15th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110085898 | VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE FOILS - Geometries of foil shapes that act particularly well to increase the power output of adjacent vertical axis turbines are presented. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085899 | SHROUD ASSEMBLY WITH DISCOURAGER - A turbine shroud assembly is disclosed, the shroud assembly including an outer shroud, at least one inner shroud attached to the outer shroud, and at least one discourager enclosed within the inner shroud. The discourager prevents the hot gas or steam in the turbine from having a direct line of access to the outer shroud. In one embodiment, one inner shroud is provided for the shroud assembly, with one discourager enclosed within the inner shroud, the discourager positioned offset from the inner shroud so as to extend past the inner shroud and into an inner shroud of a neighboring shroud assembly. In another embodiment, a plurality of inner shrouds are provided, each inner shroud enclosing a discourager, the discouragers being adjacent to each other within the inner shrouds and positioned offset from the inner shrouds so as to cover a gap between the inner shrouds. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085900 | HOUSING FOR A COMPRESSOR OF A GAS TURBINE, COMPRESSOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOUSING SEGMENT OF A COMPRESSOR HOUSING - The invention at hand relates to a housing for a compressor of a gas turbine, in particular of an aircraft gas turbine, with an external housing with at least one air supply opening and an interior housing formed by at least two housing segments, with the housing segments having at least one injection nozzle to inject air suctioned in via the air supply openings into a flow channel in the area of blade tips of blades of a rotor of the compressor. In this case, the housing segment has at least one air flow channel, with the air flow channel being designed in such a way that a direct air supply to the at least one injection nozzle occurs via at least one air supply element arranged in the air supply opening of the exterior housing. The invention relates moreover to a compressor of a gas turbine as well as to a method for the manufacture of a housing segment of a compressor housing. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085901 | SHROUDED WIND TURBINE WITH SCALLOPED LOBES - A shrouded wind turbine comprises an impeller and a turbine shroud surrounding the impeller. The shroud includes alternating inward and outward curving elements that form mixing elements on a trailing edge of the turbine shroud. The inward and outward curving elements have exposed lateral surfaces, or in other words do not have sidewalls joining the inward and outward curving elements. This allows for both transverse mixing and radial mixing of air flow through the turbine shroud with air flow passing along the exterior of the turbine shroud. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085902 | Low-Noise Ported-Shroud Compressor for a Turbocharger - Various embodiments of ported-shroud centrifugal compressors are described. In some embodiments a wall of a compressor housing defines a pair of bulb-shaped hollow spaces or “bulbs”, one located proximate the compressor wheel and the other spaced upstream from the wheel, and having a connection therebetween. The downstream bulb is connected to the main flow path of the compressor by a port slot through the wall. The upstream bulb is connected to the inlet area of the main flow path by a passage through the wall. The bulbs can provide acoustic wave cancellation through multiple internal reflections in various directions. In one embodiment, the upstream bulb has a second passage connected to it, facing axially upstream, for receiving a portion of the total flow in a choked-flow operating regime, and conducting that portion through the upstream bulb, through the connection to the downstream bulb, and through the port slot into the main flow path. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085903 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL ELECTRIC FAN - The present invention relates to wind supply devices, particularly to an omnidirectional electric fan, comprising a support frame, characterized in that a support ring is movably connected to the support frame, and a fan body is movably connected in the support ring so as to turn to left and right in the support ring. The electric fan not only enables the fan body to swing up and down in a perpendicular direction but also swing to left and right in a horizontal direction, thereby turning at a large angle, providing a broader wind supply scope and facilitating use. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085904 | Divided Turbomachine Housing Having Optimized Parting Line Flanges - A turbomachine housing having a parting line is provided. The turbomachine housing has a first housing part with a first parting line bead, which is implemented on the parting line, a second housing part with a second parting line bead which is implemented on the parting line, and a plurality of parting line clamps. The first parting line bead is enclosed together with the second parting line bead by the parting line clamps, so that the first housing part and the second housing part are held together by the parting line clamps using a positive connection on the parting line beads. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085905 | TURBOMACHINE ROTOR COOLING - A rotor of a turbomachine includes a rotor drum located at a central axis and a plurality of buckets secured to the rotor drum. A rotor shell extends between axially adjacent buckets of the plurality of buckets and is secured to and supported by the plurality of buckets defining a cooling passage between the rotor drum and the rotor shell. A low pressure sink is located at an upstream end of the rotor receptive of a coolant flow through the cooling passage. A method of cooling a rotor of a steam turbine includes locating a rotor shell radially outboard of a rotor drum defining a cooling passage therebetween. A flow of steam is urged from a downstream portion of the steam turbine through the cooling passage toward a low pressure sink located at an upstream end of the steam turbine thereby cooling the rotor. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085906 | FAN RETENTION SHAFT - A fan retention shaft is provided for retaining a fan within a gas turbine engine in the event of fan shaft failure. The fan retention shaft has a first shaft which in use extends from the engine and a second shaft to which in use the fan is attached, the second shaft being coaxial with the first shaft and the first and second shafts defining an annular passage between them. An energy absorbing medium is disposed within the annular passage. The fan retention shaft has a retaining formation for preventing the first shaft and the second shaft from moving axially with respect to one another. The retaining formation is configured to release the first shaft and the second shaft from their relative axial positions when a threshold axial load is applied to the fan retention shaft. The energy absorbing medium is arranged to absorb kinetic energy from the second shaft as the second shaft moves axially with respect to the first shaft. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085907 | TAPERED HELICAL AUGER TURBINE TO CONVERT HYDROKINETIC ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - A helical auger turbine and hydrokinetic device for use with electrical generators for producing electricity. A helical turbine blade may be mounted on a central shaft, and a flange extending perpendicularly to an edge of the turbine blade. The helical auger may be a multi-section auger having radial sections covering a radial arc of between 45 degrees and 180 degrees, and that are rotational molded with identical center sections. The auger may have tapered end sections. The radial and end sections may be interlockingly mounted onto the central shaft to enable the complete transfer of torque captured by the helical auger by a moving fluid media, such as a tidal water flow, to the central shaft. The adjacent surfaces of the radial and end sections may be flush with one another to reduce disruptions of the moving fluid flowing over the completed helical auger and rotating the assembled helical auger. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085908 | Modular fan blade with combined electrical and mechanical connection system - A fan blade assembly having both an electrical connection and a mechanical connection to a rotating hub. The assembly is configured so that a single installation motion creates the mechanical connection and the electrical connection. The electrical connection preferably includes multiple independent conductor paths. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085909 | VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE APPARATUS - A vertical axis wind turbine apparatus includes a stationary support platform having a platform pipe fixed to the platform. The platform pipe has an axis. The apparatus also includes a power ring dimensioned and configured for rotational movement about the platform pipe and having an axis of rotation coincident with the axis of the platform pipe. The power ring includes a sleeve concentric with the platform pipe that has a plurality openings therein. A plurality of rollers is carried on the power ring and each of the rollers extends through one of the openings and abuts the platform pipe thereby facilitating rotation of the power ring about the platform pipe. A plurality of elongated blades is carried on the power ring about the periphery thereof. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085910 | Rotor-type Super Windmill and Method of Increasing Kinetic Energy of Air Flow - Rotor-type super windmill based on logarithmic spiral-shaped load-bearing elements represents a single block of two vertical rotors having inverted curvature of load-bearing elements producing in the rotary mode in the inter rotor space circulation of velocity of both rotors in one direction and ensuring summation thereof with the velocity of the air flow. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085911 | FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device for fixating a segment of a wind turbine blade to a mold in which the blade segment is manufactured, wherein the blade segment has a fixating portion. The fixing device comprises: a first portion for removably fixating the blade segment at its fixating portion to the mold; and a second portion for fixating the fixing device to the mold. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085912 | PROPELLER FOR A WIND MOTOR - A propeller ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110085913 | Integrally rotating turbo machinery and method and apparatus for achieving the same - A method of inducing compressive residual stress of blading members integrally formed with a rotor. The method includes using a caliper-type burnishing tool such that the caliper arms of the tool are contoured and oriented for placing the burnishing elements on opposite sides of the blading member to be treated. The blading member is burnished to introduce a pre-determined pattern of residual compressive stresses in a selected area of the blade. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085914 | ANNULUS FILLER ELEMENT FOR A ROTOR OF A TURBOMACHINE - An annulus filler element ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110085915 | BLADE FOR A GAS TURBINE - A blade for a gas turbine includes a leading edge running in a longitudinal direction substantially radially to an axis of the turbine; a trailing edge running in the longitudinal direction; a blade body disposed between the leading edge and the trailing edge so as to define a pressure side and a suction side; an exit slot disposed in the blade body in an area of the trailing edge and running in the longitudinal direction and configured to discharge a cooling medium from an interior of the blade body; and a row of first and second control elements disposed in the exit slot in a distributed manner in the longitudinal direction and configured to control a mass flow of the cooling medium exiting through the exit slot, the first control elements having a first configuration and the second control elements having a second configuration different from the first configuration. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085916 | Apparatus/method for temperature controlled methanol injection in oil and gas production streams - An automatically controlled methanol injection system for oil and gas production streams including an electric methanol injection pump and a temperature sensor and switch, the sensor and switch adapted to automatically adjust the injection of methanol as a function of sensed temperature. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085917 | Condensate Pump - A condensate pump for an HVAC system includes a reservoir for collecting condensate water, a pump motor connected to an impeller pump for pumping the condensate water out of the reservoir, and a floatless pump controller. The floatless pump controller detects the water level in the reservoir and, based on the water level in the reservoir, controls the operation of the pump motor, and if necessary, sounds an alarm and shuts down the HVAC system. The floatless pump controller may employ an ultrasonic transducer or capacitance sensors to detect the level of condensate water in the reservoir. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085918 | WATER-LIFTING PUMP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION THEREOF - A water-lifting pump apparatus which is free of a discharge valve and a check valve, is low in cost, and is capable of reducing vibration and noise due to a waterfall after the end of water pumping operation. The water-lifting pump apparatus has a suction tank ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110085919 | Alarm System for a Sump Pump Assembly - An alarm system is provided for generating an alert when a water-powered sump pump is activated and water is being used by the water-powered sump pump. The alarm system includes a water sensor for detecting if water within a sump reaches the sensor and a housing for containing sensor electronics, wherein the water sensor is supported by the housing. In addition, a clamp is attached to the housing for releasably attaching the housing to a pipe such that the alarm system may be positioned to alert a user when water-powered sump pump is activated. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085920 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC IMPULSE SIGNAL ATTENUATION SIMULATION - A method of simulating attenuation of an impulse signal of a reciprocating compressor includes providing a reciprocating compressor that includes a crank connected to a motor, a compression chamber, a reciprocating piston positioned in the compression chamber, and a connecting rod attached to the piston. The method also includes connecting the connecting rod to the crank with a first crank pin, mounting at least one transducer on the reciprocating compressor, running the compressor, measuring a first impulse signal with the at least one transducer, replacing the first crank pin with a second crank pin, the second crank pin having a diameter different than the diameter of the first crank pin, running the compressor, measuring a second impulse signal with the at least one transducer, and comparing the first impulse signal to the second impulse to determine an amount of attenuation between the first and second impulse signals. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085921 | Apparatus Having Control Valve and Variable Capacitance Pump and Hydraulic Pressure Circuit of Internal Combustion Engine in which the Same Apparatus is Used - In a hydraulic pressure circuit including an introduction section through which oil is introduced, a main passage section installed at a downstream side of the introduction section to be communicated with a supply section through which oil is supplied to each of slide sections of an internal combustion engine, a branch passage branched from the main passage section to supply oil to a hydraulic pressure actuator, and a control valve having a valve body which is moved in accordance with a pressure of an upstream side thereof, and a variable capacitance pump configured to drain oil to the introduction section, the variable capacitance pump is configured to vary a drained flow quantity in accordance with the drained pressure of oil and a pressure under which the oil drained flow quantity is started to be varied is higher than a pressure under which the valve body is started to move. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085922 | Converter for Converting Mechanical Energy Into Hydraulic Energy and Robot Implementing Said Converter - The invention relates to a converter for converting mechanical energy into hydraulic energy and to a robot implementing said converter. The invention can particularly be used in the production of humanoid robots in which autonomy is to be improved. The converter includes a shaft rotated by mechanical energy about a first axis relative to a casing, a hub comprising a bore formed about a second axis, the shaft rotating in the bore, the two axes being parallel and a distance between the axes forming an excentricity, at least two pistons capable of movement in a radial housing of the shaft, the piston bearing against the bore. According to the invention, the movement of the piston feeds a hydraulic fluid into two annular grooves of the casing arranged in an arc of a circle about the first axis, the hydraulic energy being generated by a pressure difference of the fluid present between the two grooves, and the hub is capable of translation along a third axis perpendicular to the first two axes in order to modify the value of the excentricity between two extreme values, one being positive and the other being negative, so as to generate an inversion of the fluid pressures in the grooves, thereby reversing the inlet and discharge roles of these grooves while maintaining the same rotation direction for the shaft. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085923 | Method and Device for Regulating Fluid Pump Pressures - A method is provided for regulating fluid pump pressures by detecting an elevation differential between a fluid flow control device and the distal end of a fluid line in communication with the fluid flow control device. A fluid flow control device, for instance a peritoneal dialysis device, is at a first height, a distal end of a fluid line is at a second height, and a valved outlet, when open, affords communication between the fluid flow control device and the distal end of the fluid line. The elevation differential is correlatable with a pressure measurable during a calibration procedure provided as a part of the methodology. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085924 | PUMP ASSEMBLY VIBRATION ABSORBER SYSTEM - The vibration of a pump assembly, comprising a prime mover, a multiplex fluid pump connected to a drive line, and a transmission connected to transfer torque from the prime mover to the drive line to reciprocate a plurality of plungers, and a source of harmonic excitation, is inhibited by coupling a counteracting resonant system to the pump assembly, wherein the counteracting resonant system has an oscillatory frequency matching the harmonic excitation source. Also disclosed are a pump assembly comprising the prime mover, the multiplex fluid pump, the drive line, the transmission, and the counteracting resonant system; and a pumping method comprising connecting the transmission to transfer torque from the prime mover to rotate the drive line, connecting the drive line to the multiplex fluid pump, and coupling and tuning the counteracting resonant system to the induced harmonic excitation. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085925 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A lubricant metering system for a compressor may include a cap, a cap cage, and a shaft. The cap may include an outer surface, a first recess, and a first radial bore extending between the first recess and the outer surface. The cap cage may include a second recess receiving the cap and a lubricant inlet in communication with the first recess via the first radial bore. The shaft may be received within the first recess and may include an axially extending bore and a second radial bore extending between an outer diameter of the shaft and the axially extending bore. The shaft may be mounted for rotation relative to the cap to allow lubricant to flow into the axially extending bore via the first and second radial bores when the second radial bore is aligned with the first radial bore. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085926 | MOTOR FOR COMPRESSOR AND HERMETIC COMPRESSOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a motor for a compressor and a hermetic compressor having the same. An aluminum coil cheaper than a copper coil is used in the motor for the compressor, to thusly reduce a fabricating cost. Also, a ratio of a height of end coil of a coil to an inner diameter of a stator is appropriately designed or a ratio of an entire area of slot portions to the inner diameter of the stator is appropriately designed, and simultaneously a ratio of the inner diameter of the stator to a width of the tooth portion is appropriately designed, so as to previously prevent a deterioration of damping effect, increase in noise, lowering of efficiency, reduction of driven torque, all caused due to the use of the aluminum coil. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085927 | FAN MODULE - A fan module includes a blade, a motor, a circuit board and a housing having an accommodating space for receiving the blade and the motor. The circuit board has a set of electrical terminals exposed outside the housing. The set of exposed electrical terminals is used for electrically connecting to an electric connecting portion of a carrier without using a cable to receive a power source and/or control signals. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085928 | GEROLLER HYDRAULIC MOTOR WITH ANTI-COGGING STRUCTURE - A hydraulic motor | 2011-04-14 |
20110085929 | METHOD OF BONDING POROUS METAL TO METAL SUBSTRATES - A method for preparing an implant having a porous metal component. A loose powder mixture including a biocompatible metal powder and a spacing agent is prepared and compressed onto a metal base. After being compressed, the spacing agent is removed, thereby forming a compact including a porous metal structure pressed on the metal base. The compact is sintered, forming a subassembly, which is aligned with a metal substrate portion of an implant. A metallurgical bonding process, such as diffusion bonding, is performed at the interface of the subassembly and the metal substrate to form an implant having a porous metal component. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085930 | COLD WORK TOOL STEEL WITH OUTSTANDING WELDABILITY - A cold work tool steel with average or above wear resistance, a hardness in excess of (60) HRc and a very good toughness but with considerably lower carbon contents leading to highly improved weldability is obtained by combining the presence of primary carbides (or alternatively nitrides and/or borides) with other strengthening mechanisms like precipitation hardening or even solid solution. Vanadium rich MC type carbides, modified with refractory metal additions, present the best compromise of hardness and fracture toughness for several applications, while for other applications harder carbides, such as Ti carbides or Ti mixed carbides (primarily with V, Mo and/or W) will be the preferred ones, alternatively using Zr and Hf mixed carbides. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085931 | NANO-CRYSTALLINE, MAGNETIC ALLOY, ITS PRODUCTION METHOD, ALLOY RIBBON AND MAGNETIC PART - A magnetic alloy having a composition represented by the general formula of Fe | 2011-04-14 |
20110085932 | METHOD OF FORMING HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOY PARTS CONTAINING L12 INTERMETALLIC DISPERSOIDS BY RING ROLLING - A method and apparatus produces high strength aluminum alloy parts from a powder containing L1 | 2011-04-14 |
20110085933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING AIR VIA LOW-ENERGY, IN-SITU REGENERATED SILICA-TITANIA COMPOSITES - A system and method for purifying air via low-energy, in-situ regenerated silica-titania composites is described. The silica-titania composites can be synthesized with various pore sizes, photocatalyst loadings, and surface area, and can be applied in pellet/granular form or powdered and coated onto a surface. The system may operate with continuous UV irradiation for continuous oxidation of pollutants and inactivation of pathogens. Alternatively, the system may operate with intermittent UV irradiation, whereby pollutants are adsorbed in the absence of light, followed by oxidation of sorbed pollutants and regeneration of silica-titania composites upon irradiation with UV light. The oxidation/regeneration step may or may not incorporate sweep air. This system and method may be used for removing pollutants, such as Volatile Organic Compounds, from aircraft cabins, space exploration vehicles and architectures, mass transit vehicles, and residential and commercial buildings. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085934 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING AND DEODORIZING - An apparatus for sterilizing and/or deodorizing objects is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, such an apparatus includes an ozone source to provide ozone, and a hydrogen peroxide source to provide hydrogen peroxide. A mixing element intermixes the ozone and hydrogen peroxide to produce a mixture comprising oxidizing radicals. An applicator applies the mixture to an object before the oxidizing radicals decompose. The oxidizing radicals in the mixture work to oxidize organic substances, thereby interrupting the life cycle of living organisms and/or destroying or neutralizing odors. In selected embodiments, the applicator disperses the mixture into a closed environment, such as a substantially sealed room or enclosure, to sterilize and/or deodorize objects contained therein. A corresponding method is also disclosed herein. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085935 | METHOD OF EXCRETA TREATMENT AND DEVICE FOR EXCRETA TREATMENT - A method of treating excreta is provided in which excreta is received into a simplified toilet pack and treated in a treatment container usable for a thermal treatment, and the treated excreta can be hygienically discarded. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085936 | Methods and Apparatus for Reducing Count of Infectious Agents in Intravenous Access Systems - Methods and apparatus for preventing patient bloodstream infection by microorganisms during administration of various medications or fluids through IV lines. In particular, the invention reduces contamination of IV lines, connecters, stopcock valves, manifolds, ports, etc. by means of irradiation by violet and/or blue light. Each embodiment comprises a source of violet and/or blue light and an optical element optically coupled to that light source for shaping the radiation pattern of the light emitted by the light source. Preferably, a light-emitting diode or a laser diode that emits light in the desired wavelength can be used. The optical element, optically coupled to the light source, is embedded or installed in or attached to a component of an IV set, the emitted light being directed to a “point of entry” or any other stagnation point of an IV set. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085937 | Method and Apparatus of Sterilization Using Monochromatic UV Radiation Source - This invention provides a process of sterilizing a medical device, and preferably the contents of a sealed container which comprises said medical device, comprising the step of exposing said medical device to monochromatic ultraviolet radiation whereby the D | 2011-04-14 |
20110085938 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GAS STERILIZATION - A system for gas sterilization includes a sterilization chamber, a source of sterilant gas, and a sterilant gas remediation mechanism. Embodiments relate to systems and methods for delivering humidified air to a sterilization chamber, systems and methods for removing gaseous NO | 2011-04-14 |
20110085939 | NODE POLYPEPTIDES FOR NANOSTRUCTURE ASSEMBLY - Engineered proteins are used in the assembly of two-dimensional and three-dimensional nanostructure assemblies, based on systematic design and production of protein node structures that can be interconnected, for example, with streptavidin or streptavidin-incorporating struts to produce structures with defined dimensions and geometry. Nanostructure assemblies having utility as functional devices or as resists for the patterning of substrates have architectures including polygons, polyhedra, two-dimensional lattices, and three-dimensional lattices. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085940 | HONEYCOMB FILTER - A honeycomb filter includes a honeycomb structure and a zeolite. The honeycomb structure has cell walls to define cells between the cell walls. The zeolite is supported on the cell walls. An amount of the zeolite is from about 80 g/L to about 150 g/L. The cells include a large volume cell and a small volume cell. A porosity of the cell walls is from about 55% to about 65%. A proportion of a sum of a pore volume A and a pore volume B relative to a total pore volume C is about 20% or less. The pore volume A indicates a pore volume of pores having a pore diameter of one half or less of the average pore diameter. The pore volume B indicates a pore volume of pores having a pore diameter of twice or more the average pore diameter. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085941 | HONEYCOMB FILTER - A honeycomb filter includes a honeycomb structure and a zeolite. The honeycomb structure has cell walls to define cells between the cell walls. The zeolite is supported on the cell walls. An amount of the zeolite is from about 80 g/L to about 150 g/L. A porosity of the cell walls is from about 55% to about 65%. A cell density in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is from about 46.5 pcs/cm | 2011-04-14 |
20110085942 | HONEYCOMB FILTER AND UREA SCR DEVICE - A honeycomb filter includes a honeycomb structure and a zeolite. The honeycomb structure includes cell walls having a porosity of about 55% to about 65% and extending along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb structure to define cells between the cell walls. Each of the cells is sealed at either end of the cells. The zeolite is supported on the cell walls of the honeycomb structure. An amount of the zeolite supported on the cell walls is from about 80 g/L to about 150 g/L. A thermal conductivity of the cell walls supporting the zeolite is about 3 W/mK or more. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085943 | Ultraviolet and/or Ozone-Generating Disinfection Device - The new ultraviolet and/or ozone-generation disinfection cutlery tray allows to improve the hygiene of the different cutlery items placed in it, by use of at least one ultraviolet light and/or ozone-generating source that irradiates the cutlery through the material itself making up the cutlery tray, made of a light-conductive plastic material, obtaining an homogeneous radiation, allowing objects that had been previously washed in a conventional way to maintain and conserve asepsis until the moment of use. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085944 | SYSTEMS INCLUDING CATALYSTS IN POROUS ZEOLITE MATERIALS WITHIN A REACTOR FOR USE IN SYNTHESIZING HYDROCARBONS - Catalytic structures include a catalytic material disposed within a zeolite material. The catalytic material may be capable of catalyzing a formation of methanol from carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide, and the zeolite material may be capable of catalyzing a formation of hydrocarbon molecules from methanol. The catalytic material may include copper and zinc oxide. The zeolite material may include a first plurality of pores substantially defined by a crystal structure of the zeolite material and a second plurality of pores dispersed throughout the zeolite material. Systems for synthesizing hydrocarbon molecules also include catalytic structures. Methods for synthesizing hydrocarbon molecules include contacting hydrogen and at least one of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide with such catalytic structures. Catalytic structures are fabricated by forming a zeolite material at least partially around a template structure, removing the template structure, and introducing a catalytic material into the zeolite material. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085945 | MIXING UNIT, MIXING DEVICE, AGITATION IMPELLER, PUMP MIXER, MIXING SYSTEM AND REACTION DEVICE - A mixing unit, a mixing device, an agitation impeller and a pump mixer can mix a large amount of fluid while having significant mixing effects in a small space. There are also provided a mixing system that uses the pump mixer and achieves a continuous operation and a reaction device that uses the mixing unit and achieves an efficient operation. The mixing unit ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110085946 | PASTEURIZATION INSTALLATION - The invention relates to a novel installation for providing a product in pasteurized form, said product comprising at least one liquid component and fibrous and/or solid components. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085947 | SYSTEM FOR PRESSURE TREATMENT OF ARTICLES - The purpose of the present invention is to propose a reliable, economically viable autoclave that also allows rapid heat treatment of food or pharmaceutical products in industrial quantities. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085948 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING AND PROCESSING A SPECIMEN - Embodiments of the present invention include a specimen collection assembly that limits or eliminates the need for transferring a specimen sample from one container to another. The specimen collection assembly includes a fecal loop, a filter and a lid each to be employed with a vile. The filter is attachable to a distal portion of the fecal loop. The lid is configured to be positioned over the open end of the vile with both the fecal loop and filter positioned in the vile. With this arrangement, a liquid solution can be introduced into the vile and then agitated to mix with a specimen sample. The fecal loop with the attached filter can then be withdrawn from the vile to leave the remaining filtered and mixed liquid solution in the vile. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085949 | Microfluidic device, composition and method of forming - A composition made of at least 60 wt. % of a thermoplastic elastomer resin and additives that are solid at least from 0-50° C., that has a Shore A hardness that is less than about 50 bears a patterned surface, the pattern comprising at least one microfluidic channel having a cross-sectional dimension smaller than 100 microns is a substrate for forming a microfluidic device. The chief advantages of such compositions are: its ability to bond in a sealing manner to smooth surfaces of many different compositions, its ease of manufacture and microstructure patterning, and its general impermeability to liquids. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085950 | CENTRIFUGAL FORCE BASED MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND BIO CARTRIDGE FOR THE MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM - A microfluidic system based on centrifugal force and a bio cartridge for the microfluidic system are provided. The system includes a spindle motor, a rotatable frame detachably mounted on the motor and having a plurality of cells separated by partition walls, and the bio cartridge detachably accommodated in one of the plurality of cells. The bio cartridge includes a chamber for storing a fluid, a channel for transporting the fluid, and a valve for controlling the flow of the fluid. The valve may include a phase transition material, and exothermic minute particles dispersed in the material and generating heat when energy is applied thereto. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085951 | SAMPLE STORAGE - A sample storage, in which barcodes and two-dimensional codes written on the outer surface of the sample storage can be read correctly without false recognition. A storage tube | 2011-04-14 |
20110085952 | SCRUBBER FOR REMOVING HEAVY METALS FROM GASES - A wet scrubber for absorbing a heavy metal from a gas stream, a liquor for said wet scrubber, and a power-plant comprising said wet scrubber are described. The wet scrubber has a liquor containing an oxidizer in ionic liquid. Optionally, the oxidizer has, in pure state, high vapor pressure, and in the ionic liquid, the oxidizer forms a complex that has a much lower vapor pressure. In a preferred embodiment, the liquor is substantially free of any ligand that binds to the metal to be absorbed by the liquor. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085953 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING EXHAUST GAS - An exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes a metal casing and a honeycomb filter installed in the metal casing. The honeycomb filter includes cells, a first end face, and a second end face. The cells include a first cell and a second cell provided alternately. The first cell includes an open end on the first end face side and a sealed end on the second end face side. The second cell includes an open end on the second end face side and a sealed end on the first end face side. A cross-sectional area of the first cell is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second cell. The first end face is disposed on a gas inlet side of the metal casing. The second end face is disposed on a gas outlet side of the metal casing. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085954 | Arrangement for Reducing Nitrogen Oxides in Exhaust Gases - An arrangement and method for reducing the nitrogen oxide content in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine with the aid of ammonia and/or ammonia-releasing reduction agents, whereby ammonia and/or ammonia-containing reduction agent is added to the exhaust gas stream upstream of a catalyst combination composed of an SCR catalyst and a subsequent NH | 2011-04-14 |
20110085955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NO2 POISONING | 2011-04-14 |
20110085956 | MIXER WITH CATALYTIC SURFACE - A mixer and mixer assembly for turbulent mixing and enhancing a chemical reaction is provided. A method for using a mixer and mixer assembly for treatment of fluids is also provided. The mixer generally includes a first and second end, a surface configured for turbulent mixing, a catalyst supported thereon, and surface structure configured to increase interaction of catalyst and reactant. The mixer assembly generally includes a mixer inserted inside a fluid container or a tube and may also include a catalytic sleeve for enhancing interaction between catalyst and reactant. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085957 | Process for producing scintillation materials of low strain birefringence and high refractive index uniformity - The process produces a scintillation material of formula LnX | 2011-04-14 |
20110085958 | Synthesis of Cathode Active Materials - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium vanadium phosphate material comprising forming a aqueous slurry (in which some of the components are at least partially dissolved) comprising a polymeric material, an acidic phosphate anion source, a lithium compound, V | 2011-04-14 |
20110085959 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CONCENTRATED PHOSPHORUS ACID - A method for the manufacture of concentrated phosphorous acid starting from pure P | 2011-04-14 |
20110085960 | Method of manufacturing high-surface-area silicon - A method for synthesis of high surface-area (>100 m | 2011-04-14 |
20110085961 | CARBON NANO-TUBE MANFUACTURING METHOD AND CARBON NANO-TUBE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - The method for producing carbon nanotubes of the invention employs a carbon source that contains carbon and is decomposed when heated and a catalyst that serves as a catalyst for production of carbon nanotubes from the carbon source, to synthesize the carbon nanotubes on a heated support placed in a reactor, the method comprising a catalyst loading step in which the catalyst starting material, as the starting material for the catalyst, is distributed over the support to load the catalyst onto the support, a synthesis step in which the carbon source is distributed over the support to synthesize the carbon nanotubes on the support, and a separating step in which a separating gas stream is distributed over the support to separate the carbon nanotubes from the support, wherein the catalyst loading step, the synthesis step and the separating step are carried out while keeping the support in a heated state and switching supply of the catalyst starting material, the carbon source and the separating gas stream. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING LOW VOLATILE CARBONACEOUS MATTER WITH SUPERCRITICAL CO2 - A system for making low volatile carbonaceous material including a digestion vessel in communication with a carbonaceous material feedstock unit for producing a digested carbonaceous material; an extraction vessel in communication with the digestion vessel, the extraction vessel containing supercritical carbon dioxide fluid for extracting hydrocarbons from the digested carbonaceous material to produce an extract solvent and the low volatile carbonaceous material; and at least one separation vessel in communication with the extraction vessel for separating the extract solvent to a carbon dioxide gas and a stream of extracted hydrocarbons. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085963 | CONVECTIVE DISSOLUTION OF SALTS IN SITU PONDS - A unique method of convective dissolution of salts from in situ ponds by trenching salt beds, introducing dissolution waters to promote convective dissolution, pumping out the saturated solution from the pond bottom, and introducing additional dissolution waters. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085964 | Method of Preparing Vanadium Dioxide Nanoparticles - Vanadium dioxide nanoparticles prepared by an inverse micelle hydrolysis of vanadium alkoxide in the presence of a basic catalyst. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085965 | LITHIUM TITANIUM OXIDE FOR ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING LITHIUM TITANIUM OXIDE, AND LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY INCLUDING LITHIUM TITANIUM OXIDE - A lithium titanium oxide for an anode active material of a lithium rechargeable battery, wherein a X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectrum has a first peak of Li | 2011-04-14 |
20110085966 | High Hydrogen Recovery From Residual Fuels And Biomass - A method of high hydrogen recovery from syngas from a gasifier is provided. This method includes providing a syngas stream from the gasifier to first hydrogen separation device, wherein the first hydrogen separation device is a pressure swing adsorption device, thereby producing a first high purity hydrogen stream and a tailgas stream. This method also includes increasing the pressure of the tailgas stream in a first compressor; thereby producing a pressurized tailgas stream. This method also includes providing the pressurized tailgas stream to a second hydrogen separation device, thereby producing a second high purity hydrogen stream and a residue stream. This method also includes directing the residue stream to an auxiliary boiler, and combining the first high purity hydrogen product stream and the second high purity hydrogen product stream, thereby producing a high purity hydrogen product stream. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085967 | HYDROGEN PRODUCT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for producing a hydrogen containing product in which hydrocarbon containing feed gas streams are reacted in a steam methane reformer of an existing hydrogen plant and a catalytic reactor that reacts hydrocarbons, oxygen and steam. The catalytic reactor is a retrofit to the existing hydrogen plant to increase hydrogen production. The resulting synthesis gas streams are combined, cooled, subjected to water-gas shift and then introduced into a production apparatus that can be a pressure swing adsorption unit. The amount of synthesis gas contained in a shifted stream made available to the production apparatus is increased by virtue of the combination of the synthesis gas streams to increase production of the hydrogen containing product. The catalytic reactor is operated such that the synthesis gas stream produced by such reactor is similar to that produced by the steam methane reformer and at a temperature that will reduce oxygen consumption within the catalytic reactor. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085968 | ARTICLES COMPRISING NANO-MATERIALS FOR GEOMETRY-GUIDED STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION AND ENHANCED BONE GROWTH - The present invention provides articles of manufacture comprising biocompatible nanostructures comprising significantly increased surface area for, e.g., organ, tissue and/or cell growth, e.g., for bone, tooth, kidney or liver growth, and uses thereof, e.g., for in vitro testing of drugs, chemicals or toxins, or as in vivo implants, including their use in making and using artificial tissues and organs, and related, diagnostic, screening, research and development and therapeutic uses, e.g., as drug delivery devices. The present invention provides biocompatible nanostructures with significantly increased surface area, such as with nanotube and nanopore array on the surface of metallic, ceramic, or polymer materials for enhanced cell and bone growth, for in vitro and in vivo testing, cleansing reaction, implants and therapeutics. The present invention provides optically transparent or translucent cell-culturing substrates. The present invention provides biocompatible and cell-growth-enhancing culture substrates comprising elastically compliant protruding nanostructure substrates coated with Ti, TiO | 2011-04-14 |
20110085969 | CHELATOR-TARGETING LIGAND CONJUGATES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING - Disclosed are methods of imaging a site in a heart of a subject to detect cardiovascular disease that involve stressing a subject, administering to the stressed subject an effective amount of a radionuclide-labeled chelator-glucose analog conjugate, and imaging the heart of the subject by detecting a signal generated by the conjugate in the heart of the subject. Also disclosed are methods of imaging a peripheral blood vessel in a subject by using a detectable amount of a radionuclide-labeled chelator-glucose analog conjugate. Also disclosed are methods of distinguishing a false positive nuclear cardiology scan from a true positive nuclear cardiology scan, methods of diagnosing congestive heart failure or cardiac ischemia that involve imaging a subject that has been administered a radionuclide-labeled chelator-glucose analog conjugate, and methods to distinguish viable from nonviable myocardium. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085970 | ANTI-B7H4 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to B7H4 with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of this disclosure, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided, immunoconjugates, including antibody-drug conjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods for treating cancer. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085971 | NANOTUBES FOR CANCER THERAPY AND DIAGNOSTICS - The present invention provides a novel approach to cancer therapy and diagnostics that utilizes nanotubes and other similar nanostructures as both an indirect source of radiation therapy (BNCT), and as delivery vehicles for other types of radio- and chemo-therapeutic materials, as well as imaging agents for diagnostic purposes. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085972 | NANOTUBES FOR CANCER THERAPY AND DIAGNOSTICS - The present invention provides a novel approach to cancer therapy and diagnostics that utilizes nanotubes and other similar nanostructures as both an indirect source of radiation therapy (BNCT), and as delivery vehicles for other types of radio- and chemo-therapeutic materials, as well as imaging agents for diagnostic purposes. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085973 | Methods and Agents for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma - The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing, and methods of treating, hepatocellular carcinoma in a subject. The invention also relates to antagonists of PLVAP proteins, such as antibodies that specifically bind PLVAP proteins, as well as compositions and kits comprising antagonists of PLVAP proteins. The invention further relates to humanized antibodies that specifically bind PLVAP protein. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085974 | SMALL MOLECULE LIGAND-DRUG CONJUGATES FOR TARGETED CANCER THERAPY - The present invention describes small molecule ligand-drug conjugates and methods of using the small molecule ligand-drug conjugates for targeted treatment of cancer in a patient in need thereof. Further described are methods of sterilizing circulating tumor cells and determining drug concentration in cancer tissue. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085975 | HYPOXIA-SELECTIVE, WEAKLY BASIC 2-NITROIMIDAZOLE DELIVERY AGENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention features a class of 2-nitroimidazole compounds with a secondary basic nitrogen atom and a linker bearing one or more therapeutic agents, cytotoxic agents, detectable labels, or chelating groups. In particular, the invention provides 2-nitroimidazole compounds containing a cluster of boron atoms for use in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). The 2-nitroimidazole compounds can be used to treat hypoxic conditions, including, e.g., cancer, inflammation, and ischemia. The weakly basic 2-nitroimidazole compounds target to hypoxic tissue and provide increased tissue concentration overall. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085976 | METHODS FOR DETECTING CARDIAC DAMAGE - The present invention relates to a method for detecting heart damage in a patient. The invention also relates to methods for treatment of patients identified as having heart damage. The invention further pertains to methods for evaluating the efficacy of an ongoing therapeutic regimen designed to treat a damaged heart in a patient. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085977 | Use of UTP for the diagnosis of stenoses and other conditions of restricted blood flow - The present invention relates to methods for determining whether blood flow is restricted in a blood vessel of an individual suspected of compromised blood flow in the vessel, the method comprising the steps of delivering UTP, a derivative thereof, or a salt thereof to the vessel, assessing blood flow quantitatively in the vessel by obtaining a value that correlates to blood flow in said vessel, comparing the obtained value with a reference value, and determining whether the individual has compromised blood flow based on the results of the comparison. The invention also provides for methods of diagnosing atherosclerotic and ischemic heart diseases using UTP, a derivative thereof, or a salt thereof, as well as methods for inducing maximal hyperemia for diagnostic purposes. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085978 | NOVEL QUINOLINYLAMIDE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS MODULATORS OF DOPAMINE AND SEROTONIN RECEPTORS - This invention provides novel quinolinylamide derivatives having medical utility, in particular as modulators of dopamine and serotonin receptors, preferably the D3, 5HT | 2011-04-14 |
20110085979 | CONJUGATE OF A POLYMER, AN ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS AGENT AND A TARGETING MOIETY, AND USES THEREOF IN THE TREATMENT OF BONE RELATED ANGIOGENESIS CONDITIONS - Conjugates of hydroxypropyl methacrylamide (HPMA)-derived copolymers having attached thereto TNP-470 and a high load (e.g., higher than 3 mol %) of alendronate (ALN), and processes of preparing same are disclosed. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085980 | CELL CYCLE REGULATION AND DIFFERENTIATION - The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating neural cell proliferation or differentiation. The present invention also provides methods for selecting for bioactive agents effective in regulating proliferation or differentiation. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085981 | GLYCAN-BASED DRUGS, THERAPIES AND BIOMARKERS - The present disclosure discloses simple and efficient glycan- or carbohydrate-based processes or methods for the rapid identification of biological markers and therapeutic targets especially glycan-related targets of infectious diseases, cancers, autoimmune diseases, allergies, inflammation, toxicity, obesity and/or other disorders of humans, animals, plants and other organisms. Therefore, novel methods and products for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of such diseases obtainable based on these therapeutic targets can be developed. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085982 | DKAT CELL LINE, A MODEL FOR HUMAN TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER - The present invention provides a human triple-negative breast cancer cell line designated DKAT. The DKAT cell line has a marker profile of high expression of Snail-1 and Snail-2 (Slug); and a p53 mutation in exon 8 at codon 273 (CGT>CAT). The present invention further provides methods of using the DKAT cell line. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085983 | Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Methods For Multiplexed Detection and Quantitation of Free Amino Acids - The present invention provides liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry methods and kits for the specific, sensitive and rapid detection as well as quantitation of free amino acids in samples following High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) separation. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085984 | Drug Product and Process for Making - The invention provides a drug product for treating radiation exposure comprising, a drug in a dosage form; and packaging for the drug together with a package insert or label that includes information about the drug's efficacy, where the information about the drug's efficacy is obtained at least in part from methods described in the disclosure. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085985 | NOVEL SUBSTITUTED AZABENZOXAZOLES - The present invention relates to novel amyloid binding compounds of formula (I) and methods for measuring effects of the compounds, by measuring changes of amyloid plaque level in living patients. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of using the compounds of this invention as tracers in positron emission tomography (PET/) imaging to study amyloid deposits in brain in vivo to allow diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Thus, the present invention relates to use of the novel amyloid binding compounds as a diagnostic. The invention further relates to a method of measuring clinical efficacy of Alzheimer's disease therapeutic agents. Specifically, the present invention relates to novel aryl or heteroaryl substituted azabenzoxazole derivatives, compositions, and therapeutic uses and processes for making such compounds, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, wherein: X is O or S; A and Y independently are N, or CH; | 2011-04-14 |
20110085986 | Diagnosis and treatment of epithelial cancers using labeled/conjugated progastrin peptides - The current invention provides Progastrin peptides that specifically bind Annexin A2 overexpressed by epithelial cancers. The invention includes isolated homing Progastrin peptides conjugated to an imaging agent and methods of using the same for the diagnosis of epithelial cancers. Also encompassed are Progastrin peptides conjugated to cytotoxic agents such as Camptothecin, Doxorubicin, Paclitaxel and derivatives thereof, and methods of treating epithelial cancer using the same. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085987 | FOLIC ACID-MEDIATED MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE CLUSTERS FOR COMBINED TARGETING, DIAGNOSIS, AND THERAPY APPLICATIONS - The preparation method of the magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) includes steps of: (a) reacting folic acid (FA) with Pluronic F127 (PF127) to form FA-PF127; (b) reacting poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) with FeCl3 to form PAA-bound iron oxide (PAAIO); and (c) reacting FA-PF127 with PAAIO via N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDAC) mediation to form FA-PF127-PAAIO. FA-PF127-PAAIO is nontoxic and shows the superparamagnetic property at room temperature. The Nile red-loaded FA-PF127-PAAIO can be performed as the chemotherapy agent and the contrast agent on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085988 | SWOLLEN SILICONE COMPOSITION, PROCESS OF PRODUCING SAME AND PRODUCTS THEREOF - There is provided herein, in one specific embodiment, silicone composition(s) comprising unique combination(s) of silicone polymer and alkyltrisiloxane(s) which can produce silicone composition(s) with lower solids content than silicone compositions that use other than alkyltrisiloxane(s); while still maintaining a desirable viscosity. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085989 | NOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES - This invention provides novel antimicrobial peptides that are effective to inhibit growth and/or proliferation of various gram positive bacteria. In particular, the peptides are effective against | 2011-04-14 |
20110085990 | ORAL CARE METHODS AND SYSTEMS - This, intention relates to methods of assessing the biofiora of the mouth and of providing appropriate treatment utilizing a basic amino acid in accordance with the assessment. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085991 | Compositions for enhancing effects of other oral care compositions - An enhancing composition comprising a solvent and a base compound creates an alkaline environment for activating peroxide whiteners and accelerating the formation of free radicals from the peroxide to effect the oxidation of organic molecules causing staining of the dentition. In one embodiment, potassium hydroxide is dissolved in water to form a strongly alkaline liquid. A surfactant may also be included to clean the surfaces of the user's teeth in advance of application of the whitening composition. A peroxide may be added to the enhancing composition to provide a tooth whitening. Other additives for taste, texture, viscosity, and other oral care or oral hygiene purposes may also be included in the enhancing composition. The enhancing composition may be used for advance application to the dentition before a whitening compound. In addition, a rinse may be used after the whitening composition to neutralize the alkaline environment. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085992 | COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING INFECTION OF NEW INFLUENZA A (H1N1) VIRUS COMPRISING GINKGO EXTRACT, AIR FILTER COMPRISING THE SAME, AND AIR CLEANING DEVICE COMPRISING THE FILTER - Disclosed are a composition for the prophylaxis of new influenza A (H1N1) virus infection comprising a | 2011-04-14 |
20110085993 | USE OF CREATINE OR CREATINE COMPOUNDS FOR SKIN PRESERVATION - The present invention relates to the use of creatine compounds such as, for example, creatine, creatine phosphate or analogs of creatine, such as creatine-pyruvate, creatine-ascorbate, cyclocreatine, 3 guanidinopropionic acid, guanidinoacetate, homocyclocreatine, guanidino benzoates as energy generating systems and antioxidants for preservation of skin against adverse aging effects and damage secondary to insults such as harmful sun radiations, stress and fatigue. The creatine compounds which can be used in the present method include (1) creatine, creatine phosphate and analogs of these compounds which can act as substrates or substrate analogs for creatine kinase; (2) molecules that mimic the biological activity of creatine (3) molecules that modulate the creatine kinase system. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085994 | Sunscreen Compositions - The present invention provides a taste-masked sunscreen composition comprising at least one sunscreen and a spider ester wherein the sunscreen and the spider ester are in intimate association. A method of making the taste-masked sunscreen composition is provided. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085995 | OPACIFYING POLYMERS - A self-stabilizing dispersion composition having a copolymer having at least one polymerizable acid-containing moiety, wherein the at least one acid-containing moiety is at least partially neutralized before or during polymerization, and at least one hydrophobic moiety. A process for producing such compositions is also provided, as well as a process for encapsulating water-insoluble actives in such copolymers. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085996 | EXTERNAL PREPARATION COMPOSITION FOR SKIN COMPRISING GINSENG FLOWER OR GINSENG SEED EXTRACTS - Provided are a use of a ginseng flower extract and a use of a ginseng seed extract. The ginseng seed extract includes ginseng seed oil or a ginseng seed residue extract. The uses include skin protection, anti-aging, anti-wrinkle, improvement of skin elasticity, skin whitening, skin moisturizing, prevention and improvement of skin dryness diseases such as atopy, removal of the horny layer, sebum control, anti-inflammation, prevention or improvement of skin troubles such as acne, improvement of skin complexion, prevention of hair loss, anti-dandruff, improvement of gloss and softness of hair, improvement of volume and elasticity of face or body, and improvement of facial or body line. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085997 | COMPOSITIONS BASED ON POLYESTER IN AN OILY PHASE AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a cosmetic make-up or care composition comprising an oily phase comprising at least one liquid polyester obtained by condensation of unsaturated fatty acid dimer and/or trimer and diol, said composition being free from lipophilic gelling agent or comprising at the most 10 wt. % thereof, relative to the weight of the composition. The present invention also relates to a method of make-up of the face and body comprising the use of said composition. | 2011-04-14 |