13th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100081029 | Separating Membrane for Fuel Cell - The present invention discloses: | 2010-04-01 |
20100081030 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - A method for producing a polymer electrolyte membrane including:
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20100081031 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL AND DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL - According to one embodiment, a direct methanol fuel cell is provided with an anode to which an aqueous methanol solution is fed, a cathode to which an oxidant is fed and a polymer electrolyte membrane which is disposed between the anode and the cathode and contains a heterocyclic ester copolymer having a specific structure. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081032 | Glass Seal Containing Zirconia Powder and Fiber for a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack - A glass ceramic composition for sealing adjacent metal cassettes in an SOFC stack. The seal composition comprises an alumina-silicate glass ceramic matrix or a matrix of Zr2 and a ceramic fiber aggregate and non-fibrous zirconia dispersed in the matrix. Preferably, the fiber is selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxide fiber, alumina fiber, and combinations thereof. Preferably, the fiber is present at 1-60 weight percent with respect to the weight of glass ceramic, preferably about 30 weight percent. Preferably, the zirconia fiber is stabilized by up to about 10% yttria. Alumina fiber may substitute for a portion of the zirconia fiber. Preferably, the non-fibrous zirconia is present at about 5 weight percent and is also stabilized. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081033 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE AND FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE SAME - A polymer electrolyte that may be used in a fuel cell includes sulfonated polyether ketone ketone and a cross-linking agent. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081034 | SUPPORTED CATALYST AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A method of preparing a supported catalyst includes dissolving a cation exchange polymer in alcohol to prepare a solution containing cation exchange polymer; mixing the cation exchange polymer containing solution with a catalytic metal precursor or a solution containing catalytic metal precursor; heating the mixture after adjusting its pH to a predetermined range; adding a reducing agent to the resultant and stirring the solution to reduce the catalytic metal precursor; mixing the resultant with a catalyst support; adding a precipitating agent to the resultant to form precipitates; and filtering and drying the precipitates. The method of preparing a supported catalyst can provide a highly dispersed supported catalyst containing catalytic metal particles with a reduced average size regardless of the type of catalyst support, which provides better catalytic activity than conventional catalysts at the same loading amount of catalytic metal. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081035 | OPTIMIZED CELL CONFIGURATIONS FOR STABLE LSCF-BASED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS - Lanthanum strontium cobalt iron oxides (La(1-x)SrxCoyFe1-yO3-f; (LSCF) have excellent power density (>500 mW/cm2 at 750° C.). When covered with a metallization layer, LSCF cathodes have demonstrated increased durability and stability. Other modifications, such as the thickening of the cathode, the preparation of the device by utilizing a firing temperature in a designated range, and the use of a pore former paste having designated characteristics and combinations of these features provide a device with enhanced capabilities. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081036 | ALCOHOL OXIDATION CATALYST, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL USING THE ALCOHOL OXIDATION CATALYST - An ethanol oxidation catalyst including a Pt/Ru alloy and tin(II) oxide or tin(IV) oxide, a method of manufacturing the same, an electrode for a fuel cell including the ethanol oxidation catalyst, and a fuel cell having excellent power generation efficiency using the electrode. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081037 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT FOR OPTIMIZING BATTERY AND SERVICE LIFE - The provision of a mode in silver zinc batteries where a user can access extra capacity as an emergency reserve for times when extra capacity is needed. While this temporarily increases capacity, it does not detrimentally affect cycle life over the longer term, and it permits a silver zinc battery to essentially mimic the long term capacity and cycle life characteristics of a lithium ion battery while still affording inherent advantages associated with silver zinc batteries. In a variant embodiment, this ability to temporarily increase capacity is optimally employed at the end of a battery life cycle in a controlled “roll-off” that accords additional cycles of battery service life. In another variant embodiment, the general capability to control capacity is employed to gradually decrease the available capacity of a battery over the life of the battery, to thereby extend the battery service life. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081038 | ACCUMULATOR WITH EXTENDED ECONOMIC LIFE-TIME - An electrical energy storage device includes at least one galvanic cell partly surrounded by a cell sheath, at least one heat-conducting device effectively connected to the galvanic cell, the heat-conducting device being suitable for supplying heat energy to the cell and/or conducting heat energy from the cell, a cell holding device enclosing an interior space at least partially with a wall, the interior space being suitable for accommodating each galvanic cell, and the cell sheath being at least partly effectively connected to the wall, at least one first measurement device suitable for acquiring a temperature at a prespecified position of the galvanic cell, and a control device suitable for evaluating a signal of each first measurement device that is present and/or for controlling the heat-conducting devices, heat-conducting apparatus being situated between the cell sheath and at least one of the wall of cell holding device and an additional cell sheath. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081039 | GAS EXHAUST STRUCTURE OF BATTERY - A gas exhaust structure of a battery includes a rupture valve formed in a battery body, and a pipe unit composed by integrating a coupling pipe and an exhaust pipe with each other. A one-side opening of the coupling pipe is coupled to the rupture valve. The exhaust pipe is coupled to an other-side opening of the coupling pipe, guides gas that spouts out from an inside of the battery body through the rupture valve and the one-side opening of the coupling pipe, and exhausts the gas to an outside. The exhaust pipe is arranged to be offset with respect to the rupture valve without allowing an extended line that passes through a center of the rupture valve and a centerline of the exhaust pipe to be perpendicular to each other. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081040 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A safety device for a rechargeable battery includes a safety plate having multiple first notches defined in an underside thereof and a positioning plate is securely engaged with the central hole defined through the safety plate. The positioning plate has its outer periphery securely engaged with the inside of the casing of the battery and includes multiple second notches defined in an underside thereof. A cap has its outer periphery connected to the positioning plate and includes apertures defined therethrough. The safety plate is broken at the first notches to allow the positioning plate to be separated from the safety plate when the inner pressure exceeds the pre-set pressure when the battery is overly charged. When the pressure continues to increase, the positioning plate is broken at the second notches and the pressure within the cap can be escaped via the apertures. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081041 | CAR BATTERY SYSTEM - The battery system is provided with battery blocks | 2010-04-01 |
20100081042 | SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode body of a secondary battery is formed by superimposing a positive electrode and a negative electrode upon each other with a belt-shaped separator interposed between the electrodes, and rolling up the positive and negative electrodes and the separator into a spiral shape. At least one side edge of a positive electrode current collector of the positive electrode in the longitudinal direction thereof includes a plurality of step parts discontinuously formed in the longitudinal direction at unequal intervals, and extends at both sides of each step part with a deviation of 0.2 mm or more. At least one side edge of a negative electrode current collector of the negative electrode in the longitudinal direction thereof includes a plurality of step parts discontinuously formed in the longitudinal direction at unequal intervals, and extends on both sides of each step part with a deviation of 0.2 mm or more. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081043 | BATTERY COVER LATCHING MECHANISM - A battery cover latching mechanism is provided. The battery cover latching mechanism includes a housing, a cover member and a button assembly arranged on the housing. The button assembly includes a pressing member and an elastic member. The pressing member includes a locking block. The cover member includes a locking member. The locking block is detachably interlocked to the locking member. The elastic member is used to push the cover member away from the housing. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081044 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING ELECTRICAL DEVICES, IN PARTICULAR POWER TOOLS, WITH BATTERY PACKS FOR POWER SUPPLY - A battery pack for locking with a power tool with at least one movable locking bar has at least a front recess and a rear recess located after the front recess in the direction of a relative motion between the battery pack and the power tool, the recesses are configured as detent grooves, and the recesses are differently shaped and are offset transversely to the direction of motion; and a power tool locks with the battery pack. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081045 | BATTERY COVER LATCHING MECHANISM - A battery cover latching mechanism is provided. The battery cover latching mechanism includes a body member defining a battery receiving space, a battery cover attached to the body member to cover the battery receiving space, and a button assembly. The battery cover including a clamping portion. The button assembly includes a button. The button includes a latching portion. The latching portion releasbly locks the latching portion to the clamping portion. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081046 | BATTERIES - A battery includes a housing, an anode and a cathode within the housing, the anode having a first portion and a second portion adjacent to each other, a current collector at least partially disposed in the anode, a separator between the anode and the cathode, and an anode portion separator at least partially disposed in the anode and between the first and second portions of the anode. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081047 | ELECTROLYZER MODULE FORMING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present techniques provide electrolyzers made using thermoformed electrode assemblies and diaphragm assemblies. Each electrode assembly is made from two plastic rings and an electrode plate using a twin sheet thermoforming technique. A first plastic ring is laid in a mold having the appropriate shape to form the electrode assembly. The electrode plate is laid on top of the first plastic ring and is generally centered on the ring. The second plastic ring is laid over the electrode plate, and is generally centered over the electrode plate. The plastic is heated to soften the plastic, and a vacuum is pulled on the mold to pull the softened plastic into the shape of the mold. The mold is closed over the assembly to seal the two plastic rings together. After cooling, the molded part may be removed, resulting in a hollow plastic rim surrounding an electrode plate. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081048 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE THEREOF - A negative electrode terminal | 2010-04-01 |
20100081049 | Electrochemical Element - A battery having at least one positive and at least one negative electrode arranged alongside one another on a flat, electrically nonconductive substrate and connected to one another via an electrolyte which conducts ions. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081050 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide a high-output prismatic secondary cell that excels in current collecting efficiency and provides for reliable and highly productive welding with a lower welding current at the time of resistive welding of a current collecting plate onto a core exposed portion of a flat electrode assembly having at both ends a positive electrode core and a negative electrode core. This object is realized by a prismatic secondary cell including: a flat electrode assembly comprising a plurality of first electrode cores and a plurality of second electrode cores, the first electrode cores protruding from one end of the flat electrode assembly while being directly laminated on top of each other, the second electrode cores protruding from another end of the flat electrode assembly while being directly laminated on top of each other; and a first current collecting plate arranged in a first electrode core collected area where the mutually directly laminated first electrode cores protrude, the first current collecting plate being resistive-welded on one plane parallel to a plane on which the first electrode cores are laminated. A first electrode core melt-attached portion where the mutually directly laminated first electrode cores are melt-attached is formed in an area distanced from the area in which the first current collecting plate is attached. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081051 | SEALED BATTERY - The sealed battery of the present invention includes: an electrode assembly | 2010-04-01 |
20100081052 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRODE USED FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode body including a positive electrode and a negative electrode superimposed upon each other with a separator interposed therebetween. The negative electrode is superimposed upon the positive electrode in a state where a negative electrode active material layer, except the part on a proximal end part of a negative electrode tab, is positioned inside an outer edge of a positive electrode active material layer of the positive electrode. A width H | 2010-04-01 |
20100081053 | Negative electrode for alkaline storage battery, alkaline storage battery, and method of manufacturing alkaline storage battery - A negative electrode for alkaline storage batteries uses a hydrogen-absorbing alloy represented by the general formula Ln | 2010-04-01 |
20100081054 | Lithium battery - A lithium battery includes anode piece, cathode piece and electrolyte. The anode piece includes anode accumulation structure and anode film attached thereto; the cathode piece includes cathode accumulation structure and cathode film attached thereto; on an identical area surface, reversible capacities of cathode/anode activated materials are in the range of 1.4˜2.4. The lithium battery of the present invention with capacity larger than 5 Ah can achieve preferable safety. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081055 | CATHODE MATERIAL FOR Li ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND Li ION SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A cathode material with excellent capacity and output characteristics and safety, and a lithium ion secondary battery using the same is provided. The invention relates to a cathode material which includes a mixture of a cathode active material having a large primary particle size with excellent capacity characteristics and represented by the composition formula: Li | 2010-04-01 |
20100081056 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL USED FOR THE BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A positive electrode active material includes a manganese oxide containing lithium and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, and rubidium. The manganese oxide has a strongest peak in the range of 2θ=42.0° to 46.0° and a second strongest peak in the range of 2θ=64.0° to 66.0°, as determined by X-ray powder diffraction analysis (Cukα) of the manganese oxide. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081057 | Nanocomposite of graphene and metal oxide materials - Nanocomposite materials comprising a metal oxide bonded to at least one graphene material. The nanocomposite materials exhibit a specific capacity of at least twice that of the metal oxide material without the graphene at a charge/discharge rate greater than about 10C. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081058 | ACTIVE MATERIAL AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM-ION SECOND BATTERY USING SAME - An active material contains a triclinic LiVOPO | 2010-04-01 |
20100081059 | OVERCHARGE AND OVERDISCHARGE PROTECTION IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - A lithium-ion battery comprising a first electrode made of cathodic material, a second electrode made of anodic material and an electrolyte, said lithium-ion battery containing an overcharge protection material consisting of redox molecules, characterized by the fact that said redox molecules have a reduction potential which is lower than said anodic material. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081060 | ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A polymerizable composition for electrochemical devices contains a polymerizable compound of Formula 1 and a polymerizable compound of Formula 2, wherein “x” is an integer of 4 to 6; “m” is an integer of 1 to 10; and R is a lower alkyl group. The composition is polymerized to provide a polymer, and the polymer is used in an electrolyte to provide a gel electrolyte. The gel electrolyte has a high degree of swelling with electrolytic solution and thereby shows a high ionic conductivity. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081061 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND BATTERY - An electrolytic solution capable of suppressing the decomposition reaction of the solvent and a battery using it are provided. A cathode ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100081062 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery wherein a reaction between a non-aqueous electrolyte and an electrode is suppressed and decrease in battery capacity under high temperature is restricted, so that long time excellent battery characteristics can be obtained. A non-aqueous solvent of the non-aqueous electrolyte contains: chain fluorinated carboxylic acid ester represented by the formula R1-CH | 2010-04-01 |
20100081063 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte dissolving a solute in a non-aqueous solvent wherein the negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material containing powdered silicon and/or silicon alloy and a binding agent, and the non-aqueous electrolyte contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate represented by a general formula (1) below, and wherein when Li storage volume per unit area in the negative electrode during charging is determined as A and the theoretical maximum Li storage volume per unit area in the negative electrode is determined as B, a utilizing rate (%) of negative electrode as expressed by (A/B)×100 is 45% or less. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081064 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes: a positive electrode containing a lithium phosphate compound having an olivine structure; a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material capable of doping and dedoping lithium; and a non-aqueous electrolyte, the non-aqueous electrolyte containing a cyclic carbonate derivative represented by the following formula (1) and 1,2-dimethoxyethane | 2010-04-01 |
20100081065 | PHOTOMASK AND METHOD OF FABRICATING A PHOTOMASK - A method of fabricating a photomask is provided. A masking layer (e.g., chrome) is deposited on a substrate. A plasma treatment may be performed on the chrome layer. A photoresist layer may be formed on the treated chrome layer. In an embodiment, the plasma treatment roughens the chrome layer. In an embodiment, the plasma treatment forms a barrier film on the chrome layer. The photoresist layer may be used to pattern a sub-resolution assist feature. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081066 | MASK BLANK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TRANSFER MASK - A mask blank having, on a light-transmissive substrate, a light-shielding film made of a material mainly containing chromium, and adapted to use a resist film for electron beam writing when forming a transfer pattern in the light-shielding film. In the mask blank, an etching mask film made of a material containing a nitride or oxynitride of silicon is formed on an upper surface of the light-shielding film and a conductive mask film made of a conductive material dry-etchable with a fluorine-based gas and a mixed gas of chlorine and oxygen is formed on an upper surface of the etching mask film. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081067 | MASK BLANK SUBSTRATE SET AND MASK BLANK SET - A substrate set is a mask blank substrate set including a plurality of substrates each for use in a mask blank for producing a photomask to be chucked on a mask stage of an exposure apparatus. In each of the substrates in the mask blank substrate set, a main surface, on the side where a thin film for forming a transfer pattern is to be formed, has a convex shape being relatively high at its center and relatively low at its peripheral portion. In each substrate, the flatness in a 142 mm square area, including a central portion, of the main surface is 0.3 μm or less and the difference upon fitting to a reference main surface of a reference substrate is 40 nm or less. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081068 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING FOCUS VARIATION IN PHOTOLITHOGRAPH PROCESS USING TEST FEATURES PRINTED FROM PHOTOMASK TEST PATTERN IMAGES - Systems and methods are provided for detecting focus variation in a lithographic process using photomasks having test patterns adapted to print test features with critical dimensions that can be measured and analyzed to determine magnitude and direction of defocus from a best focus position of an exposure tool during the lithographic process. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081069 | MASK BLANK SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, MASK BLANK MANUFACTURING METHOD, MASK MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND MASK BLANK SUBSTRATE - An object of this invention is to properly identify or manage mask blank substrates, mask blanks, and so on. A manufacturing method of a mask blank substrate ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100081070 | COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A colored curable composition is provided which has desired transmittance properties, has stability in a state of a chemical solution such as dispersion uniformity or long-term viscosity stability, is excellent in developing properties and is capable of forming a color pattern with high resolving power. The colored curable composition includes (A) a monomer having an alkyleneoxy chain, (B) a binder polymer, (C) a photopolymerization initiator, and (D) Pigment Red 166. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081071 | COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, FLUORINE-CONTAINING DIPYRROMETHENE COMPOUND AND TAUTOMER THEREOF, AND FLUORINE-CONTAINING DIPYRROMETHENE METAL COMPLEX AND TAUTOMER THEREOF, AND COLOR FILTER USING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE COLOR FILTER - A colored curable composition contains a dipyrromethene metal complex compound formed from a fluorine-containing dipyrromethene compound represented by Formula (1) and a metal or metal compound. (R | 2010-04-01 |
20100081072 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - A lithographic method, among things is disclosed. The method includes using information at least indicative of a desired shape or size of a constituent part of a device to implement the desired shape or size of the constituent part of the device, the desired shape or size being related to a measured property of a layer of material in which the constituent part of the device is to be created, at least a part of the implementation comprising determining a configuration of a plurality of individually controllable elements that would be necessary to create in a radiation beam a pattern which is sufficient to implement the desired shape or size of the constituent part of the device when creating the constituent part of the device. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081073 | Titanyl phthalocyanin crystal, method for preparing the same and electrophotographic photoconductor - According to the present invention, a titanyl phthalocyanin crystal excellent in storage stability in organic solvents, a method for preparing the same and an electrophotographic photoconductor using the same are provided. In the titanyl phthalocyanin crystal, the method for preparing such a titanyl phthalocyanin crystal and the electrophotographic photoconductor using the same, the titanyl phthalocyanin crystal is characterized by having the maximum peak at a Bragg angle 2 θ±0.2°=27.2° in a CuKα characteristic X-ray diffraction spectrum and one peak within the range of 270 to 400° C. other than a peak accompanied by the vaporization of adsorbed water in a differential scanning calorimetric analysis. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081074 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE, DEVELOPER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner for developing an electrostatic image includes a toner particle to which particles of an external additive A having a number average particle diameter of from 7 nm to 200 nm and particles of an external additive B having a number average particle diameter of from 30 nm to 4000 nm have been externally added. The ratio of the number average particle diameter of the particles of the external additive B to the number average particle diameter of the particles of the external additive A is in a range of from 2 to 20. The particles of one of the external additive A or the external additive B are particles having a core material covered with an organic material containing hydrogen and nitrogen. The particles of the other one of the external additive A or the external additive B are SiO | 2010-04-01 |
20100081075 | MAGENTA TONER AND DEVELOPER - A magenta toner, produced by a method including suspending an oily liquid comprising a binder resin and a colorant in an aqueous medium, wherein the colorant comprises a naphthol pigment and a quinacridone pigment, and the quinacridone pigment comprises a pigment having a specific formula. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081076 | PRODUCTION OF POLYESTERS IN A CONTINUOUS PACKED-BED REACTOR USING IMMOBILIZED ENZYME CATALYSTS - In accordance with various embodiments, there is a method of making a polyester. The method can include providing a monomer solution, the monomer solution including one or more cyclic esters in a concentration ranging from about 1 to about 100% and one or more solvents in a concentration ranging from about 99% to about 0%. The method of making a polyester can also include providing a packed-bed reactor including one or more immobilized enzymes, wherein the packed-bed reactor has an inlet and an outlet. The method can further include circulating the monomer solution through the packed-bed reactor to generate a solution enriched with polyester, such that the one or more immobilized enzymes convert the one or more cyclic esters to polyester in the packed-bed reactor during circulation and collecting the solution enriched with polyester exiting through the outlet. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081077 | Method For Reducing Wear On An Electro-Photographic Printer Drum - A method for reducing wear upon an electro-photographic printer drum includes the steps of determining a non-image region of a page to be printed, applying a halftone pattern of toner to a portion of the printer drum corresponding to the non-image region, and rotating the printer drum against a cleaning blade, the halftone pattern of toner providing lubrication between the drum and the cleaning blade. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081078 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER - The present invention is to provide a method for producing a toner capable of sufficiently decreasing the percentage of moisture content of a wet cake in the process of obtaining colored resin particles in wet state (wet cake), capable of reducing the workload in the following drying process, and thus excellent in productivity. A method for producing a toner comprising the steps of: a process of obtaining an aqueous dispersion of colored resin particles by forming colored resin particles by a wet method; a process of obtaining the colored resin particles in wet state (wet cake) by supplying the aqueous dispersion of the colored resin particles to a belt filter and performing solid-liquid separation; and a process of drying the wet cake, wherein a filter cloth continuous running type belt filter is used as the belt filter in the process of obtaining the wet cake, and the filter cloth continuous running type belt filter has a separation-washing mechanism, in which the aqueous dispersion of the colored resin particles is supplied on a lower filter cloth of the belt filter, the colored resin particles are separated followed by washing, and thus the wet cake is formed, and a pressure-ventilation mechanism, in which the wet cake is covered with an upper filter cloth, the wet cake, disposed between the upper and lower filter cloths, is ventilated while pressure is applied to the wet cake, and thus the wet cake having low percentage of moisture content is obtained. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081079 | POLYMER FOR RESIST AND RESIST COMPOSITION MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a polymer for a chemically amplified resist represented as | 2010-04-01 |
20100081080 | POLYMER COMPOUND, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A polymer compound including a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) shown below: | 2010-04-01 |
20100081081 | RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM FORMING COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY - There is provided a resist underlayer film forming composition for an electron beam lithography that is used in a device production process using electron beam lithography and is effective for reducing adverse effects caused by an electron beam to obtain a favorable resist pattern, and a method of forming a resist pattern using the resist underlayer film forming composition for electron beam lithography. The resist underlayer film forming composition for an electron beam lithography comprises a polymer compound having a repeating unit structure that contains a halogen atom, and a solvent, and the composition is applied in a form of film between a film to be processed for forming a transferring pattern on a substrate and a resist film for an electron beam lithography, and used for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The polymer compound preferably contains at least 10% by mass of a halogen atom. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081082 | COMPOSITION FOR RESIST UNDER LAYER FILM FORMATION AND METHOD FOR PATTERN FORMATION - A resist under layer film-forming composition comprises (A) an aminated fullerene having at least one amino group bonded to a fullerene skeleton, and (B) a solvent. The composition exhibits excellent etching resistance, causes an under layer film pattern to bend only with difficulty in a dry etching process, and can transfer a resist pattern faithfully onto a substrate to be processed with high reproducibility. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081083 | PRINTING ORIGINAL PLATE CAPABLE OF BEING LASER-ENGRAVED - The present invention provides a printing original plate for laser engraving which generates no printing deficiencies and from which a printing plate with a satisfactory resolution can be produced. A printing original plate for laser engraving which is obtained by molding a resin composition containing (A) at least one latex having a weight average degree of gelation of 75% or more, (B) a photopolymerizable compound and (C) a photopolymerization initiator into a sheet-like or tubular form, and then irradiating the molded article with light to crosslink and cure, characterized in that the depth of 10% screen dot at 150 lpi is 80 μm or more. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081084 | NOVEL DIAZONAPHTHOQUINONESULFONIC ACID BISPHENOL DERIVATIVE USEFUL IN PHOTO LITHOGRAPHIC SUB MICRON PATTERNING AND A PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention provides novel diazonaphthoquinonesulfonic acid bisphenol derivatives. More particularly, the present invention relates to photo restive coating comprising alkali-soluble resin, a photoactive compound and a surfactant. The photoresist film prepared has less then one micron. The photoactive compound is soluble or swellable in aqueous alkaline solutions and is diazonaphthoquinonesulfonic bisphenol esters of the general formula (A), wherein DNQ represents a 2-Diazo-1-naphthoquinone-4-sulfonyl, 2-Diazo-1-naphthoquinone-5-sulfonyl, 1-Diazo-2-naphthoquinone-4-sulfonyl groups and R1 R1 represents an alkyl, aryl and substituted aryl groups. The invention also provides a process for coating and imaging the light-sensitive composition. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081085 | Polymer and Resist Composition Comprising the Same - A polymer comprising a structural unit represented by the formula (I): | 2010-04-01 |
20100081086 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, AND POLYMERIC COMPOUND - A positive resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the base component (A) including a polymeric compound (A1′) containing an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group within the structure thereof and including a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) (R | 2010-04-01 |
20100081087 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMATION OF ANTIREFLECTION FILM AND PATTERN FORMATION METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a composition for forming a top anti-reflection coating having such a low refractive index that it can be suitably used in pattern formation with an ArF excimer laser beam, and further the invention also provides a pattern formation method employing that composition. The top anti-reflection coating composition comprises a particular naphthalene compound, a polymer, and a solvent. The composition is used for forming a top anti-reflection coating provided on a photoresist layer. From the photoresist layer, a pattern can be formed by use of light in 160 to 260 nm. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081088 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, COMPOUND AND ACID GENERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under the action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, wherein the acid-generator component (B) includes an acid generator (B1) composed of a compound having a base dissociable group within a cation moiety. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081089 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING A POLYMER PREPARED BY USING MACROMONOMER AS ALKALI SOLUBLE RESIN - The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition that includes a polymer prepared by using a macromonomer as an alkali soluble resin. The photosensitive resin composition is used for various types of purposes such as a photoresist for preparing a color filter, an overcoat photoresist, a column spacer, and an insulating material having a light blocking property, and improves physical properties such as residue or not, chemical resistance, and heat resistance of the photoresist. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081090 | PROCESS FOR MAKING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A process for making a lithographic printing plate, comprising: an exposure step of imagewise exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor that comprises, above a hydrophilic support, a photosensitive layer comprising (A) a compound that generates a radical upon the application of light or heat, (B) a polymer having an aromatic carboxy group in a side chain, (C) a polymerizable compound, and (D) an infrared absorber; and a development processing step using one type of processing liquid, wherein the processing liquid has a pH of 8.5 to 10.8. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081091 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including; sequentially forming a first film and a second film on a base film; processing the second film, thereby forming a second pattern; processing the first film with the second pattern, thereby forming a first pattern; removing the second pattern; depositing a third film on the base film and the first pattern; processing the third film, thereby forming a third pattern on side walls of the first pattern; removing the first pattern; and processing the base film with the third pattern; wherein, when processing the third film, a process condition is adjusted based on at least one information of a size of the second pattern and a size of the first pattern. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081092 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING METAL INTERCONNECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method includes forming an interlayer dielectric layer including a contact plug over a semiconductor substrate, forming a metal layer, a hard mask layer, and an anti-reflection layer over the interlayer dielectric layer, forming a photoresist pattern over the anti-reflection layer, etching the anti-reflection layer in a primary etching process, using the photoresist pattern as an etching mask, to form an anti-reflection pattern, forming a first polymer layer over a surface of the anti-reflection pattern and the photoresist pattern by using polymer generated in the primary etching process, etching the hard mask layer in a secondary etching process, by using the anti-reflection pattern, the photoresist pattern, and the first polymer layer as an etching mask, to form a hard mask, and etching the metal layer in a tertiary etching process, by using the photoresist pattern, the anti-reflection pattern, the first polymer layer, and the hard mask as an etching mask, to form a metal interconnection. A first polymer layer is formed over the surface of the anti-reflection pattern and the photoresist pattern such that the design rule of the anti-reflection pattern is determined by polymer generated through the primary etching process. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081093 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS INSPECTION METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A mask pattern includes a first pattern having a line-and-space pattern extending in a first direction, a second pattern formed as a line-and-space pattern having a larger period than the first pattern and extending in the first direction, a third pattern having a line-and-space pattern extending in a second direction, and a fourth pattern formed as a line-and-space pattern having a larger period than the third pattern and extending in the second direction. Illumination light is obliquely incident on the first pattern and the second pattern from a first oblique direction, illumination light is obliquely incident on the third pattern and the fourth pattern from a second oblique direction, and a relative distance from the first pattern to the second pattern transferred on to an image receptor and a relative distance from the third pattern to the fourth pattern transferred onto the image receptor are measured and an optical characteristic of an exposure apparatus is ascertained based on the relative distances. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081094 | MASK PATTERN FORMING METHOD, FINE PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - In a mask pattern forming method, a resist film is formed over a thin film, the resist film is processed into resist patterns having a predetermined pitch by photolithography, slimming of the resist patterns is performed, and an oxide film is formed on the thin film and the resist patterns after an end of the slimming step in a film deposition apparatus by supplying a source gas and an oxygen radical or an oxygen-containing gas. In the mask pattern forming method, the slimming and the oxide film forming are continuously performed in the film deposition apparatus. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081095 | MOVABLE BODY APPARATUS, MOVABLE BODY DRIVE METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A drive system drives a movable body, based on measurement results of a first measurement system which measures the position of the movable body in an XY plane by irradiating a measurement beam from an arm member on a grating placed on a surface parallel to the XY plane of the movable body and measurement results of a second measurement system which measures a variance of the arm member using a laser interferometer. In this case, the drive system corrects measurement errors caused due to a variance of the arm member included in the measurement results of the first measurement system, using the measurement results of the second measurement system. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081096 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An information processing apparatus, for processing information of a plurality of measured heights respectively corresponding to a plurality of measurement points on a surface of a substrate held by a chuck, includes a processor and an output device. The processor is configured to specify, with respect to the surface, a plurality of areas that are arrayed and a plurality of sections each constituted by a number of the plurality of areas, extract at least two inclinations of a plurality of inclinations respectively corresponding to the number of the plurality of areas based on the plurality of measured heights with respect to each of the plurality of sections, and cause the output device to output information specifying a section of the plurality of sections that satisfies a first condition that a product of two inclinations among the at least two inclinations exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081097 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus comprises an indexer block, an anti-reflection film processing block, a resist film processing block, a development processing block, a resist cover film processing block, a resist cover film removal block, a cleaning/drying processing block and an interface block. These blocks are arranged in the substrate processing apparatus in the above order. An exposure device is arranged adjacent to the interface block of the substrate processing apparatus. A hydrophobic processing unit is arranged in the resist cover film processing block and applies hydrophobic processing to the substrate before exposure processing. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081098 | Combustion System with Precombustor for Recycled Flue Gas - A precombustor system to be used in conjunction with an oxy-fuel burner employing recycled flue gas is disclosed. A method of introducing streams into the precombustor to achieve desired improvements in flame properties is also disclosed. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081099 | TRANSIENT OPERATION OF OXY/FUEL COMBUSTION SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, a method of operating an oxy/fuel system and an oxy/fuel system circulate a support gas in the combustion system prior to activating at least one burner, produce the combustion fluid including CO | 2010-04-01 |
20100081100 | Burner Tips - A burner tip, and method of manufacture, has a support layer with an external surface and an internal surface defining at least one opening therethrough defining a passage therethrough to deliver fuel and combustion gasses, and a thermal protective layer disposed on at least one surface of the burner tip support layer. The thermal protective layer | 2010-04-01 |
20100081101 | Child resistant utility lighter - A disposable gas lighter with advertising flashlight. The lighter has a flashlight unit having a power source, a lamp electrically connected to the power source, a push-button switch to turn on the lamp when pressed down, a sleeve installed in a recess of the body which contains the lamp in one end thereof, a film bearing advertising information and placed in around a middle portion of the sleeve, and a convex lens contained in a free end of the sleeve. The convex lens is located in an opening defined on the surface of the body. When the push-button switch is pressed down, the flashlight unit is able to give off a light beam. When the beam meets a plane in front of the gas lighter, a project of the film comes into being. Viewers then are able to watch the advertising information of the film with the project. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081102 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING VARYING SIZE COAL PIPES FOR A PULVERIZED COAL BURNER - Embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for facilitating varying coal pipes for a pulverized coal burner. In one embodiment, a method for improving operation of a pulverized coal burner comprising at least one burner comprising at least one coal pipe having an inner diameter, and an outer diameter. The method can include installing at least one sleeve or at least one liner within the coal pipe between the inner and outer diameter of the coal pipe, wherein velocity of a primary air and pulverized coal mixture is increased in an upstream portion of the coal pipe. The method can also include reducing the at least one sleeve or liner, wherein velocity of the primary air and pulverized coal mixture is reduced in a downstream portion of the coal pipe. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081103 | FURNACE WITH MULTIPLE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEMS - In a furnace such as a glassmelting furnace, a portion of the combustion products formed by combustion of fuel with gaseous oxidant within the furnace are passed through a recuperative or regenerative heat exchanger system to heat a portion of the incoming gaseous oxidant, and a portion of the combustion products are passed instead through a secondary heat exchanger system, wherein the hot combustion products and oxidant which are passed through said first heat exchanger are passed at a heat capacity rate ratio of combustion products to oxidant of less than 1.3. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081104 | EVAPORATOR FOR ORGANIC MATERIALS AND METHOD FOR EVAPORATING ORGANIC MATERIALS - An evaporator for vaporizing an organic material to be deposited on a flexible substrate where the evaporator includes an evaporation tube having a wall encompassing a cavity for vaporizing the organic material, at least one heating device arranged adjacent to the wall and being adapted to heat the evaporation tube, and at least one nozzle assembly protruding from the evaporation tube. The nozzle assembly further comprises a nozzle cover with an opening, and a shutter for selectively opening and closing the opening of the nozzle cover. The shutter is adapted to have in operation of the evaporation tube a temperature within a shutter temperature range of 140° C. such that the temperature of the nozzle cover is within the shutter temperature range. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081105 | HOT AIR GENERATOR - A hot air generator comprising a handle ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100081106 | ORTHODONTIC IMPLEMENT REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO LIP PROTECTOR - The present invention relates to an orthodontic implement removably attached to a lip protector adapted to cover an orthodontic appliance for correction of irregular alignment of teeth having orthodontic brackets attached on the faces of teeth and orthodontic wires and ligature wires adapted to apply an orthodontic force to the teeth by their elastic forces, so as to reduce the likelihood of the occurrence of the harmful stimulus applied to the interior of lips, wherein the orthodontic implement includes an orthodontic tube removably attached to the lip protector so as to transmit an orthodontic force applied from the pushing force applied from the lips to the teeth and having locking protrusions formed at the upper and lower end portions of an opening formed on the rear side thereof, such that the pushing force applied from the lips or tongue is transmitted to the teeth, thereby accelerating the orthodontic force. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081107 | APPARATUS FOR EXPLANTING A DENTAL IMPLANT FROM A HUMAN OR ANIMAL BONE - The subject matter of the invention is an apparatus for explanting a dental implant from a human or animal bone. In one example, the invention may use a trephine bur on the end side of which there is formed a bur bit. In one or more examples, an apparatus by which dental implants can be drilled out accurately is achieved by a guide pin that can be attached to the dental implant and by a guide element attached to the trephine bur, said guide element cooperating with the guide pin so that the trephine bur is guided in the axial direction of the guide pin. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081108 | THREE-WAY SYRINGE ADAPTER - An adapter for use with an air/water tip (e.g., a three-way dental syringe). The adapter comprises a body including a proximal end and a distal end, a mixing chamber disposed between the proximal and distal ends, a water delivery lumen for delivering water from a coupleable fluid dispensing device to the mixing chamber, and a separate air delivery lumen for delivering air from a coupleable fluid dispensing device to the mixing chamber. The cross-sectional area of the water delivery lumen at a location adjacent the mixing chamber is greater than the cross-sectional area of the air delivery lumen at a location adjacent the mixing chamber. The relative cross-sectional areas act to balance pressures of air and water entering the mixing chamber so as to provide a ratio of volumetric flow rate of water to air that is between about 0.5:1 to about 2:1. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081109 | DENTAL IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention discloses a novel implant provided with a macroporous surface on the top surface, and a method for the production of such a metallic and/or ceramic implant having a textured, particularly porous, surface for the at least partial insertion in hard tissue, such as in a bone, and/or into soft tissue. The implant is produced as a green compact, at least in sections, using a cold isostatic pressing, casting, and/or injecting (CIM, MIM) with subsequent sintering to obtain an implant, and is particularly characterized in that the surface is modified and/or prepared before sintering such that a macroporous surface is present after sintering without requiring any finishing. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081110 | METHOD FOR AFFIXING AN ARTIFICIAL ELEMENT TO A SURFACE OF DENTINE, ENAMEL, BONE, OR A CORRESPONDING SUBSTITUTE MATERIAL, AND SET FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD | 2010-04-01 |
20100081111 | SINUS LIFT IMPLANT - A dental implant is provided that has a proximal-most part, a lateral external surface, and a distal implant portion that extends from a distal implant end along up to 50% of a longitudinal length of the implant. The implant is shaped so as to define a lumen therethrough (a) having at least one distal opening through a distal external surface of the distal implant portion, (b) having a lateral opening through the lateral external surface, and (c) not open to a proximal external surface of the implant within 2 mm of the proximal-most part of the implant. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081112 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR SINUS LIFT AND LATERAL RIDGE AUGMENTATION - Apparatus is provided that includes a dental implant having a proximal implant end and a lateral external surface. The implant is shaped so as to define a lumen therethrough having a lateral opening through the lateral external surface. The apparatus further includes an applicator, which is removably coupled to the proximal implant end. The applicator includes a delivery tube having a distal tube end that is removably coupled to the implant such that the delivery tube is in fluid communication with the lumen via the lateral opening. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081113 | DENTAL ROOT CANAL-FILLING COMPOSITION - To provide a dental root canal-filling composition which is generally formed in a point shape, has high strength, is properly deformed so as to afford easy operativity for filling in a root canal, has improved wetting and adhering properties with a root canal-filling sealer and is less deteriored by sterilization or chemical disinfection, the dental root canal-filling composition comprises one or more kinds of polyolefin resins selected from the group of polyethylene, polypropylene, and a copolymer of polyethylene and polypropylene, a styrene block copolymer, one or more kinds of thermoplastic resins selected from the group of ester gum, rosin, an alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon resin, a terpene resin, and an aliphatic petroleum resin, and one or more kinds of inorganic fillers selected from the group of zinc oxide, barium sulfate, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, ytterbium fluoride, a barium glass, and an aluminosilicate glass. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081114 | Educational Game For Teaching Sustainability Concepts and Computer Implementation Thereof - An educational game for teaching sustainability concepts includes a first group of “Social” cards provided with a social issue question and a corresponding answer, a second group of “Environmental” cards provided with an environmental issue question and a corresponding answer, and a third group of “Economic” cards provided with an economic issue question and a corresponding answer. The game also includes a game board having a circular path including a plurality of marked spaces indicating which type of card is to be selected. The game also includes a scorekeeping device for keeping track of the number of questions answered correctly by a player. The scorekeeping device includes (i) a scoring surface having a representation of a carbon footprint and (ii) carbon offset counters wherein a player covers a part of the scoring surface with a counter each time a question is answered correctly. When the scoring surface is completely covered by a predetermined number of the carbon offset counters, a player has won a round of the game. In addition, a computer implementation of the educational game is provided. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081115 | Computer implemented methods of language learning - A computer-implemented method of language learning, which displays a three dimensional environment on a user display. A user can navigate a character representation ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100081116 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING WEB BASED INTERACTIVE LESSONS WITH IMPROVED SESSION PLAYBACK - The system and method of the present invention provides for realistic, live on live with webcams, interactive, golf lessons from a golf professional who is located at a distance from the golfer. The lesson experience is enhanced by providing tools to the professional for annotating the lesson both verbally and visually, as well as by providing for the recording of the lesson and later playback of same, with enhanced synchronization of audio/visual data streams. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081117 | Personal Hygiene Tutor Device and Method - A Personal Hygiene Tutor Device and Method is disclosed. The device provides automated prompting to tutor children and others in the proper techniques for a showering, hand washing, tooth brushing and other personal hygiene activities. The tutoring method will selectively commence once the user depresses an activation button, and will continue presenting a series of human-perceptible prompts at predetermined time intervals until the selected method is completed. The device has a water-resistant housing such that it can be placed within the shower/bath/lavatory environment. The device further includes internal speakers and/or visual indicators, and an internal power supply. The device is available in a variety of shapes and sizes to capitalize on several different market-driven application scenarios. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081118 | System and Method for Prescribing Patient Education - A system and method for prescribing education is disclosed herein. The system includes an electronic medical record database, a user input device, a content source, and an education engine. The education engine receives a patient physiological condition from the electronic medical records database, patient information from the user input device, and selects medical education content from the content source in order to create a prescribed education plan. A method of treating a patient with prescribed education is also disclosed herein. The method includes the steps of obtaining a patient understanding level, obtaining a patient literacy level, and obtaining a patient physiological condition. The patient physiological condition and understanding level are used select medical education content for the patient education. The patient literacy level is used to select a media for the patient education. A prescribed education plan is created that comprises the selected medical education content and the selected media. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081119 | CONFIGURABLE RESPIRATORY MUSCLE PRESSURE GENERATOR - Systems and methods are provided for etiologic-based breath simulation and/or ventilator test platforms that provide operator-configurable breathing patterns, patient respiratory muscular effort waveform characteristics and patient parameter values. According to one embodiment, multiple respiratory muscle effort waveform specifications, each of which have associated therewith one or more waveform parameters, are provided for use by a breathing effort generator. The waveform specifications include (i) a specification based upon an empirical model that approximates clinically-observed, patient-generated muscle pressures, (ii) a specification based on configurable etiology-driven templates and/or (iii) a specification based on a configurable piecewise trajectory template. A waveform engine of the breathing effort generator is configured in accordance with a selected waveform specification and corresponding waveform parameter values. Finally, the desired breathing pattern is simulated by a lung simulation system based on one or more model parameter values and a respiratory muscle effort waveform generated by the waveform engine. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081120 | AUTOMATED QUIZ GENERATION SYSTEM - In one embodiment, an apparatus may receive metadata that is associated with content. The metadata includes event descriptors that describe events included in the content. The apparatus may generate a question based on at least one of the event descriptors. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081121 | MEDIA AND METHOD FOR CELL SEPARATION - The present invention relates to a separation media and a method for separation of cells from different cell sources, such as umbilical cord blood, using the separation media to obtain the desired cells, such as stem cells. The separation media has beads with a diameter of 200-500 μm and is provided with cell separation ligands. The cell specific ligands are preferably CD3 and CD19 for depletion of B and T cells and production of a stem cell rich product. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081122 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CULTIVATING CELLS - A state of cells while being cultivated is ascertained and a feed medium suitable for the cell state is added for producing a target substance to be produced with a high yield. The system for cultivating cells of the invention includes a bioreactor/fermentor for cultivating cells to be cultivated, a measuring device for measuring the culture cells being cultivated in the bioreactor/fermentor or a component contained in the culture solution, and a control device for selecting a feed medium to be added to the bioreactor/fermentor from two or more feed media having different composition ratios based on the culture cells state determined by measured values obtained by the measuring device. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081123 | Devices and methods for analyte detection using distorted liquid crystals - The present invention provides devices and methods for detection of analytes based on measuring the anchoring strength of liquid crystals having distorted geometries. Methods for detecting an analyte in a sample include the steps of: (a) capturing an analyte on a substrate surface wherein the substrate surface defines an easy axis when in contact with a liquid crystal. Substrate surface and liquid crystal are brought into contact and an analyte-dependent departure in the orientation of the liquid crystal from the easy axis of the substrate surface is measured. This departure indicates the presence of the analyte in the sample. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081124 | PRIMERS AND PROBES FOR DETECTING HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND HUMAN BETA GLOBIN SEQUENCES IN TEST SAMPLES - The present invention relates to primers, probes, primer sets, primer and probe sets, methods and kits for detecting human papillomaviruses, human beta globin sequences and human papillomaviruses and human beta globin sequences in a test sample. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081125 | AMPLIFICATION FOR SOLID PHASE IMMUNOASSAY - The present invention is directed to immunoassays for detecting one or more target analytes in a fluid sample wherein the detection reaction occurs on a solid support and involves an amplification system. In particular, the invention is directed to making and using a test device having at least one site for detecting the presence of at least one target analyte, wherein a conjugate comprising dextran-polystreptavidin is immobilized at the test site(s) as a capture reagent for a complex containing the target analyze. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081126 | PROCESS FOR DESIGNING INHIBITORS OF INFLUENZA VIRUS STRUCTURAL PROTEIN-1 - Disclosed are methods and compositions useful in identifying inhibitors of influenza virus, such as influenza A and B virus. Also disclosed are methods for preparing compositions for administration to animals, including humans infected with or to protect against influenza virus. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081127 | System and Method of Chemical Imaging Using Pulsed Laser Excitation and Time-Gated Detection to Determine Tissue Margins During Surgery - System and method for differentiating tissue margins in a biological sample using pulsed laser excitation and time-gated detection. A region containing a biological tissue is irradiated with substantially monochromatic pulsed laser light to thereby produce Raman scattered photons. The Raman scattered photons are detected using time-gated detection to thereby obtain a Raman spectroscopic image from the irradiated region characteristic of either a neoplastic portion or a non-neoplastic portion of the region containing the biological tissue. A boundary between a neoplastic portion and a non-neoplastic portion is differentiated and the boundary location in the Raman spectroscopic image is displayed. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081128 | Self-assembled single molecule arrays and uses thereof - The present invention provides methods of making and using self-assembled arrays of single polynucleotide molecules for carrying out a variety of large-scale genetic measurements, such as gene expression analysis, gene copy number assessment, and the like. Random arrays used in the invention are “self-assembled” in the sense that they are formed by deposition of polynucleotide molecules onto a surface where they become fixed at random locations. The polynucleotide molecules fixed on the surface are then identified by direct sequence determination of component nucleic acids, such as incorporated probe sequences, or by other decoding schemes. Such identification converts a random array of determinable polynucleotides, and their respective probes into an addressable array of probe sequences. | 2010-04-01 |