35th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090214693 | INTERNALLY HEATED NOZZLE ADAPTER - A nozzle adapter for an injection molding machine includes a body and one or more retainers mountable to an outer surface of the body. When the body and a retainer are assembled together they cooperate to define a cavity adapted to contain a cartridge heater between the body and the retainer. Access to allow replacement of the cartridge heater can be gained by removing the retainer from the body without removing the entire nozzle adapter from the injection molding machine. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214694 | Mold Insert Stack for Use in an Injection Mold and a Coupler Thereof - There is disclosed a mold insert stack for use in an injection mold and a coupler thereof. The mold insert stack for use in an injection mold is provided and comprises a core assembly that includes: a core insert that includes: a core body; an inner molding surface that is defined on the core body, the inner molding surface provides, in use, an inner portion of a molding cavity that is shaped to mold a preform; a core-coupler interface that is defined on the core body; a support member that includes: a support body; a support-sliding interface that is defined on the support body; a coupler member that includes: a coupler body; a coupler-core interface that is defined on the coupler body; a coupler-insert interface that is defined on the coupler body; and a complementary sliding interface that is defined on at least one of the coupler body and the core body; the coupler-core interface and the core-coupler interface being configured to cooperate, in use, to mutually locate the coupler body with the core body; the coupler-insert interface being configured to cooperate, in use, with a complementary interface defined on a further mold insert; the support-sliding interface and the complementary sliding interface being configured to cooperate, in use, to establish a slidable coupling that is able to accommodate, in use, a lateral move (S | 2009-08-27 |
20090214695 | Feeding Stuff Composition Comprising Proliferation Promoting Agent for Bifidus Bacteria and Use of the Same - The present invention relates to a feed composition comprising milk whey fermented by | 2009-08-27 |
20090214696 | Lycopene Incorporation Into Egg Yolks - The present invention includes an egg comprising lycopene, methods of producing eggs comprising feeding poultry with standard ingredients supplemented with an amount of lycopene effective to be deposited in the egg yolk, and methods of consuming an egg in a human diet comprising consuming, in a human diet, an egg wherein the egg comprises lycopene. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214697 | DERIVATIVES OF SELENO-AMINO ACIDS - Derivatives of seleno-alpha amino acids, particularly selenomethionine as enhanced bioavailable sources of selenium in animal diets. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214698 | Confectionery Product - The invention relates to a confectionery product comprising a polymer system, flavor and sweetener, wherein at least 20% by weight of said confectionery product comprises substantially non-elastomeric polymer and less than about 5% by weight of said confectionery product comprising one or a combination of elastomeric polymers wherein said confectionery product is characterized by having a tan (delta) above 1 measured at a frequency of about 1 Hz. And wherein the tan (delta) is defined as (loss modulus G″/storage modulus G′). According to the present invention, a new confectionery product has been obtained having texture properties emulating toffee but comprising a part, which is retained in the mouth during chewing. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214699 | COATED COMESTIBLES AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION - The invention relates to coated comestibles comprising palatinose and a binding agent and processes to obtain these comestibles. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214700 | COATED COMESTIBLES AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION - The invention relates to coated comestibles comprising palatinose and a binding agent and processes to obtain these comestibles. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214701 | Method of preventing or reducing haze in a beverage using silane-treated silica filter media - The present invention provides a method for preventing or reducing haze development in a beverage. Silane-treated silica filter media are synthesized. By contacting the beverage with the silane-treated silica filter, one or more haze-forming components bind to the silane-treated silica filter media and are removed by filtration. In addition, particulates in the beverage are removed by filtration. Beverages that tend to develop haze on standing and/or chilling such as alcoholic, fruit, and vegetable beverages, are suitable for the present invention. This haze in a beverage is mainly caused by polyphenols and proteins. The present invention provides a method that can reduce the levels of both polyphenols and proteins. The silica filter media useful for the present method include rice hull ash, oat hull ash, or diatomaceous earth. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214702 | PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXTRUSION OF BEER ADJUNCT WITH OR WITHOUT ENZYMES ADDED, AND SACCHAROGENIC METHOD FOR EXTRUDED BEER ADJUNCT - This invention relates generally to the field of beer brewing, specifically to a processing method and a device for the extrusion of beer adjunct with or without enzymes added, and a saccharogenic method for the extruded beer adjunct. The processing method and the device of this invention are such that the starch in the beer adjunct extruded with or without enzymes added can be degraded more thoroughly, the saccharification time can be shortened, and the recoverable ratio of wort extract and therefore the production yield of beer can be increased further, as compared to the processing method, the device and the saccharogenic method of the prior art extrusion-cooking version. Meanwhile this invention spared the mashing and liquefying of beer adjunct mash at the temperature of 100 degrees C. as is common in the technology of traditional beer production. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214703 | Transgenic Plant Expressing Maltogenic Alpha-Amylase - A transgenic plant cell expressing a maltogenic amylase (such as Novamyl®) or a beta-amylase; a transgenic plant regenerated from said cell, seeds generated from such plant where said seeds comprise a maltogenic amylase or a beta-amylase and the use of said seeds, optionally in ground form, for catalyzing an industrial process, such as e.g. in baking. The maltogenic amylase providing an anti staling effect in bread produced from the seeds in question. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214704 | Process For Producing A Doughnut, and Doughnut Produced Thereby - A method and apparatus for preparing yeast raised doughnuts without frying is disclosed. A proven dough mixture is coated with a cooking fat, such as vegetable shortening, before baking and, subsequently coated with cooking fat again after baking so that the resultant product does not consist of a bread-like substance. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214705 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING HYGIENIC, PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF CHEESE BY CONTROLLING THE REDOX POTENTIAL - The invention concerns a method for making ripened cheese having enhanced organoleptic properties, which consists, during one of the steps of the manufacturing method, in inoculating a dairy mixture with one or more lactic acid bacterial strains, and in a step of ripening the manufactured cheese. Said method is characterized in that it includes one or each of the following steps: prior to the inoculating step, processing the dairy mixture with a process gas comprising a neutral gas or a reducing gas or a mixture thereof to obtain a desired redox potential value Eh which is less than the value obtained when the dairy mixture is at equilibrium with air; all or part of the ripening step is carried out under a reducing ripening atmosphere. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214706 | Polypeptide - We describe a PS4 variant polypeptide derivable from a parent polypeptide having non-maltogenic exoamylase activity, in which the PS4 variant polypeptide comprises an amino acid mutation at one or more positions selected from the group consisting of: 121, 161, 223, 146, 157, 158, 198, 229, 303, 306, 309, 316, 353, 26, 70, 145, 188, 272, 339, with reference to the position numbering of a | 2009-08-27 |
20090214707 | PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXTRUSION OF RAW MATERIALS WITH ENZYMES ADDED FOR PRODUCTION OF STARCH SYRUP, AND SACCHAROGENIC METHOD FOR EXTRUDED RAW MATERIALS - This invention relates generally to the field of starch syrup production, specifically to a processing method and a device for the extrusion of raw materials with enzymes added for starch syrup, and a saccharogenic method of the extruded raw materials. This invention discloses the kind and amount of enzymes added, the appropriate parameters of the processing method and the device for the extrusion of raw materials with enzymes added for starch syrup, and the appropriate saccharogenic method of the extruded raw materials for starch syrup. The processing method and the device of this invention are such that the jet liquefaction process as used in the traditional double enzyme method for starch syrup production can be spared, and starch syrup with the same DE value can be obtained in a saccharification time which can be shorten 2-4 times the traditional saccharification time. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214708 | PREPARATION OF DOUGH AND BAKED PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a process for preparing dough or a baked product prepared from the dough by incorporating into the dough a polypeptide comprising a carbohydrate binding module (CBM) and an alpha-amylase catalytic domain. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214709 | FOOD EMULSION FOR USE IN BARS, FILLINGS, COATINGS AND SPREADS AND PROCESS OF PREPARATION - The present invention concerns a non dairy food composition based on an oil-in-water emulsion containing sugar and carbohydrates characterized in that its water activity is of between 0.5 and 0.75 and its dry matter content is of between 80 and 95% by weight based on the total weight of the food composition, in that it contains non-gelatinized starch whose particles size is below 10 μm, in that the composition is free from fat separation and in that the composition is stable at a temperature of between 1 and 15° C. for at least 6 weeks. It also concerns its process of preparation. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214710 | Methods and Compositions For Increasing Fermentation of a Microorganism - Fermentation of a microorganism is increased by including a cytokinin into the fermentation medium. Contemplated cytokinins may be synthetic cytokinins, cytokinins isolated from a natural source, or present in an extract that is specifically enriched for cytokinins. Especially contemplated microorganisms include yeast, and the fermentation in preferred aspects comprises catabolic conversion of a carbohydrate to ethanol and/or carbon dioxide. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214711 | DRINKING WATER FORMULATION AND METHOD AND ARTICLE RELATING TO SAME - A drinking water formulation, including: (a) water; (b) one or more homeopathic ingredients; and (c) at least one additive composition selected from among: (i) sodium benzoate; (ii) citric acid and potassium benzoate; (iii) citric acid and potassium sorbate; and (iv) effervescence agent(s). Potentization methods for manufacturing such formulations are also described. The drinking water formulations may be readily manufactured and bottled in beverage containers, e.g., containers in which homeopathic ingredients and/or additives are released to an aqueous medium at a point of consumption of the drinking water. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214712 | Milk-Based Beverage and Method for Preventing Off-Flavors in a Milk-Based Beverage - The present disclosure relates to a milk-based beverage comprising a milk component and a catechin-containing component. The milk component includes milk fat in an amount of at least about 0.2% by weight of the milk-based beverage. The catechin-containing component, wherein the catechin-containing component prevents off-flavors in the milk-based beverage. A method for preventing off-flavors in a milk-based beverage comprising a milk component including milk fat in an amount of at least about 0.2% by weight of the milk-based beverage is also provided. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214713 | BEVERAGE PREPARATION CAPSULES - The invention is directed to a beverage preparation capsule that includes a body formed substantially from a filtration sheet material, a liquid injection nozzle for injecting liquid into the body, and a beverage preparation ingredient retained inside the capsule body. Also provided is a method of manufacturing the beverage preparation capsule. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214714 | INSTANT TEACUP - An instant teabag includes a cup and a teabag. The cup includes an open end and a closed end. The teabag includes a sealed perimeter and receives a content. The sealed perimeter is fixed to an inner face of the closed end at at least one point. A cotton yarn includes an end fixed to the sealed perimeter at another point opposite to the at least one point. A piece of paper is fixed to the other end of the cotton yarn. The tealeaves or powder in the teabag can expand or spread when water is poured into the cup. Furthermore, a user can move the yarn and hence the teabag with a slight force to expand or spread the tealeaves or tea powders in the teabag. The teabag can be pulled off the closed end of the cup. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214715 | Novel cookie icing, and methods of making and using same - This invention provides a decorative icing comprising (a) sugar in an amount of between 65% and 85% by weight; (b) water in an amount of between 8% and 16% by weight; (c) corn syrup in an amount of between 1.5% and 7% by weight; and (d) a gum blend in an amount of between 0.3% and 1% by weight, the gum blend comprising, in descending order of amount, gum arabic, propylene glycol alginate and xanthan gum; wherein the icing is ready to use, flowable, protein-free, and hardens after exposure to air. This invention also provides related articles of manufacture, kits, and methods for making and using the instant icing. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF CAFFEINE PREPARATION AND USE - A caffeine management system, comprising caffeine products, including information about at least one of natural and pre-determined caffeine content, preparation means thereof, at least one of labeling existing and predetermined contents in at least one of absolute and relative caffeine consumption-units, as per acceptable servings/packaging and at least one of available devices and newly-designed devices and packages. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214717 | FOOD PRODUCT ARRANGEMENT - A food product composed of a first elongated dough member formed into the shape of a pretzel and defining three open spaces and a second elongated dough member formed into a spiral and positioned into at least one of said open spaces and the first dough member is pretzel dough and the second dough member is cinnamon bun dough. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214718 | Fiber Fortified Cereals, Cereal Bars and Snacks and Methods for Making - This invention provides methods to allow the production of high fiber ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, cereal bars, fried snacks and cookies by coating these items with fiber, thereby increasing, their fiber content from 0 to about 50%, without adversely affecting flavor and texture of the items. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214719 | Dry State Coating Process - The present invention relates to a dry state process for coating a substrate, said process comprising the steps of: (A) forming a mixture comprising: (i) particles of a coating material; and (ii) particles of a substrate; wherein the substrate, or at least a portion thereof; and/or the coating material, or at least a portion thereof; is capable of undergoing a glass transition; and (B) sintering the mixture formed in step (A) at a temperature greater or equal to the glass transition temperature of the substrate, or portion thereof, or the coating material, or portion thereof, that is capable of undergoing a glass transition, so as to form a coated substrate. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214720 | Cake based frozen confection sandwich and method for making same - A frozen sandwich having a first baked food product layer, having an upper surface and a lower surface; a frozen confection layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, the frozen confection layer is positioned so that the upper surface of the frozen confection layer contacts the lower surface of the first baked food product layer; and a second baked food product layer, having an upper surface and a lower surface, the second baked food product layer is positioned so that the upper surface of the second baked food product layer contacts lower surface of the frozen confection layer. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214721 | Food products - A food product comprising a strip of fruit leather rolled into a roll, and an outer wrapper of a food edible material enclosing said roll. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214722 | FOOD CASING WITH BARRIER ACTION FOR OXYGEN AND/OR WATER VAPOR AND SUITABLE FOR ABSORBING AND STORING A FOOD ADDITIVE AND RELEASING IT TO THE FOOD - The present invention relates to a multilayer seamless tubular film as a food casing with barrier action for oxygen and/or water vapor, which is capable of absorbing and storing a food additive and releasing it to the food. It is used as an envelope of pasty or liquid materials and is particularly suitable as a synthetic sausage casing. The invention further relates to a particular liquid smoke composition which, in combination with such a tubular film, is particularly suitable for transferring the dyes and flavorings present to the food. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214723 | Two Component Package for Simultaneous Heating - An improved package for heating two complimentary food products is provided. The present invention allows a crispy food product and a non-crispy food product to be heated simultaneously in a microwave oven. The package is ideal for combinations of chips and salsa, chips and cheese, or any other compatible crispy and non-crispy food products that are desirably kept in separate containers and heated shortly before consuming. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214724 | Meat packaging - Meat products are provided to an automated bagging system in a controlled and managed manner. Packaging systems in accordance with the present invention preferably include one or more buffering systems capable controlling the flow of meat products to a bagging system. Buffering systems are positioned along a meat product packaging line to provide such flow control. Plural buffering systems may be used as arranged in one or both of in series and in parallel. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214725 | Continuous Processing of Animal-Source Food Product - Methods and apparatus for processing seafood, poultry, and other animal products combines UV-treated water, antimicrobial ice, antimicrobial dip in ozonated water, spray washing apparatus, and individual unit packaging to reduce microbial flora on animal food products and promote extended shelf life. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214726 | SUGAR FREE AND SUGAR REDUCED AERATED CONFECTIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION - Disclosed are sugar free and sugar reduced aerated grained confections. The confections essentially comprise at least 50% of a sugar alcohol component, 40% or less of a saccharide component, about 0.5-30% of a structuring agent, 5% or less of a whipping or foaming agent, 35% or less of a nutritional fortifying component, about 1-6% moisture (Final moisture) and a balance of various conventional optional ingredients such as colors and flavors. The confection compositions have densities of 0.10-1 g/cc. The products are additionally characterized by a size count of 0.2-6/g. Preparation methods for the pieces are also disclosed. The confectionery food products find particular suitability for use as ingredients for reduced sugar children's RTE cereals. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214727 | Manufactured Meat and Method of Production Thereof - Methods for producing meat products with a bone flavour, and the meat products so produced, are provided. In exemplary methods a cured bone is secured with a binding to a de-boned and cured leg of meat, such as a leg of ham. The bone can be the one removed from the de-boned leg, or can be a substitute bone. The de-boned leg and the bone can be cured together or cured separately with the same or different cures prior to being secured together. An exemplary meat product comprises a de-boned leg of ham having an exterior, a bone positioned against the exterior, and a binding that secures the bone to the exterior of the leg of ham. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214728 | MIXTURES HAVING A SALTY TASTE - The present invention relates to a mixture comprising or consisting of:
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20090214729 | LOW CALORIC DENSITY AERATED CONFECTIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION - Disclosed are low caloric density aerated grained confections. The confections essentially comprise tagatose as their primary carbohydrate or principle ingredient, about 0.5-30% of a structuring agent and moisture. Up to 60% of the tagatose can be substituted with nutritive carbohydrate ingredients, fiber and whipping or foaming agents or combinations thereof. Optionally, additional nutritional fortifying ingredients and conventional optional ingredients such as colors and flavors can be added. The confection compositions have densities of 0.10-1 g/cc. The products are additionally characterized by a size count of 0.2-6/g. Preparation methods for the pieces are also disclosed. The confectionery food products find particular suitability for use as ingredients for reduced calorie children's RTE cereals. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214730 | Method of Separating Meat Components Via Centrifuge - A centrifuge has an inner and an outer screw. The outer screw transfers material towards a cone-shaped section that leads to an outlet of the centrifuge. A mixture of meat components, liquid carbon dioxide, gas, and optionally water, is spun in the centrifuge. The dense components, such as lean meat, will accumulate away from the axis of rotation and be transferred by the outer screw towards the cone-shaped section. The less dense components, such as fat and adipose tissue, accumulate toward the center of rotation, and are transferred toward an outlet of the centrifuge via the inner screw. Gas accumulates in the proximity of the cone-shaped section and impedes liquid carbon dioxide from exiting with the dense components. The centrifuge is pressurized, which maintains carbon dioxide as a liquid. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214731 | Batch Processing of Animal-Source Food Product - Apparatus and method for processing seafood, meat, and poultry includes a pre-rinse spraying using water solutions containing an antimicrobial agent, and then subjection to pressurized water solution at pressures greater than atmospheric pressure for a selected period to reduce microbial flora on the product prior to freezing or other packaging. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214732 | PREPARATION OF AN EDIBLE PRODUCT FROM DOUGH - The present invention is directed to mold control and extended shelf life methods and compositions for preparing edible dough-based products comprising (a) treating a surface of a dough with (i) at least one preservative in an amount effective to inhibit mold growth on the surface of bread prepared from the dough, wherein the at least one preservative is suspended in the composition in the form of very fine preservative particles having a mean particle size below 30 μm and (ii) at least one pH adjusting agent in an amount effective to improve the activity of the at least one preservative and/or inhibit microbial growth on the surface of bread prepared from the dough; and (b) baking the dough to form the bread; wherein the treating is done prior to or during baking. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214733 | Separation of fatty materials to produce lean meat products - A method and apparatus for separating lean meat and/or fat from lean meat-containing material, including combining a particulate material with fluid carbon dioxide. The material and fluid is introduced into a vessel and is separated into low density and high density fractions. The material from the low density fraction is removed via an outlet and has a higher percentage of fat than the material introduced into the vessel. The material from the high density fraction is removed via an outlet and has a higher percentage of lean meat than the material introduced into the vessel. The vessel can include a centrifuge bowl or an inclined vessel. Separation is achieved via gravity or the application of an artificial force field, such as centrifugal force, to separate particulates high in density from those low in density. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214734 | Method of Extracting Residual Pesticides and Extraction Kit - A method of extracting residual pesticides in an agricultural product and a kit to be used therein. Namely, a method of extracting residual pesticides which comprises: (1) a step of processing an agricultural product into a form allowing the extraction of the residual pesticides; (2) a step of treating the thus processed agricultural product with a dehydrating agent; and (3) a step of extracting the residual pesticides from the thus dehydrated agricultural product by using a hydrophobic solvent, which has an octanol/water partition coefficient (logPow) of from 0 to 4, or a mixed solvent of hydrophobic solvent and hydrophobic solvent. A kit to be used in the method as described above. By using the above method and kit, the procedure can be simplified and an effect of reducing the amount of extracted contaminants such as pigments can be established. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214735 | Process for Puffing-Drying Fruits and Vegetables - A process for puffing-drying fruit-vegetable foods at normal temperature. The process includes removing the free water from fruits and vegetables which have been washed, then put the fruits and vegetables into a reaction vessel, and vacuumizing the reaction vessel to 0.08-0.1 MPa, injecting carbon dioxide to 1.5-10.5 MPa, maintaining 30 seconds to 60 minutes, depressurizing to atmospheric pressure over 0.5-4 minutes so as to puff-dry the materials. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214736 | Chicken ring cooking device and method - A commercial cooking apparatus is provided for simultaneous steaming and two-sided grilling of food items having non-uniform thickness and/or variations in nominal thickness. The apparatus includes a compressible, heat-resistant ring member, and optionally a flexible, non-stick, heat-resistant film material associated with the ring member to form a cavity defined by the inner perimeter of the ring member. A cooking method is also disclosed, wherein a food item and a quantity of water are introduced into the cavity, and the food item is simultaneously cooked by the heated upper and lower platens of a conventional clamshell grill or similar apparatus and by steam generated by heating the water. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214737 | FOODSTUFF DISPENSING MACHINE AND DEHYDRATED FOODSTUFF CONTAINER - A stand alone container for housing dehydrated foodstuff and for use in a foodstuff machine has a continuous sidewall with first and second ends forming a storage area. A piston is complementarily positioned within the sidewall proximate the first end and is slidable with respect to the sidewall. The container contains dehydrated foodstuff located in the storage area and a removable cover positioned proximate the second end. The foodstuff machine includes a machine housing having an access opening for receiving the container having dehydrated foodstuff therein. A hydrating and positioning system moves from a loading position when the container is in the access opening to a hydrating position with the container second end above the first end and then to a transfer position where the first end is positioned above the second end. A liquid dispenser is positioned above the container when the container is in the hydrating position. The foodstuff machine has a transfer arm having an operative end for receiving the container and is movable from a first position that supports the container in the transfer position to an extrusion position where the container is located over a cooking station. A piston rod is operatively associated with the piston in the container and moves to force the piston toward the second end of the container to force hydrated foodstuff through the die to form uncooked strips which drop into the cooking station. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214738 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A MEAT AND CARBOHYDRATE BASED COMPOSITION FOR CONSUMPTION BY FELINES - A process for preparing a feline pet food composition comprising a meat based material having an essentially solid mass that assumes the shape of its container and the feline pet food composition prepared using the process. The pet food composition is characterized as having meat particles with a moisturized appearance and visually recognizable discrete food particles upon slicing the pet food mass after removal from a container. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214739 | SCRAPED SURFACE HEAT EXCHANGER AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE - The invention relates to a scraped surface heat exchanger ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090214740 | METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A STABLE ALKALI METAL LACTATE IN POWDER FORM - The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a stable alkali metal lactate in powder form, the product of said preparation, functional pre-mixes for foodstuff comprising said stable alkali metal lactate powder, and foodstuffs comprising said stable alkali metal lactate powder. In the method According to the invention, a concentrate that contains alkali metal lactate is processed, with cooling, in a mixer/extruder to form a powder of the alkali metal lactate. According to the invention the alkali metal lactates in powder form are stable for at least 48 hours. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214741 | LOW DENSITY STABLE WHIPPED FROSTING - The present invention includes a stable low density frosting composition having a density that ranges from about 0.65 grams per mL to about 0.95 grams per mL that contains a sweetening component, a plastic shortening component, an emulsifier component, a stabilizer component, and a liquid component. The present invention further includes a method of making the low density frosting by homogeneously blending each component to form a homogeneous frosting slurry followed by aerating to form the low density frosting composition. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214742 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING AROMATIC HOT DRINKS, PARTICULARLY COFFEE AND TEA | 2009-08-27 |
20090214743 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND PACKAGING JUICE - Producing juice having increased nutritional and organoleptic value by extracting the juice under an atmosphere having an oxygen concentration of less than about 10 percent. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214744 | Methods for increasing stearate content in soybean oil - This invention relates to a method for increasing stearate as a component of total triglycerides found in soybean seed. The method generally comprises growing a soybean plant having integrated into its genome a DNA construct comprising, in the 5′ to 3′ direction of transcription, a promoter functional in a soybean plant seed cell, a DNA sequence encoding an acyl-ACP thioesterase protein having substantial activity on C18:0 acyl-ACP substrates, and a transcription termination region functional in a plant cell. The present invention also provides a soybean seed with about 33 weight percent or greater stearate as a component of total fatty acids found in seed triglycerides. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214745 | Soybean Cultivar S070152 - A soybean cultivar designated S070152 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S070152, to the plants of soybean S070152, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S070152 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S070152 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety S070152, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S070152 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S070152 with another soybean cultivar. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214746 | Soybean Cultivar 6214260 - A soybean cultivar designated 6214260 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 6214260, to the plants of soybean 6214260, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 6214260 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 6214260 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 6214260, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 6214260 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 6214260 with another soybean cultivar. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214747 | Soybean Cultivar S070150 - A soybean cultivar designated S070150 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S070150, to the plants of soybean S070150, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S070150 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S070150 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety S070150, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S070150 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S070150 with another soybean cultivar. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214748 | Soybean Cultivar 7811336 - A soybean cultivar designated 7811336 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 7811336, to the plants of soybean 7811336, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 7811336 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 7811336 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 7811336, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7811336 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 7811336 with another soybean cultivar. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214749 | Soybean Cultivar 7821295 - A soybean cultivar designated 7821295 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 7821295, to the plants of soybean 7821295, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 7821295 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 7821295 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 7821295, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7821295 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 7821295 with another soybean cultivar. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214750 | Soybean Cultivar 7925118 - A soybean cultivar designated 7925118 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 7925118, to the plants of soybean 7925118, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 7925118 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 7925118 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 7925118, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7925118 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 7925118 with another soybean cultivar. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214751 | Soybean Cultivar 7429331 - A soybean cultivar designated 7429331 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 7429331, to the plants of soybean 7429331, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 7429331 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 7429331 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 7429331, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7429331 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 7429331 with another soybean cultivar. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214752 | Meat based food product comprising lactobionic acid - The inventor has found that a meat based food product comprising lactobionic acid shows a reduced water loss upon freezing and subsequent thawing and/or upon cooking compared to a similar product without lactobionic add. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214753 | High Rebaudioside-A Plant - A novel plant belonging to the | 2009-08-27 |
20090214754 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING STARCH SUSPENSIONS AND STARCH PASTES HAVING IMPROVED PURITY, AND STARCH PRODUCTS - In this disclosure there are provided processes for improving purity of starch suspensions and starch pastes. Also provided in the disclosure are starch products having improved purity. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214755 | CLICK CHEMISTRY SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION FOR RESONANT MICRO-CAVITY SENSORS - Micro-cavity resonant sensors have outer surfaces that are functionalized using click chemistry, e.g., involving a cycloaddition reaction of an alkyne functional group and an azide functional group. A first polymer linking element binds to an outer surface of the micro-cavity and has an azide functional group, which bonds to an alkyne functional group of a second polymer linking element as a result of a cycloaddition reaction. A functionalization element such as an antibody, antigen or protein for sensing a target molecule is bound to the second linking element. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214756 | Methods For Electrostatic Coating Of An Abluminal Stent Surface - A stent mandrel fixture for supporting a stent during the electrostatic application of a coating substance is provided. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214757 | GLUING UNIT FOR AN END EDGE OF A LOG - A gluing unit for an end edge of a log and un method implementable in a machine for making logs, wherein the logs ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090214758 | A PROCESSING METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE PLACED ON A PLACEMENT STAGE IN A PROCESS CHAMBER - In a processing apparatus, a process gas including a source gas (TiCl | 2009-08-27 |
20090214759 | SOLUTION TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SOLUTION TREATMENT METHOD - In the present invention, a plurality of exhaust paths connected to a plurality of cup bodies surrounding substrate holding portions respectively are joined together for common use, and the openings of exhaust rate adjustment sections provided on the exhaust paths are adjusted with reference to data in which combinations of the numbers of rotations of the substrate holding portions are associated with combinations of set exhaust rates of the exhaust paths when solution treatment is performed by rotating the substrate by the substrate holding portion. According to the present invention, the cup body can be exhausted at an intended exhaust rate at all times independently of the state where the substrate in which cup body is subjected to which process. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214760 | Optical Monitoring System for Coating Processes - The invention concerns an optical monitoring system for the measurement of layer thicknesses of thin coatings applied in a vacuum, particularly on moving substrates, during the coating process, in which the light intensity of the light of a light source injected into a reference light guide and released by a first piezoelectric or electrostrictive or magnetostrictive light chopper is registered by a light detector unit in a reference phase, the light of the light source in a measuring phase is injected into a first measuring light guide and the light released by a second piezoelectric or electrostrictive or magnetostrictive light chopper is directed to the substrate, and the light intensity of the light reflected or transmitted from the substrate is registered by the light detector unit through a second measuring light guide, and a remaining light intensity is registered by the light detector unit in at least one dark phase, wherein the reference phase, the measuring phase, and the dark phase are shifted in time by the light chopper and are digitally adjusted depending on the position of the substrate. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214761 | REAL TIME IMPRINT PROCESS DIAGNOSTICS FOR DEFECTS - Defects and/or particles during an imprint lithography process may provide exclusion zones and/or transition zones in the patterned layer. Exclusion zones and/or transition zones in the patterned layer may be identified to provide a region of interest on a template. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214762 | SPATIOTEMPORAL AND GEOMETRIC OPTIMIZATION OF SENSOR ARRAYS FOR DETECTING ANALYTES IN FLUIDS - Sensor arrays and sensor array systems for detecting analytes in fluids. Sensors configured to generate a response upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more analytes can be located on one or more surfaces relative to one or more fluid channels in an array. Fluid channels can take the form of pores or holes in a substrate material. Fluid channels can be formed between one or more substrate plates. Sensor can be fabricated with substantially optimized sensor volumes to generate a response having a substantially maximized signal to noise ratio upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more target analytes. Methods of fabricating and using such sensor arrays and systems are also disclosed. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214763 | PREPARATION OF THIN FILM FOR SOLAR CELL USING PASTE - A preparation method of a CIS-based or CIGS-based thin film for a light absorption layer of a solar cell, which uses a paste prepared by mixing precursors of Cu, In, Se, and optional Ga in a solvent, minimizes the raw material loss, does not produce a toxic gas during the process, and is suitable for producing a large scale film at a low production cost. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214764 | METAL NANOPARTICLES STABILIZED WITH A BIDENT AMINE - A metal nanoparticle composition includes a bident amine stabilizer associated with an external surface of the metal nanoparticle. A method of forming conductive features on a substrate, providing a solution of dispersed bident amine-stabilized metal nanoparticles, depositing the bident amine-stabilized metal nanoparticle dispersion onto a substrate, and heating the printed substrate to form conductive features on the surface of the substrate. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214765 | Fuel Cell Anode Structures For Voltage Reversal Tolerance - A voltage reversal tolerant fuel cell anode structure that includes a gas diffusion layer is prepared by a method that comprises: (a) applying to the gas diffusion layer a first carbon component comprising a sacrificial carbon component having substantially no resistance to corrosion during cell reversal at fuel cell operating temperatures, and (b) applying to the gas diffusion layer a second carbon component. The first carbon material has a BET surface area of at least 350 m | 2009-08-27 |
20090214766 | AQUEOUS-BASED DISPERSIONS OF METAL NANOPARTICLES - The invention relates to a method for preparing an aqueous-based dispersion of metal nanoparticles comprising: (a) providing an aqueous suspension of a metal salt; (b) pre-reducing the metal salt suspension by a water soluble polymer capable of metal reduction to form a metal nuclei; and (c) adding a chemical reducer to form metal nanoparticles in dispersion. The invention further relates to aqueous-based dispersions of metal nanoparticles, and to compositions such as ink comprising such dispersions. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214767 | DOPING WITH ALD TECHNOLOGY - Methods for doping a substrate surface or the interface between two thin films by atomic layer deposition process (ALD) are provided. By blocking some of the available binding sites for a dopant precursor with a blocking reactant, the concentration and uniformity of dopant deposited can be controlled. The blocking reactant may be introduced prior to introduction of the dopant precursor in the ALD process, or the blocking reactant and the dopant precursor can be introduced simultaneously. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214768 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A process for producing a magnetic recording medium is provided, the process comprising in sequence a step of forming a non-magnetic layer by applying a non-magnetic coating liquid above a non-magnetic support, a step of curing the non-magnetic layer by irradiation with radiation, and a step of forming a magnetic layer above the cured non-magnetic layer, the non-magnetic coating liquid comprising a resin having a hydroxy group and/or an amino group and a compound having an isocyanato group and/or a substituent represented by Formula (1) below and a radiation curing functional group. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214769 | Accelerated aging of phosphorus-doped optical fibers - Adverse hydrogen aging limitations in multiply-doped optical fibers are overcome by passivating these optical fibers using a deuterium passivation process. This treatment essentially pre-reacts the glass with deuterium so that the most active glass sites are no longer available to react with hydrogen in service. Optical fibers of main interest are doped with mixtures of germanium and phosphorus. Optimum passivating process conditions are described. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214770 | Conductive film formation during glass draw - Methods for coating a glass substrate as it is being drawn, for example, during fusion draw or during fiber draw are described. The coatings are conductive metal oxide coatings which can also be transparent. The conductive thin film coated glass substrates can be used in, for example, display devices, solar cell applications and in many other rapidly growing industries and applications. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214771 | Manufacturing Method of Antimicrobial Fiber Using Nano Silver Powder - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a method for manufacturing antimicrobial fiber using nano silver powder, which can greatly increase the antimicrobial and bactericidal activities of fiber by preparing nano silver particles with high dispersibility and high purity in a continuous and easy manner and allowing fiber yarn to contain the prepared nano silver particles in an optimal manner. The method the steps of: dissolving a silver precursor in solvent; spraying the precursor solution in the form of fine droplets by any one technique selected from ultrasonic spraying, air-assist spray nozzle spraying and pressure nozzle spraying; transferring the sprayed droplet precursor into a thermal reactor or a flame reactor by carrier gas; decomposing the transferred precursor by heating at a temperature of 400-2,000° C. to prepare nano silver particles; collecting the prepared nano silver particles in a collector while cooling with cooling fluid of less than 200° C.; preparing master batch chips using the prepared nano silver particles; and mixing yarn raw material with the master batch chips to manufacture fiber yarn. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214772 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING POWDER MATERIAL ON SUBSTRATE - An apparatus and method for coating a powder material on a substrate is disclosed, to enable various materials such as metal or ceramic powder to be coated on a substrate made of a material having low heat-resistance, the method including supplying a predetermined powder; carrying the supplied powder to a predetermined spraying nozzle by injecting a gas at a room temperature; and spraying the powder carried under conditions of the room temperature and vacuum state on the substrate through spraying nozzle, wherein the grain size of predetermined powder is in a range between about 0.1 to about 10 μm, and the powder is sprayed on the substrate at a velocity of about 500 to about 1200 m/sec. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214773 | Diffusion Coating Systems with Binders that Enhance Coating Gas - The present application provides improved diffusion coating compositions and improved methods for diffusion coating metal surfaces. The composition includes (a) a coating powder; and (b) a binder, wherein the coating powder comprises at least one metal, and wherein the binder will release an activator gas during vaporization or combustion. The method includes the steps of (a) providing a substrate; (b) applying a diffusion coating composition to at least a portion of the substrate, wherein the composition comprises a coating powder and a binder, the coating powder comprising at least one metal; and (c) vaporizing or combusting at least a portion of the composition so as to vaporize or combust at least a portion of the binder to produce an activation gas and vaporize at least a portion of the metal to form a coating of the metal on the substrate. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214774 | In- line measuring device with measuring tube lined internally with polyurethane and method for manufacture thereof - The measuring tube of an in-line measuring device is formed by means of a support tube and a liner internally lining the support tube. The liner adheres to the support tube, with interposition of a mediating primer. Both the primer and the liner are composed, at least in part, of polyurethane. Especially, both the polyurethane of the liner and also the polyurethane of the primer are suitable for drinking water applications, so that the in-line measuring device itself is also suited for measuring drinking water. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214775 | In-line measuring device with measuring tube lined internally with polyurethane and method for manufacture thereof - The measuring tube of the in-line measuring device is formed by means of a support tube and a liner internally lining the support tube. The liner adheres to the support tube, with interposition of a mediating primer. Both the primer and the liner are composed, at least in part, of polyurethane. Especially, both the polyurethane of the liner and also the polyurethane of the primer are suitable for drinking water applications, so that the in-line measuring device itself is also suited for measuring drinking water. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214776 | COATING SOLUTION FOR FORMING HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT THIN FILM AND METHOD FOR FORMING DIELECRIC THIN FILM USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a coating solution for the formation of a dielectric thin film and a method for the formation of a dielectric thin film using the coating solution. The coating solution comprises a titanium alkoxide, a β-diketone or its derivative, and a benzoic acid derivative having an electron donating group. The method comprises spin coating the coating solution on a substrate to form a thin film and drying the thin film at a low temperature to crystallize the thin film. The titanium-containing coating solution is highly stable. In addition, the coating solution enables formation of a thin film, regardless of the kind of substrates, and can be used to form dielectric thin films in an in-line mode in the production processes of PCBs. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214777 | MULTIPLE AMPOULE DELIVERY SYSTEMS - This invention relates to an integrated vapor or liquid phase reagent dispensing apparatus having a plurality of vessels and a plurality of carrier or inert gas feed/vapor or liquid phase reagent delivery manifolds, that may be used for continuously dispensing vapor or liquid phase reagents such as precursors for deposition of materials in the manufacture of semiconductor materials and devices. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214778 | MULTIPLE AMPOULE DELIVERY SYSTEMS - This invention relates to an integrated vapor or liquid phase reagent dispensing apparatus having a plurality of vessels and a plurality of carrier or inert gas feed/vapor or liquid phase reagent delivery manifolds, that may be used for continuously dispensing vapor or liquid phase reagents such as precursors for deposition of materials in the manufacture of semiconductor materials and devices. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214779 | MULTIPLE AMPOULE DELIVERY SYSTEMS - This invention relates to an integrated vapor or liquid phase reagent dispensing apparatus having a plurality of vessels and a plurality of carrier or inert gas feed/vapor or liquid phase reagent delivery manifolds, that may be used for continuously dispensing vapor or liquid phase reagents such as precursors for deposition of materials in the manufacture of semiconductor materials and devices. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214780 | Negative Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Particles and Method of Forming the Same - A negative coefficient of thermal expansion particle includes a first bilayer having a first bilayer inner layer and a first bilayer outer layer, and a second bilayer having a second bilayer inner layer and a second bilayer outer layer. The first and second bilayers are joined together along perimeters of the first and second bilayer outer layers and first and second bilayer inner layers, respectively. The first bilayer inner layer and the second bilayer inner layer are made of a first material and the first bilayer outer layer and the second bilayer outer layer are made of a second material. The first material has a greater coefficient of thermal expansion than that of the second material. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214781 | CVI FOLLOWED BY COAL TAR PITCH DENSIFICATION BY VPI - Method for manufacturing pitch-densified carbon-carbon composite brake discs from carbon fiber preforms, by the following sequential steps: (a) providing a carbon-carbon composite brake disc preform; (b) heat treating the preform; (c) subjecting the heat-treated preform to Chemical Vapor Deposition/Chemical Vapor Infiltration processing; (d) infiltrating the preform with an isotropic low to medium char-yield pitch by Vacuum Pitch Infiltration processing or Resin Transfer Molding processing; (e) carbonizing the pitch-infiltrated preform; (f) machining the surfaces of the resulting carbonized preform; and (g) repeating steps (d) through (f) until the density of the carbon-carbon composite preform is at least 1.70 g/cc. The use of VPI equipment with isotropic, low to medium char-yield pitches for all densification steps following an initial CVD densification reduces capital and pitch materials cost. However, one or more RTM processing steps employing low to medium char-yield pitches may also be used to obtain improved economics. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214782 | ORGANIC VAPOR JET PRINTING SYSTEM - An organic vapor jet printing system includes a pump for increasing the pressure of an organic flux. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214783 | Organic Vapor Jet Printing System - An organic vapor jet printing system includes a pump for increasing the pressure of an organic flux. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214784 | Transport Device, In Particular for Transporting Sheet-Like Substrates Through a Coating Installation - The transporting device according to the invention, in particular for transporting sheet-like substrates through a coating installation, comprises transporting rollers which are rotatably mounted on both sides and horizontally arranged transversely in relation to the transporting direction, the uppermost surface lines of the transporting rollers defining the transporting plane, and is characterized in that the end parts of the transporting rollers have a smaller diameter than the middle part of the transporting rollers and in that baffles which are mounted displaceably in the axial direction of the transporting rollers between a first position and a second position are arranged between the end parts of the transporting rollers and the transporting plane. The fact that the baffles are mounted in an axially displaceable manner has the effect of considerably extending the cleaning intervals of the transporting device. At first the baffles are arranged in a first position, in which the end of the baffle lies underneath the substrate and, in the horizontal direction, as close as possible to the middle of the transporting roller Vapour-depositing material that gets beyond the edge of the substrate hits the baffle. During operation of the transporting device, the baffles are continuously displaced from the middle part to the ends of the transporting rollers. As a result, the increase in thickness of the layer produced on the baffles is limited, since the vapour keeps hitting new portions of the baffle. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214785 | THERMALIZATION OF GASEOUS PRECURSORS IN CVD REACTORS - The present invention relates to the field of semiconductor processing and provides apparatus and methods that improve chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of semiconductor materials by promoting more efficient thermalization of precursor gases prior to their reaction. In preferred embodiments, the invention comprises heat transfer structures and their arrangement within a CVD reactor so as to promote heat transfer to flowing process gases. In certain preferred embodiments applicable to CVD reactors transparent to radiation from heat lamps, the invention comprises radiation-absorbent surfaces placed to intercept radiation from the heat lamps and to transfer it to flowing process gases. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214786 | MULTI-STATION DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A multi-station deposition apparatus capable of simultaneous processing multiple substrates using a plurality of stations, where a gas curtain separates the stations. The apparatus further comprises a multi-station platen that supports a plurality of wafers and rotates the wafers into specific deposition positions at which deposition gases are supplied to the wafers. The deposition gases may be supplied to the wafer through single zone or multi-zone gas dispensing nozzles. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214787 | Erosion Resistant Coatings - The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a coating on a substrate. The method may include depositing metal atoms on one or more surfaces of a substrate, subjecting the metal atoms to a reactive gas, and producing a coating layer of a metal compound, wherein the metal compound may include nanocrystals of a transition metal compound in a ceramic matrix, wherein the transition metal compound may be selected from the group consisting of metal nitrides, metal carbides, metal silicides and combinations thereof. The reactive gas may be supplied from a precursor containing silicon, carbon and hydrogen, wherein the precursor may have a MW of greater than or equal to 100. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214788 | Magenta dyes and their use in ink- jet printing - A water-soluble dye of the Formula ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090214789 | MAILING INK, AND INK TANK FOR MAILING, INK JET RECORDING METHOD FOR MAILING AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS FOR MAILING USING THE SAME - A mailing ink, an ink tank for mailing, an ink jet recording method for mailing and an ink jet recording apparatus for mailing that can reconcile preferable tint and visibility as indicia with readability by a 2-D bar code reader. The ink is a mailing ink used in ink jet recording. In the mailing ink, the ink tank, the ink jet recording method, and the ink jet recording apparatus, the ink provides an ‘a*’ of from −10 to 15 and a ‘b*’ of from −50 to −15 according to the CIE L*a*b* color system in a printed portion obtained by applying the ink to a recording medium so as to give an application amount of ink of 4.5 mg per square inch, and provides an integrated value of reflection spectrum of 90 or lower in a wavelength region of from 380 nm to 730 nm in the printed portion. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214790 | METHOD OF MAKING AN INK-PRINTED FIBROUS WEB - A method of making an ink-printed fibrous web by applying onto at least one side of a coated fibrous web at least one ink layer of a planographic ink to form an image thereon to produce a printed fibrous web. The ink layer(s) has a total volatile content, as supplied, of less than 10% (preferably less than 5%). The printed fibrous web is then subjected to ambient temperatures without the use of a drying oven or by employing oven temperatures that have an exit web temperature that does not exceed 225° F. Subsequent processing of the printed fibrous web includes applying one or more coatings including a waterbased coating, a coating having a total volatile content of less than 10%, a coating that is cured with actinic radiation, and an anti-offset coating. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214791 | MULTI-COMPONENT COATING METHOD FOR POROUS SUBSTRATES - The disclosure relates to a coating method including the steps of providing a multi-component coating composition including two or more components, applying each component to a porous substrate, mixing each component with at least one other component thereby causing at least two components to undergo a chemical reaction. | 2009-08-27 |
20090214792 | Deglosser machine - In one embodiment, a deglosser includes a deglossing agent reservoir and a horizontal base plate having an applicator case with an applicator such as a chamois. The chamois receives a deglossing agent and applies the agent to an object such as a baseball. Sponges or other similar devices may be used in addition to, or in replacement of, a chamois. The object is received between a plurality of manipulators. The manipulators can be movable wheels which are used for spinning the object in different axes for a predetermined amount of time. The agent can be applied directly to the object or to the applicator which then applies it to the object. As the object is manipulated, the agent is distributed across the object In this manner, the object is deglossed and covered completely with a uniform amount of agent for consistent color and moisture. | 2009-08-27 |