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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130079566 | CATALYTIC PROCESS FOR CONVERSION OF BIOMASS INTO HYDROCARBON FUELS - A process for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to hydrocarbons is provided. The biomass is subjected to aqueous phase partial oxidation (APPO) in the presence of a heterogeneous oxidation catalyst to selectively provide one or more carboxylic acids in good yields. The carboxylic acids are further upgraded to hydrocarbons in the presence of one or more catalysts, which are capable of catalyzing a ketonization reaction, an aldol condensation reaction, a hydrodeoxygenation reaction, or combinations thereof, and then separating out the hydrocarbons from the one or more catalysts. | 03-28-2013 |
20120207720 | LAMININS, DERIVATIVES, AND COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING SAME AND METHODS FOR THEIR THERAPEUTIC USE - In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of treating a subject using laminin or a composition that includes laminin. In one embodiment, the method is used to enhance muscle regeneration, maintenance, or repair in a subject. In another embodiment, the method is used to promote wound healing. The method, in yet another embodiment, is used to prevent or reduce muscle damage or injury. In specific implementations of these methods, the laminin or composition that includes laminin is administered in a therapeutically effective amount. In some implementations, the laminin is a complete laminin protein. In other implementations, the laminin is a laminin fragment, a laminin derivative, or a laminin analogue. | 08-16-2012 |
20120037566 | OSMOTICALLY-ASSISTED DESALINATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Systems and methods for osmotically assisted desalination include using a pressurized concentrate from a pressure desalination process to pressurize a feed to the desalination process. The depressurized concentrate thereby produced is used as a draw solution for a pressure-retarded osmosis process. The pressure-retarded osmosis unit produces a pressurized draw solution stream that is used to pressurize another feed to the desalination process. In one example, the feed to the pressure-retarded osmosis process is impaired water. | 02-16-2012 |
20110033776 | PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES - The present invention is directed to proton exchange membranes such as for use in fuel cells. In one embodiment, a polyetherquinoxaline is obtained by reaction between a haloquinoxaline and at least one diol, which forms a repeating unit including an ether linkage. The polyetherquinoxaline is suitable for use in a proton exchange membrane, which can be used in a fuel cell. | 02-10-2011 |
20100080425 | Minutiae-based template synthesis and matching - A method of determining a match between a candidate template and a super-template involves using the super-template to identify i) spatial coordinates for a plurality of minutiae that define an object, and ii) a quality associated with each minutiae. For sets of the super-template minutiae having at least two defined minutiae qualities, at least one Delaunay triangle is computed for each set. A match between the candidate template and the super-template is determined by determining a correspondence of Delaunay triangles in the candidate and super-templates, which correspondence results in an alignment of at least some minutiae of the candidate template with at least some minutiae of the super-template. Related methods, articles and apparatus are also disclosed. | 04-01-2010 |