| 06th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
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| 20150037690 | ELECTROLYTES FOR STABLE CYCLING OF HIGH CAPACITY LITHIUM BASED BATTERIES - Electrolytes are described with additives that provide good shelf life with improved cycling stability properties. The electrolytes can provide appropriate high voltage stability for high capacity positive electrode active materials. The core electrolyte generally can comprise from about 1.1M to about 2.5M lithium electrolyte salt and a solvent that consists essentially of fluoroethylene carbonate and/or ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and optionally no more than about 40 volume percent methyl ethyl carbonate, and wherein the lithium electrolyte salt is selected from the group consisting of LiPF | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037691 | REDOX SHUTTLES FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - An electrolyte may include compounds of general Formula IVA or IVB. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037692 | Lithium Air Battery - Provided is a lithium air battery, and more particular, a lithium air battery including a buffer layer consisting of a conductive ion-exchange resin and a mesoporous carbon formed between an electrolyte and a catalyst layer configuring a cathode to prevent a contact between the catalyst layer and a large amount of electrolyte in the lithium air battery, thereby reducing occurrence of overvoltage at the time of charging and discharging the battery. At the same time, the lithium air battery of the present invention may suppress evaporation of the electrolyte solution to improve durability, thereby preventing deterioration in performance of the battery, and extending a lifespan. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037693 | AIR BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK USING SAME - An air battery for use by being stacked in a battery pack has a cathode constituting member and an anode material adapted such that at least a part of the anode material is brought into direct contact with a cathode constituting member of another air battery. In this configuration, it is possible to eliminate the need to use an anode cap for sealing on the anode side and thereby possible to achieve not only reduction in weight and size but also reduction in cost. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037694 | PREPARATION METHOD OF ELECTROLYTES FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS - The preparation method of electrolytes provided by the present invention includes a first solid oxide powder and a second solid oxide powder, both of which are prepared by using a sol-gel process and a calcination process. Each of the first and second solid oxide powders is a Perovskite-type oxide. After the first and second solid oxide powders are readily mixed, they are compressed into a pellet and then sintered to prepare the afore-mentioned electrolytes for SOFC. It is found in the present invention that by mixing and compressing different solid oxide powders, the solid oxide powder having smaller particle size can fill into the gaps of the other solid oxide powder. After the pellet is sintered, the density of the product is significantly improved. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037695 | FUEL CELL ELECTROLYTE REGENERATOR AND SEPARATOR - The invention concerns in one aspect, a separator ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037696 | Secondary Cell-Type Fuel Cell System - This secondary cell-type fuel cell system is provided with: a fuel generation unit which by a chemical reaction generates fuel that is a reducing gas, and which can be regenerated by means of the reverse reaction of said chemical reaction; a power generation and electrolysis unit having a power generation function for generating power using the reducing gas, and an electrolysis function for electrolyzing an oxidized gas which, a product of the aforementioned reverse reaction, is supplied from the fuel generation unit during regeneration of the fuel generation unit; a circulation unit which forcibly circulates a gas containing the reducing gas and/or the oxidized gas between the fuel generation unit and the power generation and electrolysis unit; and a control unit for controlling the circulation unit. Further, the control unit controls the flow rate of the gas circulated by the circulation unit differently during power generation and during charge operations. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037697 | POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM - Provided is a power conversion system having a solid-oxide fuel cell capable of stably generating electricity from hydrogen generated by an organic hydride. The power conversion system includes a solid-oxide fuel cell, a reactor for producing hydrogen and a dehydrogenation product from an organic hydride by dehydrogenation reaction, and a heat engine for generating motive power. The power conversion system separates the hydrogen produced by the reactor, and supplies the hydrogen as fuel to the solid-oxide fuel cell. Exhaust heat of the heat engine is supplied to both the solid-oxide fuel cell and the reactor. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037698 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING AN INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM - Electrochemical system comprising a fuel cell comprising a stack ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037699 | FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY HAVING FEED-BACK SENSOR - A sensor cell ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037700 | 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 pulsation operation control means configured to control such that the anode gas pressure becomes higher as a load becomes larger, and the anode gas pressure is pulsated at the same load, and an anode gas pressure limiting means configured to limit the anode gas pressure by a pressure higher than the anode gas pressure according to the load when the load lowers. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037701 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system is configured to: calculate a target stack supply flow rate; calculate a compressor supply flow rate based on a stack supply flow rate and the target stack supply flow rate; set a larger one of the compressor supply flow rate and a lower limit flow rate, determined depending on an operation state of the fuel cell system, as a target compressor supply flow rate; control a bypass valve based on the stack supply flow rate and the target stack supply flow rate; fix the bypass valve when the stack supply flow rate is in a predetermined bypass valve fixing range, and the stack supply flow rate becomes less than the target stack supply flow rate; and release the fixation of the bypass valve when the target compressor supply flow rate becomes more than the lower limit flow rate after the bypass valve is fixed. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037702 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED CELL STACK SYSTEM - A vehicle-mounted cell stack system includes a cell stack that comprises a plurality of laminated power generating cells, and power collecting plates that sandwich both outermost power generating cells, electric wires connected to the power collecting plates, and an electric load connected to the power collecting plates via the electric wires and configured to be activated by electric power that is supplied from the cell stack. The electric wires are connected to the power collecting plates in a direction other than a cell laminating direction. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037703 | SHAPED ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - Embodiments of the present disclosure may include an electrochemical cell system. The electrochemical cell system may comprise an electrochemical cell stack having a plurality of electrochemical cells arranged in series. A first side of the electrochemical cell stack may have a first length, and a second side of the electrochemical cell stack may have a second length, wherein the first length is different than the second length. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037704 | FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a fuel cell including a support which is made of a metal porous base material and disposed between a membrane electrode assembly and at least either of first ribs and second ribs. Contact surfaces of the first ribs and contact surfaces of the second ribs with the membrane electrode assembly or the support are offset from each other in a cross sectional view in the direction orthogonal to a gas passage direction. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037705 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes cell units stacked on one another and each including a membrane electrode assembly and two separators defining gas passages on both sides of the membrane electrode assembly, a cooling fluid passage for flowing a cooling fluid provided between the separators of each adjacent two of the cell units, and a displacement absorber provided in the cooling fluid passage. The displacement absorber includes elastic protrusions provided in an array and configured to elastically absorb a displacement of the cell units in a stack direction, and flow-spread preventing protrusions provided in an array and configured to prevent the cooling fluid from flowing out of an active area. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037706 | SINGLE FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL STACK, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL STACK - A single fuel cell, a plurality of which are to be stacked to form a fuel cell stack, includes a membrane electrode assembly having a structure including paired electrode layers and an electrolyte membrane held between the paired electrode layers, paired separators each forming a gas passage between the separator and the membrane electrode assembly, and a displacement absorber having a conductive property and interposed between one separator of the single fuel cell and an adjacent-side separator of another single fuel cell to be stacked adjacent to the single fuel cell. The displacement absorber is connected to at least any one of the separators. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037707 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes a stacked body, a first terminal plate, a second terminal plate, a first resin end plate, and a second resin end plate. The stacked body has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end in a stacking direction. The first terminal plate is provided on the first end of the stacked body in the stacking direction to have a first surface substantially parallel to surfaces of first and second electrodes. The first terminal plate includes a first reinforcement rib provided in the first surface. The second terminal plate is provided on the second end of the stacked body in the stacking direction to have a second surface substantially parallel to the surfaces of the first and second electrodes. The second terminal plate includes a second reinforcement rib provided in the second surface. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037708 | POLYMER, ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND ELECTRODE FOR A FUEL CELL, EACH INCLUDING THE POLYMER, FUEL CELL INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE OF THE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, AND THE ELECTRODE - A polymer including a reaction product of a sulfonated polyarylene ether sulfone and at least one compound selected from a sulfonated compound having a thiol group at a terminal thereof and a sulfonated compound having a hydroxy group at a terminal thereof. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037709 | RENEWABLE, RECHARGEABLE, INEXPENSIVE ZINC/NATURAL CARBON/GRAPHITE AIR FUEL CELL - This invention is a metal fuel cell that consumes zinc, oxygen and water. The chemistry of this fuel cell fundamental differs from other previously described metal air fuel cells because water is consumed and zinc and hydroxide anions are adsorbed by the natural carbon compounds of coal, charcoal and biochar. The adsorption of these ions is possible because of the accessible micropore structure of the natural carbon substances. The absorption limits the rate of fuel cell waste thereby decreasing the rate of increase of the cells internal resistance and this chemistry accounts for the fuel cell's longevity. The cell is inexpensive to make and renewable and rechargeable. Development of this cell could have profound effects on environmental, economic and social problems related to global energy. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037710 | COATING WITH CONDUCTIVE AND CORROSION RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS - The invention relates to an article, such as a plate for a use in a fuel cell, which has a base onto which a coating is applied which is electrically conductive and which includes a substantially carbon material layer and at least one intermediate layer which can be a nitride, carbide, metal and metal alloy. The multilayer coating which is formed allows the protection of the article in an efficient and effective manner. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037711 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING CORE-SHELL PARTICLES AND CORE-SHELL PARTICLES FABRICATED BY THE METHOD - The present application provides a method for fabricating core-shell particles, including: forming a first solution by adding a first metal salt and a first surfactant to a first solvent; forming core particles including a first metal included in the first metal salt by adding a first reducing agent to the first solution; forming a second solution by adding the core particles, a second metal salt, and a second surfactant to a second solvent; and forming core-shell particles by adding a second reducing agent to the second solution and forming shells on the surface of the core particle, in which the first surfactant and the second surfactant are polyoxyethylene, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate or polyoxyethylene oleyl ether, and core-shell particles fabricated by the method. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037712 | Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Mask, Method Of Fabricating The EUV Mask And Method Of Inspecting The EUV Mask - An out-of-band (OoB) suppression layer is applied on a reflective multiplayer (ML) coating, so as to avoid the OoB reflection and to enhance the optical contrast at 13.5 nm A material having a low reflectivity at wavelength of 193-257 nm, for example, silicon carbide (SiC), is used as the OoB suppression layer. A method of fabricating an EUV mask having the OoB suppression layer and a method of inspecting an EUV mask having the OoB suppression are also provided. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037713 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING MASK SET, RECORDING MEDIUM, TEMPLATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TEMPLATE - According to an embodiment, a method for designing a mask set is provided. In the method for designing the mask set, an imprint-alignment mark is arranged in a region other than a chip region in an imprint shot formed in a template. The imprint-alignment mark is used for alignment during an imprint. Subsequently, the shape of the imprint shot is set based on an arrangement position of the imprint-alignment mark. Subsequently, another pattern is arranged in a region where the region is other than the chip region in the imprint shot and the imprint-alignment mark is not arranged. The other pattern is used in a process other than the imprint. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037714 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC MASKS AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A photolithographic mask is provided. The photolithographic mask includes a substrate having a first surface configured as a light incidence plane of an exposure light and a second surface. The photolithographic mask also includes a plurality of scattering centers functioning as a refractive index disturbance inside the substrate. Further, the photolithographic mask includes a plurality of mask patterns on the second surface of the substrate. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037715 | PHOTOCONDUCTOR CONTAINING A CHARGE TRANSPORT LAYER HAVING AN ARYLAMINE HOLE TRANSPORT MATERIAL - Disclosed herein is a photoconductor including a substrate, a photogenerating layer and a charge transport layer. The charge transport layer includes a hole transport molecule of N4,N4′-bis(4-((E)-4,4-diphenylbuta-1,3-dien-1-yl)phenyl)-N4,N4′-di-p-tolyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine and a binder. The weight percent of the charge transport layer includes N4,N4′-bis(4-((E)-4,4-diphenylbuta-1,3-dien-1-yl)phenyl)-N4,N4′-di-p-tolyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine at from about 50 to about 70. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037716 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, AND EMULSION FOR A CHARGE TRANSPORTING LAYER - The present invention provides a method of producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member in which the amount of an organic solvent to be used for a coating solution for a charge transporting layer is reduced, and the stability of the coating solution for a charge transporting layer after preservation for a long time is improved, enabling formation of a charge transporting layer having high uniformity. The method includes: preparing a solution containing a charge transporting substance, a resin having a carbonyl group, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the formula (A), a compound represented by the formula (B), a compound represented by the formula (C), a compound represented by the formula (D), and a compound represented by the formula (E); dispersing the solution in water to prepare an emulsion; forming a coat by using the emulsion; and heating the coat to form a charge transporting layer. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037717 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE FINE PARTICLES AND TONER - This invention provides a manufacturing method capable of manufacturing core-shall structure particles even when using fine particles manufactured under the conditions of substantially not using a solvent as shell particles and toner containing the fine particles. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037718 | TONER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE TONER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner, including: a crystalline resin; a non-crystalline resin; and a colorant, wherein the toner has a sea-island structure which includes a sea containing the crystalline resin and an island containing the non-crystalline resin and the colorant, wherein the island is 1.0 μm or less in domain diameter, and wherein the toner is 1.7×10 | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037719 | TONER - A toner is provided including large particle-diameter external additives with sweep to the concaves of a toner particle suppressed, so that the large particle-diameter external additives function as spacer particles for a long period. The toner includes toner particles which contain a binder resin and magnetic material, and organic-inorganic composite fine particles having a structure including inorganic fine particles embedded in a vinyl resin particle. The presence state of the magnetic material on the toner particle surface satisfies specific conditions and the presence state of the organic-inorganic composite fine particles on the toner surface satisfies specific conditions. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037720 | MAGNETIC TONER - Provided is magnetic toner capable of favorably maintain fluidity of the magnetic toner in a developing unit even after a large number of image formation. The magnetic toner to which an external additive that has 1) a number average particle diameter of 70 or more and 200 or less, 2) a shape factor SF-1 of 100 or more and 250 or less, and 3) a shape factor SF-2 of 105 or more and 250 or less, is added, and a covering rate by silica on the surfaces of toner particles is 40.0% or more and 70.0% or less, and the magnetic toner has specific fluidity. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037721 | TONER - Provided is a toner that has excellent low-temperature fixability and is capable of obtaining an image having a stable image density, in which the occurrence of image defects is suppressed. The toner includes toner base particles, each of which contains a binder resin and a magnetic material, and organic-inorganic composite fine particles on each of the toner base particles. Each of the organic-inorganic composite fine particles comprises a vinyl resin particle, and inorganic fine particles which are embedded in the vinyl resin particle, and at least a part of which are exposed. The volumetric specific heat of the organic-inorganic composite fine particles and the volumetric specific heat of the toner base particles satisfy a predetermined provision. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037722 | TONER - The present invention provides a toner that exhibits an excellent low-temperature fixability and an excellent ejected paper adhesiveness during high-speed printing, without affecting the long-term storage stability, in which the toner has a toner particle that contains a resin component, wherein the toner has, in a DSC curve measured with a differential scanning calorimeter, a glass transition temperature of at least 50° C. and not more than 65° C. and a cold crystallization peak during cooling of at least 40° C. and not more than 70° C., and has an endothermic peak in a DSC curve measured with a differential scanning calorimeter for the resin component of at least 70° C. and not more than 95° C. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037723 | TONER - A toner excellent in end-portion hot offset properties is provided. A toner including toner particles and an external additive, wherein the toner particles contain a binder resin, and organic-inorganic composite fine particles dispersed in the binder resin, and the organic-inorganic composite fine particles (1) have a number-average particle diameter of 70 nm or more and 500 nm or less, (2) have a structure in which inorganic fine particles are embedded in a resin particle, convexes derived from the inorganic fine particles being present on surfaces of the organic-inorganic composite fine particles, (3) have a shape factor SF-2 of 103 or more and 120 or less, and (4) contain a resin component in which a proportion of THF-insoluble matter based on a mass of the resin component is 95% by mass or more. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037724 | ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER - An electrostatic latent image developing toner of the present disclosure contains a toner particle including a toner core containing a binder resin, and a shell layer coating a surface of the toner core. The shell layer is constituted by a resin containing a thermosetting resin. A zeta potential of the toner core measured in an aqueous medium adjusted to pH 4 is negative, and a zeta potential of the toner particle measured in an aqueous medium adjusted to pH 4 is positive. A pH at which the zeta potential of the toner particle measured in an aqueous medium is zero is 4.5 or higher and 7.0 or lower. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037725 | YELLOW TONER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE YELLOW TONER - A yellow toner is provided which is superior in dispersibility of C. I. pigment yellow 185, has a high color development property, and is superior in light resistance. The yellow toner has toner particles containing at least a binder resin, a wax, and a colorant, wherein the yellow toner contains C.I. pigment yellow 185 and a compound represented by the general formula (1) as the colorant: | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037726 | TONER - The toner comprises: toner particles each containing a binder resin and a releasing agent; and an organic-inorganic composite fine particle, wherein: the organic-inorganic composite fine particle comprises: a vinyl resin particle containing a vinyl resin, the vinyl resin containing THF-insoluble matter in an amount of 95% by mass or more; and inorganic fine particles which are exposed at surfaces of the respective organic-inorganic composite fine particles, the organic-inorganic composite fine particle 1) has a plurality of convexes derived from the inorganic fine particles on the surfaces thereof, 2) has a number average particle size of 70-500 nm, and 3) has a shape factor SF-2 as measured at a magnification of 200,000 times of 103-120, and an absolute value of difference between an SP value of the releasing agent and an SP value of the vinyl resin is 0.50 (cal/cm | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037727 | TONER - Provided is a toner has toner particle containing a crystalline polyester resin A, an amorphous resin B and a colorant, wherein (1) the crystalline polyester resin A is a resin that has a crystal nucleating agent segment (D) on the end of a polyester molecular chain (C), (2) the amorphous resin (B) is a hybrid resin in which a polyester unit (E) and a vinyl polymer unit (F) are chemically bonded, and (3) the SP value of the polyester molecular chain (C) (Sc), the SP value of the crystal nucleating agent segment (D) (Sd), the SP value of the polyester unit (E) (Se) and the SP value of the vinyl polymer unit (F) (Sf) satisfy specific relationships. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037728 | TONER - Provided is a toner having excellent long-term storage stability and exhibiting both low-temperature fixability and uniform gloss in high-speed printing. A toner has a toner particle that contains a crystalline polyester resin A, an amorphous polyester resin B and a colorant, wherein the crystalline polyester resin A has a polyester molecular chain having a nucleating agent segment at the terminal end thereof, and an SP value Sa ((cal/cm | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037729 | TONER - The toner includes a resin component containing a crystalline polyester resin and a polyester-type resin that has a long-chain monomer bonded by condensation at a terminal, the toner having, in a total heat flow measured by a temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimeter, an endothermic peak resulting from the crystalline polyester resin in a specific temperature range, and the percentage of the endothermic quantity of the endothermic peak in a reversing heat flow with respect to the endothermic quantity of the endothermic peak in the total heat flow being at least 20.0%. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037730 | LIQUID DEVELOPER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid developer contains an electrically insulating liquid carrier and toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier. Each toner particle includes a core and a shell layer that is formed on a surface of the core and contains a thermosetting resin. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037731 | DRAWING APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A drawing apparatus for performing drawing on a substrate includes: a decelerating electrostatic lens configured to decelerate a charged particle beam emitted by a charged particle source; a division unit having a plurality of apertures and configured to divide the charged particle beam decelerated by the decelerating electrostatic lens into a plurality of charged particle beams; and an accelerating electrostatic lens configured to accelerate the plurality of charged particle beams divided by the division unit. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037732 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTORECEPTOR LAYERS - The present teachings describe a process of forming a charge transport layer (CTL) coating dispersion. The process includes mixing a surfactant and a first organic solvent until the surfactant is completely solubilized. Fluoroplastic particles are added to the solubilized surfactant and first organic solvent while mixing to form a slurry. The slurry includes a particulate solid content of from about 5 weight percent to about 60 weight percent. The process includes mixing a base solution that includes a charge transport material, a binder, an antioxidant and a second organic solvent. The base solution is added to the slurry while mixing to form a CTL pre-mix dispersion. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037733 | ACRYLIC ACID ESTER DERIVATIVE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, INTERMEDIATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT COMPOUND, AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - Provided is an acrylic acid ester derivative which, when used as a constituent unit of a polymer which is included in a photoresist composition for a semiconductor, exhibits excellent lithography characteristics such as LWR and the like. Specifically, provided is an acrylic acid ester derivative represented by the following general formula (1). Furthermore, provided are an intermediate of the acrylic acid ester derivative and a process for producing the same; a polymer containing the acrylic acid ester derivative as a constituent unit; and a photoresist composition for a semiconductor containing the polymer. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037734 | RESIST COMPOSITION, ACID GENERATOR, POLYMERIC COMPOUND AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition containing a compound represented by general formula (m0), wherein R | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037735 | MOLECULAR GLASS PHOTORESISTS CONTAINING BISPHENOL A FRAMEWORK AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a class of molecular glass photoresist (I and II) comprising bisphenol A as a main structure and their preparation. The molecular glass photoresist is formulated with a photoacid generator, a cross-linking agent, a photoresist solvent, and other additives into a positive or negative photoresist. A photoresist with a uniform thickness is formed on a silicon wafer by spin-coating. The photoresist formulation can be used in modern lithography, such as 248 nm photolithography, 193 nm photolithography, extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, nanoimprint lithography, electron beam lithography, and particularly in the EUV-lithography technique. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037736 | ACIDIC TREATMENT-SUBJECTED MONOALKYLNAPHTHALENE FORMALDEHYDE RESIN - Provided are a novel resin and a precursor thereof that are excellent in thermal decomposability and solubility in a solvent. The resin is obtained by subjecting, to an acidic treatment, a monoalkylnaphthalene formaldehyde resin that is obtained by reacting a compound represented by the following formula (1), wherein R | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037737 | SYSTEM FOR GASEOUS FUEL IGNITION FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - An improved ignition system is provided for use with a gaseous fuel burner on a cooktop of an appliance. A flame sensor is used to detect the presence of a flame at the gaseous fuel burner. When the flame is detected as absent for at least a certain predetermined period of time, the ignition system attempts to reignite the flame. During the predetermined time period, the ignition system does not attempt to reignite the flame even though the flame is not detected. As such, the flame has an opportunity to restore itself fully around the burner during the predetermined time period before the ignition system is activated. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037738 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS WITH ENHANCED CORONA BURST - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for delivery a fluidic substance using Lorentz forces. In one aspect, a method to accelerate particles into a chamber includes distributing a fluidic substance between electrodes configured at a location proximate a chamber, in which electrodes include a low work function material, generating a current of ionized particles by applying an electric field between the electrodes to ionize at least some of the fluidic substance, and producing a Lorentz force to accelerate the ionized particles into the chamber. In some implementations, the method further includes applying an electric potential on an antenna electrode interfaced at the port to induce a corona discharge into the chamber, in which the corona discharge ignites the ionized particles within the chamber. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037739 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A PILOT IGNITION SYSTEM - An apparatus, method and system is disclosed for a pilot light ignition system. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) a fluid powered linear actuator and (2) a trigger member, wherein the linear actuator is configured to move the trigger member to triggering a spark generating mechanism to generate a spark for igniting a pilot light. The pilot light ignition system may be for use with, for example, a crude oil burner or gas flare. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037740 | Gas Valve Assembly - An assembly for controlling the flow of a gas to a gas burner. The assembly including a rotational regulating valve and an electromagnetic safety valve. The regulating valve is rotational between a first angular position corresponding to a closed position and a second angular position corresponding to an open position. The safety valve includes a valve member that translates axially between a first axial position corresponding to a closed position and a second axial position corresponding to an open position. An operating shaft is operably coupled to the rotational regulating valve and to the electromagnetic safety valve and is rotatable between angular positions corresponding to the closed and open positions of the rotational regulating valve and is axially translatable between axial positions corresponding to the closed and open positions of the valve member of electromagnetic safety valve, axial translation of the operating shaft is not permitted when the angular position of the operating shaft corresponds to an open position of the rotational regulating valve. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037741 | COMBUSTION SYSTEMS FOR COOKING EQUIPMENT BURNERS - The present invention refers to a combustion system applied in cooking equipments, which comprises technical features capable of enhancing heat exchange efficiency and capacity of cooking equipments through a turbulent combustion regime process. Preferably, the combustion system in accordance with the present invention comprises a fuel feed duct ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037742 | Auxiliary Burner Assembly and Control System for Combusting Vent Gases in Petroleum Production and Processing - An auxiliary burner assembly is provided within the exhaust stack associated with a main burner assembly for combusting vent gases from a petroleum production and processing facility. The auxiliary burner unit is located within the exhaust stack associated with the main burner assembly. The auxiliary burner assembly enables the same exhaust stack as the main burner assembly while effective combusting exhaust gases and providing heating of a medium when required. The auxiliary burner is utilized when the main burner assembly is inactive and gas pressure stored in a vent gas tank exceeds an upper pressure set-point value. An auxiliary burner controller system is utilized to control operation of the auxiliary burners. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037743 | SYSTEM FOR DECOLORING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OF A DECOLORING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a system for a decoloring information management of a decoloring apparatus includes an decoloring processing unit, a sheet conveying unit, a sheet reading unit, a user ID reading unit, a storing unit configured to store a predetermined information, and a control unit. A sheet on which an image is formed with an decolorable colorant is subject to decoloring processing. The sheet conveying unit conveys the sheet and causes the sheet to pass through the decoloring processing unit. The sheet reading unit is arranged further on an upstream side than the decoloring processing unit. The user ID reading unit reads ID information of a user. The storing unit stores predetermined information. The control unit controls the storage unit to correlate the user ID and the read information by the sheet reading unit. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037744 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE FUEL SUPPLY TO BURNERS OF A BURNER GROUP AND BURNER CONTROLLER - A method for controlling a fuel supply to a plurality of burners of a burner group includes determining a temperature in the burner group as a control variable. The fuel supply to the burners of the burner group is specified in dependence on a control deviation of the temperature determined in the burner group to a specified setpoint temperature. The fuel supply is a common mean fuel supply that is specified for all of the burners of the burner group by a temperature master controller. The fuel supply is corrected for each of the burners or burner subgroups of the burner group. Each of the burners or the burner subgroups have a fuel supply slave controller. The fuel supply slave controllers use at least, one disturbance variable associated to the respective burner or the respective burner subgroup so as to perform the correcting. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037745 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CEMENT CLINKER - In the method according to the invention for producing cement clinker, raw cement meal is preheated in a preheater, the preheated raw cement meal is precalcined in a calciner and the precalcined raw cement meal is burnt in a kiln, fuel and combustion air having an oxygen content of at least 75 mol % being used in the calciner, and the raw cement meal being precalcined in a fluidised bed in the calciner. The exhaust gases occurring in the kiln are delivered to the preheater, bypassing the calciner, and the exhaust gases of the calciner are delivered to a CO | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037746 | HEAT CONDUCTION DEVICE INCLUDED CRUCIBLE - The present invention provides a heat conduction device included crucible, which includes: a crucible body and a heat conduction device arranged in the crucible body. The heat conduction device has a tree-like configuration, which includes a heat-dissipative trunk and multiple levels of heat dissipative branches mounted to the heat-dissipative trunk. Each level of the heat dissipative branches includes a plurality of branch units and the branch units are arranged to project out from an outer surface of the heat-dissipative trunk. The heat conduction device included crucible of the present invention uses the tree-like heat conduction device arranged in the crucible body to transfer heat in every direction within the crucible body so that during a vapor deposition operation, an organic material received in the crucible body can be heated uniformly thereby avoiding the phenomenon of partial decomposition of the organic material occurring in the prior art technique due to non-uniform heating of the organic material and thus effectively improving the vapor deposition efficiency and vapor deposition performance. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037747 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is an orthodontic bracket and a method of manufacturing the same in which a bonding pattern is formed by irradiating a laser beam onto a base face of the orthodontic bracket that a machining process has been completed, and the bonding pattern formed on the base face is coated with an adhesive for attachment to teeth, thereby allowing the adhesive for attachment to teeth to firmly hold the orthodontic bracket on, and at the same time significantly reducing the processing time that takes to process the base surface for enabling for the adhesive to hold the orthodontic bracket on thereby enabling the mass production of the orthodontic bracket of high quality. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037748 | Dental Color Key - The invention relates to a dental color key comprising at least two different color patterns or samples with different tooth colors. The entire surface area of the color key ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037749 | CLOSED SYSTEM MOUTHPIECE WITH LIGHT AND HEAT GENERATION TO ACTIVATE A FORMULATION TO INCREASE ITS VOLUME - A closed system mouthpiece uses light and heat generation to activate a gel formulation to increase its volume. The gel formulation is coated into the mouthpiece, which is inserted into the user's mouth. Application of heat above a threshold temperature causes the gel to transform into foam and expand out of the mouthpiece and into the oral cavity. The mouthpiece creates a hermetic seal such that the foam expands out throughout the oral cavity into nooks and crannies that are normally difficult to access. Activation of a light source embedded within the mouthpiece enhances the bacteria killing properties of the foam material. The pH balance of the mouth is restored by the inventive method and apparatus to a neutral level in the range of 6.75 to 7.25. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037750 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING COLOR IMAGES - Systems for generating in-focus color images are provided. Related methods and devices are also provided. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037751 | IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE FOR DENTAL HANDPIECE, IMAGING APPARATUSF OR DENTAL HANDPIECE, DENTAL HANDPIECE AND DENTAL HANDPIECE SYSTEM - Provided is an image acquisition device for dental handpiece capable of acquiring a clear image even though cooling water is supplied. An image acquisition device ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037752 | SYRINGE FOR INJECTING SOLID GRANULAR MATERIAL - A syringe for injecting solid, hard and rough granular material includes: a longitudinal injection chamber having constant section and an internal diameter of less than 4.5 mm, having a distal outlet mouth for the flow out of the material, whose surface is the same as the injection chamber, and a proximal mouth, in which granular material is inserted; a plunger sealedly mobile along the injection chamber, joined to a stem which enters the injection chamber through the proximal mouth, the plunger having: a transversal section which sealingly couples with the surface of the injection chamber, and having an operative surface, facing towards the distal mouth of the injection chamber; and a body projecting longitudinally internally of the injection chamber, fixed substantially axially to the operating surface of the plunger, having a diameter that is less than 70% of that of the injection chamber and a length greater than 6 mm. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037753 | REMOVABLE DENTAL MANDREL GUARD - A removable dental mandrel guard comprising a collar portion extending from a first open end to a transition region, which may include a first tapered portion, the transition region reducing from a first to a second interior diameter; a shaft guard extending from a first end rigidly connected to the transition region to a second end rigidly connected to the disc shield and having interior cross section defining the second interior diameter; a disc shield having opposed first and second transverse walls, each with a partially enclosed perimeter edge joined by coextensive edge wall extending from a first edge point to a second edge point, the interiors of the first and second transverse walls and edge wall defining a disc cavity; a continuous open seam extending longitudinally from the collar portion first open end to the shaft guard second end. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037754 | Dental Retraction Cord with Local Anesthetic Agent - A dental retraction cord is used within dental procedures as the dental retraction cord is impregnated with at least one dental anesthetic agent and/or a vasoconstrictor agent so that the dental retraction cord is able to reduce the pain and discomfort during the cord packing process. A plurality of interlocking strands of the dental retraction cord is impregnated with the at least one dental anesthetic agent and/or the vasoconstrictor agent as the dental retraction cord is stored within a container. The at least one dental anesthetic agent and/or the vasoconstrictor agent are activated upon contact with liquid in order to create additional numbness and to reduce loss of blood during the dental procedures. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037755 | Dental Extraction Burs for Extraction of a tooth or a portion of a Tooth - Various Dental Extraction Burs are provided to practitioners to assist them in the extraction of a tooth or a portion of a tooth. Some Extraction Burs are embedded in a hole drilled in the tooth or portion of tooth, while others are attached to the surface of the tooth. After the Extraction Bur is attached to the tooth, the practitioner secures a handle to the Extraction Bur. Using the handle, the Extraction Bur and tooth or portion of tooth is removed from the patient. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037756 | Method For Pre-Operative Visualization Of Instrumentation Used With A Surgical Guide For Dental Implant Placement - The invention relates to manufacturing a surgical guide to be placed in a patient's mouth. The patient's mouth is scanned to obtain surgical-region scan data at a region where an implant is to be located. The patient's mouth is also scanned in the opened position to acquire dental conditions opposite from the surgical region so as to obtain opposing-condition scan data. A virtual model is developed using the surgical-region scan data and the opposing-condition scan data. Using the virtual model, a surgical plan is developed that includes the location of the implant to be installed in the patient. A virtual surgical guide is also developed based on the surgical plan. The dimensions of instrumentation to be used with the surgical guide are checked to ensure they will fit within the mouth by use of the opposing-condition scan data. After checking, final surgical-guide manufacturing information is obtained for manufacturing the surgical guide. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037757 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING A DENTAL PROSTHESIS HAVING MULTIPLE ABUTMENTS - A method for attaching a dental prosthesis is disclosed. The prosthesis has multiple implants with different trajectories. In use, each implant is disposed within a patient's jawbone and their relative locations are mapped. The prosthesis is formed from multiple abutments with each abutment having a protrusion. The protrusions are machined to produce a common path of insertion into recesses of the implants. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037758 | DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM - An improved dental system is disclosed for implanting into a jawbone of a patent comprising a dental implant having a coronal end and a small apical end with an orifice extending from the coronal end toward the apical end. An orientation portion is disposed in the orifice for aligning an abutment relative to the dental implant. A threaded portion is disposed in the orifice for receiving a threaded portion of the abutment for securing the abutment to the dental implant. Preferably, the orifice extends at least one-half the length of the dental implant. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037759 | DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM - A dental implant system ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037760 | System and Process for Duplication of Dentures - Systems and processes for the duplication of dentures from existing dentures. The interior and exterior of the dentures are scanned and a best fit procedure is used to create a fully digitized denture. The denture teeth are selected from a library that is the closest fit to the original denture teeth. The library teeth are offset a preset distance to compensate for the best fit. The teeth are then subtracted from the digitized denture. The margins of the denture are then cleaned after subtracting the teeth. The denture base is then ready for manufacturing. The teeth are then installed onto the denture base and provided to the patient. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037761 | Method of Designing and Fabricating Patient-Specific Restorations from Intra-Oral Scanning of a Digital Impression Coping - Taking a digital implant or abutment level digital impression by means of intra-oral, computed tomography or other imaging method provides the restorative doctor and laboratory accurate and effective data for determining the implant position, angulation and locking feature orientation without a physical impression. Such data is correlated with a digital library to produce an output which enables design and fabrication of an accurate restorative device such as a prosthetic tooth or crown. In this way the time-consuming, costly and error prone mechanical replication of the relevant dental anatomy is obviated. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037762 | RAPID APPROACH DETECTOR - A computer in a vehicle is configured to receive one or more data collector inputs, detect an object proximate to the vehicle based on the one or more inputs, determine a closure speed between the object and the vehicle, determine a change in speed of the object, compute an accountability factor; and determine whether to identify a potential incident based at least in part on the accountability factor and an incident value. The incident value is a function of at least one of the closure speed and a distance between the vehicle and the object. The accountability factor is based at least in part on the closure speed and the change in speed of the object. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037763 | ELECTROACTIVE, ACTUATED DOT STRUCTURES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Systems and methods for an electroactive polymer actuated dot structure is disclosed herein. According to an aspect, an actuated dot structure includes a housing. The actuated dot structure also includes a pin configured to move between a first position and a second position with respect to the housing. Further, the actuated dot structure includes a multimorph engaged with the pin and configured to displace the pin between the first and second positions and to latch the pin in the second position. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037764 | Local Storage and Conditioning Systems For Nutritional Substances - Nutritional substance systems and methods are disclosed enabling the tracking and communication of changes in nutritional, organoleptic, and aesthetic values of nutritional substances, and further enabling the adaptive storage and adaptive conditioning of nutritional substances. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037765 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT - A system and method for distributing and analyzing a set of tests includes a network, a test system, a manager, and a set of users connected to the network. The method includes the steps of receiving a set of challenges, a set of predetermined responses, and a set of parameters, generating a test message, sending the test message to each user, sending the set of challenges and the set of predetermined answers in response to the test message, receiving a set of audio responses, a set of text responses, a set of video responses, and a set of selected responses from the set of predetermined responses, analyzing the set of audio responses, the set of text responses, the set of video responses, and the set of selected responses, and calculating a set of scores. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037766 | CONVEX EQUILATERAL POLYHEDRA WITH POLYHEDRAL SYMMETRY - A new class of polyhedron is constructed by decorating each of the triangular facets of an icosahedron with the T vertices and connecting edges of a “Goldberg triangle.” A unique set of internal angles in each planar face of each new polyhedron is then obtained, for example by solving a system of n equations and n variables, where the equations set the dihedral angle discrepancy about different types of edge to zero, where the independent variables are a subset of the internal angles in 6 gons. Alternatively, an iterative method that solves for angles within each hexagonal ring may be solved for that nulls dihedral angle discrepancy throughout the polyhedron. The 6 gon faces in the resulting “Goldberg polyhedra” are equilateral and planar, but not equiangular, and nearly spherical. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037767 | Forcible Entry Training Device - A forcible entry training simulator. The simulator has a clamping structure that allows for hinges to be affixed and cut by a trainee in the same manner as would have to be accomplished for forcible entry into a building. The simulator has plunge-cutting and lock-pulling simulators as well. In addition, the simulator has a stabilizing wheel structure utilized to allow easy transport and handling of the simulator. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037768 | METHODS FOR REDUCING CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND FOR CALCULATING CHILDHOOD OBESITY RISK - The present disclosure provides personalized methods for preventing and/or reducing early childhood obesity that are based upon identifying a child's individual risk of obesity and tailoring methods to prevent or reduce obesity. The methods are based on early inception, anticipatory guidance, sequential guidance, and nutritionally and developmentally appropriate dietary and parental feeding behaviors guidance, all specifically targeting factors that have been associated with childhood obesity. The methods use an obesity risk calculator to tailor the methods to address an individual child's risk with regard to specific modifiable factors associated with obesity. The present methods may help instill early healthy eating habits and nutritious food preferences for infants and young children, promote an appropriate early growth trajectory, and a long term weight status that is consistent with public policy recommendations and associated with long term health. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037769 | GENERATING A CIRCADIAN TIME DIFFERENCE - Information about a person's circadian rhythm is generated in terms of a difference between a reference and a specific circadian time for a specific wall-clock time or in terms of a difference between a special and a specific wall-clock time for a specific circadian time event. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037770 | SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR COMPARING A HUMAN-GENERATED SIGNAL TO A WILDLIFE CALL SIGNAL - Systems and methods for training users to more proficiently make wildlife calls, whether for hunting or other purposes, are described herein. For instance, an embodiment of an interactive learning system can train an enthusiast to more consistently and proficiently make calls that are efficacious with attracting wildlife. The system may implement advanced signal processing techniques that can compare a user-generated signal (attempting to mimic a wildlife call) with a prerecorded wildlife call. The system may provide feedback to the user to enable the user to assess his or her performance in reproducing the wildlife call. The user can use the feedback to improve reproduction of the wildlife call. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037771 | PERSONALIZED AVATAR RESPONSIVE TO USER PHYSICAL STATE AND CONTEXT - Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate visualizing how a user will appear in response to adhering to a health and fitness program. In an aspect, a system includes a reception component configured to receive information corresponding to a user's physical appearance and physical health, an analysis component configured to determine or infer one or more changes to the user's physical appearance based on predicted performance of a health and fitness program by the user and the user's physical health, and a visualization component is configured to generate a visual representation of the user based on the information and the one or more changes to the user's physical appearance. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037772 | AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE - An automatic injection device for providing a subcutaneous injection is disclosed. The device includes a syringe movably disposed in a housing and including a barrel portion, a needle and a bung for sealing the barrel portion. The device includes a plunger for moving the syringe towards a first open end of the housing such that the needle projects from the first end, and for subsequently applying pressure to the bung. The plunger includes a rod connected at a first end to the bung, a compressible expanded central portion, and a flange between a second end of the rod and the central portion. The device also includes a biasing mechanism for biasing the plunger towards the first open end of the housing, the biasing mechanism disposed about the second end of the rod between the flange and a second end of the housing. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037773 | Tissue-Simulation Device for Learning and Training in Basic Techniques of Laparoscopic, Endoscopic or Minimally-Invasive Surgery - The simulator device of the present invention has been created ex profeso for being applied in the learning, training and evaluation, mainly of basic techniques of surgery, particularly laparoscopic, endoscopic or minimal invasion techniques, and the use of specialized instruments. It includes a variety of modules or components capable of being assembled into different shapes so as to erect or mount different working stations, specific for different practice exercises, such an incision, manipulation of object, forming suture stitches and surgical knots, as well as other exercises. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037774 | MEDICAL TRAINING KITS AND METHODS TO SIMULATE TREATMENT OF UNCONTROLLED HEMORRHAGE - Medical training kits and methods include a simulated liquid blood which simulates mammalian whole blood and a simulated hemostatic component. The simulated liquid blood includes a gellable component, and a simulated hemostatic component includes a gelling agent. The gelling agent causes the gellable component in the simulated liquid blood to form a mass of semi-solid or solid material in response the simulated blood being brought into contact therewith to thereby simulate blood clotting. In certain embodiments, the gellable component is chitosan and/or an alginate compound and the gelling agent is at least one compound which causes the gellable component to desolubulize, polymerize, complex, precipitate, cross-link and the like so as to form a semi-solid or solid mass of chitosan in response to physical contact between the simulated blood and the simulated hemostatic agent. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037775 | TRAUMA TRAINING SIMULATOR WITH EVENT-BASED GESTURE DETECTION AND INSTRUMENT-MOTION TRACKING - Surgical trauma training simulator system including replaceable trauma module structured to mimic a portion of human anatomy and, in particular, a prosthetic anatomical structure containing a periorbital structure that includes an eye-lid and an eye globe in cooperation with a drive mechanism. The system is structured to provide, in operation, an event-driven surgical gesture recognition-based tracking of the simulation of the surgical procedure by the trainee and, in absence of expert trainer, provide visual feedback comparing the tracked simulation with correct sequence of steps of such procedure. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037776 | DEVICE FOR SURGICAL TRAINING - A device for surgical training comprising: an external first layer ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037777 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOVIE KARAOKE - While watching a movie, a user speaks lines of dialogue. The system records the speech, compares with the dialogue in the movie, and reports a score to the user. The system can share scores through an online service to create a community experience. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037778 | SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR COMPARING A HUMAN-GENERATED SIGNAL TO A WILDLIFE CALL SIGNAL - Systems and methods for training users to more proficiently make wildlife calls, whether for hunting or other purposes, are described herein. For instance, an embodiment of an interactive learning system can train an enthusiast to more consistently and proficiently make calls that are efficacious with attracting wildlife. The system may implement advanced signal processing techniques that can compare a user-generated signal (attempting to mimic a wildlife call) with a prerecorded wildlife call. The system may provide feedback to the user to enable the user to assess his or her performance in reproducing the wildlife call. The user can use the feedback to improve reproduction of the wildlife call. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037779 | DISCUSSION SUPPORT APPARATUS AND DISCUSSION SUPPORT METHOD - A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium has a program stored therein for causing a computer to execute a discussion support method, and the method includes calculating a correlation between an opinion of a student and a plurality of agendas for each opinion of the student; forming one or more groups of the students associated with one or more of the agendas, respectively, based on the correlations of the opinions and the agendas; and transmitting the one or more of the agendas to terminals of the students in the respective groups associated with the respective agendas. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037780 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING PERSONALITY AND MOOD - The invention relates to a method for determining the personality and current mood of a subject and to a device for carrying out the method and which may be used for selecting themes for use in a spa or beauty treatment. In the method and device themes or words describing mood or personality are each represented by a word and each word is associated with a colour. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037781 | MONITORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE TEST TAKING - Arrangement for remote transaction session for use with a computer having an operating system, including a support structure, at least one audio sensor for detecting sound and arranged on the support structure, at least one radio frequency communication detecting sensor arranged on the support structure, at least one optical imaging device that obtains images of an area including the computer or the user and arranged on the support structure, at least one biometric sensor that receives data about or from a user using the computer to participate in an remote session, and at least one motion sensor system for detecting motion in an area around the user. A processing unit is coupled to the sensors and receives and analyzes data therefrom to (1. verify the identity of the user as the intended, registered participant in an remote session, (2. verify that the user is present within the remote session environment throughout the entirety of the remote session, and (3. verify that the user complies with remote session rules of behavior set by the administrator or institution. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037782 | ENHANCEMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FREEZING BY STABILIZATION AND OSCILLATION OF BIOGENIC MAGNETITE PARTICLES - Novel methods and systems for electromagnetic freezing are disclosed. An oscillating magnetic field can be applied in conjunction with a static magnetic field in order to align magnetic particles inside biological tissues. Such chains may be naturally present or artificially introduced. Needle-shaped electrodes may be used to produce ions and disturb the air layers insulating the tissues to be frozen. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037783 | System and Substances for Cryopreservation of Viable Cells - An improved cryopreservation process and substances can involve a cellular collection ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037784 | Flow regulation in fluidic systems using a phase-change material at system ports - Control of fluid flow in a fluidic network is provided by controlling phase transitions of a phase-change material between a liquid phase and a non-fluid phase. The phase-change material is disposed at ports of the fluidic network where the fluidic network is in communication with an ambient. This advantageously provides control of pressure-driven flow within the fluidic network without altering properties of fluids within the fluidic network. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037785 | HYBRIDIZATION ASSAY DETECTION PROBES FOR DETECTING HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS IN A SAMPLE - Hybridization assay detection probes targeted to HPV Type 16 nucleic acid sequences which are particularly useful to aid in detecting HPV type 16 are described. The oligonucleotides can aid in detecting HPV Type 16 by acting singly or as part of a detection probe mixture. Compositions, reaction mixtures and methods of use are provided. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037786 | HANDHELD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM WITH CHIP-SCALE MICROSCOPE AND AUTOMATED IMAGE CAPTURE MECHANISM - A handheld diagnostic system may include a disposable sample holder for receiving and containing a biological sample and an analysis module having a chip-scale microscope. The sample holder may include a plurality of uniformly spaced tick marks. The analysis module may include a sensor for detecting the tick marks as the sample holder is inserted into the analysis module. The chip-scale microscope may include an image sensor for capturing images of the sample. Each time the sensor detects a tick mark, control circuitry may issue a control signal to the image sensor to capture an image of the biological sample. This type of automated image capture mechanism ensures that images are captured at a uniform spatial distribution even when the sample holder is inserted into the analysis module at variable speed. The analysis module may transmit sample imaging data to a portable electronic device. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037787 | POLYNUCLEOTIDE CONFIGURATION FOR RELIABLE ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SENSING - A mixed polynucleotide includes a first double stranded (ds) portion, a second portion including at least one single stranded (ss) portion, and a third ds portion. The second portion connects the first ds portion and the third ds portion to provide a modified polynucleotide. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037788 | DNA SEQUENCING BY NANOPORE USING MODIFIED NUCLEOTIDES - This invention provides a process for sequencing single-stranded DNA by employing a nanopore and modified nucleotides. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037789 | SYSTEMIC GENOTOXICITY AS BLOOD MARKER FOR ALLERGIC INFLAMMATION - The invention provides a method for detection of allergic inflammation in a subject that comprises assaying a test sample of peripheral blood from the subject for a marker of DNA damage. An elevated amount of marker present in the test sample compared to control sample is indicative of inflammation. The method can be adapted for quantitatively monitoring the efficacy of treatment of allergic inflammation in a subject. Markers of DNA damage include single- and/or double-stranded breaks in leukocytes, oxidative DNA damage in leukocytes, or a marker of nitric oxide oxidative activity (protein nitrosylation in leukocytes). This unexpected discovery of markers of systemic genotoxicity present in circulating leukocytes enables detection of allergic inflammation with a relatively simple and minimally invasive assay using peripheral blood. | 2015-02-05 |
