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| 20120150237 | BONE SCREW - The invention relates to a surgical instrument comprising a bone screw ( | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120228355 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument includes an implant, a grip, and a pre-set breaking point connecting the implant and the grip. The implant has a joining profile. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130012954 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument for seating a pedicle screw may comprise a driver head, a pressure ring, or at least one guide element. The driver head may be configured for removably connecting to the pressure ring or the at least one guide element, or a pressure ring and at least one guide element. The removable connection of the pressure ring or the at least one guide element from the driver head may be twistable or slidable for purposes of exchanging the pressure ring or the at least one guide element from the driver head. The pressure ring or at least one guide element is configured to operatively engage the pedicle screw and transfer motion of the surgical instrument to the pedicle screw. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20140107790 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT AND INSERTION DEVICE - An intervertebral implant ( | 04-17-2014 |
| 20150088199 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument includes an implant, which may include a cannulated pedicle screw having a screw head, a tulip connected to the screw head, an extension connected to the tulip, an ini threadedly engaged with at least one of the tulip and the extension, and/or a guide wire disposed in at least one of the extension, the tulip, and the implant. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150094781 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument for separating an introducer sheath from a device connected to the introducer sheath is disclosed. In embodiments, the surgical instrument includes an extension extending in a longitudinal direction; a pin; and a separator connecting the extension and the pin. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150196340 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument ( | 07-16-2015 |
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| 20150102957 | RANGING METHOD, RANGING DEVICE, LOCATION DEVICE AND LOCATION METHOD - A ranging method, executed in a ranging device, comprising steps of: obtaining a trip time of a received wireless signal, wherein the received wireless signal is a wireless signal from an object; calculating a statistical value of a rising time of the received wireless signal; correcting the trip time according to the statistical value of the rising time; and estimating a distance between the object and the ranging device according to the corrected trip time. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150105027 | RANGING METHOD, RANGING DEVICE, LOCATION DEVICE AND LOCATION METHOD - A ranging method, executed in a ranging device, comprising steps of: obtaining a trip time of a received wireless signal, wherein the received wireless signal is a wireless signal from an object; calculating a statistical value of a rising time of the received wireless signal; when the statistical value of the rising time of the received wireless signal is smaller than the specific value, estimating a distance between the object and the ranging device according to a corrected trip time, wherein the statistical value of the rising time of the received wireless signal corrects the trip time of the received wireless signal to generate the corrected trip time. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150105028 | RANGING METHOD, RANGING DEVICE, LOCATION DEVICE AND LOCATION METHOD - A ranging method, executed in a ranging device, comprising steps of: among a plurality of parameter sets under a specific constraint, selecting one parameter set which minimizes a statistical value of a rising time of a received wireless signal; obtaining a trip time of the received wireless signal, wherein the received wireless signal is a wireless signal from an object; and estimating a distance between the object and the ranging device according to a corrected trip time, wherein the statistical value of the rising time of the received wireless signal corrects the trip time of the received wireless signal to generate the corrected trip time. | 04-16-2015 |
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| 20130073469 | COORDINATING EXECUTION OF A COLLABORATIVE BUSINESS PROCESS - Various embodiments of systems and methods for coordinating execution of a collaborative business process are described herein. An internal process included in a parent collaborative business process is executed to receive a process plan for the collaborative business process. Based on the received process plan, business entity types are instantiated to create child collaborative business entities. The execution of the created child collaboration business entities is coordinated to execute the collaborative business process. The business entity types include predefined internal process which is executed during the execution of the child collaborative business entities. In one embodiment, the parent collaborative business entity synchronizes the execution of the child collaborative business entities. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130144866 | FAULT TOLERANCE BASED QUERY EXECUTION - Various embodiments of systems and methods for a fault tolerance based query execution are described herein. Queries are received from users, the queries including operators. A multi-query optimization is performed on the operators included in the queries to obtain a query plan. A fault tolerance degree is determined for the operators included in the query plan. Based on the fault tolerance degree of the operators, nodes are assigned to the operators included in the query plan. The assigned nodes execute the operators included in the query plan to execute the queries. In one aspect, the nodes simultaneously execute the operators included in the query plan. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20140368340 | Self-Configuring System for Real-Time Health Monitoring of Manufacturing Equipment - Data is received that comprises at least one data stream derived from each of a plurality of sensors that each characterize one or more attributes of equipment components. Thereafter, using the received data and a density-based clustering algorithm that produces micro-clusters for each pair of sensors, correlated sensors having component correlations above a pre-defined threshold are identified. It can then be determined that data from two or more correlated sensors triggers at least one alert event. Subsequently, data is provided that characterizes the at least one alert event. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150347528 | PIXEL-AWARE QUERY REWRITING - A query rewriter associated with a database management system or visualization client rewrites a database query based on properties, characteristics, etc. of the visualization to be rendered by the visualization client. For example, the query rewriter receives an initial query and one or more visualization parameters (such as width, height and/or type of visualization) for the visualization client. The query rewriter rewrites the initial query based on the visualization parameter(s), so as to produce a data-reducing query, and then outputs the data-reducing query for execution. The query rewriter can selectively rewrite the initial query depending on size of query results of the initial query. In some example implementations, the query rewriting models a process of rasterization of geometric primitives by the visualization client, so as to facilitate error-free visualization. In many cases, the query rewriter significantly reduces the volume of query results while facilitating fast interaction with the visualization. | 12-03-2015 |
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| 20110180505 | SAW HORSE - The patent application relates to a saw horse having at least two stand elements, each stand element ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20150360348 | CLAMP CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a device for connecting two clamps each having a rail ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150375369 | DETACHABLE BLOCKING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR ON A CLAMPING TOOL - A detachable blocking device, in particular on a clamping tool, having a blocking element, which blocks the displacement capability of a rod in at least one detachment direction in a blocking position, and a detachment member, which displaces the blocking element into a release position when moved from a default position into a detachment position, in which release position the rod can be displaced at least in the detachment direction. A brake element, in a braking position, acts on the rod so that the rod can only be displaced after neutralization of a braking force acting against the displacement direction of the rod, which braking force does not have to be neutralized in a sliding position of the brake element. The brake element has a brake lever and/or can be brought into its sliding position by pivoting an arm of the detachment member having a detachment lever. | 12-31-2015 |
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| 20090132488 | Allocation of resources for concurrent query execution via adaptive segmentation - An enterprise data warehouse or business intelligence system having a plurality of processors and memory resources. The system includes at least a database server, a workload management system, a query compiler, and a query executor. The database server configured to receive a database query from an application at a database client system. The query compiler configured to prepare the execution plan for the query and compute the number of executive server processes (ESPs) in each ESP layer of the query. The workload management system is configured to generate an affinity value, and the query executor is configured to execute the query. As disclosed herein, placement of the executive server process layers of the query onto processors of the computing system is determined using the affinity value. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100153963 | Workload management in a parallel database system - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a workload management service component of a parallel database-management system that monitors usage of computational resources in the parallel database-management system and that provides a query-processing-task-management interface and a query-execution engine that receives query-processing requests associated with one of a number of services from host computers and accesses the workload-management-services component to determine whether to immediately launch execution of query-processing tasks corresponding to the received query-processing requests or to place the query-processing requests on wait queues for subsequent execution based on the current usage of computational resources within the parallel database-management system. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20120203762 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOLDING A QUERY - One example discloses a database management system that can comprise a memory for storing computer executable instructions and a processing unit for accessing the memory and executing the computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions can comprise a compiler to hold a query received at a query input, thereby preventing the query from executing based on a cost comparison between an estimated resource execution cost of a query plan for the query and cost rules. | 08-09-2012 |
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| 20100075315 | Microvesicle-Based Compositions and Methods - Methods and compositions for diagnosis and/or analysis of a condition in a mammal are disclosed in which RNA from microvesicles is enriched and differentiated to so obtain a result that is indicative of the condition of tissue or organ from which the microvesicle originated. In especially preferred embodiments, the condition is a neoplastic disease of a human and can be identified and staged by differential analysis of one or more distinct RNAs, optionally together with identification and analysis of a non-RNA component of the microvesicle. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110190230 | Betalain Compositions and Uses Thereof - Contemplated compositions and methods employ betalains for treatment of various conditions, and especially osteoarthritis, sinusitis, contact dermatitis, acne, an allergic condition, reduced mental alertness, reduced physical strength, reduced physical endurance, and/or impaired mood. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110274679 | Compositions and Methods of SIRT Activation - Compositions and methods of SIRT activation are presented in which one or more vitamin compounds, and especially vitamin B compounds are used to significantly increase SIRT activity in vitro and in vivo. In especially preferred compositions, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2 are present in synergistic quantities. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110274728 | Compositions and Methods for Alleviating Hyposalivation and for Providing Oral Comfort - Various compositions and methods are provided to alleviate one or more symptoms associated with hyposalivation or xerostomia. Preferred compositions and methods employ one or more plant extracts and/or a proanthocyanidin at a concentration effective to reduce or eliminate the symptoms. Especially preferred extracts are isolated from a fruit and/or seed (e.g., grape, cranberry, blue berry, black berry, etc.), and where a second extract is present, such extract is preferably isolated from a citrus fruit (e.g., lemon, orange, lime, grapefruit, tangerine, mandarin orange, ugli fruit, etc.). | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120009578 | Microvesicle-Based Compositions and Methods - Methods and compositions for diagnosis and/or analysis of a condition in a mammal are disclosed in which RNA from microvesicles is enriched and differentiated to so obtain a result that is indicative of the condition of tissue or organ from which the microvesicle originated. In especially preferred embodiments, the condition is a neoplastic disease of a human and can be identified and staged by differential analysis of one or more distinct RNAs, optionally together with identification and analysis of a non-RNA component of the microvesicle. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20140274919 | BORON-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREFOR - Contemplated boro-carbohydrate compounds are demonstrated to modulate the blood concentrations of various polypeptides associated with metabolic syndrome by administration of a tetrahedral, and under-carboxylated osteocalcin, adiponectin, and YKL-40. Use of such compounds in oral administration is especially preferred and may be effective to address one or more components of metabolic syndrome. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140349951 | Compositions and Methods Related To Calcitriol - Contemplated compositions and methods are drawn to use of various boron-containing compounds to temporarily and transiently increase endogenous blood calcitriol concentration. The boron-containing compound is preferably a carbohydrate-boron complex having sufficient stability to achieve measurable quantities of the complex in blood upon oral administration of the complex. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150258154 | BETALAIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREFOR - Contemplated compositions and methods employ betalains for treatment of various conditions, and especially osteoarthritis, sinusitis, contact dermatitis, acne, an allergic condition, reduced mental alertness, reduced physical strength, reduced physical endurance, and/or impaired mood. | 09-17-2015 |
| 20150322106 | SOLID BETALAIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Solid, free-flowing, and substantially completely dissolvable preparations with high betalain content are presented. Most typically, the betalain profile of the preparations is near natural and includes betalains in an amount of between 10-40 wt %. As the preparations of the inventive subject matter maintain chemical stability and flowability over extended periods of time, it should be noted that the betalain preparations are now amenable to compounding in small and measured quantities. Furthermore, new biological activities of betalains are shown, and especially include significant induction of SIRT and reduction of serum triglyceride. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160038557 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF BDNF ACTIVATION - Compositions and methods are presented that substantially increase levels of BDNF in blood, and even more pronouncedly exosomal BDNF levels. Suitable compositions include whole coffee fruit extracts and powders or procyanidin-enriched preparations that are orally administered at relatively low dosages. The augmentation of the levels of natural stimulating factor takes place in cerebral circulation. | 02-11-2016 |
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| 20080268429 | Rna - Containing Microvesicles and Methods Therefor - Contemplated compositions and methods are directed to the use of microvesicles from an optionally recombinant donor cell to impart a desirable effect to a recipient cell. In certain preferred aspects, RNA of the microvesicles is employed to achieve the desirable effect. For example, microvesicles are used in vitro to increase the number of passages of a cell growing in a medium, reduce serum and/or growth factor requirements of a cell growing in a medium, and/or delay differentiation of a cell growing in a medium. Further preferred aspects include use of the microvesicles as therapeutic agents in which RNA, a membrane protein, and/or a cytosolic protein encapsulated in or coupled to the microvesicle provide a therapeutic effect. Additionally, diagnostic methods are contemplated in which RNA of a microvesicle isolated from a mammal is associated with a condition of the mammal. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090098225 | Compositions and Methods for Reduction of LDL Oxidation - Dicot, and especially Brassicaceae sprout preparations are employed as a dietary agents that significantly reduce oxidized species in human serum. In one especially preferred aspect, contemplated compositions are employed to reduce serum oxLDL and to increase serum HDL levels. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090203638 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR METABOLIC MODULATION - Pharmaceutical compositions include compounds with cytokinin activity to modulate glucose and/or lipid metabolism in a mammal. Especially preferred compounds include those comprising a purine scaffold, and it is further preferred that contemplated compositions are employed to prevent and/or treat various diseases, including pre-diabetes, insulin resistance, type-2 diabetes, Syndrome X, and dyslipidemia. In still further preferred aspects, compounds with cytokinin activity are used to activate AMPK and/or Akt. Consequently, various diseases associated with dysregulation of AMPK and/or Akt may be treated using the compounds of the present inventive subject matter. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090208620 | Alimentary Compositions and Methods For Metabolic Modulation - Contemplated food products include compounds with cytokinin activity to modulate glucose and/or lipid metabolism, and in especially preferred aspects contemplated food products include one or more naturally occurring cytokinins (e.g., kinetin, N2-acetylguanine, zeatin, dihydrozeatin) at a concentration effective to prevent or treat pre-diabetes, insulin resistance, type-2 diabetes, syndrome X, and/or dyslipidemia. Methods of marketing such products are also contemplated. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100076050 | SOLID BETALAIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Solid, free-flowing, and substantially completely dissolvable preparations with high betalain content are presented. Most typically, the betalain profile of the preparations is near natural and includes betalains in an amount of between 10-40 wt %. As the preparations of the inventive subject matter maintain chemical stability and flowability over extended periods of time, it should be noted that the betalain preparations are now amenable to compounding in small and measured quantities. Furthermore, new biological activities of betalains are shown, and especially include significant induction of SIRT and reduction of serum triglyceride. | 03-25-2010 |
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| 20120128406 | Set for Fastening of Measuring Device, particularly Rangefinder, to Monitored Element of Building Construction, especially of the roof, Fastening Method of Measuring Device Using Such Set and Suspension for Fastening of Measuring Device - The invention relates to the set for fastening of measuring device, particularly rangefinder, to the monitored element of building construction, especially of the roof, which includes an universal joint ( | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120166136 | Monitoring Method of Vertical Displacement and Vertical Deflection Change of Building Construction Elements, Especially of the Roof, and a System for Realization of this Method - The invention relates to a monitoring method of vertical displacement of selected points of building construction elements, especially roof construction elements or their parts, and vertical deflection change in these points, wherein a distance, preferably vertical, between each of monitored points of construction elements and the stable elements or stable floor is measured, and then a value of vertical displacement of each monitored point, which occurred from the moment of monitoring initiation, is calculated, and then for each monitored construction element the value of vertical deflection change in the monitored point is calculated. The invention relates also to a system for monitoring of vertical displacement of monitored points as well as vertical deflection change in these points of building construction elements. | 06-28-2012 |
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| 20090117641 | Mutated Abl Kinase Domains - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides which comprise a functional kinase domain comprising the amino acid sequence of the native human Abl kinase domain or an essentially similar sequence thereof in which at least one amino acid selected from Met244, Leu248, Gly250, Glu252, Tyr253, Val256, Glu258, Phe311, Ile313, Phe317, Met318, Met351, Glu355, Glu359, Ile360, His361, Leu370, Asp381, Phe382, His396, Ser417, Glu459 and Phe486 is replaced by another amino acid, said mutated functional kinase domain being resistant to inhibition of its tyrosine kinase activity by N-[4-methyl-3-(4-pyridin-3-yl-pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-phenyl]-4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-benzamide or a salt thereof, to the use of such polypeptides to screen for compounds which inhibit the tyrosine kinase activity of such polypeptides, to nucleic acid molecules encoding such polypeptides, to recombinant vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules and to the use of such nucleic acid molecules in the production of such polypeptides for use in screening for compounds which inhibit the tyrosine kinase activity of such polypeptides. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20100021920 | MUTATED ABL KINASE DOMAINS - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides which comprise a functional kinase domain comprising the amino acid sequence of the native human Abl kinase domain or an essentially similar sequence thereof in which at least one amino acid selected from Met244, Leu248, Gly250, Glu252, Tyr253, Val256, Glu258, Phe311, Ile313, Phe317, Met318, Met351, Glu355, Glu359, Ile360, His361, Leu370, Asp381, Phe382, His396, Ser417, Glu459 and Phe486 is replaced by another amino acid, said mutated functional kinase domain being resistant to inhibition of its tyrosine kinase activity by N-[4-methyl-3-(4-pyridin-3-yl-pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-phenyl]-4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-benzamide or a salt thereof, to the use of such polypeptides to screen for compounds which inhibit the tyrosine kinase activity of such polypeptides, to nucleic acid molecules encoding such polypeptides, to recombinant vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules and to the use of such nucleic acid molecules in the production of such polypeptides for use in screening for compounds which inhibit the tyrosine kinase activity of such polypeptides. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100021921 | MUTATED ABL KINASE DOMAINS - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides which comprise a functional kinase domain comprising the amino acid sequence of the native human Abl kinase domain or an essentially similar sequence thereof in which at least one amino acid selected from Met244, Leu248, Gly250, Glu252, Tyr253, Val256, Glu258, Phe311, Ile313, Phe317, Met318, Met351, Glu355, Glu359, Ile360, His361, Leu370, Asp381, Phe382, His396, Ser417, Glu459 and Phe486 is replaced by another amino acid, said mutated functional kinase domain being resistant to inhibition of its tyrosine kinase activity by N-[4-methyl-3-(4-pyridin-3-yl-pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-phenyl]-4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-benzamide or a salt thereof, to the use of such polypeptides to screen for compounds which inhibit the tyrosine kinase activity of such polypeptides, to nucleic acid molecules encoding such polypeptides, to recombinant vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules and to the use of such nucleic acid molecules in the production of such polypeptides for use in screening for compounds which inhibit the tyrosine kinase activity of such polypeptides. | 01-28-2010 |
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| 20140002749 | Generating a Sequence of Audio Fingerprints at a Set Top Box | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140007152 | Determining TV Program Information Based on Analysis of Audio Fingerprints | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140188925 | USING CONTENT IDENTIFICATION AS CONTEXT FOR SEARCH - Techniques for using contextual information relating to content presented by a television as part of a search query for an information search are presented. A search management component, at a given moment in time during presentation of television-related content by a communication device in or associated with a television, identifies contextual information associated with a section of the television-related content and generates a content identifier timestamp associated with the contextual information and the section of television-related content. A search component augments a search query using the contextual information to facilitate customization of a subset of search results based on the contextual information. The contextual information in the search query can facilitate disambiguating the search query or promoting a search result over another search result in the subset of search results, based on the contextual information, to facilitate customization of the subset of search results. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20150213029 | USING CROSS-MATCHING BETWEEN USERS AND MATCHING AGAINST REFERENCE DATA TO FACILITATE CONTENT IDENTIFICATION - Techniques for identifying video and/or audio content are presented. An identification management component (IMC) groups users determined to be at least potentially be watching the same content based on first content fingerprints associated with respective content viewed by the users on communication devices, and a defined matching criterion. IMC facilitates identifying the content associated with the group of users based on first content fingerprints associated with the group of users and first reference content fingerprints. IMC receives a second content fingerprint associated with a communication device of a user in the group, sends the second content fingerprint to a third-party identification component for comparison with second reference content fingerprints, and receives content identification information in response. IMC identifies the content for the group of users based on the content identification information and/or the content identification made based on the first content fingerprints associated with the group. | 07-30-2015 |
| 20150339382 | Systems and Methods for Generating Video Program Extracts Based on Search Queries - A process builds extracts for video programs based on search query spikes during transmission of the video programs. The process is performed at a server system with one or more processors and memory storing programs configured for execution by the one or more processors. The process identifies a plurality of search query spikes from search queries submitted by a plurality of users, and correlates a subset of the search query spikes to a broadcast video program. Each correlated search query spike corresponds to a respective location in the video program. The process constructs a snippet of the video program by stitching together portions of the video program that contain the locations corresponding to the correlated search query spikes. In some implementations, the portions extend to video scene boundaries before and after each location. In some implementations, video program subtitles are used to match search query spikes to video program locations. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160055786 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR DETECTING A PRESENTATION OF MEDIA CONTENT ON A DISPLAY DEVICE - Methods, systems, and media for detecting a presentation of media content on a display device are provided. In accordance with some implementations, methods for detecting a presentation of media content on a display device are provided, the methods comprising: detecting, using a light sensor, light levels in the light sensor's surroundings; generating a signal representing the light levels; detecting, using a hardware processor, at least one variation in light levels indicative of a presentation of a video scene based on the signal; detecting at least one variation in light levels indicative of a scene change subsequent to the video scene based on the signal; and determining that media content is being presented on a display device in response to detecting the variation in light levels indicative of the presentation of the video scene and the variation in light levels indicative of the scene change. | 02-25-2016 |
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| 20100152431 | COMPOSITIONS, PROBES AND CONJUGATES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to compositions useful as probes and in other applications and methods of their use. In some embodiments, nucleotides are prepared and functionalized with dyes. In some embodiments a first molecule is functionalized with an alkynyl group, a second molecule is functionalized with an azide group, and said first and second molecules are mixed under conditions to form a conjugate with a 1,2,3-triazol group. In further embodiments, a nucleotide is functionalized with an alkynyl group, a dye is functionalized with an azide group, and mixing the nucleotide and the dye forms a conjugate capable of emitting light. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20120010395 | COMPOSITIONS, PROBES, AND CONJUGATES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to compositions useful as probes and in other applications and methods of their use. In some embodiments, nucleotides are prepared and functionalized with dyes. In some embodiments a first molecule is functionalized with an alkynyl group, a second molecule is functionalized with an azide group, and said first and second molecules are mixed under conditions to form a conjugate with a 1,2,3-triazol group. In further embodiments, a nucleotide is functionalized with an alkynyl group, a dye is functionalized with an azide group, and mixing the nucleotide and the dye forms a conjugate capable of emitting light. | 01-12-2012 |
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| 20080268164 | Apparatuses and Methods for Cryogenic Cooling in Thermal Surface Treatment Processes - Apparatuses and methods for preventing the degradation of one or more mask materials during a thermal surface treatment process of a substrate having the steps of mounting at least one mask comprising one or more mask materials onto a substrate; thermally surface treating a surface of the substrate which increases the temperature of the substrate; and cooling the one or more mask materials with cryogenic fluid from at least one cooling means directed at the substrate. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080283153 | FURNACE ATMOSPHERE ACTIVATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A gas injector including in which a gas is passed through high-voltage/low-current electrical discharges before being discharged into the chamber of a thermal treatment furnace. The electrical activation of the gas accelerates desirable reactions between the gas, gases in the furnace chamber, and the chamber workload. Preferably, a hot electrode is electrically charged and the other parts of the gas injector and the furnace are grounded. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100275620 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONDENSATION- AND FROST-FREE SURFACES ON CRYOGENIC COMPONENTS - Apparatus that prevents the buildup of frost or ice on plumbing in a cryogenic delivery system ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110036555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING A NON-LINEAR CRYOGEN SPRAY ACROSS THE WIDTH OF A MILL STAND - A method and apparatus for determining a non-linear cryogenic cooling profile ( | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110083447 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND REGULATING CRYOGENIC COOLING - An apparatus and method for monitoring and/or controlling cryogenic cooling by measuring the opacity of the vapor cloud ( | 04-14-2011 |
| 20120055592 | Method of Metal Processing Using Cryogenic Cooling - Described herein are a method, an apparatus, and a system for metal processing that improves one or more properties of a sintered metal part by controlling the process conditions of the cooling zone of a continuous furnace using one or more cryogenic fluids. In one aspect, there is provided a method comprising: providing a furnace wherein the metal part is passed therethough on a conveyor belt and comprises a hot zone and a cooling zone wherein the cooling zone has a first temperature; and introducing a cryogenic fluid into the cooling zone where the cryogenic fluid reduces the temperature of the cooling zone to a second temperature, wherein at least a portion of the cryogenic fluid provides a vapor within the cooling zone and cools the metal parts passing therethrough at an accelerated cooling rate. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120118435 | Method and Apparatus for Nitriding Metal Articles - A method and apparatus for nitriding of highly-alloyed metal article is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus uses at least one nitrogen source gas such as nitrogen and/or ammonia in an oxygen-free nitriding gas atmosphere, with small additions of one or more hydrocarbons. In this or other embodiments, the method and apparatus described herein is applicable to metal articles comprising iron, nickel and cobalt based alloys and which tend to form passive oxide films on at least a portion of their surface, heated to and nitrided at a certain temperature without prior surface preparation. The apparatus includes an external gas injector comprising 50-60 Hz AC, high voltage/low-current arc discharge electrodes, activating the nitriding atmosphere stream on its way from source to nitriding furnace. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120216550 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A CRYOGEN - A fluid spray device system ( | 08-30-2012 |
| 20130008565 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HEAT TREATING A METAL - Described herein is a method that can be used for heat treating a metal in at least one of the following processes: carburizing, carbonitriding, nitrocarburizing, and neutral carbon potential annealing operations that are used in a 1 atmosphere pressure furnace and in an atmosphere that is oxygen free and comprises nitrogen and at least one hydrocarbon. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130118186 | Method and Apparatus for Quenching of Materials in Vacuum Furnace - A method of quenching a material by injecting a cryogenic fluid into a cooling stream and simultaneously venting gas from the cooling stream, in order to maintain a desired target pressure in a chamber containing the material. In a examplary application of the method, the quenching is a step in the heat-treatment of a metal and the chamber is part of a vacuum furnace. Also disclosed is a method of supplying a cryogenic fluid to a process in which the amount of cryogenic fluid necessary to perform the process is transferred from a storage vessel to a supply vessel via a supply line, after which the supply line is closed. An elevated pressure is maintained by vaporization of a relatively small amount of the cryogenic fluid that is allowed to build in a pressure vessel that is in fluid communication with the supply vessel. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130224385 | Method and Apparatus for Galvanizing an Elongated Object - A method and apparatus for galvanizing an elongated object, such as, but not limited to, a metal strip, wire, or rod, using gaseous nitrogen, a mixture of gaseous and liquid nitrogen, and combinations thereof is described herein. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20160045981 | Gas Atmosphere Control In Laser Printing Using Metallic Powders - Methods and systems for controlling gas atmospheres in three-dimensional laser printing and weld overlay consolidation operations using metallic powders are provided. In one or more embodiments, such systems and methods comprise a printing chamber or laser weld overlay system, a gas supply system, a feed powder system, and one or more sensors employed to control the printing or welding operation. The methods and systems of the invention employ one or more inert gases having a purity greater than or equal to 99.995% | 02-18-2016 |
