| CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Patent applications |
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| 20120125439 | Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell Comprising Sensitizing Anthocyanin And Betalain Dyes Of Vegetal Or Synthetic Origin, Or Mixtures Thereof - The present invention relates to the use of sensitizing dyes of natural origin in the photoelectrochemical solar cells and to the process for obtaining such vegetal extracts from fruits and vegetables. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120122015 | MICRO FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD - A micro fuel cell system comprises at least an anode region and a cathode region being realized in a substrate as well as at least an active area for chemical reactions and an ionic exchange membrane for separating the active area. The anode and cathode regions, the active area and the ionic exchange membrane are realized on a same planar surface being made by the substrate in order to form a single multifunctional bipolar plate. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120112070 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLED DISTRIBUTION OF MICRO- OR NANO- VOLUMES OF A LIQUID BASED ON THE PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT IN FUNCTIONALISED MATERIALS, WITHOUT USING EXTERNAL ELECTRIC SOURCES - The invention concerns a method for the controlled distribution of pico- or nano-volumes of a liquid, comprising the step of: A. Deposing the liquid as a film or separated sessile drops on a surface of a starting substrate; the liquid being extracted and distributed on the surface of a substrate called “destination substrate”, the method being characterized in that: —At least one between said starting substrate and destination substrate is a pyroelectric substrate; The method comprising the following further step: B. Varying the temperature of said pyroelectric substrate to induce a surface charge density σ such that the liquid, undergoing the electro-dynamic force, creates dispensing cones wherefrom droplets detach, which are deposed on the surface of the destination substrate, The surface of the destination substrate being set at a distance D, from the surface of the starting substrate facing it, smaller than the critical distance given by the following: Dc=(1+θ/4)V | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120070451 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODULATING CARDIAC CONTRACTILITY - Provide is a Ca | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120066799 | METHOD FOR DRIVING A SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE AT ELEVATED SCAN FREQUENCIES - A method for operating a scanning probe microscope at elevated scan frequencies has a characterization stage of sweeping a plurality of excitation frequencies of the vertical displacement of the scanning element; measuring the value attained by the reading parameter at the excitation frequencies; and identifying plateau regions of the response spectrum of the reading parameter. The reading parameter variation is limited within a predetermined range over a predefined frequency interval, thereby defining corresponding fast scanning frequency windows in which the microscope assembly is sufficiently stable to yield a lateral resolution comparable to the one obtained during slow measurements. The measurement stage includes driving the scanning element along at least a scanning trajectory over the surface of the specimen at a frequency selected among the frequencies included in a fast scanning frequency window. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120040828 | METHOD TO IMPROVE PHOSPHATE SOLUBILIZATION IN PLANTS - The present invention relates to the use of a bacterium having an high indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) content for solubilizing phosphate rock (PR) in the ground, wherein said bacterium is obtained by transformation with a gene encoding an agent able to increase the IAA content. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120040007 | SERINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITORS FOR PREVENTING AND DELAYING RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA - The method for preventing and delaying inherited retinal degenerations using serine palmitoyltransferase inhibitors, and compositions which contain them. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20110288184 | MODULAR PLANT FOR REMOVAL OF POLLUTANTS FROM FLUE GASES PRODUCED BV INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES - The invention relates to a so-called zero emission ‘AST-CNR/ITM system’ modular plant for removal of pollutants from flue gases produced by industrial processes. The plant comprises prefabricated modular elements with programmed and automatic operation, easy to mount and assemble on site without undergoing expensive plant stoppage. Each module or ‘reaction tower’ comprises a plurality of sections vertically arranged on top of one another, which carry out the following functions: Removal of particulate matter with treatment and removal of chemical pollutants, such as heavy metals, chlorides, fluorides Treatment and removal of SOx Treatment and removal of NOx Capture of CO | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110275569 | PROTEASES TARGETING AGENTS - A protein inhibitor from | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110174203 | PLANT AND PROCESS FOR THE LOOPING-TYPE COMBUSTION OF SOLID CARBON-CONTAINING FUELS - The invention relates to a plant and a process for the looping-type combustion of solid carbon-containing fuels with a carbon dioxide (CO | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110166213 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING OLIGONUCLEOTIDE APTAMERS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for obtaining nucleic acid aptamers that bind to cancer cell-surface epitopes, to the aptamers generated using this method and their use for therapeutic, diagnostic and prognostic purposes. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110111094 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF VEGETABLE PRESERVES CONTAINING PROBIOTIC MICROORGANISMS - The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of vegetable preserves, comprising immersing a vegetable in a solution containing darkening inhibitors, half cooking the vegetable in water at a temperate of between 90 and 100° C., immersing the vegetable in a brine solution containing probiotic lactobacilli and/or bifidobacteria in a sterile container and sealing the container. The invention further relates to vegetable and vegetable preserves obtained by means of the process. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110091554 | INJECTABLE COMPOSITE MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR USE AS A BONE SUBSTITUTE - The invention relates to a new injectable composite material suitable for use as a bone substitute. The composite material according to the invention comprises a reactive ceramic phase based on tricalcium phosphate and an organic phase comprising a polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel. By varying the concentration of the two phases it is possible to modulate the mechanical and injectability properties of the material. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110028401 | CRIPTO BLOCKING MOLECULES AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF - The present invention concerns a monomeric or multimeric tripeptide molecule able of inhibiting Cripto signalling in embryonic stem cells, thereby enhancing dopamine specification and differentiation, after transplantation in animal models of Parkinson's disease, as well as reducing tumor formation, and uses thereof. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110014223 | MULTIMERIC PROTEINS ABLE TO INDUCE AN ANTIBODY RESPONSE AGAINST THE BETA-AMYLOID AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to the fields of molecular biology, immunology and medicine. Peptide sequences that belong to the beta amyloid peptide are exposed on the surface of a multimeric structure derived from the E2 component of alpha keto acid dehydrogenase. The molecules are useful for the production of vaccines for the treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer's disease. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100247619 | Nanostructured Lipid Carriers Containing Riluzole And Phamaceutical Formulations Containing Said Particles - This invention relates to nanoparticles consisting of riluzole trapped in lipids, and their use to prepare medicinal products for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Multiple Sclerosis. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100237391 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATION MOS DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING MOS DEVICE - A process for manufacturing a MOS device and the MOS device manufactured thereby are disclosed. The process includes in a semiconductor layer forming a gate structure above the semiconductor layer; forming a first doped region within a first surface portion of the semiconductor layer; and irradiating the first doped region with electromagnetic radiation, to carry out annealing thereof. Prior to the irradiating step, a dielectric mirror is formed above a second surface portion of the semiconductor layer. The dielectric mirror, which may be of the Bragg-reflector type, reflects at least in part the electromagnetic radiation, and protects underlying regions from the electromagnetic radiation. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100216712 | NUCLEIC ACID CODIFYING FOR A UTROPHIN TRANSCRIPTION SPECIFIC REGULATING PROTEIN, PROTEIN CODIFIED THEREBY AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence codifying for a protein characterized in having at least four zinc finger domains and in modulating the transcription of the utrophin gene by binding to a nucleotidic sequence comprised in a utrophin gene untranscribed regulatory sequence. Protein codified thereby and uses thereof. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100038298 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE CHROMATOGRAPHIC COLUMNS CONTAINING ORGANIC OR COMPOSITE POLYMERIC MONOLITHIC SUPPORTS AND METHOD FOR THEIR PREPARATION - The invention concerns high-performance chromatographic columns containing polymeric monolithic supports with continuous bimodal porosity, suitable for the separation and/or purification of organic compounds of low, medium and high molecular weight, and bio-organic compounds such as peptides, proteins, oligo- and polynucleotides, oligo- and polysaccharides. The proposed columns include a hollow tubular support made of silica-based amorphous material or internally lined with such material, containing a monolithic stationary phase having a continuous, porous and rigid polymeric structure, wherein such stationary phase covalently bonds onto the internal walls of the said hollow tubular support. The chromatographic efficiency of the column is greater than 50,000 plates per metre. The invention also concerns methods for preparing such monolithic columns with gamma radiation-induced polymerization processes. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100035347 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE SURVIVAL OF BACTERIAL STRAINS OF THE RHIZOBIUM GENUS - The present invention describes a method for increasing the survival of the bacteria of Rhizobium genus, comprising the steps of: making the bacteria to grow in a chemically defined medium; keeping the bacteria in growth stationary phase for a proper period of time; exposing the bacteria to effective quantities of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). Within the invention scope there is an alternative method to increase the survival of the bacteria of the Rhizobium genus by means of genetic engineering comprising the steps of: making a recombinant vector codifying enzymes able to produce IAA to express in effective way in said bacteria; making the bacteria to grow in chemically defined culture medium; keeping the bacteria in growth stationary phase for a proper period of time. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100028898 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A TARGET ANALYTE USING PHOTONIC CRYSTAL RESONATORS, AND RELATED DEVICE - A method of identifying target analytes in a sample, particularly a biological sample, comprising the steps of putting a plurality of target analytes, bound to a common luminescent marker, in contact with a plurality of molecular probes immobilized on a support, each of said molecular probes being capable of complementary binding to a respective target analyte, if said target analyte is present in the sample, providing to said support an excitation radiation and detecting an emission radiation coming from said support as a result of at least one complementary binding event, characterized by the fact that:
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| 20100013057 | SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE SUITABLE FOR THE REALISATION OF ELECTRONIC AND/OR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES AND RELATIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A semiconductive substrate ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090312356 | NICOTINIC AGONISTS SELECTIVE FOR THE ALPHA7 RECEPTOR SUBTYPE, THE PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS THEREFROM - The invention discloses compounds of formula I endowed with agonistic activity at the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7 nAChRs), a process for the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and the use thereof for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders as well as inflammatory diseases. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090312266 | PEPTIDE DERIVED FROM VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1 BINDING INTEGRIN ALPHA5BETA1 HAVING PROANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY - Description of a sequence peptide isolated in the domain II type-immunoglobulin (Type-Ig) of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor receptor 1 (VEGF-1) binding integrin α5β1, usable for the preparation of pharmacological agents having proangiogenic activity. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090257948 | Synthesis of Zeolites from Fly Ash - A process with fusion pre-treatment for synthesizing geopolymers and zeolites from fly ash, in particular X-type zeolites with pores of large dimensions and high capacity that utilize sea water and low incubation temperatures. Fly ash is initially mixed with NaOH to obtain a mixture, which is pulverized and then melted at the temperature of 550° C. After cooling, the melted mass is pulverized dispersed in sea water with fixed ratios and left under stirring at ambient temperature for 12 hours. The incubation of the ground material in sea water takes place at a temperature of between 25 and 70 degrees centigrade. Once the incubation period is ended, the solid part is separated from the liquid phase (sea water) through centrifugation and subsequently rinsed and oven dried. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090196486 | Automatic Method and System for Visual Inspection of Railway Infrastructure - The present invention relates to a visual inspection system and method for the maintenance of infrastructures, in particular railway infrastructures. It is a system able to operate in real time, wholly automatically, for the automatic detection of the presence/absence of characterizing members of the infrastructure itself, for example the coupling locks fastening the rails to the sleepers. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090141216 | LIQUID CRYSTAL GEOMETRICAL PHASE OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND A SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND RAPIDLY SWITCHING HELICAL MODES OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE, BASED ON THESE OPTICAL ELEMENTS - Geometrical phase optical elements comprising, as a birefringent means, a liquid crystal material with a spatially inhomogeneous orientation of the molecular director in a plane orthogonal to the direction of propagation of an input radiation beam, ordered according to a predetermined geometrical pattern. Also, an optical system for generating helical modes of propagation of an optical radiation beam, including a geometrical phase optical element orientated transversely to the direction of propagation of the beam, whose optical axis is orientated according to a predetermined geometrical relation adapted to transform a circular polarized input radiation beam into a helical mode with a wavefront having a helical surface whose handedness is a function of the handedness of the input polarization, in which the switching between different orders of helicity of the radiation beam emerging from the geometrical phase optical element is carried out by switching the circular polarization state of the input radiation. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090036326 | Process Of Immobilizing Biomolecules In Porous Supports By Using An Electronic Beam - A process of immobilizing biomolecules on a support of porous silicon locally activated by using an electronic beam, activated supports of porous silicon produced in this way, and their use for sensorics applications in biological, medical fields. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090017284 | DEVICE COMPRISING A CHARGE TRANSFER CHANNEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A device comprising a charge transfer channel, wherein the charge transfer channel comprises a composite material which comprises particles of a dielectric material with interstice voids between them which are partially or totally infilled by a semiconductor or conductor material. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20080220086 | Injectable Composite Material Suitable for Use as a Bone Substitute - The invention relates to a new injectable composite material suitable for use as a bone substitute. The composite material according to the invention comprises a reactive ceramic phase based on tricalcium phosphate and an organic phase comprising a polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel. By varying the concentration of the two phases it is possible to modulate the mechanical and injectability properties of the material. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080212407 | Surface Micromechanical Process For Manufacturing Micromachined Capacitive Ultra-Acoustic Transducers and Relevant Micromachined Capacitive Ultra-Acoustic Transducer - The invention concerns a manufacturing process, and the related micromachined capacitive ultra-acoustic transducer, that uses commercial silicon wafer | 09-04-2008 |
