33rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100209043 | NON-CONTACTING SIGNAL TRANSFER FOR ROTATING INTERFACE - An apparatus comprises a housing, a bearing member, and a transmission system. The housing has a channel in communication with an opening at a first end of the housing and a first surface at a second end of the housing. The first surface is substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis through the channel. The bearing member is capable of rotating in the channel around the rotation axis. The bearing member has a second surface substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis and substantially parallel to the first surface. The transmission system is coupled to the first surface and the second surface. The transmission system has a transmitter and a receiver. The transmission system is capable of emitting an electromagnetic radiation in a beam that is capable of being received by the receiver, while a rotation occurs between the transmitter and the receiver about the rotation axis. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209044 | Adiabatic coupler for coiled optical fiber devices - An optical fiber coupler is formed of a section of optical fiber that is positioned between a conventional input fiber (for example, a single mode fiber) or waveguide and a coiled optical fiber device. The adiabatic coupler is coiled (or, at least, curved) to assist in transforming a conventional fundamental mode optical signal propagating along the longitudinal axis of the input fiber to an optical signal that is shifted into a peripheral region of the coiled optical fiber. Moreover, the pitch of an inventive coiled optical fiber coupler can be controlled to assist in the adiabatic transformation process. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209053 | OPTICAL FIBRE CONNECTOR - A connector ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209054 | OPTO-ELECTRIC HYBRID MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An opto-electric hybrid module capable of achieving the reduction in distance between an optical element and a core end portion to improve the efficiency of light coupling therebetween, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The opto-electric hybrid module includes an optical waveguide section, an electric circuit section, and a light-emitting element ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209055 | APPARATUS FOR SPLICING OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES - An apparatus for splicing of optical waveguides including a control signal generating device for producing a control signal, a control device for providing a nominal level for the control signal, and a heating device for producing heat for heating the optical waveguides. The heating device being controlled by a level of the control signal which is dependent on the nominal level for the control signal and the heating device being designed such that a heating power of the heat is produced as a function of the level of the control signal. The control device detects any discrepancy between the nominal level for the control signal and the level of the control signal, and the control device changes the nominal level for the control signal as a function of the discrepancy found, thereby adapting the control signal as the electrodes are used. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209056 | Styrenic Polymers as Blend Components to Control Adhesion Between Olefinic Substrates - The insulation shield layer of a power cable comprises a blend of ethylene copolymer, e.g., vinyl acetate, and a styrenic polymer, e.g., polystyrene. The insulation shield layer is adjacent to a polyolefin insulation layer of the power cable. The insulation shield layer exhibits cross-linkability, strippability from the insulation layer, and good thermal stability. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209062 | Cable Fixing Structure, Optical Module, and Process of Manufacture of Cable - A cable fixing structure for fixing a cable covered with a covering layer made of resin to a receptacle having a chase portion for holding the cable is disclosed in which the cable has, in a segment of the cable, a catch portion formed integrally with the covering layer so as to expand toward the outside of the cable and the receptacle has a recess portion, communicating with the chase portion, in which the catch portion fits. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209070 | SLAVE DEVICE, TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD IN SLAVE DEVICE, MASTER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SYSTEM - A slave device includes: a clock unit that outputs time information; a message receiving unit that receives messages sent from a master device; a message sending unit that sends messages to the master device; a calculation unit that calculates a correction value necessary for correcting the time on the clock unit; and a correction unit that corrects the time on the clock unit based on the correction value calculated by the calculation unit. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209074 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD - The amount of information provided to a user is adjusted adaptively by means of a simple method. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209076 | Recording medium containing moving picture data and additional information thereof and reproducing method and apparatus of the recording medium - The present invention relates to a recording medium containing moving picture data and additional information thereof and to reproducing method and apparatus of the recording medium. The present recording medium has script files including additional information about moving picture data, e.g., scene descriptive text and introduction of characters, etc. In addition, information linking each script file with a section of moving picture data to be presented with contents of the script file is included in a link data file or is contained in a filename of the script file. In reproduction of the recording medium, a script file linked with presently reproduced moving picture data section is determined and searched for based on the link data file or every filename of the script files, and contents of the found script file are presented together with the presently reproduced moving picture data. Furthermore, previously presented additional information is removed depending on data or filename of the found script file. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209077 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING FILE SIZE OF VIDEO DATA - A method for calculating file size of video data stored in a digital video recorder (DVR) device includes storing video data having segments and index data including file size information associated with segments of the video data. The method also includes enabling an interval to export a selected portion of video data among the video data stored in the DVR device to a storage unit. The A method further includes reading the index data including the file size information associated with the video data stored in the DVR device and obtaining file size information from the read the index data in response to the enabled interval In addition, calculating a size of video data to be exported based on the obtained file size information. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209078 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An imaging apparatus selectively recording an image taken by itself or at least one other apparatus is disclosed. A digital video camera selects between an image taken by a camera block ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209089 | System and Method for Relay of Pulsed Light by Intermittent Radio for Camera Flash - Methods and systems to relay short duration coded pulses of light emitted by a first flash device to a second flash device, which may be remote, using radio signals, wherein radio signals comprise data representative of short duration coded pulses of light from the first flash device which may comprise one or more binary commands and/or activation signals emitted by the first flash device. A first radio communication device may sense coded pulses of light from a first flash device and in response transmit radio signals representative of the coded pulses of light, and may subsequently stop transmitting radio signals following the transmission of radio signals representative of the coded pulses of light. A second radio communication device may receive the transmitted radio signals from the first radio communication device and may cause a light element comprised of the second radio communication device to emit coded pulses of light to a second flash device wherein the coded pulses of light to the second flash device may be substantially representative of the coded pulses of light emitted by the first flash device. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209098 | DEVELOPER WASTE REUSE - An apparatus for reusing developer liquid in a plate processor device includes: a new developer liquid container ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209099 | Network Restoration Under Link or Node Failure Using Preconfigured Virtual Cycles - The design of telecommunication networks is such that there is provision of end-to-end path protection to multiple demands under a single link or node failure in the networks. Restoration routes are provided on Preconfigured Virtual Cycles (PVC's), where each demand is assigned one restoration route and specific restoration wavelengths on a segment of one cycle. Multiple demands may share restoration wavelengths, and the number of restoration wavelengths may vary among the PVC links. First, a plurality of candidate PVC's are generated where each demand may be assigned to multiple candidates. Assignment of demands with common failure scenarios are allowed, under certain conditions, to the same PVC. Next, a set of PVC's is selected from among the candidates, while minimizing total reserved restoration capacity and ensuring that all demands are protected. Next duplicate assignments are eliminated. Finally, conflicts of wavelength assignments are resolved. The invention focuses primarily on optical networks. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209100 | OPTICAL RECEIVER - The present invention provides an optical receiver able to monitor the level of the optical input signal in accurate even when the level is quite small. The optical receiver comprises a photodiode to generate a photocurrent Ipd, a current mirror circuit to reflect the photocurrent into a mirrored current Imon, a current-to-voltage converter to convert the mirrored current Imon to a voltage signal, switch to connect/cut the current mirror circuit with the current-to-voltage converter, and a correction unit for subtracting a signal when the switch is connected from a signal when the switch is cut. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209105 | VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A Visible Light Communication (VLC) method in a VLC terminal, in which the VLC terminal requests initial access to an Access Point (AP) on a selected mini-slot among a plurality of mini-slots constituting a control slot, based on control information in a frame, sends an association request to the AP on an allocated uplink time slot, if the uplink time slot allocated to correspond to the selected mini-slot exists in control information in a next frame, and transmits data at a data rate appointed to the VLC terminal included in control information in the current frame using an association Identifier (ID) included in a response received in reply to the association request and the allocated uplink time slot. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209112 | PLUGGABLE OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE SET - A pluggable optical transceiver module set includes an optical signal male connector with an elastic flake with an opening thereon, and an optical signal female connector with a bump, a holding rod and a driven element. When the optical signal male connector is plugged into the optical signal female connector, the bump is fastened in the opening, and the optical signal male connector is disconnected from the optical signal female connector when the holding rod is moved to rotate the driven element to press the elastic flake and release the bump from the opening. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209115 | Frequency-Domain Equalization of the Fiber Optic Channel - Systems and methods for frequency-domain compensation in optical communication systems. In pre-equalization embodiments, the transmitter transforms the data stream into a frequency domain signal and applies a compensation filter before transforming it back into a pre-distorted time domain signal. As the pre-distorted time domain signal propagates through the optical channel, optical dispersion effects counter the pre-distortion, producing an equalized signal at the channel output. In post-equalization embodiments, the receiver transforms the received signal into a frequency domain signal and applies a compensation filter before transforming it back into an equalized time domain signal. Pre-equalization may prove less expensive due to the square-law characteristic of photodetectors employed by most receivers. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209116 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, OPTICAL END TERMINAL EQUIPMENT, AND OPTICAL REPEATER EQUIPMENT - The present invention easily provides a network with high stability by setting a transmission rate without using a supervisory network in an optical repeater transmission system that uses multi-rate transponders. When setting a transmission rate of a multi-rate transponder, a rate changing data pattern is transmitted to a main signal to easily realize transmission rate setting for opposed equipment in an optical repeater transmission system through transmission and reception of the setting information. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209119 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR LIGHTING COMMUNICATION - Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling an illumination device for optical communication, including an optical array having a plurality of light emitting elements, a visible ray communication unit for outputting an electrical signal for visible ray communication, an optical array driving unit for providing a control signal for individually controlling ON/OFF of the plurality of light emitting elements, and a logic operation unit for performing logic operations on signals provided from the visible ray communication unit and the optical array driving unit, and outputting resultant operated signals to the optical array. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209120 | OPTOELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An optoelectronic transmission system has a photoemitter semiconductor component and a photodetector semiconductor component. The photoemitter semiconductor component has a radiation source for converting a first electrical signal into a first electromagnetic radiation and a first polarization filter having a first polarization direction for filtering the first electromagnetic radiation. The photodetector semiconductor component has a second polarization filter having a second polarization direction for filtering a second electromagnetic radiation and a sensor element for converting a second electromagnetic radiation which has been polarized by the polarization filter into a second electrical signal. In this case, the first polarization direction of the first polarization filter is identical to the second polarization direction of the second polarization filter. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209126 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes: a developing roller on the surface of which intersecting inclined grooves are formed by rolling working; and a seal member which comes into contact with the developing roller, wherein ridge portions of a convex portion surrounded by the inclined grooves of the surface of the developing roller are formed such that rotational resistance due to the contact of the seal member on the downstream side of a rotation direction opposite to a rotation direction of the developing roller at the time of development is larger than rotational resistance due to the contact of the seal member on the downstream side of a rotation direction of the developing roller at the time of development, and at the time of refreshing of the seal member, the developing roller is rotated in the opposite direction to a direction at the time of development. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209128 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Constant current control is performed with a target current It in each delivery interval between recording materials to sample a control voltage V | 2010-08-19 |
20100209132 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The power supply apparatus includes a plurality of voltage rising circuits each of which can be driven at a different duty ratio so as to convert and output a voltage output from a direct current power source according to a plurality of loads; and a control circuit which controls an input voltage from the direct current power source to each voltage rising circuit according to drive condition of the voltage rising circuit having the highest duty ratio of the plurality of voltage rising circuits. This configuration can provide a highly productive power supply apparatus capable of reducing a ripple voltage. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209143 | Image forming apparatus and process cartridge - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member configured to bear a toner image, a protective layer forming device configured to apply a protective agent to a surface of the image bearing member with a brush-shaped protective agent applicator, and a surface roughness maintainer configured to maintain a surface roughness Ry of a contact surface of the protective agent with the brush-shaped protective agent applicator at 500 μm or less. The protective agent is a solid material in which a granular material comprising a fatty acid metallic salt is compressed. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209144 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided and includes: a rotating member; an engaging member to be removably engaged with the rotating member; a driving force transmitting member to be rotated and driven by a driving source; and a connecting portion that connects the engaging member to the driving force transmitting member so that the engaging member and the driving force transmitting member are movable in a misaligned direction and an axial direction. The connecting portion includes a connecting member, a pair of spherical members provided on respective ends of the connecting member, at least one of which is movable in the axial direction with respect to the engaging member and the driving force transmitting member, and a pair of fixing members that fix the pair of spherical members to the engaging member and the driving force transmitting member. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209146 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a latent image bearing member on which an electrostatic latent image is to be formed; a developing unit which contains the developer and performs a development process to develop the electrostatic latent image formed on the latent image bearing member; and a movement mechanism which moves the developing unit toward the latent image bearing member when the development process is performed, and moves the developing unit away from the latent image bearing member and changes the attitude of the developing unit with, respect to the latent image bearing member when the development process is not performed. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209155 | Fixing device, fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus - A fixing device having at least a cylindrical base material, an elastic layer disposed on the base material, and a surface layer disposed on the elastic layer is provided. The cylindrical base material has a variation in thickness within about ±10% when the cylindrical base material is in an endless belt shape having flexibility, or within a variation in outer diameter within about ±0.5% when the cylindrical base material is in a circular cylinder tube shape having rigidity. The elastic layer has a variation in thickness within about ±5%. The surface layer has a variation, along the circumferential direction of the base material, in thickness of the surface within about ±5% and with a surface elongation percentage which increases from a center portion toward both end portions in the widthwise direction of the base material. A fixing apparatus and an image forming apparatus having the fixing device are also provided. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209158 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CLEANING MECHANISM - According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning mechanism including a scraping-off member or an agitating member configured to scrape off or agitate a visualizing material present on a surface of a photoconductive member and a fiber body or a power body different from the visualizing material, a collecting member configured to store the visualizing material and the fiber body or the powder body different from the visualizing material scraped off or agitated by the scraping-off member or the agitating member, and a removing member located along the surface of the photoconductive member and at a fixed interval to the surface of the photoconductive member in a range between the scraping-off member or the agitating member and the collecting member. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209163 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device including: a sheet feeding tray; a first air blowing section which blows air against a lateral side of the sheet bundle; a second air blowing section which blows air against a leading edge of the sheet bundle; a sheet adsorption conveyance section which conveys sheets one by one; a sheet type information transmission section; a shielding member arranged to open or shield the ventilating path; a shielding state switching section which switches to any one state of opening, partial shielding and overall shielding, wherein in the partial shielding state, less amount of air is allowed to pass than the opening state; a sheet adsorption detecting section; and a control section which controls to switch among the state of opening, partial shielding and overall shielding of the ventilating path, in accordance with the information from the sheet type and the sheet adsorption detection. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209164 | POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - In a post-processing apparatus in which sheets are stacked in a stacker section and arranged to be subject to post-processing, the stacker section is provided with a sheet ejection section which subsequently ejects the sheets one by one or two or more sheets overlapped with each other, wherein the sheet ejection section is provided with a corrugation application member to apply corrugation onto the sheet to be ejected and to change extent of the corrugation to be applied. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209167 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - A printing method of printing an image corresponding to one frame by using inks of a plurality of colors applied to an ink ribbon allows a printing apparatus to print one image on continuous paper by using inks corresponding to a plurality of ink surfaces. When printing one print image by using a plurality of ink surfaces on an ink ribbon, the printing apparatus sets an area in the print image to be printed by one ink surface on the ink ribbon, by dividing the print image. The printing apparatus then prints one print image by using a plurality of ink surfaces on the ink ribbon based on the set area. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209168 | TRANSPORT ROLLER, TRANSPORT UNIT, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A transport roller includes: a roller body of which a pair of end surfaces face each other by a press work so as to be in a cylindrical shape; and a high friction layer which contains inorganic particles and is provided on a surface of the roller body. Here, the roller body is provided with a joining portion which is formed by separating the pair of end surfaces. In addition, an average particle diameter of the inorganic particle is larger than a distance between the pair of the end surfaces of the roller body on an outer peripheral surface side thereof. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209173 | LEAD CARTRIDGE AND MECHANICAL PENCIL WITH BUILT-IN LEAD CARTRIDGE - A lead cartridge that is provided with a tank part for storing leads and is capable of being detachably connected to a receiving part provided in a lead feeding mechanism of a mechanical pencil to supply a lead can reduce costs for manufacturing the lead cartridge and the number of manufacturing steps and can prevent a lead from falling out from the lead cartridge inadvertently. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209184 | FLEXIBLE JOINT ARRANGEMENT INCORPORATING FLEXURE MEMBERS - Improved flexible joint arrangements employ at least one flexure member that interfaces with wrapping surfaces defined on the bases to which the ends of the flexure member are connected. The flexure members are configured to define a traveling instantaneous axis of rotation that moves along a path defined by the interface of the flexure and the wrapping surfaces as the bases move relative to each other. The flexure members and the bases can be constructed of a monolithic material. The wrapping surfaces of the bases can be asymmetric in cross-sectional shape. The radius of curvature of the traveling instantaneous axis of rotation can be configured to change only in discrete quantum steps without reversals. In other embodiments, the flexible joint arrangement can be configured as one or more three bar linkages in which the middle bar is rigid and the outer bars are flexure members in accordance with the various embodiments. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209186 | CLAMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PILE DRIVERS AND EXTRACTORS - A clamp assembly for securing a vibratory device to a pile comprising a frame, first and second clamp members, and an actuator. The frame is adapted to be secured to the vibratory device. The first clamp member is supported by the frame and comprises a first engaging surface defining peaks and valleys and comprising a first surface layer formed on the peaks and valleys defined by the first engaging surface. The second clamp member is supported by the frame and comprises a second engaging surface defining peaks and valleys and comprising a second surface layer formed on the peaks and valleys defined by the second engaging surface. The actuator member is arranged to displace at least one of the first and second clamp members such that first and second engaging surfaces engage the pile such that the pile is gripped by between first and second clamp members. At least one of the first and second surface layers defines a thickness dimension of at least approximately 0.0025 inches, and at least one of the first and second surface layers defines a grit of at least approximately 180 Emery. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209190 | PAVING SCREED - In a paving screed E for a road paver F, the paving screed E comprises a base screed G and extension screeds A at the front side of the base screed, the extension screeds A being extendable and retractable and pivotable relative to the base screed G, a base guiding structure | 2010-08-19 |
20100209199 | INTERLOCKING SHORING PANEL AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention is an interlocking shoring panel for excavation and methods of use. In one preferred embodiment the panel comprises a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, an inner surface and an outer surface. The edges have attachment means such as complementary interlocking features for connecting the panel to one or more adjacent shoring panels. The inner surface having two or more horizontal channels and two or more vertical support struts at spaced intervals along the length of the shoring panel. A plurality of shoring panels are interconnected to form a shoring ring, and a plurality of shoring rings are interconnected to form a shoring structure. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209200 | CUTTING INSTRUMENT AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - A rotating cutting tool ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209202 | METHOD OF MILLING BALL RACES AND SIDE MILLING CUTTER FOR BALL RACES - The present invention concerns a method of milling ball races which are of an approximately elliptical profile which has a first semi-axis extending substantially perpendicularly to the base of the ball race and a second semi-axis extending perpendicularly to the first semi-axis and perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the ball race, wherein a side milling cutter is used to produce the ball race, the peripheral cutting edges of which produce the elliptical profile of the ball race, wherein the cutting edges of the side milling cutter in a section containing the axis of the milling cutter are also of an elliptical profile whose first semi-axis extends perpendicularly to the milling cutter axis and whose second semi-axis extends parallel to the milling cutter axis. To provide a method of milling ball races and a corresponding side milling cutter which on the one hand also permit the production of ball races in ball hubs of VL joints on relatively simpler machining centers, while on the other hand there is also to be the possibility of varying the profile of the ball races produced, with one and the same milling cutter, it is proposed according to the invention that the ratio of the second semi-axis b′ relative to the first semi-axis a′ of the cutting edges is greater than the ratio of the second semi-axis relative to the first semi-axis in the case of the ball race to be produced, wherein the axis of the side milling cutter in projection on to the portion of the hall race, disposed with the cutting edges of the milling cutter, includes a setting angle different from 0° with the second semi-axis of the ball race profile. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209211 | SECTION FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HOLLOW BODY ELEMENTS, HOLLOW BODY ELEMENT AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - A section ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209212 | SECURITY SCREW - A security screw formed by a cylinder part divided in two parts in the threaded area with a division line in a partial way of the axial axle or very close to it. In one of these parts a cylinder area has been removed, coaxial (max. eccentricity: 1% of the radius of the thread), with the result that both parts can be moved between themselves, with the thread lined up or not lined up depending on the function of the angle position. Depending on the removed area position, the nut can be threaded or unscrewed. In addition, the nut can be unblocked by immobilizing these parts in the corresponding angle position according to the lining up of the threads. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209213 | SYSTEM FOR FASTENING ACCESSORIES ON FRAMES MADE OF METAL MATERIAL FOR DOORS, WINDOWS, AND THE LIKE - A system for fastening an accessory ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209221 | METHOD OF HANDLING CLAMSHELL CONTAINERS CONTAINING A PARTICULATE ALIQUOT - A package assembly handling system for handling package assemblies in an automated aliquot and/or dispersal processes is provided. Embodiments of the present invention include, but are not limited to, a package assembly handling system for handling a package assembly comprising first and second portions that cooperate to contain a particulate aliquot, the system including a package assembly handling device configured for applying a force to the package assembly so that the first and second portions at least partially separate, thus releasing at least a portion of the particulate aliquot. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209225 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER ROBOT, SUBSTRATE TRANSFER DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR - A substrate transfer robot includes a substrate gripping portion, an arm unit, and a controller. The substrate gripping portion is configured to hold a substrate. The arm unit includes a plurality of arms which are capable of turning in a horizontal plane. The arm unit has the substrate gripping portion at a leading end of the arm unit and is configured to transfer the substrate between a plurality of taught positions taught beforehand. When the taught positions are taught, the controller is configured to generate an access standby position corresponding to each of the plurality of taught positions and configured to generate and store a plurality of routes from the access standby position to a minimum turning posture of the substrate transfer robot. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209229 | Airfoil inserts, flow-directing elements and assemblies thereof - Disclosed are examples of flow-directing elements, airfoil inserts, and assemblies thereof. A flow-directing element has an inner buttress with an airfoil extending outwardly therefrom. The airfoil includes a cavity that extends within the airfoil to an exit port disposed in the inner buttress. A shelf disposed about the buttress defines the exit port, and the shelf includes a discourager extending into the cavity. An airfoil insert has a tubular body, with an outlet at one end. A plate affixed to the body at the outlet partially blocks the outlet, and includes a tab extending away from the body and defining a portion of an outlet periphery. Upon assembly of the flow directing element and the insert, the tab interacts with the discourager to direct a coolant to the exit port while restricting leakage of the coolant back into the cavity, between the airfoil insert and the flow-directing element. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209230 | AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEATS - The present invention concerns a fastening mechanism ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209233 | CATENARY TURBINE SEAL SYSTEMS - In one embodiment, a catenary seal structure may be mechanically supported only by two adjacent rotor wheels to isolate a volume between the two adjacent rotor wheels. The catenary seal structure may be annularly disposed about the rotational axis of the adjacent rotor wheels. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209234 | Method for producing a turbine housing and turbine housing - A housing for a thermal turbomachine is provided. The housing includes an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer is subjected to greater thermal loading and the outer layer is subjected to less thermal loading, the inner layer being made of a more heat resistant material than the outer layer. Further, a method for producing a housing for a thermal turbomachine is provided. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209245 | GEARLESS PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM FOR STARTING, STOPPING AND REGULATING THE POWER OUTPUT OF WIND TURBINES WITHOUT THE USE OF A BRAKE - Apparatuses and methods for controlling pitch angle of the wind turbine blades are disclosed. The pitch angle of all the blades can be controlled by a “spider” that moves substantially perpendicularly with respect to a plane of the turbine blades rotation. The turbine blade bearings are connected with the spider by the linkage arms. The turbine blade bearings have an axis of rotation that is substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the respective turbine blades. The actuating mechanism for moving the spider can be a combination of a hydraulic piston installed inside a hollow driveshaft (to move the spider in one direction) and a spring (to move the spider in another direction). An onboard controller can receive a turbine generator output signal to decide whether the turbine is overloaded or underloaded, and if so, the onboard controller can instruct a hydraulic system to add or remove fluid from the hollow driveshaft. Therefore, the power produced by the generator is adjusted up or down by the spider's adjustment of the turbine blade pitch angle. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209248 | STRUCTURAL MONITORING OF WIND TURBINE WITH FIBRE BRAGG GRATING SENSORS IN EACH BLADE - A system for the structural monitoring of blades | 2010-08-19 |
20100209250 | OPPOSED TILTING BLADE, VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE POWER GENERATOR - Improvements in A wind generator, that may also be called and relates to, windmill, turbine or aero generator, on a vertical axis. The vertical axis gives the windmill the ability to be turned by air, or liquid if inverted, from any direction parallel to the earth's surface. Multiple blades rotate through a horizontal axis into the wind to lessen air resistance on one side while turning vertically on the other side to gain energy from the wind. The system is counter-weighted as needed, to reduce energy loss, by different methods including but not limited to gears, levers, pneumatics, cables, hydraulics or added counter-weight. The electrical generating machinery is below the blades or at the bottom of the vertical drive shaft. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209255 | AEROFOIL STRUCTURE AND A METHOD OF MAKING A RIB FOR AN AEROFOIL STRUCTURE - An aerofoil structure comprises first and second opposed skin components which are joined together and spaced apart by a pair of opposed spar components. The skin components have respective outer and inner surface profiles. The skin and spar components define a space envelope and a rib is arranged within the space envelope. The rib comprises a rib body and a series of rib feet. The rib feet comprise a leg and a rib foot plate. The rib foot plate is dimensioned, positioned and angled so as to conform to the inner surface profile of the skin component against which it is intended to be arranged. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209257 | WIND TURBINE BLADE WITH SUBMERGED BOUNDARY LAYER CONTROL MEANS - A wind turbine blade having a longitudinal direction with a root end and a tip end as well as a chord extending in a transverse direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge is described. The blade comprises a flow control surface with a suction side and a pressure side. A number of boundary layer control means is formed in the flow control surface. The boundary layer control means include a channel submerged in the flow control surface with a first end facing towards the leading edge and a second end facing towards the trailing edge of the blade. The channel comprises: a bottom surface extending from the first end to the second end, a first sidewall extending between the flow control surface and the bottom surface and extending between the first end and the second end, the first sidewall forming a first sidewall edge between the first side wall and the flow control surface, and a second sidewall extending between the flow control surface and the bottom surface and extending between the first end and the second end, the second sidewall forming a second sidewall edge between the second side wall and the flow control surface. The channel at the first end comprises a first flow accelerating channel zone adapted for accelerating a flow, and at the second end comprises a second channel zone, where the first sidewall and the second sidewall are diverging towards the trailing edge of the blade. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209258 | BLADE FOR A ROTOR OF A WIND TURBINE PROVIDED WITH BARRIER GENERATING MEANS - A blade for a rotor of a wind turbine has a substantially horizontal rotor shaft, the rotor including a hub, from which the blade extends substantially in a radial direction when mounted to the hub. The blade includes a profiled contour including a leading edge and a trailing edge as well as a pressure side and a suction side, the profiled contour when being impacted by an incident airflow generating a lift. The profiled contour is divided into a root region with a substantially circular profile closest to the hub, an airfoil region with a lift generating profile furthest away from the hub, and a transition region between the root region and the airfoil region. The profile of the transition region gradually changes in the radial direction from the circular profile of the root region to the lift generating profile of the airfoil region. The suction side comprises at least a first zone, which extends substantially in the direction of the incident airflow, and which is positioned in a zone of a cross-flow. The first zone includes a first barrier generating means adapted to generating a barrier of airflow, which extends essentially in the direction of the incident airflow, the barrier of airflow being of sufficient strength and length so as to effectively reduce the cross-flow. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209262 | PISTON COMPRESSOR - A piston compressor includes first and second cylinder blocks having an inlet port and a swash plate chamber, a drive shaft having first and second guide holes, and a swash plate having first and second supply ports. The swash plate chamber communicates with the inlet port and also with the first and second guide holes via the first and second supply ports, respectively. A distance from the inlet port to the first supply port when the first supply port is moved closest to the inlet port is greater than a distance from the inlet port to the second supply port when the second supply port is moved closest to the inlet port, and the smallest flow passage area in the first supply port and the first guide hole is greater than the smallest flow passage area in the second supply port and the second guide hole. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209269 | ALTERNATIVE PISTON PUMP FOR MACHINES DISPENSING DYES, PAINTS OR SIMILAR PRODUCTS - An alternative piston pump, able to take in and dispense a determinate quantity of a dye, paint or similar product, comprising a container having a cylindrical cavity inside which a piston is able to slide axially, and a sleeve extendible axially and rigid radially, inserted into said cylindrical cavity and having a first end connected to said piston. The sleeve extendible axially and rigid radially has a second end connected through a flange to a closing plate, able to close one end of the cylindrical cavity, and the piston and the sleeve extendible axially and rigid radially are made in a single piece. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209276 | INTERNAL GEAR PUMP ROTOR, AND INTERNAL GEAR PUMP USING THE ROTOR - Flexibility is given in setting the tooth depth and the number of teeth of a pump rotor including a combination of an inner rotor and an outer rotor whose numbers of teeth are different by one, and the discharge amount of the pump is increased by the increase of the tooth depth. At least one of an addendum curve and a dedendum curve of an inner rotor ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209277 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - The present invention relates to a scroll compressor. The scroll compressor is configured to have a discharge outlet ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209282 | Method and Apparatus for manufacturing a Cutting Insert - A method for manufacturing a cutting insert green body having undercuts includes providing a die cavity formed in closed top and bottom dies; closing a bottom of the die cavity by a bottom punch accommodated in a punch tunnel formed in the bottom die; filling the die cavity with a pre-determined amount of sinterable powder; moving a top punch towards the die cavity through a punch tunnel formed in the top die; compacting the powder by urging the top and bottom punches towards each other, thereby forming the green body; and moving the top die and punch away from the bottom die and punch, thereby enabling removal of the formed green body. An apparatus for manufacturing a cutting insert green body having undercuts includes top and bottom dies which abut each other and top and bottom punches which slide in their respective dies. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209285 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY FOR CASTING AND MAGNESIUM-ALLOY CAST PRODUCT - A magnesium alloy for casting according to the present invention is characterized in that, when the entirety is taken as 100% by mass, it includes copper (Cu) in an amount of from 1% by mass or more to 5% by mass or less, calcium (Ca) in an amount of from 0.1% by mass or more to 5% by mass or less, tin (Sn) in an amount of from 0.1 or more to 3 or less by mass ratio with respect to the Ca (Sn/Ca); and the balance comprising magnesium (Mg) and inevitable impurities. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209289 | CORROSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING, ELIMINATING AND/OR MANAGING CORROSION - The present invention generally relates to corrosion management systems designed to deliver corrosion protection and/or the management of corrosion to a top portion of an enclosure (e.g., storage tanks, cisterns, containers, etc.). In one embodiment, the present invention relates to corrosion management systems designed to deliver corrosion protection and/or the management of corrosion to a top portion, or roof portion, of an enclosure where such a system includes one or more dispensers designed to deliver at least one corrosion inhibitor to a system designed to protect a top portion of an enclosure (e.g., storage tanks, cisterns, containers, etc.). | 2010-08-19 |
20100209290 | STERILIZATION SYSTEM FOR PET CONTAINERS AND BOTTLES - A sterilization system for PET containers and bottles including at least one electron flow generator | 2010-08-19 |
20100209291 | METHOD OF PRESERVING BIOMATERIAL - A method of preserving a biomaterial according to the present invention includes the step of simultaneously applying negative DC voltage and AC voltage to a biomaterial (O). It is preferable that in the simultaneous voltage application step, the biomaterial (O) is stored in a container ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209300 | ANALYSIS SYSTEM WITH A REMOTE ANALYSING UNIT - A system for analysing a fluid, the system comprising a base station, an analysing unit being remote from the base station, and a substance collecting device being remote both from the base station and from the analysing unit, a first fluid communication link for communicating fluid between the base station and the analysing unit, and a second fluid communication link for communicating fluid between the analysing unit and the substance collecting device, wherein the analysing unit comprises sensing means adapted to provide data representing a content of a substance in the fluid and wherein the base station comprises data processing means being adapted to process the data to provide information regarding the content of the substance in the fluid. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209304 | DISPOSABLE FOR ANALYZING A LIQUID SAMPLE BY NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION - The invention refers to a disposable sample holding and processing device ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209309 | Black Smoke Purification Device - A black smoke purification device enabling engine performance to be retained by bringing PMs which have become giant into good contact with an oxidation catalyst. A black smoke purification device ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209310 | HONEYCOMB FILTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE HONEYCOMB FILTER - A honeycomb filter includes an outer wall having a substantially cylindrical shape and a central axis of the substantially cylindrical shape, first walls provided at an inner side of the outer wall and extending along the central axis, and second walls provided at the inner side of the outer wall and extending along the central axis. The first walls and the second walls substantially perpendicularly cross to define cells having a substantially square shape in a cross-section perpendicular to the central axis. A thickness of the outer wall in the cross-section at a first intersection between the outer wall and a first diameter substantially parallel to the first walls in the cross-section and a thickness of the outer wall in the cross-section at a second intersection between the outer wall and a second diameter substantially parallel to the second walls in the cross-section are largest. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209315 | VESSEL CONTAINING FLUID DISTRIBUTION MEDIA - A vessel comprising a bed of randomly oriented ceramic media having fluid distribution channels incorporated in the outer surface of the media is disclosed. The channels capture and redirect the fluid thereby improving distribution of the fluid in the vessel. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209322 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A GAS STREAM DEPLETED OF HYDROGEN SULPHIDE - A process for treating a gas stream comprising H2S that includes the step of selectively oxidizing the H2S of the gas stream within a catalytic zone containing an oxidation catalyst and in the presence of an inert liquid medium and molecular oxygen to form elemental sulfur and a gas stream depleted of H | 2010-08-19 |
20100209324 | Catalyst Promoters in Vanadium-Free Mobile Catalyst - Low temperature activity of a vanadium-free selective catalytic reduction catalyst is provided by a mixed metal oxide support containing oxides of titanium and zirconium, the support having a promoter deposited on the surface of the mixed metal oxide support, and further having an active catalyst component deposited over the promoter on the mixed metal oxide support surface. Suitable promoters include oxides of silicon, boron, aluminum, cerium, iron, chromium, cobalt, nickel, copper, tin, silver, niobium, lanthanum, titanium, and combinations thereof. Suitable active catalyst components include oxides of manganese, iron and cerium. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209329 | CATALYST FOR PRODUCING AMMONIA FROM HYDROCARBON AND NITROGEN OXIDES - Provided is a process for producing ammonia by the catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxide in the presence of a hydrocarbon, and in certain embodiments, in the presence of an oxygenated hydrocarbon. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209330 | Graphite Layers - The present invention relates to a method for preparing graphite layers, comprising the step of heating at least one monolayer with low-molecular weight aromatics and/or low-molecular weight heteroaromatics crosslinked in the lateral direction under vacuum or inert gas to a temperature of >800 K, and to graphite layers which are obtainable by this method. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209337 | REDUCED GENERATION OF AMMONIA IN NICKEL CATALYST OF REFORMER - Reformation of natural gas without excessive production of ammonia, even if the natural gas includes as much as 14% nitrogen, is achieved in reformers including tubes ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100209338 | HYDROGEN-GENERATING MATERIAL COMPOSITION, HYDROGEN-GENERATING MATERIAL FORMED BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN - A hydrogen-generating material composition of the present invention contains at least one metallic material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, silicon, zinc, magnesium, and alloys mainly composed of at least one of those metal elements, and a water-soluble salt of hydroxy acid. In the hydrogen-generating material composition, the ratio of the water-soluble salt of hydroxy acid to the total of the metallic material and the water-soluble salt of hydroxy acid is 1 mass % or more. A method for producing hydrogen according to the present invention is provided, wherein hydrogen is generated by supplying water to the hydrogen-generating material composition of the present invention so that a reaction occurs between the metallic material and the water. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209342 | APCDD1 INHIBITORS FOR TREATING, DIAGNOSING OR DETECTING CANCER - The invention provides, inter alia, methods for methods for treating cancer, compositions for treating cancer, and methods and compositions for diagnosing and/or detecting cancer. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating, diagnosing and detecting cancers associated with APCDD1 overexpression. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209354 | ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRID NANOPARTICULATES MADE FROM IRON CARBOXYLATES - The invention relates to nanoparticles made from organometallic hybrid materials made from iron carboxylates, used for example as contrast agents. The particles can also be used for the encapsulation and vectoring of molecules of interest such as active3 pharmaceutical agents, cosmetically interesting compounds and markers. Apart from the intrinsic properties thereof for imaging, said nanoparticles give good results in terms of capacity for loading with medicaments and in biocompatibility. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209355 | CUPREDOXIN DERIVED TRANSPORT AGENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention discloses methods and materials for delivering a cargo compound into a cancer cell. Delivery of the cargo compound is accomplished by the use of protein transduction domains derived from cupredoxins. The invention further discloses methods for treating cancer and diagnosing cancer. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209361 | HIGHLY CATIONIC COPOLYMERS BASED ON QUATERNIZED NITROGEN-CONTAINING MONOMERS - The present invention relates to a copolymer with high cationic charge based on quaternized nitrogen-containing monomers, to cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions which comprise at least one such copolymer, and to further uses of these copolymers. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209362 | Biofilm Treatment - The invention provides a method of preventing, inhibiting or reducing a | 2010-08-19 |
20100209366 | UV ABSORBING COMPOUNDS - The invention relates to new, highly efficient UV-absorbing compounds, a process for their manufacturing and to uses of these UV-absorbing compounds. The UV-absorbing compounds are in particular UV-A-absorbing compounds according to Formula (VI) or (VII): | 2010-08-19 |
20100209379 | SUPERABSORBENT COMPOSITION WITH TANNINS FOR ODOR CONTROL - The present invention relates to a water-absorbing composition comprising water-absorbing polymer structures, on the surface of which is at least one tannin fraction which has a number-average molecular weight, determined in accordance with the test method described herein, of at least 1,000 g/mol, which has a weight-average molecular weight, determined in accordance with the test method described herein, of at least 1,000 g/mol, or which is a hydrolysable gallotannin. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209381 | COPPER COMPOUND-CONTAINING ANTIFOULING COATING COMPOSITION HAVING IMPROVED SLIME RESISTANCE AND STORAGE STABILITY - The present invention provides an antifouling coating composition, which can form an antifouling coating film capable of giving excellent slime resistance and has a property such that the recrystallization of an antifouling agent in a paint is depressed. The antifouling coating composition of the present invention is obtainable by blending a coating film forming resin (A) with as an antifouling agent, an inorganic copper antifouling agent (B) such as copper suboxide, etc and N,N′-dimethyl-N′-tolyl(N-fluorodichloromethylthio)sulfamide (C). The antifouling agent (B) is contained in an amount of preferably 60 to 1000 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the coating film forming resin (A), and the antifouling agent (C) is contained in an amount of preferably 1.4 to 80 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the coating film forming resin (A) and also the antifouling agent (C) is contained in an amount of preferably 0.1 to 100 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the antifouling agent (B). | 2010-08-19 |
20100209385 | TREATMENT OF OBESITY - The present invention relates generally to a method of increasing lipid oxidation in a mammal and to agents useful for same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of increasing lipid oxidation in a mammal by administering a ligand which interacts with the IL-6 receptor and signals via interaction with a gp130/LIF receptor heterodimer. In a related aspect, the present invention provides a method of increasing insulin sensitivity in a mammal. The method of present invention is useful, inter alia, in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of conditions characterised by unwanted lipid accumulation (such as obesity, obesity induced-metabolic disorders, type II diabetes, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, obstructive sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) or inadequate insulin sensitivity. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209386 | AGONIST AND ANTAGONIST PEPTIDES OF CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) - The invention provides a peptide comprising an agonist of a MHC Class I binding native sequence having amino acid substitution(s) and enhanced immunogenicity compared to the native sequence. The invention also provides methods comprising the administration of the peptide. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209387 | ENHANCED MEDICAL IMPLANT - A medical implant comprising in components from a tooth and stem cells harvested from at least one tooth. Tooth stem cells may be harvested from the dental pulp of mammalian teeth, such as unerupted third molars in humans. After the stem cells are removed and isolated from the other teeth tissue, the hard tooth may be ground into a base material for the manufacture of a porous matrix into which the tooth stem cells can be added. Additionally, soft tissue from the harvested tooth may be used as a carrier scaffold for soft tissue applications such as meniscal or cartilage repair. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209393 | Use of Polynucleotides Encoding Small Acid-Soluble Spore Protein for Inhibiting Bacterial Cell Growth and/or Treating Bacterial Infections - A polypeptide having α/β type SASP activity, for use as a medicament. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209397 | METHOD FOR NON-AUTOLOGOUS CARTILAGE REGENERATION - The present invention relates in general to the field of tissue engineering, and in particular to methods for repair and regeneration of diseased and injured bone and cartilage tissue by allotransplantation or xenotransplantation of neonatal mandibular condyle-derived chondrocytes. The composition may comprise mandibular condyle-derived chondrocytes in the form of a chondrocyte film, per se, or in combination with a scaffold. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209398 | Compositions of stem cells and stem cell factors and methods for their use and manufacture - Therapeutic stem cells and methods for their use and manufacture. Stem cells are produced under conditions in which the stem cells are exposed to at least one environmental factor, including decreased oxygen tension. The environmental factors and culture conditions of the invention produce stem cells having an enhanced therapeutic ability and enhanced proliferation in culture. Stem cells of the invention retain their plasticity through a higher number of cell passages relative to know methods of stem cell culture. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209402 | AGENT FOR PROMOTING CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL ADHESION - The invention provides an agent for promoting adhesion of a corneal endothelial cell, containing a Rho kinase inhibitor, as well as a culture medium for a corneal endothelial cell, a solution for preservation of cornea, and a method of producing a corneal endothelial preparation, which includes culturing the corneal endothelial cell using the aforementioned culture medium. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209403 | ADHERENT CELLS FROM ADIPOSE OR PLACENTA TISSUES AND USE THEREOF IN THERAPY - A method of treating ischemia in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of adherent cells of a tissue selected from the group consisting of a placenta and an adipose tissue, thereby treating the ischemia in the subject. A method of treating a medical condition requiring connective tissue regeneration and/or repair is also disclosed. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209412 | OSTEOGENESIS PROMOTER - It is intended to provide an osteogenesis promoter capable of promoting osteogenesis by promoting the differentiation of osteoblasts, and foods, drinks, drugs or feeds for promoting osteogenesis. Namely, an osteogenesis promoter capable of promoting osteogenesis by promoting the differentiation of osteoblasts which comprises, as the active ingredient, lactoperoxidase and/or a digestion product obtained by digesting lactoperoxidase with a protease such as trypsin; and foods, drinks, drugs or feeds for promoting osteogenesis containing lactoperoxidase and/or its digestion product. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209415 | CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for enhancing the cell-killing activity of anti-neoplastic agents by inhibiting the activity of a lysyl oxidase-type enzyme. Also disclosed are methods for screening for chemotherapeutic agents, and for molecules that enhance the activity of chemotherapeutic agents, using cells grown on an extracellular matrix. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209416 | IMMUNOASSAYS FOR LAMOTRIGINE - Generally, the present invention relates to lamotrigine analogs that have substituents at the triazine | 2010-08-19 |
20100209422 | ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC FOR THE PROTOFIBRIL FORM OF BETA-AMYLOID PROTEIN - Isolated antibodies have been characterized which show specific affinity to a repeating conformational epitope of a protofibril form of the human β-amyloid peptide as compare to low molecular weight forms of β-amyloid peptide. These isolated antibodies and related pharmaceutically effective compositions may be useful in the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment of Alzheimer's disease by effectively blocking the ability of the protofibril form of β-amyloid peptide to form fibril forms linked with complications associated with Alzheimer's disease. The isolated antibodies of the present invention are also useful in various diagnostic assays and associated kits. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209424 | ANTIBODIES AND FC FUSION PROTEIN MODIFICATIONS WITH ENHANCED PERSISTENCE OR PHARMACOKINETIC STABILITY IN VIVO AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - In certain embodiments, this present invention provides antibodies and Fc fusion proteins with enhanced pharmacokinetics, such as biotinylated antibodies or biotinylated Fc fusion polypeptides. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209429 | PEPTIDES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLIOMAS AND OTHER CANCERS - The invention is based on the discovery that STM/Hop promotes proliferation of human glioblastoma-derived cells but not of normal astrocytes and that the proliferation requires the binding of STM/Hop to PrP | 2010-08-19 |
20100209447 | Methods of making and using a cell penetrating peptide for enhanced delivery of nucleic acids, proteins, drugs, and adenovirus to tissues and cells, and compositions and kits - A peptide-POD with ability to penetrate and deliver fluorophores, siRNA, DNA and quantum dots to cells in culture and retinal and ocular tissues in vivo is provided herein. POD couples to adenovirus vectors, enhancing tropism for certain cells, potentially providing a safer and more efficacious method to deliver molecules to ocular and other tissues in vivo. POD constructs are therapeutic delivery vehicles for treating cells and tissues, including ocular cells and tissues suffering from retinal degeneration. | 2010-08-19 |
20100209448 | SYNTHETIC ANTI-CANDIDA ALBICANS OLIGOSACCHARIDE BASED VACCINES - The present invention provides methods of making and using immunogenic oligosaccharide compositions comprising native O-linked and S-linked oligosaccharides coupled to a protein carrier, wherein the resultant conjugate elicits a protectively immunogenic response. These compositions may be useful in vaccines against pathogenic | 2010-08-19 |