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| 20110081700 | Methods of Purifying Recombinant Adamts13 and Other Proteins and Compositions Thereof - Provided herein are methods for purifying recombinant A Disintegrin-like and Metallopeptidase with Thrombospondin Type 1 Motif 13 (ADAMTS13) protein from a sample. The method comprises enriching for ADAMTS13 protein by chromatographically contacting the sample with hydroxyapatite under conditions that allow ADAMTS13 protein to appear in the eluate or supernatant from the hydroxylapatite. The methods may further comprise tandem chromatography with a mixed mode cation exchange/hydrophobic interaction resin that binds ADAMTS13 protein. Additional optional steps involve ultrafiltration/diafiltration, anion exchange chromatography, cation exchange chromatography, and viral inactivation. Also provided herein are methods for inactivating virus contaminants in protein samples, where the protein is immobilized on a support. Also provided herein are compositions of ADAMTS13 prepared according to said methods. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20120108513 | PURIFICATION METHOD FOR DIVALENT CATION BINDING PROTEINS ON ANION EXCHANGE RESIN - The present invention relates to a method for the purification of divalent cation binding proteins with high purity on an anion exchange resin material, to divalent cation binding proteins obtainable by said method, and to a kit comprising means for carrying out said method. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20150104849 | METHODS OF PURIFYING RECOMBINANT ADAMTS13 AND OTHER PROTEINS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF - Provided herein are methods for purifying recombinant A Disintegrin-like and Metallopeptidase with Thrombospondin Type 1 Motif 13 (ADAMTS13) protein from a sample. The method comprises enriching for ADAMTS13 protein by chromatographically contacting the sample with hydroxyapatite under conditions that allow ADAMTS13 protein to appear in the eluate or supernatant from the hydroxylapatite. The methods may further comprise tandem chromatography with a mixed mode cation exchange/hydrophobic interaction resin that binds ADAMTS13 protein. Additional optional steps involve ultrafiltration/diafiltration, anion exchange chromatography, cation exchange chromatography, and viral inactivation. Also provided herein are methods for inactivating virus contaminants in protein samples, where the protein is immobilized on a support. Also provided herein are compositions of ADAMTS13 prepared according to said methods. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20160039869 | PURIFICATION METHOD FOR VITAMIN K DEPENDENT PROTEINS BY ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY - The present invention relates to a method for the purification of Vitamin K dependent proteins with high yield and high purity, particularly enriched in active protein, on anion exchange resin materials, to Vitamin K dependent proteins obtainable by said method, and to a kit comprising means for carrying out said method. | 02-11-2016 |
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| 20150084421 | INTELLIGENT WALL PLUG - An intelligent wall plug for use in a location. The location may be associated with a power outlet providing power and a network manager configured to communicate using a first communication protocol. The intelligent wall plug may comprise a plug removably connectable to the power outlet, a device outlet, an interface port configured to receive a second device operable to communicate using a second communication protocol and a processor coupled to the device outlet. The device outlet may be configured to receive a first device for receiving power from said power outlet in response to the first device having been plugged into said power outlet. The interface port may be configured to i) communicate with said network manager via said first communication protocol, ii) determine if a second device has been plugged into said interface port, and, iii) translate the first communication protocol into the second communication protocol. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150084765 | INTELLIGENT SMOKE SENSOR - Method and/or system for an intelligent smoke sensor may comprise a sensor system configured to detect at least one of a plurality of predefined conditions, a processor coupled to the sensor system. The processor may be configured to generate an alarm indication in response to having detected at least one predefined condition. The intelligent smoke sensor system may comprise a recorder coupled to the processor. The recorder may be configured to record the alarm indication and the detected predefined conditions. The intelligent smoke sensor may comprise communication circuitry that mat be configured to communicate the alarm indication and the detected predefined condition to the network. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150088282 | TOUCH-LESS SWIPE CONTROL - A touch-less swipe control system for use with a network to control a device of the network. The touch-less swipe control system may include a control mat to detect a touch-less gesture, and a processor coupled to the control mat to receive data indicative of the touch-less gesture, wherein the processor may be configured to recognize if the received data is associated with a control of the device. The touch-less swipe control system may include a communication transceiver to communicate the control to the device in response to having recognized that the received data is associated with a control of the device. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150088283 | TOUCH-LESS SWIPE CONTROL - Methods and systems for a touch-less swipe control may comprise a control mat configured to detect a touch-less gesture, a processor coupled to said control mat, wherein the processor is configured to receive data indicative of said touch-less gesture, and wherein the processor is further configured to recognize if the received data is associated with i) a control and ii) which one of a plurality of devices is to be controlled in said network, and a communication transceiver configured to communicate said control to said one of a plurality of devices in response to the processor having recognized that the received data is associated with i) a control and ii) which one of a plurality of devices is to be controlled in said network. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150088331 | INTELLIGENT WALL PLUG - An intelligent wall plug being removably connectable to an electrical outlet and for use with a remote wireless manager configured to communicate via a first communication protocol. The intelligent wall plug includes a device receptacle to receive a device operable to communicate in a second communication protocol. The intelligent wall plug also includes a processor coupled to the device receptacle to receive control signals from the remote wireless manager via the first communication protocol, to determine if a device has been connected to the device receptacle, and, in response to having determined that a device having been connected to the device receptacle, to translate the first communication protocol into the second communication protocol, and to control the device with the communicated control signals. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150091723 | FLOOD SENSOR - Methods and systems for an integrated flood and temperature sensor may comprise sensing a presence of water in a premises by measuring a resistance between at least one pair of metal probes in an integrated flood and temperature sensor, sensing a temperature utilizing one or more temperature sensors, and sensing an orientation of the integrated flood and temperature sensor with respect to gravity utilizing one or more level sensors. The metal probes may be extendable. The metal probes may be gold plated. A tamper sensor may sense whether an enclosure for the integrated flood and temperature sensor has been tampered with. The presence of water may be sensed utilizing a remote probe. The integrated water and temperature sensor may communicate wirelessly with one or more external devices utilizing a wireless transceiver. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150114574 | ROLLER SHUTTER CONTROLLER - A shutter control system for use with a network. The shutter control system includes a network device coupled to the network to communicate an indication. The shutter control system also includes a shutter controller configured to receive the indication, to determine if the indication meets a predefined condition, and, in response to the indication meeting the predefined condition, to communicate an actuation signal. A shutter device, having at least one motor, receives the actuation signal, and operates the at least one motor based on the received actuation signal. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150142135 | DOOR/WINDOW SENSOR - A control system for use with a control device in a network. The control system includes a sensing device to monitor a distance of the sensing device from the control device, and to communicate a first indication in response to the distance exceeding a predefined value through the network. The control system also includes a binary device coupled to the sensing device, and, in response to receiving a number of inputs, to generate a number of signals, and to communicate the number of signals through the network via the sensing device. The control system also includes a network manager that is remote from the binary device and the sensing device, to receive at least one of the first indication and the number of signals, and, in response to having received the at least one of the first indication and the number of signals, to activate one of a plurality of corresponding predefined actions. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150194040 | INTELLIGENT MOTION SENSOR - An intelligent sensing device including a temperature sensor to detect a temperature proximate the intelligent sensing device, an optical sensor to detect a presence of one or more objects, a controller to receive the temperature and the presence of the one or more object, to determine if the received temperature exceeds a temperature threshold, and to track a number of the one or more objects, and an indicator to generate an alarm responsive to one of 1) the received temperature exceeding the temperature threshold and 2) the number not matching a number threshold. | 07-09-2015 |
| 20150194127 | RGBW CONTROLLER - A control system for use in a network. The control system includes an input device coupled to the network to generate an input signal. The control system also includes an RGBW controller having a plurality of input channels and a plurality of output channels, and is coupled to the network. The RGBW receives the input signal at the input channels, determines if the input signal meets a predetermined condition, and generates a series of independent output signals at the plurality of output channels in response to the input signal meeting a predetermined condition. The control system also includes one or more output devices to receive one or more of the independent output signals, and to perform one or more functions in response to receiving one or more of the independent output signals. | 07-09-2015 |
| 20160043896 | HOME NETWORK MANAGER FOR HOME AUTOMATION - A home network manager may be operable to provide management of one or more network elements which may be coupled to the home network manager for home automation. One or more add-on devices, which are newly connected to the home network manager may be detected by the home network manager. The home network manager may be operable to configure the newly connected one or more add-on devices. The Home network manager may then be operable to provide, with inclusion of the one or more add-on devices, the management for the home automation. The home network manager may be operable to couple to the one or more network elements using Z-wave wireless communication and/or other communications methods and/or protocols. The home network manager and the coupled one or more network elements may communicate with each other in a network environment. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160043905 | HOME NETWORK MANAGER FOR HOME AUTOMATION - A method and/or system of managing a plurality of elements of a premise having a plurality of areas via an electronic management interface. The method and/or system includes grouping via the electronic management interface a number of said elements consuming one or more commodity within said areas, and displaying via the electronic management interface a list of said areas. The method and/or system also includes selecting via the electronic management interface one or more of said areas from said displayed list, monitoring via the electronic management interface commodity data indicative of commodity consumed by said number of elements within said selected one or more areas, displaying via the electronic management interface a plurality of visualization modes of said monitored data, and displaying via the electronic management interface said monitored data based on one or more of said visualization modes. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160065721 | EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An emergency communication system for use with a home network manager having one or more associated network elements. The system may comprise a processor that may communicate with at least one of the home network manager and the associated network elements, a input interface that may receive a plurality of sequential inputs and/or a management interface that may enable a user to program a plurality of programmable responses to a number of the sequential inputs, wherein each programmable response may include a user-programmable action to be activated via at least one of the emergency communication system, the home network manager and/or the associated network elements when, for example, the input interface receives the number of the sequential inputs, wherein when the input interface receives the number of the sequential inputs, the processor may communicate a corresponding user-programmed action to the at least one of the emergency communication system, the home network manager and/or the associated network elements. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065910 | VIDEO GATEWAY DEVICE - A programmable video gateway device for use with a gateway and a home network manager having a plurality of associated network elements. The device may comprise a plurality of user-programmable functions. The device may also comprise a processor to control the plurality of user-programmable functions, a camera module controllable to record an image via at least one of the home network manager and the processor, and/or an interface to receive at least one of a plurality entry requests, and enable a user to program the plurality of user-programmable functions to respond to the received entry requests via the processor. | 03-03-2016 |
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| 20100161081 | Field device of automation technology - A field device of automation technology, is fed via a two-wire line or via an energy source of limited energy reserve associated with the field device. The field device includes: a hardwired communication interface having at least one communication channel; and, associated with the communication interface, a functional unit, which is embodied in such a manner, that it performs sending and/or receiving of digital communication signals via the communication interface. The functional unit, for the purpose of energy saving, is turned on only in active, operating phases, while it is switched off in inactive, resting phases; and a detection circuit is provided, which detects a communication signal applied to the communication interface and automatically activates the functional unit. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100244806 | AUTARKES FELDGERAT ORDER AUTARKER FUNKADAPTER FUREIN FELDGERAT DER AUTOMATISIERUNGSTECHNIK - The invention relates to an autarkic field device or an autarkic radio adapter ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110134817 | UNIVERSELLE SCHNITTSTELLE FUR EINEN WIRELESS ADAPTER - A universal interface for a wireless adapter, which supports a communication protocol used in automation technology, wherein associated with the wireless adapter are a first energy supply unit for energy supply of the wireless adapter and a radio module for communication with a superordinated control unit via a radio network, wherein provided on the interface are at least five connection terminals, which are so embodied that, as a function of a field installation that is to be connected, a portion of the connection terminals is connectable either with different embodiments of field devices or with a servicing device. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110249367 | FIELD DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AND/OR MONITORING A PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESS VARIABLE - A field device for determining and/or monitoring a physical or chemical, process variable in automation technology. The field device comprises: at least one microcontroller; a supply unit of limited capacity as primary voltage supply; and a detection circuit, which signals the microcontroller of a failure of the supply unit so early by means of a detection signal that sufficient time is available to take suitable safety measures, in order to avoid loss of data. The detection circuit is so embodied that a reference voltage required for detection of a voltage decline of the supply unit has an almost constant offset from the supply voltage of the supply unit and adjusts to the supply voltage, until the detection circuit, in the case of an abrupt subceeding of the reference voltage, or an abrupt voltage decline of the supply voltage, sends a detection signal to the microcontroller. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120235479 | METHOD FOR SETTING PARAMETERS OF A FIELD DEVICE ELECTRICAL CURRENT SUPPLY MODULE - A method for setting energy supply parameters of a field device electrical current supply module. The field device electrical current supply module is connected, in such case, exclusively to one field device. The connected field device can be supplied electrical energy by the field device electrical current supply module. In the method, a field device type of the connected field device is identified first by the field device electrical current supply module. Then, a parameter setting of at least one energy supply parameter of the field device electrical current supply module is automatically read out from a database and this is loaded into the field device electrical current supply module. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120296483 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF INCORRECTLY SET ENERGY SUPPLY PARAMETERS OF A FIELD DEVICE POWER SUPPLY MODULE - A method for the diagnosis of incorrect settings of energy supply parameters of a field device power supply module, which is connected to exclusively one field device and by which the one connected field device is supplied with electrical energy. In the method, the system comprising field device power supply module and connected field device is operated with set energy supply parameters of the field device power supply module. In such case, the manner of operation of the connected field device is automatedly monitored by the field device power supply module to look for occurring malfunctions. Defective settings of energy supply parameters are automatedly diagnosed by analyzing occurring malfunctions and associated these with incorrectly set energy supply parameters based on predetermined rules. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120306276 | ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SUPPLY VOLTAGE - An electrical and/or electronic supply circuit, which serves to provide a first or a second, essentially constant value of a supply voltage, which supply voltage serves to operate an operating electronics. The supply circuit serves to output the first value of the supply voltage when the supply voltage is derived from a first voltage source, and the supply circuit serves to output the second value of the supply voltage when the supply voltage is derived from a second voltage source. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130002229 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PARAMETER SETTINGS OF ENERGY SUPPLY PARAMETERS OF A FIELD DEVICE POWER SUPPLY MODULE - A method for optimizing the parameter setting of at least one energy supply parameter of a field device power supply module. The field device power supply module is, in such case, connected exclusively to one field device. The connected field device is supplied with electrical energy by the field device power supply module. In the method, the system composed of field device and field device power supply module is operated and a parameter setting of at least one energy supply parameter varied. In such case, the operation of the field device is monitored. Parameter settings are ascertained, in the case of which a relatively low energy consumption of the field device and simultaneously a safe operation of the field device can be realized in the relevant operational phase. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130062947 | INDEPENDENT FIELD DEVICE FOR AUTOMATION PURPOSES WITH INTRINSIC SAFETY BARRIER - An autarkic field device or an autarkic radio adapter for a field device, of automation technology fed with limited energy via an energy supply unit associated, or associable, with the field device or the radio adapter. Between the energy supply unit and an internal voltage source, whose voltage exceeds, or at times can exceed, the voltage of the energy supply unit, a barrier of at least one diode group having at least two diodes connected in parallel is arranged, which blocks flow of electrical current from the internal voltage source to the energy supply unit or to the connection terminals of the field device or of the radio adapter for the energy supply unit. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130203359 | METHOD FOR ENABLING PROMPT DIAGNOSIS OF A FIELD DEVICE CONNECTED TO A WIRELESS ADAPTER - A method, in the case of which it is monitored in a wireless adapter connected to a field device whether, in the context of communication with the field device, a status change of the field device is being reported. In case a status change has been reported, the wireless adapter queries for expanded status information of the field device. The expanded status information is transmitted event-controlled from the wireless adapter to a superordinated communication unit and provided through such to an evaluation tool, in case a comparison of the expanded status information with a status pattern adapted specifically for the field device shows that the relevant, expanded status information should be evaluated. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130278222 | Field Device with a Battery Unit - An apparatus comprising a battery unit and an electronics unit. The battery unit has a battery with a first and a second pole. The battery unit has at least a first, at least a second and at least a third electrical contact, wherein the first contact and the third contact are connected with the first pole, and wherein the second contact is connected with the second pole. The electronics unit has an input circuit with at least a first and at least a second electrical countercontact for receiving electrical energy from the battery unit essentially via the first and second contacts or essentially via the second and third contacts of the battery unit. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140070609 | RADIO UNIT WITH A POWER CIRCUIT FOR VOLTAGE SUPPLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A RADIO UNIT - A radio unit for a plant of process automation technology. The radio unit has a power circuit, which serves to derive first and second supply voltages from a voltage source, wherein the power circuit has a first output, via which the first supply voltage is tappable to serve for driving an operating electronics of the radio unit, wherein the power circuit has at least a second output, via which the at least a second supply voltage is tappable to serve for driving at least one field device connectable to the second output. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20160094057 | Method and Apparatus for Start-Up of a Field Device - Method for start-up of a field device, wherein for start-up of the field device an energy storer (R) for storing electrical energy is charged by means of a power supply (PS), preferably a power-limited power supply (PS), and wherein the electrical energy stored in the energy storer (R) is used to supply the field device at least at times with electrical energy, at least during start-up of the field device. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160099754 | Apparatus for Supplying Power to a Field Device - Apparatus for supplying power to a field device, comprising: a first electrical connector adapted to electrically couple a field device to the apparatus, a power supply unit electrically coupled to the first connector and adapted to provide electrical power to a field device via the first connector; a local user input, e.g. a manually operated switch, adapted to be actuated by a user; a monitoring circuitry electrically coupled to the local user input and adapted to detect an actuation of the local user input. The monitoring circuit is adapted to generate an activation signal causing the power supply unit to provide electrical voltage to the first electrical connector for powering a field device electrically coupled to the first connector. | 04-07-2016 |
