| 18th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
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| 20110104577 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEMS - The present invention is directed to systems and processes of operating molten carbonate fuel cell systems. A process for operating the molten carbonate fuel cell includes providing a hydrogen-containing stream comprising molecular hydrogen from a high temperature hydrogen-separation device to a molten carbonate fuel cell, wherein the high temperature hydrogen-separation device comprises one or more high temperature hydrogen-separating membranes; mixing at least a portion of hydrocarbons to be provided to, or provided to, a first reformer with anode exhaust from the molten carbonate fuel cell; at least partially reforming some of the hydrocarbons in the first reformer to produce a steam reforming feed; and providing the steam reforming feed to a second reformer, wherein the second reformer comprises the high temperature hydrogen-separation device or the second reformer is operatively coupled to the high temperature hydrogen-separation device, and the high temperature hydrogen-separation device is configured to produce at least a portion of the stream comprising molecular hydrogen provided to the molten carbonate fuel cell. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104578 | SORFC System with Non-Noble Metal Electrode Compositions - A solid oxide regenerative fuel cell includes a ceramic electrolyte, a first electrode which is adapted to be positively biased when the fuel cell operates in a fuel cell mode and in an electrolysis mode, and a second electrode which is adapted to be negatively biased when the fuel cell operates in the fuel cell mode and in the electrolysis mode. The second electrode comprises less than 1 mg/cm | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104579 | Fuel cell power generation system, method of controlling hydrogen generating quantity and recorded medium recorded program performing the same - A fuel cell power generation system including: a hydrogen generating apparatus, controlling an amount of hydrogen generation by controlling an on/off status of a switch connected between electrodes; and a fuel cell, being supplied with hydrogen generated by the hydrogen generating apparatus and producing a direct current by converting chemical energy of the hydrogen to electrical energy. The hydrogen generating apparatus used in the system preferably includes an electrolyzer, filled with an aqueous electrolyte solution containing hydrogen ions; a first electrode, accommodated in the electrolyzer, submerged in the aqueous electrolyte solution, and generating electrons; a second electrode, accommodated in the electrolyzer, submerged in the aqueous electrolyte solution, receiving the electrons to generate hydrogen; a switch, located between the first electrode and the second electrode; a meter, measuring an amount of hydrogen generation or an output of a fuel cell; and a switch controller, receiving a set value, comparing the amount of hydrogen generation or the output of the fuel cell measured by the meter with the set value, and controlling an on/off status of the switch. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104580 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a fuel cell system that is capable of running a detailed diagnostic check on the internal dryness of a fuel cell. The fuel cell system measures the distribution of electrical current density on a power generation plane of the fuel cell, and diagnoses the internal dryness of the fuel cell in accordance with changes in the peak position of electrical current density on the power generation plane. If the fuel cell is configured to let a reactant gas (hydrogen) on the anode side and a reactant gas (air) on the cathode side flow in opposing directions with the power generation plane positioned in between, the fuel cell system judges whether the peak position of electrical current density is displaced toward the outlet of an anode or the outlet of a cathode. In accordance with the result of judgment, the fuel cell system can determine whether dry-up has occurred on the anode side or cathode side. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104581 | Heat Controllable Visualization Apparatus for Transparent PEMFC - Provided is a visualization apparatus for a transparent PEMFC using a transparent window having conditions approximating a real PEMFC. More specifically, the present invention includes a heat-exchange passage heat exchanging a transparent plate of a visualization apparatus with a current collector plate in order to control heat. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes: current collector plates each provided at both surfaces of a membrane electrode assembly of a fuel cell and formed with a channel in which reaction gas and products flow; transparent plates provided at an outer surface of the current collector plates and provided with a heat-exchange passage having a fluid flowing therein to be heat-exchanged with the current collector plates; and fixing frames having a visualization window for observing the current collector plates and provided at the outer side of the transparent plates. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104582 | TAILORING LIQUID WATER PERMEABILITY OF DIFFUSION LAYERS IN FUEL CELL STACKS - A fuel cell stack ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104583 | Fuel Cell Constituent Part And Manufacturing Method Thereof - A pair of gaskets is integrally formed with seal lips corresponding to each other and extending in the longitudinal direction of the gasket, and side portions disposed on either sides or one side of the seal lip and having a height lower than that of the seal lip. The plate-shaped attachment member includes a through-hole provided at a position where the side portions of the pair of gaskets communicate with each other so as to be formed therethrough in the thickness direction, and the pair of gaskets is integrally formed through the through-hole. An opening shape of the through-hole is set to be an elongated shape in the longitudinal direction of the gasket so as to make a width dimension of each of the side portions as small as possible. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104584 | METAL SUPPORTED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Provided is a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell in which a metal supported cell formed at one side or both sides of a unit cell is directly welded to a separation plate so as to achieve sealing therebetween, thereby preventing fuel gas and air from being leaked or mixed before reaction, and the fuel gas and air are supplied through each assigned passage so as to increase energy production efficiency and also remarkably enhance durability and sealing efficiency. The metal supported SOFC includes a unit cell | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104585 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM MANIFOLD SEAL - A manifold seal for a fuel cell system includes a sealing area defined by a peripheral portion of a fuel cell stack of the fuel cell system and a portion of an end plate positioned on the fuel cell stack. The manifold seal includes a manifold frame defining a mating surface which sealingly engages the sealing area. The manifold seal also includes a bracket defining a base portion and having a lip projecting from an edge thereof. The base portion is moveably secured to a face of the end plate so that the edge is positioned on the sealing area. The lip is moveably engaged in and cooperates with a slot formed in the mating surface to seal a gap between the mating surface and the sealing area caused by movement of the fuel cell stack. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104586 | INTEGRATED SEAL FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - The present invention provides electrochemical device structures having integrated seals, and methods of fabricating them. According to various embodiments the structures include a thin, supported electrolyte film with the electrolyte sealed to the support. The perimeter of the support is self-sealed during fabrication. The perimeter can then be independently sealed to a manifold or other device, e.g., via an external seal. According to various embodiments, the external seal does not contact the electrolyte, thereby eliminating the restrictions on the sealing method and materials imposed by sealing against the electrolyte. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104587 | THIN FILM VAPORIZER - This invention provides a thin film vaporizer. The vaporizer includes a primary body having an inlet, an outlet, and an internal surface therebetween. The inlet, outlet and internal surface defining a gas passage between the inlet and the outlet. A first liquid provider is disposed proximate to the inlet and structured and arranged to provide liquid flow upon at least a portion of the internal surface. A first vaporizing zone is provided downstream from the first liquid provider and structured and arranged to provide wetting of the provided liquid flow upon at least a portion of the internal surface. The first vaporizing zone is further structured and arranged with the gas passage to permit vaporizing of the liquid and mixing with a first gas received from the inlet about contemporaneously. A heat source is thermally coupled to the first vaporization so as to apply heat by conduction, convection, radiation and or combinations thereof. An associated method of use and fuel cell incorporating the thin film vaporizer are also provided. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104588 | METHOD OF PREPARING NANO-SIZED CATALYST ON CARBON SUPPORT - The present invention provides a method of synthesizing a nano-sized transition metal catalyst on a carbon support, including dissolving a stabilizer in ethanol thus preparing a mixture solution, adding a support to the mixture solution thus preparing a dispersion solution, dissolving a transition metal precursor in ethanol thus preparing a precursor solution, mixing the precursor solution with the dispersion solution with stirring, and then performing reduction, thus preparing the nano-sized transition metal catalyst. This method enables the synthesis of transition metal nanoparticles supported on carbon powder having a narrow particle size distribution and a wide degree of dispersion through a simple process, and is thus usefully applied to the formation of an electrode material or the like of a fuel cell. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104589 | Hybrid Electrically Conductive Fluid Distribution Separator Plate Assembly for Fuel Cells - In at least one embodiment, the present invention provides an electrically conductive fluid distribution separator plate assembly, a method of making, and a system for using, the electrically conductive fluid distribution separator plate assembly. In at least one embodiment, the electrically conductive fluid distribution separator plate assembly comprises a metallic cathode plate having opposed surfaces and a first contact resistance, a polymeric composite anode plate adjacent to the metallic cathode plate, and a low contact resistance coating located on at least one of the surfaces of the plates, with the coating having a second contact resistance, less than the first contact resistance. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104590 | Method for Producing Ion Conductivity Providing Agent for Catalyst Electrode Layer in Anion-Exchange Membrane Type Fuel Cell - Disclosed is a method for producing an ion-conductivity providing agent for a catalyst electrode layer of an anion-exchange membrane type fuel cell comprising: producing anionic conductive resin including a quaternary onium base having a halogeno ion as its counterion, and bringing the halogen type anionic conductive resin into contact with carbonate solution and/or bicarbonate solution to directly obtain anionic conductive resin in which at least a part of the counterion of said quaternary onium base is CO | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104591 | Methods of Fabricating Halftone Phase Shift Blank Photomasks and Halftone Phase Shift Photomasks - Halftone phase shift photomasks are provided including a substrate configured to transmit light; a shift pattern on the substrate, the shift pattern including a pattern area on a center portion of the substrate and a blind area disposed on a periphery of the substrate, the shift pattern of the blind area having a greater thickness than a thickness that of the pattern area, and being configured to partially transmit the light; and a light shielding pattern formed on the shift pattern in the blind area and being configured to shield the light. Related methods are also provided herein. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104592 | PHOTOMASK BLANK, PHOTOMASK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOMASK BLANK - The present invention provides a photomask blank used for producing a photomask to which an ArF excimer laser light is applied, wherein: a light-shielding film is provided on a light transmissive substrate; the light-shielding film has a laminated structure in which a back-surface antireflection layer, a light-shielding layer and a front-surface antireflection layer are laminated in this order from the side close to the light transmissive substrate; the thickness of the entire light-shielding film is 60 nm or less; the back-surface antireflection layer is made of a film containing a metal and has a first etching rate; the front-surface antireflection layer is made of a film containing a metal and has a third etching rate; the light-shielding layer is made of a film containing the same metal as that contained in the back-surface antireflection layer or the front-surface antireflection layer and has a second etching rate that is lower than the first etching rate and the third etching rate; and the thickness of the light-shielding layer is 30% or less of the thickness of the entire light-shielding film. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104593 | PHASE-SHIFT MASK AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - In an attenuated phase-shift mask (PSM) and a method of forming the same, a phase-shift layer and a light-shielding layer are sequentially stacked on a transparent substrate. The phase-shift layer and the light-shielding layer are sequentially removed from the substrate, to form a light-shielding pattern including a first opening and a phase-shift pattern including a second opening that is connected to the first opening and partially exposes the transparent substrate. Then, a transmitting portion is formed through the light-shielding pattern by partially removing the light-shielding pattern. The transmitting portion includes at least one portion of the phase-shift pattern on which a transmittance controller is formed. In one embodiment, the transmittance controller comprises a metal having a high absorption coefficient, and is formed through sputtering and diffusion processes. Accordingly, the intensity deviation between 0 | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104594 | Method for Manufacturing a Surface and Integrated Circuit Using Variable Shaped Beam Lithography - A method is disclosed in which a plurality of variable shaped beam (VSB) shots is used to form a desired pattern on a surface. In this method some shots within the plurality of shots overlap each other. Additionally, the union of any subset of the plurality of shots differ from the desired pattern. In some embodiments, dosages of the shots vary with respect to each other. In other embodiments, an optimization technique may be used to minimize shot count. In yet other embodiments, the plurality of shots may be optionally selected from one or more pre-computed VSB shots or groups of VSB shots. The method of the present disclosure may be used, for example, in the process of manufacturing an integrated circuit by optical lithography using a reticle, or in the process of manufacturing an integrated circuit using direct write. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104595 | REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY AND MASK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY - Provision of an EUV mask whereby an influence of reflected light from a region outside a mask pattern region is suppressed, and an EUV mask blank to be employed for production of such an EUV mask. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104596 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, LIGHT-BLOCKING COLOR FILTER FOR SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A polymerizable composition including at least a polymerizable compound, a binder polymer, a photopolymerization initiator, and a titanium black dispersion, wherein the mass ratio of the content of the polymerizable compound to the content of the binder polymer is more than 1. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104597 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a conductive support, an intermediate layer provided on the conductive support, and a photosensitive layer provided on the intermediate layer in which the intermediate layer contains a polyolefin resin containing a specific component at a specific mass ratio, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each having the electrophotographic photosensitive member. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104598 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER,PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a support; and a first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer and a photosensitive layer which are provided on the support in this order, in which the second intermediate layer contains a polyolefin resin and a metal oxide particle having a volume-average particle diameter of 20 nm or less, and the first intermediate layer contains a metal oxide particle, and the volume-average particle diameter of the metal oxide particle contained in the first intermediate layer is 10 times or more to 200 times or less as large as the volume average particle diameter of the metal oxide particle contained in the second intermediate layer. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104599 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support; an intermediate layer, a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer which are provided on a conductive support in this order, in which the intermediate layer contains an ethylene-acrylic acid binary copolymer and a polyolefin resin in which repeating structural units are contained in a particular ratio. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104600 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A function separation type electrophotographic photoconductor comprising: a conductive support; an undercoat layer formed on the conductive support; a charge generation layer formed on the undercoat layer; and a charge transfer layer formed on the charge generation layer, the undercoat layer containing at least a binder resin and metal oxide microparticles subjected to surface treatment with anhydrous silicon dioxide, the charge transfer layer containing at least a binder resin and an enamine compound represented by the following general formula (1): | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104601 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photosensitive member obtained by providing, on a conductive support, a conductive layer containing conductive particles having a volume-average particle diameter of 0.1 μm or more, an intermediate layer, and a photosensitive layer in the stated order in which the conductive layer contains a polyolefin resin containing a specific repeating structural unit at a specific ratio, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each having the electrophotographic photosensitive member. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104602 | GELATIN RELEASE LAYER AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - The disclosed embodiments are directed to a method for removing photoreceptor coatings from a rigid substrate, wherein the photoreceptor coatings disposed over a substrate of an electrophotographic photoreceptor, in order to recover it for re-use in photoreceptor manufacturing. More specifically, the invention discloses a photoreceptor substrate recovery methodology that includes the creation of an inner release layer over the substrate and followed by subjecting the rejected or used electrophotographic photoreceptor to a step of soaking in a non-toxic and environmentally-friendly stripping solution that separates the coatings from the substrate. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104603 | SILANE RELEASE LAYER AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - The disclosed embodiments are directed to processes for removing photoreceptor coatings from a substrate, wherein the photoreceptor coatings disposed over a substrate of an electrophotographic photoreceptor. More specifically, the present embodiments discloses a photoreceptor coatings removal process comprises subjecting an electrophotographic photoreceptor to a stripping solution that separates the coatings from the substrate. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104604 | TONER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TONER - Disclosed is a manufacturing method of a toner including a vinyl series resin being a polymer of a radical polymerizable monomer, and a coloring agent, the method comprising: dispersing a crystalline organic compound having an unsaturated bond in an aqueous medium to prepare a dispersion liquid of the crystalline organic compound; causing a radical polymerization reaction between an unsaturated bond part of the crystalline organic compound and the radical polymerizable monomer after adding the radical polymerizable monomer to the dispersion liquid of the crystalline organic compound, to prepare a dispersion liquid of resin particles including the obtained polymer; and mixing at least the dispersion liquid of the resin particles and a dispersion liquid of coloring agent particles, and aggregating the resin particles and the coloring agent particles to form toner particles. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104605 | ELECTROGRAPHIC TONER AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - The disclosure provides an electrographic toner having a core layer, which includes a binder, a colorant and two or more types of releasing agents, and a shell layer covering the core layer, and a method of preparing the same. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104606 | COLOR TONER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A method of preparing a color toner by: a) preparing an anionic polymer composite emulsion comprising wax with a wax particle and nanosilica as core by in situ emulsion polymerization; b) preparing a cationic polymer composite emulsion comprising colorant with a colorant and nanosilica as core by in situ emulsion polymerization; c) agglutinating the anionic polymer composite emulsion comprising wax and the cationic polymer composite emulsion comprising colorant; and d) filtering, washing, and drying the product obtained in c). The color toner prepared by this method. The color toner has high development density, high resolution, low bottom ash, low waste rate, and low consumption, and is easy to recover and recycle. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104607 | CHEMICAL TONER CONTAINING SUBLIMATION COLORANT FOR SECONDARY TRANSFER PROCESS - A chemical toner composition that includes at least one curable amorphous resin and at least one sublimation colorant. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104608 | TONER, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a toner including: a resin particle (C) containing a first resin (a1), a second resin (a2), and a resin particle (B) to a surface of which the first resin (a1) and the second resin (a2) are attached, wherein the first resin (a1) and the second resin (a2) have mutually different glass transition temperatures, and wherein the resin particle (B) contains a third resin (b) having an amorphous polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104609 | SYNTHESIS AND EMULSIFICATION OF RESINS - The present disclosure provides processes for producing resins suitable for use in forming toner compositions. In embodiments, the processes described herein comprise formation of latexes, including latexes for use in toners, produced without use of solvents. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104610 | POSITIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A positive photosensitive composition comprising: (A) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; (B1) a resin of which solubility in an alkali developer increases under an action of an acid; and (B2) a resin that has at least one group selected from (a) an alkali-soluble group and (b) a group capable of decomposing under an action of an alkali to produce an alkali-soluble group, and the resin (B2) does not have a group capable of decomposing under an action of an acid; and a pattern forming method using the same. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104611 | NOVEL COMPOUND, POLYMER, AND RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION - A compound is shown by a following formula (1), | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104612 | POSITIVE-TYPE RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION, AND RESIST PATTERN FORMATION METHOD - A positive-tone radiation-sensitive composition is used in a resist pattern-forming method as a first positive-tone radiation-sensitive composition. A positive-tone radiation-sensitive composition includes a polymer, a photoacid generator, and a solvent. The polymer includes an acid-labile group and a crosslinkable group. The resist pattern-forming method includes providing the first positive-tone radiation-sensitive composition on a substrate to form a first resist pattern on the substrate. The first resist pattern is made to be inactive to light or heat so that the first resist pattern is insoluble in a second positive-tone radiation-sensitive composition. The second positive-tone radiation-sensitive composition is provided on the substrate to form a second resist pattern on the substrate on which the first resist pattern is formed. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104613 | Antireflective Composition for Photoresists - The invention relates to an antireflective coating composition for a photoresist layer comprising a polymer, a crosslinking agent and an acid generator, where the polymer comprises at least one unit of structure 1, | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104614 | Self-imageable film forming polymer, compositions thereof and devices and structures made therefrom - Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass self-imageable film forming compositions that comprise norbornene-type polymers and that can be formulated to be either positive tone imaging or negative tone. The films formed thereby are useful in the forming of microelectronic and optoelectronics devices. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104615 | CURING OF PHOTO-CURABLE PRINTING PLATES WITH FLAT TOPS OR ROUND TOPS BY VARIABLE SPEED EXPOSURE - An apparatus for curing a printing plate made of or having photo-curable material, a method of curing such a printing plate, and a printing plate cured by the method. One embodiment of the method includes curing a printing plate made of or having photo-curable material thereon. The method includes producing light energy on part of the printing plate using a light exposure unit, including relative motion between the light energy and the plate in a transverse direction at a changeable period of repetition, such that curing can produce printing features on the plate that can be switched to have either flat tops or round tops according to the period of repetition. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104616 | LINE WIDTH ROUGHNESS IMPROVEMENT WITH NOBLE GAS PLASMA - A method for forming a photoresist mask may comprise providing a ultra-violet (UV) producing gas to a vacuum chamber having a substrate, ionizing the UV producing gas to produce UV rays to irradiate the substrate, and etching features into the substrate through the photoresist mask. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104617 | Organometallic composition for forming a metal alloy pattern and a method of forming such a pattern using the composition - An organometallic composition containing an organometallic compound (I) containing Ag, an organometallic compound (II) containing Au, Pd, or Ru, and an organometallic compound (III) containing Ti, Ta, Cr, Mo, Ru, Ni, Pd, Cu, Au, or Al, wherein the metal components of organometallic compounds (II) and (III), respectively, are present in an amount of 0.01˜10 mol % based on the amount of Ag in the organometallic compound (I), and a method of forming a metal alloy pattern using the same. Silver alloy patterns can be obtained through a simplified manufacturing process, which patterns have enhanced heat resistance, adhesiveness, and chemical stability. The method may be applied to making a reflective film for LCD and metal wiring (gate, source, drain electrode) for flexible displays or flat panel displays, and further to CMP-free damascene processing and PR-free ITO film deposition. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104618 | SELF-ALIGNED MASKING FOR SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURE - Various methods of utilizing the physical and chemical property differences between amorphized and crystalline silicon are used to create masks that can be used for subsequent implants. In some embodiments, the difference in film growth between amorphous and crystalline silicon is used to create the mask. In other embodiments, the difference in reflectivity or light absorption between amorphous and crystalline silicon is used to create the mask. In other embodiments, differences in the characteristics of doped and undoped silicon is used to create masks. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104619 | COLOR-DEVELOPING COMPOSITION AND RECORDING MATERIAL CONTAINING THE SAME - Provided is a recording material with a superior heat resistance and having a low content of a dihydroxydiphenylsulfone derivative, and a color-developing composition for producing the recording material. With the use of this color-developing composition, a recording material with a superior heat resistance at the background part can be provided and the content of a dihydroxydiphenylsulfone derivative, such as 4,4′-dihydroxydiphenylsulfone, in the color-developing composition can be reduced to 2% by mass or less, or further to 1% by mass or less. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104620 | COMBUSTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A combustion system comprising a combustion chamber fed by fuel and oxidant delivery lines. The oxidant line has an oxidant tank pressurized by a compressor. The fuel delivery line has a fuel source and a fuel feed mechanism. An ignition device ignites the oxidant and fuel mixture in the combustion chamber. The coolant line is adapted to inject cooling fluid directly into the combustion chamber. An energy production device is disposed downstream a combustion chamber exhaust valve for converting energy from both exhausted combustion gases and coolant gases exhausted from the combustion chamber. In some embodiments the coolant is the oxidant, while in other embodiments the coolant is another fluid introduced from a separate coolant delivery line. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104621 | DRAUGHT-RESISTANT FIREPLACE PILOT - A pilot ignition system for an outdoor gas appliance provides a pilot igniter that is isolated from the ambient wind around the burner by physically distancing the pilot igniter from the burners. The distance is overcome by providing a jet of gas to a nozzle slightly upstream of the pilot, the jet of gas being directed toward the burner. The jet of gas is ignited by the pilot resulting in a torch or jet of flame extending from the pilot igniter through the downstream length of an enclosure to the burner. The jet of flame bridges the distance between the pilot igniter and the burner, while the distance itself isolates the pilot light from wind in the vicinity of the burner. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104622 | Gas-Fired Furnace With Cavity Burners - A gas-fired air conditioning furnace has a cavity burner configured to combust an air-fuel mixture at least partially within an interior space of the cavity burner. A method of operating a gas-fired furnace by flowing an air-fuel mixture into a cavity burner through a perforated wall of the cavity burner, combusting at least a portion of the air-fuel mixture within an interior space of the cavity burner, and flowing at least partially combusted air-fuel mixture into a heat exchanger. A gas-fired air conditioning device has a cavity burner that has a cylindrically shaped body and a cap on a first end of the body, each of the body and the cap being perforated. The device has a cylindrically shaped heat exchanger inlet tube and the cavity burner is at least partially concentrically received within the heat exchanger inlet tube. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104623 | Process and a Reactor for Oxidation of a Hydrocarbon - A process and related reactor ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104624 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING COMBUSTION IN OXYFUEL COMBUSTION BOILER - A method and an apparatus of controlling combustion in an oxyfuel combustion boiler are provided which ensure a sufficient furnace heat absorption through prevention of lowering of flame temperature, enabling oxyfuel combustion operations to be performed in a stable manner. A boiler-brought-in oxygen density which is an oxygen density for a total amount of gases introduced into a coal burning boiler is calculated and a flow rate of total recirculating gases is controlled such that the boiler-brought-in oxygen density falls within a predetermined range. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104625 | POWER SUPPLY FOR HOT OXYGEN BURNER - The present invention relates to the supplying power to burners for oxy-fuel combustion glass melting furnaces, including a fuel injecting means and a hot oxygen power supplying means, the dispensing of oxygen being carried out so as to develop a staged combustion, a fraction of the oxygen being concurrently injected into the fuel, said oxygen being supplied essentially without heating prior to the supplying thereof into the fuel injecting means. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104626 | BURNING ELEMENT AND BURNER WITH A CORROSION-RESISTANT INSERT - A burner carrier flange and a burner with such a burner carrier flange are provided. A surface of the burner carrier flange potentially comes into contact with fuel. The burner carrier element includes a base material and a corrosion-resistant material and the surface that potentially comes into contact with fuel is made of the corrosion-resistant material. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104627 | SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A substrate transport system adapted for transporting a substrate moving in a substrate transport direction in a processing chamber is provided. The substrate transport system includes a plurality of transport rollers each having a transport shaft and a transport wheel. The transport shaft and the transport wheel are adapted for supporting the moving substrate. A heating means is arranged between the position of the moving substrate and the transport shaft and is adapted for heating the moving substrate. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104628 | GLASS MELTING FURNACE - The present invention relates to a glass meting furnace comprising a channel-shaped melting tank, the batch materials being introduced at an upstream end, the molten glass being recovered at the downstream end, said furnace being heated by means of burners, in which the combustion energy is produced by oxy-fuel combustion in respect of at least 65% thereof, the burners being distributed on the walls along the length of the furnace, in which flue gas discharge is mostly localized close to the upstream end near the openings through which the batch materials are introduced, the rest of the flue gas being removed close to the downstream part so as to maintain dynamic sealing with respect to the surrounding atmosphere. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104629 | Apparatus and Method for Adjusting Orthodontic Wire - A handheld apparatus for adjusting orthodontic wire includes first and second handle portions and a jaw portion. The first handle portion pivotably couples to the second handle portion such that the first and second handle portions are capable of pivoting with respect to each other at a pivot axis. The jaw portion extends from the first and second handle portions. The jaw portion includes: a first prong extending from the first handle portion; and second and third prongs extending from the second handle portion. The second and third prongs each include: a respective inner surface that partially defines a slot between the second and third prongs; and first and second outer surfaces joined together by a transition region. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104630 | GENERATING A DYNAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL OCCLUSOGRAM - Methods and systems for generating a three-dimensional occlusogram are disclosed. One method includes determining a virtual three dimensional (3D) mesh model object of at least one tooth of a patient and displaying the determined virtual 3D mesh model object of at least one tooth of a patient wherein the 3D mesh model object includes a plurality of data sets associated with a set of occlusal information for the at least one tooth of the patient. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104631 | METHODS FOR EFFECTING ORAL TREATMENT OF TEETH OR GUMS - A method for effecting an oral treatment of teeth and/or gums using an intra-oral device that has a mouthpiece in which is embedded a flexible circuit board and arrays of spaced apart lamps. The mouthpiece has a curvature. The lamps may be light emitting diodes that generate electromagnetic radiation, preferably in the white and blue light spectrum and the infrared and ultraviolet light spectrum. The arrays are positioned to expose the facial and lingual sides of the teeth and/or gums for effecting the treatment when the mouthpiece is positioned to fit upper and lower rows of teeth within accommodating recesses. The flexible circuit board is flexed to exhibit a curvature that follows a curvature of the mouthpiece. Treatments include whitening teeth, desensitizing teeth, and treating gums to prevent periodontal disease. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104632 | THERAPEUTIC TOOTH ABLATION - An ablation procedure. The ablation procedure may be applied to tooth buds | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104633 | MOUTHPIECE THAT ADJUSTS TO USER ARCH SIZES AND SEALS FROM OXYGEN EXPOSURE AND METHODS FOR EFFECTING AN ORAL TREATMENT - A mouthpiece that adjusts manually to accommodate a broad range of different size sets of upper and lower teeth in the mouth and yet seals the treatment area from oxygen exposure. The mouthpiece includes one or more light emitters and one or more heat generators. A series of parallel texture bands are provided to guide and direct the light from the light emitters to diffuse generally evenly onto teeth to be treated. The seal arises from an inner surface of the mouthpiece tilting inwardly so that a seal bead seals in the vicinity of the gum above the teeth to be treated. Method for effecting an oral treatment such as whitening or desensitizing teeth or treating gum disease. For whitening, a whitening gel is applied to the user's teeth, the mouthpiece is then positioned in the user's mouth such that a bite surface is between upper and lower arches, a main body is between a front surface of the teeth and an inner surface of the user's lips, and a seal bead is against the user's gums. Then, the light emitter(s) and heat generator(s) are activated to effect the whitening while causing an increase in the temperature of the main body thereby enabling the user to mold the main body and conform its shape to their mouth. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104634 | DENTAL CARE APPARATUS - The invention relates to a dental care apparatus which comprises a dental care unit ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104635 | RESHAPABLE DEVICE FOR FIXATION AT A DENTAL SITE - A reshapable retention device for insertion at a dental site and contact with adjacent dental surfaces, for the controlled delivery to the dental site of at least one material having a predetermined intraoral activity. The retention device comprises at least one matrix containing the material. The retention device is adapted for physically affixing at the dental site for at least a predetermined time period correlated to the delivery of a predetermined portion of the at least one matrix to the dental site in a controlled single, bi or multiphase pattern. The retention device comprises a first configuration in which the overall dimensions of the retention device are larger than at least one dimension of the dental site. The first configuration is reshapable to a second configuration in which at least one dimension of the retention device is reduced to enable physically affixing the retention device at the dental site. In the second configuration the retention device comprises a predetermined shape having contours for affixing at the dental surfaces. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104636 | Air-driven rotary cutting tool - The air-driven rotary cutting tool comprising a grip part, a head part provided at a distal end of the grip portion; and a rotor of double-wheel type rotatably supported to a hollow portion formed in the head part around its rotary axis with a bearing, in which the rotor has a first turbine blade portion provided with a plurality of first turbine vanes surrounding the rotary axis and a second turbine blade portion integrally formed with the first turbine blade and having a plurality of second turbine vanes surrounding the rotary axis; the cutting tool is characterized by the first turbine vane having such a concave shape on its side seen in a direction into the rotary axis as to fall from upstream into downstream of its rotational direction of the rotor, and the second turbine vane having such a concave shape on its side as to fall into its opposite direction of the first turbine vane. According to the cutting tool of the present invention, the rotational speed of the rotor can be reduced without decreasing its rotary torque in addition to advantage in further downsizing of the head part. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104637 | VARIABLY MOUNTABLE IMPLANT WITH STEPPED SOCKET - An implant for supporting a prosthetic tooth in an anatomically correct shape of a maxillary and/or mandibular central or lateral incisor includes a post for securing to a mandible of a patient; an abutment; and a socket having a bifurcated stepped shape. The bifurcated stepped shape defines a schematic-anatomical analog to the maxillary and/or mandibular central or lateral incisor. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104638 | IMPLANT, IN PARTICULAR DENTAL IMPLANT - A metal implant, in particular a dental implant, with a hydrophilic surface for at least partial insertion into a bone, and a method for the production of said implant are described. A particularly advantageous hydrophilic surface for improved osteointegration properties is made available if it is briefly treated, at least in some areas, in a weakly alkaline solution. These excellent osteointegration properties can be achieved in a method in which, optionally after a preceding mechanical surface modification by material removal and/or chemical surface modification, at least the areas exposed of this surface exposed to bone and/or soft tissue are chemically modified in an alkaline solution. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104639 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING TEETH - A dowel pin and sleeve combination for use with a tooth die that is part of a dental model includes a dowel pin and a sleeve that receives the pin. The dowel pin includes a tooth anchor section that is configured to be fixedly attached to the tooth die and a main body section having a bore formed therein. The main body section has a living hinge formed therein that partitions the main body section into an upper pivotable portion that pivots about the hinge and a lower portion. A section of the bore is threaded and the main body section includes an urging member that travels along the threaded bore section and can be driven into contact with the pivotable portion of the main body section. The bore forms an entrance into the slot that defines the living hinge to permit the urging member to be driven into contact with the pivotable portion. The dowel pin also includes a gear section that is located at an end of the main body section opposite the tooth anchor section. The sleeve is for fixation in a base of the model and has a central bore formed therein that is configured to receive the pin and permit the pin to be rotated therein. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104640 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING TEETH - A dowel pin and sleeve combination for use with a tooth die that is part of a dental model includes a dowel pin and a sleeve that receives the pin. The dowel pin includes a tooth anchor section that is configured to be fixedly attached to the tooth die and a main body section having a bore formed therein. The main body section has a living hinge formed therein that partitions the main body section into an upper pivotable portion that pivots about the hinge and a lower portion. A section of the bore is threaded and the main body section includes an urging member that travels along the threaded bore section and can be driven into contact with the pivotable portion of the main body section. The bore forms an entrance into the slot that defines the living hinge to permit the urging member to be driven into contact with the pivotable portion. The pin includes a locating member extending radially outward from the main body section. The locating member is shaped to indicate a pivot direction of the tooth die and therefore a direction of intended tooth movement. The sleeve is for fixation in a base of the model and has a central bore formed therein that is configured to receive the pin. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104641 | Shell forms for making provisional and long-term dental restorations - The invention provides methods of making provisional and long-term dental restorations, particularly dental veneers, implants, crowns and bridges. A shell or restoration form made of polymerizable material having good dimensional shape-stability in its uncured condition is used to make the dental restoration. A polymerizable material is introduced into the cavity of the shell form. The outer shell and injected polymerizable material are polymerized and bond together to form a hardened crown structure. In one embodiment, the restoration can be fabricated indirectly by a dental laboratory. In another version, a dental practitioner can make the restoration chairside for a patient in a dental office. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104642 | Jig device and apparatus and method of making a dental prosthesis or pattern therefor - A jig device holding a work piece is used with a milling machine that cuts from the work piece a prosthesis having a surface essentially free of defects. The jig device is inserted repeatedly into the machine in the same predetermined location, even upon inverting the jig device. This maintains the spatial relationship between the jig device and milling so, at start up, they are always in the same exact spatial relationship. The milling machine partially cuts through a first side of the work piece to form in the work piece a cavity having a surface part corresponding to at least a portion of the prosthesis being made. The jig device is then removed from the machine, inverted and reinserted into the machine at the same predetermined location. A support material is placed in the cavity prior to reinserting the jig device. Upon reinserting the jig device, the machine precisely cuts through an opposed side of the work piece to form within the work piece a prosthesis having a surface essentially free of defects. The prosthesis is supported within the work piece by the support material. The prosthesis and support material are separated to complete our method. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104643 | MULTICOLOR DENTAL BLANKS AND RELATED METHODS - A dental blank of the present invention has at least an inner zone (or layer) of a first color and an outer zone (or layer) of a second color wherein the inner and outer zones are concentric The inner zone can be surrounded in its entirety by the outer zone such that only the outer zone is visible on all surfaces of the blank and the inner zone is not visible on any surface of the blank Alternatively, the inner zone and the outer zone can extend to a same single surface of the blank, such that only the outer zone covers all remaining surfaces The dental blank may also have an intermediate zone between the inner and outer zones, wherein the intermediate zone is surrounded in its entirety by the outer zone and/or the intermediate zone surrounds the inner zone in its entirety. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104644 | Methods of treatment of the dental pulp and filling root canals using water-based material - Improved compositions comprising a mixture of particulate materials with water-based liquids containing water-soluble polymers and surfactants are provided. Examples of particulate powders include mixtures of calcium silicate, calcium aluminate, calcium sulfate, and hydroxyapatite. Examples of water-soluble polymers include polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetates, polyacrylic acid, and polymethacrylic acid. Surfactants such as sodium dodecyl sulfate are added to the composition to interact with the polymeric materials. The compositions are particularly suitable for sealing and obturating dental root canals and root apices. The composition provides a stable barrier to bacterial and fluid leakage in the root canal system of a tooth. In addition, the compositions help promote the growth of new bone and tissue surrounding the root-tip area or dentin tissue that covers an injured or amputated pulp. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104645 | BOOK CONTAINING EDUCATION MEANS FOR TEACHING PROFESSIONAL CALCULATOR AND FINANCE TRAINING SIMULATION METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are financial calculator teaching material and a financial education simulation method. The financial calculator teaching material for teaching usage of a financial calculator, including a financial situation presentation section provided in story form, a fund calculation process presentation section for presenting a fund calculation procedure, including one or more calculation processes, in order to enable fund calculation to be performed for a financial situation presented by the financial situation presentation section, a fund calculation performance result display section for providing result values of the fund calculation for the financial situation in image form and/or in chart form, and a financial calculator usage presentation section for providing usage of a preset type of financial calculator in order to enable fund calculation to be performed for the financial situation. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104646 | Progressive synthetic phonics - Synthetic phonics is where the beginning reader first learns the “parts” of words or: 1.) the visual images letters; 2.) the names of the letters; and 3.) also learns the brief spoken sounds (phonemes) assigned to each letter and to each digraph. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104647 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING A CHILD TO LEARN ANY LANGUAGE WITHOUT AN ACCENT - A system for conditioning a child to learn any language without an accent, contains a memory and a processor configured by the memory to perform the steps of: separating from a full International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) set, a native language IPA, resulting in a derivative set, wherein the native language is at least one native language of the child; sequencing the derivative set according to aspects of the derivative set, wherein aspects are selected from the group including consonants, vowels, and tones, resulting in a sequenced derivative set; selecting words in foreign languages that use at least one aspect of the sequenced derivative set each; embedding the selected words in an easy to follow format, in the native language of the child; and playing the easy to follow format with the embedded words according to the prior determined sequence of the sequenced derivative set. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104648 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEALTH BEHAVIOR REINFORCEMENT - The invention relates to simple yet effective methods, referred to herein as Dynamic Intermittent Reward (DIR), and systems, to increase the frequency of desired behavior(s) in a user, decrease the frequency of an undesired behavior(s), and optimize cost-effectiveness of a reward system. A principal benefit of the new methods is the ability to provide tailored intermittent rewards for one or more users over time for both desired and undesired behaviors. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104649 | System and method for preventing and treating repetitive stress injury - A system and method for is disclosed that plays a video of a graphical representation of a person demonstrating a selected physical exercise that is aimed at preventing or treating a repetitive stress injury in one or more areas of the body. The video demonstrates the exercise in real time so that a user performing the exercise, in time with the demonstration, will perform the exercise in a proper period of time that increases the benefits of the exercise. The selected exercise could be either directly selected from a list of exercises, from a reduced list of exercises that focus or effect a specific body area chosen by the user, or one of a set of exercises. Alternatively, a scheduling event could be used to display a demonstration of a selected exercise upon the occurrence of a predetermined event. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104650 | Heart Compression Simulation Device - A heart compression simulation device featuring a base with a compression spring; an actuator atop the compression spring that can move between an extended and fully compressed position; two pedestals atop the base opposite each other; actuator prongs on the actuator facing each pedestal; a hub attached to each pedestal that can pivot between a disengaged position and engaged position; leaf springs disposed on each hub adapted to engage the actuator prongs when the hubs are in the disengaged position and the actuator is moved to the fully compressed position, which causes a cracking sound to be produced; and a lock-out mechanism for securing the hubs in the engaged position keeping the leaf springs out of range of the actuator prongs, the lock-out mechanism is activated when the actuator is moved to the fully compressed position. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104651 | Mechanical Model of the Cardiovascular System and Method of Demonstrating the Physiology of the Cardiovascular System - A hydraulic model of the cardiovascular system for illustrating a plurality of physiological concepts and relationships including arterial compliance, venous compliance, and peripheral resistance, said model comprising: a.) a cardiac subsystem for moving a fluid in a singular direction in a closed hydraulic system; b.) an arterial subsystem for modeling arterial compliance, the arterial subsystem fluidically coupled with the cardiac subsystem to receive the fluid discharged from the cardiac subsystem; c.) a peripheral resistance subsystem for modeling peripheral resistance, the peripheral resistance subsystem fluidically coupled with the arterial subsystem to receive the fluid discharged from arterial subsystem; d.) a peripheral venous (PV) subsystem for modeling peripheral venous compliance and for modeling a peripheral venous pump (PVP), the peripheral venous subsystem fluidically coupled with the peripheral resistance subsystem to receive the fluid discharged from the at least one downstream conduit; and e.) a central venous (CV) subsystem for modeling central venous compliance and for modeling a thoracic pump (TP), the CV subsystem fluidically coupled with the PV subsystem to receive the fluid discharged from the PV subsystem and to pass the fluid to the cardiac subsystem to complete the cardiovascular cycle. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104652 | Apparatus and method for impact activity learning system - An apparatus and method for impact activity learning includes a touch sensing element and display operating in accordance with a controller and display driver together with a sound circuit and image projector. The entire system housed in an impact receiving object such as a punching bag or floor mat. The user is prompted by a set of displayed image segments in response to which the user punches or otherwise impacts the apparatus to elicit an audible and visual response from the apparatus. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104653 | INTERACTIVE DIGITAL WORKBOOK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A digital workbook program, method, and system include a program interface module configured to communicate with a set of applications and a workbook module configured to generate a digital workbook from a master digital workbook. The digital workbook includes content and mechanisms that enable inputs to and receipt of outputs from the set of applications. Also included are a user interface module configured to generate user interface screens within which the digital workbook is presented and a storage module configured to store the digital workbook with user-entered inputs and outputs from the set of applications. The applications can communicate with a set of devices. Also, the digital workbook program, method, and system can be configured to enable authoring of digital workbooks and presentation in a visual library, as well as analysis of user specific digital workbooks. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104654 | PERSONAL LEARNING APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A personal learning apparatus and method using a terminal which supports an electronic book function in a wireless communication network are provided. The personal learning method includes: distributing, by a master device, learning data to the terminal within a wireless communication service area; collecting, by the master device, learning results based on the learning data from the terminal provided with the learning data; and storing, by the master device, the collected learning results. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104655 | ADHESIVE-BACKED CHALKBOARD WALL COVERING - An improved chalkboard marking surface comprises a rollable, flexible sheet of polypropylene having two sides that are opposite one another, each having a generally flat surface. On one side, a layer of adhesive is applied to the polypropylene substrate. On the same side of the polypropylene substrate, a selectively removable release sheet is preferably applied to the layer of adhesive for the purpose of keeping foreign materials from attaching to the adhesive when the chalkboard surface is not in use. On the reverse side of the polypropylene substrate, a layer of ink is applied which forms an abrasive surface after it dries, and importantly, results in a chalkboard surface that is lighter in weight. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104656 | ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY PRECURSOR AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides an artificial kidney precursor containing a non-human mammalian metanephros separated out from a living body, wherein the metanephros has been subjected to freezing and thawing treatments outside a living body, and contains mammalian mesenchymal stem cells transferred outside a living body, and a method of production thereof. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104657 | METHOD OF DETECTING MALIGNANCY OF NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA AND A NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA MALIGNANCY BIOMARKER - A method of detecting malignancy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and a nasopharyngeal carcinoma malignancy biomarker are disclosed. Firstly, a specimen is obtained from a testee. Next, the specimen is tested for its MIP-3α expression level. Then, the MIP-3α expression level of the specimen is compared with that of a control. Finally, the malignancy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is determined according to a relative MIP-3α expression level between the specimen and the control. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104658 | Synthetic Microfluidic Blood-Brain Barrier - An apparatus and method for assaying blood-brain barrier properties for drug and drug delivery vehicle screening comprising of a microfluidic apparatus with gaps separating lumen and tissue space enabling formation of tight junctions similar to in vivo conditions using endothelial cells and brain cells. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104659 | DEVICE FOR BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE - A device including a sample compartment, a coil and an arm for mechanical manipulation of a sample vessel placed in the sample compartment and containing a sample is described. In at least one embodiment, the coil is surrounding the sample compartment and the sample compartment has an opening for insertion and removal of the sample vessel. A method, using the device according to at least one embodiment of the invention for detection of magnetic permeability, relative magnetic permeability or relative magnetic susceptibility, is also described. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104660 | MAL, A MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC MARKER FOR HPV-INDUCED INVASIVE CANCERS AND THEIR HIGH-GRADE PRECURSOR LESIONS - The inventors now have developed a (molecular) diagnostic marker based on MAL alterations, in particular reduced MAL mRNA and protein expression as well as MAL promoter hypermethylation, to identify human papillomavirus (HPV)-induced high-grade precancerous lesions such as premalignant cervical lesions of invasive cervical cancer, and high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV)-induced precursor lesions of non-cervical invasive cancers within, cell material obtained via scraping, lavage or by other means and/or tissue. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of the MAL gene (including its promoter) and the gene products thereof as marker for HPV-induced high-grade premalignant lesions, allowing early detection and better treatment option for the individual patient. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104661 | DEGRADABLE POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL - A degradable polyacrylamide gel for analyzing or separating at least one macromolecule in a sample using electrophoresis includes a polyacrylamide cross-linked with at least one degradable cross-linker having a ketal or acetal group with the formula (I), wherein R | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104662 | Methods of Detecting Inhibitors of VIF-Mediated APOBEC3G Degradation and HIV - The invention comprises methods and cell lines for assaying APOBEC3G degradation and methods for identifying inhibitors of APOBEC3G degradation. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of HIV infection. The methods of the invention are useful for identifying inhibitors of viral infection, in particular, the methods of the invention are useful for treating retroviral infection. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104663 | Method for the Quantification of Methylated DNA - The method according to the invention concerns in particular a method for the quantification of methylated DNA. For this purpose, the DNA to be examined is first transformed such that unmethylated cytosine is converted to uracil while 5-methylcytosine remains unchanged. Subsequently, the transformed DNA is amplified in the presence of a pair of real-time probes. For this, a probe is constructed, which is specific for the methylated or for the unmethylated state of the DNA, and a probe, which binds methylation-unspecifically to the amplificate. The ratio of the signal intensities of the probes or the CT values allows for the calculation of the degree of methylation of the examined DNA. The method according to the invention is suited particularly for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer and other diseases associated with a change in the methylation status, as well as, prediction of adverse for side-effects of pharmaceuticals. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104664 | BIOMARKERS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SENSITIVITY TO MICORTUBULE-STABILIZING AGENTS - Biomarkers that are useful for identifying a mammal that will respond therapeutically or is responding therapeutically to a method of treating cancer that comprises administering a microtubule-stabilizing agent. In one aspect, the cancer is breast cancer, and the microtubule-stabilizing agent is an epothilone or analog or derivative thereof, or ixabepilone. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104665 | MUTANT SODIUM CHANNEL NAV 1.7 AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Described are mutant Na | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104666 | INSULIN RESISTANCE MARKER - It is provided an insulin resistance marker, a method of evaluating insulin resistance, a method of screening a substance that improves insulin resistance, and a pharmaceutical composition for improving insulin resistance. An insulin resistance marker including a polypeptide comprising at least any 15 continuous amino acids in the specific amino acid sequence (sequence of a proepithelin protein). An insulin resistance marker including a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of a polynucleotide comprising at least any 45 continuous bases in the base sequence encoding the above specific amino acid sequence, and a polynucleotide that is complementary to the polynucleotide. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104667 | METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING NUCLEIC ACID LIGANDS - The present invention generally relates to methods for identifying nucleic acid ligands of a target molecule. In certain embodiments, the invention provides methods for identifying a nucleic acid ligand of a target molecule from a candidate mixture of nucleic acids, including contacting at least one target molecule with a candidate mixture of nucleic acids, in which the nucleic acids have different affinities for the target molecule, and separating in a single step nucleic acids that bind the target molecule with greatest affinity from nucleic acids that bind the target molecule with a lesser affinity and nucleic acids that do not bind the target molecule, thereby identifying the nucleic acid ligand of the target molecule. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104668 | NUCLEIC ACID LIGANDS AGAINST INFECTIOUS PRIONS - The invention generally relates to nucleic acid ligands that specifically bind to infectious prions, and methods of diagnosing a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy disease in a subject. In certain embodiments, the invention provides an isolated nucleic acid ligand that binds to an infectious prion. In other embodiments, the invention provides a method for diagnosing a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy disease in a subject including obtaining a tissue or body fluid sample from a subject, contacting the tissue or body fluid with a nucleic acid ligand that binds to an infectious prion, thereby detecting the infectious prion in the sample, and diagnosing the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy disease based on results of the contacting step. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104669 | METHOD TO PREDICT IRIS COLOR - The invention comprises a method to predict iris color of a human from a nucleic acid/protein sample comprising assaying for one or more polymorphisms in the region 5′ proximal of the OCA2 gene up to and including the HERC2 gene on chromosome 15 between basepairs 26018062 and 26240890 according to NCBI build 36 or Ensemble | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104670 | METHOD, DEVICE AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY KIT FOR EXTRACTING AMPLIFIED GENETIC MATERIAL - A method for collecting cellular material from particular cells present in a liquid, that includes: a step ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104671 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ASSESSING RESPONSIVENESS OF B-CELL LYMPHOMA TO TREATMENT WITH ANTI-CD40 ANTIBODIES - The invention provides methods and kits useful for predicting or assessing responsiveness of B-cell lymphoma to treatment with anti-CD40 antibodies. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104672 | Method For Detection And/Or Analysis Of Yeast And Mold In Filterable Liquids - This invention is an improved process for preparing a food or beverage sample containing yeast or mold cells for analytical testing. The food sample is prepared into the form of a filterable liquid, and then filtered using a glass microfiber filter. The filter containing the fungal cell retentate is then placed into a disruption vessel and bead beaten until the glass microfiber filter is completely disrupted into glass fibers in suspension. An aliquot can then be tested directly using melting curve analysis of PCR amplification product derived from the nucleic acids of the sample to detect the presence of the fungal cells from the sample. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104673 | NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING COMPOUNDS THAT AFFECT RNA/RNA BINDING PROTEIN INTERACTIONS AND mRNA FUNCTIONALITY - Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences and their optimized subfragments which are located in the mRNA untranslated regions of therapeutically-relevant genes. These sequences specifically bind RNA binding proteins (RBPs) and/or regulate the mRNA functionality. Also disclosed are methods of optimizing a subfragment of a parent nucleic acid sequence such that the RBP binding activity or mRNA functionality of the parent nucleic acid sequence is preserved in the optimized subfragment. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104674 | SNP DETECTION AND OTHER METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING AND TREATING BIPOLAR DISORDER AND OTHER AILMENTS - The present application relates to the use of SNPs and differential exon expression to characterize, diagnose or treat bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses, such as major depressive disorder and schizophrenia. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104675 | Methods and Compositions for Diagnosing Carcinomas - The invention is directed to compositions and methods for the detection of a malignant condition, and relates to the discovery of soluble forms of mesothelin polypeptides, including mesothelin related antigen (MRA). In particular the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding MRA and an MRA variant. The invention also provides a method of screening for the presence of a malignant condition in a subject by detecting reactivity of an antibody specific for a mesothelin polypeptide with a molecule naturally occurring in soluble form in a sample from such a subject, and by hybridization screening using an MRA nucleotide sequence, as well as other related advantages. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104676 | HYBRIDIZATION CHAIN REACTION AMPLIFICATION FOR IN SITU IMAGING - The present invention relates to the use of fluorescently labeled nucleic acid probes to identify and image analytes in a biological sample. In the preferred embodiments, a probe is provided that comprises a target region able to specifically bind an analyte of interest and an initiator region that is able to initiate polymerization of nucleic acid monomers. After contacting a sample with the probe, labeled monomers are provided that form a tethered polymer. Triggered probes and self-quenching monomers can be used to provide active background suppression. | 2011-05-05 |
