07th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100041866 | Solid Support Reagents for Synthesis - A compound which can be attached to a solid support and used as a reagent for methods of solid phase synthesis has the following structure: (I) where Ri is selected from hydrogen and C | 2010-02-18 |
20100041867 | REVERSIBLE PEGYLATED DRUGS - Reversible pegylated drugs are provided by derivatization of free functional groups of the drug selected from amino, hydroxyl, mercapto, phosphate and/or carboxyl with groups sensitive to mild basic conditions such as 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) or 2-sulfo-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (FMS), to which group a PEG moiety is attached. In these pegylated drugs, the PEG moiety and the drug residue are not linked directly to each other, but rather both residues are linked to different positions of the scaffold Fmoc or FMS structure that is highly sensitive to bases and is removable under physiological conditions. The drugs are preferably drugs containing an amino group, most preferably peptides and proteins of low or medium molecular weight. Similar molecules are provided wherein a protein carrier or another polymer carrier replaces the PEG moiety. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041868 | Conserved neisserial antigens - To ensure maximum cross-strain recognition and reactivity, regions of proteins that are conserved between different Neisserial species, serogroups and strains can be used. The invention provides proteins which comprise stretches of amino acid sequence that are shared across the majority of | 2010-02-18 |
20100041869 | IONIC LIQUID SUPPORTED SYNTHESIS - The present invention relates to ionic liquids for use in chemical applications and capable of serving the dual function of solvent and liquid support. The ionic liquid lends itself to a method of synthesizing oligomers selected from the group consisting of oligopeptides, oligosaccharides and oligonucleotides, comprising contacting a first monomer unit with an ionic liquid at reaction conditions to provide an ionic liquid bound monomer unit; and contacting the ionic liquid bound monomer unit with at least one further monomer unit at reaction conditions to provide an ionic liquid bound oligomer comprising from 2 to 30 monomer units. The method lends itself to large scale manufacture of oligopeptides, oligosaccharides and oligonucleotides. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041870 | LYOPHILIZATION ABOVE COLLAPSE - The present invention provides methods of lyophilizing a pharmaceutical substance involving a primary drying step executed at a product temperature at or above the collapse temperature. The invention also provides pharmaceutical substances lyophilized at or above the collapse temperature. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041871 | Preparation of Canola Protein Isolate from Canola Oil Seeds ("Blendertein") - Canola protein isolate is recovered from canola oil seeds by crushing the oil seeds and extracting the crushed canola oil seeds. Fat co-extracted from the crushed oil seeds is removed from the aqueous canola protein solution which then is processed by the micellar route to obtain the canola protein isolate. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041872 | GLYCEROL LINKED PEGYLATED SUGARS AND GLYCOPEPTIDES - The present invention provides conjugates between peptides and PEG moieties through glycerol linkers. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041873 | ANTI-HUMAN IL-21 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES - Human anti-human IL-21 monoclonal antibodies and the hybridomas that produce them are presented. Certain of these antibodies have the ability to bind native human IL-21, a mutant recombinat IL-21 protein and/or peptide regions of human IL-21. These human anti-IL-21 antibodies are useful in therapeutic treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, particularly diseases mediated by T follicular helper cells, B cells T | 2010-02-18 |
20100041874 | HIGH THROUGHPUT METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIBODIES - The invention relates to methods for the characterization of monoclonal antibodies, in particular high throughput methods for the characterization of antibodies with respect to internalization and complement activation. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041875 | MODIFIED GP140 ENVELOPE POLYPEPTIDES OF HIV-1 ISOLATES, COMPOSITIONS, STABILIZED TRIMERIC COPLEXES, AND USES THEREOF - This invention provides a modified gp140 envelope polypeptide of an HIV-1 isolate comprising a gp120 polypeptide portion comprising consecutive amino acids and a gp41 ectodomain polypeptide portion comprising consecutive amino acids, said gp41 ectodomain polypeptide portion being modified to comprise isoleucine (I) at an amino acid position equivalent to amino acid position 535; glutamine (Q) at an amino acid position equivalent to amino acid position 543; serine (S) at an amino acid position equivalent to amino acid position 553; lysine (K) at an amino acid position equivalent to amino acid position 567; and arginine (R) at an amino acid position equivalent to amino acid position 588, the amino acid positions being numbered by reference to the HIV-1 isolate KNH1144. This invention also provides nucleic acids encoding such a polypeptide, vectors, host cells, trimeric complexes and compositions thereof. Also provided are antibodies generated against the modified polypeptides and trimeric complexes, and methods of using the modified polypeptides, compositions and trimeric complexes. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041876 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING AROMATIC DIAZONIUM SALTS - A process is described for preparing aromatic diazonium salts, wherein the starting compound is an aromatic amide and the amide bond is first split hydrolytically and the amine compound thus obtained is diazotized with an inorganic nitrite salt. The diazonium salts thus obtained can be converted to stable salts and then serve as starting materials for further reactions, such as the Heck reaction. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041877 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PURIFIED ANTHOCYANIN - The present invention provides a method for producing a purified anthocyanin easily from a crude pigment fraction containing contaminants and the anthocyanin. A flavone that forms a metal complex with the anthocyanin and a metal ion of at least one of an alkaline-earth metal and a heavy metal is provided. Then, the flavonoid is brought into contact with the crude pigment fraction in a liquid in the presence of the metal ion of at least one of the alkaline-earth metal and the heavy metal, thereby forming a metal complex containing the anthocyanin, the flavonoid, and the metal ion. From the liquid, the contaminants contained in the crude pigment fraction are removed and the metal complex is collected. By subjecting this metal complex to, for example, an acid treatment, the anthocyanin is dissociatied from the metal complex. Thus, a high-purity anthocyanin is obtained. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041878 | Optical Isomer separating filler - Disclosed is an optical isomer separating filler having separating ability/separating characteristics different from those of conventional optical isomer separating fillers, which is capable of separating an optical isomer which cannot be separated by conventional fillers. Specifically disclosed is an optical isomer separating filler wherein a polysaccharide derivative is chemically bonded onto a support. This optical isomer separating filler is characterized in that the halogen content in the filler is 3.0 to 5.0%. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041879 | Method For Recovering A Low Sodium Content Lignin Fuel From Black Liquor - There is disclosed a method for recovering a low sodium content lignin from spent kraft cooking liquor without the use a of strong mineral acid for acidulation comprising the steps of acidulating a spent kraft cooking liquor with carbon dioxide gas to a pH below about 10.5, precipitating at least a portion of the lignin forming lignin agglomerates and lignin particles in the spent kraft cooking liquor and recovering a low water and low sodium content lignin product comprising calcium or magnesium compounds bound to said lignin. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041880 | Supramolecular Scaffolds and Methods of Making the Same - Tribenzo-1,4,7-triazacyclononane and derivatives thereof having a formula (I) are disclosed. Methods of making tribenzo-1,4,7-triazacyclononane and related compounds also are disclosed. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041881 | OPTICALLY ACTIVE AMMONIUM SALT COMPOUND, PRODUCTION INTERMEDIATE THEREOF, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An optically active quaternary ammonium salt compound represented by formula ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100041882 | METHODS FOR SYNTHESIS OF ACYLOXYALKYL COMPOUNDS - Disclosed herein are methods for synthesizing 1-(acyloxy)-alkyl prodrug derivatives of drugs through oxidation of 1-acyl-alkyl derivatives of drugs under anhydrous reaction conditions. The methods typically proceed stereospecifically, in high yield, do not require the use of activated intermediates and/or toxic compounds and are readily amenable to scale-up. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041883 | Process for the preparation of abacavir - Process for the preparation of abacavir, or its salts or its solvates comprising the step of reacting a compound (IV) where R | 2010-02-18 |
20100041884 | CRYSTAL MODIFICATIONS-3-(1H-INDOL-3-YL)-4- [4-METHYL-PIPERAZIN-1-YL)-QUINAZOLIN-4-YL] -PYRROLE-2, 5-D IONE - The invention relates to a new crystalline form of the acetate salt of, 3-(1.H.-indol-3-yl)-4-[2-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-quinazolin-4-yl]-pyrrole-2,5-dione, which may be used for example for transplantation. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041885 | CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF SITAGLIPTIN PHOSPHATE - A Sitagliptin phosphate characterized by data selected from the group consisting of: a powder XRD pattern with peaks at 4.7, 13.5, 17.7, 18.3, and 23.7±0.2 degrees two theta; a powder XRD pattern with peaks at about 4.7, 13.5, and 15.5±0.2 degrees two theta and at least another two peaks selected from the following list: 14.0, 14.4, 18.3, 19.2, 19.5 and 23.7±0.2 degrees two theta; and a powder XRD pattern with peaks at about 13.5, 19.2, and 19.5±0.2 degrees two theta and at least another two peaks selected from the following list: 4.7, 14.0, 15.1, 15.5, 18.3, and 18.7±0.2 degrees two theta; a powder XRD pattern with peaks at about 13.5, 15.5, 19.2, 23.7, and 24.4±0.2 degrees two theta; and a powder XRD pattern with peaks at about 4.65, 13.46, 17.63, 18.30, and 23.66±0.10 degrees two theta, processes for preparing said Sitagliptin crystalline form, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, are provided. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041886 | ISOXAZOLO-PYRAZINE DERIVATIVES - The invention relates to isoxazolo-pyrazine derivatives and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts having affinity and selectivity for the GABA A α5 receptor binding site, their manufacture, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The compounds of present invention are inverse agonists of GABA A α5. The invention also relates to methods for enhancing cognition and for treating cognitive disorders like Alzheimer's disease. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041887 | QUINUCLIDINE DERIVATIVES BINDING TO MUCARINIC M3 RECEPTORS - Compounds of formula I | 2010-02-18 |
20100041888 | Process for the Preparation of 6-Alpha-Hydroxy-N-Alkylated Opiates - The present invention is directed to the conversion of a 6-keto morphinan to a 6-alpha-hydroxy morphinan in the presence of a ruthenium, rhodium, or iridium asymmetric catalyst and a hydrogen source. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041889 | PROCESSES AND INTERMEDIATES FOR PREPARING A MACROCYCLIC PROTEASE INHIBITOR OF HCV - The present invention relates to synthesis procedures and intermediates of a compound of formula: | 2010-02-18 |
20100041890 | PREPARATION OF PYRIDONECARBOXYLIC ACID ANTIBACTERIALS - A process for making 1-(6-amino-3,5-difluoropyridin-2-yl)-8-chloro-6-fluoro-7-(3-hydroxyazetidin- | 2010-02-18 |
20100041891 | AMIDE COMPOUND - A compound having GPR52 agonist activity or a salt thereof is provided. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041892 | Therapeutic agent for diabetes - The present invention provides an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes, which is associated with a fewer side effects such as body weight gain, adipocyte accumulation, cardiac hypertrophy and the like, and which contains a compound represented by the formula: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041893 | FORMATION OF TETRA-SUBSTITUTED ENAMIDES AND STEREOSELECTIVE REDUCTION THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a practical process for the preparation of an enamide (II) by palladium catalyzed coupling of a primary amide (IV) with a compound of structural formula (III), as shown below: As well as to crystalline forms of a compound produced by this process, in particular, an anhydrous crystal form, Form B, and crystalline solvates falling into three patterns, Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3, and crystalline intermediate compounds produced in the process. Still further, the present invention relates to the stereoselective reduction of the tetrasubstituted enamide (II) to the corresponding amide (I). | 2010-02-18 |
20100041894 | ECO-FRIENDLY PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF PYRIDINE AND/OR ITS DERIVATIVES - Disclosed herein is a process for recovery of pyridine and/or its derivatives from their aqueous mass and/or manufacturing reaction mass by liquid-liquid extraction employing an environmentally non-hazardous organic solvent. The process further comprising effective recovering and recycle of solvents from the aqueous phase and the other waste obtained during the process. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041895 | Synthesis and Stabilization of Neutral Compounds with Homonuclear Bonds - The present invention is directed to the synthesis and stabilization of neutral molecules containing homonuclear single or multiple bonds, methods of preparation, and uses thereof. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041896 | Macrolide compound with bis-oxazoly - This patent mainly provides a new macrolide compound named FW-04-806, which contains bis-oxazoly in molecule. FW-04-806, a bis-oxazolyl macrolide compound extracted and separated from the ferment liquid of | 2010-02-18 |
20100041897 | Process for preparing a crystalline form of candesartan cilexetil - A process for preparing a crystalline form of candesartan cilexetil referred to as Form I, which has a content of Form II lower than 1% (w/w), is described. The process includes a seeding stage with a crystalline product, which mainly includes Form I, and a digestion stage. The invention also relates to the crystalline form, the pharmaceutical compositions containing it and its use for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of hypertension. Candesartan cilexetil Form I has shown good stability under accelerated stability conditions, when the content of Form II is lower than 1% w/w. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041898 | Electronically Tuned Ligands For Asymmetric Hydrogenation - Disclosed is a new class of chiral bidentate ligands capable of performing asymmetric hydrogenation. Also disclosed are processes of performing asymmetric hydrogenation the chiral bidentate ligands. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041899 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUBSTITUTED PYRAZOLECARBOXYLIC ACID CHLORIDES - The present invention relates to a process for preparing substituted pyrazolyl chlorides by chlorinating aldehydes of the formula (II) under free-radical conditions. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041900 | Isolation of lactam compound from adlay bran and its use on anti-proliferative cancer cells - The invention relates to the active lactam compounds with inhibitory effect (anti-proliferative effect) on cancer cells, which are isolated from adlay ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100041901 | Sulfonyl Cyanine Dyes and Derivatives - Fluorescent cyanine and squaraine dyes are described that can be conjugated to analyte molecules of interest such as peptides, proteins, nucleic acids, RNA, DNA, carbohydrates, polymers aid small molecules via a sulfonyl or sulfonamide substituent. The new dyes are made via a novel cyanine dye activation procedure that converts the normally stable, water solubilizing sulfonate substituents into a reactive sulfonyl halides. The sulfonyl halides may be directly conjugated to analytes or can be further converted to more stable reactive sulfonamide handles or to water soluble sulfonamides. The general structure of the new dyes is given below where the central linker is an unsaturated carbon chain or an unsaturated chain containing a squaraine moiety. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041902 | Cyclic alkyl substituted glycolides and polylactides therefrom - Cyclic alkyl, particularly cyclohexyl, substituted glycolides and polylactides are described. The polylactides have a high glass transition temperature and improved clarity. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041903 | Ozonized Surfactant - Disclosed herein is an ozonized surfactant which has the same level of bactericidal and deodorizing abilities as that of ozonized olive oil and which can be evenly applied or sprayed onto and can permeate any place or environment (a highly hydrophilic or hydrophobic place or environment). The ozonized surfactant can be obtained by adding ozone to a surfactant having at least one olefin-based double bond in a hydrophobic group moiety. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041904 | ANTIOXIDANT INFLAMMATION MODULATORS: C-17 HOMOLOGATED OLEANOLIC ACID DERIVATIVES - This invention provides, but is not limited to, novel oleanolic acid derivatives having the formula: | 2010-02-18 |
20100041905 | Process for the Preparation of Substituted 2-Acetylamino-Alkoxyphenyl - The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of compounds of formula (V) wherein X, Q, R1, R1 | 2010-02-18 |
20100041906 | METHOD FOR THE PRECIPITATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention concerns a method for the controlled precipitation of organic compounds giving crystals with a very small average size and a very narrow size distribution. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041907 | HYDRAZINE-FREE SOLUTION DEPOSITION OF CHALCOGENIDE FILMS - A method of depositing a film of a metal chalcogenide including the steps of: contacting an isolated hydrazinium-based precursor of a metal chalcogenide and a solvent having therein a solubilizing additive to form a solution of a complex thereof; applying the solution of the complex onto a substrate to produce a coating of the solution on the substrate; removing the solvent from the coating to produce a film of the complex on the substrate; and thereafter annealing the film of the complex to produce a metal chalcogenide film on the substrate. Also provided is a process for preparing an isolated hydrazinium-based precursor of a metal chalcogenide as well as a thin-film field-effect transistor device using the metal chalcogenides as the channel layer. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041908 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DIALKYL TIN DIALKOXIDES - An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a dialkyl tin compound from a composition of deactivated forms of a dialkyl tin catalyst, and to provide a process for producing the dialkyl tin catalyst from the dialkyl tin compound and using the dialkyl tin catalyst to produce a carbonic acid ester. According to the present invention, a process for producing a dialkyl tin compound is provided that subjects a composition of the deactivated forms of the dialkyl tin catalyst, formed when producing an ester compound, to an alkyl group redistribution reaction and/or dealkylation reaction. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041909 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYMERIZABLE SILICONES - Siloxy-substituted silane-containing polymerizable silicones are prepared in high purity by metering a substituted alkoxysilane into a mixture of disiloxane, acetic acid, and acid catalyst, adding acetyl chloride, separating an acidic phase from a product phase, and adding hexamethyldisilazane to the product phase, which is then distilled. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041910 | NOVEL POLYETHER ALCOHOLS BEARING ALKOXYSILYL GROUPS BY ALKOXYLATION OF EPOXY-FUNCTIONAL ALKOXYSILANCES OVER DOUBLE METAL CYANIDE (DMC) CATALYSTS, AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARATION THEREOF - Polyether alcohols having alkoxysilyl groups, the use thereof and a process for their preparation by means of DMC catalysis, characterized in that one or more epoxy-functional alkoxysilanes are added individually or in a mixture with further epoxide compounds and optionally further comonomers, either in block form or in random distribution, onto a chain starter of the formula (VII) R | 2010-02-18 |
20100041911 | Process For The Production Of (Alkoxycarbonylamino)alkyl Sulfonates - There is provided a process for the preparation of a compound of formula I, which process comprises: (a) reaction of a compound of formula II, HO-D-NH | 2010-02-18 |
20100041912 | METHOD FOR THE WITTIG REACTION IN THE PREPARATION OF CARBOPROST - A process for the preparation of carboprost methyl ester (FIG. ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100041913 | Polycondensation Catalyst for Producing Polyester and Method for Producing Polyester Using the Same - The invention provides a polycondensation catalyst for producing polyester by an esterification reaction or a transesterification reaction between a dicarboxylic acid or ester-forming derivative thereof and a glycol, wherein the polycondensation catalyst comprises particles of a solid base having on their surfaces either a coat layer of titanic acid in an amount of from 0.1 to 50 parts by weight in terms of TiO | 2010-02-18 |
20100041914 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ISOCYANATES - The present invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanates. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041915 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ISOCYANATES - The present invention relates to a process for preparing diisocyanates from diamines and phosgene in the gas phase. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041916 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SULFONIC ACID ESTER - The present invention provides a method for producing a sulfonate ester efficiently and in high yield. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041917 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF CARBONYL COMPOUND AND PRO-OXIDANT FOR PREPARATION OF CARBONYL COMPOUND - The invention provides a process for the preparation of a carbonyl compound in high efficiency by oxidizing an alcohol. The process for the preparation of a carbonyl compound of the present invention includes a step of oxidizing an alcohol in the presence of a compound of the formula (I) or a derivative or a salt thereof, and an oxidant, | 2010-02-18 |
20100041918 | CYCLOPENTENE DIOL MONOACETATE DERIVATIVES - A process for the preparation of organic compounds of formula (I), wherein R | 2010-02-18 |
20100041919 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERY OF ACETIC ACID FROM METHYL ACETATE - An apparatus and process are described for recovery of a carboxylic acid by hydrolysis of an ester in a mixture comprising the ester, an alcohol and water. The apparatus comprises a catalytic distillation column containing an acidic catalyst and a distillation column. Simultaneously and interdependently the alcohol is catalytically dehydrated to the corresponding ether and water, and said water reacts with the ester to generate a carboxylic acid rich stream from the catalytic distillation column. The acid is recovered by distillation in the distillation column. The process requires no added water. A second embodiment of the apparatus and process has means to co-feed one or both of added methanol and/or water with the feed to maintain substantially optimum operation independent of feed composition. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041920 | NEW SALT FORMS OF AN AMINOINDAN DERIVATIVE - The present invention relates generally to novel salt forms of R-(+)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindan (i.e. rasagiline base), to a compound of formula Ia, to processes for their preparation and isolation, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041921 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING 3-AMINOMETHYL-3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXYLAMINE - The invention relates to an improved process for preparing | 2010-02-18 |
20100041922 | METHOD FOR THE ENANTIOSELECTIVE PRODUCTION OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE 4-HYDROXY-2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-CYCLOHEX-2-ENONE DERIVATIVES - The present invention relates to a process for enantioselectively preparing optically active 4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one derivatives of the formulae (I) or (Ia) and to a process for preparing (3S,3′S)-astaxanthin of the formula (III), comprising the process for preparing the compound of the formula (I). | 2010-02-18 |
20100041923 | Method for Producing Alkylene Oxide Addition Products - The invention relates to a method for producing alkylene oxide addition products by reaction of compounds having a nucleophilic center with alkylene oxides in a reactor having a large inner surface. The invention is characterized in that the reaction is carried out exclusively in the liquid phase. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041924 | Use of Triacontanol in Preparation of Medicaments for Treatment of Cancers - Use of triacontanol in preparation of human medicaments for treatment of cancers, especially liver cancer, intestinal cancer, and lung cancer. Triacontanol can be formulated into many formulations, such as oral tablets, capsules, drop pills, sustained-released formulation, injectable solution, injectable powder, suspension, and emulsion. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041925 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE RECOVERY OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL IN THE PRODUCTION OF POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE - A method and apparatus are disclosed for the recovery of ethylene glycol in a polyethylene terephthalate(PET) production process, in which water accumulating in the esterification reaction is mixed with a process fluid containing 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane (MDO). The mixing is carried out in a tank arranged upstream of a rectification column. Through the increase in the water content in the fluid, a shift in the reaction equilibrium takes place and consequently a cleavage of the 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane present into ethylene glycol and acetaldehyde takes place. Following the cleavage reaction, the mixture is fed from the tank into a rectification column, whereby the ethylene glycol produced from the cleavage reaction is returned to the PET production process. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041926 | LIQUEFIED EXTRACT OF MARINE ALGAE FOR PRODUCING BIO-ETHANOL UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A high-pressure liquefied extract of marine algae for producing bioethanol and a method of producing the liquid extract from marine algae under high pressure, and a method of producing the bioethanol from the high-pressure liquid extract by fermentation with yeast are disclosed. According to the production method of bioethanol using marine algae, the high-pressure liquefied extract can be obtained in high yield and fermentation time can be also reduced. Consequently, the yield of bioethanol is increased. Furthermore, the method gives economical and environmentally friendly values from natural marine algae. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041927 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER - Process and apparatus to form vinyl chloride monomer from ethylene dichloride in a cracking furnace, including a firebox chamber having a thermal protective layer disposed on refractory walls and/or process tubes disposed within the chamber, a quencher to form vinyl chloride monomer, and fractionator separate products. The thermal protective layer which contains an inorganic adhesive for metal/alloy tubes or colloidal silica and/or colloidal alumina for refractory walls or ceramic tubes, a filler, and one or more emissivity agents. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041928 | FULLERENIC STRUCTURES AND SUCH STRUCTURES TETHERED TO CARBON MATERIALS - The fullerenic structures include fullerenes having molecular weights less than that of C | 2010-02-18 |
20100041929 | Selective Hydrogenation Processes Using Functional Surface Catalyst Composition - Selective hydrogenation processes using a catalyst composition which, preferably comprises a glass substrate, with one or more functional surface active constituents integrated on and/or in the substrate surface. A substantially nonporous substrate has (i) a total surface area between about 0.01 m | 2010-02-18 |
20100041930 | INTEGRATED PROPYLENE PRODUCTION - A process for the production of propylene, the process including: fractionating a hydrocarbon stream comprising n-butenes, isobutylene, and paraffins into at least two fractions including a light C | 2010-02-18 |
20100041931 | Method for Production of Styrene from Toluene Syngas - A method for the production of styrene comprising reacting toluene and syngas in one or more reactors is disclosed. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041932 | PROCESS FOR CONVERTING AN OXYGENATED FEED TO HIGH OCTANE GASOLINE - A process of modifying a zeolite catalyst to produce a modified zeolite catalyst wherein the modified zeolite catalyst has blocked pore sites. An oxygenated feed is flowed over the modified zeolite catalyst, wherein the oxygenated feed comprises hydrocarbons, methanol and dimethyl ether or a mixture thereof. The hydrocarbons, methanol and dimethyl ether in the oxygenated feed react with the modified zeolite catalyst to produce cyclic hydrocarbons, wherein the cyclic hydrocarbons produced has less than 10% durene and a median carbon number is C8. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041933 | Catalyst and Process for Hydrocarbon Conversions - A nickel-mordenite catalyst promoted with Rhodium that is useful in the conversion of hydrocarbons is disclosed. The catalyst and methods for its use can provide hydrocarbon conversion with an extended catalyst life as compared to nickel-mordenite catalyst not promoted with Rhodium. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041934 | Toluene Disproportionation Using Nb/Mordenite Catalyst - A molecular sieve catalyst useful in the conversion of hydrocarbons containing niobium is disclosed, along with a process for the disproportionation of toluene to benzene and xylene using such catalyst. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041935 | USE OF A CATALYST BASED ON ITQ-6 ZEOLITE TO ISOMERIZE AN AROMATIC C8 CUT - A process for isomerizing an aromatic C8 cut uses a catalyst which comprises:
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20100041936 | MELT-CRYSTALLIZATION SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION PROCESS - Processes for separating a solid from a solids-liquids slurry under conditions that prevent ingress of molecular oxygen are advantageous where the presence of molecular oxygen would otherwise reduce efficiencies, contribute to limited product yields, and potentially compromise safe operation of the process or downstream unit operations. Among the various embodiments disclosed herein, is a process utilizing filter columns as solid-liquid separators in combination with crystallization and reslurry unit operations to recover a product component from an initial feed mixture of miscible components. Embodiments of the disclosed processes may include the separation and purification of a product component using a crystallizer in series with a filter column followed by a chemical reactor, using a reslurry drum in series with a filter column, and using a combination of crystallizers and/or reslurry drums in series with at least one filter column. The use of filter columns in such processes is particularly attractive because these columns, when operated under the conditions disclosed herein, limit the undesirable ingress of molecular oxygen into the various process streams, and further improve process efficiencies related to both product component recovery and operating costs. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041937 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SAFELY DISPOSING MEDICINES - An apparatus and a method for safely disposing of medicines. The apparatus includes a container assembly and a bag. The container assembly includes a container member capable of storing the medicines, and a lid extending from a top portion of the container member. The bag includes a pair of gloves capable of being worn by a user for allowing hygienic handling of the medicines, one or more funnels capable of being configured in one or more openings of the lid for allowing receiving of the medicines and storing of the medicines in the container member, a first receptacle having a bittering agent capable of denaturing the stored medicines, a second receptacle having a coloring agent capable of providing a characteristic color to the denatured medicines and a third receptacle having a thickening agent capable of converting the denatured medicines into a partially solid disposable mass. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041938 | MULTI-IMAGER COMPATIBLE ROBOT FOR IMAGE-GUIDED INTERVENTIONS AND FULLY AUTOMATED BRACHYTHERAPY SEED - Featured is a robot and a needle delivery apparatus. Such a robot comprises a plurality of actuators coupled to control locating any of number of intervention specific medical devices such as intervention specific needle injectors. Such a robot is usable with image guided interventions using any of a number of types of medical imaging devices or apparatuses including MRI. The end-effector can include an automated low needle delivery apparatus that is configured for dose radiation seed brachytherapy injection. Also featured is an automated seed magazine for delivering seeds to such an needle delivery apparatus adapted for brachytherapy seed injection. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041939 | BLOOD PUMP WITH MICROMOTOR - The invention relates to a micromotor ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100041940 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZATION OF A BONE CONDUCTION HEARING DEVICE - The present invention relates to recipient customization of a bone conducting hearing device. Customization of the bone conducting hearing device may include attaching the bone conducting hearing device to a recipient, establishing communication between the hearing device and an external device, generating at least one control setting with the external device, and storing the at least one control setting in a memory device in the hearing device. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041942 | STABILIZER - A stabilizer makes contact with an organ thereby to restrict movement of the organ. The stabilizer includes a contact section that makes contact with an organ in a body cavity and an insertion section that includes the contact section at a top end of the insertion section, and further includes a lumen in which an endoscope for monitoring the organ or a surgical instrument with which a predetermined procedure is performed, or a guide wire remaining at a desired position near the organ is inserted, the insertion section being selectively switched to a pliable state and a rigid state. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041945 | INSTRUMENT WITH ARTICULATION LOCK - An articulating tool is provided with an articulation lock. The tool includes proximal, central and distal portions, an articulation mechanism, and first and second articulation locks. The central portion of the tool is pivotably coupled to the proximal portion and the distal portion is pivotably coupled to the central portion. The articulation mechanism is configured to manipulate an angular orientation of the distal portion relative to the central portion. The articulation mechanism includes a pair of links, the pair comprising a proximal link on the proximal portion of the tool and a distal link on the distal portion of the tool. The articulation mechanism is adapted such that movement of the proximal link causes corresponding relative movement of the distal link. The first articulation lock has an engaged position and a disengaged position. When in the engaged position, the first articulation lock impedes movement of the proximal link relative to the central portion about a yaw axis, and corresponding relative movement of the distal link. The second articulation lock also has an engaged position and a disengaged position. When in the engaged position, the second articulation lock impedes movement of the proximal link relative to the central portion about a pitch axis, and corresponding relative movement of the distal link. Methods of operating the articulating tool are also disclosed. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041946 | ARC-SHAPED FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT FILM TYPE ENDOSCOPE USING IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an arc-shaped flexible printed circuit film type endoscope using an imaging device. The endoscope includes an image photographing means and an object insertion means. The image photographing means includes a head housing to which an imaging device and an illumination means are mounted, and functions to photograph an image. The object insertion means includes an arc-shaped flexible thin foil, an insulating adhesive film, a circuit film and an insulating protective film which are layered and inserted into an interior of an object to be inspected. The object insertion means is connected at one end thereof to the image photographing means and connected at the other end to a transmission cable via a connector. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041947 | Endoscopic vision system - The present invention relates to an endoscopic visioning system and related method for both forward and backward viewing of a body lumen. According to an embodiment, the system includes an endoscope, a vision head including a light source and a vision chip on both a proximal and a distal side of the vision head, and an extension arm for moving the vision head away from and back toward the endoscope. Alternatively, the light source and vision chip may be contained in a distal end of the endoscope. In such an alternative embodiment, the vision head is a parabolic mirror mounted on the extension arm for reflecting images, for example, from behind the distal end of the endoscope to the vision chip in the distal end of the endoscope to permit, for example, a retrograde view of the surgical site entrance. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041948 | OPTICAL PROBE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS - An optical probe to be inserted from a forceps port of an endoscope into a body as an object to be measured, includes: a sheath whose distal end portion at least is optically transparent to signal light; an optical fiber for guiding the signal light, the optical fiber being arranged inside the sheath; a lens for emitting the signal light from a side surface of the distal end portion of the sheath and into which returning light from a living body enters, the lens being coupled to a distal end of the optical fiber; and a flexible shaft for transmitting driving power to move the optical fiber and the lens back and forth, the flexible shaft being arranged inside the sheath, wherein first markers are provided at predetermined intervals on the distal end portion of the sheath along a longitudinal direction of the sheath. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041949 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES IN TREE-LIKE LUMINAL STRUCTURES - Apparatus is described for use with an imaging device ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100041950 | MEDICAL-INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM - A medical-information management network system, including a medical-information management server to which a server-identification information is individually given, the medical-information management server configured to manage patient information, examination information, and a diagnosis result; a receiving device that stores an in-vivo image, which is captured by a body-insertable apparatus inserted into a subject, and information received from the body-insertable apparatus; and an image display device that is connected with the medical-information management server via a network and obtains the in-vivo image and the information received from the body-insertable apparatus that are stored in the receiving device. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041951 | INFLATABLE CHAMBER DEVICE FOR MOTION THROUGH A PASSAGE - A self-propelled device for locomotion through a lumen, comprising a set of serially arranged inflatable chambers, adjacent chambers being fluidly connected, and a fluid source attached to one end of the set, such that the chambers inflate sequentially. The chambers are constructed of an elastic material and have a wall thickness and dimensions such that they have a characteristic with a non-monotonous relationship between the inflation pressure within the chamber and the chamber's inflated size. The characteristic is such that after an initial inflation pressure peak, the non-monotonous relationship adopts a negative slope, such that the volume of the chamber increases more rapidly than the volume of fluid flowing into it, and the inflation pressure of the chamber falls. This effect causes the chamber to inflate and anchor rapidly, while essentially slowing down the inflation of the succeeding chamber until inflation of the first is complete. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041952 | Medical Instrument Light Source Connection Device - A protector for a light conducting conduit is provided herein which includes at least one sheath surrounding or capable of surrounding at least a portion of the length of a distal end of the light conducting conduit; wherein the at least one sheath comprises a proximal end and a distal end; the sheath is capable of being connected to the light conducting conduit; the sheath and the light conducting conduit define a void extending longitudinally between the sheath and the light conducting conduit along at least a portion of a length of the sheath; and the sheath comprises a material having a low heat conductivity. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041953 | Metal laryngoscope blade with illumination assembly - Metal laryngoscope blade including a resiliently elastically deformable metal blade hook-on fitting for removable double snap engagement into an operative intubation position on a metal laryngoscope handle with a correspondingly sized handle hook-on fitting, a metal spatula attached to the blade hook-on fitting and including a leading tip for transversely extending from the laryngoscope handle in the operative intubation position for insertion into a subject's mouth, and an illumination assembly including an electrical light source disposed toward the leading tip for providing illumination thereat for assisting intubation. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041954 | DEVICE FOR EXAMINING AND SURGICALLY OPERATING ON BODY CAVITIES, IN PARTICULAR THE ANAL AND VAGINAL CAVITIES - The device for examining and surgically operating on body cavities, in particular the anal and vaginal cavities, comprises an elongate hollow body ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100041955 | Cyclo Olefin Polymer and Copolymer Medical Devices - Medical retractors including light guides made of cyclo olefin polymer. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041956 | RETRACTOR BLADE EXTENDER TOWER - A blade extending tower is provided for setting blade depth on retractors having telescoping or extending blades. The blade extending tower features a base, a column extending from the base, and mating features on the column configured to engage the blades of a retractor to extend the blades to a desired blade depth. Blade depth of the retractor is set buy sliding the retractor onto the blade extending tower such that the mating features of the blade extending tower engage the blades or the retractor, stopping the blades progression while the rest of the retractor continues along the length of the column. Thus the blades of the retractor are extended from the retractor to a depth determined by the configuration of the blade extending tower. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041957 | EYELIDS OPENING DEVICE WITH DRAPE - An eyelids opening device with a drape comprising a flexible upper ring ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100041958 | Computational system and method for memory modification - Systems and methods are described relating to detecting an indication of an undesired memory of an individual and presenting an indication of at least one memory-dampening agent at least partially based on the detecting an indication of an undesired memory of an individual. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041959 | SENSATION DETECTION PRESENTATION APPARATUS AND WALKING REHABILITATION SUPPORTING APPARATUS - It is intended to feed back any somatic sensation information on given body surface portion in easily understandable form without the use of special sensations, such as visual and auditory sensations. Walking rehabilitation supporting apparatus ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100041960 | HEALTH MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A health management device is disclosed in embodiments of the present invention. The health management device comprises at least one sensor, a microprocessor and a memory unit. The sensor measures the status of a target and generates a sensing signal. The microprocessor, coupling to the sensor, processes the sensing signal and generates a data signal. The memory unit, coupling to the microprocessor, generates a measurement data according to the data signal and stores the measurement data. Wherein, at least one health management software is embedded in the memory unit and computes the data signal to obtain the measurement data. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041961 | Head-stabilized medical apparatus, system and methodology - Structure and methodology involving mountable and head-wearable frame structure which is positionally stabilized, during use, relative a human subject's head, and which carries a selection of positionally anchored data sensors, and stimuli deliverers, that are relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of vestibular disorders. Special configurations are provided for two types of stimulators, one for sound application and air-pressure modification, and the other for the introduction of fluids to the ear. Stabilization enables tight and accurate correlation of data which is quickly analyzable by a connected, properly algorithmed computer, which can also be used for feedback control in a designed “expert” system. The invention enables, among other things, practical and significant differentiation between physiological and pathological nystagmus. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041962 | FLEXIBLE HEADSET FOR SENSING BRAIN ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY - A headset for detecting brain electrical activity is disclosed. The headset may have a flexible band having a first end and a second end. The flexible band may have at least one expansible region permitting a distance between the first end and the second end to selectably vary. The headset may also have flexible circuitry in the flexible band. The flexible circuitry may be operatively connected to at least one sensor configured to sense brain electrical activity. The headset may further have a stimulus emitter coupled to the flexible band. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041963 | Cerebral and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Using Optical -Magnetic Resonance Hybrid Imaging - The invention provides a computer implemented method for calculating a chronic disease risk index for a patient undergoing a first examination, the method comprising providing a first result of the first examination wherein the first examination is selected from a group of medical imaging method;
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20100041964 | Methods and systems for monitoring and modifying a combination treatment - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include monitoring at least one health attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience, associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual, and/or modifying at least one of a bioactive agent or the artificial sensory experience at least partly based on associating a characteristic of the artificial sensory experience with the at least one health attribute of the individual. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041965 | Handheld Sleep Assistant Device and Method - In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, an electrical sleep assistant device, which comprises a handheld case, a display panel, a plurality of biosensors, and a calculation module, is provided. The case has a surface. The display panel is disposed on the surface of the case. The plurality of biosensors are disposed on the surface of the case for collecting a plurality of physiological information. The calculation module is disposed in the case, and coupled to the display panel and the plurality of biosensors. Preferably, a plurality of buttons disposed on the surface of the case, and coupled to the calculation module. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041966 | SLEEP ASSISTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A sleep assistant method for a sleeper in an environment is provided. The method includes the steps of monitoring a bio-condition of the sleeper to collect a bioinformation of the sleeper; performing a sleep coach mode, which analyzes the bioinformation and provides a sleep knowledge to the sleeper based on the analyzed results; and performing a sleep environment adjusting mode, which adjusts the environment based on the bioinformation. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041967 | ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL INTUITION INDICATOR - Systems and methods for electrophysiological detection and measurement of intuition are disclosed. In one embodiment, one or more electrophysiological properties of one or more individuals are monitored and used as an indication of a future event. In one embodiment, the electrophysiological property may include heart rate variability, brain wave activity, respiration pattern, skin conductance level, etc. In another embodiment, a signal averaging technique is used to generate a waveform that may be used as an indicator of future events. | 2010-02-18 |
20100041968 | IMAGE CAPTURE IN COMBINATION WITH VITAL SIGNS BEDSIDE MONITOR - When monitoring a patient ( | 2010-02-18 |