03rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150017541 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device which has high charge/discharge capacity and less deterioration in battery characteristics due to charge/discharge and can perform charge/discharge at high speed is provided. A power storage device includes a negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a current collector and an active material layer provided over the current collector. The active material layer includes a plurality of protrusions protruding from the current collector and a graphene provided over the plurality of protrusions. Axes of the plurality of protrusions are oriented in the same direction. A common portion may be provided between the current collector and the plurality of protrusions. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017542 | LAMINATED-STRUCTURE BATTERY - A laminated-structure battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte layer and a laminated structure prepared by laminating at least three layers of single battery layers each of the single battery layers prepared by opposing the cathode and the anode to each other with an interposal of the electrolyte layer. The cathode includes a cathode active material having at least a lithium-transition metal complex, a lithium-transition metal phosphorus compound or a lithium-transition metal sulfuric acid compound. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017543 | METHOD FOR PRELITHIATION, METHOD FOR FABRICATING LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE METHOD, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY FABRICATED FROM THE FABRICATING METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a method for prelithiation, and in particular, to a method for prelithiation that predopes lithium into at least one unit cell uniformly in large amounts. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for prelithiation including an preparing at least one unit cell, the unit cell comprising a cathode, an anode, and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode, disposing the prepared at least one unit cell in a reaction tank, and connecting electrodes having the same polarity, adding an electrolyte solution into the reaction tank, disposing a lithium metal plate in the electrolyte solution, and connecting the lithium metal plate to the anode, and doping the anode. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017544 | Electrochemical Device Electrode Including Cobalt Oxyhydroxide - This invention discloses an electrochemical device having a multilayer structure and methods for making such a device. Specifically, this invention discloses a multilayer electrochemical device having nano-sized cobalt oxyhydroxide conductive agents and/or active materials within the polymer layers. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017545 | Lead-Acid Battery Construction - Batteries comprise a carbon fibre electrode construction of the invention and have improved DCA and/or CCA, and/or may maintain DCA with an increasing number of charge-discharge cycles, and thus may be particularly suitable for use in hybrid vehicles. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017546 | FORMALDEHYDE FREE BINDER COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING METAL ION CROSSLINKERS AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM - Formaldehyde-free binder compositions are described. The binder compositions may include a polycarboxy compound, and an organic crosslinking agent, and a polyvalent metal compound. The compositions may also optionally include a cure catalyst. In addition, composite materials are described. The composite materials may include a mat of fibers and a binder composition. The binder composition may include a polycarboxy compound, an organic crosslinking agent, and a polyvalent metal compound. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017547 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES BASED ON BLOCK COPOLYMERS - The present invention relates generally to electrolyte materials. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides for a solid polymer electrolyte material that has high ionic conductivity and is mechanically robust. An exemplary material can be characterized by a copolymer that includes at least one structural block, such as a vinyl polymer, and at least one ionically conductive block with a siloxane backbone. In various embodiments, the electrolyte can be a diblock copolymer or a triblock copolymer. Many uses are contemplated for the solid polymer electrolyte materials. For example, the novel electrolyte material can be used in Li-based batteries to enable higher energy density, better thermal and environmental stability, lower rates of self-discharge, enhanced safety, lower manufacturing costs, and novel form factors. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017548 | SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, BATTERY, AND PRODUCING METHOD FOR SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL - The main object of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material having favorable ion conductivity and high stability against moisture. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material comprising an M1 element (such as Li element), an M2 element (such as Ge element, Sn element and P element) and a S element, and having a peak at a position of 2θ=29.58°±0.50° in X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα ray, characterized in that when a diffraction intensity at the above-mentioned peak of 2θ=29.58°±0.50° is regarded as IA and a diffraction intensity at a peak of 2θ=27.33°±0.50° is regarded as IB, a value of IB/IA is less than 0.50, and the M2 contains at least P and Sn. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017549 | ALL-SOLID LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided an all-solid lithium secondary battery hardly gives rise to internal resistance even if charging and discharging are repeated. The all-solid lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, each of electrodes being an electrode in which a three-dimensional network porous body is used as a current collector and pores of the three-dimensional network porous body are filled with at least an active material, wherein the three-dimensional network porous body of the positive electrode includes an aluminum alloy with a Young's modulus of 70 GPa or higher and the three-dimensional network porous body of the negative electrode includes a copper alloy with a Young's modulus of 120 GPa or higher. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017550 | METAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK POROUS BODY FOR COLLECTORS, ELECTRODE, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a current collector, an electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, each of which capable of reducing internal resistance and producing cost. More specifically, provided are: a three-dimensional network metal porous body for a current collector, comprising a sheet-shaped three-dimensional network metal porous body, wherein a degree of porosity of the sheet-shaped three-dimensional network metal porous body is 90% or more and 98% or less, and a 30%-cumulative pore diameter (D30) of the sheet-shaped three-dimensional network metal porous body calculated from a fine pore diameter measurement conducted by a bubble point method is 20 μm or more and 100 μm or less; an electrode using the three-dimensional network metal porous body; and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the electrode. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017551 | USE OF LITHIUM SALT MIXTURES AS LI-ION BATTERY ELECTROLYTES - Lithium salt mixtures, for example a mixture including at least two lithium salts chosen from two of the three following groups of salts: X: LiPF | 2015-01-15 |
20150017552 | POLYVINYLPYRIDINE ADDITIVES FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES ACTIVATING LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - An electrolyte comprising an organic solvent, a lithium salt, and a polymer additive comprised of repeating vinyl units joined to one or more heterocyclic amine moieties is described. The heterocyclic amine contains five to ten ring atoms, inclusive. An electrochemical cell is also disclosed. The preferred cell comprises a negative electrode which intercalates with lithium, a positive electrode comprising an electrode active material which intercalates with lithium, and the electrolyte of the present invention activating the negative and the positive electrodes. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017553 | BIOFUEL CELL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A small and high-density biofuel cell capable of easily supplying fuel; and an electronic apparatus are provided. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017554 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TRANSPORT AND STORAGE-STABLE OXYGEN-CONSUMING ELECTRODE - A process for producing oxygen-consuming electrodes, in particular for use in chloralkali electrolysis, which display good transport capability and storage capability. In the process, a silver oxide-containing sheet-like structure as intermediate is electrochemically reduced. Also disclosed are methods of using these electrodes in chloralkali electrolysis or fuel cell technology or in metal-air batteries, and the fuel cells and metal-air batteries produced. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017555 | USE OF MESOPOROUS GRAPHITE PARTICLES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to the use of mesoporous graphitic particles having a loading of sintering-stable metal nanoparticles for fuel cells and further electrochemical applications, for example as constituent of layers in electrodes of fuel cells and batteries. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017556 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed are a redox flow battery system and a control method for the same. In the redox flow battery system, an oxidation number is controlled by injecting at least one of an oxidant and a reducer into at least one of a cathode side and an anode side using a measured oxidation number of the electrolyte. Therefore, even though an oxidation number balance is inevitably broken, since an initial concentration of vanadium ion, that is, an average oxidation number is maintained without a large change in the concentration, efficiency and stability of a battery may be promoted, and the oxidation number balance may be monitored in real time and the oxidation number balance may be recovered without a separate process of separating electrolytes to entirely mixing the electrolytes, or the like, that is, without stopping a function of the battery, thereby facilitating maintenance and control of performance of the battery. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017557 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM, METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL CELL AND VEHICLE WITH SUCH A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system is provided. The fuel cell system includes an air inlet, a hydrogen inlet, an inert gas outlet, a water outlet, an electrical power outlet, at least one low temperature fuel cell and at least one air separator. The air separator is positioned between the air inlet and a cathode of the at least one fuel cell for separating oxygen from the air and feeding the oxygen to a cathode of the at least one fuel cell. The fuel cell is capable of delivering liquid water as a by-product due to the use of substantially pure oxygen and hydrogen in a low temperature operation, such that extraction and condensation requiring cooling capacity is not necessary, The fuel cell system is therefore efficient and compact. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017558 | CELL FRAME FOR IMPROVED FLOW DISTRIBUTING AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a redox flow battery, and more particularly, a cell frame channel design capable of efficiently distributing an electrolyte. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017559 | System and method for cooling an aircraft fuel cell system - A system for cooling an aircraft fuel cell system comprising a first cooling circuit thermally coupled to a first fuel cell, to remove thermal energy generated by the first fuel cell during operation from the first fuel cell, and a first heat exchanger arranged in the first cooling circuit and adapted to transfer thermal energy, removed from the first fuel cell via the first cooling circuit, to the aircraft surroundings. The system comprises a second cooling circuit thermally coupled to a second fuel cell, to remove thermal energy generated by the second fuel cell during operation from the second fuel cell, and a second heat exchanger arranged in the second cooling circuit and adapted to transfer thermal energy, removed from the second fuel cell via the second cooling circuit, to the aircraft surroundings. The first cooling circuit is thermally couplable to the second cooling circuit. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017560 | Functional Module for a Coolant Circuit of a Fuel Cell System and Method for Producing a Functional Module and Container for a Coolant Circuit of a Fuel Cell System - A functional module for a coolant circuit of a vehicle fuel cell system includes a container having an ion-exchange material and a pump device for the coolant fluidically coupled to each other in such a manner that a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet of the pump device are connected to a coolant outlet and a coolant inlet of the container. The container surrounds at least one region of the pump device that has a conveying unit of the pump device at least in certain areas around the outer circumference. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017561 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system suppresses the deterioration of an electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell. The fuel cell system comprises: a temperature rise speed calculation unit for calculating a target temperature rise speed of the fuel cell using a temperature of the fuel cell and a water content of the fuel cell; and a drive control unit for controlling a drive of the cooling water pump using the temperature rise speed of the fuel cell and the target temperature rise speed calculated by the temperature rise speed calculation unit. The drive control unit controls the drive of the cooling water pump such that a circulation amount of the cooling water is decreased when the temperature rise speed of the fuel cell is below the target temperature rise speed and controls the drive of the cooling water pump such that the circulation amount of the cooling water is increased when the temperature rise speed of the fuel cell is equal to or greater than the target temperature rise speed. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017562 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a pressure regulating valve configured to control a pressure of an anode gas to be supplied to a fuel cell, a buffer unit configured to store an anode off-gas discharged from the fuel cell, and a purge valve configured to control an amount to be discharged to an outside of the anode off-gas stored in the buffer unit. The pressure of the anode gas periodically increases/decreases by periodically opening/closing the pressure regulating valve. The purge valve is controlled so that a purge flow rate increases more during pressure reduction of the pulsation operation than during pressure increase in pulsation operation control. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017563 | FUEL CELL UNIT AND FUEL CELL VEHICLE - The invention relates to fuel cell unit arranged in an underfloor space of a fuel cell vehicle. The fuel cell unit includes a fuel cell that has a plurality of cells stacked together; and a cell monitor that is arranged in a side region of the fuel cell, and that monitors a state of each of the cells. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017564 | Electrochemical Conversion Device - In order to improve an electrochemical conversion device comprising a plurality of functional elements stacked one upon the other into a stack in a stacking direction and interconnected within the stack, some of which have peripheral areas of sheet material, some of which are arranged in a stacked configuration one upon the other in a stacking direction, forming peripheral stacks, and are interconnected by way of a first element-to-element connection and some others of which are interconnected by way of a second element-to-element connection, in such a manner that the strain placed on the element-to-element connections can be kept as low as possible, it is proposed that one of the functional elements comprise a compensating unit and that the compensating unit comprise at least one deformable element which, by deformation, allows for at least one height compensation in the stacking direction. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017565 | Core-Shell Fuel Cell Electrodes - Embodiments of the disclosure relate to electrocatalysts. The electrocatalyst may include at least one gas-diffusion layer having a first side and a second side, and particle cores adhered to at least one of the first and second sides of the at least one gas-diffusion layer. The particle cores includes surfaces adhered to the at least one of the first and second sides of the at least one gas-diffusion layer and surfaces not in contact with the at least one gas-diffusion layer. Furthermore, a thin layer of catalytically atoms may be adhered to the surfaces of the particle cores not in contact with the at least one gas-diffusion layer. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017566 | Catalyst Electrode Layer and Method for Producing Same - A catalyst electrode layer includes an anion conductive elastomer in which a quaternary base type anion exchange group is introduced into at least a part of an aromatic ring of a copolymer of an aromatic vinyl compound, and a conjugated diene compound or a copolymer where a double bond of a main chain is partially or completely saturated by hydrogenating a conjugated diene part of the copolymer, and in which at least a part of the quaternary base type anion exchange group forms a cross-linked structure; and an electrode catalyst. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017567 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE OR ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICE COMPRISING A GALVANIC CELL HAVING ELECTROCHEMICAL HALF-CELLS CONTAINING A SUSPENSION OR FULLERENE AND IONIC LIQUID - An electrochemical half-cell, comprising an active anode and/or cathode material having at least one fullerene. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017568 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY AND CELL FRAME - Disclosed herein are a redox flow battery and a cell frame. In a cell frame of a redox flow battery, the cell frame comprising: a pair of unit frames adhered to each other; a protection plate shared by the unit frames, wherein each unit frame includes an electrolyte channel formed on a contact region of the unit frame with the protection plate; and a bipolar plate on which an electrolyte flows, wherein the electrolyte is supplied through the electrolyte channel. The cell frame has an integration type structure in which the protection plate is positioned in the cell frame, such that leakage of the electrolyte may be effectively prevented. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017569 | MESOPOROUS SILICON SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS IN LI-ION BATTERIES AND SOLAR HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS - We provide a mesoporous silicon material (PSi) prepared via a template-free and HF-free process. The production process is facile and scalable, and it may be conducted under mild reaction conditions. The silicon may be produced directly by the reduction of a silicon-halogenide precursor (for example, SiCl | 2015-01-15 |
20150017570 | Noble Metal-Based Electrocatalyst and Method of Treating a Noble Metal-Based Electrocatalyst - A noble metal-based electrocatalyst comprises a bimetallic particle comprising a noble metal and a non-noble metal and having a polyhedral shape. The bimetallic particle comprises a surface-segregated composition where an atomic ratio of the noble metal to the non-noble metal is higher in a surface region and in a core region than in a sub-surface region between the surface and core regions. A method of treating a noble metal-based electrocatalyst comprises annealing a bimetallic particle comprising a noble metal and a non-noble metal and having a polyhedral shape at a temperature in the range of from about 100° C. to about 1100° C. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017571 | PHOTOLITHOGRPAHY SCATTERING BAR STRUCTURE AND METHOD - Provided is an integrated circuit (IC) photo mask. The IC photo mask includes a main feature of the IC, the main feature having a plurality of sides, and a plurality of assist features, the assist features being spaced from each other and spaced from the main feature, wherein each one of the assist features is adjacent to one of the sides, each one of the assist features has an elongated shape along a direction, whereby extending the shape in the direction would intersect at least another one of the assist features and the assist features are sub-resolution correction features for correcting for optical proximity effect in a photolithography process. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017572 | METHOD FOR GENERATING PATTERN, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a method for generating a pattern. A pattern is generated by selecting a cell from a cell library including a plurality of cells, adding, to the interior of the selected cell, a second pattern different from a first pattern of the selected cell, performing a first optical proximity correction (OPC) onto the pattern of the selected cell including the first pattern and the second pattern, performing a second optical proximity correction onto a pattern of a plurality of cells in which the selected cell including first pattern and second pattern, which have been subjected to the first optical proximity correction, and another of the cells are proximately arranged and generating the pattern including the patterns of the plurality of cells which have been subjected to the second optical proximity correction. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017573 | REFLECTIVE ORIGINAL, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A reflective original includes: a reflection layer which has a multilayer film configured to reflect extreme ultraviolet light; a base material configured to support the reflection layer; and a thermal diffusion layer interposed between the reflection layer and the base material, and configured to diffuse heat of the reflection layer. A heat capacity, per unit area, of a structure constituted by both the reflection layer and the thermal diffusion layer is not lower than 1.1 (J/(K·m | 2015-01-15 |
20150017574 | MASK BLANK SUBSTRATE, SUBSTRATE WITH MULTILAYER REFLECTION FILM, TRANSMISSIVE MASK BLANK, REFLECTIVE MASK, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - Disclosed is a mask blank substrate for use in lithography, wherein the main surface on which the transfer pattern of the substrate is formed has a root mean square roughness (Rms) of not more than 0.15 nm obtained by measuring an area of 1 μm×1 μm with an atomic force microscope, and has a power spectrum density of not more than 10 nm | 2015-01-15 |
20150017575 | Photomasks, Methods Of Forming A Photomask, And Methods Of Photolithographically Patterning A Substrate - A photomask includes a substrate having a device region and an adjacent edge region over transparent material. The device region includes spaced primary features of constant pitch at least adjacent the edge region. The edge region includes spaced sub-resolution assist features of the constant pitch of the spaced primary features at least adjacent the device region and which are off-phase by from about 30° to about 150° from +/−180°. Additional embodiments, including methods, are disclosed. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017576 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, METHOD FOR SELECTING HEATING TEMPERATURE IN PATTERN FORMING METHOD, EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a pattern forming method comprising, in order: (i) a step of forming a film by using an extreme ultraviolet-sensitive resin composition containing (A) a resin having an acid-decomposable group; (ii) a step of exposing the film by using an extreme ultraviolet ray; (iii) a step of heating the film; and (iv) a step of developing the film to form a pattern, wherein in the step (ii), an optical image formed by exposure on the surface of the film is an optical image having a line part with a line width of 20 nm or less as an exposed area or an unexposed area, and, the heating temperature T | 2015-01-15 |
20150017577 | IMAGING MEMBERS HAVING A CROSS-LINKED ANTICURL BACK COATING - The disclosure provides a flexible electrophotographic imaging member having an optically clear, cross-linked anticurl back coating of melamine formaldehyde to effect complete and absolute imaging member flatness. In particular embodiments, the anticurl back coating further includes an organic or inorganic particle dispersion. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017578 | FLEXIBLE IMAGING MEMBERS HAVING EXTERNALLY PLASTICIZED IMAGING LAYER(S) - The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to flexible electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structural simplification, and material reformulation for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to the incorporation of a plasticizer or mixture of plasticizers into the charge transport layer for rendering flatness such that an anticurl back coating is no longer needed to counteract and control the layered photoreceptor curling. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017579 | IMAGING MEMBERS HAVING A CROSS-LINKED ANTICURL BACK COATING - The disclosure provides a flexible electrophotographic imaging member having an optically clear, cross-linked anticurl back coating of melamine formaldehyde to effect complete and absolute imaging member flatness. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017580 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer formed on a conductive substrate, wherein the photosensitive layer contains oxygen-containing fluorinated fine particles in a surface layer thereof, and the oxygen-containing fluorinated fine particles have an oxygen composition ratio of 0.9 to 3.0% by atom based on the whole composition of the fine particles according to an X-ray fluorescence composition analysis. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017581 | TONER USING SMALL-PARTICLE SIZE MAGNETIC IRON OXIDE - Provided is a magnetic toner which exhibits a high degree of blackness and high tinting strength, and in which scraping of a toner carrying member surface by the magnetic toner is not caused, and image defects such as fogging and tailing are suppressed. A magnetic toner comprising a magnetic toner particle that contains a binder resin and a magnetic iron oxide particle, wherein, the number-average particle diameter of the magnetic iron oxide particle ranges from 0.05 μm to 0.15 μm, and a relationship between the number-average particle diameter (μm) of the magnetic iron oxide particle and the specific surface area (m | 2015-01-15 |
20150017582 | ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER - An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes toner particles each including a toner core and a shell layer. The shell layer contains a resin including a unit derived from a monomer of a thermosetting resin and a unit derived from a thermoplastic resin. The thermosetting resin is one or more resins selected from the group of amino resins consisting of a melamine resin, a urea resin, and a glyoxal resin. When heat and pressure are applied to a toner layer formed on a polyester film under conditions of a temperature of 140° C. and a pressure of 7 MPa so that the toner particles are not superimposed, the toner particles of the toner layer are broken in a manner that a melt of a component of the toner core flows out from a plurality of points in an outer surface of the shell layer. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017583 | TONER FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROSTATIC IMAGES - The object of the present invention is to provide a toner for development of electrostatic images (hereinafter referred to as toner) which, while preventing dust during fixation, secures improved hot offset resistance and is excellent in providing good image quality. The invention relates to the toner that comprises a binder resin, a colorant and a wax, wherein the wax has, while in a state of being contained in the toner, a melting point of from 55° C. to 90° C., and the value Dt of the toner satisfies a specific formula. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017584 | TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT - Provided is a toner for electrostatic image development that has good low-temperature fixability, also has long-term heat-resistant storage stability and can form an image with unevenness in gloss suppressed. The toner for electrostatic image development includes toner particles. The toner particles have a domain-matrix structure in which a first domain phase including a crystalline polyester resin A and a second domain phase including a crystalline polyester resin B are dispersed in a matrix phase including a vinyl resin. The average diameter of the first domain phase is 400 to 900 nm, and the average diameter of the second domain phase is 10 to 200 nm. The melting point of the crystalline polyester resin A and the melting point of the crystalline polyester resin B are each 95° C. or lower. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017585 | TONER PARTICLE PROCESSING - A process includes adding a particulate toner additive to toner particles to form a slurry, filtering the slurry to form a filter cake, the particulate toner additive functioning as a filtration aid, and washing the filter cake, after the washing step the toner particles have a portion of the particulate toner additive adhered thereto, and de-agglomerating/drying the toner particles with the additive, after the drying step the toner particles have a portion of the particulate toner additive adhered thereto. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017586 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A positive resist composition is provided comprising a polymer comprising recurring units having a carboxyl or phenolic hydroxyl group substituted with an acid labile group and recurring units of hydroxyanthraquinone or hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1,4-anthracenedione methacrylate, and having a Mw of 1,000-500,000. The resist composition has a satisfactory effect of suppressing acid diffusion and a high resolution, and forms a pattern of good profile and minimal edge roughness after exposure. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017587 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING FINE RESIST PATTERN AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING SAME - [Object] To provide a composition enabling to form a fine negative photoresist pattern free from troubles, such as, surface roughness, bridge defects, and resolution failure; and also to provide a pattern formation method using that composition. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017588 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PATTERNING OF A CYLINDER - Methods herein form a photoresist on an exterior of a cylinder and expose the photoresist to a light source while rotating the cylinder. Such methods develop the photoresist, after exposing, to change the photoresist into a patterned protective layer on the exterior of the cylinder. Then, these methods pattern the exterior of the cylinder while rotating the cylinder using the patterned protective layer to produce a patterned cylinder. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017589 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING A DEFECT OF A CHANNEL OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE SYSTEM - The invention relates to an illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus comprising (a) a plurality of channels, each channel guiding a partial beam and at least one channel comprising at least one defect, and (b) at least one optical element arranged within the at least one channel having the at least one defect, the optical element being adapted to at least partially compensate the at least one defect of the partial beam of the channel. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017590 | COATING AGENT FOR FORMING FINE PATTERN - A coating agent for forming a fine pattern and a method for forming a fine pattern using the coating agent, in which the coating agent allows a resist pattern to be favorably fined, and can form a fined pattern having a suppressed deviation of CD. A coating agent for forming a fine pattern including (A) a water-soluble polymer is combined with a compound in which the compound has an alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms bound to a nitrogen atom, and is combined with 4 moles or more of ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide with respect to 1 mole of a nitrogen atom bound with the alkyl group as (B) a nitrogen-containing compound. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017591 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVANCED CLOSED LOOP CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT OF COMBUSTION SYSTEM OPERATION - A system includes an analytics system including a processor configured to receive an indication of a detectable radiation associated with a combustion system. The detectable radiation includes multidimensional granular data associated with an operation of the combustion system. The processor is configured to determine a first value of one or more operational characteristics of the combustion system based at least in part on the indication of the detectable radiation, and to derive an output. The output includes a second value derived based on the first value of the one or more operational characteristics to adjust the first value thereto. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017592 | Method for Temperature Measurements of Surfaces With a Low, Unknown and/or Variable Emissivity - Devices and corresponding methods can be provided to monitor or measure temperature of a target or to control a process. Targets can have low, unknown, or variable emissivity. Devices and corresponding methods can be used to measure temperatures of thin film, partially transparent, or opaque targets, as well as targets not filling a sensor's field of view. Temperature measurements can be made independent of emissivity of a target surface by, for example, inserting a target between a thermopile sensor and a background surface maintained at substantially the same temperature as the thermopile sensor. In embodiment devices and methods, a sensor temperature can be controlled to match a target temperature by minimizing or zeroing a net heat flux at the sensor, as derived from a sensor output signal. Alternatively, a target temperature can be controlled to minimize the heat flux. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017593 | HEAT TREATMENT METHOD - A heat treatment method of an impeller includes a heat treatment preparation process of arranging the impeller within a vacuum furnace, an impeller covering process of covering an outer peripheral surface of the impeller in a circumferential direction by a heat uniformizing jig made of a radiation conversion material which radiates transferred heat as radiant heat, and a heat treatment process including a heating process and a cooling process in which heat treatment is performed by heating or cooling the impeller covered with the heat uniformizing jig from the periphery using a heater. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017594 | BURNING APPARATUS FOR A SOLID WOOD FUELED PROCESS HEATING SYSTEM - A burner apparatus ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150017595 | Orthodontic Tool for Opening a Self-ligating Bracket - The invention relates to an orthodontic tool for opening a self-ligating bracket, having a body ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150017596 | THERMOPLASTIC-BASED MATERIALS IN ORTHODONTIC APPLICATIONS - An adjustable orthodontic bracket is described which includes a body member having an orthodontic archwire fixing member and a first faying surface; a bonding base member having a second faying surface and a tooth bonding surface; and a connecting member that includes a layer of a thermoplastic polymer, and which connects the first faying surface of the body member to the second faying surface of the bonding base member. Methods of repositioning and manufacturing the adjustable orthodontic brackets are also described. A method is also provided for reducing a bond strength of an orthodontic appliance adhered to a tooth structure with a cured adhesive composition, which includes treating the orthodontic bracket with ultrasonic energy thereby reducing the bond strength more than about 20%. The cured adhesive composition includes an ultrasonic energy responsive filler, and under the ultrasonic energy stimulation, the cured adhesive composition softens thereby reducing the overall bonding strength. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017597 | ORTHODONTIC ARCHWIRE BRACKET - The orthodontic archwire bracket comprises a base body ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150017598 | VIDEO-BASED AUTO-CAPTURE FOR DENTAL SURFACE IMAGING APPARATUS - In an exemplary method for obtaining a contour image of a tooth, which can be executed at least in part by a computer, movement of an intra-oral camera can be detected by acquiring a first video image frame that includes the tooth and processing the first video image frame to detect one or more edges of the tooth in the first video image frame and acquiring a second video image frame that includes the tooth and processing the second video image frame to detect the one or more edges of the tooth in the second video image frame. The method can compare corresponding edge locations between the first and second processed video image frames and projects a fringe pattern illumination onto the tooth from the camera, capturing and storing one or more still images of the fringe pattern according to the detected camera movement. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017599 | HANDHELD LASER DEVICE FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - A handheld laser device for medical, in particular dental treatment purposes, comprising a handpiece having a handpiece body accommodating a laser and a removable handpiece attachment. The handpiece attachment is slidable over at least a major portion of the handpiece body and the device is adapted such that air and/or water can be supplied from the handpiece body to the handpiece attachment. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017600 | UNIVERSAL SCANNING MEMBER FOR USE ON DENTAL IMPLANT AND DENTAL IMPLANT ANALOGS - A scanning member includes a head portion and a body portion. The head portion has an at least partially flat top surface indicative of a first characteristic of a dental implant, an at least partially flat first side surface indicative of a second characteristic of the dental implant, and a second non-flat side surface that opposes the first side surface. The body portion has a non-rotational feature configured to non-rotationally couple the body portion to the dental implant. The body portion is physically attached to a bottom surface of the head portion to form a generally “T” shape. The scanning member has an internal through hole for receiving a screw to threadably couple with a threaded bore within the dental implant. A set of scanning members includes scanning members having different body portions configured to couple to dental implants from different manufacturers. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017601 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF A TOOTH WHITENING AGENT - A delivery device ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150017602 | Regulated periodontal dispensing apparatus and multiple dose applicator with a semilunar valve. - The present invention is a hand-held device for dispensing multiple controlled dosage of powered material having a main body, a cavity in the main body constructed and arranged to be operatively associated with an actuator for dispensing a medicament, an actuator constructed and arranged for dispensing said medicament from said cavity through a delivery device, and a tip attached to said second end of said main body, wherein said tip is constructed and arranged at a fixed angle relative to said main body to facilitate periodontal delivery of a medicament. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017603 | Medical Device for Dental Prosthetic Systems, A Dental Prosthetic System, Use of the Medical Device and a Forming Method of Prosthetic Devices - A medical device ( | 2015-01-15 |
20150017604 | TOP PIECE FOR A CORRESPONDING PIN-SHAPED DENTAL IMPLANT - Top piece for a corresponding pin shaped dental implant with a platform, which features a first platform surface and a second platform surface, a retention pin placed onto the first platform surface, for the mounting of the mesostructure, a connecting pin for the connection of the platform with a pin shaped dental implant, by means of blind bore corresponding to the connecting pin, while in the first version, the edge of the platform is bulged in a direction oriented from the connection pin away, and in a second version, where the diameter of the platform is large enough, at least in part of the total angular area that it protrudes the platform where the top piece is connected to the corresponding pin shaped dental implant, in a view from above onto the second platform surface over the corresponding pin shaped dental implant. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017605 | DENTAL IMPLANT WITH HIGH COMBINING STABILITY - A dental implant comprises a shank and a threaded section spirally disposed on the shank. The shank includes a first section extending from a first end toward a second end of the shank and a second section connecting the first section and extending to the second end. A shank diameter of a connecting part where the first and the second sections are connected is smaller than that of the second section, whereby the subject configuration increases an implant-fastening feel of dentists and an initial implanting stability efficiently while implanting the dental implant into an alveolar bone. When the dental implant is enclosed by a growth of the bone, the second section is firmly fixed by the bone to prevent the dental implant from loosening due to an inverse torque derived from the mastication and allow it to be firmly embedded in the bone to increase the combining stability. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017606 | PALLADIUM BASED ALLOYS - A palladium-based alloy having a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of about 12.0 to about 13.0 and having one or more of the following additive metals: platinum, gallium, molybdenum, tin, silicon, ruthenium, rhenium, indium, tungsten, niobium, boron and lithium. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017607 | STABILIZED, WATER-JET SLURRY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for removing dental material is disclosed. The method may include suspending, by a hydrated polymeric material, a quantity of abrasive media. The hydrated polymeric material and suspended abrasive media may then be pressurized. Accordingly, an abrasive stream may be formed by expelling, under pressure, the hydrated polymeric material and suspended abrasive media from a nozzle. The abrasive stream may be precisely applied to a tooth to abrade the enamel or dentin thereof as a drilling instrumentality. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017608 | Weapons firing range system and apparatus employing reflected imagery - A live fire weapons firing range includes a training area having a target wall, a rear wall and side walls extending between the target wall and the rear wall. An internal partition is oriented within the training area, so as to divide the training area into a shooter area, an actor area, and a fire engagement area. A reflective target is positioned on the target wall and is simultaneously viewable from both the shooter area and the actor area, such that an actor/instructor in the actor area is viewable to the shooter in the shooter area via a reflected image of the actor from the reflective target. The actor and the shooter engage in fire, shooting at the reflective target, which allows the live fire ammunition to pass through the reflective target, with the ammunition being captured by absorbing material positioned behind the reflective target. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017609 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR UPDATING AN AVIATION SIMULATION SCENARIO - Method and apparatus for generating or updating (e g , tuning) an aviation simulation scenario. One method for generating an aviation simulation scenario includes receiving user input corresponding to the aviation simulation scenario at a processing device. The method also includes accessing one or more input data sources collectively having multiple data sets using the processing device. The method includes transforming data sets into the aviation simulation scenario using the processing device based on the user input. The method also includes storing the aviation simulation scenario. The aviation simulation scenario is configured to be provided to an aviation simulator software for executing an aviation simulation. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017610 | FILTERED DIMENSION - A process for creating three-dimensional art using coffee filters in a way that creates texture, depth, and form to make a relief sculpture or decorative collage. The process includes applying color to paper coffee filters and folding the paper coffee filters to produce artistic effects. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017611 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND LIFE MANAGEMENT - An apparatus for financial education, entrepreneurship education and life management. The apparatus can include a housing, at least one storage compartment received within the housing and including an interior cavity, a coin acceptor assembly adapted to receive a coin, determine the denomination of the coin, and deposit the coin into the storage compartment, electronic circuitry communicatively coupled to the coin acceptor assembly, a display device communicatively coupled to the electronic circuitry, at least one input device communicatively coupled to the electronic circuitry, wherein the electronic circuitry includes at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions and a processor adapted to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions are adapted to display a graphic interface on the display device, and to receive input from a user via the at least one input device, so as to allow the user to manage a user account, the user account including a monetary balance. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017612 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING COLORS TO AND FROM COLORBLIND PEOPLE - There are provided methods and systems of communicating colors to and from colorblind people using a colorblind spectrum based on the light reflections of the colors and a coding system to indicate the colors. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017613 | INTEGRATED HEALTH MEASUREMENT AND FOOD SERVICE SYSTEM - An infrared imaging service combined with a food service business serves to educate consumers about healthy eating and health in general, and provides viral marketing aspects to grow the food service business and associated healthcare practices. Customers at the food service business may scan a QR code located at a table or food counter, schedule a thermographic image on their smartphone, use an image downloaded to their smartphone ad a ticket to have their thermographic image taken, and be automatically e-mailed their thermographic image when it is taken. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017614 | METHOD OF MANAGING FUEL INTAKE IN INDIVIDUALS TO ENHANCE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE - A method for assisting individuals with managing their fuel consumption at different points throughout athletic training or competitions is provided, which includes collecting information about the individual participating in the athletic event in addition to information about the event itself, providing feedback to the individual based on this information, monitoring the individual's energy level at the moment of sweat and using this information to tailor a fueling plan for the individual. In one aspect, the individual may provide her information and access her customized fueling plan using a web-based browser or a mobile device application. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017615 | AUDIO BASED LEARNING SYSTEM COMPRISING A PORTABLE TERMINAL CONNECTED TO AN AUDIO UNIT AND PLURALITY OF ZONES - An audio based learning system includes: at least one audio unit; and at least one portable terminal, wherein the at least one zone spans a bounded area around a geographical position and has an outside portion and an inside portion separated by a zone boundary area, the inside portion of the at least one zone having inside acoustic scene information; wherein the at least one audio unit is configured to be head worn and is configured to communicate with the at least one portable terminal, wherein the at least one audio unit is configured to output outside acoustic scene information about the at least one geographical position of at least one zone when the at least one audio unit is outside the at least one zone, and to output the inside acoustic scene information when the at least one audio unit is inside the at least one zone. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017616 | EMPIRICAL EXPERT DETERMINATION AND QUESTION ROUTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The system collects location tracking data about each user and analyzes the location tracking data to determine the level of expertise a user has for a specific venue/event or a specific geographic region at a particular scale on a map. The system receives questions about a specific venue/event or about a category of venue/event in a specific geographic region at a particular scale on a map and routes those questions in real time to one or more experts for the specific venue/event or the category of venue/event in the specific geographic region. The system receives a response to the question from at least one of the one or more experts and routes the response back to the requestor, also in real time. The system also efficiently represents the location of a plurality of venues/events and/or users within a specific geographic region on a displayed map at a plurality of scales. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017617 | System and Method for Language Teaching - As one implementation example, a system is described which comprises a display media adapted to display a plurality of known words, which form a first grammatical unit, and a plurality of unknown words, which form a second grammatical unit. The plurality of known words and the plurality of unknown words are associated with each other on a word per word basis by a code. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017618 | PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system, method, and software product psychologically profile an athlete using a mobile device. Data collected from the athlete using an app running on the mobile device is received and processed to determine a psychological profile score and at least one activity to train the athlete is provided based upon the psychological profile score. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017619 | RECORDING AND COMMUNICATING BODY MOTION - Recording and communicating human body motion may be provided. One or more wearable device may each include a set of sensors for characterizing motion, a set of vibrating elements placed at different locations, and a radio. Data may be received from the wearable devices and stored at a mobile device. Such data may characterize a set of motions performed over a period of recording time by a recording user wearing the registered wearable devices. When a request for playback of the recorded motions is received at the mobile device from a user wearing the registered wearable devices, it may be determined that the requesting user has different dimensions than the recording user. As such, the stored data may be adjusted based on the difference in dimensions. The requesting user may then perform the motions and be evaluated in real-time to identify a deviation between the adjusted and the real-time data. The deviation is further identified as being associated with one of the wearable devices, and a signal is sent to that wearable device commanding one or more vibrating elements to actuate. Sets of motions may also be communicated to a repository, where each set of motions may be catalogued, tagged, filtered, searched, and distributed to various social networks and users. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017620 | TrueAim - I have invented a tool to enable a golfer to determine his/her TrueAim to the hole when putting. The premise of the invention is that no two sets of eyes see or aim in exactly the same fashion and the device allows the individual golfer to establish and practice his/her TrueAim. The device is designed for a person to practice with and to train the individual to determine the aim of a putt, and then enable the individual to properly align based on that aim determination. Unique features of the device allow the golfer to align to a point within the cup just a few inches in front of the ball, and allows the golfer to align the putter to that spot and thereby align to what the golfer believes is the TrueAim of the putt. After putting the ball from the spot on the tongue of the device, and over the alignment arrow and dot in the round (see D and E in FIG. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017621 | BREATHING AID ATTACHMENT FOR SWIMMER, SWIMMING DEVICE, GOGGLES AND MASK, GOGGLE SEAL - A breathing aid attachment for swimming includes at least one first part for fixing the device to the head of a swimmer and a second part including a first substantially planar surface defined between a first edge and a second edge, the edges extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the transverse plane of the human body. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017622 | HUMAN BODY MOVEMENTS CONTROL USING DIGITAL COMPUTER CONTROLLED LIGHT SIGNALS-WRITTEN DANCE LANGUAGE - A high definition (HD) enabled digital light display system adaptable to allow an individual or group to participate in a dance, a march, a celebration, a sport, a game, or other activity requiring body movements is presented. The system comprises a display unit having a plurality of computer designed light signals adaptable to create different light arrangements. A digital plasma control board is integrated into the display unit and includes a plurality of microcontrollers programmed with a display program that utilizes a computer programmed alphabet language. The computer programmed alphabet language includes a plurality of display codes to enable the light module to display a plurality of cartoon animations and a plurality of alphabetical letters on a digital display screen. The cartoon animations and the alphabetical letters enable the individual to perform at least one body movement of the dance, march, celebration, sport, or game. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017623 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NEUROMOTOR REHABILITATION USING INTERACTIVE SETTING SYSTEMS - The invention provides a method and an apparatus for neuromotor rehabilitation by using virtual and interactive environments which allow the subject or patient to carry out rehabilitative training, and to collect functional parameters concerning the neuromotor aspect. Said method offers in only one apparatus a play means, a rehabilitative equipment and a device for collecting and analyzing specific medical parameters. The method can be used according to two modes: the assisted and independent one. The subject is represented in a virtual setting in which he is asked to carry out precise activities in order to reach a target aim and, at the same time, to use or summon up motor pattern studied by rehabilitation therapists; during the activity the equipment records a very significant quantity of previously selected data which are classified, processed, compared and analyzed by means of a dedicated data management software. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017624 | Molecular Modeling Device - A molecular modeling device that allows for the transformation of atoms in a tetrahedral bonding arrangement around a spherical central atom to a trigonal planar bonding arrangement, without the need for disassembly and reassembly and with using the same bonds, is disclosed herein. The present invention also provides visual representations of the empty, unhybridized p-orbital on a central atom. The present invention allows users to observe a transformation between sp2 and sp3 hybridizations of an atom. The molecular modeling device may be used in education, pharmaceutical, industrial, and other applications for improved conceptualization of the geometries and angles between atomic bonds. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017625 | USER DEVICE, SERVER, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PREPARING AND REPRODUCING CONTENTS FOR DIGITAL LESSON AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a user terminal is provided. The method includes displaying a graphic user interface (GUI) which includes items showing a plurality of class courses which are taught based on a lesson content, and items showing a plurality of activities or materials; selecting one of the displayed items corresponding to the plurality of activities or materials in accordance with a user's input; designating the item of the selected activity or material to one of the items corresponding to the plurality of class courses; and generating the lesson content by storing the class course and lesson plan configuration information corresponding to the activity or material designated to the class course. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017626 | AUTOMATED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM - A method and system for providing computerized education may provide a user with a first set of educational segments such as problem sets or presentations, and may further monitor the user's reactions and responses using electronic devices, including biometric sensors, to identify difficulty points. Reports may be generated and presented to the user or another party to assist in manual identification of the difficulty point. New or modified educational segments may be provided to the user based on the identified difficulty points. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017627 | SYSTEM FOR HYPOTHERMIC TRANSPORT OF SAMPLES - A system for the hypothermic transport of biological samples, such as tissues, organs, or body fluids. The system includes a self-purging preservation apparatus to suspend a sample in preservation fluid and perfuse a tissue with preservation fluid. The self-purging preservation apparatus is placed in an insulated transport container having a cooling medium. When assembled, the system allows for transport of biological samples for extended periods of time at a stable temperature. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017628 | CRYOPRESERVATION OF CELLS IN ABSENCE OF VITRIFICATION INDUCING AGENTS - The present invention relates to a method for cryopreserving biological material. In particular, the method comprises storing the biological material at a cryopreserving temperature in a composition comprising polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). wherein the composition is substantially free of vitrification-inducing agents such as DMSO and glycerol. The invention also provides methods of inhibiting ice recrystallisation and of reducing cell damage during the warming or thawing of a cryopreserved composition comprising biological material. The invention also relates to processes for producing a biological material, and related kits. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017629 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BACTERIAL CULTURE AND ASSAY - The present invention provides a simple culture device that is designed for manufacture and use in areas of limited resources. The device is useful for cell culture in such environments with limited resources because cells grow in paper just as they do in a culture dish. Also provided is a binding assay that employs an activatable dormant bacteriophage carrying a reporter gene to qualitatively or quantitatively detect the presence of a substance of interest in a sample. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017630 | SIGNATURES AND DETERMINANTS FOR DIAGNOSING INFECTIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Antibiotics (Abx) are the world's most misused drugs. Antibiotics misuse occurs when the drug is administered in case of a non-bacterial infection (such as a viral infection) for which it is ineffective. Overall, it is estimated that 40-70% of the worldwide Abx courses are mis-prescribed. The financial and health consequences of Abx over-prescription include the direct cost of the drugs, as well as the indirect costs of their side effects, which are estimated at >$15 billion annually. Furthermore, over-prescription directly causes the emergence of Abx-resistant strains of bacteria, which are recognized as one of the major threats to public health today. This generates an immediate need for reliable diagnostics to assist physicians in correct Abx prescription, especially at the point-of-care (POC) where most Abx are prescribed. Accordingly, some aspects of the present invention provide methods using biomarkers for rapidly detecting the source of infection and administrating the appropriate treatment. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017631 | REAL-TIME PCR DETECTION OF SEASONAL INFLUENZA H1, H3 and B SUBTYPES - The present invention relates to assays, diagnostic kits and methods for the simultaneous real-time PCR detection of influenza viruses selected from influenza A, in particular subtypes H1 and/or H3, and/or influenza B. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017632 | Complexity Management of Genomic DNA - The presently claimed invention provides for novel methods and kits for analyzing a collection of target sequences in a nucleic acid sample. A sample is amplified under conditions that enrich for a subset of fragments that includes a collection of target sequences. The invention further provides for analysis of the above sample by hybridization to an array, which may be specifically designed to interrogate the collection of target sequences for particular characteristics, such as, for example, the presence or absence of one or more polymorphisms. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017633 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO EVALUATE ANTIBODY TREATMENT RESPONSE - The present invention relates to methods and compositions to evaluate or assess the response of a subject to particular therapeutic treatment. More particularly, the invention provides methods to determine the response of subjects, or to adapt the treatment protocol of subjects treated with therapeutic antibodies. The invention is based on a determination of the FCGR3A genotype of a subject. The invention can be used for patients with malignancies, particularly lymphoma, and is suited to select best responders and/or adjust treatment condition or protocol for low responders. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017634 | Detection and Prognosis of Cervical Cancer - The present invention relates to methods and kits for identifying, diagnosing, prognosing, and monitoring cervical cancer. These methods include determining the methylation status or the expression levels of particular genes, or a combination thereof. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017635 | Direct Capture, Amplification and Sequencing of Target DNA Using Immobilized Primers - Certain embodiments provide a method for capturing a genomic fragment. The method may comprise: obtaining a substrate comprising a first population of surface-bound oligonucleotides and a second population of surface-bound oligonucleotides; hybridizing a first member of the first population of surface-bound oligonucleotides to a selection oligonucleotide comprising a region that hybridizes with the first member and a region that contains a genomic sequence; extending the first member of the first population of surface-bound oligonucleotides to produce a support-bound selection primer that comprises a sequence that is complementary to the genomic sequence; hybridizing the support-bound selection primer to a nucleic acid fragment comprising the genomic sequence; extending the support-bound selection primer to produce an extension product that contains a sequence that flanks the genomic sequence, e.g., in a genome; and amplifying the extension product on the substrate. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017636 | Detection and Monitoring of Macrocyclic Lactone Resistance in Nematodes - The present disclosure concerns the determination of the resistance or the susceptibility of a nematode to a macrocyclic lactone anti-helminthic based on the characterization of the Dyf-7 gene (or Dyf-7 gene ortholog) or its corresponding gene products. The present disclosure also provides tools and commercial packages for making such characterization. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017637 | RECURRENT GENE FUSIONS IN CANCER - The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnosis, research and therapy, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to gene fusions as diagnostic markers and clinical targets for cancer. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017638 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING RISK FOR CANCER USING BIOMARKERS - The present disclosure is directed to methods and kits for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating cancer, e.g., pancreatic cancer, or inflammation, by determining the presence of circulating epithelial in a biological sample and further identifying the tissue of origin using a tissue-specific biomarker, e.g., Pdx-1. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017639 | Molecular Diagnostic Assay Device And Method Of Use - Lateral flow devices and methods of use for a molecular diagnostic assay are provided. The method is suitable for detection or monitoring of targets, including biological, chemical, and material targets that exist in very low concentrations in biological samples. The methods and devices of the present application are amenable to power source-free point of care testing. | 2015-01-15 |
20150017640 | Combinations of Molecular Markers in Prostate Cancer providing a Diagnostic Tool with Improved Sensitivity/Specificity - The present invention relates to methods for in vitro establishing, or diagnosing, high grade or low grade prostate cancer in a sample, preferably from a readily obtainable sample such as an urine, a prostatic fluid or ejaculate sample or a processed, or derived sample thereof, originating from human individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer using expression level analysis of a combination of two, or three molecular markers for prostate cancer selected from DLX1, HOXC6 and HOXD10. The present invention further relates to the use in expression level analysis of these combined markers for in vitro establishing high grade or low grade prostate cancer and to a kit of parts providing expression analysis of combinations of the present molecular markers for establishing high grade or low grade prostate cancer. | 2015-01-15 |