36th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090220339 | WIND DEFLECTOR FOR WIND TURBINE AND WIND TURBINE INCORPORATING SAME - A wind deflector for a wind turbine has a vertical wind deflecting surface movable in a circular path about the wind turbine for facing a prevailing wind direction. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220340 | VARIABLE TIP SPEED RATIO TRACKING CONTROL FOR WIND TURBINES - The present invention relates to a method of controlling the aerodynamic load of a wind turbine blade by controlling the tip speed ratio (TSR) and/or blade pitch setting of the wind turbine blade so as to optimize power production. A wind turbine blade undergoes an aero-elastic response including deflection and twist that is a function of the blade loading. The blade loading is dependent on the wind speed, TSR, and pitch setting. The aero-elastic response requires a different TSR and/or pitch to be selected throughout the power curve in order to maintain the optimum power production and to improve energy capture. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220341 | UPPER ROTOR CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A COUNTER-ROTATING ROTOR SYSTEM - An upper rotor control system is contained within an upper rotor shaft and upper hub assembly of a contra-rotating rigid rotor system. A collective servo assembly includes a hydraulic actuator that provides collective pitch to all blades through axial extension/retraction of the control rod relative the upper rotor shaft for collective pitch control of the rotor blades. The collective servo assembly includes a spherical bearing for attachment of the control rod to aircraft structure. An X-Y positioner assembly includes a bearing arrangement which allows the shaft to rotate, while the X-Y positioner assembly remains non-rotational therein. The X-Y positioner assembly includes a multitude of hydraulic actuators, orthogonally positioned, to tilt the control rod about the spherical bearing off the axis of rotation of the upper rotor shaft for cyclic pitch control of the rotor blades. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220342 | SHAFTLESS VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE - A shaftless vertical axis wind turbine has a stationary hollow core having inner and outer circular walls with a void between the inner and outer walls. A rotor is rotatably supported about the core and has a plurality of radially extending rotor arms each having a wind engaging rotor blade located at a distal end. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220343 | HUB PITCH GEAR REPAIR METHOD - A method for repairing a hub pitch gear assembly. The method includes providing a ring assembly for adjusting a pitch angle of a wind turbine blade having a plurality of gear teeth. A segment of the ring assembly is removed, the segment including at least a portion of at least one gear tooth, to form a repair cavity. A repair segment configured to mate the repair cavity is provided and the repair segment is directed into the repair cavity and fastened in position. A repaired pitch gear assembly and wind turbine are also disclosed. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220344 | Propeller Blade Retention Device - A propeller blade retention system and method of manufacture are disclosed. Because of the design, a truly integral hub is able to house a set of variable pitch blades. Each hub socket establishes a substantially cylindrical interface with its respective blade, making the blade slidably receivable for installation. Each blade is allowed axial rotation, and held inside the socket by a set of angular contact bearings. A snap ring locks the blade against coming back out of the socket. An O-ring is provided in the interface to create a fluid seal. The hub alone accomplishes all of the required load-bearing and weather-seal functions. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220345 | Closing Assembly for a Blade Ring of Turbomachinery - The invention relates to a closing assembly for closing the gap remaining between the first and last blade of a blade ring that is inserted into a peripheral groove of turbomachinery. Said assembly comprises at least two parts each of which can be hooked onto projections that form an undercut in said peripheral groove and comprises a securing element, which secures the parts from becoming detached from the peripheral groove. To provide a closing assembly for closing the remaining gap, which can be simply and cost-effectively detached and which reliably withstands high mechanical stress, the securing element is mounted to rotate about its longitudinal axis between the two parts and has a key head and a web. The web of the securing element can be positioned by rotation is such a way that to fit the parts in the peripheral groove, said parts can be displaced in relation to one another and to secure the parts from being detached from said groove, the web of the securing element can be placed against at least one lateral face of one of the parts. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220346 | Radial Compressor Rotor - A radial compressor rotor is provided for stabilizing the flow behavior of a delivery gas, consisting of a wheel disc and blades arranged uniformly in the circumferential direction, wherein the generatrix of the surface of the blades is designed as a curved line at least in a curved section, such that the surface is curved in two directions in this section. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220347 | Single-Piece Propeller And Method Of Making - A method for making a propeller product is disclosed. The propeller is formed using polyurethane cores adhered to a laminate hub to form a core assembly. An encapsulating structural laminate skin is then formed on the core assembly using a resin-transfer-molding process to create a single-piece composite propeller. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220348 | TWIN-AIRFOIL BLADE WITH SPACER STRIPS - The invention relates to a blade possessing a leading edge and a trailing edge, the blade comprising a first airfoil possessing an inner face and an outer face extending between said leading edge and said trailing edge, a second airfoil possessing an inner face and an outer face extending between said leading edge and said trailing edge, and at least one spacer strip interconnecting said inner face of the first airfoil and said inner face of the second airfoil, said at least one strip extending to said trailing edge, the distance between the inner face of the first airfoil and the inner face of the second airfoil being of the same order of magnitude as the maximum thickness of the first or the second airfoil. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220349 | Method for Producing a Gas Turbine Component Which is to be Coated, With Exposed Holes, Device for Carrying Out the Method, and Coatable Turbine Blade with Film Cooling Holes - There is described a method with which, on the basis of a three-dimensional recording of a component to be reworked, its surface configuration can be determined and stored temporarily so that, after it has been coated, it can be produced in its original surface form, or in its surface form then required, in certain regions, i.e. locally in the area of film-cooling openings. An especially precise and quick three-dimensional recording can be achieved by the use of the triangulation method. In this case, a reference pattern depicted on the component by a projector is recorded by two camera arranged at an angle. From the images from the cameras, the coordinates describing the surface three-dimensionally can then be determined by a control system using the triangulation method. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220350 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OF A WORK MACHINE - A method for controlling a hydraulic system includes receiving an operator command signal via an operator command input device; receiving a throttle position signal from a throttle; retrieving from a memory a first predetermined correlation between the operator command signal and a corresponding command flow rate; retrieving from the memory a second predetermined correlation between the throttle position signal and a corresponding available flow rate from a hydraulic pump; determining the command flow rate based on the first predetermined correlation and the operator command signal; determining the available flow rate based on the second predetermined correlation and the throttle position signal; and providing a control signal based on the available flow rate and the command flow rate. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220351 | Fan Controller and Image Forming Apparatus - A fan controller and an image forming apparatus are provided. The fan controller includes a rotational frequency instructing unit configured to output driving instructions to a fan driving unit that is configured to control a rotational frequency of a fan, the driving instructions including a target value of the rotational frequency of the fan; a rotational frequency detection unit configured to detect an actual measurement value of the rotational frequency of the fan; a storage unit configured to store consecutively at given time intervals a plurality of parameters indicating a correspondence relationship between the driving instructions output by the rotation frequency instructing unit and the rotational frequency detected by the rotational frequency detection unit; and a notification unit configured to notify a condition of the fan on the basis of the plurality of parameters. The image forming apparatus includes a fan, a fan driver and the fan controller. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220352 | Method and Device for Monitoring and Controlling a Hydraulic Actuated Process - A method and system for monitoring and controlling a hydraulic pump condition. More specifically, the invention relates to a method and device for monitoring and controlling a hydraulic actuated process indirectly by monitoring and controlling an electric motor driving a positive displacement hydraulic pump. This invention also relates to a precision hydraulic energy delivery system. Direct coupling of the pump to a primary mover (motor) and related motor control allows for complete motion control of a hydraulically driven machine without the use of any downstream devices. By employing motion control algorithms in the motor control, the hydraulic output at the pump head is controlled in a feed forward method. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220353 | Axial Piston Compressor - Axial piston compressor, especially a compressor for motor vehicle air-conditioning systems, having at least one piston and having a tilt plate, especially a ring-shaped tilt plate, which is variable in terms of its inclination with respect to a drive shaft and which is driven in rotation by the drive shaft and is connected to—especially in articulated connection with—at least one supporting element arranged at a spacing from the drive shaft and rotating together therewith, the piston(s) having in each case an articulated arrangement with which the tilt plate is in sliding engagement, and the supporting element being in operative engagement with a force transmission element which rotates together with the drive shaft, wherein the supporting element is in articulated connection with the force transmission element so as to be displaceable in a radial direction and/or perpendicular thereto, especially perpendicular to the drive shaft axis. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220354 | SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - An object of the invention is to provide a swash plate compressor capable of realizing an excellent sliding characteristic when a drive shaft is rotated at high speed, and a high refrigerating capacity when the drive shaft is rotated at low speed. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220355 | SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - The invention has its object to provide a swash plate compressor capable of realizing demonstration of an excellent sliding characteristic when a drive shaft is rotated at high speed, and of a high refrigerating capacity when the drive shaft is rotated at low speed. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220356 | Swash plate type variable displacement compressor - A swash plate type variable displacement compressor includes a crank chamber, a rotary shaft, a swash plate, a piston, a supply passage and first and second bleed passages. The supply passage connecting the crank chamber to a discharge pressure region is provided with a displacement control valve. The pressure in the crank chamber is varied by adjusting the opening of the displacement control valve. The first bleed passage connecting the crank chamber to the suction pressure region is provided with a valve. The second bleed passage constantly connecting the crank chamber to the suction pressure region is provided with a throttle. The valve operates to close the first bleed passage according to the magnitude of centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the rotary shaft. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220357 | MULTISTAGE COMPRESSOR - The invention relates to a multistage compressor for providing high-pressure gas in filling stations, said compressor consisting of a high-pressure compressor and a multistage booster compressor (W). Both compressors comprise membrane pump chambers which are controlled by camshafts. The booster compressor (VV) can contain a plurality of stages (S | 2009-09-03 |
20090220358 | UNEQUAL LENGTH ALTERNATING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER DRIVE SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS MATERIAL OUTPUT FLOW WITH EQUAL MATERIAL OUTPUT PRESSURE - A hydraulic pumping system is provided for delivering a compressible fluid material from a hopper to an outlet. A primary hydraulically driven pumping unit has a first interior volume for receiving the fluid material from the hopper. A secondary hydraulically driven pumping unit is interconnected with the primary hydraulically driven pumping unit and has a second interior volume less than the first interior volume for receiving fluid material from the primary hydraulically driven pumping unit. The primary and secondary hydraulically driven pumping units have hydraulically driven reciprocating piston units with unequal stroke lengths. The piston units are alternately reciprocated to fill the first interior volume of fluid material from the hopper, pump a portion of the first interior volume of fluid material into the second interior volume and the remainder of the first interior volume to the outlet, and pump the second interior volume of fluid material to the outlet while fluid material is being pulled into the first interior volume in a sequential and simultaneous manner which will produce substantially continuous delivery of fluid material to the outlet. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220359 | COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY - A compressor assembly includes a support plate and a plurality of components mounted on the support plate via mechanical connections. The plurality of components includes at least a drive and a compressor for compressing air, the compressor being driven by the drive. The assembly also includes at least one line integrated into the support plate and selected ones of the mechanical connections. The line provides at least one of a fluidic connection and an electrical connection between at least two of the plurality of components. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220360 | COOLING FAN - A cooling fan ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220361 | COOLING OF STATOR FOR COMPRESSOR - Arrangement for cooling a compressor comprising a housing (Ia, Ib) with an inlet ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220362 | Compressor Unit - The invention relates to a compressor unit, in particular for underwater operation, comprising a compressor with a compressor rotor which has one or more compressor stages, and also comprising an electric motor with a stator and a motor rotor, and comprising a gastight housing which is provided with an inlet and an outlet. Such compressor units in a large embodiment are especially susceptible to vibrations. The invention provides a remedy hereby virtue of the fact that the motor rotor has two radial bearings, a first radial bearing and a second radial bearing, each arranged at the end, that the compressor rotor has two radial bearings, a third radial bearing and a fourth radial bearing, each arranged at the end, and that a coupling which transmits torque is arranged between the two rotors. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220363 | PISTON PUMP FOR A VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM WITH A SEALING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a piston pump for a vehicle braking system, with a housing section and a piston, which is guided in the housing section in a slidable manner. An accommodating member for accommodating an intake valve is provided in the housing section, and a sealing element adjoins the accommodating member to seal the piston against the housing section. A piston rod adjoins the sealing element which is embodied in one piece with the accommodating member. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220364 | Reciprocating-Piston Compressor Having Non-Contact Gap Seal - A reciprocating-piston compressor having at least two working cylinders arranged in series, along a cylinder axis is described. The compressor includes a piston in each of the cylinders, guided in an axially movable manner, and a common axially actuated piston rod of the pistons, extending through a passage opening in a partition between the at least two working cylinders. The at least two working cylinders are sealed off with respect to one another in a region of the common axially actuated piston rod, exclusively by a non-contact seal. The axial seal has an axial gap seal formed between a radially outer circumferential surface of the common axially actuated piston rod and a radially inner circumferential surface of the passage opening. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220365 | Discharge Valve Assembly For Linear Compressor - The present invention discloses a discharge valve assembly for a linear compressor, comprising: a discharge valve installed at one end of the cylinder to be opened and closed, a compression space for compressing a sucked refrigerant by linear reciprocation of a piston being formed in one end of the cylinder, a discharge cap fixedly installed at one end of the cylinder, for forming a discharge space to which the refrigerant of the compression space is discharged; a discharge valve spring installed between the discharge valve and the discharge cap, for opening and closing the discharge valve according to a refrigerant pressure; and a ring-shaped discharge valve supporter installed in the discharge cap, having at least one main protrusion directly contacting the inner circumference of the discharge cap and at least one auxiliary protrusion disposed with an interval from the inner circumference of the discharge cap being formed on the outer circumference of the discharge valve supporter. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220366 | Slide valve position indicator - The angular displacement of an inclined cam about the compressor slide valve shaft rotates an annular surface having a helically inclined face aligned with and spaced apart from a sensor head of a magnetic sensor mounted to the compressor. The rotation provides a linear variation in the size of the gap between the sensor head and the inclined ramp which directly corresponds to the compressor slide valve position between its fully closed and fully open positions. Linear variation in the size of the gap produces a correspondingly linear output signal from the magnetic sensor which provides the input for an analog input card in an associated programmable logic controller to determine the slide value position. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220367 | ROTARY PUMP - The claimed invention relates to rotary pumps. The claimed rotary pump comprises: an hollow housing having a side wall and end-face walls; a shaft rotatably positioned in the housing essentially in parallel with the side wall, the distance between the housing side wall and the shaft is variable; deformable rollers that are arranged and adapted to move, when the shaft rotates, between the housing side-wall and the shaft, while moving their deformation being maximal in the region of the minimal distance between the housing side-wall and the shaft; and sealed cavities, each of which cavities being defined by two contiguous rollers, the housing's side wall and end-face walls; the sealed cavities being adapted to communicate with the suction port as their volume increases, and communicate with the delivery port as their volume decreases. The technical result: an enhanced delivery capacity—with simultaneous decrease in dimensions and mass; an improved cost-effectiveness, extended longevity and more simple operation. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220368 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT CAPTURE DEVICE AND METHOD OF BALANCING POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT CAPTURE DEVICES - A positive displacement capture apparatus contains a plurality of positive displacement capture devices which each contain a rotor portion positioned inside a casing portion to act as a least area rotor which captures a volume and moves the volume along the length of the separator. The rotor portion contains a plurality of lobes which interact with grooves in the casing portion, such that the interaction of the lobes and grooves create barriers which capture the volume. The creation of the volume creates a flow barrier between a downstream end of the separator and an upstream end of the separator. The flow separator is coupled to a combustion portion to provide a flow of material to the combustion portion. The plurality of positive displacement capture devices are positioned, oriented and rotational timed such that eccentric loads created by the rotation of the rotor portions cancel each other out during operation. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220369 | NON-CONTACT SEAL FOR POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT CAPTURE DEVICE - A positive displacement capture device contains a rotor portion positioned inside a casing portion to act as a least area rotor which captures a volume and moves the volume along the length of the separator. The rotor portion contains a plurality of lobes which interact with grooves in the casing portions such that the interaction of the lobes and grooves create barriers which capture the volume. The creation of the volume creates a flow barrier between a downstream end of the separator and an upstream end of the separator. The flow separator is coupled to a combustion portion to provide a flow of material to the combustion portion. There is a non-contact seal between the lobes and the grooves, and the lobes have channels or depressions at their ends. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220370 | GAS COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a compression mechanism for suctioning gas through a suction path to compress the gas and discharging the compressed gas and a check valve for preventing backward-flow of the gas in the suction path. The check valve includes an accommodation hole (its one end is opened toward the suction path and its another end is functioned as a reservoir), a valving element accommodated within the accommodation hole movably, a valve seat provided at the opened end of the accommodation hole for closing the suction path while the valving element is pressed thereonto and an urging component for urging the valving element toward the valve seat. A release groove is grooved on an inner surface of the accommodation hole. The reservoir is communicated with the suction path through the release groove. The compressor can reduce machining cost, component count and weight in respect to the check valve. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220371 | METHODS FOR DIMENSIONAL RESTORATION OF ROOTS TYPE BLOWER ROTORS, RESTORED ROTORS, AND APPARATUS HAVING RESTORED ROTOR - Method includes applying additive material to a pre-selected region of a rotor for use in a Roots type blower assembly. The additive material restores structural dimension to provide measured rotor-to-rotor clearance and/or rotor-to-case clearance within the predetermined clearance range. The additive material may be an epoxy paint material or a plating material. The method includes measuring the clearances, preparing the rotor surface, applying the additive material, and re-measuring the clearance. The restored rotor may be returned to service, for example, in a locomotive diesel. The disclosure also provides a restored rotor including at least one region comprising the additive material. Additionally, the disclosure provides an apparatus including a dimensionally restored rotor. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220372 | Low Magnetostrictive Body and Dust Core Using the Same - Disclosed is a low cost, low magnetostriction body which is decreased only in magnetostriction while maintaining magnetic characteristics such as loss and saturation magnetization at desired values. Also disclosed is a dust core using such a low magnetostriction body. Specifically disclosed is a low magnetostriction body obtained by shaping a soft magnetic material powder added with an organic compound having an effect of changing the magnetostriction of the soft magnetic material when combined with it, and heat-treating a green compact in an inert atmosphere. The absolute value of the magnetostriction λ | 2009-09-03 |
20090220373 | CuMg.sub.2-y Li.sub.x ALLOY FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE - The present invention refers to the ability of a metallic alloy to store hydrogen. Particularly, the present invention refers to the ability of an alloy, with hexagonal structure, to store, in reversible way, high amounts of hydrogen at temperatures and pressures that make an industrial applicability feasible. The present invention is applicable, e.g. for hydrogen storage—hydrogen fuel cells—with great applicability in the automobile industry. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220374 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING SOLUTION PRECURSORS FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION - A unique combination of solution stabilization and delivery technologies with special ALD operation is provided. A wide range of low volatility solid ALD precursors dissolved in solvents are used. Unstable solutes may be stabilized in solution and all of the solutions may be delivered at room temperature. After the solutions are vaporized, the vapor phase precursors and solvents are pulsed into a deposition chamber to assure true ALD film growth. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220375 | Bronze-based alloy of low lead content - The object of the present invention is to provide a bronze-based alloy of low lead content, first improved in tensile strength at high temperatures, secondly contributing to the promotion of the environmental conservation including recycling, while avoiding the adverse effect of lead on human bodies by means of reduction of a lead content, and excellent from the standpoints of mass-productivity and manufacturing cost. The alloy includes 2.0 to 6.0 mass % of Sn, 3.0 to 10.0 mass % of Zn, 0.1 to 3.0 mass % of Bi, 0.1 mass % | 2009-09-03 |
20090220376 | Aluminum alloy free from aluminum carbide - An aluminum alloy for producing an aluminum strip for lithographic print plate carriers, a method for producing an aluminum alloy for lithographic print plate carriers, in which, during the production of the aluminum alloy, after the electrolysis of the aluminum oxide, the liquid aluminum, up to the casting of the aluminum alloy, is supplied to a plurality of purification steps, as well as an aluminum strip for lithographic print plate carriers and a corresponding use of the aluminum strip for lithographic print plate carriers include a carbide content of less than 10 ppm, and preferably less than 1 ppm. As a result, the aluminum alloy, the method for producing the aluminum alloy, the aluminum strip, and corresponding use of the aluminum strip for lithographic print plate carriers described herein allow for the use of virtually gas-tight coatings. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220377 | ENDOSCOPE WASHING AND DISINFECTING APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE WASHING AND DISINFECTING METHOD - An endoscope washing and disinfecting apparatus includes: a fluid supply unit that supplies fluid for washing and disinfecting; an electromagnetic valve provided in each of a plurality of connecting channels which are connected to a plurality of channels of an endoscope; a single flow rate meter provided between the fluid supply unit and the electromagnetic valve; and a flow rate limiting section for limiting flow rate so that the flow rate falls within a flow rate measurement range in which flow rate measurement by the flow rate meter is possible; or a flow rate padding section for padding a flow rate with a flow rate that can be detected by the flow rate meter; or a flow rate diverting section for diverting part of flow rate that flows to the flow rate meter through a bypass channel. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220378 | INDICATOR DEVICE HAVING AN ACTIVE AGENT ENCAPSULATED IN AN ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBER - An indicator device for determining the efficacy of an antimicrobial treatment process. The indicator device includes an active agent encapsulated in an encapsulation component. The encapsulation components preferably takes the form of an electrospun nanofiber including a polymer. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220379 | ANALYZER AND MEASUREMENT RESTARTING METHOD - An analyzer includes a measuring section for measuring samples; a transporting section for transporting a sample rack which holds sample container containing the sample to the measuring section; a motion controller for controlling the measuring section and the transporting section; an error detector for detecting an error of the analyzer; a display section; a display controller for displaying on the display section information representing handling of the sample rack present on the transporting section when the error detector detects the error; and a restart command receiver for receiving an instruction for measurement restart when the error occurs in the analyzer, wherein the motion controller controls the measuring section and the transporting section so as to selectively suction a sample required to be suctioned when the restart command receiver receives the instruction for measurement restart is disclosed. A measurement restarting method is also disclosed. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220380 | Wireless electronic monitor for a container such as an aquarium and the like - A wireless electronic monitor for a container such as an aquarium is described. The apparatus comprises a sense and transmit assembly (STA) | 2009-09-03 |
20090220381 | IMAGEWISE PATTERNING OF FILMS AND DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention is directed, at least in part, to methods for imagewise patterning of a surface. Such patterned surfaces can be used, e.g., in microfluidic devices. Accordingly, the present invention is also directed, at least in part, to nanopatterned devices which include a microchannel structure and methods for forming such devices. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220382 | NANO-GETTER DEVICE - A nano-structured device for detecting biological analytes, chemical, analytes, cancer and other physiological conditions, includes a carrier substrate, a transducer film disposed over a surface of the carrier substrate, and a dendrimer structure tethered to the transducer film. The transducer film generates a first signal in response to a mechanical stress applied thereto. The first signal indicates the detection of the biological analyte, chemical analyte, cancer or other physiological condition. The dendrimer structure includes a plurality of receptors for binding the biological analyte, the chemical analyte, or one or more biomarkers indicative of cancer or other physiological conditions to the dendrimer structure. The dendrimer structure applies the mechanical stress to the transducer film, which is proportional to the strain induced into the dendrimer by the biological analyte, the chemical analyte, or one or more biomarkers indicative of cancer or other physiological condition binding to the receptors, the mechanical stress causing the transducer film to generate the first signal indicating the detection of the biological analyte, the chemical analyte, or one or more biomarkers indicative of cancer or other physiological condition. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220383 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - Disclosed herein is an automatic analyzer that can eliminate the generation of air bubbles of dissolved gas in a liquid circulating in a thermostat bath enabling stable photometry. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220384 | INTEGRATED PARAFOIL THREAT AGENT SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHODS - A method for collecting and sensing a column of air in near real-time to detect one or more agents dispersed within the air column is described. The method includes passing the column of air through a port in a parafoil, the parafoil configured with a flow-through sensor suite located in the port and operable such that the column of air passes through the sensor suite, operating the sensor suite to test the column of air for the one or more agents, and receiving test results from the sensor suite. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220385 | LIQUID DISPENSING FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for mixing liquid components. Quantities of two or more liquid components are transferred from pressurized source reservoirs to one or more destination locations by means of a fluid outlet that includes a dispense valve, and the two or more liquid components are mixed in the destination locations to create a plurality of fluid mixtures. Two or more dispensing technologies can be combined to provide for increased efficiency in the dispensing of high volume liquid components. The amounts of liquid components being dispensed can be monitored during the dispensing to provide feedback control of the dispensing. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220386 | Porous Sealing Material - A porous article of manufacture (a sealing material) which comprises sintered hydroxyalkylcellulose, for example, sintered hydroxypropylcellulose, or a sealing material which is capable of being formed into a porous article in the form of a filter and which is made by heating at least one gelling agent that has carboxyl functionality and at least one gelling agent that has hydroxyl functionality, preferably carboxylmethylcellulose (CMC) and hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) respectively, and a method for preparing the same from a powdery admixture thereof, and a pipette which includes the sealing material in the form of a filter, and also including embodiments of a bilayer filter and of a trilayer filter, each of which comprises a composite of a filter of the present invention and a filter comprising porous sintered polyethylene, preferably ultra high-molecular weight polyethylene. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220387 | MICRO PUMP DEVICE - A micro pump device comprises a structure of chamber with centrally symmetric crossection, a needle compression unit and a traditional fluid extraction and injection unit. The needle compression unit combines with the chamber. The symmetric crossection is utilized to generate fine change in volume for fluid withdraw or discharge. It can be applied as a basic element to products requiring fine fluid withdraw and discharge resolution. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220388 | BREATHING AIR MAINTENANCE AND RECYCLE - The present invention provides for a single step design for carbon dioxide removal and fixation using a cell incorporating a carbon dioxide selective film tor active/passive transport while simultaneously producing oxygen. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220389 | BUBBLE COLUMN-TYPE FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS SLURRY BED REACTION SYSTEM - A bubble column-type slurry bed reaction system is provided in which an operating system, which synthesizes liquid hydrocarbons by the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis reaction and separates and derives a catalyst and liquid hydrocarbon products from a slurry composed of gas, liquid and solid phases, can be simplified, and deterioration of catalyst particles caused by attrition and so forth can be reduced. In this FT synthesis reaction system, a bubble column-type slurry bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction process, in which synthesis gas supplied continuously from the bottom of a reactor and suspended catalyst particles are contacted to form liquid hydrocarbons, gaseous hydrocarbons and water, a process in which a slurry of suspended liquid products formed in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction process and catalyst particles moves from the reactor to the lower portion of a separation vessel through a downwardly inclined transfer pipe to separate the catalyst particles and gaseous products, a process in which the liquid products formed in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction process is sent to the separation vessel through a horizontal connecting pipe installed above the downwardly inclined transfer pipe and derived from its apex, a process in which liquid products are derived from the separation vessel, and a process in which a | 2009-09-03 |
20090220390 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN FROM HYDROCARBON, WATER AND OXYGEN COMPRISING A REACTION AND HEAT EXCHANGE CHAMBER - A device generating hydrogen from a hydrocarbon, oxygen and water. The reaction is carried out at high temperature. The device includes a first substantially cylindrical zone surrounding the reaction chamber circulates water vapour and hydrocarbon, excluding the reaction products, the zone being separated from the reaction chamber to recover heat lost by the reaction chamber, to preheat the mixture circulating in the first zone. The reagent(s) are in contact with the walls of said first zone to exchange produce heat. A substantially cylindrical second zone surrounds the first zone and circulates water to be vaporized, the water is in contact with the walls of said second zone. The first and second zones are separated such that water circulating in the second zone is preheated by heat of the first zone where the water of the second zone is mixed with the hydrocarbon and introduced into the first zone. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220391 | Distribution Device for a Gas-Liquid Phase Mixutre for Apparatus - A shell-and-tube reactor is disclosed. Contact tubes are disposed within a cylindrical housing and are secured to tube plates. Gas and liquid phases are received via a feed opening in a lower end cap and discharged via an upper end cap in the housing. A distributor device for a gas phase/liquid phase mixture is disposed below the lowermost tube plate. The distributor device includes a distributor plate and a predistributor. The distributor plate is arranged horizontally within the housing and includes an active area having through-openings and a downward-extending margin, but does not extend over the entire cross section of the housing. The predistributor includes a second distributor plate disposed between the feed opening and the first distributor plate, wherein the second distributor plate includes a second active area with second through-openings and a second downward-extending margin. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220392 | INTEGRATED PROCESSES FOR GENERATING CARBON MONOXIDE FOR CARBON NANOMATERIAL PRODUCTION - The integrated processes of the dry reforming or partial oxidation upstream of the carbon nanotube-producing reactor are described allowing the carbon monoxide to be produced on an as-needed basis, negating the need to transport carbon monoxide to the production site or store large quantities of carbon monoxide on-site. The apparatuses allowing to carry out such integrated processes are also provided. Carbon dioxide emissions may be eliminated from the carbon nanotube production process. This may be achieved by recycling the carbon dioxide byproduct and mixing it with the feed to the partial oxidation process. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220393 | IN-SITU GASIFICATION OF SOOT CONTAINED IN EXOTHERMICALLY GENERATED SYNGAS STREAM - A system is set forth for the exothermic generation of soot depleted syngas comprising (i) reacting a hydrocarbon-containing fuel with an oxygen containing gas in a first reactor to produce the syngas and byproducts comprising CO | 2009-09-03 |
20090220394 | STEAM REFORMING UNIT - A hydrogen generation system is disclosed that includes an integrated steam reforming reactor. The reactor has an overall cylindrical shape, receives a reformate and separately receiving a combustion gas mixture. The reactor includes a plurality of reforming stages arranged in a stacked series of disc shaped stage configuration, wherein each reforming stage has a disc shaped combustion portion adjacent a disc shaped catalyst pack through which the reformate passes, wherein the reformate is directed axially between stages and radially within each stage; and the combustion mixture is directed radially between groups of stages and circumferentially within each stage. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220395 | Apparatus for Producing Synthesis Gas - An apparatus ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220396 | Plant for Urea Production - Plant for urea production from ammonia and carbon dioxide having a so-called high-pressure section which comprises a synthesis reactor and a condensation unit ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220397 | Capture and Release of Acid-Gasses with Acid-Gas Binding Organic Compounds - A system and method for acid-gas capture wherein organic acid-gas capture materials form hetero-atom analogues of alkyl-carbonate when contacted with an acid gas. These organic-acid gas capture materials include combinations of a weak acid and a base, or zwitterionic liquids. This invention allows for reversible acid-gas binding to these organic binding materials thus allowing for the capture and release of one or more acid gases. These acid-gas binding organic compounds can be regenerated to release the captured acid gasses and enable these organic acid-gas binding materials to be reused. This enables transport of the liquid capture compounds and the release of the acid gases from the organic liquid with significant energy savings compared to current aqueous systems. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220398 | CATALYST COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF VEHICULAR EXHAUST GASES COMPRISE ZIRCONIUM OXIDE AND CERIUM OXIDE, AND HAVE A HIGH REDUCIBILITY AND A STABLE SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA - Catalyst compositions for the treatment of vehicular exhaust gases are based on zirconium and cerium oxides, have a cerium oxide content of at most 50% by weight, a level of reducibility of at least 95% after calcination in air at 600°, and a specific surface area after calcination for 4 hours at 1100° of at least 15 m | 2009-09-03 |
20090220399 | Tetraorganoammonium and tetraorganophosphonium salts for acid gas scrubbing process - Tetraorganoammonium and tetraorganophosphonium salts are useful as absorbents for the selective removal of acidic components from mixtures of said acidic components and CO | 2009-09-03 |
20090220400 | Gas adsorption and gas mixture separations using carborane-based MOF material - A method of separating a mixture of carbon dioxide and a hydrocarbon gas using a metal-organic framework (MOF) material having a three-dimensional carborane ligand structure. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220401 | EXHAUST SMOKE DENITRATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF EXHAUST SMOKE DENITRATION - An exhaust smoke denitrating apparatus in which using an NH | 2009-09-03 |
20090220402 | NOVEL SULFUR RECOVERY PLANT - Novel sulfur recovery plants, and processes utilizing these plants are disclosed. These apparatuses eliminate the use of a condenser between the waste heat boiler and first Claus catalytic reactors, and also eliminate the use of reheaters in between Claus catalytic reactors. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220403 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing trichlorosilane - A method and an apparatus for manufacturing trichlorosilane are disclosed. A polymer containing high boiling chlorosilane compounds that are generated in a polycrystalline silicon manufacturing process are mixed with hydrogen chloride and introduced into a decomposition furnace. The polymer and the hydrogen chloride are reacted at a temperature of 450° C., and preferably of 450° C. or more and 700° C. or less. Preferably a mixture containing the polymer and hydrogen chloride of 10 to 30 mass % with respect to the weight of the polymer is introduced into the decomposition furnace. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220404 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ALUMINUM NITRIDE POWDER - An aluminum nitride-based ceramic sintered body is provided, which is manufactured by sintering an aluminum nitride powder comprising aluminum nitride as a main component, carbon in an amount of 0.1 wt % or more to 1.0 wt % or less, and containing oxygen in an amount that is not greater than 0.7 wt %, wherein carbon and oxygen are dissolved in grains of the aluminum nitride powder. The a-axis length of the lattice constant of the aluminum nitride is in a range of 3.1120 Å or more to 3.1200 Å or less, and the a c-axis length of the lattice constant is in a range of 4.9810 Å or more to 4.9900 Å or less. The volume resistivity of the aluminum nitride-based ceramic sintered body at 500° C. is 10 | 2009-09-03 |
20090220405 | Systems and Methods for Generating Sulfuric Acid - Methods and systems for generating sulfuric acid ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220406 | Selective Removal and Recovery of Acid Gases from Gasification Products - Processes and apparatuses are described for the selective removal and recovery of acid gases from a gas source comprising at least hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide. A step-wise approach is illustrated wherein hydrogen sulfide may be selectively removed from a gas source by treatment with methanol under conditions where substantially all the hydrogen sulfide may be removed. The partially purified gas source may then be provided with a second treatment with methanol under conditions which selectively remove carbon dioxide from the gas stream. Such methods are generally applicable to any gas source comprising at least hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide, for example, a gas source produced from the catalytic gasification of a carbonaceous material, the combustion of a carbonaceous material, or the oxy-blown gasification of a carbonaceous material. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220407 | PREPARATION AND FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CARBON NANO-ONIONS - Disclosed are methods for forming carbon nano-onions. The methods include annealing a carbon nanodiamond starting material in an inert atmosphere. The method can be carried out at ambient pressure. Also disclosed are methods for functionalizing carbon nano-onions. For instance, carbon nano-onions can be functionalized so as to be soluble in aqueous or organic solvents, as desired. Also disclosed are methods for separating mixtures of carbon nano-onions. In particular, mixtures of carbon nano-onions can be separated from one another based upon differences in electrochemical characteristics of the different nano-onions. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220408 | METHOD OF CUTTING CARBON NANOTUBES AND CARBON NANOTUBES PREPARED BY THE SAME - A method of cutting carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotubes prepared by the same are disclosed. The cutting method includes preparing a π-stacking complex including a doping metal, a non-polar molecule, and a bipolar solvent, adding carbon nanotubes to the π-stacking complex, followed by stirring at room temperature to prepare a metal-doped carbon nanotube solution, washing and drying the metal-doped carbon nanotube solution to prepare a metal-doped carbon nanotube powder, and performing nitric acid treatment to the metal-doped carbon nanotube powder, followed by cutting and washing with distilled water. Carbon nanotubes having a short and uniform length and open terminals can be produced in mass via a simple process, thereby expanding the uses and applications of carbon nanotubes. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220409 | CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CARBON NANOFIBER REINFORCED CONTINUOUS FIBER PREFORMS AND COMPOSITES MADE THEREFROM - This invention provides a continuous process for the growth of vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCNT) reinforced continuous fiber preforms for the manufacture of articles with useful mechanical, electrical, and thermal characteristics. Continuous fiber preforms are treated with a catalyst or catalyst precursor and processed to yield VGCNT produced in situ resulting in a highly entangled mass of VGCNT infused with the continuous fiber preform. The continuous process disclosed herein provides denser and more uniform carbon nanotubes and provides the opportunity to fine-tune the variables both within an individual preform and between different preforms depending on the characteristics of the carbon nanotubes desired. The resulting continuous fiber preforms are essentially endless and are high in volume fraction of VGCNT and exhibit high surface area useful for many applications. The invention also provides for composites made from the preforms. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220410 | Method for Producing Hydrogen and/or Other Gases from Steel Plant Wastes and Waste Heat - A method for producing hydrogen and/or other gases from steel plant wastes and waste heat is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing molten waste from steel plant like molten slag in a reactor. The molten slag is contacted with water and/or steam in the presence of a reducing agent to form a stream of hydrogen and/or other gases. The hydrogen and/or other gases can then be extracted from the stream of gases from the reactor. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220411 | Method for producing activated lime for removal of acid gases from a combustion gas - An activated lime for use in removing acid gases from a combustion gas stream is produced by thermally decomposing calcium hydroxide to calcium oxide through contact or the calcium hydroxide with a heated gas stream at a temperature or between 750-950° F. for a time sufficient to produce a calcium oxide having a specific surface area of between 30-48 square meters per gram, and collecting the product so produced. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220412 | ELECTRIC REACTION TECHNOLOGY FOR FUELS PROCESSING - A method and apparatus for producing hydrogen is disclosed wherein a hydrocarbon gas is fed into an electric reaction technology system to decompose the hydrocarbon gas to hydrogen gas and carbon solids. The electric reaction technology system comprises one or more heating zones, wherein each heating zone comprises one or more heating stations and each heating station comprises one or more heating screens followed by a final near-equilibrium attainment zone without additional heat input. After passing the hydrogen gas through the electric reaction technology system the hydrogen gas and any remaining carbon solids and hydrocarbon gas are cooled. The hydrogen gas and any remaining carbon solids and hydrocarbon gas flow through a scrubber, filter, drier or other phase separation system to remove substantially all of the carbon, leaving hydrogen product. The electric reaction technology system can also be used to pyrolyze hydrocarbons. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220413 | Catalyst For Methane Steam Reformation, Method Of Producing The Same, And Method Of Producing Hydrogen Using The Same - Provided is a novel catalyst for methane steam reformation which enables a highly efficient production of hydrogen at a lower reaction temperature of lower than 500° C. without the need for a high temperature condition of a conventional temperature of 500° C. or higher, actually as high as 700 to 800° C. by use of a catalyst for methane steam reformation that is characterized in supporting one kind or more of noble metals or one kind or more of each of noble metals and lanthanide metals in a microporous carbon material, and a method of producing hydrogen using the catalyst. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220414 | ZEOLITIC SEPARATION MEMBRANE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention provides a process for production of a zeolite separation membrane having a porous support and a zeolite layer formed on the porous support, the process comprising: a seed crystal attaching step in which zeolite seed crystals are attached to the porous support; a layer forming step in which: the porous support to which the zeolite seed crystals have been attached is contacted with a reaction solution containing zeolite raw material, and the temperature of the reaction solution is raised to a prescribed temperature to form a zeolite layer on the porous support; and a support separating step in which the porous support on which the zeolite layer has been formed is separated from the reaction solution; wherein in the layer forming step, after the start of contact between the porous support and reaction solution, the temperature of the reaction solution is held at or below 40° C. for at least 30 minutes before being raised to the prescribed temperature. The production process of the invention yields a zeolite separation membrane that can accomplish reliable and satisfactory separation of alcohol and water even when the water content relative to alcohol is low. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220415 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF SKIN CANCER - Methods and compositions are provided for the analysis of skin surfaces to determine the presence of neoplastic tissue. In the methods of the invention, a composition comprising a florescent probe that binds to a specific neoplasia associated marker is applied topically to the area of interest. After topical administration, the probe preferentially binds to markers associated in neoplastic lesions in situ, which binding is detected with a compact illumination unit that provides illumination at a wavelength appropriate for image acquisition. The illumination unit comprises a light source and fiber optic bundle to direct the light towards the area of examination. A detection unit is used to capture and record an image of the area of investigation. The detection unit may be a digital camera, film camera, etc. A mapping module may also be provided to catalogue the site of examination. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220416 | IMMUNOGLOBULIN ASSOCIATED CELL-SURFACE DETERMINANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF B-CELL DISORDERS - The present invention provides methods, compositions and vaccines for specifically targeting immunoglobulin associated cell-surface determinants that are not shed into the blood of a host. In some cases, the immunoglobulin associated cell-surface determinants will be involved in various B-cell disorders. The methods involve administering an IACSD targeting element to a B-cell. The method can employ treating an individual with a B-cell associated disorder by administering an effective amount of an IACSD targeting preparation. The compositions include isolated antibodies where the antibodies associate with an immunoglobulin associated cell-surface determinants. The invention also includes vaccines that immunize against immunoglobulin associated cell-surface determinants. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220417 | METHODS OF USING IL-31 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION - The present invention relates to methods of treating pruritic diseases, including but not limited to Contact dermatitis, Atopic Dermatitis, Drug induced delayed type cutaneous allergic reactions, Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Cutaneous T cell Lymphoma, Bullous pemphigoid, Alopecia wereata, Vitiligo, Acne Rosacea, Prurigo nodularis, Scleroderma, Herpes simplex virus, or combination thereof by administering IL-31 monoclonal antibodies. The invention further provides the hybridomas that generate the monoclonal antibodies. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220418 | MULTIMODAL IMAGING USING A THREE COMPARTMENT POLYMER NANOPARTICLE WITH CELL SPECIFICITY - The present invention pertains to a three compartment structured polymer nanoparticle (core-shell-corona) for multimodal imaging with specificity for cells or cellular components, thus enabling more advanced diagnostic approaches and targeted therapy on the cellular level without the use of additional biologically active materials. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220419 | 99mTc-LABELED TRIPHENYLPHOSPHONIUM DERIVATIVE CONTRASTING AGENTS AND MOLECULAR PROBES FOR EARLY DETECTION AND IMAGING OF BREAST TUMORS - Tc-labeled triphenylphosphonium contrasting agents that target the mitochondria and are useful for early detection of breast tumors using scintimammographic imaging. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220420 | TETRACYCLIC INDOLE DERIVATIVES AS IN VIVO IMAGING AGENTS AND HAVING PERIPHERALBENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFINITY (PBR) - The present invention provides novel tetracyclic indole compounds of Formula (I) either as in vivo imaging agents or as therapeutic agents. A method for the preparation of the in vivo imaging agent compound is also provided by the invention, as well as a precursor for use in said method. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention are additionally provided. Where the pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound suitable for in vivo imaging, a kit is provided for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. In a further aspect, use of the compound for in vivo imaging or treatment of conditions associated with PBR is provided. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220421 | METHOD FOR SCREENING MTP-INHIBITING COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a screening method for selecting active materials that inhibit microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) and to a screening kit using the said method. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220422 | Drug Delivery Material - The present invention provides a drug delivery material, which is a conjugate of 1) a drug-carrying molecular assembly, 2) a linker and 3) a substance that recognizes activated platelet, injury site of blood vessel and/or inflammatory tissue, and capable of efficiently delivering a drug to a desired site, during which the drug under delivery does not affect sites other than a desired site (hence, low possibility of causing side effects), which releases the drug only at the desired site without requiring an external means and allows the drug to exhibit an effect. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220423 | METHOD OF ACTIVATING A PHOTOSENSITIZER - The invention relates to a method of activating a photosensitizer, wherein for the photosensitizer nanoparticles of a catalyst capable of catalyzing the production of active oxygen ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220424 | Pro104 Antibody Compositions and Methods of Use - The invention provides isolated anti-ovarian, pancreatic, lung or breast cancer antigen (Pro104) antibodies that bind to Pro104 on a mammalian cell in vivo. The invention also encompasses compositions comprising an anti-Pro104 antibody and a carrier. These compositions can be provided in an article of manufacture or a kit. Another aspect of the invention is an isolated nucleic acid encoding an anti-Pro104 antibody, as well as an expression vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid. Also provided are cells that produce the anti-Pro104 antibodies. The invention encompasses a method of producing the anti-Pro104 antibodies. Other aspects of the invention are a method of killing a Pro104-expressing cancer cell, comprising contacting the cancer cell with an anti-Pro104 antibody and a method of alleviating or treating a Pro104-expressing cancer in a mammal, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the anti-Pro104 antibody to the mammal. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220425 | Method to Quantitatively Measure Effect of Psychotropic Drugs on Sensory Discrimination - A method for evaluating an effect of a psychotropic compound or a treatment on a neuronal activity of an animal including determining a change in the amount of information generated by neurons in response to at least one repeatedly applied stimulus, wherein the change is caused by administering the psychotropic compound or a treatment. Also provided is a method of screening psychotropic compounds for effectiveness on an animal which involves using a change in sensory discrimination in a population of neurons of the animal, wherein the sensory discrimination is obtained in response to one or more stimuli repeatedly applied to the animal and wherein a change in the sensory discrimination occurs due to administering said psychotropic compounds to the animal. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220426 | Biodegradable Inverted-Opal Structure, Method for Manufacturing and Using the Same, and Medical Implant Comprising the Biodegradable Inverted-Opal Structure - (Problems) The object of the present invention is to provide an inverted-opal structure which is excellent in biodegradability, biocompatibility, and pH responsiveness, has specific light reflection property due to three-dimensionally-ordered-pores formed therein, is capable of releasing a drug autonomously and intermittently by responding rapidly to pH change, and is capable of measuring the drug-release associated with its biodegradation by an optical means rapidly in a simple and easy way; a method for manufacturing the inverted-opal structure; a medical implant comprising the inverted-opal structure; a method for enlarging the pore diameter; and a method for measuring the release-amount of a drug held in the inverted-opal structure. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220427 | Drug Resistance and Methods of Reversing - Described herein is a cellular marker, MyD88, useful for assessing an individual's (patient's) sensitivity (or resistance) to chemotherapy, particularly sensitivity (or resistance) to chemotherapeutic drugs, such as plant alkaloids (e.g., a taxane, such as paclitaxel or docetaxel). As described herein, Applicants provide a method by which it is possible to determine whether an individual (cancer cells in an individual) is sensitive to chemotherapy with plant alkaloids (e.g., a taxane, such as paclitaxel or docetaxel). Early identification of chemoresistance in patients with cancer is of utmost importance, particularly since it makes it possible to provide the most appropriate therapy. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220428 | Insect Repellent and Process for Identifying Other Insect Repellent Molecules - This invention is based on the identification of the role played by the receptor mX on certain insects through the behavior evinced in the taste sensory reactions of these insects. The invention addresses the use of the modulators on the mX receptor, such as L-canavanine and/or a mix of arginine and calcium and/or N-methyl-L-arginine (NMA) which are used to prepare a compound with repellent or attractive qualities with regard to certain insects. The invention also concerns the use of an mX insect receptor as a target for the identification of repellent substances regarding at least some insects. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220429 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS - This invention relates to a method and a system for generating a discriminatory signal for a neurological condition, where at least one probe compound that has a neurophysiologic effect is provided. Biosignal data are obtained from a subject based on biosignal measurements obtained from biosignal measuring device adapted for placement on a subject, wherein said biosignal data are obtained posterior to the administering of said probe compound to the subject. Analogous biosignal reference data are provided for reference subjects in at least one reference group posterior to the administering of the probe compound, wherein the reference data are utilized for defining reference features having common characteristics between the reference subjects in the at least one reference group, wherein the reference data are processed for defining reference posterior probability vectors for each respective reference subject, wherein each respective posterior probability vector comprises particular feature or a feature combination elements with probability values associated to said elements, the posterior probability vectors resulting in a distribution of said features or feature combinations for said reference subjects. Subsequently, the biosignal data obtained from the subject are used for calculating analogues posterior probability vector for said subject. The discriminatory signal is then generated based on comparison between said posterior probability vector for said subject and the distribution of said features or feature combinations. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220430 | Fluorescent Imaging Agents - Provided is a family of intramolecularly quenched imaging agents for use in both in vivo and in vitro imaging that contain at least one enzymatically cleavable oligopeptide and two fluorophores or a fluorophore and a quencher. When subjected to proteolytic cleavage, at least one fluorophore is unquenched and becomes capable of producing a fluorescent signal upon excitation with light of an appropriate wavelength. Also provided are in vivo and in vitro imaging methods using such imaging agents. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220431 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CONTRAST AGENTS CONTAINING WATER-SOLUBLE NANOPARTICLES OF MANGANESE OXIDE OR MANGANESE METAL OXIDE - The present invention relates to a manganese-containing metal oxide nanoparticle-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent, which is characterized in that: The core of it comprises 1 to 1000 nm-sized manganese-containing metal oxide nanoparticles which include MnO a (0 | 2009-09-03 |
20090220432 | Imaging agents and methods of using same for detecting multidrug resistance in cancer - Compounds and methods of using such compounds in the imaging and detection of multidrug resistance cancer in a subject are provided. In particular, novel imaging agents are provided which are suitable for the detection and imaging of a multidrug resistance phenotype in cancer cells and/or tissues using non-invasive medical imaging modalities. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220433 | Novel biotinylated compositions - Novel biotinylated composition comprising a nucleic acid, e.g. siRNA, that are useful for targeting therapeutic and imaging agents to sites of infection and tumors are disclosed. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220434 | NANOPARTICLES THAT FACILITATE IMAGING OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - Nanoparticles that facilitate imaging of biological tissue and methods for formulating the nanoparticles are provided. In order to form suitable nanoparticles for imaging, an anionic surfactant may be applied to superparamagnetic nanoparticles to form modified nanoparticles. The modified nanoparticles may be mixed with a polymer in a solvent to form a first mixture, and a non-solvent may be mixed with the first mixture to form a second mixture. An emulsion may be formed from the second mixture and the polymeric nanoparticles may be isolated from the emulsion. In certain embodiments of the invention, an antibody may be attached to the polymeric nanoparticles to facilitate attachment of the nanoparticles to biological tissue. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220435 | TIGHT JUNCTION MODULATING PEPTIDE COMPONENTS FOR ENHANCING MUCOSAL DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - Compounds and components including sequences for mucosal epithelial transport of an active agent are given. Tight junction modulating peptide components are described for use in transport and delivery. Permeability can be enhanced with reversibility. Compounds and components for enhanced delivery may be peptide or protein variants, conjugates, or other analog types and structures. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220436 | IN SITU POLYMERIZATION FOR SKIN TREATMENT - Cosmetics represent a world-wide multi-billion dollar industry. The present invention provides technology for polymerizing monomers on skin in situ to produce desired skin characteristics. For example, the inventive system may be used to reduce the signs of aging or to protect the treated skin from UV light. The polymerization of monomers on skin is typically initiated using a thermal or photoinitiatied free radical initiator. In certain embodiments, the monomers are fluorinated thereby producing a fluorinated polymer on the skin upon polymerization. The invention provides monomers, initiators, methods, and kits for use in treating skin with polymers. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220437 | MODIFIED GRAPE SEED OILS - Edible oils are described which are extracted from dried fermented grape seeds isolated from a fermented grape pomace that has undergone fermentation, e.g., primary fermentation during wine making. The edible oils contain distinguishing flavor and fragrance chemicals evidenced by organoleptic evaluation and chemical analysis, in which these chemicals are substantially lacking in grape seed oils that have been similarly extracted from grape seeds isolated from non-fermented grape pomace. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220438 | CHROMEN-4-ONE DERIVATIVES AS SELF-TANNING SUBSTANCE - The invention relates to the use of compounds of the formula (I), where R | 2009-09-03 |