| Nanyang Technological University Patent applications |
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| 20120134968 | Composition for manufacturing a scaffold for tissue engineering, and a method of making it - The invention relates to a composition comprising a mixture of at least one degradable hydrogel and at least one kind of degradable and surface cross-linked particle. The at least one kind of degradable and surface cross-linked particle comprises a material which degrades faster than the degradable hydrogel. The composition can further comprise one or more species of living cells. The invention relates also to a method of manufacturing the composition, as well as to a method of manufacturing a scaffold for tissue engineering using the composition. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120134873 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A GOLD NANOPARTICLE - The present invention is directed to a method for fabricating a gold nanoparticle, the method comprising the steps of contacting a gold ion with a protein, wherein the protein has an inner cavity that can accommodate the gold ion, separating the protein with the encapsulated gold ion(s) from non-encapsulated gold ions, contacting the protein-encapsulated gold ion with a first reductant to reduce the gold ion and form a gold nanocluster seed in the inner cavity of the protein, wherein the first reductant is a strong reductant, and contacting the gold nanocluster seed in the inner cavity of the protein with a second reductant to mineralize and grow the gold nanoparticle. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120128752 | MULTI-PHASE MICROPARTICLES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTI-PHASE MICROPARTICLES - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing multi-phase microparticles. The method comprises dissolving at least three different polymers in a volatile organic solvent to obtain a first solution. The first solution comprises at least two cloud points, wherein the second cloud point is higher than the first cloud point. Viscosity of the first solution and the first and second cloud point are selected such that the at least three different polymers are immiscible with each other in the first solution. The first solution is dispersed into an aqueous continuous phase which comprises a surfactant to obtain an emulsion. The volatile organic solvent is evaporated from the emulsion. The total concentration of the at least three different polymers together in the emulsion before evaporation is below the first cloud point, or is above the first cloud point and below the second cloud point or is above the second cloud point. The invention relates also to a multi-phase microparticle made by the method and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the multi-phase microparticle. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120115046 | ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR METAL-AIR BATTERIES, FUEL CELLS AND SUPERCAPACITORS - The present invention refers to an electrode comprised of a first layer which comprises a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophobic material; and a second layer which comprises a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophilic material arranged on the first layer. In a further aspect, the present invention refers to an electrode comprised of a single layer which comprises a mixture of a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophobic material and a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophilic material; or a single layer comprised of a porous nanostructured material wherein the porous nanostructured material comprises metallic nanostructures which are bound to the surface of the porous nanostructured material. The present invention further refers to the manufacture of these electrodes and their use in metal-air batteries, supercapacitors and fuel cells. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120114167 | REPEAT CLIP IDENTIFICATION IN VIDEO DATA - A method and System for identifying repeat clip instances in video data. The method comprises partitioning the video data into ordered video units utilising content-based keyframe sampling, wherein each video unit comprises a sequence interval between two consecutive keyframes; creating a fingerprint for each video unit; grouping at least two consecutive video units into one time-indexed video segment; and identifying the repeat clip instances based on correlation of the video segments. The method can be used for both discovering unknown repeat video clips and identifying instances of known repeat video clips automatically. The method can be used to identify short repeat video clips from less than a second long to a few minutes, such as tv station logos, program logos, tv commercials which are widely used in news video and other daily broadcasting programs. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120088916 | OCTAHYDRO BIQUINOLINE COMPOUND - The present invention relates to an octahydro biquinoline compound. Provided is also a method of separating the octahydro biquinoline compound into enantiomers. The octahydro biquinoline compound is of the general formula (V): In formula (V) R | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120058255 | CARBON NANOTUBE-CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITES, METHODS OF MAKING AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - Electrically conductive polymer materials, such as mixtures of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and poly(styrenesulfonate) (PSS) are combined with functionalized carbon nanotubes to form composites that exhibit increased electrical conductivity. Functionalized or non-functionalized carbon nanotubes combined with the same electrically conductive polymer materials are combined with non-conductive polymers to increase the electrical conductivity of the non-conductive polymer. The functionalized carbon nanotubes are functionalized with carboxyl and/or hydroxyl groups. The resulting materials are useful in methods of forming electrically conductive films and electrically conductive features. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120040403 | DIGUANYLATE CYCLASE METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND ITS USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CYCLIC-DI-GMP AND ANALOGUES THEREOF - Described is a new stand-alone diguanylate cyclase polypeptide having a GGDEF motif and a mutated I-site that does not bind c-di-GMP. We demonstrate that the production yield of c-di-GMP and analogues was significantly increased by mutation of a conserved residue in the putative regulatory I-site. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120028167 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A POROUS POLYIMIDE FILM AND A COMPOSITE MEMBRANE COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a porous polyimide film, comprising reacting an aromatic dianhydride with one or more aromatic diamines in a suitable solvent to form poly(amic acid), adding a dehydrated agent of an acid anhydride and an organic base to the reaction mixture to convert the poly(amic acid) to a polyimide precursor, casting the reaction mixture comprising the polyimide precursor onto a solid support to form a film, coagulating the polyimide precursor in a coagulating bath comprising a mixture of a solvent and a non-solvent to develop a porous structure, and drying the coagulated polyimide precursor in air to form the porous polyimide film. A composite membrane comprising same and its use are also provided. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024775 | FILTER - The present invention relates to a membrane filter comprising a plurality of pores of substantially the same size. The membrane filter may be supported by at least one support (e.g. in the form of a support grid) and is able to handle a large flux and pressure in use. The invention also relates to a method of fabrication of such a filter membrane using a solvable mold. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120010636 | MULTI-LAYERED SURGICAL PROSTHESIS - The invention relates to prostheses having a multi-layered sheet structure comprising at least two continuous polymer film layers. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing the prostheses, as well as methods of treating a patient by implanting them into a patient. The prostheses are used in hernia repair, the repair of anatomical defects of the abdominal wall, diaphragm and chest wall, correction of defects in- the genitourinary system, and repair of traumatically damaged organs such as the spleen, liver or kidney. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009749 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING NANO DEVICES - Embodiments relate to a method for fabricating nano-wires in nano-devices, and more particularly to nano-device fabrication using end-of-range (EOR) defects. In one embodiment, a substrate with a surface crystalline layer over the substrate is provided and EOR defects are created in the surface crystalline layer. One or more fins with EOR defects embedded within is formed and oxidized to form one or more fully oxidized nano-wires with nano-crystals within the core of the nano-wire. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120004424 | MICHAEL REACTION WITH RECOVERY OF THE CATALYST - Disclosed is a process of carrying out a Michael reaction with recovery of the catalyst, where a compound of formula (1): | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002203 | Sensitivity enhancement in grating coupled surface plasmon resonance by azimuthal control - A method and a system for the enhancement of the sensitivity in surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors based metallic grating by exploiting the conical configuration is presented. We consider the propagation of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) excited by light from the visible to infrared spectrum range, incident on a plasmonic grating at different directions by varying both the zenith and azimuthal angles. For specific azimuthal angles, SPPs propagate in the grating plane perpendicular to the incident light momentum. This is the condition that allows increasing the number of different excited SPPs modes largely. We exploit this effect to increase the sensor sensitivity with the change of refractive index of thin film on the plasmonic grating surface. Polarization effects also contribute to a further modes enhancement and increase the sensitivity. A scheme for a lab-on-chip implementation of a system that allows a parallel detection in microfluidic channels has been shown. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110308942 | MICROELECTRODE ARRAY SENSOR FOR DETECTION OF HEAVY METALS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - In a first aspect, the present invention is directed to a microelectrode array for detecting heavy metals in an aqueous solution. The microelectrode array can comprise a layer of a doped carbon film and a patterning layer arranged on the doped carbon film for defining multiple microelectrodes in the doped carbon film to form the microelectrode array. The size, and shape, and arrangement of each of the multiple microelectrodes can be defined by the size, and shape, and arrangement of each of the openings in the patterning layer which expose the underlying doped carbon film. Furthermore, the ratio of the maximal width of a microelectrode relative to the shortest distance between the neighboring microelectrodes (center to center) in the microelectrode array is between about 1:1.2 and about 1:6. The present invention is also directed to an apparatus using the microelectrode array and methods of manufacturing the same. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110301464 | HOME ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - In embodiments of the present invention, an ultrasound system includes an ultrasound machine, which may be located in a hospital, clinic, vehicle, home, etc., coupled to a remotely located diagnosis station via a communication network. For some embodiments, the ultrasound machine includes an application-specific scan head that has identification information that allows the home ultrasound machine to notify a user whether the attached scan head is appropriate for the type of examination to be performed. For other embodiments, a first stage of beamforming is conducted in reconfigurable hardware and a second stage of beamforming is conducted in programmable software digital signal processor. The diagnosis station may transfer information associated with a scanning protocol for the ultrasound examination to the ultrasound machine via the communication network, and the ultrasound machine may transfer measurement values acquired during the ultrasound examination to the diagnosis station via the communication network. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110269972 | NOVEL TRICYCLIC CHIRAL COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE IN ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS - The present invention relates to a compound of general Formula (XX), its formation and its use in asymmetric catalysis. In Formula (XX) R and R | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110260551 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PULSE SIGNAL - Embodiments provide a circuit and a method for generating a pulse signal. The circuit includes a generating circuit configured to generate a first pulse signal, a branching circuit coupled to the generating circuit and configured to branch the first pulse signal into a second pulse signal and a third pulse signal, and a reflection element coupled to the branching circuit to reflect the second pulse signal. The circuit further includes a combining circuit, which is coupled to the reflection element and the branching circuit and is configured to combine the reflected second pulse signal and the third pulse signal to generate a fourth pulse signal. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110259742 | Droplet Based Miniaturized Device With On-Demand Droplet-Trapping, -Fusion, And -Releasing - The present invention refers to a droplet-based miniaturized device with on-demand droplet-trapping, -fusion, and -releasing. The device makes use of different electrical fields for directing droplets into microwells and releasing them from the same. In another aspect, the present invention refers to a system comprising such a microfluidic device and a method of operating it. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110241969 | GRID ARRAY ANTENNAS AND AN INTEGRATION STRUCTURE - A grid array antenna configured to operate with millimetre wavelength signals, the grid array antenna comprising a plurality of mesh elements and at least one radiation element; each mesh element comprising at least one long side and at least one short side operatively connected to the at least one long side; at least one of: the at least one radiating element, the at least one short side, and the at least one long side having compensation for improved antenna output for improved antenna radiation. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110237000 | Method for detecting an analyte molecule - The invention relates to a method for detecting the presence or amount of an analyte, said method comprising (a) coupling the analyte to a carrier molecule, wherein the carrier molecule is larger in size, electrically charged and/or polar, to form an analyte:carrier molecule complex; (b) contacting the analyte:carrier molecule complex of (a) with an analyte-binding molecule coupled to a semiconducting nanostructure; and (c) determining the change in conductance upon binding of the analyte:carrier molecule complex to the analyte-binding molecule and correlating the determined change in conductance to the presence or amount of the analyte. Alternatively, the analyte:carrier molecule complex of (a) is immobilized on the nanostructure and the immobilized analyte:carrier molecule complex is contacted with the analyte-binding molecule. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110224565 | METHOD OF PREDICTING ACUTE CARDIOPULMONARY EVENTS AND SURVIVABILITY OF A PATIENT - According to embodiments of the invention, there is provided a method of producing an artificial neural network capable of predicting the survivability of a patient, the method including: storing in an electronic database patient health data, the patient health data comprising a plurality of sets of data, each set having at least one of a first parameter relating to heart rate variability data and a second parameter relating to vital sign data, each set further having a third parameter relating to patient survivability; providing a network of nodes interconnected to form an artificial neural network, the nodes comprising a plurality of artificial neurons, each artificial neuron having at least one input with an associated weight; and training the artificial neural network using the patient health data such that the associated weight of the at least one input of each artificial neuron of the plurality of artificial neurons is adjusted in response to respective first, second and third parameters of different sets of data from the patient health data, such that the artificial neural network is trained to produce a prediction on the survivability of a patient. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110224429 | PROCESSES OF ENANTIOSELECTIVELY FORMING AN AMINOXY COMPOUND AND AN 1,2-OXAZINE COMPOUND - Disclosed is a process of enantioselectively forming an aminoxy compound of Formula (3) | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110217623 | PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS - The present invention refers to an inorganic proton conducting electrolyte consisting of a mesoporous crystalline metal oxide matrix and a heteropolyacid bound within the mesoporous matrix. The present invention also refers to a fuel cell including such an electrolyte and methods for manufacturing such inorganic electrolytes. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110104002 | METHOD AND USE OF PROVIDING PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY - Disclosed is a method of providing photocatalytic activity. Nanoparticulate matter comprising a strontium titanate ferrite of the general formula SrTi1-xFexO3- is provided, in which x is any value from 0 to 1. The nanoparticulate matter is exposed to electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength from about 380 nm to about 800 nm. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110048957 | Method for forming an ultrathin Cu barrier/seed bilayer for integrated circuit device fabrication - A structure and method for forming a relatively thin diffusion barrier/seed bilayer for copper metallization in an electronic device is disclosed. A single layer of an alloy is formed over a dielectric (and possibly the copper layer). The alloy includes a copper platable metal (e.g., ruthenium) and a nitride forming material (e.g., tungsten) and nitrogen. The alloy layer is annealed, and the alloy naturally segregates into two layers. The first layer is a barrier layer including the nitride forming material and nitrogen. The second layer is a seed layer including the copper platable metal. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110043878 | DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHIC MICROSCOPY - An optical configuration for a digital holographic microscope and a method for digital holographic microscopy are presented. In one embodiment, digital off-axis holograms are obtained using a cube beam splitter ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110039400 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING GaNAsSb SEMICONDUCTOR - Disclosed is a method for fabrication of a semiconductor of gallium nitride arsenide antimonide (GaNAsSb) on a substrate wherein the fabrication is performed at a fabrication temperature followed by annealing at an annealing temperature for an annealing time; wherein at least one of: | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110034040 | LOCALIZED ANNEAL - A method of forming a device is presented. The method includes providing a wafer having an active surface and dividing the wafer into a plurality of portions. The wafer is selectively processed by localized heating of a first of the plurality of portions. The wafer is then repeatedly selectively processed by localized heating of a next of the plurality of portions until all plurality of portions have been selectively processed. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110021762 | METHOD OF FORMING OSELTAMIVIR AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF - A process is provided for the synthesis of 4,5-diamino cyclohexene carboxylate ester (1): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. R | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110014550 | NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIAL LOADED WITH NOBLE METAL PARTICLES - The present invention refers to a method of manufacturing a nanostructured material loaded with noble metal particles and a nanostructured material loaded with noble metal particles obtained by this method. The present invention further refers to an electrode for a fuel cell or a metal-hydride battery comprising a nanostructured material loaded with metal particles of the present invention and a method for manufacturing an electrode that can be used for the manufacture of a fuel cell or a metal-hydride battery. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100331550 | THIENOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVES - An organic compound represented by the following general formula (I) and characterised by the conjugation of thieno[3,2-b]thiophene, thiophene and phenylene units in the conjugated compound. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100323924 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MICRO PATTERNED DEVICE AND DEVICE OBTAINED BY THE METHOD - The present invention refers to a method of manufacturing a micro patterned device. The method can comprise or consist of applying a light curable epoxy resin to a mold to obtain a curable resin filled mold. In a further step a polymeric film or an epoxy resin-coated glass is applied over the curable resin filled mold. Subsequently, the curable resin filled mold to which the polymeric film or the epoxy resin-coated glass is applied is irradiated to cure the resin. In another aspect the present invention refers to a micro patterned device obtained by a method described herein. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100297745 | FLOW-THROUGH METHOD OF FUNCTIONALIZING INNER SURFACES OF A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - The present invention refers to a flow-through method of functionalizing an inner surface of a microfluidic device. The method can comprise transporting a silanizing solution through the microfluidic device to silanize the inner surface of the microfluidic device. The method can further comprise reacting the silanized surface with an oxidized polysaccharide to bind the oxidized polysaccharide to the silanized surface by transporting the oxidized polysaccharide through the microfluidic device. The present invention also refers to a microfluidic device which has been subjected to a flow-through method of the present invention so that at least a part of the inner surface or the entire inner surface of the microfluidic device is functionalized. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100291176 | MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCAFFOLDS USING CRYOGENIC PROTOTYPING - The present invention refers to a method of fabricating a three dimensional scaffold suitable for tissue-engineering having a controlled micro- and macroporous structure using cryogenic prototyping. The present invention also refers to scaffolds obtained by the method of the present invention and to their use. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100278099 | Methods for Transmitting and Receiving Data and Communication Devices - A method for transmitting data from a first communication device to a second communication device, comprising generating a message, wherein the message comprises data to be sent to the second communication device, a source address and a destination address, associating a first address of the first communication device as the source address for the message, associating a first address of the second communication device as the destination address for the message, determining a second address of the first communication device, determining a second address of the second communication device, replacing the first address of the first communication device with the second address of the first communication device as the source address for the message, replacing the first address of the second communication device with the second address of the second communication device as the destination address for the message, and sending the message. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100264097 | HOLLOW POROUS MICROSPHERES - The present invention refers to a hollow microsphere having a porous circumferential wall comprised of nanofilaments. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100254890 | METHOD OF FORMING A PARTICULATE POROUS METAL OXIDE OR METALLOID OXIDE - The present invention relates to a method of forming a particulate porous metal oxide or metalloid oxide, as well as uses of the obtained a particulate porous metal oxide or metalloid oxide. A solution of a non-ionic surfactant and either an ionic surfactant or an inorganic salt is formed in an acidic aqueous solution. A metal oxide precursor or a metalloid oxide precursor is added. The formed reaction mixture is heated under reflux upon agitation for a period sufficient to obtain a particulate porous metal oxide or metalloid oxide. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100242575 | PERMEATE FLOW DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT IN A MEMBRANE FILTRATION SYSTEM - The present invention refers to a flow distribution measuring system comprising a sensor matrix adapted to measure the flow distribution of permeate passing through a membrane filtration arrangement and also refers to a cap comprising such a sensor matrix; wherein the cap is adapted to be affixed to a membrane filtration arrangement. The present invention further refers to methods of using the flow distribution measuring system and the cap. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100237946 | Low Noise Amplifier Circuit with Noise Cancellation and Increased Gain - A low noise amplifier circuit including a front end voltage sensing and matching amplification circuit, a gain circuit and a combining circuit is disclosed. The front end voltage sensing and matching amplification circuit includes an input and two outputs and provides a matched signal at each output. The gain circuit includes two inputs, each input being respectively coupled to at least one of the two outputs of the front end voltage sensing and matching amplification circuit. The gain circuit further includes two outputs and an output signal is provided at each output of the gain circuit. The combining circuit combines the two output signals of the gain circuit. The combining circuit includes two inputs, each input is respectively coupled to at least one of the two outputs of the gain circuit. The combining circuit further includes an output providing a combined signal. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100228058 | CYCLISATION PROCESS OF FORMING A MULTIPLE RING COMPOUND - The present invention relates to a cyclisation process of forming a multiple ring compound from an isoprenoid compound. The cyclisation process involves reacting the isoprenoid compound with an acetal initiator under conditions sufficient to form the multiple ring compound. The isoprenoid compound is contacted with an initiator an optionally with a catalyst. Cyclisation occurs by reaction of the initiator with the isoprenoid compound. Cyclic acetal compounds wherein the acetal forms part of 6-membered unsaturated ring are also defined. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100219513 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE AND A METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - An integrated circuit structure is disclosed. The integrated circuit structure includes a first package substrate including a radiating element, the radiating element having a radiating element connection extending from the radiating element. The integrated circuit structure further includes a first chip positioned adjacent to the radiating element connection, the first chip having a first chip connection on a surface of the first chip, wherein the first chip connection forms a capacitive coupling with the radiating element connection. A method of forming an integrated circuit structure is also disclosed. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100190254 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL POROUS HYBRID SCAFFOLD AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The present invention refers to a three-dimensional porous hybrid scaffold for tissue engineering and methods of its manufacture and use. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100183259 | TWO-RING OPTICAL BUFFER - A two-ring optical buffer comprising a first ring operatively connected to a waveguide and a second ring, the second ring being operatively connected to only the first ring, the second ring and the first ring having a circumferential ratio substantially equal to 2 | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100178583 | ELECTRODE COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The present invention refers to a self-humidifying electrically conducting composite material for the manufacture of a fuel cell. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100159508 | THERMALLY RESPONSIVE MICELLES - The invention provides an amphiphilic copolymer comprising monomer units derived from a first monomer and monomer units derived from a second monomer. The copolymer has at least one hydrophobic endgroup. The first monomer is such that the copolymer is thermally responsive and the second monomer comprises a carboxylic acid or carboxylate group. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100148042 | SENSOR - A sensor for angle measurement of a joint is disclosed. The sensor comprises a code strip, a linear encoder configured to detect relative movement between the linear encoder and the code strip, and a microcontroller configured to compute angular rotation of the joint from linear displacement obtained by the relative movement. The relative movement corresponds to rotation of the joint. A corresponding method and system are also disclosed. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100140167 | WATER RECLAMATION WITHOUT BIOSLUDGE PRODUCTION - An apparatus for cleaning of wastewater comprising a submerged membrane biological reactor system (MBR) and a submerged membrane module (MBD) wherein the MBR is in fluid communication with the MBD for feeding excess sludge from the MBR to the MBD and wherein the MBR comprises an outlet which releases permeate passed through the membrane of the MBR and the MBD is in fluid communication with the MBR for feeding permeate passed throug the membrane of the MBD back into the MBR and comprises an outlet for releasing gas. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100136739 | Embossing Printing for Fabrication of Organic Field Effect Transistors and its Integrated Devices - A method of fabricating an organic field effect transistor (OFET) includes forming at least one OFET structure by ultraviolet (UV) transfer embossing printing, where, in an example embodiment, the method includes providing ink material on at least part of a patterned surface of a mold, where the mold | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100133182 | MICROSPHERIC TIO2 PHOTOCATALYST - The present invention refers to titanium oxide microspheres having photocatalytic properties which can, for example, be used in a method for cleaning wastewater which uses a submerged membrane reactor. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100106714 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF META-HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS IN A PROBLEM SOLVING ENVIRONMENT - A methodology is presented to address the need for rapid generation and optimization of algorithms that are efficient in solving a given class of problems within the framework of a software environment. The environment incorporates an evolutionary learning methodology which automatically optimizes the configurations of procedural components of the algorithm. In this way, both the efficiency and the quality of algorithm development is enhanced significantly. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100072130 | CONTAMINATED INFLOW TREATMENT WITH MEMBRANE DISTILLATION BIOREACTOR - A membrane distillation bioreactor ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100023119 | Valve Mold and Prosthesis for Mammalian Systems - A valve mold for a prosthetic valved conduit includes two thin film transparent plastic templates having the molding shape of the valve to sandwich biological tissue membrane to form the valve. In another embodiment, a valve mold template has a 3-dimensional geometry which, when folded and sutured to form a close-loop, resembles the geometry of a native aortic valve. The attachment side of a template designed in accordance with the principles of the invention may have a slightly undulating edge, according to one embodiment. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100001351 | TRIPLE WELL TRANSMIT-RECEIVE SWITCH TRANSISTOR - A transistor arrangement including a triple well structure, the triple well structure including a substrate of a first conductivity type, a first well region of a second conductivity type formed within the substrate and a second well region of the first conductivity type being separated from the substrate by the first well region. The transistor arrangement further includes a first transistor formed on or in the second well region, the first transistor including a body terminal being connected to the second well region and a second well region switch being connected to the body terminal of the first transistor. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090299082 | EPOXY FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - The invention relates to epoxy functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and methods of forming the same, and more particularly to inclusion of the epoxy functionalized CNTs as fillers in electronic applications, e.g., semiconductor devices and device packaging. More particularly, CNT-based epoxy resin composites are employed as materials for electronic packaging applications and the inclusion of CNTs as fillers chemically linked to epoxy resin macromolecules. The resulting materials showed improved chemical-physical features in terms of mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090286373 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH SHALLOW DIFFUSION REGIONS - A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is presented. The method includes providing a substrate and forming a gate stack over the substrate. A first laser processing to form vacancy rich regions within the substrate on opposing sides of the gate stack is performed. The vacancy rich regions have a first depth from a surface of the substrate. A first implant causing end of range defect regions to be formed on opposing sides of the gate stack at a second depth from the surface of the substrate is also carried out, wherein the first depth is proximate to the second depth. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090261250 | PLASMONIC STRUCTURE LENS AND ITS APPLICATION FOR ONLINE INSPECTION - A surface plasmonic polariton lens is disclosed that has an optical plate having incident thereupon waves of electromagnetic radiation. The plate also has a thin metal film of a metal having a negative permittivity. There are slits in the thin film, the slits being of decreasing radial width, and decreasing radial separation at increasing radius and being for the transmission therethrough of diffracted waves of the electromagnetic radiation. There are rings between the slits, the rings being of decreasing radial width at increasing radius and being for the transmission therethrough of evanescent waves of the electromagnetic radiation. The diffracted waves and the evanescent waves form propagated waves. A probe with such a lens, and an inspection apparatus and method using the probe are also disclosed. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090248145 | METHOD OF FORMING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF UNIDIRECTIONALLY ALIGNED CELLS - The present invention provides a method of forming a three-dimensional structure of unidirectionally aligned cells. The method comprises providing a substrate with a microchannel. The microchannel is defined by at least a pair of opposing lateral walls and a base. In at least a portion of the microchannel the distance between the pair of opposing lateral walls is within the micrometer range. A first plurality of cells is seeded in the microchannel and the cells are allowed to proliferate up to at least a density of at least 90%. Thereby contact guidance cues are provided by the pair of opposing lateral walls of the microchannel, such that the cells align unidirectionally. Thereby a first layer of aligned cells is also formed at the base of the microchannel. A second plurality of cells is seeded in the microchannel, which already comprises a first layer of aligned cells. When allowing cells of the second plurality of cells to proliferate up to at least substantial confluence, contact guidance cues are again provided by the lateral walls of the microchannel. The cells also align unidirectionally and form a second layer of aligned cells. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090246408 | METHOD OF ALIGNING NANOTUBES - A method of aligning nanotubes is described, where a plurality of channels is provided on a substrate ( | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090236701 | Chip arrangement and a method of determining an inductivity compensation structure for compensating a bond wire inductivity in a chip arrangement - A chip arrangement is disclosed. The chip arrangement includes a first chip, a first bond wire having an inductive element and coupled with the first chip at its one end and an inductivity compensation structure including a first conductive plate coupled with the first bond wire at the other end of the first bond wire, and a second conductive plate arranged in parallel to the first conductive plate, wherein the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate are configured such that a resonant condition for a partial circuit formed by the first bond wire and the inductivity compensation structure is formed to compensate for the inductive element of the first bond wire. A method of determining an inductivity compensation structure for compensating a bond wire inductivity in a chip arrangement is also disclosed. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090218515 | ELIMINATING FLUORESCENCE BACKGROUND NOISE - A method for measuring a fluorescent sample on a substrate. The method includes exciting the fluorescent sample with an exciting light source for the generation of a sample fluorescent optical signal and a substrate fluorescent optical signal substantially eliminated. The microfluidic substrate fluorescent optical signal is leaving the sample fluorescent optical signal. The sample fluorescence optical signal can then be processed. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090194707 | MICROFLUIDIC IMMUNOASSAY DEVICE - An optical fiber for use in an immunoassay device having at least one microfluidic channel, the optical fiber being for transmitting excitation light to the microfluidic channel and for transmitting emitted fluorescence to a light detector. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090177412 | DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD UTILIZING MEMBRANES AND RATIO OF TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES - The failure of an upstream filtration membrane, or the presence of a foulant in a fluid is detected using a membrane-based detector. The fluid or an effluent from the filtration membrane is directed to permeate through a first permeable membrane, and from the first membrane to permeate through a second permeable membrane. A ratio between (P | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090167466 | TUNABLE HIGH QUALITY FACTOR INDUCTOR - An inductor circuit with high quality (Q) factor includes a primary inductor and a compensation sub-circuit. The compensation sub-circuit is electrically isolated from the primary inductor. The compensation sub-circuit is magnetically coupled with the primary inductor to compensate the loss in the primary inductor. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090143793 | CONNECTOR FOR SURGICAL ANASTOMOSES - A connector for surgical anastomoses is disclosed. The connector has a sleeve with an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is for fluid connection with a first blood vessel. The inlet is generally co-axial with the first blood vessel. The outlet is for fluid connection with a second blood vessel. The outlet is generally orthogonal to the second blood vessel. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20080313113 | Method and Apparatus for an Algorithm Development Environment for Solving a Class of Real-Life Combinatorial Optimization Problems - The invention pertains to an algorithm development environment for solving a class of combinatorial optimization problems. Many practical real-life applications can be formulated as combinatorial optimization problems. Over the years, there have been many well-known algorithms proposed to solve these problems. The effort in customizing algorithms to fulfill a particular domain-specific application is still significant. Furthermore, conventional approaches towards codes generation and modification are tedious and thus inefficient. To address the need for rapid generation of algorithms that are efficient in solving a given class of real-life problems, embodiments of the present invention encompasses a hierarchical tree structure for managing a procedure modules library. Based on the preferred management and object-oriented design concept, users configure and generate a genetic algorithm (GA) via an intuitive graphical user interface. The goal-seeking approach of customization of the generated GA can be easily carried out for solving various optimization problems. This way, the efficiency of algorithm development is enhanced significantly. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080312561 | Mechanical Manipulator for Hifu Transducers - A mechanical manipulator ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080284553 | TRANSFORMER WITH EFFECTIVE HIGH TURN RATIO - Embodiments of the invention provide a transformer comprising: a first coil element having a transverse axis along a transverse direction, the first coil element having p turns where p is greater than or equal to 1; and a second coil element having a transverse axis generally parallel to the transverse axis of the first coil element, the second coil element having n turns, where n is greater than or equal to 5 p; wherein the first and second coil elements are arranged to provide electromagnetic coupling between the coil elements along a portion of a length of the second coil element in both a transverse direction parallel to the transverse axes and a lateral direction, wherein the lateral direction is a direction normal to the transverse axes. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080284552 | INTEGRATED TRANSFORMER AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF - An integrated transformer structure includes a first coil element associated with a transverse axis, the first coil element having at least one turn. The first coil element includes a first portion provided on a first lateral level, and a second portion provided on a second lateral level. The first and second lateral levels being mutually spaced apart along said transverse axis. The first and second portions being displaced laterally from said axis by different respective distances. At least one crossover portion of the first coil element, in which the first coil element being configured to provide a conducting path through at least a portion of the first portion of the first coil element to the crossover portion, through the crossover portion and subsequently through at least a portion of the second portion of the first coil element, in which any change of flow direction along said path is less than 90° in a lateral direction. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080244588 | Computing the processor desires of jobs in an adaptively parallel scheduling environment - The present invention describes a system and method for scheduling jobs on a multiprocessor system. The invention includes schedulers for use in both work-sharing and work-stealing environments. Each system utilizes a task scheduler using historical usage information, in conjunction with a job scheduler to achieve its results. In one embodiment, the task scheduler measures the time spent on various activities, in conjunction with its previous processor allocation or previous desire, to determine an indication of its current processor desire. In another embodiment of the present invention, the task scheduler measures the resources used by the job on various activities. Based on these measurements, the task scheduler determines the efficiency of the job and an indication of its current processor desire. In another embodiment, the task scheduler measures the resources consumed executing the job and determines its efficiency and an indication of its current processor desire. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080213821 | Microfluidic Cell Sorter System - A microfluidic system for separating, purifying and counting cell sub-populations, utilising steering of liquid flows in microfluidic channels in a cell focusing region (first dotted circle area); having the integration of the optical detection mechanism and a microchannel structure made from moulding. A master is photolithographically patterned on a soft PDMS silicon or polymer material. After being moulded and peeled off the master, the micro-channel structure is sealed on a hard substrate with openings punched through for wells ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080208321 | POLYMERIC STENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A stent formed of polymeric material, useful for the expansion of a lumen and the delivery of one or more therapeutic agents in situ is disclosed. The stent may be multi-layered, and may change shape at a state transition temperature governed by the materials forming the layers. Methods of use and manufacture are also disclosed. | 08-28-2008 |
