44th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140323224 | VIDEO GAME WITH EXPEDITED COMBAT - A server device executes one battle by spending the spending parameter in response to a player's operational input, and recovers the spending parameter by using a recovery item owned by the player. The server device calculates the total number of recovery items used to recover the spending parameter when one battle is fought for a plurality of times while repeating spending and recovering the spending parameter in response to operational inputs from the player until a hit point parameter of the enemy character is brought to less than or equal to a value. In response to one special operational input from the player, the server device determines whether the number of recovery items owned by the player is greater than or equal to the total number of recovery items calculated. When the determination is affirmative, the total number of recovery items calculated is automatically used from among the recovery items. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323225 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEGMENT-BASED CUSTOMIZATION FOR NOTIFICATIONS FOR USERS - A system, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein to create and send invitations to join an online game. An Notification Generator (NG) customizes message content based on detected online game account activities and relationships between various accounts associated with an online game. When the NG detects that an account is a new account or a lapsed account, the NG identifies an additional account(s) most likely to play the particular online game with the new/lapsed account. Some additional accounts may be social network system accounts while others may be online gaming system accounts. The NG groups the additional accounts according to account-type segments, and customizes online game invitation message with message content for a respective additional account based on the account-type segment and whether it has detected a new account or lapsed account. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323226 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SEND GAME INVITATIONS - A system, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a method to send a telephonic message is provided. A request may be received from a first mobile device operated by a first player of a computer-implemented multiplayer game. The request may include a reference to each of a plurality of second mobile devices. The plurality of second mobile devices may be identified based on the reference. A telephonic message may be generated that includes a trigger executable by each of the plurality of second mobile devices to begin an instance of the computer-implemented multiplayer game with the first mobile device. The generated telephonic message may be sent to each of the plurality of second mobile devices via an out-of-game telephonic channel. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323227 | SERVER DEVICE, USER DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SERVER DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM - Provided is a server device, etc., capable of enhancing flexibility of a reward winning game and maintaining a user's interest in the game. The server device manages rewards to be given to a user, and includes a storage unit for storing a package as a set of data concerning rewards to be given to the user and a modified package as a set of data concerning rewards used to update the package, a communication unit for communicating with a user device of the user, and a package updating unit for updating the package by modifying the data concerning the rewards included in the package by using the data concerning the rewards included in the modified package when a package update request is received from the user device. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323228 | VIDEO GAME SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLY GROUPING COOPERATIVE PLAYERS - In the present invention, a game system includes a game program storage unit, a group information management unit, a play history storage unit, and a group information update unit. The game program storage unit stores a game program for executing a game to be provided to a plurality of terminal devices. The group information management unit stores player identification information identifying each of a plurality of players of the game and group identification information identifying a group which includes the player, in association with each other. The play history storage unit stores a play history of each of the plurality of players for the game. The group information update unit changes an association stored in the group information management unit between player identification information identifying a first player among the plurality of players and group identification information, at least partially in accordance with the play history of the first player. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323229 | Semi-Synchronous Multi-Participant Application Updates - Individual participants in a multi-participant collaborative computing application may be sent intermittent updates of actions taken by other participants. These updates need not be sent to a participant's device until the participant has interacted with a specified object in the application. The participant's device may then be sent an update including object interactions of the other participants occurring since the participant's previous object interaction. The update may be used to periodically inform the participant of the actions taken by the other participants during the period between the participant's interactions. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323230 | CONTROLLER COVER - A controller cover includes a main body portion attached to an outer surface of a controller, and the main body portion includes a contacted portion where a contacted inner surface is in contact with the outer surface of the controller and a non-contacted portion where a non-contacted inner surface is not in contact with the outer surface of the controller. Elastic deforming protrusions are formed on the non-contacted inner surface. When the controller attached with the cover interferes with other thing, and the non-contacted portion of the cover is subjected to shock, the elastic deforming protrusion of the non-contacted portion is deformed to ease the shock, so that the controller and the interfering other thing are protected. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323231 | FLEXIBLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY - A flexible shaft assembly has first and second end connection members and a body section between the end members. The body section comprises a core member with elongate load supporting elements disposed around the outer surface of the core. An optional outer material can also encase the load supporting elements and core. The shaft assembly is sufficiently rigid to transfer torque and other forces, yet sufficiently flexible to permit angular displacement along its longitudinal axis. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323232 | DAMPER DEVICE - A damper device includes: a pair of first plates axially separated from each other along a rotation axis and rotatable integrally with each other around the axis in a state where the first plates intersect the axis; a second plate including a portion positioned between the first plates, having an opening, and rotatable around the axis in a state where the second plate intersects the axis; an elastic member between the first and second plates, and elastically deformed a circumferential direction of the axis; and a third plate having a first portion positioned on an inner side of the opening and coupled to the first plates in a state where the first portion is between the first plates, and a second portion positioned on an outer side of the opening, and rotatable around the axis in a state where the third plate intersects the axis. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323233 | JOURNAL CROSS OF A UNIVERSAL JOINT - A journal cross of a universal joint includes a base body from which four journals extend outwardly, each journal of the four journals having a cylindrical section and an outer diameter and a length in an axial direction of the journal. The four journals are formed as tubular structures, an inner diameter of each of the tubular structures is at least 67% of the outer diameter of each of the tubular structures, the journal cross is formed as a one-piece component from which the four journals as well as the transitions between the four journals are also formed, and the four journals merge in a common cavity which is formed in an interior of the journal cross. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323234 | INFANT SOOTHING DEVICE AND METHOD - A novel and improved device to assuage distressed infants by means of adjustable vertical motion combined with adjustable orientation. The motion is adjustable in terms of amplitude, frequency and time. The device allows the infants to be held face-inward or face-outward in the case of vertical orientation and prone or supine in the case of horizontal orientation. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323235 | GOLF CLUBS AND GOLF CLUB HEADS HAVING DIGITAL LIE AND/OR OTHER ANGLE MEASURING EQUIPMENT - Golf club heads having sensors configured to measure one or more swing parameters are provided. The golf club head may include several gyroscopes and accelerometers. In one embodiment, the club head contains three gyroscopes that measure angular rate data along different orthogonal axes. At least one gyroscope may an analog gyroscope. Accelerometers may provide data regarding the three orthogonal axes associated with the gyroscopes. The club head may further include software and/or hardware that perform computer-executed methods for determining one or more swing parameters. Exemplary club heads may include a display device for displaying an output of the swing parameter(s). Further aspects of the invention relate to novel methods and algorithms for calculating measurements relating to the swing parameters. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323236 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING TRIP STEP FEATURE - A golf club incorporating a trip step feature located on the crown section. The benefits associated with the reduction in aerodynamic drag force associated with the trip step may be applied to drivers, fairway woods, and hybrids. A portion of the trip step is located between a crown apex and the back of the club head and may be continuous or discontinuous. The trip step enables a reduction in the aerodynamic drag force exerted on the golf club. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323237 | GOLF CLUB HEAD COMPRISING MULTIPLE MATERIALS - A golf club head having an insert mechanically coupled to a frame. The construction allows a golf club head to be fabricated with a combination of dissimilar materials, resulting in a club head with improved performance. In some embodiments, the insert comprises an outer insert material, an inner insert material, and a sandwiched material. The sandwiched material may be constructed with a plurality of voids having a varying distribution, thereby resembling a biological structure. Methods for forming a golf club having an insert mechanically coupled to a frame are also disclosed. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323238 | Modular hosel, weight-adjustable golf club head assembly - A golf putter head with a front portion comprising traditional shape and appearance, with an integral face insert extending through the head to an alignment and weighting portion extending beyond the main body of the putter, adding improved alignment, increased moment of inertia (MOI) and adjustable weighting and adjustable balance and optimizable center of percussion. The putter head comprises a central face insert portion extending through the body and above the traditional weight flange, with mass relieved portions below the top of the alignment piece in order to receive one or more optional weights, and the upper side of the rearwardly extending portion being engraved or marked with various alignment indicia, and the whole through-head insert face portion and rearwardly extending portion being affixed to the base portion of the head at least in part with threaded fasteners. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323239 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A high forgiveness wood-type golf club head comprises a body and a face. The body comprises a sole that forms a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown that forms a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt that forms a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. The face place is positioned at a front portion of the golf club head opposite a rear portion of the golf club head. The body defines an outer periphery having a generally triangular shape in plan. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323240 | VARIABLE THICKNESS GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A portion of a golf club head comprising an external surface, an internal surface opposite said external surface, said internal surface adjacent an interior of said golf club head, wherein said external surface and said internal surface combine to create a plurality of thin regions and a plurality of thick regions, wherein said internal surface is created via a stamped forging process and wherein said external surface is created via a machining process, wherein said stamped forging process comprises placing said crown between a top punch and a bottom cavity, said top punch having a plurality of protrusions and said bottom cavity having a plurality of depressions, and compressing said top punch towards said bottom cavity to alter a shape of said crown, and wherein said machining process comprises machining off excess material from said external surface of said crown. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323241 | GOLF BALLS HAVING FOAM CENTER AND THERMOSET OUTER CORE LAYER WITH HARDNESS GRADIENTS - Multi-layered golf balls containing a dual-core structure are provided. The core structure includes an inner core (center) comprising a foam composition, preferably foamed polyurethane. The outer core layer is preferably formed from a non-foamed thermoset composition such as polybutadiene rubber. The core layers have different hardness and specific gravity levels. The specific gravity (density) of the foam inner core is preferably less than the density of the outer core layer. The core assembly preferably has a positive hardness gradient extending across the entire assembly. The core structure and resulting ball have relatively good resiliency. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323242 | GOLF BALL - The present invention provides a golf ball that achieves a low spin rate on driver shots to thereby improve flight distance performance, and also has improved durability, especially at high clubhead speeds. The present invention relates to a golf ball including a core, at least one middle layer covering the core, and a cover covering the middle layer, wherein at least one piece or layer of the middle layer includes a material for a middle layer that includes a thermoplastic polyurethane with a slab hardness of 65 to 80 in Shore D hardness and a ratio of upper yield stress (MPa) to lower yield stress (MPa) of not more than 1.60. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323243 | POLYAMIDE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING PLASTICIZERS FOR USE IN MAKING GOLF BALLS - Multi-layered golf balls having at least one layer made of a polyamide composition containing a polyamide polymer and plasticizer are provided. The plasticizers help reduce the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the composition and various plasticizers may be used. For example, the composition may include ethyl oleate or propylene carbonate as a plasticizer. Transparent polyamides, for example, polyether-amide block copolymers, preferably are used in the composition. The golf ball includes a core having at least one layer and a cover having at least one layer. The polyamide composition may be used to form any core, cover, or other layer in the golf ball. In one version, the polyamide composition is used to form the inner cover layer. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323244 | GOLF BALLS HAVING FOAM INNER CORE AND THERMOSET OUTER CORE LAYER - Multi-piece golf balls containing a dual-core structure are provided. The core structure includes an inner core (center) comprising a foam composition, preferably foamed polyurethane. The outer core layer is preferably formed from a non-foamed thermoset composition such as polybutadiene rubber. Preferably, the specific gravity (density) of the foam inner core is less than the density of the outer core layer. The ball further includes a cover of at least one layer and may include at least one casing layer. The core structure and resulting ball have relatively good resiliency. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323245 | GOLF BALLS HAVING FOAM CENTERS WITH NON-UNIFORM CORE STRUCTURES - Multi-piece golf balls having a solid core and cover are provided. The ball contains an inner core made of a foam composition and surrounding outer core layer. Preferably, foamed polyurethane is used to form the inner core and polybutadiene rubber is used to make the outer core. The specific gravity (density) of the inner core is preferably less than the density of the outer core. The outer surface of the inner core preferably has a non-uniform structure and includes projecting members. The ball preferably has a high Moment of Inertia (MOI). The ball includes a single or multi-layered cover surrounding the core structure. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323246 | MULTI-LAYER GOLF BALL - Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The surface hardness of the outer core layer is greater than the material hardness of the inner cover layer, and is preferably 75 Shore C or greater. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323247 | Mutli-Use Golf Device - A multi-use golf device is able to be used as a golf tee and as a divot repair tool. The multi-use golf device includes two portions that move relative to one another to change a configuration of the multi-use golf device. In a first configuration the multi-use device is generally extended and can hold a golf ball above a ground level. In a second configuration two portions of the multi-use golf device can be positioned near each other to repair a divot in a golf course putting green. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323248 | Baseball Training Device - A portable training apparatus for assisting a user in developing ball batting skills is provided for use by either right or left handed batters. The apparatus releasably attaches to an existing structure, such as a chain-link fence. A post has a foot and a plurality of stabilizing members for attaching the post to a fence. A rotational means supplies the user a ball to hit. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323249 | LACROSSE STICK HEAD - A head includes front surfaces and rear surfaces. The front surfaces are uncurved. A proximal portion of the front surfaces slopes gradually downwardly and a distal end of the front surfaces slope more dramatically toward the axis of elongation of the socket. The rear surfaces of the head slope downwardly until at approximately 60% of the distance in the proximal to distal direction, a deep pocket is provided, the rear surfaces curving back upwardly to converge toward the front surfaces and then curve back downwardly to meet at the arcuate distal scooping end of the head. A series of spaced holes are provided to facilitate stringing of a webbing about the rear surfaces of the head to provide a mid/high pocket. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323250 | BLADE FOR A HOCKEY STICK - A hockey stick blade comprising a front and a rear blade face, the front blade face comprising at least one front layer of reinforcing fiber material having a first reinforcing fiber density, and the rear blade face comprising at least one rear layer of reinforcing fiber material having a second reinforcing fiber density, the first reinforcing fiber density differing from the second reinforcing fiber density. A hockey stick having such a blade is also disclosed. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323251 | Baseball Bat Survival Apparatus - A hollow and open-ended baseball bat containing a survival kit secured inside the bat by a removable end cap and designed to be used in an emergency situation as both a blunt impact weapon, and as a means of carrying the survival kit. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323252 | NON-LETHAL ARROW - A non-lethal arrow is disclosed that includes a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis. A nock is located on a first end of the shaft and a flight is positioned at approximately the first end of the shaft. A tip connector including a shaft connection end, wherein the shaft connection end is connected with the shaft. The shaft connection end defines a hollow interior portion sized a configured to receive an end of the shaft. A foam tip surrounds at least a portion of the tip connector. The foam tip is overmolded over the tip connector. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323253 | Gearing System and Method of Use - Embodiments include a gear shifting system that eliminates the use of a derailleur and is capable of integrating with existing controls on the bike. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323254 | BICYCLE DERAILLEUR - A bicycle derailleur includes a fixing member, a selected chain guide unit and a motor unit. The fixing member is configured to be fixed to a bicycle frame. The selected chain guide unit has a chain guide for guiding a bicycle chain and a support mechanism moveably supporting the chain guide relative to the fixing member. The selected chain guide unit is one of a plurality of different configurations of chain guide units. The motor unit is configured to be selectively attached to the selected chain guide unit to move the chain guide. The motor unit is configured to be mounted to each of the plurality of configurations of chain guide units. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323255 | CHAIN TRANSMISSION - A chain transmission is provided which is capable of reducing friction loss in the transmission of power without the risk of compromising the durability of a chain guide mechanism and the chain. The chain transmission includes a chain and a chain guide mechanism. The chain guide mechanism includes a first guide and a second guide having a smaller radius of curvature than that of the first guide. The plurality of plates include a first plate and a second plate. The first plate has a backside height set such that the first plate does not contact the first guide when the first plate is guided by the first guide and such that the first plate contacts the second guide when the first plate is guided by the second guide. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323256 | FRICTION TRANSMISSION BELT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME, AND BELT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A friction transmission belt has a belt body made of a rubber composition and wrapped around pulleys to transmit power. The belt includes a thermoplastic resin film provided to coat a pulley contact surface of the belt body, and a powder layer comprised of reduced friction coefficient powder particles provided on a surface side of the thermoplastic resin film. The powder layer includes powder particles buried in the thermoplastic resin film, powder particles carried and exposed on the surface of the thermoplastic resin film, and powder particles agglomerated and adhering to the powder particles carried and exposed on the surface of the thermoplastic resin film. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323257 | BELT HAVING A TEXTILE OVERLAY - The invention relates to a power transmission belt, having a base of cast polyurethane ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140323258 | EPICYCLIC ARRANGEMENTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - System comprising an epicyclic arrangement. In some embodiments, the epicyclic arrangement can comprise: a first input element; a second input element fixed to an input drive shaft; a geared carrier that includes at least a portion that is disposed axially between the first and second input elements, the geared carrier being engaged with an output member; and planets associated with the geared carrier. Some embodiments of the present systems comprise a housing in which the epicyclic arrangement is disposed; and/or fluid contained within the housing. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323259 | ELECTRIC DRIVE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle electric drive device has an electric motor and is disposed with an engagement device between each end of an output shaft of the electric motor and each of left and right drive wheels, the vehicle electric drive device being disposed with a planetary gear device between each end of the output shaft of the electric motor and each of the left and right drive wheels, the engagement device being a brake fixing one rotating element of the planetary gear device to reduce rotation of the output shaft of the electric motor, the planetary gear device being made up of the sun gear coupled to the output shaft of the electric motor, the stepped pinion having the small-diameter gear and the large-diameter gear such that the large-diameter gear is meshed with the sun gear, the carrier supporting the stepped pinion rotatably and revolvably around the sun gear and coupled to the drive wheel, and the ring gear meshed with the small-diameter gear of the stepped pinion, and the engagement devices being disposed between the ring gear and a non-rotating member. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323260 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - Traction planets and traction rings can be operationally coupled to a planetary gearset to provide a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The CVT can be used in a bicycle. In one embodiment, the CVT is mounted on the frame of the bicycle at a location forward of the rear wheel hub of the bicycle. In one embodiment, the CVT is mounted on and supported by members of the bicycle frame such that the CVT is coaxial with the crankshaft of the bicycle. The crankshaft is configured to drive elements of the planetary gearset, which are configured to operationally drive the traction rings and the traction planets. Inventive component and subassemblies for such a CVT are disclosed. A shifting mechanism includes a plurality of pivot arms arranged to pivot about the centers of the traction planets as a shift pin hub moves axially. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323261 | Transmission for Shredding Machines - A transmission for shredding machines includes a drive shaft, a driven shaft, and an intermediate shaft, with at least two spur gears each, at least one hydraulic shift clutch each, and at least one overload clutch. The shafts can releasably be coupled with each other via the spur gears and the hydraulic shift clutches, and the driven shaft can releasably be coupled with an output shaft by way of the overload clutch. Use of the transmission in a shredding machine is also discussed. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323262 | OVERLOAD PROTECTION - An overload protection device in combination with a prime mover and gearbox transmission supplies torque through a gearbox transmission to a load. An input shaft with is driven by the prime mover and rotates therewith. An external spline on the input shaft mates with an input gear having an internal spline. Upon overload of the gearbox transmission, the input shaft fractures an annular groove in the input shaft. A bushing prevents travel of the portion of the input shaft which is driven by the prime mover and which continues to spin after the fracture. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323263 | ROTARY UNITS, ROTARY MECHANISMS, AND RELATED APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to devices including rotary units and rotary mechanisms that are suitable for use in numerous applications. Rotary units typically include rotational components that are configured to rotate. In some embodiments, for example, multiple rotary units are assembled in rotary mechanisms such that neighboring pairs of rotational components counter-rotate or contra-rotate relative to one another during operation of the rotary mechanisms. Rotational components generally include one or more implements that are structured to perform or effect one or more types of work as the rotational components rotate relative to one another in a given rotary mechanism. In certain embodiments, implements are configured to rotate and/or to effect the movement of other components as rotational components rotate. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323264 | HARMONIC DRIVE - A harmonic drive includes a housing, a first gear, a second gear, and a driving unit. The first gear has a first number of teeth. The second gear is fixed to the housing, and has a second number of teeth. The second number is different from the first number. The driving unit is configured to drive the first gear to rotate when rotating. The driving unit includes a supporting base, and a plurality of third gears affixed to the supporting base in a rotatable manner, and each of the third gears is engaged with the first gear and the second gear. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323265 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle travel control device sets a first travel state in which a vehicle is caused to travel only by an internal combustion engine and a second travel state in which the vehicle is caused to travel by the internal combustion engine and an electric motor. The first travel state and the second travel state are switched to each other on the basis of vehicle information including the depression amount of an accelerator pedal. When a remaining electric power amount detected by a remaining electric power amount detection unit is less than a first predetermined value, a reaction force application unit sets a first accelerator pedal depression amount threshold at which the reaction force of the accelerator pedal is increased just before the switching from the first travel state to the second travel state. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323266 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING DRIVELINE OPERATION DURING AN ACCELERATOR TIP-OUT - Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, an engine may be operated at an idle speed while a driveline disconnect clutch separating the engine from a driveline is open in response to a reduction in driver demand torque. Engine torque may be applied to the driveline by simply closing the driveline disconnect clutch. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323267 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DRIVELINE SAILING MODE ENTRY - Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, entry conditions for entering a driveline sailing mode are described. Driveline sailing mode may improve driveline torque response and vehicle drivability. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323268 | Hydraulic Drive of Operating Machine - To rapidly stop an upperstructure even though relief pressure is lowered due to an abnormality in a hydraulic device included in a swing motor driving circuit while intending to stop the upperstructure when a predetermined delay time has passed since a swing operation tool is brought back to a neutral position, provided are: a first choke for controlling a parking brake to apply a braking force to a swing motor when a predetermined delay time has passed since the tool is brought back to a neutral position in a state where the tool is connected to a pilot pump; and an on-off valve and a second choke for controlling the parking brake to apply a braking force to the motor when a delay time shorter than the predetermined delay time has passed since the tool is brought back to the neutral position and disconnected from the pilot pump. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323269 | VEHICLE ENGINE-STARTING DEVICE - An engine-starting device for a vehicle having an engine, a parking lock mechanism and an automatic transmission, the engine-starting device being provided with a drive plate connected to a crankshaft of said engine, an electric motor having a pinion selectively engageable with the drive plate, and an actuator device configured to move said pinion to an engaging position for engagement with said drive plate to start said engine, comprises: said parking lock mechanism having a manual shaft selectively switchable between a rotation permitting position for permitting a rotary motion of an output shaft of said automatic transmission, and a parking lock position for inhibiting the rotary motion of the output shaft; and said actuator device being configured to move said pinion between said engaging position and a non-engaging position for disengagement from said drive plate, said electric motor being connected to said manual shaft to rotate the manual shaft from one of said rotation permitting position and said parking lock position to the other, when said pinion is located at said non-engaging position by said actuator device. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323270 | SPRINT TRAINER AID - Disclosed is a sprinter training aid which pulls the sprinter forward in an over speed condition, for the purpose of exercise the muscles which pull the leg forward when running, such the hip flexor muscles. Two devices can be used, one pulling the sprinter forward and one pulling the sprinter backward at the start of a run. The backward pulling at the start of the run exercises the sprinter's muscles which are used when going from a stationary position, to a full speed sprint. The device which pulls the sprinter forward would take over when the rearward pulling device shut off, and pull the sprinter to an over speed condition. Include in the device is a cable and cable winder, and a motor, computer, and a wireless connection to a data compilation computer. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323271 | EXERCISE DEVICES WITH FORCE SENSORS - An exemplary exercise device includes a handheld force sensor with complementary male and female connectors extending from opposite sides thereof. The force sensor senses pulling and/or pushing forces exerted between the opposing sides. The male connector may be resistant to travel through the female connector except in limited orientations. The connectors allow the exercise device to interface with any mobile or immobile device having complementary connectors. Non-complementary connectors can connect with the exercise device through a body passage. Depending on devices interfaced with the exercise device, force readings can be taken during a vast variety of motions using different muscle groups during training, exercise, and rehabilitation/physical therapy in homes, schools, healthcare facilities, health clubs, etc. Force readings from the force sensor may be communicated via wired and/or wireless technologies to other devices for live (real-time) processing and display as well as additional historical analysis and reporting. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323272 | TRAMPOLINE - A trampoline comprises a trampoline sheet or mat supported around its periphery from a circumextending support structure by spring couplings, preferably a plurality of helical springs, under tension. The trampoline is provided with a net enclosure in which a generally circumextending net is mounted by respective sheaths on a plurality of poles coupled to the support structure and extending generally upright therefrom. In use, for the greater part of its height, the position of the net corresponds generally to the periphery of the support structure, while lower edge regions of the net are coupled to the periphery of the sheet or mat inboard of the support structure, thereby at least largely preventing a user from falling or treading upon the spring couplings or on an annular pad overlying said couplings, if present. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323273 | INFLATABLE STRUCTURE FOR PHYSICAL EXERCISE IN WATER - An inflatable structure for physical exercise in water is described. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323274 | CLIMBING HOLD ASSEMBLY HAVING LOAD DISSIPATIVE EFFECT - A climbing hold assembly is able to greatly reduce the compressive forces experienced in securing a climbing hold to a panel or sheet of polycarbonate or thermoplastic material. A region of a load dissipation element formed in the underside of the load dissipation element is in communication with a region of the climbing hold formed in the underside of the climbing hold via the polycarbonate or thermoplastic material, the regions being of substantially the shape. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323275 | EXERCISE SYSTEM - An exercise device is provided. The exercise device may include a mounting mechanism, a telescoping tube assembly and at least one strapping mechanism. The telescoping tube assembly may be extended and/or retracted to removably secure the exercise device within a frame, so that an operator may perform body-weight supported exercise routines therefrom. Moreover, the at least one strapping mechanism may adjustably slide about the telescoping tube assembly so that the operator may precisely set attachment points for any exercising accessories, such as resistance bands. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323276 | ATHLETIC TRAINING DEVICE - A training device that includes a base member having opposed sides that are for grasping by the hands of a user, a cross bar supported over the base member, a support post mounted from the base member at a lower end of the support post and for supporting the cross bar at an upper end of the support post, and a pair of cables separately attached at opposite ends of the cross bar. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323277 | Exercise Bench with Rotating Torso Support - An exercising apparatus is disclosed having a padded support for a user's hips and all, or a portion of, the user's torso. The padded support is positioned on either a fixed-length, or an adjustable support at approximately hip height and it is angled upward from the floor on which the exercise device is resting at approximately midway between horizontal and vertical, and is capable of side to side arcuate movement along an axis that is located in line with and above the upper surface of the padded support. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323278 | STANDING TRACTION DEVICE - An exercise apparatus includes an adjustable support frame configured be adjusted to raise or lower a waist portion thereof to accommodate users of different heights standing adjacent thereto on a support surface. The exercise apparatus also includes a pivotal upper body support constructed and arranged to pivot relative to the support frame. The upper body support is configured to receive a torso of a user standing adjacent to the adjustable support frame, and facilitate a traction exercise to stretch a spine of the user when the torso of the user engages the pivotal upper body support and bends over the support frame. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323279 | Tool Changing Method and Machine Tool - A machine tool includes a rotatable spindle, a spindle drive, a tool magazine, a tool changer including a rotating shaft, a rotating shaft drive motor, an angular position detector, a tool change arm having gripping units at both ends, and a controller. After interchanging a first tool mounted on the spindle and a second tool held in a tool pot, when rotating the tool change arm to an intermediate position, rotation of the spindle is started as soon as the second tool mounted on the spindle and the gripping unit are out of contact with each other. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323280 | CNC MACHINE TOOL WITH A SINGLE-SPINDLE AND TWO SETS OF CUTTING TOOL CHANGERS - A CNC machine tool with a single-spindle and two sets of cutting tool changers, includes a machine unit, a first cutting tool changer, and a second cutting tool changer, wherein the machine unit comprises a machine body, a processing spindle head, a working table, a spindle, and cutting tools. The first cutting tool changer comprises a first cutting tool magazine arranged on one side of the machine body, a first cam driving mechanism, and a first cutting tool exchanging arm, wherein the first cutting tool exchanging arm is able to exchange the cutting tools respectively located within the first cutting magazine and located on the spindle. The second cutting tool changer has the same structure and function as the first cutting tool changer. Therefore, it is able to manage a huge number of cutting tools so as to apply to long-term and non-stop cutting process and improve the production efficiency. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323281 | BAG MAKING MACHINE AND METHOD - A bag making machine and method automatically produces bags upon demand by feeding, sealing and cutting a tubular film. The bag is fully released upon formation to allow the formed bag to be freely removed from the machine. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323282 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR ERECTING CONTAINERS - Apparatus and a method are provided for erecting a container ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140323283 | METHOD FOR FORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A three-dimensional support structure is provided and includes a single sheet of material that is folded into a repeating pattern of cells. Each of the cells is formed by first and second spaced-apart endwalls and first and second sloped sidewalls spanning between the endwalls. Each endwall comprises two plies of material while each sidewall comprises a single ply of material. The first and second sidewalls are adjoined at a folded edge. The cells are aligned such that the first endwall of one cell from the repeating pattern abuts the second endwall of an adjacent cell of the repeating pattern to form a four-ply wall of the material. A first liner may be attached to a first side of the folded material and a second liner may be attached to a second side of the folded material. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323284 | Automated System and Method for Blood Components Separation and Processing - A system for centrifugation and processing multi-units of blood simultaneously. The system having a plurality of equally spaced blood processing stations integrated to the rotor and spinning therewith around the axis of rotation. Each station is fit to receive a set of fluidly interconnected containers having blood for processing. Hydraulic means are used to automatically balance the rotor by having a mechanism to transfer fluid to special chambers on the processing stations in order to compensate for the weight variations of the multiple blood units mounted to the rotor. A Computer controls the centrifuge operations. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323285 | PHOSPHATE OPTICAL GLASS - The invention including phosphate optical glass with refractivity ranging from 1.93 to 1.95 and the Abbe number ranging from 16 to 19, with a low liquidus temperature. The phosphate optical glass, including: 5 to 25 wt % of NaPO | 2014-10-30 |
20140323286 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE PACKAGE - Fusion-formable sodium-containing aluminosilicate and boroaluminosilicate glasses are described. The glasses are particularly useful for controlled release of sodium—useful in semiconductor applications, such as thin film photovoltaics where the sodium required to optimize cell efficiency is to be derived from the substrate glass. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323287 | BOROSILICATE GLASS HAVING IMPROVED HYDROLYTIC RESISTANCE FOR PREFERRED USE IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR - Borosilicate glasses, preferably for use in the pharmaceutical sector, are provided. The borosilicate glasses are outstandingly suitable for the use as pharmaceutical primary packaging, such as phials or ampoules, since the aqueous or water-containing medicaments kept in the containers do not attack the glass significantly, and so the glass releases no, or only few, ions. The borosilicate glasses have the following composition in % by weight or consist thereof: | 2014-10-30 |
20140323288 | FIBROUS IM-5 MOLECULAR SIEVE AND PREPARATION PROECESS THEREOF - The present invention provides a fibrous IM-5 molecular sieve and the preparation process thereof. According to the process according to the present invention, by adding an appropriate amount of a quaternary ammonium salt with a long carbon chain to the preparation system so as to occur a synergistic action with the organic templet agent, an IM-5 molecular sieve which would be otherwise a rodlike form is converted into the fibrous form. The IM-5 molecular sieve according to the present invention has an aspect ratio greater than that of the rodlike IM-5 molecular sieve obtained according to the prior art, such that the proportion of the exposed periphery crystal face is higher, which benefit to increasing the selectivity of the catalytic reaction for the corresponding crystal face. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323289 | ZEOLITIC ADSORBENTS FOR USE IN ADSORPTIVE SEPARATION PROCESSES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for producing a zeolitic adsorbent includes providing a zeolite material, providing a zeolite material, providing a first clay binder material and a second clay binder material, the first clay binder material having a greater median particle size than the second clay binder material, determining a desired adsorption kinetics rate for the zeolitic adsorbent, wherein the desired adsorption kinetics rate is based at least in part on a separations process in which the zeolitic adsorbent is desired to be employed, and selecting either the first clay binder material or the second clay binder material based at least in part on the determined desired adsorption kinetics rate. The method further includes blending the zeolite material and the selected first or second clay binder material to form a zeolite/binder blended system, forming a plurality of shaped zeolitic adsorbent pieces from the exchanged zeolite/binder blended system, binder-converting the clay binder material into a zeolite material, and ion-exchanging the binder-converted shaped pieces with an exchange cation to form an ion-exchanged zeolite/binder blended system. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323290 | PHOTOCATALYST-SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - An object of the invention of the present application is to provide a photocatalyst-carrying structure provided with a carrier and a photocatalyst layer carried on the carrier with an adhesive layer there between, wherein the adhesive layer for carrying the photocatalyst does not contain a volatile organic compound as solvent. An aqueous silicone-modified resin is preferably used for the adhesive layer, and the aqueous silicone-modified resin is preferably a resin obtained by emulsion polymerization of a monomer in the presence of an emulsifier in an aqueous medium, and is further modified with silicone using a compound having a silicone structure. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323291 | MIXED OXIDES OF TRANSITION METALS, HYDROTREATMENT CATALYSTS OBTAINED THEREFROM AND PREPARATION PROCESS - New sulfide metal catalysts are described, containing Ni, Mo and W, an element Z selected from Si, Al and mixtures thereof, and possibly an organic residue, obtained by sulfidation of mixed oxide precursors, also new, characterized in that they comprise an amorphous phase and a wolframite iso structural crystalline phase, the crystallinity degree of said mixed oxides being higher than 0 and lower than 100%, preferably higher than 0 and lower than 70%. The catalysts of the invention are useful as hydrotreatment catalysts, and in particular as hydrodesulfurization, hydrodenitrogenation and/or hydrodearomatization catalysts. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323292 | SUPPORTED METAL CATALYST AND METHOD OF MAKING THE CATALYST - Provided is a method for making a supported metal catalyst. The method includes forming a mixture comprising a high surface area support, a reducing agent precursor that decomposes to produce reducing gases below about 1200° C., and a metal catalyst precursor. The mixture is heated to a temperature sufficient to decompose the reducing agent precursor to produce a reducing agent, and then cooled to form the supported metal catalyst. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323293 | ACTIVATION OF A SELF-ACTIVATING HYDROPROCESSING CATALYST WITH STEAM - A self-activating hydroprocessing catalyst for treating heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks is further activated by contacting the self-activating catalyst with steam. The steam may be added to the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock prior to contacting with the self-activating catalyst or may be added to a reactor vessel containing the self-activating catalyst. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323294 | Exhaust Gas Purifying Catalyst Composition and Exhaust Gas Purifying Catalyst - Provided is a catalyst composition using other metals different from noble metals as a catalytic activity component and which has an excellent catalytic activity even after a thermal duration treatment. Provided are an exhaust gas purifying catalyst composition which includes ceria-zirconia particles with a feature in that a peak arising from (111) plane is divided into two peak tops in an XRD pattern and in which a transition metal including at least one of Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, and Ag is supported on the ceria-zirconia particles, and a catalyst using the exhaust gas purifying catalyst composition. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323295 | METHOD OF FORMULATING ALKYLENE OXIDE CATALYST IN RELATION TO CATALYST REFERENCE PROPERTIES - Methods of preparing a second high-efficiency, rhenium-promoted silver catalyst for producing alkylene oxide from an alkylene based on a first catalyst are disclosed and described. In accordance with the disclosed methods, the first and second catalysts include at least one promoter that includes a rhenium promoter. The target catalyst concentrations of one or more promoters of the at least one promoter on the second catalyst are determined based on the values of a catalyst reference property for the two catalysts and the concentration of the one or more promoters of the at least one promoter on the first catalyst. Suitable catalyst reference properties include carrier specific surface area and silver specific surface area. Reaction systems utilizing the first and second catalysts are also described. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323296 | Pesticide Compositions and Methods for Their Use - Pesticide compositions and methods for their use are provided. Embodiments of the subject pesticide compositions include a pesticide and an assimilable carbon skeleton energy component. Embodiments of the subject compositions may include a pesticide and one or more of a macronutrient component, micronutrient component, vitamin/cofactor component and a complexing agent. Also provided are methods that include preparing an assimilable carbon skeleton energy containing-pesticide composition and methods for administering an assimilable carbon skeleton energy containing-pesticide composition to a plant. Kits for use in practicing the subject invention are also provided. The subject pesticide compositions find use in a variety of different applications, and are particularly suited for use in at least mollifying pesticide-induced phytotoxicity of a plant. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323297 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - The present invention relates to a fertilizer comprising at least one microbe selected from the group consisting of | 2014-10-30 |
20140323298 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING OXYFLUORFEN AND HALOXYFOP - An herbicidal composition containing (a) oxyfluorfen and (b) haloxyfop or an agriculturally acceptable ester or salt thereof provides control of undesirable vegetation, e.g., in crops, including but not limited to direct-seeded, water-seeded and transplanted rice, wheat, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, corn/maize, cotton, pastures, grasslands, rangelands, fallowland, turf, tree and vine orchards, including, but not limited to, citrus, grapes and tree nuts, aquatics, vegetables (e.g., onions, shallots, peppers, tomatoes, artichokes, cole crops, guava, papaya and strawberries), industrial vegetation management, deciduous trees, conifers, perennial crops and plantation crops (including, but not limited to, coffee and palm oil) and rights of way. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323299 | STABILIZED HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION - A stabilized herbicidal composition comprising fenoxaprop ester herbicide in combination with pyrasulfotole. The present disclosure also provides for a method of stabilizing herbicidal compositions. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323300 | HERBICIDAL COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), or an agronomically acceptable salt of said compounds wherein R | 2014-10-30 |
20140323301 | HERBICIDE/SAFENER COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING N-(TETRAZOL-5-YL) ARYL CARBOXYLIC ACID AMIDES AND N-(TRIAZOL-5-YL) ARYL CARBOXYLIC ACID AMIDES - Herbicide-safener compositions are described, comprising active herbicidal ingredients from the group of the N-(tetrazol-5-yl)- and N-(triazol-5-yl)arylcarboxamides and safeners. These herbicide-safener compositions are particularly suitable for use against harmful plants in crops of useful plants. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323302 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A QUINOLINE CARBOXYLIC ACID - The invention provides a process for the preparation of a carboxylic acid of formula (IV) (which is useful as a safener for herbicides): wherein R | 2014-10-30 |
20140323303 | 2-(SUBSTITUTED-PHENYL)-CYCLOPENTANE-1,3-DIONE COMPOUNDS, AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): wherein: X is methyl or chlorine; R | 2014-10-30 |
20140323304 | HERBICIDE COMPOSITION AND WEED CONTROL METHOD - A method for producing a herbicidal composition containing an oily extract as an active ingredient. The method includes collecting cooled steam generated during a drying step of a lumber of trees belonging to the order Pinales to produce condensed water containing the oily extract, and obtaining the oily extract from the condensed water. Also disclosed is a method which includes distilling a lumber belonging to the order Pinales with steam and a method which includes extracting a lumber belonging to the order Pinales with hot water. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323305 | Use of Strobilurin Type Compounds for Combating Phytopathogenic Fungi Resistant to QO Inhibitors - The present invention relates to the use of strobilurine type compounds of formula I and the N-oxides and the salts thereof for combating phytopathogenic fungi containing a mutation in the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene conferring resistance to Qo inhibitors, and to methods for combating such fungi. The invention also relates to novel compounds, processes for preparing these compounds, to compositions comprising at least one such compound, to plant health applications, and to seeds coated with at least one such compound. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323306 | Substituted 1,2,5-Oxadiazole Compounds and Their Use as Herbicides - The present invention relates to substituted 1,2,5-oxadiazole compounds of the formula I and the N-oxides and salts thereof and to compositions comprising the same. The invention also relates to the use of the 1,2,5-oxadiazole compounds or of the compositions comprising such compounds for controlling unwanted vegetation. Furthermore, the invention relates to methods of applying such compounds. In formula I, the variables have the following meanings R is e.g. hydrogen, cyano, nitro, halogen, C | 2014-10-30 |
20140323307 | MANAGEMENT METHOD AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR BIOMASS AT PLANT HARVEST - A method for managing plant biomass at harvest in accordance with the present invention includes the steps of: a) measuring the amount of fatty acids contained in a plant(s); b) obtaining the percentage of linolenic acid with respect to the total amount of fatty acids; and c) estimating the plant biomass at harvest from the percentage of linolenic acid thus obtained. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323308 | Water-Soluble Granule Formulation of 2,4-D Salt and Preparation Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a water-soluble granule formulation of 2,4-D salt, comprising components in the following weight percent: 5-80% 2,4-D salt (calculated as 2,4-D acid), and a water-soluble filler as the balance. The water-soluble granule formulation of 2,4-D salt has an outstanding control efficiency on annual or perennial Poaceae weeds and some broadleaf weeds in fields of soybean and other Fabaceae plants, for example, such weeds as amaranth, knotweed, lamb's-quarters night shade, siberian cocklebur, barnyard grass, foxtail grass, digitaria sanguinalis, broomcorn millet and the like. The formulation is environment-friendly, and has the advantages of being free of organic solvents and dusts and being easy to measure in comparison to conventional emulsifiable formulation, wettable powder formulation and suspension formulation. The present invention also discloses the preparation method of the formulation. The production process is simple, economical and safe. The whole production process, without the use of dangerous chemicals, is easy to control and operate and has a high safety factor. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323309 | HERBICIDE COMPOSITION COMPRISING HERBICIDE COMPOUND IN ACID FORM - Described are herbicide compositions and methods for their preparation and use, in particular, herbicide compositions and methods relating to herbicide compositions containing herbicide compounds in acid form, and further including an acidifying agent. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323310 | Pesticidal Mixtures - The present invention relates to an agrochemical mixture for increasing the health of a plant, comprising as active ingredients a herbicidal compound (I) selected from the group consisting of: Benzoic acids, Pyridine carboxylic acids, Quinoline carboxylic acids, and benazolin-ethyl; and a fungicidal compound (II) in synergistically effective amounts. The present invention further relates to a method for improving the health of a plant, wherein the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow or plant propagation material from which the plant grows is treated with an effective amount of a mixture as defined above. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a mixture as defined above for synergistically increasing the health of a plant. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323311 | Pesticidal Mixtures - The present invention relates to an agrochemical mixture for increasing the health of a plant, comprising as active ingredients a herbicidal compound (I) selected from the group consisting of: Benzoic acids, Pyridine carboxylic acids, Quinoline carboxylic acids, and benazolin-ethyl; and a fungicidal compound (II) in synergistically effective amounts. The present invention further relates to a method for improving the health of a plant, wherein the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow or plant propagation material from which the plant grows is treated with an effective amount of a mixture as defined above. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a mixture as defined above for synergistically increasing the health of a plant. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323312 | Polyacrylamide Based Agricultural Compositions - A polyacrylamide based agricultural composition as a microemulsion is provided in form of a water-in-oil microemulsion with polyacrylamide dissolved in the water phase where the polyacrylamide solids content is from about two up to about 15 percent by weight, which is then further diluted in water at the time of use to impart the desired characteristics of the polymer to the water phase or to the material to which the water phase is applied. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323313 | Technique For Limiting Transmission Of Fault Current - A new type of superconducting fault current limiter is disclosed, which can advantageously be used with high voltage transmission networks. The circuit is electrically connected to two terminals, which connect to the transmission network. The superconducting circuit is located within an enclosure or tank, which is electrically isolated from ground. Therefore, the voltage difference between the enclosure and the superconducting circuit, and between the enclosure and the terminals are significantly less than exist in current deployments. In some embodiments, the enclosure is electrically connected to one of the terminals, while in other embodiments, the enclosure is electrically isolated from the terminals. The circuit can be combined with other like circuits to address a wide range of current transmission network configurations. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323314 | OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTOR WIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTOR WIRE - An oxide superconductor wire includes: a tape-shaped oxide superconductor laminate that is formed by providing an intermediate layer on a front surface side of a metal tape-shaped substrate, providing an oxide superconductor layer on the intermediate layer, and providing a protective layer on the oxide superconductor layer; and a coating member that includes a metal tape and a low melting point metal layer, in which the metal tape has a wider width than that of the oxide superconductor laminate and covers the protective layer surface of the oxide superconductor laminate, both side surfaces of the oxide superconductor laminate, and both end portions of a substrate back surface side in a width direction thereof, and both end portions of the metal tape in a width direction thereof are provided to cover both the end portions of the substrate back surface. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323315 | POLYSPECIFICITY REAGENTS, METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - The present invention relates, inter alia, to polyspecificity reagents, methods of making the same, and methods of using the same in, inter alia, the selection, screening, enrichment, and identification of non-polyspecific, and thus developable, polypeptides. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323316 | MULTIPLE TAGGING OF INDIVIDUAL LONG DNA FRAGMENTS - This disclosure provides methods and compositions for tagging long fragments of a target nucleic acid for sequencing and analyzing the resulting sequence information in order to reduce errors and perform haplotype phasing, for example. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323317 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE IN THE FORMATION AND CONTROL OF NANOREACTORS - The present invention provides novel microfluidic devices and methods that are useful for performing high-throughput screening assays and combinatorial chemistry. The invention provides for aqueous based emulsions containing uniquely labeled cells, enzymes, nucleic acids, etc., wherein the emulsions further comprise primers, labels, probes, and other reactants. An oil based carrier-fluid envelopes the emulsion library on a microfluidic device, such that a continuous channel provides for flow of the immiscible fluids, to accomplish pooling, coalescing, mixing, sorting, detection, etc., of the emulsion library. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323318 | METHODS OF DETECTING MUTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ATAXIA-OCULAR APRAXIA 2 (AOA2) - Methods of identifying polymorphisms associated with ataxia-ocular apraxia 2 (AOA2), are described. The polymorphisms associated with AOA2 include specific mutations in the senataxin (SETX) gene. Also described are methods of diagnosis of AOA2, as well as methods of assessing an individual for carrier status for AOA2. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323319 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ISOLATING NUCLEIC ACIDS - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for nucleic acid isolation. In particular, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for isolating nucleic acids from aqueous samples (e.g., blood or urine). | 2014-10-30 |
20140323320 | METHOD OF DETECTING FUSED TRANSCRIPTS AND SYSTEM THEREOF - Provided is a method of detecting method of detecting fusion transcripts in a sample to be analyzed. The method may comprises: subjecting the sample to be analyzed containing a RNA transcriptome to paired-end sequencing, to obtain paired-end RNA-Seq data of the sample to be analyzed; aligning the paired-end RNA-Seq data to a human reference genome sequence, to obtain first paired-end mapped reads, first single-end mapped reads, and first unmapped reads; evaluating an insertsize between two ends of the paired-end mapped reads by means of the first paired-end mapped reads, to obtain a proportion of paired-end mapped reads with overlapped 3′-ends; aligning the first unmapped reads to annotated transcripts, to obtain second single-end mapped reads and second unmapped reads; aligning the second unmapped reads to the annotated transcripts, to filter out unmapped reads caused by indel and obtain third unmapped reads; merging all single-end mapped reads, to obtain a set of single-end mapped reads; obtaining a gene pair linked by a cross-read as a primary set of candidate gene pairs based on the set of single-end mapped reads and combining with a relationship of the mapped paired-end reads; subjecting the primary set of candidate gene pairs to a filtration, to obtain a candidate set of fused gene pairs; bisecting the third unmapped read, to obtain a half-unmapped read; aligning the half-unmapped read to a gene-junction sequence in the candidate set of fused gene pairs, to obtain a potent region of a fused junction site in the gene in which the half-unmap read locates; outputting original reads of mapped half-unmapped reads, to obtain useful unmapped reads; subjecting the candidate set of fused gene pairs to a fusion simulation; aligning the useful unmapped reads to a junction library, to obtain a fused gene supported by the useful unmapped reads; calculating and gathering the fused sequence supported by the useful unmapped reads, to obtain information of the fused gene. And a system for detecting fusion transcripts is also provided. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323321 | DETECTION OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER USING HYPERMETHYLATED GENE DETECTION - Methods and kits for detection of a cell proliferative disorder, such as head and neck cancer are provided utilizing analysis of the methylation state of targeted genes or regulatory regions of genes in a saliva or serum sample are described. The presence of hypermethylation of the genes or their regulatory regions is indicative of the presence, or a stronger possibility of recurrence and or a poorer prognosis in subjects with cancer. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323322 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHEMICAL SENSING USING 2D PHOTONIC CRYSTAL ARRAYS - A chemical sensor comprising: a hydrogel layer, comprising one or more molecular recognition agents and a 2DPC self-assembling array; and a mirror layer. A method for analyzing a sample or bodily fluid, comprising: obtaining a sample or bodily fluid; placing an amount of the sample or bodily fluid onto a chemical sensor, comprising: a hydrogel layer, comprising a molecular recognition agent and a 2DPC self-assembling array; a tethering hydrogel layer; a mirror layer; and a membrane filter layer, allowing the bodily fluid to interact with the hydrogel layer; and allowing ambient or artificial light to pass through the hydrogel layer onto the mirror layer and observing a change in diffraction versus a control. | 2014-10-30 |
20140323323 | Silicon-Based Photonic Crystal Fluorescence Enhancement and Laser Line Scanning Instrument - A silicon-based photonic crystal includes a silicon substrate, a first dielectric with a grating structure formed therein, and a second dielectric with a higher index of refraction that covers at least a portion of the grating structure. The first dielectric can be formed on the silicon substrate, or a Fabry-Perot optical cavity can be formed between the silicon substrate and the first dielectric. An instrument can excite a fluorophore coupled to the photonic crystal by focusing collimated incident light that includes the fluorophore's excitation wavelength to a focal line on the surface of the photonic crystal such that the focal line is substantially parallel to the grating direction and can detect fluorescence radiation emitted by the fluorophore in response to the incident light. To provide for fluorescence enhancement, the excitation wavelength and/or emission wavelength of the fluorophore can couple to an optical resonance of the photonic crystal. | 2014-10-30 |