32nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110194928 | BLOW-OFF SYSTEM FOR MULTI-STAGE TURBO COMPRESSOR - The present invention relates to a blow-off system for a multi-stage turbo compressor that includes a plurality of blow-off pipes disposed according to respective stages of the multi-stage turbo compressor; a plurality of blow-off valves disposed correspondingly to the plurality of blow-off pipes; and a plurality of nozzles disposed at the front or back sides of the plurality of blow-off valves and adapted to prevent the generation of surge. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194929 | TURBOMACHINE - According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a variable geometry turbine comprising: a turbine wheel mounted for rotation about a turbine axis within a housing, the housing defining an annular inlet surrounding the turbine wheel and defined between first and second inlet sidewalls, the annular inlet being divided into at least two axially offset inlet portions; a cylindrical sleeve axially movable across the annular inlet to vary the size of a gas flow path through the inlet; and a guide for guiding the movement of the cylindrical sleeve, the guide being at least partially located within the inlet at a radially extent of the inlet portions, and extending in an axial direction parallel to the turbine axis. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194930 | FAN HOUSING STRUCTURE - A fan housing structure including a base seat and a sideboard. The base seat has a bed section and a mating section extending along a periphery of the bed section. The bed section has a bush made of a material other than the material of the bed section. The bush is disposed on the bed section to axially protrude therefrom. The sideboard is made of a material other than the material of the base seat. The sideboard is disposed on the mating section and integrally connected with the base seat. The sideboard and the base seat together define a space therebetween. The sideboard and the bush are made of a material other than the material of the base seat and are integrally connected with the base seat by means of insert injection molding. Accordingly, the fan housing structure has enhanced structural strength and thinner thickness to save room. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194931 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR DIFFUSER VANELET - A system, in certain embodiments, includes a centrifugal compressor diffuser including a flow path having a first surface and a second surface defining opposite axial sides of the flow path. The centrifugal compressor diffuser also includes multiple vanes extending from the first surface to the second surface of the flow path. A first profile of each vane varies along an axial direction. The centrifugal compressor diffuser further includes multiple vanelets extending from the first surface toward the second surface in the axial direction. A first axial extent of each vanelet is less than a second axial extent of the flow path. In addition, a second profile of each vanelet varies along the axial direction and/or the vanelets form a non-periodic pattern around a circumference of the flow path. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194932 | DIFFUSIVE NACELLE - A nacelle for a propeller gas turbine engine, the nacelle comprising a forebody upstream of the propellers and an afterbody downstream of the forebody. The forebody comprises a first, upstream region and a second, downstream region. The first region has a convex profile and the second region has a concave profile to cause diffusion of the airflow into the propellers. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194933 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND FOIL BEARING SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique gas turbine engine foil bearing system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engines and gas turbine engine bearing systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194934 | Rotor Hub Vibration Attenuator - A vibration attenuator for an aircraft has at least one weight mounted in a rotating system of a rotor hub of the aircraft, each weight being rotatable about an axis of rotation of the hub relative to the hub and to each other weight. Drive means are provided for rotating each weight about the axis of rotation at a selected speed for creating oscillatory shear forces that oppose and attenuate rotor-induced vibrations having a selected frequency. A vertically oriented vibration attenuator is configured to oppose and attenuate vertical rotor induced oscillatory forces that would otherwise travel vertical down the rotor mast and into the airframe. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194935 | COUNTER ROTATING FACEGEAR GEARBOX - A gearbox assembly includes a first face gear driveable about a face gear axis in a first direction by at least one first pinion gear and a second face gear driveable about the face gear axis in a second direction opposite the first direction by at least one second pinion gear. A thrust bearing is located between the first face gear and the second face gear. The first face gear is configured to drive rotation of a first shaft in the first direction and the second face gear is configured to drive rotation of a second shaft in the second direction. Further disclosed is a power train for a rotary wing aircraft having a gearbox including a first face gear rotatable in a first direction and a second face gear rotatable in a second direction opposite the first direction. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194936 | HIGH EFFICIENCY TURBINE - Provided is a turbine having a first impingement-type turbine portion and a second impingement-type turbine portion integrated into a rotatable disk, wherein the first impulse-type turbine portion has a plurality chutes and a high contact surface for contacting a working fluid and wherein the second impingement-type turbine portion has a plurality of ducts in an upstream rotor and a plurality of vanes in downstream rotor. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194937 | PRELOADED BEARING FOR ROTOR BLADE - A rotor for a propulsive thrust device comprises a hub having a peripheral surface; a plurality of rotor blades received at the peripheral surface of the hub; a first bearing assembly located in the hub and around a shank of a respective rotor blade to support the rotor blade in the hub under centrifugal loading and to allow the rotor blade to rotate about a longitudinal axis; and a second bearing assembly located in the hub and around a shank of a respective rotor blade and inward of the first bearing assembly to preload the first bearing assembly. A preload bearing assembly comprises an outer race; a plurality of rolling elements located therein; and a plurality of studs located in communication with the outer race. Adjustment of the studs distributes a tensile load around the outer race to exert a preload force on a bearing assembly supporting the rotor blade. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194938 | Segmented wind turbine airfoil/blade - A wind foil blade/airfoil for a wind turbine wherein the airfoil includes a series of vertical segments having unique offset shapes to provide openings between segments enabling the segments to function as wind sails when moving downwind to thrust the blade forward and to act as an airfoil when the blade is moving into and upwind, wherein the wind foil blade has a high forward thrust. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194939 | Snubber Assembly for Turbine Blades - A snubber associated with a rotatable turbine blade in a turbine engine, the turbine blade including a pressure sidewall and a suction sidewall opposed from the pressure wall. The snubber assembly includes a first snubber structure associated with the pressure sidewall of the turbine blade, a second snubber structure associated with the suction sidewall of the turbine blade, and a support structure. The support structure extends through the blade and is rigidly coupled at a first end portion thereof to the first snubber structure and at a second end portion thereof to the second snubber structure. Centrifugal loads exerted by the first and second snubber structures caused by rotation thereof during operation of the engine are at least partially transferred to the support structure, such that centrifugal loads exerted on the pressure and suctions sidewalls of the turbine blade by the first and second snubber structures are reduced. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194940 | WELDING PROCESS AND COMPONENT PRODUCED THEREFROM - A process of fabricating a rotating component and components formed thereby. The process includes fabricating preforms corresponding to portions of the component. Each preform has an interface surface at which the preforms can be joined to locate a first of the portions in a radially outward direction from a second of the portions. The preforms are then inertia welded together to form a profile having a solid-state weld joint containing a finer-grained material than other portions of the profile. The profile is then forged with dies to produce a forging. At least one of the dies has a recess into which the finer-grained material from the weld joint is expelled during forging to purge a joint region of the forging between the forging portions of the finer-grained material. The joint region contains grains distorted in an axial direction of the forging. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194941 | CO-CURED SHEATH FOR COMPOSITE BLADE - A method of forming a composite blade having a sheath on a portion of the blade by placing the dry composite blade and sheath in a mold, adding a resin, and curing the resin to integrally bond the blade to the metal sheath. The portion of the blade having the sheath bonded thereto may be at least one of the leading edge, the tip and the trailing edge of the blade. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194942 | IMPROVED COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A prepreg assembly comprising resin and fibres and comprising an uppermost curable resin surface layer such that when the assembly is cured, the uppermost surface layer has a sandability of at least 0.30 mg/cycle over 200 cycles, as measured according to ASTM D4060 using a Taber 5151 Abrasion Tester fitted with H18 wheels and a 1.0 kg weight is provided. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194943 | COOLED SNUBBER STRUCTURE FOR TURBINE BLADES - A turbine blade assembly in a turbine engine. The turbine blade assembly includes a turbine blade and a first snubber structure. The turbine blade includes an internal cooling passage containing cooling air. The first snubber structure extends outwardly from a sidewall of the turbine blade and includes a hollow interior portion that receives cooling air from the internal cooling passage of the turbine blade. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194944 | TURBINE BLADE EQUIPPED WITH MEANS OF ADJUSTING ITS COOLING FLUID FLOW RATE - A turbine blade cooled by an automatically variable internal flow of cooling fluid. The blade includes orifices situated under the blade root via which the cooling fluid penetrates, and an adjustment plate including holes situated in register with the orifices, the adjustment plate having a coefficient of expansion that is different from the coefficient of expansion of the blade root. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194945 | METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING A FLUID AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A VOLUME FLOW - The invention relates to a method for transporting a fluid for generating a fluid jet, wherein the fluid is delivered from a pump under pressure with a predetermined volume flow to an exit opening. In the event of an interruption of the volume flow, the pump is automatically switched from an operating mode for generating pressure to an operating mode for suctioning fluid; and a device for producing a volume flow for realizing a fluid jet for cutting and/or flushing of material, comprising a pump with an operating mode for generating pressure in the fluid and for generating suction. The device is constructed such that during interruption of the set volume flow, the pumpcan be switched over or switches over automatically from the operating mode for generating pressure to an operating mode for generating suction for the purpose of suctioning fluid. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194946 | ELECTRONIC OIL PUMP - An electronic oil pump has at least one lubricant inlet, at least one lubricant outlet, at least one piston being movable between a full stroke position and a fully retracted position, an electrical actuator operatively connected to the at least one piston, a first electrical lead connected to a first element of the pump for electrically connecting the first element to an electronic control unit (ECU), and a second electrical lead connected to a second element of the pump for electrically connecting the second element to the ECU. When the at least one piston is in the full stroke position, an electrical path between the first and second electrical leads is closed. When the at least one piston is in a position other than the full stroke position, the electrical path is opened. A method of controlling an engine having the oil pump is also disclosed. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194947 | APPARATUS FOR DRIVING COMPRESSOR OF AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - An apparatus and method for driving a compressor of an air conditioner are disclosed. When compensating for load torque of a compressor (e.g., a single-rotary compressor) of an air conditioner, a method for providing a compensation torque using an optimum phase compensation angle is used. In relation to a phase current or a frequency of a given motor, an optimum phase compensation angle causing a minimum speed ripple is measured, and the measured optimum phase compensation angle is stored in the form of a table. In the actual driving of the motor, the method applies a compensation torque having an optimum phase compensation angle to the motor by referring to the table. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194948 | METHOD FOR REGULATING A COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for regulating a compressed air supply system of a motor vehicle, the system having a driving engine for driving the motor vehicle, which can be switched via a switchable hydrodynamic coupling to a driven connection with an air compressor, so that the air compressor feeds a compressed air system via an air delivery side. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194949 | Compensating Mechanical Seal For Use With A Downhole Electrical Submersible Pump - An electrical submersible pumping system having a pump, a motor, a shaft connecting the pump and motor, and a mechanical seal assembly on the shaft. The mechanical seal assembly includes a sleeve circumscribing the shaft that is axially movable with respect to the shaft. The shaft is retained within a guide mount, an inner circumference of the guide mount extends radially outward to define a shoulder. An annular seat is disposed on the shoulder. One end of a resilient retention assembly couples on the outer surface of the sleeve with its other end compressively urged against the seat. A resilient member is compressively mounted on one end to the sleeve and on another end to the shaft at a location past the end of the sleeve distal from the seat. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194950 | EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS FOR LIQUID RING PUMPS - The present invention is directed to a textured surface that provides for drag reduction, and therefore efficiency improvements in a liquid ring pump. At least a portion of the surfaces of the pump that contact fluid therein the pump are textured to control boundary layer separation. The texture can be a plurality of dimples are defined therein the surface. The dimples have a predetermined shape, size, density and pattern. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194951 | Variable Displacement Compressor - Disclosed is a variable displacement compressor provided with a displacement control valve capable of easily adjusting an optimum level the sensitivity to a rise in the pressure in a crank chamber. The variable displacement compressor is configured in such a manner that the stroke of a piston is adjusted by changing the pressure in the crank chamber, the pressure in the crank chamber being changed by adjusting the degree of opening of the displacement control valve for opening and closing a path for communicating between a discharge chamber and the crank chamber, wherein the displacement control valve is provided with a valve chamber communicating with the discharge chamber, a valve hole, a valve element for opening and closing the valve hole, a pressure sensing chamber communicating with a suction chamber, a pressure sensing member disposed in the pressure sensing chamber, and a pressure sensing rod having one end connected to the pressure sensing member and the other end connected to the valve element and driving the valve element in response to displacement of the pressure sensing member. The pressure in the crank chamber acts on the valve element from the valve hole side in the direction of opening of the valve element, and acts on the pressure sensing rod from the valve hole side in the direction of closing of the valve element. That area (Sr) of the pressure sensing rod which receives the pressure in the crank chamber is set to be greater than that area (Sv) of the valve element which receives the pressure in the crank chamber. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194952 | EFFORT REDUCING START MECHANISM FOR HYDRAULICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLES - A propulsion unit | 2011-08-11 |
20110194953 | TRANSMISSION ADDITIVE INJECTION ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to an injection system/device and method of using for use in an automatic transmission fluid changing machine. The device including at least a reservoir capable of containing automatic transmission fluid additives; a pressure pump; a plurality of supply lines in fluid communication with the reservoir and a supply line of an ATF changing machine via the pressure pump; and a control mechanism capable of switching the injector assembly on and off; wherein the pressure pump is capable of producing higher pressures in the automatic transmission fluid additives than exist in a fluid from the ATF changing machine. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194954 | ELECTRIC PUMP UNIT - An electric pump unit includes: a unit housing; a bearing unit provided within the unit housing; a rotary portion; and a motor stator fixed to the unit housing. The rotary portion includes: a pump driving motor shaft supported by the bearing unit such that an axial position of a center of gravity of the rotary portion falls within an axial range of the bearing unit, and a motor rotor. The motor rotor includes: a disc portion which extends radially outwards from an axial end portion of the motor shaft; and a cylindrical portion which extends from an outer circumferential portion of the disc portion towards the other axial end side and surrounds an outer circumference of the bearing unit. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194955 | ELECTRIC FAN - An electric fan is provided, including a labyrinth structure with increased performance of preventing entry of a liquid into a receiving space to receive a stator and a rotor. A clearance is defined between an opposed wall portion of a base and an opposed wall portion of an impeller body, which are opposed to each other in an axial direction of a rotary shaft, to form a labyrinth structure. The opposed wall portion of the base and the opposed wall portions of the impeller body are shaped to form a volume expanding portion within the clearance. The volume expanding portion is constituted from a groove portion for expanding the clearance, having a volume larger than other portions within the clearance. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194956 | MECHANISM FOR SEALING PFA SEAL BAGS - A seal section for use in a downhole submersible pumping system includes a housing, a bag support tube extending through the housing, a shaft positioned inside the bag support tube and a bag plate connected to the bag support tube. The bag plate preferably includes an end cap secured to the bag support tube and a locking collar threadingly engaged with the end cap. The bag plate is configured to receive the open end of a cylindrical seal bag manufactured from perflouroalkoxy polymer. The end cap includes a tapered head that tapers from a first diameter that is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the seal bag to a second diameter that is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the seal bag. This mechanism for securing the seal bag obviates the need for o-ring or other mechanical seals between the seal bag and the bag plate. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194957 | LINEAR COMPRESSOR - There is provided a linear compressor ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110194958 | Armature for Fuel Pump and Manufacturing Method Thereof - Disclosed herein are an armature for fuel pumps and a manufacturing method thereof, in which a polymer coating film is formed on an armature core such that the armature has corrosion resistance to an alcohol fuel and to a highly corrosive fuel. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194959 | OIL PUMP WITH AIR VENT STRUCTURE - In an oil pump for an automatic transmission, a suction port is adapted to be connected to a first suction passage. The first suction passage is arranged in parallel with a second suction passage connected to an auxiliary pump. The first and second suction passages branch from an upstream suction passage leading to an oil strainer. A discharge outlet is adapted to be connected to a first discharge passage. An air vent hole is disposed downstream of the suction port and upstream of the discharge outlet. A communication passage is connected to the air vent hole and adapted to reach a predetermined oil level in an oil pan so as to communicate the air vent hole with inside of oil in the oil pan. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194960 | OIL-FREE LUBRICATION CENTRIFUGAL REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR AND LUBRICATION METHOD THEREOF - An oil-free lubrication centrifugal refrigerant compressor for compressing low-pressure refrigerant into high-pressure refrigerant, includes: a housing; a refrigerant pathway; a compression module; a radial bearing; a first conducting member, collecting troughs and a first exhaust member. Therein, the compression module has a rotating shaft, a compressing member and a driving member; the radial bearing is rotatably disposed around the rotating shaft; the first conducting member conducts lubricating refrigerant fluid to the outer surface of the radial bearing and the inner surface of the rotating shaft so as to provide appropriate lubrication to the radial bearing and the rotating shaft when the driving member drives the rotating shaft to rotate and activate the compressing member to compress low pressure refrigerant into high pressure refrigerant; and the first exhaust member exhausts the lubricating refrigerant fluid, thereby solving the problem of contamination caused by using oil lubricants for compressors as encountered in prior techniques. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194961 | DRY PUMP - A dry pump includes: a plurality of cylinders; a pump chamber formed in each of the cylinders; a division wall separating pump chambers adjacent to each other; a plurality of rotors contained inside pump chambers; a rotating shaft that serves as an axis of rotation of the rotor; and a cooling medium path which is formed inside the division wall and through which a cooling medium passes. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194962 | VANE PUMP WITH VARIABLE DISCHARGE VOLUME - The present invention relates to a vane pump with variable discharge volume, and comprising a pump housing; a cam ring having an elliptical cross-section for its inner circumference and outer circumference to form a compression chamber wherein a compression medium is compressed, and is accommodated in said pump housing so that it may rote; a rotor hat is accommodated such that a plurality of vanes may appear frequently on the outer circumference to undergo rotations in the compression chamber of said cam ring and compress said compression medium; and a cam ring rotation controller that contacts the outer circumference of said cam ring, and rotates said cam ring if the discharge pressure of said compression medium is equal to or more than its pressure setting and stops the rotation of said cam ring if the discharge pressure of said compression medium is less than its pressure setting to control rotations of said cam ring. Accordingly, the rotation and stoppage of rotation of the cam ring is accomplished based on changes in the discharge pressure, to enable variation in discharge volumes, and enhancement of discharge efficiency. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194963 | Water Injected Scroll Air Compressor - A high reliability water injected scroll air compressor is provided. In the scroll air compressor provided with: an orbiting scroll; a fixed scroll corresponding the orbiting scroll; a motor that generates driving force for making the orbiting scroll orbit the fixed scroll; a compressing path from a suction port to a discharge port; and a portion for injecting water into the compressing path, the operation is controlled by switching operation in which water is injected into the compressing path and operation in which no water is injected. Corrosion, the failure of activation and a touch to the wrap respectively worried when water is injected into an air end are avoided by switching the operation with water injection and the operation without water injection as described above so as to prevent water from remaining in the air end. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194964 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR WITH IMPROVED BACK PRESSURE CONTROL FUNCTION - A scroll compressor that includes: a housing, a drive unit configured to generate a rotating force; and a scroll compression unit having a fixed scroll having a spiral scroll wrap for compressing a suctioned fluid and fixed irrespective of a rotation of a drive shaft of the drive unit and a swivel scroll swiveled according to rotation of the drive shaft and having a spiral scroll wrap, comprises: a main frame disposed within the housing to support a rear surface of the swivel scroll and having a back pressure chamber in an interior thereof; a thrust plate disposed between the swivel scroll and the main frame; and a sealing member inserted between the swivel scroll and the main frame. The sealing member includes a first sealing member inserted between the swivel scroll and the thrust plate, and a second sealing member inserted between the thrust plate and the main frame. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194965 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - The present invention provides a scroll compressor in which the reliabilities of the eccentric ball bearing and the main ball bearing are enhanced by controlling an amount of oil supplied from the high pressure region to the back pressure chamber and an amount of oil from the high pressure region to the eccentric ball bearing and the main ball bearing. The scroll compressor includes a back pressure chamber oil-supply path | 2011-08-11 |
20110194966 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor includes a housing; a fixed scroll fixed in the housing; an orbiting scroll that has an orbiting end plate on which a spiral orbiting wall is provided upright and that is supported in the housing so as to be able to orbit while being prevented from rotating, in a state where the orbiting wall is engaged with the fixed wall; a suction section that makes refrigerant containing lubricant flow into a suction chamber provided in the housing; and a plurality of supply flow paths that are provided on a sliding surface between the housing and the orbiting end plate and that are connected to the suction chamber. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194967 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP, OIL JET AND LUBLICATING SYSTEM USING VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP - A variable displacement pump arranged to supply a hydraulic fluid to an oil jet arranged to inject the hydraulic fluid to a piston of an internal combustion engine, the variable displacement pump includes: a pump constituting section arranged to be driven and rotated by the internal combustion engine, and thereby to discharge the hydraulic fluid; a movable member arranged to decrease the flow rate discharged from the discharge portion by moving in one direction; a control section configured to move the movable member in the one direction by a predetermined amount when the discharge pressure becomes a first discharge pressure, and to further move the movable member in the one direction when the discharge pressure becomes a second discharge pressure larger than the first discharge pressure, the first discharge pressure being set smaller than the predetermined pressure at which the oil jet starts to inject the hydraulic fluid. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194968 | OIL PUMP - An oil pump having an inner rotor with of external teeth; an outer rotor that is eccentrically provided and has internal teeth that mesh with the inner rotor external teeth, and an oil pump body that accommodates the outer and inner rotors. By rotationally driving the inner rotor to increase and decrease a space between the internal and the external teeth, an intake stroke suctions hydraulic oil from the oil pump body and a discharge stroke discharges the suctioned hydraulic oil to a discharge port formed in the oil pump body. Between the intake and discharge strokes, a confinement stroke cuts off the suctioned hydraulic oil and confines the suctioned hydraulic oil in the space, and a compression stroke reduces the space and compresses the confined hydraulic oil. Further, an interval is set between a finish end portion of the intake port of the oil pump body and a start end portion of the discharge port such that a rotation angle of the inner rotor during the compression stroke is 21 to 27 degrees. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194969 | Ductile Iron Having Cobalt - Known cast iron alloys have application limits with regard to temperature. A cast iron including cobalt is provided. Through the use of cobalt, an optimal ferritic microstructure is achieved such that with an alloy having silicon 2.0-4.5 wt %, cobalt 0.5-5 wt %, carbon 2.0-4 wt %, molybdenum 0.3-1.48 wt %, manganese ≦0.5 wt %, nickel ≦0.5 wt %, the remainder iron, wherein the proportion of silicon, cobalt, and molybdenum is preferably less than 7.5 wt %, the application limits are shifted to high temperatures. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194970 | Production of Nanocrystalline Metal Powders via Combustion Reaction Synthesis - Nanocrystalline metal powders comprising tungsten, molybdenum, rhenium or niobium can be synthesized using a combustion reaction. Methods for synthesizing the nanocrystalline metal powders are characterized by forming a combustion synthesis solution by dissolving in water an oxidizer, a fuel, and a base-soluble, ammonium precursor of tungsten, molybdenum, rhenium, or niobium in amounts that yield a soichiometric burn when combusted. The combustion synthesis solution is then heated to a temperature sufficient to substantially remove water and to initiate a self-sustaining combustion reaction. The resulting powder can be subsequently reduced to metal form by heating in a reducing gas environment. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194971 | HEAT-RESISTANT SUPERALLOY - Disclosed is a novel heat-resistant superalloy for turbine disks having a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, 19.5-55% of cobalt, 2-25% of chromium, 0.2-7% of aluminum, 3-15% of titanium and the balance of nickel and inevitable impurities. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194972 | NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOY WITH IMPROVED DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR - A nickel-base superalloy with improved degradation behavior consists essentially of the following chemical composition (details in % by weight): 7.7-8.3 Cr, 5.0-5.25 Co, 2.0-2.1 Mo, 7.8-8.3 W, 5.8-6.1 Ta, 4.9-5.1 Al, 1.3-1.4 Ti, 0.1-0.6 Pt, 0.1-0.5 Nb, 0.11-0.15 Si, 0.11-0.15 Hf, 200-750 ppm C, 50-400 ppm B, and the remainder Ni and production-related impurities. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194973 | ALUMINUM ALLOY WELDING WIRE - A composition for welding or brazing aluminum comprises silicon (Si) and magnesium (Mg) along with aluminum in an alloy suitable for use in welding and brazing. The Si content may vary between approximately 4.7 and 10.9 wt %, and the Mg content may vary between approximately 0.15 wt % and 0.50 wt %. The alloy is well suited for operations in which little or no dilution from the base metal affects the Si and/or Mg content of the filler metal. The Si content promotes fluidity and avoids stress concentrations and cracking. The Mg content provides enhanced strength. Resulting joints may have a strength at least equal to that of the base metal with little or no dilution (e.g., draw of Mg). The joints may be both heat treated and artificially aged or naturally aged. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194974 | ALUMINUM ALLOY EXTRUSION MATERIAL FOR A CONNECTOR WHICH IS EXCELLENT IN EXTRUSION PROPERTY AND SACRIFICIAL ANODE PROPERTY - An aluminum alloy extrusion material for a connector which is excellent in extrusion property and sacrificial anode property consists of 0.2 to 0.8% (hereinafter, “%” means “mass %”) of Si, 0.45 to 0.9% of Mg, 1.0 to 3.5% of Zn, 0.001 to 0.2% of Ti and the balance of Al plus unavoidable impurities. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194975 | SEMICONDUCTOR-BASED DETECTION AND DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM - A system and method for identifying and making quantitative determinations of different deposits on a portion thereof, determining that the deposit is a contaminant and decontaminating at least the portion of the system is disclosed. The system comprises a controller, a sensing portion and a decontamination portion. The controller contains information about at least one noncontaminant. The sensing portion communicates with at least the controller and the portion of the system and is adapted to detect the deposit. The decontaminating portion communicates with at least the controller and is adapted to decontaminate the portion of the system. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194976 | DETECTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A detection device and system are provided. The detection device includes a detection capacitor and a Field Effect Transistor (FET). The detection capacitor has a reactive material layer reacting to a specific functional group in a fluid, and first and second electrodes disposed on the both surfaces of an insulating layer, and the FET has a source electrode connected with the second electrode, a gate electrode connected with the first electrode, and a drain electrode. Here, the insulating layer of the detection capacitor is thicker than a gate insulating layer of the FET. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194977 | LIQUID CONTAINER FOR ANALYSIS - A liquid container for analysis is provided to prevent outside liquid leakage from occurring when a needle is inserted into a seal part of a liquid container for analysis. The liquid container for analysis may contain a liquid for analysis and may include: a container main body formed having an opening part that enables the liquid for analysis to be led out; a seal part that seals the opening part; and a guide part that is provided outside the seal part, serving as a guide for inserting a liquid lead-out needle into the seal part, and upon insertion of the liquid lead-out needle into the seal part, coming into substantially liquid-tight contact with an outer circumferential surface of the liquid lead-out needle. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194978 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - It is a microfluidic device including a flowchannel in which liquid flows. The flowchannel includes a main channel and a pair of branch channels provided across the main channel from each other to be each connected to the main channel. The main channel includes a first zone, a second zone, and a coupling zone that connects the first zone and the second zone. The second zone is smaller than the first zone in a distance between a bottom surface and a ceiling surface. The coupling zone is configured such that the distance between the bottom surface and the ceiling surface thereof gradually decreases towards the second zone from the first zone. A connection zone provided in the main channel and connected to each of the pair of branch channels overlaps with the coupling zone. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194979 | Modulated magnetic permeability sensing assays - An analyte detection system includes a detector situated close to a well of a substrate. The well includes conjugated paramagnetic beads. The detection system also includes a magnetic field generator that provides an oscillating magnetic field in the well and the detector, an oscillator circuit coupled to the detector, and a circuit coupled to the detector that detect the conjugated paramagnetic beads. A method includes applying a magnetic field to well of a substrate with conjugated paramagnetic beads, alternating the polarity of the magnetic field, detecting a waveform associated with the alternating magnetic field, and associating the waveform with the quantity of conjugated paramagnetic beads. An analyte detection kit includes a substrate with an attached antibody that is reactive to the analyte, a conjugated paramagnetic particle, and a conjugated paramagnetic particle detector. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194980 | Process For Hydrophilizing Surfaces Of Fluidic Components And Systems - A method for applying reactive films containing solids to microporous membranes is provided wherein the membrane is firstly moistened and the reactive film containing solids is applied to the membrane while it is still moist. Membranes produced in this manner can contain reactive films having a high proportion of film openers and can be used advantageously in diagnostic elements for detecting constituents and, in particular, large hydrophobic analytes in body fluids. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194981 | OZONE DEVICE FOR DEODORIZING DRESSES - An ozone device for deodorizing dresses within a closet, includes an ozone generator. The ozone generator includes a casing formed with first and second ventilation vents, an ozone producing element installed within the casing for generating ozone in order to deodorizing dresses within the closet, a circulating fan installed within the casing for circulating ozone generated by the ozone producing element, and a hanging unit projecting outward from the casing and adapted to be hung onto a suspension member. The closet is sleeved over and cooperates with the casing to define a sealed chamber so that dresses can be kept therein. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194982 | AIR CLEANING FILTER COMPRISING PROTEOLYTIC ENZYME AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an air cleaning filter having a carrier with a coat of a proteolytic enzyme applied thereto, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194983 | COMPOSITE FOR ON DEMAND FRAGRANCE DELIVERY AND RELATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A composite for on demand release of fragrance, comprising a foam layer imbibed with fragrance; a top polymer layer, impermeable to said fragrance but containing perforations; and a bottom double sided film adhesive layer with a releaser liner on the outside surface; such that said foam layer is in between said top and bottom layer and when compressed by a user said fragrance is released thru the perforations in said top layer. Related method of manufacture and use of the composites in a book are also provided. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194984 | Polymerization Method - The invention relates to a process for continuously preparing water-absorbing polymer particles by mixing a monomer solution with a redox initiator consisting of at least one oxidizing agent and at least one reducing agent and polymerizing it, wherein the monomer solution is mixed with at least one oxidizing agent upstream of the polymerization reactor and the at least one reducing agent is metered into the polymerization reactor, and also to an apparatus for performing the process. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194985 | Micro gas generator - The micro gas generator employs a liquid propellant, e.g. 50% to 60% by weight hydroxyl ammonium nitrate as an oxidizer, 16% to 22% triethyl ammonium nitrate as fuel, 21% to 28% water as a diluent to provide stability and 1% to 3% additives. The liquid propellant is housed in a can mounted in sealed relation on a retainer in which an initiator is also mounted. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194986 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR) REACTOR ASSEMBLY TO REMOVE FINE PARTICLES FROM POISONING OR INTERFERING WITH SCR CATALYST ACTIVITY IN BIOMASS FUEL APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) reactor assembly for removing fine particles that interfere with SCR catalyst activity in biomass fuel applications. The selective catalytic reduction (SCR) reactor assembly includes at least one turning vane disposed in a plenum chamber of the reactor, at least one rectifier layer disposed downstream of the at least one turning vane, and at least one active catalyst layer for removing particulate matter. The turning vane is adapted to impart a directional turn to the flue gas flowing through the reactor, and the at least one rectifier ensures even flow distribution. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194987 | SCR SYSTEM WITH COMPENSATION ELEMENT AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN SCR SYSTEM - An SCR system includes at least one reducing agent tank, a filter, a feed device and a reducing agent line for feeding and conducting a reducing agent. At least one compensation element has a volume through which the reducing agent flows and is suitable for varying the volume as a function of a reducing agent pressure. A motor vehicle having an SCR system is also provided. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194988 | HYDRAZINE SPILL PAD APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - An apparatus for remediating hydrazine and a method of manufacturing the apparatus for remediating hydrazine are disclosed. A pad treated with a dicarbonyl compound can be utilized to remediate hydrazine spills or hydrazine-contaminated surfaces. The apparatus to remediate hydrazine includes a pad comprising an absorbent medium pre-treated with a dicarbonyl compound, wherein a solution, surface, device, or component contaminated with hydrazine reacts with the dicarbonyl compound of the pad to convert the hydrazine into a stable organic compound, thereby decontaminating the spill. The pad may include a porous surface cover surrounding an inert absorbent medium component that in turn supports a dicarbonyl compound that reacts with the hydrazine from the surface. The absorbent medium can be a pad, fibrous material, granular material, or an aqueous absorbent medium. The absorbent medium generally comprises a porous outer fabric surface covering that allows solutions or vapors to pass into the pad's interior. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194989 | INTEGRAL HYDROGEN AND AIR PURIFIER - A gas purifier assembly for providing first ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110194990 | Method of fabrication visible light absorbed TiO2/CNT photocatalysts and photocatalytic filters - A method of fabricating visible light absorbed TiO | 2011-08-11 |
20110194991 | Tubular Reactor With Jet Impingement Heat Transfer - A tubular reactor for producing a product mixture in a tubular reactor where the tubular reactor comprises an internal catalytic insert with cup-shaped structures having orifices for forming fluid jets for impinging the fluid on the tube wall. Jet impingement is used to improve heat transfer between the fluid in the tube and the tube wall in a non-adiabatic reactor. The tubular reactor and method may be used for endothermic reactions such as steam methane reforming and for exothermic reactions such as methanation. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194992 | Fuel Cell Cartridge - A hydrogen gas generating apparatus for providing hydrogen gas to a fuel cell stack is provided. The apparatus includes an expandable reaction chamber containing a solid reactant component and a collapsible receptacle containing a liquid reactant component with a housing. The reaction chamber includes an expandable reactant zone defined by a moveable partition that retains the reactants and reaction products within the reaction chamber. The apparatus also includes a liquid transport control system and a fluid path for transporting the liquid reactant component from the collapsible receptacle to the reactant zone in the reaction chamber, where the liquid and solid reactant components react to generate hydrogen gas. The receptacle collapses with a corresponding expansion of the reaction chamber as liquid reactant component is used, and the reactant zone expands within the reaction chamber in response to pressure from the increasing volume of reaction products on the moveable partition. Volume exchange among the expandable reaction chamber, the expandable reactant zone and the collapsible receptacle provides a high volume of hydrogen gas from a hydrogen generating apparatus of limited volume. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194993 | CARTRIDGE-TYPE DISPENSER - The present invention relates to improved cartridge-type dispenser for a chemical treatment composition which, when contacted with water or other liquid will at least partially dissolve or disperse, and thereby elute one or more chemical compounds to the water or other liquid. The improved cartridge-type dispense may be used itself, or in conjunction with a further apparatus. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194994 | Chemical synthesis and analysis via intergrated or sequential photochemical and electrochemical processes for use in microfluidic, lab-on-a-chip, and green-chemistry applications - A microfluidic system comprising a plurality of photochemical reaction stages, the microfluidic system comprising a computational processor, a plurality of electrically-controllable photochemical reaction stages, and a series of controllable interconnections for connecting the photochemical reaction stages. In an implementation, the computational processor controls the plurality of electrically-controllable photochemical reaction stages and the controllable interconnections so as to implement a multi-step photochemical synthesis function. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194995 | MICROFLUID DEVICE - The present invention relates to a microfluid device for discharging a fluid or a mixture of fluids including a discharge channel, at least one main fluid supply channel which leads into at least one secondary supply channel which is essentially situated in the same plane as the discharge channel, and which leads laterally towards the discharge channel and, in turn, leads into an inlet channel situated above or below the discharge channel, the inlet channel entering into the discharge channel from its top or bottom side via at least one inlet opening. The at least one inlet channel has a cross-sectional shape which changes in the longitudinal direction and/or in that the at least one inlet opening has an opening width changing in the transverse direction of the discharge channel. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194996 | TRANSPORT CONTAINER FOR STABILIZED LIQUID SAMPLES - Transport container for stabilized liquid samples. In at least one embodiment of a system for the transport of biological samples, the transport system comprises an inner container having at an opening and least one rigid chamber for containing a body fluid comprising at least one diagnostic marker, a stabilizing agent contained within the inner container, the stabilizing agent capable of completely or substantially preventing the degradation or inactivation of a diagnostic agent for at least twenty four hours following interaction with the diagnostic agent, a securing device for closing the opening of the inner container, wherein the stabilizing agent is linked to a solid support, and wherein the inner container is comprised of a material resistant to fracture. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194997 | Catalytic Reactor - A compact catalytic reactor defines a multiplicity of first and second flow channels arranged alternately, for an endothermic reaction and for an exothermic reaction respectively, and each containing a removable fluid-permeable catalytic insert to catalyze the reaction. The flow channels have a straight portion extending from one end face of the reactor and a linking portion that communicates between the end of the straight portion and at least one side face of the reactor, wherein the straight portion and the linking portion are defined at least in part by fin structures. The fm structures of the linking portion may be perforated, so that there are perforations aligned with each straight portion, but at the end of the reactor each line of perforations is obstructed. Removal of the obstructions enables the catalytic inserts to be pushed out of the flow channels when they are spent. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194998 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR USING STEAM-REFORMING REACTION - Disclosed herein is a hydrogen generator for producing hydrogen by the steam-reforming reaction of hydrocarbons, in which a pressure loss induction structure for artificially reducing the pressure of exhaust gas is provided between a combustion unit and an exhaust gas discharge pipe, thus improving the uneven distribution of exhaust gas. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194999 | COBALT RECOVERY - A method for extracting cobalt from copper raffinate. First, a supply of raffinate containing at least cobalt, copper, ferric iron and nickel, is provided. The raffinate is pretreated by one or all of raising the raffinate pH level; removing solids; and, reducing ferric iron to ferrous iron. Substantially all copper is removed using first ion exchange resin selective for copper. A second ion exchange resin selective for both cobalt and nickel is used to remove the cobalt and nickel. Cobalt and nickel are separately eluted from the second ion exchange resin. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195000 | ION EXCHANGE COBALT RECOVERY - Method of ion exchange cobalt recovery. Raffinate including cobalt, zinc, copper, nickel and ferric iron is produced. In the raffinate, the pH is raised, the solids are removed and ferric iron is reduced. A copper recovery ion exchange unit is loaded with ion exchange resin selective for copper. Raffinate is fed into the copper recovery ion exchange unit which is regenerated to recover substantially all copper. A cobalt/nickel/zinc recovery ion exchange unit is loaded with another ion exchange resin selective for cobalt. Raffinate is fed into the cobalt/nickel/zinc recovery ion exchange unit, the ion exchange resin holding cobalt, zinc and nickel, and then displaced. Cobalt/zinc eluent is fed into the cobalt/zinc/nickel recovery ion exchange unit to elute the cobalt and zinc in a cobalt/zinc solution, and then displaced. Nickel eluent is fed into the cobalt/zinc/nickel recovery ion exchange unit to elute the nickel. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195001 | Dynamic oxidation of process gas - Hazardous process gases are heated to auto ignition temperatures by rods and cylinders in a heating chamber. The heated gases and oxygen mix in a combustion chamber, and the gases ignite and combust. Air is introduced to cool the hot combustion products. Particles are separated from the cooled gases. Pure non hazardous gases and air are exhausted. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195002 | ADVANCED PARTICULATE MATTER CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods for collection and removal of particulate matter, including fine particulate matter, from a gas stream, comprising a unique combination of high collection efficiency and ultralow pressure drop across the filter. The apparatus and method utilize simultaneous electrostatic precipitation and membrane filtration of a particular pore size, wherein electrostatic collection and filtration occur on the same surface. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195003 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM COAL-FIRED THERMAL PROCESSES - The present disclosure is directed to the use of elemental or speciated iodine to control total mercury emissions. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195004 | METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION OF SOUR GAS - Method for separating a gaseous mixture that comprises as main ingredients H | 2011-08-11 |
20110195005 | PLANT AND PROCESS FOR REMOVING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM GAS STREAMS - The present invention is based on the realization that the carbon dioxide component of industrial gas streams also containing steam can be processed so to utilize either as latent and/or sensible heat the heat available from the steam component to assist in separating carbon dioxide from the remainder of the gas stream. For example, flue gases produced by power stations burning brown coal, black coal or natural gas inherently contain a useful amount of energy that can be harnessed according to the present invention. According to particular preferred forms of the invention, nitrogen and sulphur constituent such as SO | 2011-08-11 |
20110195006 | SOUR-GAS SWEETENING SOLUTIONS AND METHODS - A sour gas sweetening solution comprises an aqueous solution of a silicon-containing compound and an amine-containing compound. The silicon-containing compound is preferably maintained at a concentration less than or equal to 500 parts per million (“ppm”) more preferably less than or equal to 400 ppm, and most preferably between about 100 ppm and 300 ppm as SiO | 2011-08-11 |
20110195007 | CATALYST FOR REMOVING NOx FROM EXHAUST GAS OF LEAN-BURNING AUTOMOBILES OR INCINERATORS - The present invention relates to a catalyst for removing NOx contained in exhaust gas, more specifically to a catalyst for removing NOx using metal titanate as a support. The catalyst for removing NOx according to the present invention allows metal titanate to act as a support as well as an adsorption and storage agent (hereafter an adsorption/storage agent) of NOx in lean-burn conditions. Supported noble metals or transition metal components provide a catalyst function which helps adsorption/storage by oxidizing NOx into NO2 in lean-burn conditions and participates in the reaction of reducing the adsorbed and stored NO2 into N2 in fuel-rich conditions. The catalyst according to the present invention has twice the NOx storage amount of conventional catalysts, for example Ba, and enables effective removal even in operational conditions of a wider range than 150˜700° C. In addition, practical use which has been impossible until now is enabled due to the stable NOx removal capability even in conditions where SOx is present in exhaust gas. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195008 | DESULFURIZATION PROCESS - The invention relates to a desulfurization process, wherein a gas mixture is subjected to a separation process to separate the acidic components of the gas, an acid gas containing carbon dioxide and sulfur compounds, in particular hydrogen sulfide, being formed in this process, the acid gas being sent to a Claus plant for separation of elemental sulfur, and the residual gas leaving the Claus plant being subjected to a further separation, in which the water formed in the Claus process is at least partially removed, only technically pure oxygen being supplied as the oxygen-containing reaction gas to the Claus plant, and carbon dioxide in a purity which allows direct sequestration or industrial utilization being removed downstream from the Claus plant. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195009 | METHODS OF PREPARING CLUSTERBORON - The invention provides new methods for synthesis of ClusterBoron (B | 2011-08-11 |
20110195010 | Method of forming InP quantum dot and InP quantum dot formed by the same - Disclosed herein is a method of forming a spherical InP quantum dot, including: providing a compound containing indium (In); dissolving the compound in alcohol to form a solution; and introducing a compound containing phosphorus (P) into the solution. The method is advantageous because a spherical InP quantum dot can be formed, the method is environment-friendly because alcohol is used as a solvent, because InP quantum dots can be produced in large quantities because the InP quantum dots can be formed while putting all reactants into a reactor and slowly heating the reactants, and because the desired InP quantum dots can be easily recovered by decreasing the temperature of a reactor or by performing centrifugal separation at low speed. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195011 | METHOD FOR MAKING HIGH PURITY METAL OXIDE PARTICLES AND MATERIALS MADE THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a method of making metal oxide and mixed metal oxide particles. The method includes treating a mixture formed from a metal source, such as metal alkoxide, a surfactant, and a first alcohol in an aqueous media at a very high metal oxide yield. The mixture is reacted using a catalyst to form metal oxide particles having a desired particle size in said mixture. The method is particularly suitable for forming silica particles. The metal oxide particles can then be heat treated to form synthetic fused metal oxides such as, for example, synthetic fused silica. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195012 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING HYDROGEN CYANIDE FROM ETHANEDINITRILE - Process for removing hydrogen cyanide from ethanedinitrile by contacting hydrogen cyanide-containing ethanedinitrile with an organic reagent under formation of a covalent bond. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195013 | Supported Catalyst for Synthesizing Carbon Nanotubes, Method for Preparing the Same and Carbon Nanotubes Made Using the Same - The present invention provides a supported catalyst for synthesizing carbon nanotubes. The supported catalyst includes a metal catalyst supported on a supporting body, and the supported catalyst has a surface area of about 15 to about 100 m | 2011-08-11 |
20110195014 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A THIOMETALLATE OR A SELENOMETALLATE MATERIAL - A method for producing a thiometallate or selenometallate material is provided in which a first salt containing an anionic component selected from the group consisting of MoS | 2011-08-11 |
20110195015 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A THIOMETALLATE OR A SELENOMETALLATE MATERIAL - A method for producing a thiometallate or selenometallate material is provided in which a first salt containing an anionic component selected from the group consisting of MoS | 2011-08-11 |
20110195016 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING CALCINE PRODUCTS - A process for producing calcine products includes dead roasting a metal sulfide concentrate having a low sulfur content. The concentrate is roasted in a circulating fluidized bed at a temperature of about 950 to 1050° C. A waste gas of the fluidized bed is passed through at least one of a recuperator and a Venturi drier so as to respectively provide at least one of a preheating of at least a portion of air fluidizing the fluidized bed and a drying of at least a portion of the concentrate to be roasted. The calcine product obtained in the fluidized bed with a sulfur content of less than 1 wt-% is provided for further processing. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195017 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE - This invention refers to a novel process for obtaining high purity magnesium hydroxide from a solid starting material containing magnesium in the form of, and/or combined with, carbonates, oxides and/or hydroxides, either natural or synthetic. The process comprises leaching the starting material to dissolve the magnesium; the solution is treated with alkali to precipitate the high purity magnesium hydroxide, and the remaining mother liquor is fed to a regeneration step of both the alkali used in the precipitation of high purity magnesium hydroxide, and the acid for leaching. The process of the invention is characterized by recycling reactants (acid and alkali) regenerated in the same process. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195018 | LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE RECEPTOR (TSHR) AGONISTS - Disclosed are oxo-hydroquinazolines that are useful as selective TSHR agonists. The compounds may be used for detecting or treating thyroid cancer, or treating a bone degenerative disorder. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195019 | NUCLEIC ACIDS AND CORRESPONDING PROTEINS ENTITLED 251P5G2 USEFUL IN TREATMENT AND DETECTION OF CANCER - A novel gene 251P5G2 and its encoded protein, and variants thereof, are described wherein 251P5G2 exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, and is aberrantly expressed in the cancers listed in Table I. Consequently, 251P5G2 provides a diagnostic, prognostic, prophylactic and/or therapeutic target for cancer. The 251P5G2 gene or fragment thereof, or its encoded protein, or variants thereof, or a fragment thereof, can be used to elicit a humoral or cellular immune response; antibodies or T cells reactive with 251P5G2 can be used in active or passive immunization. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195020 | Methods and Compositions for Generating Bioactive Assemblies of Increased Complexity and Uses - The present invention concerns methods and compositions for making and using bioactive assemblies of defined compositions, which may have multiple functionalities and/or binding specificities. In particular embodiments, the bioactive assembly is formed using dock-and-lock (DNL) methodology, which takes advantage of the specific binding interaction between dimerization and docking domains (DDD) and anchoring domains (AD) to form the assembly. In various embodiments, one or more effectors may be attached to a DDD or AD sequence. Complementary AD or DDD sequences may be attached to an adaptor module that forms the core of the bioactive assembly, allowing formation of the assembly through the specific DDD/AD binding interactions. Such assemblies may be attached to a wide variety of effector moieties for treatment, detection and/or diagnosis of a disease, pathogen infection or other medical or veterinary condition. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195021 | CD20 ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF - CD20 is a transmembrane protein of the tetra-spanin family expressed on the surface of B-cells and has been found on B-cells from peripheral blood as well as lymphoid tissues. CD20 expression persists from the early pre-B cell stage until the plasma cell differentiation stage. Conversely, it is not found on hematopoietic stem cells, pro-B cells, differentiated plasma cells or non-lymphoid tissues. In addition to expression in normal B-cells, CD20 is expressed in B-cell derived malignancies such as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). CD20 expressing cells are known to play a role in other diseases and disorders, including inflammation. The present invention includes anti-CD20 antibodies, forms and fragments, having superior physical and functional properties; immunoconjugates, compositions, diagnostic reagents, methods for inhibiting growth, therapeutic methods, improved antibodies and cell lines; and polynucleotides, vectors and genetic constructs encoding same. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195022 | CD20 ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF - CD20 is a transmembrane protein of the tetra-spanin family expressed on the surface of B-cells and has been found on B-cells from peripheral blood as well as lymphoid tissues. CD20 expression persists from the early pre-B cell stage until the plasma cell differentiation stage. Conversely, it is not found on hematopoietic stem cells, pro-B cells, differentiated plasma cells or non-lymphoid tissues. In addition to expression in normal B-cells, CD20 is expressed in B-cell derived malignancies such as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). CD20 expressing cells are known to play a role in other diseases and disorders, including inflammation. The present invention includes anti-CD20 antibodies, forms and fragments, having superior physical and functional properties; immunoconjugates, compositions, diagnostic reagents, methods for inhibiting growth, therapeutic methods, improved antibodies and cell lines; and polynucleotides, vectors and genetic constructs encoding same. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195023 | Internalizing Anti-CD74 Antibodies and Methods of Use - The present invention provides humanized, chimeric and human anti-CD74 antibodies, CD74 antibody fusion proteins, immunoconjugates, vaccines and bispecific that bind to CD74, the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class-II invariant chain, Ii, which is useful for the treatment and diagnosis of B-cell disorders, such as B-cell malignancies, other malignancies in which the cells are reactive with CD74, and autoimmune diseases, and methods of treatment and diagnosis. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195024 | ISATIN DERIVATIVES FOR USE AS IN VIVO IMAGING AGENTS - Isatin 5-sulfonamide derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the derivatives, their use as molecular imaging agents, their use for the diagnosis or treatment of diseases or disorders associated with dysregulation of apoptosis, methods for synthesizing the derivatives, methods for the molecular imaging of caspase activity and apoptosis, and methods of assessing the therapeutic effect of a test substance on caspase activity are disclosed. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195025 | ANIONIC OLIGOSACCHARIDE CONJUGATES - The invention relates to anionic oligosaccharide conjugates that may be used to mimic the structure and/or activity of the anionic bioactive molecules known as glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). | 2011-08-11 |
20110195026 | PROTEIN - The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of and for screening, diagnosis and prognosis of colorectal cancer, for monitoring the effectiveness of colorectal cancer treatment, and for drug development. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195027 | CD9-SPECIFIC HUMAN ANTIBODIES - The present invention relates to a CD9-specific human antibody, more precisely a CD9-specific human antibody composed of human derived CD9-specific complementarity determining region (CDR) and framework region (FR). The human antibody of the present invention recognizes CD9 extracellular loop 2 domain (CD9-ECL2) as an epitope and thereby strongly binding thereto. The human antibody of the present invention also has CD9 antigen neutralizing effect and at the same time inhibiting effect on tumor cell lines. Therefore, it can be effectively used for the prevention and treatment of cancer overexpressing CD9. | 2011-08-11 |