| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 252408100 | NONREACTIVE ANALYTICAL, TESTING, OR INDICATING COMPOSITIONS | 57 |
| 20080265213 | Enhanced Leak Detection Dye Carrier - A leak detection dye carrier is formed using a two-stage process ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080290323 | Artificial Lipid Bilayer Membrane Lipid Substitution Method, Artificial Lipid Bilayer Membrane Obtained by Using Lipid Substitution Method, Artificial Lipid Bilayer Membrane formation device and ion permeation measuring Device - An artificial lipid bilayer membrane formation device is disclosed, which includes: an upper solution chamber (first solution chamber) and a lower solution chamber (second solution chamber), both of which are filled with aqueous solution. It further includes a partition wall disposed between the upper solution chamber and the lower solution chamber so as to part the upper and lower solution chambers from each other. The partition wall has an opening, and a first lipid solution is applied to a portion around the opening, thereby forming an artificial lipid bilayer membrane on the opening. Further, in the formation device, a tubule for lipid substitution is attached to the partition wall so as to be positioned on a bulk phase of the artificial lipid bilayer membrane. A second lipid solution is added via the tubule, thereby forming an artificial lipid bilayer membrane whose lipid composition is changed. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090001323 | Method for preparing analytical standard, and analytical standard prepared by the same - There is provided a method for preparing an analytical standard used for microbeam X-ray fluorescence analysis which includes: a mixing step A in which an element is added to a base material, and the base material and the element are mixed by stirring to obtain a mixed solution; a deaeration step B in which the mixed solution is deaerated; a freeze step D in which the mixed solution is slowly frozen; and a cutting step F in which a thin section is cut out from the frozen mixed solution. In order to surely remove bubbles from the mixed solution, the deaeration step B may contain a stationary step in which the mixed solution is allowed to stand still at room temperature; or the stationary step includes a removal step in which gas contained in the mixed solution which is allowed to stand still is removed with a suction apparatus. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090057619 | Compositions and Visual Perception Changing Methods - A composition includes at least one visual indicator dye and a surfactant. Upon dilution of the composition with a volume of water a diluted product is formed, and wherein: i) the extinction coefficient of the composition is less than the extinction coefficient of the diluted product measured at a wavelength from about 400 nm to about 700 nm; ii) a ratio of an absorbance measured between about 550-650 nm and an absorbance measured between about 395-440 nm increases upon increasing dilution of the composition; and/or iii) the pK | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090121193 | SURFACE ENHANCED SPECTROSCOPY-ACTIVE COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES - Metal nanoparticles associated with a spectroscopy-active (e.g., Raman-active) analyte and surrounded by an encapsulant are useful as sensitive optical tags detectable by surface-enhanced spectroscopy (e.g., surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy). | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090140209 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A CARRIER - A complex, which has been formed by at least two pieces of a ligand and a first metal ion, is bound with a carrier. A second metal ion is then added onto the carrier, a new complex being thereby formed. A substance that contains a Group-15 or Group-16 atom, which has metal coordinating capability, is then fixed to the first metal ion and the second metal ion. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090194744 | Methods for making scent simulants of chemical explosives, and compositions thereof - The present invention relates to methods for producing non-detonable and non-explosive parent-odor scent simulants of both detonable and entropy-burst chemical explosive materials. A detonable explosive material is a material that explosives with the aid of detonation while an entropy burst explosive material is a very sensitive energetic material that does not require detonation, but explodes through a spontaneous decomposition of its molecules into gaseous products. The invention also presents representative non-detonable, non-hazardous compositions of such simulants that can be safely and effectively utilized within a broad spectrum of biological and non-biological explosives detection programs, non-limiting examples being the training of biological search-and-detect creatures such as explosive detecting dogs and the calibration of electronic explosive detecting instruments that rely on the principles of vapor sampling for their operations. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090218547 | METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND KITS FOR PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION - The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for protein crystallization. The present invention involves electrophoretically focusing at least a first protein species within a matrix comprising at least 2 regions of different pH, the protein being present in amount sufficient to permit crystallization within said pH gradient. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090250664 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUID DELIVERY EVALUATION USING SOLUTIONS WITH MULTIPLE LIGHT ABSORBANCE SPECTRAL FEATURES - A system and related method for improved liquid delivery evaluation using a solution containing one or more dyes such that the solution exhibits multiple distinct detectable light absorbance spectral features for calibrating or testing over extended volume or dilution ranges are described. The system includes: a photometric instrument capable of measuring optical absorbance at multiple wavelengths; one or more sample solutions to be dispensed using the liquid delivery system whose performance is being tested or calibrated; and vessels optionally pre-filled, or filled by the user, with diluent solution. The sample solutions contain one or more dyes, chosen so that multiple distinct detectable light absorbance spectral features, such as peaks and/or valleys and/or plateaus of the solution can be distinguished for volume or dilution ranges of interest. The concentrations of the dyes may be chosen so that a large volume delivery device is calibrated using a spectral feature in the solution with a low absorbance per unit pathlength, while a small volume delivery device is calibrated with the same sample solution but using a different spectral feature with a high absorbance per unit pathlength. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090278090 | LOW TEMPERATURE IRREVERSIBLE THERMOCHROMIC COMPOSITIONS - Provided herein are novel polythiophene compounds having polyalkoxyl sidechains and low temperature irreversible upon activation (IUA) thermochromic compounds/compositions thereof. The IUA thermochromic compounds or compositions are activated and exhibit an IUA color by heating to or above a reversible thermochromic transition temperature (RTTT) and cooling to or below an irreversible thermochromic transition temperature (IRTTT) in less than 2 seconds. The activated IUA thermochromic compounds or compositions will retain their IUA color as long as the compounds or compositions are kept at or below about 5° C. below the IRTTT. The activated IUA thermochromic compounds or compositions will be deactivated and show a different color upon exposure to a temperature equal to or higher than about 5° C. below the IRTTT unless the compounds or compositions are activated again. The IUA thermochromic compounds/composition can be used to prepare IUA thermochromic indicators which can monitor subjects stored below a pre-determined temperature and detect the subjects that have been exposed to a temperature above the pre-determined temperature. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090283722 | Odorant for hydrogen based on acrylate and indene - The present invention concerns a nitrogen-free and sulfur-free odorant for hydrogen gas containing at least one acrylic acid C<SUB>1</SUB>-C<SUB>6</SUB>-alkyl ester and indene, its use for the odorisation of hydrogen gas, a process for the odorisation of hydrogen gas and hydrogen gas containing an odorant according to the invention. Data supplied from the esp@cenet database—Worldwide | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090302277 | THERMOCHROMIC INDICATOR MATERIALS WITH CONTROLLED REVERSIBILITY - A thermal indicator material which comprises a plurality of polythiophenes having a second low temperature color and a high temperature color. The polythiophenes are structured and arranged to exhibit a color change from the second low temperature color to the high temperature color when the thermal indicator material is exposed to a temperature that meets or exceeds a pre-determined temperature and to exhibit a color change from the high temperature color to a first low temperature color when the thermal indicator material is exposed to a decline in temperature from a temperature that meets or exceeds the predetermined temperature to a temperature of within the range of between about 5 to 20° C. below the pre-determined temperature that occurs in a time period of greater than 2.0 seconds. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100032627 | FORMATION OF BILAYERS OF AMPHIPATHIC MOLECULES - A method of forming bilayers of amphipathic molecules uses droplets of aqueous solution in a hydrophobic medium such as oil. A layer of amphipathic molecules such as a lipid is formed around the surfaces of the droplets. This may be achieved by providing the lipid in the oil and leaving the droplets for a time sufficient to form the layer. The droplets are brought into contact with one another so that a bilayer of the amphipathic molecules is formed as an interface between the contacting droplets. The bilayers may be used for a wide range of studies. The technique has numerous advantages including providing a long lifetime for the bilayers, allowing study of small volumes and allowing the construction of chains and networks of droplets with bilayers in between to study complex systems. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100051877 | Superficially Porous Metal Oxide Particles, Methods For Making Them, and Separation Devices Using Them - Micelle-templated superficially porous particles having a solid core and an outer porous shell with ordered pore structures and a narrow particle size distribution, such as about ±5% (one sigma), and a high specific surface area of about 5 to about 1000 m | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100108949 | PERIMIDINE-SUBSTITUTED SQUARYLIUM DYE, DISPERSION MEDIUM, DETECTION MEDIUM AND IMAGE FORMING MATERIAL - A perimidine-substituted squarylium dye is represented by the following formula (I): | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100148123 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BILAYER MEMBRANE AND PLANAR BILAYER MEMBRANE - The present invention provides a bilayer membrane produced using a microchannel capable of easily forming bilayer membranes such as planar lipid bilayer membranes in large quantities, and a production method thereof. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100163806 | Tunable Fluorescent Gold Nanocluster And Method for forming the same - The present invention discloses a tunable fluorescent gold nanocluster. The tunable fluorescent gold nanocluster is formed by mixing gold trichloride (AuCl | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100252779 | COPPER BROMIDE HUMIDITY INDICATING CARD - The present invention comprises a method of humidity indication comprising providing a substrate and an area of humidity indication comprising copper bromide, bromide salt, a dye, and cellulose fiber. In another embodiment of the invention, the invention comprises a humidity indicator array comprising a substrate having a plurality of areas of humidity indication on the substrate, wherein each area comprises copper bromide, dye, and bromide salt, wherein the mole ratio of bromide ions to copper ions in the area is about 7.5:1. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100276642 | Temperature indicating paint - A temperature indicating paint comprises 4 wt % to 40 wt % sodium alumino sulpho silicate, 1 wt % to 38 wt % nickel antimony titanate and the binder comprises 25 wt % to 50 wt % silicone resin 10 wt % to 30 wt % acrylic resin each excluding solvent. This composition undergoes colour changes occur, these are; Blue 520-560° C.; Light Blue 950-990° C.; Light Yellow 1000-1040° C.; Glazed Black 1160-1200° C. The colour changes are particularly distinct and enable accurate analysis particularly, but not exclusively, in gas turbine engines. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110024690 | CURABLE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING COLOR INDICATORS FOR INDICATING THE CURING PROGRESS - The invention relates to curable compositions which are prepared from polyol components containing one or more polyols and isocyanate components containing one or more isocyanates, which compositions contain at least one indicator having at least one quinonoid group, which indicator signifies the degree of curing by a change of color. The invention also relates to a method for indicating the progress of curing in such curable compositions. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110073810 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ISOTOPICALLY LABELED VITAMINS SUITABLE FOR USE AS ANALYTICAL REFERENCE STANDARDS - The present invention is directed to a method for the synthesis of deuterium labeled Vitamin D and related compounds with a high level of deuterium incorporation, which are particularly suitable for use as standards for mass spectroscopy. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110089379 | Development Of Phopholipid-Capped Gold Nanoparticles (PLGNPs) As Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Probes - The molecule is prepared by capping phospholipid on a single gold nanoparticle (GNP). Since the thiol-related molecule bounded on GNP shows the characteristic of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), the phospholipid-capped gold nanoparticle (PLGNP) can be formed as a nanoprobe applied on the detection device integrating optics and chemistry and used in the fields of biomedicine, medical diagnosis and environment for detecting, such as solutions containing salts or proteins. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110168950 | SIMULANT MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Provided is a simulant material for simulating hazardous materials, including a quantity of at least one explosive material and at least one inert material. The simulant material is a non-explosive material and is in the form of a homogenous, flexible and non-particulated material. Also provided is a method for manufacturing such a simulant material. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110175033 | CRYSTALLIZATION MEDIA - A set of crystallization solutions includes a plurality of crystallization solutions of Crystallization Solution Set I, a plurality of crystallization solutions of Crystallization Solution Set II or a plurality of crystallization solutions of Crystallization Solution Set III. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110215277 | METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING COLLOIDAL NANOPARTICLES - There is provided a method for synthesizing colloidal nanoparticles comprising the step of creating a reactive three-phase foam containing reactants therein for synthesizing the colloidal nanoparticles. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120032117 | STIMULUS INDICATING DEVICE EMPLOYING POLYMER GELS - The present invention relates to a stimulus-indicating device. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for evidencing when a product has been exposed to a designated stimulus for a certain period of time. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120104323 | HEMOGLOBIN BASED BILIRUBIN REFERENCE MATERIAL - What is described is a single reference material and method of making useful for calibrating or qualifying instruments that are diagnostic spectroscopically for bilirubin, hemoglobin, and hemoglobin fractions, and, optionally, diagnostic for other blood analytes by sensor means. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120138863 | IMMERSION SOLUTION FOR MICROSCOPE - An immersion solution for a microscope, the immersion solution including a metal-halogeno complex anion containing bromine or iodine and one or more types of metal elements M selected from Sn, In, Bi, Sb, Zn and Al, and an imidazolium cation, a pyridinium cation, a pyrrolidinium cation or an ammonium cation. The immersion solution includes an ionic liquid that transmits light having a predetermined wavelength, has a refractive index of no less than 1.60 and is used for a fluorescence microscope. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120168681 | Surface Modified Metal Nano-Particle and Use Thereof - The present invention provides a metal nanoparticle that is surface-modified with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic functional group, and a composition for optical detection comprising the same. The surface-modified nanoparticles according to the present invention form clusters suitable for optical detection, for example, suitable as an X-ray contrast agent, and have surface plasmon energy in the visible region, thereby being usefully applied to a variety of optical detection methods. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120193582 | BIMODAL ORGAN PHANTOM AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTION METHOD - A phantom for medical imaging instrumentation, the phantom including a first hydrogel matrix, said matrix containing additives for simulating the optical and acoustic properties of a living organ or tissue. In the phantom, the additives include Indian ink or haemoglobin, silica powder and titanium dioxide powder. The phantom may contain a tumor simulator in solid or liquid form. It may also comprise several hydrogel matrices, each matrix including additives in different concentrations depending on the organ or tissue simulated. A method of producing the phantom includes one or more freeze-thaw cycles for optimizing the characteristics of the phantom. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120205591 | SELF INDICATING RADIATION ALERT DOSIMETER - Described is a self-indicating instant radiation dosimeter ( | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120205592 | COMPOSITIONS, KITS, AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATION IN MASS SPECTROMETRY - The invention provides compositions, kits, and methods for calibrating a mass spectrometer using two or more recombinant proteins and one or more energy-absorbing molecules. The recombinant proteins of the invention display high purities, making them suitable for use in mass spectrometry. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120326092 | VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AS DIAGNOSTIC MARKERS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CANCER - The present invention provides sets of VOCs for breath analysis. Methods of use thereof in diagnosing, monitoring or prognosing breast cancer, head and neck cancer, prostate cancer or colon cancer are disclosed. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130026420 | INERT AND NON-TOXIC EXPLOSIVE SIMULANTS AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION - The present disclosure describes simulants and methods of production thereof that imitate characteristics of known explosives, including characteristics at the microscopic and macroscopic level. For instance, the present disclosure includes a simulant with the same texture, granularity, bulk density, particle density, and porosity of a known explosive. The simulants described herein provide the macroscopic bulk physical properties and the microscopic scale properties of actual explosives. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130062570 | MATRIX ADDITIVE FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY - The present invention provides a novel compound that makes it possible to improve ionization efficiency of hydrophobic peptide. 5-alkoxy-2- or -3-hydroxybenzoic acid represented by the following formula (I): | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130075663 | NUCLEIC ACID LADDERS - The present invention provides nucleic acid compositions or ladders which may be used as standards for estimating the size (in base pairs) and or mass of nucleic acid molecules of unknown size and/or mass. The invention also relates to methods for producing such compositions or ladders, ladders or compositions produced by such methods, and to methods for estimating the size and/or mass of nucleic acid molecules by comparison to these nucleic acid sizing ladders. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130146815 | FORMATION OF BILAYERS OF AMPHIPATHIC MOLECULES - A method of forming bilayers of amphipathic molecules uses droplets of aqueous solution in a hydrophobic medium such as oil. A layer of amphipathic molecules such as a lipid is formed around the surfaces of the droplets. This may be achieved by providing the lipid in the oil and leaving the droplets for a time sufficient to form the layer. The droplets are brought into contact with one another so that a bilayer of the amphipathic molecules is formed as an interface between the contacting droplets. The bilayers may be used for a wide range of studies. The technique has numerous advantages including providing a long lifetime for the bilayers, allowing study of small volumes and allowing the construction of chains and networks of droplets with bilayers in between to study complex systems. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130187094 | GRANULAR CRYSTAL - Granular crystals with one or more chains of particles are described. A geometry of at least one particle is chosen to provide highly nonlinear pulses having selected characteristics. Contact interactions between the particles are non-Hertzian. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130207044 | Sharply Resolving Labeled Protein Molecular Weight Standards - Pre-labeled protein standards useful in electrophoresis that have sharp, consistent separation characteristics that are substantially the same as those of their unlabeled counterparts are provided. The invention provides pre-labeled protein standard sets that include a plurality of labeled proteins that are labeled on a first amino acid, in which side reactions of the label with amino acids not targeted for labeling are reduced. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130221281 | CUSTOMIZED QUALITY CONTROLS FOR ANALYTICAL ASSAYS - Solid beads each containing a selected quantity of analyte are combined and a liquid base matrix that contains attributes of a biological fluid that is to be assayed, together constitute a kit from which a laboratory technician can, at the point of use, prepare a liquid control for a particular analyte, and preferably a series of such controls at different levels of the same analyte customized for a particular assay. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130234071 | COMPOSITION OF HUMAN SYNTHETIC URINE - This invention relates to a novel comprehensive composition comprising the major inorganic salts, urea, organic compounds, organic ammonium salts, proteins and human immuglobins present in normal human urine formulated into unisex synthetic human urine. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130313483 | MULTIPHASE SYSTEMS AND USES THEREOF - A multi-phase system includes a phase-separated solution comprising at least two phases, each phase having a phase component selected from the group consisting of a polymer, a surfactant and combinations thereof, wherein at least one phase comprises a polymer, wherein the phases, taken together, represent a density gradient. Novel two-phase, three-phase, four-phase, five-phase, or six-phase systems are disclosed. Using the disclosed multi-phase polymer systems, particles, or other analyte of interest can be separated based on their different densities or affinities. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130313484 | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING FIBER, ANTI-COUNTERFEITING PAPER CONTAINING ANTI-COUNTERFEIT FIBER AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF - An anti-counterfeiting fiber, anti-counterfeiting paper containing the anti-counterfeiting fiber, and manufacture method thereof. The anti-counterfeiting fiber is a slice or part of a slice cut along a cross-section of a strip-shaped fiber, wherein the strip-shaped fiber includes a specific structure along the length direction providing anti-counterfeiting characteristics. Structures manufactured using the principles of the process have better orientation than structures manufactured using conventional processes for manufacturing anti-counterfeiting fiber during the paper manufacturing process and can form more unique visual characteristics. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140124707 | Preparation of Metal Colloids - A method for producing a silver colloid solution of highly stable resulting colloids includes adding an aqueous solution of a hydroxylamine salt to an aqueous solution of an alkali, and then dispersing into the mixture an aqueous solution of the metal ions, the hydroxylamine salt being selected such that the anion, when combined with the said metal ions, would form a metal salt having a very low solubility in water, wherein the metal ion solution is introduced into the mixture in such a manner that the metal ions are substantially dispersed throughout the mixture within one second. A maturing period, preferably at elevated temperatures, leads to a stable state. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140131624 | METHOD FOR DETECTING BURNT ODOR FROM AIR CONDITIONER, REPRODUCING BURNT ODOR AND PREPARING CORRESPONDING BURNT ODOR COMPOSITION - A method that identifies the compounds contributing to a detected burnt odor from an air conditioner artificially reproduces the detected burnt odor, and prepares a corresponding burnt odor composition is provided. Through the analysis method of the present invention, the compounds that contribute to the detected burnt odor from an air conditioner are be identified and quantified. The detected burnt odor is reproduced from a combination of the compounds identified by the analysis method of the present invention. The reproduced burnt odor provides significant data required for development of an apparatus and a method for removing specific odor. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140151604 | METHOD FOR MEASURING PRESSURES IN A HIGH PRESSURE CELL BY MONITORING CONTINUOUS CHANGES IN PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GEO2-SIO2 SOLID SOLUTION - A method for the measurement of pressure in high temperature and high pressure processes includes the steps of providing at least a first material compound and at least a second material compound. The at least first and second compounds are mixed to form a material sample. The material sample is loaded into a device and the device and material sample are subjected to a high pressure of up to about 10 GPa and a high temperature of up to about 2000° C. to form the material sample into a solid crystalline solution. The material sample is recovered for analysis and the composition of the crystalline solid solution is measured to determine the pressure ex situ. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140158943 | MECHANICAL PROCESS FOR CREATING PARTICLES IN A FLUID - A method of producing at least one of microscopic and submicroscopic particles includes providing a template that has a plurality of discrete surface portions, each discrete surface portion having a surface geometry selected to impart a desired geometrical property to a particle while being produced; depositing a constituent material of the at least one of microscopic and submicroscopic particles being produced onto the plurality of discrete surface portions of the template to form at least portions of the particles; separating the at least one of microscopic and submicroscopic particles comprising the constituent material from the template into a fluid material, the particles being separate from each other at respective discrete surface portions of the template; and processing the template for subsequent use in producing additional at least one of microscopic and submicroscopic particles. A multi-component composition includes a first material component in which particles can be dispersed, and a plurality of particles dispersed in the first material component. The plurality of particles is produced by methods according to embodiments of the current invention. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140166935 | LIQUID MIXTURE USED TO TEST AND VALIDATE TEST DEVICES - A liquid mixture used to test and validate test devices for inspecting objects or persons is provided. The mixture containing glycerol and consisting of a mixture of glycerol, ethanoic acid and water. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140166936 | LIQUID MIXTURE USED TO TEST AND VALIDATE TEST DEVICES - The invention relates to a liquid mixture used to test and validate test devices for inspecting objects or persons, said mixture containing glycerol and comprising a mixture of glycerol, ethanol and water. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140166937 | LIQUID MIXTURE USED TO TEST AND VALIDATE TEST DEVICES - The invention relates to a liquid mixture to test and validate test devices for inspecting objects or persons, the mixture containing glycerol. The glycerol portion is at least 90% by weight, preferably approximately 99.5% by weight and the remaining portion is water. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140209837 | FORMING 3-D NANO-PARTICLE ASSEMBLIES - According to an example, methods for forming three-dimensional (3-D) nano-particle assemblies include depositing SES elements onto respective tips of nano-fingers, in which the nano-fingers are arranged in sufficiently close proximities to each other to enable the tips of groups of adjacent ones of the nano-fingers to come into sufficiently close proximities to each other to enable the SES elements on the tips to be bonded together when the nano-fingers are partially collapsed. The methods also include causing the nano-fingers to partially collapse toward adjacent ones of the nano-fingers to cause a plurality of SES elements on respective groups of the nano-fingers to be in relatively close proximities to each other and form respective clusters of SES elements, introducing additional particles that are to attach onto the clusters of SES elements, and causing the clusters of SES elements to detach from the nano-fingers. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140239234 | SYSTEM FOR MATCHING COLOR AND COARSENESS APPEARANCE OF COATINGS - A method and a system is provided for producing one or more matching formulas to match color and coarseness appearance of a target coating on a substrate. The method includes, but is not limited to providing a set of coating chips comprising at least two coating chips having different lightness values, and at least two coating chips having matching lightness values and different coarseness values. A system is also provided for matching color and coarseness appearance of the surface coating. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140326926 | Methods for Diagnosis and Intervention of Hepatic Disorders - The disclosure provides a method for quantification of hepatic function in a subject comprising measuring the clearance of an orally administered isotopically labeled cholic acid in a subject with, or suspected of having or developing, a hepatic disorder, for example, chronic hepatitis C. The disclosure further provides methods and kits for assessment of hepatic function. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140346405 | Method for Fabricating Composite Porosity Standards - A method for fabricating composite porosity standards may include the steps of providing a plurality of uncured composite coupons, each uncured composite coupon being formed from a composite material, providing a plurality of curing processes, selecting a curing process for each of the uncured composite coupons, curing each uncured composite coupon in accordance with a selected curing process to form a plurality of cured composite coupons, each cured composite coupon being formed from the composite material and having a percent porosity, measuring the percent porosity of each cured composite coupon, and correlating each measured percent porosity of a plurality of measure percent porosities to a corresponding cured composite coupon of the plurality of cured composite coupons to form a plurality of porosity standards. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150076412 | MANUFACTURED PRODUCT WITH OPTICALLY ENCODED PARTICLE TAG AND ID METHOD - The invention concerns an article of manufacture that is a manufactured product marked with a microparticle and a method of marking manufactured produces. The microparticle tag includes a predetermined code embedded in its physical structure by refractive index changes between different regions of the particle. The particle has a diameter of a few hundred microns or less and has a plurality of layers. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150300958 | ADJUSTABLE COLORIMETRIC MOISTURE INDICATORS - Colorimetric moisture-indicating compositions comprising a modified moisture-indicating composition comprising (a) a moisture-indicating composition comprising (1) a solid support and (2) a bis(glyoxime)-transition metal complex bound to the solid support, and (b) a modifier comprising at least one hygroscopic salt are described. In some embodiments, the at least one hygroscopic salt is in physical contact with or in fluid communication with the moisture-indicating composition and comprises an anion the group comprising halide, nitrate, acetate, carbonate, and hydroxide; and a cation selected from the group comprising ammonium, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, and a transition metal. These color-imetric moisture-indicating compositions can be used to make a colorimetric relative humidity-indicating sensor. A method of adjusting the colorimetric response of a colorimetric moisture-indicating composition and a method of detecting moisture are also provided. Colorimetric moisture indicating cards comprising the colorimetric moisture-indicating compositions are also provided. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150338414 | UREA-BASED SYNTHETIC URINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A synthetic urine solution and method of its manufacture are disclosed. The solution includes water having a pH between about 3 and about 10. The solution further includes creatinine, a means for removing bacteria from the solution so as to control or eliminate sepsis of the urine solution, preferably through the use of a biocide, and a urea-based compound. The solution exhibits a specific gravity of from 1.005 g/cm | 11-26-2015 |
