46th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150322319 | Deicer and Method of Use - A deicer has Calcium Magnesium Acetate in a concentration greater than 25% by volume, leaving a remaining concentration, rock salt in the remaining concentration to form a mixture wherein water is added to the mixture such that the mixture dissolves in the water when the deicer is ready for use. A method of use for a deicer has the steps of adding water to a deicing mixture of Calcium Magnesium Acetate and rock salt, mixing the water and mixture such that the mixture dissolves in the water, to form a liquid deicer, and spreading the liquid deicer on ice. A deicing traction aid has a mixture comprising Calcium Magnesium Acetate in a concentration greater than 25% by volume, leaving a remaining concentration, rock salt in the remaining concentration, and a plurality of particles, wherein each particle is coated in the mixture. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322320 | HYDROCARBON BASED REFRIGERANT - An environmentally friendly hydrocarbon refrigerant mixture may be used as a substitute for existing refrigerant in a refrigerant system. The hydrocarbon refrigerant mixture offers greater operating efficiency and effectively replaces chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants. The refrigerant mixture for the refrigeration system includes from about 85% to about 89% by weight propane and from about 11% to about 15% by weight propene. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322321 | COMPOSITION CONTAINING 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE AND 1,2-DIFLUOROETHYLENE - Compositions containing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 1,2-difluoroethylene, that can be used in multiple fields of application. The composition can include from 45 to 90 mol % of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and from 55 to 10 mol % of, 1,2-difluoroethylene. The composition can include from 55 to 80 mol % of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and from 45 to 20 mol % of 1,2-difluoroethylene. The composition can include from 62 to 69 mol % of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and from 38 to 31 mol % of 1,2-difluoroethylene at a temperature of between −30° C. and 56° C. and a pressure of between 1 and 15 bar. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322322 | HEAT TRANSFER-FLUID WITH ELECTRICAL INSULATING PROPERTIES - The present invention relates to the use of a liquid composition as heat transfer fluid, characterized in that the liquid composition comprises polymers derived from at least an ethylenically unsaturated monomer or a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers. Preferably, the liquid composition is used as a heat transfer fluid for electrical equipment. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322323 | WORKING FLUID AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF METAL PARTICLES - A working fluid in cooperation with a solar thermal system comprises a heat conduction medium and a plurality of metal particles mixed in the heat conduction medium. Each of the metal particles includes a metal particle and a protection layer, and the protection layer is an oxide and covers the metal particle. A manufacturing method of metal particles is also disclosed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322324 | DRILLING FLUID AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME - Drilling fluids and processes for making drilling fluids for use in environmentally sensitive areas are provided. The environmentally friendly drilling fluid includes a linear olefin portion that includes linear alpha olefins and/or linear internal olefins with carbon numbers of about 6 carbons to about 30 carbons; and an oligomer portion comprising dimers, trimers, tetramers, and/or heavier oligomers of olefins, wherein the olefins have a carbon number of between about 4 carbons and about 24 carbons, and the oligomer portion includes at least about 50 mole percent of trisubstituted olefin. The drilling fluid has a pour point of about −10° C. or lower, a biodegradation ratio of about 1.0 or less, a toxicity ratio of about 1.0 or less, a Marine Bodis of at least about 60%, a flash point of about 110° C. or higher, a viscosity less than about 4 cSt at 40° C., a density of about 0.78 to about 0.83 gram/ml, and a log Pow of greater than about 3. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322325 | Ecofriendly Lubricating Additives for Water-Based Wellbore Drilling Fluids - Some examples of producing water-based drilling fluids including ecofriendly lubricating additives are described. A raw material oil including fatty acids with a short chain alcohol is esterified in the presence of a catalyst to produce alkyl ester products and triglycerides. The alkyl ester products are washed and heated to remove any residual water or the short chain alcohol. A first quantity of the alkyl ester products is mixed with a second quantity of a water-based wellbore drilling fluid. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322326 | PULSE POWER DRILLING FLUID AND METHODS OF USE - Pulse power drilling fluids comprising a base fluid solution of a low viscosity ester and an alkylene carbonate in an amount that is soluble in the ester are provided. The pulse power drilling fluids provide excellent properties for use in pulse-power drilling, e.g., a high dielectric constant, a high dielectric strength, lower viscosity and lower conductivity than current pulse-power drilling fluids. Methods of using the pulse power drilling fluids are also described. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322327 | Sugar Cane Ash in Spacer Fluids - Disclosed are spacer fluids and methods of use in subterranean formations. Embodiments may include using a spacer fluid comprising sugar cane ash and water to displace a drilling fluid in a wellbore. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322328 | COLLOIDAL HIGH ASPECT RATIO NANOSILICA ADDITIVES IN SEALANTS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - Colloidal high aspect ratio nanosilica additives that comprise colloidal high aspect ratio nanosilica particles having an average diameter of about 100 nm or less and an average aspect ratio of about 1.5 or greater may be useful in forming sealants in a wellbore, a subterranean formation, or both. For example, a method may include introducing a wellbore fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the wellbore fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, an activator, and a colloidal high aspect ratio nanosilica additive; placing the wellbore fluid into a portion of the wellbore, a portion of the subterranean formation, or both; and forming a sealant that comprises the colloidal high aspect ratio nanosilica additive therein. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322329 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IRON CONTROL USING A PHOSPHINATED CARBOXYLIC ACID POLYMER - The presence of iron in a subterranean formation, particularly ferric iron, can be problematic during an acidizing operation due to sludge formation that can occur. Methods for treating a subterranean formation in the presence of iron can comprise: providing a treatment fluid comprising an acid and an iron stabilization agent comprising a phosphinated carboxylic acid polymer, the treatment fluid having a pH of about 3 or below and the phosphinated carboxylic acid polymer being soluble in the treatment fluid; introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation; and interacting the phosphinated carboxylic acid polymer with ferric iron in the subterranean formation. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322330 | LOW DOSAGE KINETIC HYDRATE INHIBITORS FOR NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - Copolymers containing acryloylmorpholine and vinylimidazole, and optionally vinylcaprolactam and/or n-vinyl pyrrolidone, have shown superior results in hydrate inhibition tests at conditions of 7° C. subcooling dosed at 1 vol % based on the water cut of the system fluids. The copolymer product has also passed high TDS (total dissolved solids) brine compatibility tests and secondary property tests including foaming and hot injection tests which make it useful as a kinetic hydrate inhibitor in gas production systems susceptible to the formation of natural gas hydrates. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322331 | ALTERING THE INTERFACE OF HYDROCARBON-COATED SURFACES - Methods and compositions are provided wherein microorganisms are used to alter the interface of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon-coated surfaces to increase oil recovery, for improved bioremediation and/or to benefit pipeline maintenance. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322332 | Subterranean Well Treatment System - A process of treating a subterranean well comprising a plurality of flow channels and at least one of the flow channels is impaired. The treatment is used for alleviating the impairment. The process comprises a flow of gaseous carrier fluid supplied into the subterranean well. The gaseous carrier fluid pushes liquids out of the plurality of the flow channels. A liquid treatment agent is created. To create the liquid treatment agent, first, a surfactant solution is created and diluted with a solvent. The surfactant solution is created by compounding a plurality of non-ionic ethoxylated sorbitan fatty acid ester surfactants together until a proper hydrophilic-lipophilic balance is achieved. At some point, the liquid treatment agent is atomized. This atomized liquid treatment agent is blended with the gaseous carrier fluid, to create an atomized treatment fog. The atomized treatment fog is supplied into the subterranean well. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322333 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING HYDROCARBON FLUIDS FROM A SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR - A composition including crosslinked expandable polymeric microparticles capable of hydrolysis at or below neutral pH and a method of modifying the permeability to water of a subterranean formation by introducing such compositions into the subterranean formation. This disclosure further relates to compositions and methods for the recovery of hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir or formation subjected to CO | 2015-11-12 |
20150322334 | VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANT HAVING MULTIPLE HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC GROUPS AS FRACTURING FLUIDS - The present invention relates to viscoelastic fracturing fluids comprising one or more zwitterionic surfactants having multiple hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. The viscoelastic fracturing fluids can be used to stimulate reservoir and increase oil and gas production. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322335 | SILICONE-PHENOLIC COMPOSITIONS, COATINGS AND PROPPANTS MADE THEREOF, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAID COMPOSITIONS, COATINGS AND PROPPANTS, METHODS OF FRACTURING - A silicone phenolic coating composition is useful for coating silica containing substrates to form products useful in hydraulic fracturing. The coating composition comprises self crosslinking phenolic prepolymers, with the silica in the sand being bridged to the silica in the coating composition by oxygen. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322336 | Dye Doped Polymer Microparticles - Various embodiments provide dye-doped polystyrene microspheres generated using dispersion polymerization. Polystyrene microspheres may be doped with fluorescent dyes, such as xanthene derivatives including kiton red 620 (KR620), using dispersion polymerization. Certain functionalities, such as sodium styrene sulfonate, may be used to shift the equilibrium distribution of dye molecules to favor incorporation of the dye into the particles. Polyelectrolyte materials, such as poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride), PolyDADMAC, may be used to electrostatically trap and bind dye molecules within the particles. A buffer may be used to stabilize the pH change of the solution during dye-doped polystyrene microsphere generation and the buffer may be selected depending on the pKa of the dye being incorporated. The various embodiments may provide dye-doped polystyrene microspheres, such as KR620-doped polystyrene microspheres that are non-toxic and non-carcinogenic. These non-toxic and non-carcinogenic dye-doped polystyrene microspheres may be suitable for use in wind tunnel testing. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322337 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A material for an organic electroluminescent element contains a compound represented by Formula (1): | 2015-11-12 |
20150322338 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLUORIDE PHOSPHOR - A method of manufacturing a fluoride phosphor includes mixing a first solution which contains at least Mn and F, a second solution which contains at least K and F, and a third solution which contains at least Si and F to form phosphor cores whose composition is represented by a formula K | 2015-11-12 |
20150322339 | USE OF POLYAMINE AS ANTI-STICKING ADDITIVE - Method of use of at least one polyamine compound as sticking decreasing additive for soil with a clay content of more than 10% by weight. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322340 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT MIXTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal composition, a liquid crystal mixture and a liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal composition comprises one or more types of first liquid crystal molecules substituted by difluoroalkenyl group and one or more types of second liquid crystal molecules for vertical alignment. The probability of polymerization between polymerizable monomers and the first liquid crystal molecules can be effectively reduced by the steric effect caused by the difluoroalkenyl group of the first liquid crystal molecules during a process of polymer alignment. Thus, the probability of polymerization occurred between the polymerizable monomers and polyimide on the surface of an alignment film is increased, so as to solve the problem of the image sticking. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322341 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy, a response speed of about 4.0 ms or less, and a rotational viscosity of about 47 mPa·S to about 75 mPa·S. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322342 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM - The invention relates to the compounds of the formula I and to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds which contains at least one compound of the formula I | 2015-11-12 |
20150322343 | NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION - Provided is a liquid crystal composition that has a positive dielectric anisotropy (Δε) and a refractive index anisotropy (Δn) adjusted to a desired level, and sufficiently low viscosity (η) without degrading the nematic phase temperature range. The liquid crystal composition having positive dielectric anisotropy comprises one or more compounds selected from compounds represented by general formula (LC0) and one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds represented by general formula (LC1) to general formula (LC5), wherein the liquid crystal composition comprises a compound in which at least one of Y | 2015-11-12 |
20150322344 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIA, COMPONENTS FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGY, AND MESOGENIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal medium which comprises a component A which consists of one or more compounds selected from the group of the formulae I-M and I-U | 2015-11-12 |
20150322345 | BIREFRINGENT RM LENS - The invention relates to a birefringent RM lens obtainable from a polymerizable liquid crystalline medium consisting of
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20150322346 | POLYMER COMPOSITION HAVING PHOTOALIGNABLE GROUP, LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT FILM FORMED OF THE POLYMER COMPOSITION, AND OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING PHASE DIFFERENCE PLATE FORMED OF THE LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT FILM - To provide a photoalignable material that can yield a photoalignable film having a high optical uniformity and no alignment defect, and is excellent in sensitivity to allow photoalignment even with exposure in a short period of time, and a liquid crystal alignment film having a high alignment stability of a liquid crystal compound from the photoalignable material. A photoalignable polymer composition containing a specific photoalignable polymer and a specific polymer that is reactive with the photoalignable polymer is manufactured, and the photoalignable film is manufactured by applying the polymer composition onto a base material or the like, drying the applied composition thereon, and irradiating the dried composition with light. Furthermore, the liquid crystal alignment film is manufactured by allowing alignment of molecules of the liquid crystal compound in the photoalignment film. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322347 | DEVICE IN THE FORM OF A ROTATING THERMOLYSIS REACTOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A REACTOR OF THIS KIND IN AN ARRANGEMENT FOR THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF BY-PRODUCTS AND WASTE - The invention relates to apparatus in the form of a rotary thermolysis reactor and a method for operating the reactor for the thermal decomposition of by-products and waste. The reactor includes a tubular outer jacket with covers closing its ends, an interior chamber, a shaft mounted centrally in the covers, feed devices and discharge devices which are placed at the start and the end of the shaft, respectively, inside an interior chamber, wherein helical coil runners are fixed to the shaft and gasification agents are applied to the material being thermolyzed, via gasification shafts in the lower section of the tubular outer jacket. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322348 | PROCESS FOR TREATMENT OF CRUDE OIL, SLUDGES, AND EMULSIONS - The present invention provides a process for treatment of petroleum/crude sludge for removal of bound and unbound water thereby facilitating recovery of non volatiles free product hydrocarbons in a range of about 96 wt. % to 100 wt. % along with unbound water having turbidity at least below 20 NTU. The process for treatment of sludge facilitates recovery of almost 100% solvent along with entire bound water in a range of about 99 wt % to 100 wt %. The process for treatment of sludge facilitates recovery of free water in a range of about 94 wt. % to 99 wt. %. The process for treatment of sludge also facilitates recovery of solvent to be reused in said process. The present invention further provides a process for treatment slop oil containing water, solids, salts and limited hydrocarbon content less than 10,000 PPM for recovering usable water therefrom by an effective and economically viable process. The process for treatment of slop oil is capable of bringing down turbidity value thereof in a range of 90 wt. % to 99 wt. %. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322349 | GTL PROCESS AND REACTOR EMPLOYING A MOBILE PHASE AND PLASMA - An alternative process and device for carrying out Fischer Tropsch (FT) syntheses is proposed, allowing the reactant entities that take part in the FT reaction to be activated and their contributions, whether by quantity or by proportion, to be adjusted. The process consists in making a particulate phase, optionally consisting of catalytic particles, flow through a reactor. While flowing through the reactor, the particulate phase is subjected at regular intervals to the action of a plasma obtained from a gas, such as hydrogen, thus enabling hydrogen activation for hydrogenation of carbon monoxide, or carbon monoxide activation in order to lengthen the carbon chains. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322350 | Fischer-Tropsch Based Gas to Liquids Systems and Methods - A method for generating hydrocarbon compounds containing at least two carbon atoms (C | 2015-11-12 |
20150322351 | INTEGRATED GAS-TO-LIQUID CONDENSATE PROCESS - A process to prepare middle distillates products is provided. The process includes providing and separating a feed stream into a natural gas feed stream and a condensate feed stream; preparing a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen from the natural gas feed stream; preparing a paraffin product stream by performing a Fischer-Tropsch reaction using the carbon monoxide and hydrogen; separating the paraffin product stream to obtain heavy Fischer-Tropsch and light Fischer-Tropsch product streams; hydrogenating and separating the light Fischer-Tropsch product stream to obtain first, second and third hydrogenated paraffinic product fractions; subjecting the heavy Fischer-Tropsch product stream, the third hydrogenated paraffin product fraction and the condensate stream to hydrocracking/hydroisomerization to obtain an isomerised Fischer-Tropsch product stream; combining the isomerised Fischer-Tropsch product stream with the first hydrogenated paraffin product fraction to provide a distillate feed stream and distilling the distillate feed stream to provide isolated middle distillate products. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322352 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MONOCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS - A catalyst is provided for production of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having a carbon number of 6 to 8 from feedstock in which a 10 vol % distillation temperature is 140° C. or higher and a 90 vol % distillation temperature is 380° C. or lower. The catalyst contains crystalline aluminosilicate including large-pore zeolite having a 12-membered ring structure, and intermediate-pore zeolite having a 10-membered ring structure. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322353 | CONTAMINANT REMOVAL FROM HYDROCARBON STREAMS WITH LACTAMIUM BASED IONIC LIQUIDS - A process for removing a contaminant from a hydrocarbon stream using a lactamium based ionic liquid is described. The process includes contacting the hydrocarbon stream comprising the contaminant with a lean hydrocarbon-immiscible lactamium ionic liquid to produce a mixture comprising the hydrocarbon and a rich hydrocarbon-immiscible lactamium ionic liquid comprising at least a portion of the removed contaminant; and separating the mixture to produce a hydrocarbon effluent and a rich hydrocarbon-immiscible lactamium ionic liquid effluent comprising the rich hydrocarbon-immiscible lactamium ionic liquid. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322354 | VAPOR PRESSURE ENHANCER - The present invention relates to a device that installs in-line in the fuel supply line of fuel usage equipment such as a HVAC system or a large commercial natural gas or diesel generator. The device is suitable for use with liquid or gas hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline, diesel, propane, or natural gas. The device consists of a hollow cylinder with male ends and that contains a tightly packed copper wire core. The copper wire serves as a catalyst to crack the fuel's carbon chain molecules as the fuel flows through the device. The resulting fuel contains more and shorter fuel molecules, has a higher vapor pressure and burns more efficiently in the vehicle's engine. The copper wire is held in place by perforated copper keepers and the keepers are secured within the cylinder by snap rings that engage circumferential grooves provided internally at the ends of the cylinder. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322355 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CRACKING HYDROCARBONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for cracking a hydrocarbon. The method includes contacting a first hydrocarbon stream with a first cracking catalyst at a first cracking temperature in a first riser to produce a first riser effluent and a first spent catalyst. A second hydrocarbon stream is contacted with a second cracking catalyst at a second cracking temperature in a second riser to produce a second riser effluent and a second spent catalyst, where the second cracking temperature is less than the first cracking temperature. The first riser effluent and the second riser effluent are combined to produce a mixed riser effluent, and the mixed riser effluent is fractionated in a fractionation zone to produce a light cycle oil. The first spent catalyst and the second spent catalyst are combined in a reactor to produce a mixed spent catalyst. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322356 | METHOD FOR HEATING A HIGH TEMPERATURE WINKLER GASIFIER - A method for heating a high-temperature Winkler gasifier during the start-up of the gasifier includes the use of at least one burner for heating purposes. A gasifier head of the Winkler gasifier is assigned a cyclone with a return conduit for returning the particles separated off in the cyclone into the fluidized bed in the lower region of the gasifier, by means of which method the heating of a high-temperature Winkler gasifier is simplified and made substantially independent of the structural size of the gasifier. The at least one burner, which is installed in the head region of the gasifier and which acts downward into the interior of the gasifier, allows gas flow to be generated in the reverse direction through the return conduit of the cyclone. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322357 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN INPUT FUEL GAS AND STEAM TO PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE AND AN OUTPUT FUEL GAS - A method and system for processing an input fuel gas and steam to produce separate CO | 2015-11-12 |
20150322358 | PURIFICATION OF A RAW GAS BY HYDROGENATION - The present disclosure relates to a process for hydrogenation of a raw gas feed, said process comprising the steps of a) reacting the raw gas in the presence of a material being catalytically active in hydrogenation of oxygen and/or olefins, and being an adsorbent of H | 2015-11-12 |
20150322359 | METHOD FOR PREPARING BIODIESEL - Disclosed herein is a method of preparing biodiesel, including the steps of: removing foreign materials from biodiesel raw oil containing lower fatty acid and having an acid value of 20 mgKOH/g or less with an adsorbent; dewatering the foreign materials removed biodiesel raw oil; passing the dewatered biodiesel raw oil through a solid acid catalyst reaction guard bed provided with a cation exchange resin for removing metal cations at 20˜80° C. at a flow rate of 6 vol % (6 SV) or less, mixing methanol with the passed biodiesel raw oil, and then passing the mixture through a solid acid catalyst reaction main bed provided with a solid acid catalyst for an esterification reaction at 70˜120° C. at a flow rate of 0.5˜1.5 SV to adjust a final acid value of the biodiesel raw oil to 5 mgKOH/g or less; and reacting the biodiesel raw oil having the final acid value of 5 mgKOH/g or less in the presence of an alkali catalyst. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322360 | GASOLINE FUEL COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION AND USE OF SUCH A COMPOSITION - The disclosure includes a petrol fuel composition including at least 70 mass % of a petrol fuel and at least one viscosifying compound which can increase the dynamic viscosity of the petrol fuel to a dynamic viscosity value, at a temperature of 40° C. and at atmospheric pressure, which is equal to or greater than 10 mPa·s, preferably 100 mPa·s, and imparting thereto a rheofluidifying nature. This disclosure also includes a method for preparing a petrol fuel composition of this type and its use as fuel for the internal combustion engine of a motor racing vehicle. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322361 | Fire Starting Apparatus and Method - A fire starting assembly can include a number of similarly shaped planks, each having substantially similar height, width, and length dimensions. Each plank is at least in part made from a flammable material such as wood, particle board, compressed sawdust or the like. A first connecting member can engage each plank at a first end of each plank. For example, each plank can include a first aperture at the first end and the first connecting member can be string or twine that is threaded through each first aperture. The ends of the first connecting member can be secured to each other to form a ring or loop. A second connecting member can engage each plank at a second end of each plank. The second connecting member can have a length that is longer than the first connecting member. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322362 | PELLETIZING PROCESS - A method of making pellets is provided. The method may include grinding a biomass to a smaller particle size, forming a ground biomass. The ground biomass may then be placed within a conditioner and steamed for more than about 20 seconds, forming a steamed and ground biomass. The steamed and ground biomass may be formed into a plurality of pellets using a die having a larger open area. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322363 | HIGHER MIXED ALCOHOL FUELS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, FURNACES, BOILERS, KILNS AND GASIFIERS - Higher mixed alcohol formulas can be used as a fuel additive in petroleum-based hydrocarbon liquid fuels, synthetic or bio-derived gasoline, diesel fuels, jet fuel, aviation gasoline, heating oil, bunker oil, coal, petroleum coke, heavy crude oil, bitumen, or as a neat fuel in and of itself. The mixed alcohol formulations can contain a blend of C | 2015-11-12 |
20150322364 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A HYDROWAX - The invention provides a process for preparing a hydrowax comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock which contains more than 4% by weight of hydrocarbons boiling in the range of from 550 to 800° C.; (b) hydrotreating the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock with a hydrotreating catalyst in the presence of a hydrogen-containing gas under hydrotreating conditions to obtain a hydrotreated product; (c) hydrocracking at least part of the hydrotreated product as obtained in step (b) with a hydrocracking catalyst in the presence of a hydrogen-containing gas under hydrocracking conditions to obtain a hydrocracked product, which hydrocracking catalyst contains a zeolitic component which is present in an amount of at least 14 wt %, based on the total weight of the hydrocracking catalyst, and wherein the volume ratio of the hydrotreating catalyst as used in step (b) and the hydrocracking catalyst is more than 1; and (d) recovering from the hydrocracked product as obtained in step (c) the hydrowax. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322365 | METHOD OF UPGRADING LOW-VALUE LINEAR ALPHA-OLEFINS OF C18 OR MORE - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing high-quality lube base oil, by converting a low-value linear alpha-olefin having a C18 or more hydrocarbon chain into a linear internal-olefin having a controlled double bond position distribution and then oligomerizing the linear internal-olefin. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322366 | Lubricant Coating for Medical Container - The invention relates to a lubricant coating for a medical container comprising a cross-linked lubricant composition comprising a mixture of non-reactive silicone with reactive silicone, characterized in that the reactive silicone comprises a mixture of vinyl-based silicone and acrylate-based silicone. The invention further relates to a lubricant composition usable as an intermediate product in the fabrication of a lubricant coating. The invention further relates to a medical container comprising a barrel and a stopper in gliding engagement within the barrel, comprising such a lubricant coating. The invention also relates to a process of manufacturing a medical container comprising a barrel and a stopper in gliding engagement within the barrel including depositing a lubricant composition on the inner surface of the barrel and/or on the stopper, and irradiating the coated barrel and/or stopper so as to cross-link the lubricant composition to form a lubricant coating. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322367 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING LOW SPEED PRE-IGNITION - A method for preventing or reducing low speed pre-ignition in an engine lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and at least one detergent, as a minor component. The detergent includes at least one alkaline earth metal salt of an organic acid, and the at least one alkaline earth metal salt of an organic acid comprises at least one magnesium salt of an organic acid. A lubricating engine oil having a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component; and at least one detergent, as a minor component. The lubricating oils of this disclosure are particularly advantageous as passenger vehicle engine oil (PVEO) products. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322368 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING LOW SPEED PRE-IGNITION - A method for preventing or reducing low speed pre-ignition in an engine lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and at least one boron-containing compound, as a minor component. The at least one boron-containing compound includes at least one borated dispersant, or a mixture of a boron-containing compound and a non-borated dispersant. A lubricating engine oil having a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and at least one boron-containing compound, as a minor component. The lubricating oils of this disclosure are particularly advantageous as passenger vehicle engine oil (PVEO) products. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322369 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING LOW SPEED PRE-IGNITION - A method for preventing or reducing low speed pre-ignition in an engine lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and at least one zinc-containing compound or at least one antiwear agent, as a minor component. The at least one antiwear agent includes at least one zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound derived from a secondary alcohol. A lubricating engine oil having a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and at least one zinc-containing compound or at least one antiwear agent, as a minor component. The lubricating oils of this disclosure are particularly advantageous as passenger vehicle engine oil products. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322370 | POLY(METH)ACRYLATE-BASED VISCOSITY INDEX IMPROVER, LUBRICANT ADDITIVE AND LUBRICANT COMPOSITION CONTAINING VISCOSITY INDEX IMPROVER - The present invention provides a poly(meth)acrylate-based viscosity index improver comprising a core portion, and three or more arm portions, wherein each of the arm portions consists of a polymer chain comprising a structural unit represented by formula (1) and a structural unit represented by formula (2) and one end of the polymer chain is bonded to the core portion, and wherein a weight-average molecular weight Mw is 100000 or more, and a ratio of the weight-average molecular weight Mw to a number average molecular weight Mn, Mw/Mn, is 1.6 or less. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322371 | LUBRICANT OIL COMPOSITION - A lubricant oil composition of the present invention that is prepared by blending a boron-containing compound therein, the boron-containing compound having a ratio of an integrated value of peaks in the 5 to 25 ppm chemical shift to an integrated value of peaks in the −10 ppm to 25 ppm chemical shift, as determined by | 2015-11-12 |
20150322372 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING ENGINE KNOCK AND PRE-IGNITION - A method for preventing or reducing engine knock or pre-ignition in an engine lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition comprising at least one ester of a non-aromatic dicarboxylic acid. The at least one ester of a non-aromatic dicarboxylic acid preferably comprises at least one adipate ester (e.g., dialkyl adipate ester). A lubricating engine oil having a composition comprising at least one ester of a non-aromatic dicarboxylic acid (e.g., adipate ester). A fuel additive composition for use in a gasoline fuel composition or a diesel fuel composition. The gasoline fuel composition or the diesel fuel composition is used in a spark ignition internal combustion engine. The fuel additive composition comprises at least one ester of a non-aromatic dicarboxylic acid (e.g., adipate ester). The lubricating oils of this disclosure are particularly advantageous as passenger vehicle engine oil products. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322373 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF EXTRACTING LIPIDS AND PREPARING FATTY ACID ESTERS FROM MICROALGAE - A method and an apparatus of extracting lipids from microalgae are provided. In the method, pressurized carbon dioxide (CO | 2015-11-12 |
20150322374 | ETHANOL-FREE MICROEMULSION PERFUMING COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides a perfuming composition that is free of ethanol and that is in the form of a transparent, clear microemulsion that contains a fragrance at a concentration of 0.5 to 50% by weight; a solvent at a concentration of 1 to 36% by weight; a non-ionic surfactant at a concentration of 1 to 35% by weight; an ionic surfactant at a concentration of 0 to 12% by weight, a cooling hydrotrope at a concentration of 0.01 to 12% by weight and water. Said microemulsions benefit from the presence of a cooling hydrotrope which allows lowering the amount of surfactant needed and provides a cooling effect. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322375 | VIOLET LEAVES ODORANTS - A method of use, as a perfuming ingredient, of a compound of formula I | 2015-11-12 |
20150322376 | Fragrance Compositions - The present application relates to fragrance compositions comprising perfume raw materials that resist fragrance habituation, and methods for making and using the fragrance compositions. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322377 | Oil Extraction Method and Composition For Use In The Method - A composition is disclosed for aiding extraction of an emulsified oil from an oil and water emulsion. The composition includes silicon containing particles at a level of 0.1 wt. % to 30 wt. %; an emulsifying agent at a level of 1 wt. % to 30 wt. %; and water at a level of 40 wt. % to 99 wt. %. A method of extracting oil from an oil and water emulsion in a material is also disclosed. The method includes the steps of (a) dispersing silicon containing particles into the material using a mechanical blending device; and (b) separating the oil from the material. A method of extracting oil from an oil and water emulsion in a material is also disclosed. The method includes the steps of (a) providing a dispersion of silicon containing particles in water; (b) metering the dispersion into the material; and (c) separating the oil from the material. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322378 | DIRECT TRANSESTERIFICATION OF ALGAL BIOMASS FOR SYNTHESIS OF FATTY ACID ETHYL ESTERS (FAEE) - Methods of producing fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) using a direct transesterification process are described. The direct transesterification process uses low levels of chemical solvents, acid catalysts, and heating energy to produce the FAEE in a method with increased efficiency in a co-solvent system. The FAEE produced may be used in a variety of products including health, beauty, nutraceutical, and cosmetic products. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322379 | Wooden Wicks Including A Booster For A Candle And Method Of Making - A wooden wick for use in a wax candle comprising a strip of predetermined wood having each of a first predetermined length, a first predetermined width and a first predetermined thickness. Such wick further includes a wood booster member having each of a second predetermined length, a second predetermined width and a second predetermined thickness adhered to the strip of wood. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322380 | CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALKOXYLATED POLYALKYLENEIMINE, ORGANOMODIFIED SILICONE AND SILIXANE-BASED DILUENT - The present invention relates to cleaning compositions with improved rinse suds profile, which comprise an alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine, an organomodified silicone and a siloxane-based diluent. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322381 | SOIL RELEASE POLYMER IN A SOLID SOUR - Applicants have developed a physically and chemically stable solid composition containing a soil release polymer and an acidulant. The sour step thus accomplishes both stain removal and residual alkalinity removal. A novel method of using a soil release polymer and an acidulant together in the same post wash step of a laundry wash process is also disclosed. The solid composition is physically stable, even during aqueous dispensing, i.e. non-slumping and non-weeping. The solid could be formed through a melt, cast, or pressed process. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322382 | LABEL REMOVAL SOLUTION FOR RETURNABLE BEVERAGE BOTTLES - According to the invention, the compositions and methods provide for the complete removal of synthetic glues or adhesives from a plurality of surfaces through the use of organic solvents and/or amine solvents in combination with surfactants, chelants, acidulants and/or additional bottle wash additives. Beneficially, the compositions and methods are suitable for use at lower temperatures and pH conditions that conventional caustic-based adhesive removal compositions. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322383 | METHODS OF USING ENZYME COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for cleaning medical and dental instruments. The disclosed compositions are preferably non-foaming or generate low foam to allow visual inspection of the cleaning process as well as safe handling of the instruments. The disclosed compositions preferably employ select proteases, a carbonate and a nonionic surfactant. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322384 | LAUNDRY CARE COMPOSITIONS - A laundry care composition comprises a laundry care ingredient or adjunct and at least one compound that is capable of changing from a first color state (i.e., the initial color state in the composition) to a second color state that is perceptibly different from the first color state. A method for treating textile articles comprises the steps of: (a) providing a laundry care composition as described above; (b) adding the laundry care composition to a liquid medium; and (c) placing the textile articles in the liquid medium. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322385 | ANTI-MICROBIAL LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION - An anti-microbial laundry detergent composition, comprising: by weight of the composition, from 0.001% to 3% of an anti-microbial agent that is a diphenyl ether, from 3% to 50% of an anionic surfactant system comprising an alkyl ethoxy sulfate (AES) and a linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS), and from 0.1% to 10% of an alkoxylated nonionic surfactant. The laundry detergent composition provides an improved anti-microbial benefit towards treated fabrics. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322386 | LIQUID ANTI-MICROBIAL LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION - A liquid anti-microbial laundry detergent composition, comprising: by weight of the composition, from 0.001% to 3% of a nonionic anti-microbial agent, and from 0.1% to 2.5% of an organic solvent that is a C | 2015-11-12 |
20150322387 | ANTI-MICROBIAL CLEANING COMPOSITION - An anti-microbial cleaning composition, comprising: by weight of the composition, from 0.001% to 3% of a nonionic anti-microbial agent, and from 0.1% to 3% of a soil dispersant. The anti-microbial cleaning composition provides desired performance in both cleaning and anti-microbial aspects. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322388 | Bar Soap Composition and Method of Manufacture - A soap bar composition comprising solid soap and an oil-in-water emulsion, wherein the emulsion comprises one or more surfactants and wherein the emulsion is dispersed within the solid soap. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322389 | FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A WIDE-MOUTH FERMENTATION CARBOY - The disclosure concerns a filter assembly adapted for use with a wide mouth carboy in the field of home brewing, and home brewing kits comprising the same. The filter assembly generally includes a carboy lid adapted to engage a fermentation carboy, a mesh filter tube extending from a bottom side of the carboy lid, wherein through an aperture of the lid and into the volume within the mesh filter tube is defined a mesh cavity. Materials can be introduced into the mesh cavity for brewing applications. An agitation probe forms part of the home brewing kit and is used for: (i) agitating the materials within the mesh cavity during a brewing process; (ii) pressing the materials to extract fluids therefrom; or (iii) a combination thereof. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322390 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING THE AROMA OF A FERMENTABLE BEVERAGE - A fermentation apparatus for preserving the aroma of a fermentable beverage is provided. The fermentation apparatus comprises a flow passage fluidly connectable to the headspace located above a fermentable beverage in a fermentation container. A carbon dioxide scrubber in the flow passage receives a headspace fluid mixture comprising at least carbon dioxide gas and an aromatic fluid originating from the fermenting beverage. When the headspace fluid mixture contacts the carbon dioxide scrubber, the carbon dioxide scrubber retains a modified fluid in the flow passage. The modified fluid has a lower carbon dioxide gas concentration and a higher aromatic fluid concentration than the headspace fluid mixture. The flow passage directs the modified fluid back to the headspace to at least partially retain the aromatic fluid in the fermentable beverage in the fermentation container. A method for preserving the aroma of a fermentable beverage is also provided. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322391 | PACKAGING WINE IN ALUMINIUM CONTAINERS - A method of filling an aluminum container with wine, and an aluminum container filled with wine, characterized in that the wine has a pH between 2.9 and 3.5 and the filled aluminum container of wine has a molecular sulphur dioxide content of between 0.4 and 0.8 mg/L and further characterized in that prior to filling the wine was micro-filtered in a two stage microfiltration treatment wherein the filter pore diameters are 1.0 μm or less in the first stage filter housing and 0.20 μm to 0.45 μm in at least one subsequent stage filter housing. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322392 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE CONTINUOUS OPTIMIZATION OF A MICROORGANISM CULTURE PROFILE - Systems and methods are disclosed for continuously optimizing the profile of an aqueous culture comprising microorganisms. The systems and methods comprise a controlled environment comprising a housing enclosing a lighting device and controlled temperature environment, and sensor modules for measuring culture and environment parameters. The sensor modules may be in communication with an automated computer control system to continuously optimize the microorganism culture profile. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322393 | PHOTOBIOREACTOR - A method of operating a closed photobioreactor for cultivation of phototrophic microorganisms. The photobioreactor comprises a culture liquid and is partially or completely surrounded by water of a water body. A density difference between the culture liquid and the surrounding water is provided so that the position of the photobioreactor in the water body is controlled. A closed photobioreactor for cultivation of phototrophic microorganisms. The photobioreactor is adapted to comprise a culture liquid and to be partially or completely surrounded by water of a water body. The photobioreactor comprises means for determining the density difference between the culture liquid and the surrounding water. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322394 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING GLUCOMYLASES AND/OR PROTEASES - The present invention is concerned with a system of production of glucoamylases and/or proteases. The system has a packed bed solid state fermentation bioreactor. The bioreactor is adapted to contain and to operate using organic waste as fermentation substrate. The bioreactor is provided with spray nozzle for controlling moisture content of the fermentation substrate, means for supplying air to pass through packed bed of the fermentation substrate in said bioreactor, means for analyzing gas content in said bioreactor, means for monitoring temperature in said bioreactor, means for controlling temperature of said bioreactor, a port via which a sample in said bioreactor is obtainable, and means for harvesting enzymatic solution from said bioreactor, the enzymatic solution containing the glucoamylases and/or proteases. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322395 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MICRO-ISOLATION, EXTRACTION, AND/OR ANALYSIS OF MICROSCALE COMPONENTS - Provided herein are devices and methods for the micro-isolation of biological cellular material. A micro-isolation apparatus described can comprise a photomask that protects regions of interest against DNA-destroying illumination. The micro-isolation apparatus can further comprise photosensitive material defining access wells following illumination and subsequent developing of the photosensitive material. The micro-isolation apparatus can further comprise a chambered microfluidic device comprising channels providing access to wells defined in photosensitive material. The micro-isolation apparatus can comprise a chambered microfluidic device without access wells defined in photosensitive material where valves control the flow of gases or liquids through the channels of the microfluidic device. Also included are methods for selectively isolating cellular material using the apparatuses described herein, as are methods for biochemical analysis of individual regions of interest of cellular material using the devices described herein. Further included are methods of making masking arrays useful for the methods described herein. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322396 | BIOREACTOR ARRAY AND METHODS OF COMBINATORIAL TESTING - Methods and apparatus for culturing microorganisms are described, including culturing in mixotrophic culture conditions. A bioreactor array with multiple culture vessels with independently controllable inputs is used to culture similar cultures of microorganisms in which at least one parameter differs from other culture vessels in the bioreactor array. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322397 | Bioreactor Cartridge and System - A bioreactor with a removable reactor core having internal growth chambers, a first end with an inlet upstream from said core; a second end downstream with an outlet from said core; and, a pumping means to provide media flow, is disclosed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322398 | BIOMASS PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD - A biomass treatment device and a biomass treatment method, in which contamination is prevented and a final product can be highly concentrated. The biomass treatment device includes a pretreatment device for pretreating a biomass, a slurrying device for slurrying the pretreated biomass, and a saccharification device for saccharifying the slurried biomass with a saccharifying enzyme. A return line for returning a part of an internal fluid in the saccharification device to the slurrying device is provided, and the pretreated biomass from the pretreatment device and the internal fluid returned through the return line are mixed in the slurrying device so as to generate biomass slurry. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322399 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETACHMENT OF CELLS IN FIXED BED REACTORS - An apparatus for processing cells is disclosed. In one embodiment, a fixed bed reactor is provided for the cells, the fixed bed reactor including a portion movable from a first position corresponding to a packed condition of the fixed bed to a second position corresponding to a depacked condition of the fixed bed. Movement of the partition facilitates harvesting of the cells there from. Related apparatus, kits, methods, and systems are also disclosed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322400 | AUTOMATIC CELL DETACHMENT DEVICE AND CELL DETACHMENT SYSTEM - An automatic cell detachment device includes: a placing board, to which a culture vessel is to be fixed; a scraper for scraping away cells adhering to an inner bottom surface of the culture vessel; and a chuck including a pair of claws configured to pinch an upper part of the scraper. The chuck is lifted and lowered by a lifting/lowering mechanism, and is moved by a moving mechanism between the placing board and a holding stand. The holding stand holds replacement scrapers in a state where an upper part of each replacement scraper is exposed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322401 | Integrated cultivation and measurement device for label-free detection and classification of cellular alterations, in particular for generation and characterisation of cell-spheroids, components and uses thereof - In a method for label-free detection and classification of cellular alterations, cells, cell-spheroids or tissue samples are introduced in culture reservoirs of a cultivation chamber plate. The cells, cell-spheroids or tissue sample are positioned in the microcavities of the cultivation chamber plate by movement of a rotary shaker that is provided with an amplifier board and mounting device on which the cultivation chamber plate is mounted. The impedance of the cells, cell-spheroids or tissue samples between two microelectrodes and/or electrogenic activity of the cells, cell-spheroids or tissue sample on every microelectrode and their changes during the cultivation and between different culture reservoirs are determined. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322402 | Syntrophic co-culture of anaerobic microorganism for production of n-butanol from syngas - This invention provides compositions for the production of butanol. Specifically, the compositions of the present invention use syntrophic co-cultures for the production of butanol from syngas. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322403 | REGULATION OF EUKARYOTIC GENE EXPRESSION BY RIBOSOMAL READING-FRAME SWITCH EFFICIENCY CONTROL VIA REGULATORY ELEMENT UPSTREAM OF THE FRAMESHIFTING SITE - A method of regulating gene expression in eukaryote includes administrating a ligand-sensing RNA element to regulate the formation of regulatory hairpin upstream of programmed ribosomal frameshifting (PRF) site. Further, a method of regulating ribosome frameshifting efficiency in the protein translation of a eukaryotic cell includes contacting the eukaryotic cell with a molecule to control the upstream programmed ribosomal frameshifting (PRF) regulatory duplex element formation, which does not involve messenger RNA degradation by RNase H or RNAi. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322404 | ISOLATED ADULT CELLS, ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, REHABILITATED ORGANS, RESEARCH TOOLS, ORGAN ENCASEMENTS, ORGAN PERFUSION SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND UTILIZING THE SAME - One aspect of the invention provides a method for harvesting adult cells from an organ. The method includes perfusing the organ with a perfusate and isolating adult cells from the organ, thereby harvesting the adult cells from the organ. Another aspect of the invention provides a method for rehabilitating an organ. The method includes: dividing the organ into a first portion and a second portion, perfusing the first portion with a decellularization medium, isolating adult cells from the second portion, and recellularizing the first portion with a suspension of the adult cells, thereby rehabilitating the organ. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322405 | METHOD OF PRODUCING MULTIPOTENT STEM CELLS - The present invention provides a method of producing a multipotent stem cell, said method comprising culturing at least one fibroblast cell in the presence of an effective amount of at least one small molecule reprogramming factor(s) that induces the cell to de-differentiate into a multipotent stem cell, wherein the method excludes the use of reprogramming factor(s) that are not small molecules. The small molecule reprogramming factor(s) may include a G9a HMTase inhibitor(s) and/or a MEK inhibitor(s) optionally in combination with other small molecule reprogramming factor(s). The invention also includes methods of differentiating the multipotent stem cells, cells produced by the methods, assays using the cells and kits for use in the methods. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322406 | METHOD FOR REPROGRAMMING SOMATIC CELLS TO PANCREATIC BETA CELLS - The present invention relates to a method for reprogramming a somatic cell (e.g. a pancreatic ductal cell, a skin fibroblast or a keratinocyte) to a pancreatic β-cell. This method involves decreasing expression or activity of Fbw7 and/or decreasing phosphorylation-mediated degradation of NGN3 in the somatic cell. The method may be carried out ex vivo or in vivo. The invention also relates to a method of treating a subject with a metabolic disorder (e.g. diabetes) or a subject at risk of a metabolic disorder by administering somatic cells that have been re-programmed to pancreatic β-cells using methods described herein to the subject. In addition, the invention relates to screening methods for identifying a candidate agent for reprogramming a somatic cell to a pancreatic β-cell. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322407 | PRODUCTION OF INSULIN PRODUCING CELLS - The invention provides methods for differentiating stem cells along the pancreatic lineage as well as large scale culture methods. The present invention further provides pancreatic progenitor cells derived from stem cells to provide pancreatic cells to a subject. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322408 | Micro Blood Vessels and Tissue Ducts - A fiber includes one or more layers of polymer surrounding a central lumen, and living animal cells disposed within the lumen and/or within at least one of the one or more layers, wherein the fiber has an outer diameter of between 5 and 8000 microns and wherein each individual layer of polymer has a thickness of between 0.1 and 250 microns. Also disclosed are model tissues including such fibers, and method of making such fibers. The fibers can serve as synthetic blood vessels, ducts, or nerves. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322409 | METHOD FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS USING A BACTERIOPHAGE WITH BROAD ANTIBACTERIAL SPECTRUM AGAINST ESCHERICHIA COLI - The present invention relates to a composition comprising the bacteriophage EK88P-1 isolated from the nature and having a broad antibacterial spectrum against | 2015-11-12 |
20150322410 | HYPOXIA REGULATED CONDITIONALLY SILENCED AAV EXPRESSING ANGIOGENIC INDUCERS - Methods and compositions for the treatment of hypoxia associated disorders by directional angiogenesis/arteriogenesis. Conditionally silenced vectors expressing a therapeutic molecule under hypoxic conditions avoid chaotic vascularization and allow for the orderly growth of new vessels into damaged tissue. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322411 | Method of Replicating Viruses in Suspension Cultures of Dog Kidney Cells - Animal cells are described which can be infected by viruses and which are adapted to growth in suspension in medium free of animal-derived components, such as serum-free medium. Processes for the replication of viruses in cell culture using these cells are furthermore described, as well as vaccines which contain the viruses or antigenic portions thereof obtainable by the process. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322412 | ACETYL TRANSFERASES AND THEIR USE FOR PRODUCING CAROTENOIDS - The present invention relates to novel acetyl transferases, nucleic acid sequences coding therefore, expression constructs and vectors comprising these sequences, microorganisms transformed therewith and use thereof. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322413 | HBV RNASE H PURIFICATION AND ENZYME INHIBITORS - Provided herein are methods for the obtention of an active HBV RNaseH preparation and its use in screening methods to identify potential inhibitors of the enzyme for possible use as therapeutic agents. Also provided are methods of treatment using agents identified according to the screen. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322414 | ANGIOPOIETIN-2 SPECIFIC TIE2 RECEPTOR - In one aspect, provided herein is a polypeptide comprising a modified angiopoietin receptor or fragment thereof, wherein the polypeptide binds preferentially to angiopoietin-2 compared to angiopoietin-1. Nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptide, as well as pharmaceutical uses of the polypeptide in treating diseases such as cancer and inflammation are also provided. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322415 | LACTIC BACTERIUM FOR TEXTURIZING FOOD PRODUCTS SELECTED ON BASIS OF PHAGE RESISTANCE - The present invention relates to a bacterial cell with texturizing property, starter cultures comprising the cell, and dairy products fermented with the starter culture. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322416 | Enhancing Health in Mammals Using Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Gene Therapy - Methods of treating an age-related disorder in a subject are provided. Aspects of the methods include administering to the subject a nucleic vector including a coding sequence for telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and/or telomerase RNA (TR). Gene therapy methods are also provided. Aspects of the invention further include compositions, e.g., nucleic acid vectors and kits, etc., that find use in methods of the invention. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322417 | Oleaginous Bacterial Cells and Methods for Producing Lipids - This invention relates to cells and methods for producing lipids using cellulosic carbon source. More specifically the invention relates to oleaginous bacterial cells, wherein genes encoding at least one cellulolytic activity has been introduced. This invention also relates to methods for lipid production by cultivating an oleaginous bacterial strain or strains capable of expressing one or more cellulolytic activity. | 2015-11-12 |
20150322418 | RECOMBINANT MESO-ACTIVE THERMO-STABLE PROTEIN AND PROCESSES OF DESIGN AND BIOSYNTHESIS THEREOF - The present invention deals with examination of the alterability of part, or whole, of the surfaces of beta sheet-based protein structures, focusing especially on enzymes. The alteration is done by supplanting/transplanting a part, or whole, of the surface of one protein onto the surface of a homologous protein of superimposable polypeptide backbone, by exploiting the structural features of beta sheets to alter only the regions of the surface involved in substrate/ligand binding and catalysis. The transplantation involves replacement of a selected set of non-contiguous residues constituting the surface regions desired to be altered in one enzyme/protein, by a set of non-contiguous residues located at analogous positions in the other enzyme/protein, in a manner that is likely to facilitate folding and function of the new protein formed by combining residues from both enzymes/proteins. The present invention also deals with using this surface engineering approach to selectively combine enzyme/protein characteristics from different domains of life that are not ordinarily combined by natural evolution, such as the creation of novel proteins that retains the bulk of the thermostable scaffold of a thermophile enzyme onto which the active surface of a mesophile homolog is transplanted, so as to create a thermo-stable protein with meso-active functional characteristics of pH and temperature of optimal function. | 2015-11-12 |