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20100233175 | ANTIBODIES RELATING TO PIVKAII AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to antibodies that may be used, for example, in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of haepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver cancer and related conditions. | 09-16-2010 |
20120115745 | METHODS FOR PREDICTING SENSITIVITY TO TREATMENT WITH A TARGETED TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR - The present disclosure relates generally to the evaluation and/or treatment of a subject having or suspected of having a neoplastic condition, and in particular to the use of biomarkers for identifying patients receptive to a certain drug therapy, and which permit monitoring of patient response to such therapy. | 05-10-2012 |
20120135429 | PRO-GRP AS A SURROGATE MARKER TO PREDICT AND MONITOR RESPONSE TO BCL-2 INHIBITOR THERAPY - A method for classifying cancer patients as eligible to receive cancer therapy with a Bcl-2 inhibitor comprising determination of the presence or absence in a patient tissue sample of levels of pro-GRP, as a surrogate marker for the presence of chromosomal copy number gain at chromosomal locus 18q21-q22. The classification of cancer patients based upon pro-GRP levels as a surrogate for the presence or absence of 18q21-q22 gain allows selection of patients to receive chemotherapy with a Bcl-2 family inhibitor, either as monotherapy or as part of combination therapy, and to monitor patient response to such therapy using a peripheral blood sample. | 05-31-2012 |
20120178632 | BIOMARKERS FOR IDENTIFYING PATIENT CLASSES - Disclosed are methods for classifying a patient with cancer as a candidate for therapy with a Bcl-2 family inhibitor comprising determining the level of at least one biomarker in a sample and comparing the biomarker level to a threshold level. Also described are methods for identifying classes of patients having a refractory cancer for second-line therapy comprising a Bcl-2 family inhibitor, where the method comprises determining the level of at least one biomarker in a sample and comparing the biomarker level to a threshold level. | 07-12-2012 |
20120190563 | METHODS FOR PREDICTING SENSITIVITY TO TREATMENT WITH A TARGETED TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR - Methods and kits for predicting the sensitivity of a cancer to treatment with a targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor are disclosed. | 07-26-2012 |
20140271453 | METHODS FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF LUNG CANCER - Provided are methods of diagnosing lung cancer, particularly at an early stage, such as stage I, by detecting the presence and/or amount of at least four biomarkers of lung cancer in a sample from a subject as well as determining the number of smoking pack years for the subject. The methods and biomarkers may be used to develop an accurate prognosis for a patient having lung cancer or suspected of having lung cancer or accurately diagnose a subject having or suspected of having lung cancer. The methods and biomarkers may be used to identify and/or classify a patient as a candidate for lung cancer treatment therapy. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271621 | METHODS OF PROGNOSIS AND DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATIC CANCER - Disclosed herein are methods of diagnosing pancreatic cancer in a patient by detecting the presence and/or amount of at least three biomarkers of pancreatic cancer in a sample from the patient. The methods and biomarkers may be used to develop an accurate prognosis for a patient having cancer or suspected of having pancreatic cancer, or to accurately diagnose a patient having, or suspected of having pancreatic cancer. The methods and biomarkers may be used to identify and/or classify a patient as a candidate for a cancer therapy. | 09-18-2014 |
20140273035 | ASSAY WITH INCREASED DYNAMIC RANGE - Provided herein are assays and kits useful for avoiding “prozone phenomenon” or “hook effect” and which expand the range of accurately measurable analyte concentrations. | 09-18-2014 |
20140287532 | IMMUNOASSAY METHOD FOR PRO-GASTRIN-RELEASING PEPTIDE - To provide a more convenient and more accurate method of assaying ProGRP by improving the stability of ProGRP which is known to be unstable in a biological sample. | 09-25-2014 |
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20100079559 | Fluid Circulation System - Various apparatus and methods are disclosed in which fluid is circulated across one or more print heads. | 04-01-2010 |
20120019593 | PRINT BAR STRUCTURE - In one embodiment, a print bar structure includes a single part having: a datum; an exterior printhead attach surface a predetermined distance from the datum for attaching multiple printheads to the print bar structure; an interior bay for holding a liquid distribution part; and multiple openings from the interior bay to the exterior printhead attach surface. | 01-26-2012 |
20120019605 | FLUID DISPENSING APPARATUS - A fluid dispensing apparatus including a fluid ejector unit having a plurality of nozzles and extending in a lengthwise direction to form a dispensing area to correspond with a width of a substrate, the fluid ejector unit configured to eject fluid through the nozzles to the dispensing area, a plurality of modular regulator members configured to regulate fluid to a predetermined pressure range and to provide the regulated fluid to a corresponding set of nozzles of the fluid ejector unit, the modular regulator members are arranged in the lengthwise direction such that each of the modular regulator members are adjacent to at least one other modular regulator member, and a fluidic channel unit having at least one fluid inlet and a plurality of fluid channels configured to provide fluid to the respective modular regulator members. | 01-26-2012 |
20120069089 | PRINT BAR LIFT - In one embodiment, an assembly includes a lift and a print bar mounted to the lift. The lift includes first and second guide rods oriented parallel to one another and perpendicular to an axis of the print bar across the print zone. The first end of the print bar is slidably connected to the first guide rod, the second end of the print bar is slidably connected to the second guide rod, and the lift is configured to simultaneously move both ends of the print bar along the guide rods. In another embodiment, an assembly includes a chassis and a lift supported by the chassis. The lift is configured to loosely hold a print bar and to raise and lower the print bar over a print zone such that both ends of the print bar move simultaneously. | 03-22-2012 |
20120070217 | PRINT BAR LIFT AND METHOD - In one embodiment, an assembly includes: a print bar; first and second guide rods oriented parallel to one another; a first bracket slidable along the first guide rod and connected loosely to one end of the print bar; and a second bracket slidable along the second guide rod and connected loosely to the other end of the print bar. In another embodiment, a method includes: directly constraining a print bar in Z and theta Y at a first connection; indirectly constraining the print bar in theta Y at a second connection; and neutralizing the theta Y constraint at the second connection through a third connection between the first connection and the second connection. | 03-22-2012 |
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20090051742 | INK DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED PRINTING - An ink delivery system having at least one off-axis ink supply container and an on-axis printhead assembly. The printhead assembly includes at least one reservoir and a corresponding standpipe separated by a particle filter. At least one tube connects the off-axis ink supply container to the printhead assembly. A first valve is configured to selectively open a flow path between the tube and the reservoir. A second valve is configured to selectively open a flow path between the standpipe and the tube. | 02-26-2009 |
20090058956 | INK DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED PRINTING - An ink delivery system having at least one off-axis ink supply container and an on-axis printhead assembly. The printhead assembly includes at least one reservoir and a corresponding standpipe separated by a particle filter. At least one tube connects the off-axis ink supply container to the printhead assembly. A first valve is configured to selectively open a flow path between the tube and the reservoir. A second valve is configured to selectively open a flow path between the standpipe and the tube. | 03-05-2009 |
20110205297 | CONTAINER INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR A FLUID EJECTOR ASSEMBLY - In one embodiment, a fluid ejector assembly includes: a bay for holding a detachable fluid container that includes a fluid outlet at a forward part of the container; a fluid ejector; a fluid inlet at a forward part of the bay through which fluid from the outlet of a fluid container installed in the bay may pass to the fluid ejector; and a stationary guide configured to block an improper installation of a fluid container into the bay without also blocking a proper installation of the fluid container into the bay. | 08-25-2011 |
20130201255 | MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY FOR FLUID-EJECTION DEVICE - A manifold assembly for a fluid-ejection device having multiple-fluid type fluid-ejection printheads organized in a page-wide array includes a lower-most deck and an upper-most deck. The lower-most deck is to supply a first type of fluid and a second type of fluid to the fluid-ejection printheads. The first type of fluid and the second type of fluid are exterior-most fluids ejected by the fluid-ejection printheads in relation to a direction of media movement through the fluid-ejection device. The upper-most deck is to supply a third type of fluid and a fourth type of fluid to the fluid-ejection printheads. The third type of fluid and the fourth type of fluid are interior-most fluids ejected by the fluid-ejection printheads in relation to the direction of media movement through the fluid ejection device. | 08-08-2013 |
20150062245 | PRINT BAR STRUCTURE - In one example, a print bar structure includes: a planar, rigid first part; an elongated second part having a front face on which one or more printheads may be mounted and a rear face opposite the front face; and an elongated third part having a front face. The second part and the third part are affixed to one another but not to the first part with the first part sandwiched tightly between the rear face of the second part and the front face of the third part such that the rear face of the second part and the front face of the third part conform to the planar shape of the first part. | 03-05-2015 |
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20110307127 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE PERFORMANCE - Methods and systems are provided for operating a vehicle including an engine comprising a turbocharger including a compressor and a turbine. The engine further includes a bypass path configured to selectively route gas from downstream of the compressor to upstream of the turbine. In one embodiment, the method comprises selectively increasing gas flow to the engine by adjusting gas flow through the bypass path from downstream of the compressor to upstream of the turbine. In this manner, the performance of the engine may be adjusted for various operating conditions. | 12-15-2011 |
20120141851 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCLOSING AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An enclosure for an energy storage device is presently disclosed. The enclosure includes a cell housing having a base portion and at least one side portion seamlessly extending from the base portion to define a volume and having a peripheral edge defining an aperture distal from the base portion through which an electrochemical cell may be disposed within the volume, and a cover securable to the peripheral edge of the housing, where the housing and cover are configured to house at least one electrochemical cell at an operating temperature greater than about 100 degrees Celsius. The enclosure may also include an environmental housing configured to nestingly receive the cell housing, and an insulating element disposed between the environmental housing and the cell housing. Also disclosed is a method of packaging the energy storage device utilizing the enclosure. | 06-07-2012 |
20130231806 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE PERFORMANCE - Methods and systems are provided for operating a vehicle including an engine comprising a turbocharger including a compressor and a turbine. The engine further includes a bypass path configured to selectively route gas from downstream of the compressor to upstream of the turbine. In one embodiment, the method comprises selectively increasing gas flow to the engine by adjusting gas flow through the bypass path from downstream of the compressor to upstream of the turbine. In this manner, the performance of the engine may be adjusted for various operating conditions. | 09-05-2013 |
20140182285 | CHARGE AIR COOLER COVER AND TURBOCHARGER BRACKET - A charge air cooler cover includes a nozzle configured for connection to an outlet of a compressor for receiving charge air, a tray configured for connection to an inlet of a charge air cooler, and a plenum leading from the nozzle to a plurality of passages defined by a plurality of ribs. The plurality of passages connects the plenum to the tray. The ribs and the tray are arranged to achieve substantially uniform charge air velocity across the inlet of the charge air cooler, in at least one mode of operation. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182290 | MULTI-STAGE TURBOCHARGED ENGINE - An exhaust casing for use with a turbocharger includes a hollow body that has two mutually opposed large walls, which extend along first and second major dimensions of the hollow body and are spaced apart by a minor dimension of the hollow body, the hollow body defining a plenum and an inlet nozzle opening into the plenum along the minor dimension of the hollow body. The casing further includes an outlet nozzle opening from the plenum along one of the major dimensions of the hollow body. | 07-03-2014 |
20140190164 | HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE INLET DUCT AND ENGINE - A duct for connection between an exhaust manifold and a high-pressure turbine inlet include a cylindrical duct body defining a longitudinal axis. A frustoconical outlet nozzle connected at one end of the duct body and extending at about eighty-five degrees from the longitudinal axis. The duct further includes an inlet bell connected at the other end of the duct body and extending at about fifty degrees from the longitudinal axis. | 07-10-2014 |
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20120033299 | Protective Cup Lens Cover - A padded protective cup shaped covering sized to slip over a camera lens is disclosed. The covering is designed to fit on either the front portion of the lens or the lens mount. The protective covering has beveled side walls which allow it to fit easily on a variety of different lenses. The protective covering is made from two separate layers of material, an outer cup made from a firm yet flexible material, and the inner liner made from a soft pliable material. The soft inner liner allows the covering to easily adhere to the camera lens, and also provides impact protection. The outer cup provides additional impact protection. The outer cup also includes a domed top portion which provides a crumple zone or impact bumper. In one embodiment the outer cup has a clear optical grade lens or filer lens inserted or incorporated therein, which allows the camera user to take a photograph without removing the protective lens. | 02-09-2012 |
20120177353 | Laser Point of View and Camera Focus Assist Device and Method of Use - A camera aiming and focus assist device using a laser to generate a point of view beam, and method of using the device is disclosed. The device projects a visible beam of light to create a focus spot on an intended subject to be photographed which allows a photographer to select a subject without looking through the camera view finder, and which allows the camera to focus on the desired subject in low light situations or in crowded or obstructed fields of view. | 07-12-2012 |
20130129338 | Protective Lens Cover - A padded protective frusto-conical shaped cup covering sized to slip over a camera lens is disclosed. The covering is designed to fit on either the front portion of the lens or the rear lens mount. The protective covering has beveled side walls which allow it to fit easily on a variety of different lenses. The protective covering is made from two separate layers of material, an outer cup made from a firm yet flexible material, and the inner liner made from a soft pliable material. In one embodiment the outer cup includes a circumferential retaining ring on the inside of the cup to help secure the cup onto a lens. The soft inner liner allows the covering to easily adhere to the camera lens, and also provides impact protection. The outer cup provides additional impact protection. The outer cup also includes a domed top portion which provides a crumple zone or impact bumper. In one embodiment the outer cup has an opening in the domed top, and in one embodiment thereof there is a clear optical grade lens or filer lens inserted or incorporated into the opening, which allows the camera user to take a photograph without removing the protective lens. | 05-23-2013 |