22nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150147202 | PUMP HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE HEADS - A pump comprising a housing having a head carrying area, a motor disposed within the housing, a rotor rotated by the motor; and a pump head assembly mounted to the head mount of the housing, the pump head assembly being one of a piston head assembly or a diaphragm head assembly. The head carrying area is configured such that the piston head assembly and the diaphragm head assembly may be interchangeably mountable thereon. The head carrying area comprises a cylinder seat surrounding an aperture and a radially outward of the aperture. The sidewall may also have a step. The cylinder seat may be sized to receive a cylinder of the piston head assembly and the annular step of the annular sidewall may be configured to receive a diaphragm support ring of the diaphragm head assembly. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147203 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor may include a hermetic case to store oil in a lower portion thereof, a compression mechanism part to compress a refrigerant, a power train part to generate a driving force, a rotational shaft to transmit the driving force generated from the power train part to the compression mechanism part and including a hollow portion and a female screw part formed at the hollow portion, and an oil pumping member inserted into the hollow portion of the rotational shaft and including an oil pumping part which moves the oil stored in the lower portion of the hermetic case up and a male screw part which is coupled to the female screw part of the rotational shaft. Since the oil pumping member and the rotational shaft are firmly coupled to each other, the reliability of the oil supplying is improved. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147204 | TURBOCHARGER COMPRISING A FLOATING BUSH BEARING - A turbocharger has an exhaust gas turbine, a fresh-air compressor and a bearing seat. A rotor shaft that is equipped with the turbine and the compressor wheel is rotatably mounted in the bearing seat by way of at least one radial bearing. The radial bearing is a floating bush bearing with a hollow-cylindrical floating bush body positioned between a bearing seat of the bearing housing and the rotor shaft. The floating bush body is provided with a defined imbalance in order to counteract an imbalance of the turbo rotor. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147205 | ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR FOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER - An electric compressor to be mounted on an engine in an engine compartment of a vehicle includes a compression mechanism, an electric motor, a motor driving circuit, a housing, a first mounting leg and a second mounting leg. The housing accommodates therein the compression mechanism, the electric motor and the motor driving circuit. The first mounting leg projects from the housing at a position adjacent to the compression mechanism. The second mounting leg projects from the housing at a position adjacent to the motor driving circuit. Each of the first mounting leg and the second mounting leg includes a fastening portion to be fastened to a portion of the engine and a connecting portion that connects the fastening portion with the housing. The connecting portion of the first mounting leg is made to be broken more easily than connecting portion of the second mounting leg. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147206 | VALVE FOR METERING MEDIA IN THE MICRO-QUANTITY RANGE - This invention relates to a valve for metering filled and/or pasty media. In accordance with an embodiment, the valve comprises a valve element having a metering opening and a valve gate movable in translation and having a flow opening. The valve gate is configured for carrying out an oscillating double-stroke movement in the course of which the flow opening of the valve gate is temporarily aligned with the metering opening of the valve element. The flow opening of the valve gate is aligned with the metering opening of the valve element in the course of the double-stroke movement of the valve gate a first time during the forward stroke and a second time during the backward stroke. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147207 | LINEAR PIEZOELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - A linear compressor employing a piezoelectric actuator operating in resonance at a frequency substantially below its natural resonant frequency, which is usually of the order of 10 kHz. Low frequency resonance operation of the actuator, of the order of 100 Hz., is achieved by incorporating the actuator and its housing with the moving compression piston, such that the moving mass is substantially increased, and by reduction of the effective piezoelectric stiffness using hydraulic amplification of the actuator displacement. Both these procedures result in a reduction of the actuator resonant frequency. The hydraulic amplification is achieved by using a hydraulic chamber with different sized pistons, linking the actuator motion with motion of the actuator housing, to which the compressor piston is attached. The high efficiency achieved and the lack of moving parts or the need for lubricating oil makes the compressor ideal for use in high reliability and high purity applications. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147208 | AIR COMPRESSOR - The air compressor contains a casing member, a driving member, and a cylinder member. The casing member has a first accommodation section, a second accommodation section, and a connection section connecting the first and second accommodation sections. The first accommodation section has a number of first inlets and first outlets. The driving member is located between the first and second accommodation sections, and is adjacent to the first outlets. The cylinder member is located both in the second accommodation section and the connection section, and is adjacent to the second outlets. The outside cool air is drawn into the casing member through the first inlets. A portion of the drawn air is released through the first outlets, forming a first flow path for cooling down the driving member. Another portion is released through the second outlets, forming a second flow path for cooling down the cylinder member. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147209 | DOWNHOLE RADIALLY ACTUATED LONGITUDINAL DIAPHRAGM PUMP - A diaphragm pump and pump system including a pump housing defined along a longitudinal axis and having defined therein one or more pumping chambers and one or more driving chambers. At least two check valves communicating with each of the one or more pumping chambers for conducting a production fluid into and out of the pumping chamber. One or more flexible axially elongated diaphragms are mounted in the pump housing and sealingly separate the one or more pumping and driving chambers. At least one cam mechanism is disposed in the pump housing and coaxially therewith the pump housing longitudinal axis. The at least one cam mechanism is configured for rotational movement to provide for radial deflection of the one or more flexible axially elongated diaphragms into the one or more pumping chambers to effect pumping of a production fluid therethrough the diaphragm pump. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147210 | PULSATION-FREE POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT ROTARY PUMP - A pump having two pistons placed in a rotor, situated in a stator forming two opposite parallel eccentric pumping chambers having at least one inlet port through which the fluid is drawn into at least one of the pumping chambers during the filling movement of at least one of the pistons and, subsequently, expelled from at least one of the pumping chambers, during the emptying movement of at least one of the pistons, to at least one outlet port, characterized by an inlet cavity in connection with the inlet port, an outlet cavity in connection with the outlet port and two port changeover transition zones situated between each side of the cavities. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147211 | Gear Pump Bearing Dam - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes a gear pump includes gears having a gear root diameter and teeth having an addendum and pressure angle. A housing includes a fluid inlet and discharge, bearings configured to position the gear teeth in intermeshing contact across a fluid dam. The fluid dam includes a first face arranged at an angle to a split line, spaced apart from a center line at the split line a first distance towards the inlet, and extending from the first gear root diameter away from the center line to the first gear root diameter, and a second face arranged approximately perpendicular to the split line, spaced apart from the center line at the split line a second distance towards the outlet, and extending between the first gear root diameter and the second gear root diameter. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147212 | REVERSIBLE PNEUMATIC VANE MOTOR - A reversible pneumatic vane motor includes a stator housing with a pressure air inlet passage and an exhaust air outlet passage, a cylinder supported in the stator housing, a vane carrying rotor rotatable in the cylinder and forming a clearance seal portion with the cylinder, air communication ports located at opposite sides of the seal portion for supplying motive pressure air or scavenging exhaust air from the cylinder, a primary outlet diametrically opposite the clearance seal portion, and a directional valve for connecting alternatively the air communication ports to the pressure air inlet passage and the exhaust air outlet passage. The motor also includes auxiliary outlet ports which are located between the primary outlet and each one of the air communication ports, and the directional valve includes control parts for opening up and closing, respectively, communication between the auxiliary outlet ports and the atmosphere via the exhaust air outlet passage. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147213 | GAS COMPRESSOR - A gas compressor includes at least two first and second discharge ports ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150147214 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor includes a compression mechanism including fixed and movable scrolls. The fixed and movable scrolls have end plates and spiral laps. The laps are engaged to form a compression chamber. The end plates are in pressure contact around the compression chamber to form a thrust sliding surface. The thrust sliding surface has an oil groove extending around the compression chamber. High-pressure refrigerating machine oil is supplied to the oil groove. During orbiting of the orbiting scroll, at least in a region serving as a suction space of fluid in an outer peripheral portion of the compression chamber, an outer seal length from an outer peripheral edge of the oil groove in the thrust sliding surface to an outer edge of the movable end plate is smaller than an inner seal length from an inner peripheral edge of the oil groove to a peripheral edge of the compression chamber. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147215 | Scroll-Type Fluid Machine with Grease-Lubricated Orbiting Bearing - A scroll-type fluid machine reduces intrusion of abrasion powders, generated by sliding of a conductor causing an orbiting scroll side and a fixed scroll side to be conducted, into a compression chamber, and improves reliability of a compressor. The scroll-type machine includes a casing, a fixed scroll having a flange surface attached to the casing, and a wrap portion provided at an end plate, an orbiting scroll having a wrap portion provided at the end plate, and provided in an opposed relationship with the fixed scroll, a drive shaft connected through a crank portion to the orbiting scroll, an orbiting bearing, a face seal portion arranged between the orbiting scroll and the fixed scroll, a cooling fan, and an orbiting scroll side conductive brush. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147216 | GAS COMPRESSOR - A compressor body ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150147217 | NANOCOMPOSITE PERMANENT MAGNETS AND METHOD OF MAKING - An article having a nanocomposite magnetic component and method of forming a nanocomposite magnetic component are disclosed. The article includes a plurality of nanocrystalline flake particles bonded along their prior particle boundaries. The nanocrystalline flake particles have a median grain size less than about 30 nanometers and include a first set of grains comprising predominantly permanent magnet phase and a second set of grains comprising predominantly soft magnet phase. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147218 | SEALING SYSTEM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for use downhole comprising an expandable component; a support member that has a selected corrosion rate; wherein the support member is disposed on the expandable component; where the support member comprises a plurality of particles fused together; the particles comprising a core comprising a first metal; and a first layer disposed upon the core; the first layer comprising a second metal; the first metal having a different corrosion potential from the second metal; the first layer comprising a third metal having a different corrosion potential from the first metal. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147219 | MICROSTRUCTURED MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A micro-structured article is disclosed comprising a free-standing network of interconnected traces surrounding randomly-shaped cells wherein the interconnected traces comprise at least partially-joined nanoparticles. In a preferred embodiment, the nanoparticles comprise a conductive metal. The article is preferably formed by coating a nanoparticle-containing emulsion onto a substrate and drying the emulsion. The nanoparticles self-assemble into the network pattern which is subsequently removed from the substrate. A preferred method of removing the network from the substrate comprises the steps of electroplating the traces and subsequently exposing the traces to acid to release the network from the substrate. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147220 | MATERIAL OF LAVES PHASE AND FERRITIC Fe-Al PHASE - A material for components of a gas turbine, in particular a jet aircraft engine, is disclosed. The material contains an amount of a ferritic phase with Fe and Al and an amount of at least one Laves phase, where the amount of the at least one Laves phase constitutes the largest amount of the material. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147221 | Low-Density Hot-or Cold-Rolled Steel, Method for Implementing Same and Use Thereof - A rolled steel sheet is provided. The rolled steel sheet has a mechanical strength greater than or equal to 600 MPa and an elongation at fracture that is greater than or equal to 20%. A a method for its fabrication is also provided. The chemical composition of the steel sheet includes 0.10≦C≦0.30%, 6.0≦Mn≦15.0%, 6.0≦Al≦15.0%, and optionally one or more elements selected from among: Si≦2.0%, Ti≦0.2%, V≦0.6% and Nb≦0.3%. The remainder of the composition includes iron and the unavoidable impurities resulting from processing. The ratio of the weight of manganese to the weight of aluminum is such that | 2015-05-28 |
20150147222 | NI-CONTAINING STEEL PLATE - An object of the present invention is to provide an Ni-containing steel plate which is low in cost and has excellent low-temperature toughness. In view of the object, the Ni-containing steel plate of the present invention has a chemical composition containing by mass % C: 0.01% to 0.15%, Si: 0.02% to 0.20%, Mn: 0.45% to 2.00%, P: 0.020% or less, 5: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.005% to 0.100% Ni: 5.0 to 8.0%, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and has a microstructure containing less than 1.7% by volume fraction of retained austenite when cooled to liquid nitrogen temperature, and having an average grain size of crystal grains surrounded by high-angle grain boundaries with an orientation difference of 15° or more of 5 μm or less by equivalent circle diameter. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147223 | BEARING STEEL MATERIAL WITH EXCELLENT ROLLING FATIGUE PROPERTY AND BEARING PART - A bearing steel material which contains 0.8-1.1 mass % C, 0.15-0.8 mass % Si, 0.1-1.0 mass % Mn, 1.3-1.8 mass % Cr, up to 0.05 mass % P (0 mass % is excluded), up to 0.015 mass % S (0 mass % excluded), 0.0002-0.005 mass % Al, 0.0002-0.0020 mass % Ca, 0.0005-0.010 mass % Ti, up to 0.0080 mass % N (0 mass % is excluded), and up to 0.0025 mass % O (0 mass % is excluded). The steel material contains oxide inclusions which have an average composition that comprises, in terms of mass %, 20-50% CaO, 20-50% Al | 2015-05-28 |
20150147224 | STEEL FOR WHEEL - A steel for wheel contains, in mass %, C: 0.65 to 0.84%, Si: 0.4 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.50 to 1.40%, Cr: 0.02 to 0.13%, S: 0.04% or less and V: 0.02 to 0.12%, wherein Fn1 expressed by formula (1) is 32 to 43, and Fn2 expressed by formula (2) is 25 or less, the balance being Fe and impurities. P, Cu and Ni as impurities are P: 0.05% or less, Cu: 0.20% or less and Ni: 0.20% or less: | 2015-05-28 |
20150147225 | BETA-TYPE TITANIUM ALLOY HAVING LOW ELASTIC MODULUS AND HIGH STRENGTH - Provided is a beta-type titanium alloy having a low elastic modulus and a high strength. The titanium alloy includes 6 to 13 wt % of Mo, 0.1 to 3.9 wt % of Fe, a remaining amount of Ti, and inevitable impurity, and selectively includes 0.1 to 3.9 wt % of Al. The titanium alloy according to the present invention has a high tensile strength of greater than or equal to 1,300 MPa and a low elastic modulus of less than or equal to 95 GPa at low cost. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147226 | NI-BASED CASTING SUPERALLOY AND CAST ARTICLE THEREFROM - It is an objective of the invention to provide a low cost Ni-based casting superalloy suitable for casting articles having a far better balance among a high-temperature mechanical strength, a grain boundary strength and a oxidation resistance than conventional Ni-based superalloy cast articles. There is provided an Ni-base casting superalloy including: in mass %, 0.03 to 0.15% of C; 0.005 to 0.04% of B; 0.01 to 1% of Hf; 0.05% or less of Zr; 3.5 to 4.9% of Al; 4.4 to 8% of Ta; 2.6 to 3.9% of Ti; 0.05 to 1% of Nb; 8 to 12% of Cr; 1 to 6.9% of Co; 4 to 10% of W; 0.1 to 0.95% of Mo; 0.02 to 1.1% of Si and/or 0.1 to 3% of Fe; and the balance including Ni and incidental impurities. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147227 | ALLOY MELTING AND HOLDING FURNACE - An induction furnace comprising a upper furnace vessel; an induction coil positioned below the upper furnace vessel; and a melt-containing vessel positioned inside the induction coil and communicably connected to the upper furnace vessel, wherein the positioning of the melt-containing vessel inside the induction coil defines a gap between an outside surface of the melt-containing vessel and an inside surface of the induction coil. A system for direct-chill casting comprising at least one an induction furnace; at least one in-line filter operable to remove impurities in molten metal; at least one gas source coupled to a feed port associated with the gas; and at least one device for solidifying metal by casting. A method of cooling an induction furnace comprising introducing a gas into a gap between an induction coil and a melt-containing vessel positioned inside the induction coil; and circulating the gas through the gap. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147228 | PERMANENT MAGNET, AND MOTOR AND GENERATOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a permanent magnet has a composition represented by a composition formula: R | 2015-05-28 |
20150147229 | ANTI-BACTERIAL LIGHT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISINFECTING A SURFACE - A light delivery system and method are provided to promote a photochemical reaction for disinfecting a surface. The system includes a light source and a light diffusing element operatively coupled to the light source and further embedded within a surface to be disinfected. The light diffusing element outputs light to the surface to promote a photochemical reaction to disinfect the surface. A low scatter light transmission medium may further be coupled between the light source and the light diffusing element to transmit light from the light source remotely to the light diffusing element. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147230 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A configuration of detecting light from the front face of a light source is the best for confirming the variation of a light quantity, but when a plurality of light sources are present, as many detectors for checking a light quantity as the light sources are necessary and the apparatus configuration becomes complex. In the present invention, a detector for checking a light source light quantity is installed in a reaction container transfer mechanism used commonly for a plurality of detection sections, and the light quantities of light sources are checked with the detector. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147231 | OPTOCHEMICAL SENSOR - The invention relates to an optochemical sensor comprising a polymer matrix which is applied to a substrate and which is doped with a luminescent colorant, the emissivity of which can be modified after excitation with electromagnetic radiation by substances to be detected such as gaseous or dissolved O | 2015-05-28 |
20150147232 | REMOVABLE STERILIZATION RACK AND STERILIZATION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a removable sterilization rack for supporting objects to be sterilized inside a sterilization apparatus, said sterilization rack comprising: a support structure for supporting said objects; at least one opening for directing a flow of a fluid towards said objects when the objects are supported by said support structure; a docking port for docking with a fluid supply port comprised in said sterilization apparatus and receiving said fluid from the fluid supply port of the sterilization apparatus; and a conduit arranged and configured to bring said docking port in fluid flow connection with said at least one opening, wherein said sterilization rack comprises a marker configured to provide a contactless positioning indication to said sterilization apparatus when said docking port is in a position to receive said fluid from the fluid supply port of the sterilization apparatus. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147233 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - Provided is an exhaust gas purifying apparatus capable of purifying exhaust gas by using water. The exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes an electrolyzed alkaline water generator which includes a cathode and an anode formed of Mg or an Mg alloy, and in which water is electrolyzed through application of voltage across the cathode and anode, to generate electrolyzed alkaline water. The purifying apparatus includes an exhaust gas absorption tower into which exhaust gas is introduced. Spray nozzles spray the electrolyzed alkaline water in the exhaust gas absorption tower. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147234 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID TRANSITIONING OF POLYOLEFIN PROCESSES FROM ONE PRODUCT TO ANOTHER - A gas-phase polyolefin reactor system for rapidly transitioning from one polyolefin product to another is disclosed. The reactor system comprises a control valve, a high-flow valve, a polyolefin reactor, a flow meter, a totalizer and an empirical model. During a transition, the empirical model predicts a required amount based upon an initial concentration and a selected ending concentration, the flow meter measures a flow rate, the totalizer determines a totalized amount when the flow rate of the first stream reaches the required amount based upon the measured flow rate and outputs the totalized amount to the empirical model, and the empirical model compares the required amount to the totalized amount and determines a transition endpoint. A method of rapidly transitioning the reactor system from one polyolefin product to another is also disclosed. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147235 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING NANO-SIZE GRAPHENE-STRUCTURED MATERIAL - There is provided an apparatus for preparing a graphene-structured material, the apparatus includes a supply hopper configured to supply graphite oxide; a supply line of which an end is connected to a lower end of the supply hopper; a reducing atmosphere gas supply unit connected to a side of the supply line; a vertical fluidized bed furnace of which a lower part is connected to another end of the supply line and configured to reduce the supplied graphite oxide with thermal-expansion; a discharge line of which an end is connected to an upper part of the vertical fluidized bed furnace; a vibrating type vertical micro filter connected to an opening portion on a side of the discharge line; a vacuum pump connected to the vertical micro filter; and, a collector positioned under the vertical micro filter and connected to another end of the discharge line. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147236 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ANTI-EROSION COATING ON AN INNER WALL OF A CHAMBER OF A FCC UNIT AND ANCHORING STRUCTURE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THIS COATING - A process for producing an anti-erosion coating on an inner or outer metal wall of a chamber of a fluid catalytic cracking unit, comprising:
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20150147237 | DRY SCRUBBER SYSTEM WITH LOW LOAD DISTRIBUTOR DEVICE - An air quality control system (AQCS) | 2015-05-28 |
20150147238 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an engine, an exhaust purification catalyst ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150147239 | ZPGM Underfloor Catalyst for Hybrid Exhaust Treatment Systems - Hybrid PGM-ZPGM exhaust treatment systems are disclosed. The systems include a PGM close-couple catalytic converter followed by an underfloor ZPGM catalytic converter. The disclosed hybrid systems, including PGM based catalysts and zero-PGM based catalysts may replace pure PGM based exhaust treatment systems. The ZPGM catalyst compositions used may include copper and cerium as active ZPGM catalysts. The disclosed ZPGM underfloor converters may be designed to convert leaks from close-couple converters. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147240 | Led Lamp Having Photocatalyst Agents - An LED lamp is provided with at least one LED each including an epoxy lens, cathode and anode leads; a reflective cup, a LED chip, and a wire bond; a housing for accommodating a circuit board, the at least one LED mounted on the circuit board, and a fan; openings on the housing; groups of photocatalyst agents coated on areas lit by the LED chip wherein the photocatalyst agents are TiO | 2015-05-28 |
20150147241 | INFECTIOUS MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEM - An infectious medical waste treatment system includes system control means that electrically interlocks and integrally controls an infectious medical waste treatment apparatus, a cake cutting device, a cake shredding device, a flake conveying device, a flake temporary storage tank, a sealed-type flake supplying device, a heating, dry distilling and gasifying apparatus, a gas cooling and liquefying apparatus, an exhaust gas treatment apparatus, unburnt gas burner and an unburnt gas combustion apparatus. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147242 | CARBON-BASED DURABLE GOODS AND RENEWABLE FUEL FROM BIOMASS WASTE DISSOCIATION - Techniques, systems, apparatus and material are disclosed for generating renewable energy from biomass waste while sequestering carbon. In one aspect, a method performed by a reactor to dissociate raw biomass waste into a renewable source energy or a carbon byproduct or both includes receiving the raw biomass waste that includes carbon, hydrogen and oxygen to be dissociated under an anaerobic reaction. Waste heat is recovered from an external heat source to heat the received raw biomass waste. The heated raw biomass waste is dissociated to produce the renewable fuel, carbon byproduct or both. The dissociating includes compacting the heated raw biomass waste, generating heat from an internal heat source, and applying the generated heat to the compacted biomass waste under pressure. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147243 | MIXED MULTIFUNCTIONAL METAL AFFINITY SURFACES FOR REDUCING AGGREGATE CONTENT IN PROTEIN PREPARATIONS - Compositions for reducing the aggregate content of a protein preparation include a first substrate having a first surface-bound ligand possessing a metal affinity functionality and a second surface-bound ligand optionally provided on a second substrate and having an aggregate charge opposite to that of the metal affinity functionality of the first substrate, wherein the first surface-bound ligand and the second surface-bound ligand are positioned such that the protein preparation may contact both the first surface-bound ligand and the second surface-bound ligand simultaneously. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147244 | Specialized Immobilization Media - A genre of media is presented for use with a reactor vessel and for the purpose of immobilizing small particles, often catalytic in nature. The media can include a number of ferromagnetic active wafers stacked together and separated by non-ferromagnetic separator portions, such that when in the presence of a magnetic field and magnetic-particle-containing fluid, at least some of the gaps between active wafers captures and suspends magnetic particles. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147245 | EXAMINATION ELEMENT AND EXAMINATION CONTAINER - The present invention relates to an examination element that includes an antenna; a hygroscopic portion that absorbs a specimen; a reagent portion that reacts with the specimen; and a chip including a semiconductor device capable of wireless communication and a photo sensor that detects a change in a color of the reagent portion. A change in the reagent portion is detected by the photo sensor, the detected data is stored in the semiconductor device capable of wireless communication, and the data is transmitted to an external database. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147246 | FILTRATION MEDIUM AND PROCESS FOR FILTERING A FLUID STREAM - A filtration medium comprises a textile substrate and a mercury abatement coating on a least a portion of the surface of the textile substrate. The mercury abatement coating comprises a copper salt, a binder, and other optional components. A process for removing mercury from a gaseous stream uses the filtration medium. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147247 | METHOD OF PRE-TREATING MOLYBDENITE CONTAINING COPPER - Disclosed is a method of pre-treating molybdenite containing copper. The method includes mixing molybdenite containing copper with sulfuric acid, performing a sulfation reaction through a heating process after the mixing process is performed, performing a water leaching process by putting and stirring water after the sulfation reaction is performed, separating a cake from liquid after the water leaching process is performed, and drying the separated cake. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147248 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING PURE LITHIUM-CONTAINING SOLUTION - The invention relates to a process for producing a lithium-containing solution from a lithium-containing raw-material solution, by: a) precipitating a first part of magnesium and calcium from the lithium-containing raw-material solution, b) extracting a second part of calcium and magnesium from the lithium-containing solution by liquid-liquid extraction, a resultant product being a lithium-containing solution. The invention also relates to equipment for producing a lithium-containing solution from a lithium-containing raw-material solution, including a precipitation unit to remove a first part of magnesium and calcium and an extraction unit to receive the lithium-containing raw-material solution and to remove therefrom a second part of calcium and magnesium by liquid-liquid extraction, and control unit to control the operation of the precipitation unit. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147249 | Water-Based System and Method of Collecting and Transporting Exhaust Gas - A system and method of collecting and transporting exhaust gases, preferably gases generated via the burning of fossil fuels, to a remote treatment facility. The exhaust gases include greenhouse gases, airborne particulates, and other pollutants. The present system comprises a gas extraction cap for collecting exhaust gas emitted from a point source of pollution, a pump for drawing water from a water source, a means for mixing the captured exhaust gas with the drawn water, a pipeline for transporting the gas-water solution to a remote treatment facility, and one or more high-pressure boilers for separating the water from the gas-water solution, leaving the exhaust gases available for treatment at the facility. Once the gas-water mixture arrives at the processing location, it then goes through one or more boiling steps in order to separate the water from the captured gases. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147250 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A REDUCTANT METERING PROCESS OF AN SCR CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM, AND CORRESPONDING SCR CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM - The invention relates to an SCR catalytic convertor system and a method for operating a reductant metering process of an SCR catalytic converter system ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150147251 | Method for Improving Lean Performance of PGM Catalyst Systems: Synergized PGM - Synergized Platinum Group Metals (SPGM) catalyst system for TWC application is disclosed. Disclosed SPGM catalyst system may include a washcoat with a Cu—Mn spinel structure and an overcoat that includes PGM supported on carrier material oxides, such as alumina. SPGM catalyst system shows significant improvement in nitrogen oxide reduction performance under stoichiometric operating conditions and especially under lean operating conditions, which allows a reduced consumption of fuel. Additionally, disclosed SPGM catalyst system also enhances the reduction of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon within catalytic converters. Furthermore, disclosed SPGM catalyst systems are found to have enhanced catalyst activity compared to commercial PGM catalyst system, showing that there is a synergistic effect among PGM catalyst and Cu—Mn spinel within the disclosed SPGM catalyst system. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147252 | METHOD FOR REGENERATING CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORBING LIQUID IN CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY METHOD - In a carbon dioxide recovery method including a carbon dioxide absorption step of bringing a gas to be treated containing carbon dioxide into contact with a carbon dioxide absorbing liquid, thereby removing carbon dioxide from the gas to be treated, and a regeneration step of removing carbon dioxide from a rich solution that has absorbed carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide absorption step, thereby achieving regeneration, the rich solution that has absorbed carbon dioxide is guided in liquid form to a membrane separation apparatus ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150147253 | WASHING SOLUTION FOR THE ABSORPTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE WITH REDUCED FORMATION OF NITROSAMINES - A washing solution for the absorption of carbon dioxide is provided. A method for separating carbon dioxide out of a flue gas of an incineration plant is also provided, wherein at least one alkali metal oxide is added as an oxidation agent for nitrites to a washing solution having an amine-containing absorption agent, the flue gas is brought into contact with the washing solution prepared in this manner and the contained carbon dioxide is absorbed, and wherein the washing solution is then heat-treated and the carbon dioxide is desorbed. A corresponding washing solution having an amine-containing absorption agent and having at least one alkali metal oxide as an oxidation agent for nitrites is also provided. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147254 | PROCESS FOR SELECTIVELY REMOVING HYDROGEN SULPHIDE FROM GASEOUS MIXTURES AND USE OF A THIOALKANOL FOR SELECTIVELY REMOVING HYDROGEN SULPHIDE - A process for selectively removing hydrogen sulphide relative to carbon dioxide from a gaseous mixture containing at least hydrogen sulphide H | 2015-05-28 |
20150147255 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ABATING WASTE METHANE - A system for abating waste methane includes a catalytic combustor device configured to catalytically combust waste-associated methane emissions generated by waste in a waste container, where the catalytic combustion is based on a reaction of the methane emissions and a catalyst of the catalytic combustor device in the presence of heat. The system further includes a combustion sensor configured to generate combustion data based on the catalytic combustion, a transmitter, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to control operation of the catalytic combustor device, determine an amount of methane abated by the catalytic combustor device, where the amount of methane abated is based on the combustion data, and report, via the transmitter, the amount of methane abated by the catalytic combustor device. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147256 | PROCESS FOR THE COUPLED PREPARATION OF POLYSILAZANES AND TRISILYLAMINE - The invention relates to a process for preparing trisilylamine and polysilazanes in the liquid phase, in which ammonia dissolved in an inert solvent is initially introduced in a substoichiometric amount relative to monochlorosilane which is likewise present in an inert solvent. The reaction is carried out in a reactor in which trisilylamine formed according to the following equation | 2015-05-28 |
20150147257 | FLUID CAPTURE OF NANOPARTICLES - A system for preparing nanoparticles is described. The system can include a reactor for producing a nanoparticle aerosol comprising nanoparticles in a gas. The system also includes a diffusion pump that has a chamber with an inlet and an outlet. The inlet of the chamber is in fluid communication with an outlet of the reactor. The diffusion pump also includes a reservoir in fluid communication with the chamber for supporting a diffusion pump fluid and a heater for vaporizing the diffusion pump fluid in the reservoir to a vapor. In addition, the diffusion pump has a jet assembly in fluid communication with the reservoir having a nozzle for discharging the vaporized diffusion pump fluid into the chamber. The system can further include a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the outlet of the chamber. A method of preparing nanoparticles is also provided. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147258 | SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON INGOT AND WAFER, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GROWING SAID INGOT - The single crystal silicon ingot and wafer of one embodiment has a transition region formed therein which predominantly has crystal defects of 10 nm to 30 nm in size from among crystal defects included in at least one region of a vacancy predominant non-defective region and an interstitial predominant non-defective region. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147259 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING AMMONIA AND SOLID CARBON PRODUCTS - Methods of concurrently forming ammonia and solid carbon products include reacting a carbon oxide, nitrogen, and a reducing agent at preselected reaction conditions in the presence of a catalyst to form a solid carbon product entrained in a tail gas mixture comprising water and ammonia; separating entrained solid carbon product from the tail gas mixture; and recovering water and ammonia from the tail gas mixture. Systems for forming ammonia and solid carbon products from a gaseous source containing carbon oxides include mixing means for mixing the gaseous source with a reducing agent, reactor means for reacting at least a portion of the gaseous source with the reducing agent in the presence of a catalyst to produce the solid carbon products and a tail gas mixture comprising the ammonia, and solid separation means for separating the solid carbon products from the tail gas mixture. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147260 | CATALYST FOR THERMOCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING - The present invention relates to a catalyst for the thermochemical generation of hydrogen from water and/or the thermochemical generation of carbon monoxide from carbon dioxide comprising a solid solution of cerium dioxide and uranium dioxide. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147261 | CARBONACEOUS FEEDSTOCKS FOR FORMING CARBON ALLOTROPES - Methods and systems are provided for forming carbon allotropes. An exemplary method includes treating a carbonaceous compound to form a feedstock that includes at least about 10 mol % oxygen, at least about 10 mol % carbon, and at least about 20 mol % hydrogen. Carbon allotropes are formed from the feedstock in a reactor in a Bosch reaction at a temperature of at least about 500° C. The carbon allotropes are separated from a reactor effluent stream. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147262 | CARBON-CONTAINING METAL CATALYST PARTICLES FOR CARBON NANOTUBE SYNTHESIS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, CATALYST CARRIER SUPPORT, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING CARBON NANOTUBES - The present invention relates to metal catalyst particles for carbon nanotube synthesis, comprising carbon-containing regions on their surfaces. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147263 | CARBON NANOTUBES AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method of producing carbon nanotubes, comprising a catalyst particle forming step of heating and reducing a catalyst raw material to form catalyst particles and a carbon nanotube synthesizing step of flowing a raw material gas onto the heated catalyst particles to synthesize carbon nanotubes, wherein a carbon-containing compound gas without an unsaturated bond is flowed onto the catalyst raw material and/or the catalyst particles in at least one of the catalyst particle forming step and the carbon nanotube synthesizing step. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147264 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CARBON BLACK FROM AT LEAST ONE FCC SLURRY CUT, COMPRISING A SPECIFIC HYDROTREATMENT - The present invention describes a process for the production of carbon black starting from a 360+ cut known as a slurry cut obtained from a FCC or RFCC unit, to which a vacuum residue type cut may be added, said process using a specific hydrotreatment unit. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147265 | Removal of Bromine From Gaseous Hydrogen Bromide - Processes of and systems for removing free bromine from gaseous anhydrous HBr contaminated with free bromine are described. In one type of process the gaseous contaminated HBr is fed into countercurrent contact with at least one liquid alkylaromatic hydrocarbon within a packed section of a column while maintaining the packed section under free radical bromination conditions so that one or more than one liquid a-bromoalkylaromatic compound is produced along with one mole of gaseous HBr per mole of a-bromoalkylaromatic compound produced. In another type of process the gaseous anhydrous HBr is fed into countercurrent contact through at least two scrubbers so that the gaseous anhydrous HBr is scrubbed substantially free of bromine by passage through these at least two scrubbers, each of which contains a different specified type of scrubbing liquid. In one embodiment the liquid alkylaromatic hydrocarbon comprises 1,2-diphenylethane. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147266 | PROCESS FOR THE OXIDATION OF SO2 TO SO3 - The present invention relates to a process plant for the oxidation of SO | 2015-05-28 |
20150147267 | METHOD OF PREPARING CATALYST HAVING Pt-Pd DISPERSED POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MULTILAYERS TREATED WITH SULFURIC ACID - Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a catalyst having Pt—Pd dispersed in polymer electrolyte multilayers, suitable for use in production of hydrogen peroxide, wherein the use of the catalyst prepared by forming polymer electrolyte multilayers on an anionic resin support and performing sulfuric acid treatment and loading (insertion or attachment) of Pt—Pd particles can result in high hydrogen conversion, hydrogen selectivity and hydrogen peroxide yield for a long period of time. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147268 | SYNTHETIC GEL FOR CRYSTAL GROWTH INDUCING ONLY SECONDARY GROWTH FROM SURFACE OF SILICALITE-1 OR ZEOLITE BETA SEED CRYSTAL - A synthetic gel for crystal growth, which induces only secondary growth from the surface of a silicalite-1 or zeolite beta seed crystal and cannot induce crystal nucleation in the synthetic gel for crystal growth or on the surface of the seed crystal. The synthetic gel contains fumed silica, tetraethylammonium hydroxide (TEAOH), [(NH | 2015-05-28 |
20150147269 | METAL SILICOALUMINOPHOSPHATE MOLECULAR SIEVE WITH RHO FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a metal silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve MeAPSO with a RHO framework structure and a preparation method thereof. The metal silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve is characterized in that: the metal atoms are at least one of vanadium, copper, molybdenum, zirconium, cobalt, manganese, magnesium, iron, nickel and zinc. The chemical composition of said metal silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve in anhydrous state is expressed as: mR.nMe.(SixAlyPz)O | 2015-05-28 |
20150147270 | CONSTRUCTS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES AND COLON CANCER - The present invention features, inter alia, constructs for the delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents to a patient. The constructs can include a nanoparticle, a targeting agent that specifically binds a targeted tissue or cell, a therapeutic moiety, and a hydrogel. The constructs can be used in the treatment and diagnosis of bowel diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colon cancer. In one embodiment, the therapeutic agent is a nucleic acid that mediates RNA inhibition (RNAi), and the invention is directed to treatments for IBD that combine the positive aspects of such agents {e.g., siRNAs) with the safety of a biodegradable polymeric delivery system to facilitate specific targeting of colonic tissues and cells. As the constructs can be formulated for oral administration, they are well tolerated and offer advantages with regard to patient compliance. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147271 | TARGETS FOR DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND THERAPY OF ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA AND MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES - Methods are disclosed for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes using interleukin 1 receptor accessory protein and other targets. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147272 | RADIO-PHARMACEUTICAL COMPLEXES - A tissue-targeting complex comprising a tissue targeting moiety, an octadentate hydroxypyridinone-containing ligand comprising four HOPO moieties and the ion of an alpha-emitting thorium radionuclide, where at least one of the four HOPO moieties is substituted at the N-position with a hydroxyalkyi solubilising group and wherein the tissue targeting moiety has binding affinity for the CD33 receptor. A corresponding pharmaceutical formulation and method and use in treatment, as well as methods of manufacture are provided. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147273 | RADIOLABELED ANALOG(S) OF COMPOUND 0118 AND USE THEREOF IN CONNECTION WITH PET AND/OR SPECT IMAGING TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINING COMPOUND 0118 IS A CANDIDATE CANCER TREATMENT FOR A PATIENT - A method for determining whether compound 0118 is a candidate treatment for a patient includes processing, via a processor, image data of tissue of interest of a patient including a cancer to determine whether a radiolabeled analog of compound 0118 is present in the tissue of interest represented in the image data and generating a signal indicating that compound 0118 is a candidate treatment for the patient in response to the determining that the radiolabeled analog of compound 0118 is present in a predetermined amount in the tissue of interest represented in the image data, wherein the presence of the radiolabeled analog of compound 0118 in the tissue of interest indicates presence of a sub-type of cancer having a galectin-1 molecular target, which is a sub-type of treatable by compound 0118. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147274 | ANTIBODIES AGAINST HGF - RECEPTOR AND USES - Antibodies which are antagonists of the human HGF receptor (MET), wherein the antibodies specifically bind to amino acid residues 568-741 of human MET (SEQ ID No: 1) with high affinity. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147275 | ANTHRACENYL-TETRALACTAM MACROCYCLES AND THEIR USE IN DETECTING A TARGET SACCHARIDE - A water-soluble compound of the formula (I): (Formula (I)) wherein R | 2015-05-28 |
20150147276 | NANOTHERAPEUTICS FOR DRUG TARGETING - The invention provides compositions and methods for targeted controlled drug release. The compositions and methods can be used for treating or imaging vascular stenosis, stenotic lesions, occluded lumens, embolic phenomena, thrombotic disorders and internal hemorrhage. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147277 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING GUT FUNCTION - Compositions and methods for assessing gut function are disclosed. They are designed to provide accurate, rapid, point-of-care or in-community assessment of enteric dysfunction. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147278 | ANTIBODY AGAINST TRANSPORTER AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for various malignant tumors, including currently intractable solid tumors, which contains a novel antibody having the ability to bind to human LAT1/CD98 and inducing antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity specifically against cancer cells as an active ingredient. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147279 | PREPARATIONS OF EFFERVESCENT FORMULATIONS COMPRISING CEPHALOSPORIN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a process for preparing effervescent dosage forms comprising at least one antibiotic of cephalosporin group. The present invention also relates to effervescent formulations and preparations comprising antibiotics of second generation cephalosporin. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147280 | AZEOTROPE-LIKE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING 1-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPENE - An azeotrope-like mixture consisting essentially of chlorotrifluoropropene and at least one component selected from the group consisting of a C | 2015-05-28 |
20150147281 | CARIES RISK TEST FOR PREDICTING AND ASSESSING THE RISK OF DISEASE - Provided are methods, test devices, and diagnostic kits for predicting, assessing, and diagnosing the risk of a disease using salivary analysis. The methods comprise providing a whole (unfractionated) saliva sample from a subject; contacting an aliquot of the saliva with two or more lectins under conditions that allow the two or more lectins to bind to a lectin-binding component of the saliva; detecting the amount of bound lectin; and comparing the amount of bound lectin to the amount known to bind a saliva sample from a control patient, to predict the risk of a disease in the subject. Also provided are methods for reducing the risk of a disease and a method for assessing the risk of the disease at a defined level. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147282 | TOPICAL BIOADHESIVE FORMULATIONS - The present invention relates to topical bioadhesive formulations comprising low viscosity, non-liquid crystalline, mixtures of:
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20150147283 | Methods for limiting development of a skin wound - The present invention provides methods for limiting development of skin wounds, and also for treatment of one or more of erythemas, blisters, rashes, pruritis, contact dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, acne, and athlete's foot. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147284 | PRODUCING METHOD OF COSMETICS COMPOSITION FOR A LIP TATTOO PACK AND THEREFROM - Disclosed is a cosmetic composition spread on lips to provide a color to lips. Disclosed are a lip pack cosmetic composition for tattooing and a method of preparing the same wherein lips are pigmented and thereby have tattoo effects by removing a formed layer after pigmenting a color on lips and drying the pigmented lips. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147285 | HAIR STYLING COMPOSITION - An object of the present invention is to provide a hair styling composition formulated to make hair styling easy and to add wet-look shine to hair. The hair styling composition which achieves the above object contains (A) a thickener, (B) a hair fixative polymer and/or a liquid oil, (C) a wax particle dispersion, and (D) water. In the hair styling composition of the present invention, the wax particle dispersion (C) is preferably an Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) wax particle dispersion or a beeswax particle dispersion, or preferably contains wax, at least one nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene cetyl ether and polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene cetyl ether, and water. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147286 | Consumer Product Compositions Comprising Organopolysiloxane Conditioning Polymers - Consumer product compositions comprising organopolysiloxane conditioning polymers. Also disclosed are processes for making such compositions and to methods of using such compositions to provide a conditioning benefit. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147287 | LOW VOLATILE REACTIVE MALODOR COUNTERACTIVES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to compounds for counteracting thiol- and amine-based malodors in consumer, industrial and textile products. Also disclosed are a consumer, industrial or textile product containing one of these compounds and a method for counteracting a thiol- or amine-based malodor using these compounds. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147288 | BOTANICAL INSECTICIDES - The invention generally relates to environmental friendly pesticide compounds, formulations, methods of preparation and application and utilities thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to pesticide compounds and formulations that include terpenes or terpenoids having chemical formula of (C | 2015-05-28 |
20150147289 | Consumable Aqueous gel for use in Pest Control, A Pest control device Comprising an Aqueous Gel, And The Use Of An Aqueous Gel In A Pest Control Device And In A Method Of Controlling Pests - A consumable aqueous gel is provided for use in pest control. The gel sates the thirst of pests and increases the consumption of bait by pests. The gel is substantially free of biocides. The gel may be provided as a combination for use in a pest control device. The combination comprises an aqueous gel which is substantially free of biocides and a bait. A pest control device comprises a container having a first compartment containing an aqueous gel which is substantially free of biocides. A method of controlling pests comprises the step of deploying any of the aforementioned aqueous gel, combination according or pest control device. An aqueous gel which is substantially free of biocides may be used with or in a pest control device. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147290 | USE OF G-CSF DIMER IN THE TREATMENT OF NEUTROPENIA - This invention relates to a use of G-CSF dimer in the treatment of neutropenia. In particular, the recombinant human G-CSF of the present invention can enhance the differentiation and development of neutrophils in animal, and thus effectively reduce the severity of the severe neutropenia and shorten the time of severe neutropenia for the post-chemotherapy cancer patients. Serum half-life of G-CSF dimer of this invention is prolonged and the biological activity thereof is increased, providing a better effect in the treatment of neutropenia. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147291 | Zinc Chelating Agents for Depleting Xiap and Sensitizing Tumor Cells to Apoptosis - The invention provides zinc chelating agents and formulations thereof that deplete XIAP in cancer cells and sensitize the cells to apoptosis-inducing agents. The invention provides methods for sensitizing apoptosis-resistant cancer cells to apoptosis-inducing agents, as well as methods for treating a subject with a combined therapy of a zinc chelating agent and an apoptosis-inducing agent. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147292 | NOVEL SURFACE MARKERS FOR ADIPOSE TISSUE - The present invention is based in part on the discovery of brown and white fat cell specific surface markers. It has been found that the small amino acid transporter Slca10/Asc1 is a specific surface marker for white adipocytes and that the ligand-gated ion channel P2X5 and the small amino acid transporter Slc36a2 are specific surface markers for brown adipocytes. Having identified these specific white and brown cell surface markers, the present invention provides compositions and methods suitable for the targeting of any number of agents to a white or brown adipose tissue and the identification and isolation of white or brown adipocytes for any number of uses including therapeutic, screening and diagnostic purposes. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147293 | USES OF INTERLEUKIN-22(IL-22) IN TREATING AND PREVENTING NERVE DAMAGE DISEASES OR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - This invention discloses the uses of IL-22 in the treatment and prevention of a nerve damage disease or a neurodegenerative disease. In particular, the invention discloses the uses of IL-22 or IL-22 dimers as follows: (i) can protect neurons to recover the functions of injured neurons after ischemic nerve damage in animals in vivo, thus enabling effective treatment of nerve damage diseases, (ii) can significantly inhibit the loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra in PD model animal, enhance the functions of dopaminergic neurons, significantly reduce neuronal apoptosis in hippocampus, improve learning and memory capacity of AD model rats, and effectively prevent neuronal loss, thereby enabling more effective treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147294 | USE OF IL-12 TO INCREASE SURVIVAL - The present invention provides methods for increasing survival in a subject, and/or preserving bone marrow function, and/or promoting hematopoietic recovery or restoration. The methods include administering a dose of IL-12 to the subject following an acute exposure to non-therapeutic whole body ionizing radiation. Formulations and kits are also provided. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147295 | COMBINATION THERAPY FOR TREATING HCV INFECTION IN SPECIFIC PATIENT SUBGENOTYPE SUB-POPULATION - The present invention relates to therapeutic combinations comprising (a) Compound (1), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as herein described, (b) an interferon alfa and (c) ribavirin. Compound (1) is a selective and potent inhibitor of the HCV NS3 serine protease. The present invention also relates to methods of using such therapeutic combinations for treating HCV infection or alleviating one or more symptoms thereof in patients having genetic variations located near the IL28B gene, including SNP rs12979860 with a non-CC genotype and SNP rs8099917 with a non-TT genotype. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147296 | COPPER RESISTANT, FENGYCIN-PRODUCING BACILLUS MOJAVENSIS STRAIN FOR CONTROLLING VEGETABLE PATHOGENS, ITS USE AND COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING IT - A biological material is disclosed for exerting antagonism against vegetable pathogens, which contains | 2015-05-28 |
20150147297 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF EQUINE DIGESTIVE DISORDERS - The present invention encompasses compositions and methods of reducing the incidence of equine digestive disorders. A combination of either composition A (ASSURE PLUS®) and composition B (ASSURE®) or a combination of composition A (ASSURE PLUS®) and composition C (ASSURE GUARD®) may be administered to the equine. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147298 | Sleep enhancement with cortisol reduction medical food - A method of using a sleep enhancement medical food to improve human sleep quality. This sleep enhancement medical food consists of transfer factor, lactic acid generating bacteria, and/or glucans in appropriate combinations. The sleep enhancement medical food, administered correctly, reduces cortisol levels. High cortisol causes insomnia. Dosage amounts are adjusted for client weight. Consumption frequency and dosage may be adjusted in response to cortisol measurements. Typically, consumption of the sleep enhancement medical food is done under professional supervision, and may be combined with other treatment strategies. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147299 | GENERATION OF FUNCTIONAL AND DURABLE ENDOTHELIAL CELLS FROM HUMAN AMNIOTIC FLUID-DERIVED CELLS - This disclosure is directed to methods for reproducibly generating substantial amounts of endothelial cells from amniotic cells. The endothelial cells generated in accordance with the present methodology, as well as therapeutic methods utilizing these cells, are also disclosed. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147300 | Methods Of Mediating Macrophage Phenotypes - Methods of inducing a polarization of macrophages. The method includes obtaining a blood fraction, fractionating the blood fraction to produce a blood fraction, and contacting the blood fraction with a source of macrophages. A blood fraction including platelet-poor plasma polarizes the source of macrophages into M1 macrophages. A blood faction including a protein solution polarizes the source of macrophages into M2 macrophages. | 2015-05-28 |
20150147301 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS OF PRODUCING PATIENT-SPECIFIC MULTIPOTENT NEURONAL STEM CELLS - The present invention relates to the seminal discovery of compositions and a method of producing NSC obtained from stem cells derived from parthenogenically activated human oocytes (phNSC). The phNSC of the invention maintain proliferative and differentiation potential during cultivation and expansion. | 2015-05-28 |