27th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120171574 | Partially and fully surface-enabled metal ion-exchanging energy storage devices - A surface-enabled, metal ion-exchanging battery device comprising a cathode, an anode, a porous separator, and a metal ion-containing electrolyte, wherein the metal ion is selected from (A) non-Li alkali metals; (B) alkaline-earth metals; (C) transition metals; (D) other metals such as aluminum (Al); or (E) a combination thereof; and wherein at least one of the electrodes contains therein a metal ion source prior to the first charge or discharge cycle of the device and at least the cathode comprises a functional material or nano-structured material having a metal ion-capturing functional group or metal ion-storing surface in direct contact with said electrolyte, and wherein the operation of the battery device does not involve the introduction of oxygen from outside the device and does not involve the formation of a metal oxide, metal sulfide, metal selenide, metal telluride, metal hydroxide, or metal-halogen compound. This energy storage device has a power density significantly higher than that of a lithium-ion battery and an energy density dramatically higher than that of a supercapacitor. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171575 | ENERGY CHARGE STORAGE DEVICE USING A PRINTABLE POLYELECTROLYTE AS ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL - An energy charge storage device, particularly from the group consisting of super capacitor, a hybrid electrochemica capacitor, a metal hydride battery and a fuel cell, comprising a first and second electrode and an electrolyte wherein the electrolyte comprises a printable polyelectrolyte e.g. polystyrene sulfonic acid (PSSH). The present invention also refers to methods of obtaining such energy storage device. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171576 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A non-aqueous electrolyte including a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an electrolyte additive is provided. The electrolyte additive is a meta-stable state nitrogen-containing polymer formed by reacting Compound (A) and Compound (B). Compound (A) is a monomer having a reactive terminal functional group. Compound (B) is a heterocyclic amino aromatic derivative as an initiator. A molar ratio of Compound (A) to Compound (B) is from 10:1 to 1:10. A lithium secondary battery containing the non-aqueous electrolyte is further provided. The non-aqueous electrolyte of this disclosure has a higher decomposition voltage than a conventional non-aqueous electrolyte, such that the safety of the battery during overcharge or at high temperature caused by short-circuit current is improved. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171577 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND MAGNESIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrolytic solution including: a magnesium salt; a non-aqueous organic solvent; and an anion receptor, wherein the anion receptor comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formulae 1 and 2 below: | 2012-07-05 |
20120171578 | Battery having electrolyte with mixed solvent - The battery includes an electrolyte activating one or more cathodes and one or more anodes. The electrolyte includes one or more salts in a solvent. The solvent includes one or more organic solvents and one or more silanes and/or one or more siloxanes. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171579 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A non-aqueous electrolyte including a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an electrolyte additive is provided. The electrolyte additive is a meta-stable state nitrogen-containing polymer formed by reacting Compound (A) and Compound (B). Compound (A) is a monomer having a reactive terminal functional group. Compound (B) is a heterocyclic amino aromatic derivative as an initiator. A molar ratio of Compound (A) to Compound (B) is from 10:1 to 1:10. A lithium secondary battery containing the non-aqueous electrolyte is further provided. The non-aqueous electrolyte of this disclosure has a higher decomposition voltage than a conventional non-aqueous electrolyte, such that the safety of the battery during overcharge or at high temperature caused by short-circuit current is improved. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171580 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES - To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, by which a secondary battery having both high conductivity and stability free from thermal runaway may be obtained. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, which comprises a lithium salt (a1) represented by R | 2012-07-05 |
20120171581 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT USING SAME - Disclosed are a nonaqueous electrolytic solution of an electrolyte dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, which contains a carboxylate represented by the following general formula (I) in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% by mass of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution; and an electrochemical element using it. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171582 | OPEN TYPE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An open type fuel cell system is provided including a recirculating unit that recirculates hydrogen discharged from a main fuel cell into the main fuel cell and a reproducing unit that removes water and impurities produced in operation of the main fuel cell. The open type fuel cell system is adapted so that it does not discharge hydrogen supplied to a main fuel cell into the atmosphere. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171583 | GAS PHASE ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE - Methods and systems for gas phase electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide are disclosed. A method for gas phase electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide may include, but is not limited to, steps (A) to (C). Step (A) may include introducing a substantially gas phase fuel to an anode flow field of an anode of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. Said anode may be a gas diffusion electrode. Step (B) may include introducing a substantially gas phase carbon dioxide to a cathode flow field of a cathode of said PEM fuel cell. Said cathode may be a chemically modified gas diffusion electrode including a coating of a polymer aromatic amine. Step (C) may include reducing at least a portion of said substantially gas phase carbon dioxide to a product mixture at said cathode. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171584 | Hot Box Design with a Multi-Stream Heat Exchanger and Single Air Control - A fuel cell stack module includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks, an anode tail gas oxidizer (ATO) which is located in a heat transfer relationship with the plurality of fuel cell stacks, a base supporting the plurality of fuel cell stacks and the ATO, and at least one heat exchanger located in the base. An ATO exhaust stream and an anode exhaust stream from the fuel cell stacks heat the stack fuel and air inlet streams in a multi-stream heat exchanger. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171585 | Method for Operation of a Fuel Cell System in a Vehicle - A method of operating a fuel cell system in a vehicle that is switchable to a temporary stop mode and restarted from the stop mode. When, in certain driving situations, it is required to switch to the stop mode, it is then checked whether the operating conditions of the fuel cell system allow a switch to the stop mode. If the switch is allowed it takes place. When a restart of the fuel cell system is required on the basis of the vehicle the settings of the stop mode are cancelled again. The switch to the stop mode involves, with further existing electric contacting of the fuel cell, the air mass flow conveyed by the air conveying device being switched off or reduced to a predefined value and the pressure of the combustion gas supplied being reduced to a predefined value. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171586 | Fuel Cell - Disclosed is a small-sized low-cost fuel cell having high fuel efficiency, wherein a solid oxide electrolyte membrane is interposed between a fuel electrode and an oxidant electrode. The fuel cell comprises a fuel production member which produces a fuel by a chemical reaction with water that is generated at the fuel electrode. A discharge surface of the fuel production member, from which the fuel is discharged, and a supply surface of the fuel electrode, to which the fuel is supplied, are arranged in parallel so as to face each other. The discharge surface discharges the fuel in the form of a plane. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171587 | Conducting ceramics for electrochemical systems - The present invention generally relates to conducting materials such as mixed ionically and electrically conducting materials. A variety of materials, material compositions, materials with advantageous ratios of ionically and electrically conducting components, structures including such materials, and the like are provided in accordance with the invention. In one aspect, the invention relates to conducting ceramics for electrochemical systems and, in particular, to mixed ionically and electrically conducting ceramics which can be used, for example, for electrochemical systems and, in particular, to mixed ionically and electrically conducting ceramics which can be used, for example, for hydrogen gas generation from a gasified hydrocarbon stream. One aspect of the invention provides a material comprising a first phase comprising a ceramic ionic conductor, and a second phase comprising a ceramic electrical conductor. An example of such a material is a material comprising ZrO | 2012-07-05 |
20120171588 | INTEGRATION OF REFORMING/WATER SPLITTING AND ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS FOR POWER GENERATION WITH INTEGRATED CARBON CAPTURE - High efficiency electricity generation processes and systems with substantially zero CO2 emissions are provided. A closed looping between the unit that generates gaseous fuel (H2, CO, etc) and the fuel cell anode side is formed. In certain embodiments, the heat and exhaust oxygen containing gas from the fuel cell cathode side are also utilized for the gaseous fuel generation. The systems for converting fuel may comprise reactors configured to conduct oxidation-reduction reactions. The resulting power generation efficiencies are improved due to the minimized steam consumption for the gaseous fuel production in the fuel cell anode loop as well as the strategic mass and energy integration schemes. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171589 | METHOD FOR LOAD FOLLOWING OPERATION OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Two or more methods selected among a steam reforming method, a partial oxidation reforming method, and an autothermal reforming method are defined as i-th reforming method. Functions Fi=fi(P), P=fi-1(Fi), and ηi=gi(P) are obtained in advance. If there is a number i which satisfies FiR≧Fimin, the following process (1) is performed when PD≦P is satisfied, and the following process (2) is performed when PD>PiM is satisfied. In the process (1), if fi(PD)≦FiR is satisfied, Pi*=PD and Fi*=fi(PD), and if fi(PD)>FiR is satisfied, Pi*=(the maximum fi-1(MR) which is less than PD) and Fi*=FiR. In the process (2), if fi(PiM)≦FiP, is satisfied, Pi*=PiM and Fi*=fi(PiM), and if fi(PiM)>FiR is satisfied Pi*=(the maximum fi-1(FiR)) and Fi*=FiR. If there are a plurality of numbers i which satisfy FiR≧Fimin. P1*, a reforming method, and F1*, which relate to the number i which provides the maximal ηi=gi(Pi*), are adopted. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171590 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An anode non-circulation type fuel cell sets an anode upper limit pressure and an anode lower limit pressure, and sets an anode pressure increase rate based on at least a detected temperature of a fuel cell. The system controls the supply of an anode gas to the fuel cell so as to repeat pressure increase and pressure decrease. The pressure increase is conducted by supplying the anode gas to the anode upper limit pressure at the anode pressure increase rate. The pressure decrease is conducted by restricting the supply of the anode gas to the anode lower limit pressure. When the detected temperature of the fuel cell is lower than a predetermined temperature, the system sets the anode pressure increase rate at a slower rate than when the temperature of the fuel cell is equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171591 | CURRENT COLLECTOR PLATES OF BULK-SOLIDIFYING AMORPHOUS ALLOYS - Collector plates made of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys, the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys providing ruggedness, lightweight structure, excellent resistance to chemical and environmental effects, and low-cost manufacturing, and methods of making such collector plates from such bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys are provided. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171592 | UNIT CELL OF FUEL CELL STACK AND FUEL CELL STACK HAVING THE UNIT CELL - A unit cell of a fuel cell stack, and a fuel cell stack including the unit cell, where the unit cell includes channel plates including first and second manifolds, a plurality of channels and channel connecting units; hard plates arranged to contact surfaces of the channel connecting units; and gaskets arranged to surround the plurality of channels and first and second manifolds between the channel plates and the hard plates. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171593 | METAL CATALYST COMPOSITION MODIFIED BY NITROGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUND - The present invention relates to a metal catalyst composition modified by a nitrogen-containing compound, which effectively reduces cathode catalyst poisoning. The catalyst composition applied on the anode also lowers the over-potential. The catalyst coupled with the nitrogen-containing compound has increased three-dimensional hindrance, which improves the distribution of the catalyst particles and improves the reaction activity. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171594 | AIR CATHODE AND METAL-AIR BATTERY - A main object of the present invention is to provide an air cathode capable of achieving both high initial discharge capacity and high capacity retention. In the present invention, the problem is solved by providing an air cathode used in a metal-air battery, comprising: an air cathode layer containing a conductive material, a particulate catalyst and a fibrous catalyst; and an air cathode current collector for collecting current of the air cathode layer, wherein the ratio of the fibrous catalyst to the total weight of the particulate catalyst and the fibrous catalyst is 10% by weight or less. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171595 | POWER GENERATION CELL FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND STRUCTURE OF FUEL ELECTRODE THEREOF - Provided is a power generation cell for a solid electrolyte fuel cell using a lanthanum gallate solid electrolyte as a solid electrolyte, particularly a structure of a fuel electrode of the power generation cell for the solid electrolyte fuel cell. The fuel electrode is of a power generation cell for a solid electrolyte fuel cell in which particles ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120171596 | SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYTIC DEVICE - A monolithic electrolyte assembly comprising improved as well as new associated structures and processes operative in the general field of solid oxide electrolytic devices is disclosed. The invention provides a reliable and durable interconnect for both structural and electrical components of such devices. In the present invention, thin-film-based solid oxide fuel cells and solid oxide oxygen/hydrogen generators may be fabricated using primarily solid metal alloys as underlying components of thin film and thick film structures built thereon. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171597 | DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL AND ANODE USED THEREIN - According to one embodiment, an anode for a direct methanol fuel cell includes an anode catalyst layer containing a noble metal catalyst and a proton-conductive polyelectrolyte. A log differential pore volume distribution curve measured by a mercury intrusion porosimetry of the anode catalyst layer has a peak within a pore diameter range of 0.06 to 0.3 μm and satisfies the following relationship: | 2012-07-05 |
20120171598 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION - A polymer electrolyte composition of a sulfonated block copolymer (A) having a hydrophilic segment with a sulfonic acid group and a hydrophobic segment with no sulfonic acid group, each segment having an aromatic ring is its main chain, and an aromatic polymer (B) having no sulfonic acid group with a structural unit that is identical to the structural unit contained in the hydrophobic segment of the sulfonated block copolymer is provided. The ion-exchange capacity of the composition can be in a range of 0.5 mmol/g to 2.9 mmol/g. Electrolyte membranes, membrane/electrolyte assemblies, and electrolyte fuel cells utilizing the polymer electrolyte composition are also provide. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171599 | FUEL CELL, BATTERY AND ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL - Provided is a fuel cell for being implanted which enables a long time operation while reducing its size so as to be implanted in a living body. The fuel cell to be adopted includes: a container which contains a fuel such as glucose and an electrolyte solution therein; a pair of electrodes which are arranged in the container and have a noble metal catalyst fixed thereon; an aeration portion which is formed on at least one part of the outer surface of the container and has air permeability and waterproofness; and septa and for injecting the fuel from the outside into the container or discharging it from the container. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171600 | Time Differential Reticle Inspection - Disclosed are systems and methods for time differential reticle inspection. Contamination is detected by, for example, determining a difference between a first signature of at least a portion of a reticle and a second signature, produced subsequent to the first signature, of the portion of the reticle. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171601 | FURAN DERIVATIVE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR - A furan derivative represented by the following General Formula ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120171602 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, including a toner particle coated with a combination of sol-gel silica particles, hydrophobically surface-treated fumed silica particles, and hydrophobically surface-treated titanium dioxide particles. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171603 | COATING COMPOSITION INCLUDING FLUORESCENT MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING SECURE IMAGES - A coating composition, system, and method for printing documents that are difficult to chemically or physically forge and that are easy to visually verify are disclosed. The system includes a substrate, a toner, including a colorant and a dye, a coating including fluorescent material, e.g., a primary migration-enhancing coating, applied using an offset printing process and optionally a secondary migration-enhancing coating applied using an offset printing process. An image formed using the toner of the invention is readily verified by comparing a colorant-formed image and a dye-formed image and/or to a reverse negative imaged formed by the dye quenching the fluorescent material. In addition, if a solvent is used in an attempt to alter the printed image on the substrate, the dye migrates or diffuses to indicate tampering with the document. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171604 | Coloured Aqueous Polymer Dispersions, And Production And Use Of Same - The invention relates to a coloured polymer dispersion containing, as main ingredients: (a) a coloured polymer produced by polymerisation of monomer A with monomer B, monomer A being a pigment B which is coated with a polymerisable wax D wherein the polymerisable function is an ethylenically unsaturated group, monomer B being a ethylenically unsaturated compound; (b) at least one non-ionic surface-active additive E based on polyethers and/or polyglycerines; (c) at least one anionic surface-active additive F based on sulfonates, sulfates, phosphonates, phosphates or carboxylates; and (d) water. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171605 | POROUS PARTICLES WITH MULTIPLE MARKERS - Polymeric porous particles have a continuous solid phase and at least two different internal pores that are isolated from each other within the continuous phase. At least one set of discrete pores contains a marker material, and some instances, each set of discrete pores contain different pores marker materials that are isolated from each other. These marker materials are detectably different from each other. The porous particles can be spherical or non-spherical and can be used in any situation where the detectably different marker materials can be evaluated. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171606 | BIMODAL STYRENE VINYL POLYMER LATEX FOR CHEMICALLY PRODUCED TONER - A process is provided for preparing a bimodal styrene vinyl polymer latex composition, which may be used to prepare toner for use in electrophotographic applications by the emulsion aggregation process. The process includes preparing a low molecular weight styrene polymer (LMWP) by solution polymerization, preparing a solution of the LMWP in a mixture of styrene and vinyl monomers, emulsifying the LMWP/monomer solution in water, and polymerizing the LMWP and mixture of styrene and vinyl monomers via emulsion polymerization to yield a bimodal molecular weight composition. The latex affords excellent fixing when used in chemically produced toners such as toners produced by emulsion aggregation. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171607 | TONER - Toner characterized in that assuming that the glass transition point of the toner measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is represented by T | 2012-07-05 |
20120171608 | TONER - A toner in which, in a loss tangent (tan δ) curve obtained by a dynamic viscoelasticity test, the tan δ shows a maximal value δa in the temperature region of 28.0-60.0° C., which maximal value δa is 0.50 or more, and shows a minimal value δb in the temperature region of 45.0-85.0° C., which minimal value δb is 0.60 or less, where the difference between the maximal value δa and the minimal value δb is 0.20 or more; and, where the temperature that affords the maximal value δa is represented by Ta(° C.) and the temperature that affords the minimal value δb is represented by Tb(° C.), the difference between the Ta and the Tb is 5.0-45.0° C.; and the toner having, in a storage elastic modulus (G′) curve obtained by the dynamic viscoelasticity test, a value G′a of a storage elastic modulus at the Ta, of 1.00×10 | 2012-07-05 |
20120171609 | Positive Photosensitive Resin Composition, Photosensitive Resin Layer Prepared by Using the Same, and Semiconductor Device Including the Photosensitive Resin Layer - Provided is a positive photosensitive resin composition that includes (A) a polybenzoxazole precursor including a first polybenzoxazole precursor including a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and having a thermally polymerizable functional group at least one terminal end; (B) a photosensitive diazoquinone compound; (C) a silane compound; (D) a phenol compound; and (E) a solvent. A photosensitive resin film fabricated using the positive photosensitive resin composition is provided. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171610 | Positive Photosensitive Resin Composition, Photosensitive Resin Film Prepared by Using the Same, and Semiconductor Device Including the Photosensitive Resin Film - Disclosed is a positive photosensitive resin composition that includes (A) an alkali soluble resin; (B) a novolac resin including a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 6; (C) a photosensitive diazoquinone compound; (D) a silane compound; and (E) a solvent, a photosensitive resin film prepared by using the positive photosensitive resin composition, and a semiconductor device including the photosensitive resin film. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171611 | AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RESIN AND COMPOSITION FOR FORMING UNDERLAYER FILM FOR LITHOGRAPHY - The aromatic hydrocarbon resin can be used as a coating material and a resist resin for a semiconductor, and has a high carbon concentration and a low oxygen concentration. A composition for forming an underlayer film for lithography that has excellent etching resistance as an underlayer film for a multilayer resist process, an underlayer film formed with the same, and a pattern forming method using the same are disclosed. An aromatic hydrocarbon is reacted with an aromatic aldehyde in the presence of an acidic catalyst, thereby providing an aromatic hydrocarbon resin that has a high carbon concentration of from 90 to 99.9% by mass and a low oxygen concentration of from 0 to 5% by mass. A composition for forming an underlayer film for lithography contains the resin and an organic solvent, an underlayer film is formed with the same, and a pattern forming method uses the same. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171612 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, AND POLYMER - A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a first polymer, a second polymer and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. The first polymer includes a repeating unit (I) shown by the following general formula (1), a fluorine atom in a molecule of the first polymer. The second a polymer includes an acid-labile group, and is insoluble or scarcely soluble in an alkali. R | 2012-07-05 |
20120171613 | UPPER LAYER FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - An upper layer film-forming composition includes a resin and a solvent component. The resin is soluble in a developer. The solvent component includes first solvent which has a boiling point of 180 to 280° C. at 101.3 kPa and a vapor pressure of 0.001 to 0.1 kPa at 20° C. The upper layer film-forming composition is used to form an upper layer film on a photoresist film. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171614 | Positive Photosensitive Resin Composition, Photosensitive Resin Film Prepared by Using the Same, and Semiconductor Device Including the Photosensitive Resin Film - Disclosed are a positive photosensitive resin composition that includes (A) an alkali soluble resin; (B) a dissolution controlling agent including the compound represented by Chemical Formula 6; (C) a photosensitive diazoquinone compound; (D) a silane compound; and (E) a solvent, and a photosensitive resin film prepared by using the same. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171615 | CYCLIC COMPOUND, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE CYCLIC COMPOUND, RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR FORMATION OF RESIST PATTERN - A cyclic compound represented by formula (1): | 2012-07-05 |
20120171616 | POLYMERIZABLE PHOTOACID GENERATORS - A compound has formula (I): | 2012-07-05 |
20120171617 | POLYMERS, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FORMING PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PATTERNS - Provided are polymers that include a unit comprising a particular acetal moiety and a unit comprising a lactone moiety. Also provided are photoresist compositions containing such a polymer, substrates coated with the photoresist compositions and methods of forming photolithographic patterns. The polymers, compositions, methods and coated substrates find particular applicability in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171618 | ACTINIC-RAY- OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING A PATTERN USING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a resin containing a repeating unit (A) containing both a structural moiety (S1) that is decomposed by an action of an acid to thereby generate an alkali-soluble group and a structural moiety (S2) that is decomposed by an action of an alkali developer to thereby increase its rate of dissolution into the alkali developer, and a compound that generates an acid when exposed to actinic rays or radiation. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171619 | METHOD OF STUDYING CHIRALITY CONTROLLED ARTIFICIAL KAGOME SPIN ICE BUILDING BLOCKS - A method is provided for achieving low energy states for the study of chirality kagome spin ice structures, the method having the steps of providing a silicon substrate; spin coating a polymethyl acrylate resist on said silicon substrate; providing an electron beam writer; exposing said coated substrate to an electron beam from said electron beam writer; positioning more than one thin island ferromagnetic island structure along a honeycomb lattice of said kagome spin ice component, wherein said positioning being along a determined magnetization direction of said lattice and wherein said island structures providing a mechanism in which chirality is controlled. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171620 | Method of Improving Print Performance in Flexographic Printing Plates - A method of controlling the shape of a plurality of relief dots created in a photosensitive printing blank during a digital platemaking process is provided. The photosensitive printing blank comprises a laser ablatable mask layer disposed on at least one photocurable layer. The method comprises the steps of a) laser ablating the laser ablatable mask layer to create an in situ negative in the laser ablatable mask layer; b) applying a barrier membrane to the photosensitive printing blank; c) exposing the at least one photocurable layer to actinic radiation through the in situ negative; and d) developing the imaged and exposed photosensitive printing blank to reveal the relief image therein, said relief image comprising the plurality of relief dots. The presence of the barrier membrane produces printing dots having at least one geometric feature selected from a desired planarity of a top surface of the printing dots, a desired shoulder angle of the printing dots and a desired edge sharpness of the printing dots. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171621 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for manufacturing an electronic device comprises a step for forming a coating film ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120171622 | FILTER, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A filter reflects first light having a first wavelength, and transmits second light having a second wavelength shorter than the first wavelength. The filter includes a plurality of plate members positioned parallel to each other with gaps therebetween in a first direction. An enveloping surface formed by end surfaces of the plurality of plate members forms a flat surface, which is nonparallel to the first direction. The filter transmits the second light to the second direction. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171623 | FABRICATION OF A HIGH FILL RATIO SILICON SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR - A method for forming an optical deflection device includes providing a semiconductor substrate comprising an upper surface region and a plurality of drive devices within one or more portions of the semiconductor substrate. The upper surface region includes one or more patterned structure regions and at least one open region to expose a portion of the upper surface region to form a resulting surface region. The method also includes forming a planarizing material overlying the resulting surface region to fill the at least one open region and cause formation of an upper planarized layer using the fill material. The method further includes forming a thickness of silicon material at a temperature of less than 300° C. to maintain a state of the planarizing material. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171624 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board for an optical waveguide, including a base board, and an optical waveguide formed on the base board. The optical waveguide includes a lower clad layer formed on the base board, an insulation layer formed on the lower clad layer and having a core-forming through-hole, a core part formed on a region of the lower clad layer, which is exposed through the through-hole, and an upper clad layer formed in the through-hole and on the insulation layer. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171625 | IMMERSION EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF - An immersion exposure apparatus includes a light source, a projection lens set, a photomask, a liquid medium, and a supporting stage. The projection lens set has a front surface facing the light source and a first back surface facing away from the light source. The photomask has a second back surface facing away from the light source. The photomask is disposed between the light source and the projection lens set. The liquid medium is disposed the front surface and the second back surface. The liquid medium contacts the front surface and the second back surface. The supporting stage is disposed at a side of the first back surface of the projection lens set. A substrate is disposed on the supporting stage. The liquid medium may be water or other liquid. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171626 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BASE-REACTIVE COMPONENT AND PROCESSES FOR PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY - New photoresist compositions are provided that comprise one or more materials that have base-reactive groups and are particularly useful for dry lithography. Particularly preferred photoresists of the invention can exhibit reduced defects following development of a coating layer of the resist. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171627 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTING METHOD FOR SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR, ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An inspection device is for inspecting a spatial light modulator having a plurality of optical elements arrayed two-dimensionally and controlled individually. The inspection device includes a Fourier transform optical system which is arranged optically downstream the spatial light modulator and which forms a Fourier transform plane optically in a Fourier transform relation with an array plane where the plurality of optical elements are arrayed, a photodetector having a detection surface arranged on or near the Fourier transform plane, and an inspection unit which inspects optical characteristics of the plurality of optical elements, based on a result of detection by the photodetector. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171628 | FUEL IGNITION SYSTEMS WITH VOLTAGE REGULATION AND METHODS FOR SAME - Embodiments of ignition systems, apparatus, and/or methods can provide exemplary voltage control or regulation for a voltage used for flame detection as well as for spark generation. In one embodiment, flame sensitivity and spark energy can have an increased resistance to component, temperature, and/or power supply variations. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171629 | Flameless Combustion Burner - A burner has a fuel/oxidant nozzles and a pair of dynamical lances spaced on either side thereof that inject a jet of fuel and primary oxidant along a fuel injection axis, and jets of secondary oxidant, respectively. Jets of actuating fluid impinge against the jets of secondary oxidant to fluidically angle the jets of secondary oxidant away from the fuel injection axis. The action of the angling away together with staging of the oxidant between primary and secondary oxidant injections allows achievement of distributed combustion conditions. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171630 | CHEMICALLY-MODIFIED MIXED FUELS, METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOF - A chemically-modified mixed fuel includes methane gas from at least two methane-production sources and can be utilized in any process that incorporates a Kellogg Primary Reformer. A method for producing the chemically-modified mixed fuel described herein includes providing a first methane-containing gas from a first methane-production source, providing a second methane-containing gas from a second methane-production source and blending the first methane-containing gas with the second methane-containing gas at a suitable pressure to form a chemically-modified mixed fuel. In some cases, at least one additional methane-containing gas can be provided from at least one additional methane-production source and blended with the chemically-modified fuel. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171631 | Cologne and Perfume Candle System - A scented candle, and a method of creating the same, comprising: a jar; a scented oil, where said scented oil is stored in the jar; a wick, where the wick rests within the scented oil; and a cologne, where said cologne is infused in the scented oil. The jar may include a lid to seal the oil and wick when not in use. The jar may also include a handle and a label for communicating the type of cologne infused in the scented oil. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171632 | DEVICE AND TREATMENT CHAMBER FOR THERMALLY TREATING SUBSTRATES - A treatment chamber for thermal processing of an areal substrate including a transport arrangement for conveying and supporting the substrate during the thermal processing and a gas-guiding arrangement for convective heating or cooling of the substrate, where the gas-guiding arrangement has outlet openings, by means of which the temperature-controlled gas is guided onto the substrate, and where a removal arrangement is provided, by means of which the gases introduced into the treatment chamber via the gas-guiding arrangement can be removed in a targeted fashion, such that the treatment chamber can be embodied as a heat-treatment chamber or as a cooling chamber. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171633 | MIXING CALCINER - An object of this invention is to provide a mixing calciner that can separate and recover CO | 2012-07-05 |
20120171634 | IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD - A method for detecting indications of dental caries in an image of a tooth. The method comprises fitting a model to the image to identify a part of the image representing an outside edge of the tooth. Image variations are analysed in an area of the image to detect said indications of dental caries, the area of the image representing a part of the tooth and being defined with reference to the fitted model. Data is then generated indicating the presence of dental caries based upon the analysed image variations. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171635 | ASSEMBLY OF A DENTAL PRODUCT AND A HOLDING SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORT OF THE DENTAL PRODUCT - Certain embodiments relate to an assembly of a dental product and a holding system for temporarily holding the dental product. The holding system can include a first and a second part for sandwiching the dental product therein between. The first part can be provided with a shape which is substantially complementary to the shape of one side of the dental product and the second part can be arranged for releasably bonding another side of the dental product against the second part. Certain embodiments also relate to a method of improving the aesthetics of a tooth. The method can include placing a dental product onto a tooth by re-placing the dental product from an assembly directly onto the tooth. A part of the assembly can be used as a tool for placing the dental product onto the tooth. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171636 | Pressure-Regulating Handheld Adapter for Dental Abrasive Blasting Device - A pressure-regulating, handheld adapter receiving pressurized air from a coupling of a dental chair. A disposable, micro-abrasive dental blasting tip fits into the handheld adapter. The adapter regulates air pressure being supplied to the tip, and is adjustable. The resulting combination/assembly of adapter and tip constitutes a pressure-regulated, micro-abrasive, dental blasting device which may be used for dental air abrasive and prophylaxis procedures. The handheld adapter may include a detritus evacuation portion. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171637 | DISPOSABLE HAND-HELD DENTAL TOOL - A hand-held dental tool with a main body, an isolated weight inside the main body, and at least one implement. The at least one implement is partially molded inside the main body leaving part of the implement exposed. A main body cap with threads that mate with threads on the main body is provided to allow the cap to be screwed into the main body and retain the isolated weight inside an unthreaded hollow chamber of the main body. A use indicator indicates that the dental tool has been used once. As a result a patient can determine whether or not the dental tool has been previously used on another patient. The main body, implement, the use indicator, and main body cap are disposed of after a single use and the weight is kept for future use. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171638 | HOLDING PIECE FOR AN IMPLANT - A housing ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120171639 | DENTAL BRIDGE ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided is a removable bridge system for attachment to a plurality of dental implants, including a plurality of abutments, each including a seat portion conforming with a shape of a corresponding implant head and allowing fixedly positioning of the abutment to the implant, and an abutment head. At least one of the abutments is configured as a locking abutment and includes a locking portion. A bridge generally conforming with dental parameters of the individual has a bottom surface formed with a receiving apertures shaped so as to snugly fit over a corresponding abutment head. The bridge further includes a locking arrangement for removably locking the bridge to the abutments, and including one or more locks for detachable locking to a respective at least one locking abutment. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171640 | Dental device material preparation - The present invention is a dental device comprising natural and sustainable materials. These materials are derived from the nut of the tangua palm tree that may be fashioned into devices for human and animals when replacing one or more teeth of the subject. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171641 | TEETH WHITENING COMPOSITION AND METHODS - Disclosed herein are teeth whitening compositions generally including an oxidizing agent (e.g., a peroxide), and an activating agent that has an emission wavelength between about 400 nm and about 570 nm (e.g., Eosin B). Methods of employing these compositions to whiten teeth, methods of making these compositions and kits that include some or part of the composition ingredients, are also described. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171642 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DENTURE PARTS OR FOR TOOTH RESTORATION USING ELECTRONIC DENTAL REPRESENTATIONS - The invention relates to a method for producing denture parts or for tooth restoration. According to said method, to reconstruct a tooth requiring repair or a defective condition, at least some of the missing exterior surfaces of denture parts or tooth restoration are adapted to the existing residual tooth material and/or the opposing teeth and/or the position of the neighbouring tooth and/or the occlusion position, by means of the optimisation of a generic dental-model data record of the desired tooth type, thus varying the linear factors of at least the most important components, (determined from the electronic data records of a larger number of measured tooth surfaces by primary axis analysis methods), in such a way that the selected optimisation criteria are fulfilled by the minimisation of an error function. After the successful adaptation of said surfaces to the residual occlusion position and the completion of the data record, the reconstructed denture part or the reconstructed tooth restoration is machine-manufactured. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171643 | OPTICAL ALIGNMENT DEVICE FOR A WEAPON SIMULATOR USING AN OPTICAL SIMULATION BEAM - An alignment device is provided for a weapon that generates a simulation beam and an alignment beam that is used to properly align the simulation beam with the weapon's sight. The device can be secured to the weapon during the alignment process, after which it can be removed. The device includes a housing that can be mounted on the weapon so that its optical receiving port intersects both the optical alignment beam generated by the optical transmitter and the sighting axis of the weapon's sight. The optical receiving port includes an optical arrangement for receiving the alignment beam and focusing it on a projection screen located inside the housing. An image of the alignment beam on the projection screen can be viewed through the sight by a user. The alignment beam is parallel to the simulation beam. Thus, by centering the alignment beam in the sight, the alignment beam, and hence the simulation beam, will be properly aligned. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171644 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRAINING ARMED PERSONNEL - A system and method for use in training armed personnel are described. According to one embodiment, the system includes a number of autonomous mobile units and the units are arranged to perform actions in a training area to simulate participants in a firearms training exercise, and at least one of the mobile units is arranged to base at least some of its actions at least partially on the behaviour of at least one human in the training area. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171645 | Method And System For Autonomous Teaching Of Braille - The present invention is a method and system for autonomous learning of Braille by an unsighted user. The system allows the unsighted user to pass a card over an RFID reader so as to trigger an audible response that is indicative of an indicia (Braille word or character) embossed on the card. The embossed card further comprises an RFID tag and a series of raised indicia surfaces representative of a Braille-based word or character. The tag transmits a signal indicative of the word or character to the receiving (via receiver) micro-controller which will convert the signal to an audible tone to be transmitted through an output device. The system has a memory which holds a library of tones corresponding to a signal to be converted. An autonomous record mode allows the system user to record an audio input to be stored in the library, or utilize an interface port, or removable memory, for downloading an input. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171646 | AUTOMATIC DIET PLANNING METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - An automatic diet planning method includes receiving, by a computing device, user input of a nutrition constraint on a type of nutrition; receiving user input of a preference constraint on a type of user preference, wherein the user preference has nothing to do with nutrition; providing to the user a plurality of meal items; pre-determining a nutrition value for each meal item regarding the type of nutrition; pre-determining a preference value for each meal item regarding the user preference; and receiving from the user a selection of at least one planned meal item from the plurality of meal items according to the nutrition constraint and the preference constraint, wherein the planned meal item has the nutrition value and the preference value respectively complying with the nutrition constraint and the preference constraint. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171647 | DINING PLATE AND METHOD FOR USE IN A DIET - A dining plate includes a top portion with a substantially transparent window therein. The plate also includes a bottom portion with a bottom surface having a first outside receiving groove and second inside receiving groove. The bottom portion has a generally planar shape that corresponds generally to the shape of the top portion. The bottom portion also has a top surface with a continuous inner standing rib and an outward rim. The top and bottom portions are joined together so that the inner standing rib is releaseably positioned in the inside receiving groove and the outward rim is releaseably positioned in the outside receiving groove. A substantially watertight cavity is formed between a central section of each of the top and bottom portions. The cavity is aligned with the window in the top portion. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171648 | SYSTEM FOR INCREASING THE PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS AND IDENTIFYING REQUIRED PREPARATION FOR SERVICE IN LIFESTYLE OCCUPATIONS - A system for electronically assessing an individual's likelihood of success within a life-style occupation, including a success defining archetype, a multi-layered questions including evaluation of a test subject, a bracketed scoring scheme indexed to different levels of success within a life-style occupation, a readiness assessment, and a process for refining the evaluation. The archetype is a representation of a successful and well documented practitioner of the life-style occupation. The evaluation serves to determine the functional equivalency between an archetype and a test subject. The evaluation is refined to yield increasingly accurate predictions of success within a life-style occupation. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171649 | USER INTERFACE FOR GENERATING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICATORS - Methods, computer storage media, systems and user interfaces for generating physical activity indicators are provided. The user interface includes an activation button that prompts physical activity data associated with a user to be retrieved from a user device on which the physical activity data is stored. Information such as the current amount of physical activity logged by the user for a particular day, including the number of steps taken by a user for the day and/or the amount of minutes of physical activity the user has logged for the day is presented to the user via various aspects of the user interface. Users may compare their physical activity performance to other users of the system. Users may also challenge other users to participate in physical activity contests. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171650 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEVELOPING MEDICAL WAVEFORMS AND TRAINING METHODS - The present technology relates to a medical waveform development system comprising a medical waveform recording system for obtaining recorded medical waveforms. The system further comprises a physiological simulator for accessing recorded medical waveforms and for processing modified medical waveforms. The system also comprises an invasive workbench that allows a user to access the recorded medical waveforms and modified medical waveforms via software applications that are accessible on a computer. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171651 | THERAPEUTIC SENSORY DEVICE FOR TACTILE REHABILITATION - A therapeutic sensory device and method of using the device for the aid in the rehabilitation of an individual's sense of touch including a first planar sheet having a plurality of spaced sensory pads, disposed thereon; a plurality of elements, each having a sensory pad corresponding to one of the spaced sensory pads, each of said plurality of elements being adapted to be placed on the corresponding sensory pad disposed on the first planar sheet; and a structure to removably secure the plurality of elements atop the corresponding sensory pad disposed on the first planar sheet. The plurality of elements are selectively placed atop the corresponding sensory pad disposed on the first planar sheet. Then, one or more of the plurality of elements are removably secured atop the corresponding sensory pad disposed on the first planar sheet. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171652 | Pressure Ulcer Simulator and Related Methods - A pressure ulcer simulator for training medical practitioners includes a simulator model comprising one or more layers of simulated tissue. A plurality of pressure sensors are in communication with the one or more layers of simulated tissue and are configured to generate a pressure value sensed from one or more locations of the one or more layers of simulated tissue. A sensor system is in communication with the plurality of pressure sensors and is configured to receive the pressure values from one or more locations of the one or more layers of simulated tissue and to generate a risk value of developing a pressure ulcer for the one or more locations of the one or more layers of simulated tissue. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171653 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF E-BOOK CONTENTS IN READER - A method of creating a relationship diagram for electronic book (or e-book) contents in a reader includes determining whether there is a relationship diagram creation request in a current page. The method includes, if there is the relationship diagram creation request, determining whether there is a relationship diagram associated with a previous page. In addition, the method includes, if there is the relationship diagram associated with the previous page, displaying the relationship diagram in an input window. Further, the method includes, if the relationship diagram displayed in the input window is modified and there is a save request, allowing the modified relationship diagram to be saved in accordance with the current page. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171654 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRESENTING TOPIC-SPECIFIC BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION OF A USER - A question-and-answer application that displays topic-specific biographical information about users when presenting certain content elements is described. The topic-specific biographical information for a user may be displayed in various contexts, such as with an answer to a question on a question page for the question, or with information identifying a user who is following a question or a topic. With some embodiments, a user's topic-specific biographical information may be provided by the user, provided or suggested by another user, or obtained from an external data source. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171655 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ACTION PLANS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT FOR PARTICIPANTS IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE - In an instructional course, students learn various tools, techniques, and lessons that may be applicable to the students' projects. Based on the various tools, techniques, and lessons presented in the instructional course, each student develops one or more action plans after consulting the student's supervisor. The one or more action plans are entered into an action plan system that keeps track of progress and/or updates on the one or more action plans by the student. The action plan system sends out one or more electronic notifications to the students and their supervisors so that the students and/or supervisors can complete one or more surveys and enter updates on the one or more action plans. The entered updates on the one or more action plans can be used to generate various reports on the status of the one or more action plans. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171656 | Mobile Handwriting Recording Instrument and Group Lecture Delivery and Response System Using the Same - Disclosed is a mobile handwriting recording instrument for use in a lecture or classroom setting that includes a writing tablet, which has a writing surface, a transmitter and a receiver. Also included is a scanning device that is operably connected to the writing tablet. The scanning device is configured for capturing two or three dimensional indicia placed within the scanning device's field of view. The writing surface is configured to display handwritten indicia thereon while simultaneously displaying an image representing the handwritten indicia remotely. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171657 | Personal Care Systems, Products, And Methods - A personal care system having personal hygiene products and a display for assisting the user is described. The personal care system can include a personal care product (e.g., an electric toothbrush), an interactive display in data communication with the personal care product. The display provides information associated with a plurality of characteristics of a personal care regimen to the user. The display is in data communication with a network and operable to receive information from the network, and the display is operable to run one or more applications to display the information received from the network. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171658 | DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BLOOD PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to a device and a procedure for the withdrawal, manufacture, storage and transportation of blood products in the widest sense, in particular a closed blood removal, processing and storages system, as well as a system suitable for the administration of medicinal products which are obtained from blood or blood products, and a corresponding procedure for the legally conformant and GMP-compliant preparation, manufacture, storage and transportation of blood products or blood components or blood constituents or blood preparations (within the meaning of the Medical Products Act AMG). The present invention in particular allows the manufacture, storage, transportation and administration of completely aliquoted autologous serum eye drops for direct application to the patient or other drugs manufactured from blood or blood products without the need for clean room laboratories. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171659 | PARTICLE ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING PARTICLES - A particle analyzer may include a sampling unit configured to collect samples containing particles; a sample preparing unit configured to prepare different sub-samples; a reaction unit configured to incubate the sub-samples and one or more corresponding reagents respectively and provide them to the injecting unit; an injecting unit configured to inject the sub-samples to the optical unit; an optical unit configured to irradiate the sub-samples to obtain particle information; a processing unit configured to process and output the particle information; and a threshold value unit configured to compare a total number of particles with a pre-determined threshold value and to output a result of the comparison to the injecting unit to control subsequent injection of one or more sub-samples. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171660 | METHOD FOR SCREENING AND PURIFYING ENTEROVIRUS, METHOD FOR MASS-PRODUCING ENTEROVIRUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ENTEROVIRUS VACCINE - The present invention relates to methods for screening or purifying enteroviruses, a method for mass-producing enteroviruses, and a method for manufacturing an enterovirus vaccine. The method for screening enteroviruses in a sample comprises the following steps: (A) providing a sample and a carrier, wherein monosaccharides such as glucose or galactose are bound to the surface of the carrier, and the monosaccharides have binding affinity to enterovirus; (B) contacting the sample with the carrier; (C) removing components of the sample that do not bind to the carrier; (D) providing a detection unit and contacting the detection unit with the carrier, wherein the detection unit binds to the sample bound on the carrier; and (E) measuring a signal of the detection unit, wherein when the signal of the detection unit is detected, it represents that the enterovirus exists in the sample. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171661 | Detection of Antigens - The invention discloses a method for detecting at least one antigen, comprising the following steps: providing magnetic beads, which are coated with antibodies specific for at least one antigen to be detected; bringing the magnetic beads in contact with a washing buffer that comprises at least 8% BSA and incubating the mixture with a sample; isolating the magnetic beads by means of a magnetic separator; and detecting the antigens bound to the magnetic beads by the antibodies. Washing buffers, primers, kits and devices that can be used for said method are also disclosed. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171662 | Simplified Device for Nucleic Acid Amplification and Method for Using Same - The present invention relates to a disposable device ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120171663 | System for Detection of Occult Murine Cytomegalovirus (MCMV) - Methods and compositions for detecting, treating, characterizing, and diagnosing cytomegalovirus in mammals using a nested-PCR methodology using specific predesigned primers are described. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171664 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTION OF THE STRAIN OF A PATHOGEN - Provided are methods and devices for determining the strain of a pathogen in a sample. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171665 | FLUORESCENT MARKERS AND USE THEREOF FOR LABELING SPECIFIC PROTEIN TARGETS - Novel fluorescent markers of Formula I: | 2012-07-05 |
20120171666 | Rare Cell Analysis Using Sample Splitting And DNA Tags - The present invention provides systems, apparatuses, and methods to detect the presence of fetal cells when mixed with a population of maternal cells in a sample and to test fetal abnormalities, e.g. aneuploidy. The present invention involves labeling regions of genomic DNA in each cell in said mixed sample with different labels wherein each label is specific to each cell and quantifying the labeled regions of genomic DNA from each cell in the mixed sample. More particularly the invention involves quantifying labeled DNA polymorphisms from each cell in the mixed sample. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171667 | Rare Cell Analysis Using Sample Splitting And DNA Tags - The present invention provides systems, apparatuses, and methods to detect the presence of fetal cells when mixed with a population of maternal cells in a sample and to test fetal abnormalities, e.g. aneuploidy. The present invention involves labeling regions of genomic DNA in each cell in said mixed sample with different labels wherein each label is specific to each cell and quantifying the labeled regions of genomic DNA from each cell in the mixed sample. More particularly the invention involves quantifying labeled DNA polymorphisms from each cell in the mixed sample. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171668 | ENHANCED DEPOSITION OF CHROMOGENS UTILIZING PYRIMIDINE ANALOGS - This disclosure relates to compositions that enhance the deposition of detectable moieties on tissue samples, methods utilizing these compositions and kits including these compositions. The compositions include a deposition enhancer having a formula | 2012-07-05 |
20120171669 | Assay and Compositions for Detection of Bacillus Anthracis Nucleic Acid - The invention includes compositions and methods of detection of | 2012-07-05 |
20120171670 | BCR-ABL1 SPLICE VARIANTS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention is based on BCR-ABL1 splice variants which result from insertion and/or truncation of the bcr-abl1 transcript and the finding that these variants provide resistance to kinase domain inhibitors such as imatinib, nilotinib and dasatinib. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171671 | CHK2 POLYMORPHISM AS A CANCER MARKER - The invention relates to the use of gene modifications in the human gene CHK2 (CHEK2), which encodes the checkpoint kinase 2, for predicting the risk and progression of cancer diseases, for predicting the response to pharmacological or non-pharmacological therapeutic measures for treating cancer diseases, and for predicting undesired effects of drugs. The invention further relates to the provision of individual gene variants with the help of which further gene modifications that can be used for the aforementioned purposes can be detected and validated. Such gene modifications can comprise a substitution of adenine for guanine in position -7161 in the promoter of CHK2, a substitution of guanine for cytosine in position -7235, a substitution of adenine for guanine in position -10532, or a deletion of 29 base pairs in positions -10621 to -10649. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171672 | INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE PROGNOSTICS - The methods and systems of the present invention are useful in the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and in the prognosis of IBD progression and disease complications. With the present invention, it is possible to predict outcome of disease and patients who will have a particular risk of disease complications and/or progression to surgery. | 2012-07-05 |
20120171673 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD AND ASSAY KIT USED THEREIN - One embodiment is related to a method of analyzing plural samples. The method includes amplifying a plurality of samples using a first primer and second primer, wherein the first primer includes a tag sequence having a sequence different from a sample to one another and wherein a second primer used in pair with the first primer in independent reaction systems for the respective samples to obtain an amplified product in which the tag sequence is introduced, mixing amplified products obtained in the plurality of reaction systems, making the mixed amplified product react with a nucleic acid probe immobilized on a substrate, and detecting the amount of hybridization that has occurred. | 2012-07-05 |