| 09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
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| 20100055498 | Process for the Moderately Refractory Assembling of Articles Made of SiC-Based Materials by Non-Reactive Brazing in an Oxidizing Atmosphere, Brazing Compositions, and Joint and Assembly Obtained by this Process - Process for the moderately refractory assembly of at least two articles made of silicon carbide-based materials by non-reactive brazing in an oxidizing atmosphere, in which the articles are placed in contact with a non-reactive brazing composition and the assembly formed by the articles and the brazing composition is heated in an oxidizing atmosphere at a brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition so as to form a moderately refractory joint, wherein the non-reactive brazing composition is a composition A composed of silica (SiO | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055499 | METHOD TO SYNTHESIZE ORDERED MAGNETIC ALLOYS AT LOW TEMPERATURE - The present invention relates to a method of synthesizing an ordered magnetic alloy comprising obtaining a substrate and performing sequential sputter deposition of multiple atomic monolayers of the magnetic alloy. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055500 | OXIDE FINE PARTICLE POWDER AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides a process for production of an oxide fine particle powder including a heating step in which a dry powder of a metal complex gel is heat treated to obtain an oxide fine particle powder, wherein the heating step is carried out in two stages with different oxygen concentrations, or at least part of the heating step is carried out in a water vapor-containing atmosphere. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055501 | TUNNELING MAGNETIC SENSING ELEMENT - A tunneling magnetic sensing element includes a laminate in which a pinned magnetic layer having a magnetization direction pinned, an insulating barrier layer, and a free magnetic layer having a magnetization direction variable with an external magnetic field are laminated in order from below. The insulating barrier layer is made of Mg—O. The free magnetic layer has a soft magnetic layer and an enhanced layer disposed between the soft magnetic layer and the insulating barrier layer to have a spin polarization ratio higher than the soft magnetic layer. An insertion magnetic layer made of one selected from Co—Fe—B, Co—B, Fe—B, and Co—Fe is inserted into the soft magnetic layer in a direction parallel to the interface of each layer constituting the laminate, and the soft magnetic layer is divided into multiple layers in a thickness direction through the insertion magnetic layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055502 | TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICE - A tunneling magnetoresistive device includes: a fixed layer that includes a ferromagnetic material; a tunneling insulating film that is provided in contact with the fixed layer; and a free layer that includes a first ferromagnetic film provided in contact with the tunneling insulating film, a second ferromagnetic film whose magnetization is coupled parallel to the magnetization of the first ferromagnetic film, and a conductive film interposed between the first ferromagnetic film and the second ferromagnetic film. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055503 | MAGNETIC THIN FILM AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE FILM, AND MAGNETIC THIN FILM-APPLIED DEVICE - Disclosed are a magnetic thin film capable of providing a high uniaxial magnetic anisotropy, Ku, while suppressing the saturation magnetization Ms thereof, and a method for forming the film; and also disclosed are various devices to which the magnetic thin film is applied. The magnetic thin film comprises a Co-M-Pt alloy having an L | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055504 | METHOD OF MODIFYING SURFACE OF POWDER, COATING MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of modifying a surface of a powder, comprising mixing a powder with a compound denoted by general formula (I): | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055505 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, BINDER FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND POLYURETHANE RESIN - An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic power and a binder on a nonmagnetic support, wherein,
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| 20100055506 | Newly Discovered Bacterium in the Family Acetobacteraceae - Provided is an isolated novel Gram-negative bacterium, wherein the bacterium is an aerobic, facultative methylotroph that produces colonies that are yellow pigmented, wherein the bacterium can use methanol as a sole carbon source and can oxidize glucose and ethanol into acid. Also provided are novel purified polypeptides and isolated nucleic acids from the bacterium. Further provided are methods of using the bacterium and the purified polypeptides to degrade organic material and for use in biofuel cells. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055507 | HIGH-DENSITY 3-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE - A 3-D structure formed in a recess of a substrate delimited by walls, including a large number of rectangle parallelepipedic blades extending from the bottom of the recess to the substrate surface while being oriented perpendicularly to one another and formed in a pattern covering the whole surface of the recess, some blades being non-secant to one of the walls, each non-secant blade being connected to one of the walls by at least another perpendicular blade. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055508 | FUEL CELL SYSTEMS WITH WATER RECOVERY FROM FUEL CELL EFFLUENT - Fuel cell systems that use a desiccant to recover water from fuel cell effluent. In some embodiments, the fuel cell system may include one or more fuel cells configured to generate electrical output from a supplied fuel and an oxidant while emitting effluent. The fuel cell system also may include a desiccant disposed downstream of the one or more fuel cells. The desiccant may bind water from at least a portion of the effluent. Heat then may be generated to release bound water from the desiccant. The heat may be generated by combustion of an exhausted fuel from the fuel cells and/or by combustion catalyzed by a combustion catalyst disposed downstream of the fuel cells. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055509 | Inorganic Salt Mixtures as Electrolyte Media in Fuel Cells - Fuel cell designs and techniques for converting chemical energy into electrical energy uses a fuel cell are disclosed. The designs and techniques include an anode to receive fuel, a cathode to receive oxygen, and an electrolyte chamber in the fuel cell, including an electrolyte medium, where the electrolyte medium includes an inorganic salt mixture in the fuel cell. The salt mixture includes pre-determined quantities of at least two salts chosen from a group consisting of ammonium trifluoromethanesulfonate, ammonium trifluoroacetate, and ammonium nitrate, to conduct charge from the anode to the cathode. The fuel cell includes an electrical circuit operatively coupled to the fuel cell to transport electrons from the cathode. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055510 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes a power generation part as an electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly formed of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, a fuel electrode arranged in contact with one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and an oxygen electrode arranged in contact with the other side of the membrane, and a fuel supply part for storing and supplying an alcohol fuel to the fuel electrode. The fuel supply part is composed of a high-concentration fuel tank for storing and supplying a highly-concentrated fuel and a water fuel tank for storing and supplying a water fuel. The fuel is gasified and supplied to the power generation part through a fuel gasification/supply layer provided between at least the high-concentration fuel tank and the fuel electrode. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055511 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system calculates amount of fluid discharged from a fuel gas circulation path with water and fuel gas in accordance with an ordinary process map if inside an anode is not scavenged when a fuel cell stops electrochemical reaction; measures amount of water remaining in a fuel gas circulation path in accordance with cumulative electricity output, temperature, or elapsed time after starting the electrochemical reaction if the inside the anode is scavenged previously; and determines whether the inside the fuel gas circulation path is in dry condition or humid condition. The fuel cell system calculates amount of fluid discharged from the fuel gas circulation path with water or the fuel gas in accordance with a map predetermined for the dry condition if the fuel cell system determines that the inside the fuel gas circulation path is in the dry condition. The fuel cell system calculates the amount of the fluid to be discharged with the water or the fuel gas in accordance with the ordinary map if the fuel cell system determines that the inside the fuel gas circulation path is in the humid condition. Accordingly, wasteful discharge of fuel gas can be prevented in a purging operation after starting up the fuel cell system. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055512 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A closed loop energy storage system configured with a hydrogen tank, an oxygen tank, a fuel cell stack and an electrolyzer. A heat exchanger freeze-dries the hydrogen and oxygen prior to their storage in their respective tanks. The heat exchanger also uses excess fuel cell heat to preheat streams of hydrogen and oxygen coming from the tanks. Phase separators serve both to separate water from hydrogen and oxygen, and to store the water. A thermal management system encloses all the system components except the tanks. An airfoil-shaped shell covers the system, and the larger of the two tanks extends substantially across the shell at its point of greatest camber thickness. The tanks are composed of polymer liners integral with composite shells. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055513 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE - An electrochemical energy conversion and storage system comprises an electrochemical energy conversion device, in fluid communication with a source of an organic liquid carrier of hydrogen and an oxidant, for receiving, catalyzing and electrochemically oxidizing at least a portion of the hydrogen to generate electricity, a hydrogen depleted liquid, and water; and a vessel for receiving the hydrogen depleted liquid; wherein the organic liquid carrier of hydrogen comprises at least two secondary hydroxy groups is provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055514 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF A FUEL CELL ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - Current pulsing improves the performance of fuel cells in a fuel cell stack based power system. Voltage clamping limits the voltage peaks that occur after a current pulse. In a hybrid power system, an electric storage device supplies the loads during current pulsing. The electric storage device may sink current to achieve the voltage clamping, and/or power system may employ other the voltage clamping circuits. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055515 | FUEL SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELLS - An embodiment of the invention provides a fuel supply control system to control a fuel cell system to work in a predetermined temperature range by controlling a fuel supply rate. The fuel supply control system includes a fuel supply controller and a fuel supply device. The fuel supply controller calculates a temperature variation slope to generate a first fuel supply rate by increasing or decreasing the predetermined fuel supply rate according to the relationship of system temperature and predetermined working temperature, and controls a fuel delivering rate of the fuel supply device according to the first fuel supply rate. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055516 | NICKEL SUBSTRATES - A method of providing a porous surface on a nickel substrate comprising treating the substrate with a flowing stream of gas comprising ammonia or hydrazine at a temperature of at least 4000 C, the resultant porous surface comprising pores which are substantially all interconnected and have access to the surface. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055517 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PRODUCING HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN FOR POWER GENERATION, AND POWER SOURCE - Methods and systems of providing a source of hydrogen and oxygen with high volumetric energy density, as well as a power systems useful in non-air breathing engines such as those in, for example, submersible vehicles, is disclosed. A hydride reactor may be utilized in forming hydrogen from a metal hydride and a peroxide reactor may be utilized in forming oxygen from hydrogen peroxide. The high temperature hydrogen and oxygen may be converted to water using a solid oxide fuel cell, which serves as a power source. The power generation system may have an increased energy density in comparison to conventional batteries. Heat produced by exothermic reactions in the hydride reactor and the peroxide reactor may be transferred and utilized in other aspects of the power generation system. High temperature water produced during by the peroxide reactor may be used to fuel the hydride reactor. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055528 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Disclosed is a fuel cell system. The fuel cell system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a membrane electrode assembly including a fuel electrode, an air electrode, and an electrolyte layer interposed between the fuel electrode and the air electrode; a separator including a channel that is adjacent to the fuel electrode and is provided for supplying hydrogen to the fuel electrode; a hydrogen supply device supplying hydrogen to the channel; and a relief valve formed on the channel and controlling pressure of the channel. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055529 | WETTABILITY INK, PROCESS AND CARBON COMPOSITE ARTICLES MADE THEREWITH - The wettability of a porous carbon composite article used in a fuel cell is enhanced by a process of impregnating the composite article with a suspension of a wettability enhancing material that contains a thermally activated gelling material such as a methylcellulose gel which is activated at a temperature substantially below the boiling point of water. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055530 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - Each of collectors | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055531 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, AND ASSEMBLING METHOD OF THE SAME - A reduction process is performed to each fuel electrode layer by supplying a reduction gas into each fuel channel | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055532 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER, FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING FUEL CELL - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided, a gas diffusion layer, including, base materials integrated being including in the gas diffusion layer configured in an air electrode, wettability of a surface of each base material changing in an integrated direction. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055533 | BARRIER COATINGS FOR INTERCONNECTS; RELATED DEVICES, AND METHODS OF FORMING - A method of preparing a solid oxide fuel cell is described herein, as well as the fuel cell itself. The method comprises forming a cathode layer comprising a strontium composition on a ceramic electrolyte layer; and forming a barrier layer between the cathode layer and an overlying interconnect structure comprising chromium, so as to substantially prevent the formation of strontium chromate. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055534 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method of forming an electrolyte membrane comprising forming a mixture; the mixture comprising a polyhydroxy compound, an aromatic polyhalide compound and an alkali metal hydroxide; disposing the mixture on a porous substrate; reacting the mixture to form a crosslinked proton conductor; and sulfonating the proton conductor. Disclosed herein too is an article comprising a porous substrate; and a sulfonated crosslinked proton conductor disposed within pores of the porous substrate. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055535 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method of forming an electrolyte membrane comprising forming a mixture; the mixture comprising a polyhydroxy compound, an aromatic polyhalide compound and an alkali metal hydroxide; disposing the mixture on a porous substrate; reacting the mixture to form a proton conductor; and crosslinking the proton conductor to form a cross-linked proton-conducting network. Disclosed herein too is an article comprising a porous substrate; and a crosslinked proton conductor disposed on the porous substrate. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055536 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - The invention provides a method for producing a polymer electrolyte membrane including (A) a membrane formation step of forming a membrane-form product of an ionic group-containing polymer electrolyte on a support, (B) an acid treatment step of exchanging the ionic group into an acid type by bringing the membrane into contact with an inorganic acid-containing acidic liquid, (C) an acid removal step of removing a free acid in the acid-treated membrane, and (D) a drying step of drying the acid-removed membrane, wherein the steps (B) to (D) are carried out without separating the membrane from the support. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055537 | NANOPOROUS POLYMER FILM FOR EFFICIENT MEMBRANE SEPARATOR IN DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL - The fuel cells disclosed herein include a nanoporous membrane. The nanoporous membrane includes at least one block copolymer and has pores that are sized and configured to restrict the flow of methanol, while allowing hydronium ion (i.e., hydrogen ion) to flow therethrough. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055548 | Secondary Battery with a Spirally-Rolled Electrode Group - An electrode group E in which a positive electrode | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055549 | Intrinsically Safe Battery Pack and System - A battery pack system may include a battery pack and a battery pack holder. The battery pack holder receives the battery pack and couples a battery pack terminal to a load associated with the battery pack holder. The battery pack includes an operation handle external to a battery pack housing. The operation handle is coupled to an operation member via an operation shaft that passes through the housing. A safety circuit of the battery pack couples power supplied by a battery to battery pack terminals based upon position of the operation handle. An operation member of the battery pack extends a locking member into an opening of the battery pack holder when the operation handle is in the engaged position, and retracts the locking member from the opening when the operation handle is in the disengaged position. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055550 | BATTERY PACKAGING SYSTEM - A battery holder assembly ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055551 | BATTERY COVER LATCH MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A battery cover latch mechanism used to releasably latching a battery cover to a housing, the battery cover latch mechanism includes a button comprising latching part, an assembly portion disposed on the housing, the assembly portion defining a latching groove and a buttonhole for receiving the button therein, a clasp disposed on the battery cover, and configured for releasably latching with the latching part of the button; and a resilient member mounted on the button, the resilient member comprising two latching portions, the latching portions latched in the latching groove. The button is slidably mounted in the buttonhole of the assembly portion such that the latching part of the button releasably latches with the clasp under the resilient member. Also disclosed is a portable electronic device using the latching mechanism. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055552 | BATTERY COVER STRUCTURE - A battery cover structure includes a cover, a main housing, a supporting member and two connecting members. One end of the cover is rotatably attached to the main housing. The main housing defines a recess. The supporting member is received in the recess of the main housing, with one end of the supporting member being rotatably attached to the main housing. The supporting member defines a cavity for receiving a battery and defines two guiding holes at two opposite sides thereof. One end of the connecting member is rotatably attached to the cover, and the other end is slidably and rotatably engaged in the guiding hole of the supporting member. When the cover is opened, the supporting member is raised by the connecting members. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055553 | BATTERY COOLING DEVICE, BATTERY ATTACHED WITH COOLING DEVICE, AND VEHICLE - Provided are a battery cooling device utilizing intake air or exhaust gas of an engine, a battery having a cooling device attached to it, and a vehicle mounted with the battery cooling device and an engine. The battery cooling device has a battery housing chamber capable of housing a battery and filled with refrigerant, a turbine to be rotated by exhaust gas of the engine, and a refrigerant flow part including a compressor, a heat exchanger a pipe, etc. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055554 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL POWDER AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - The present invention provides a powder for a positive electrode active material containing particles containing two or more elements selected from transition metal elements and in the cumulative particle size distribution on the basis of volume of the particles composing the powder, the particle diameter (D50) observed from the finer particle side at 50% accumulation is in the range of 0.1 μm or larger and 10 μm or smaller, and 95% by volume or more of the particles composing the powder exit in the range of 0.3 time or more and 3 times or less as large as D50. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055555 | INSULATING PLATE OF NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INSULATING PLATE OF NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL - An insulating plate of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell is interposed between a cell element and a cover member in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell including the cell element formed by stacking cathodes and anodes through separators, a cell can including a can body which houses the cell element and the cover member which closes an opening of the can body to seal the cell element, and an electrolyte injected into the cell can. The insulating plate includes a plate-shaped insulating plate body having insulating property, an injection hole which passes through the insulating plate body in the thickness direction and through which the electrolyte can be injected, and a filter member permeable to only the electrolyte and provided on one of the surfaces of the insulating plate body so as to cover the injection hole. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055556 | MONOBLOCK LITHIUM ION BATTERY - The present invention describes a monoblock for a plurality of lithium ion cells. The monoblock includes a case having a base and a cover dimensioned and configured to the base. The case includes a chamber that includes cell compartments for lithium cells. Each lithium cell is disposed in a leaf spring that applies compression pressure on the cell. The structural integrity of the battery and cells is maintained using internal and external anti-swelling features including a waffle pattern, backing plates, etc. A liquid and gas pressure management system is also incorporated with the case and realized by a vent plenum, check valves, bladders, bags, etc. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055557 | IMPROVED BATTERY - The present invention provides battery cell having low resistance internal connections and compact, low volume terminal connections in order to maximize power-producing volume. The battery of the present invention may be created using a novel fold geometry to fold electrode tabs into compact, low profile tabs having a low total volume. The battery cell provides a means for equalizing path lengths from each electrode active area to the point of connection to the terminal and also reducing path length, thereby further reducing resistance of the battery. The connection means of the present invention consumes less internal battery space than connection means of prior art electrode stacks. Accordingly, the electrode stack of the present invention disposes more or larger battery cells in the battery than the prior art and thus provides more power than the prior art battery. The present invention is designed to overcome prior art difficulties in preparing a battery. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055558 | LINTHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY IMPROVED SAFETY AND CAPACITY - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery having an electrode assembly constructed in a structure in which a plurality of electrodes are stacked, while separators are disposed respectively between the electrodes, and electrode taps of the electrodes are connected with each other, the electrode assembly being mounted in a battery case, wherein regions where the electrode taps are coupled to electrode leads (electrode tap-electrode lead coupling regions) are located at an upper-end contact region of the battery case, and the contact region is bent in the thickness direction of the battery, whereby the electrode assembly is separated from an inner space of the battery case. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055559 | BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A battery includes a base member and a plurality of films arranged adjacent to each other on a same surface of the base member, at least a part of one of the films being overlapped with an adjacent one of the films. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055560 | SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a secondary battery that can improve coupling strength between a bare cell and a protection circuit module by combining a projected portion of a bare cell with a hole of a lead plate, and to simplify manufacturing process by removing welding process. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055561 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE CAN FOR BATTERY AND MANGANESE DRY BATTERY UTILIZING THE SAME - A virtually lead additive-free but highly reliable and practical anode zinc can for a battery with improved process-ability and corrosion resistance. A manganese dry battery comprising such a zinc can. A manufacturing method for making the zinc can and a battery. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055562 | NANOWIRE LAYER ADHESION ON A SUBSTRATE - Techniques for forming nanowire layers on a substrate are provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055563 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, AND PREPARATION OF SI-O-AL COMPOSITE - An Si—O—Al composite comprising silicon, silicon oxide, and aluminum oxide exhibits a powder XRD spectrum in which the intensity of a signal of silicon at 28.3° is 1-9 times the intensity of a signal near 21°. A negative electrode material comprising the Si—O—Al composite is used to construct a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is improved in 1st cycle charge/discharge efficiency and cycle performance while maintaining the high battery capacity and low volume expansion upon charging of silicon oxide. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055564 | POROUS PROTECTIVE FILM LAYER-PROVIDED ELECTRODE, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POROUS PROTECTIVE FILM LAYER-PROVIDED ELECTRODE - A porous protective film layer-provided electrode includes: an electrode is provided and having a collector and an electrode mixture layer disposed on the surface of the collector, the mixture layer containing an electrode active material and a first resin; and a porous protective film layer disposed on the surface of the electrode mixture layer, the film layer containing an inorganic filler and a second resin. A chemical bond including a structure represented by —O— or —O—Si— is present between the inorganic filler and the second resin. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055565 | ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ELECTRODE - An electrode manufacturing method which can form a flat short-circuit prevention coating film (solid polyelectrolyte layer) having a uniform thickness and prevent short circuits from occurring in an electrochemical device is provided. The electrode manufacturing method comprises a first step of applying an active material layer coating material containing an active material particle, an active material layer binder, and a first solvent to a current collector so as to form a coating film made of the active material layer coating material; a second step of applying a second solvent to the coating film; and a third step of applying a solid polyelectrolyte layer coating material containing a solid polyelectrolyte, a solid polyelectrolyte layer binder, and a third solvent to the coating film coated with the second solvent. The first solvent is a good solvent for the active material layer binder, the second solvent is a poor solvent for the solid polyelectrolyte layer binder, and the third solvent is a good solvent for the solid polyelectrolyte layer binder. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055566 | ACTIVE ELEMENT AND BATTERY AS WELL AS METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention relates to an active element for a battery whose material contains copper oxyphosphate and an additive improving the conductivity. The proportion of the additive improving the conductivity in the material is between 3 and 7 wt. %, preferably between approximately 3 wt. % and approximately 5 wt. %, and the proportion of the copper oxyphosphate in the material adds up to 100 wt. %. The invention additionally relates to a battery having an active element of this type as well as a method for producing an active element of this type and a battery of this type. The battery according to the invention is suitable in particular for use in medical implants. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055567 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE USING THE SAME AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material includes: a particle containing a positive electrode material capable of intercalating and deintercalating an electrode reactant; and a film provided in at least a part of the particle and having a peak of C | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055598 | TONER COMPOSITIONS - Toner particles are provided which may, in embodiments, include a gel. In embodiments, the toner particles may have a core-shell configuration, with the gel in the core, the shell, or both. The gel may prevent a crystalline resin in the core of the toner particles from migrating to the toner surface. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055599 | METHOD OF PREPARING TONER HAVING CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE AND TONER PREPARED USING THE SAME - A method of preparing a toner having a core-shell structure. The method includes: preparing a mixture by mixing a resin with acid groups, a coloring agent and at least one additive with an organic solvent, and neutralizing the acid groups of the resin with a base; forming a micro-suspension solution by adding the mixture to a dispersion medium; forming a toner core by removing the organic solvent from the micro-suspension; and forming a toner complex having a core-shell structure by seed-polymerizing at least one monomer on the surface of the toner core. Thus, the toner that can prevent hot offsets, improve storage stability at a high temperature and improve charge stability against environment changes can be prepared with reduced costs according to the method. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055600 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TONER, DEVICE OF MANUFACTURING A TONER, AND TONER - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a toner, wherein a liquid drop forming part including a storage part configured to store a toner composition liquid in which a toner composition including at least a resin and a coloring agent is dispersed or dissolved, a thin film on which a nozzle facing the storage part is formed, and a vibration generating part configured to vibrate the thin film via the toner composition liquid in the storage part are used, wherein plural storage chambers partitioned by a partition wall(s) are formed in the storage part and a width of each storage chamber in a direction of arrangement of the plural storage chambers and a width of each storage chamber in a direction orthogonal to the direction of arrangement of the storage chambers are formed to be one-half or less of a wavelength λ of a sonic wave generated in the storage part. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055601 | RESIN-FILLED CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER USING THE RESIN-FILLED CARRIER - A resin-filled carrier for an electrophotographic developer which carrier is obtained by filling a resin in the voids of a porous ferrite core material, wherein the Cl concentration of the porous ferrite core material, measured by an elution method, is 10 to 280 ppm and the resin contains an amine compound, and an electrophotographic developer using the resin-filled carrier. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055602 | Liquid Developer and Image Forming Method - A liquid developer includes: toner particles containing a rosin resin; an insulating liquid containing an epoxy-modified compound in liquid form; and a cationic photopolymerization initiator. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055603 | TONER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE - A toner including a resin having a polyester skeleton, a coloring agent, a vinyl based copolymer resin, and a releasing agent, wherein the toner is manufactured by dissolving or dispersing a resin including the resin having a polyester skeleton and a mixture of the vinyl based copolymer resin and the releasing agent in an organic solvent to obtain a lysate and/or a dispersion material, dispersing the lysate and/or the dispersion material in an aqueous medium to obtain a liquid dispersion and removing the organic solvent from the liquid dispersion. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055604 | Image-Forming Apparatus and Image-Forming Process - An image-forming apparatus comprises: an image carrier; a charging unit; a latent image forming unit; a developing unit that uses a toner maintaining a non-color-developing state when provided with coloring information through exposure to light; a coloring information providing unit that provides the toner image with coloring information by exposing the toner image to light having a predetermined wavelength determined depending on the color not to be developed based on color component information of image data; a transfer unit; a fixing unit; a color-developing unit that develops a color of the toner image provided with the coloring information; and a control unit that controls the coloring information providing unit to expose a background region on the image carrier to light having a predetermined wavelength for preventing color development of the toner. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055605 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the printed circuit board are disclosed. The method of manufacturing the printed circuit board in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include: forming an opaque conductive pattern on one side of a transparent insulation layer; forming a photosensitive insulation layer on the transparent insulation layer such that the conductive pattern is covered; hardening the photosensitive insulation layer excluding an area covering the conductive pattern by irradiating light on the other side of the transparent insulation layer; and forming an opening on the photosensitive insulation layer by removing the area of the photosensitive insulation layer covering the conductive pattern such that the conductive pattern is exposed. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055606 | Positive resist composition and method of forming resist pattern - The present invention provides a positive resist composition capable of forming a resist pattern with high resolution, and a method of forming a resist pattern. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055607 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND PLATE MAKING METHOD THEREOF - A lithographic printing plate precursor includes, in the following order: a support, an image-recording layer and a protective layer, and the image-recording layer contains (A) an infrared absorbing agent, (B) a radical generator, and a polymer which exhibits electrical conductivity upon oxidation. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055608 | POLYMERIZABLE ANION-CONTAINING SULFONIUM SALT AND POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION, AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A polymerizable anion-containing sulfonium salt having formula (1) is provided wherein R | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055609 | COMPOUND, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE COMPOUND AND RESIST COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE COMPOUND - A compounds represented by the Formula (I) or the Formula (I′). | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055610 | HEAT SENSITIVE POSITIVE-WORKING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR - A heat-sensitive positive-working lithographic printing plate precursor comprising | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055611 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING A PATTERN USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a resist composition with a hardener and a solvent, and a method for forming a pattern using the resist composition. The hardener has a thermal-decomposable core part, and a first photosensitive bond art. The solvent has a low-molecular resin, and a second photosensitive bond part. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055612 | Nagative-working photosensitive resin composition and photosensitive resin plate using the same - A negative-working photosensitive resin composition is disclosed, comprising (A) a film-forming polymer, (B) an unsaturated compound having a radical polymerizable ethylenic double bond, (C) a photopolymerization initiator, and (D) a thermal polymerization inhibitor, wherein the resin composition further contains (E) at least one member selected from compounds represented by following formula: | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055613 | NEGATIVE-WORKING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND METHOD OF LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING USING SAME - A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed that can be developed on the press without going through a development processing step, and a method of lithographic printing is also disclosed that uses this negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor. Also disclosed are a negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor that can be developed by a water-soluble resin-containing aqueous solution and a method of lithographic printing that uses this negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor. A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor is provided that exhibits an excellent fine line reproducibility in nonimage areas even when printing is performed using ultraviolet-curing ink (UV ink). Also provided is a negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor that exhibits an excellent combination of fine line reproducibility and printing durability and that resists the production of scum during on-press development. The negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor has a support and has thereon a photopolymerizable layer that contains a polymer compound that has the urea bond in the main chain and a hydrophilic group and a carboxylic acid content less than 0.05 meq/g. The method of lithographic printing uses this negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055614 | Lithographic printing plate having specific polymeric binders - Negative lithographic printing plate having on a substrate a photosensitive layer comprising an alkaline soluble polymeric binder, an alkaline insoluble polymeric binder, a polymerizable monomer, and an initiator is described. The photosensitive layer is imagewise exposed with a radiation to cause hardening in the exposed areas, and then developed to remove the non-hardened areas. The combination of both alkaline soluble polymeric binder and alkaline insoluble polymeric binder in a photosensitive layer can give excellent combined durability, developability, and coatability. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055615 | METHOD OF PREPARING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A method for preparing a lithographic printing plate, includes: exposing imagewise a lithographic printing plate precursor including a hydrophilic support and an image-recording layer containing a sensitizing dye, a polymerization initiator, an addition polymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a binder polymer; and processing the imagewise exposed lithographic printing plate precursor in a state where the imagewise exposed lithographic printing plate precursor is immersed in a developing tank holding an aqueous solution having pH of 8.5 to 10.8 and containing a low molecular weight hydroxycarboxylate ion, a pH buffer agent and a surfactant with circulation of the aqueous solution between the developing tank and an external tank provided outside a processing path line including the developing tank so as to keep constant a liquid level of the aqueous solution in the developing tank. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055616 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SADDLE TYPE FIN TRANSISTOR - A method for fabricating a saddle type fin transistor includes: preparing a substrate where a device isolation structure is already formed; forming a hard mask pattern over the substrate, the hard mask pattern including a coating layer obtained through a coating method; and performing an etching process using the hard mask pattern as an etch mask to form a saddle type fin. The hard mask pattern may be formed in a stack structure including an amorphous carbon layer and the coating layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055617 | METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Disclosed is a method of forming a pattern in a semiconductor device. A first mask pattern to form dense lines and a second mask pattern to form spaces (parts where ends of lines are opposite to each other) are used when double patterning is applied to a photolithography process to form a line and space pattern on a semiconductor substrate. Therefore, when the line and space pattern is formed, a fine pattern may be formed without generating a bridge at parts where ends of lines are opposite to each other. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055638 | SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR TOOTH SAMPLES - A supply system for tooth samples for determining brightness, chroma and/or shade of natural and/or bleached teeth, has a plurality of receiving elements ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055639 | DENTAL TREATMENT TRAYS COMPRISING SILICONE OR OTHER ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL - Non-customized dental treatment trays used to provide a desired treatment are formed from elastomeric silicone or silicone-like material. They may be injection molded from a two-part liquid silicone composition or a silicone-like TPE material (e.g., preferably SEBS and/or VERSAflex thermoplastic elastomer). The dental treatment trays possess high adaptability, flexibility, softness, and elastic elongation while also exhibiting resiliency in order to readily conform to the ridges, depressions and contours of a person's teeth during use. The trays possess a greater ability to adhere to a person's teeth compared to non-elastomeric thermoplastic materials. Due to their high adaptability and conformability, the non-customized dental trays behave like a semi-custom dental tray when placed over conformed to a person's teeth, particularly when used in combination with a sticky, viscous treatment composition. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055640 | DEVICE FOR SECURING A DENTAL ATTACHMENT TO AN IMPLANT - An anchorage unit ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055641 | DENTAL INSTRUMENT FOR ELIMINATING BROKEN PIECES USING FLEXIBLE GUIDE PLATE - The present invention provides a broken piece-removing device ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055642 | FLUID-OPERATED MEDICAL OR DENTAL HANDLE - A fluid-operated medical or dental handle with a device for limiting the rotational speed to a maximum rotational speed value is disclosed. The handle comprises a rotating part that can be induced to rotation by a driving fluid for driving a tool connectable to the rotating part, an electrodynamic transducer driven by the rotating part for induction of an electric voltage, wherein the electrodynamic transducer has at least one coil and a magnetic element and at least one switch element for optional opening and closing of a circuit between the two ends of the at least one coil, so that with the circuit closed, an electric current and an induced magnetic field that decelerates the rotational speed of the rotating part and the tool connectable thereto can be induced in the coil of the electrodynamic transducer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055643 | Dental implant - A dental implant includes a dental implant body which is a cylinder body having a first end and a second end, an asymmetric thread being provided around the dental implant body, an apex lock being formed at the first end for inserting into a sinus of a desired position, and an endomaximum lock being provided at the second end for integrally connected with an abutment through a bolt. The apex lock is a space indented in the first end for enabling new grown bone of the sinus extending into the apex lock to provide a locking mechanism to ensure integration between the dental implant and the bone. The endomaximum lock has a lock cavity having a lock opening at the second end for receiving a root of the abutment therein. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055644 | DENTAL IMPLANT FOR IMPLANTING AN ARTIFICIAL TOOTH ON THE ANTERIOR PORTION OF THE MANDIBLE OF A PATIENT - Device for coupling an artificial tooth to a jawbone of a patient, the device including a dental implant, and a deformably removable nut, the dental implant including a threaded bone engaging portion, for engaging the dental implant with the jawbone, and a threaded assembly stage portion, for enabling screwing of the dental implant into the jawbone, and for coupling the artificial tooth with the jawbone, the deformably removable nut including a plurality of engagement features, and a nut disintegration feature, the engagement features enabling engagement of the nut with a tool, for screwing the nut on the dental implant, and for further screwing the dental implant in the jawbone, with the aid of the nut, the nut disintegration feature enabling removal of the nut from the dental implant, without unscrewing the nut from the threaded assembly stage portion. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055645 | DENTAL ANCHOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - A dental anchor apparatus comprises a one or two part endosseous implant securable in a patient's mouth and a retention member which is releasably engageable with the implant. The implant has an abutment head at one end and a threaded post projecting from the head and designed for threaded engagement in the jaw bone, the head having an outer locating surface portion. The retention member is generally cup-shaped with a first end and a peripheral skirt extending from the first end to form a cavity, the skirt having an inner locating surface which is engaged over the outer locating surface portion of the head. The head may also have a socket in which a post extending from an inner end of the retention member engages as the parts are moved into releasable snap engagement. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055646 | BIONIC DENTAL IMPLANT - Abstract A bionic dental implant. The bionic dental implant includes a main root ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055647 | Manufacturing Method and Apparatus of Artificial Teeth Using Dental CT - The present invention discloses a manufacturing method and apparatus of artificial human teeth using dental CT. The method comprises the steps of: removing a damaged part of human teeth; obtaining surface coordinates of the teeth using a dental CT machine located at a dental clinic for a medical checkup; converting the surface coordinates of the actual teeth to CAD/CAM data; manufacturing artificial teeth by cutting metal or ceramic with a three-dimensional N/C machine using the converted data; obtaining shape data of upper or lower actual teeth corresponding to the artificial teeth; changing the shape of the artificial teeth by direct surface processing according to the shape data of the upper or lower teeth; and coating ceramic to the artificial teeth after sintering the processed artificial teeth for a predetermined period. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055648 | ENDODONTIC OBTURATOR - An endodontic obturator comprised of an obturation needle and a handle for the positioning of the obturator, and wherein the obturation needle and the handle are joined by means of a rod that is breakable by turning it along its longitudinal axis. When the obturator is a central obturator, the obturation needle advantageously comprises a locating head located in the end of the obturation needle in contact with the rod. It permits removing the handle easily, by simply turning it a few times. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055649 | Driving Skill Improvement Device and Driving Skill Improvement Method - A driving skill improvement device capable of providing appropriate information to a driver and effectively improving the driving skill of the driver from the perspective of vehicle movement is provided. The driving skill computing block | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055650 | Teaching model, method of use, and a kit therefor - Teaching models that use luminescent paint to paint inscriptions on the surface of the model which can be read by using black light. By use of the model so modified, the model can be used as a teaching tool in an educational instruction method in which the kinesthetic multiple intelligence of the student is enhanced since the student is in control of the timing of the feedback from the model. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055651 | Tactile feedback - For providing a tactile feedback to a user of a device, textual or graphical information is converted into instructions for a sequence of pulses representing the information. An actuator is then caused to move at least a part of a display according to the obtained instructions. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055652 | PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS BASED ON DIETARY FIBER AS ENERGY - A process for controlling body weight of a consumer obtains food energy data of candidate food servings to be ingested based on an energy contribution of each of its protein content, its carbohydrate content, its dietary fiber content and its fat content and ingesting the food servings such that a sum of the food energy data thereof bears a predetermined relationship to predetermined food energy benchmark data of the consumer for a given period. Related processes for selecting and purchasing food, for producing food energy data and for producing a food product are provided. Related processes and systems for supplying food energy data to a requester and supplying meal plan data to a consumer are also provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055653 | Processes and Systems Using and Producing Food Healthfulness Data Based on Food Metagroups - Processes for selecting and purchasing and/or consuming food are provided. In certain embodiments, healthfulness data representing a relative healthfulness of a candidate food is based on a selected procedure for processing nutritional data of foods in a food group comprising the candidate food. The respective food group is one of a plurality of food groups a within a particular metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, wherein each of the metagroups comprises a plurality of food groups. Each of the metagroups has a different procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in its food groups. The relative healthfulness data is also based on respective comparison data for the corresponding food group. Related processes for producing food energy data and for producing a food product are provided. Related processes and systems for supplying food energy data to a requester and supplying meal plan data to a consumer are also provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055654 | Learning Apparatus, Learning Method, Recognition Apparatus, Recognition Method, and Program - A learning apparatus includes a feature extractor for extracting a feature at a feature point in a plurality of training images including training images that contains a target object to be recognized and that does not contain the target object, a tentative learner generator for generating a tentative learner for detecting the target object in an image, where the tentative learner is formed from a plurality of weak learners through statistical learning using the training images and the feature obtained from the training images, and a learner generator for generating a final learner that is formed from at least one of the weak learners and that detects the target object in an image by substituting the feature into a feature function formed from some of the weak learners of the tentative learner so as to obtain a new feature and performing statistical learning using the new feature and training images. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055655 | Computerized Systems and Methods for Self-Awareness and Interpersonal Relationship Skill Training and Development for Improving Organizational Efficiency - A computerized training system and methods are provided for training an individual in self-evaluation and to interact with a partner. The training system and methods comprise an intelligence assessor to identify an intelligence makeup of the individual by scoring a completed intelligence questionnaire. Intelligences include Logic, Emotion and Intuition. An asset assessor assesses the strength of Three Assets of the individual by scoring a completed asset questionnaire. Assets include a Technical, a Psychological, and a Relational asset. A perception assayer identifies a dominant Perceptual Orientation of the individual by cross referencing the intelligence makeup with the viewpoint of the individual. An aggregator collects the profile information of the individual to generate an innate profile report and a self-insight report of the individual. A facilitator aids in exploring the insight report. A synchronizer may synchronize the individual with a partner by forming a dyad between the individual and the partner. A trainer may also train the individual to resolve conflicts with the partner. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055656 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VERBAL AND GRAPHICAL INSTRUCTION FROM A REMOTE HEALTHCARE MONITORING SERVICE HELPDESK - When installing a remote healthcare network system ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055657 | RADIOGRAPHIC AND ULTRASOUND SIMULATORS - Some embodiments of the invention provide methods of simulating an X-ray machine or an ultrasound machine on a computer to train users. The methods comprise providing a server, in communication with the computer, including a database and a processor and also providing at least one simulator viewing window including a virtual body and a virtual X-ray tube or a virtual ultrasound probe and at least one simulated image viewing window including a simulated radiographic image or a simulated ultrasound image. The method further comprises the processor using the position of the virtual body and the virtual X-ray tube or the virtual ultrasound probe, controlled by the user, to generate the simulated radiographic image or the simulated ultrasound image. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055658 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT - In systems, methods and program products relating to the assessment of individuals, a subject can be provided with an assessment through software and a computer for improved functionality. The software may be directly installed on the subject's computer or may be on a remote server accessible through a communication network, such as a local network or the Internet. Stimuli to be presented to subject are selected in real time and may be selected randomly from a database of stimuli. Further, in the event of borderline cases, a refinement process may be used to provide an accurate assessment of the subject. Methods for the assessment of teams, comprising subject individuals, for the construction of ideal process profiles, and for coaching individuals are provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055659 | ONLINE TEST PROCTORING INTERFACE WITH TEST TAKER ICON AND MULTIPLE PANES - An aspect of the present invention relates to an online test platform adapted to facilitate the development, delivery, and management of educational tests with interactive participation by students, teachers, proctors, and administrators even when some or all of them are remotely located. The platform may include administrator interfaces, test proctor interfaces, and test taker (e.g. student) interfaces to allow each participant to view, navigate, and interact with aspects of the online test platform that are intended to meet their needs. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055660 | APPARATUS FOR IN-SITU SIMULATION OF A DECORATIVE SURFACE - A temporary, disposable, decorative surface simulation sheet is disclosed. The sheet is physically dissimilar to a decorative surface material, but visually resembles the surface material due, for example, to printing an image on the sheet. The sheet is large enough to cover a substantial portion of a surface to be decorated, for example covering more than two square feet, so as to fill a significant portion of an observer's field of view. Sheets can be foldable, flexible, water resistant, biodegradable, have an adhesive backing, include perforations, and/or be sufficiently durable to remain in place for several days or weeks. Sheets can be configured as rolls for easy transportation and storage, and/or for dispensing desired amounts as needed. A plurality of sheets corresponding to a plurality of similar surface materials can be provided as a set. The sheets can be used to facilitate the selection of decorative materials for construction and remodeling, and also in theater and movie sets. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055661 | PORTABLE RETRACTABLE DRY-ERASE BOARD AND METHOD THEREOF - A portable, reusable writing surface, comprising, a housing having a slot, a shaft rotatably mounted to the housing; a rolling assembly in communication with the housing with a spring-loaded pawl gear carried by the shaft; a mounting eyelet on the housing; a mounting system for removably mounting the housing to a working surface; and a sheet of rewritable material attached at one end to the shaft and at the other end to a handle. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055662 | GROWTH/ACHIEVEMENT DATA VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - A method and system that presents a high amount of relevant information related to schools, students, subject, assessment scores, grade level, gender, and ethnicity in a clear and coherent manner, yet is cross referenced for easy access to related information. The method and system is built using a database loaded with student and school data, a plurality of available information screens that plot achievement versus growth for selected data sets, plus screens that plot individual students' achievement timely through their grade levels. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055663 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TISSUE PROCESSOR AND TISSUE PROCESSOR - A method for controlling a tissue processor and a tissue processor for processing tissue samples is described. A retort is provided comprising a cover that can be opened and closed by an operator. The retort cover is closed prior to tissue processing. The actuation state of a first and a second operating element can be determined. An operator is prompted to confirm unlocking of the closed retort cover by actuating a second operating element. The tissue processing is interrupted when an actuation of the second operating element is determined and the closed retort cover is unlocked and is continued after the retort cover is once again locked. After having completed tissue processing the retort cover is unlocked. By means of the described method and tissue processor improper intervention during ongoing tissue processing is prevented. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055664 | ENCLOSED MEMBRANE-CLAMPING DEVICES FOR RUNNING BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS ON MEMBRANE SURFACES - An enclosed membrane-clamping (EMC) device is disclosed for running biological assays on membrane surfaces, such as Western blotting. The EMC device comprises a cover plate and a support plate, which can be coupled through a sealing mechanism. The cover plate, the support plate and the sealing mechanism are shaped such that their inner surfaces form one or more enclosed chambers. When in use, a blotting membrane is placed between the cover plate and the support plate, and clamped in the chamber formed in the EMC device. The EMC device is coupled with an assisting device to realize automation of manipulations. Liquid-phase target solutions are introduced into the chamber through its inlet and outlet to realize surface-molecular interactions between the target on the blotting membrane and the targets introduced in liquid phase. The chamber with a small vertical dimension is capable of achieving the blotting assays at a higher speed. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055665 | LUMINESCENCE ASSAY USING MACROCYCLIC LANTHANIDE (III) COMPLEXES - The invention provides a method of determining the amount of an analyte having an oxidation potential, for a one electron oxidation process, of about +0.10 to about +1.20 volts at pH 7, relative to the normal hydrogen electrode at 298K, said method comprising measuring the emission intensity or emission lifetime, at two or more wavelengths, from a sample comprising said analyte and two or more different macrocyclic lanthanide (III) complexes, wherein each of said macrocyclic lanthanide (III) complexes comprises a different lanthanide ion but the same macrocyclic ligand, and using a ratio of emission intensities or emission lifetimes measured at two different wavelengths to calculate the amount of analyte in said sample. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055666 | BIOSENSOR WITH EVANESCENT WAVEGUIDE AND INTEGRATED SENSOR - The present invention is directed to a waveguide sensor as well as to an evanescent field induced evanescent field induced sensor system for use in diagnostic housing and an integrated waveguide sensor comprising: a waveguide layer,—capture compounds applied on the upper surface of said waveguide layer for | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055667 | Restricted Access Media and Methods for Making Restricted Access Media - The present invention is directed to restricted access media (RAM), methods for preparing restricted access media, and kits for preparing restricted access media that contain protected ligand binding agents or protected enzymes. Certain RAM provided contain a plurality of protected regions of the support that contain ligand binding agents that are protected by blocking agents. Certain RAM provided contain a plurality of protected regions of the support that contain unbound ligand binding agents or enzymes that are retained in the protected regions by a capping agent. Methods of making the RAM of the invention and associated kits are also provided | 2010-03-04 |
