the aperture. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262278 | FAN BLADE RETENTION SYSTEM - A fan comprises a rotatable hub assembly having an inner anchor assembly, a plurality of fan blades, a motor assembly, and a plurality of cables. The outer ends of the cables are coupled to the outer ends of the fan blades, and the inner ends of the cables are coupled to the inner anchor assembly. The inner anchor assembly may further include a disc-shaped plate and a plurality of inner anchor members to which the cables may be coupled. The inner anchor members may include a rear anchor portion and fore anchor portion, and these anchor portions may be angularly offset. A plurality of winglets and/or outer anchor members may be coupled to the outer ends of the fan blades to which the outer ends of the cables may be coupled. The outer ends of the cables may further comprise swaged tips outboard of the winglets and/or outer anchor members. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262279 | COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE AIRFOIL PROFILE - A compressor turbine includes a series of compressor turbine blades each having an airfoil with a profile substantially in accordance with at least an intermediate portion of the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table 2. The X and Y values are distances, which when smoothly connected by an appropriate continuing curve, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The profile sections at each distance Z are joined smoothly to one another to form a complete airfoil shape. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262280 | ROTOR BLADE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The invention relates to a rotor blade for wind energy installation, comprising at least one flange running in a longitudinal direction from a rotor blade root to a rotor blade tip, whereby a width of the flange decreases along the longitudinal direction. The invention also relates to a method for producing a rotor blade in that at least one flange with a width decreasing in the longitudinal direction is applied to a rotor blade inner wall, and to a laying assistance device for positioning strips of the flange. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262281 | PROFILE OF A ROTOR BLADE AND ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND POWER PLANT - The profile ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110262282 | METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING A PUMP IMPELLER AND PUMP IMPELLER - A method for injection molding a pump impeller ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110262283 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SPAR FOR A WIND TURBINE FROM ELEMENTS HAVING END PORTIONS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION - The invention provides a method of manufacturing a spar ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110262284 | STACK ROTOR WITH TIE ROD AND BOLTED FLANGE AND METHOD - Method and rotor for a compressor. The rotor includes a solid first stub having a first end configured to engage with a corresponding bearing and a second end having a flange configured to be attached by bolts to a corresponding flange of a first impeller of the compressor; a tie rod configured to pass through the first impeller of the compressor; a nut being configured to engage a threaded region of the first end of the tie rod; and a solid second stub having a first end configured to receive the threaded portion of the second end of the tie rod and a second end configured to engage with a corresponding bearing. The tie rod does not contact the solid first stub. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262285 | Condensate Pump - A condensate pump for an HVAC system includes a reservoir for collecting condensate water, a pump motor connected to an impeller pump for pumping the condensate water out of the reservoir, and a floatless pump controller. The floatless pump controller detects the water level in the reservoir and, based on the water level in the reservoir, controls the operation of the pump motor, and if necessary, sounds an alarm and shuts down the HVAC system. The floatless pump controller may employ an ultrasonic transducer or capacitance sensors to detect the level of condensate water in the reservoir. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262286 | SUCTION DEVICE - A suction device comprises a first element, a second element, and an intermediate element. The first element comprises a first control volume having a first pressure. The second element comprises a second control volume having a second pressure. The intermediate element is controlled by the first pressure of the first control volume of the first element and the second pressure of the second control volume of the second element. When the first control volume of the first element is varied, the varied first control volume of the first element can substantially have the first pressure under automatic pressure compensation by the second pressure of the second control volume of the second element via the intermediate element. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262287 | HYDRAULIC PUMP CONTROLLER FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A hydraulic pump controlling apparatus of a construction machine according to the present disclosure includes: a hydraulic pump in which a swash plate angle is controlled to control a discharge flow; an auxiliary pump; a control valve controlling a flowing direction of a fluid discharged from the hydraulic pump and selectively supplying the fluid to an actuator; an orifice and a relief valve connected between a center bypass line of the control valve and a tank T to be parallel to each other; signal pressure selecting units receiving a fluid passing through the center bypass line of the control valve and a fluid discharged from the auxiliary pump, and selecting the pressure of any one of the fluids as a signal pressure; and a regulator receiving the signal pressure selected from the signal pressure selecting units to control the swash plate angle of the hydraulic pump, and the signal pressure selecting unit selects the pressure of the fluid discharged from the auxiliary pump as the signal pressure and transfers the selected pressure to the regulator when the construction machine is in an idle state. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262288 | WEAR PLATE KIT FOR BRASS WATER PUMP - A wear plate kit for a 496 style/Mercruiser(R) brass water pump includes: a first wear plate to be positioned between the base assembly and the rotor; a second wear plate to be positioned between the base assembly and the upper assembly; and a third wear plate to be positioned between the rotor and the upper assembly. The wear plates repair wear to the pump caused by the rotor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262289 | VANE AIR MOTOR - A vane air motor is disclosed which is configured to prevent grease in a radial bearing from leaking into a rotor chamber. The vane air motor has a motor housing ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110262290 | SCREW COMPRESSOR WITH ASYMMETRIC PORTS - A multi-rotor screw compressor includes a housing, a sun rotor, and first and second planet rotors. The first planet rotor intermeshes with the sun rotor to define a first compression pair. The second planet rotor intermeshes with the sun rotor to define a second compression pair. The first and second compression pairs are rotatably mounted in the housing. The housing includes a first port, a portion of which is in communication with the first compression pair, and a second port, a portion of which is in communication with the second compression pair. The portions of the first and second ports which communicate with the first and second compression pairs have a different geometry for offsetting pulsations in a working fluid flowing through the ports. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262291 | Rotor Assembly for Rotary Compressor - A traditional compressor unit of the sealed type suffers in that a failure of either the motor or the compressor require both to be discarded Provided is a compressor ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110262292 | VANE AIR MOTOR - A vane air motor configured to prevent uneven wear of vanes is provided. The vane air motor has a cylindrical member having a rotor chamber ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110262293 | Method for Producing a Semifinished Product and Semifinished Product for Electrical Contacts and Contact Piece - The method relates to a method for producing a strand-like, particularly band-like semi-finished part for electrical contacts, wherein the semi-finished part has a top side intended for making the electrical contact, said top side made from a silver-based composite material in which one or multiple metal oxides or carbon are embedded, and has a carrier layer supporting the composite material made of easily solderable or weldable ignoble metal, and method having the following steps: Powder-metallurgic production of a block made from the silver-based composite material, encasing of the block made of the composite material with a powder made from the easily solderable or weldable ignoble metal, compressing the block, encased by the metal powder, to condense the metal powder, sintering the compressed block in a reducing atmosphere or in an inert atmosphere or in a vacuum, avoiding the formation of fluid eutectics from the silver of the composite material and from the non-precious metal with which the block made from the silver-based composite material is encased, reshaping of the sintered block by extrusion pressing, creating a partial strand with a top side made from composite material and a bottom side made from non-precious metal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262294 | MACHINABILITY IMPROVING COMPOSITION - An iron-based powder composition is provided comprising, in addition to an iron-based powder, a minor amount of a machinability improving additive comprising at least one silicate from the group of phyllosilicates. The technology further concerns the use of the machinability improving additive and a method for producing an iron-based sintered part having improved machinability. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262295 | Method for fabricating hard particle-dispersed composite materials - A method of making a hard particle-dispersed metal matrix-bonded composite, includes the steps of mixing hard particles and ductile metal particles to yield a mixture, and sintering the mixture under a pressure of less than 2.0 GPa and at a temperature of less than 1200° C. for a sufficient time to yield the composite. A composite material made by the above method is disclosed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262296 | CERMET - A titanium based carbonitride alloy containing Ti, Nb, Ta, W, C, N and Co, contains: | 2011-10-27 |
20110262297 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING R-T-B SINTERED MAGNET - A method for producing a sintered R-T-B based magnet includes the steps of: providing R-T-B based alloy powders A and B so that the R-T-B based alloy powder B has a particle size D50 that is smaller by at least 1.0 μm than that of the R-T-B based alloy powder A and that there is a difference ΔRH of at least 4 mass % between the higher content of a heavy rare-earth element RH in the R-T-B based alloy powder B and the lower content of the heavy rare-earth element RH in the R-T-B based alloy powder A; mixing these two R-T-B based alloy powders A and B together; compacting the mixed R-T-B based alloy powder to obtain a compact with a predetermined shape; and sintering the compact. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262298 | STEEL FOR WELDED STRUCTURES EXCELLENT IN HIGH TEMPERATURE STRENGTH AND LOW TEMPERATURE TOUGHNESS AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - By heating a steel material comprising C: 0.003 to 0.05%, Si: 0.60% or less, Mn: 0.6 to 2.0%, P: 0.020% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Cr: 0.20 to 1.5%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.05%, Al: 0.060% or less, and N: 0.001 to 0.006%, further limiting, as an impurity, Mo to 0.03% or less, having a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities, and having a weld cracking parameter P | 2011-10-27 |
20110262299 | Ni-BASED SINGLE CRYSTAL SUPERALLOY AND COMPONENT USING THE SAME AS SUBSTRATE - Provided is an Ni-based single crystal superalloy wherein the ingredients have a composition containing, as ratio by mass, from 5.0% by mass to 7.0% by mass of Al, from 4.0% by mass to 8.0% by mass of Ta, from 0% by mass to 2.0% by mass of Mo, from 3.0% by mass to 8.0% by mass of W, from 3.0% by mass to 8.0% by mass of Re, from 0% by mass to 0.50% by mass of Hf, from 3.0% by mass to 6.0% by mass of Cr, from 0% by mass to 9.9% by mass of Co, from 1.0% by mass to 14.0% by mass of Ru, and from 0.1% by mass to 4.0% by mass of Nb, with the balance of Ni and inevitable impurities. The alloy prevents TCP phase precipitation at high temperatures, therefore having improved strength at high temperatures and having oxidation resistance at high temperatures. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262300 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR STERILIZATION, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE STERILIZATION OF AN ADSORBER - A method and an arrangement for sterilizing, in particular for sterilizing an adsorber, which has an adsorber housing that is to be filled with an adsorbent, are such that, instead of the adsorbent-filled adsorber housing being sterilized, the adsorbent is sterilized in a separate container, which is dimensioned such that the adsorbent spreads out in a thin layer in the container. Together with the adsorber housing, the container for sterilizing the adsorbent forms a closed system, such that the adsorbent can be transferred into the adsorber housing without the need for an aseptic environment. The container for receiving the adsorbent is preferably a bag, in which the adsorbent spreads out in a thin layer when the bag is lying flat on a plane surface. Since the adsorbent in the bag spreads out in a thin layer, the sterilization requires only a relatively small dose of radiation, which cannot damage the adsorbent. The bag is irradiated with high-energy radiation, in particular ionizing radiation. The adsorbent is then transferred from the bag into the adsorber housing. During the transfer of the adsorbent into the adsorber housing, the air and/or excess liquid present in the adsorber housing is removed from the adsorber housing preferably into one or more empty bags. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262301 | Cassette for Vacuum and Steam Sterilization Apparatus - A cassette for steam sterilizing of instruments comprises a lid and a tray, the tray having an inlet and an outlet for the cassette for communication with a sterilization apparatus, and the lid having a seal configured to interface with the tray to maintain either pressure or vacuum conditions for an interior of the cassette. The seal is configured to allow the lid to move between a vacuum position and a pressurized position without exposing the cassette interior to an outside environment. The inlet and outlets have two sets of valves and seals that ensure that the cassette interior remains sterile after the sterilization process is complete and during cassette storage. One set of valves also allows access to the cassette interior for the steam sterilization cycle. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262302 | BIO TURBO TECHNOLOGY OF REMOVING ETHYLENE GAS - The present invention provides with a method of purifying air with significant content of ethylene gas. Bacteria, pathogens, molds, fungus and ethylene gas are removed by using ozone and air filtration technology. This process is useful for storages and production facilities where ethylene might be harmful for perishable products. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262303 | DEVICE FOR ANALYZING SAMPLES - Embodiments directed to a device for analyzing samples administered from a sample vessel are disclosed. One embodiment may comprise a central unit having a supply of reaction vessels and a sampling unit by which at least part of a sample is transferred from one of the sample vessels into the reaction vessel; at least one analytical unit having a plurality of reagent vessels; a transport unit which transports at least part of the reaction vessels from the central unit to the analytical unit such that the analytical unit supplies the reagent from the reagent vessels into the reaction vessel for triggering a reaction between the sample and the reagent; and at least one measuring unit provided in the analytical unit which measures the physical property of the sample held in the reaction vessel. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262304 | METHOD OF FLUID CONTROL IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC MEDIA - Migration of liquid samples on diagnostic test strips is prevented by dividing the test strips into reagent-containing pads spaced about 0.3 to 3 mm apart with a laser. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262305 | Vessel with RFID Tag - The present invention relates to a vessel ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110262306 | Detecting apparatus with photonic crystal structure - A detecting apparatus with photonic crystal structure comprises several empty spaces arranged orderly and a molecularly imprinted polymer containing an inorganic material. The molecularly imprinted polymer has several imprinted sites for specifically binding with a target compound. The empty spaces are orderly arranged in the inner of the molecularly imprinted polymer. The empty spaces and the molecularly imprinted polymer form a photonic crystal structure. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262307 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - The present application is directed to a technological platform with integrated microfluidic and optical modules for bio-detection. The platform enables in-situ detection by integrating fluidics with optical source and detection capabilities within a fabricated microchip. The platform is a polymer-based microfluidic chip having integrated excitation source and detection elements in a vicinity of a microfluidic reaction chamber configured to contain a micro-volume of a test sample. The principle of detection is based on an excitation source induced fluorescence of the test sample within the microfluidic reaction chamber. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262308 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ALKYLATE GASOLINE AND MIDDLE DISTILLATE - An apparatus comprising: a) an alkylation reactor holding an ionic liquid catalyst and a reactant mixture, b) a means for measuring levels of a halide in an effluent from the alkylation reactor, and c) a control system that receives a signal in response to the measuring and communicates changes in an operating condition that influences the yield of products from the reactant mixture. The control system is responsive to deviations outside a predetermined range of halide level that has been selected to obtain a ratio of a yield of an alkylate gasoline and a yield of a middle distillate from 0.31 to 4.0 in the product from the alkylation reactor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262309 | REACTIVE COMPONENT REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOF - In accordance with the present invention, there are provided simplified systems and methods for deactivating, removing, or reducing the levels of reactive component(s) from vapor phase fluids prior to introduction thereof into fuel storage tanks. The simple apparatus described herein can be utilized to replace complex systems on the market. Simply stated, in one embodiment of the invention, the vapor phase fluid contemplated for introduction into the fuel storage tank is passed through a reaction zone (e.g., a catalytic bed) operated at appropriate temperatures to allow the reaction between free reactive components therein (e.g., oxygen and hydrogen or other fuel vapor), thereby deactivating reactive component(s) in the gas phase. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262310 | MULTILAYER HOSE FOR CONVEYING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING UREA - A multilayer hose for conveying an aqueous solution containing urea including a conveying pipe of the fluid, a heating element and an insulating layer. The heating element is a tubular braid or mesh or net element in which at least one wire is formed by a conductive material and one strand is formed by thermoplastic material. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262311 | FILTRATION STRUCTURE HAVING INLET AND OUTLET SURFACES WITH A DIFFERENT PLUGGING MATERIAL - The invention relates to a filtering structure of the honeycomb type, comprising an array of longitudinal adjacent channels of mutually parallel axes separated by porous filtering walls, said structure being characterized in that the material constituting the plugs placed on the first end of the filter have substantially the same composition and are structuring continuous with said walls and in that the plugs placed on the second end of the filter have a different chemical composition and/or a different structural composition from those/that of the plugs placed on said first end. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262312 | PHOTOCATALYSTS BASED ON STRUCTURED THREE-DIMENSIONAL CARBIDE, IN PARTICULAR B-SIC, FOAMS - The invention relates to a photocatalyst comprising a β-SiC cellular foam and a photocatalytically active phase, deposited directly on said cellular foam or on an intermediate phase deposited on said cellular foam. The average size of the cells is between 2500 μm and 5000 μm. The foam can comprise nanotubes or nanofibers (particularly of carbon, SiC, and TiO | 2011-10-27 |
20110262313 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE PLASMA - A device includes a chamber to contain plasma, a water vapor injector to inject water vapor into the chamber, a high-frequency wave injector to inject a high-frequency wave inside the chamber, a magnetic structure to generate a magnetic field in the chamber and to generate plasma along the magnetic field lines, a module of the magnetic field presenting a magnetic mirror configuration with at least one electron cyclotron resonance zone to at least partially dissociate the water molecules introduced in vapor phase and to at least partially ionize the products of dissociation. The magnetic mirror configuration is such that the module of the magnetic field presents a nonpoint-shaped minimum, substantially constant, and substantially equal to the magnetic field corresponding to electron cyclotron resonance and at least partially extending along the chamber, such that the plasma has the form of a plasma surface; the water vapor injector injecting the vapor in the form of a supersonic jet and including a planar nozzle and a divertor. The device also includes a selective cryogenic condenser to freeze the oxygen coming from the dissociation without freezing the hydrogen coming from the dissociation and a hydrogen recovery unit configured to recover the hydrogen coming from the dissociation, the oxygen being trapped by the cryogenic condenser. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262314 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN FROM A PLASMA WITH ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE - A device for producing hydrogen from electron cyclotron resonance plasma, includes a sealed vacuum chamber to contain plasma, a water vapor injector to inject water vapor into the chamber, a generator to generate a high-frequency wave that is provided inside the chamber, a magnetic structure to generate a magnetic field in the chamber and to generate a plasma surface along the magnetic field lines, the module of the magnetic field presenting a magnetic mirror configuration with at least one electron cyclotron resonance zone to at least partially dissociate water molecules introduced in vapor phase and to at least partially ionize the products of dissociation, a cryogenic condenser, placed in the sealed chamber to freeze oxygen coming from the dissociation without freezing hydrogen coming from the dissociation, a hydrogen recovery unit to recover the hydrogen coming from the dissociation, the oxygen being trapped by the cryogenic condenser. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262315 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT HAVING DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A substrate support useful for a plasma processing apparatus includes a metallic heat transfer member and an overlying electrostatic chuck having a substrate support surface. The heat transfer member includes one or more passage through which a liquid is circulated to heat and/or cool the heat transfer member. The heat transfer member has a low thermal mass and can be rapidly heated and/or cooled to a desired temperature by the liquid, so as to rapidly change the substrate temperature during plasma processing. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262316 | METHOD AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE FOR DETECTION, ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF GENOMIC DNA - At least one exemplary embodiment of the invention is directed to a molecular diagnostic device that comprises a cartridge configured to eject samples comprising genomic material into a microfluidic chip that comprises an amplification area, a detection area, and a matrix analysis area. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262317 | AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING PRODUCT - An automatic dishwashing product comprising a multi-dosing detergent delivery device comprising a housing ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110262318 | AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING PRODUCT - An automatic dishwashing product comprising a multi-dosing detergent delivery device comprising a housing ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110262319 | STERLIZING SYSTEM, AND LOADING/UNLOADING DEVICE THEREFOR - An loading/unloading device having at least two loading arms is provided. One loading surface is used for receiving a load to be sterilized and transferring the load to a sterilizing device. One unloading surface is used for receiving a sterilized load from a sterilizing device and for transporting the sterilized load away from the sterilizing device. The loading/unloading device is able to be laterally moved such that the loading surface or the unloading surface at least may be aligned to the opening of the sterilizing device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262320 | Apparatus and method for efficient and precise transfer of liquids - A device for automatically aspirating and/or dispensing liquids with precision, comprising a housing having an opening at a lower end with a fixed tip protruding out of the lower end; an interchangeable cartridge disposed inside the housing, the cartridge having a holding frame and a spool of tubing provided in the frame such that one end of the tubing is aligned with the tip; and an actuator enabled to automatically extrude part of the tubing so as to accommodate a preselected volume of liquid, aspirate and/or dispense the liquid through the extruded tubing, and disconnect the extruded tubing from the device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262321 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM WITH THE SAME - Provided is a microfluidic device and microfluidic system with the device. The microfluidic device includes a substrate; a channel formed in the substrate and in which a fluid can move; a valve controlling flow of a fluid flowing along the channel and including a phase transition material which can be melted by energy such as electromagnetic wave energy; and a lens disposed on the substrate and adjusting an irradiating region of the valve, onto which the energy is applied. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262322 | Collection Tubes Apparatus, Systems and Methods - Methods of producing collection tubes are presented. The methods include providing a separator substance that can rapidly polymerize in a short time to a desired hardness and disposing the separator substance within the lumen of the tube. The separator substance is formulated to have a density between an average density of a serum fraction of whole blood and a cell-containing fraction of whole blood, and to be flowable with whole blood. Upon centrifugation of a tube having blood, the separator substance forms a barrier between the whole blood fractions. The tube and barrier maintain stability of one or more analyte levels, including potassium and glucose, within 10% of their initial values before centrifugation for at least four days. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262323 | HYDROMETHANATION OF A CARBONACEOUS FEEDSTOCK WITH VANADIUM RECOVERY - The present invention relates to processes and apparatuses for hydromethanating a vanadium-containing carbonaceous feedstock while recovering at least a portion of the vanadium content originally present in the carbonaceous feedstock. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262324 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING OVERSPRAY OF A LIQUID COATING MATERIAL - In order to separate overspray of a liquid coating material from an air current or fluid flow flowing through the application region of a system for coating workpieces, the overspray present in the air current is charged with an auxiliary agent introduced in the air current. The auxiliary agent may include, for example, particles having a fiber or hollow space structure and/or a particulate material or fluid chemically reacting with the overspray particles. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262325 | HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE REMOVING MATERIAL AND A METHOD FOR REMOVING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE - An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a highly reliable hazardous substance removing material capable of efficiently capturing and quickly inactivating hazardous substances of microbe origin such as viruses and bacteria, so as to minimize influences on the human body, such material being unlikely to be influenced by, for example, dimensional changes derived from dynamical and physical properties or a use environment (particularly humidity). The present invention provides a hazardous substance removing material which comprises a support having antibodies supported thereon, wherein a support is composed of a fiber which comprises at least one polymer having a carbonyl group and/or an ether group and has a volume swelling degree of not less than 1.1% to less than 10% in a water at 20° C. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262326 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING RE-EMISSION OF MERCURY FROM A FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION SYSTEM - An improvement in the method for preventing re-emissions of mercury from a wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system by addition of an additive to the FGD scrubber liquor which interacts in the system scrubber with mercury present in the flue gas to curtail the mercury re-emissions; the mercury re-emissions are reduced to substantially zero by use of an additive selected from one or more members of the group consisting of a dithiol, a dithiolane, and a thiol having a single thiol group and either an oxygen or a hydroxyl group. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262327 | PROCESS FOR DILUTE PHASE INJECTION OF DRY ALKALINE MATERIALS - The present disclosure is directed to the introduction of an additive to a contaminated gas stream. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262328 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM FLUE GAS USING SWEEP-BASED MEMBRANE SEPARATION AND ABSORPTION STEPS - A gas separation process for treating flue gases from combustion processes, and combustion processes including such gas separation. The invention involves routing a first portion of the flue gas stream to be treated to an absorption-based carbon dioxide capture step, while simultaneously flowing a second portion of the flue gas across the feed side of a membrane, flowing a sweep gas stream, usually air, across the permeate side, then passing the permeate/sweep gas to the combustor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262329 | SCR CATALYST AMMONIA SURFACE COVERAGE ESTIMATION AND CONTROL - Described herein are various embodiments of an apparatus, a system, and a methods for reducing NO | 2011-10-27 |
20110262330 | ALKANOLAMINE-BASED CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORPTION SOLUTIONS WITH REDUCED CORROSIVITY - An aqueous carbon dioxide-absorbent solution comprising at least one alkanolamine and at least one quaternary ammonium salt is disclosed. A method of recovering carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide-containing gaseous mixture and a method of reducing metal corrosion in an alkanolamine-based exhaust gas treating process are also disclosed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262331 | AIR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL METHOD - An air pollution control system | 2011-10-27 |
20110262332 | Apparatus and Method for the Treatment of Gas - An apparatus for the decomposition of a gaseous agent in exhaled air from patients, comprising a gas flow line along which there is a) an inlet arrangement, b) a decomposition unit with a chamber for decomposition of the agent, and c) an outlet arrangement. The characteristic feature is the presence of a gas regulating arrangement comprising a) a gradually adjustable function, e.g. a blower, for adjusting the flow through the chamber, and b) an optional by-pass valve function permitting adjustment of the gas pressure upstream of the adjustable function. An apparatus of the same kind as in the first sentence of the previous paragraph in which the chamber is combined with a regenerative heat exchanger preferably equipped with a puff filter. Methods are also claimed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262333 | Controlling ammonia flow in a selective catalytic reduction system during transient non-steady-state conditions - A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system is defined that uses the measured concentration of reactant slip in the exhaust gas after SCR processing to control the amount of reactant injected during non-steady-state operational conditions. The SCR system works with a reactant slip detector located in the post-SCR processing section of the exhaust flue. The reactant slip detector measures the concentration of reactant in the exhaust gases and, based on that concentration, the amount of reactant injected into the pre-SCR processing exhaust gases is controlled. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262334 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND REDUCING NOx EMISSIONS - Methods and systems are provided for reducing NOx emissions from a gas stream produced by a production source. The method may comprise oxidizing a substantial portion of NO gas present in the gas stream by contacting the gas stream with an oxidation catalyst to yield higher order N | 2011-10-27 |
20110262335 | Nitrosyl special connector - A unique combination of male and female gas connectors for one way transfer of gasses. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262336 | PRODUCTION OF SOLAR-GRADE SILICON FROM SILICON DIOXIDE - The invention relates to a complete method for producing pure silicon that is suitable for use as solar-grade silicon, comprising the reduction of a silicon oxide, purified by acidic precipitation from an aqueous solution of a silicon oxide dissolved in an aqueous phase, using one or more pure carbon sources, the purified silicon oxide being obtained, in particular, by the precipitation of a silicon oxide dissolved in an aqueous phase in an acidifier. The invention also relates to a formulation containing an activator and to a device for producing silicon, a reactor and electrodes. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262337 | MEHTOD FOR ELIMIINATING BORON IMPURITIES IN METALLURGICAL SILICON - The present invention discloses a method for eliminating boron impurities in metallurgical silicon which includes the following steps: the metallurgical silicon powders being immersed in acid for 6˜48 hours is then washed and heatedly dried; silicon powders being acid cleaned, washed and heated in the first step is heated to 300° C.˜700° C. in the reactor and fed in oxidizing gas for oxidation reaction, wherein the reaction time is 6˜72 hours. The Silicon powders being heatedly oxidized are immersed in water or acid for 1˜6 hours and then washed clean; the silicon powders being immersed and washed is baked at 100° C. ˜300° C. for 6˜24 hours; whereas the metallurgical silicon purification art of the present invention is done at lower temperature, the operation is easier while lowering down the purification cost to provide good material for next work steps thereby satisfying the demands for low cost solar grade polycrystalline silicon productions. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262338 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PURE SILICON - A process for producing high-purity silicon includes (1) preparing trichlorosilane by reacting silicon with hydrogen chloride in at least one hydrochlorination process; (2) preparing monosilane by disproportionation of the trichlorosilane to provide a monosilane-containing reaction mixture containing silicon tetrachloride as a by-product; (3) in parallel to (1), reacting silicon tetrachloride obtained as the by-product in (2) with silicon and hydrogen in at least one converting process to produce a trichlorosilane-containing reaction mixture; and (4) thermally decomposing the monosilane into silicon and hydrogen. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262339 | PRODUCTION OF SOLAR-GRADE SILICON FROM SILICON DIOXIDE - The invention relates to a complete method for producing pure silicon that is suitable for use as solar-grade silicon, comprising the reduction of a purified silicon oxide using one or more pure carbon sources, the purified silicon oxide, which was purified as silicon oxide dissolved in an aqueous phase, having a content of other polyvalent metals or metal oxides, in relation to the silicon oxide, of less than or equal to 300 ppm, preferably less than 100 ppm, especially preferably less than 50 ppm and according to the invention less than 10 ppm of the other metals and being obtained advantageously by gel formation in alkaline conditions. The invention also relates to a formulation containing an activator and to the use of purified silicon oxide together with an activator for producing silicon. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262340 | PRODUCTION OF CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES FROM FUNCTIONALIZED FULLERENES - Electromagnetic irradiation of functionalized fullerenes in an oxygen-free environment induces conversion of the functionalized fullerenes to carbon nanotubes, carbon nanohorns, carbon onions, diamonds and/or carbon schwarzites. The carbon nanotubes can be multi-wall carbon nanotubes. Advantageously, the subject invention can be used for in-situ synthesis of carbon nanostructures within a matrix to form a carbon nanostructure composite, where positioning of the carbon nanostructures is controlled by the manner of dispersion of the functionalized fullerenes in the matrix. Carbon nanotube comprising features, such as electrical connects, can be formed on a surface by irradiating a portion of a functionalized fullerene coating with a laser beam. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262341 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES FROM VEIN GRAPHITE - A catalyst free process for manufacturing carbon nanotubes by inducing an arc discharge from a carbon anode and a carbon cathode in an inert gas atmosphere contained in a closed vessel. The process is carried out at atmospheric pressure in the absence of external cooling mechanism for the carbon cathode or the carbon anode. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262342 | ON-DEMAND PORTABLE CHLORINE DIOXIDE GENERATOR - An on-demand portable chlorine dioxide generator has a reagent bound medium in a first enclosed volume; a complementary reagent solution in a second enclosed volume, and a structure for selecting between a first position where the complementary reagent solution is forced through the reagent bound medium and a second position where said complementary reagent solution remains isolated from the reagent bound ion exchange medium, where a ClO | 2011-10-27 |
20110262343 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF CALCIUM THIOSULFATE LIQUID SOLUTION FROM LIME, SULFUR, AND SULFUR DIOXIDE - An efficient batch or semi-continuous method of production of relative high concentration, low byproduct-containing, calcium thiosulfate (CaS | 2011-10-27 |
20110262344 | Catalyst for electrochemical reduction of oxygen - The invention relates to a sulphide catalyst for electrochemical reduction of oxygen particularly stable in chemically aggressive environments such as chlorinated hydrochloric acid. The catalyst of the invention comprises a noble metal sulphide single crystalline phase supported on a conductive carbon essentially free of zerovalent metal and of metal oxide phases, obtainable by reduction of metal precursor salts and thio-precursors with a borohydride or other strong reducing agent. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262345 | Method for downhole sulfur removal and recovery - Sulfur sought to be removed from deposits formed at a subterranean gas producing well is dissolved in a high boiling point relatively pure and low cost non-aqueous solvent. The dissolved sulfur is then removed from the solvent by lowering the temperature of the solution to precipitate the sulfur which is then separated and recovered as a relatively pure product. After additional processing the regenerated solvent is injected back down the well hole to dissolve additional sulfur and reutilized in successive cycles of the process. An amine or solubilizing agent may be added to the non-aqueous solvent, and an oxidizing agent may be provided during the process to oxidize polysulfides to sulfur. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262346 | REACTORS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SPIN ENRICHED HYDROGEN GAS - The present invention provides a reactor and a process for producing spin enriched hydrogen and/or deuterium gas. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262347 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCED DELIVERY OF COMPOUNDS - Disclosed are compositions and methods related to multivalent compositions targeted to cells and tissues. The disclosed targeting is useful for treatment of cancer and other diseases and disorders. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262348 | Selective targeting of intratumoral cells - The present invention relates to the field of tumor growth and biology. The invention relates to activities and characteristics of tumor-associated macrophages, and uses of such for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and tumor growth. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262349 | Methods and Agents for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma - The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing, and methods of treating, hepatocellular carcinoma in a subject. The invention also relates to polypeptide antagonists of PLVAP proteins, including humanized and chimeric antibodies that specifically bind PLVAP proteins, as well as compositions and kits comprising such polypeptide antagonists. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262350 | BREAST ENDOTHELIAL CELL EXPRESSION PATTERNS - To gain a better understanding of breast tumor angiogenesis, breast endothelial cells (ECs) were isolated and evaluated for gene expression patterns. When transcripts from breast ECs derived from normal and malignant breast tissues were compared, genes that were specifically elevated in tumor-associated breast endothelium were revealed. These results confirm that neoplastic and normal endothelium in human breast are distinct at the molecular level, and have significant implications for the development of anti-angiogenic therapies in the future. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262351 | FLUORESCENT SILICA NANOPARTICLE WITH RADIOACTIVE TAG AND THE DETECTING METHOD OF PET AND FLUORESCENT DUAL IMAGING USING THEREOF - The present invention relates to nuclear medicine using fluorescent silica nanoparticle and detecting method of optical dual imaging, and more particularly to radioisotope labeled fluorescent silica nanoparticles which are used for PET (positron emission tomography) and fluorescence detecting, and detecting method of PET and fluorescent dual imaging using thereof. Functionalized silica nanoparticles of this invention have promising potential as a role for organic lymphatic tracer in biomedical imaging such as pre- and intra-operative surgical guidance. | 2011-10-27 |
20110262352 | ARYL PIPERAZINE AND THEIR USE AS ALPHA2C ANTAGONISTS - Compounds of formula (I), wherein X, Z, A, B, D, E, R | 2011-10-27 |
20110262353 | MUTEINS OF HNGAL AND RELATED PROTEINS WITH AFFINITY FOR A GIVEN TARGET - The present invention relates to novel muteins derived from human lipocalin 2 (hNGAL) and related proteins that bind a given non-natural ligand with detectable affinity. The invention also relates to corresponding nucleic acid molecules encoding such a mutein and to a method for their generation. The invention further relates a method for producing such a mutein. Furthermore, the invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a lipocalin mutein as well as to various uses of the mutein. | 2011-10-27 |