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20090236027 | Blood Treatment Filter and Method of Manufacturing - A configuration of a blood microtubular filter/dializer used in many kinds of renal replacement therapy systems is disclosed which may allow a straight thin-walled tube to be used for a majority of the structure of the housing and other benefits disclosed. | 09-24-2009 |
20110186521 | FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR PREPARATION OF FLUIDS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - Systems, methods, and devices for preparation of water for various uses including blood treatment are described. In embodiments, fluid is passed either by pump or passively by gravity feed, through various filtration elements from a fluid source to a treatment fluid container. The latter forms a batch that may be used during treatment. The advantage of forming the batch before treatment is that the rate of filtering needn't match the rate of consumption during treatment which provides multiple benefits and liabilities to overcome, as discussed herein. Mechanisms for preparing pure water for infusion or medicaments are described such as elimination of chlorine and colloidal aluminum. Also various control mechanisms to help avoid contamination are describe. | 08-04-2011 |
20120325696 | FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR PREPARATION OF FLUIDS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - Systems, methods, and devices for preparation of water for various uses including blood treatment are described. In embodiments, fluid is passed either by pump or passively by gravity feed, through various filtration elements from a fluid source to a treatment fluid container. The latter forms a batch that may be used during treatment. The advantage of forming the batch before treatment is that the rate of filtering needn't match the rate of consumption during treatment which provides multiple benefits and liabilities to overcome, as discussed herein. Mechanisms for preparing pure water for infusion or medicaments are described such as elimination of chlorine and colloidal aluminum. Also various control mechanisms to help avoid contamination are describe. | 12-27-2012 |
20130146541 | FLUID PURIFICATION METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS - A fluid purification system has cells whose purifying capability can be regenerated. Some of the cells are arranged in series to reach a high level of purification. An automatic valve network is controlled to cycle the cells in a way that levels the loads on each, thereby maximizing the service interval for replacing expired cells, enabling all of the cells to be replaced at the same time after having each contributing approximately equally to the purification load, and operated such that at any one time, at least one cell is regenerated so as to enable continuous up-time. | 06-13-2013 |
20130327691 | FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR PREPARATION OF FLUIDS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - Systems, methods, and devices for preparation of water for various uses including blood treatment are described. In embodiments, fluid is passed through a first filtration step which is effective for creating purified water and a pair of ultrafilters placed at the outlet. The ultrafilters are separated by an intervening flow path to prevent grow-through from the outlet end upstream. In embodiments, a recirculation path with an air removing filter helps to eliminate air from the ultimate product water. | 12-12-2013 |
20150374895 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR FLUID PREPARATION - A water purification component, which may be integrated in a medicament production plant and/or a blood treatment system, removes chloramine and other chlorine compounds and deionizes water. The deionization is selected to be effective for providing product water whose resistivity is sufficiently high to allow chloramine to be detected in the product water if the chloramine removal filtration fails. This allows a chloramine removal filter to be changed based on a predicted exhaustion schedule with the safety of automatic chloramine breakthrough provided. | 12-31-2015 |
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20120326488 | Bit, In Particular A Round Shaft Bit - A bit assembly includes a bit having a bit head and a bit shank, a mounting sleeve being held in the region of the bit shank, and a support element that comprises a guidance region being associated with the bit. To allow the bit to be easily deinstalled from the bit receptacle and allow it, if applicable, to be easily installed again, provision is made that the support element comprises, in the region of its underside facing away from the bit head, a deflection segment. | 12-27-2012 |
20150230386 | Crop-Production Tool - The invention relates to an earth working tool ( | 08-20-2015 |
20150369044 | Bit, In Particular A Round Shaft Bit - A bit assembly includes a bit having a bit head and a bit shank, a mounting sleeve being held in the region of the bit shank, and a support element that comprises a guidance region being associated with the bit. To allow the bit to be easily deinstalled from the bit receptacle and allow it, if applicable, to be easily installed again, provision is made that the support element comprises, in the region of its underside facing away from the bit head, a deflection segment. | 12-24-2015 |
20160037715 | BEET PULLER SHARE - The invention relates to a beet puller share having a base part which comprises a cutting edge, wherein one or several hard material elements which form deflecting faces on their top surfaces are arranged in the region of the cutting edge, wherein the deflecting faces transition into a surface region of the base part, and wherein the surface region forms a beet guiding zone, in particular, a beet ejecting zone. To improve the service life of the beet puller share and to improve the harvest yield connected therewith, it is provided according to the invention that the hard material elements are realized as cutting elements which form the cutting edge at least in regions and that the deflecting face of at least one cutting element is convexly curved and merges into the convexly curved beet guiding zone, in particular, beet ejecting zone. | 02-11-2016 |
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20110243669 | RETAINING WALL BLOCK SYSTEM - A wall block having a block body having opposed front and back faces, opposed first and second side walls, and opposed and substantially parallel top and bottom faces, the top face having a receiving channel, and the receiving channel opening onto one or more pin holes. The wall block can be used in a retaining wall made of (i) a plurality of blocks including at least one lower course and at least one upper course, at least one block comprising a block body having opposed front and back faces, opposed first and second side walls, and opposed and substantially parallel top and bottom faces, the top face having a receiving channel, and the receiving channel opening onto one or more pin holes; (ii) a soil retaining material; and (iii) a channel bar. | 10-06-2011 |
20140105691 | RETAINING WALL BLOCK SYSTEM - A wall block having a block body having opposed front and back faces, opposed first and second side walls, and opposed and substantially parallel top and bottom faces, the top face having a receiving channel, and the receiving channel opening onto one or more pin holes. The wall block can be used in a retaining wall made of (i) a plurality of blocks including at least one lower course and at least one upper course, at least one block comprising a block body having opposed front and back faces, opposed first and second side walls, and opposed and substantially parallel top and bottom faces, the top face having a receiving channel, and the receiving channel opening onto one or more pin holes; (ii) a soil retaining material; and (iii) a channel bar. | 04-17-2014 |
20140259902 | LANDSCAPE EDGING SYSTEM - An improved landscape edging system is described. The landscape edging system includes an edge piece having a first end and a second end, the edge piece having a substantially vertical wall and a base, the base comprising a first footing at the first end and a second footing at the second end, the first footing being spaced apart from the second footing, the first and second footings having a stake opening, the first end having an inwardly stepped section on the wall and a stepped up section on the base. A method of installing the landscape edging system is also described. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090018257 | Aqueous polymer dispersion, preparation and use thereof - The present invention relates to an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising a copolymer of anhydride monomer units and vinyl monomer units, which copolymer has been subjected to an imidization reaction. The present invention further relates to a method for the production and use of such a dispersion. | 01-15-2009 |
20090191412 | AIR DRYING RESIN AND COMPOSITION - The invention relates to an airdrying resin suitable for a coating composition characterized in that the resin is a polyesteramide prepared from: A) at least one anhydride chosen from the list containing succinic, glutaric, citraconic, itaconic or maleic anhydride or a combination of any of them, and B) at least one alkanol-amine, and C) at least one fatty acid, wherein the fatty acid is incorporated in the resin in an amount equivalent to an oil-length between 15 and 40%. This airdrying resin is both water- and solvent-soluble, having a combination of properties desirable for different types of applications. The invention relates also to a method for preparing such a polyesteramide resin, to a composition comprising at least one polyesteramide resin and a method for preparing such a composition, to a substrate fully or partially coated with this composition, a method for curing the coated substrate, the cured and coated substrate and the use of resin in various applications. | 07-30-2009 |
20100254917 | ORGANIC NANO-PARTICLES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION - There is disclosed a process for preparing organic nano-particles comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a solution comprising an unsaturated polyester and/or a vinyl ester resin and a hydrophobic monomer; (b) dispersing the solution obtained in step (a) in an aqueous phase to form a stable emulsion where the aqueous phase is the continuous phase; and (c) using an initiator to cure the emulsion obtained in step (b) in the presence of a water soluble inhibitor to form a dispersion of nano-particles. The invention further provides organic nano-particles obtainable by the process according to the invention; various uses of said nano-particles; such as in paper, dye, toner and personal care compositions and topical medicaments comprising said nano-particles. | 10-07-2010 |
20110105684 | FATTY ACID MODIFIED POLYESTERAMIDE RESIN AND COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a fatty acid modified polyesteramide resin obtained from components comprising: i) at least one α, β- unsaturated diacid; ii) optionally at least one other diacid and/or anhydride; iii) at least one alkanol-amine; and iv) at least one fatty acid and/or fatty acid derivative; wherein the molar ratio of component iii): [component i)+component ii)] is in the range of from 1.2:1.0 to 3.0:1.0; and wherein component iv) is incorporated in the polyesteramide resin in the range of from 18 to 60 wt % based on the total weight of components i) to iv). | 05-05-2011 |
20120094136 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ORGANIC NANOPARTICLES - The invention provides a process for preparing organic nanoparticles comprising the steps of:
| 04-19-2012 |
20130045393 | ORGANIC NANO-PARTICLES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION - There is disclosed a process for preparing organic nano-particles comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a solution comprising an unsaturated polyester and/or a vinyl ester resin and a hydrophobic monomer; (b) dispersing the solution obtained in step (a) in an aqueous phase to form a stable emulsion where the aqueous phase is the continuous phase; and (c) using an initiator to cure the emulsion obtained in step (b) in the presence of a water soluble inhibitor to form a dispersion of nano-particles. The invention further provides organic nano-particles obtainable by the process according to the invention; various uses of said nano-particles; such as in paper, dye, toner and personal care compositions and topical medicaments comprising said nano-particles. | 02-21-2013 |
20130084461 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ORGANIC NANOPARTICLES - The invention provides a process for preparing organic nanoparticles comprising the steps of:
| 04-04-2013 |
20130211003 | POLYMER, PROCESS AND COMPOSITION - There is described a process for producing a gel free hyperbranched polyamide polymer having primary amino groups (useful as a crosslinker). The process comprises the step of reacting at least one diamine and at least one unsaturated diester in a molar ratio of diamine to diester greater than 1 but less than 3 (preferably 2.1 to 2.9); to form the polyamide in a two stage reaction Michael addition and then amidation. The diamine in kept in excess with at least 5% of water by total weight of the diamine and diester, a reaction temperature less than the boiling point of the diamine; and is held under reduced pressure (30 mbar to 1 atms). Gelation does not occur even after substantially all ethylenic (—C═C—) double bonds; and >95% ester [—C(O)═O] groups have reacted. This violates the Flory rules which predict a gel would form based on the number of functional groups present and their degree of conversion. | 08-15-2013 |
20140024770 | AIR DRYING RESIN AND COMPOSITION - The invention relates to an airdrying resin suitable for a coating composition characterized in that the resin is a polyesteramide prepared from: A) at least one anhydride chosen from the list containing succinic, glutaric, citraconic, itaconic or maleic anhydride or a combination of any of them, and B) at least one alkanol-amine, and C) at least one fatty acid, wherein the fatty acid is incorporated in the resin in an amount equivalent to an oil- length between 15 and 40%. This airdrying resin is both water- and solvent-soluble, having a combination of properties desirable for different types of applications. The invention relates also to a method for preparing such a polyesteramide resin, to a composition comprising at least one polyesteramide resin and a method for preparing such a composition, to a substrate fully or partially coated with this composition, a method for curing the coated substrate, the cured and coated substrate and the use of resin in various applications. | 01-23-2014 |
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20110039709 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL - The invention relates to an apparatus for purification, respectively processing and/or analysis of biological target molecules with a detection device for detecting at least one object, which includes at least one detection area, wherein the detection device is adapted to detect at least one height value of the detection area and is adapted to determine, from the at least one height value, a spatial position and/or orientation and/or a type and/or a presence and/or a number and/or a state of the at least one object. Further, the invention relates to a receiving device for receiving material for the processing, purification and/or analysis of biological target molecules with at least one identification element, wherein the at least one identification element defines a height profile for identifying the receiving device, wherein the height profile is provided for at least one height measurement and extends at least in sections along a line, preferably a straight line. Finally, the invention relates to a method for inventorying, position determining and/or orientation determining of objects, which are needed for the automatic processing of a material, which contains biological target molecules, on a corresponding apparatus, in which at least one height value of a detection area of the respective object is detected, and, from the height value, a spatial position and/or an orientation and/or a type and/or a presence and/or a number and/or a state of the respective object is determined on the apparatus. | 02-17-2011 |
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20120238655 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POLYURETHANE FOAM AND POLYURETHANE FOAM OBTAINABLE THEREBY - A process for producing a polyurethane foam with bimodal cell size distribution, comprising the following steps:
| 09-20-2012 |
20120245243 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A POLYURETHANE FOAM BY MEANS OF SUPERCRITICAL OR NEAR-CRITICAL BLOWING AGENT - The present invention relates to a process for producing a polyurethane foam, where the blowing agent used is present in the supercritical or near-critical state. A reaction mixture is introduced into a closed mould, where the closed mould has been set up in such a way that its interior volume and/or the pressure prevailing in its interior can be altered after the introduction of the mixture by external influence. Through the selection of the surfactant it is possible to obtain microemulsions of the blowing agent in the polyol phase. The invention further relates to a nanocellular polyurethane foam obtainable by the process of the invention. | 09-27-2012 |
20140011897 | REACTION MIXTURE IN THE FORM OF AN EMULSION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYURETHANE FOAMS FROM SUCH A REACTION MIXTURE - The present invention relates to a reaction mixture in emulsion form, suitable for conversion into polyurethanes, comprising a first phase and a second phase in the emulsion and further comprising the following components: A) polyols; B) blowing agent; C) surfactants; and D) isocyanates, wherein the isocyanate-reactive compounds A) are present in the first phase of the emulsion and the blowing agent B) is present in the second phase. The blowing agent B) is present in the near-critical or supercritical state and the isocyanate D) is present in the second phase in a proportion of ≧10% by weight of the total amount of isocyanate D) in the composition. The invention further relates to a method of producing polyurethane foams by providing such a reaction mixture, wherein a polymerization takes place at the freshly formed interface between the polyol phase and the blowing agent phase, to the use of such a reaction mixture for producing polyurethane foams and also to the polyurethane foams obtained. | 01-09-2014 |
20140045960 | POLYURETHANE FOAM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A polyurethane foam is obtainable from the reaction of a mixture comprising A) an isocyanate-reactive compound; B) a blowing agent selected from the group comprising linear, branched or cyclic C | 02-13-2014 |
20140066534 | POLYURETHANE FOAM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The invention relates to a method for producing a polyurethane foam, wherein a mixture having the following is discharged from a mixing head through a discharge line: A) a component reactive toward isocyanates; B) a surfactant component; C) a blowing agent component selected from the group comprising linear, branched, or cyclic C1 to C6 hydrocarbons, linear, branched, or cyclic C1 to C6 fluorocarbons, N2, O2, argon, and/or CO2, wherein the blowing agent C) is present in the supercritical or near-critical state; and D) a polyisocyanate component. The component A) has a hydroxyl value=100 mg KOH/g and =1000 mg KOH/g. The blowing agent component C) is present at least partially in the form of an emulsion, and means provided with an opening or several openings are arranged in the discharge line in order to increase the flow resistance during the discharge of the mixture comprising A), B), C), and D), wherein the cross-sectional area of the opening or the sum of the cross-sectional areas of all openings is =0.1% and =99.9% of the inner cross-sectional area of the discharge line. | 03-06-2014 |
20140107239 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FOAMED MATERIAL,COMPOSITION IN THE FORM OF AN EMULSION USED IN SAID METHOD, AND FOAMED MATERIAL THAT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM SAID METHOD - The present invention relates to a process for producing a foamed material, wherein a composition in the form of emulsion with a matrix-forming component, a surfactant component and a near-critical or supercritical blowing agent component is submitted to a lowering of pressure. The blowing agent component further comprises a hydrophobic co-component, which is soluble in supercritical CO | 04-17-2014 |
20150232629 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A POLYURETHANE FOAM AND POLYURETHANE FOAM OBTAINABLE THEREFROM - A process for producing a polyurethane foam with bimodal cell size distribution, comprising the following steps:
| 08-20-2015 |
20150232630 | REACTION SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING PUR AND PIR HARD FOAM MATERIALS CONTAINING LAYER SILICATES - The invention relates to a reaction system for producing PUR and PIR hard foam materials, comprising the following components: A) a compound which is reactive towards isocyanates; B1) a surfactant component; C) a propellant in a supercritical or near-critical state; D) a polyisocyanate; and E) a layer silicate. The invention further relates to a reaction system for producing PUR and PIR hard foam materials, comprising the following components: B2) a surfactant component with functional groups which are reactive towards isocyanates; C) a propellant in a supercritical or near-critical state; D) a polyisocyanate; and E) a layer silicate. The invention further relates to a method for producing PUR and PIR hard foam materials and to PUR and PIR hard foam materials which can be obtained from the aforementioned reaction systems. | 08-20-2015 |