28th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130177812 | Positive Electrode Material for Lithium Battery, Positive Electrode Prepared from the Positive Material, and Lithium Battery Including the Positive Electrode - A positive electrode material for a lithium battery, a positive electrode prepared from the positive electrode material, and a lithium battery including the positive electrode are disclosed. The positive electrode material includes a positive active material, an aqueous binder, and tungsten trioxide. Due to the inclusion of the positive active material, the aqueous binder, and the tungsten trioxide (WO | 2013-07-11 |
20130177813 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a SiO | 2013-07-11 |
20130177814 | Energy Storage Devices - A novel hybrid lithium-ion anode material based on coaxially coated Si shells on vertically aligned carbon nanofiber (CNF) arrays. The unique cup-stacking graphitic microstructure makes the bare vertically aligned CNF array an effective Li | 2013-07-11 |
20130177815 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an anode active material, a non-aqueous lithium secondary battery, and a preparation method thereof. The surface of a carbonaceous material is modified without using an electrolyte additive, and the reactivity and structural stability of the surface is improved, thereby obtaining long lifetime characteristics without deteriorating charge/discharge efficiency and rate characteristics when applied as an anode active material of a non-aqueous lithium secondary battery. The anode active material comprises a carbonaceous material, and a coating layer formed on the surface of the carbonaceous material through hetero atom substitution, wherein the hetero atom can be phosphorus (P) or sulfur (S). A side reaction with an electrolyte on the surface of the carbonaceous material is inhibited and the structural stability of the surface is enhanced by forming a coating layer on the surface of the carbonaceous material with a hetero atom such as phosphorus (P) or sulfur (S). | 2013-07-11 |
20130177816 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is a cathode active material for secondary batteries comprising one or more compounds having a layered-crystal structure, represented by the following Formula 1, wherein a transition metal layer contains Li, in an amount lower than 20%, based on a total amount of a transition metal site, and a ratio of Ni positioned in a lithium layer, that is, a cation mixing ratio is 1% to 4.5%, based on a total amount of a lithium site in the lithium layer to stably support the layered-crystal structure: (1-s-t)[Li(Li | 2013-07-11 |
20130177817 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICES, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF - The present invention aims to provide a method for producing a separator for nonaqueous electrolyte electricity storage devices, the method allowing avoidance of use of a solvent that places a large load on the environment, and also allowing relatively easy control of parameters such as the porosity and the pore diameter. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177818 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - A rechargeable lithium battery includes a negative electrode including a negative active material, a positive electrode including a positive active material, and an electrolyte including LiPO | 2013-07-11 |
20130177819 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - A rechargeable lithium battery includes a negative electrode including a negative active material, a positive electrode including a positive active material, an electrolyte including a polymer, an additive having a borate structure, a lithium salt, and an organic solvent. The electrolyte includes about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of the additive having a borate structure based on 100 wt % of the electrolyte. The organic solvent includes an acetate-based compound and a cyclic carbonate-based compound, and an amount of the acetate-based compound is larger than that of the cyclic carbonate-based compound. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177820 | SILICON-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF THEIR PREPARATION, AND METHODS OF ELECTROLYTICALLY DEPOSITING SILICON ON A CURRENT CARRIER FOR USE IN LITHIUM ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to silicon-containing compositions, methods of preparing these compositions and methods of depositing amorphous silicon originating from these compositions onto substrates to form composites for use, for example, as anodes in lithium ion batteries. An amorphous silicon-containing coating, such as a thin film, is formed on the substrate. The coating can further include carbon and crystalline silicon. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177821 | SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, CATHODE BODY AND LITHIUM SOLID STATE BATTERY - The main object of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material which copes with both the restraint of the increase in interface resistance and the restraint of the increase in bulk resistance. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material characterized by containing at least one of Cl and Br. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177822 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using a polyanion compound or a lithium nickelate as a positive electrode active material, suppressing the elution of a transition metal from the polyanion compound or ameliorating the deterioration of a binder by a residual alkali component, and provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a negative electrode intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, a positive electrode containing a lithium-containing compound as a positive electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte with a lithium salt dissolved in organic solvent. The lithium-containing compound is a polyanion compound or a lithium nickelate. The non-aqueous electrolyte contains a fluorosilane compound: | 2013-07-11 |
20130177823 | Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Power Generation from Water - Certain exemplary embodiments provide a system adapted to generate hydrogen, which can comprise a water supply source, hydrogen producing agent, hydrogen collector, hydrogen purifier, a hydrogen outlet, a fuel cell, a storage device for electricity, and an inverter. The inverter can be adapted to convert direct current (“DC”) electrical energy into alternating current (“AC”) electrical energy. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177824 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES OF OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEMS - The present invention is directed to systems and processes for operating molten carbonate fuel cell systems. A process for operating the molten carbonate fuel cell includes providing a hydrogen-containing stream comprising molecular hydrogen to a molten carbonate fuel cell anode; heating a hydrocarbon stream, at least a majority of which is comprised of hydrocarbons that are liquid at 20° C. and atmospheric pressure, with a heat source comprising an anode exhaust from the molten carbonate fuel cell anode; contacting at least a portion of the heated hydrocarbon stream with a catalyst to produce a steam reforming feed comprising gaseous hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and at least one carbon oxide; separating at least a portion of the molecular hydrogen from the steam reforming feed; and providing at least a portion of the separated molecular hydrogen to the molten carbonate fuel cell anode as at least a portion of the stream comprising molecular hydrogen. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177825 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A power generation system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell unit ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130177826 | ADAPTIVE LIMITATION OF STANDBY MODE TO ENHANCE FUEL CELL SYSTEM LIFE - A system and method for reducing the frequency of stack stand-by mode events, if necessary, as a fuel cell stack ages and experiences lower performance. The method determines an irreversible voltage loss of the fuel cell stack at predetermined time intervals and determines a stack voltage degradation variable based on the irreversible voltage loss. The method also determines if the stack voltage degradation variable indicates that the fuel cell stack will not meet predetermined stack end-of-life voltage requirements and calculates a maximum allowed voltage degradation rate of the fuel cell stack. The method calculates a maximum number of stand-by mode events per unit time that can be allowed to prevent the stack from exceeding the maximum allowed degradation rate and controls the number of stand-by mode events based on the calculated maximum number of stand-by mode events. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177827 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL - A separator for fuel cell includes a corrugated portion formed to have a corrugated cross section where a first groove that is concave to a first surface to form a flow path for a first fluid on the first surface and a second groove that is concave to a second surface opposite to the first surface to form a flow path for a second fluid on the second surface are arranged alternately and repeatedly. Each of the second grooves has at least one shallower groove section formed to have a less depth from the second surface than depth of a remaining groove section and provided to form a communication flow channel on the first surface side, which is arranged to communicate between two flow path spaces for the first fluid that are adjacent to each other across the shallower groove section. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177828 | FUEL CELL - A separator of a fuel cell includes sandwiching sections that sandwich electrolyte electrode assemblies therebetween, bridge sections, and a reactant gas supply section. The electrolyte electrode assemblies are sandwiched between the sandwiching sections. A fuel gas channel and an oxygen-containing gas channel are formed in each of the sandwiching sections. A fuel gas supply channel, a fuel gas return channel, and an oxygen-containing gas supply channel are formed in each of the bridge sections. A fuel gas supply passage, a fuel gas discharge passage, and an oxygen-containing gas supply passage extend through the reactant gas supply section. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177829 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells. The fuel cell stack includes a lower end plate, a load plate, and a fuel cell support member. The lower end plate is positioned at one end of the stack body in the stacking direction for placing the stack body on the lower end plate. The load plate is provided at the other end of the stack body for applying a load to the stack body in the stacking direction. The fuel cell support member is provided between the load plate and the stack body, and includes a composite layer made of alumina fiber and vermiculite. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177830 | FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY SEALING ARRANGEMENT - An example seal assembly includes a first seal that is configured to be placed between a fuel cell manifold and a fuel cell stack. The first seal establishes a recessed area within a side of the first seal that faces the fuel cell stack. The fuel cell seal assembly further includes a second seal that is configured to be placed between the first seal and the fuel cell stack within the recessed area. An example method of sealing a fuel cell interface includes holding a first seal within a groove established within a manifold and holding a second seal within a recessed area established within the second seal. The method limits flow of a fuel cell fluid using a first seal and the second seal. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177831 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL INTERCONNECTS INCLUDING A CERAMIC INTERCONNECT MATERIAL AND PARTIALLY STABILIZED ZIRCONIA - An interconnect of a solid oxide fuel cell article is disclosed. The interconnect is disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode of the solid oxide fuel cell article. The interconnect comprises a first phase including a ceramic interconnect material and a second phase including partially stabilized zirconia. The partially stabilized zirconia may be in a range of between about 0.1 vol % and about 70 vol % of the total volume of the interconnect. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177832 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, FUEL CELL USING THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - There is provided a technique of preventing degradation of an electrolyte membrane included in a fuel cell. A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly. The membrane electrode assembly is provided as a power generation device where electrodes are arranged on both sides of an electrolyte membrane having proton conductivity. Each of the electrodes has a layered structure of stacking a catalyst layer arranged to support a catalyst and a gas diffusion layer arranged to spread a reactive gas over the entire electrode plane. The outer peripheral edge of the gas diffusion layer is located inward of the outer peripheral edge of the catalyst layer. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177833 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELLS WITH INCREASED PERFORMANCE - The present invention relates to membrane electrode assemblies comprising (i) at least two electrochemically active electrodes, (ii) said electrodes being separated by at least one polymer electrolyte membrane or electrolyte matrices, (iii) said electrodes having a catalyst layer being in contact with the above-mentioned polymer electrolyte membrane or matrices, (iv) said catalyst layer at the cathode comprising a polymer comprising the recurring units of the general formula (I) as ionomeric material and fuel cells with increased performance. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177834 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a polymer electrolyte membrane used in fuel cells, and a method for producing the same, the method including a step of filling a crosslinkable ion conductor in the pores of a porous nanoweb support; and a step of crosslinking the ion conductor filled in the pores of the porous nanoweb support. The method for producing a polymer electrolyte membrane uses a relatively smaller amount of an organic solvent, can ameliorate defects of the support caused by solvent evaporation, and can enhance the impregnability of the ion conductor to the support and the convenience of the process. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177835 | PROTON CONDUCTOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PROTON CONDUCTOR - By using a composite material that is produced from an acid salt of an oxo acid compound and an azole compound, a proton conductor with good proton conductivity properties under medium temperature, non-humidified conditions may be achieved. The composite material may be produced by mechanical milling of the acid salt of the oxo acid compound and the azole compound using a planetary ball mill The structure of the composite material obtained by the mixing processing may be different from that of a mixture of the acid salt of the oxo acid compound and the azole compound. Therefore, it may be possible to produce the proton conductor that has good proton conductivity properties under medium temperature, non-humidified conditions with a simple method of mechanical mixing. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177836 | POLYANILINE-SUPPORTED ATOMIC GOLD ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Atomic gold electrodes, including electrodes containing a polyaniline gold complex are disclosed, including methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, the atomic gold electrode can be described as a polyaniline coated electrode having atomic gold clusters complexed to the polyaniline at levels of between 1-20 gold atoms. A method for preparing the polyaniline gold complexes is disclosed that can deposit gold atoms one at a time into a complex with the polyaniline, allowing for highly tailored atomic clusters. A method of oxidizing alcohols, and the application to devices such as fuel cells are also disclosed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177837 | METAL SHEET FOR SEPARATOR OF PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL - An object is to provide at a low cost a metal sheet which can be ideally used as a separator of a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell and which has not only low contact resistance but also excellent durability in the environment in which the separator is used. Specifically, a metal sheet for a separator of a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell consists of a metal substrate on the surface of which a film made of a Sn alloy layer containing conducting particles is formed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177838 | HOLLOW NANOPARTICLES AS ACTIVE AND DURABLE CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Hollow metal nanoparticles and methods for their manufacture are disclosed. In one embodiment the metal nanoparticles have a continuous and nonporous shell with a hollow core which induces surface smoothening and lattice contraction of the shell. In a particular embodiment, the hollow nanoparticles have an external diameter of less than 20 nm, a wall thickness of between 1 nm and 3 nm or, alternatively, a wall thickness of between 4 and 12 atomic layers. In another embodiment, the hollow nanoparticles are fabricated by a process in which a sacrificial core is coated with an ultrathin shell layer that encapsulates the entire core. Removal of the core produces contraction of the shell about the hollow interior. In a particular embodiment the shell is formed by galvanic displacement of core surface atoms while remaining core removal is accomplished by dissolution in acid solution or in an electrolyte during potential cycling between upper and lower applied potentials. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177839 | REDUCTION CATALYST COMPRISING PALLADIUM-GOLD ALLOY - Provide is a reduction catalyst, which comprises conductive carbon and a palladium-gold alloy supported on the carbon, wherein the alloying degree of said alloy is 50 to 100%. This palladium-supported catalyst has an excellent reduction ability, and exhibits a high conversion ratio and preferably an excellent selectivity when used for hydrogenation reaction. The reduction catalyst is useful as a catalyst for oxygen reduction or as a catalyst for hydrogenation. The catalyst for oxygen reduction is useful as a cathode electrode catalyst for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. The cathode electrode catalyst can be used for a cathode electrode for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177840 | ALIGNMENT MARKS FOR MULTI-EXPOSURE LITHOGRAPHY - A plurality of reticles for printing structures in the same lithography level includes an alignment structure pattern within a same relative location in each reticle. Each set of process segmentations in a grating has a reticle segmentation pitch, which is common across all gratings in the plurality of reticles. Within each pair of alignment structure patterns that occupy the same relative location in any two of the plurality of reticles, the process segmentations in one reticle are shifted relative to the process segmentations in the other reticle by a fraction of a reticle segmentation pitch. After printing all patterns in the plurality of reticles, a composite printed process segmentation structure on the substrate includes printed segmentation structures that are spaced by 1/n times the printed segmentation pitch. The pattern for the next level can be aligned to the composite printed process segmentation structure in a single alignment operation. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177841 | MASK BLANK, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND TRANSFER MASK - Provided is a mask blank that is improved in adhesion of a thin film for forming a transfer pattern to a resist, thus capable of suppressing the occurrence of collapse, chipping, or the like of a formed resist pattern. The mask blank has, on a transparent substrate | 2013-07-11 |
20130177842 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - To provide an electrophotographic photoconductor, which contains a layer containing a cured product obtained by crosslinking (i) a compound containing a charge-transporting group and three or more methylol groups, and (ii) a compound containing a charge-transporting group, which is other than the compound containing a charge-transporting group and three or more methylol groups. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177843 | CHARGE CONTROL AGENT AND TONER USING SAME - The present invention provides a charge control agent containing, as an active substance(s), one or two or more thiazolidinedione derivatives represented by the following formula (1), | 2013-07-11 |
20130177844 | CHARGE CONTROL AGENT AND TONER USING SAME - The present invention provides a positive-charge control agent containing, as an active substance(s), one or two or more rhodanine compounds represented by the following formula (1). | 2013-07-11 |
20130177845 | TONER - The invention provides a toner that is capable of low-temperature fixing even in high-speed electrophotographic processes while keeping the cleaning performance when used at high temperatures and the high-temperature storage stability. This toner having toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin and a colorant is characterized in that the temperature of Tp [° C.] when the loss elastic modulus obtained by dynamic viscoelastic measurements on the toner exhibits a maximum value in the temperature range from at least 30° C. to not more than 200° C., is from at least 40° C. to not more than 55° C., and in that, with G″(Tp) [Pa] being this maximum value, G″(Tp+15) [Pa] being the loss elastic modulus at the temperature of Tp+15 [° C.], and G″(Tp+30) [Pa] being the loss elastic modulus at the temperature of Tp+30 [° C.], G″(Tp), G″(Tp+15), and G″(Tp+30) satisfy prescribed relationships. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177846 | TONER AND DEVELOPER - To provide a toner, containing: a binder resin; a colorant; a releasing agent; and a crystalline polyester resin, wherein the toner satisfies the following formulae (1) to (3): 40° C.≦X≦55° C. Formula (1) 85° C.≦Y≦92° C. Formula (2) 35° C.≦Y−X≦50° C. Formula (3) where X is an onset temperature and Y is an endset temperature of an endothermic peak on a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curve of the toner as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). | 2013-07-11 |
20130177847 | PHOTORESIST FOR IMPROVED LITHOGRAPHIC CONTROL - Methods and corresponding photoresists are described for fine linewidth lithography using x-rays, e-beams, visible spectrum optical lithography, ultra-violet optical lithography or extreme ultra-violet lithography. The methods include the formation of a photoresist film including a dopant having an atomic mass greater than or equal to twenty two. The dopant may be introduced daring the formation of the photoresist. The photoresist includes the dopant to increase the absorption of radiation during lithography. The photoresist may be silicon-, germanium or carbon-based photoresists. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177848 | Polymer, Resist Material Containing Same, and Method for Forming Pattern Using Same - A polymer containing a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1) and a repeating unit having an acid-releasable group. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177849 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING MONOCYCLIC ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON RING - There is provided a curable composition having a low viscosity and high cationic curability. A curable composition including an epoxy compound of Formula (1): | 2013-07-11 |
20130177850 | POSITIVE TYPE RESIST COMPOSITION FOR USE IN LIQUID IMMERSION EXPOSURE AND A METHOD OF FORMING THE PATTERN USING THE SAME - A positive type resist composition for use in liquid immersion exposure comprises: (A) a resin having a monocyclic or polycyclic cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon structure, the resin increasing its solubility in an alkali developer by an action of acid; (B) a compound generating acid upon irradiation with one of an actinic ray and a radiation; (C) an alkali soluble compound having an alkyl group of 5 or more carbon atoms; and (D) a solvent. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177851 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - A photoresist composition comprising
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20130177852 | HYDROPHILIC PHOTOACID GENERATOR AND RESIST COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed are a hydrophilic photoacid generator prepared by copolymerization of a first (meth)acrylic acid ester having a structure represented by the following Formula 1 or 2, with a polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of a second (meth)acrylic acid ester, an olefin-based compound and a mixture thereof, each of which contains a functional group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a lactone group, a nitrile group and a halogen group: | 2013-07-11 |
20130177853 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A method of forming a resist pattern, including: step (1) in which a resist composition containing a base component (A) that exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution and a compound represented by general formula (C1) is applied to a substrate to form a resist film, step (2) in which the resist film is subjected to exposure, step (3) in which baking is conducted after step (2), and step (4) in which the resist film is subjected to an alkali development, thereby forming a negative-tone resist pattern; and the resist composition used in step (1): | 2013-07-11 |
20130177854 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN AND NOVEL COMPOUND - A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution, and an acidic compound component (J) which is decomposed by exposure to exhibit decreased acidity, wherein the acidic compound component (J) contains a compound represented by formula (J1) [in the formula, R | 2013-07-11 |
20130177855 | CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM DRAWING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIA, AND CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM DRAWING APPARATUS - A charged-particle beam drawing method includes: storing a plurality of time interval patterns defining time intervals for performing a diagnosis of a drift amount of charged-particle beam; drawing a predetermined drawing pattern on a sample by irradiating the beam on the sample; receiving first event information including occurrence of event and type of event; acquiring region information specifying a region being drawn by the beam; selecting a specific time interval pattern from the plurality of time interval patterns based on the type of the event of the first event information and the region information; diagnosing the drift amount of the beam based on the specific time interval pattern, until second event information is received, the second event information includes occurrence of event and type of event; and drawing a predetermined drawing pattern on the sample while performing a drift correction of the charged-particle beam, based on the diagnosing. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177856 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LED DEVICE - A method is provided for producing a LED device, comprising a stack of layers comprising a light producing layer the light producing layer not being the top or bottom layer of the stack, wherein a layer at the top or bottom of the stack is subjected to a texturization aimed at enhancing the light extraction efficiency of the LED, wherein the texturization comprises the step of producing on the top or bottom surface a plurality of surface features, the surface features being arranged according to a pattern defined by starting from a regular pattern of features and subjecting each feature of the regular pattern to a deviation from the location in the regular pattern, the deviation being in a random direction and/or having a random amplitude. According to another embodiment, a random deviation is applied to one or more dimensions of the features in the regular pattern. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177857 | CARRIER METHOD, EXPOSURE METHOD, CARRIER SYSTEM AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A carrier system equipped with a fine movement stage holding a mounted wafer and can move along a predetermined plane, a chuck main section which holds the wafer above a predetermined position and can move vertically, and vertical movement pins supporting the wafer held by the chuck main section on the fine movement stage from below when the fine movement stage is positioned at the predetermined position and are vertically movable. A controller drives the chuck main section and the vertical movement pins downward until a lower surface of the wafer comes into contact with the fine movement stage while maintaining a hold state by the chuck main section to the wafer and a support state by the vertical movement pins to the wafer, and when the lower surface of the wafer comes into contact with the fine movement stage, the hold state and the support state are released. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177858 | COMBUSTOR AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING FUEL IN THE COMBUSTOR - A combustor includes a plurality of tubes arranged in a tube bundle and supported by at least one plate that extends radially within the combustor, wherein each tube includes an upstream end axially separated from a downstream end and provides fluid communication through the tube bundle. A flow conditioner extends upstream from the upstream end of one or more of the plurality of tubes, and a radial passage extends through the flow conditioner. A method for distributing fuel in a combustor including flowing a working fluid through a flow conditioner that extends from a tube that is configured in a tube bundle comprising a plurality of tubes and that is supported by at least one plate. The flow conditioner includes at least one radial passage to impart radial swirl to the working fluid. Flowing a fuel through an annular insert that is at least partially surrounded by the flow conditioner. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177859 | Electric Blower Operable to Provide Combustion Air to a Fire - A blower for use to accelerate combustion by providing additional air to a fire (e.g., to assist in the lighting of a fire). The blower may include a cylindrical housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a bore extending therebetween. A fan assembly and power source may be disposed in the bore and be operable to induce air flow through the bore. Air exiting the outlet opening may travel in a direction substantially parallel with a central axis of the cylindrical housing. The blower may be supported by an infinitely adjustable flexible member that may be manipulated to position the blower with respect to the fire to provide outlet air to the fire. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177860 | Quenching Chamber with an Integral Access Door - A quenching apparatus is disclosed which has a generally cylindrical base and upper housing. A removable cover is affixed to the top of the upper housing. The quenching apparatus includes means for supporting the removable cover above the upper housing such that a passageway is defined between the upper housing and the removable cover. A generally cylindrical door is dimensioned and positioned within the quenching apparatus to be coaxial within the upper housing and the base. An actuator is coupled to the cylindrical door for moving the door between an open position and a closed position. In this manner, the door is adapted for closing the opening between the base and the upper housing and thereby provides a closed quenching chamber. Redundant retractable seals are provided in the base and the upper housing to seal the door to the upper housing and the base when the door is closed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177861 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE AND SYSTEM - An orthodontic appliance and system are provided for adjusting the relative positions of mandibular and maxillary arches. The orthodontic appliance includes a telescoping assembly comprising a plurality of telescoping members, and at least a first end member supportably retaining at least a portion of a spring member. The end member is adapted to slidably receive an end of a first telescoping member for selectively interconnection and disconnection therebetween. When interconnected, the spring member extends into an open end of the first telescoping member and is operative to apply spring-force to a second telescoping member. A plurality of interchangeable end members may be provided for use with the telescoping assembly, wherein the different end members have different spring-force delivery attributes. The orthodontic appliance may be installed utilizing an attachment device selectively interconnectable to and disconnectable from orthodontic archwires. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177862 | HYPERELASTIC SHAPE SETTING DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHODS - Dental arches of single-crystal shape memory alloys, methods of fabrication and apparatus for fabrication. The methods include drawing a single crystal of a shape memory alloy from a melt of the alloy. This is followed by heating, forming, and quenching the crystal sufficiently rapid to limit the formation of alloy precipitates to an amount which retains hyperelastic composition and properties of the crystal. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177863 | SYSTEM FOR AMPLITUDE ADJUSTMENT OF AN ORAL CARE APPLIANCE - The amplitude control assembly for an oral care appliance includes a capacitance-sensing touch array ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130177864 | GUM TISSUE GUIDE, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING AND UTILIZING THE SAME - A method, device and system for modifying the gingival margin of a patient is disclosed. A method includes obtaining an electronic model of the dentition of a patient, determining an incision path along the gingival surface based on the electronic model, generating and fabricating a guide arrangement to assist in cutting the gingival surface of the patient, mounting the guide arrangement to the dentition of the patient, and cutting the gingival surface of the patient with the assistance of the guide arrangement. A guide arrangement includes a mounting portion and a template portion coupled to the mounting portion along the gingival surface of the guide arrangement and positioned to provide a desired incision path. A system includes a three dimensional scanner, a computer system and a fabricating device. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177865 | System and Method for Performing Endodontic Procedures with Lasers - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method of using a laser system or ultraviolet radiation to conduct endodontic procedures, such as root canal procedures. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177866 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE - An apparatus for determining surface topology of a portion of a three-dimensional structure is provided, that includes a probing member, an illumination unit, a light focusing optics, a translation mechanism, a detector and a processor. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177867 | ORAL DEVICES HAVING NATURAL GUM BASED MATERIALS THEREIN - This disclosure relates to oral devices, and more particularly, to oral devices having natural gum materials therein. The oral devices are operable to dispense substances in an oral cavity while carrying out conventional functionalities. The oral device may include a mold having a shape of a conventional oral device. The mold has at least one component, comprising a natural gum based material, which operates within an oral cavity. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177868 | DENTAL CLEANING APPLIANCE GENERATING HIGH VELOCITY WATER DROPLETS WITH REPLACEMENT TIP - The appliance includes an elongated body portion ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130177869 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING COMBINED BURSTS OF AIR AND WATER FOR CLEANING TEETH - The apparatus includes a motor ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130177870 | DENTAL MIXING DEVICE - The present invention includes an improved dental mixing device with a barrel, a mixing tip, and a plunger. The plunger moves dental material through the barrel where it is mixed using a mixing tip. The mixing tip includes an auto-aligning fitting female element configured to align with an auto-aligning fitting male element of the barrel. This auto-alignment simplifies the attachment between the mixing tip and the barrel, saving the user the time and effort. The mixing tip also includes a seal component with a soft material (or component) to insert into the auto-aligning fitting element which is a hard material (or component) to achieve an ideal seal. The seal component and auto-alignment fitting element can be combined together into one component instead of two components. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177871 | ENDODONTIC FILES AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention provides a selective coating of an endodontic file, in which the distal end of the file is uncoated or alternatively leaving the outermost part of the blades of the distal end portion uncoated. The distribution of the nanoparticles is thus non uniform along the surface of the file leaving only a part of the file coated. In the present invention, the distal end of the device being subjected to the highest torque is either uncoated at all, or has a coated core and uncoated blades. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177872 | CUSTOMIZABLE SCULPTABLE ANATOMICAL HEALING CAPS, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS - Customizable sculptable healing caps include a hollow elongate body extending between a proximal end and a distal end, as well as an enlarged cuff body extending laterally outward from the hollow elongate body. The cuff body includes a subgingival portion that is anatomically sized and shaped for providing substantially custom filling of the emergence portion of a void resulting from removal of a selected tooth. An exposed portion of the cuff body that resides gingivally above the subgingival portion may also be provided. At least the subgingival portion comprises a sculptable material (e.g., plastic or composite material) so that a practitioner can easily remove select portions with a burr, build up portions with application of a adhering dental material, or both to allow chair-side full customization so that the resulting subgingival portion fills the emergence portion of the void, better preserving the gingival features surrounding the site of tooth removal. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177873 | SHAPE MEMORY DENTAL RETENTION SYSTEMS - Shape memory dental retention systems which facilitate the adjustment or removal of an oral appliance, e.g., a crown or bridge, from a reconfigurable abutment assembly are described. The adjustable abutment assembly may be secured to an anchoring implant bored into the bones within the mouth. The abutment assembly has a projecting abutment portion with one or more shape memory material sleeves or plates or elements extending along the abutment. Each of the sleeves has a length with at least one curved or arcuate portion. Energy may be applied to the elements such that the arcuate portion flattens to allow for the oral appliance to be placed thereupon while removal of the energy allows the elements to reconfigure into its curved configuration thereby locking the oral appliance to the abutment. Removal of the oral appliance may be effected by reapplication of energy to the elements. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177874 | DENTAL IMPLANT - A dental implant includes a male threading part and an implantation torque increasing part from the tip side. The male threading part includes multiple threading parts that have the same lead but different pitches, with the pitch increasing toward the tip side. The outer diameter of the male threading part is constant or increases toward the implantation torque increasing part. The implantation torque increasing part includes thread crests that have a different lead from the lead of the male threading part or a projecting row that is continuous circumferentially. In cross-section, a contour line connecting tops of the thread crests of the threading part that is adjacent to the implantation torque increasing part is a straight line, and the tops of the thread crests or the top of the projecting row of the implantation torque increasing part are located on an extension line of the contour line. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177875 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING DENTAL-IMPLANT INFORMATION - Alignment systems and methods for recording the orientation information of a dental implant are disclosed. The alignment system is a plate-type positioning device used for recording and identifying the location of dental implants, standardizing the implant assessment and providing a means to identify the abutment screw position. The plate has a guide hole to position and locate the implant position relative to the plane of the plate. In one aspect, an alignment system includes a plate with a hole to receive a positioning rod. The rod has a tip that engages the screw head of a dental implant, aligning the rod with the long axis of the dental implant and placing the plane of the plate at approximately 90 degrees to the long axis. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177876 | PROCESS FOR PROVIDING A TOPOGRAPHY TO THE SURFACE OF A DENTAL IMPLANT - A process for providing a topography to the surface of a dental implant, said surface being made of a ceramic material. At least a part of the surface of the dental implant is etched with an etching solution comprising hydrofluoric acid at a temperature of at least 70° C. Thereby, discrete grains or agglomerates of grains are removed from the ceramic material. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177877 | BULLSEYE ALIGNMENT AND PATTERN ANALYSER - A method to train and improve the accuracy of a target shooter. The method checks for the most optimum score for a pattern of shots plotted by the shooter and provide the number of alterations of at least one parameter present on a weapon or a aiming device required to achieve said optimum score along with the score. The method is user friendly, and can give a proper feedback about the accuracy and precision of the shots, so that the shooter can analyze his pattern of shots easily without any assistance from others. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177878 | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS BASED CYBER SECURITY EDUCATION SYSTEM - According to one aspect, a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) based cyber security education system is provided. A training component, a knowledge component, and a collaborative component are interfaced to a distance learning component to form a STEM-based cyber security education system interface on an educational content server. The educational content server is coupled to a content database configured to access STEM-based cyber security educational content associated with one or more of: the training component, the knowledge component, and the collaborative component. Asynchronous delivery of the STEM-based cyber security educational content is provided to an end user computer in response to a user request. An interactive session is established between one or more experts and the end user computer to provide synchronous delivery of STEM-based cyber security materials. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177879 | WIRELESS PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A digital media device comprising an integrated circuit configured to send and receive content on receipt of a serial identification number unique to the personal digital media device, a processor and a display screen. The personal digital media device's processor utilizes a radio frequency integrated circuit to send and receive content with, for example, a personal computer or other host processing device. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177880 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR A READING FLUENCY MEASURE - The present invention measures reading fluency, which is simultaneous decoding and comprehension. Whether or not a person is a fluent reader is determined by the size of the visual unit, or sting of letters, used in word recognition. In order to measure the size of the visual unit used in word recognition, a lexical decision task (“LDT”) is used in which short and long words are presented on a display device. The person determines if the string of letters formulates a word. The person enters their response on an input device and the results are recorded. A score is calculated that measures reading fluency. The ability to correctly identify a string of letters as a word using holistic processing, rather than letter-by-letter, is the hallmark of a fluent person. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177881 | Didactic tool for learning multiplication - A tool, for teaching and learning multiplication includes two strips. The first strip has numbers set down in sequence from left to right in order of increasing value with each subsequent number increasing in value by adding the first number to the immediately preceding number in the sequence. The second strip is a filter, which when overlain on the first strip blocks out a repeating fixed quantity of the numbers to leave a visible second sequence such that any visible number in the visible second sequence is a fixed number additive to an immediately preceding blocked-out number. This arrangement means that any selected number in the visible second sequence is the product of the filter number times a counted position from the left of the selected number. The tool is preferably assembled so that there are numerous strips in a set that have a pivotal connection. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177882 | TRAINING SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE AND MALLEABLE EXPERTISE - A system identifies cognitive skills applicable to a particular job domain. The system stores cognitive skills from a plurality of job domains in a computer storage device. The cognitive skills are mapped to the plurality of job domains. The system creates a model of the stored cognitive skills. The model includes the plurality of job domains, and each job domain is associated with one or more scenarios, and each scenario is associated with a subset of the stored cognitive skills. This results in a matrix of job domains, scenarios, and cognitive skills. The system also generates a training sequence using the matrix. The training sequence includes multiple scenarios and relevant cognitive skills associated with each of the multiple scenarios across multiple job domains, thereby creating a system to generate an adaptable level of cognitive expertise. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177883 | Systems and Methods for Directing Brain Activity - Methods and devices are provided for monitoring and manipulating a person's brainwaves to achieve a desired mental state. A method of improving a student's test-taking ability includes analyzing EEG data to determine a student's focus level during an exam and providing a suggestion to the student for improving the student's focus level. A method of manipulating brain activity includes measuring a listener's brainwave frequency and providing binaural beats to the listener to guide the listener to a desired mental state. The binaural beats may be incorporated into music in such a way that they may not be distinguished over the music. A portable apparatus includes EEG electrodes connected to earphones with malleable wire that facilitates preferential placement and stability on a user's scalp. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177884 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE COMPONENT AUDIO VISUAL PROGRAMMING - A computer-implemented method for activity instruction. The method includes: providing a website for access via a network by a user; prompting the user to select an activity from a plurality of activities provided on the website; prompting the user to select a distractor from a plurality of distractors provided on the website; prompting the user to select a virtual environment from a plurality of virtual environments provided on the website; and displaying the selected activity, the selected distractor, and the selected virtual environment on a display, wherein the user perceives the selected activity and the selected distractor in the selected virtual environment. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177885 | VOCALIZATION TRAINING METHOD - A method and software supporting the method that improves the perceived quality of a vocalist's and/or singer's spoken or sung tone by teaching how to self-lower the larynx and maintain the lower laryngeal position while vocalizing and singing. An exemplary vocal instruction method comprising instructing a vocalist to self-monitor electromyographic data during singing, the data provided from an electromyograph device, the device comprising electrodes attached to a skin surface covering the vocalist's larynx, translating the data to a graphic display indicating to the vocalist the relative tension or flaccidity of the vocalist's laryngeal depressor muscles, instructing the vocalist to perform at least one physiological and/or anatomical function sufficient to result in lowered real-time tension of the laryngeal depressor muscle assessed by the electromyo-graphic device. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177886 | FOOTBALL PASSER TRAINING DEVICE - A training device for improving football passing technique may include a belt member for attachment to the waist of a user and a guide post attached to the belt member. The guide post may include a base member coupled to the belt member, a substantially horizontal member coupled to the base member and projecting outward from the belt member, a substantially vertical member coupled to the substantially horizontal member, the substantially vertical member projecting upward from the substantially horizontal member, and a cross member coupled to the substantially vertical member and projecting forward and backward from an attachment point of the cross member with the substantially vertical member. When the training device is positioned around the waist of the user, the substantially horizontal member may be positioned below the passing-arm side axilla of the user. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177887 | Simulator and a Method for Simulating the Treatment of a Biological Tissue - A simulator for simulating treatment of biological tissue comprises a real handle with three degrees of freedom of both translation and rotation, a screen for displaying a model of the treatment area and a virtual handle, a motion detection device for detecting the three-dimensional motion of the real handle, and a computer having a simulation program that displays the virtual handle on the screen in spatial relation to the biological tissue on the basis of the motion of the real handle detected by the motion detection device. The real handle simulates a laser head that emits a laser beam for treating the biological tissue. The simulation program calculates an impinging surface of the laser beam on the biological tissue based on the spatial relation and laser parameters and calculates an energy density distribution of the laser beam within the impinging surface. The removal of tissue is displayed on the screen. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177888 | Breastfeeding Training System - This invention relates generally to breastfeeding training and more specifically to devices comprised of a doll and chest piece used for breastfeeding training. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177889 | PULSE SIMULATION UNIT - This invention relates to pulse simulation units for use in patient simulators, where the device comprises a base body, an upper actuator body located in parallel above the base body, one leaver body at each longitudinal end of the base body, which in their lower portion is pivotally attached to the base body and in their upper portion is pivotally attached to the actuator body, and at least one shape memory alloy wire attached in one end to the lower portion of each leaver body below the pivotally attachment to the base body and in the other end to the base body, and where the length of the shape memory alloy actuator wire is adjusted such that when no electric pulse is delivered, the length of the wire(s) allow the leaver bodies to be more or less folded in towards the base body and hold the actuator body to form a compressed position at a first distance above the base body, and such that when the actuator wire(s) contract due to exposure to an electric pulse they will rotate the lever bodies some degrees and thus cause the actuator body to be lifted to an expanded position at a second distance>the first distance above the base body. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177890 | ARTIFICIAL ANATOMIC MODEL - Disclosed herein are anatomic models that comprise components that simulate human or non-human animal components. The models may be used for development, experimentation, or training in the field of orthopedic surgical devices, and/or implant devices. The models may also be used for training of students in the medical field for procedures performed in practice, such as for example drawing blood from a patient, or placing a central line in a carotid artery of a patient. In exemplary embodiments, the models comprise structures such as cartilage, tendons, ligaments, organs, luminal structures, and muscles that are made of hydrogel materials. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177891 | AUDIO-VISUAL LEARNING SYSTEM - An audio-visual learning device useful for learning materials such as foreign languages, physics, and chemistry. The audio-visual learning devices include special operating controls that enable a user to playback AV content by segments. Meta data is provided to enhance learning. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177892 | COMPUTING DEVICE PROVIDING ELECTRONIC BOOK DATA HAVING SELECTABLE CONTENT LAYERS WITH DIFFERENT DIFFICULTLY LEVELS AND RELATED METHODS - A computing device may include a display, a memory to store electronic book data having a plurality of different content layers each associated with a different content difficultly level, and a processor coupled to the display and the memory. The processor may determine a selected content difficultly level for viewing of the electronic book data, and display on the display the respective content layer of the electronic book data associated with the selected content difficultly level, | 2013-07-11 |
20130177893 | Method and Apparatus for Responding to an Inquiry - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for responding to an inquiry from a client via a network. The method and apparatus receive the inquiry from a client via a network. Based on the inquiry, question-answer pairs retrieved from the network are analyzed to determine a response to the inquiry. The QA pairs are not predefined. As a result, the QA pairs have to be analyzed in order to determine whether they are responsive to a particular inquiry. Questions of the QA pairs may be repetitive and, without more, will not be useful in determining whether their corresponding answer responds to an inquiry. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177894 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELATIVE PEER REVIEW - Methods and computer-based products are described for standardized, controlled, peer review of responses to defined material. A logic application for standardizing the defined material, a database for storing information, a program component, and a user interface are described. The user interface is adapted to display standardized material to a user and allow that user to construct a response to the material. The program component is adapted to select at random a pre-defined number of peer responses to the same standardized material to be simultaneously displayed to the user along with the user's response. The user is then allowed to judge all of the responses in reference to one another, and possibly an externally provided reference. The program component is adapted to determine the frequency of responses solicited, limit the display of peer responses, and quantify the user's evaluation to produce feedback related to the relative quality of responses reviewed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177895 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC TRAINING - Methods and apparatus for dynamic training according to various aspects of the present invention may comprise administering training content according to a user in conjunction with a configuration option. The configuration option may be substantially optimized to increase a user's training participation and/or increase a user's retention of the training content. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177896 | TEACHING TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING SHAPES WHICH HAVE VARYING FORMS DEPENDING ON VIEWING POSITION - The present invention discloses a teaching tool for easier understanding of a diagram looking different depending on viewing angles. The teaching tool includes a transparent body ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130177897 | TRANSPORTATION BAG FOR USE WITH AN ORGAN TRANSPORTER - A bag includes an organ transporter compartment to contain an organ transporter disposed in the transporter compartment. The bag may include openings to access portions of the organ transporter, such as a battery or power cable, when the organ transporter is disposed in the bag. The bag may also include a frame and handles. The handles may include structure adapted to mate with handles on the organ transporter. The bag may also include a single cover that provides access to multiple compartments with their own internal covers. Also, the bag may include windows to view documents stored in the bag and/or to view and/or display control panels on the organ transporter. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177898 | Method of Treating Organs - A method of treating tissue, including organs, with electromagnetic energy to decrease the fat content of the tissue comprises the steps of providing a source of electromagnetic energy, and subjecting adipose cells to the source of electromagnetic energy at hypothermic conditions. The tissue may be harvested and in an isolated state, such as being placed in an organ preservation system. Electromagnetic energy between 600 nm to 700 nm is used for treatment. During treatment, target tissue such as a harvested organ is subject to perfusion. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177899 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING AND/OR RESTORING VIABILITY OF ORGANS - An organ perfusion apparatus and method monitor, sustain and/or restore viability of organs and preserve organs for storage and/or transport. Other apparatus include an organ transporter, an organ cassette and an organ diagnostic device. The method includes perfusing the organ at hypothermic and/or normothermic temperatures. The methods further include perfusing the organ at hypothermic and/or normothermic temperatures with a second perfusate containing a substance for reacting with the organ. Condition of the organ may be automatically monitored, and the perfusion process can be automatically controlled using a control program. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177900 | COMPOSITION FOR MAINTAINING FUNCTION OF PLATELETS - A composition for maintaining a function of platelets, the composition comprising, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by the following general formula (I) or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof: | 2013-07-11 |
20130177901 | MARKERS FOR THE PROGNOSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION AND PREECLAMPSIA - The present invention relates to the prognosis and risk assessment in pregnant women to develop pregnancy-induced hypertension and/or preeclampsia by the determination of marker levels. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177902 | METHODS AND RELATED DEVICES FOR SINGLE MOLECULE WHOLE GENOME ANALYSIS - Provided are methods of labeling and analyzing features along at least one macromolecule such as a linear biopolymer, including methods of mapping the distribution and frequency of specific sequence motifs or the chemical or proteomic modification state of such sequence motifs along individual unfolded nucleic acid molecules. The present invention also provides methods of identifying signature patterns of sequence or epigenetic variations along such labeled macromolecules for direct massive parallel single molecule level analysis. The present invention also provides systems suitable for high throughput analysis of such labeled macromolecules. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177903 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DNA DAMAGE - The invention relates to an apparatus and an in-situ method for detecting cellular DNA damage. The invention is particularly suited for use in Comet assays and for automation of such assays. The apparatus comprises a multiwell plate, the plate comprising an array of wells held in fixed relationship with each other and each well having an axis, side walls, and a base and wherein the well is provided with electrode pairs disposed therein; and wherein there is provided means for parallel connection of the electrode pairs to an external voltage supply. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177904 | ARNT ISOFORM 3 AS A PREDICTOR OF AMINOFLAVONE RESPONSIVENESS IN CANCER CELLS - The present invention is directed to methods for determining whether a selected cancer is susceptible to an activity of an arylhydrocarbon receptor agonist, such as aminoflavone, via screening the cancer for expression of isoform 3 of aryl hydrocarbon nuclear translocator. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177905 | SAMPLE PREPARATION FOR IN SITU NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS, METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREFOR - Sample preparation processes for in situ RNA or DNA analysis, methods and compositions therefor are provided. Processes provided herein allow DNA or RNA analysis to be carried out in the same tube or on an aliquot of the prepared sample without centrifugation or extraction. The preparation process can be carried out at room temperature in as little as seven minutes and is amenable to high throughput processing using manual or robotic platforms. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177906 | ENHANCED AMPLIFICATION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID - Described herein are a composition for an improved amplification of a target nucleic material, a kit containing the composition and a method for an improved amplification. The composition contains a primer sequence which has a ribonucleic acid segment which can be cleaved by a RNase activity. The method using such primer improves probe cleavage kinetics is to increase availability or duration of a single strand template for probe binding. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177907 | GRAY LEAF SPOT TOLERANT MAIZE AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION - The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying maize plants that have newly conferred tolerance or enhanced tolerance to, or are susceptible to, Gray Leaf Spot (GLS). The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct tolerant plants or identify and counter-select susceptible plants. Maize plants that display newly conferred tolerance or enhanced tolerance to GLS that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177908 | Probes for Detecting Paraoxonase 1 Gene Polymorphism (Q192R) and Methods of Use Thereof - The present disclosure provides probes for detecting a polymorphism in the PON1 gene. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177909 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE AMOUNT OF GENE PRODUCT, AND AGENT FOR CONTROLLING THE AMOUNT OF GENE PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method of intracellularly controlling amounts of gene products, which can increase an amount of gene product intracellularly, comprising a step of introducing into the cell a substance having a sequence complementary to the base sequence of mRNA corresponding to the gene product, its precursor or another substance which can have equivalent action in the cell. | 2013-07-11 |
20130177910 | DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF SERRATIA SPECIES USING THE SPACER REGION - The present invention relates to new nucleic acid sequences derived from the ITS (Internal Transcribed Spacer) region, between the 16S and 23S rRNA genes, to be used for the specific detection and/or identification of | 2013-07-11 |
20130177911 | NOVEL SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS AND COMBINATIONS OF NOVEL AND KNOWN POLYMORPHISMS FOR DETERMINING THE ALLELE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION OF THE IGF2 GENE - Single nucleotide polymorphisms and uses for determining the imprinting status of the Insulin Growth Factor-2 gene in a clinical specimen are described. | 2013-07-11 |