| 09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
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| 20100054664 | Optical Fiber Splitter Module and Fiber Optic Array Therefor - An optical fiber splitter has a higher density fiber optic array that allows for smaller packaging. The optical fibers that extend from the optical fiber splitter have one end connectorized and their spacing at the other end reduced, thereby eliminating components that were heretofore required. A method of making the fiber optic array includes interleaving the optical fibers to reduce the overall dimensions of the fiber optic array and the fiber optic splitter. A tool is used to reduce the spacing of the optical fibers in the fiber optic array. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054665 | Fiber optic adapters with integrated shutter - The present disclosure is generally directed to a fiber optic adapter assembly for mating fiber optic connectors. The fiber optic adapter includes a body, an alignment cap, and a shutter door. The alignment cap and the body together define a space with the shutter door pivotally disposed in the space for inhibiting debris from entering through the opening and into the body. The shutter door is configured to pivot inwardly when contacted by a fiber optic connector being inserted through the at least one opening and into the body. Additionally, the shutter door includes at least one standoff and at least one latch, wherein the latch is configured to engage and assist in retaining a fiber optic connector that is inserted into the fiber optic adapter assembly. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054666 | OPTICAL SUB-ASSEMBLY WITH GLASS MEMBER PHYSICALLY CONTACT WITH EXTERNAL FIBER - An optical receptacle that enhances the optical coupling tolerance is disclosed. The optical receptacle of the invention provides, in stead of the coupling fiber installed in a conventional optical receptacle, a glass member with a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the external fiber. The glass member, which is held by the support, provides a convex surface that abuts against the top of the external ferrule and another surface inclined with the optical axis to prevent the light reflected thereat from returning the optical device. The glass member has a substantially homogeneous distribution in the refractive index thereof; accordingly, the fluctuation in the optical coupling with the external ferrule may be reduced. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054667 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE PLUG PART - The invention relates to an optical waveguide plug part of an optical waveguide plug connector for an optical waveguide, which has a fiber and a sheath, with a contact carrier for receiving the optical waveguide and at least one clamping part for securing the optical waveguide in the contact carrier. According to the invention, the clamping part has a first clamping section with at least one and preferably several free-standing and/or column-shaped clamping webs for clamping the sheath of the optical waveguide and a second clamping section with at least one and preferably several free-standing and/or column-shaped clamping webs for clamping the fiber of the optical waveguide. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054668 | FIBER OPTIC ADAPTER WITH INTEGRALLY MOLDED FERRULE ALIGNMENT STRUCTURE - A fiber optic adapter is disclosed. The fiber optic adapter includes a main body configured to receive a first fiber optic connector through a first end and a second fiber optic connector through a second end for mating with the first fiber optic connector. The adapter includes a ferrule alignment structure located within an axial cavity of the main body, the ferrule alignment structure including a sleeve mount and a ferrule sleeve, the sleeve mount including an axial bore and at least one latching hook extending from a center portion of the sleeve mount toward the first end of the main body and at least one latching hook extending from the center portion toward the second end of the main body, the latching hooks configured to flex for releasably latching the first and second fiber optic connectors to the fiber optic adapter. The sleeve mount and the main body of the fiber optic adapter are unitarily molded as a single piece and the ferrule sleeve is separately placed within the axial bore of the sleeve mount. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054670 | FIELD INSTALLABLE FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR AND INSTALLATION TOOL - A connector for reversibly terminating a cable comprising a buffer cladding surrounding an optical fiber wherein an end portion of the cable is exposed to reveal the optical fiber. The connector comprises a clamping assembly comprising a splice anvil comprising a fiber clamping surface positioned facing a member surface and overlapping a stub splicing face and an optical fiber splicing face. The clamping assembly is adapted for opening by applying a tangential force to the splice anvil, illustratively through engaging an actuating boss with a tool inserted through the opening and applying a force to the actuating boss such that the clamping surface is moved away from the member surface against a spring. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054675 | INDEX-MATCHING GEL FOR NANOSTRUCTURE OPTICAL FIBERS AND MECHANICAL SPLICE ASSEMBLE AND CONNECTOR USING SAME - A polymer based index-matching gel for use with nanostructure optical fibers is disclosed. The index-matching gel has a viscosity η at 25° C. of 3 Pa-s≦η≦100 Pa-s, which prevents the index-matching gel from wicking into the voids and down the nanostructure optical fiber to a depth where the fiber performance and/or device performance is compromised. The gel is suitable for use when mechanically splicing optical fibers when at least one of the optical fibers is a nanostructure optical fiber. The gel is also suitable for use in fiber optic connectors wherein at least one of the optical fibers constituting the connection is a nanostructure optical fiber. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054676 | Fiber Optic Furcation Assembly Having Feature(s) for Cable Management - Fiber optic cable assemblies having a fiber optic cable, a furcation body, and one or more furcated legs are disclosed herein. In embodiments disclosed herein, the furcation body comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having the fiber optic cable extending therefrom, and the second end having one or more furcated legs extending therefrom. The furcation body can include one or more features that facilitate cable management by supporting cabling components used in making fiber optic interconnections. The cable management features of the fiber optic cable assemblies advantageously inhibit sagging, facilitate access to fiber optic interconnections, and/or improve air flow paths between fiber optic interconnections. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054698 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RECORDING CONTENT - An apparatus determines whether a combination of a certificate type of a content certificate recorded on a source recording medium and a medium type of the source recording medium is a proper combination. If the combination is a proper combination, the apparatus requests a license server, which is connected to the apparatus via a network, to give approval to record content on a target recording medium. If the apparatus is a legitimate DVD recorder, the license server sends to the content recording apparatus a content certificate including on the source recording medium as the certificate type. The apparatus records the content together with the received content certificate on the target recording medium. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054699 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO SIGNAL DATA WITH PROTECTION AGAINST DIGITAL COPYING - New movies from content providers are often made available on the Internet before being launched in the cinemas. Pre-released movies like DVD Videos for journalists are the main reason for this situation because some journalists seem to make these movies available to the Internet users. However, this causes significant harm to the content providers. According to the invention, the pre-releases are still DVD Videos or other conventional video formats but the playback of such encoded video signal is not possible using only a conventional DVD player or DVD player software because the playback requires additional hardware. An additional box (CP splitter box) splits the original video signal into two different video signals to be projected using two different beamers (A, B) which both are required for generating the whole video content. The beamers have different locations each with a different angle to the silver screen, and each beamer generates only a part of the video. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054701 | REAL-TIME SOFTWARE VIDEO/AUDIO TRANSMISSION AND DISPLAY WITH CONTENT PROTECTION AGAINST CAMCORDER PIRACY - The invention presents new methods of compression, transmission, and decompression of video signals providing increased speed and image quality and for protecting against camcorder piracy. Methods based on selecting an anchor frame, wavelet transformation with decimation and time stamping can provide one-pass encoding of signals in which the amount of bits of information needed to be transmitted can be substantially reduced, thereby increasing the speed of transmission of digital signals over networks. Decompressing signals, along with interpolation methods to re-create portions of images of lesser importance in visual perception, can provide coordinated video and audio presentations of high quality in real-time over all kinds of networks and frame interpolation resulting in a displayed frame rate significantly higher than 30 fps. The use of randomly selected anchor frames can render reconstructed transmitted images of poor quality for pirates who do not have access to identities of anchor frames. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054703 | Display Processing Apparatus and Display Processing Method - According to one embodiment,a display processing apparatus includes: an operation receiver configured to receive operation to select a first key content as a search key; a relation calculator configured to calculate first relation between the first key content and each of other contents; and a display processor configured to display first list information including first display information at a predetermined position and other display information at positions corresponding to the first relation. The relation calculator calculates second relation between a second key content and each of other contents when the first display information is updated by second display information. The display processor displays second list information including the other display information at positions corresponding to the second relation. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054706 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A plurality of video streams and STN_table are recorded in the local storage | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054708 | Video-Audio Reproducing Apparatus, and Video-Audio Reproducing Method - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a video-audio reproducing apparatus including: an audio processing unit configured to apply a sound field effect to an audio of a content, the audio having an audio mode; an audio mode detecting unit configured to detect the audio mode of the audio; and a switching unit in configured to invalidate the sound field effect applied by the audio processing unit when the audio mode is a dual-mono broadcasting mode in which the audio includes a main audio and a sub audio. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054709 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus is provided that includes a control unit to execute an operating system and selectively output a first video signal or both the first video signal and a first audio signal, an external input unit to which an external content signal containing a second video signal and a second audio signal transmitted from an external apparatus is input, and a reproduction state switch control unit to selectively switch a first reproduction state for reproducing the first video signal or both the first video signal and the first audio signal, and a second reproduction state for reproducing the second video signal and the second audio signal, wherein, if input of the external content signal to the external input unit is detected during a reproduction standby state, the reproduction state switch control unit switches the reproduction standby state with the second reproduction state. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054711 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM STORING MEDIUM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - The present invention facilitates reading in advance information on addresses where data of each reproduction path to be reproduced is stored. Clip AV stream | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054714 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PLAYBACK APPARATUS - An image recording playback apparatus which, when recording moving image data, performs image capture at high-speed read time Dt, records all the captured images, and records a playback rate Ft (Vt), the read time Dt and image valid time St, with the image data, on a recording medium. Then upon playback of moving image data, the image recording playback apparatus plays back the recorded image data within the image valid time St in accordance with the playback rate. The image recording playback apparatus having this configuration can perform playback intended by a user. Further, when sharpness is to be changed, a playback image with different sharpness can be obtained by changing the image valid time St upon playback. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054715 | IMAGE SCALING ARRANGEMENT - Methods and system for transferring images between devices are disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively to another display device for example a TV, camera or printer. The selectivity may occur either at the host level or at the player level. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054716 | INFORMATION READOUT APPARATUS AND INFORMATION REPRODUCING METHOD - An information readout apparatus includes analog to digital converting means, equalizing means, interpolating means, maximum likelihood detecting means and PLL means. The analog to digital converting means converts a read signal read out from an optical disc medium, on which data is recorded with run length limited code that the shortest run length is 1, into a digital signal, and outputs the digital signal in synchronous with a first clock signal with a frequency which is N/M times of a channel frequency. At this time, N is an integer equal to or more than 2 and M is an integer meeting N/M>0.5. The equalizing means equalizes said digital signal to a previously specified partial response (PR) characteristic in synchronous with said first clock signal signal. The interpolating means converts N input data outputted from said equalizing means into M output data, and outputs output data in synchronous with a second clock signal with a frequency of 1/M times of the channel frequency. The maximum likelihood detecting means converts the output data outputted from said interpolation means into an M-bit detection data, and outputs said detection data in synchronous with said second clock signal signal. The PLL means generates said first clock signal and said second clock signal based on said read signal. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054740 | METHOD AND NETWORK ARCHITECTURE FOR UPGRADING LEGACY PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK TO WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK BASED NEXT-GENERATION PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK - The present invention discloses a network architecture for upgrading a legacy time division multiplexing-passive optical network (TDM-PON) to a wavelength division multiplexing-passive optical network (WDM-PON) based next-generation passive optical network (next-generation PON), wherein the legacy TDM-PON comprises: a central office (CO) having a first optical line termination (OLT); a remote node (RN) having a splitter; a single mode fiber (SMF) connecting the first OLT and the splitter; and a first group of one or more optical network terminations (ONTs) being connected to the splitter by a first group of one or more distribution fibers, and wherein the network architecture further comprises: in case that the next-generation PON is a WDM-PON, a first apparatus for combining and splitting wavelength bands being positioned between the SMF and the first OLT, in order to add a second OLT to be used for the WDM-PON within the CO or within another CO which is located in a position different from the CO, while sharing the SMF; a second apparatus for combining and splitting wavelength bands being positioned at a front terminal of the splitter; and an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) being connected to the second apparatus for combining and splitting wavelength bands within the RN, and being connected to a second group of one or more ONTs by a second group of one or more distribution fibers within the RN or within another RN which is located in a position different from the RN. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054742 | MULTI-CORE HOLEY FIBER AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A multi-core holey fiber with suppression of crosstalk deterioration among transmitted optical signals in a plurality of cores, and an optical transmission system using the fiber are disclosed. The multi-core holey fiber comprises a plurality of cores arranged separately from each other, and a cladding surrounding the plurality of cores wherein the cladding has plurality of holes arranged in a triangular lattice shape to create hole layers around the plurality of cores. Additionally, d/Λ is not more than 0.5, where Λ [μm] is lattice constant of the triangular lattice, d [μm] is diameter of each of the holes; a distance between adjacent cores is equivalent to not less than six hole layers; the cores arranged farthest from the center of the multi-core holey fiber is surrounded by not less three hole layers; and the sum of the coupling coefficients between the adjacent cores is not more than 1.6×10 | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054745 | REMOTE CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD IN CONTROLLED DEVICE USING THE SAME - There are provided a remote controller and a control method in a controlled device using the same. The remote controller used for controlling a plurality of controlled devices includes: an input part through which an operation signal for operating the plurality of controlled devices is inputted from a user; a control beam generating part generating a control beam to direct toward the plurality of controlled devices; a controller controlling the control beam generating part to generate a control beam in response to an operation signal inputted through the input part; and a control beam guide part adjusting an emitting angle of the control beam generated by the control beam generating part. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054746 | Multi-port accumulator for radio-over-fiber (RoF) wireless picocellular systems - A multi-port accumulator apparatus for a radio-over-fiber (RoF) wireless picocellular system that includes a housing that supports a tail cable port and a number of RoF transponder ports. The tail cable port is optically coupled to the RoF transponder ports so as to provide for optical transmission of uplink and downlink optical signals between the tail cable port and each of the transponder ports. The tail cable port is also electrically coupled to each transponder port so as to provide electrical power to each of the plurality of transponder ports. The multi-port accumulator supports two or more RoF transponders, one at each RoF transponder port. Each RoF transponder includes a directional antenna system that forms a picocellular coverage sub-area, with the combined sub-areas constituting a picocellular coverage area for the multi-port accumulator. The multi-port accumulator allows for the quick installation and deployment of large numbers of RoF transponders without having to individually connect each RoF transponder to a pair of downlink and uplink optical fibers carried by an optical fiber RF communication link. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054747 | Wireless Optical Data Probe - A portable data probe includes a portable housing, an optical transceiver circuit and a wireless communication circuit. The optical transceiver circuit is disposed substantially within the portable housing, but is also configured to be in optical communication with an exterior of the portable housing. The optical transceiver circuit is operable to convert between electrical signals and corresponding optical signals. The wireless communication circuit is also disposed substantially within the housing, and is operably coupled to the optical transceiver circuit. The wireless communication circuit is operable to communicate wireless signals to a remote wireless circuit. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054768 | BELT DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE, BELT DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, BELT DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A belt driving control device includes an endless belt looped over a plurality of supporting rollers, a driving source supplying rotational driving force the supporting rollers, a detecting section detecting a periodical thickness deviation of the endless belt in a circumferential direction of the endless belt and carrying out data sampling for detection of the thickness deviation simultaneously with rotation of the endless belt, a memory storing data on the thickness deviation obtained based on the data sampling, and a control section controlling drive of the driving source such that the detected thickness deviation of the endless belt is canceled out based on the data on the thickness deviation stored in the memory, and such that the endless belt is driven to travel one rotation upon detecting a predetermined condition to carry out the data sampling for one rotation and update the stored data with new data. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054772 | CONTINUOUS-SHEET PRINTING TANDEM ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRINTING A CONTINUOUS SHEET - A continuous-sheet printing tandem electrophotography system for printing a continuous sheet includes first and second electrophotography units. A first size of the continuous sheet is measured before an image printed by the first electrophotography unit with a first parameter value is fused on the continuous sheet. A second size of the continuous sheet is measured after the image printed by the first electrophotography unit is fused on the continuous sheet. The second electrophotography unit then prints the continuous sheet with a second parameter value that is determined by a size difference between the first and the second sizes. The first and the second sizes include a page length and a page width of the continuous sheet. The parameter values include a print speed, a polygon mirror rotating speed, a video clock frequency, and a laser power. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054773 | POTENTIAL SENSOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL SENSOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POTENTIAL SENSOR - A potential sensor for detecting a surface potential of an electrophotographic photosensitive member includes an insulative film; a thin film electrode layer formed on the film; a curved portion formed by folding back the film so that the thin film electrode layer is inwardly located, the curved potion functioning as a detecting portion for detecting the surface potential of the electrophotographic photosensitive member in contact with the electrophotographic photosensitive member; and an electroconductive shielding portion provided so as to cover an outer surface of the film except for at least an area in which the curved portion is contactable to the electrophotographic photosensitive member, the shielding portion being electrically grounded. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054774 | IMAGE DENSITY CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image density control device includes a first detecting unit that detects a light amount of first specular reflected light which is reflected from a surface of an image carrier, a second detecting unit that detects a light amount of first diffuse reflected light which is reflected from an image on the surface of the image carrier, a surface change information acquiring unit that acquires a surface change information which shows changes with time, and a control unit that corrects the light amount of the first specular reflected light by using the surface change information to a light amount of second specular reflected light, and controls the density of the image by using the light amount of the first diffuse reflected light and the light amount of the second specular reflected light. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054777 | ELECTROSTATOGRAPHIC PRINTING MACHINE - An electrostatographic printing machine has a liquid toner supply chain incorporating at least a toner supply device ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054798 | Process Cartridges in Image Forming Device - An image forming device includes a process frame, and a process cartridge. The process cartridge is detachably insertable in the process frame in an inserting direction. The process cartridge includes a shutter unit. The shutter unit is pivotally movably supported to the cartridge body. The shutter unit includes an operating section and a shutter section. The operating section is abuttable on the process frame during insertion of the process cartridge into the process frame, and is pivotally movable in accordance with an insertion of the process cartridge into the process frame in the inserting direction. The shutter section is pivotally movable, in interlocking relation with the pivotal movement of the operating section, between a covering position covering a part of the outer peripheral surface of the photosensitive drum and an exposing position exposing the part of the outer peripheral surface to an atmosphere in accordance with the pivotal movement of the operating section. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054800 | Image Forming Apparatus and Process Cartridge - An image forming apparatus includes: a main body; a process frame that is removably installed into the main body; and a process cartridge that is detachably installed in the process frame; the process cartridge including: a photosensitive member; and a shutter member that is configured to be movable between a closed position where the photosensitive member is covered and an open position where the photosensitive member is exposed, wherein the shutter member moves from the closed position to the open position as the process frame is operated to be installed into the main body. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054802 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductive body on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; an exposure member which has a plurality of blinking sections and which exposes the photoconductive body; a support frame which is made of resin and which supports the exposure member; a roller shaft which is made of metal and provided on the support frame; a roller which is made of resin, which is rotatably provided on the roller shaft and which maintains a spacing distance between the exposure member and the photoconductive body; and a metal plate which supports and is electrically connected to the roller shaft and which is electrically grounded. With the image forming apparatus, it is possible to solve a problem caused when the roller shaft is electrically floated, and to suitably arrange parts or components around the roller shaft. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054803 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearing member; a plurality of rotatable developer carrying members contactable to a surface of the image bearing member to supply developers to electrostatic latent images formed on the surface, respectively; a plurality of developing devices in each of which the developer carrying member is provided; a developing device supporting member rotatable codirectionally with a rotational direction of the image bearing member and integrally supporting the plurality of such developing devices, wherein the developer carrying members is capable of contacting to and spacing from the surface of the image bearing member sequentially by rotation of the developing device supporting member; a peripheral speed of the developing device supporting member divided by a peripheral speed of the image bearing member at the time when the developer carrying member departs from the surface of the developer carrying member after contact of the developer carrying member to the surface of the image bearing member and subsequent development of the electrostatic latent image is larger than 0 and smaller than 1. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054805 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a developing cartridge and rotatable member having a cartridge mounting portion with an engaging portion engageable with a portion of the cartridge. The cartridge includes a developing roller for developing a latent image formed on an image bearing member. The rotatable member is rotatable for moving the mounting portion between a mounting and demounting position for mounting and demounting the cartridge and another position. The engaging portion is movable between a regulating position, in which disengagement of the cartridge from the mounting portion is suppressed, and a permitting position in which the disengagement of the cartridge from the mounting portion is permitted. When the mounting portion is at the another position, the engaging portion is regulated at the regulating position. When the mounting portion is at the mounting and demounting position, the engaging portion is movable from the regulating position to the permitting position. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054818 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS - A developing apparatus includes a tank configured to contain a developing agent including a toner and a carrier, the tank having a discharge port configured to discharge the developing agent overflowing from the tank, a supplier configured to develop a latent image by using the toner contained in the tank, a replenisher configured to contain the developing agent and to replenish the developing agent into the tank, and a controller configured to estimate an amount of the developing agent in the tank in according with the amount of the supplied developing agent and the amount of the replenished developing agent and to execute a forced discharge for forcibly discharging the developing agent contained in the tank from the discharge port based on the estimated amount of developing agent. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054822 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device for an image forming apparatus of a non-magnetic one-component type. The developing device has a developing roller having a body and a shaft. Bearings for supporting the shaft have a groove made in a contact surface that is in contact with the shaft, and grease is pooled in the groove. The contact surface of the shaft has a surface roughness from 0.2 to 0.5, and the grease has consistency from 265 to 385 ( 1/10 mm·20° C.). | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054825 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a transfer unit to transfer a toner to a printing medium, and a waste toner recovery unit to convey a waste toner recovered from the transfer unit. A first driving source for driving the transfer unit is configured independently of a second driving source for driving the waste toner recovery unit, so that deterioration in the quality of image caused by the waste toner recovery unit can be minimized. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054827 | FUSER WITH END CAPS HAVING PROTUBERANCES FOR REDUCING BELT SKEW - A fuser has a heater housing extending through an endless belt with end caps on the housing adjacent to opposite lateral sides of the belt. The end caps have inner flanges spaced radially outward from a center portion and radially inward from the opposite marginal side edge portions of the belt so as to define clearance therebetween. Protuberances on the inner flanges of the end caps project toward opposite marginal edge portions of the belt and are circumferentially spaced apart to reduce belt skew relative to the end caps by either decreasing the surface area of contact of the inner flanges with the opposite marginal side edge portions of the belt to reduced surface areas of contact of protuberances therewith or decreasing the radial height of the clearance between the inner flanges and opposite side edge portions of the belt to the reduced radial height between the latter and the protuberances. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054839 | Thermal printer - In order to provide a thermal printer capable of sorting recording sheets with different print patterns without providing a complex mechanism to enable a user to easily receive a discharged sheet, On the downstream side of a print unit ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054840 | DEVICE FOR COMPENSATION FOR THE VARIATION OF WIDTH OF A FLEXIBLE PRINTING SUBSTRATE AND PRINTING MACHINE THAT COMPRISES SUCH A DEVICE - A device for compensating for the variation in width of a flexible print support ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054841 | Heated mascara - A heated mascara device having a mascara container housing a mascara formulation and a mascara applicator having an applicator head control heated by a heating system, the heating system turning on when the mascara applicator is disengaged from the mascara container and turning off when the mascara applicator is engaged with the mascara container. The applicator head has two sets of lined tooth protruding from a casing of the applicator head, a first set of a single combing toothed strip for combing the eyelashes and a second set of a plurality of lined applicator toothed strips for applying the mascara to the eyelashes. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054842 | Slide Up Lipstick Dispenser - The invention relates to a cosmetic dispenser for dispensing a cosmetic having an outer shell; a sleeve placed within the outer shell and slidable relative to the outer shell; a cup placed within the sleeve and slidable relative to the sleeve; the sleeve having an orifice; a button located on a side of the outer shell opposite to the sleeve; a bar placed between and attached to the cup and the button; a flexible tab extending downwards from the bar and inwards toward the sleeve, the flexible tab having an endpoint located at a downward and inward location of the flexible tab; and wherein the endpoint is engageable with and disengageable from the orifice for sliding the cup, the sleeve, and the outer shell relative to one another. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054845 | Removing Click and Friction Noise In A Writing Device - Systems for removing or attenuating friction and/or click noise generated during writing with a smart pen are disclosed. In a smart pen, the writing cartridge is biased towards a first side of the smart pen internal cavity by a low-force biasing system without affecting writing cartridge movement. For example, the writing cartridge is comprised of a magnetic material and a magnet is embedded into the first side of the smart pen internal cavity to bias the writing cartridge towards the first side. Alternatively, the material comprising the writing cartridge or smart pen internal cavity is modified, reducing friction between the components. As another alternative, a DSP method identifies analyzes one or more parameters of received audio data to differentiate click noise from audio data, and may receive data from a movement sensor indicating when the writing cartridge has moved to reduce power consumption for identifying click noise. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054847 | Dispenser - The present invention relates to a dispenser for a hand treatment product. The dispenser ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054849 | ROTATING APPLICATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR OF A PRODUCT, TYPICALLY A COSMETIC PRODUCT, COMPRISING THE SAID APPLICATOR - The applicator ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054852 | Chimney Flue Cleaning Tool Having a High-Torque Quick-Connect Coupling Device - A chimney flue cleaning tool having a plurality of pole segments, a cleaning device, and a quick-connect pushbutton coupling device designed to transmit large amounts of torque via interengaging torque-transmitting structures on both of the male and female parts of the coupling that work to transmit the torque between the two parts while freeing the pushbutton from having to resist any substantial amount of torque. In one embodiment, the chimney flue cleaning tool has a coupling device with a groove and a tongue for transmitting a significant amount of torque along the longitudinal axis of the tool. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054853 | COUPLING ELEMENT - A coupling element is provided for a detachable plug connection of a guide tube, which is dividable into at least two sections, with a drive shaft mounted therein for torque transmission between an engine unit and a tool head of a hand-operated string trimmer. A first, upper guide tube section is arranged between the engine unit and the coupling element, and a second, lower guide tube section is arranged between the coupling element and a tool head. The coupling element has a coupling sleeve that provides both an exact alignment of the cutting tool as well as a simple and secure assembly of the guide tube sections. A latching connection with at least one latching element is arranged on the coupling sleeve so that it latches into place in only the correct rotational position on a latching seat of the guide tube section upon insertion of one of the guide tube sections into the coupling sleeve. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054856 | Composite Tie Rod and Method for Making the Same - A composite tie rod comprises an open lattice body formed of interlaced filaments held in a solid matrix. A pair of composite fittings bonded to the ends of the body rigidly connect rod ends with the body. The rod ends form attachment points on the tie rod | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054869 | Shoring beam extension and reinforcement assembly - A shoring beam extension and reinforcement assembly allows a user to removably connect a plurality of shoring beams together so as to customize a support assembly to a particular excavation site. In use, main shoring beams extending around the periphery of an excavation site are connected at the corners by corner connections and are connected along the longitudinal sides of the excavation site by the extension of reinforcement assembly. Additionally, the first and second connectors support a center shoring beam laterally across the excavation site. The assembly is provided with additional support by tabs extending from each of the first and second connectors. Reinforcing beams include tabs having apertures adapted to align with apertures in the tabs of the first and second connectors such that connecting pins may be inserted there through to connect the reinforcing beams with the connectors. Eyelets located on the first and second connectors provide a means by which the assembly may be supported. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054870 | MINE ROOF AND RIB SUPPORT WITH REINFORCED CHANNEL - A mine roof and rib support can be a support member having a roof support arm and a rib support arm, wherein the roof support arm is provided at an angle to the rib support arm. An aperture for a roof bolt is provided through the support member adjacent an intersection of the roof support arm and the rib support arm. A bearing plate having an upper edge and a lower edge, and a through-hole provided therebetween, can be provided wherein the upper and lower edges are positioned in abutment with the roof and rib support arms, respectively, to simultaneously apply force to each arm when a roof bolt is installed through each of the bearing plate and the support member. A flange can be provided at a distal end of one or both of the roof and rib support arms, each flange projecting toward the mine roof or rib. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054872 | MULTI FUNCTION CUTTING TOOL - A multi-function cutting tool is disclosed. The multi-function cutting tool includes a cutting insert ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054874 | FLIP CARTRIDGES AND MATERIAL REMOVAL TOOL WITH SAME - A material removal having a plurality of cartridges mounted on an active portion where a plurality of seating members mounted in each of the plurality of cartridges pivots about an axis between a retracted position and an extended position is disclosed. Alternative embodiments have a single pivotable seating member. The pivotable extending seating members operate to extend and retract in a scissors-like motion and enable compact and efficient machining operation, particularly for crank shaft bearing supports. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054875 | Test Fixture that Positions a Cutting Element at a Positive Rake Angle - A fixture for holding a cutter for a vertical turret lathe may comprise a block with a blind hole. A cutter with an indenter on its distal end may be secured within the hole such that a portion of the indenter comprises a positive rake angle. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054876 | Device for producing precise countersinking in drilled holes - A depth stop attached to a drill for producing precise countersinking in drilled holes. The depth stop produces an accurate and precise countersink in drilled holes by limiting the depth to which a drill bit can drill through a work piece. An audible click occurs for every 7.5 micron change in depth in the preferred embodiment. The depth stop is configured such that attempts to over tighten the lock screw which fixes the depth amount will not damage or deflect the working parts of the device thereby producing accurate and repeatable results. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054899 | Storage Container Transport Device - A device for the loading, transport and unloading of a storage container. A vehicle is provided having a cab and loading assembly supported by a flat bed portion of the vehicle. The loading assembly is characterized as having a trolley, selectively movable between a forward position proximate the cab and an aft position proximate the back of the flat bed portion. The trolley is moved by a drive assembly between the fore and aft positions and supports hydraulically actuated swing arms appended to the trolley for selectively engaging the storage container and for lifting and lowering the storage container onto and off of the flat bed portion and for moving the storage container toward the forward position for transport by the vehicle. The hydraulically actuated swing arms are adjustable to accommodate storage containers with varying widths. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054902 | Apparatus for accessing and storing objects - The present invention relates to an apparatus for transferring an object from a lower accessible position to a higher storage position, which is particularly useful on vehicles. The present invention also relates to a method of transferring an object from a lower accessible position to a higher storage position. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054903 | Method and Device for Manipulating an Object - A method for manipulating an object with a remote vehicle having an end effector attached to a manipulator arm. The end effector comprises a jamming material in a housing. The method comprises pressing the end effector housing to the object, activating the jamming material to grasp the object, and moving the manipulator arm to manipulate the object. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054904 | Single towing vehicle for both car and cart - The present invention relates to a towing device which utilizes a towing base, wheels, and a plurality of movable tracks, a tongue hitch attachment, and a vehicle locator swivel plate. The invention can be supplied with hydraulic surge brakes or electric brakes, as well as brake and turn lights. Tie down straps are used for securing the vehicle to the dolly. The invention features an adjustable car locator swivel plate. This allows the adjustment of the weight distribution to “fine tune” the load. The tongue weight can be adjusted to comply with the RV hitch's requirements. Using the loading ramps supplied with the invention, the automobile and the golf cart can be ready for transport quickly and easily. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054906 | RACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STORING PALLETIZED ITEMS - The present disclosure relates to a racking system and method of storing palletized items in the racking system. The present disclosure also relates to a racking system for storing multiple pallets stacked with the palletized items, the multiple pallets being deliverable for storage in the racking system by a fork lift vehicle. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054920 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly includes a fan and a fan guard positioned on the fan to protect the fan from contamination and damage during operation. The fan includes a plurality of upper corners extending outwardly therefrom. The fan guard includes a frame and a cover covering and fastened to the frame. The frame includes a plurality of protrusions extending downwardly therefrom and a plurality of fastening feet extending upwardly therefrom. The protrusions engage the upper corners of the fan, securing the frame to the fan. The cover comprises a spring component surrounding a bottom thereof, resiliently engaging the fastening feet of the frame. A plurality of pores are defined in the cover, allowing airflow produced by the fan therethrough, wherein the fan guard protects the fan from contamination and damage during operation. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054923 | COMPACT DRIVE FOR COMPRESSOR VARIABLE DIFFUSER - A compressor has an impeller and an inlet delivering air to the impeller. A variable diffuser is positioned downstream of the impeller and includes a plurality of pivoting vanes. A drive arrangement pivots the vanes, and includes an electric motor causing a pinion gear to rotate. The pinion gear has gear teeth engaging gear teeth on a rack section. Rotation of the rack section causes the vanes to pivot. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054924 | Brush seal and turbine using the same - A brush seal in which an increase in steady-state wear is prevented and the influence of turbulence is eliminated is provided. The invention includes a brush seal including brush seal bristles formed of a plurality of wires and mounted to a seal box in such a manner that one end thereof is in contact with a downstream cylindrical portion; and a downstream support plate mounted next to the brush seal bristles in a direction in which combustion gas flows, for restricting the motion of the brush seal bristles. The brush seal seals the combustion gas flowing between the seal box and the downstream cylindrical portion. The brush seal includes restraint bristles mounted opposite to the downstream support plate and next to the brush seal bristles in the direction in which the combustion gas flows. The restraint bristles have a degree of elasticity such that the downstream cylindrical portion is not damaged even if coming into contact with the downstream cylindrical portion and such that the contact deformation of the brush seal bristles is not hindered. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054925 | Apparatus and Method for Reducing the Pressure on a Joint Between at Least Two Delimiting Parts - An apparatus, especially a steam turbine, including a first delimiting part and a second delimiting part is provided. The delimiting parts are attached to one another forming a joint and enclosing at least a part of a first pressure chamber. A shielding element is also provided on the sides of the delimiting parts facing towards the first pressure chamber and is arranged to form a seal completely covering the joint, so that a cavity is formed between the delimiting parts and the shielding element. A line is routed in the cavity connecting the cavity to a second pressure chamber. In addition, a method for decreasing the force acting on a joint, which is formed by the joining together of a first delimiting part and a second delimiting part of an apparatus, especially a steam turbine, and for reducing the attachment forces acting on the joint is provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054960 | PULSATION GENERATING MECHANISM, CONNECTING FLOW CHANNEL TUBE, AND FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A fluid ejecting apparatus having a fluid chamber, an inlet flow channel, and a nozzle configured to eject fluid supplied from the inlet flow channel to the fluid chamber from the nozzle in a pulsed manner by changing the volume of the fluid chamber includes: a diaphragm; a wall surface provided so as to oppose the diaphragm; a spacer being provided between the diaphragm and the wall surface and having a cylindrical through hole; a piezoelectric element configured to displace the diaphragm; and a connecting flow channel tube communicated with the fluid chamber, wherein the nozzle is provided at an end of the connecting flow channel tube opposite to the fluid chamber, the fluid chamber is defined by the diaphragm, the wall surface, and an inner surface of the through hole of the spacer, and the inlet flow channel is defined by a groove provided on the wall surface and the spacer and is communicated with the fluid chamber. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054961 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SYSTEM AND LINEAR ELECTROFUSION - This invention relates generally to a high volume, buoyancy controlled submersible pump assembly designed to sit on the bottom of a body of water or other liquid substance and move a large volume of water or liquid substance. Alternatively, the submersible pump assembly is capable of achieving and maintaining neutral buoyancy or near neutral buoyancy in a particular body of water or liquid substance. The neutrally buoyant version includes the means to maintain the pump assembly at a given depth without requiring it to sit on the bottom of the body of water or other liquid substance. This invention also relates to linear electrofusion for thermoplastic components. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054962 | Mini Pump - A mini pump comprises a head including a connective end, a nozzle and an air channel communicating the connective end with the nozzle; a cylinder means removably engaged with the connective end of the head; and a tube selectively received in the cylinder means and having an end connected to the connective end. Wherein the head is locked to the cylinder means and the tube is concealed in the cylinder means when the head is in a first position. Wherein the head is disengaged from the cylinder means and the tube extends out of the cylinder means when the head is in a second position. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054963 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT ROTARY PUMP - A variable displacement rotary pump includes a main pump unit, an auxiliary pump unit, a discharge passage, a bypass passage, a suction passage, a check valve and a control valve. The suction passage is in communication with the discharge passage through the bypass passage and a second discharge port. The check valve is disposed in the discharge passage for preventing fluid in a first discharge port of the main pump unit from flowing into the bypass passage. The control valve is operable for opening and closing the bypass passage. When the control valve opens the bypass passage and the check valve closes the discharge passage, flow rate of the fluid discharged from the discharge passage is reduced. A throttle passage is provided in the bypass passage or the control valve for regulating flow of the fluid in early phase of operation of the control valve to open the bypass passage. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054964 | Rotating Speed Adjustment Circuit and Related Control System for a Heat Dissipation Fan - A rotating speed adjustment circuit for a heat dissipation fan includes a first node, a second node, a reception end for receiving a first control signal, a first resistor coupled to a voltage source and the first node, a second resistor coupled to the first node and the second node, a third resistor coupled to the second node and a ground end, a capacitor coupled to the first node and the ground end, a transistor coupled to the reception end, the second node and the ground end, an oscillator for generating an oscillating signal, and a comparator for comparing a signal of the first node and the oscillating signal, so as to output a second control signal to control a rotating speed of the heat dissipation fan. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054967 | High-Pressure Fuel Pump - A high-pressure fuel pump includes a tappet assembly having a tappet for receiving a roller, and a fuel pump adaptor, the high-pressure fuel pump, wherein a reciprocal motion of the tappet assembly is guided by the fuel pump adaptor and a downward motion thereof is limited by the fuel pump adaptor, is provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054969 | APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING A REGULATED SUPPLY OF A GAS, PARTICULARLY RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - An apparatus ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054973 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING ACOUSTIC NOISE IN A SYNTHETIC JET - A synthetic jet includes a first backer structure, one and only one actuator, a wall member coupled to and positioned between the first backer structure and the one and only one actuator to form a cavity, and wherein the wall member has an orifice formed therethrough, and wherein the orifice fluidically couples the cavity to an environment external to the cavity. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054974 | Valve Cover Assembly and Method of Using The Same - A valve cover assembly for a pump. In an embodiment, the valve cover assembly comprises a first cylindrical member having a central axis and a first throughbore. In addition, the valve cover assembly comprises a second cylindrical member coaxially disposed within the first throughbore and rotatable relative to the first cylindrical member about the central axis between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the second cylindrical member is axially translatable relative to the first cylindrical member. In the second position, the second cylindrical member is axially fixed relative to the first cylindrical member. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054975 | PULSATILE PERISTALTIC PUMP FOR USE IN A CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS - The peristaltic pump of the invention incorporates at least one pumping roller and one occluding roller. The occluding roller is located diametrically across the pumping roller and is designed to provide occlusion only and not progressive squeezing of the pump tubing while rotating in the same direction as the pumping roller. Such occlusion prevents back-flow through the tubing. More than two rollers spaced evenly along the periphery of the rotor allow for various useful combinations of pumping and occluding rollers. Two occluding and one pumping roller combination creates a pulsatile flow close to that of a human heart —with systole being about twice shorter than diastole. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054976 | ECCENTRIC SCREW PUMP - The present invention relates to an eccentric screw pump ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054977 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP - A variable displacement pump includes a pump body defining first and second pools for introducing fuel/lubricant oil, and internal and external rotary members rotatably mounted on the pump body and cooperatively defining a space such that, during counterclockwise revolution, the fuel/lubricant oil is taken up from the first pool by sweeping of the space over the first pool, and is delivered to the second pool. A control slider is sleeved on the external rotary member, and has an actuated tooth moved by an expansion force in the second pool to counteract the external rotary member so as to reduce the volume of the space, thereby reducing delivery of the fuel/lubricant oil into the second pool. A biasing member is disposed to bias the actuated tooth towards the second pool. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054989 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING IMPURITIES IN AIR AND MATERIALS - An apparatus and method for sanitizing, decontaminating, deodorizing, conditioning, drying, treating, cleaning, modifying and/or otherwise improving an atmosphere within a container. The container can be a bag or other housing for equipment, food and/or suitable material. Ozone is generated within an atmosphere that is exposed to the materials. The generated ozone is mixed with the atmosphere. At least a portion of the generated ozone is then removed from the mixed atmosphere. The apparatus and method of this invention can be used to treat contaminated sports equipment and the like,_as well as to treat food storage atmospheres, such as those exposed to fresh fruits and vegetables. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054992 | SPECIMEN SUPPLYING TOOL AND SPECIMEN ANALYSING INSTRUMENT USING THE SAME - A specimen supplying tool in which structure is simple, and a liquid specimen and air bubbles do not remain within a through-bore for introduction of a specimen, is provided. The specimen supplying tool includes a substrate | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054993 | Microplate Mounting Stand, and Analyte Testing/Observing Apparatus Equipped Therewith - [Objective] An object is to provide an analyte testing/observing apparatus which can prevent evaporation and drying of an analyte and a reagent accommodated, before being dispensed, in a plurality of wells formed in microplates, to thereby stabilize the reaction between the analyte and the reagent and improve the accuracy of analyte test, and which can reduce the required space. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054997 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZING APPARATUS - In an automatic analyzing apparatus that analyzes a mixture of a tested sample and a reagent, by selecting the reagent, acquiring cross-check information unique to the kind of the selected reagent, inputting input information for acquiring permission for input of data including an analysis parameter of the selected reagent, and cross-checking the cross-check information and the input information, it is determined whether to permit the input of the data. In a case that it is determined to permit the input of the data, the input of the data is accepted and, based on the analysis parameter reflecting the inputted data, the mixture of the tested sample and the reagent is measured and analysis data is generated. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055020 | Apparatus and Method for a Crucible Design and Tipping Mechanism for Silicon Casting - This invention relates to an apparatus and a method of a crucible design and a tipping mechanism used to cast silicon. The crucible of this invention produces high purity silicon for solar cells and/or solar modules, such as by improving quality and/or reducing impurities in the cast silicon. As impurities concentrate in an uncrystallized portion of the silicon, a portion of the remaining molten silicon is poured or decanted from the main portion of the crucible to a second portion of the crucible. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055021 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CARBON MONOXIDE BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION - The invention relates to a method for producing carbon monoxide consisting, during an adsorption step, in using N adsorbers ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055023 | MANUFACTURING CARBON NANOTUBE PAPER - Techniques and apparatuses for making carbon nanotube (CNT) papers are provided. In one embodiment, a method for making a CNT paper may include disposing a structure having an edge portion including a relatively sharp edge into a CNT colloidal solution and withdrawing the structure from the CNT colloidal solution. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055027 | Process for the production of chlorine dioxide - The invention concerns a process for the production of chlorine dioxide comprising formation of chlorine dioxide in a reaction medium in at least one reaction vessel and withdrawing chlorine dioxide from said at least one reaction vessel, the process further comprising a step of treating reaction medium or at least one process stream originating directly or indirectly from said at least one reaction vessel with an adsorbent efficient for removing chlorinated organic compounds from said at least one process stream. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055028 | SUSPENSIONS OF TITANIUM (IV) OXIDE PARTICLES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - The disclosure pertains to a process for making a suspension of finely divided titanium (IV) oxide particles, comprising: | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055031 | ICE NANORODS FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE - The compositions and methods disclosed herein relate to ice nanorods having an elongate shape and a diameter in a range from 1 nm to 1000 nm. The ice nanorods include hydrogen hydrates that releasably store hydrogen. The hydrogen hydrates can be formed from ice and hydrogen under suitable conditions of high pressure and/or low temperatures. The ice nanorods allow the rapid formation of hydrogen hydrates and/or release of hydrogen due to the shape of the ice nanorods. The elongate shape and small diameter of the ice nanorods results in a high surface area of ice that allows rapid diffusion of a hydrogen gas into and out of the ice, thereby allowing rapid formation of hydrogen hydrates and release of hydrogen during use. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055032 | METHODS FOR VASCULAR IMAGING USING NANOPARTICULATE CONTRAST AGENTS - New and sensitive methods for imaging the perfusion of tissues and the extravasation of blood out vessels have been developed. The present invention is useful in the imaging of microperfusion in organ tissues (e.g., heart, liver, brain and kidneys) to aid in evaluating the perfusion status of organs on the level of the smallest blood vessels (i.e. capillaries). The present invention also provides methods and compositions for imaging and evaluating macrophages and plaque, e.g., vulnerable plaque. Such evaluations are important in a number of clinical diagnoses, including assessing organ damage associated with angina pectoris, heart attack, stroke, and the like, as well as assessing vessel leakages associated with aneurisms, diffuse bleedings after trauma, and the like. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055033 | ANTIBODY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF NEOPLASTIC DISEASE - Antibody compositions and methods for treatment of neoplastic disease in a mammalian subject are provided. Methods of diagnosing cancer in a mammalian subject are also provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055035 | BISAMINOETHANETHIOL-TARGETING LIGAND CONJUGATES AND COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides, in a general sense, a new labeling strategy employing | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055036 | PET VISUALIZATION OF AMYLOID-ASSOCIATED NEUROINFLAMMATION IN THE BRAIN - The present invention relate to a method for monitoring a response to a therapy on a mammal having a neurodegenerative or neuroinflammatory disorder. According to a preferred embodiment, the method comprising the steps of: | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055049 | INSULIN DERIVATIVE FORMULATIONS FOR PULMONARY DELIVERY - Aerosolizable formulations comprising: an insulin derivative having an isoelectric point (pI) ranging from about 6 to about 8; and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient including a precipitating agent. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055052 | Processing System for Oral Care Compositions - This invention relates to a low loss liquid processing system used for manufacturing personal care and cleaning compositions, in particular oral care compositions such as dentifrice, mouthrinse and denture care products. The present process addresses manufacturing flexibility issues involved in making products to demand and the ability to proactively monitor intermediate compositions for quality assurance purposes. Specifically, the present manufacturing process provides faster variant turnaround times, shorter clean-up times between variants, significant material waste reduction and smaller effluent volumes than those of typical batch systems. As well, a process has been developed for more efficient addition of materials which are dissimilar in chemical composition and/or physical parameters to the original base material or of materials which may be temperature and shear sensitive. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055053 | COMBINATIONS FOR ORAL COMPOSITIONS, THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - A composition having a pH in the range of from 3 to 8.5, comprising: (a) in the range of from 0.1% to <10% w/w (based on the total weight of the composition) of a stock solution comprising a mixture of bioflavonoids and fruit acids or salts thereof; (b) sodium hyaluronate; and (c) water; and, optionally, (d) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier therefor; wherein the sodium hyaluronate has an average molecular weight of between 800,000 and 4,000,000. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055054 | SELF TANNING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING OILS - The invention concerns a sunless skin tanning oil-in-water emulsion comprising DHA, and a vegetable oil comprising a C | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055068 | GRAFTED POLYMERS AND USES THEREOF - The invention features grafted polymer systems for use in medical devices and/or for the delivery of active agents. The grafted polymers include at least one transport moiety, a linear backbone segment, and a pendant segment. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055070 | CYTOKINE-BASED FUSION PROTEINS FOR TREATMENT OF IMMUNE DISORDERS - The present invention provides fusion proteins including an autoimmune antigen, an allergen antigen or an alloantigen, and an anti-inflammatory cytokine. Compositions and methods including the fusion proteins are also provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055072 | 2-OXO-1,2-DIHYDRO-QUINOLINE MODULATORS OF IMMUNE FUNCTION - The present invention relates to new 2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-quinoline modulators of immune function, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055073 | TREATMENT OF PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS - An orally administrable nutritional formulation for use in the treatment of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (e.g. Autism, Asperger disorder or Retts disorder) contains free amino acids as the sole source of protein. The formulation may be administered to the patient as the sole daily source of protein or as a supplemental source of protein | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055077 | METHODS FOR INCREASING AND MOBILIZING HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS - A method is provided for increasing the number of hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow, increasing the mobilization of these cells to migrate from the bone marrow to the bloodstream and elsewhere, and increasing the number of differentiating hematopoietic stem cells in the bloodstream. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055078 | METHODS OF MAKING A TRANSPLANTABLE BONE REPAIR SYSTEM USING MULTIPOTENT STEM CELLS - Methods are provided herein for making a biocompatible transplantable bone repair device. In some examples, the method includes culturing multipotent stem cells with a first medium containing a fibroblast growth factor (FGF), such as fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), in the substantial absence of dexamethasone, seeding a biologically compatible substrate including extracellular matrix (ECM) with the multipotent stem cells cultured with FGF, and inducing the cells to differentiate to osteoblast cells by culturing with a second medium containing a differentiation factor (such as bone morphogenetic protein, such as bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2)), in the substantial absence of dexamethasone. Also provided are methods for treating a bone defect by surgically implanting the biocompatible transplantable bone repair device at the site of a bone defect. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055080 | BIOADHESIVE DIRECTED SOMATIC CELL THERAPY - The subject invention is related to a cell-mediated gene therapy treatment using a cell composition that includes bioadhesive material. The bioadhesive material allows targeted and localized delivery of therapeutic somatic cells to the site of interest. | 2010-03-04 |
