25th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130157165 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention includes a membrane-electrode assembly ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157166 | BIPOLAR PLATE AND FUEL CELL - A bipolar plate and a fuel cell are provided. The bipolar plate for the fuel cell has a plurality of flow channels, and a rib is defined between neighboring two flow channels. A top surface of the rib may be a roughened surface or have a porous structure in order to improve performance of the fuel cell. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157167 | ALTERNATE MATERIAL FOR ELECTRODE TOPCOAT - A reduced gas crossover fuel cell membrane and method of making. The fuel cell member includes an electrode layer with a catalyst and an electrochemically-active first ionomer and an overcoat layer disposed on the electrode layer. The overcoat layer is made of the same or different second ionomer relative to the first ionomer of the electrode layer with at least one reduced gas crossover characteristic. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157168 | COMPOSITION, COMPOSITE PREPARED FROM THE COMPOSITION, ELECTRODE AND ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELL EACH INCLUDING THE SAME, METHOD OF PREPARING THE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE SAME - A composition including a compound represented by Formula 1, an azole-based polymer, and at least one of compounds represented by Formula 2-7 according to the specification, a composite obtained from the composition, an electrode and electrolyte for a fuel cell that include the composition or the composite, and a fuel cell including the electrode or the electrolyte membrane: | 2013-06-20 |
20130157169 | MIXED-IONOMER ELECTRODE - A membrane electrode assembly includes a membrane, an anode catalyst layer and a cathode catalyst layer. The anode catalyst layer is on a first side of the membrane and the cathode catalyst layer is on a second side of the membrane, wherein the second side of the membrane is opposite the first side of the membrane along a first axis. The cathode catalyst layer includes agglomerates formed of a catalyst support supporting catalyst particles, an agglomerate ionomer and an inter-agglomerate ionomer. The agglomerate ionomer surrounds the agglomerates and the inter-agglomerate ionomer is in regions between the agglomerates surrounded by the agglomerate ionomer. The agglomerate ionomer is different than the inter-agglomerate. Methods to produce the catalyst layer are also provided. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157170 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING CATALYST IN FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME AND OPERATION APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - Provided are a method for depositing a catalyst in a fuel cell, a fuel cell obtained by the method, and an apparatus for operating the fuel cell. The method for depositing a catalyst in a fuel cell includes: oxidizing a catalyst provided at the top of the cathode with air introduced to the cathode under the operating condition of the fuel cell; and depositing the oxidized catalyst gas at the reactive zone of the cathode. The method allows deposition of an activated catalyst ingredient at the cathode of a fuel cell by disposing a catalyst (such as Pt, Ag, Pd, Ru, etc.) highly reactive to reduction of oxygen at the side to which oxygen is introduced, and oxidizing and vaporizing the catalyst under an actual operating condition. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157171 | CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME - A conductive sheet comprises an aromatic polyamide pulp, a fluoroplastic fused to the aromatic polyamide pulp, and a carbon-based conductive material; wherein the conductive sheet has a static contact angle of water on a first surface that is greater than the static contact angle of water on a second surface that in the opposite surface to the first surface, and the difference between the static contact angle of water on the first surface and the static contact angle of water on the second surface is 20°-180°; or wherein the injection pressure of water on the first surface of the conductive sheet is less than the injection pressure of water on the second surface that is the opposite surface to the first surface, and the difference between the injection pressure of water on the first surface and the injection pressure of water on the second surface is 20-50 kPa. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157172 | IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is an ion-conducting material, comprising, as a composition in terms of mol o, 15 to 80% of P | 2013-06-20 |
20130157173 | ADHESIVE SEAL MEMBER FOR FUEL CELL - An adhesive seal member for a fuel cell of the present invention includes a cross-linked product of a rubber composition containing components (A) to (E): (A) at least one rubber component selected from ethylene-propylene rubber and ethylene-propylene-diene rubber, (B) an organic peroxide having a one-hour half-life temperature of 130° C. or less, (C) a crosslinking aid, (D) at least one adhesive component selected from a resorcinol compound and a melamine compound, an aluminate coupling agent, and a silane coupling agent, and (E) a softener having a pour point of −40° C. or less. If the ethylene-propylene rubber or the ethylene-propylene-diene rubber in (A) the rubber component has an ethylene content of 53% by mass or less, the rubber composition may be devoid of (E) the softener having a pour point of −40° C. or less. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157174 | Electrocatalysts For Carbon Dioxide Conversion - Electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide conversion include at least one catalytically active element with a particle size above 0.6 nm. The electrocatalysts can also include a Helper Catalyst. The catalysts can be used to increase the rate, modify the selectivity or lower the overpotential of electrochemical conversion of CO | 2013-06-20 |
20130157175 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN-FRAMED MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL - In a method for manufacturing a resin-framed membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell, a membrane electrode assembly structure is held between a first framed diffusion layer and a second framed diffusion layer while the membrane electrode assembly structure is housed in a recess provided in at least one of a first resin frame component and a second resin frame component. The first resin frame component and the second resin frame component are joined to each other to integrate the first framed diffusion layer and the second framed diffusion layer. The first and second resin frame components are located outside an outer peripheral portion of the membrane electrode assembly structure. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157176 | PHOTOMASK - A photomask is provided. The photomask is applied to a photolithography apparatus and includes a substrate with a mask pattern disposed thereon. The mask pattern includes at least one main pattern and a plurality of sub-resolution assistant features (SRAFs). The SRAFs are disposed around the main pattern and separated from each other, wherein a distance between each of the SRAFs and the main pattern is about 3 to 10 times a linewidth of the main pattern. The photomask would result in an improved imaging quality on the wafer. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157177 | EUV MASK AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask can be used in lithography, such as is used in the fabrication of a semiconductor wafer. The EUV mask includes a low thermal expansion material (LTEM) substrate and a reflective multilayer (ML) disposed thereon. A capping layer is disposed on the reflective ML and a patterned absorption layer disposed on the capping layer. The pattern includes an antireflection (ARC) type pattern. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157178 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING LAYOUT PATTERN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOMASK - A method for correcting a layout pattern includes the following steps. A first layout pattern, a second layout pattern, and a mis-alignment value are provided. The first layout pattern includes a first conducting line pattern, and the second layout pattern includes at least one contact via pattern. The contact via pattern at least partially overlaps the first conducting line pattern. The layout pattern is verified whether spacing between the contact via pattern and the first conducting line pattern is smaller than the mis-alignment value by a computing system. A first modified contact via pattern is then obtained by expanding the contact via pattern along a direction away from the spacing smaller than the mis-alignment value. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157179 | RETICLES WITH SUBDIVIDED BLOCKING REGIONS - Methods for designing, fabricating, and using attenuated phase shift reticles, or photomasks are disclosed. Methods are also disclosed for subdividing the radiation blocking regions of previously fabricated reticles of previously existing designs. The methods may include forming radiation blocking regions that are subdivided, by cut lines, into discrete, spaced apart sections with dimensions (e.g., surface area, etc.) configured to minimize or eliminate the buildup of electrostatic energy by the radiation blocking regions and/or the discharge of electrostatic energy from the radiation blocking regions and the damage that may be caused by such electrostatic discharge. The methods may include configuring the reticle to prevent radiation from passing through the cut lines between adjacent sections of a subdivided radiation blocking region. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157180 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR HAVING EXCELLENT LIFETIME CHARACTERISTICS AND CHARGE UNIFORMITY, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC CARTRIDGE USING THE ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTO RECEPTOR - Provided is a laminate type electrophotographic photoreceptor including an electrically conductive substrate, and an undercoat layer, a charge generation layer, and a charge transport layer sequentially disposed on the electrically conductive substrate, in which a characteristic response time of the photoreceptor is about 10 msec or more and about 85 msec or less and a thickness of the charge transport layer is greater than about 18 μm and equal to or less than about 45 μm. Also, an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and an electrophotographic cartridge using the electrophotographic photoreceptor are provided. An electrophotographic photoreceptor according to the present general inventive concept has an improved response time and thus, charge stain characteristics are excellent even when a thick charge transport layer is selected. Therefore, the electrophotographic photoreceptor of the present general inventive concept may have both excellent lifetime characteristics and excellent charge stain characteristics. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157181 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An electrophotographic photoconductor including: an electroconductive substrate; an intermediate layer; and a photoconductive layer, the intermediate layer and the photoconductive layer being on the electroconductive substrate, wherein the intermediate layer includes an inorganic pigment and a binder resin, wherein a volume ratio of the inorganic pigment in the intermediate layer is 30% by volume to 50% by volume, wherein the inorganic pigment comprises titanium oxide and a content of the titanium oxide in the inorganic pigment is 70% by mass to 90% by mass, wherein the inorganic pigment has a specific surface area of 70 m | 2013-06-20 |
20130157182 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR - Disclosed is an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive supporting body, a photosensitive Layer and a protective layer. In the electrophotographic photoreceptor, at least the photosensitive layer and the protective layer are sequentially layered, on the conductive supporting body, and the protective layer includes P-type semiconductor particles. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157183 | DEVELOPER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developer, including a toner including a binder resin comprising a crystalline resin; and a colorant, and a resin carrier comprising a resin; a magnetic particulate material having a magnetic anisotropy, dispersed in the resin, and having a saturated magnetization of from 16 to 30 emu/g, a coercive force of from 15 to 40 kA/m and an average particle diameter not less than 15 μm and less than 100 μm. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157184 | TONER AND DEVELOPER - To provide a toner, including at least: a non-crystalline polyester resin; and a crystalline polyester resin, wherein the toner has a glass transition temperature in a first heating Tg1st and a glass transition temperature in a second heating Tg2nd, and a difference between Tg1st and Tg2nd (Tg1st−Tg2nd) is 10° C. or greater, and wherein the crystalline polyester resin is a modified crystalline polyester resin having a urethane skeleton or a urea skeleton, or both thereof. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157185 | TONER, DEVELOPMENT AGENT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A toner includes a binder resin, a coloring agent, and a releasing agent containing two or more kinds of alkyl monoester compounds having a different number of carbon atoms in a range of from 30 to 50 carbon atoms. The toner has a crystallinity of 10% or more as measured by x-ray diffraction and/or the binder resin is a crystalline resin in an amount of 50% by weight or more of the binder resin. The two or more kinds of alkyl monoester compounds include a component A accounting for the largest amount ranging from 30% by weight to less than 50% by weight of the releasing agent and a component B accounting for the second largest amount ranging from 10% by weight to less than 50% by weight of the releasing agent. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157186 | MAGNETIC CARRIER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, REPLENISHING DEVELOPER, AND METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE - A magnetic carrier having excellent charge-imparting ability includes a magnetic particle and a coating layer disposed on a surface of the magnetic particle. The coating layer includes at least a resin component including an acrylic polymer and hydrotalcite dispersed in a form of particles having a predetermined number-average particle. A content of the hydrotalcite CH (parts by weight) is in a range of approximately 3 or more to approximately 30 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the resin component. A content of the acrylic monomer unit CA (mol %) with respect to a total monomer unit included in the resin component and the content of the hydrotalcite CH satisfy the following relationship: 78≦CH×0.38+CA≦99. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157187 | Toners with Improved Dielectric Loss - The disclosure describes a pigment treated with a rosin and a toner particle containing that rosin-treated pigment particle. The toner has a lower level of dielectric loss. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157188 | Colored Toners - Disclosed is a toner composition comprising: (a) a resin; and (b) a colorant which comprises: (1) Pigment Red 269; (2) Pigment Red 185; and (3) Pigment Red 122. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157189 | Toners Containing Large Strontium Titanate Particles - Disclosed is a toner composition comprising: (a) resin particles; and (b) strontium titanate particles having an average particle diameter of at least about 400 nm. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157190 | CHARGE CONTROL AGENT AND TONER USING THE SAME | 2013-06-20 |
20130157191 | TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides a toner for electrophotography capable of achieving high color reproducibility in a wide brightness region ranging from high to low brightness. This toner for electrophotography containing a compound represented by general formula (X-1) is characterized in that when the toner image formed exclusively from the toner is at maximum saturation, the hue angle (H) of the toner in a CIE L*a*b* color space is within the range of 341°≦H≦351°. [Formula 1] (In the formula: one of Rx1 and Rx2 is a methyl group or an ethyl group, while the other represents an alkyl group with C12 or less optionally substituted by a group including an oxygen atom, or a 5- or 6-membered aliphatic ring optionally substituted by a group including an oxygen atom connecting a nitrogen atom and Rx1 and Rx2; and GX2 represents an alkyl group optionally substituted by a group including an oxygen atom.) | 2013-06-20 |
20130157192 | TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT - A method for producing a toner for electrostatic image development containing at least a resin binder and a charge control agent, including step 1: melt-kneading components containing a resin binder and a charge control agent to provide a melt-kneaded product; and step 2: pulverizing the melt-kneaded product, and classifying a pulverized product, wherein the resin binder contains a polyester A obtained by polycondensing an alcohol component containing 1,2-propanediol and a carboxylic acid component containing a rosin compound and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid compound having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein 1,2-propanediol is contained in the alcohol component of the polyester A in an amount of 85% by mol or more. The toner for electrostatic image development obtained by the method of the present invention can be suitably used in, for example, the development or the like of latent image formed in electrophotography, an electrostatic recording method, an electrostatic printing method, or the like. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157193 | TONER AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner containing colorant, releasing agent, and binder resin containing crystalline polyester resin, and non-crystalline polyester resin containing urethane bond, urea bond, or both, the non-crystalline polyester resin containing first and second non-crystalline polyester resins, both containing urethane bond, or urea bond, or both, wherein monomers constituting the first non-crystalline polyester resin contains isocyanate monomer for forming the urethane bond, the urea bond, or the both, in an amount of 0.5 mol % or greater to total amount of the monomers, monomers constituting the second non-crystalline polyester resin contain isocyanate monomer for forming the urethane bond, the urea bond, or the both, in an amount of 0.5 mol % or greater to total amount of the monomers, the first non-crystalline polyester resin has Tg of −60° C. or higher but lower than 10° C., and the second non-crystalline polyester resin has Tg of 30° C. or higher but lower than 70° C. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157194 | PATTERNING PROCESS, RESIST COMPOSITION, POLYMER, AND POLYMERIZABLE ESTER COMPOUND - A negative pattern is formed by applying a resist composition onto a substrate, prebaking, exposing to high-energy radiation, baking (PEB), and developing the exposed resist film in an organic solvent developer to dissolve the unexposed region of resist film. The resist composition comprising a polymer adapted to form a lactone ring under the action of an acid so that the polymer may reduce its solubility in an organic solvent developer, an acid generator, and an organic solvent displays a high dissolution contrast between the unexposed region of promoted dissolution and the exposed region of inhibited dissolution. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157195 | CALIXARENE COMPOUND AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME - A molecular glass compound includes (A) a tetrameric reaction product of a specific aromatic compound having at least one hydroxy group, and a specific polycyclic or fused polycyclic aromatic aldehyde; and (B) an acid-removable protecting group as an adduct with the hydroxy group of the aromatic compound and/or a hydroxy group of the polycyclic or fused polycyclic aromatic aldehyde. A photoresist composition including the molecular glass compound, and a coated substrate including a layer of the photoresist composition are also disclosed. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157196 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING A DEVELOPABLE BOTTOM ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING - The present invention provides a composition for forming a bottom anti-reflective coating, and also provides a photoresist pattern formation method employing that composition. The composition gives a bottom anti-reflective coating used in a lithographic process for manufacturing semiconductor devices, and the coating can be developed with a developing solution for photoresist. The composition contains a solvent, a polymer having a condensed polycyclic aromatic group, and a compound having a maleimide derivative or a maleic anhydride derivative. The composition may further contain a photo acid generator or a crosslinking agent. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157197 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN AND COMPOUND - A resist composition comprising: a base component (A) that exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution by the action of acid; a photoreactive quencher (C); and an acid-generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, wherein the photoreactive quencher (C) contains a compound represented by general formula (c1) shown below. In the formula, R | 2013-06-20 |
20130157198 | MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD - A multi charged particle beam writing apparatus according to an embodiment, includes a setting unit to set a second region such that more openings in remaining openings except for an opening through which the defective beam passes are included in the second region, a selection unit to select a mode from a first mode in which a pattern is written on a target object by using multiple beams having passed openings in the second region and a second mode in which multiple writing is performed while shifting a position by using at least one of remaining multiple beams in the state where the defective beam is controlled to be beam off and additional writing is performed for a position which was supposed to be written by the defective beam, and a writing processing control unit to control to write in the mode selected. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157199 | METHOD OF PREPARING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - To provide a method of preparing a lithographic printing plate comprising exposing imagewise a lithographic printing plate precursor including a support, a photosensitive layer containing a binder polymer and a radical polymerizable compound having viscosity of 9,000 mPa·s or less at 25° C. and a protective layer in this order and developing the exposed lithographic printing plate precursor with a developer without passing through a heat treatment, as a method of preparing a lithographic printing plate capable of forming an image area which is cured at high sensitivity and has good printing durability and halftone dot reproducibility and capable of easily reproducing a halftone dot image because of excellent stability of halftone dot reproduction to exhibit a small restriction on setting of the time described above, even without conducting a preheat treatment. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157200 | SUSPENSION BOARD WITH CIRCUIT AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A suspension board with circuit includes a metal supporting board, an insulating base layer formed on the metal supporting board, a conductive pattern formed on the insulating base layer, an insulating cover layer formed on the insulating base layer so as to cover the conductive pattern, and an insertion portion to be inserted into an E-block. A thickness of the insulating cover layer in the insertion portion is larger than a thickness of the insulating cover layer in a portion other than the insertion portion. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157201 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, AND POLYMERIC COMPOUND - A resist composition containing a base component (A) which generates acid upon exposure, and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under the action of acid, wherein
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20130157202 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND TALBOT INTERFEROMETER FOR CALCULATING ABERRATION OF TEST OPTICAL SYSTEM - A calculation apparatus acquires image data of interference fringes detected by using a Talbot interferometer including a diffraction grating and a detector, retrieves a first wavefront by using the image data of the interference fringe, sets a value of a second wavefront incident on the diffraction grating, calculates an interference fringe image of a plurality of the diffracted light beams through simulation, and retrieves a third wavefront by using the calculated interference fringe image, wherein the third wavefront is retrieved by changing a position of the diffraction grating in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the Talbot interferometer, and aberration of a test optical system is calculated by reducing an error included in the first wavefront by using the second wavefront and the third wavefront. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157203 | GAS FIRED CATALYTIC HEATER - A gas fired catalytic heater is provided that foregoes the need for an electrical heating element to provide the activation energy for the hydrocarbon catalyst pad. An alcohol self-igniting catalyst pad is used to provide the activation energy to the hydrocarbon catalyst pad thereby removing dependence of the heater on an outside electrical energy source to initiate start-up of the heater. The catalyst pad includes a flexible wash coat; a noble metal dispersed on the wash coat; an anti-sintering element saturating the wash coat; and a catalyst promoter saturating the wash coat. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157204 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A DUAL MODE BURNER YIELDING LOW NOx EMISSION - A method and apparatus for a burner adapted to heat a furnace or other environment of use. In particular, a burner for providing a fuel gas in combination with an oxidant to effect controlled reaction of the fuel gas in a manner to reduce NOx emissions is described. Combustion of the fuel gas is shifted from the burner combustor to a location outside the burner once the temperature within the furnace/radiant tube has reached a sufficient level to complete combustion of the fuel gas. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157205 | Mixer/Flow Distributors - The invention relates mixer/flow distributors and their use, e.g., in regenerative reactors. The invention encompasses a process and apparatus for controlling oxidation, e.g., for thermally regenerating a reactor, such as a regenerative, reverse-flow reactor. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157206 | A COMBUSTOR APPLIED IN THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM - A combustor applied in thermophotovoltaic system comprises a combustion device and a reversed tube covering the combustion device. The combustion device includes a combustion body made of a transparent, and temperature resistant material and a burning unit disposed in the combustion body. When a burning-supported medium is adopted during burning via the burning unit, the radiant intensity is increased. The reversed tube thence further redirects the hot product gas for reheating an outer wail of the combustion body in combustion. Therefore, uniform illumination is accordingly resulted for enhancing the radiant intensity. Accordingly, a photovoltaic cell plate connected to the combustor preferably transforms light into electricity. The present invention fully utilizes a micro system as well as miniature energy to offer advanced electricity. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157207 | Patterned Candle Wick - A substantially planar wick is formed with a two- or three-dimensional pattern. The contours of this pattern are determined by the desired flame characteristics or the desired visual aesthetics of the pattern itself | 2013-06-20 |
20130157208 | Animated candle holder - A device is provided which translates the chemical energy released by the candles into a smooth movement of a platform floating within a pool of liquid and utilizing a virtual axle. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157209 | Portable Heating Apparatus for Heating Interior Piping Systems - Devices, apparatus, systems and methods of using a portable heater that does not use a separate compressor or blower or vacuum. The heater can be attached to a piping system to dry interior walls and/or heat coatings in the piping system. The heater can be attached to a manifold having alternative inlet end and two outlet ends. The manifold ends can have quick connect fittings with similar fittings to be easily mateably attached by rotating fittings with one another. A quick connect/disconnect air pressure regulator with quick connect fitting can be attached to the manifold ends. A quick connect/disconnect plug with similar quick connect fitting can close the manifold ends. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157210 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSVERSELY MOVING TUBULAR MATERIAL INSIDE A FURNACE - The present invention relates to a device and a method for transversely moving tubular material inside a furnace, in which the tubes are able to roll in order to have a path per cycle that is 2.5 times as great as that obtained in the case of moving bars, and in which the tubes are pushed by a series of toothed bars that have an upward and downward movement plus a horizontal movement in vacuum. The device and a method for moving tubular material inside an furnace allows a greater rotation of the tubes over short cycle times, solves the problems of twisting of smaller-diameter tubes (tubing) in quench furnaces and meets the need to rotate the tubes when there is no forward movement, which may be necessary when cycle times are long or when unloading from the furnace is interrupted. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157211 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING THE MELTING PROCESS - The invention relates to processes and apparatuses for pushing through/pushing in/turning through/turning in components/linings, as an individual component/section/subassembly for batch feeding/melting furnace/conveying path for the melt/conveying path for other emissions/transportation means for the melt, in that the pushing through/pushing in/turning through/turning in takes places in a manner controlled by means of pushing-through/pushing-in/turning-through and turning-in elements and the corresponding drives or under fully automatic control, preferably observing the maximum permissible compressive and tensile forces of the components/linings of individual components/sections/subassemblies which can be pushed through/pushed in/turned through/turned in in each case, in order to avoid joints in the respective region and to prevent inadmissibly high forces/pressures/traction/torques on the respective components/linings, during a heating operation/melting operation/cooling operation. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157212 | METHOD FOR DETACHING A BONDED CONNECTION BY MEANS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - The invention relates to a method for reversibly securing an attachment part to a base part by means of a connecting means which rigidly connects these parts to each other. For this purpose, an adhesive separating material is disposed between the base part and the attachment part, said material losing its adhesive effect reversibly or irreversibly under the effect of electromagnetic radiation. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157213 | APPARATUS FOR ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER TRAY RETENTION - An orthodontic aligner tray includes a plurality of tooth-shaped cavities configured to adjust alignment or position of at least one tooth in the mouth of a patient. An apparatus to retain the orthodontic aligner tray to teeth of the patient includes the aligner tray including the plurality of tooth-shaped cavities, a retention feature located to the aligner tray between a first of the tooth-shaped cavities and a second of the tooth-shaped cavities adjacent to the first tooth shaped cavity, and an adhering agent connecting the aligner tray and the retention feature. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157214 | LINGUAL BRACKET - A lingual bracket comprises a bracket body ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157215 | INDEPENDENT LOW FRICTION BRACKET - An independent low friction bracket comprises a bracket basal body ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157216 | DENTAL TREATMENT CENTER - A system for driving an electric handpiece in response to a pneumatic control signal may provide for fast interchange of handpieces, self-calibration and wide dynamic range of operation with precise speed control. The system may be incorporated into virtually any dental treatment center using traditional pneumatic drive handpieces, and a conversion kit may facilitate such conversion. The system may provide not only for controlling the speed and torque of a tool coupled to an electric drive handpiece responsive to a pneumatic control signal, it may also provide for coupling cooling air and treatment media, such as air and/or water to the handpiece. Coupling of a handpiece to an operating base of the system, including coupling of media lines and electrical connections may be made with a simple press and twist action using quick connection structure. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157217 | DENTAL IMPLANT REUSABLE BITE REGISTRATION POST - A bite registration post ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157218 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING MOVEMENTS OF A LOWER JAW - Apparatus for detecting motions of a lower jaw relative to the upper jaw of a vertebrate, comprising a first holder ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157219 | DENTAL IMPLANT GUIDING DEVICE - A dental implant guiding device is applied in guiding the drill of the drilling apparatus in different dimensions. The device includes a guiding module and a guiding seat. The guiding module contains at least one guiding unit where a sleeve with a cavity is disposed. A guiding hole and a guiding slot, where an opening at a fringe of the guiding unit is defined, are disposed at two sides of the sleeve. The guiding seat forms a first hole. At two sides of the first hole, a first guiding shank and a second guiding shank respectively corresponding to the guiding hole and the guiding slot are disposed. The second guiding shank slides into the guiding slot, which allows the first guiding shank inserting into the guiding hole for the drill to position at the center of the cavity of the sleeve, thereby achieving the fast positioning and friction reduction. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157220 | PRE-CHARGED PROPHY ANGLE - A prophy angle for storing prophy paste in a controlled releasable manner, the angle having a first drive mechanism comprising a drive shaft for delivering mechanical energy to a rotatable head assembly at a distal end of prophy angle and an independent second drive mechanism configured to deliver a controlled amount of paste from a chamber to the distal end of the prophy angle, the second drive mechanism comprising an index wheel engaging an actuator so that the wheel may be driven in a stepped rotational manner upon actuation of the actuator by the clinician. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157221 | PRE-CHARGED PROPHY ANGLE - A prophy angle is provided that includes a first drive mechanism positioned within a housing for delivering mechanical energy to a rotatable head assembly at the distal end of the housing. A chamber is enclosed within the housing for storing prophy paste. A paste-dispensing assembly that includes an actuator at the proximal end of the housing, a push rod linked to the actuator and supporting a plunger on the push rod is provided, where the push rod is supported by the housing in a biased manner to permit longitudinal movement within the housing in a reciprocating manner as actuated by the actuator, to dispense a controlled quantity of paste out of the prophy angle. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157222 | Abutment Fixing Apparatus - An abutment fixing apparatus comprising a holder, a body connected to the body, and at least one installation recess into which at least one abutment is inserted. The abutment fixing apparatus further comprises at least one fixing unit connected to the body and fixing the abutment at a desire position of the at least one installation recess, and the at least one fixing unit moves the abutment in a direction equal to an insertion direction of the abutment into the at least one installation recess or applies a pressure to an entire external surface of a portion of the abutment, which is covered with the at least one fixing unit, to fix the abutment at the desired position of the at least one installation recess. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157223 | IMPLANT DENTAIRE - Dental implant having an internal geometry and an external geometry, the external geometry comprising at least three sections. This dental implant is provided with a fixing means implemented by a fixing of the Morse cone type in order to fix thereon a prosthetic stud and comprises an ovoid shaped cervical section or a ceramic ring. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157224 | ENHANCEMENT TO DENTAL ALIGNMENT DEVICE - Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a pontic in a pontic-housing pocket of one or more polymeric shell appliances having teeth-receiving cavities. Cavities in the polymeric shell appliances corresponding to the location of a missing or extracted tooth may include a pontic-housing pocket. The pocket may be filled with a composite resin or acrylic material that hardens and presents with a similar visual appearance to a tooth, thereby presenting the illusion that there is no missing tooth. The pontic-hardening pocket may have a single opening of sufficient size for receiving a syringe for injecting the pontic material. After the material hardens and the pontic is formed, it is locked into the pocket, as it cannot fit through the single opening. As the space of a missing tooth is widened or narrowed by the alignment treatment, successive shell appliances may have pontics of successively larger or smaller size. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157225 | Coated Dental Articles and Related Methods of Manufacture - Provided are dental articles, and methods of making articles, having an aesthetic inorganic coating based on zirconia at least partially stabilized with yttrium oxide, calcium oxide, cerium oxide, or magnesium oxide. Stabilized zirconia coatings were found to provide a smooth, low friction surface having high abrasion resistance. These coatings are particularly applicable to orthodontic appliances. While virgin stabilized zirconia coatings can often have an undesirable color cast, it was discovered that this color cast can be substantially eliminated by heat treating the coated appliance in an oxygenated environment. The combination of depositing a stabilized zirconia coating and subsequently heat treating to decolorize the coating provides a surprisingly robust, stable, low-friction coating that is also aesthetic. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157226 | CURABLE COMPOSITION, PROCESS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a curable composition to be prepared by mixing a base paste and a catalyst paste, the base paste comprising (A) a hardenable compound comprising at least two aziridine moieties, and (B) a metal containing component containing anions and/or ligands, the metal containing component being present in an amount of about 0.1 to about 5 wt.-%, the metal being selected from Zn, Cu, Co, Ni, Ag and combinations thereof, the anions or ligands being selected from oxide, hydroxyl, (hydro)carbonate, sulphate, nitrate, halide, lactate, benzoate, wolframate, linear or branched aliphatic carboxylic acid anions, ligands having not more than two coordinating moieties and combinations thereof, the catalyst paste comprising (C) a Lewis acid, the composition optionally further comprising (D) a retarder, (E) filler and (F) additive(s). | 2013-06-20 |
20130157227 | Motion Platform and Aircraft Simulator Comprising the Same - The present invention is related to a motion platform and aircraft simulator comprising the same. According to the invention, a motion platform is provided using at least three uprights and a sub-frame connected to the uprights by connecting members. A cabin in which a person can be accommodated is connected to the sub-frame. By restricting the way the various components are capable of moving relative to each other a motion platform is obtained which is able to offer the desired simulation of motion such as translational movement, pitch, roll, and yaw of the cabin. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157228 | Money counter and coin rods - A linear base has a coin-rod-receiving face and a predetermined number of numerical indicia. A first coin rod represents a first denomination of coin in a currency system; the first coin rod has a measuring direction dimension that is equal to a number of numerical indicia that is proportional to the value of the first denomination of coin in the currency system. The first coin rod is disposed on the coin-rod-receiving face. A second coin rod represents a second denomination of coin in the currency system. The second denomination is different than the first denomination. The second coin rod has a measuring direction dimension that is equal to a number of numerical indicia that is proportional to the value of the second denomination of coin in the currency system. The second coin rod is disposed on the coin-rod-receiving face. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157229 | Text Reading and Translation in a Visual Prosthesis - The present invention is a visual prosthesis which restores partial vision to patients blinded by outer retinal degeneration. While visual prosthesis users have achieved remarkable visual improvement to the point of reading letters and short sentences, the reading process is still fairly cumbersome. In the present invention the visual prosthesis is adapted to stimulate visual braille as a sensory substitution for reading written letters and words. The visual prosthesis system, used in the present invention, includes a 10×6 electrode array implanted epiretinally, a tiny video camera mounted on a pair of glasses, and a wearable computer that processes the video and determines the stimulation current of each electrode in real time. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157230 | ELECTRONIC BRAILLE TYPING INTERFACE - A user interface system for entry of Braille input to electronic devices comprises a module with a single set of six tactile keys arranged in a 6 dot Braille configuration. The user interface system is configured to recognize data entered therein by user contact with one or more of the tactile keys as Braille input and to transmit said Braille input to an electronic device for display or further transmission. The interface further includes function keys which allow the user to manipulate, modify, or otherwise control the data entered and how the data is transmitted. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157231 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INSTITUTIONAL NUTRITION SERVICE - A method, system and computer program product is described for providing meals to consumers in a school district. The method includes utilizing a computer processor to obtain meal offering submissions from food service suppliers, determining whether the meal offering comply with predefined guidelines and displaying the meal offerings that meet the guidelines on a client for selection by a user, and obtaining via user input, orders for the meal offerings. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157232 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MONITORING FOOD CONSUMPTION - The invention provides a system for monitoring food consumption of a subject, comprising: a registration system configured to receive food data comprising nutrients and/or calories contained in one or more food item served to the subject; an intake detection system configured to detect consumption of said one or more food item, thereby generating real-time food consumption data; and a tracking and analysis system configured to receive food data from said registration system and consumption data from said intake detection system, and configured to utilize said food data and said consumption data to calculate a total amount of one or more nutrient and/or calories consumed by the subject. The invention further provides methods for monitoring food consumption of a subject. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157233 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING A CUSTOMIZED HEALTH CONDITION-SPECIFIC PERSONAL EATING PLAN - The present invention relates to methods and systems for preparing a health condition-specific eating plan for a subject that is based on personal healthcare information from the subject. The personal healthcare information from the subject is used to identify the preexistence of one or more health conditions, as well as the risk for developing health conditions in the future. This information is then used to generate a list of foods that are beneficial for treating the health condition(s) if incorporated into the subject's eating plan. The customized selection of foods is based on the phytochemical content and density of the foods. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157234 | STORYLINE VISUALIZATION - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for constructing a storyline visualization. The storyline visualization may be constructed from one or more temporal documents (e.g., news stories having publication dates). The temporal documents may be organized into chapters, subchapters, and/or various storylines interconnected by branches. In this way, the storyline visualization may relate to a main story, which may branch into various storylines that respectively comprise one or more chapters. A user may be able to interactively explore the storyline visualization to understand the evolution of the main story (e.g., how a first storyline may have developed and/or be related to a second (developing) storyline). The storyline visualization may provide access to the underlying temporal documents. The storyline visualization may be presented as a timeline, a virtual storybook, a photo album, and/or other various visualizations. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157235 | Method of Keyboard Training Using Keystroke Time-Out Period - A method of training a student to type on a keyboard which has features that help the student avoid hunting and pecking. During training, a student is instructed to look at sample text and copy it by typing on a keyboard. The output of the student's keystrokes is displayed on a monitor. One feature sets a limited time period in which to type each keystroke. Another feature hides the display. The features may be used in combination. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157236 | Dynamic Article for Toilet Training - A dynamic inflatable pillow for toilet training children has a compartment wherein a gas-generating composition disposed. Once water enters the pillow compartment through water permeable sides, gas is generated and bubbles are released from at least one gas-release outlet. Dyes may be added to the gas-generating composition to create colored effluent. Functional dyes may be printed on the pillow surface(s), which may appear or, disappear when wetted. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157237 | Ski Teaching Apparatus and Method - A ski instructional apparatus and method for teaching young children that allows for dry land training of a student on skis. The apparatus includes a pole that the student straddles. The pole has a cross piece that extends behind the students legs and beneath the buttocks and handlebars for the student to hold onto. Pulling the pole forward causes the cross piece to push the student from behind so little or none of the student's arm strength is needed to pull the student on skis along a dry surface. The tips of the skis are connected by a tether and a line attached to the tether is connected to the pole. The arrangement allows the instructor to move the student forward and, at the same time, to move the ski tips one towards the other or allow the tips to move apart by respectively raising or lowering the pole. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157238 | DISEASE SIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of diabetes management including receiving a plurality of readings over time from an analyte sensor, processing each of the readings to generate analyte data, receiving information about external factors, using the analyte data to estimate an amount of medication to be dispensed from a single dose medication device based on the analyte data in combination with the external factors, and displaying an instruction to deliver the amount of medication. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157239 | AUGMENTED REALITY TELE-MENTORING (ART) PLATFORM FOR LAPAROSCOPIC TRAINING - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for tele-mentoring, such as for laparoscopic training. In one example, a system includes a mentor environment and a trainee environment wherein the mentor environment is coupled to the trainee environment so that an image of the mentor laparoscopic instruments is superimposed on the trainee laparoscopic instruments allowing a mentor to provide real-time audible and visual guidance to a trainee. The mentor environment can include a training laparoscopic box simulator with a camera and mentor instructional laparoscopic instruments; a mentor audio/visual processor coupled to the mentor training laparoscopic box simulator; a mentor microphone coupled to the computing device; and a mentor display coupled to at least the computing device. The trainee environment can include a trainee system with trainee laparoscopic instruments and a video device, such as a camera; a trainee microphone coupled to the trainee system; and a trainee display coupled to the mentor environment. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157240 | ADVANCED SURGICAL SIMULATION - A system for training a clinician in energy-based surgical techniques that advantageously does not require the simulated tissue to be electrically conductive is provided. The simulated tissue comprises at least two materials. A heat generator is configured in the shape of a medical instrument typically encountered in energy-based surgical procedures such as electrosurgery or electrocautery. The instrument delivers sufficient heat to melt at least one of the materials in order to simulate energy-based surgical techniques such as excising target material. The at least two materials are configured in the simulated tissue such that their relative thermoplasticity defines a predetermined surgical pathway of a desired clinical outcome. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157241 | Dynamic Illustration Generation System - A dynamic illustration generation system is disclosed. Said dynamic illustration generation system comprises a tank, a fluid medium, a fluid impeller and a rotary drive source. Said tank having a four walls and a base portion. Said rotary drive source attached to said fluid impeller. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157242 | GENERATING AND EVALUATING LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT - An educational activity system allows a teacher to specify activity parameters, such as subject, grade level, and template format that define an activity for one or more students to complete on a computer. The system then uses the selected activity parameters to determine appropriate subject matter from a content asset database and generates an activity incorporating the determined appropriate subject matter. After a student completed the activity via a computer, the system evaluates the completed activity for correctness and stores the results of each student in a student performance database. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157243 | Systems and Methods for Obtaining Prioritized User Input - According to the invention, a system for receiving input from a user or users, the input indicating the relative priorities of different concerns is disclosed. The system may include at least two interfaces. The first interface may display a plurality of categories of concerns and receive a selection of one of the categories and then display a plurality of concerns associated with the selected category. Selection and prioritization of these concerns may be received for each category. A second interface may display the top priority concern of each category and allow selection from these top priority concerns an overall top priority concern. The second interface may allow the user to then select a second overall top priority concern from the remaining top priority concern of each category. The process may repeat to produce an overall priority of any number of concerns across all categories. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157244 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA ANALYSIS - Provided herein are systems, methods, and computer readable medium for entering, identifying, and aggregating data for analysis data in an electronic device, wherein the data are from a plurality of multi-participant surveys. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157245 | ADAPTIVELY PRESENTING CONTENT BASED ON USER KNOWLEDGE - One or more automatically generated questions regarding subject matter of a body of text are presented (e.g., displayed) to a user. A user input of one or more answers to the one or more automatically generated questions is received, and the body of text is presented to the user, adapted based on a correctness of the one or more answers. The body of text is adapted to emphasize portions of the body of text that are estimated as not having been mastered by the user based on estimated probabilities of user mastery of the various portions of the body of text generated based on the correctness of the one or more answers. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157246 | REMOVABLE DRY ERASE BOARD - A writing board including a flexible board having a front dry-erase surface and a rear surface within an outer boundary, and an adhesive layer having a first side adhered to the rear surface of the flexible board and a second, opposite side having a re-adherable and releasable adhesive. The adhesive layer extends to the outer boundary of the flexible board except in a selected area, and a visible indicator is on the flexible board front surface and overlies the selected area. The adhesive layer has a thickness between the first and second sides whereby the selected area of the flexible board is spaced by substantially that thickness from a surface to which the flexible board is adhered. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157247 | MULTI-SENSORY EDUCATION DEVICE - An educational tool is provided that allows for multi-sensory utilization to promote learning in a student. The educational tool consists of a learning board having a plurality of sides whereby at least one side comprising a textured characteristic thereon to allow for tactile and kinesthetic manipulation of the board. Additionally, the present invention also utilizes a learning board having at least a second side having a substantially smooth surface whereby the smooth surface would serve to visually stimulate and allow for promotion of responses to the textured side of the board by the student. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157248 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EX VIVO LUNG CARE - Methods and systems of maintaining, evaluating, and providing therapy to a lung ex vivo. The methods and systems involve positioning the lung in an ex vivo perfusion circuit; circulating a perfusion fluid through the lung, the fluid entering the lung through a pulmonary artery interface and leaving the lung through a left atrial interface; and ventilating the lung by flowing a ventilation gas through a tracheal interface. Maintaining the lung for extended periods involves causing the lung to rebreath a captive volume of air, and reaching an equilibrium state between the perfusion fluid and the ventilation gas. Evaluating the gas exchange capability of the lung involves deoxygenating the perfusion fluid and measuring a time taken to reoxygenate the perfusion fluid by ventilating the lung with an oxygenation gas. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157249 | System, Method, and Device For Preserving Blood or its Components in Gas Medium Under Pressure - A system, method, and device for preserving blood and its components is described. The system and method generally include a device having a body defining a chamber, the chamber being configured to receive at least one bag containing blood or its components, the at least one bag being permeable to gas, for example, xenon. A cover is hermetically sealable to the body. An inlet is in fluid communication with the chamber. A pressure indicator is configured to indicate pressure in the chamber, the pressure indicator including a conduit containing a liquid. A portion of the conduit is transparent such that the liquid is visible. A source of pressurized gas, such as xenon, is provided to provide the pressurized gas to the chamber. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157251 | IN SITU-DILUTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING MOLECULAR AND CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS - The present invention relates to a method for testing multiple analyte concentrations within a biosensor system through a single injection of sample. The method involves flowing a fluid sample containing a neat analyte concentration along a flow path in a fluid system and diluting the sample by causing it to merge with a fluid that is free of analyte in a second flow path under laminar flow conditions. The merged fluid stream is directed through a turbulent third flow path of a very low dead volume. The third flow path carries the merged fluid stream to a sensing region where the analyte is exposed to an immobilized ligand. The concentration of analyte can be controlled in this method by adjusting the flow rates of the sample flow and analyte-free fluid flow. A fluidic system for carrying out this method is also disclosed. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157252 | DIAGNOSTIC MARKER FOR KIDNEY DISEASES AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to novel diagnostic markers for kidney disease and the use thereof. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157253 | DETECTION OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS DNA USING AMPLIFICATION FROM BLOOD SAMPLES - Described are methods and kits for detecting cytomegalovirus DNA in liquid and dried blood samples. Primer and probe combinations for CMV detection are described as well as methods for isolating DNA from blood samples. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157254 | Method and apparatus for two-step surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy - A SERS method and apparatus employ a sample device having support structure including a first material containing a SER-active metal functionalized with a binding agent having specific capability for binding a designated target analyte. An analyte sample is introduced upon the functionalized SER-active metal; conditions to effect binding of the target analyte to the binding agent are maintained; unbound chemicals, biochemicals, or biologicals are removed; a second SER-active material is introduced to cause it to attach to the bound target analyte; the support structure is irradiated to generate a SER spectrum, with the first and second SER-active materials acting in concert; and the SER spectrum is detected and analyzed to determine the presence and quantity of the target analyte. Alternatively, the second SER-active material may be functionalized with a binding agent, with the procedure being modified accordingly. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157255 | METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DETECTING AN ANTIGEN OF, AND AN ANTIBODY AGAINST, AN INFECTIOUS MICROORGANISM - The invention relates to a method for detecting, in vitro, an infection with a microorganism, such as the hepatitis C virus, in a biological sample, by simultaneously detecting an antigen of this microorganism and the antibodies against this same antigen, and also to the reagents and kits implementing this method. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157256 | Method for Determining the Presence of an Analyte by Means of Small Magnetic Particles, and Corresponding Device - The invention relates to a method for determining the presence of an analyte by means of a distribution of small magnetic particles. According to said method, the magnetisations of the small particles are oriented in relation to each other by means of an outer magnetic focusing field; once the focussing field has been terminated, the magnetisations of the small particles are rotated asynchronously to the magnetic field by means of an outer magnetic field of suitable field intensity and rotational frequency, which rotates about a longitudinal axis (z); the temporal course of the superpositioned transverse magnetisation of the set of particles is detected; and the presence of the analyte is deduced from the detected temporal course. The invention also relates to a corresponding device ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130157257 | Compositions Comprising the NC2 Domain of Collagen IX and Methods of Using Same - The present invention relates to the newly identified timerization initiating and stagger determining capacity of the NC2 domain of collagen IX. The invention further relates to a hexavalent molecular building block wherein the linkage of additional moieties to the amino and carboxyl terminals of monomers comprising the NC2 domain of collagen IX promotes the directed association of those moieties via the trimerization initiating and stagger determining capacity of the NC2 domain of collagen IX. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157258 | HCV NS5B PROTEASE MUTANTS - The invention provides polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence comprising at least one variation from wild-type HCV NS5B polymerase, the at least one variation selected from the group consisting of cysteine, isoleucine, valine, or proline at amino acid position 419; alanine, valine, or asparagine at amino acid position 482; valine, isoleucine, threonine, or serine at amino acid position 486; and isoleucine at amino acid position 494, as the amino acid positions are defined in SEQ ID NO: 1, and having Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase activity. Polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide, antibodies, host cells, compositions, and methods for detecting an HCV NS5B polymerase having resistance to a polymerase inhibitor also are provided. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157259 | METHOD OF AMPLIFYING DNA FROM RNA IN SAMPLE AND USE THEREOF - Provided are methods of efficiently amplifying DNA from RNA in sample, methods of efficiently estimating an amount of RNA in a sample, and compositions for efficiently amplifying DNA from RNA in a sample. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157260 | IDENTIFICATION OF COMPOUNDS THAT REGULATE APOPTOSIS - An assay for identifying compounds that affect conversion of Bcl-2 family protein from an antiapoptotic to a proapoptotic form or inhibit activity of Bcl-2 family protein is described. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157261 | Compositions and Methods for Quantitative Histology, Calibration of Images in Fluorescence Microscopy, and ddTUNEL Analyses - Disclosed are compositions and methods for quantitation and calibration of images in fluorescence microscopy. Also provided are tissue phantoms that contain known amount(s) of fluorophore standard(s), as well as components and diagnostic kits containing the same for use in various histological analyses. In certain embodiments, three distinct nucleic-acid based assays provide improvements over conventional TUNEL methods to facilitate precise quantitation of a variety of nucleic acids obtained from a biological sample. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157262 | Method for Selecting Antibody-Producing Cell Line, and Kit Thereof - Provided is a method for selecting antibody-producing cell lines using a split fluorescent protein, and a kit for selecting antibody-producing cell lines. By using the split fluorescent protein to select the antibody-producing cell lines, the antibody-producing cell lines can be easily detected by observing whether a single fluorescent color derived from reassembly of the split fluorescent proteins is expressed, which leads in a drastic reduction in selection time and cost required to select highly productive antibody-producing cell line. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157263 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SEAMLESS CLONING OF NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES - The present invention is in the fields of biotechnology and molecular biology. More particularly, the present invention relates to cloning or subcloning one or more nucleic acid molecules comprising one or more type IIs restriction enzyme recognition sites. The present invention also embodies cloning such nucleic acid molecules using recombinational cloning methods such as those employing recombination sites and recombination proteins. The present invention also relates to nucleic acid molecules (including RNA and iRNA), as well as proteins, expressed from host cells produced using the methods of the present invention. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157264 | NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS DEVICE, NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS APPARATUS, AND NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS METHOD - In a nucleic acid analysis device which detects a fluorescent dye on a nucleic acid sample immobilized on a surface of a substrate by exciting the fluorescent dye with an evanescent wave, the detection of a fluorescence signal with a high SN ratio is realized even for a long nucleic acid sample. | 2013-06-20 |
20130157265 | COMPOSITION, METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTING BACTERIA BY MEANS OF SEQUENCING - The present invention describes a method for detecting the presence and type of a microorganism present in a sample by means of stabilization and sequencing techniques and subsequent analysis of microsequences in genes encoding the ribosomal RNA most conserved, and on specific areas of the 16-S region with taxonomic value. | 2013-06-20 |