34th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100216013 | CYLINDER TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY - A cylinder type secondary battery includes a can having an opening, an electrode assembly in the can, a cap assembly covering the opening of the can, an upper insulating plate between the electrode assembly and the cap assembly; a support plate on the upper insulating plate; the support plate having a peripheral edge, wherein an area of the support plate is smaller than an area of the upper insulating plate, and a first electrode tab extending from the electrode assembly, the first electrode tab having a first section contacting the support plate, a second section contacting the cap assembly, and a bent section between the first section and the second section, wherein a portion of the bent section protrudes from the peripheral edge of the support plate. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216014 | Closure Assembly for Electrochemical Cells - A closure assembly for an electrochemical cell includes a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) device and a dual wall gasket that isolates the PTC device from primary axial compression forces present in the closure assembly. A method for closing an electrochemical cell to remove the PTC device from primary axial compression is also contemplated. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216015 | BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY PACK MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a battery pack in which accessory parts are fitted to a unit cell, the unit cell has a terminal portion, accessory parts include an electrical-connection use lead and a frame having an engagement portion to be engaged with the lead, and the lead and the terminal portion are bonded together by welding while the lead is engaged with the engagement portion. As a result of this, movement of the frame can be inhibited under action of external force. Moreover, in a structure in which an exterior cover is fitted to the frame or in which resin mold is integrally molded with the frame, movement of these members can be inhibited when external force acts on the exterior cover or the resin mold. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216016 | BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - A battery is provided that includes a laminate film having a metal layer and a thermal adhesive resin layer, a battery element which is covered with the laminate film, and leads which are connected to the battery element. The leads are sandwiched between opposing thermal adhesive resin layers, and extend outside the laminate film. The thermal adhesive resin layer has thermal adhesive resin and fine resin fibers. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216017 | BATTERY - A battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics even if the thickness of an anode active material layer is increased is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution. The anode has an anode active material layer on an anode current collector, and the anode active material layer contains a carbon material and has a thickness of 30 μm or more. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent and an electrolyte salt, and the solvent contains at least one of sulfone compounds such as a cyclic disulfonic acid anhydride. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216018 | HYDROGEN-ABSORBING ALLOY AND ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY HAVING THE ALLOY - A hydrogen-absorbing alloy is represented by the general formula Ln | 2010-08-26 |
20100216019 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a secondary battery ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100216020 | Battery and Method of Producing Battery - A battery comprises a battery cell | 2010-08-26 |
20100216021 | ELECTRODE PLATE - An electrode plate (Ib) for a lead acid battery comprises an electrode material supported on a metal support in which the metal support comprises a body portion and a tab portion ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100216022 | ELECTRODE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode which can improve the cycle characteristic of a lithium-ion secondary battery is provided. The electrode of the present invention comprises a current collector and an active material layer, formed on the current collector, containing an active material and polybenzimidazole. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216023 | Process for producing carbon nanostructure on a flexible substrate, and energy storage devices comprising flexible carbon nanostructure electrodes - An energy storage device structure comprises a first electrode layer, an electrolyte layer and a second electrode layer. At least one of the electrode layers comprise a metallic foil base layer and a layer of carbon nanotubes grown on the base layer, the carbon nanotube layer being arranged to face the electrolyte layer. The structure may be made in such a way that its width and length are much larger than its thickness, so that it can rolled up or folded and then hermetically sealed to form an energy storage unit. The layer of carbon nanotubes is grown on the metallic foil base layer by a chemical vapor deposition process at a temperature no higher than 550° C. The carbon nanotubes in the carbon nanotube layer are at least partially aligned in a direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the metallic base layer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216024 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing simply a positive electrode active material which can further increase charge-discharge capacity of secondary batteries when the positive electrode active material is used for positive electrode of secondary batteries, particularly non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. A method for producing a positive electrode active material includes the step of heat-treating a lithium mixed metal oxide represented by the formula Li | 2010-08-26 |
20100216025 | ELECTRODE PLATE FOR A BATTERY - An electrode plate for a battery comprising a plurality of electrodes in a grid where the grid defines a plurality of spaces. A paste disposed in the spaces has a top surface and a bottom surface. The paste is narrowed in the space, defining a distance between the top surface of the paste and the bottom surface of the paste that is less than the thickness of the plate over the electrodes. A retention layer of porous fabric is impressed on the top and/or bottom surface of the paste. Electrolyte disposed in electric communication with the electrodes. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216026 | Thin film electrochemical energy storage device with three-dimensional anodic structure - A method for forming a battery from via thin-film deposition processes is disclosed. A mesoporous carbon material is deposited onto a surface of a conductive substrate that has high surface area, conductive micro-structures formed thereon. A porous, dielectric separator layer is then deposited on the layer of mesoporous carbon material to form a half cell of an energy storage device. The mesoporous carbon material is made up of CVD-deposited carbon fullerene “onions” and carbon nano-tubes, and has a high porosity capable of retaining lithium ions in concentrations useful for storing significant quantities of electrical energy. Embodiments of the invention further provide for the formation of an electrode having a high surface area conductive region that is useful in a battery structure. In one configuration the electrode has a high surface area conductive region comprising a porous dendritic structure that can be formed by electroplating, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, thermal spraying, and/or electroless plating techniques. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216027 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A negative electrode mixture member accommodated in a bag-like separator includes a negative electrode provided with a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode mixture layer formed on one surface of the negative electrode current collector, and a metal lithium foil adhered onto the negative electrode. Accordingly, even when the metal lithium is dropped from the negative electrode current collector of the negative electrode, the diffusion of the metal lithium in the electric storage device can be prevented. Consequently, short-circuit in the electric storage device or the corrosion of the outer casing caused by the free metal lithium can be prevented, whereby the safety of the electric storage device can be enhanced. Even when the metal lithium is dropped from the negative electrode current collector of the negative electrode, the metal lithium can be retained in the vicinity of the negative electrode. Therefore, the doping amount of the lithium ions can be secured as designed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216028 | LAMINATED POROUS FILM - Provided is a laminated porous film comprising a laminate of a heat-resistant porous layer containing a liquid crystalline polyester and a shutdown layer containing a thermoplastic resin. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216029 | Lithium Ion Secondary Battery - An overcharge suppressing agent adapted to react when the positive electrode potential becomes higher, to increase the internal resistance of a battery during overcharge in an lithium ion secondary battery in which a positive electrode capable of occluding and releasing lithium and a negative electrode capable of occluding and releasing lithium are formed by way of an electrolyte. The electrolyte contains a polymerizable compound represented by the chemical formula (1-1) or the chemical formula (1-2): | 2010-08-26 |
20100216030 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY AND ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING SAME - A positive electrode for an all-solid secondary battery having excellent rate capabilities and cycle performance and an all-solid secondary battery employing the same. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material surface-treated such that at least a part of the surface of the positive electrode active material that is capable of occluding and releasing lithium (Li) is coated with an oxide including at least one of the Group 13 elements. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216031 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte composition includes an electrolyte salt, a nonaqueous solvent, a matrix polymer, and a ceramic powder, wherein the ceramic powder has an average particle size of 0.1 to 2.5 μm and a BET specific surface area of 0.5 to 11 m | 2010-08-26 |
20100216032 | LITHIUM ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE LITHIUM ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - Conventional ion rechargeable batteries having an electrode layer on an electrolyte layer suffer from an impurity layer formed at the interface, degrading performance. Conventional batteries with no such impurity layer have a problem of weak interface bonding. In the present invention, in a baking process step after an electrode layer is laminated on an electrolyte layer, materials for an electrode layer and an electrolyte layer are selected such that an intermediate layer formed of a reaction product contributing to charging and discharging reactions is formed at the interface of the electrode layer and the electrolyte layer. In addition, a paste that an active material is mixed with a conductive material at a predetermined mixing ratio is used to form a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer. Reductions in electrode resistance and interface resistance and improvement of charging and discharging cycle characteristics are made possible. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216033 | CATHODE MATERIAL AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING IT - A negative electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, characterized in that the negative electrode material comprises a composite particle including solid phases A and B, the solid phase A being dispersed in the solid phase B, and the ratio (I | 2010-08-26 |
20100216034 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein an open circuit voltage in a completely charged state per pair of a positive electrode and a negative electrode is from 4.25 to 6.00 V; and at least one member selected from the group consisting of sulfonic anhydrides represented by the following formulae (1) to (4) is contained in a nonaqueous electrolytic solution | 2010-08-26 |
20100216035 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell can be charged at a high voltage of 4.3V or more and has excellent cycle characteristics and excellent high-temperature storage characteristics. The cell includes positive and negative electrodes capable of inserting and extracting lithium, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The non-aqueous electrolyte contains a non-aqueous solvent, 1,3-dioxane and a dinitrile compound additives, and an electrolyte salt. The non-aqueous solvent contains ethylene carbonate in the range of 25% to 40% by volume under the conditions of 25° C. and 1 atm. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216036 | NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID ELECTROLYTE AND NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery comprising a anode electrode and a cathode electrode, capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, having high charging capacity, capable of maintaining excellent characteristics over a long period of time and excellent in discharge capacity retention in particular, is provided. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216037 | CARBON-FILLED POLYMER COMPOSITE BIPOLAR PLATES FOR PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS - Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, also known as polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, consist of a proton conducting membrane or a proton exchange membrane possessing adequate proton conducting properties typically contained between two platinum impregnated porous electrodes. PEM fuel cells are used in the transportation, stationary and portable applications and are currently used in the automobile industry as the fuel cell favored for replacement of the internal combustion engine. An opportunity exists for the development of lightweight and highly conductive polymer-based bipolar plates produced by standard mass production techniques, such as extrusion or compression and injection molding. The present invention capitalizes this opportunity and discloses method and compositions of matter for manufacturing of lightweight, low cost carbon-filled polymer composite bipolar plates. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216038 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A FLOW THROUGH BATTERY CELL AND USES THEREOF - In one embodiment, the present invention relates generally to a method and system for providing a flow through battery cell and uses thereof. In one embodiment, the flow through battery cell includes an inlet for receiving a flow of water, a solid oxidizer coupled to said inlet for reacting with said flow of water to generate a catholyte, wherein the solid oxidizer comprises at least one of: an organic halamine, a succinimide or a hypochlorite salt, a galvanic module coupled to the solid oxidizer for receiving the catholyte and generating one or more effluents and an outlet for releasing the one or more effluents. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216039 | FUEL HUMIDIFIER ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS - A humidifier assembly for humidifying fuel for use in a fuel cell system, comprising a water heater adapted to receive recycled water and to generate heated water using cathode exhaust, and a fuel saturator adapted to receive deaerated cleansed water, at least a portion of the deaerated cleansed water comprising the heated water, and fuel and to humidify the fuel with a first portion of the deaerated cleansed water, the fuel saturator tower outputting humidified fuel for use in the fuel cell system and a second portion of the deaerated cleansed water for use as recycled water in the water heater. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216040 | HUMIDIFIER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A humidifier ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100216041 | Extraction of Energy From Used Cooking Oil - The extraction of energy from used cooking oil is disclosed. In one embodiment, used cooking oil is admitted from a cooking appliance to an interface, and then to a reactor or a series of reactors where it is reformed into a hydrogen-containing, reformed fuel. The hydrogen-containing, reformed fuel is then admitted to a fuel cell which produces electricity. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216042 | AUXILIARY POWER UNIT - An auxiliary power unit (APU), a method of operating an APU and a vehicle comprising the APU are provided. The APU includes a fuel processor and a fuel cell, the fuel processor being provided with steam, air and dimethyl ether (DME). In order to avoid decreased functionality of the fuel cell caused by lubricants in the DME, a heat exchanger is provided for separating lubricant from the DME | 2010-08-26 |
20100216043 | Fuel cell monitoring and control system - A method of controlling a fuel cell system includes applying alternating current (AC) signals to an individual fuel cell. The AC signals have a plurality of different frequencies. A voltage across the individual fuel cell is determined at each of the plurality of different frequencies. An impedance characteristic of the individual fuel cell is determined based at least in part on the voltage across the individual fuel cell at each of the plurality of different frequencies. The individual fuel cell is controlled based at least in part on the impedance characteristic. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216044 | Air-Cooled Thermal Management for a Fuel Cell Stack - The air-cooled thermal management of a fuel cell stack is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises a cooling plate apparatus for an air-cooled fuel cell stack, where the cooling plate comprises a body configured to receive heat from one or more fuel cells in thermal communication with the body, and airflow channels formed in the body and configured to allow a flow of a cooling air to pass across the body. An insulating structure is disposed in the airflow channels, wherein the insulating structure has decreasing thickness from a cooling air inlet toward a cooling air outlet. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216045 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a fuel cell system that can achieve a stable power generation state of a fuel cell after the fuel cell returns from an intermittent operation to a normal operation. The fuel cell system has: a fuel cell; a fuel gas system having a fuel gas supply flow path for flowing fuel gas supplied from a fuel supply source to the fuel cell; a variable pressure regulating valve that variably regulates the pressure of gas flowing through the fuel gas supply flow path; and a purge valve for exhausting gas from the fuel gas system, and the fuel cell system exhausts impurities in the fuel gas system to the outside through the purge valve after the fuel cell shifts from a power generation suspended state to a power generation state. The fuel cell system has a controller that, if an amount of impurities in the fuel gas system increases to exceed a predetermined amount during the power generation suspended state, controls, after the fuel cell shifts from the power generation suspended state to the power generation state, opening and closing action of the variable pressure regulating valve so that the fuel gas supplied to the fuel cell has a pressure greater than a predetermined reference value. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216046 | FUEL CELL FORMED IN A SINGLE LAYER OF MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON AND FABRICATION PROCESS - Fuel cells are formed in a single layer of conductive monocrystalline silicon including a succession of electrically isolated conductive silicon bodies separated by narrow parallel trenches etched through the whole thickness of the silicon layer. Semicells in a back-to-back configuration are formed over etch surfaces of the separation trenches. Each semicell formed on the etch surface of one of the silicon bodies forming an elementary cell in cooperation with an opposite semicell formed on the etch surface of the next silicon body of the succession, is separated by an ion exchange membrane resin filling the separation trench between the opposite semicells forming a solid electrolyte of the elementary cell. Each semicell includes a porous conductive silicon region permeable to fluids, extending for a certain depth from the etch surface of the silicon body, at least partially coated by a non passivable metallic material. Each of the porous and fluid permeable regions communicates with a feed duct of a fuel fluid or of oxygen gas that extends parallel to the etch surface inside the conductive silicon body. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216047 | POWDER CONTAINING ELONGATED GRAINS AND THE USE THEREOF FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRODE FOR A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a powder constituted by a set of grains, characterized in that the 10 percentile of the cumulative granulometric distribution of the grain sizes, commencing from the fines, D | 2010-08-26 |
20100216048 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A MEMBRANE ELECTRODE UNIT - The invention relates to a process for producing a membrane-electrode assembly comprising an anode catalyst layer ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100216049 | ELECTRODE CATALYST COMPOSITION, ELECTRODE, AND FUEL CELL AND MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY EACH COMPRISING THE ELECTRODE - Provided are an electrode to enhance the power generation efficiency in a fuel cell, in particular a single-chamber solid electrolyte fuel cell, and such an electrode. The electrode of the present invention comprises ΔEh, represented by the following formula ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100216050 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELL - The present invention can provide an anion exchange type separation membrane used for direct liquid fuel type fuel cell, high in heat resistance, hard to deteriorate when using and capable of obtaining high battery output. A composite membrane used as the separation membrane for fuel cell can be obtained by using a porous film, composed of a hydrolysis resistant polyimide resin such as a polyimide resin having a fluorenylidene group in a main framework, as a substrate; optionally increasing water retention characteristics for example by applying a water-retentive resin to at least a part of a surface of the porous film; and then filling an anion-exchange resin such as a cross-linked hydrocarbon-based anion-exchange resin having a quaternary ammonium group as an anion exchange group into a void portion of the porous film. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216051 | PROTON-CONDUCTING POLYMER MEMBRANE COMPRISING POLYAZOLE BLENDS AND ITS USE IN FUEL CELLS - The present invention relates to a proton-conducting polymer membrane which comprises polyazole blends and is obtainable by a process comprising the steps
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20100216052 | Catalyst Coated Membrane (CCM) and Catalyst Film/Layer for Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells and Methods of Making Same - Alkaline membrane fuel cells designed with silver cathode catalysts include a catalyst layer comprising silver metal nano-particles and an anion-conducting ionomer. The silver nano-particles are mixed with a solution of the ionomer to form a catalyst ink that is applied to an alkaline membrane to form an ultra-thin cathode catalyst layer on the membrane surface. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216053 | Stack flow path of planar solid oxide fuel cell - Through protrusion on channel area, a fuel flows higher to have a better reaction with a power generating plate of an SOFC. A material is selected for stacks to reduce the number of stacks and to simplify an assembling process of the stacks. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216054 | FUEL CELL WITH LARGE EXCHANGE SURFACE AREA - A support wafer made of silicon wafer comprising, on a first surface a porous silicon layer having protrusions, porous silicon pillars extending from the porous silicon layer to the second surface of the wafer, in front of each protrusion. Layers constituting a fuel cell can be formed on the support wafer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216055 | FUEL CELL - According to one embodiment, fuel cell includes an anode, into which an aqueous methanol solution is introduced as fuel, includes a current collector and a catalyst layer formed on the current collector, a cathode, into which an oxidizing agent is introduced, includes a current collector and a catalyst layer formed on the current collector, and an electrolyte membrane interposed between the catalyst layer of the anode and the catalyst layer of the cathode. The catalyst layer of at least one of the anode and the cathode contains carbon particles having pores on the surface thereof, catalyst microparticles which are supported by these carbon particles and are finer than the carbon particles, a perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid polymer and a high-molecular compound having a repeating unit of a high-molecular chain fixed to the surface of the carbon particles. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216056 | NON-NOBLE METAL BASED CATALYST, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, FUEL CELL ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE NON-NOBLE METAL BASED CATALYST, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE NON-NOBLE METAL BASED CATALYST - A non-noble metal based catalyst includes a compound represented by Formula 1: | 2010-08-26 |
20100216057 | CATALYST CARRIER AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - A catalyst carrier, being characterized in that a catalyst metal for promoting an oxidation-reduction reaction is carried on a vapor-grown carbon fiber having an average outer diameter of from 2 nm to 500 nm, which has been subjected to a crushing treatment so as to have a BET specific surface area of from 4 m | 2010-08-26 |
20100216058 | BLOCK TERPOLYMER WITH CONFINED CRYSTALLIZATION - A polyester block terpolymer comprising an amorphous block comprising a polystyrene dicarboxylate; a crystallizable block comprising a polyethylene glycol; and an aliphatic diol block; wherein the amorphous block is a continuous phase and the crystallizable block is a dispersed phase, and wherein the dispersed phase is less than about 200 nanometers in size. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216059 | POLYMER COMPOSITES WITH CONFINED CRYSTALLIZATION - A polymer composite prepared by melt blending, comprising an amorphous polymer; and a crystallizable polymer; wherein upon cooling the polymer composite, the amorphous polymer forms a continuous phase and the crystallizable polymer forms a dispersed phase, and wherein the dispersed phase is less than 200 nanometers in size. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216060 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING MULTIPLE IMAGES IN A SINGLE IMAGE PLANE USING DIFFRACTION - Methods create images viewable under different selected angles on optical storage devices and other photosensitive surfaces and optical storage devices with super-imposed images. Generally, a photosensitive surface is exposed with multiple diffraction patterns creating super-imposed images. These diffraction patterns create super-imposed images on the photosensitive surfaces, which can be read by either a human or a computer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216061 | Inverse Lithography For High Transmission Attenuated Phase Shift Mask Design And Creation - Various implementations of the invention provide for generation of a high transmission phase shift mask layout through inverse lithography techniques. In various implementations of the present invention, a set of mask data having a plurality of pixels is generated. The transmission value associated with each pixel may then be determined through an inverse lithography technique. With various implementations of the invention, the inverse lithography technique identifies an objective function, minimizes the objective function in relation to a simulation of the optical lithographic process, such that the transmission value, which is greater than 6%, may be determined. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216062 | Reflective photomask and method of fabricating, reflective illumination system and method of process using the same - A reflective photomask includes a phase shift object on a substrate, a reflective layer stacked on the substrate and the phase shift object, a capping layer on the reflective layer, the capping layer including at least one surface portion having a bent shape, and a light absorption pattern on the capping layer, the light absorption pattern including at least one slit exposing the surface portion of the capping layer having the bent shape. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216063 | Masks and methods of forming the same - Methods of forming masks. According to the methods, a target pattern is set. Generation of a side lobe caused by the target pattern is verified. A preliminary target pattern and a preliminary side lobe pattern are set, in the target pattern and a region where the side lobe is generated, respectively. An interference pattern map using the preliminary target pattern and the preliminary side lobe pattern is created. At least one of regions having a phase identical or opposite to that of a position of the preliminary target pattern in the interference pattern map is set to an interference auxiliary pattern. A mask using the interference auxiliary pattern and the target pattern is formed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216064 | SEMICONDUCTOR-DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND EXPOSURE-PARAMETER CREATING METHOD - A semiconductor-device manufacturing method includes: correcting a systematic component of process proximity effect, which occurs in a process other than exposure processing to thereby set a target pattern after exposure; adjusting an exposure parameter such that a difference between a dimension of the target pattern and a pattern dimension after the exposure is within tolerance; and forming, when an exposure margin calculated from the exposure parameter by using the exposure the random component of fluctuation in the process proximity effect is within the tolerance, a pattern on a semiconductor substrate with the adjusted exposure parameter. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216065 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An electrophotographic photoreceptor is provided with a conductive support; a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive support; and a surface layer provided on the photosensitive layer, wherein the surface layer contains a reaction product of surface-treated inorganic fine particles which are applied with a surface treatment with a metal oxide and a surface treatment with a compound having a polymerizable functional group. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216066 | TRANSPARENT TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPING, ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A transparent toner for electrostatic latent image developing, including a binder resin and a release agent, the difference between Tm and Tc being from about 30° C. to about 50° C., wherein Tm is an endothermic peak temperature of the release agent determined in a temperature rising process and Tc is an exothermic peak temperature of the release agent determined in a temperature decreasing process, in a measurement by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) according an ASTM method, and the toner having a weight average molecular weight of from about 35,000 to about 70,000. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216067 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE DEVELOPING COMPOSITIONS - A concentrated developer can be prepared with less than 60 weight % water and still remain in a single phase with little or no haze or precipitation. This developer concentrate also includes a water-soluble or water-miscible organic solvent, one or more alkyl ether carboxylic acid, coconut oil alkanolamine, coconut fatty alcohol polyglycol ether, β-naphtholethoxylate, and block propylene oxide-ethylene oxide in an amount of at least 0.1 and up to 50 weight % solids, and optionally an alkyl naphthalene sulfonate in an amount of up to 40 weight % solids. The developer concentrate can be diluted up to 80:1 or greater with water and used to process imaged lithographic printing plate precursors. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216068 | TONER, AND DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A toner including a colorant, a thermoplastic resin (a) comprising an amorphous polyester resin having a main chain having a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton, and a thermoplastic resin (b) is provided. The toner is manufactured by a method including mixing the colorant with the thermoplastic resin (a) to prepare a preliminary mixture, and mixing the preliminary mixture with the thermoplastic resin (b). | 2010-08-26 |
20100216069 | METHOD OF PREPARING TONER - Provided is a method of preparing a toner, the method including: preparing a solvent emulsion by stirring a medium including a polar medium, an organic solvent, and a surfactant; adding toner components including a resin and a pigment to the solvent emulsion; removing the organic solvent from the solvent emulsion including the toner components; and collecting a toner particle from the solvent emulsion from which the organic solvent is removed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216070 | Photosensitive Polyimides and Methods of Making the Same - Photosensitive polyimide compositions include a photosensitive additive and a polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by the following formula (I): wherein R | 2010-08-26 |
20100216071 | ULTRA LOW POST EXPOSURE BAKE PHOTORESIST MATERIALS - Polymers comprising a first methacrylate monomer having a pendent spacer between the polymer backbone and an acid-liable acetal group, a second methacrylate monomer having a pendent group including a fluorinated alkyl group and a third methacrylate monomer having a pendent hydrocarbon group. Photoresist formulations include the polymers, a photoacid generator and a casting solvent. Methods of patterning photoresist films formed from the photoresist formulations are characterized by post-exposure bakes at temperatures of about 60° C. or less. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216072 | POSITIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE COMPOSITION AND RESIN FOR USE IN THE COMPOSITION - A positive photosensitive composition ensuring wide exposure latitude and reduced line edge roughness not only in normal exposure (dry exposure) but also in immersion exposure, a pattern forming method using the positive photosensitive composition, and a novel resin contained in the positive photosensitive composition are provided, which are a positive photosensitive composition comprising (A) a resin having a specific lactone structure in the side chain and being capable of increasing the solubility in an alkali developer by the action of an acid and (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, a pattern forming method using the positive photosensitive composition, and a novel resin contained in the positive photosensitive composition. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216073 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a photosensitive resin composition suitable for use in a transflective liquid crystal display (LCD). The photosensitive resin composition uses, as an alkali-soluble binder resin, a blend of two kinds of binder resins. The first binder resin has a weight average molecular weight greater than or equal to 1,000 but lower than 20,000 and contains no reactive group. The second binder resin has a weight average molecular weight greater than or equal to 20,000 but lower than 80,000 and contains reactive groups. The photosensitive resin composition has good adhesion to an underlying substrate while forming a high resolution fine pattern. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216074 | Method for on-press developable lithographic plate utilizing light-blocking material - A method for applying a light-blocking material onto an imagewise exposed lithographic printing plate is disclosed. The exposed plate comprises on a substrate a photosensitive layer having hardened areas and non-hardened areas (for negative plate) or solubilized areas and non-solubilized areas (for positive plate). The non-hardened or solubilized areas of said photosensitive layer are removable with ink and/or fountain solution on a lithographic press. The light-blocking material is applied to the plate preferably from a solution or dispersion containing such material. The application of the light-blocking material prevents at least a portion of the room light in a certain wavelength (such as ultraviolet) range from reaching the photosensitive layer, thus allowing improved room light stability of the exposed plate. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216075 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PERIODIC PATTERNS BY STEP-AND-ALIGN INTERFERENCE LITHOGRAPHY - The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for generating periodic patterns by step-and-align interference lithography, wherein at least two coherent light beams with a pattern are controlled to project onto a substrate to be exposed to form an interference-patterned region on the substrate. Thereafter, by means of moving the substrate or the light beams stepwisely, a patterned region with a large area can be formed on the substrate. According to the present invention, the optical path and exposure time may be shortened to reduce defect formation during lithographic processing and to improve the yield. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216076 | Method to assemble nano-structure on a substrate and nano-molecule device comprising nano-structure formed thereby - A method of selectively positioning nanostructures on a substrate is provided which includes: a first step of forming a photoresist pattern on the substrate and then control the line width of the photoresist pattern in a nano unit to form a nanometer photoresist layer; a second step of forming a protective layer for preventing adsorption of a nano-material in a patter-unformed area on the substrate on which the nanometer photoresist layer has been formed; a third step of removing the photoresist layer formed on the substrate; a fourth step of forming a positively-charged or negatively charged adsorbent layer in the area from which the photoresist layer has been removed; and a fifth step of applying a nano-material-containing solution charged in the opposite polarity of the adsorbent layer to the substrate on which the adsorbent layer has been formed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216077 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPING METHOD - A developing apparatus has a substrate holder to hold a substrate, a heater which is provided in a substrate holder, and heats a substrate on a substrate holder for processing a resist film by PEB, a cooler to cool a substrate on a substrate holder, a developing solution nozzle to supply a developing solution to a substrate on a substrate holder, and a controller to control a heater, a cooler and a developing nozzle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216078 | DEVELOPING METHOD - Disclosed is a developing method that develops a substrate, which has a surface coated with a resist having been exposed, while the substrate is held horizontally and is rotating about a vertical axis. The method includes supplying a developing liquid from a discharge port of a developer nozzle onto the surface of the substrate, while moving the developer nozzle, disposed above the substrate, from a central portion of the substrate toward a peripheral portion of the substrate, and supplying a first rinse liquid from a discharge port of a first rinse nozzle onto the surface of the substrate, while moving the first rinse nozzle, disposed above the substrate, from the central portion of the substrate toward the peripheral portion of the substrate. The supplying of the developing liquid and the supplying the first rinse liquid are performed concurrently, while the first rinse nozzle is maintained nearer to a center of the substrate than the developer nozzle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216079 | FUEL COMBUSTION - A system includes a first source containing a liquid fuel, a second source containing a gaseous fuel, and a combustion burner connected to the first and second sources and selectively in fluid communication with the liquid fuel and the gaseous fuel to receive the fuels. The burner is capable of switching between combustion of the liquid fuel and combustion of the gaseous fuel without modification to the burner or the system. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216080 | LIGHT-SPOT-INDICATION GAS RANGE SWITCH DEVICE - A light-spot-indication gas range switch device includes a switch knob seat to which an LED is mounted. A cam ring is fixed to a rotary shaft of a gas valve in such a way that a bulge section of an outer circumference of the cam ring corresponds to a rotation range within which a rotary switch knob opens the gas valve and a truncated section of the outer circumference corresponds to a location where the gas valve is closed. The micro-switch support bracket supports a micro-switch and is arranged in such a way that a switching tab of the micro-switch engages the outer circumference of the cam ring. When the rotary switch knob is turned to set up a range flame, the micro-switch is triggered and the LED is powered by an electrical source to give off light indicating the turning on of the gas range switch device. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216081 | BAR LIGHTER COMPRISING A SAFETY MECHANISM - Disclosed is a bar lighter comprising a novel safety mechanism for securing the bar lighter from being accidentally actuated. A safety lever ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100216082 | WORK STATION - A work station is installed in a clean room for assembling or storing a component thereon. The work station includes a mounting member for mounting thereon the component, a heating device for heating to maintain an atmosphere surrounding the component mounted on the mounting member at a high temperature and a cover having an uneven structure for preventing a direct contact between the mounting member and the component by covering the mounting member. Further, at least a part of the uneven structure of the cover, the part being in contact with the component, is made of a material without containing a metal atom. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216083 | Device for Bonding Orthodontic Brackets on Teeth - A bonding device for bonding orthodontic brackets on teeth. The device includes a positioning element having one or more bracket holders mounted to be movable relative to the positioning element. The positioning element fits on a set of teeth so that the bracket holders may be moved into a desired position on the teeth for positioning and bonding brackets in place on the teeth. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216084 | CONNECTION DEVICE FOR SURGICAL OPERATION OF STRAIGHTENING IRREGULAR TEETH - A connection device for a surgical operation of straightening irregular teeth is provided, which is used to connect a connection wire which connects brackets which are attached to respective teeth with a tension member which is connected with an anchor, to thereby reinforce intensity of the connection device and control height of the connection device, and to thus smoothen bodily movement of teeth. The connection device includes: a wire connection member in which a wire connection groove is formed horizontally lengthwise so that a connection wire is inserted into the wire connection groove; a hook connection member at the center of one end of which one end of the wire connection member is vertically fixed and in which a hook connection groove is formed vertically lengthwise; and a hook member at the lower end of which a fixing rod is formed in various lengths so as to be inserted into and fixed to the hook connection groove of the hook connection member, and at the upper end of which a hook is formed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216085 | Method, system and model for indirect bonding - A physical model of at least a portion of a patient's dentition has model dental surfaces corresponding to real dental surfaces of the patient's dentition. The physical model includes one or more targets, each configured for facilitating placement of an orthodontic appliance on the model at a desired location. The targets lack mechanical stops that are outwardly protruding from the original model dental surfaces. Also provided are a method of manufacturing a physical model for use in indirect bonding procedures, a method for indirect bonding for use in an orthodontic procedure, a method for providing an indirect bonding transfer tray for use in an orthodontic procedure, and a system for providing a physical model for use in indirect bonding orthodontic procedures. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216086 | Intra-oral image system having swivel head optic - There is disclosed an intra-oral video imaging camera for viewing and recording the interior of the oral cavity, the intra-oral video imaging camera having a rotating optic head member allowing the user to preset the camera imaging prism from a vertical, bottom dead center position in a nominal arc 160 degrees to either the left or the right of bottom dead center, thus obviating the need for the user to manipulate the user's hand and/or wrist in order to obtain the desired image. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216087 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING SIGNS OF BACTERIAL INFECTION OF TEETH - The invention relates to a device for detecting signs of bacterial infection of teeth, comprising a light source, a receiving unit, an evaluation unit, coupled to the receiving unit, at least one emission fiber, coupled to the light source, and at least one detection fiber, coupled to the receiving unit. The invention is characterized in that both the emission and detection fiber have an acceptance angle of more than 35°. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216088 | LASER HANDPIECE, EXCHANGEABLE FIBER-OPTIC INSERT AND CONTROL UNIT THEREFOR - The invention relates to a laser handpiece | 2010-08-26 |
20100216089 | Three Dimensional Curing Light - A 3-dimensional curing light that can cure a light curable material, such as a dental restoration, from 3 directions at once. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216090 | LIQUID DROPLET SPRAY CLEANING SYSTEM FOR TEETH WITH TEMPERATURE AND FILTER CONTROLS - The droplet spray teeth cleaning system includes in one aspect a window of temperature and volumetric flow ratio between air and gas for safe and comfortable yet effective operation, the volumetric flow ratio ranging between approximately 24 and 875 and the temperature from approximately 27° C. to a maximum of 60° C. The temperature is maintained by a flow-through heater ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100216091 | CAST MOUNTING FOR ARTICULATOR - A mechanical interfitting connector for repeatably connecting dental models of teeth to articulators without damaging the former. The connector may comprise a socket mountable to a model and a male member mountable to the articulator, wherein the male member enters and engages the socket. The socket may be adhered to the model or alternatively partially embedded therein. A screw may be passed through the socket and male member so as to leave a small marking on the dental model, thereby indexing the socket and model for subsequent mountings, and also to prevent disengagement of the male member from the socket. A supplementary plate may be provided to secure anchoring of the male member to the socket, and to shield plaster which has not fully hardened against damage during hardening. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216092 | SUPPORT FOR A TEMPORARY DENTAL CROWN - A support ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100216093 | DENTAL IMPLANT - The invention provides a dental implant, characterized by a cylindrically threaded shaft section with at least a double lead thread. One lead thread is micro carved, while the other lead thread is carved with teeth of any shape, for instance V-shaped, buttress-shaped or square-shaped. The dimension of teeth increases gradually from zero in the lower part of the said implant (with constant or cone diameter) to approximately 0.1-0.2 of the diameter of the micro carving from the upper part of the said body implant. The maximal diameter of the said implant equals approximately 1.2-1.4 of that of the lower part. Thereto the internal body is supplied by a lead thread in order to block the said implant and may further be used for attachment of the key to turn in the said implant. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216094 | DENTAL IMPLANT FIXTURE - To prevent bacterial infection, a dental implant fixture includes a female screw portion formed from the oral cavity inner side, an embedding male screw portion | 2010-08-26 |
20100216095 | Method for Creating Shaded Dental Ceramic and Composition Created by Process - A method for creating shaded zirconium-oxide ceramics and a composition created by that method. Shaded yttrium tetragonal zirconium-oxide polycrystals are mixed to achieve a spectrum of final shaded ceramics matching the shades of human teeth. Ceramic material can be in raw form or can be milled and sintered as final product. A method for creating dental prosthetics and the dental prosthetics created by that method. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216096 | DENTAL FILLING/RESTORATION KIT - Provided is a dental filling/restoration kit, in which a pretreatment material and a filling/restoring material can be cured by only one irradiation with light, which enables further improved adhesion between a tooth and the filling/restoring material, which prevents the filling/restoring material from being easily colored, to thereby exhibit its excellent sensuousness. Specifically provided is a dental filling/restoration kit which includes: a filling/restoring material (A) containing 100 parts by mass of a radical-polymerizable monomer (a) containing 3 to 30 parts by mass of a water-soluble radical-polymerizable monomer having no acidic group (a1), a photopolymerization initiator (b), and a filler (c), the filler (c) being contained in an amount of 80 to 2,000 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the radical-polymerizable monomer (a); and a pretreatment material (B) containing a radical-polymerizable monomer having an acidic group (d) and water (e). | 2010-08-26 |
20100216097 | REALISTIC MECHANIC SIMULATOR FOR SENSATIONS OF VEHICLES IN MOVEMENT - The invention consists of a prototype comprising three moving parts that can realistically simulate all the forces which subject a driver positioned in any moving vehicle. The first part has a circular motion with respect to its vertical axis of rotation and is supported by a fixed base, the second part, integral to the first part has a longitudinal movement (horizontal) perpendicular to the rotation axis of the first part. The third part, integral to the second part, acts as positioning for the user who is subject to the simulator's effects which has a circular motion with respect to its vertical axis of rotation that is parallel to the axis of rotation of the first part. The longitudinal movement of the second part in synergy with the first rotation of the first part and the instantaneous angular positioning of the third part, can continuously represent a development of any force such as acceleration, deceleration (braking) and lateral thrust present in any moving phase of a vehicle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216098 | Nutritional Food Level System - A method of categorizing a food. The method includes receiving a description of a food and making a number of determinations about the food. The method determines whether the food is plant-based or animal-based, the extent in which the food is processed and the nutritional characteristics of the food. After making these determinations, the method categorizes the food to a food level between 0 and 10 based on whether the food is plant-based or animal-based, the food's extent of processing and the food's nutritional characteristics. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216099 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION - An apparatus for language instruction including at least one vowel card object having text corresponding to a vowel sound for a language and at least one consonant card object having text corresponding to a consonant sound for the language. Combining the text of at least one of the consonant card objects with the text of at least one of the vowel card objects defines a phonetic sound in the language based on the vowel sound and the consonant sound. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216100 | SYNERGETIC TRAINING DEVICE AND A TRAINING MODE - The invention can be efficiently used for intensively learning different disciplines, including foreign languages, and for forming and automating operational skills of professionals in different field of activity. It makes it possible to obtain a technical result and a high-quality intensive training. The use of a training aid is developed according to a synergetic theory in the form of a synergetic training device and makes it possible to provide a synergetic variant of intensive training. The synergetic training device is embodied in a dynamic technical device consisting of several soundproof booths which comprise training facilities and technical means using a sensor system. The synergetic training device makes it possible to intensify and simultaneously diversify the training activity of trainees, to develop an integrated-in-groups training method according to a ‘assistants-tudents’ system consisting in simultaneously training mini-divisions under the guidance of a large group of assistants, including technical assistants. The possibility of simultaneously taking into account all levels of training provides the method with a multi-level character, whilst the possibility of taking into account the peculiarities of the students guarantees the high antropological attitude thereof. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216101 | Method and device for teaching and/or calculating mathematics - A device and method for teaching, solving, and/or illustrating mathematical principles and equations is disclosed. The device comprises a set of increasing numerical values arrayed on a spectrum, each numerical value represented by a length, each length comprising a visual marker representative of the numerical value; wherein the visual marker is repeatedly displayed on the spectrum in a pattern corresponding to or at intervals in accordance with the visual marker's numerical value. Alternatively, the device may comprise a set of increasing numerical values on a spectrum, each numerical value represented by a length, each length comprising distinct visual markers representative of mathematical factors of the numerical value. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216102 | Bio-essence energy packet/card - A method whereby information, positive statements or affirmations are repeated 1000's of times and printed repeatedly on sheets of standard printing material using very small font. Each individual sheet is layered into a stack to form a packet of condensed and combined statements of positive influencing messages to improve the well being of the holder. The packets can be made using many different methods and designs disclosed in the following. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216103 | BALANCE SIMULATOR FOR BICYCLING - A balance simulator for bicycling comprises a base ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100216104 | Vision Cognition And Coordination Testing And Training - The visual, cognitive, and coordination skills of a subject may be tested and/or trained by providing a variety of stimuli to a subject. Responses may be received from a subject, the appropriateness of which may depend upon the combination of stimuli provided to the subject. A touch screen display device may be used both to provide stimuli and to receive responses from a subject. Any number and type of output devices and input devices to receive responses may be used. Behavioral information and other data regarding the performance of a subject may be recorded. Scoring may be based upon the speed, accuracy, and other aspects of the performance of a subject. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216105 | Surgical Simulation Device and Assembly - A system for simulating a surgical procedure that includes a housing covering an anatomical model. The model is made up of simulated tissue supported on a base assembly that allows pivoting and rotation of the simulated tissue. The simulated tissue includes a portion that represents soft tissue, such as dermal tissue, muscle, connective tissue and the like, and a portion that represents hard tissue, such as osseous tissue. The housing includes apertures through which a surgical instrument may be inserted for simulating a procedure on the simulated tissue. Cannulas may be set within the apertures. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEARNING STRUCTURE USING ENVELOPES - The present invention discloses a method and system for enabling the learning of a portion of anatomy. The system of the present invention comprises a learner; an envelope worn by the learner, another person, or an animal; media to instruct the learner on anatomy; and an annotation tool enabling the learner to annotate the anatomy on the envelope. The present invention may be used for any part of human or non-human anatomy. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216107 | System and Method of Distance Learning at Multiple Locations Using the Internet - A system of distance learning at multiple locations using the Internet is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the system includes a student computer, a remote server, a student Internet connection between the student computer and the remote server, an instructor computer, an instructor Internet connection between the instructor computer and the remote server, and learning material, wherein the student computer and the instructor computer are configured to transmit and receive the learning material during a learning material session. In addition, the system includes an instructor tablet computer configured to transmit handwritten notes written thereon, and a learning material platform, where the learning material platform is configured to capture images of the learning material to transmit to the instructor computer. The learning material platform is configured to project the handwritten notes received from the instructor tablet computer over the learning material to provide visual instruction to a student. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216108 | AUDIOVISUAL RECORD OF A USER READING A BOOK ALOUD FOR PLAYBACK WITH A VIRTUAL BOOK - An audiovisual recording of a user reading a book aloud is generated for playback with a virtual book. A book reading user interface presents a virtual book concurrently with a current image of the user. The virtual book may be presented based at least in part on an aspect ratio of the virtual book. As the user reads the virtual book aloud, an audiovisual recording of the user is generated. In addition, synchronization information is recorded that enables the audiovisual recording to be synchronized with the presentation of pages of the virtual book during playback. The generated audiovisual recording is stored in a database and may be played back to a recipient on demand. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216109 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRUG DELIVERY TO TISSUE OR ORGAN FOR TRANSPLANT - It is intended to provide a method for delivering a drug such as a gene to a tissue or organ for transplant such as skin by use of a laser-induced stress wave (LISW) and thereby producing a high-performance tissue or organ for transplant with a high survival ability and to provide an apparatus for carrying out the method as well as a high-performance tissue or organ for transplant produced by the method. The present invention provides a method for delivering a drug to a graft of a tissue or organ for transplant, comprising applying a drug to a graft of a tissue or organ for transplant and applying, to the graft, a stress wave induced by the laser light irradiation of a light absorber provided in proximity to the graft, wherein the light absorber is made of a substance capable of absorbing a laser light and generating a stress wave. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216110 | METHOD FOR ICE-FREE CRYOPRESERVATION OF TISSUE - Method for preserving tissue including immersing the tissue in a solution having a cryoprotectant concentration of at least 75% by weight, a cooling step where the tissue is cooled to a temperature between the glass transition temperature of the solution having a cryoprotectant concentration of at least 75% by weight and −20° C., a storage step where the tissue is stored at a temperature between the glass transition temperature of the solution and −20° C., a rewarming step, where the tissue is warmed, and a washing step. | 2010-08-26 |
20100216112 | Crystal structures of both isoforms of human glutamic acid decarboxylase - A crystal comprising an isoform of an N-terminal truncation of GAD chosen from the group consisting of a monoclinic P2 | 2010-08-26 |
20100216113 | Methods - A method for selecting or designing a compound expected to modulate the activity of Leukotriene C4 synthase (LTC4S), the method comprising the step of using molecular modelling means to select or design a compound that is predicted to interact with the catalytic site or a substrate binding region of LTC4S, wherein a three-dimensional structure of at least a part of the catalytic site or a substrate binding region of LTC4S is compared with a three-dimensional structure of a compound, and a compound that is predicted to interact with the said catalytic site or substrate binding region is selected. The selected compound may be predicted to bind to at least a part of a region of the structure termed the “GSH substrate binding cavity” (formed by residues including residues Arg51, Arg30, Arg104, Gln53, Asn55, Glu58, Tyr59, Tyr93, Tyr97, Ile27, Pro37, Leu108 of full length human LTC4S, or equivalent residues); the “lipophilic substrate binding crevice” (formed by residues including Ala20, Leu24, Ile27, Tyr59, Trp116, Ala112, Leu115, Leu108, Tyr109, Leu62, Val119, Thr66, Vall6 and Leu17, or equivalent residues); or the “catalytic site” (formed by residues including Arg104 or Arg31, or equivalent residues). | 2010-08-26 |