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20120107439 | IN SITU FORMING HEMOSTATIC FOAM IMPLANTS - Systems and methods related to polymer foams are generally described. Some embodiments relate to compositions and methods for the preparation of polymer foams, and methods for using the polymer foams. The polymer foams can be applied to a body cavity and placed in contact with, for example, tissue, injured tissue, internal organs, etc. In some embodiments, the polymer foams can be formed within a body cavity (i.e., in situ foam formation). In addition, the foamed polymers may be capable of exerting a pressure on an internal surface of a body cavity and preventing or limiting movement of a bodily fluid (e.g., blood, etc.). | 05-03-2012 |
20120142884 | Bioresorbable Thermoset Polyester/Urethane Elastomers - Bioresorbable thermoset elastomers and methods of making the same are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the thermoset elastomers include soft segments comprising branched polyesters, and hard segments including urethane and/or urea. The thermoset elastomers are made in certain embodiments by curing a branched prepolymer with a cross-linking agent. In certain embodiments, the mechanical properties of the thermoset elastomers are tailored by selecting the average molecular weight of the prepolymer, or by tuning the ratio of prepolymer to the cross-linking agent during curing, or by selecting a cross-linking agent with specific chemical characteristics. | 06-07-2012 |
20130158652 | MEDICAL IMPLANTS - Disclosed are self-expanding medical implants for placement within a lumen of a patient. The implants comprise a woven or non-woven structure having a substantially tubular configuration, and are designed to be low-profile such that they are deliverable with a small diameter catheter. The implants have a high recoverability and desired mechanical properties. | 06-20-2013 |
20130304177 | Drug Eluting Medical Implant - Disclosed are self-expanding medical implants for placement within a lumen of a patient. The implants comprise a woven or non-woven structure having a substantially tubular configuration, and are designed to be low-profile such that they are deliverable with a small diameter catheter. The implants have a high recoverability and desired mechanical properties. | 11-14-2013 |
20130317600 | DRUG ELUTING MEDICAL IMPLANT - Disclosed are self-expanding medical implants for placement within a lumen of a patient. The implants comprise a woven or non-woven structure having a substantially tubular configuration, and are designed to be low-profile such that they are deliverable with a small diameter catheter. The implants have a high recoverability and desired mechanical properties. | 11-28-2013 |
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20100298952 | MEDICAL IMPLANT - Disclosed is a self-expanding medical implant for placement within a lumen of a patient. The implant comprises a woven or non-woven structure having a substantially tubular configuration, and is designed to be low-profile such that it is deliverable with a small diameter catheter. The implant has a high recoverability and desired mechanical properties. | 11-25-2010 |
20110238162 | MEDICAL IMPLANT - Disclosed is a self-expanding medical implant for placement within a lumen of a patient. The implant comprises a woven or non-woven structure having a substantially tubular configuration, and is designed to be low-profile such that it is deliverable with a small diameter catheter. The implant has a high recoverability and desired mechanical properties. | 09-29-2011 |
20110319987 | MEDICAL IMPLANT - Disclosed is a self-expanding medical implant for placement within a lumen of a patient. The implant comprises a woven or non-woven structure having a substantially tubular configuration, and is designed to be low-profile such that it is deliverable with a small diameter catheter. The implant has a high recoverability and desired mechanical properties. | 12-29-2011 |
20120143300 | MEDICAL IMPLANT - Disclosed is a self-expanding medical implant for placement within a lumen of a patient. The implant comprises a woven or non-woven structure having a substantially tubular configuration, and is designed to be low-profile such that it is deliverable with a small diameter catheter. The implant has a high recoverability and desired mechanical properties. | 06-07-2012 |
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20080231294 | STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING CIRCUIT - A structural health monitoring circuit apparatus and method are based on electrical impedance variations of a piezoelectric patch, which is attached to a structure to be monitored. The circuit compares a known good sweep of frequency-impedance pairs with a contemporaneous sweep to generate an alarm when an error bound is exceeded. The impedance of the piezoelectric patch is determined though adjustment of a variable reactance in a bridge configuration. By suitable design of the bridge elements, the electrical impedance of the piezoelectric patch may be directly measured. A microprocessor controlled version of this device consumes less than 2 W of power, which may be further reduced by further large scale integration or reduction to a state machine on a programmable gate array. Ultimately, this device may give personnel warnings to aircraft, automobiles, bridges, elevated roads, buildings, or home structural failures. | 09-25-2008 |
20110001512 | INTELLIGENT CELLULAR ELECTRONIC STRUCTURES - An apparatus and method controlling cellular automata containing a plurality of cascaded circuit cells having logic units. The cells are interleaved in groups toward supporting multiple directions, for example quad cells in which each cells of the quad is directed in a different directions separated by a fixed angle, such as 90 degrees (i.e., north, east, south, and west). These cells are triggered asynchronously as each cell is stabilized in preparation for receiving the trigger. The cells process data selectively based on the configuration of the cell and in response to receipt of data and trigger (or combined data and trigger) conditions from neighboring cells. The array can be utilized within a wide range of digital logic. As there is no need for distributing a global clock across the array of cells, the size of the array can be extended to any desired dimension. | 01-06-2011 |
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20130149710 | MICRODROPLET-MANIPULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED EXECUTION OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL PROTOCOLS - Disclosed herein are automated systems for performing various biochemical and molecular biological procedures, including processor-controlled execution of protocols involving multiple steps performed in, on, or with liquid microdroplets. Example protocols are the various Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) protocols, but the subject systems are not limited to performing PCR protocols. Formation of a microdroplet of the sample for use in the described systems is achieved by bringing an amount of the sample into contact with a hydrophobic milieu, such as a superhydrophobic surface or hydrophobic liquid. | 06-13-2013 |
20130244339 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST - A device and method for performing a point of care diagnostic test for detecting and quantifying at least one analyte in a biological sample (e.g., a body fluid). A device may include an immunoassay apparatus and a holder with an adjustable variable angle stage for positioning the immunoassay apparatus relative to a light source and a detector device so as to optimize the angle of incidence and angle of radiation to optimize an elastic light scattering signal from the immunoassay apparatus. The elastic light scattering signal may be used to quantify the amount of the analyte(s) of interest present in the sample. The device is based upon elastic light scattering, so the variation in the angle of incidence and angle of reflection are optimized to maximize signal generation due to elastic light scattering. | 09-19-2013 |
20140213468 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST - Devices and methods for performing a point of care diagnostic test for detecting and quantifying at least one analyte in a biological sample. The device may include an immunoassay apparatus and a holder with a variable angle stage for positioning the immunoassay apparatus relative to a light source and a detector device. In one embodiment, the device is based upon elastic light scattering, so the variation in the angle of incidence and angle of reflection are optimized to maximize signal generation due to elastic light scattering. The detector device may include a wired or wireless connection to a computer network for communicating with an electronic medical records system, uploading the amount or concentration of at least one analyte present in the sample to the electronic medical records system, or querying a decision support algorithm stored in a computer readable format. The detector device may further include an onboard interpretive algorithm. | 07-31-2014 |
20150104798 | MICRODROPLET-MANIPULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED EXECUTION OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL PROTOCOLS - Disclosed herein are automated systems for performing various biochemical and molecular biological procedures, including processor-controlled execution of protocols involving multiple steps performed in, on, or with liquid microdroplets. Example protocols are the various Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) protocols, but the subject systems are not limited to performing PCR protocols. Formation of a microdroplet of the sample for use in the described systems is achieved by bringing an amount of the sample into contact with a hydrophobic milieu, such as a superhydrophobic surface or hydrophobic liquid. | 04-16-2015 |
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20140161322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVITY RECOGNITION - A method for automatic recognition of human activity is provided and includes the steps of decomposing human activity into a plurality of fundamental component attributes needed to perform an activity and defining ontologies of fundamental component attributes from the plurality of the fundamental component attributes identified during the decomposing step for each of a plurality of different targeted activities. The method also includes the steps of converting a data stream captured during a performance of an activity performed by a human into a sequence of fundamental component attributes and classifying the performed activity as one of the plurality of different targeted activities based on a closest match of the sequence of fundamental component attributes obtained during the converting step to at least a part of one of the ontologies of fundamental component attributes defined during the defining step. A system for performing the method is also disclosed. | 06-12-2014 |
20140200906 | DISPLAYING A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT RELATION - The present disclosure teaches techniques for aggregating observations across multiple sensor-data streams and for presenting the results to users in meaningful ways. Available data are analyzed using a variety of statistical techniques. Significant correlations are presented to users to help them to identify any underlying informative patterns. The presented results help people gain insight into their habits as those habits affect their health and wellness. Users can then make informed decisions about their health, wellness, and environment. | 07-17-2014 |
20140266782 | CONTEXT HEALTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and devices for determining contexts and determining associated health profiles using information received from multiple health sensor enabled electronic devices, are disclosed. Contexts can be defined by a description of spatial and/or temporal components. Such contexts can be arbitrarily defined using semantically meaningful and absolute descriptions of time and location. Health sensor data is associated with or includes context data that describes the circumstances under which the data was determined. The health sensor data can include health sensor readings that are implicit indications of health for the context. The sensor data can also include user reported data with explicit descriptions of health for the context. The health sensor data can be filtered by context data according a selected context. The filtered sensor data can then be analyzed to determine a health profile for the context that can be output to one or more users or entities. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280138 | CONTEXT DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINATION SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and devices for determining contexts and determining associated demographic profiles using information received from multiple demographic sensor enabled electronic devices, are disclosed. Contexts can be defined by a description of spatial and/or temporal components. Such contexts can be arbitrarily defined using semantically meaningful and absolute descriptions of time and location. Demographic sensor data is associated with or includes context data that describes the circumstances under which the data was determined. The demographic sensor data can include demographic sensor readings that are implicit indications of a demographic for the context. The sensor data can also include user reported data with explicit descriptions of a demographic for the context. The demographic sensor data can be filtered by context data according a selected context. The filtered sensor data can then be analyzed to determine a demographic profile for the context that can be output to one or more users or entities. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280529 | CONTEXT EMOTION DETERMINATION SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and devices for determining contexts and determining associated emotion profiles using information received from multiple emotion sensor enabled electronic devices, are disclosed. Contexts can be defined by a description of spatial and/or temporal components. Such contexts can be arbitrarily defined using semantically meaningful and absolute descriptions of times and locations. Emotion sensor data is associated with or includes context data that describes the circumstances under which the data was determined. The emotion sensor data can include emotion sensor readings that are implicit indications of an emotion for the context. The sensor data can also include user reported data with explicit descriptors of an emotion for the context. The emotion sensor data can be filtered by context data according a selected context. The filtered sensor data can then be analyzed to determine an emotion profile for the context that can be output to one or more users or entities. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090076661 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD TO MANAGE THE GENERATION AND USE OF HYBRID ELECTRIC POWER - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed to manage the generation and use of hybrid electric power. A monitoring module receives signals from one or more sensors. The signals comprise power level information of an electric energy storage device, power level information of one or more energy converters, and power level information of an electric load. A determination module compares the signals to determine whether electric power from the energy converters satisfies the electric load. A regulation module adjusts the electric power from the energy converters in response to a determination by the determination module that the electric power from the energy converters does not satisfy an electric load threshold. | 03-19-2009 |
20110172828 | HEATING VENTILATION AIR CONDITION SYSTEM - A heating ventilating air condition system, comprising an adjustable air vent, configured to control the rate of air flow rate through the vent, an actuator, configured to control the adjustable air vent, and an ambient energy harvester, configured to supply energy to the actuator, wherein the energy required for operating the actuator is provided by the ambiance. | 07-14-2011 |
20140069951 | ELECTRIC APPARATUS WITH SENSOR DETECTION SYSTEM - The invention pertains to an electric apparatus with a sensor detection system for detecting the presence and/or movement of human beings within a predetermined proximity of the electric apparatus, the sensor detection system generating an electric output signal for controlling the electric apparatus. The sensor detection system comprises at least two sensors wherein a first sensor is designed for monitoring gross parameters of presence and/or movement and wherein a second sensor is designed for monitoring precise parameters of presence and/or movement. The second sensor is electrically post-connected to the first sensor such that the second sensor is activated depending on a first sensor signal of the first sensor upon gross detection of presence and/or movement by the first sensor, and generating a second sensor signal upon precise detection of presence and/or movement, the second sensor signal constituting the output signal of the sensor detection system. | 03-13-2014 |
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20100323973 | CONJUGATES CONTAINING HYDROPHILIC SPACER LINKERS - Described herein are compositions and methods for use in targeted drug delivery using cell receptor binding drug delivery conjugates containing hydrophilic spacer linkers for use in imaging, diagnosing, and/or treating diseases and disease states caused by pathogenic cell populations. | 12-23-2010 |
20130137139 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING TUBULYSINS - Tubulysins are a series of naturally occurring cytotoxic agents that are of interest as anticancer therapeutic agents. Processes and intermediates useful for preparing naturally occurring and non-naturally occurring tubulysins and analogs and derivatives thereof are described. | 05-30-2013 |
20140073761 | CONJUGATES CONTAINING HYDROPHILIC SPACER LINKERS - Described herein are compositions and methods for use in targeted drug delivery using cell receptor binding drug delivery conjugates containing hydrophilic spacer linkers for use in imaging, diagnosing, and/or treating diseases and disease states caused by pathogenic cell populations. | 03-13-2014 |
20140080175 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING TUBULYSIN DERIVATIVES AND CONJUGATES THEREOF - The invention described herein pertains to processes for preparing tubulysin derivatives, conjugates of tubulysins, and intermediates therefore. | 03-20-2014 |
20150051399 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING TUBULYSIN DERIVATIVES AND CONJUGATES THEREOF - The invention described herein pertains to processes for preparing tubulysin derivatives, conjugates of tubulysins, and intermediates therefore. In one illustrative embodiment of the invention, processes for derivatives or analogs of natural tubulysins including compounds of formula (T). In another embodiment, vitamin receptor binding conjugates of tubulysins are described. The processes include one or more steps described herein. In another embodiment, a process is described for preparing a compound of formula B, wherein R5 and R6 are as described in the various embodiments herein, such as each being independently selected from optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted cycloalkyl; and R8 is C1-C6 n-alkyl; wherein the process comprises the step of treating a compound of formula A with a silylating agent, such as triethylsilyl chloride, and a base, such as imidazole in an aprotic solvent. | 02-19-2015 |
20150225447 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING TUBULYSINS - Tubulysins are a series of naturally occurring cytotoxic agents that are of interest as anticancer therapeutic agents. Processes and intermediates useful for preparing naturally occurring and non-naturally occurring tubulysins and analogs and derivatives thereof are described. | 08-13-2015 |
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20140379421 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CHARACTERIZE HOUSEHOLDS WITH MEDIA METER DATA - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to characterize households with media meter data. An example method includes calculating, with a processor, an exposure proportion for a category of interest based on visitor exposure minutes and total exposure minutes, calculating a tuning proportion for the category of interest based on household tuning minutes and total tuning minutes, calculating expected exposure minutes for the category of interest based on a product of the total exposure minutes and the exposure proportion, calculating expected tuning minutes for the category of interest based on a product of the total tuning minutes and the viewing proportion, and determining an average visitor parameter (AVP) based on a ratio of the expected exposure minutes and the expected tuning minutes. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380348 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CHARACTERIZE HOUSEHOLDS WITH MEDIA METER DATA - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to characterize households with media meter data. An example method includes identifying, with a processor, a target set of household categories associated with a target research geography, when a quantity of households within the target research geography representing the target set of household categories does not satisfy a threshold value, generating a first subset of categories and a second subset of categories from the target set of household categories, identifying a first set of households representing the first subset of categories from the target set of household categories and identifying an associated total number of household tuning minutes and a total number of household exposure minutes associated therewith, for each category in the second subset of categories from the target set of household categories, calculating a household tuning proportion and an exposure proportion, the household tuning proportion and exposure proportion based on the total number of household tuning minutes and exposure minutes, respectively, and calculating the panelist behavior probability based on the exposure proportion and the household tuning proportion. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380349 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CHARACTERIZE HOUSEHOLDS WITH MEDIA METER DATA - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to characterize households with media meter data. An example method includes identifying, with a processor, a household minute credited to a station in a household by a first media meter (MM) device, the first MM device collecting only audio data, determining whether a panelist audience meter device is crediting the station at the same time in the household, when the panelist audience meter device is crediting the same station, associating the household minute with an ambient tuning status, identifying a first automatic gain control (AGC) value and a first code status of the household minute, calculating model coefficients based on the ambient tuning status, the first AGC value and the first code status, and calculating a probability of ambient tuning based on the model coefficients. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380350 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CHARACTERIZE HOUSEHOLDS WITH MEDIA METER DATA - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to characterize households with media meter data. An example method includes identifying, with a processor, a power status and a first automatic gain control (AGC) value for an exposure minute from a panelist audience meter in a first household, the panelist audience meter comprising a power sensor, identifying a second AGC value and a daypart for a household tuning minute from a first media meter (MM) in the first household, the MM comprising microphones to collect audio data, and calculating model coefficients based on the exposure minute and the household tuning minute to be applied to data from a second MM in a second household, the model coefficients to facilitate a power status probability calculation in the second household devoid of the panelist audience meter having the power sensor. | 12-25-2014 |
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20110318267 | PH-RESPONSIVE NANOSTRUCTURES - The present invention relates to compositions comprising stimuli-responsive materials which can be used for delivery of agents. Materials are provided that can respond to changes in a surrounding environment, including changes in ion concentration. For example, one or more properties of the material may be affected by a change in pH and/or a change in the concentration of an ion. Such properties may include, for example, a dimension of the material (e.g., volume), the permeability of the material, and the like. In cases where the material comprises a therapeutic or diagnostic agent, the material may undergo a change in the rate of release of the agent upon exposure to certain conditions. The invention may also provide the use of said compositions for the manufacture of a medicament for delivering a therapeutic or diagnostic agent, in some cases, with enhanced selectivity and sensitivity. | 12-29-2011 |
20140328789 | pH-RESPONSIVE CELL SCAFFOLD AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A pH-responsive cell scaffold for growing a cell culture is disclosed. The cell scaffold has pores in which biological cells may be disposed. As the pH of the local environment drops, the cell scaffold swells to draw in additional oxygen and/or other nutrients. The increased supply of oxygen and/or nutrients increases the longevity of the cells. In some embodiments, the cell scaffold induces a change in gene expression that promotes wound healing. | 11-06-2014 |
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20080242547 | CHIMERIC PROMOTERS FOR USE IN PLANTS - The present invention provides polynucleotide molecules useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The present invention also provides expression constructs containing the polynucleotide molecules useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The present invention also provides transgenic plants and seeds containing the polynucleotide molecules useful for expressing transgenes in plants. | 10-02-2008 |
20090186765 | TUBULIN REGULATORY ELEMENTS FOR USE IN PLANTS - The present invention provides polynucleotide molecules isolated from | 07-23-2009 |
20110077223 | CHIMERIC PROMOTERS FOR USE IN PLANTS - The present invention provides polynucleotide molecules useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The present invention also provides expression constructs containing the polynucleotide molecules useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The present invention also provides transgenic plants and seeds containing the polynucleotide molecules useful for expressing transgenes in plants. | 03-31-2011 |
20110130287 | TUBULIN REGULATORY ELEMENTS FOR USE IN PLANTS - The present invention provides polynucleotide molecules isolated from | 06-02-2011 |
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20130324411 | CHIMERIC PROMOTERS FOR USE IN PLANTS - The present invention provides polynucleotide molecules useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The present invention also provides expression constructs containing the polynucleotide molecules useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The present invention also provides transgenic plants and seeds containing the polynucleotide molecules useful for expressing transgenes in plants. | 12-05-2013 |
20140304849 | CORN EVENT PV-ZMGT32(NK603) AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION THEREOF - The present invention provides a DNA construct that confers tolerance to transgenic corn plant. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the PV-ZMGT32(nk603) corn event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the corn genome and of genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. | 10-09-2014 |
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20150034670 | DISPOSABLE FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS HAVING SURFACE ELEMENTS - A disposable flexible container for a fluent product comprises a product volume for the fluent product at least partially defined by a nonstructural panel having one or more flat spaces and one or more structural support volumes. The disposable flexible container also includes one or more surface elements generally projecting outwardly in relation to the one or more flat spaces on the nonstructural panel. Preferably, the one or more structural support volumes comprise a structural support frame configured to prevent the container from collapsing and, more preferably, they are arranged to generate and maintain tension in the nonstructural panel when they are expanded. | 02-05-2015 |
20150121810 | Flexible Containers and Methods of Making the Same - A method of expanding a structural support volume of a flexible container can include dispensing a cryogenic fluid into at least one structural support volume and sealing the at least one structural support volume such that it has a closed volume prior to complete conversion of the cryogenic fluid into a gas and expansion of the structural support volume to a pressurized state. The flexible container includes a product volume and at least a portion of the structural support volume extends into the product volume when the structural support volume is expanded. | 05-07-2015 |
20150122373 | Flexible Containers and Methods of Making the Same - A method of filling a product volume of a flexible container that includes a product volume and a structural support volume that at least partially extends into the product volume can include filling the product volume with product and applying an external force to the product volume and sealing the product volume to reduce a product receiving volume of the product volume. | 05-07-2015 |
20150122840 | FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS HAVING FLEXIBLE VALVES - Non-durable self-supporting flexible containers having product volumes and structural support volumes are provided with a valve mechanism to facilitate dispensing fluid product from the product support volume. One or more tension-inducing elements may be used to provide the valves with the ability to permit dispensing of fluid product from the product volume upon application of greater than a minimum threshold but less than a maximum threshold of squeeze force to an exterior of the flexible container. The valve may also be re-closable to prevent fluid product from being dispensed subsequent to use. The flexible container may further be provided with a product sensory experience sampling mechanism to provide for consumer interaction with one or more characteristics of the fluid product contained in the product volume without compromising the integrity of the product volume. | 05-07-2015 |
20150122841 | EASY TO EMPTY FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS - Various containers are provided that include a resiliently deformable product volume and a dispenser configured to dispense fluent product from the product volume. When no dispensing force is applied to the product volume, the product volume has an undeformed state and a first interior volume. When a dispensing force is applied to the product volume, the product volume is resiliently deformable to a deformed state in which the product volume is reduced to a second interior volume less than the first interior volume, and the dispenser can dispense at least some of the fluent product from the product volume. When the dispensing force is released, the product volume fully restores itself to the undeformed state. | 05-07-2015 |
20150122846 | FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS WITH VENT SYSTEMS - Non-durable self-supporting flexible containers having product volumes and structural support frames are provided with vents to facilitate equalization of the pressure inside the product volume to the pressure of the environment outside of the containers. The vents enable rapid recovery of the structural support from a deformed state, which occurs when a fluent product is dispensed, to an undeformed state. For this purpose, the vents comprise vent paths between the environment outside of the containers and the product volume. The vents may further comprise a non-wetting material surrounding the entrance and exit of the vent path and/or microtexturing or a spacer to maintain space for air flow in the vent path. | 05-07-2015 |
20150125099 | Flexible Containers and Methods of Forming the Same - A method of forming a flexible container can include folding a web or sheet to define one or more gussets in one or more regions of the flexible container. The gusset can be a continuous gusset or can be an interrupted gusset, having a seal disposed in the gusset. | 05-07-2015 |
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20090145044 | ABRASIVE ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - The disclosure is directed to an abrasive article. The abrasive article includes a backing having a major surface and a make layer. The make layer is disposed over the major surface of the backing. The make layer includes abrasive grains and a photoinitiator that increases the depth of ultraviolet cure of the make layer by at least about 50% compared to bis(2,4,6-trimethyl benzoyl) phenyl phosphine oxide. The disclosure is also directed to a method for forming the abrasive article. | 06-11-2009 |
20100005727 | METHOD OF FORMING STRUCTURED ABRASIVE ARTICLE - A method of forming a coated abrasive article includes providing a composite binder and abrasive grains on a backing. The composite binder includes at least 5 wt % of a particulate filler having an average particle size of less than 100 nm. The method also includes curing the composite binder. | 01-14-2010 |
20110064939 | DIFFUSIVELY LIGHT REFLECTIVE PAINT COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR MAKING PAINT COMPOSITION, AND DIFFUSIVELY LIGHT REFLECTIVE ARTICLES - A diffusively reflective paint composition is disclosed for use in reflectors in lighting fixtures. The paint is formed by blending macroporous polymeric particles with a paint carrier. The macroporous polymeric particles are formed by reducing a reflective macroporous sheet material. The paint can further comprise solid or hollow microspheres. The paint can be applied to a variety of substrates to form diffusely reflective articles. | 03-17-2011 |
20120008192 | IR FILTERS WITH HIGH VLT AND NEUTRAL COLOR - An optical filter composite is provided having effective filtering of infrared emissions, such as solar or laser emissions, while providing very high visible light transmission, preserving the ability to differentiate and recognize colors and providing a pleasing overall color as compared to the prior art. The present invention provides for filters that are formed by lamination, infusion and/or coating processes using filtering assemblies having a neutral color with high visible light transmission while also producing high levels of filtration in the infrared and near infrared range to provide effective protection against harmful emissions in these ranges while also producing a filter that has a color that is more pleasing and desirable to the wearer. | 01-12-2012 |
20120040190 | EPOXY/ACRYLATE HYBRID COATINGS FOR OPTHALMIC LENES - An improved coating system for an ophthalmic lens that provides improved characteristics in the form of abrasion resistance, while also providing improved manufacturability and rapid curing as compared to prior art coating systems. The coating system is a composite coating that hybridizes both epoxy and acrylate coating materials into a single coating system. The coating material of the present disclosure includes at least a poly (meth) acrylate polymer, a polymerizable monomer containing at least one epoxy group and a cationic polymerization initiator. The coating may be further enhanced by the addition of colloidal nano-silica particles that serve to reinforce the mechanical properties of the coating system without compromising the overall transparency and optical clarity of the coating. | 02-16-2012 |
20120177928 | HYDROPHILIC AND SELF CLEANING UV NANO-EPOXY/ACRYLATE CATIONIC HYBRID COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR TRANSPARENT POLYMERIC MATERIALS, METHODS FOR FORMING COATED TRANSPARENT POLYMERIC MATERIALS USING SUCH COATING COMPOSITIONS, AND COATED TRANSPARENT POLYMERIC MATERIALS - Hydrophilic and self cleaning UV nano-epoxy/acrylate cationic hybrid coating composition, methods for coating transparent polymeric materials, and coated transparent polymeric materials are provided herein. In one example, a coating composition for a transparent polymeric material comprises a cationically polymerizable compound, a radically polymerizable compound, a surfactant with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments, and a nano-particular filler. The cationically polymerizable compound comprises at least one epoxy group. The radically polymerizable compound comprises at least one (meth)acrylate group and the nano-sized particulate filler comprises TiO | 07-12-2012 |
20130069023 | Diffusively Light Reflective Paint Composition, Method For Making Paint Composition, And Diffusively Light Reflective Articles - A diffusively reflective paint composition is disclosed for use in reflectors in lighting fixtures. The paint is formed by blending macroporous polymeric particles with a paint carrier. The macroporous polymeric particles are formed by reducing a reflective macroporous sheet material. The paint can further comprise solid or hollow microspheres. The paint can be applied to a variety of substrates to form diffusely reflective articles. | 03-21-2013 |
20130119577 | METHOD FOR REDUCING STRESS IN THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL - An apparatus and method of fabricating a three-dimensional model which reduces occurrence of one a hairline crack(s), stress fracture(s), break(s), flaw(s) and/or other imperfection(s) in the final three-dimensional model. The method comprising the steps of selecting the model material, selecting the sacrificial material, and adding at least one additive to the sacrificial material for at least one of increasing the thermal conductivity, decreasing a coefficient of thermal expansion or decreasing an ability of the sacrificial material to transmit stress to the model material. The three-dimensional composite model is built by depositing a plurality of layers one on top of another. Following completion of the three-dimensional composite model, using at least one of the increase in the thermal conductivity, the decrease in the coefficient of thermal expansion and the decrease in the ability of the composite sacrificial material to transmit stress to the model material for removing the composite sacrificial material from the model material without creating any hairline crack(s), stress fracture(s), break(s), flaw(s) and/or other imperfection(s) in the final three-dimensional model. | 05-16-2013 |
20130235452 | ANTI-FOGGING OPTICAL FILTERS AND IR BLOCKING ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SAME - Optical filters, infrared (IR) blocking assemblies, and methods for fabricating optical filters are provided herein. In an embodiment, an optical filter includes a transparent base lens having a first surface and a second surface. The optical filter includes an anti-fogging layer as an outermost layer connected to the first surface of the base lens. Further, an infrared (IR) blocking film is bonded to the second surface of the base lens. The IR blocking film includes reflective layers configured to transmit no more than about 40% of IR light. | 09-12-2013 |