09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100054878 | Device and Method for Punching Through Rubber Products - A rotary hole punch (T) comprising a cylindrical head ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100054879 | MATERIAL REMOVAL TOOL WITH ACTUATED GUIDE PADS - A material removal tool including a housing body having an active portion, at least one seating surface for a cutting insert operatively positioned on the active portion, and a guide pad positioned in a cavity in a circumferential surface of the active portion is disclosed. The guide pad is radially adjustable between a first radial position and a second radial position by a differential pressure across the guide pad. The differential pressure is created by an actuation fluid supplied to one side of the guide pad. A method for removing material from a workpiece with the rotating material removal tool is also disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054880 | AUGER BIT WITH A REMOVABLE TIP - An auger bit with a removable tip is provided. The removable tip is coupled to a first end of the auger bit. The auger bit includes a second end adapted to repeatably removably couple to a drill. The removable tip may be coupled to the first end of the auger bit by a set screw. The removable tip includes a screw tip and a cutting edge. The removable tip is configured to be replaced when it is worn, particularly when one of the screw tip and the cutting edge are worn. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054881 | Metal Cutting Drill Bit - A combination drill bit for use in both hand held drills and stationary drill presses has a shanking end, a working end and a helical flute portion between the shanking and working ends. The helical portion has a helix length (L) of | 2010-03-04 |
20100054882 | COUNTERBALANCED BORING TOOL WITH CLAMPING DEVICE - The invention concerns a boring tool comprising a main tool body and a tool holder which is adjustable relative thereto, as well as a counterweight coupled to the tool holder in such a way that upon a movement of the tool holder in one direction a movement of the counterweight occurs substantially in the opposite direction, wherein both the tool holder and also the counterweight are respectively arranged at least in part in a bore in the main tool body. To provide a boring tool of the above-mentioned kind which is suitable in particular for high rotary speeds, which is advantageous in terms of manufacture and which in addition provides a reliable precise balancing function, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the main tool body has a clamping device, by means of which the main tool body can be elastically deformed so that both the tool holder and also the counterweight are respectively clamped in the bore. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054883 | CHAMFER TOOL - An apparatus may comprise a body, a pilot, a blade, a shaft, and a guide. The body may have a first end and a second end. The pilot may extend from the first end of the body and the blade may be attached to the body and positioned longitudinally on the body at the first end. The shaft may extend from the second end of the body, and the guide may be capable of receiving the pilot. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054884 | Drill - A drill in which a flute is formed from a point to a base end side of a body of the drill, on a side face to be rotated about an axis, a cutting edge is formed between a wall surface of the flute which faces a drill rotational direction side and a flank at the point of the body, and a thinned portion is provided to a web portion of the point. The cutting edge is formed in a convex arc shape with a curvature radius 0.25 to 1 times a drill diameter; a radial rake angle at an outer peripheral portion of the cutting edge is −60 to −15 degrees; a corner portion, closer to the center of the point, of the thinned portion is formed in an arc shape with a curvature radius of at least 0.1 mm and not greater than 0.05 times the drill diameter; and the drill includes three flutes and three cutting edges. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054885 | ADAPTER FOR OPERATING A KEYHOLE SAW ON A DRIVING MACHINE - The invention relates to an adapter ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100054886 | Accessory with Hub for Use with Multiple Types of Rotary Tool Mandrels - An accessory with a hub for mounting on rotary tool mandrels of different types is disclosed. In one embodiment, the rotary tool accessory includes a work portion and a hub portion operably connected to the work portion for rotating the work portion. The hub portion includes a first mandrel mounting portion on a first side of the hub portion for mounting with a first mandrel type and a second mandrel mounting portion on a second side of the hub portion for mounting with a second mandrel type, wherein the second mandrel type is different from the first mandrel type. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054887 | MACHINE TOOL WITH A PLURALITY OF WORKTABLES - A machine tool includes a support unit and a pair of spaced-apart worktable units. The support unit includes a base seat, a support seat mounted fixedly on one end of the base seat, a carriage disposed movably on the support seat and movable in a first direction, and a spindle stock, movable on the carriage in a second direction transverse to the first direction, and provided with a spindle that extends in a third direction transverse to the first and second directions. Each of the worktable units includes a pair of slide rails, each of which is mounted fixedly on the base seat and extends in the third direction, a worktable that is movable along the slide rails, and a motor that is disposed for driving the worktable to move along the slide rails. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054888 | Cutter Holder - A cutter holder has a holder body and a sleeve. The holder body has a first end, a middle, an insert part and a mounting part. The insert part is formed on the first end. The mounting part is formed on the middle of the holder body and has an outer thread formed around the mounting part. The sleeve is mounted around the mounting part and has an inner thread, multiple screw holes and multiple setscrews. The inner thread is formed on an inner surface of the sleeve, is screwed with the outer thread of the mounting part. The screw holes are separately defined through the sleeve. The setscrews are mounted in the screw holes and abut the mounting part. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054889 | ATTENUATED CARGO CASTER - A caster for use in aircraft along a cargo deck comprises a housing having at least one wall, a pivot assembly, a brake assembly and at least one spring. A pivot assembly can have at least one wall, first and second ends, and a base between the first and second ends, wherein the first end of the pivot assembly can be elevated above the second end of the pivot assembly. The wall of the pivot assembly can be rotatably linked to the wall of the housing. An optional brake assembly can be on the first end of the pivot assembly. At least one spring can be on the second end of the pivot assembly. A cover on or above the at least one spring can be secured to the wall of the housing. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054890 | CARGO RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTRAINING CARGO - A cargo restraint system is provided. The system includes a fixed-hook assembly including a frame and a hook extending from the frame. The system also includes a fabric strap including a first end and a second end and a tensioner assembly configured to receive and maintain the second end of the fabric strap therein when in a locked configuration, wherein the tensioner assembly is configured to reduce in length when placed in the locked configuration. At least a portion of the fabric strap is received within the fixed-hook assembly. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054891 | FASTENING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AXIAL FORCE THEREOF - A detecting system of a fastening apparatus that detects an axial force of the fastening apparatus including a bolt or a nut. The detecting system includes an axial force detector including a strain gauge and an IC tag, the strain gauge being provided at a predetermined location to detect an axial force value of the fastening apparatus, and the IC tag being connected to the strain gauge and wirelessly transmitting the detected axial force value and unique identification information. Power is supplied to the axial force detector. A reader reads data transmitted from the axial force detector. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054892 | STRUCTURE OF RIVET FIXING DEVICE - A rivet fixing device includes a catch tab retainer tube engageable with a transmission spindle of an electrically-operated, pneumatic or battery-powered electric drill or screwdriver, an inner guide sleeve, a driver, pawls, a rivet breaker, and an outer guide sleeve. By being driven by the transmission structure of the electric screwdriver, a rivet, with a shank section thereof inserted into a front end of the rivet breaker and the rivet being fit through holes defined in steel plates, iron plates, copper plates, or aluminum plates, due to the catch tab retainer tube being depressed inward to engage the transmission spindle, is driven by the rearward movement of the catch tab retainer tube to have a fit end thereof that extends beyond the holes of the plates squeezed and deformed to form an expanded portion, serving as a positioning wall that stretches and secures the rivet between the two metal plates. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054893 | HOLLOW BOLT COMPRISING A LONGITUDINAL BORE - The invention relates to a process for producing hollow bolts comprising a longitudinal bore, said hollow bolts being provided with circumferential notches. The hollow bolts are provided with longitudinal grooves extending between elevations determining the bolt diameter, wherein circumferential notches are rolled onto the hollow bolts provided with the longitudinal grooves and the elevations, the longitudinal grooves being of such cross-section that some of the material displaced during rolling-on of the notches flows into the longitudinal grooves. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054894 | Separate arm device for ensuring of a threaded coupling element - The device essentially consists of a substantially rigid piece that has a first portion ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100054895 | CASING AND ROD HANDLER - A casing pipe and drill rod handler for joining the drill rod in a casing pipe. A pipe sled is provided on a drilling rig, the pipe sled comprising an elongated track with a cart slidably mounted on the track to accommodate the casing pipe. A drill rod guide is provided at one end of the track to guide a drill rod as it is positioned and then inserted into the casing pipe. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054896 | Marine Seismic Source Handling System - A method, according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, includes positioning an elevated handling beam in a slip of a marine vessel, the handling beam extending from an inboard position to a outboard positioned proximate to an open slipway; and moveably positioning a handling winch on the handling beam, the handling winch capable of selectively connecting with a gun assembly and moving the gun assembly vertically and laterally relative to the handling beam. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054897 | REDUCED CAPACITY CARRIER, TRANSPORT, LOAD PORT, BUFFER SYSTEM - A semiconductor workpiece processing system having at least one processing apparatus for processing workpieces, a primary transport system, a secondary transport system and one or more interfaces between first transport system and second transport system. The primary and secondary transport systems each have one or more sections of substantially constant velocity and in queue sections communicating with the constant velocity sections. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054908 | TOOL MOUNTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING A TOOL - A device and method for temporarily mounting a tool to a member such as an upright board without the need for any prior attachments to the board. A member securing element attached to the tool is secured to the upright board when gripping surfaces engage opposite sides of the board as a result of rotation of the tool brought about by an off-set center of gravity. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054909 | VARIABLE TURBO SUPERCHARGER AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SOME - A hydraulic servo drive device for driving a swing mechanism of a variable geometry turbocharger includes a servo piston connected to a driveshaft of the swing mechanism and a pilot spool that is accommodated in a center hole of the servo piston and slides by pilot pressure. A first hydraulic chamber to and from which pressure oil flows are provided in a housing. The servo piston separately includes a pressure port for introducing pressure oil from an outside, a first piston port for intercommunicating the center hole and the first hydraulic chamber, a second piston port for intercommunicating the center hole and the second hydraulic chamber, and a return port for exiting pressure oil. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054910 | FLUID TURBINE SYSTEMS - Various fluid turbine systems and methods are described. The turbine can be a vertical axis wind turbine configured to generate power from wind energy. The turbine system can have a blade assembly. The blade assembly can have a plurality of blades rotatable about an axis. The turbine system can have a concentrator positionable upwind and in front of a return side of the blade assembly. The concentrator can define a convex surface facing the wind. The turbine system can also have a variable concentrator positionable upwind of a push side of the blade assembly. The variable concentrator can be adjustable between a first position and a second position, the variable concentrator being capable of deflecting more wind toward the turbine in the first position than in the second position. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CLEARANCE IN A GAS TURBINE - A system for adjusting a clearance in a gas turbine including a turbine rotor and a plurality of buckets is disclosed. The system includes: a shroud assembly including at least one shroud segment, the at least one shroud segment being disposed in an interior of a turbine shell; and an elongated member extending from the turbine shell. The at least one shroud segment is attached to an end of the elongated member, the elongated member configured to move in response to a temperature change to move the shroud segment and change a clearance between the shroud segment and at least one of the plurality of buckets. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054912 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMALLY ACTIVATED DISPLACEMENT - An actuating device includes: at least one first elongated member having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE); and at least one second elongated member having a second CTE different from the first CTE, the second elongated member being nested within the first elongated member, the device being configured to displace a portion of the device a selected distance along a major axis of the device based on a relationship between the first CTE and the second CTE in response to a change in temperature. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054913 | TURBOMACHINE WITH UNDUCTED PROPELLERS - Turbomachine, comprising two external coaxial and contra-rotating unducted propellers ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100054914 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT HAVING DUAL FLOW PASSAGE COOLING CHAMBER FORMED BY SINGLE CORE - A blade outer air seal for being positioned radially outwardly of a gas turbine blade has at least one cooling air passage with a dividing wall dividing the at least one cooling air passage into two separate flow paths. The dividing wall does not extend throughout an entire length of the blade outer air seal of the first dimension. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054915 | AIRFOIL INSERT - An airfoil insert comprises an insert wall, a contact element and a flow director. The insert wall defines an interior extending inside the insert wall from a first end to second end, and an exterior extending outside the insert wall from the first end to the second end. The contact element is formed on the exterior of the insert wall. The flow director is formed on the insert wall at a boundary between the interior and the exterior. The flow director increases a heat transfer coefficient of convective flow along the insert wall by directing the convective flow to the exterior of the insert wall. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054916 | RESISTIVE CONTACT SENSORS FOR LARGE BLADE AND AIRFOIL PRESSURE AND FLOW SEPARATION MEASUREMENTS - A wind turbine blade instrumentation structure and method is provided for fluid dynamic polymer-based contact sensors measuring ambient pressure based on the resistivity changes across the sensor. The pressure sensors may applied in predetermined patterns to airfoil structures, such as wind turbine blades, without impacting the blade structure and fluid dynamic characteristics. The pressure sensors measure blade performance with high fidelity. The pressure measurements are transmitted to processing to determine blade characteristics and environment including flow separation, stagnation point, angle of attack, lift and drag and wind speed. Further processing of the pressure distribution may identify wind shear, up-flow and yaw error. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054917 | Blade arrangement - Blade arrangements | 2010-03-04 |
20100054928 | GAS TURBINE TRANSITION DUCT APPARATUS - A gas turbine transition duct is provided comprising a generally tubular main body having first and second ends, the first end being adapted to be positioned adjacent to a combustor unit and the second end being adapted to be positioned adjacent to a turbine and a collar coupled to the main body second end. The collar may have upper, lower and side portions. At least one of the side portions may be provided with a notched section. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054929 | TURBINE AIRFOIL CLOCKING - An assembly of airfoils in a compressor of a turbine engine that includes at least three axially stacked rows of airfoils: a middle airfoil row, a first upstream airfoil row, and a first downstream airfoil row. The middle airfoil row may be bordered on each side by the first upstream airfoil row, which comprises the first row of airfoils in the upstream direction from the middle airfoil row, and the first downstream airfoil row, which comprises the first row of airfoils in the downstream direction from the middle airfoil row. The first upstream airfoil row and the first downstream airfoil row may have substantially the same number of similarly shaped airfoils. The first upstream airfoil row and the first downstream airfoil row each may comprise a row of rotor blades, which rotate at substantially the same speed during operation. The middle airfoil row may comprise a row of stator blades, which remains substantially stationary during operation. At least 90% of the airfoils of the first upstream airfoil row and at least 90% of the airfoils of the first downstream airfoil row may comprise a clocking relationship of between 25% and 75% pitch. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054930 | TURBINE VANE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE CAPABLE SKINS - A turbine vane assembly includes an airfoil extending between an inner shroud and an outer shroud. The airfoil can include a substructure having an outer peripheral surface. At least a portion of the outer peripheral surface is covered by an external skin. The external skin can be made of a high temperature capable material, such as oxide dispersion strengthened alloys, intermetallic alloys, ceramic matrix composites or refractory alloys. The external skin can be formed, and the airfoil can be subsequently bi-cast around or onto the skin. The skin and the substructure can be attached by a plurality of attachment members extending between the skin and the substructure. The skin can be spaced from the outer peripheral surface of the substructure such that a cavity is formed therebetween. Coolant can be supplied to the cavity. Skins can also be applied to the gas path faces of the inner and outer shrouds. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054931 | SERIAL AXIAL FAN - A serial axial fan includes first and second axial fans. The first axial fan preferably includes a first motor portion, a first impeller, and a first housing. The second axial fan preferably includes a second motor portion, a second impeller, and a second housing. In the first impeller, an angle defined by a rotational plane of the first impeller with a chord of each blade of the first impeller on an imaginary cylindrical surface centered about a central axis increases as the radius of the imaginary cylindrical surface increases. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054932 | Circumferential Shroud Inserts for a Gas Turbine Vane Platform - Protective insert plates ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100054933 | STATIONARY TURBINE COMPONENT WITH LAMINATED SKIN - A stationary turbine engine component, such as a turbine vane, includes a internal spar and an external skin. The internal spar is made of a plurality of spar laminates, and the external skin is made of a plurality of skin laminates. The plurality of skin laminates interlockingly engage the plurality of spar laminates such that the external skin is located and held in place. This arrangement allows alternative high temperature materials to be used on turbine engine components in areas where their properties are needed without having to make the entire component out of such material. Thus, the manufacturing difficulties associated with making an entire component of such a material and the attendant high costs are avoided. The skin laminates can be made of advanced generation single crystal superalloys, intermetallics and refractory alloys. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054934 | EXHAUST GAS TURBOCHARGER - A turbocharger for a motor vehicle has a compressor housing, a turbine housing, a bearing housing, and at least one flange on the compressor side. The turbine housing is force-locked with the bearing housing by way of a fastening element that is arranged on the flange on the compressor side, thereby allowing the complete automatic assembly of the turbocharger. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054935 | Wind Turbine Having a Sensor System for Detecting Deformation in a Wind Turbine Rotor Blade and Corresponding Method - The invention relates to a sensor system and method for detecting deformation in a wind turbine rotor blade, and particularly to a temperature compensated system and method. A first optic fibre | 2010-03-04 |
20100054936 | VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE - A vertical axis wind turbine ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100054937 | BLADE - A fan blade for a gas turbine engine has an aerofoil part and a root part. The root part includes a root former; the root former | 2010-03-04 |
20100054938 | BLADE AND A METHOD FOR MAKING A BLADE - International regulations for aerofoils within gas turbine engines require the safe containment of a released aerofoil. The blade fragments must be contained within an engine casing. Smaller fragments will generally be easier to contain within the casing and therefore reduce the weight of that casing. However introducing lines of weakness may result in cavities and holes which are subject to moisture ingress and problems associated therewith. By providing a root section which incorporates a core having shear surfaces, blades can be designed which in normal use are subject to compressive loads and remain operational, but when subject to impact loads or bending forces create tension forces which cause fragmentation along the shear surfaces after initial energy losses by slippage. By providing the shear surfaces in cores their location is encapsulated avoiding problems with moisture ingress. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING A YAW ANGLE OF A WIND TURBINE - A method and an apparatus for adjusting a yaw angle of a wind turbine comprising a rotor having a plurality of rotor blades and a hub are provided. The method is adapted for adjusting the yaw angle from an actual yaw angle to a desired yaw angle and comprises the steps of measuring a wind direction at the location of the wind turbine, measuring the yaw angle of the wind turbine and/or determining a wind direction relative to the nacelle orientation, calculating a pitch angle of at least one rotor blade as a function of the measured wind direction and the measured yaw angle and/or the wind direction relative to the nacelle orientation, and adjusting the pitch angle of the rotor blades according to the calculated pitch angle such that a yaw momentum is generated for changing the yaw angle from the actual yaw angle to the desired yaw angle. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054940 | WIND TURBINE BLADE CLEANING METHOD - A method for cleaning the blades of a wind turbine using precipitation. The method includes determining the presence or absence of precipitation. In response to the determination of the presence of precipitation, adjusting the rotor speed to increase the speed of the blades and/or adjusting the variable pitch drive to increase the pitch of the blades. The combination of the increased blade speed and/or the increase blade pitch and the presence of precipitation facilitate the removal of debris from the blades by the precipitation. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054941 | WIND TRACKING SYSTEM OF A WIND TURBINE - The present patent application concerns a wind turbine comprising a hub and at least one rotor blade connected to the hub, the hub and the at least one rotor blade forming a wind rotor that is rotatable about a rotor axis that converts kinetic energy of the wind into another form of energy and rotatable about a yaw axis that changes the yaw of the rotor, the wind turbine further comprising at least one sensing device that senses a yaw moment of the wind rotor and the wind turbine being adapted to control the yaw of the wind rotor depending on a signal of the sensor. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054942 | BLADE ASSEMBLY - Blade assemblies are provided in a number of forms. These blade assemblies may have blades secured to disks (blisk), rings (bling) and drums (blum). The blades and/or the rotor elements formed by these rings, drums or disks can fragment and it is necessary to contain such fragments within a casing. Impact energy has a significant effect upon the necessary thickness of the casing to ensure containment. By providing blades as well as rotor elements which incorporate discontinuities which provide flexing under impact, energy is absorbed prior to further fragmentation upon impact engagement with a casing surface; flexing is about the discontinuity. In such circumstances casings may be thinner and therefore significant weight savings achieved with regard to aircraft incorporating gas turbine engines having blade assemblies with discontinuities. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054943 | TURBINE ROTOR AND TURBINE HAVING THE SAME - A turbine rotor is provided with a torque transfer mechanism equipped between a pair of adjacent rotor discs among a plurality of rotor discs so as to transfer a torque from one rotor disc to another rotor disc. The torque transfer mechanism is provided with a first groove having a semi-circle in cross section formed on a first contact face of one rotor disc, and a second groove having a semi-circle cross section formed on a second contact face of another rotor disc, and a torque pin inserted into cylindrical holes formed by combining the first grooves and the second grooves. The flange of the torque pin has long sides and short sides, and the length of the short sides is shorter than the width of an binary flange receiving plane formed by a pair of outer circumference planes of adjacent two rotor disc along the circumferential direction, and the long side of the flange has a longer length than the width of the binary flange receiving plane. A pair of flange receiving recessed portions is provided for receiving the end portions of the long sides of the flange on both side walls of the binary flange receiving plane. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054944 | Rotor assembly for an exhaust gas turbocharger - In a rotor assembly for an exhaust gas turbocharger including a turbine wheel and a compressor wheel mounted on a common shaft for joint rotation wherein the turbine wheel consist of a metal aluminide or of a high-temperature resistant titanium alloy, the turbine wheel and the compressor wheel are disposed on the shaft in spaced relationship by way of a bearing sleeve via which the turbien wheel and the compressor wheel are axially firmly engaged by axial clamping structures associated with the common shaft. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054945 | Aerofoil - Composite aerofoils for gas turbine engines are commonly provided with a metal protection strip along the leading edge, to prevent erosion of the leading edge in use and to protect against impacts from foreign bodies. A problem with such strips is that they can cause serious damage to other parts of the engine if they become detached from the aerofoil. The invention provides an aerofoil having such a protection strip, characterised in that the protection strip includes one or more weakening features to reduce the ability of the protection member to withstand a compressive force applied along its length. The weakening features encourage the protection member to break up under impact, or if it becomes detached from the aerofoil, so that damage to other parts of the engine is minimised. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054946 | COMPRESSOR BLADE WITH FORWARD SWEEP AND DIHEDRAL - An airfoil for use as rotor blades in compressors for turbomachines, such as gas turbine engines. The airfoil includes increased forward sweep and forward dihedral effective to reduce losses generated by interaction of tip clearance flow, secondary flows and passage shocks. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054947 | BLADES OF A CEILING FAN (1) - The blades of a ceiling fan are respectively provided with a top surface, a bottom surface and a wind-confronting portion obliquely formed along an edge of the top surface and the bottom surface. The wind-confronting portion is composed of two slopes respectively tapered symmetrically from the top surface and the bottom surface to an outmost tip of the blades. No matter if the top surface or the bottom surface faces downward after having the blades fixed with a shaft of a motor, the are a of the wind-confronting portion confronting air is always such minimized that air drag can be lowered. Moreover, with the top surface and the bottom surface attached with different patterns, various pattern combinations can be obtained to diversify the outlook of the ceiling fan. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054948 | BLADES OF A CEILING FAN (2) - The blades of a ceiling fan are respectively provided with a top surface, a bottom surface, a front wind-confronting portion and a rear wind-confronting portion respectively formed along an edge of two sides of the top surface and the bottom surface. The front wind-confronting portion and the rear wind-confronting portion wind-confronting portion are respectively formed of a slope having the same inclined direction. No matter if the top surface or the bottom surface faces downward after having the blades fixed with a shaft of a motor, the area of the front wind-confronting portion or the rear wind-confronting portion confronting air is always such minimized that air drag can be lowered. Moreover, with the top surface and the bottom surface attached with different patterns, various pattern combinations can be obtained to diversify the outlook of the ceiling fan. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054949 | RANDOM PITCH IMPELLER FOR FUEL PUMP - A random pitch impeller for a fuel pump has number of blades. An incremental angle of the blades is set by the expression: | 2010-03-04 |
20100054950 | WIND TURBINE BLADES WITH CROSS WEBS - A blade for a wind turbine includes a spar having a shear web, and at least one cross web extending from the spar. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054951 | Dual Zone Amplifier Turbine Blade - The Dual Zone Amplifier Turbine Blade is for use on a vertical axis wind turbine. It is a 40 degree conic with a three sided opening at the base region for wind collection. The 40 degree conic turbine blade allows for amplification of collected wind and minimum air resistance to foreword movement. The curved, three sided opening at the base region allows for maximum collection of wind. When attached to a spoked hub in balanced plurality for the purpose of turning an electric generator or other device, an efficient collection, amplification and transfer of wind energy is attained. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054952 | Turbine Blade - A turbine blade comprising a plurality of ribs arranged one after the other in a cooling channel extending along a leading edge is provided. The plurality of ribs is split into pairs of ribs formed by two ribs arranged in the form of a skating step. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054953 | AIRFOIL WITH LEADING EDGE COOLING PASSAGE - A turbine engine airfoil includes an airfoil structure having an exterior surface that provides a leading edge. A first cooling passage includes radially spaced legs extending laterally from one side of the leading edge toward another side of the leading edge and interconnecting to form a loop with one another. A trench extends radially in the exterior surface along the leading edge. The trench intersects one of the first and second legs to provide at least one first cooling hole in the trench. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054954 | TURBINE BUCKET FOR A TURBOMACHINE AND METHOD OF REDUCING BOW WAVE EFFECTS AT A TURBINE BUCKET - A turbine bucket for a turbomachine includes a main body portion having a base portion and an airfoil portion, the base portion includes a bucket cavity forward region and a shank cavity. The turbine bucket also includes a cooling channel that extends through the main body portion. At least one flow passage extends between one of the cooling channel and the shank cavity, toward the bucket cavity forward region. The at least one flow passage delivers a flow of cooling gas toward the bucket cavity forward region. The flow of cooling gas limits ingestion of hot gases into the bucket cavity forward region. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054955 | Blades - A rotary blade, such as a turbine blade for a gas turbine engine, has an aerofoil portion with a tip partly shrouded by winglets. A gutter extends across the radially outer face of the tip to leave upstands. Cooling air feed galleries are drilled into each upstand, from the trailing edge, toward the upper end of a cooling air feed void, which is spaced from the trailing edge. Cooling passages are drilled from the winglet edges to the gallery. Cooling air supplied through the void passes along the gallery, through the passages and leaves the blade at the cooling holes. This allows cooling to be provided near the trailing edge of the tip without requiring the geometry around the trailing edge to be thickened to accommodate a cooling air void. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054956 | Pressurized-Oil Supply Amount Control Device for Vehicle-Mounted Crane - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a pressurized-oil supply amount control device for a vehicle-mounted crane which has a dual pump system and which is capable of further inhibiting possible noise from an engine and improving fuel consumption. A predetermined control function is set for a controller | 2010-03-04 |
20100054957 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STATEMENT OF A STATE OF A TURBOMOLECULAR PUMP AND A TURBOMOLECULAR PUMP - In a method for determining a statement of a state of a turbomolecular pump, and in a turbomolecular pump, a vibration curve is determined with a vibration sensor ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100054978 | INJECTIBLE TWO-STAGE COMPRESSION ROTARY COMPRESSOR - An injectable two-stage compression rotary compressor includes a compressor housing; a low-stage compressing section provided in the compressor house; a high-stage compressing section provided near the low-stage compressing section; a motor for driving the low-stage compressing section and the high-stage compressing section; an accumulator held at an outer side portion of the compressor housing; a low-pressure connecting pipe connecting the accumulator and the low-stage compressing section; an intermediate connecting pipe connecting the low-stage compressing section and the high-stage compressing section outside the compressor housing; and an intermediate suction pipe for introducing a medium pressure injection refrigerant into the intermediate connecting pipe. The intermediate suction pipe is connected to the intermediate connecting pipe so that an outlet of the intermediate suction pipe faces in a flowing direction of a medium pressure gas refrigerant in the intermediate connecting pipe. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054979 | POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINE DESIGN (VARIANTS) - In the first variant, the device comprises a stator and a rotor eccentrically mounted in the stator. A planetary train consists of large and small gear wheels. The large gear wheel is fixedly arranged on the outside of the small gear wheel and it is enabled to run around the small gear wheel of the planetary train. The stator is coupled with the large gear wheel and the rotor is coupled with the small gear wheel. In the second variant, the device comprises a stator and a rotor. The small gear wheel is fixedly arranged and the large gear wheel is enabled to run around the small gear wheel of the planetary train. The stator is coupled with the small gear wheel and the rotor is coupled with the large gear wheel. The equations describing the outlines of the stator and rotor are disclosed for the first and second variant. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054980 | ROTOR AND COMPRESSOR ELEMENT PROVIDED WITH SUCH ROTOR - Rotor comprising a shaft ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100054981 | MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES, BULK NANOCOMPOSITE MAGNETS, AND PRODUCTION THEREOF - Provided herein are systems, methods, and compositions for magnetic nanoparticles and bulk nanocomposite magnets. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054982 | POWDER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT AND COMPONENT - A powder for use in the powder metallurgical manufacture of components is provided. Particularly the subject matter concerns an iron or iron based powder intended for the powder metallurgical manufacturing of components. It is especially suitable for manufacturing of components wherein self-lubricating properties are desired. The subject matter further relates to a method of manufacturing a component from said powder and an accordingly produced component. A diffusion-bonded powder comprising iron or iron-based particles, and particles diffusion-bonded to the iron or iron-based particles is provided. The said particles diffusion-bonded to the iron or iron-based particles may comprise an alloy of Cu and 5% to 15% by weight of Sn. A component is provided which is at least partly formed from such a diffusion-bonded powder. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054983 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL - An austenitic stainless steel, which comprises by mass %, C<0.04%, Si≦1.5%, Mn≦2%, Cr: 15 to 25%, Ni: 6 to 30%, N: 0.02 to 0.35%, sol. Al≦0.03% and further contains one or more elements selected from Nb≦0.5%, Ti≦0.4%, V≦0.4%, Ta≦0.2%, Hf≦0.2% and Zr≦0.2%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and among the impurities P≦0.04%, S≦0.03%, Sn≦0.1%, As≦0.01%, Zn≦0.01%, Pb≦0.01% and Sb≦0.01%, and satisfy the conditions F1=S+{(P+Sn)/2}+{(As+Zn+Pb+Sb)/5}≦0.0075 and 0.05≦F2=Nb+Ta+Zr+Hf+2Ti+(V/10)≦1.7−9×F1 has not only excellent liquation cracking resistance in the HAZ on the occasion of welding and excellent embrittling cracking resistance in the HAZ during a long period of use at high temperatures but also excellent polythionic acid SCC resistance and high temperature strength. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054984 | MACHINING STEEL SUPERIOR IN MANUFACTURABILITY - The present invention provides machining steel superior in machinability, accompanied with little melt loss of plate refractories of continuous casting sliding nozzles, and superior in ductility in hot rolling and able to prevent deterioration of the surface properties due to hot rolling, containing, by mass %, C: 0.005 to 0.2%, Si: 0.001 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.3 to 3.0%, P: 0.001 to 0.2%, S: 0.30 to 0.60%, B: 0.0003 to 0.015%, O: 0.005 to 0.012%, Ca: 0.0001 to 0.0010%, and Al≦0.01%, having an N content satisfying N≧0.0020% and 1.3×B−0.0100≦N≦1.3×B+0.0034, and having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein, regarding the MnO in the steel, in a cross-section of the steel material perpendicular to the rolling direction, the area of MnO of a circle equivalent diameter of 0.5 μm or more being 15% or less of the area of the total Mn-based inclusions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054985 | CREEP-RESISTANT MAGNESIUM ALLOY - The present invention relates to a magnesium aluminum alloy with enhanced creep resistance. The alloy contains barium and calcium in low proportions, and possesses a higher creep resistance in comparison to alloys containing rare earth elements. The alloy may additionally include zinc, tin, lithium, manganese, yttrium, neodymium, cerium and/or praseodymium in proportions of up to 7% by weight, respectively. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054986 | ALUMINUM ALLOY FOR DIE CASTING AND MOLDED ARTICLE - Provided are an aluminum alloy for die casting that has excellent die-castability, a molding with high hardness, and a molded article with excellent sheen. The aluminum alloy for die casting includes 0.5 to 2.5 wt. % Mn, 0.2 to 1.0 wt. % Cr, 0.1 to 0.5 wt. % Ti, 0.1 to less than 0.5 wt. % Mg, and Al. The molding is obtained by die-casting the aluminum alloy for die casting. The molding obtained by die-casting the aluminum alloy has excellent die-castability and high hardness. By performing the alumite treatment on the surface of the molding, a molded article having excellent sheen is obtained. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054987 | ELECTRON BEAM STERILISATION FOR CONTAINERS - Method for sterilising containers ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100054998 | HUMIDITY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE SENSING CELL OF AN ANALYTE PERMEATION TESTING INSTRUMENT - A humidity control system for an analyte permeation testing instrument. The system includes (i) an analyte permeation testing instrument, (ii) a sensor for sensing a target analyte, (iii) a humidity control chamber, and (iv) a selectively permeable membrane permeable to water vapor and impermeable to the target analyte. The analyte permeation testing instrument defines a testing chamber operable for engaging a test film such that the testing chamber is sealingly separated by the test film into a first cell and a second cell throughout a permeation testing period. The sensor is placed in fluid communication with the first cell. The humidity control chamber is positioned adjacent the first cell and in fluid communication with both a source of gas having a known humidity and the first cell, with the selectively permeable membrane sealingly separating the humidity control chamber from the first cell. | 2010-03-04 |
20100054999 | HYDROGEN SENSOR AND HYDROGEN GAS DETECTING APPARATUS - A hydrogen sensor includes a thin film layer formed on a top surface of a planar optical transmission medium, and a catalyst layer formed on a top surface of the thin film layer. A first interface is created between the planar optical transmission medium and the thin film layer. A substrate is joined to a bottom surface of the planar optical transmission medium so that a second interface is created between the planar optical transmission medium and the substrate. On entering a first end portion of the planer optical transmission medium, light from a light source is spread by an entrance section, and the spread light is transmitted inside the planar optical transmission medium to a second end portion by being reflected by the first and second interfaces alternately. Light exiting from the second end portion is transmitted to an optical sensor by an exit light-collecting section. If the thin film layer is hydrogenated by the catalyst layer contacted by hydrogen, the amount of light reflected from the first interface reduces. Hydrogen gas is detected by the optical sensor detecting such reduction in the amount of light. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055000 | Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Totally Porous Metal Oxide Particles, Methods For Making Them And Separation Devices Using Them - The present invention is a process for making an inorganic/organic hybrid totally porous spherical silica particles by self assembly of surfactants that serve as organic templates via pseudomorphic transformation. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055001 | REACTION ANALYSIS APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention is capable of determining that a reaction region is in an abnormal reaction state precisely with high reproducibility, executing proper analysis processing in accordance with the determined state of the reaction region, and efficiently analyzing a characteristic of the reaction region. The present invention obtains intensity values of first and second wavelength components by measurement of light emitted from the reaction region with a spectrometer. A relative intensity calculator calculates relative intensity of the first wavelength component relative to the second wavelength component from the intensity values of the first and second wavelength components. The apparatus determines whether or not the calculated relative intensity is a value within a predetermined range. An output portion provides notification that the state of the reaction region is a predetermined state when it is determined that the relative intensity is within the predetermined range. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055002 | FIBER INCLUDING SILICA AND METAL OXIDE - Techniques for coating a fiber with metal oxide include forming silica in the fiber to fix the metal oxide to the fiber. The coated fiber can be used to facilitate photocatalysis. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055003 | Surface Treatments And Coatings For Flash Atomization - A flash atomizer comprising a channel substrate configured to generate a vapor and form a two-phase flow of a fluid; and an enhanced surface disposed on the channel substrate and configured to change a temperature and a pressure required to form the vapor, wherein the enhanced surface texture comprises a plurality of active nucleation sites configured to promote heterogeneous bubble nucleation. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055004 | MOUNTING MAT WITH FLEXIBLE EDGE PROTECTION AND EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT DEVICE INCORPORATING THE MOUNTING MAT - A mounting mat for an exhaust gas treatment device includes first and second major opposite facing surfaces, leading and trailing edges, and opposite lateral edges. At least a portion of one or both of the opposite lateral edges includes an edge protectant that protects the mounting mat against erosion from hot gases encountered during the normal operation of the exhaust gas treatment device. The edge protectant remains flexible after it has been applied to the mounting mat and substantially dried. Also disclosed is an exhaust gas treatment device that includes a housing and a fragile structure mounted within the housing by the mounting mat having the edge protectant deposited thereon. Additionally disclosed are methods of making the mounting mat and an exhaust gas treatment device. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055005 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - A system for producing a crude product is provided. The system includes an upstream contacting zone for contacting a crude feed, where a catalyst comprising vanadium is located in the upstream contacting zone. The system also includes a downstream contacting zone positioned downstream of the upstream contacting zone, where a catalyst comprising a metal from Column 6 of the Periodic Table is located in the downstream contacting zone. The system is useful for reducing the Total Acid Number of a crude feed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055006 | Slide Processing Apparatus - Provided is a slide processing apparatus for processing a plurality of slides to which a bio probe is attached. The slide processing apparatus includes a reaction chamber of which side walls are sealed, and a plurality of reaction heating plates disposed in parallel in the reaction chamber at a first distance from each other. The slides are mounted adjacent to the reaction heating plates in the reaction chamber and in parallel to the reaction heating plates. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055007 | Apparatus for producing trichlorosilane - This apparatus for producing trichlorosilane includes: a vessel having a gas inlet that introduces a feed gas into the vessel and a gas outlet that discharges a reaction product gas to the outside; a plurality of silicon core rods provided inside the vessel; and a heating mechanism that heats the silicon core rods, wherein a feed gas containing silicon tetrachloride and hydrogen is reacted to produce a reaction product gas containing trichlorosilane and hydrogen chloride. The silicon core rods may be disposed so as to stand upright on the bottom of the vessel, and the heating mechanism may have electrode portions that hold the lower end portions of the silicon core rods on the bottom of the vessel and a power supply that applies an electric current to the silicon core rods through the electrode portions to heat the silicon core rods. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055008 | SCREENLESS INTERNALS FOR RADIAL FLOW REACTORS - An apparatus for contacting a bed of particulate material with a cross flowing fluid, which maintains the bed of particulate material within a retention volume. The apparatus includes partitions for retaining particles, with apertures disposed within the partitions. The apertures are covered by louvers that extend above the edges of the apertures to prevent solid particles from spilling through inlet apertures. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055009 | TREATING CHAMBER FOR HIGH-STRENGTH PULSE ELECTRIC FIELD AND HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRIC FIELD TREATING EQUIPMENT - It's referred to a continuous fluid treatment chamber designed for pulsed electric field or radio frequency electric field. It's a chamber with two metal hollow tubes and isolating ring. Isolating ring is between two metal hollow tubes which are connected with high intensive pulse or radio frequency generator respectively. The main characteristics are as follow: In two metal hollow tubes near the isolating ring there is at least one metal conductor or lead. With this chamber, the capacity can be greatly improved (the material can pass through any large diameter tube, not sew). And the electric field distribution can be more uniform and the treatment of fluid will be highly efficient. It's benefit for pulse electric field or radio frequency electric field to be applied in industry. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055010 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING MATERIAL COMPRISING PRESSURE VESSEL WITH DRUM ROTATABLE ARRANGED INSIDE - An apparatus for treating material includes a pressure vessel and an agitation device for agitating the material received in the pressure vessel. The agitation device may include a drum which may be rotatably arranged inside the pressure vessel and which has an inner space for receiving the material that is introduced into the pressure vessel. The agitation device may include one or more agitation blades mounted in the drum so as to act on the material received in the inner space of the drum as the drum rotates in relation to the pressure vessel. A drive mechanism may rotate the drum in relation to the pressure vessel. Waste, such as garbage, may be treated with steam and pressure using the apparatus. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055011 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING RUTHENIUM - An object of the present invention is to provide a process for recovering ruthenium at a sufficient recovery rate from a solid in which a ruthenium compound is supported on a carrier. The present invention relates to a process for recovering ruthenium, comprising the following steps (1) to (3): | 2010-03-04 |
20100055012 | NITROGEN OXIDE STORAGE CATALYST FEATURING A REDUCED DESULFURIZATION TEMPERATURE - Nitrogen oxide storage catalysts are used to remove nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines operated predominantly under lean burn conditions. When these catalysts are used in diesel vehicles, the increased sulfur content in the fuel during operation results in poisoning of the catalyst, which is reversible at high temperatures under reduced exhaust gas conditions. In the case of conventional nitrogen oxide storage catalysts, temperatures of more than 600° C. have to be obtained for desulfurization. This is not always possible in diesel vehicles with a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst in the underbody area. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055013 | PROCESS AND CATALYST SYSTEM FOR NOX REDUCTION - Process for reducing nitrogen oxides to nitrogen in an exhaust gas comprising passing the exhaust gas in the presence of an oxygen-containing organic reducing agent through a catalyst system comprising at least two catalyst beds, in which a first catalyst bed comprises only alumina and a second catalyst bed downstream comprises only indium supported on alumina. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055014 | Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx Enabled by Urea Decomposition Heat-Exchanger Bypass - Disclosed are a process and apparatus for selective catalytic reduction of NO | 2010-03-04 |
20100055015 | Low temperature mercury control process - The Low Temperature Mercury Control, or LTMC, process is a technology developed by us for controlling mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. In the LTMC process, mercury emissions are controlled by cooling the exhaust flue gases with an air heater (or water spray) beyond the typical 300° F. to about 200-220° F., thereby promoting mercury absorption on the coal fly ash. The fly ash containing the absorbed mercury is then captured in the power plant's existing particulate collection device. An alkaline material, magnesium hydroxide slurry in our tests, is injected to eliminate sulfur trioxide (sulfuric acid) which could otherwise condense at the cool temperature and corrode or foul the power plant's air heater and ductwork. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055016 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OXIDE-BASED NANO-STRUCTURED MATERIAL - Provided is a method of manufacturing oxide-based nano-structured materials using a chemical wet process, and thus, the method can be employed to manufacture oxide-based nano-structured materials having uniform composition and good electrical characteristics in large quantities, the method having a relatively simple process which does not use large growing equipment. The method includes preparing a first organic solution that comprises a metal, mixing the first organic solution with a second organic solution that contains hydroxyl radicals (—OH), filtering the mixed solution using a filter in order to extract oxide-based nano-structured materials formed in the mixed solution, drying the extracted oxide-based nano-structured materials to remove any remaining organic solution, and heat treating the dried oxide-based nano-structured materials. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055017 | METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ULTRAFINE METAL CARBIDE PARTICLES AND HYDROGEN - A method for producing ultrafine metal carbide particles and hydrogen is disclosed. The method includes introducing a metal-containing precursor and a carbon-containing precursor into a thermal reaction chamber, heating the precursors in the thermal reaction chamber to form the ultrafine metal carbide particles from the precursors and to form carbon monoxide and hydrogen, collecting the ultrafine doped metal carbide particles, converting at least a portion of the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and generating additional hydrogen, and recovering at least a portion of the hydrogen. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055038 | Methods for Predicting Effectiveness of Apheresis Therapy for Heart Failure - An objective of the present invention is to provide methods for predicting the effectiveness of apheresis therapy in the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055039 | NON-INVASIVE METHODS OF MONITORING ENGRAFTED STEM CELLS AND METHODS FOR ISOLATION OF SKELETAL MUSCLE STEM CELLS - The embodiments of the present disclosure encompass methods for non-invasive in vivo bioluminescence imaging that allow the dynamics of stem cell behavior to be followed in a manner not possible using conventional retrospective static histological analyses. By imaging luciferase-generated bioluminescence activity emanating from isolated stem cells, for example, real time quantitative and kinetic analyses can show that donor-derived muscle stem cells may proliferate and engraft rapidly after injection until homeostasis is reached. In addition, the response of the stem cells to injury and participation in the regenerative response can be monitored over time. Other aspects of the disclosure encompasses methods for determining the suitability of a stem cell for tissue replacement, methods for repairing muscle injury, and methods for isolating muscle stem cells from a tissue sample. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055040 | Optical Imaging Contrast Agents - The present invention provides compositions and methods for the selective identification of damaged sites in the gastrointestinal tract. More particularly, the compositions comprise a phosphated and/or sulfated saccharide, such as sucralfate, containing one or more optical molecules. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055041 | NANOTRACER FOR IN-SITU GASTRIC CANCER DETECTION - Nanotracers for in-situ detection of cancerous gastric tissue include substantially monodisperse polymeric nanoparticles, at least one detectable label incorporated into each particle, and receptor-specific ligands coupled to each nanoparticle. The receptor-specific ligand is selected such that it interacts preferentially with ligand-specific receptors that are overexpressed on cancerous cells. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055042 | Enhancing Clot Busting Medication in Stroke with Directed Drug Convection using Magnetic Nano-Particles - An important step towards successful drug targeting with nanoparticles is developing a method to coat the nanoparticles with a useful drug. BSA was used by us to mimic the actual drug for its cost effectiveness during initial trials. We have successfully immobilized BSA onto three (PEG, PEMA and glutamic acid) out of four different surfactant capped nanocomposites. We found that the BSA immobilized particles showed excellent colloidal stability in water and stayed well suspended without any sign of agglomeration or settling. The suspended particles were easily accumulated using a magnet and could be re-dispersed readily. These properties indicate that the BSA immobilized iron oxide nanocomposites are excellent candidates for directed drug convection (DDC). | 2010-03-04 |
20100055043 | Poly-Halo Metal X-ray Contrast Agents - In certain aspects, the present invention relates to metal coordinating complexes for use as imaging contrast agents. For instance, in some embodiments, the present invention is directed to an imaging contrast agent including a metal chelator and a halogen-substituted phenol, thiophenol, resorcinol, thioresorcinol, or dithioresorcinol derivative. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055044 | Ruthenium compounds and compositions - Ruthenium containing compounds and compositions which inhibit the cellular mitochondrial electron transfer mechanism by providing electrochemically-generated oxygen to an oxygen-deprived environment. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and methods for treating cancer using the pharmaceutical compositions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055045 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH NEBULIZED ANTICHOLINERGIC ADMINISTRATIONS - A method is provided for improving lung function in COPD by administering a muscarinic antagonist with a high efficiency nebulizer. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055046 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TREATING COLDS - Viral upper respiratory tract infections, upper respiratory infections, and common colds can be effectively treated by the administration of a combination of a nasal steroid and a nasal antihistamine. By the administration of the combination of a nasal steroid and a nasal antihistamine with the onset of cold symptoms, the histamine cascade and the inflammatory response are impeded or eliminated, reducing the severity, duration, or frequency of the onset of cold symptoms. The combination of a nasal steroid and a nasal antihistamine may be, for example, a physical mixture of the steroid and antihistamine, or it may effectively be a combination wherein the patient is administered one component (either the steroid or the antihistamine) followed by the other, without physical mixing beforehand. | 2010-03-04 |
20100055047 | Methods for treating bronchial premalignancy and lung cancer - The present invention is directed to methods for treating bronchial premalignancy and/or lung cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subject an aerosolized pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of 5-azacytidine and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention is also directed to methods for decreasing the likelihood of occurrence of bronchial premalignancy and/or lung cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subject an aerosolized pharmaceutical composition comprising a prophylactically effective amount of 5-azacytidine and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions for treating bronchial premalignancy and/or lung cancer in a subject comprising a therapeutically effective amount of 5-azacytidine and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions for decreasing the likelihood of occurrence of bronchial premalignancy and/or lung cancer in a subject comprising a prophylactically effective amount of 5-azacytidine and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. | 2010-03-04 |