49th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140356225 | METHOD FOR PRE-TREATMENT OF GOLD-BEARING OXIDE ORES - The disclosure relates to pre-treatment of precious metal-bearing oxide ores, prior to precious metal leaching by thiosulfate. The process comprises mixing oxide ore in oxygenated water in the presence of a carbon-based material (e.g., activated carbon or other type of carbon). The carbon-based material can be separated from the ore slurry, and, the gold is thereafter leached by a thiosulfate lixiviant. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356226 | Au-Ga-In BRAZING MATERIAL - A brazing material which can be melted at a suitable temperature at which damage is not given to a device inside a package upon sealing, and besides the brazing material is not remelted, e.g., upon mounting to a board, and which has a low temperature difference between a liquidus and a solidus. The brazing material is made of a Au—Ga—In ternary alloy, wherein weight concentrations of the elements lie within a region of a polygon with a point A (Au: 90%, Ga: 10%, In: 0%), a point B (Au: 70%, Ga: 30%, In: 0%), a point C (Au: 60%, Ga: 0%, In: 40%) and a point D (Au: 80%, Ga: 0%, In: 20%) as vertexes (excluding lines on which In and Ga become 0%), in a Au—Ga—In ternary phase diagram. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356227 | DAIRY FARM FLUID LINE TREATMENT - A fluid line treatment kit for a dairy farm milking system having a vacuum subsystem for imparting vacuum within a fluid line is provided. The fluid line treatment kit includes at least one ozone gas source; a conduit associated with each ozone gas source configured to convey ozone gas to within the fluid line at a respective location; and a control system configured to trigger each ozone gas source to produce ozone gas while the vacuum subsystem is actuated. Vacuum imparted by the vacuum subsystem in the fluid line draws ozone gas via the at least one conduit into and through the fluid line. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356228 | Electromagnetic Polymer Composite Material for Anti-Fouling Effect - The antifouling coating is a composite material consisting of fluorinated electroactive bipolymers and magnetic particles. This composite material is coated on a solid surface to make a smooth durable grassy coating. The coating generates electrical current when an electrolytic liquid flows over it, which prevents bacterial cells from attaching to the surface. It prevents virus and protein attachment. It also prevents chemical corrosion of a surface. The composite material itself, and the antifouling method that uses fluoride compounds and electrical current that is generated by the fluid flow are disclosed for a patent. The composite material can be applied to medical devices, biomedical devices, industrial equipment, ship's hulls, food processing equipment, food processors, drinking water distribution systems, and home electrical appliances. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356229 | UV DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UV STERILIZATION - Provided herein are ultraviolet (UV) devices, systems, and methods for UV disinfection and sterilization, more specifically, UV devices, systems, and methods for UV disinfection and sterilization of a container, room, space or defined environment. The systems, UV devices, and methods are particularly useful for the UV disinfection and sterilization of a container used in the food and dairy industry and for containers used in the process of fermentation for an alcoholic beverage. Provided are also UV devices, systems, and methods for inhibiting the growth of one or more species of microorganisms present in a container, room, space or defined environment, preferably for inhibiting the growth of one or more species of microorganisms present on an interior surface of a container, room, space or defined environment. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356230 | MICROBIAL COMPOSITION - A synergistic microbicidal composition containing a phenolic compound selected from the class consisting of chlorinated phenols, monosubstituted phenols, fused bicyclic phenols, isopropyl methyl catechols, and monosubstituted catechols and an antimicrobial alcohol selected from the class of menthadiene alcohols and other antimicrobial alcohols. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356231 | Automated KleenSan System - Systems and processes to dispense, clean and sanitize the key exposure points in the filling process to reduce risk of mold, yeast, or bacteria product spoilage, with minimal downtime. In some embodiments, a process uses a chemical solution that includes a liquid including potable water or another liquid—such as paramagnetic water, ultrapure water, R.O. water or any other kind of modified water—and a biocide solution such as sodium hypochlorite, stabilized chlorine dioxide, etc. at concentrations between 0.5 and 200 ppm or any of the components of electrochemical activated (EAC) water. In some embodiments, the water has a low enough chemical concentration to allow application without a follow-up rinse. The high ORP water at high pressure and flow removes the statically charged particles, preventing micro growth in between sprays, and effectively cleaning and sanitizing in a single step. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356232 | DRIVING APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an analyzing apparatus including a first drive part ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140356233 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE AND REAGENT PROCESSING METHOD IN AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE - An automatic analyzer is capable of performing a preparation process on a reagent used to measure a highly urgent test item even during analysis operation, and is configured as follows. If there is no parameter for the analysis item regarding a new reagent, the parameters are downloaded. If the priority of reagent preparation is “high,” a sample pipetting scheduling process is temporarily stopped. If the priority of reagent preparation is not “high,” it is determined whether a waiting time limit has been exceeded, and if it has, the sample pipetting scheduling process is stopped temporarily, reagent preparation scheduling is performed, and the sample pipetting scheduling process is resumed. If it is determined that the waiting time limit has not been exceeded, if the priority of reagent preparation is “medium,” and if the reagent preparation mechanism is found available, then reagent preparation scheduling is performed. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356234 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING SMALL VOLUME LIQUID SAMPLES - Improvements in and relating to devices for receiving liquid samples A device for receiving a liquid sample may form part of a micro sampling head for an instrument such as a spectrophotometer. The device receives a liquid sample to be analysed by a process involving the passing of electromagnetic radiation through the sample, and comprises a light inlet guide ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140356235 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzer includes a magnet and a photometric mechanism. The magnet generates a magnetic field applied to a test solution containing a sample and magnetic particles accommodated in a cuvette. The photometric mechanism includes a light source and a detector. The light source irradiates light toward the test solution. The detector is provided in a position opposed to the light source across the cuvette to detect the light from the test solution. The magnet has a geometrical arrangement such that a magnetic flux density of the magnetic field in the test solution inside the cuvette becomes substantially uniform. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356236 | DENITRIFICATION APPARATUS - There is provided a denitrification apparatus capable of reducing NOx from a combustion facility and preventing evaporation of a reducing liquid in a lance and an injection nozzle in the combustion facility in operation at a low load by adjusting concentration of a reducing agent, thereby achieving complete evaporation of the reducing liquid in an exhaust gas duct. The denitrification apparatus of the present invention includes: a nozzle for spraying a reducing liquid containing a reducing agent for reducing nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas discharged from a combustion facility into the exhaust gas by using a flow of gas; a gas supply unit for supplying the gas to the nozzle; a reducing liquid supply unit for supplying the reducing liquid to the nozzle; and a concentration control unit for adjusting concentration of the reducing agent on the basis of a temperature of the exhaust gas and a supply amount of the reducing liquid by supplying a diluting liquid to the reducing liquid so that the reducing agent is not vaporized in the reducing liquid supply unit. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356237 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - It is intended to maintain the purification ability as a whole. For this purpose, an exhaust gas purification apparatus comprises a three-way catalyst; an NH | 2014-12-04 |
20140356238 | CO SHIFT REACTION APPARATUS AND GASIFICATION GAS REFINING SYSTEM - A CO shift reaction apparatus | 2014-12-04 |
20140356239 | CATALYST UNIT - A catalyst unit may include a carrier that channels may be formed from a front surface thereof to a rear surface thereof, and plugs that closes the channels that may be formed along an edge portion of the front surface except a central portion of the front surface, wherein a coating layer may be not formed in the channels that the plugs may be disposed and a coating layer may be formed along the remaining opened channels. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356240 | PARTICULATE FILTER CONTAINING A NICKEL-COPPER CATALYST - A particulate filter for use in a vehicle engine exhaust is provided which includes a catalyst containing a mixture of nickel and copper. The catalyst is impregnated into the filter substrate, which is non-reactive with nickel and copper. When used in a vehicle exhaust gas treatment system, the catalyst on the filter improves soot burn-off at low temperatures, provides improved efficiency in reducing CO and NO | 2014-12-04 |
20140356241 | HOLDING SEAL MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR HOLDING SEAL MATERIAL, EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS - A holding seal material made of a laminated mat configured by laminating a plurality of mats containing an inorganic fiber and having a rectangular planar shape so that longitudinal-direction lengths of the respective mats sequentially increase as the mats are laminated, in which the film is attached to a principal surface of the mat configuring the laminated mat and having a longest longitudinal-direction length on an opposite side to a side on which the mat having the longest longitudinal-direction length is in contact with other mats and longitudinal-direction side surfaces of the mat having the longest longitudinal-direction length, and the film is attached to a principal surface of the mat having the longest longitudinal-direction length on the side on which the mat having the longest longitudinal-direction length is in contact with other mats in a state in which a part of the principal surface is exposed. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356242 | HOLDING SEALING MATERIAL, EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - A holding sealing material includes a laminate of a plurality of mats and a film. The plurality of mats each include inorganic fibers and have a rectangular shape in a plan view. The plurality of mats are arranged in an order of longitudinal length from a shortest longitudinal length to a longest longitudinal length. The film is provided around a longest mat having the longest longitudinal length among the plurality of mats. The longest mat has a first main surface and a second main surface which is on a side opposite to the first main surface and which is in contact with a second longest mat. The film is adhered to the first main surface and longitudinal side surfaces of the longest mat and is adhered to the second main surface to allow the second main surface to be partly exposed. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356243 | Systems and Methods for Providing ZPGM Perovskite Catalyst for Diesel Oxidation Applications - Diesel oxidation ZPGM catalyst systems using Y | 2014-12-04 |
20140356244 | OZONE GENERATOR - An ozone generating apparatus which is provided with a discharge suppressing member formed of a metal plate and covering an outer circumferential surface of a portion of a dielectric tube facing to a tube sheet, the discharge suppressing member being electrically in contact with a metal tube or the tube sheet, wherein the discharge suppressing member is formed by curling the metal plate longer than a circumferential length of the dielectric tube into a circular shape so as to have an overlapping portion, and by joining together, in the overlapping portion, a part of the metal plate placed outside and a part of the metal plate placed inside, at a near-end portion of the metal plate placed outside in the overlapping portion, and wherein the discharge suppressing member has, on the part of the metal plate placed outside in the overlapping portion, a spring portion. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356245 | DYNAMIC FILTRATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Dynamic filtration systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, a filtration system can include a filter device having a body portion positioned between first and second end portions and a filter media in a cavity defined by the body portion. The filter media can be configured to filter a predetermined substance from a ferrofluid. The filter device can further include a coil at the body portion, a first magnetic plate proximate the first end portion and a second magnetic plate proximate the second end portion. The coil can generate a first magnetic field across the body portion, and the first and second magnetic plates interact to form a second magnetic field across the body portion. The first and second magnetic fields can be configured to drive filtration of the ferrofluid. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356246 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING GREENHOUSE GASES INTO SYNTHETIC FUELS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to apparatus and methods for converting carbon dioxide and/or methane into higher alkanes and hydrogen gas in a single reaction chamber using a catalyst and microwave radiation. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356247 | Cell System - High-purity silicon is collected, and the amount of carbon dioxide is effectively curtailed. Oxygen is released from the first or second oxide by irradiating a mixture or compound of a first oxide such as magnesium oxide, potassium oxide, or calcium oxide and a second oxide such as carbon dioxide or silicon monoxide with a laser. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356248 | SEGMENTED BAFFLE SYSTEM FOR A RISER - According to one aspect of the invention, a riser includes a cylindrical housing defined by a sidewall having an interior surface and an exterior surface. A baffle is defined by a first segment and a second segment, wherein the baffle is designed to be positioned on the interior surface of the riser and wherein the first segment and second segment are releasably interlockable. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356249 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING NANOPARTICLES - Systems and methods are provided for filtering a fluid containing nanoparticles. The systems and methods generally include introducing a stream of the nanoparticle-containing fluid into a holding vessel, and extracting at least a part of a nanoparticle-containing fluid accumulated in the holding vessel. The extracted nanoparticle-containing fluid is passed through a filtration module to separate a nanoparticle-containing retentate from a permeate, and the retentate is returned to the vessel. The filtration cycle can be repeated until a desired concentration of the nanoparticles is achieved in the holding vessel. In many embodiments, the generation of the nanoparticle-containing fluid and its filtration are performed concurrently. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356250 | BIOMASS CONVERSION SYSTEMS HAVING A FLUID CIRCULATION LOOP CONTAINING BACKFLUSHABLE FILTERS FOR CONTROL OF CELLULOSIC FINES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF - Digestion of cellulosic biomass to produce a hydrolysate may be accompanied by the formation of cellulosic fines which may be damaging to system components. Biomass conversion systems that may address the issue of cellulosic fines may comprise a fluid circulation loop comprising: a hydrothermal digestion unit; a solids separation unit that is in fluid communication with an outlet of the hydrothermal digestion unit; where the solids separation unit comprises a plurality of filters and the filters are in fluid communication with the fluid circulation loop in both a forward and a reverse flow direction; and a catalytic reduction reactor unit that is in fluid communication with an outlet of the solids separation unit and an inlet of the hydrothermal digestion unit; where at least one of the plurality of filters is in fluid communication with an inlet of the catalytic reduction reactor unit. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356251 | STERILISER - Provided is a sterilizer for medical instruments including a sterilization chamber defining an inner space configured for containing medical instruments and pressurised sterilization fluid; a hatch configured to hermetically seal the inner space; a closure system configured to firmly constrain the hatch to the sterilization chamber; at least one discharge valve configured for placing the inner space in connection for fluid passage with an outside space; and a control unit configured to control the discharge valve. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356252 | Calligraphy Paper-Based Biomedical Testing Sheet and Its Manufacturing Method - A biomedical testing sheet comprises: a substrate with calligraphy paper material, wherein the substrate comprises a wax pattern layer, which is a part of a surface of the substrate coated by a waxy material, and penetrated and diffused by the waxy material, and the wax pattern layer comprises one or more carrying units for carrying one or more droplets of liquids to be measured. The lotus effect substantially prevents diffusion of the liquids and reagents on the carrying units, and reduces the required amount of liquids to be measured and the amount of agent. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356253 | BIOMEDICAL DEVICES - The present invention provides a biomedical device comprising a porous hydrophilic substrate; a hydrophobic material; a fluid inlet; two or more test zones, wherein fluid vertically flows through the porous hydrophilic substrate and then distributes into the test zones. The present invention further provides a method for making a biomedical device. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356254 | CONTAINER FOR CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR - Disclosed is a container for a centrifugal separator. The container for the centrifugal separator according to the present invention is characterized in that a supporting rib formed at a connection portion comes in contact with an inner circumference of an inserting hole or an inner circumference of a bucket of the centrifugal separator in which the container is inserted and supported, although a lower cover coupled with a lower receiving portion of a body falls beyond a predetermined location. Therefore, the container does not move in the radius direction even though the centrifugal separator rotates, and thus is not damaged. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356255 | Microwell Covers for Microplates - Covers for microwells, the covers comprising open portions to allow a pipette access to one or more wells and impermeable portions which prevent the liquids from getting into wells shielded by the impermeable portion. The open portions and impermeable portions are preferably arranged and sized to align with alternating rows of wells in a particular microplate. Preferred covers are movably positioned on the microplate. Automated dispensing apparatus for use with microplates and microwell covers comprises a programmable controller, and suitable interfaces which allow the apparatus to be programmed, and which control a dispensing head such that pipettes are moved in the desired manner in order to take advantage of the protective features of the microwell covers. The apparatus also preferably comprises at least one transfer mechanism for moving a cover relative to a microplate at a dispensing station. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356256 | PYROLYSIS APPARATUS USING LIQUID METAL - The present invention relates to a pyrolysis device using a liquid metal including: a hollow reactor in which the liquid metal is received; a circulating pump connected to the reactor; a buffer tank disposed on an upper portion of the reactor and receiving the liquid metal from the circulating pump; a nozzle coupled with the buffer tank and jetting the liquid metal within the buffer tank into the reactor; and an air supply source supplying air to the liquid metal within the reactor, wherein char generated from fuel injected into the reactor is combusted by reacting with air introduced into a lower portion of the reactor through the air supply source, and liquid metal sprays jetted from the nozzle react with gases generated in the reactor to purify the gases. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356257 | GASOLINE PRODUCTION DEVICE - Provided is a gasoline production device capable of effectively using heat of reaction generated in the synthesis of gasoline and also capable of readily cooling heat generated by synthesizing gasoline. A device | 2014-12-04 |
20140356258 | Method for Separating and Recovering Rare-Earth Elements - A method for separating and recovering a plurality of rare-earth elements, the method including a step of introducing, into a liquid, a mixture containing a rare-earth oxychloride and a rare-earth chloride, the rare-earth oxychloride constituted from a rare-earth element different from a rare-earth element constituting the rare-earth chloride, thereby obtaining an insoluble matter containing the rare-earth oxychloride and a liquid in which the rare-earth chloride is dissolved, a step of recovering the rare-earth oxychloride from the insoluble matter, and a step of recovering the rare-earth chloride from the liquid in which the rare-earth chloride is dissolved. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356259 | Selective Separation of Rare Earth Metals by Integrated Extraction and Crystallization - An integrated recovery process for rare earth recovery includes bringing the acid solution containing rare earth elements into contact with an organic phase containing an extraction agent to extract the rare earth elements into the organic phase. The organic phase is separated from the aqueous phase. The rare earth elements are either collected from the aqueous phase of the extraction process or the rare earth elements are stripped from the organic phase to an aqueous solution. Rare earth powders are collected from the aqueous solution by partly removing the aqueous solvent. Alternatively, the aqueous solvent can be completely removed, the collected rare earth powders are dissolved in an acidic solution, and the mixture is equilibrated for crystallization of the target rare earth element. In both cases, the crystals and a mother liquor are separated by solid/liquid separation. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356260 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING RHENIUM AND ARSENIC, AND METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF RHENIUM - The present invention aims at separating and removing arsenic in a stable form from raw material containing rhenium and arsenic, and reducing a circulation amount of arsenic in a rhenium purification process to obtain rhenium with low-content arsenic. A method for separating rhenium from arsenic in a rhenium purification process, wherein the raw material containing rhenium and arsenic is oxidized and leached, and separated into a leachate containing perrhenic, arsenic, and arsenous acids and a leaching residue containing arsenate, followed by purification of rhenium from the leachate, wherein an alkali is added to the leachate to obtain an arsenic-containing precipitate and a rhenium-containing solution, rhenium is separated from the obtained rhenium-containing solution, an alkali is added to either or both obtained arsenic-containing precipitate and the leaching residue containing arsenate to obtain an arsenic-containing solution and a hydroxide precipitate, and arsenic in the obtained arsenic-containing solution is fixed as a precipitate. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356261 | METHOD FOR ARSENIC OXIDATION AND REMOVAL FROM PROCESS AND WASTE SOLUTIONS - The disclosure relates to the oxidation and immobilization of trivalent arsenic from arsenic-containing solutions. The process includes oxidation of trivalent arsenic (As | 2014-12-04 |
20140356262 | METHOD FOR TREATING TAILINGS POND LIQUOR - A treatment process for processing raw liquor obtained from a tailings pond containing residue from an alumina production facility is disclosed where the raw liquor is first contacted with a gas containing carbon dioxide (CO | 2014-12-04 |
20140356263 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH-PURITY SYNTHETIC MANETITE BY OXIDATION FROM METAL WASTE AND APPLIANCE FOR PRODUCING SAME - The invention relates to a method for producing magnetite with a purity of no less than 90% and higher than 98%, by oxidation of pulverized wustita (iron oxide), at temperatures ranging from 200° C. to 800° C., with the addition of water in liquid or steam form, in counter-current or concurrently, in an externally heated reaction chamber with a controlled atmosphere. The amount of water used to oxidize the wustita being 60 to 500 ml per kilogram of wustita, the grains of wustita powder injected into the reaction chamber having a size no greater than 100 μm for optimal reaction. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356264 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING EXHAUST GASES BY WAY OF FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS - The invention relates to a method for cleaning exhaust gases, in which an exhaust gas and a sorbent are combined in a fluidized bed reactor. In a subsequent filter system, solid matter is segregated, and thereafter, up to 99 per cent of the sorbent is re-channeled into the fluidized bed reactor, wherein the gas is subjected to a rotation around the flow axis in the fluidized bed reactor. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356265 | Catalyzed Filter for Treating Exhaust Gas - Provided is a diesel particulate filter capable of removing soot from an exhaust gas while operating at low backpressure, the filter comprising (a) a wall-flow filter substrate having a mean pore size, an inlet side, an outlet side, and a porous interior between the inlet and outlet sides; and (b) a catalyst composition coated from the outlet side of the substrate, wherein the catalyst composition has a d | 2014-12-04 |
20140356266 | Catalyzed Filter for Treating Exhaust Gas - Provided is a diesel particulate filter capable of removing soot from an exhaust gas while operating at low backpressure, the filter comprising (a) a wall-flow filter substrate having a mean pore size, an inlet side, an outlet side, and a porous interior between the inlet and outlet sides; and (b) a catalyst composition coated from the inlet side of the substrate, wherein the catalyst composition has a d | 2014-12-04 |
20140356267 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM A GAS STREAM - A process and system are disclosed for capturing carbon dioxide from a gas stream. The process and system comprises a first reactor in which a slurry of a metal silicate is reacted together with an ammonium salt in aqueous solution. The salt is one that does not form a precipitate with the metal silicate. In the first reactor the metal silicate reacts with the solution to produce a slurry of silica in an aqueous solution of a salt of the metal and ammonia. Ammonia gas is drawn off directly from the first reactor, and ammonia, including the ammonia drawn off from the first reactor, is added to the gas stream. The process and system also comprises scrubbing the gas stream, including with the added ammonia, with an aqueous solution, whereby the carbon dioxide and ammonia are absorbed into the solution and ammonium carbonate salt(s) are produced. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356268 | METHOD AND ABSORPTION MEDIUM FOR ABSORBING CO2 FROM A GAS MIXTURE - The absorption of CO | 2014-12-04 |
20140356269 | Recovery of Halogens by Partial Condensation - A method includes injecting a feed stream including a hydrogen halide and water into a vapor liquid separator. The feed stream has a liquid phase and a vapor phase. The method further includes separating the liquid phase and the vapor phase in the vapor liquid separator to form condensate and vapor, and discharging the condensate from the vapor liquid separator in a liquid stream. The method also includes discharging the vapor from the vapor liquid separator in a vapor stream. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356270 | BALANCED CLOSED LOOP CONTINUOUS EXTRACTION PROCESS FOR HYDROGEN ISOTOPES - A system and method for tritium separation systems using a mixed bed catalytic exchange process in a Liquid Phase Catalytic Exchange/Closed Loop Continuous Process (LPCE/CLCP) system, that operates as a low temperature and low pressure continuous balanced process, designed to rapidly, economically and safely extract and isolate isotope specific products without generating unwanted products in the form of new waste streams. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356271 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR MAKING CERIUM NANOPARTICLES - Disclosed herein are methods and materials for influencing proliferation of stem cells. Specifically exemplified herein are compositions comprising cerium oxide nanoparticles which can be used to stimulate proliferation of stem cells under common culture conditions, or which can be utilized to improve therapeutic outcomes. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356272 | VOLUME PRODUCTION METHOD FOR UNIFORMLY SIZED SILICA NANOPARTICLES - The present invention relates to a method for large-scale production of uniform-sized silica nanoparticles, using a basic buffer solution. In particular, the present invention is directed to a method for producing uniform-sized silica nanoparticles, comprising: (i) adding a solution of a silica precursor and an organic solvent to a basic buffer solution, followed by heating; and (ii) separating silica nanoparticles produced in the step (i). | 2014-12-04 |
20140356273 | APPARATUS FOR MIXING VAPORIZED PRECURSOR AND GAS AND METHOD THEREFOR - An apparatus for mixing a vaporized precursor with a gas for producing silica particles is provided. The apparatus includes a mixer housing, a precursor delivery chamber having an output in communication with the mixer housing for delivering a vaporized precursor in the mixer housing, and an oxidizing gas delivery chamber having an output in communication with the mixer housing for delivering an oxidizing gas to be mixed with the vaporized precursor. The apparatus further includes a flashback member disposed within the mixer housing and between the output of the precursor delivery chamber and the output of the oxidizing gas delivery chamber. The flashback member is located at a minimum distance from the output of the oxidizing gas delivery chamber defined by L | 2014-12-04 |
20140356274 | SILICON CARBIDE POWDER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND SILICON CARBIDE SINTERED BODY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a silicon carbide powder according to the embodiment includes forming a mixture by mixing a silicon (Si) source containing silicon with a solid carbon (C) source or a C source containing an organic carbon compound; heating the mixture; cooling the mixture; and supplying hydrogen gas into the mixture. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356275 | Methods and Systems for Producing a Moisture Swing Sorbent for Carbon Dioxide Capture From Air - Methods and systems for producing a moisture swing sorbent for carbon dioxide capture from air are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include the following: providing a heterogeneous ion-exchange material; soaking the material in deionized water; washing the material in hydroxide or carbonate solutions; rinsing the material in deionized water; collecting and titrating residuals of the soaking and the washing steps into a residual solution; measuring an amount of chloride in the residual solution; repeating all of the steps if the amount of chloride measured in the residual solution is greater than zero; and drying the material with either dry nitrogen gas or air free of carbon dioxide and water. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356276 | OPTICAL QUALITY DIAMOND MATERIAL - A CVD single crystal diamond material suitable for use in, or as, an optical device or element. It is suitable for use in a wide range of optical applications such as, for example, optical windows, laser windows, optical reflectors, optical refractors and gratings, and etalons. The CVD diamond material is produced by a CVD method in the presence of a controlled low level of nitrogen to control the development of crystal defects and thus achieve a diamond material having key characteristics for optical applications. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356277 | PRODUCTION OF GRAPHENE USING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - Methods for converting graphite oxide into graphene by exposure to electromagnetic radiation are described. As an example, graphene oxide may be rapidly converted into graphene upon exposure to converged sunlight. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356278 | Manufacturing Method of Hydrothermal Generation of Hydrogen and Apparatus Thereof - A manufacturing method of hydrothermal generation of hydrogen is provided and includes steps of: providing an iron powder having a particle diameter from 100 nm to 10 mm; providing water of liquid status; mixing the iron powder and the water to form a mixture; and heating the mixture to the temperature between 100° C. and 200° C. to generate hydrogen. The hydrogen generated by the present invention could be used directly due to its high purity. The carbon dioxide would not be produced during the manufacturing process. The advantages of the present invention are that the manufacturing process will not cause environmental pollution and it is easy to carry out mass production. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356279 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING TITANIUM SILICON MOLECULAR SIEVES - This invention belongs to the technical field of inorganic chemical synthesis, relating to a modification method for titanium-silicalite zeolite (TS-1). The feature of the invention is pretreating on the TS-1, the TS-1 after pretreatment is modified by the mixture of TPAOH and alkali salts, the alkali salts can be the compounds containing lithium, sodium and potassium element, and then the modification is performed at last. The benefit of the invention is universal capable to modify the TS-1 synthesized by any method, specially the TS-1 with low cost one, the modification can enhance the catalytic performance on both gas and liquid phase epoxidation of propylene. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356280 | Delamination of Borosilicate Layered Zeolite - Provided is a surfactant-free, single-step synthesis of delaminated aluminosilicate zeolites. The process comprises the step of heating a borosilicate zeolite precursor in a metal salt solution, e.g., an aluminum nitrate solution, zinc nitrate solution or manganese nitrate solution. The delaminated aluminosilicate zeolite product is then recovered from the solution. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356281 | DUAL SPECIFIC BINDING PROTEINS DIRECTED AGAINST IL-1 and/or IL-17 - Engineered multivalent and multispecific binding proteins that bind IL-1β and/or IL-17 are provided, along with methods of making and uses in the prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment of disease. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356282 | 100Mo compounds as accelerator targets for production of 99mTc - Methods of synthesizing | 2014-12-04 |
20140356283 | Probes, Methods of Making Probes, and Methods of Use - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for water soluble polyethylene glycol (PEG)-polymeric melanin (PEG-melanin) nanoparticles, methods of using the PEG-melanin nanoparticle, methods of making the PEG-melanin nanoparticle, methods of imaging a diseases or condition (e.g., pre-cancerous tissue, cancer, or a tumor), and the like. Embodiments of the present disclosure can be used in multimodal imaging (e.g., photoacoustic, nuclear, magnetic, fluorescent, and the like). | 2014-12-04 |
20140356284 | HYDROPHOBIC MODIFIED PEPTIDES FOR LIVER SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS - The present invention relates to hydrophobic modified peptides for the specific delivery of labels to the liver, preferably to hepatocytes, in vitro as well as in vivo. The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said hydrophobic modified peptide(s) and the label(s) to be specifically delivered to the liver. The present invention furthermore relates to the diagnostic use of the inventive hydrophobic modified peptides as well as to a method for the diagnosis of liver diseases or disorders. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356285 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED TO TISSUE TARGETING - Systems and reagents for identification, characterization and/or targeting of particular tissue or cell markers are disclosed. Methods and compositions for in vivo and in vitro targeting of particular targets are also disclosed. Peptides are employed for targeted delivery of therapeutic or imaging agents. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356286 | Polypeptides Targeting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 and Alpha V Beta 3 Integrin - Polypeptides comprising variant vascular endothelial growth factor sequences are provided. The polypeptides are useful in cancer imaging, cancer diagnosis, monitoring and treatment as well as treatment of diseases characterized by excessive neovascularization. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356287 | PLOD2 as a Target of Intervention for Sarcoma Metastasis - The invention provides compositions and methods for treating a disease or disorder by lowering the level of PLOD2 in a subject. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356288 | Topical Examination Compositions and Methods - Topical compositions for examining the tissue under human breasts for lumps, nodules, knots or thickening comprising: (a) a “Pro Breast Health Complex” consisting essentially of (i) Green Tea Extract, (ii) Vitamin D, or a derivative thereof, (iii) Vitamin E, or a derivative thereof, and (iv) | 2014-12-04 |
20140356289 | Multisomes: Encapsulated Droplet Networks - The invention provides a droplet encapsulate comprising: a drop of a hydrophobic medium; a peripheral layer of non-polymeric amphipathic molecules around the surface of the drop; and an aqueous droplet within the peripheral layer, the aqueous droplet comprising: (a) an aqueous medium and (b) an outer layer of non-polymeric amphipathic molecules around the surface of the aqueous medium. The invention also provides processes for preparing the droplet encapsulates. Various uses of the droplet encapsulates are also described, including their use as drug delivery vehicles, in synthetic biology, and in the study of membrane proteins. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356290 | Methods for Therapeutic Renal Denervation - Methods for therapeutic renal denervation are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present application, for example, is directed to methods that block, reduce and/or inhibit renal sympathetic nerve activity to achieve a reduction in central sympathetic tone. Renal sympathetic nerve activity may be altered or modulated along the afferent and/or efferent pathway. The achieved reduction in central sympathetic tone may carry several therapeutic benefits across many disease states. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356291 | IDH1-Mutated Human Glioblastoma Cell Lines and Xenografts - IDH1-mutant cell lines and xenografts (e.g., IDH1R132H heterozygous and IDH1R132H homozygous) are derived from human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) samples. Methods use said cells and xenografts as tools for determining the impact of IDH1R132H on cancer properties including cellular morphology, tumorigenesis, DNA, apoptosis, and metabolic profiles. Methods also use these cell lines for the screening and identification of candidate therapeutic targets. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356292 | IN VIVO SCREENING METHOD OF THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR MEMORY/LEARNING DYSFUNCTIONS BY SCHIZOPHRENIA - A method of evaluating memory/learning functions with the use of a model with glutamic acid N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) type receptor hypofunction as an animal model for schizophrenia and with the use of reference memory task, wherein there has been found concrete means for detecting any differences in activity between typical anti-psychosis drugs and atypical anti-psychosis drugs is found. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356293 | FLUORESCENT COMPOSITIONS WITH ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE AND METHODS BASED THEREON - Fluorescent compositions with enhanced fluorescent intensity are provided. Methods for using the fluorescent compositions in medical imaging are also provided. The enhanced fluorescent compositions can be a mixture or solution comprising a fluorescent dye and a light-scattering emulsion or fluorescence-enhancing diluent. The fluorescent dye, e.g., indocyanine green (ICG), is activated by near-infrared radiation. The fluorescence-enhancing diluent can be milk, infant formula, intravenous fat emulsions, soy bean oil, egg phospholipids, Intralipid, Liposyn, Nutralipid, Soyacal, Travamulsion, SMOFlipid, Clinoleic, Lipovenoes and/or combinations thereof. The fluorescent intensity of the enhanced fluorescent composition can be 5 to 20 or more times greater than that of the fluorescent dye in solution without added fluorescence-enhancing diluent. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356294 | DOSAGE THAT IS SAFEGUARDED FROM ABUSE - The invention relates to a dosage form that is thermoshaped without being extruded and that is safeguarded from abuse, comprising at least one synthetic or natural polymer having a breaking strength of at least 500 N in addition to one or more active substances that could be subject to abuse and optionally physiologically acceptable adjuvants. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for producing said dosage form. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356295 | COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TOBACCO SEED-DERIVED COMPONENT - Cosmetic compositions are provided that include an extract from a seed of the | 2014-12-04 |
20140356296 | Use Of Isosorbide Derivatives For Producing Cosmetic Preparations - Described are isosorbide derivatives according to general formula | 2014-12-04 |
20140356297 | ORAL COMPOSITIONS FOR ABSORPTION OF PHOSPHOROUS COMPOUNDS - The present invention provides medicaments useful for reducing phosphorus serum level, especially in those subjects affected from hyperphosphatemia. More specifically, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions to be administered by oral route in fasting periods, in order to absorb phosphorus compounds from fluids of the enteric tract, especially from saliva. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356298 | MOUTHWASH COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING AND/OR TREATING PERIODONTAL DISEASES - The present invention has an object to provide a mouthwash composition for preventing and/or treating periodontal diseases safely and effectively. The present invention solves the above object by providing a mouthwash composition for preventing and/or treating periodontal diseases, characterized in that it comprises, as an effective ingredient(s), one or more members selected from the group consisting of adenosine N1-oxide, 3′-glucosyladenosine N1-oxide, 5′-glucosyladenosine N1-oxide, 5′-adenosine diphosphate N1-oxide, and 5′-adenosine triphosphate N1-oxide but does not contain any saccharide assimilable by periodontal disease bacteria. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356299 | ORAL CARE COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides oral care compositions comprising isobutyl magnolol and propylene glycol monolaurate, together with methods of making and using the same. Also described is a method of enhancing the solubility of isobutyl magnolol in an oral care composition comprising effective amount of propylene glycol monolaurate. The composition is for use in the treatment of caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, tooth yellowing and halitosis. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356300 | ORAL CARE COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a fluoride ion source, a poly(propylene oxide)/poly(ethylene oxide) copolymer, and optionally a sparingly soluble acid; and methods of using and of making the same. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356301 | Galactolipids-Enriched Plant Extracts And The Uses Thereof - The present invention is related to a galactolipids-enriched plant extract, prepared by extracting a plant sample selected from a group consisting of: | 2014-12-04 |
20140356302 | Buoyant Cosmetic Gel Formulation - A buoyant cosmetic gel formulation with a high moisture content that increases the longevity and facilitates the application of the formulation on a user's skin through various means of application. The buoyant cosmetic gel formulation contains a volatile liquid, a polysaccharide as a film forming and structuring agent, a humectant, effect pigments, and an anhydrous phase. The formulation suspends the effect pigments in a manner in an aqueous phase formed by the polysaccharide and the volatile liquid. The formulation is externally applied on a user's skin and is perceived as soft and light weight. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356303 | Natural Silicone Replacements for Silicone Fluids in Personal Care Formulations - Described herein is a silicone replacement for use in a personal care formulation comprising a mixture of at least one polymeric ester and at least one non-polymeric ester. The polymeric ester is an esterification reaction product of (i) at least one first dicarboxylic acid, (ii) at least one first monofunctional alcohol or monofunctional carboxylic acid and (iii) glycerin or derivatives thereof. The non-polymeric ester is an esterification reaction product of (i) at least one second dicarboxylic acid and (ii) at least one second monofunctional alcohol, wherein the replacement is substantially free of silicone. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356304 | Esterified Oligomeric Polyhydric Alcohols for AntiPerspirant and Deodorant Applications - Antiperspirant and/or deodorant compositions commonly contain montan wax derivatives that may function as structurants preventing syneresis in cream antiperspirant and deodorant compositions, especially anhydrous cream formulations. Because montan wax derivatives are obtained via natural resources (lignite wax), the quality of the derivatives is often inconsistent and unreliable. There is therefore a need for a more reliable alternative. The present inventors have discovered that certain esterified oligomeric polyhydric alcohols, offer an effective, efficient and reliable alternative to montan wax derivatives as structuring agents. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356305 | Hair Care Composition - Hair care composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 20% of a sulfopropyl(meth)acrylate compound, an alpha methylene lactone, or a mixture thereof, wherein the sulfopropyl(meth)acrylate compound and the alpha methylene lactone each have a molecular weight of less than 500 grams/mole; and a dermatologically acceptable carrier. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356306 | HAIR COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED RHEOLOGY - A hair treatment composition comprising a thickener which comprises a copolymer derived from the polymerization of at least a non-ionic monomer (a) and at least a cationic monomer (b). | 2014-12-04 |
20140356307 | Hair Conditioning Composition Having Higher Yield Point and Higher Conversion Rate of Fatty Compound to Gel Matrix - Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition comprising: (a) a cationic surfactant; (b) a high melting point fatty compound; and (c) an aqueous carrier; wherein the cationic surfactant, the high melting point fatty compound, and the aqueous carrier form a gel matrix; wherein the composition has from about 90% to about 100% of a conversion rate of the high melting point fatty compound to the gel matrix; and wherein the composition has a yield point of about 33 Pa or more. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing of hair conditioning composition. The compositions of the present invention, and the compositions made by the method of the present invention, provide improved conditioning benefits, especially, improved wet conditioning benefits after rinsing and improved dry conditioning, while maintaining wet conditioning benefit before rinsing. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356308 | NON-AQUEOUS HAIR OIL COMPOSITION COMPRISING ISOPARAFFIN BASE OIL, SILICONE ELASTOMER AND ITS SOLUBILIZER - Disclosed is a non-aqueous hair care composition comprising: a base oil being a volatile isoparaffin; a silicone elastomer; a solubilizer for the silicone elastomer which is a non-volatile silicone having a viscosity from about 25 to about 100,000 mm | 2014-12-04 |
20140356309 | Use Of Acid In The Manufacture Of Organopolysiloxane - The present invention relates to a use of an acid in a manufacture of an organopolysiloxane through a condensation reaction of a silicon-containing compound containing a silicon-bonded hydroxyl group and a silicon-containing compound containing a silicon-bonded aminoxy group. Particularly, the present invention relates to a low-odor composition including such an organopolysiloxane. The composition according to the present invention can have little odor caused by a by-product produced via the condensation reaction described above. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356310 | COSMETIC USE OF DEDIFFERENTIATED PLANT CELLS - The present invention relates to the cosmetic use of dedifferentiated plant cells of a plant of the | 2014-12-04 |
20140356311 | ADHESIVE AGENT FOR APPLICATION ON A SANITARY OBJECT - Agent for sanitary facilities that can be applied directly on the sanitary object, adheres, and is flushable only after a large number of flushes. The agent comprises fillers from the group of surfactants and a bonding agent, wherein the bonding agent is selected from the group of polyalkylene derivatives, hydrogentated polystyrol derivatives, copolymers from the group of monoalkyl esters of poly(methyl vinyl ether/carbonic acid anhydrides, olefin homopolymers, and copolymers of two or more olefins, wherein the olefin homopolymers and copolymers can also be partially hydrogenated, partially oxidized, or further functionalized by graft molecules, and from the group of polyalkyleneimines, including in alkoxylized form, polyetheramines (alkoxylized amines) and polyglycerin polyether alkyl carbonic acids, polymers or derivatives comprising said polymer groups. The viscosity of the agent is at least 30 Pa s, measured using a Haake viscometer, plate/plate system, plate diameter 10 mm, at a shear rate of 2.62 s | 2014-12-04 |
20140356312 | COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE - Aqueous compositions, methods of manufacturing such aqueous compositions, and methods of removing reducing and/or suppressing malodours using such aqueous compositions are described. These compositions utilize a combination of hydrogen peroxide, a source of copper II, nonionic surfactant and alcohol to provide a highly effective and stable malodour removing, reducing and/or suppressing composition. The compositions are particularly useful as aerosol compositions for effective malodour removal, reduction and/or suppression in particular malodours from open sites such as landfill and in closed domestic environments such as the home. Also described is a stabilized hydrogen peroxide solution, which is stable on the addition of copper (II) salts. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356313 | DERMAL PROTECTOR - A dermal protector liquid including a barrier and antimicrobial materials is disclosed. The protector liquid can be sprayed onto the skin. The protector liquid can have a dispersant and moisturizer. When the base and solvents of the liquid evaporate, a polymer barrier and antimicrobial material can continue to reside on the skin. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356314 | 3-[3-(DIMETHYLAMINO)-1-ETHYL-2-METHYLPROPYL]PHENOL RESIN COMPLEX - The present invention discloses a 3-[3-(dimethylamino)-1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl]phenol resin complex, preferably an amorphous 3-[3-(dimethylamino)-1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl]phenol resin complex formed by the reaction between a cation exchange resin and 3-[3-(dimethylamino)-1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl]phenol or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof. It can exhibit an in-vitro release rate of 3-[3-(dimethylamino)-1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl]phenol from the 3-[3-(dimethylamino)-1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl]phenol resin complex which is in accordance with the requirements of Ph. Eur. on “conventional-release dosage forms”. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356315 | TRIBLOCK COPOLYMER AND USE THEREFOR - Provided is a triblock copolymer represented by General Formula (I): | 2014-12-04 |
20140356316 | AMINE POLYMERS FOR USE AS BILE ACID SEQUESTRANTS - The present invention provides crosslinked amine polymers effective for binding and removing bile salts from the gastrointestinal tract. These bile acid binding polymers or pharmaceutical compositions thereof can be administered to subjects to treat various conditions, including hypercholesteremia, diabetes, pruritus, irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea (IBS-D), bile acid malabsorption, and the like. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356317 | Cold Prepared Gel and Method for Making Same - A gel comprising water, pectin having a DE from about 62 to 75, soluble saccharide or sugar alcohol solids present in an amount from about 44 to 60% by weight of the gel, and a pH reducing agent for reducing the pH of the gel from a level from about 2 to 3. A method for making the gel without heating or cooling is also disclosed. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356318 | ADOPTIVE CELL THERAPY WITH SPECIFIC REGULATORY LYMPHOCYTES - The present invention comprises a method of treatment of an autoimmune disease involving a specific tolerance induction (“STI”) event, wherein the method includes: collecting a first sample from the patient prior to the STI event; detecting an STI event or performing a procedure that correlates in time to an STI event; collecting a second sample from the patient after the STI event; preparing lymphocytes from the first and second samples; preparing and sequencing DNA or cDNA from the prepared lymphocytes; identifying sequences of prevalent T or B cell receptors (“prevalent receptor sequences”) among the lymphocytes of the second sample; selecting a regulatory lymphocyte that carries at least one prevalent receptor sequence, which selected regulatory lymphocyte (i) expresses at least one prevalent receptor sequence or (ii) is generated from an autologous or allogeneic naïve lymphocyte, which naïve lymphocyte is engineered and induced to become a regulatory lymphocyte that expresses at least one prevalent receptor sequence; culturing the selected regulatory lymphocyte, thereby generating daughter cells of said regulatory lymphocyte; and administering the daughter cells to the patient. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356319 | Compounds and pharmaceutical combinations for the treatment of neurodegenerative and ischemic brain diseases - The present invention describes peptides comprising phycocyanobilin (PCB), as well as the medical use of said peptides and that of PCB, due to the neuroprotector and/or neuroregenerative effects identified for them. Furthermore, pharmaceutical combinations of said peptides and of PCB with proteins or other peptides with synergic effect justify their use for ischemic or neurodegenerative CNS disease treatment. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356320 | POLYOMA VIRUS JC PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS IN VACCINATION AND DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to the field of vaccination or immunization, in particular therapeutic vaccination, and diagnosis. Pharmaceutical compositions and kits capable of eliciting a protective immune response against polyoma virus JC (JCV) are disclosed, which may be used e.g., for therapy or for prevention of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) and/or progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (PML-IRIS). Individuals in danger of such PML or PML-IRIS may, e.g., be immuno-compromised or immunosuppressed patients or patients having an autoimmune disease eligible for immunosuppressive treatment. The invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one CD4+ epitope of a JCV protein and to therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic uses thereof. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356321 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER CANCER - Granulin-epithelin precursor (GEP), a pluripotent growth factor, is a hepatic oncofetal protein defining a cancer stem cell (CSC) population in liver cancer. The present invention provides the use of GEP inhibitors (including anti-GEP antibody) for inhibiting immune evasion by liver cancer cells and for eliminating liver cancer stem cells. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356322 | Compounds & Methods for the Enhanced Degradation of Targeted Proteins & Other Polypeptides by an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase - The present invention relates to bifunctional compounds, which find utility as modulators of targeted ubiquitination, especially inhibitors of a variety of polypeptides and other proteins that are degraded and/or otherwise inhibited by bifunctional compounds of the present invention. In particular, the present invention is directed to compounds, which contain on one end a VHL ligand that binds to the ubiquitin ligase and on the other end a moiety that binds a target protein, such that the target protein is placed in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase to effect degradation (and inhibition) of that protein. The present invention exhibits a broad range of pharmacological activities associated with compounds of the present invention, consistent with the degradation/inhibition of targeted polypeptides. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356323 | Compositions and Methods for Soft Tissue Augmentation - The present invention provides compositions comprising isolated human collagen, isolated human elastin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier wherein the human elastin is substantially insoluble in water with a molecular weight greater than 100 kDa. The present invention further provides methods and kits for soft tissue augmentation. | 2014-12-04 |
20140356324 | CRYSTAL OF RECOMBINANT INTERFERON WITH ALTERED SPATIAL CONFIGURATION, THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE AND USES THEREOF - This invention provides crystalline recombinant interferon (rSIFN-co (SEQ ID NO: 1)) having (i) the same amino acid sequence as that of human consensus interferon, and (ii) altered three-dimensional structure as compared to IFN-α2b. The interferon of the present invention exhibits enhanced biological activities. The present invention also provides a structural model of said interferon useful for drug screening and/or drug design, and mimetics of said interferon. | 2014-12-04 |