13th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100080829 | LYOPHILIZED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The present invention relates to a new lyophilized pharmaceutical composition capable of adhering to oral mucosal tissue for an extended period of time for delivering active pharmaceutical ingredient through the oral mucosal tissue using transmucosal absorption. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080830 | SYSTEMIC DELIVERY OF ANTIVIRAL AGENTS - The systems and methods disclosed herein provide sustained delivery of a therapeutic agent for treating a patient, e.g., human, to obtain a desired local or systemic physiological or pharmacological effect. Method includes positioning the sustained released drug delivery system at an area wherein release of the agent is desired and allowing the agent to pass through the device to the desired area of treatment. In some embodiments, the method is for treating or reducing the risk of retroviral or lentiviral infection. In certain embodiments, the method is for preventing or reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, wherein the therapeutic agent is an antiviral agent. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080831 | Composition Comprising Microcapsules - A liquid composition having a microcapsule, the microcapsule having an aldehyde-containing resin, and one or more formaldehyde scavenger which reacts with formaldehyde to achieve more than about 60% reaction completeness in about 15 minutes time at pH 8 and at about 21° C. A liquid composition having a microcapsule, the microcapsule having an aldehyde-containing resin, one or more sulfur-based formaldehyde scavenger and optionally a non-sulfur-based formaldehyde scavenger. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080832 | Vesicle-Containing Composition And Production Method Thereof - To provide a vesicle-containing composition wherein a perfume component is stably incorporated in the vesicle bilayer membrane composed of a silicone surfactant and to provide a simple production method of the vesicle-containing composition wherein a perfume component is stably incorporated. A vesicle-containing composition comprising; (A) a perfume, (B) a silicone oil, (C) a silicone surfactant, (D) one or more selected from the group consisting of ethanol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, and 1,3-butylene glycol, and (E) water; wherein the (C) silicone surfactant forms vesicles, and the (A) perfume and the (B) silicone oil are present in the vesicle bilayer membrane. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080833 | STABLE, CONCENTRATED AND DILUTE, OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS, THEIR PROCESSES OF PREPARATION, AND FORMULATION PROCESS EMPLOYING THESE EMULSIONS - A stable oil-in-water emulsion, a process for the preparing such emulsion, and a formulation process employing the emulsion. The stable oil-in-water emulsion is obtained from an air-in-water preemulsion to which a simple or complex fatty substance is added by moderate mixing, preferably without exerting a shear force. The air-in-water preemulsion includes a surfactant, preferably a nonionic surfactant, a co surfactant chosen from hydrophilic compounds, preferably having at least one hydroxyl group, which are chosen in particular from the family of the polyols, and an aqueous phase. The ratios of these three components of the preemulsion are chosen within the region of ordered liquid crystal structure of the phase diagram of these three components and/or in ratios chosen so that the structure of the mixture of these three components, observed under a microscope in polarized light, exhibits birefringence characteristics. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080834 | Film Material With Antimicrobial And/Or Odor-Absorbing Coating and Sanitary Article - A film material ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100080835 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR THE DELIVERY OF RISPERIDONE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - This invention is related to the use of polyurethane-based polymer as a drug delivery device to deliver biologically active risperidone at a constant rate for an extended period of time and methods of manufactures thereof. The device is very biocompatible and biostable, and is useful as an implant in patients (humans and animals) for the delivery of risperidone to tissues or organs. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080836 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR CULTURING OSTEOBLASTIC CELLS - A method of culturing human or mammalian mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) or osteoblastic cells to form corresponding cell aggregates evenly distributed in the culturing medium having a reduced content of cells with fibroblast morphology comprises contacting MSC or OC with a water-soluble cellulose derivative over a period of from 1 day to one or two weeks. Also disclosed are a corresponding aggregates, a culture medium and a pharmaceutical composition, and uses of the aggregate, the culturing medium and the composition. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080837 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF IMPLANTATION FAILURE OR SPONTANEOUS ABORTION IN RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION - Methods and kits for preventing or reducing the likelihood of implantation failure or spontaneous abortion in a recipient of FET, ICSI, GIFT or ZIFT are provided. The methods include administering into a recipient of FET, ICSI, GIFT or ZIFT in need of such treatment an effective amount of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF). | 2010-04-01 |
20100080838 | Reactive Surgical Implant - Biocompatible implants including a polymer substrate and a reactive component for implant fixation in situ. The reactive component in combination with the substrate creates a reactive implant which bonds to a tissue surface in situ. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080839 | PARENTERAL FORMULATION - The present invention relates to a kinetic implant comprising (a) biodegradable material comprising opened starch, destructurised starch or a mixture of opened starch and destructurised starch, (b) a biologically or pharmaceutically active substance; and (c) a stabilising component stabilising the biologically or pharmaceutically active substance. The biodegradable material comprises about 50 to about 100 wt. % of opened starch, destructurised starch or a mixture of opened starch, based on the total weight of the biodegradable material, said biodegradable material having a bulk density of 1.0 to 1.5 kg/dm | 2010-04-01 |
20100080840 | Hybrid superporous hydrogel scaffold for cornea regeneration - The present invention features a hybrid superporous hydrogel scaffold for cornea regeneration and a method for producing the same. The hybrid hydrogel is composed of a superporous hydrogen matrix with collagen and cells embedded within the pores of the matrix. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080841 | FIBROUS ARTICLES WITH ONE OR MORE POLYELECTROLYTE LAYERS THEREON AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Fibrous articles having fibers coated with one or more polyelectrolyte layers are disclosed. Methods of making and using the fibrous articles are also disclosed. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080842 | TRANSDERMAL EXTENDED-DELIVERY DONEPEZIL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A transdermal extended-delivery donepezil active agent composition is provided. Aspects of the compositions of the invention include a donepezil active agent layer that is formulated to provide for multi-day delivery of a therapeutically effective amount of a donepezil active agent to a subject when the composition is topically applied to the subject. Also provided are methods of using the formulations, e.g., for administering a donepezil active agent to a subject, and kits containing the formulations. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080843 | Natural and synthetic sulfur and selenium analogs and polymer conjugated forms thereof for the modulation of angiogenesis - The present invention relates to inhibiting angiogenesis with sulfur- or selenium-containing compounds, and polymeric forms thereof, in mammals including animals and humans. Sulfur- or selenium-containing compounds, and polymeric forms thereof, can be used alone or in combination with standard therapies to inhibit angiogenesis-mediated disorders. The present invention also relates to the combined use of sulfur- or selenium-containing compounds, and polymeric forms thereof, with other anti-angiogenesis agents, with various anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic agents as well as with radio-therapeutic agents in cancer, and with laser, photodynamic therapy for ocular-related disorders such as diabetic retinopathy or age-related macular degeneration. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080844 | METHOD TO ENHANCE AN IMMUNE RESPONSE OF NUCLEIC ACID VACCINATION - A composition comprising liposomes associated with a nucleic acid operatively encoding an antigenic protein and with an assistor protein, wherein the assistor protein shares at least one epitope with the antigenic protein, and wherein the nucleic acid and said assistor protein are associated with the same liposomes is described. The composition provides an improved immune response compared to mixtures of liposomes some of which are associated with the nucleic acid and some of which are associated with the assistor protein. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080845 | Cosmetic Methods And Compositions For Repairing Human Skin - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for repairing adverse effects of the environment, daily stress, sun exposure, or pre-mature aging on human skin, comprising applying to the skin, prior to a period of bodily rest, a topical composition that contains resveratrol or a derivative thereof and at least one DNA repair enzyme. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080846 | DIPYRIDAMOLE AND ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID FORMULATIONS AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME - The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations of dipyridamole and acetylsalicylic acid, methods of making thereof, and methods of using thereof. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080847 | MEDICINAL COMPOSITIONS QUICKLY DISINTEGRATING IN THE ORAL CAVITY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - This invention relates to a medicinal composition, which rapidly disintegrates when taken in the oral cavity and shows sufficient hardness upon production, distribution and use in usual manner, can be obtained by adding, to a sugar alcohol and/or saccharide, a sugar alcohol and/or saccharide having a lower melting point than the first-mentioned sugar alcohol and/or saccharide and then subjecting the resulting powder to combined processing of compression and heating. This invention can provide medicinal compositions, which rapidly disintegrate when taken in the oral cavity without water and are excellent in handling ease owing to exhibition of sufficient hardness upon their production, transportation and use in usual manner, and can also provide a process for the production of the medicinal compositions, which is simpler and can avoid contact between an active ingredient and water as needed. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080848 | Recombinant Lubricin Molecules and Uses Thereof - Recombinant lubricin molecules and uses thereof. Novel recombinant lubricin molecules and their uses as lubricants, anti-adhesive agents and/or intra-articular supplements for, e.g., synovial joints, meniscus, tendon, peritoneum, pericardium and pleura, are provided. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080849 | PELLETS CONTAINING A PHARMACEUTICAL SUBSTANCE, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE OF THE SAME - The invention relates to pellets containing a pharmaceutical substance with a breaking strength of more than 0.001 newton, method of production thereof and pharmaceutical preparations based on said pellets. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080850 | POLYPEPTIDE LIGANDS FOR TARGETING CARTILAGE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Ligands that specifically bind to articular cartilage tissues are disclosed, including uses for targeting therapeutics towards articular cartilage tissue and new materials for articular cartilage. The ligands are effective in vivo to target therapeutic materials to articular cartilage. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080851 | METHOD OF PREPARING A MICROCAPSULE CONTAINING UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS, THE MICROCAPSULE PREPARED BY THE METHOD, AND ARTICLES CONTAINING THE MICROCAPSULE - The present invention provides a preparing method of microcapsule containing unsaturated fatty acid comprising the steps of (a) preparing a first coating material by mixing and gelatinating one or more gums selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, guar gum, and locusbean gum, with poly glycerin esters of fatty acid in sterilized water, adding unsaturated fatty acid to the solution, and homogenizing the solution; (b) preparing a second coating material by mixing and gelatinating starch or modified starch, gelatin or casein, and poly glycerin esters of fatty acid in sterilized water, adding the first coating material prepared in (a) to the solution, and homogenizing the solution; and (c) spraying the second coating material prepared in (b) in cold sterilized water; a microcapsule prepared by the method; and articles containing the microcapsule. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080852 | PHAMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING NANOPARTICLES AND CASEIN - A pharmaceutical composition comprises nanoparticles comprising a poorly water-soluble drug and a poorly aqueous soluble non-ionizable polymer, and casein. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080853 | Use of Spongilla Spicules as a Dermabrasion Device or Resurfacing Modality - Dermabrasive compositions for skin resurfacing are disclosed. Therapeutic compositions disclosed are derived from Porifera species, specifically sponges, and more specifically fresh water sponges. One disclosed embodiment is derived from | 2010-04-01 |
20100080854 | Atopic dermatitis inducer - An atopic dermatitis inducer binding to a human own IgE antibody and activating mast cells and basophiles, which includes a purified human secretion fraction, or an antigenic molecule or an antigenic determinant in the purified fraction, and obtained through the following steps of: filtering a human secretion, removing insoluble matters and collecting the filtrate; mixing the filtrate with a ConA-affinity carrier and collecting the supernatant; and separating a component having a histamine-releasing activity from the supernatant by column chromatography. This inducer is effective in diagnosing and treating human atopic dermatitis. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080855 | HEDGEHOG SIGNALING AND CANCER STEM CELLS IN HEMATOPOIETIC CELL MALIGNANCIES - The present disclosure relates generally to methods of treating hematopoietic cell malignancy in a subject by administering to the subject a Hedgehog (Hh) pathway antagonist, such as a Smoothen (Smo) antagonist alone or in combination with an ABL-kinase antagonist. Specifically, the disclosure relates to a method of treating hematopoietic cell malignancy in a subject by administering the Hh pathway antagonist, such as the Smo antagonist cyclopamine, in combination with the ABL-kinase antagonist imatinib. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080856 | Method and composition for postoperative wound healing - A composition and a method for administering the composition to a patient in order to accelerate wound healing, particularly postoperative wound healing. The composition, which essentially comprises ornithine α-ketoglutarate, is water-soluble and formulated for oral administration in single-dose packets. The method for using the composition for promoting wound healing includes the step of administering the composition to a patient preoperatively as well as-postoperatively in accordance with a prescribed protocol. The composition may be customized to include one or more additional agents that are effective for promoting nutritional health and/or treating a particular medical problem. The composition may also be taken daily by athletes to minimize the healing time of closed wounds such as muscle or tendon tears that occur during participation in sports, even when the symptoms of such injury are subclinical. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080857 | HALOGEN-CONTAINING SANITIZING COMPOSITION - Compositions comprising a mixture of (a) a major amount of solid halogen-containing sanitizer material and (b) a minor amount of calcium oxide modified particulate boric acid, the amount of calcium oxide modified particulate boric acid being sufficient to enable the composition to be classified as a class 1 or class 2 NFPA oxidizer are described. Also described is particulate boric acid at least a portion of the particles thereof having on their surface at least a partial coating of calcium oxide, and a method for preparing such coated particulate boric acid. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080858 | ANTI-HYPOTHERMIA COMPOSITION - An anti-hypothermia composition is provided, in particular an anti-hypothermia composition that prevents hypothermia caused by general anesthesia during surgical operations. The composition prevents hypothermia by preventing the decrease in the biological function of patients and correcting acidosis. Specifically, the anti-hypothermia composition is a preparation containing a bicarbonate ion and provided in the form of an infusion fluid. The infusion fluid preferably contains sodium bicarbonate as a major component that serves as a source of the bicarbonate ion, along with each or a combination of other electrolytes, glucose and amino acids. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080859 | Method for attenuating free radical formation resulting from a bodily insult - A method is provided for attenuating free radical formation resulting from a bodily insult. The method includes administering bicarbonate to the body of a subject at a dosage ranging from 1.5 mEq/kg of body weight to 5.0 mEq/kg of body weight within a 24-hour period. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080860 | Application of short-chain monocarboxylic acids for crop protection - The present invention relates to the agricultural use of hexanoic acid and monocarboxylic acids with similar chain structure having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms, their derivatives, their salts, and aqueous mixtures thereof containing modified hexoses and/or amines. These compounds are useful as plant growth stimulants, anti-senescents, and as resistance inducers to biotic and abiotic stresses. The invention also refers to the use of caproic (hexanoic) acid as an inhibitor of spore germination and mycelium growth of phytopathogenic fungi. The use of hexanoic acid as a fungicide in both pre- and post-harvest treatments is also suggested. The inducing activity of hexanoic acid on plant defenses against phytopathogenic fungi at non-phytotoxic concentrations has been shown. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080861 | COSMETIC OR DERMATOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A MIXTURE OF ESSENTIAL OILS, AND ITS USES THEREOF, PARTICULARLY FOR THE CARE OF SENSITIVE OR SENSITIZED SKIN - The present invention relates to cosmetic or dermatological compositions comprising a combination of a cannabis essential oil substantially free of cannabinoids and a helichrysum essential oil, and to their uses thereof, particularly for the care of sensitive or sensitized skin. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080862 | COMPOSITIONS AND FOODS FOR IMPROVING LIPID METABOLISM - It is intended to provide compositions and foods for use in the treatment, prophylaxis, or amelioration of diseases or symptoms which can be treated, prevented or ameliorated by activating PPAR, in particular, insulin resistant diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Namely, medicinal compositions usable in treating, preventing or improving diseases or symptoms which can be treated, prevented or ameliorated by activation PPAR which contain humulones, isohumulones or lupulones or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080863 | Dietary Composition and Method of Using the Same - According to one aspect of the present invention, a dietary composition is provided. In at least one embodiment, the dietary composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of an admixture including a caffeine ingredient and a vasodilator ingredient. In at least another embodiment, the admixture further includes an additive selected from the group consisting of taurine, rhodiola, green tea extract, dimethylethanolamine, inositol, vitamin C, one or more B vitamins, a flowing agent, citrulline malate, and combinations thereof. In certain particular embodiments, the caffeine ingredient includes dicaffeine malate. In certain other embodiments, the vasodilator ingredient includes diarginine malate. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080864 | TREATMENT AND COMPOSITION FOR ACHIEVING SKIN ANTI-AGING BENEFITS BY CORNEUM PROTEASE ACTIVATION - Novel methods and compositions for treating aged and environmentally damaged skin are disclosed which provide improvements in the skin's visual appearance, function and clinical/biophysical properties by activating at least one proteolytic enzyme in the skin's stratum corneum. The disclosed treatment methods involve topical application of a novel cosmetic composition containing a combination of a cationic surfactant such as N,N,-dimethyldodecyl amine oxide (DMDAO), an anionic surfactant such as sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), or monoalkyl phosphate (MAP) and a chelating agent such as ethylene diamine tetraacetate (EDTA) to stimulate a chronic increase in the replacement rate of the skin's stratum corneum by means of corneum protease activation. This chronic, low level stimulation is effective to induce repair and replacement of the stratum corneum, epidermis, and dermis of the skin and improvements in the appearance, function, and anti-aging properties of the skin. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080865 | Seal Structure and Seal Method - A seal structure for sealing a first molding member and a second molding member that covers the first molding member, the seal structure includes a seal portion functioning as a boundary between the first molding member and the second molding member and sealing the first molding member and the second molding member by means of a thermal action, and a stress relax portion mounted around the seal portion and releasing a stress applied to the seal portion caused by the thermal action. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080866 | METHOD OF PREPARING DAIRY PRODUCTS CONTAINING NO GLUCIDE - These dairy products such as ice creams and cream puffs even if made of milk ingredient contain no glucide, preferably with no fat, so that it is an effective dairy products to prevent fatness, high blood sugar level and hypercholesterolemia. The inventive method comprises a step of decomposing milk sugar in the milk ingredient solution and a step of removing monosaccharide came from milk sugar by fermentation. In the fermentation, addition of organic acid can avoid flocculating of monosaccharide with milk protein in order to promote the fermentation. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080867 | Fermented Ingredient - Provided is a hydrolyzed pea protein based fermentation process employing | 2010-04-01 |
20100080868 | Mash Process Offering Better Control - A method for producing a dehydrated potato product and products incorporating the dehydrated potato product. The method includes macerating uncooked whole potatoes to form a slurry. The resultant slurry is then optionally decanted to remove excess liquid. Then the slurry is cooked to form a potato mash. The potato mash is then chilled which provides an opportunity to retrograde the starch as well as reduce the mash cohesiveness. The mash is then dehydrated to form a dehydrated potato product. Throughout various stages of processing, additives can be incorporated to adjust the texture, adhesiveness, taste, color, and shape retention of the final food product. The additives may be incorporated during the slurry phase wherein they are more readily absorbed. Further, additives may also be incorporated which reduce undesirable puffing. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080869 | Live Bacteria product - A live bacteria product including dormant viable bacteria suspended in a liquid carrier. The carrier contains oil and a suspension agent and may also include an adsorbent. The product is stored and shipped in a plastic bag and is sprayed onto livestock feed or the like. The treated livestock feed is then fed to the livestock with the ambient moisture in the digestive system of livestock causing the hydration of the bacteria to begin the bacteria's life cycle. The oil has a moisture content of less than one percent and preferably has a moisture content of less than one-tenth of one percent. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080870 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING HYPOALLERGENIC AND/OR NON-ALLERGENIC PEANUT BUTTER AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to the use of a solution containing at least one endopeptidase to substantially reduce or completely eliminate allergenic proteins contained in the peanut ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100080871 | CAKE KIT - Disclosed is a cake kit for preparing and decorating a cake. The cake kit includes a cake pan of a predetermined shape, at least one edible decorative item and an instruction means. The cake pan is adapted to enable preparation of a cake therewithin. The at least one edible decorative item is used for decorating the cake. The instruction means provides guidelines for preparing and decorating the cake. In another aspect of the present invention, disclosed is a cake kit. The cake kit includes a cake having a predetermined shape, at least one edible decorative item and an instruction means. The at least one edible decorative item is used for decorating the cake. The instruction means provides guidelines for decorating the cake. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080872 | LOW ACRYLAMIDE FRENCH FRY AND PREPARATION PROCESS - A low acrylamide French fry potato strip and related preparation process, wherein relatively low sugar-containing potatoes are cut into pieces such as elongated French fry strips, blanched in hot water or steam, and then dipped into an aqueous solution having at least one selected food grade color agent such as annatto. The thus-dipped potato pieces are then parfried in hot oil, following by freezing for storage and/or shipment. The parfried and frozen potato pieces are adapted for finish preparation by frying in hot oil to produce French fry potato pieces such as French fry strips having a set of desirable taste, texture and appearance characteristics, in combination with a relatively low acrylamide level. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080873 | INTERLINKING CANDY PIECES - Various shapes, sizes and colors of candy pieces can be serially interlinked into a garland of at least three pieces, using first and second spaced apart concave regions of the candy pieces. Each of the regions preferably measures at least one inch in length and has an inner portion. At least two of the candy pieces can be combined with a decorative background or card in a package. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080874 | HOLLOW POLYSTYRENE BODY OBTAINED BY INJECTION STRETCH BLOW MOULDING - The invention relates to a blow molding having capacity of at least 250 ml, its shell being composed of polystyrene and being produced via injection stretch blow molding. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080875 | Processes and Systems for Achieving and Assisting in Improved Nutrition Based on Food Energy Data and Relative Healthfulness Data - Processes are provided for controlling body weight of a consumer, as well as for selecting and purchasing foods, and for producing food products, based on a combination of food energy data and relative healthfulness data for a candidate food. Various ways are provided for obtaining and accessing the food energy data and relative healthfulness data. Related processes and systems are also provided for assisting in the foregoing processes. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080876 | System and method for decorating cakes and confections - The system and method for decorating cakes and confections includes an adjustable stand for a laser, which is used to project cake decorating guidelines. The stand includes a base member and a removable vertical rod member that extends from the base. In one embodiment, the vertical rod member includes a threaded portion at its bottom end that may be screwed into a threaded receiving hole on the top of the base. A generally horizontal rod may be attached to the vertical rod by an adjustable clamp or other device, so that it may be secured to the vertical rod at any point, so that the height of the horizontal rod above the base may be adjusted to any desired position. Further, the clamp for the horizontal rod may pivot, so that the horizontal rod may be rotated angularly from the vertical rod upwardly or downwardly, as desired. A laser line generator includes a clamp member, or similar device, so that the laser may be positioned along either the vertical rod or the horizontal rod in any desired position. Additionally, the clamp member for the laser line generator may allow the laser line generator to be pointed in any desired direction. In one embodiment, the clamp member for the laser line generator may include a ball and socket joint to allow the freedom of rotation for the laser so that it may be positioned as desired to illuminate the laser light on the cake or confection. The laser light is projected onto the cake or confection, and the cake decorator uses the temporary visible light line as a guideline to apply the edible frosting or the like, thus creating a cake with a more pleasing aesthetic appearance. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080877 | BREWING DEVICE FOR COFFEE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COFFEE BEVERAGE WITH A BREWING DEVICE - The brewing device for beverages includes a brewing unit for the brewing of a beverage, a crema valve and an outlet, wherein the brewing unit, the crema valve and the outlet are connected with one another in such a manner that in the brewing unit brewed beverage can be directed through the crema valve to the outlet. The crema valve is designed in such a manner that the brewed beverage can be swirled through in a crema chamber of the crema valve so that a crema is created. Furthermore, the brewing device includes an injection device for injecting a gas into the crema chamber and a dosing device for dosing the quantity of the gas injected into the crema chamber which is designed in such a manner that with each injection of the gas a preset quantity of the gas is injected in each case, where the preset quantity of the gas is a parameter that can be changed. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080878 | Steam treating of fodder - An apparatus for and method of steam treatment of fodder, for example animal fodder which is typically in baled form. The purpose of steam treating is to kill mesophilic and thermophilic mould spores that are either attached to the fodder or detach when disturbed and become airborne. These airborne particles are associated with respiratory problems, infections and allergies to livestock as well as humans. The apparatus for steam treating fodder comprises at least one steam distribution manifold, which has a plurality of lances adapted to penetrate a bale of fodder so that steam is supplied to the interior volume of the fodder. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080879 | Method and device for arranging a dough layer on a conveyor - The invention relates to a device for arranging a dough layer on a conveyor, comprising a funnel with a receiving chamber for receiving dough, a discharge opening into which the receiving chamber debouches, and means for applying an oil film to at least a part of the inner side of the receiving chamber, wherein at least a part of the inner wall of the receiving chamber is convex on the interior of the funnel in a section parallel to a direction of the receiving chamber toward the discharge opening. The invention also relates to a method for arranging a dough layer on a conveyor. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080880 | GERANYLAMINE DERIVATES OF OXALIC ACID - The present invention concerns geranylamine derivates of oxalic acid, use of the same as flavorings and certain mixtures, compositions, preparations and semi-finished goods containing one or more such compounds. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080881 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WHOLE NIXTAMALIZED CORN FLOUR, USING A VACUUM CLASSIFIER COOLER - A process and apparatus for the continuous production of whole nixtamalized corn flour, includes a whole clean corn precooking with a lime solution to effect a partial hydrolysis of pericarp and bran with reduced soluble corn loss in Nejayote wastewater. Moisture content is then stabilized, followed by milling and drying preconditioned corn for further endosperm gelatinization in the whole ground kernel, venting and separating the dry-milled fractions. Adiabatic cooling under a partial vacuum of the vented dry-grind fractions and classifying with an upwardly airstream to strip the fine-grind from the coarse grind while the latter is separated downwardly as a moving bed. Venting and separating the classified fine grind fraction; sifting and recovering the cooled and classified fine grind so segregated from the coarse grind, remilling and further screening the coarse grind produces a whole nixtamalized corn flour for tortilla and whole grain corn-based foods. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080882 | GROOVED NOODLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - It is intended to provide noodles which require a highly shortened boiling time compared with non-grooved noodles and are still comparable to non-grooved noodles in appearance, taste, and texture after cooking. The above described problem is solved by providing grooved noodles in which a maximum diameter in the cross-section of a single noodle band is from 1.2 mm to 3.0 mm and the major outer shape thereof is an arc of a circle or ellipse, or the cross-section of a single noodle band has a rectangular or substantially rectangular shape, wherein: said noodles have a plurality of grooves formed along the longitudinal direction of said noodle band; and the total area of the section of said plurality of grooves in the cross-section of said noodle band is 20 to 50% of the area of the circle or ellipse formed by the major outer shape of the cross-section of said noodle band, or the rectangular or substantially rectangular shape of said cross-section. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080883 | PRODUCTION OF LOW CALORIE, EXTRUDED, EXPANDED FOODS HAVING A HIGH FIBER CONTENT - An extruded, directly expanded, high fiber reduced calorie food product, such as a ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal or sweet or savory snack, is produced at high production rates without substantial loss of extrusion functionality and extrudability by replacing a substantial portion of at least one flour with a gelatinized, enzyme-resistant starch type III ingredient or bulking agent as a reduced-calorie, high fiber flour replacer. The resistant starch type III ingredient or bulking agent contains an enzyme-resistant starch type III having a melting point with an endothermic peak temperature of at least about 140° C., and may have a water-holding capacity of less than 3 grams water per gram of the starch-based bulking agent. The total dietary fiber retention of the gelatinized, starch-based bulking agent may be at least about 90% by weight after the extrusion using a die temperature of least about 100° C., and a die pressure of at least about 150 psig. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080884 | Multiphase oil continuous flavor and ingredient delivery system - A food ingredient delivery system for delivering food ingredients during manufacture of a food product comprising a multi-phase emulsion including a pumpable oil1 within water or aqueous solution within oil2 emulsion wherein the oil1 comprises solid milk derived fat droplets sequestered in an aqueous phase with the aqueous phase being dispersed in the oil2, the oil2 comprising a liquid, continuous vegetable based fat matrix. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080885 | Methods for Coffee Cherry Products - Methods are provided for isolating a nutrient from coffee cherries or for producing a food product that comprises a coffee cherry or portion thereof. It is particularly preferred that coffee cherries will have an extremely low concentration of mycotoxins, including various aflatoxins, fumonisins, ochratoxins, and/or vomitoxin (DON, deoxynivalenol). | 2010-04-01 |
20100080886 | COFFEE DISPENSING MACHINE - The instant application describes a programmable apparatus for making coffee that includes a hopper for holding coffee beans; a grinding element for receiving the coffee beans and grinding them to produce ground coffee; and a brewing chamber for receiving programmable quantities of ground coffee and combining the ground coffee with quantities of hot, pressurized water. The programmable apparatus for making coffee also includes a piston for compressing the ground coffee, the piston being arranged to enter the brewing chamber at an open end thereof; an o-ring fitted to the outside of the piston so as to maintain a pressure-tight seal against the wall of the brewing chamber; and a programming element for selectively determining a quantity C of ground coffee to be combined with a quantity W of water in the brewing chamber, the brewing chamber being capable of accommodating more than 14 grams of ground coffee. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080887 | Soybean Transgenic Event MON87705 and Methods for Detection Thereof - The present invention provides a transgenic soybean event MON87705, and cells, seeds, and plants comprising DNA diagnostic for the soybean event. The invention also provides compositions comprising nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for said soybean event in a sample, methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event in a sample, growing the seeds of such soybean event into soybean plants, and breeding to produce soybean plants comprising DNA diagnostic for the soybean event. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080888 | Soybean Cultivar 7828080 - A soybean cultivar designated 7828080 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 7828080, to the plants of soybean 7828080, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 7828080 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 7828080 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 7828080, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7828080 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 7828080 with another soybean cultivar. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080889 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION OF A COATING ON A STRIP TYPE SUBSTRATE - In the continuous deposition of a coating on strip-type substrate, a thickness of the coating depends on the condition of various actuators. A first preliminary phase of the process includes developing a pre-setting model, a second preliminary phase includes developing an adjustment model, an intermediate pre-setting step during which the actuators are set statically, a step of measuring the thickness of the coating, and an adjustment step during which the actuators are dynamically controlled by a predictive control based on the adjustment model in order to reduce any potential difference between the coating measured thickness and a target value of the thickness. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080890 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SLIPPAGE BETWEEN STRUCTURES IN AN INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATOR - A support structure within an interferometric modulator device may contact various other structures within the device. Increased bond strengths between the support structure and the other structures may be achieved in various ways, such as by providing roughened surfaces and/or adhesive materials at the interfaces between the support structures and the other structures. In an embodiment, increased adhesion is achieved between a support structure and a substrate layer. In another embodiment, increased adhesion is achieved between a support structure and a moveable layer. Increased adhesion may reduce undesirable slippage between the support structures and the other structures to which they are attached within the interferometric modulator. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080891 | HOLDING MECHANISM, PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING HOLDING MECHANISM, DEPOSITION METHOD USING PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a holding mechanism which holds a processing object and a mask including a mask pattern located on the processing object, and a mask frame which supports the mask pattern in a periphery thereof, the mechanism including a base configured to hold, on a holding surface thereof, the processing object and the mask frame, a permanent magnet, arranged along the holding surface of the base, configured to fix the processing object and the mask on the base by magnetically attracting the mask, and a pressing unit which is located on a peripheral portion of the mask pattern, includes a to-be-attracted portion magnetically attracted by the permanent magnet, and is configured to press the peripheral portion of the mask pattern toward the base as the permanent magnet magnetically attracts the to-be-attracted portion. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080892 | VARNISH COMPOSITIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSULATION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A varnish composition for producing an electrically insulative thermoset coating is disclosed. The varnish composition comprises a functionalized poly(phenylene ether), an unsaturated polyester, and/or a vinylester resin. The varnish composition further comprises a reactive liquid monomer and a block copolymer comprising a poly(olefin) block, or a poly(diolefin) block, and at least one terminal poly(alkenyl aromatic) block comprising repeat units derived from an alkenyl aromatic monomer. When cured, the polymers and reactive liquid monomer forms an electrically insulative thermoset that provides superior crack resistance. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080893 | METHOD OF FORMING METAL FILM - A method of forming a metal film, the method including: (a) forming a primer layer on a substrate by applying a first polymer including a unit having a cyano group in a side chain; (b) forming a polymer layer on the surface of the primer layer by applying a second polymer, the second polymer having a functional group that interacts with an electroless plating catalyst or a precursor thereof and a polymerizable group; (c) applying the electroless plating catalyst or the precursor thereof to the polymer layer; and (d) forming a metal film on the polymer layer by performing electroless plating. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080894 | FABRICATING METHOD OF MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides a fabricating method of a magnetoresistive element having an MR ratio higher than a conventional MR ratio. In a step of depositing a magnetization fixed layer, a magnetization free layer, and a tunnel barrier layer on a substrate using a sputtering method in one embodiment of the present invention, the step of depositing the magnetization fixed layer deposits a ferromagnetic layer containing Co atoms, Fe atoms, and B atoms by a co-sputtering method using a first target containing Co atoms, Fe atoms and B atoms, and a second target having different B atom content from that of the first target. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080895 | Method of producing self-assembled cubic FePt nanoparticles and apparatus using same - A method comprises: heating a solution of platinum acetylacetonate, Fe(CO) | 2010-04-01 |
20100080896 | DEVICE TO DISPERSE PARTICLES ONTO A SURFACE - The invention relates to a device ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100080897 | Continuous Coating of Pellets - A continuous dosage form coating apparatus uses vibrational impulses to maintain a dosage forms in a fluid state to expose them to a coating material atomized by spraying. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080898 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF A MINISUSPOEMULSION OR SUSPENSION OF SUB-MICRON CORE/SHELL PARTICLES - The proposal is made for a process for the preparation of a minisuspoemulsion of submicron core/shell particles, wherein
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20100080899 | PARTICLE-ROD NANO STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME BY SPIN COATING - A method of forming a particle-rod nanostructure is disclosed. The method comprises preparing a mixture comprising an inorganic nanoparticle and an organic molecule in a solvent. The method further comprises spin-coating the mixture to nucleate a crystal growth of the organic molecule on the inorganic nanoparticle deposited on a substrate, yielding the particle-rod nanostructure. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080900 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE ELEMENTS BASED ON FOAMS BASED ON ISOCYANATE - The invention relates to a process for producing composite bodies comprising at least one covering layer a) and a rigid foam based on isocyanate b), in which the covering layer a) is moved continuously and the starting material for the rigid foam based on isocyanate b) is applied to the covering layer, wherein the application of the liquid starting material for the rigid foam based on isocyanate b) is effected by means of a fixed tube which is provided with orifices and is arranged parallel to the covering layer a) and at right angles to the direction of movement of the covering layer a). | 2010-04-01 |
20100080901 | EVAPORATOR FOR ORGANIC MATERIALS - An evaporator for vaporizing organic material is described. The evaporator includes a first chamber having a nozzle adapted to be directed to a substrate to be coated; at least one second chamber for vaporizing the organic material; at least one vapor channel for guiding vaporized organic material from the at least one second chamber to the first chamber; wherein the first chamber is adapted to provide vaporized organic material to the nozzle corresponding to a first virtual sublimation surface, and the at least one second chamber being adapted to provide during operation a second sublimation surface area, wherein the second sublimation surface area corresponds to at least 70 percent of the first virtual sublimation surface. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080902 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW COST PRODUCTION OF POLYSILICON USING SIEMEN'S REACTORS - A novel low cost polysilicon production technique for Siemens type reactors is disclosed. In one embodiment, a CVD reactor assembly includes a reactor forming a stainless steel envelope attached to a base plate. The stainless steel envelope is designed to receive a thermal fluid at room temperature and maintain a reactor wall temperature up to 450° C. A steam generator is configured to receive the thermal fluid having a temperature up to 450° C. from the reactor and generate a low pressure steam around 350° C. to 450° C. A low pressure steam turbine/generator is configured to receive the low pressure steam and generate electricity. In another embodiment, the steam generator is configured to receive heat from an external source in addition to the thermal fluid to generate super heated steam. A conventional steam turbine/generator receives the super heated steam and generates electricity. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080903 | FLUOROPOLYMER THIN FILM AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - To provide a method for producing a fluoropolymer excellent in adhesion to a substrate and film strength. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080904 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING CHAMBER WITH OFF-CENTER GAS DELIVERY FUNNEL - Methods and apparatus for processing substrates are disclosed herein. The process chamber includes a chamber body, a substrate support pedestal, a pump port and a gas injection funnel. The chamber body has an inner volume and the substrate support pedestal is disposed in the inner volume of the chamber body. The pump port is coupled to the inner volume and is disposed off-center from a central axis of the substrate support pedestal. The pump port provides azimuthally non-uniform pumping proximate to a surface of the substrate support pedestal and creates localized regions of high pressure and low pressure within the inner volume during use. The gas injection funnel is disposed in a ceiling of the chamber body and opposite the substrate support pedestal. The gas injection funnel is offset from the central axis of the substrate support pedestal and is disposed in a region of low pressure. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080905 | SOLUTE STABILIZATION OF SHEETS FORMED FROM A MELT - Embodiments of this apparatus and method introduce solutes into a sheet formed from a melt. A melt of a material is cooled and a sheet of the material is formed in the melt. A first fluid is introduced around the sheet at least partially while the sheet is formed. A second fluid also may be introduced. In one instance, use of the first fluid and second fluid may form a sheet that has two different solute concentrations. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080906 | FUSIBLE INKJET RECORDING MEDIA - An inkjet printing system contains an inkjet printer loaded with a recording element comprising a support and an ink receiving layer containing: | 2010-04-01 |
20100080907 | IMAGE RECORDING COMPOSITION, INK SET FOR IMAGE RECORDING, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - According to the invention, there is provided an image recording composition comprising a curable material capable of immobilizing a colorant material in a received ink and curable by an external stimulus. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080908 | INK SET AND METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE - An ink set including a yellow ink, a magenta ink and a cyan ink, the magenta ink and at least one of the yellow ink or the cyan ink each containing an antioxidant having a sulfur atom in the molecule thereof, and the magenta ink containing a dye represented by the following formula (M-1), is provided. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080909 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD - The present invention provides an inkjet recording method including ejecting an ink onto an ink receiving layer provided on a support to perform recording, wherein the ink receiving layer includes an inorganic fine particle (P) and a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (B) at a content ratio (P/B; mass ratio) of from 3 to 5, and a water-soluble aluminum compound, and the ink receiving layer has a moisture amount at recording of 1.2 g/m | 2010-04-01 |
20100080910 | Method of Ink-Jet Recording, Pretreatment Liquid, Ink Set, Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus, and Methods of Improving Optical Density of Recorded Object and Improving Quick-Drying Ability of Pigment Ink - A method of ink-jet recording includes a pretreatment process applying a pretreatment liquid onto a recording medium in advance of ink-jet recording, and a recording process recording by ejecting a pigment ink onto the recording medium by an ink-jet method. The pretreatment liquid contains alkali metal halide and water. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080911 | Method of Ink-Jet Recording, Pretreatment Liquid, Ink Set, Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus, and Methods of Improving Optical Density of Recorded Object and Improving Quick-Drying Ability of Pigment Ink - A method of ink-jet recording includes a pretreatment process applying a pretreatment liquid onto a recording medium in advance of ink-jet recording, and a recording process recording by ejecting a pigment ink onto the recording medium by an ink-jet method. The pretreatment liquid contains at least one selected from the group consisting of succinic acid, succinic acid salt, acetic acid, and acetic acid salt; and water. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080912 | PASTE APPLICATOR AND PASTE APPLICATION METHOD | 2010-04-01 |
20100080913 | INK SET AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An ink set includes (i) an ink composition including a pigment, polymer particles, and a first water-soluble polymerizable compound that undergoes polymerization when irradiated with an active energy radiation; and (ii) a treatment liquid including a coagulant that coagulates components in the ink composition and a second water-soluble polymerizable compound that undergoes polymerization when irradiated with an active energy radiation and that may be the same as the first water-soluble polymerizable compound or different from the first water-soluble polymerizable compound. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080914 | PATTERNING BY STAMPED METAL RESIST - A method is provided. A first layer is provided over a substrate, the first layer comprising a first material. A patterned second layer is applied over the first layer via stamping. The second layer comprising a second material. The second layer covers a first portion of the first layer, and does not cover a second portion of the first layer. The second portion of the first layer is removed via a subtractive process while the first portion of the first layer is protected from removal by the patterned second layer. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080915 | Film Formation of Mask and Film Formation Method Using the Same - When a position of a film formation mask is recognized by irradiating the film formation mask with light, an image having a high contrast cannot be obtained, which unstabilizes reproducibility of measurement accuracy for an alignment mark position, leading to an alignment error between a substrate and a mask. Provided is a film formation mask including a mask sheet having a positioning opening and a mask frame, in which a reflective member having a reflectance higher than that of the mask sheet is provided to the positioning opening. When light is irradiated onto the positioning opening of the film formation mask, an intensity difference between light reflected by the mask sheet and light reflected by the reflective member becomes stable. Therefore, the position of the film formation mask may be determined with high reproducibility. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080916 | Composition Suitable for Multifunctional Printing and Recording Sheet Containing Same - A paper sizing or coating composition is provided, which includes: a first binder resin, which is compatible with dry toner binder resin; a second binder resin, which is compatible with liquid toner binder resin, and which is different from the first binder resin; a first pigment, which has a BET surface area of from greater than zero to about 35 m | 2010-04-01 |
20100080917 | POROUS MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD - A solution containing a polymer and a solvent is discharged onto a surface of a polymer film to form a coating film. When a thickness of the coating film is a critical thickness or less, dewetting of the solution occurs on the surface, and the coating film becomes a dewetting material having dewetting pores. Wet air is blown to a surface of the dewetting material. The solvent is evaporated from the dewetting material. Water vapor is condensed from ambient air on the surface of the dewetting material to generate water drops. Dry air is blown to the surface of the dewetting material. The solvent and the water drops are evaporated from the dewetting material. Thereby, it is possible to produce a porous material whose surface includes first pores as the dewetting pores formed by the dewetting of the solution and the second pores formed by the water drops as a template for the porous material. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080918 | Surface treatment method for magnesium alloy - The present invention provides a surface treatment method for magnesium alloy, which comprising the following steps: 1) preparation; 2) fusion and uniformly coating; 3) heat diffusion, and 4) finish; so a coating alloy is placed on a magnesium alloy substrate, and the magnesium alloy substrate is heated so that the coating alloy is uniformly melted on the magnesium alloy substrate; when heating up to a preset temperature, the coating alloy generates heat diffusion on the magnesium alloy substrate; the coating alloy finally forms a corrosion-resistant hard layer on the magnesium alloy substrate. So, this invention features simple treatment process, stable structure and environmental-friendliness in a wide range of applications. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080919 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE OR MULTIPLY COATED SUBSTRATES WITH THE AID OF A COLOURED COATING COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BINDING AGENT FOR ADHESION - A coating slip composition which can be applied by the curtain coating method to substrates to be coated, for example base paper or cardboard, is described. The substrate, which may be base paper or cardboard, is coated with one or more free-falling liquid curtains, a binder being added to the coating liquid. The binder is selected from the group comprising styrene/butadiene latex binders, styrene/acrylate latex binders, styrene/butadiene/acrylonitrile latex binders, styrene/maleic anhydride binders and styrene/acrylate/maleic anhydride binders, the binder having a particle size of <130 nm. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080920 | FLAME RETARDANT COATING - A flame retardant coating is disclosed. The flame retardant coating comprises polyurea elastomer, spray processable graphite, a graphite stabilizer agent, and a flame retardant. A method of manufacturing a flame retardant polyurea elastomer coating is also disclosed. A two part polymerizable system is provided comprising a first part containing isocyanates, and a second part containing polyamines. At least one of the first part and the second part contains a flame retardant, and both of spray processable graphite and a graphite stabilizer agent. The first part and the second part are then mixed to form the flame retardant polyurea elastomer coating. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080921 | Thermal spray coatings for reduced hexavalent and leachable chromuim byproducts - A target material for thermal spraying may include chromium and at least one of about 0.5-12% by weight of aluminum and about 2-15% by weight of manganese. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080922 | PHASE CHANGE INKS - Phase change ink comprising colorant and carrier comprising additive of formula | 2010-04-01 |
20100080923 | THERMOSETTING POWDER PAINTS - Thermosetting coloured powder paints to be used in electrostatic painting processes are described. These powder paints comprise not more than 30% by weight of at least one monochromatic pigment coated with at least one aldehyde and/or ketone resin, preferably 5 to 30% by weight, and up to 95% by weight of conversion agent, preferably 70 to 95% by weight; more than 90% of the particles of said at least one coated monochromatic pigment and said conversion agent have a particle size of between 10 and 40 microns, preferably between 15 and 35 microns. The coated monochromatic pigment and the conversion agent have the same specific weight which is between 1.3 and 1.7 g/cc. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080924 | METHOD FOR COVERING A PATTERN ON A SURFACE OF A VACUUM-MOLDED THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARTICLE - A method for covering a pattern on a surface of a vacuum-molded three-dimensional article comprises the following steps: printing a desired pattern on a plastic film ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100080925 | INK COMPOSITION AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An ink composition is provided that includes (A) a pigment other than titanium oxide, (B) a cationically polymerizable compound, and (C) a photo-acid generator, the pigment (A) having a content of 3.5 to 20 wt %, the cationically polymerizable compound (B) containing only an oxirane compound and/or an oxetane compound, the oxirane compound and/or the oxetane compound containing a low-viscosity compound having a viscosity at 25° C. of no greater than 12 mPa·s, and the low-viscosity compound having a total content of 65 to 100 wt % relative to the total weight of the cationically polymerizable compound (B). There is also provided an inkjet recording method that includes (a | 2010-04-01 |
20100080926 | INK COMPOSITION AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An ink composition is provided that includes (A) a cationically polymerizable compound, (B) a compound that generates an acid upon exposure to radiation, and (C) a colorant, the cationically polymerizable compound (A) containing a polyfunctional oxetane compound having an —NRCO— bond (R denotes a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group). There is also provided an inkjet recording method that includes (a | 2010-04-01 |
20100080927 | CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR COATED-CORE CLEANER BLADES - A method feeds a continuous core of a print cartridge cleaning blade along a path. The path passes, in the following order, firstly through a coating bath or spray coating station, secondly by a curing station, thirdly through a cutter, and fourthly to a finisher station. Thus, the method herein coats portions of the continuous core that are in the coating bath/spray station with an outer covering. For portions of the continuous core that are adjacent the curing station, the method cures the outer covering of the continuous core; for portions of the continuous core that are in the cutter, the method cuts the continuous core into predetermined lengths; and for portions of the predetermined lengths of the continuous core that are adjacent the finishing station, the method finishes the outer covering of the predetermined lengths of the continuous core to produce a finished print cartridge cleaning blade. | 2010-04-01 |
20100080928 | Confining Magnets In Sputtering Chamber - A vacuum chamber has multiple wafer positions, and the wafers are positioned by a rotating pallet. Above a wafer position in the chamber there may be a sputtering target, a flat inductively coupled plasma (ICP) coil for etching the wafer and/or promoting sputtering, and a TEOS vapor outlet for forming an oxide film on the wafer. As the pallet rotates, a wafer may first have deposited a thin layer of oxide on walls of a via hole at the TEOS position. A metal layer may then be sputtered in the via hole at the sputtering position, and any pinch-off material may be etched away at an etching position. A magnet behind each target scans back and forth behind the target. Vertical magnet walls substantially surround a sputtering target for confining the sputtered material to an angle that is more normal to the wafer than prior art trajectories to fill narrower vias. | 2010-04-01 |