Beckers, BE
Herman Beckers, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem BE
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20080241451 | Reinforced Capollary Membranes and Process For Manufacturing Thereof - A process for manufacturing asymmetric braid reinforced capillary ultra- or micro-filtration membranes ( | 10-02-2008 |
20090304963 | KNITTED SUPPORT FOR TUBULAR MEMBRANES - A method of manufacturing a reinforced tubular membrane comprises the steps of manufacturing the tubular support from monofilament thread, impregnating the support with membrane dope and adjusting the inner and the outer diameter of the membrane. A coating apparatus comprises a casting bob and an orifice to adjust respectively the inner and outer diameter of the membrane. A tubular reinforced polymeric membrane comprises a tubular support and membrane substance. The tubular support is made of monofilament thread and has a sufficiently open structure (openings larger than 0.1 mm). Touching and/or engaging parts of the thread may be linked prior to impregnating the support with membrane dope. The support may comprise loops of the monofilament thread, which are also linked. | 12-10-2009 |
20090321332 | CAPILLARY MEMBRANE FILTRATION MODULE - A filtration device removes particles from a liquid. The filtration device includes a collector header and a plurality of planar membrane assemblies having an upper side and a lower side, the lower side being operatively linked to the collector header. Each planar membrane assembly is formed as a single row of a plurality of capillary membranes and is linked to an individual upper header. | 12-31-2009 |
Hubertus J. Beckers, Keerbergen BE
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20080312484 | Low Corrosion In Zeolite Oligomerisation - Water reacts on molecular sieve catalysts used in oligomerisation reactions and forms oxygenated compounds, in particular organic acids that may cause corrosion problems downstream of the reactor, in particular in distillation tower overhead systems and downstream thereof. A lowering of the presence of water in the feed prior to contacting thereof with the molecular sieve brings a significant reduction in corrosion downstream. At the same time, it has a significant beneficial effect on catalyst activity and brings a significant extension of catalyst life. Lowering water in the feed is particularly effective when organic nitrogen-containing Lewis bases are present in the feed, even at low levels. | 12-18-2008 |
20110137071 | Processes Related To The Hydroformylation Of Butenes - Mixed butene streams containing butene-1 and isobutylene and optionally butene-2 are hydroformylated under conditions that hydroformylates all the monomers to yield a mixture of valeraldehydes | 06-09-2011 |
20120010426 | Processes Related to the Hydroformylation of Butenes - Mixed butene streams containing butene-1 and isobutylene and optionally butene-2 are hydroformylated under conditions that hydroformylates all the monomers to yield a mixture of valeraldehydes | 01-12-2012 |
20120253059 | Hydroformylation Of Butenes - Mixed butene streams containing butene-1 and isobutylene and optionally butene-2 are hydroformylated under conditions that hydroformylates all the monomers to yield a mixture of valeraldehydes. Higher temperatures and/or longer residence times and/or higher partial pressure of carbon monoxide than in conventional processes are used to ensure hydroformylation of all the monomers. | 10-04-2012 |
Hubertus Joseph Beckers, Keerbergen BE
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20100228046 | Cobalt Recovery From Cobalt Catalysed Hydroformylation Reactions - In a hydroformylation reaction, the circulation and recovery of cobalt carbonyl in a cobalt catalyst cycle using carbonylate as an intermediate and acidification thereof, is improved by supplying an aqueous sulfuric acid solution containing less than 16% wt of sulfuric acid to the carbonylate to control sulfuric acid concentration in the carbonylate/acid mixture, before accounting for any acid consuming reaction, to a value of from 2% to 10% by weight. Single step and multistage liquid/liquid extraction techniques as well as vapour/liquid extraction techniques followed by the absorption of cobalt from the vapour in an organic liquid both benefit from this improvement. | 09-09-2010 |
20110282092 | Lowering Nitrogen-Containing Lewis Bases In Molecular Sieve Oligomerisation - Nitrogen-containing Lewis bases act as poisons for molecular sieve catalysts used in oligomerisation reactions. Lowering their presence in the feed prior to the contacting thereof with the molecular sieve brings a significant extension of catalyst life. Thus, processes that are directed to the lowering of these poisons are provided. | 11-17-2011 |
Leo Beckers, Grimbergen BE
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20100198275 | FORCE SENSING DISTAL FEMORAL ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - Devices, systems, and methods are provided for facilitating the aligning and balancing of the knee during total knee replacement surgery. A femoral assembly is engaged with a distal femur. The positions of medial and lateral portions of the femoral assembly relative to a stationary portion of the femoral assembly can be separately adjusted to adjust the alignment of the knee. A force sensor will be provided to sense the forces in the medial and lateral portions of the knee, and the medial and lateral portions of the femoral assemblies will be adjusted so that the sensed forces are balanced. The alignment of the knee is visually verified using a knee alignment verification member coupled to the femoral assembly. The knee alignment verification member may emit laser beams along the mechanical axes of the femur and tibia, or the knee alignment verification member may couple to alignment rods aligned along these axes. | 08-05-2010 |
20120259342 | SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A CUTTING GUIDE IN KNEE SURGERY - A system is provided for positioning a cutting guide on a femur of a knee to make a cut along a distal end of the femur during knee surgery. The system may generally include an adjustable femoral attachment member configured to attach to a cut distal end of the femur, a cutting guide removably attachable to the femoral attachment member and configured to guide a surgical saw to make an additional cut on the distal end of the femur, and a force sensor for positioning between the femoral attachment member and a proximal end of a tibia of the knee. The force sensor may include a medial portion for sensing a medial force in the knee and a lateral portion for sensing a lateral force in the knee. | 10-11-2012 |
Marie-Claire Beckers, Beyne-Heusay BE
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20100322850 | NEW PLASMA MEMBRANE BIOMARKERS PREFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED IN PANCREATIC BETA CELLS USEFUL IN IMAGING OR TARGETING BETA CELLS - The present invention is directed to the identification of a biomarker specifically located in the plasma membrane of pancreatic beta cells. It was selected by a Systems Biology approach on Massively Parallel Signal Sequencing datasets obtained in human islets and Affymetrix microarray datasets on human islets, purified rat primary beta and non beta cells and insulinoma cells. Based on a set of specific features the biomarker is a unique candidate for imaging and targeting strategies to study the pancreatic beta cell mass in health and disease (T1 D, T2D, pancreatic cancers, obesity, islet transplantation, beta cell regeneration). The five specific features of the selected biomarkers are: 1) Preferentially expressed in pancreatic islets as compared to surrounding tissues; 2) Higher expression in pancreatic beta cells than in pancreatic alpha cells or than in other islet non-beta cells; 3) Expression levels in pancreatic beta cells are higher or comparable to glucokinase which is an enzyme specifically expressed in the pancreatic beta cell; 4) Located in the membrane and as such targetable with antibodies, peptides or small molecules which allows imaging, targeting and immunohistochemistry; and 5) Expression is not induced during the process of inflammation of the beta cell mass and the protein is not enriched in T-cells and dendritic cells or in other cells participating in the inflammation process. | 12-23-2010 |
20110256592 | USE OF CYCLODEXTRINS TO IMPROVE THE SPECIFICITY, SENSITIVITY AND YIELD OF NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTIONS - The invention is directed to methods for in vitro DNA synthesis catalysed by a DNA polymerase using cyclodextrins. The invention also relates to methods, compositions and kits comprising cyclodextrins for the amplification of a nucleic acid. The use of cyclodextrins improves the specificity, sensibility and/or yield of the amplification reaction. The invention is related more particularly to kits, compositions and methods for carrying out PCR reactions comprising a cyclodextrin. | 10-20-2011 |
Marie-Claire Beckers, Angleur BE
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20140105823 | MOLECULES SPECIFICALLY BINDING PANCREATIC BETA CELLS BIOMARKERS - The present invention provides a synthetic peptide molecule that specifically binds an FXYD2-gamma isoform of pancreatic beta cells, said synthetic peptide molecule has 25 amino acids. | 04-17-2014 |
Ralph Beckers, Wezembeek-Oppem BE
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20110020891 | PROCESS FOR PROVIDING ETHANOL FROM PLANT MATERIAL - The presently disclosed subject matter relates to processes that comprise the vacuum extrusion of plant materials. In some embodiments, the plant materials are subjected to a change in pressure of −3 kPa or more. The vacuum extrusion can be used to break open the cell walls of the plant material and of any undesirable micro-organisms associated with the plant material. In some embodiments, the vacuum extrusion can be used as a step in a process for producing ethanol from plant materials, such as from sugar beets. In some embodiments, the vacuum extrusion can be used in a process for providing a desired plant cell-derived molecule, such as a sugar or starch. | 01-27-2011 |