52nd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160376464 | COMPOSITION FOR USE AS AN ASSAY REAGENT - A composition for use as an assay reagent comprises a solid support comprising a member of a signal producing system and a coating of a synthetic copolymer. The synthetic copolymer comprises a first polymerized monomer comprising a pendant moiety comprising a reactive functionality or a derivative of a reactive functionality and a second polymerized monomer comprising a pendant moiety comprising at least 1 carbon atoms and at least 2 heteroatoms. In some embodiments the copolymer comprises a polyethylenic backbone comprising the pendant moiety comprising a reactive functionality or a derivative of a reactive functionality and the pendant moiety comprising at least 1 carbon atom and at least 2 heteroatoms. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376465 | COATINGS FOR PLASTIC SUBSTRATES - Disclosed is a coating composition comprising a resinous binder prepared from a reaction mixture comprising (a) a first component; (b) a second component; and (c) a third component comprising a block copolymer having (i) a first block comprising units having functional groups reactive with at least one of the first and second components and (ii) a second block comprising units having functional groups that promote adhesion to a polymeric substrate, provided that the first component, the second component, and the block copolymer differ from each other. The block copolymer may also be used as an additive in a coating composition. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376466 | Member for Dynamo-Electric Machine, Dynamo-Electric Machine, and Resin Composition - A resin composition ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160376467 | THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKING COMPOSITION AND METHOD - A composition of matter suitable for use as a road marking substance and a method thereof provides for the steps of mixing a binder mixture with a filler mixture, heating the mixed ingredients while mixing into a homogenous molten mixture and then extruding the molten mixture. The extruded material is cooled, cut into individual pellets, coated with an anti-clumping coating and packaged for use in making a road marking substance in situ. The binder can be alkyd-based or hydrocarbon based. The binder includes rosin resins, wax and a plasticizer, and a hydrocarbon resin is added for the hydrocarbon-based binder. The filler contains titanium dioxide, a pigment (if necessary) and ground calcium carbonate. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376468 | Method For Preparing Recycled Abrasive Slurry - A method for preparing a recycled abrasive slurry includes: polishing a material to be polished, which includes silicon as a main component, with an abrasive slurry including a plurality of kinds of additives added for different purposes; and preparing a recycled abrasive slurry from a collected abrasive slurry collected after the polishing, wherein the recycled abrasive slurry is prepared through: step 1 of removing, from the collected abrasive slurry, at least an additive B capable of decreasing a polishing rate among the plurality of additives, and step 2 of replenishing at least an additive A capable of increasing a polishing rate among the plurality of additives, to the abrasive slurry from which an additive has been removed, which has been prepared in step 1. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376469 | RADICAL CURABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND POLARIZING PLATE AND OPTICAL MEMBER COMPRISING SAME - The present invention relates to a radical-curable adhesive composition including a (A) radical-polymerizable compound having at least one hydrophilic functional group in the molecule; a (B) phosphate-based compound having three (meth)acrylic groups in the molecule; and a (C) radical initiator, and a polarizing plate and an optical member including the radical-curable adhesive composition. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376470 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND USE THEREOF - A PSA sheet is provided, having an adhesive face formed of an acrylic PSA layer comprising an acrylic polymer. The PSA sheet has a peel strength of 5 N/10 mm or greater. The peel strength is measured as such that the adhesive face is directly adhered to an ethylene-propylene-diene rubber surface and after 20 minutes, peeled in the 180° direction at a tensile speed of 50 mm/min. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376471 | ARTICLE COMPRISING PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE STRIPES - An article including a release liner with an adhesive layer disposed thereon, the adhesive layer including a plurality of stripes of a first pressure-sensitive adhesive and of a second pressure-sensitive adhesive, arranged in a generally alternating pattern. The first pressure-sensitive adhesive is a silicone-based pressure-sensitive adhesive that includes a silicone block copolymer elastomer comprising hard segments that each comprise at least one polar moiety, and the second pressure-sensitive adhesive is an organic polymeric pressure-sensitive adhesive. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376472 | SWELLING TAPE COMPRISING POLYURETHANE FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A swelling tape is disclosed comprising a polyurethane film and a method for manufacturing the same. The swelling tape comprises: a base layer including a polyurethane film that is composed of a chain of monomers joined by urethane links as a result of a reaction between a liquid polyol and a crosslinker; and an adhesive layer formed on a first surface of the base layer in a direction horizontal to a lengthwise direction of the base layer. When made with the liquid polyol and the crosslinker, a resulting polyurethane film exhibits appearance and performance similar to polyurethane film prepared through extrusion. The resulting polyurethane film has a uniform thickness and the advantage of being produced at a low cost. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376473 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND MAGNETIC DISK DRIVE - A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a base including a metal layer and a resin layer, and a product of an initial elastic modulus of the base and a total thickness of the base is 3000 N/mm or less, and a separation distance is 2 mm or less, the separation distance is measured with a peel test with a constant load as follows: a test piece of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a 10 mm width and a 100 mm length is attached to a surface of a stainless steel test plate and then, the test plate is left stand at a temperature of 23° C. for twenty four hours and then, a load of 100 gf is applied to one end of a length dimension of the test piece vertical to the surface of the test plate and a separation distance of the test piece is measured after one hour. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376474 | Polyurethane Adhesive Comprising Epoxide Groups - The present invention relates to a polyurethane adhesive, in particular for laminating films, wherein the PU adhesive contains 0.1 to 20 wt % a low molecular weight epoxide comprising at least one epoxide group and at least one hydroxy group, and wherein the epoxide is chemically unbonded or is chemically bonded by means of at least one hydroxy group. The present invention further relates to use of said adhesive for adhesively bonding films, to a method for producing multilayer films, and to multilayer films adhesively bonded with said adhesive. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376475 | ANCHORAGE ADDITIVE EMULSION FOR SILICONE RELEASE COATING COMPOSITION - A silicone emulsion comprises: (A) a silicone compound comprising an anchorage additive for enhancing the adhesion to a polymer film substrate; (B) at least one surfactant; and (C) water. The anchorage additive is the reaction product of (A1) a fluid polyorganosiloxane containing at least one alkenyl group and at least one silanol group with (A2) a hydrolysable silane containing at least one epoxide group. A water-based anchorage additive comprises the silicone emulsion. A silicone release coating composition comprises: (X1) the silicone emulsion; and (X2) at least one curable silicone composition, e.g. a water-based silicone release coating composition. The curable silicone release coating composition may be applied to a sheet-form substrate and cured to form a release-coated layer having good release property and improved rub-off resistance on the substrate. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376476 | SURGICAL GLOVE TAPE - A surgical glove tape comprises an elongate strip of material, an adhesive, and a release liner. In particular, the elongate strip of material is comprised of a combination of cotton and spandex. The elongate strip of material has a first major surface and a second major surface. Moreover, the elongate strip of material is further characterized by a tab section extending from a first end of the elongate strip of material, and a taping section extending from the tab section. The adhesive coats the second major surface of the elongate strip of material within the taping section of the elongate strip of material. The release liner overlies the adhesive. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376477 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE FLEXIBLE ADHESIVE FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS - Provided are methods of forming thermally conductive flexible bonds for use in electronic boards of unmanned spacecrafts and other types of aircraft. Also provided are methods of preparing adhesive materials to form these bonds including methods of preparing treated filler particles. In some aspects, an adhesive material includes filler particles having organofunctional groups, such as boron nitride particles treated in silane. These particles may be combined with a urethane modified epoxy to form the adhesive material. The weight ratio of the particles in the adhesive material may be about 40-60%. The adhesive material may be thermally cured using a temperature of less than 110° C. to prevent damage to bonded electronic components. The cured adhesive may have a thermal conductivity of at least about 2 W/m K measured in vacuum and may have a glass transition temperature if less than −40° C. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376478 | Propylene-Based Polymers and Plasticizers for Use in Adhesive Compositions - The present invention is related to an adhesive composition comprising a 30-80 wt % polymer blend and 2 to about 20 wt % of an oil. The blend has a first and second propylene-based polymer, both different homopolymers of propylene or a copolymer of propylene and ethylene or a C | 2016-12-29 |
20160376479 | HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR BOOKBINDING - The present invention provides a hot melt adhesive composition for bookbinding comprising a base polymer, a wax and/or an oil, a tackifier, a stabilizer and optionally a filler; wherein the base polymer comprises a propylene-based elastomer, an amorphous poly-α-olefin (APAO), and optionally, an ethylene-based or propylene-based plastomer. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376480 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, a protective film, an optical device, and a display device. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may exhibit excellent storage stability, suitable low speed and high speed peel-off strengths after forming a crosslinking structure, and have an excellent balance between them. Accordingly, the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may exhibit an excellent protective effect when applied to a protective film, may be easily peeled in a high speed peel-off and thus advantageous for a high speed process, and may exhibit an excellent antistatic characteristic. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376481 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR USE IN STEEL PLATES, AND THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COATED STEEL PLATE USING SAME - In an adhesive composition for steel plate containing a rust preventive, a thermoplastic resin, and a thermosetting resin, the rust preventive is either of aluminum tripolyphosphate or magnesium phosphate, the thermoplastic resin is an acrylic resin, and the thermosetting resin is a phenol resin and an epoxy resin. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376482 | UV-Reactive Hot-Melt Adhesive for Laminating Transparent Films - The present invention relates to a UV-curable hot-melt adhesive for laminating transparent films, in particular, on molded bodies made of wood materials that are coated with melamine or PVC. The hot-melt adhesives contain: at least one UV-curable urethane (meth)acrylate, wherein the urethane (meth)acrylate can be obtained by converting an NCO-functional polyurethane prepolymer with a molar excess of hydroxy and/or amine-modified (meth)acrylates; at least one (meth)acrylate monomer or oligomer, wherein the at least one (meth)acrylate monomer and/or oligomer comprises an acid-modified (meth)acrylate with an acid value of 50 to 400 mg KOH/g; and at least one photoinitiator. Other aspects of the present invention are methods for laminating a film onto a molded body using said hot-melt adhesives, and to the composite materials produced in this manner. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376483 | PEBA FOR DIRECT ADHESION TO TPE - The invention relates to a copolymer having polyamide PA blocks and polyether PE blocks, in which PA is of diamine.diacid X.Y type; X, the number of carbons of the diamine, is within the range from 6 to 14, and Y, the number of carbons of the diacid, is within the range from 6 to 18. The invention also relates to the use of the said copolymer in a process of direct adhesion between two TPE materials for increasing the peel strength between these materials. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376484 | 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED MISCIBILITY - The use of an alcoholic compound to improve the miscibility of ammonia with 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, as well as to compositions of ammonia, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and an alcoholic compound, and the use thereof, in particular in heat-transfer applications. A composition including 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, ammonia and an alcoholic compound having a melting point less than or equal to 0° C. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376485 | WORKING FLUIDS COMPRISING FLUORINATED OLEFINS AND POLYOL ESTERS - High viscosity working fluids comprising a fluorinated olefin refrigerant, such as a hydrofluoro-olefin refrigerant, and a high viscosity polyol ester comprising a select mixture of alkylcarboxy esters of pentaerythritol, di-pentaerythritol, tri-pentaerythritol and pentaerythritol oligomers are provided. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376486 | NANOFLUIDS CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBES AND METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITES WITH ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER AND HEAT CAPACITY PROPERTIES - A nanofluid composed of a base fluid and a solid nanocomposite particle, where the solid nanocomposite particle consists of a carbon nanotube and a metal oxide nanoparticle selected from the group consisting of Fe | 2016-12-29 |
20160376487 | HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY GRAPHITE AND GRAPHENE-CONTAINING COMPOSITES - Micro-nano hybrid composites exhibiting desirable thermal conductivity levels due to the presence of specific ratios of graphite to graphene that have been found to reduce the overall thermal interface resistance. The composites are preferably epoxy matrix composites in some embodiments. Devices including the composites and methods of preparing the composites are also disclosed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376488 | DRILLING FLUIDS WITH CROSSLINKED SULFONATE-CONTAINING POLYMERS DISPERSED IN HIGH DENSITY BRINES - Crosslinked sulfonate-containing polymers may be stable in high density, monovalent brines, which may render such polymers particularly useful in drilling fluids in general and, especially, in the subclass of drilling fluids known as drill-in fluids. For example, a drilling fluid may include a crosslinked sulfonate-containing polymer dispersed in a monovalent brine having a density of about 8 lb/gal to about 20 lb/gal, wherein the crosslinked sulfonate-containing polymer comprises: reactants of a first repeating unit and a crosslinker that react to form the crosslinked sulfonate-containing polymer, wherein the first repeating unit is a sulfonic acid-containing monomer present from 50% to 99.99% by weight of the reactants, and wherein the crosslinker comprises at least two olefinic bonds. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376489 | LUBRICANT FOR HIGH pH WATER BASED MUD SYSTEM - A method of drilling a wellbore in a subterranean formation employing a high pH aqueous mud or drilling fluid with a high pH lubricant. In one embodiment, the lubricant, which significantly improves the lubricity of the fluid in a high pH environment, comprises about 80 volume percent 2-octyldodecanol and about 20 volume percent alkylglucoside. In one embodiment, the alkylglucoside is comprised of 2-ethylhexylglucoside or a mixture of alkylglucosides having more than about 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain. The lubricant is effective at pH ranges from 7 to 14, preventing the lubricity of the aqueous drilling fluid from declining in relation to increasing pH. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376490 | Functionalized Nanoparticles as Crosslinking Agents for Sealant Application - A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, present disclosure relates to treatment of subterranean formations and, in specific examples, to sealant compositions that may be used for creating fluid flow preventing barriers in a subterranean formation. A method may comprise reacting components comprising functionalized silica nanoparticles and a crosslinkable component in a subterranean formation to create a barrier in the subterranean formation, wherein the functionalized silica nanoparticles comprise at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of amino groups, thiol groups, and combinations thereof. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376491 | FILTER CAKE REMOVAL COMPOSITION FOR DRILLING FLUIDS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Disclosed is a filter cake removal composition, and method of use thereof, for use in a wellbore for controlled removal of a filter cake present in a target production zone. The filter cake removal composition includes hydrochloric acid and an organic acid. The filter cake removal composition, when a mixture of the hydrochloric acid and the organic acid is applied to the filter cake in the target production zone, is operable to dissolve the filter cake in the target production zone over an extended reaction time. The mixture includes the hydrochloric acid present in an amount of between about 0.1% and 5% by weight and the organic acid present in an amount of between about 0.1% and 10% by weight. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376492 | SUSPENSIONS FOR ENHANCED HYDROCARBON RECOVERY, AND METHODS OF RECOVERING HYDROCARBONS USING THE SUSPENSIONS - Suspensions comprising polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane nanoparticles and at least one carrier fluid. The polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane may include functional groups and the suspension may further comprise carbon-based nanoparticles and silica nanoparticles. Methods of recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation using the suspension are disclosed. The method comprises contacting hydrocarbons with the suspension to form an emulsion stabilized by the polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane nanoparticles. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376493 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MINERAL OIL USING SURFACTANTS BASED ON A MIXTURE OF C24 GUERBET, C26 GUERBET, C28 GUERBET-CONTAINING HYDROCARBYL ALKOXYLATES - The present invention relates to a surfactant mixture comprising at least three ionic surfactants which differ in terms of the hydrocarbyl moiety (R | 2016-12-29 |
20160376494 | CROSS-LINKED ACRYLAMIDE POLYMER OR COPOLYMER GEL AND BREAKER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Well treatment fluids, and methods for treating wellbores or fracturing subterranean formations, which include acrylamide polymer or copolymer crosslinked with one or more crosslinkers and one or more iron-containing compounds are provided. The fluids and methods may be used to carry proppants into fractures and to increase fluid recovery in hydraulic fracturing applications | 2016-12-29 |
20160376495 | LIQUID SLURRIES OF MICRON- AND NANO-SIZED SOLIDS FOR USE IN SUBTERRANEAN OPERATIONS - Compositions and methods for storing, transporting, and/or delivering micron- and/or nano-sized solid materials in subterranean operations are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a fluid comprising an aqueous fluid and one or more gelling agents; mixing one or more small-sized solid materials into the fluid to form a slurry; storing the slurry for a period of storage time; mixing at least a portion of the slurry with a base fluid after the period of storage time to form a treatment fluid; and introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376496 | A PROPPANT - A proppant includes a particle present in an amount of from 90 to 99.5 percent by weight based on the total weight of the proppant, and a polyurethane coating disposed about the particle and present in an amount of from 0.5 to 10 percent by weight based on the total weight of the proppant. The polyurethane coating comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component comprising a polydiene polyol. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376497 | ENHANCED VISCOSITY OF POLYMER SOLUTIONS IN HIGH SALINITY BRINES - Methods of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore include providing environmental water, admixing a viscosifying amount of a polymer and at least one divalent cation with the environmental water to form an admixture, and pumping the admixture through the wellbore at a rate and pressure sufficient to treat the subterranean formation. The viscosity of the admixture increases after the at least one divalent cation, the viscosifying amount of polymer and the environmental water are admixed. Such viscosity increase may be at least about 5% over at least a 10 minute period after the admixture is prepared. The divalent cation(s) may be selected from the group consisting of barium, calcium, copper(II), iron(II), magnesium, manganese(II), strontium, tin(II), zinc, and mixtures thereof. Further, the divalent cation(s) may be provided in the form of a salt with one or more anions selected from acetate, bicarbonate, nitrate, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate ion, and mixtures thereof. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376498 | COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES INCLUDING A THIOL-SUBSTITUTED SILICONE - A composite particle that includes: a fluorescent semiconductor core/shell nanoparticle (preferably, nanocrystal); and a thiol-substituted silicone ligand. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376499 | MOISTURE-RESISTANT PHOSPHOR COMPOSITIONS AND ASSOCIATE METHODS - A phosphor composition is derived from combining K | 2016-12-29 |
20160376500 | WHITE LIGHT EMITTING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF - The instant invention is related with new perimidine derivatives synthesized via direct condensation between naphthalene-1,8-diamine and itaconic or citraconic anhydrides at low temperature. The targeting itaco-perinone (IP) molecule formed via double low temperature cyclization has fluorescence properties emitting white light intensively. Besides, 9-methylene-8H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]perimidin-10(9H)-one is copolymerizable with several kind of organic monomer compounds via free radical mechanism maintaining the ability to emit white light even within the polymer film. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376501 | OXYGEN SENSORS - Oxygen sensing luminescent dyes, polymers and sensors comprising these sensors and methods of using these sensors and systems are provided. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376502 | GREEN PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY FLUORESCENT CARBON QUANTUM DOTS FROM CARBON DIOXIDE - A method of preparing fluorescent material containing carbon quantum dots, comprising milling a metal in the presence of carbon dioxide in a sealed container for a set duration to form the carbon quantum dots containing material. The carbon dioxide is preferably obtained as a waste gas from a human related activity such as an industrial process and may be provided in the form of dry ice. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376503 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND HAVING TETRAFLUOROFLUORENE, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Shown is a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. The compound is represented by formula (1). | 2016-12-29 |
20160376504 | LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER COMPOSITE FILM - A liquid crystal polymer (LCP) composite film is provided. The LCP composite film includes 88 to 99 weight percent of a liquid crystal polymer based on the total weight of the LCP composite film and 1 to 12 weight percent of a toughening agent based on the total weight of the LCP composite film. The toughening agent includes a copolymer selected from a group consisting of a thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer, a glycidyl methacrylate copolymer, a polystyrene elastomer, a polyester elastomer, and a mixture thereof. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376505 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To show a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat; an AM device having characteristics such as a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio and a long service life. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376506 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one characteristic such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to UV light, to heat or the like, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics, and an AM device having characteristics such as a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio and a long service life are shown. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having at least three polymerizable groups, and the liquid crystal display device includes the composition. The composition may contain a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a second component. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376507 | COMPOUND, POLYMER, LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT LAYER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC MATERIAL | 2016-12-29 |
20160376508 | HYBRID SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CONVERTING WHOLE TIRES AND OTHER SOLID CARBON MATERIALS INTO RECLAIMABLE AND REUSABLE COMPONENTS - A system and method of converting tires or other solid carbon based material is disclosed, wherein the system and method includes providing a chamber, feeding tires or other solid carbon based material or both into the chamber, rotating the chamber and heating and reducing the material in the chamber, collecting solid residue from the chamber, collecting vapor from the chamber, and converting vapor collected from the chamber to a liquid. The chamber has an interior surface and can include one or more ribs on the interior surface for rotating and tumbling the material in the chamber while heating the material. In another embodiment, wherein the material includes tires, the system and method includes rotating and heating the tires in the chamber causing the tires to collapse and liquefy, exposing the metal in the tires which aids in grinding the carbon material in the tires as they tumble, collecting solid residue, for example, tire carbons, such as carbon black, and collecting vapor, for example, vaporized oil, and benzene and methane gas from the chamber and converting the oil to, for example, No. 2 to No. 6 fuel oil. In yet another embodiment, the method includes heating the chamber to a temperature from about 500° F. to about 1000° F. using one or more low temperature gases reclaimed from the material. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376509 | RECOVERING BASE OIL FROM CONTAMINATED INVERT EMULSION FLUID FOR MAKING NEW OIL-/SYNTHETIC-BASED FLUIDS - Base oil can be recovered from contaminated O/SBF by combining a chemical process with a mechanical process. The chemical treatment includes adding a demulsifier, an anionic surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant and/or a mutual solvent to the contaminated O/SBF in an amount effective to separate the base oil from the contaminated O/SBF fluid followed by mechanical separation of oil from water, and optionally from any solids present. The recovered base oil (i.e. conventional drilling fluid, conductive drilling fluid and constant rheology drilling fluid, etc.) may then be reformulated to make a new OBM of the same type from which the base oil was recovered, or as a fuel for engines. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376510 | HIGHLY AROMATIC BASE OIL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGHLY AROMATIC BASE OIL - A method for producing a highly aromatic base oil of the present invention includes a step of hydrorefining a clarified oil to obtain a highly aromatic base oil having an aromatic content of 50% by mass or more determined by a column chromatography analysis method. The step of hydrorefining a clarified oil is preferably performed under conditions of a hydrogen pressure of 5.0 to 20.0 MPa, a temperature of 280 to 400° C., a hydrogen oil ratio of 300 to 750 NL/L, and a space velocity of 0.3 to 2.0 h | 2016-12-29 |
20160376511 | Steam Cracker Product Fractionation - The invention generally relates to processes for separating steam cracker products by fractional distillation, and to systems and apparatus useful in such processes. More specifically, the invention relates to decreasing the amount of fractionator fouling that can result from increasing the amount of hydrocarbon molecules in the steam cracker feed having four or fewer carbon atoms. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376512 | CONVERSION OF CARBONACEOUS FUELS INTO CARBON FREE ENERGY CARRIERS - A system for converting fuel is provided and includes a first reactor comprising a plurality of ceramic composite particles, the ceramic composite particles comprising at least one metal oxide disposed on a support, wherein the first reactor is configured to reduce the at least one metal oxide with a fuel to produce a reduced metal or a reduced metal oxide; a second and reactor configured to oxidize at least a portion of the reduced metal or reduced metal oxide from the said first reactor to produce a metal oxide intermediate; a source of air; and a third reactor communicating with said source of air and configured to regenerate the at least one metal oxide from the remaining portion of the solids discharged from the said first reactor and the solids discharged from the said second reactor for by oxidizing the metal oxide intermediate. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376513 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECYCLING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM BIOMASS GASIFICATION - A biomass gasification system. The system includes: a) a gasifier; b) a waste heat exchanger; c) a waste heat boiler; d) a cyclone separator; e) a gas scrubber; f) a shift reactor; g) a desulfurizing tower; h) a first decarburizing tower; i) a synthesizing tower; and j) a second decarburizing tower. In the system, the gasifier, the waste heat exchanger, the cyclone separator, the gas scrubber, the shift reactor, the desulfurizing tower, the first decarburizing tower, the synthesizing tower, and the second decarburizing tower are connected sequentially. In addition, CO | 2016-12-29 |
20160376514 | MOTOR FUEL BASED ON GASOLINE AND ETHANOL - Motor fuel compositions containing ethanol, also known as gasohol, are disclosed, wherein the motor fuel is substantially in one phase and contains, 1 to 50, preferable 2 to 30 weight % of ethanol and an amount of water between 1 and 10 wt. % on the basis of the weight of the ethanol. Such motor fuel compositions can be produced by blending gasoline with hydrous ethanol, thus evading the necessity to use anhydrous ethanol as feedstock. Furthermore such motor fuel compositions may be produced by blending gasoline with hydrous ethanol and anhydrous ethanol, thus evading the necessity to use anhydrous ethanol as the sole feedstock. These motor fuel compositions may contain a second liquid phase that does not form a separate layer, and where no separate liquid phase can be detected by vision, and so meets with the specification that has become known as “clear and bright”. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376515 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAS HYDRATE SLURRY FORMATION - Gas hydrate slurry formation systems are provided. The gas hydrate slurry formation system includes a cavitation chamber configured to receive a fluid and a cavitation device placed within the cavitation chamber. The cavitation device is configured to form a plurality of bubbles within the fluid in the cavitation chamber. The gas hydrate slurry formation system also includes a gas inlet configured to introduce a gas within the cavitation chamber such that the gas is entrained in the plurality of bubbles to form a plurality of gas—entrained bubbles. The plurality of gas-entrained bubbles implode within the cavitation chamber to form a gas hydrate slurry. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376516 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ENGINEERED FUEL - A process and system for producing an engineered fuel product that meets customer specifications for composition and combustion characteristics is provided. The engineered fuel product is preferably a high-BTU, alternative fuel that burns cleaner than coal or petroleum coke (petcoke) and has significantly reduced NOx, SO | 2016-12-29 |
20160376517 | LUBRICATION METHOD - A method of lubricating an expandable rubber bladder is described for use during a vulcanization of a green tire within a metal press. The method can include applying compositions in the form of emulsions of silicone oils to the inner surface of the green tires and/or to the outer surface of the vulcanization bladders to facilitate the molding-demolding thereof during the manufacture of the tires. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376518 | COMPOSITION FOR LOW TEMPERATURE - Lubricant composition comprising a dicarboxylic acid ester component which is formed from a dicarboxylic acid selected from the list consisting of adipic acid, phthalic acid, pimilic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid and sebacic acid, and mixtures thereof and a branched aliphatic alcohol R—OH which is defined according to the following formula (I) | 2016-12-29 |
20160376519 | ENZYMATIC METHOD FOR SEPARATING PHYTANIC ACID FROM FATS OR OILS CONTAINING IT AND RECOVERING UNALTERED PRODUCTS FREE OF PHYTANIC ACID - Enzymatic method for separating phytanic acid from fats or oils containing it and recovering unaltered products free of phytanic acid | 2016-12-29 |
20160376520 | Continuous In-Line Process for Making Fragrance Composition - A continuous in-line process of making fragrance compositions increases the rate of production, compared to traditional batch processes, by having a chilling step that accelerates precipitation transformation. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376521 | PERFUME COMPOSITION - Provided is a fragrance composition containing a compound that has citrus and green odors as well as a floral-like odor in good balance, has excellent harmonicity with various other fragrances, emphasizes odors by being blended, and imparts a fresh floral feeling. A fragrance composition containing 4,7-dimethyloctan-3-ol. The fragrance composition may further contain at least one selected from the group consisting of esters, carbonates, aldehydes, ethers, lactones, and alcohols other than 4,7-dimethyloctan-3-ol. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376522 | IONIC LIQUID SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to an ionic liquid system comprising for enhanced delivery and/or deposition of a perfume raw material onto a substrate, particularly fabric, hard surfaces, soft surfaces, skin, or hair. The invention also relates to consumer products comprising the ionic liquid systems, and processes for making and methods of using such ionic liquid systems and consumer products. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376523 | MUSK COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A fragrance composition comprising one or more musk or fragrance accords for use in reducing or inhibiting a subject's physiological reaction to stress. The composition can be incorporated into consumer products. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376524 | MUSK COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A fragrance composition comprising one or more musk or fragrance accords for use in reducing or inhibiting a subject's physiological reaction to stress. The composition can be incorporated into consumer products. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376525 | Fragrance Compositions and Uses Thereof - The present invention relates to a composition having improved or enhanced fidelity and/or longevity of the fragrance profile, comprising from about 10 wt % to about 30 wt % of low volatile fragrance materials having a vapor pressure less than 0.001 Torr (0.000133 kPa) at 25° C., wherein the wt % is relative to the total weight of the fragrance component, and at least one substantially non-odorous fragrance modulator. The invention also relates to methods of use of the compositions for perfuming suitable substrates, including hard surfaces and body parts, particularly skin and hair. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376526 | POTASSIUM SOAPS THAT CAN BE THICKENED WITH CHLORIDE SALTS - Natural liquid potassium soap compositions and methods of manufacturing and using the same are provided with thickening by the addition of chloride salts, such as sodium chloride and potassium chloride. The natural liquid potassium soap compositions may contain one or more fatty acids with carbon length ranging from four (C4) to twenty-two (C22) or natural fatty acid mixtures with coconut oil, olive oil, tallow, sunflower oil, safflower oil, and/or tall oil fatty acids which are saponified with lye. The saponification lye is preferably potassium hydroxide. Preferred embodiments contain potassium salts of fatty acids comprising at least oleic acid (C18:1 cis-9), olive oils, coconut oils or mixtures thereof. The chloride salt is added in either solid or liquid form following saponification and neutralization. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376527 | Pyrophoric Iron Sulfide Treatment Using Sodium Nitrite - Pyrophoric material such as iron sulfide is frequently found in refinery equipment. When the equipment is opened to the atmosphere for maintenance, an exothermic reaction can take place that may cause injury to personnel and catastrophic damage to equipment. A process used to treat pyrophoric material uses sodium nitrite injected into a gaseous carrier stream to oxidize iron sulfides to elemental sulfur and iron oxides. The sodium nitrite solution may be buffered to a pH of about 9 with disodium phosphate or monosodium phosphate. A chemical additive that provides a quantitative measure of reaction completion may be added to the treatment solution. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376528 | COMPOSITION - A dishwasher detergent composition, preferably pH neutral, and comprising a strong biodegradable builder and optionally a bleach, and optionally a sulfonated polymer. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376529 | BUILDER GRANULES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION - A process for preparing builder granules suitable for use in a granular or tabletted detergent compositions, particularly for machine dishwash, involves forming a slurry of solid and aqueous MGDA Na3 spray dryer, under non-agglomerating conditions, to form spray dried particles comprising solid crystalline MGDA Na 3 dihydrate, compacting the spray dried particles into compacted aggregates and comminuting the compacted aggregates into granular particles to form builder granules having a particle size distribution suitable for use in a granular detergent composition. Prior to spray drying, the slurry is maintained at a slurry temperature of 20° or more for sufficient time for the resulting builder granules to remain free flowing after 48 hours storage at 20° C. and 65% relative humidity. The resulting granules, made by an efficient process, using conventional detergent manufacturing apparatus, exhibit excellent resistance to caking when damp and can be incorporated into granular detergent compositions or detergent tablets, such as machine dishwash compositions or tablets, without substantial degradation of flow or stickiness (for granular compositions) and without substantial reduction in friability or disintegration (for tabletted compositions). | 2016-12-29 |
20160376530 | Protease Enzyme and Uses Thereof - The present invention is related to a fungal serine protease enzyme, which said enzyme has serine protease activity and comprises an amino acid sequence of | 2016-12-29 |
20160376531 | COMPOSITION FOR CLEANING, PROTECTING AND REVITALIZING SURFACES IN GENERAL AND THE PRODUCT OBTAINED THEREFORM - The present invention is directed to a composition for cleaning, protecting and revitalizing surfaces in general and the product obtained therefrom, pertaining to the field of chemistry, more particularly to a composition based on water, silica, hydrogen peroxide, trimethyl ammonium chloride and a fragrance, thus forming a non-abrasive product able to breakdown oil molecules, greases, and it may be applied to surfaces of any nature having or not soil on same, the purpose of which is to clean, protect and revitalize original characteristics thereof, such as brightness and texture, and it may be applied to painted and/or polished surfaces as well, so that such a surface becomes hydrophobic. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376532 | CLEANER COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a cleaner composition. Specifically, the present invention relates to a cleaner composition that can be used to remove metal oxides and metal abrasive particles arising during metal polishing, such as chemical mechanical planarization (CMP). The cleaner composition has an improved ability to complex with metal abrasive particles. In addition, the cleaner composition maintains its ability to reduce metal abrasive particles, achieving improved stability. Therefore, the cleaner composition can be used for cleaning the surface of a metal with an increased ability to prevent corrosion of the metal surface. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376533 | SURFACTANTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Anionic surfactants have a formula:
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20160376534 | CLEANING SOLUTION, CLEANING FACILITY AND METHOD OF CLEANING MOUNT SUBSTRATE - A method of cleaning a mount substrate comprising the step of: preparing a cleaning solution and cleaning the mount substrate by using the cleaning solution. The cleaning solution is a chemical solution produced by providing organic amine as a content in a hydrocarbon-based solvent containing a ketone or an aromatic and by adding unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride or carboxylic anhydride to this solvent. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376535 | HEPMC - The present application relates to high efficiency particles and compositions, such as consumer products, comprising such high efficiency particles as well as processes for making and using such high efficiency particles and compositions comprising such high efficiency particles. Such high efficiency particles and compositions provide enhanced benefit agent delivery to a situs that is treated with such high efficiency particles and compositions. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376536 | New methods for making soap powder - Methods for making soap powder of the current invention using a double boiler system in which the direct heating and boiling of the mixture was avoided. A method for making soap powder of the current invention at room temperature. The soap powders of the current invention of a preferred composition of 49 g sodium hydroxide, 250 ml vegetable oil and 220 g water. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376537 | PRODUCTION OF A LOW-ALCOHOL FRUIT BEVERAGE - The present invention relates to the production of fermented fruit beverages, such as wine and cider, with a reduced level of alcohol. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a method for producing a beverage with a reduced content of alcohol comprising using reverse inoculation or co-inoculation of homofermentative or facultative heterofermentative lactic acid bacterium strain and a yeast strain. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376538 | FASTER AGING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Aging of alcoholic beverages is expedited by increasing the exposed surface area of wood by introducing multiple wooden surfaces, improving mixing by reducing the spacing between wooden surfaces, maintaining the temperature of alcoholic beverage to optimal level and reducing the cost or production by working with larger volumes at a time. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376539 | DISPOSABLE BIOREACTOR CONDENSER BAG AND FILTER HEATER - Disclosed herein is a system and method for condensing moisture in a moist gas stream entering a bioreactor or leaving a bioreactor, the system comprising: a condenser container capable of holding a fluid, the condenser container comprising: an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface, the inner wall surface defining an interior chamber for holding the fluid; and a first fitment attached to the outer wall surface of the condenser container, the first fitment forming a first port configured to allow the moist gas stream to flow through the first port and into the interior chamber; a second fitment attached to the outer wall surface of the condenser container, the second fitment forming a second port configured to allow a dried gas to flow from the interior chamber and out of the second port; and a cooling device in contact with at least one portion of the outer wall surface of the condenser container and arranged to cool the at least one portion of the outer wall surface of the condenser container, thereby to condense moisture in the moist gas stream and forming a dry gas stream for entering or leaving the bioreactor. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376540 | INCUBATION APPARATUS - An incubation apparatus, including a temperature-controlled room adjusted to be a predetermined environment condition, and incubating a sample of an incubation container inside the temperature-controlled room, includes a carrying apparatus, an imaging section, and an image analyzing section. The carrying apparatus carries the incubation container in the temperature-controlled room. The imaging section photographs a whole of the incubation container inside the temperature-controlled room. The image analyzing section analyses an operation state of the incubation apparatus or an incubating environment state of the sample based on a total observing image of the incubation container photographed at the imaging section, and outputs an error signal notifying an abnormality of the operation state or the incubating environment state in accordance with the analysis result. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376541 | PROCESS FOR SAPONIN ENHANCED AUTOLOYSIS OF YEAST - Process for enhancing production rates/production of yeast cell wall products and yeast extracts by adding saponin or a saponin containing ingredient to yeast cultures during fermentation or to yeast cream prior to autolysis. In the context of a sugar beet processing facility, saponin, which is contained within the sugar refining process streams during sucrose production, is readily available and can be introduced to the yeast cultures or yeast cream as either a saponin extract or as dried and shredded sugar beet leaves, without requiring any additional sourcing or acquisition costs. Activity between the saponin and yeast/yeast cream results in the formation of saponin fermentation products. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376542 | OPTIMISED METHOD FOR BREAKING CHLORELLA WALLS BY MECHANICAL CRUSHING - Disclosed is a method of mechanically crushing microalgae cells of the genus | 2016-12-29 |
20160376543 | METHOD OF CULTURING ALGAE - Described are culture media for growing algae. Also described are methods for preparing an algal culture media and methods for culturing algae. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376544 | PROCESS FOR ENRICHMENT OF MICROALGAL BIOMASS WITH CAROTENOIDS AND WITH PROTEINS - The invention relates to a process for the enrichment, with carotenoids and proteins, of a biomass of a microalga cultivated under heterotrophic conditions, wherein said microalga is of the | 2016-12-29 |
20160376545 | METHOD FOR STERILIZING DOMESTIC ANIMAL LITTER BY MICROORGANISM - This invention relates to a sterilization agent for livestock bedding or a composting accelerator for organic waste or livestock bedding, comprising at least one | 2016-12-29 |
20160376546 | SUGAR MIXTURES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - A sugar mixture comprising: monosaccharides; oligosaccharides in a ratio ≧0.06 to total saccharides; disaccharides in a ratio to total saccharides ≧0.05; pentose in a ratio to total saccharides ≧0.05; at least one alpha-bonded di-glucose; and at least one beta-bonded di-glucose. Also disclosed are methods to make and/or use such mixtures. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376547 | Novel Composition of Matter and Method for Stimulating the Growth of Beneficial Microorganisms - The invention describes a novel composition of matter obtained from the leaves of green plants, which is useful in promoting the growth of beneficial microorganisms. Specifically, that the invention describes a hydrolysate prepared from plant leaf biomass (leaf biomass hydrolysate or “LBH”) which dramatically stimulates the growth of beneficial microorganisms. Use of LBH as a fermentation substrate can also stimulate rapid production of organic acids and other organic compounds. LBH can be used as a substrate to promote the fermentation-based production of biobased industrial chemicals or biofuels, LBH can be utilized as a prebiotic to promote the growth of beneficial probiotic organisms. In addition, LBH may also be useful in stimulating the fermentation-based production of other products, examples of which include preservatives, antibiotics, antigens, vaccines, amino acids, vitamins, recombinant proteins, bioremediation treatments, and immobilized enzymes. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376548 | CELL CULTURE MEDIA AND METHODS - Compositions and methods are described for preparing media, feeds, and supplements. Such methods and medias may display increased stability of labile components and may use, for example, microsuspension and/or encapsulation technologies, chelation, and optionally, coating and/or mixing the labile compounds with anti-oxidants. The compositions may withstand thermal and/or irradiation treatment and have reduced virus number. These techniques may result in product with extended shelf-life, extended release of their internal components into culture, or in product that can be added aseptically into a bioreactor using minimal volumes. The compositions and methods may optimize the bioproduction workflow and increase efficiency. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376549 | CELL CULTURE MEDIUM AND CULTURE METHOD USING THE SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide a cell culture medium capable of enhancing cell growth efficiency without using feeder cells, in particular which does not comprise serum. The present invention provides a cell culture medium which comprises growth arrest-specific 6 (GAS6) and does not comprise serum. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376550 | CELL CULTURE SUPPORT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR CELL GROWTH AND RELEASE - A cell culture support comprising a substrate, and a dual stimuli responsive block copolymer immobilized on the substrate, wherein the dual stimuli responsive block copolymer is both thermoresponsive and pH responsive. A method of culturing cells comprising the cell culture support having a dual stimuli responsive copolymer immobilized on a substrate, wherein the dual stimuli responsive copolymer is thermoresponsive and pH responsive; and growing the cells on the cell culture support. By lowering the temperature, cells are released from the cell culture support. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376551 | METHOD OF MAKING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE COMPONENTS - A method of preparing a biological composite matrix system includes combining tissue microparticles with a curable medium. The tissue microparticles are formed by pulverizing tissue, sorting the pulverized tissue particles, and decellularizing the pulverized tissue particles. The tissue microparticles are then mixed with the curable medium and the resulting composite is cured to form a microparticle-medium composite matrix. The microparticle-medium composite matrix is compressed to increase the strength of the matrix and to increase the density of the microparticles to a predetermined density. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376552 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTINUOUS CELL LINES - The present invention relates to a method for production of continuous cell lines comprising providing living cells of an animal or a human, irradiating said cells with UV light, proliferating said cells and selecting multiplying cells as cells of a continuous cell line. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376553 | Microstructure for Particle and Cell Separation, Identification, Sorting, and Manipulation - The invention relates to microscale cell separating apparatus which are able to separate cells on the basis of size of the cells, interaction of the cells with surfaces of the apparatus, or both. The apparatus comprises a stepped or sloped separation element ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160376554 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CILIARY MARGINAL ZONE-LIKE STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a method for producing a cell aggregate containing a ciliary marginal zone-like structure, including a step of culturing a cell aggregate containing a retinal tissue in which Chx10 positive cells are present in a proportion of 20% or more and 100% or less of the tissue in a serum-free medium or serum-containing medium each containing a substance acting on the Wnt signal pathway and a substance inhibiting the FGF signal pathway for only a period before the appearance of a RPE65 gene expressing cell, followed by culturing the “cell aggregate in which a RPE65 gene-expressing cell does not appear” thus obtained in a serum-free medium or serum-containing medium each free of a substance acting on the Wnt signal pathway and so on. According to the production method of the present invention, a ciliary marginal zone-like structure can be produced with high efficiency. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376555 | NOVEL METHODS TO REGENERATE HUMAN LIMBAL STEM CELLS - The invention disclosed herein provides systems and methods designed to facilitate human limbal stem/progenitor cell culture including a novel 3-dimensional (3D) sandwich method/system in which human limbal stem/progenitor cells and feeder cells are separately cultured on opposite sides of a porous membrane. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376556 | KIDNEY-SPECIFIC TUMOR VACCINE DIRECTED AGAINST KIDNEY TUMOR ANTIGEN G-250 - This invention provides an anti-cancer immunogenic agent(s) (e.g. vaccines) that elicit an immune response specifically directed against renal cell cancers expressing a G250 antigenic marker. Preferred immunogenic agents comprise a chimeric molecule comprising a kidney cancer specific antigen (G250) attached to a granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF). The agents are useful in a wide variety of treatment modalities including, but not limited to protein vaccination, DNA vaccination, and adoptive immunotherapy. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376557 | METHOD FOR INDUCING HUMAN CHOLANGIOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION - The invention relates to a method for inducing human cholangiocyte differentiation of progenitor cells called hepatoblasts. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for differentiating hepatoblasts to cholangiocytes by culturing said hepatoblasts with a particular medium having interleukin-6 (IL-6) activity. The differentiation method can specifically induce cholangiocyte differentiation from hepatoblasts, and the human cholangiocytes differentiated according to the invention may be useful for drug discovery for treatment of cholangiopathies and bioengineered livers. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376558 | METHOD FOR INDUCING PLURIPOTENCY IN A HEMATOPOIETIC CELL - There is provided a method of inducing pluripotency in a hematopoietic cell. The method comprises providing a blood sample that has been collected from a subject in the absence of any polysaccharide preparation used for separating blood components. The sample is depleted of red blood cells by treating the sample with a hypotonic erythrocyte lysis buffer, in the absence of any polysaccharide preparation used for separating blood components, thus obtaining a remaining cell population. The remaining cell population in the sample is expanded in a hematopoietic expansion medium to obtain an expanded cell population that contains CD71+ cells, and the expanded cell population containing the CD71+ cells is then cultured in the presence of Oct4, Sox2, and Klf4, and optionally c-MYC, in human embryonic stem cell medium to induce pluripotency. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376559 | NUCLEAR RECEPTOR AND MUTANT THEREOF AND THE USE OF THE SAME IN THE REPROGRAMMING OF CELLS - According to the invention there is provided methods for inducing pluripotent stem cells in vitro, vectors and compositions for producing the same and methods for using the induced pluripotent stem cell for treating a patient in need of a pluripotent stem cell treatment. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376560 | METHOD FOR REJUVENATING CELLS - The invention relates to a method for reprogramming cells from aged donors or senescent cells to pluripotent cells that have lost marks of senescence. In particular, the invention relates to an ex vivo method for preparing induced pluripotent stein cells (iPSCs) from a target cell population comprising cells from aged donors or senescent cells, said method comprising the steps of culturing said target cell population under appropriate conditions for reprogramming said cells into iPSCs, wherein said appropriate conditions comprises increasing expression in said target cells, of at least the following reprogramming factors: Oct4, Klf4, Sox2, Myc, Lin28 and, optionally Nanog. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376561 | Host Cells with Artificial Endosymbionts - The present invention is directed generally to eukaryotic host cells comprising artificial endosymbionts and methods of introducing artificial endosymbionts into eukaryotic host cells. The invention provides artificial endosymbionts that introduce a phenotype to host cells that is maintained in daughter cells. The invention additionally provides eukaryotic host cells containing magnetotactic bacteria. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376562 | Genetically stable oncolytic RNA virus, method of manufacturing and use thereof - In a method for manufacturing a modified enterovirus of ECHO 7 type by modification of native ECHO 7 virus, isolated by a known method from human feces and identified by genome sequence, the modification is performed initially conducting the virus adaptation in cancer cells, attenuated by anti-cancer agent dacarbazine, further passaging the modified virus in human embryonal fibroblast culture, followed by propagation in human melanoma cells and further passaging in human embryonal fibroblast culture, that was treated by ribavirin, isolation and purification by known method. The modified virus is suitable for treating various tumours. | 2016-12-29 |
20160376563 | Methods and Compositions for Treating Obesity - The present invention provides anti-ghrelin antibodies or antigen-binding molecules that are capable of degrading ghrelin and inhibiting ghrelin-mediated cellular activities. Also provided in the invention are therapeutic applications of combinations of these antibodies, e.g., to treat or prevent obesity. | 2016-12-29 |