10th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140066235 | "Silencer" Pickle Ball Paddle - Rubber sheets of various compounds are glued to the outer surfaces of pickle ball paddles made of plastic, wood, fiberglass, aluminum or graphite. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066236 | Airbag projectile for impeding surface vessel - A projectile can be fired at a surface vessel and, upon impact, an air bag may be deployed almost instantaneously from underneath the vessel. Through the rapid inflation of the air bag, the stability and orientation of the target surface vessel may be disturbed. Disturbance, at a minimum, may reduce and change the trajectory of the surface vessel, but, in some circumstances, the surface vessel may be overturned. The air bag may be designed with an anti-slip coating to directly couple to the wet hull of the surface vessel. In some embodiments, the projectile may include a delay to enable the air bag to be positioned under the vessel before inflation thereof. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066237 | FLETCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A fletching system and method that allows for quick and easy attachment of a fletching member to an arrow or cross bolt shaft provides a slotted fletch holder adapted to receive a fletching member projecting therethrough and an external end cap member to provide frictional fit engagement with a flanged base portion of the fletching member wherein the flanged base portion is secured between the end cap member and an internal surface of a sidewall of the fletch holder. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066238 | MOLDED GAME BALL - A baseball or softball comprising a cover having an outer surface that is formed of a first material. A second material that is easier to grip than the first material is affixed to the cover in the same location as the seam on a conventional baseball or softball. The ball's outer surface is molded and stitchless, meaning that the outer covering is not made by stitching panels together. While the ball may be stitchless, it may have simulated, molded stitches. The second material, when positioned on a planar surface, comprises a continuous strip having two generally semicircular ends each integral with a pair of opposed concave sides (e.g. a FIG. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066239 | V-BELT CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - The V-belt continuously variable transmission comprises a driving pulley and a driven pulley mounted on shafts, each of which pulleys consists of two half pulleys movable in a horizontal plane and provided with radial longitudinal through slots for enabling the half pulleys to mate (penetrate) one another, and a drive belt. Furthermore, each half pulley is in the form of a single component consisting of three solids of revolution with a common axis, which are interconnected as a single unit, two of said solids of revolution being different-sized hollow truncated cones oriented in different directions and connected by their smaller bases, and the third being a hub that is connected to the corresponding shall in such a way as to be able to move along the latter. The technical result of the claimed utility model is enhanced reliability and increased service life. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066240 | Polygon Compensation Coupling for Chain and Sprocket Driven Systems - A polygon compensation coupling system for reducing a polygon effect in a chain driven system is disclosed. The polygon compensation coupling system may include a chain sprocket and a main drive in engagement with the chain sprocket, such that the engagement defines a compensation curve to reduce the polygon effect. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066241 | CHAIN BAG FOR A BICYCLE - A cover for protecting a drivetrain system, which is used when a bicycle is stowed in a carrying bag, is disclosed. The chain bag is a rectangular bag with two hanging belts. The hanging belts are separately disposed with velcro fasteners for hanging on a frame or rack of a bicycle. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066242 | Sprocket Box for Increasing the Gas Mileage of a Vehicle with an Automatic Transmission - A sprocket box for increasing the gas mileage of a vehicle with an automatic transmission is positioned between the back of an engine block and the torque converter. The sprocket box is fed the rotational motion from the engine and doubles the rotational motion being fed into the torque converter in order to increase the fluid pressure felt within the torque converter. Thus, the sprocket box is used to increase the fuel economy of the vehicle. The rotation motion from the engine is transferred and modified by the sprocket box by using an input assembly of sprockets and a roller chain and by using an output sprocket of more sprockets and another roller chain. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066243 | CHAIN FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A chain, wound to span between two pulleys each having facing conical surfaces able to change a distance therebetween and sandwiched by the facing conical surfaces, includes: link units each configured such that plate-shaped links, each having openings, are oriented in a chain circumferential direction and arranged in a chain width direction; and pins each extending through the openings of the links of the link units adjacent in the chain circumferential direction and each contacting the conical surfaces of sheaves at both ends thereof. A curvature radius of a shape curve representing a shape of each end face of each pin in a plane perpendicular to the chain circumferential direction is larger at an inner side in a pulley radial direction than at an initial contact point that is a contact point at the time when a load on each pin is 0. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066244 | FRICTION TRANSMISSION BELT - The durability of a frictional power transmission belt is improved. A V-ribbed belt ( | 2014-03-06 |
20140066245 | Planetary Transmission of a Wind Turbine - A planetary transmission of a wind turbine includes a ring gear which has an internal toothing and at least one planetary gear which has an external toothing that meshes with the internal toothing of the ring gear. The planetary gear is rotatably supported on an axle by a bearing assembly. The bearing assembly includes at least one outer ring having a radially-outwardly-protruding radial projection and at least one set of rolling elements that roll on the outer ring. The planetary gear has a bore and a recess in the region of an axial end, which recess widens the bore. The outer ring is disposed in the bore of the planetary gear such that the radial projection of the outer ring engages into the recess of the planetary gear. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066246 | ROTARY UNITS, ROTARY MECHANISMS, AND RELATED APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to rotary units and rotary mechanisms that are suitable for use in numerous applications. Rotary units typically include rotational components that are configured to rotate. In some embodiments, for example, multiple rotary units are assembled in rotary mechanisms such that neighboring pairs of rotational components counter-rotate or contra-rotate relative to one another during operation of the rotary mechanisms. Rotational components generally include one or more implements that are structured to perform or effect one or more types of work as the rotational components rotate relative to one another in a given rotary mechanism. In certain embodiments, implements are configured to rotate and/or to effect the movement of other components as rotational components rotate. In some embodiments, engines include rotary mechanisms and are used in, for example, ground vehicles, marine vehicles, aircraft, or devices. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066247 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, FOR EXAMPLE FOR AN ELECTRIC AXLE AND ELECTRIC AXLE COMPRISING THE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A transmission device or an electric axle which has improved operational characteristics compared to known solutions. Said aim is achieved by providing a transmission device ( | 2014-03-06 |
20140066248 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR - The present invention relates to a drive device for a vehicle with an electric motor, for which at least a drive motor is utilized as a drive source, and the drive motor and a drive wheel are connected by means of a constant velocity universal joint. The drive device is provided with a drive motor. A drive shaft is connected to the drive motor via an inboard joint. The inboard joint is housed at the inner periphery section of the drive motor. An outer cup, a constituent of the inboard joint, is provided with a guide race on the inner periphery section in order for a roller member to slide. The outer periphery section of the outer cup is rotatably supported by the inner periphery section of the drive motor. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066249 | System and Method for Multiplexing Gear Engagement Control and Providing Fault Protection in a Toroidal Traction Drive Automatic Transmission - An apparatus for multiplexing gear engagement control in an automatic transmission is provided. At least two friction engagement devices are configured to selectively engage and disengage a different gear ratio of the transmission. A trim system is configured to selectively supply engagement and disengagement pressures to at least one fluid passageway. A first control valve is fluidly coupled directly to the at least one fluid passageway and directly to each of the at least two friction engagement devices. The first control valve is configured to selectively route the engagement and disengagement pressures through the first control valve directly to the at least two friction devices. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066250 | RECUPERATIVE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTING MULTIPLE GEARS AND ENGINE DECOUPLING - A hybrid electric drive system for a hybrid powered vehicle which includes a combustion engine, and a transmission. An electric machine and the combustion engine are coupled to the transmission in the hybrid electric drive system providing engine and/or electric machine drive power for the vehicle. A clutch is mechanically communicating with and positioned between the combustion engine and the transmission to decouple the combustion engine from the transmission. An energy storage system is configured to transfer and receive power with the electric machine, and is configured to recharge using power from the electric machine. A hybrid system controller is configured to respond to a regenerative braking mode of the vehicle. While the hybrid electric drive system is in the regenerative braking mode, the hybrid system controller is configured to initiate shifting of the transmission into one or more selected gears relating to one or more selected electric machine speeds. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066251 | GEAR SHIFT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A gear shift control system for vehicles is provided which mathematically calculates a rate of deceleration of the vehicle equipped an automatic transmission upon start of deceleration of the vehicle and inhibits the automatic transmission from upshifting or changes a permissible gear shift range of the automatic transmission as a function of the rate of deceleration of the vehicle, thereby ensuring a desired degree of braking force including an engine braking force while the vehicle is decelerating. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066252 | VEHICLE DRIVE APPARATUS - A driving force transmission apparatus includes a linkage mechanism that is able to carry out switchover between a connected state where first and second intermediate shafts are connected to each other so as to be non-rotatable relative to each other to transmit torque output from an electric motor to a rear wheel, and a disconnected state where the first and second intermediate shafts are disconnected from each other. When switching the driving force transmission apparatus from the connected state to the disconnected state, a control unit reduces the torque that is generated by the motor during a drive state where the torque output from the motor is transmitted from the first intermediate shaft to the second intermediate shaft, and switches the driving force transmission apparatus from the connected state to the disconnected state by controlling the linkage mechanism while the torque that is generated by the motor has been reduced. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066253 | VEHICLE DRIVE APPARATUS - A driving force transmission apparatus includes a linkage mechanism that is able to carry out switchover between a connected state where a first intermediate shaft and a second intermediate shaft are connected to each other so as to be non-rotatable relative to each other to transmit torque output from an electric motor to a rear wheel, and a disconnected state where the first intermediate shaft and the second intermediate shaft are disconnected from each other. A control unit reduces the torque that is generated by the electric motor, after making a rotational speed of the first intermediate shaft higher than or equal to a rotational speed of the second intermediate shaft, and then switches the driving force transmission apparatus from the disconnected state to the connected state by controlling the linkage mechanism with the torque that is generated by the motor maintained at a reduced level. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066254 | STEERING SYSTEM - A vehicle steering system includes: a steering wheel having the capacity to steer a vehicle; a turning actuator having the capacity to turn a wheel; a backup clutch arranged between the steering wheel and the turning actuator and having the capacity to be able to mechanically connect the steering wheel to the turning actuator; and a clutch disengagement checking unit having the capacity to check whether the backup clutch is disengaged. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066255 | BRAKE APPLY AND RELEASE DETECTION FOR STOP/START VEHICLE - A vehicle is provided with an engine that is configured for automatic shutdown and restart. The vehicle is also provided with a controller that is configured to shutdown the engine in response to brake effort exceeding a first threshold and to restart the engine in response to brake effort decreasing below a second threshold. The first threshold and the second threshold are based on an estimated vehicle mass and a road gradient. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066256 | DYNAMIC FILTERING FOR STOP/START VEHICLE LAUNCH PREPARATION - A vehicle includes an engine configured for automatic shutdown and restart. The vehicle is provided with a controller that is configured to restart the engine when a difference between an actual brake pressure and a filtered brake pressure is greater than a threshold value. The filtered brake pressure is dependent upon a magnitude of the actual brake pressure and a rate of change of the actual brake pressure. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066257 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED RESISTANCE IN EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - A system and method for controlling a tension in an exercise apparatus are provided. The system includes an input/output (I/O) subsystem for permitting a user to enter at least one resistance value and for displaying a resistance exerted by the exercise apparatus; a controller configured to control the tension of the exercise apparatus based on the at least one resistance value entered by the user adjusting a position of a holder and moving a plurality of guides for selective attachment of tension members to catches on the exercise apparatus; and a power source connected to the controller and the I/O subsystem and configured to power the controller and the I/O subsystem. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066258 | Tongue Press Oral Exerciser - The present invention relates to a therapeutic oral exercise apparatus for strengthening the tongue. The device is a water-filled unit comprised of clear tube with two bulbs on each end. The exerciser is activated in the mouth by pressing the pressurized bulb with the tongue against the hard palate. A floating indicator in the tube offers visual feedback and elevates as the tube is compressed. The device is adjustable in difficulty. The presenting invention is simple in design and operation. It has limited moving or articulating parts, requires no customization, is non-electrical, can be operated with one hand and is inexpensive to manufacture. The Tongue Press Oral Exerciser is an affordable means of strengthening swallowing and speech intelligibility. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066259 | Trampolines - A trampoline which is reliable and efficient in use, and which does not require extension springs to secure the jumping mat to the frame. The trampoline may maintains the traditional feel of a trampoline more satisfactorily than presently known soft edged trampolines. The trampoline may also be efficiently manufactured. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066260 | Kind of Trampoline - The invention discloses a trampoline, including spring mattress ( | 2014-03-06 |
20140066261 | SWING HANDLE ARRANGEMENT FOR AN EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - An swing handle arrangement for an exercise equipment wherein a pair of the drive rods driven by the pedal-connecting rods is employed such that the pivot shaft mounted on the front support conducts a synchronous swing. Moreover, two swing handles fitted with a mating toothed member are pivotably connected to the top of the drive rods. Thereafter, toothed members are secured to the front support and meshed with the mating toothed member of the swing handles. A waist-twisting movement of the upper body can be synchronically achieved when the operator holds on the swing handles to take exercise at his feet of the lower body. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066262 | EXERCISE DEVICE - An exercise device having multiple components that are lightweight and easily storable is described and taught. The exercise device is a platform that may have a non-slip surface. The individual components may include fitness blocks, resistance bands, balance arches, and rollers. Theses components may be used singularly or in conjunction with one another. This allows a user to perform a number of exercises including strength training and resistance training along with other aerobic and anaerobic exercises. When not in use, these components store underneath the platform in designated recesses. In some cases, there is a lid or covering for any number of the recesses. The device, as a whole, is lightweight, portable and easily used in small spaces creating an ideal workout device. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066263 | REHABILITATION TREADMILL - A rehabilitation treadmill includes a running belt, a plurality of pace sensors mounted to two opposite sides of the running belt, and a control panel. When a user intends to do rehabilitation exercise via the rehabilitation treadmill, the pace sensors can detect the user's footstep to generate and transmitting an activation signal and a stop signal to the control panel and then the control panel can activate or stop the running belt subject to the activation or stop signal. In this way, the user can repeatedly put his or her feet on running belt alternately to effectively have the rehabilitational effect. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066264 | BIKE TRAINER - Provided are a bike trainer, and an exercise apparatus with a bike trainer for supporting a bike on a treadmill. A mounting bracket is adapted to be non-invasively installed on a frame of the treadmill utilizing a releasable fastener that is adjustable to secure an installation of the mounting bracket and allow the mounting bracket to be removed from the frame. A plurality of arms are coupled to the mounting bracket and each include a distal end to be positioned at an elevation vertically above an elevation of the belt of the treadmill. A bike coupler is provided adjacent to the distal end of at least one of the arms, and is adapted to cooperate with a portion of the bike to couple the bike to the bike trainer apparatus and maintain the bike over the belt of the treadmill. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066265 | SKI TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD - A ski training device includes a frame and two sets of rollers mounted side-by-side on axles on the frame. The two sets of rollers each define a linear roll path and a roll surface. Each roll path has a rearward portion, a central portion, and a forward portion, and the two roll paths are substantially parallel. Each roll surface similarly has a rearward portion, a central portion, and a forward portion, and the rearward and forward portions of each roll surface are higher than their respective central portions when the ski training device is positioned on a flat, level surface. Each roll surface accordingly arcs or slopes upward as one moves forward or rearward along the roll path from its center, thus helping to keep a skier centered over the rollers when training. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066266 | WOODEN DUMMY - A wooden dummy includes a body and a stand assembled to the body. The body has an outer circumferential surface divided into three equal zones oriented to three different directions. The three zones are respectively provided on a higher portion at a different height with a set of arm holes, into which three arm rods can be inserted for use as means to practice hand striking, blocking and so on. The stand is formed from three angled legs of different heights and orientations. The legs are located in the three zones at a lower portion thereof corresponding to the sets of arm holes in orientation and height, and can be used for practicing leg raising and kicking. Thus, one single wooden dummy can be flexibly used by one or more users of different heights. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066267 | BOXING SIMULATING EXERCISER - An exercise apparatus includes a frame having a lower support member, an upper support member and a pair of horizontal support members. The lower support member is secured to a base and includes an extension mechanism for raising and lowering the frame. The frame further including a support member and a pair of angled support members operably secured to the frame for supporting a plurality of target pads, each of the target pads positioned to assist a user in executing punches. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066268 | MULTI POSITION FREESTANDING TRAINING BAG - A training bag comprising a bag removably attached to a base, where the bag may be a foam cylinder with a cover and the base may be pre-filled with sand. The bag may attach to the base via hook and loop material. The training bag may be used for all standing strikes, high and low, as well as for ground work, and requires no assembly and no installation. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066269 | Inertial Dumbbell Exercise Device - An inertial dumbbell exercise device including a first and second weight assembly disposed endwise upon a handle, each of said weight assemblies including a rod disposed perpendicularly and slidably upon the handle, an interchangeable pair of weights disposed endwise upon said rod, and an interchangeable rubber sleeve disposed between each of said pair of weights and said handle, wherein movement of the handle in a first direction accelerates one of said pair of weights from a first position to a second position against the elastic force of the respective rubber sleeve, movement of the handle in a second and opposite direction accelerates the other of said pair of weights from a first position to a second position against the elastic force of the respective rubber sleeve, and the compressive resistance of the rubber sleeve is adjustable, as desired. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066270 | STRUCTURE OF EXERCISE CORD - The present invention relates to a structure of exercise cord, which includes at least one elastic cord having two ends of which at least one is provided with a grip. The grip has two ends at top side extending between which is a handhold and a base seat is provided at the side opposite to the handhold. The base seat forms three retainer seats that extend through a bottom of the base seat. Each of the retainer seats has an upper end forming a circumferential recess and including therein a clamp extending to middle of the retainer seat. Three anchoring plugs are each provided with a retention rim at an upper end thereof and forming a cord extension hole in a lower end and also including a coupling section formed on a side thereof. The three anchoring plugs are respectively receivable in the thee retainer seats. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066271 | PHYSICAL THERAPY DEVICES - Physical therapy devices, including vertically extending rear support structures, arm pivots supported by rear support structures at positions vertically spaced from supporting surfaces, arms pivotally supported by the arm pivots, seats resting on the arms at distances selected to apply portions of users' bodyweights the arms when the user is seated in the seat, foot rests supported above supporting surfaces at heights selected to support a forward portion of the user's foot when the user is seated in the seat, and knee saddles attached to the arms. In some examples, the knee saddles including a knee support positioned at a height selected to rest on the user's knee when seated in the seat. In some examples, the arms extend horizontally from a pivot end to a swing end distal the arm pivot. Some examples may additionally or alternatively include adjustably positioned arm pivots. Some examples may include biasing members. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066272 | Lifting Strap with Enhanced Gripping Properties - Weight lifting strap which is looped around the wrist and wrapped in helical fashion about a weight lifting bar or the like and gripped by the hand with opposite sides of the strap facing the bar and the hand, and the strap being fabricated of a woven material with rubberized strands on the side of the strap which faces the bar. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066273 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXERCISING - An apparatus including a first and second closed loop, and a first strap connected to the first closed loop and the second closed loop, between the first closed loop and the second closed loop. Each of the first closed loop, the second closed loop, and the first strap may be made of a substantially inelastic material, such as a resilient cloth material. The first strap may have a first end which is connected to the first closed loop and the second closed loop; and the first strap may have a second end, which is opposite the first end, and which is connected to a third closed loop. The first strap may be connected to a bed, a first and second foot of a person can be inserted into the first and second closed loop, respectively; and exercises can be performed while on the bed. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066274 | METHOD OF DOING PUSHUPS AND PUSHUP DEVICE EMPLOYED IN SAID METHOD - Method of doing pushups employs a pair of pushup devices including at least one retainer for receiving a connection member at an end of an exercise band; an elastic exercise band is connected to a retainer of each push up device with the band over a user's back as a user pushes upwardly on the handle sections of the pushup devices. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066275 | EXERCISE MACHINE FOR PERFORMING SQUATS - An exercise machine is provided for a user performing squats. A base supports the exercise machine, and an upright member having a free end and an attachment end is mounted to the base at the attachment end and configured to be straddled by the user. A leg pad assembly is adjustably attached to the upright member for vertically adjusting a height of the leg pad assembly. The leg pad assembly has a first leg pad member extending horizontally relative to the upright member and configured to engage a back of the user's legs. A locking mechanism is provided for selectively releasably securing the leg pad assembly in a desired position on the upright member. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066276 | Exercise Machine - An exercise machine for supporting a user during exercise includes a base and a platform assembly coupled to the base. The base is adapted to be supported on a floor and the platform assembly is mounted to the base so that the platform is supported above the floor. The platform assembly is configured to support a user performing an exercise. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066277 | Hand Power Tool Having a Drum-Type Tool Change Magazine - A hand power tool includes a tool receiver configured to receive a tool. The tool has an outer polygonal coupling and the tool receiver has an inner receiver including, at least portionally, a rotary driver profile. The tool receiver is provided on an associated tool housing, in which there is a drum-type tool change magazine having at least one tool chamber configured to store the tool. The tool chamber is configured to be aligned so as to be flush with the tool receiver to enable the tool to slide from the tool chamber into the inner receiver or from the inner receiver into the tool chamber. An alignment element is configured to align the outer polygonal coupling as the tool slides from the tool chamber into the inner receiver to enable the outer polygonal coupling to slide into the rotary driver profile. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066278 | Bearing Arrangement of a Rotating Brush Roller - In a bearing arrangement (A) of a rotating brush roller ( | 2014-03-06 |
20140066279 | FOLDING BLADE FOR A BLOWN FILM LINE AS WELL AS BLOWN FILM LINE WITH SUCH A FOLDING BLADE - The invention relates to a folding blade for a blown film line, as well as to a blown film line equipped therewith. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066280 | Apparatus for Performing a Centrifugal Field-Flow Fractionation Comprising a Seal and Method - The current invention relates to an apparatus for performing a centrifugal field-flow fractionation. In particular, in the apparatus according to the invention, radial rotary shaft seals are used for sealing the rotating parts of the shaft for carrying out the centrifugal field-flow fractionation and the stationary parts. Furthermore, a separate line is introduced for reducing the pressure differential across these seals. In such way, the driving force driving sample fluid across the seals is reduced, thereby reducing leakage. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066281 | BLOOD BAG SYSTEMS FOR SEPARATION OF WHOLE BLOOD AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates generally to systems for processing a unit of whole blood into its components while the unit is still in the centrifuge. The system comprises a container holding whole blood and one or more satellite bags or containers that are installed into a holder, which is then inserted into a bucket of the centrifuge. Tubes interconnect the containers, one or more of which are preferably installed into clamping mechanisms resident in the holder. The holder further preferably includes sensing means, such as optical sensors, to sense the location of the interfaces between the separated layers of the whole blood that result from rotation of the centrifuge. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066282 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR CENTRIFUGE - A drive assembly for a centrifugal processing system is provided for rotating the yoke assembly ( | 2014-03-06 |
20140066283 | Glass Ceramic Composition - A glass ceramic composition that contains a first ceramic including at least one of MgAl | 2014-03-06 |
20140066284 | LEAD-FREE GLASS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ENCAPSULATION AND ENCAPSULATOR FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ENCAPSULATION - The present invention provides a lead-free glass for semiconductor encapsulation, which can encapsulate semiconductor devices at a low temperature and has an excellent acid durability, and an encapsulator for semiconductor encapsulation made of the glass. The glass comprises, as a glass composition, from 46 to 60% of SiO | 2014-03-06 |
20140066285 | COLORED AND OPAQUE GLASS-CERAMIC(S), ASSOCIATED COLORABLE AND CERAMABLE GLASS(ES), AND ASSOCIATED PROCESS(ES) - Disclosed herein are glass-ceramics having crystalline phases including β-spodumene ss and either (i) pseudobrookite or (ii) vanadium or vanadium containing compounds so as to be colored and opaque glass-ceramics having coordinates, determined from total reflectance—specular included—measurements, in the CIELAB color space of the following ranges: L*=from about 20 to about 45; a*=from about −2 to about +2; and b*=from about −12 to about +1. Such CIELAB color space coordinates can be substantially uniform throughout the glass-ceramics. In each of the proceeding, β-quartz ss can be substantially absent from the crystalline phases. If present, β-quartz ss can be less than about 20 wt % or, alternatively, less than about 15 wt % of the crystalline phases. Also Further crystalline phases might include spinel ss (e.g., hercynite and/or gahnite-hercynite ss), rutile, magnesium zinc phosphate, or spinel ss (e.g., hercynite and/or gahnite-hercynite ss) and rutile. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066286 | NIOBIUM DOPED SILICA TITANIA GLASS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION - This disclosure is directed to a silica-titania-niobia glass and to a method for making the glass. The composition of the silica-titania-niobia (SiO | 2014-03-06 |
20140066287 | Low Cost Manufacture of High Reflectivity Aluminum Nitride Substrates - A sintered aluminum nitride substrate having a thermal conductivity of about 60 W/m-K to about 150 W/m-K, a flexural strength of about 200 MPa to about 325 MPa, a volume resistivity of greater than 10 | 2014-03-06 |
20140066288 | METALLOCENE COMPOUND, CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME, AND AN OLEFINIC POLYMER PRODUCED USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a novel metallocene compound, a catalyst composition comprising the same, and to olefinic polymers produced using the same. The metallocene compound according to the present invention and the catalyst composition comprising the same can be used when producing olefinic polymers, have outstanding copolymerisation properties, and can produce olefinic polymers of high molecular weight. In particular, when the metallocene compound according to the present invention is employed, highly heat resistant block copolymers can be produced, and olefinic polymers can be produced which have a high melting point (Tm) even if the comonomer content is increased when producing the olefinic polymer. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066289 | COMPOSITE ARTICLE FOR USE AS SELF-CLEANING MATERIAL - A composite article includes a core layer and an upper layer overlying the core layer. The upper layer is made of perfluoroalkoxy polymer (PFA) and a photocatalytic material (PM), wherein the PM defines at least about 25% of a total area of an exterior surface of the upper layer. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066290 | CATHODE CATALYST FOR AIR SECONDARY BATTERY AND AIR SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a cathode catalyst for an air secondary cell having both excellent oxygen reduction activity and excellent water oxidation activity, and an air secondary cell that uses the catalyst. The present invention relates to a cathode catalyst for an air secondary cell in which the catalyst contains a polynuclear metal complex. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066291 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING SELECTIVITY IN HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS AND PRODUCTS THEREOF - Methods for improving selectivity in heterogeneous catalysts, and products thereof, are disclosed. In exemplary embodiments, multifunctional oxygenates may be selectively converted to value-added products through reaction at a single functional position. Addition of a self-assembled monolayer (SAM), or SAM-like structures to a supported metal catalyst is also disclosed. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066292 | CATALYSTS FOR SYNTHESIS OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS USING SYNGAS AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREOF - Disclosed is a Co/Al | 2014-03-06 |
20140066293 | Hydroconversion Multi-Metallic Catalyst and Method For Making Thereof - The invention relates to a self-supported mixed metal sulfide (MMS) catalyst for hydrotreating hydrocarbon feedstock and to a method for preparing the catalyst. The self-supported MMS catalyst contains Ni:W in a mole ratio of 1:3 to 4:1, on a transition metal basis. The self supported MMS catalyst is characterized as having an HYD reaction rate constant of at least 15% higher than that of a catalyst comprising nickel sulfide alone or a catalyst comprising tungsten sulfide alone, when compared on same metal molar basis in hydrotreating of benzene as a feedstock at identical process conditions. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066294 | Hydroconversion Multi-Metallic Catalysts and Method for Making Thereof - The invention relates to a self-supported mixed metal sulfide (MMS) catalyst for hydrotreating hydrocarbon feedstock and to a method for preparing the catalyst. The self-supported MMS catalyst consists essentially of molybdenum sulfide and tungsten sulfide, wherein the catalyst contains at least 0.1 mol % of Mo and at least 0.1 mol % of W, on a transition metal basis. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066295 | Hydroconversion Multi-Metallic Catalysts and Method for Making Thereof - A self-supported mixed metal sulfide (MMS) catalyst for hydrotreating hydrocarbon feedstock is disclosed. The self-supported MMS catalyst is characterized by an HDN reaction rate constant of at least 100 g feed hr | 2014-03-06 |
20140066296 | Hydroconversion Multi-Metallic Catalysts and Method for Making Thereof - The invention relates to a self-supported mixed metal sulfide (MMS) catalyst for hydrotreating hydrocarbon feedstock and to a method for preparing the catalyst. The MMS catalyst has molar ratios of metal components Ni:Mo:W in a region defined by five points ABCDE of a ternary phase diagram, and wherein the five points ABCDE are defined as: A (Ni=0.72, Mo=0.00, W=0.25), B (Ni=0.25, Mo=0.00, W=0.75), C (Ni=0.25, Mo=0.25, W=0.50), D (Ni=0.60, Mo=0.25, W=0.15), E (Ni=0.72, Mo=0.13, W=0.15). | 2014-03-06 |
20140066297 | Hydroconversion Multi-Metallic Catalysts and Method for Making Thereof - The invention relates to a self-supported mixed metal sulfide (MMS) catalyst for hydrotreating hydrocarbon feedstock and to a method for preparing the catalyst. The MMS catalyst is characterized as having a multi-phased structure comprising five phases: a molybdenum sulfide phase, a tungsten sulfide phase, a molybdenum tungsten sulfide phase, an active nickel phase, and a nickel sulfide phase. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066298 | Hydroconversion Multi-Metallic Catalysts and Method for Making Thereof - The invention relates to a method for preparing a self-supported mixed metal sulfide (MMS) catalyst for hydrotreating hydrocarbon feedstock. The method comprises mixing a sufficient amount of a nickel (Ni) metal precursor, a sufficient amount of a molybdenum (Mo) metal precursor, and a sufficient amount of a tungsten (W) metal precursor to produce a catalyst precursor having a molar ratio Ni:Mo:W in relative proportions defined by a region of a ternary phase diagram showing transition metal elemental composition in terms of nickel, molybdenum, and tungsten mol-%, wherein the region is defined by five points ABCDE and wherein the five points are: A (Ni=0.72, Mo=0.00, W=0.28), B (Ni=0.55, Mo=0.00, W=0.45), C (Ni=0.48, Mo=0.14, W=0.38), D (Ni=0.48, Mo=0.20, W=0.33), E (Ni=0.62, Mo=0.14, W=0.24); and sulfiding the catalyst precursor under conditions sufficient to convert the catalyst precursor into a sulfide catalyst. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066299 | Particles Containing One Or More Multi-Layered Dots On Their Surface, Their Use, and Preparation of Such Particles - Described is a product comprising an amount of particles having one or more multi-layered dots on their surface, each multi-layered dot consisting of two or more layers and having an innermost layer contacting the surface of the particle, and an outermost layer, wherein the innermost layer of the multi-layered dots consists of a first metal and the outermost layer of the multi-layered dots consists of a second metal, different from the first metal. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066300 | Oil Absorbing Material and Processes of Recycling Absorbent Articles to Produce the Same - An oil absorbing material is generally provided. The oil absorbing material can includes sorbent particles having an average aspect ratio of about 5 to about 500 and a mean average particle diameter of about 10 μm to about 1 millimeter. The oil absorbing material comprises polypropylene, polyethylene, inorganic filler particles, and absorbent core material. In one embodiment, the sorbent particles can have an average specific surface area of about 0.25 to about 5.0 m | 2014-03-06 |
20140066301 | N-(1,2,5-OXADIAZOL-3-YL)PYRIDINECARBOXAMIDES AND USE THEREOF AS HERBICIDES - A description is given of N-(1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridinecarboxamides of the general formula (I) as herbicides. R in this formula (I) stands for radicals such as hydrogen, organic radicals, and other radicals such as halogen. W stands for a substituted pyridyl radical. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066302 | METHOD OF INCREASING ABIOTIC STRESS RESISTANCE OF A PLANT - The invention relates to a method of increasing abiotic stress resistance enhancing soil nutrition of a plant, the method comprising applying a composition comprising | 2014-03-06 |
20140066303 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE COMPATIBILITY OF WATER SOLUBLE HERBICIDE SALTS - Methods and compositions for improving the compatibility of aqueous herbicide solutions containing at least one of a water soluble salt of an aryloxyalkanoic acid, a water soluble salt of a pyridyloxyalkanoic acid, and a water soluble salt of glyphosate by adding a surface active compatibilizer are provided. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066304 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE COMPATIBILITY OF WATER SOLUBLE HERBICIDE SALTS - Methods and compositions for improving the compatibility of aqueous herbicide solutions containing at least one of a water soluble salt of an aryloxyalkanoic acid, a water soluble salt of a pyridyloxyalkanoic acid, and a water soluble salt of glyphosate, and optionally ≦16% of one or more fertilizers, such as ammonium sulfate, by adding certain polymeric crystallization inhibitors are provided. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066305 | SYNERGISTIC WEED CONTROL FROM APPLICATIONS OF AMINOCYCLOPYRACHLOR AND CLOPYRALID - Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a synergistically herbicidal effective amount of (a) aminocyclopyrachlor, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (b) clopyralid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation, which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) aminocyclopyrachlor, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (b) clopyralid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to produce a synergistic herbicidal effect. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066306 | SYNERGISTIC HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING FLUROXYPYR AND PENOXSULAM, HALOSULFURON-METHYL, IMAZAMOX OR IMAZETHAPYR - An herbicidal synergistic composition containing (a) fluroxypyr and (b) an ALS inhibitor herbicide, in which the ALS inhibitor herbicide is penoxsulam, halosulfuron-methyl, imazamox or imazethapyr, provides improved post-emergence weed control in rice, cereal and grain crops, pastures, rangelands, IVM and turf. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066307 | USE OF N-(1,2,5-OXADIAZOL-3-YL)BENZAMIDES FOR CONTROLLING UNWANTED PLANTS IN AREAS OF TRANSGENIC CROP PLANTS BEING TOLERANT TO HPPD INHIBITOR HERBICIDES - Use of N-(1,2,5-Oxadiazol-3-yl)benzamides of formula (I) or salts thereof | 2014-03-06 |
20140066308 | Methods for Reducing Leaf Senescence Using Solid Preparations of Methyl Dihydrojasmonate - Methods for reducing leaf senescence in plants or portions thereof by treating them with a solid preparation of methyl dihydrojasmonate are disclosed, as are appropriate solid preparations of methyl dihydrojasmonate. The solid preparations may be applied, for example, to the roots or to the growth medium of the plants. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066309 | Method for Enhancing the Performance of a Pesticide with Guanidines - The present invention relates to a method for enhancing the performance of a pesticide comprising the step of contacting an adjuvant and the pesticide, wherein the pesticide is present in a concentration of less than 10 wt % in the resulting composition containing the adjuvant and the pesticide, and wherein the adjuvant contains a guanidine of formula (A) as defined below, and/or a salt thereof. The invention also relates to a composition comprising an auxin-herbicide and said adjuvant; to a use of said adjuvant for enhancing the performance of a pesticide; and to a method of controlling undesired vegetation, which comprises allowing a herbicidal effective amount of said composition to act on plants, their habitat or on seed of said plants. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066310 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BANANA YIELD PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT - This invention relates to the use of an ethylene synthesis or perception inhibitor for treating stressed or unstressed banana plant or plant parts in the field prior to harvest. Because the pre-mature ripening is triggered by ethylene produced by the plant, such inhibitor can be sprayed or gassed on the fruit while it is in the plantation (on the tree) to protect and avoid the pre-mature ripening of fruit left on for the full growth period of 12-14 weeks (instead of 11 weeks or less). The invention, therefore, enables the banana growers to leave the fruit on the tree for the full growth period (even under certain stress), thereby gaining a yield benefit without the problem of pre-mature ripening in transit. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066311 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTOR, AND OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTOR - Provided is a method for manufacturing an oxide superconductor, including preparing a coating solution containing alcohols including methanol as a solvent, the coating solution dissolving fluorocarboxylic acid salts including trifluoroacetates, the trifluoroacetates including a metal, barium and copper, the metal being selected from yttrium and lanthanoid metals (provided that cerium, praseodymium, promethium, and ruthenium are excluded); adding a substance of formula: CF | 2014-03-06 |
20140066312 | Magnet system for generation of a highly stable magnetic field - A magnet system generates a highly stable magnetic field at a sample location. The magnet system has a magnet cryostat housing a first superconducting magnet coil and a second magnet coil co-axial to the first magnet coil. The second magnet coil is short-circuited in a superconducting persistent mode during operation of the magnet system. An external power supply during operation supplies current to the first magnet coil via a current lead thereby generating a first magnetic field at the sample location that fluctuates according to the current noise of the power supply, wherein the second magnet coil is positioned and dimensioned in a way that it inductively couples to the first magnet coil such that it generates at the sample location a second magnetic field that compensates the fluctuations of the first magnetic field. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066313 | MGB2 SUPERCONDUCTING MULTI-CORE WIRES, SUPERCONDUCTING CABLES, AND SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS - The present invention provides a MgB | 2014-03-06 |
20140066314 | COATED HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING COIL INCLUDING THE SAME - In a coated high-temperature superconducting wire | 2014-03-06 |
20140066315 | Superconductive device without an external shunt system, in particular with a ring shape - A superconducting device ( | 2014-03-06 |
20140066316 | DACH1 as a Biomarker for Diabetes - The present invention provides a method for assessing the presence and risk of developing type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease in a subject by detecting sequence variation in DACH1 (Dachshund homolog 1) gene. A kit and device useful for such a method are also provided. In addition, the present invention provides a method for treating type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease in patients who have been tested and shown to have the pertinent genetic variations. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066317 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATION - The present disclosure provides a system and method for the detection of rare mutations and copy number variations in cell free polynucleotides. Generally, the systems and methods comprise sample preparation, or the extraction and isolation of cell free polynucleotide sequences from a bodily fluid; subsequent sequencing of cell free polynucleotides by techniques known in the art; and application of bioinformatics tools to detect rare mutations and copy number variations as compared to a reference. The systems and methods also may contain a database or collection of different rare mutations or copy number variation profiles of different diseases, to be used as additional references in aiding detection of rare mutations, copy number variation profiling or general genetic profiling of a disease. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066318 | METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR LOCALIZED OR SPATIAL DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID IN A TISSUE SAMPLE - The present invention relates to methods and products for the localized or spatial detection of nucleic acid in a tissue sample and in particular to a method for localized detection of nucleic acid in a tissue sample comprising: (a) providing an array comprising a substrate on which multiple species of capture probes are directly or indirectly immobilized such that each species occupies a distinct position on the array and is oriented to have a free 3′ end to enable said probe to function as a primer for a primer extension or ligation reaction, wherein each species of said capture probe comprises a nucleic acid molecule with 5′ to 3′: (i) a positional domain that corresponds to the position of the capture probe on the array, and (ii) a capture domain; (b) contacting said array with a tissue sample such that the position of a capture probe on the array may be correlated with a position in the tissue sample and allowing nucleic acid of the tissue sample to hybridize to the capture domain in said capture probes; (c) generating DNA molecules from the captured nucleic acid molecules using said capture probes as extension or ligation primers, wherein said extended or ligated DNA molecules are tagged by virtue of the positional domain; (d) optionally generating a complementary strand of said tagged DNA and/or optionally amplifying said tagged DNA; (e) releasing at least part of the tagged DNA molecules and/or their complements or amplicons from the surface of the array, wherein said part includes the positional domain or a complement thereof; and (f) directly or indirectly analyzing the sequence of the released DNA molecules. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066319 | ALTERNATIVELY SPLICED mRNA ISOFORMS AS PROGNOSTIC INDICATORS FOR METASTATIC CANCER - The present invention provides a method for identifying a tumor as likely to metastasize, or likely to have metastasized, comprising obtaining a sample of the tumor and quantitating alternatively spliced mRNA isoforms of a cell motility gene, a cell adhesion gene and/or an actin cytoskeletal remodeling gene in the sample, or any specified genes or the level of RNA binding proteins compared to a predetermined non-metastasizing control. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066320 | IDENTIFYING CAUSAL GENETIC MARKERS FOR A SPECIFIED PHENOTYPE - Described herein are technologies pertaining to computationally-efficiently performing genome-wide association studies. Feature selection methods are used to identify genetic markers for addressing potential confounding in the data. Then, single SNPs, or groups of genetic markers are analyzed to ascertain whether such groups are causal or tagging of causal as to a specified phenotype, after taking in to account the feature-selected SNPs. Group and univariate analysis is accomplished by way of analyzing a group of genetic markers conditioned upon other genetic markers that are found to be predictive of the specified phenotype. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066321 | STRUCTURES OF HUMAN HISTIDYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE AND METHODS OF USE - Provided are histidyl-tRNA synthetase variant polypeptides, X-ray crystallographic and NMR spectroscopy structures of HRS polypeptides, and related compositions and methods for therapy and drug discovery. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066322 | MOUSE CELL LINE AUTHENTICATION - A multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay that targets nine tetranucleotide short tandem repeat (STR) markers in the mouse genome. Unique profiles were obtained from seventy-two mouse samples that were used to determine the allele distribution for each STR marker. Correlations between allele fragment length and repeat number were determined with DNA Sanger sequencing. Genotypes for L929 and NIH3T3 cell lines were shown to be stable with increasing passage numbers as there were no significant differences in fragment length with samples of low passage when compared to high passage samples. In order to detect cell line contaminants, primers for two human STR markers were incorporated into the multiplex assay to facilitate detection of human and African green monkey DNA. This multiplex assay is the first of its kind to provide a unique STR profile for each individual mouse sample and can be used to authenticate mouse cell lines. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066323 | CANCER DIAGNOSTICS USING BIOMARKERS - Disclosed herein, in certain instances, are methods, systems and kits for the diagnosis, prognosis and determination of cancer progression of a cancer in a subject. Further disclosed herein, in certain instances, are methods, systems and kits for determining the treatment modality of a cancer in a subject. The methods, systems and kits comprise expression-based analysis of biomarkers. Further disclosed herein, in certain instances, are probe sets for use in assessing a cancer status in a subject. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066324 | GENE EXPRESSION SIGNATURE IN SKIN PREDICTS RESPONSE TO MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL - Described herein are methods and compositions for identifying patients with SSc or scleroderma who are responders to MMF treatment. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066325 | Protein Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer - The invention is directed to tumor associated markers (TAMs) and autoantibody biomarkers that can be used diagnostically. It also includes methods for detection of the markers and compositions that can be used in carrying out assays | 2014-03-06 |
20140066326 | MULTIPHASE NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION - Improved methods for use in nucleic acid amplification, including multiplex amplification, where the amplification is carried out in two or more distinct phases are disclosed. The first phase amplification reaction preferably lacks one or more components required for exponential amplification. The lacking component is subsequently provided in a second, third or further phase(s) of amplification, resulting in a rapid exponential amplification reaction. The multiphase protocol results in faster and more sensitive detection and lower variability at low analyte concentrations. Compositions for carrying out the claimed methods are also disclosed. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066327 | Kits and Methods for Assessing Oxidative Stress - The invention relates to kits and methods for assessing the susceptibility of a human to oxidative stress or damage. The methods involve assessing occurrence in the human's genome of one or more polymorphisms (e.g., single nucleotide polymorphisms) that occur in one or more genes associated with oxidative stress and that are associated with a disorder in humans. Preferred assessment and scoring methods are disclosed, as are kit for performing the methods. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066328 | PREDICTING GASTROENTEROPANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE NEOPLASMS (GEP-NENs) - Described are embodiments related to gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NEN) biomarkers and agents, systems, and kits for detecting the same, and associated GEP-NEN diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive methods and uses thereof, such as detection, prediction, staging, profiling, classification, and monitoring treatment efficacy and other outcomes. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066329 | LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY - A method for selecting a person at risk for lung cancer to undergo radiographic testing is provided. The method provides for the identification of markers for lung cancer in a population of patients that have not previously diagnosed with the disease. The markers identify autoantibodies present in a fluid sample of a patient who may not show other symptoms of lung cancer. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066330 | TAGGED OLIGONUCLEOTIDES AND THEIR USE IN NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION METHODS - The present invention provides nucleic acid amplification systems and methods that desirably reduce or eliminate false positive amplification signals resulting from contaminating biological material, e.g., nucleic acid, that may be present in one or more reagents used in an amplification reaction and/or that may be present in the environment in which an amplification reaction is performed. The invention offers the further advantage of requiring less stringent purification and/or sterility efforts than conventionally needed in order to ensure that enzymes and other reagents used in amplification reactions, and the environment in which an amplification reaction is performed, are free of bacterial or other nucleic acid contamination that may yield false positive results. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066331 | PS-SPCL SEARCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE - A Positional Scanning-Synthetic Peptide Combinatorial Library (PS-SPC) searching apparatus and method using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) are provided. The method includes spotting and fixing each of a plurality of peptide pools to a top of one thin metal film, inputting specific materials to the top of the thin metal film, applying a TM-mode light to a bottom of the thin metal film and exciting SPR for the thin metal film, and detecting a TM mode reflected light reflected from the thin metal film and displaying the detected light as a two-dimensional image. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066332 | METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF FETAL DISEASE - Methods are provided for detecting an aneuploidy in a fetus. These methods can be used to detect trisomy 13, 8 or 21, amongst other aneupoloidies. In some embodiments, the methods include selectively purifying fetal DNA from a maternal biological sample using the methylation status of a CpG containing genomic sequence and genotyping the fetus using the purified fetal DNA, thereby detecting aneuploidy in the fetus. | 2014-03-06 |
20140066333 | ARRAY PRINTING - The invention provides a method of printing, onto a substrate ( | 2014-03-06 |
20140066334 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF READING-FRAME-CORRECT FRAGMENT LIBRARIES - The present invention relates to reading-frame-correct fragment libraries, methods for their production, and the use of the fragment libraries for selection of functional polypeptide variants with improved properties. | 2014-03-06 |