17th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140112784 | BLADE, PARTICULARLY VARIABLE-PITCH BLADE, PROPELLOR COMPRISING SUCH BLADES AND CORRESPONDING TURBOMACHINE - A blade, configured to be mounted on a hub of a turbomachine propeller so that an empty space is defined between a base of the blade and a face of the hub facing the base. The blade includes a retractable blanking mechanism configured to reversibly occupy at least one of following two positions: a deployed position in which the retractable blanking mechanism at least partially closes off the empty space; and an extreme retracted position in which the retractable mechanism is kept out of the empty space. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112785 | SEPARABLE BLADE ATTACHMENT FOR A BEARINGLESS ROTOR OF A HELICOPTER - The invention relates to a separable blade attachment ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140112786 | Reversible Blade Damper - A damper body extends between an axial first end, an opposing axial second end, a first lateral side, and an opposing second lateral side. A first pair of lugs are disposed at the first axial end and a second pair of lugs are disposed at the second axial end. In the first lug pair, a lug has an axially outermost foot which extends laterally beyond a lateral wall. The second lug pair has a lug with an axial outermost point with a foot extending laterally beyond a lateral wall. The foot on the first axial end and the foot on the second axial end are on opposed lateral sides. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112787 | LIGHTNING RECEPTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - A lightning receptor arrangement for a wind turbine rotor blade arrangement includes a receptor element for receiving a lightning strike, a drainage channel extending from an interior cavity of the blade through the receptor element to an outside surface of the blade, and an electrically conductive connection to a down conductor of a grounding arrangement of the wind turbine. The receptor element is arranged at a point of origin of a vortex generated during rotation of the rotor blade. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112788 | METHOD AND CLEANING PLATE FOR CLEANING A BRAKE OF A WIND TURBINE - The invention is directed to a method for cleaning a brake of a wind turbine. The brake has a brake disc and at least one brake unit, wherein the brake disc and the brake unit can be moved relative to one another via a drive. The method includes fastening a cleaning plate to the brake disc; releasing at least one brake unit; moving the brake disc and the brake unit relative to one another so that the cleaning plate is moved past a brake pad of the brake unit while making applied contact engagement to the brake pad; and, dismounting the cleaning plate from the brake disc. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112789 | ROLLING BEARING, NOTABLY FOR SHIP'S PROPELLER OR FOR WIND TURBINE - Rolling bearing ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140112790 | ROLLING BEARING, NOTABLY FOR SHIP'S PROPELLER OR FOR WIND TURBINE - Rolling bearing ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140112791 | Adjustable fan and post mount - An electric or battery powered fan has Omni-Directional adjustments which include a Single point keyhole Oscillation system that adapts a male end (key) flexible pipe coupled to a female keyhole detent system which is coupled to a spring push pin mechanism which allows for angle adjustments at a specific coefficient of friction, which are adjusted by torque from detent and stop mechanism. The flexible pipe allows for unlimited directional adjustments that withstand repositioning at any direction. Said flexible pipe rotates 360 degrees inside the clamp in both directions on a rotational axis. The clamp design which is a quick release mechanism based on the radius of clamp jaw and lag bolt which allows for a quick release mounting system. It is therefore possible to direct air-flow in infinite variations. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112792 | DAMPER PIN - A damper pin for coupling platforms of adjacent turbine blades includes a first flat longitudinal end region, a second flat longitudinal end region and a reduced cross sectional area. The reduced cross sectional area is separated from the first flat longitudinal end region by a first main body region and the reduced cross sectional area is separated from the second flat longitudinal end region by a second main body region. The cross sectional area of the reduced cross sectional area is less than the cross sectional area of each of the first and second main body regions. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112793 | Systems and Methods to Axially Retain Blades - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a gas turbine engine system. The system may include a rotor wheel having a number of blades mounted about a periphery of the rotor wheel. Further, the system may include a retention device. The retention device may include a number of projections extending from a radial surface of the rotor wheel to form a number of circumferential slots about the rotor wheel. The retention device may also include a number of elongated members positioned within the circumferential slots to impede axial movement of the blades. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112794 | BLADE ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY - An assembly and method for affixing a turbomachine rotor blade to a rotor wheel are disclosed. In an embodiment, an adaptor member is provided disposed between the blade and the rotor wheel, the adaptor member including an adaptor attachment slot that is complementary to the blade attachment member, and an adaptor attachment member that is complementary to the rotor wheel attachment slot. A coverplate is provided, having a coverplate attachment member that is complementary to the rotor wheel attachment slot, and a hook for engaging the adaptor member. When assembled, the coverplate member matingly engages with the adaptor member, and retains the blade in the adaptor member, and the assembly in the rotor wheel. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112795 | TURBINE BLADE - A turbine blade has a profile including a blade suction side line, a blade pressure side line, and a blade trailing edge formed by a curve connecting the rear ends of the blade suction side and pressure side lines to each other, wherein the curve forming the blade trailing edge of the profile is formed by connecting a pressure side curve portion which has an arc shape having a constant radius of curvature and extending from the rear end of the blade pressure side line toward the camber line of the profile, and a suction side curve portion which extends from the rear end of the blade suction side line toward the camber line while passing through a region closer to the camber line than a symmetric curve portion which is line-symmetric to the pressure side curve portion with respect to the camber line. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112796 | COMPOSITE BLADE WITH UNI-TAPE AIRFOIL SPARS - A gas turbine engine composite blade includes an airfoil having pressure and suction sides extending outwardly in a spanwise direction from a blade root along a span to a blade tip. A core section of the blade including composite quasi-isotropic plies extends spanwise outwardly through the blade. One or more spars including a stack of uni-tape plies having predominately a 0 degree fiber orientation with respect to the span and extending spanwise outwardly through the root and a portion of the airfoil towards the tip. Spars may include pressure and suction side spars sandwiching a chordwise extending portion of the core section in the airfoil and which be located near or along the pressure and suction sides respectively. Chordwise extending portion may be centered about a maximum thickness location of the airfoil. Spars may have height, width, and thickness that avoids flexural airfoil modes. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112797 | BLADE FOR A THERMAL TURBOMACHINE - A blade for a thermal turbomachine is provided. The blade has a blade airfoil having a first extent in a substantially radial orientation in relation to a rotational axis of the turbomachine and a second extent which is configured transversely with respect to the first extent, and comprising a blade root which adjoins the rotor blade and rounds off the rotor blade in the first extent. The blade has graphene at least in regions. A method for producing a blade of this type is also provided. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112798 | GAS TURBINE AND TURBINE BLADE FOR SUCH A GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine includes a rotor concentrically surrounded by a casing, with an annular hot gas channel axially extending between the rotor and the casing. The rotor is equipped with a plurality of blades, which are arranged on the rotor in an annular fashion. Each of the blades is mounted with a root in a respective axial slot on a rim of the rotor radially extending with an airfoil into said hot gas channel and adjoining with an axially oriented root surface to an annular rim cavity. Cooling means are provided at the root of each of said blades to receive cooling air being injected into said rim cavity through stationary injecting means. An optimized cooling is achieved by providing the root surface to be an essentially plane surface and the cooling means including a scoop for capturing and redirecting at least part of the injected cooling air, which scoop is designed as a recess with respect to the root surface. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112799 | COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS TURBINE COMPONENT - A cooling arrangement ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140112800 | ELECTRONIC OIL PUMP - A method of controlling an engine includes the steps of: applying a current to the electromagnetic coil to move the at least one piston from the fully retracted position toward the full stroke position; sending a signal to an electronic control unit (ECU) when the at least one piston reaches the full stroke position; determining a time taken to reach the full stroke position from the fully retracted position based on the signal; determining a power-on time based on the determined time taken to reach the full stroke position from the fully retracted position; and returning the at least one piston to the fully retracted position by stopping to apply the current to the electromagnetic coil once the power-on time has elapsed. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112801 | MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE AND VACUUM PUMP - A motor driving device comprises: an inverter having a plurality of switching elements for driving a motor; an arithmetic section for calculating a rotational speed and a magnetic pole electric angle of a motor rotor based on information about a motor phase voltage and information about a motor phase current; a delay correcting section for correcting a phase delay of the magnetic pole electric angle calculated by the arithmetic section so as to generate corrected magnetic pole electric angle; a driving command generating section for generating a sinusoidal wave driving command based on a difference between the rotational speed and a target rotational speed and the corrected magnetic pole electric angle; and a PWM signal generating section for generating a PWM control signal for controlling on/off of the plurality of switching elements based on the sinusoidal wave driving command. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112802 | MEMBRANE DUST-PUMPING SYSTEM - A diaphragm pump is provided for the pressurized delivery of dusts in a dust feeding device. The diaphragm pump includes a storage hopper which is subjected to inert gas at ambient pressure and which serves for the storage of the dust. A sluicing vessel is provided which is connected via an inlet in the upper region, via a shut-off fitting and via a dust supply line to the dust store of the storage hopper, and is connected via an outlet in the lower region and via a shut-off fitting to a high-pressure device. A diaphragm is mounted in the sluicing vessel. An expansion line is provided, one end of which is connected via a filter element to the sluicing vessel and into which a shut-off fitting is incorporated. The diaphragm pump includes charging line which is connected via a filter element and via a shut-off fitting to the sluicing vessel. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112803 | PUMP SYSTEM, METHOD AND USES FOR TRANSPORTING INJECTION WATER TO AN UNDERWATER INJECTION WELL - Pump system ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140112804 | DISCRETE HEAT-INSULATED EXHAUST MUFFLER DEVICE AND REFRIGERATION COMPRESSOR USING SAME - A discrete, heat-insulating exhaust muffler device ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140112805 | BLOWER - The blower comprises: a stator being provided in a case; a radial bearing being provided in the case; a rotor shaft being provided in the case and supported by the stator and the radial bearing; a rotor being integrated with the rotor shaft; and an impeller being integrated with the rotor shaft, the impeller sucking a fluid into the case from an axial direction and sending the same in the circumferential direction of the impeller. The impeller is attached to the rotor shaft to make a blade forming surface of the impeller face the rotor in the axial direction. A shaft end of the rotor shaft, which is located on the opposite side of the impeller, is supported by a thrust receiving member. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112806 | PUMP ASSEMBLY - A pump assembly for use in a selective catalytic reduction system, the pump assembly comprising: a pump sub-assembly defining a pump axis; and a housing sub-assembly including a cavity for receiving the pump sub-assembly and comprising an inlet port for receiving a reagent for supply to the pump sub-assembly via a flow path; wherein at least one seal member is provided to seal the pump sub-assembly within the housing sub-assembly, the seal member being provided in a groove in an outer face of the pump sub-assembly, the seal member providing a fluid tight seal. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112807 | MOTOR PROTECTION STRUCTURE - A motor protection structure includes a stator assembly, a casing and a filling material. The stator assembly is coated with a coating and fitted on one side of the casing. The casing has a receiving space for receiving a circuit board. The filling material is filled in the receiving space to enclose the circuit board. The filling material is connected to the coating to fully seal the stator assembly and the casing so as to lower manufacturing cost and shorten working time. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112808 | AXIAL FLOW PUMP WITH INTEGRATED MOTOR - An appliance containing a motorized appliance pump is provided. The appliance pump includes an integrated motor. The pump is an axial flow pump operable to move fluid along a fluid passageway. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112809 | PROTECTION STRUCTURE OF MOTOR FOR COOLING-FAN - A protection structure of a motor for a cooling fan include a motor to which power source wire is connected for receiving electricity and a hub that is coupled to the motor and rotates. The hub includes: an outer portion along an outer peripheral surface of which blades are formed and on a center of which a center hole is formed; a center portion which is disposed at a middle of the center hole and to which is a rotations shaft of the motor is coupled; and a support member that couples the outer portion and the center portion. The support member is fractured physically to prevent overload to the motor and fire in advance. Furthermore, the power source wire is configured via the support member and thus is broken together when the support member is fractured to prevent unnecessary rotation of the motor. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112810 | FAN AND BEARING COOLING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A bearing cooling structure includes a metal base seat and a plastic bearing cup. The metal base seat has a raised section and an extension section. The plastic bearing cup encloses the raised section and has an inner circumference defining a bearing hole. The extension section horizontally extends from the raised section toward a center of the plastic bearing cup. The extension section has a free end and an upper surface positioned in the bearing hole. A bearing is received in the bearing hole and disposed on the extension section. A bottom face of the bearing is in contact with the upper surface of the extension section. Accordingly, the heat of the bearing can be transferred (conducted) through the extension section to the metal base seat to be dissipated. A fan with the bearing cooling structure is also disclosed. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112811 | SEALED COMPRESSOR HOUSING - A sealed compressor housing includes a tubular top cover ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140112812 | FLUID PUMP - The present invention inhibits suction of dust and moisture into a drive chamber for driving a piston of a fluid pump while reducing drive load through feeding/discharging of fluid to/from the drive chamber. In the interior of a cylinder, a pressure increasing/decreasing chamber is formed between a valve unit on the cylinder head side and the piston. On the opposite side of the pressure increasing/decreasing chamber, the drive chamber is disposed. There are provided a ventilation path for communicating the drive chamber and the outside space, a fluid path connected to the feeding/discharging space of the valve unit, a merging space where the fluid path is merged with the ventilation path midway, and a fluid filter provided in the merging space. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112813 | HYDRAULIC MOTOR - A hydraulic geroller (gerotor) motor, wherein an inner rotor of a revolving group has a plurality of lobes circumferentially spaced along an outer periphery of the inner rotor, and an orbiter of the revolving group includes an orbiting ring and rounded vane portions preferably formed by roller vanes contained in inner recesses of the orbiting ring for common orbiting with the orbiting ring about the fixed longitudinal axis. The orbiter also has fixed for orbiting therewith, fluid windows for directing fluid from the fluid ports to the revolving group. The windows may be formed in an integral portion of the orbiter or in a valve plate mounted for common orbiting with the orbiting orbiter. The valve plate cooperates with a stationary commutator plate or assembly to provide an efficient arrangement for the delivery and exhaust of hydraulic pressure fluid to and from the hydraulic motor. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112814 | VACUUM PUMP - A vacuum pump ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140112815 | VACUUM PUMP - A vacuum pump ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140112816 | INTERNAL GEAR PUMP - In an internal gear pump | 2014-04-24 |
20140112817 | VANE COMPRESSOR - A rotor of a vane compressor includes vanes that reciprocates in vane slots, coil springs that urge the vanes, and guide members each having a press-in end pressed into the vane and an accommodated end and inserted into the coil spring. When an outer diameter of the guide member is a, an inner diameter of the coil spring is b1, an outer diameter thereof is b2, and an inner diameter an accommodation hole for the coil spring is c, (b1−a)<(c−b2) is satisfied. A diameter of an end (a first contact portion) of the coil spring on a side of the accommodated end is larger than a diameter of another end (a second contact portion) thereof on a side of the press-in end. According to the compressor, contacts between the accommodation hole and the guide member can be prevented without high accuracy forming of the accommodation hole. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112818 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POWDER FOR MAGNET - Provided are a method for producing powder for a magnet, and methods for producing a powder compact, a rare-earth-iron-based alloy material, and a rare-earth-iron-nitrogen-based alloy material. Magnetic particles constituting the powder each have a texture in which grains of a phase of a hydride of a rare-earth element are dispersed in a phase of an iron-containing material. The uniform presence of the phase of the iron-containing material in each magnetic particle results in powder having excellent formability, thereby providing a powder compact having high relative density. The powder is produced by heat-treating rare-earth-iron-based alloy powder in a hydrogen atmosphere to separate the rare-earth element and the iron-containing material and then forming a hydride of the rare-earth element. The powder is compacted. The powder compact is heat-treated in vacuum to form a rare-earth-iron-based alloy material. The rare-earth-iron-based alloy material is heat-treated in a nitrogen atmosphere to form a rare-earth-iron-nitrogen-based alloy material. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112819 | TITANIUM ALLOY MEMBER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A titanium alloy member with high strength and high proof stress not only in the surface but also inside, using a general and inexpensive α-β type titanium alloy, and a production method therefor, are provided. The production method includes preparing a raw material made of titanium alloy, nitriding the raw material to form a nitrogen-containing raw material by generating a nitrogen compound layer and/or a nitrogen solid solution layer in a surface layer of the raw material, mixing the raw material and the nitrogen-containing raw material to yield a nitrogen-containing mixed material, sintering the nitrogen-containing mixed material to obtain a sintered titanium alloy member by bonding the material together and uniformly diffusing nitrogen in solid solution from the nitrogen-containing raw material to the entire interior portion of the sintered titanium alloy member, and hot plastic forming the sintered titanium alloy member. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112820 | BETA-BASED TITANIUM ALLOY WITH LOW ELASTIC MODULUS - A beta-based titanium alloy with a low elastic modulus includes 37 wt. % to 41 wt. % niobium (Nb), 5 wt. % to 8 wt. % zirconium (Zr), and a balance of titanium (Ti), with unavoidable impurities, and having an elastic modulus of 47 GPa or lower. The beta-based titanium alloy has a much lower elastic modulus than the typical biomedical titanium alloys, and thus can resolve the problem of so-called “stress shield effect.” Therefore, the beta-based titanium alloy can be widely used as a material for general civilian goods such as eyewear frames and headsets and sports and leisure goods, as well as a biomedical material for artificial bones, artificial teeth and artificial hip joints. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112821 | LEAD-FREE BRASS ALLOY FOR HOT WORKING - Provided is a lead-free brass alloy for hot working provided with good hot-working properties and mechanical characteristics. A lead-free brass alloy for hot working, comprising: 28.0 to 35.0 wt % zinc, 0.5 to 2.0 wt % silicon, 0.5 to 1.5 wt % tin, 0.5 to 1.5 wt % bismuth, 0.10 wt % or less lead, and the remainder being copper and unavoidable impurities, the zinc equivalent being in a range of 40.0 to 43.0, and the area ratio of the κ phase after hot working being 20% or less. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112822 | SILVER-WHITE COPPER ALLOY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SILVER-WHITE COPPER ALLOY - Provided are a silver-white copper alloy which has superior mechanical properties such as hot workability, cold workability, or press property, color fastness, bactericidal and antibacterial properties, and Ni allergy resistance; and a method of producing such a silver-white copper alloy. The silver-white copper alloy includes 51.0 mass % to 58.0 mass % of Cu; 9.0 mass % to 12.5 mass % of Ni; 0.0003 mass % to 0.010 mass % of C; 0.0005 mass % to 0.030 mass % of Pb; and the balance of Zn and inevitable impurities, in which a relationship of 65.5≦[Cu]+1.2×[Ni]≦70.0 is satisfied between a content of Cu [Cu] (mass %) and a content of Ni [Ni] (mass %). In a metal structure thereof, an area ratio of β phases dispersed in an α-phase matrix is 0% to 0.9%. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112823 | RECOVERY OF GOLD FROM ROASTER CALCINE LEACH TAILINGS - A method to recover gold lost in roaster calcine-leach tailings, due to the formation of cyanide refractory compounds or morphologies during the roasting process. The process can include acid leaching of magnetic concentrate from roaster leach tailings, combining the acid leach slurry to the pre-acidulation tank for pressure oxidation feed, acid pressure oxidation of the pressure oxidation feed, and recovery of gold. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112824 | Deposition Of Films Comprising Aluminum Alloys With High Aluminum Content - Provided are films comprising aluminum, carbon and a metal, wherein the aluminum is present in an amount greater than about 16% by elemental content and less than about 50% carbon. Also provided are methods of depositing the same. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112825 | Compositions and Methods for Improving Toughness of Irradiated Sterilized Bone Allografts - The present invention relates to compositions, methods, kits and systems employing irradiation activated agents to improve or increase or prevent loss of toughness, work-to-fracture, post-yield toughness, fracture toughness and/or fatigue strength of a bone allograft on exposure to radiation. The irradiation activated agent can be an agent that increases crosslinking of collagen in bone during irradiation, for example ribose, 2-hydroxytetrahydropyran or ascorbate. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112826 | DEVICE FOR EXTERNAL STERILISATION OF PLASTIC PARISONS - A device for sterilising plastic containers includes a transport device for transporting the containers during the sterilisation along a predefined transport path, a clean room within which the containers can be transported during sterilisation, wherein the clean room is delimited by at least one wall with respect to the environment, and a first external application device for sterilising at least a section of the outer wall of the containers. The first external application device has a source of charge carriers for generation of charge carriers, and includes a first moving device which moves the containers at least intermittently in the longitudinal direction during their sterilisation. The device also includes a rotary device which rotates the containers about their longitudinal direction at least intermittently during the sterilisation, wherein the rotary device and the moving device are preferably configured in such a way that a rotation of the containers is enabled during a movement of the containers in their longitudinal direction. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112827 | Fumigation System and Process with Temperature Control, Filtration, and Air-Reintroduction - Fumigation systems and processes that are especially applicable for the fumigation of perishable (or otherwise sensitive to temperature) agricultural products as the temperature conditions under which the product is being treated are closely controlled to advantageously prevent the product from being exposed to temperature drops and/or spikes during the fumigation cycle. In addition, the present invention incorporates an air filtration system as a part of the fumigation system to substantially remove the toxic fumigant residuals from the air before it is exhausted into the open atmosphere, which typically occurs at the completion of a fumigation cycle. As such, the harmful effect of the fumigant on the products and the surrounding environment and work areas is greatly minimized. In summary, the systems and processes of the present invention provide the ability to conduct fumigations in a well-controlled environment. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112828 | HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM - A drain cassette for a dialysis unit has a fluid channel between venous and arterial connection ports, and a valve may controllably open and close fluid communication between a drain outlet port and the venous connection port or the arterial connection port. A blood circuit assembly and drain cassette may be removable from the dialysis unit, e.g., by hand and without the use of tools. A blood circuit assembly may include a single, unitary member that defines portions of a pair of blood pumps, control valves, channels to accurately position flexible tubing for an occluder, an air trap support, and/or other portions of the assembly. A blood circuit assembly engagement device may assist with retaining a blood circuit assembly on the dialysis unit, and/or with removal of the assembly. An actuator may operate a retainer element and an ejector element that interact with the assembly. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112829 | TUBE STRIP HANDLING AND HEATING APPARATUS - A tube strip handling and heating frame having a rectangular outer frame having two spaced longitudinal walls extending in a longitudinal direction, and two spaced lateral walls extending in a lateral direction and extending between respective ends of the longitudinal walls. The outer frame forms an enclosure having an open upper side and an open lower side. The frame also has a number of tube strip wells located inside the outer frame, each tube strip well has a slot elongated in the lateral direction, and each slot is configured to receive a respective tube strip through the open upper side and support the respective tube strip in a vertical direction. The tube strip wells are arranged in a series along the longitudinal direction. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112830 | Automated Analyzer - An automated analyzer ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140112831 | Using Wavelet Decomposition To Determine the Fluidization Quality In a Fluidized Bed Reactor - A method and apparatus for determining the fluidization quality of a fluidized bed reactor is disclosed. The method includes measuring pressure within the fluidized bed reactor to obtain a pressure signal. The pressure signal is then transformed using wavelet decomposition into higher-frequency details and lower-frequency approximations. The dominance of the various features is then calculated based on the energy of each feature in relation to the normalized wavelet energies. The fluidization quality of the fluidized bed reactor is then determined from a comparison over time of the calculated energies. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112832 | THREADED NOZZLE AND CLOSABLE NOZZLE VALVE ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of a nozzle assembly and a closable valve assembly for use in a fluid bed reactor system are disclosed. The nozzle assembly includes a first member that extends upwardly through a bottom wall of a fluid bed reaction chamber, and a second member. The first and second members are detachably fitted together via threads on each member. The second member can be removed and/or replaced, thereby facilitating fluid bed reactor maintenance. The closable valve assembly is connected to a nozzle, and includes a valve body and a gate pivotally connected to the valve body. The gate is movable between a first position at least partially covering the nozzle orifice in the absence of gas flow through the orifice, and a second position wherein the orifice is not covered when gas flows through the orifice. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112833 | EXHAUST GAS CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The purpose of the present invention is to suppress degradation of a PM sensor and a decrease in detection accuracy of the amount of PM in a configuration in which a urea addition unit and a selective reduction-type NOx catalyst (NOx catalyst) are provided downstream of a particulate filter (filter) in an internal corn engine exhaust passage, the PM sensor being disposed downstream of the filter. According to the present invention, in an exhaust passage ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140112834 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SCALE BUILD-UP IN A WFGD - The present invention relates generally to the cleaning of a flue gas and, in one embodiment, to a device, system and method that mitigates and/or prevents slurry deposition at the flue inlet to a wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) unit in order to keep the inlet dry and minimize deposition (e.g., deposition scale) at the flue inlet to the WFGD tower. In one embodiment, a wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) unit, system and/or method according to the present invention comprises, among other features, a scale prevention system comprising a plenum air device and/or forced-air box located proximate the inlet transition zone. In another embodiment, a wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) unit, system and/or method according to the present invention comprises, among other features, a scale prevention system comprising at least one chill plate located proximate the inlet transition zone. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112835 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE AND SILICOALUMINOPHOSPHATE PARTICLES - A honeycomb structure of the invention includes a honeycomb unit provided with a plurality of through holes arrayed in a longitudinal direction with a partition wall therebetween, in which the honeycomb unit is produced by extruding and firing raw material paste containing silicoaluminophosphate particles and an inorganic binder, and the silicoaluminophosphate particles have a specific surface area in a range of 200 m | 2014-04-24 |
20140112836 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE, HYDROGEN SEPARATION MEMBRANE INCLUDING SEPARATION MEMBRANE, AND DEVICE INCLUDING HYDROGEN SEPARATION MEMBRANE - A separation membrane including: an alloy including a Group 5 element, Fe, and Al, wherein the alloy includes a body-centered cubic lattice structure. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112837 | GAS STERILIZATION APPARATUS - A gas sterilization apparatus comprises a housing with a sterilizing unit and a power device. An ozone generator and an air purifying device are provided in the housing. The power device is operated to allow air to pass through the ozone generator and flow into the sterilizing unit so as to perform sterilization. After being sterilized, the air in the sterilizing unit can be drained via the purification of the air purifying device. The gas sterilization apparatus can sterilize the air by use of ozone, thus it is applicable for articles and materials which can be sufficiently soaked by ozone to achieve the sterilization effect, and it can reduce the denaturation of biological materials, so it has wide application. The gas sterilization apparatus can sterilize the articles and materials in simple and convenient ways for user, so it is beneficial to use in the industry. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112838 | LIQUID HANDLING APPARATUS - A liquid handling apparatus includes a substrate that includes a groove which is a channel through which a liquid can be moved on the basis of a capillary phenomenon, and a film that is bonded to the substrate to cover the opening of the groove, in which the channel has a main channel and a guide channel, the groove has a main groove that is the main channel by the film being bonded to the substrate, and a guide groove that is the guide channel by the film being bonded to the substrate, opens on a lateral surface of the main groove, and has a width narrower than the width of the main groove, and the guide groove is placed in an area on a film side of the lateral surface of the main groove and shallower than the main groove. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112839 | MULTI-FUNCTION DISPENSE HEAD - A multi-function dispense head operable by a single motor comprises a pipette housing having carriage driven pipette rods and carriage driven pistons and a wash/ejector head movable by the pistons. The carriage is attached to the pipette rods and vertically moves the rods through the pipette housing as needed for various pipette functions. The pistons are pushed into movement by the carriage and, in a lower position, into contact with a lower ledge along a bottom portion of the movable head forcing the lower ledge downwardly to eject pipette tips. The pistons also move the wash/ejector head when the movable head performs a wash function. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112840 | Device For And Method Of Extracting A Fraction From A Biological Sample - A device is provided for facilitating the isolation of a fraction from a biological sample. The biological sample includes non-desired material and a fraction-bound solid phase substrate. The device includes an input zone for receiving the biological sample therein and a second zone interconnected to the input zone by a channel. A force attracts the fraction-bound solid phase substrate and is movable along a path between a first position adjacent the input zone, a second position adjacent the channel, and a third position adjacent the second zone. The force has a generally arcuate edge for concentrating the fraction-bound solid phase substrate along the path. The force urges the fraction-bound solid phase substrate from the input zone, through the channel and into the second zone as the force moves from the first position to the third position. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112841 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A SUPERNATANT OF A LIQUID SAMPLE, AND USE OF A VALVE DEVICE HAVING A SOLUBLE MEMBRANE - A device and a method for separating a supernatant of a liquid sample are proposed, in which an outlet is closed off by a water-soluble membrane that dissolves after a certain length of time so that the supernatant of the sample is automatically drained away after centrifugation. The water-soluble membrane may in principle may also be used for other purposes for temporarily retaining a liquid in a holding chamber. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112842 | AUTOMATED PELLETIZED SAMPLE BLOTTING APPARATUS AND METHODS - An automated sample tube blotting system having one or more rotating grippers, a supply of absorbent material, a transporter, and an absorbent material removal mechanism. Each rotating gripper has a respective holder configured to selectively mate with a respective interface on a tube strip, and the one or more rotating grippers are rotatable between a first position in which the tube strip is upright and a second position in which the tube strip is inverted. The transporter is configured to move the rotating gripper in a lateral direction from a starting location to a location above the absorbent material, and in a vertical direction towards and away from the absorbent material. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112843 | AUTOMATED PELLETIZED SAMPLE DECANTING APPARATUS AND METHODS - An automated sample tube decanting system having one or more decanting grippers, a decant waste receptacle, a transporter, and means for rotating the decanting gripper. Each decanting gripper has a respective holder configured to selectively mate with a respective interface on a tube strip. The one or more decanting grippers are rotatable between a first position in which the tube strip is upright and a second position in which the tube strip is inverted. The transporter is configured to move the one or more decanting grippers in a lateral direction from a starting location to a location above the decant waste receptacle. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112844 | INTEGRATED SPECIMEN CUP SYSTEM FOR TAMPERPROOF SAMPLE TESTING AND SECURE RETENTION - A specimen cup system includes a cup defining first and second reservoirs in fluid communication with one another. The first reservoir has an open top with spaced-apart upper and lower annular flanges defined at the open top's external periphery. A test card is permanently disposed in the second reservoir. A base, rotatably coupled to the cup, defines a chamber having an opening therein. The opening of the chamber is in fluid communication only with the first reservoir when the base is in a first position, and is in fluid communication only with the second reservoir when the base is in a second position. A seal, rim, and lid cooperate with the upper and lower annular flanges of the open top of the first reservoir to seal the first reservoir after a specimen has been deposited therein. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112845 | CONDENSATION-REDUCING INCUBATION COVER - A cover for covering an array of sample tubes during an incubation process. The cover has an upper panel and protrusions extending downward from the upper panel. Each protrusion has an upper seal and a lower seal. The upper seal includes a first conical section that tapers from a first diameter that is larger than the inside diameter of a corresponding sample tube to a second diameter that is smaller than the inside diameter of the corresponding sample tube. The lower seal includes a cylindrical section extending downward from the bottom of the first conical section. The cylindrical section has a diameter selected to create a capillary seal, in the presence of a liquid, between the cylindrical section and an adjacent portion of an inner wall of the corresponding sample tube. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112846 | USE OF A KMGF3 COMPOUND FOR TRAPPING METALS IN THE FORM OF FLUORIDES AND/OR OXYFLUORIDES IN A GASEOUS OR A LIQUID PHASE - The invention relates to the use of a compound of formula KMgF | 2014-04-24 |
20140112847 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SODIUM TUNGSTATE, METHOD FOR COLLECTING TUNGSTEN, APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SODIUM TUNGSTATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SODIUM TUNGSTATE AQUEOUS SOLUTION - Provided are a method for producing sodium tungstate by supplying an oxidant made of sodium nitrate or sodium nitrite to bring a tungsten containing material and the oxidant into contact with each other in an atmosphere containing oxygen to thereby continuously produce a reaction product; a method for collecting tungsten using the method; and an apparatus for producing sodium tungstate. Also provided are a method for producing a sodium tungstate aqueous solution in which a reductant is introduced into a melt containing the above-described reaction product which is then dissolved in water; and a method for collecting tungsten using the method. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112848 | METHOD FOR BURNING PELLETIZED GOOD - According to the invention, the method for burning fragmented material is carried out in at least one shaft which comprises a preheating zone, a combustion zone and a cooling zone, coal having a swelling index>1 being supplied via combustion lances, and the temperature of the coal in the combustion lances being maintained below a temperature value at which melting phases of the coal used are formed. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112849 | METHOD FOR THE DEPOSITON OF METALS ON SUPPORT OXIDES - The present invention is directed to a process for the production of supported transition metals with high dispersion. The latter are deposited onto refractory oxides without using a further liquid solvent. Hence, according to this dry procedure no solvent is involved which obviates certain drawbacks connected with wet ion exchange, impregnation or other metal addition processes known in the art. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112850 | DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY HEATABLE HONEYCOMB BODY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE HONEYCOMB BODY - A device for exhaust gas treatment in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, in particular in a motor vehicle, includes an electrically heatable honeycomb body through which an exhaust gas can flow. The honeycomb body is disposed in a casing tube and has at least one current-conducting structure with electric insulation for voltages greater than 24 V. A current-generating pulsed voltage is applied to the structure to heat the honeycomb body. It is thus possible for heating elements in the exhaust-gas flow to be powered by an on-board electrical system voltage of for example 48 V. A method for operating the honeycomb body is provided with which, even at operating voltages greater than 24 V, the generation of heat in the electrically heatable honeycomb body can be kept in a desired range by adjustment of a pulse width and/or repetition frequency of the pulsed voltage. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112851 | SUPPLEMENTAL AMMONIA STORAGE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - An exhaust after-treatment system is described. Generally speaking, the system includes separate primary and secondary NO | 2014-04-24 |
20140112852 | 8-Ring Small Pore Molecular Sieve with Promoter to Improve Low Temperature Performance - Described is a selective catalytic reduction catalyst comprising an 8-ring small pore molecular sieve promoted with copper and an alkaline earth component. The catalyst is effective to catalyze the reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the presence of a reductant. A method for selectively reducing nitrogen oxides is also described. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112853 | Mixed Metal 8-Ring Small Pore Molecular Sieve Catalyst Compositions, Catalytic Articles, Systems, and Methods - Described are compositions and catalytic articles comprising a copper-promoted 8-ring small pore molecular sieve and an iron-promoted 8-ring small pore molecular sieve. The catalytic articles are useful in methods and systems to catalyze the reduction of nitrogen oxides in the presence of a reductant. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112854 | 8-Ring Small Pore Molecular Sieve as High Temperature SCR Catalyst - Described is a selective catalytic reduction catalyst comprising an iron-promoted 8-ring small pore molecular sieve. Systems and methods for using these iron-promoted 8-ring small molecular sieves as catalysts in a variety of processes such as abating pollutants in exhaust gases and conversion processes are also described. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112855 | Separation of Components from a Gas Mixture - This invention relates to the separation of components from a gas mixture. Aspects of the invention relate to the separation of components, for example carbon dioxide (CO | 2014-04-24 |
20140112856 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO THERMALLY REGENERATE A SORBENT - The present disclosure is directed to a high temperature method to adsorb carbon dioxide onto an ion-exchange resin and/or regenerate the carbon dioxide-loaded ion-exchange resins. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112857 | SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING OF CO2 FROM PROCESS GAS - The system includes a first reactor configured to discharge CO | 2014-04-24 |
20140112858 | FUEL PREPARATION FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL ISOTOPES - The present invention relates generally to the field of medical isotope production by fission of uranium-235 and the fuel utilized therein (e.g., the production of suitable Low Enriched Uranium (LEU is uranium having 20 weight percent or less uranium-235) fuel for medical isotope production) and, in particular to a method for producing LEU fuel and a LEU fuel product that is suitable for use in the production of medical isotopes. In one embodiment, the LEU fuel of the present invention is designed to be utilized in an Aqueous Homogeneous Reactor (AHR) for the production of various medical isotopes including, but not limited to, molybdenum-99, cesium-137, iodine-131, strontium-89, xenon-133 and yttrium-90. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112859 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBONACEOUS FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAPHITE FILM, ROLL OF POLYMER FILM, AND ROLL OF CARBONACEOUS FILM - Disclosed herein is a method for producing an elongated (rolled) carbonaceous film by polymer pyrolysis while suppressing the fusion bonding and the rippling of the carbonaceous film. The method for producing a carbonaceous film includes the step of heat-treating a polymer film wound into a roll, wherein the heat treatment is performed after the polymer film is wound into a roll at a temperature lower than a pyrolysis onset temperature of the polymer film so that the roll of polymer film has a center and has a space inside its cross-sectional circle (50% cross-sectional circle) (space within 50% cross-sectional circle) whose center is at the center and whose circumference passes through a point at which a length of the polymer film from an inner end thereof is 50% of a total length of the polymer film and that an area of the space within 50% cross-sectional circle is 25% or more of an area of the 50% cross-sectional circle. Particularly, providing a space between a core and an innermost layer of the roll of polymer film is more effective at solving the above problem. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112860 | SEPARATION OF TELLURIUM BY SOLVENT EXTRACTION METHOD - A method for separating tellurium includes separating and recovering tellurium (Te) from a dissolved solution containing the tellurium using a solvent extraction by an extractant, which contains one selected from a group consisting of tributyl phosphate (TBP), tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (TEHP) and a combination thereof. The method may separate and recover the tellurium as a high-priced metallic element from a material, such as a Bi | 2014-04-24 |
20140112861 | HEAT-INSULATING MATERIAL - A heat-insulating material is provided in which thermal conductivity is controlled not to increase and good insulation properties are held even in a high temperature range. The heat-insulating material is formed of a spinel porous sintered body having a porosity of 65 to 90 vol. % and represented by a chemical formula XAl | 2014-04-24 |
20140112862 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES - It is an object of the present invention to provide a new method for production of zinc oxide particles which can control the particle diameter and particle shape of obtained zinc oxide particles by selecting suitable conditions, and can prepare zinc oxide applicable to various applications. A method for production of zinc oxide particles, comprising a step of aging a zinc oxide raw material in an aqueous zinc salt solution. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112863 | FUEL PROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN RICH GAS - A fuel processor for generating hydrogen rich gas or cleaned hydrogen rich gas from hydrocarbon fuel includes an inner housing and an outer housing defining a mantel space between them, wherein at least one fuel reformer unit for reforming hydrocarbon fuel to a hydrogel rich gas and optionally a gas-cleaning unit for cleaning the hydrogen rich gas from unwanted by-products are arranged in the inner housing. The fuel processor further includes a processor inlet for introducing hydrocarbon fuel into the inner housing and a processor outlet for releasing cleaned hydrogen rich gas from the inner housing. The outer housing further includes a fluid inlet for introducing a heat transporting fluid into the mantel space. The inner housing includes at least one opening for providing a fluid-connection between the inner housing and the mantel space. A method for operating such a fuel processor is also provided. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112864 | Anti-Mucin Antibodies for Early Detection and Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer - Described herein are compositions and methods of use of anti-pancreatic cancer antibodies or fragments thereof, such as murine, chimeric, humanized or human PAM4 antibodies. The antibodies show novel and useful diagnostic characteristics, such as binding with high specificity to pancreatic and other cancers, but not to normal or benign pancreatic tissues and binding to a high percentage of early stage pancreatic cancers. Preferably, the antibodies bind to pancreatic cancer mucins such as MUC1 or MUC5ac and are of use for the detection and diagnosis of early stage pancreatic cancer. In more preferred embodiments, the anti-pancreatic cancer antibodies can be used for immunoassay of serum samples, wherein the immunoassay detects a marker for early stage pancreatic cancer in serum. Most preferably, the serum is extracted with an organic phase, such as butanol, before immunoassay. Alternatively, immunoassay with PAM4 and anti-CA19.9 antibodies may be utilized to improve sensitivity for pancreatic cancer. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112865 | Anti-CD19 Antibodies - The present invention provides humanized, chimeric and human anti-CD19 antibodies, anti-CD19 antibody fusion proteins, and fragments thereof that bind to a human B cell marker. Such antibodies, fusion proteins and fragments thereof are useful for the treatment and diagnosis of various B-cell disorders, including B-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases. In more particular embodiments, the humanized anti-CD19 antibodies may comprise one or more framework region amino acid substitutions designed to improve protein stability, antibody binding and/or expression levels. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the substitutions comprise a Ser91Phe substitution in the hA19 VH sequence. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112866 | POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING METHOD - Described herein are compositions and methods for diagnosing and/or monitoring pathogenic disease states using positron emission tomography, wherein the pathogenic cells uniquely express, preferentially express, or overexpress vitamin receptors. Also described herein are | 2014-04-24 |
20140112867 | [1,3]OXAZINES - The present invention provides compounds of formula I | 2014-04-24 |
20140112868 | NOVEL TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - The invention relates to a new class of compounds with high affinity and selectivity towards P-glycoprotein. The invention also relates to the utilization of such compounds in the in vivo diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases and as medicaments for use in the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative disease involving P-glycoprotein. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112869 | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LABELLING COMPOSITION FOR INTRANASAL ADMINISTRATION AND LABELLING METHOD AND SCREENING METHOD USING CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LABELLING COMPOSITION FOR INTRANASAL ADMINISTRATION - There is provided a central nervous system labelling composition for intranasal administration for the purpose of labelling the central nervous system from the olfactory epithelium by way of the olfactory bulb and by means of intranasal administration. Additionally, there is provided a method of non-invasively labelling the central nervous system by way of an administration route that entails little transferability to the entire body. Furthermore, there is provided a screening method using a central nervous system labelling composition for intranasal administration. A central nervous system labelling composition for intranasal administration is characterized by labelling the central nervous system from the olfactory epithelium by way of the olfactory bulb and by means of intranasal administration and by containing at least one compound expressed either by the general formula (1) or the general formula (2) shown below as effective component: | 2014-04-24 |
20140112870 | NMR spectroscopy and MRI methods and systems - A method of performing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The methods may include: a) generating a compound comprising a first nuclear species (I | 2014-04-24 |
20140112871 | NUCLEIC ACID PROBES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a composition comprising a fluorescent nucleic acid probe that can be cleaved by enzymatic and non-enzymatic means, and methods of using the same. Advantageously, the nucleic acid probe may be used to detect and quantify nucleic acid cleavage in vitro, in situ, ex vivo, and in vivo. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112872 | MAGNETIC RELAXOMETRY USING MAGNETIZATION AND MEASUREMENT FIELDS - The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for detecting, measuring, or locating cells or substances present in even very low concentrations in vivo in subjects, using targeted magnetic nanoparticles and special magnetic systems. The magnetic systems can comprise magnetizing subsystems and sensors subsystems, including as examples SQUID sensors and atomic magnetometers. The magnetic systems can detect, measure, or location particles bound by antibodies to cells or substances of predetermined types. Example magnetic systems are capable of detecting sub-nanogram amounts of these nanoparticles. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112873 | MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR LIGANDS AND METHODS OF USE - The subject invention pertains to a modified MC1R peptide ligand comprising a peptide that is a melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) ligand and a functionality or linker, such as a click functionality, for conjugation to a surface or agent. The modified MC1R peptide ligand can be coupled, e.g., via a click reaction with a complementary click functionality attached, to a moiety to form an MC1R-targeted agent. Drugs, contrast agents, polymers, particles, micelles, surfaces of larger structures, or other moieties can be targeted to the MC1R. The subject invention also pertains to a MC1R peptide ligand-micelle complex comprising a peptide that is a melanocortin 1 receptor ligand connected via a click reaction product to a micelle. The micelle is stable in vivo and can target melanoma tumor cells by association of the peptide ligand with the MC1R or the tumor and selectively provide a detectable and/or therapeutic agent (such as an imageable contrast agent and/or anti-cancer agent) selectively to the tumor cell. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112874 | TAPE-TYPE FLUORINE PREPARATION USING BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - Provided are a tape-type fluorine preparation using a biodegradable polymer and a method of preparing the same, and preferably, a tape-type fluorine preparation which is attached to teeth to gradually release fluorine, thereby maintaining a suitable fluorine concentration in an oral cavity, and self-degraded after a certain amount of time, and a method of preparing the same. The tape-type fluorine preparation includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet containing fluorine and capable of being attached to teeth, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet is formed of a biodegradable hydrophilic polymer in an oral cavity to reduce a rate at which the fluorine is released. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112875 | METHOD FOR REDUCING DEMINERALIZATION AND ENHANCING REMINERALIZATION OF TEETH - A human oral care composition, includes safe and effective amounts of the fluoride ion and stabilized chlorine dioxide, that may take the form of a paste, gel, rinse, spray, powder, varnish or similar that reduces demineralization and promotes remineralization of teeth. The method includes the topical application of the composition to the human oral cavity (including but not limited to the teeth, gingiva, and tongue), preferably at least once daily, to enhance the anti-caries effect of fluoride by released chlorine dioxido compromising any biofilm present. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112876 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT ABSORBER AND COSMETIC MATERIAL USING THE SAME - There are provided: an ultraviolet light absorber that has a sufficient UV-A and UV-B shielding effect, can be colored naturally to suit the color of the skin when applied to the skin, and can be favorably applied even to races with dark skin colors; and a cosmetic material using such an ultraviolet light absorber. The ultraviolet light absorber is one produced by substituting, at 10% or less, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, As, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb, Hf, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, La, and In into either A or B, or both of them, in a compound expressed by a general formula ABO | 2014-04-24 |
20140112877 | SKIN LIGHTENING COMPOSITIONS - Compositions and methods for lightening and/or depigmenting skin are provided, the compositions comprising compounds having the structure: | 2014-04-24 |
20140112878 | Tyrosinase Inhibitor - Provided is a tyrosinase activity inhibitor, a melanin production inhibitor, a skin-whitening agent, and a cosmetic product, which have an excellent tyrosinase activity inhibitory effect with a high level of safety. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112879 | HAIR CLEANSING COMPOSITION - Present invention relates to an aqueous cleansing composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair, comprising at least one mono ester anionic surfactant, at least one anionic amide surfactant and at least one amphoteric amide surfactant. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112880 | SUBCUTANEOUS DELIVERY OF POLY(OXAZOLINE) POLYMER CONJUGATES - The present disclosure provides polymer conjugates comprising a polymer and an agent, the agent linked to the polymer via a linking group containing a hydrolyzable moiety. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112881 | CROSSLINKED POLYMER NANO-ASSEMBLIES AND USES THEREOF - The invention provides a novel system of nano-assemblies and related method for delivery of therapeutic, diagnostic or imaging agent to biological sites. The compositions and methods of the invention enable the syntheses of novel polymeric nano-assemblies (nanoparticles) under non-emulsion conditions with the incorporation of hydrophobic guest molecules. The versatilities and advantages of the polymer nanoparticles of the invention include: (i) the guest molecules (e.g., drug molecules) can be readily incorporated non-covalently within the nanoparticles; (ii) the surface of the nanoparticles are functionalizable; (iii) the non-covalently encapsulated guest molecule (payload) can be released in response to a biologically relevant stimulus at the target site; (iv) the payload is held by the polymeric nanoparticle before being internalized in cells and can be released within the cellular interiors; (v) encapsulating lipophilic small molecules within its crosslinked interiors and binding proteins on its surface through electrostatic interactions; (vi) facile synthetic methods for ligand functionalization that can be utilized to decorate nanogels with cell targeting ligands that facilitate receptor-dependent cellular uptake, and (vii) the payload release kinetics is tunable and controllable. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112882 | Methods to treat pancreatic inflammation and associated lung injury through regulation of pancreatic interleukin-22 expression - Methods for use of a composition comprising agents that increase pancreatic interleukin-22 production in the treatment of pancreatic inflammatory disorders including pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury. | 2014-04-24 |
20140112883 | METHODS FOR REDUCING AN ADVERSE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO A FOREIGN ANTIGEN IN A HUMAN SUBJECT WITH ANTI-CD4 ANTIBODIES OR CD4-BINDING FRAGMENTS THEREOF OR CD4-BINDING MOLECULES - Provided herein are methods of inducing tolerance or reducing an immune response to a foreign antigen in a human subject. The methods include administering anti-CD4 antibodies or CD4-binding fragments thereof or CD4-binding molecules, and the foreign antigen to the human subject. | 2014-04-24 |