29th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090181157 | METHOD OF ATTACHING AN ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC POLYELECTROLYTE TO THE SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE - A method of bonding an antimicrobial cationic polyelectrolyte to the surface of a substrate is described, wherein the antimicrobial thus attached to the substrate provides the substrate with antimicrobial properties, and at least a portion of the bonded antimicrobial is substantially non-leachable during normal conditions of use and storage. A method of manufacturing an antimicrobial material is described which comprises exposure of the substrate to a solution of antimicrobial cationic polyelectrolyte, followed by drying the exposed substrate thoroughly to impart a non-leaching property to at least a portion of the antimicrobial cationic polyelectrolytes. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181158 | Method of Producing Cell Culture Container - To produce a cell culture container which is suitable for use in, for example, biochemical experiments, clinical experiments, and research and development of drugs. The production of the cell culture container includes providing a cell culture container base | 2009-07-16 |
20090181159 | METHODS FOR APPLYING AN APPLICATION MATERIAL TO AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - Devices and methods for applying a coating to an implantable device are disclosed. A method for applying a coating to an implantable device is disclosed. The method includes positioning an implantable device relative to an ultrasonic material delivery apparatus. The ultrasonic material delivery apparatus includes an ultrasonic generator. At least one of the ultrasonic material delivery apparatus and the implantable device has a positive or negative electric charge. An application material is applied to the implantable device using the ultrasonic material delivery apparatus. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181160 | METHODS FOR APPLYING AN APPLICATION MATERIAL TO AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - Devices and methods for applying a coating to an implantable device are disclosed. A method for applying a coating to an implantable device is disclosed. The method includes positioning an implantable device relative to a material delivery apparatus. A spray pattern of an application material is produced using the material delivery apparatus. At least a portion of the spray pattern is deflected using a focusing assembly. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181161 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PROTEIN MEDIATED CALCIUM HYDROXYAPATITE (HAP) COATING ON METAL SUBSTRATE - This invention provides a process for the preparation of protein mediated calcium hydroxyapatite (HAp) coating on metal substrates particularly on stainless steel (316 L) by biomimetic route, capable of rapid and effective osteointegration with the host tissue following controlled interfacial reactions. For the purpose, calcium deficient, carbonated hydroxyapatite (HAp) coating was developed on metal substrates particularly on stainless steel (316L) alloy through biomimetic route after a surface treatment step using aqueous solution (4-10 wt %) of BSA at room temperature. The coating was characterised with respect to phase composition, crystallinity, morphology and thickness. The protein mediated calcium phosphate ceramic coating is porous (pore dia—100-200 μm) having uniform pore distribution and coverage. There is multifold enhancement in thickness and crystallinity (data provided) of the as-prepared coating. The process in the present invention is designed to mimic the structural and characteristic properties of the biological apatite to expedite osteointegration kinetics and to further improve biocompatibility of the metallic implant. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181162 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THIN FILM/LAYER FABRICATION AND DEPOSITION - A method and apparatus for controlling the thickness of a thin film or thin layer of discrete particles or of a heterogeneous mixture characterized in that the interfacial tension forces between the solution or suspension and its environment are used as the driving forces to evenly spread the solution, suspension or mixture while the solvent evaporates and/or dilutes. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181163 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a method for producing display devices for forming deposited patterns conforming to pixels on a substrate by means of elongated evaporation sources and a deposition mask having regularly arranged apertures, the method including the steps of arranging the deposition mask and the substrate in such a way that the long sides of the apertures and pixels are parallel to the lengthwise direction of the evaporation sources irrespective of the direction in which the display panel regions are arranged within the substrate; and moving the substrate and the deposition mask relative to the evaporation sources, thereby forming the deposited patterns conforming to the pixels on the substrate. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181164 | Oxidation-Free Copper Metallization Process Using In-situ Baking - A method of forming an integrated circuit structure includes providing a substrate; forming a metal feature over the substrate; forming a dielectric layer over the metal feature; and forming an opening in the dielectric layer. At least a portion of the metal feature is exposed through the opening. An oxide layer is accordingly formed on an exposed portion of the metal feature. The method further includes, in a production tool having a vacuum environment, performing an oxide-removal process to remove the oxide layer. Between the step of forming the opening and the oxide-removal process, no additional oxide-removal process is performed to the metal feature outside the production tool. The method further includes, in the production tool, forming a diffusion barrier layer in the opening, and forming a seed layer on the diffusion barrier layer | 2009-07-16 |
20090181165 | Curable adhesive compositions, Process, and applications - The invention provides an improvement to the useable lifetimes of phenolic-epoxy, phenolic-benzoxazine, phenolic-epoxy-benzoxazine mixtures and other phenolic mixtures through the use of protected phenolics, where a phenolic compound, polymer, or resin is released on demand by the addition of a deblocking agent. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181166 | RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A recording medium includes a substrate, a recording layer provided with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for recording of information, a foundation layer disposed between the substrate and the recording layer, an initial layer which is greater in surface tension than the foundation layer and held in contact with a recoding-layer-side surface of the foundation layer, and a functional layer held in contact with a recoding-layer-side surface of the initial layer. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181167 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a honeycomb structure having a plugged portion, wherein a mask is applied to the honeycomb structure, a plugging material is supplied on the mask or on the same plane as a surface of the mask, and a pressurizing apparatus disposed at an acute angle with respect to the surface of the mask and having a pressurizing face for pressurizing the plugging material is moved to fill the plugging material into the cells of the honeycomb structure. The pressurizing apparatus is moved on the mask with a part of the region of the pressurizing face being brought into surface contact with the mask via the plugging material to pressurize the plugging material toward the cell side and to push out an extra plugging material in the direction of movement to further pressurize and fill the material into the cells with forming the region of the surface contact. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181168 | SOLID PRECURSOR SUBLIMATOR - An apparatus and method for holding a solid precursor in a sublimator such that the solid precursor can be vaporized for saturating a carrier gas. The apparatus may include alternating disks or shelves that form inner and outer passages, as well as spaces between the disks for fluidicly coupling the passages to create a winding, tortuous fluid flow path through the sublimator for optimizing solid vapor saturation. The method may include directing a carrier gas into a sublimation chamber, around the first shelf in the outer passage, over the first shelf in the space, around the second shelf in the inner passage, and back out of the sublimation chamber. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181169 | METHOD FOR GROWING THIN FILMS - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for growing a thin film onto a substrate, in which method a substrate placed in a reaction space ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090181170 | MONOAZO COLORANTS FROM PYRAZOLOBENZODIAZINEDIOXIDES - The invention relates to monoazo colorants derived from pyrazolobenzodiazinedioxides of Formula 1: | 2009-07-16 |
20090181171 | Method of Controlling Orientation of Domains in Block Copolymer Films - A method of orienting microphase-separated domains is disclosed, comprising applying a composition comprising an orientation control component, and a block copolymer assembly component comprising a block copolymer having at least two microphase-separated domains in which the orientation control component is substantially immiscible with the block copolymer assembly component upon forming a film; and forming a compositionally vertically segregated film on the surface of the substrate from the composition. The orientation control component and block copolymer segregate during film forming to form the compositionally vertically-segregated film on the surface of a substrate, where the orientation control component is enriched adjacent to the surface of the compositionally segregated film adjacent to the surface of the substrate, and the block copolymer assembly is enriched at an air-surface interface. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181172 | LITHOGRAPHY OF NANOPARTICLE BASED INKS - An ink composition comprising: a plurality of metallic nanoparticles suspended in a carrier, wherein the carrier comprises water and at least one organic solvent miscible with water, and wherein the composition is formulated for slow dry rate and proper viscosity for DPN. Also, a method comprising: depositing a composition onto a cantilever, wherein the composition comprises a plurality of metallic nanoparticles suspended in a carrier, wherein the carrier comprises water and at least one organic solvent miscible with water. The composition can be used in direct writing onto surfaces to form patterns and arrays using cantilevers, microcontact printing, ink jet printing, and other methods. The composition is particularly useful for preparing nanoscale features and forming high quality continuous conductive lines and dots, including silver based lines and dots. Applications include surface repair. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181183 | Stabilized Metal Nanoparticles and Methods for Depositing Conductive Features Using Stabilized Metal Nanoparticles - A metal nanoparticle composition includes a thermally decomposable or UV decomposable stabilizer. A method of forming conductive features on a substrate, includes providing a solution containing metal nanoparticles with a stabilizer; and liquid depositing the solution onto the substrate, wherein during the deposition or following the deposition of the solution onto the substrate, decomposing and removing the stabilizer, by thermal treatment or by UV treatment, at a temperature below about 180° C. to form conductive features on the substrate. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181184 | Method for Reducing Thin Films on Low Temperature Substrates - A method for producing an electrically conductive thin film on a substrate is disclosed. Initially, a reducible metal compound and a reducing agent are dispersed in a liquid. The dispersion is then deposited on a substrate as a thin film. The thin film along with the substrate is subsequently exposed to a pulsed electromagnetic emission to chemically react with the reducible metal compound and the reducing agent such that the thin film becomes electrically conductive. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181185 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF CONTAINERS OR OBJECTS - The invention relates to a method and a device for treating the surfaces of containers or objects in which the inner surfaces to be treated are exposed to functionalizing plasma during a process step, and/or to coating plasma during a further process step. The functionalizing plasma and the coating plasma are preferably produced by a plasma source which is located inside or outside the containers or objects. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181186 | PLASMA ARC COATING SYSTEM - A system for coating a substrate includes a heater that heats the substrate. The heater includes a two-dimensional array of a plurality of heat sources which supply heat to the substrate when the substrate is in the presence of the array of heat sources. The heater further includes a controller that controls the operation of each heat source to heat a localized area of the surface of the substrate according to a predetermined temperature profile for the substrate. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181187 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING PERMEABLE DIELECTRIC FILMS - The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a permeable dielectric film, which comprises:
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20090181188 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING TITANIUM CARBIDE - A process for preparing titanium carbide using a pigment formulation having at least one titanium compound and a carbon compound and/or elemental carbon, the pigment formulation reacting under laser irradiation to form TiC. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181189 | THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET PACKAGED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET PACKAGED BODY - A thermal transfer sheet packaged body includes a thermal transfer sheet and a packaging member for storing the thermal transfer sheet. The thermal transfer sheet is provided with field-sequentially disposed color material layers of individual colors and an image protective layer on a base material. An average value of the amounts of remaining solvent per unit area of the color material layers of the individual colors and the image protective layer is adjusted at 12.5 mg/m | 2009-07-16 |
20090181190 | THERMAL TRANSFER RECORDING MEDIUM - A thermal transfer recording medium having at least one transferable protective layer arranged on a base with a non-transferable release layer provided therebetween, in which the protective layer is detached from the release layer at the interface between the at least one protective layer and the release layer during thermal transfer printing and then thermally transferred onto an image, includes a primer layer containing at least one fluorocarbon-based surfactant, the primer layer, the release layer, and the protective layer being stacked, in that order, on one surface of the base, in which the release layer has a glass transition temperature of 60° C. to 110° C. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181191 | CAPSULE FOR TAKING AN ACTIVE SUBSTANCE WHICH CAN BE INHALED - The invention relates to a novel capsule for receiving an active substance to be administered by inhalation, which is preferably intended for use in a powder inhaler operating on the Bernoulli principle. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181192 | Method for making a reception assembly and an reception assembly - A methodology | 2009-07-16 |
20090181213 | Method And Apparatus For Manufacturing A Retroflective Device - The present application relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing an agglomeration of glass beads consisting of a plurality of glass beads bound together by means of a binder material. An apparatus is described which includes a dispensing device ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090181214 | FASTENER STRUCTURE WITH A FINE PATTERN ON A SURFACE THEREOF - A fastener structure with a fine pattern on a surface thereof, wherein a mold core is formed with a mold cavity having a fastener member shape, and a layer of adhesive paper is adhered to an area of the mold cavity desired to be fashioned with a decorative design, then laser engraving machining technology is used to engrave out a specific pattern on the mold cavity. Adhesive paper out of the pattern is removed, and mold texturing (electro-discharge machining) is implemented. Finally, the residual adhesive paper is torn away to reveal a non-textured fine pattern in the mold cavity, and plastic ejection molding is implemented to manufacture a fastener member having a fine pattern, thereby increasing aesthetic appeal of the fastener member. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181215 | PLASTIC CARD AND METHOD FOR MAKING A PLASTIC CARD - A plastic card, including a bottom overlay, a top overlay positioned above a top surface of the bottom overlay and a core layer positioned between the top surface of the bottom overlay and the top overlay. A method for manufacturing a plastic card, including loading a bottom overlay into an injection molding apparatus, loading a top overlay into the injection molding apparatus wherein the top overlay is positioned above a top surface of the bottom overlay and injecting a core layer between the bottom overlay and top overlay, wherein one or more protrusions are formed on the surface of the top overlay. The protrusions may be arranged in such a way as to form designs on the surface of the plastic card. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181216 | Roofing Membranes Including Fluoropolymer - A membrane comprising at least two distinct polymeric layers, where one layer includes a fluorine-containing polymer. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181217 | INK JET PRINTING ON SPORT COURT AND OTHER POLYMER TILES - A method designed for printing a durable, abrasion-resistant image on a non-porous, non-planar polymer surface. The method includes providing a substantially non-planar, polymer substrate having a non-porous surface onto which an image is to be printed with an inkjet printer, activating the polymer surface so as to promote cohesive and chemical bonding interactions between the polymer surface and at least one inkjet ink, applying a layer of an opaque, white, UV-polymerizable primer ink to the polymer surface with the inkjet printer, overlaying an inkjet image on top of the layer of opaque, white primer ink with the inkjet printer, wherein the image comprises a mosaic of dots of a plurality of UV-polymerizable inkjet inks applied by the inkjet printer, and finally, the inkjet inks are cured or “dried” by polymerizing with a UV light source. Activating increases the surface tension of the polymer surface such that the inks are able to bond to the surface. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181218 | Conductive pattern and method of forming thereof - The present invention relates to a conductive pattern and a method for forming the conductive pattern, and more particularly, to a method for forming a conductive pattern, which comprises the steps of 1) preparing a substrate; 2) forming a first pattern by printing a first composition that includes an adhesion promoter and a solvent on the substrate; 3) forming a second pattern by printing a second composition that includes a conductive particle and a solvent on the first pattern; and 4) sintering the first pattern and the second pattern. The method for forming the conductive pattern according to the present invention may improve an adhesion property between a pattern and a substrate and may form a fine pattern having high resolution without formation of bank on a hydrophobic substrate. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181219 | Yellow ink composition, ink set, ink jet recording method using ink set, and record - A yellow ink composition comprises C. I. Pigment Yellow 185 used as a colorant and has a pigment concentration of 10 to 20 weight percent. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181220 | BAND OF WINDABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL - The invention relates to a band of windable plastic material, applicable for the production of bags, such as mesh bags, comprising a plurality of markings, distributed along its length, transparent to visible light and luminescent upon being radiated with ultraviolet or infrared light. According to an embodiment, the band is made up of two superimposed sheets, of which the inner sheet is intended to be applied on a bag, whereas the outer sheet is intended to be exposed outside of the bag, the mentioned markings being printed on the inner face of the outer sheet. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181221 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL DATA CARRIER - A method of manufacturing an optical data carrier, wherein an essentially uncured resin layer is provided on a side of said optical data carrier. The essentially uncured resin layer is embossed with a relief pattern, wherein the relief pattern defines a graphic. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181222 | HOT MELT INKS - A method for forming a mark on a substrate is disclosed. The method includes: (a) heating an edible hot melt ink including a colorant to a temperature sufficient to liquify the ink; and (b) transferring the ink to a substrate to provide a mark on the substrate. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181233 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR SOFT AND DURABLE COMPONENT PARTS - An injectable composite material made from a nylon and a para-aramid pulp, methods of manufacturing the injectable composite material, and components useful in tools and air motors made using the injectable composite material. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181234 | HEAT-RESISTANT RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, HEAT-RESISTANT RESIN-MOLDED ARTICLE, AND SURFACE MOUNT ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - To provide a heat-resistant resin composition which has excellent heat resistance, does not show a reduced mechanical strength such as flexural strength even after being passed rough a reflow furnace and heat-treated under high temperature conditions, and also has an excellent flame retardancy; a production method of the heat-resistant resin composition; a heat-resistant resin-molded article; and a surface mount electronic component. The heat-resistant resin composition includes a polyarylene sulfide resin (A) and an aromatic polyamide (B) having terephthalic acid amide as an essential structural unit at a former/latter ratio of 70/30 to 95/5 by mass. In a molded article composed of the heat-resistant resin composition, the average diameter of holes formed by etching a broken-out section of the molded article with an organic solvent is 0.1 to 1.0 μm, where the broken-out section is observed on a scanning electron microscope (2,500 times). | 2009-07-16 |
20090181235 | MICROPOROUS LAYER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - One embodiment includes a process including coating a first microporous layer onto a first decal and curing the first microporous layer and the first decal. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181236 | Toner Release Coating - The present disclosure relates to a toner release coating that may be applied to a toner regulating member such as a doctor blade which may reduce toner adhesion at a doctoring pre-nip location. The toner release coating may be formed from lubricating particulate and a polymeric binder resin. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181237 | HYDROPHOBIC COATING SYSTEMS, SUSPENSIONS FOR FORMING HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS, AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS - Hydrophobic coating systems, suspensions for forming hydrophobic coatings, and methods for fabricating hydrophobic coatings are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a hydrophobic coating system comprises a substrate and a hydrophobic coating disposed on the substrate. The hydrophobic coating comprises agglomerates formed of a fluorinated polymer and a plurality of chemically inert particles having an average size of no greater than about 0.1 μm. The hydrophobic coating exhibits contact angles greater than about 90 degrees. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181238 | CUBIC BORON NITRIDE COMPACT - A composition for use in producing a CBN compact comprising about 45 to about 75 volume % CBN, where the CBN is comprised of particles of more than one average particle size, preferably bimodal; a secondary hard phase including a compound containing a nitride, carbonitride or carbide of a Group 4, 5 or 6 transition metal or a mixture or solid solution thereof, and a binder phase. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181239 | CARBON NANOTUBE-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A carbon nanotube-based composite material includes a polymer matrix and a plurality of carbon nanotubes in the polymer matrix. The plurality of carbon nanotubes form a free standing carbon nanotube film structure. A method for fabricating the carbon nanotube-based composite material includes: providing a polymer matrix comprising a surface; providing at least one carbon nanotube film comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes; disposing the at least one carbon nanotube film on the surface of the polymer matrix to obtain a preform; and heating the preform to combine the at least one carbon nanotube film with the polymer matrix. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181240 | DIAZONIUM FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS FOR BINDING NANOPARTICLES TO METALLIC SURFACES - In one embodiment, a functionalized particle includes a n inorganic particle with diazonium functional group attached. In some embodiments, the largest dimension of the inorganic particle ranges between about 10 nm and 1000 μm. In another embodiment, a substrate with a hydrophobic surface includes a substrate, and a first plurality of inorganic particles with at least one diazonium functional group attached to the substrate. The largest dimension of the first plurality of inorganic particles ranges between about 10 nm and 1000 μm. One embodiment includes a second plurality of particles with at least one phenol functional group attached to the inorganic particle. In a further embodiment, a fluorinated functional group is attached to the second plurality of particles. In some embodiments, the material has a hydrophobic surface with a water contact angle greater than about 150°. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181241 | Method Of Making Glossy Ink Jet Media Using Sub-Micron Silica Coating And Calendering Process - The invention relates to instant drying glossy ink jet media made by using a sub-micron silica coating and a calendering process, preferably a supercalendering process. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181242 | Exterior window film - A transparent exterior window film composite comprising a base sheet material having an outer PET (polyethylene terephthalate) film layer which has been surface treated to elevate adhesion thereto and which is impregnated with an ultra violet light absorber (UVA), the treated surface being coated with a UV stabilized acrylic polymer or co-polymer undercoat having a UV stabilized hard coat layer thereon formed from at least one aliphatic urethane acrylate oligomer and at least one multifunctional acrylate monomer, the primer layer having a thickness which is at least as thick as the hard coat. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181263 | Cation-Polymerizable Resin Composition Containing Multi-Branched Polyether Polyol, Adhesive Agent Comprising the Composition, and Laminate and Polarizing Plate Using the Adhesive Agent - The present invention provides a cation-polymerizable resin composition comprising (A) a multi-branched polyether polyol obtained from a ring-opening reaction of (a1) a hydroxyalkyloxetane and (a2) an epoxy compound having one epoxy group, (B) an alicyclic epoxy compound having at least two alicyclic epoxy groups, and (C) an acid generator, which may be used in various uses including, for example, an adhesive agent or tackiness agent for optical elements, various kinds of coating agents and the like. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181264 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PATTERNED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for manufacturing a patterned magnetic recording medium that allows processing only required sites with high precision, in a dry etching process during formation of an uneven pattern in an interlayer. The method includes forming sequentially, on a substrate, a soft magnetic layer, an etching stop layer, a seed layer, an interlayer, a hard mask layer and a resist; obtaining a resist pattern by patterning the resist; obtaining a patterned hard mask layer by etching the hard mask layer using the resist pattern as a mask; stripping the resist pattern; obtaining a patterned interlayer by etching the interlayer using the patterned hard mask layer as a mask; stripping the patterned hard mask layer; and forming a magnetic recording layer by forming a perpendicular orientation section on the patterned interlayer, and forming a random orientation section on the seed layer. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181265 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT MODULE AND DRIVING DEVICE - A driving device for driving a load is disclosed, including a secondary cell, a fuel cell, a fuel supply device, and an energy management module. The energy management module is coupled to the secondary cell, the fuel cell, and the fuel supply device for generating a current signal to the load and a first and a second signal to the fuel supply device according to an electrical signal and a liquid level signal of the fuel cell, and driving the fuel supply device to supply a fuel solution to the fuel cell. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181266 | Method for Preparation of Transition Metal Electroplated Porous Carbon Nanofiber Composite for Hydrogen Storage - There is provided a method for preparation of a transition metal electroplated porous carbon nanofiber composite for hydrogen storage. Specifically, the preparation method of a transition metal electroplated porous carbon nanofiber composite for hydrogen storage according to the present invention comprises electroplating a transition metal with a controlled particle diameter and a surface dispersion ratio on a porous carbon nanofiber with specific surface area from 500 to 3000 m | 2009-07-16 |
20090181267 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SYSTEM OUTSIDE OF DESIRED THERMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS - A fuel cell system is disclosed that employs a thermal sensor for measuring an amount of heat generated in the fuel cell system, wherein a sensor signal from the thermal sensor is used to adjust operation of the fuel cell system when the fuel cell system is operating outside of desired thermal operating conditions. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181268 | PROCEDURE FOR FILLING A FUEL CELL ANODE SUPPLY MANIFOLD WITH HYDROGEN FOR START-UP - A method for filling a fuel cell anode supply manifold with hydrogen prior to a start-up operation to facilitate a substantially even hydrogen distribution across the fuel cell is disclosed. The anode supply manifold is in fluid communication with a source of hydrogen. A first valve in fluid communication with the anode supply manifold and a second valve in fluid communication with an anode exhaust manifold are initially in a closed position while hydrogen is supplied to the anode inlet conduit to pressurize the fuel cell stack. The first valve is then opened to purge at least a portion of a fluid from the anode supply manifold to facilitate a filling of the manifold with hydrogen. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181269 | FUEL CELL STACK, FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell stack of the present invention includes intermediate current collectors ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090181270 | Anode Recirculation Pump Control Strategy - A control strategy for controlling how much current can be provided by a fuel cell stack to a system load during a power up-transient. When a power up-transient command is given, the control strategy limits the amount of power or current that the stack can provide to the load based on how fast an anode exhaust gas recirculation pump can meet the exhaust gas recirculation demand so that the ratio between the recirculated anode exhaust gas and the fresh hydrogen remains substantially constant. Thus, during the power up-transient, the relative humidity provided by the combination of the fresh hydrogen and the anode exhaust gas maintains the membranes in the stack at the desired humidity level. Any difference between the commanded stack power and the limited stack power during the power up-transient can be provided by a system battery. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181271 | Fuel cell system - A fuel cell system of the present invention includes a fuel cell ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090181272 | FUEL CELL PROVIDING IMPROVED STACK AND COOLING PLATE - A fuel cell stack having an improved sealing structure of a cooling plate in which the cooling plates therein each have a coolant flow channel through which a coolant flows to remove heat from the fuel cell stack and a groove that surrounds the coolant flow channel, and a sealing member disposed in the groove to prevent coolant leakage. The sealing member has a compression rate of 18 to 30%, as the compression rate being ((a thickness of the sealing member—a height of the groove)/the thickness of the sealing member)×100. Such a fuel cell stack may maintain operation for a long time without the need of supplementing the coolant. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181273 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a first airflow generator, a first fuel cell module, a second airflow generator and a second fuel cell module. The first airflow generator is capable of providing a first airflow, which flows through the first fuel cell module. The second airflow generator is capable of providing a second airflow, which flows through the second fuel cell module. A heat exchange is proceeded between the first airflow departing from the first fuel cell module and the second airflow prior to entering the second fuel cell module, and another heat exchange is proceeded between the second airflow departing from the second fuel cell module and the first airflow prior to entering the first fuel cell module. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181274 | Electrodes for Lanthanum Gallate Electrolyte-Based Electrochemical Systems - An electrochemical cell is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including an oxygen electrode and a solid oxide electrolyte coupled to the oxygen electrode to transport oxygen ions. A hydrogen electrode is coupled to the solid oxide electrolyte and contains nickel combined with a material tending to reduce the reactivity of the nickel with the solid oxide electrolyte. In selected embodiments, the solid oxide electrolyte is lanthanum gallate. Similarly, the material combined with the nickel may be an oxide such as magnesium oxide. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181275 | MEMBRANE WITH OPTIMIZED DIMENSIONS FOR A FUEL CELL - A UEA for a fuel cell having an active region and a feed region is provided. The UEA includes an electrolyte membrane disposed between a pair of electrodes. The electrolyte membrane and the pair of electrodes is further disposed between a pair of DM. The electrolyte membrane, the pair of electrodes, and the DM are configured to be disposed at the active region of the fuel cell. A barrier film coupled to the electrolyte membrane is configured to be disposed at the feed region of the fuel cell. The dimensions of the electrolyte membrane are thereby optimized. A fuel cell having the UEA, and a fuel cell stack formed from a plurality of the fuel cells, is also provided. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181276 | METHOD OF MAKING A PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE USING A GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE AS A SUBSTRATE - One embodiment includes a method comprising providing a first catalyst coated gas diffusion media layer, depositing a wet first proton exchange membrane layer over the first catalyst coated gas diffusion media layer to form a first proton exchange membrane layer; providing a second catalyst coated gas diffusion media layer; contacting the second catalyst coated gas diffusion media layer, or second proton exchange membrane layer, with the first proton exchange membrane layer; and hot pressing together the catalyst coated diffusion layers and proton exchange membrane layer(s). | 2009-07-16 |
20090181277 | MEMBRANE-MEMBRANE REINFORCING MEMBER ASSEMBLY, MEMBRANE-CATALYST LAYER ASSEMBLY, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A membrane-membrane reinforcing member assembly ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090181278 | MICRO FUEL CELL, FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, AND MICRO FUEL CELL STACK USING THE SAME - A micro cell fuel cell using a nano porous structure according to a thin film process and an anodizing process as a template for implementing a porous structure of an electrode, its fabrication method, and a micro fuel cell stack using the same are disclosed. The micro-fuel cell includes a solid electrolyte and first and second electrodes separately formed on the electrolyte, wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes is supported by a template having a plurality of nano pores formed by depositing, anodizing and etching a thin film, and is a porous electrode with nano pores formed at positions corresponding to the entirety or a portion of the plurality of nano pores formed on the template. The micro-fuel cell can be fabricated based on the thin film process, and unit cells can be highly integrated to implement a micro-fuel cell system generating a high voltage and a high current. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181279 | FUEL FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Fuel for a fuel cell includes a main fuel that includes at least hydrogen and carbon, and a fuel additive formed of a hydrogen-containing compound that has a redox potential lower than that of hydrogen. A fuel cell system includes an electrolyte, an anode arranged on one side of the electrolyte and a cathode arranged on the other side of the electrolyte, and a fuel supply source that supplies the main fuel and the fuel additive. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181280 | FEATURES FOR BARRIER FILM SUPPORT - A barrier film for a fuel cell is provided, including a polymeric membrane having a plurality of support features. The support features are adapted to militate against a deflection of the membrane under a pressure differential across the membrane. A fuel cell employing the barrier film has a first plate with a port formed therein, and a second plate disposed adjacent the first plate. The barrier film is disposed between the first plate and the second plate. The support features of the barrier film militate against an intrusion of the membrane into the port. A fuel cell stack formed from a plurality of the fuel cells is also provided. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181281 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL BIPOLAR PLATE - A bipolar plate for an electrochemical cell is disclosed. The bipolar plate includes a unitary plate having first and second inlet ports, first and second outlet ports. The bipolar plate further includes a plurality of protrusions on each surface that forms a first plurality of flow channels, and second plurality flow channels. A first frame inlet header channel at one end of the first flow channels is in fluid communication with the first inlet port, and a first outlet header channel at the other end of the first flow channels is in fluid communication with the first outlet port. A second frame inlet header channel at one end of the second flow channels is in fluid communication with the second inlet port, and an outlet header channel at the other end of the second flow channels is in fluid communication with the second outlet port. Each of the header channels provides a fluid flow channel from one end of the respective header channel to the other end. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181282 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR - A fuel cell separator has a sandwiching section. The sandwiching section is connected to a fuel gas manifold through a bridge, and connected to an oxygen-containing gas manifold through a bridge. The circumferential length R of the sandwiching section, the width H of the bridges, the length L of the bridges, and the outer diameter D of the manifolds satisfies relationships of 0.03≦H/R≦0.20, 0.01≦L/R≦0.55, and 0.06≦D/R≦0.32. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181293 | AA ALKALINE BATTERY - An AA alkaline battery includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a separator; and an alkaline electrolyte. The negative electrode contains 4.0 g or more of zinc as an active material and an indium compound in the range from 50 ppm to 1000 ppm, both inclusive, with respect to the weight of zinc. Zinc contained in the negative electrode includes zinc particles which has a size of 200 meshes or less and is in the range from 20 wt. % to 50 wt. %, both inclusive, with respect to the weight of zinc contained in the negative electrode. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181294 | Battery Separators and Batteries - Batteries are provided that include a tubular battery separator having a locally strengthened region. The strengthened region maybe provided by including a folded area adjacent an open end of the tubular separator. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181295 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS LAMINATE AND POROUS LAMINATE - A process for producing a porous laminate having many micropores interconnected in the thickness direction, which comprises: a step in which a laminate is produced which comprises at least three layers comprising an interlayer made of a thermoplastic resin having a hard segment and a soft segment and two nonporous outer layers made of a filler-containing resin and located as outer layers respectively on both sides of the interlayer; a step in which the laminate obtained is impregnated with a supercritical or subcritical fluid and this state is relieved to vaporize the fluid and thereby make the interlayer porous; and a step in which the two nonporous outer layers located respectively on both sides are made porous by stretching. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181296 | Lithium-Ion secondary battery - A lithium-ion battery includes a cathode that includes an active cathode material. The active cathode material includes a cathode mixture that includes a lithium cobaltate and a manganate spinel a manganate spinel represented by an empirical formula of Li | 2009-07-16 |
20090181297 | STORAGE CELL - A storage cell includes a storage element, a first case having a first flat portion contacting an upper surface of the storage element and having a rectangular shape, a second case having a second flat portion contacting a lower surface of the storage element and having a rectangular shape, a gasket allowing the storage element to be accommodated between the first case and the second case, first and second terminal plates joined to the first and second cases, respectively, a first sealing resin for sealing the first case and the gasket, a second sealing resin for sealing the second case and the gasket, and a package resin covering the above components. The gasket has a rectangular frame shape, and has a cross section having substantially an H-shape. Edges of the first and second cases are inserted in recesses in the gasket and sealed with the first and second sealing resins, respectively. This storage cell has a high withstanding temperature and reduces an area having the cell mounted thereto. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181298 | INTEGRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - According to various embodiments, an electrochemical device is provided that comprises an anode terminal pin electrically coupled with an anode, a cathode terminal pin electrically coupled with a cathode, and a terminal surface configured to receive the anode terminal pin and the cathode terminal pin. The electrochemical device may further comprise a shared surface that is configured to interface with the terminal surface to produce an electrode housing, and the shared surface may be configured to be shared between the integral electrochemical device and an apparatus that is configured to receive power from the integral electrochemical device | 2009-07-16 |
20090181299 | AA ALKALINE BATTERY - In an AA alkaline battery according to the present invention, the opening of a battery case is sealed with a gasket. In the battery case, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an alkaline electrolyte are provided. The negative electrode contains 4.0 g or more of zinc. The gasket has a hydrogen gas permeability coefficient, per one gasket, in the range from 1.2×110 | 2009-07-16 |
20090181300 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - An electrode assembly of a secondary battery includes a cathode including a cathode active material layer, an anode including an anode active material layer, and a ceramic coating layer formed on at least one of surfaces of the cathode and anode that face each other. The ceramic coating layer includes a ceramic powder and a binder. The specific surface area of the ceramic powder is more than 1.5 m | 2009-07-16 |
20090181301 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator separating the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode active material of the negative electrode includes a material that is capable of reversibly intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions and a metallic material capable of alloying with lithium. The electrolyte includes a chemical compound containing a nitrile (—CN) radical. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181302 | ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVE FOR PERFORMANCE STABILITY OF BATTERIES - An organic additive to an electrolyte for a battery cell in an implantable medical device is presented. At least one organic additive is selected from a group comprising one of lithium salicylate, hydroxyphthalic anhydride, a hydroxybenzoic acid, salicylate ester, salicylamide, and salicylanilide. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181313 | PIGMENT LAYER AND METHOD ESPECIALLY FOR A DURABLE INSCRIPTION OF GLASS USING A HIGH ENERGY RADIATION - A pigment layer intended more particularly for the permanent marking of glass, based on a polymer matrix which reacts predominantly with pulverization to a high-energy beam, more particularly to laser irradiation, and comprising at least one titanium compound and free carbon. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181314 | Reverse Dummy Insertion Algorithm - A method of inserting dummy patterns includes providing a window area comprising a main pattern. The main pattern includes first patterns of a first type of features, and second patterns of a second type of features. The first and the second types are different types. The method further includes globally inserting first dummy patterns throughout the window area, wherein the first dummy patterns are dummy patterns of the first type of features; enlarging the main pattern to generate an enlarged main pattern, wherein the enlarged main pattern occupies an enlarged region of the window area; removing the portion of the first dummy patterns in the enlarged region from the first dummy patterns to generate first inversed dummy patterns; and combining the first patterns in the main pattern with the first inversed dummy patterns to generate first mask patterns for the first type of features. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181315 | PRODUCTION OF MICRO- AND NANOPORE MASS ARRANGEMENTS BY SELF-ORGANIZATION OF NANOPARTICLES AND SUBLIMATION TECHNOLOGY - The invention relates to a method for the production of micro- and/or nanopore mass arrangements on a substrate including functionalization of the substrate surface in selected areas; deposition of colloidal particles that have the capacity to selectively bond to the functionalized areas of the substrate surface from an aqueous dispersion on the substrate surface, during which an ordered monolayer of the particles forms on the substrate surface; separation of non-bound colloidal particles; freezing of the substrate; and sublimation of the residual water on the substrate in the vacuum, during which the short-range order of the particle monolayer is preserved. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181316 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - In a pattern measuring unit installed in a coating and developing treatment system, the height of a pattern formed on a substrate is measured using the Scatterometry method. Based on the measured height of the pattern, an appropriate number of rotations of the substrate during application of a coating solution is calculated, so that the rotation of the substrate during the application is controlled by the calculated number of rotations of the substrate. Since the number of rotations of the substrate when the coating solution is applied to the substrate is controlled, it is unnecessary to stop the system which performs photolithography processing on the substrate, resulting in improved productivity of the substrate. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181317 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Toner for developing an electrostatic image which hardly causes an offset phenomenon and a wrapping phenomenon and which excels in anti-fusing property, and the production process thereof is provided. The toner for developing an electrostatic image contains at least a binder resin and a colorant, in which the binder resin contains an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, and an endothermal peak having an onset temperature of a starting point ranging from 100 to 150° C., an onset temperature of an end point ranging from 150 to 200° C., and a half value width ranging from 10 to 40° C. is present in a DSC curve while elevating the temperature measured by a differential scanning calorimeter of the toner. This toner can be produced by performing a heat-melt kneading at the temperature defined as T (° C.) having the range specified by the following formula: (T | 2009-07-16 |
20090181318 | Liquid Developer and Image Forming Apparatus - A liquid developer includes an insulation liquid, toner particles dispersed in the insulation liquid, which at least a part of the surface of each of the toner particles contains a rosin resin and a dispersant improving dispersibility of the toner particles in the insulation liquid, which the dispersant is consisted of a material having a predetermined amine value. The liquid developer described above has superior positive charge property of toner particles and which has superior dispersibility of the toner particles for a long period of time. Further, an image forming apparatus that can suitably use such a liquid developer is also provided. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181319 | AROMATIC FLUORINE-FREE PHOTOACID GENERATORS AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME - Fluorine-free photoacid generators and photoresist compositions containing fluorine-free photoacid generators are enabled as alternatives to PFOS/PFAS photoacid generator-containing photoresists. The photoacid generators are characterized by the presence of a fluorine-free aromatic sulfonate anionic component having one or more electron withdrawing groups. The photoacid generators preferably contain a fluorine-free onium cationic component, more preferably a sulfonium cationic component. The photoresist compositions preferably contain an acid sensitive imaging polymer having a lactone functionality. The compositions are especially useful for forming material patterns using 193 nm (ArF) imaging radiation. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181320 | FLUORINE-FREE HETEROAROMATIC PHOTOACID GENERATORS AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME - Fluorine-free photoacid generators and photoresist compositions containing fluorine-free photoacid generators are enabled as alternatives to PFOS/PFAS photoacid generator-containing photoresists. The photoacid generators are characterized by the presence of a fluorine-free heteroaromatic sulfonate anionic component. The photoacid generators preferably contain an onium cationic component, more preferably a sulfonium cationic component. The photoresist compositions preferably contain an acid sensitive imaging polymer. The compositions are especially useful for forming material patterns using 193 nm (ArF) imaging radiation. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181321 | Photoresist Compositions and Methods of Use in High Index Immersion Lithography - The present invention relates to a composition comprising a photoresist polymer and a fluoropolymer. In one embodiment, the fluoropolymer comprises a first monomer having a pendant group selected from alicyclic bis-hexafluoroisopropanol and aryl bis-hexafluoroisopropanol and preferably a second monomer selected from fluorinated styrene and fluorinated vinyl ether. The invention composition has improved receding contact angles with high refractive index hydrocarbon fluids used in immersion lithography and, thereby, provides improved performance in immersion lithography. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181322 | Photoresist Compositions and Methods of Use in High Index Immersion Lithography - The present invention relates to a composition comprising a photoresist polymer and a fluoropolymer. In one embodiment, the fluoropolymer comprises a first monomer having a pendant group selected from alicyclic bis-hexafluoroisopropanol and aryl bis-hexafluoroisopropanol and preferably a second monomer selected from fluorinated styrene and fluorinated vinyl ether. The invention composition has improved receding contact angles with high refractive index hydrocarbon fluids used in immersion lithography and, thereby, provides improved performance in immersion lithography. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181343 | Flexible tooling for use in maxillary sinus elevation procedures and method of using the same - Tooling and methodologies for separation and dissection of the subantral membrane from the floor of the maxillary sinus, and for packing bone and bone substitutes under the subantral membrane. The tooling and associated methodology employ a handle and one or more support structures extending therefrom. A thin member extends from the distal end of the support structure(s). The thin member has a first peripheral region disposed opposite a second peripheral region. The first peripheral region is joined to or integrally formed with the distal end of the support structure(s). The second peripheral region defines a thin blade-like section for dissecting the subantral membrane from the floor of the maxillary sinus. In the preferred embodiment, the blade-like section is angled downward away from the distal support structure, which aids in positioning the blade-like section on the floor of the maxillary sinus. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181344 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUND TO PREVENT AND TREAT FOCAL TISSULAR LESIONS AND INFECTIONS, METHOD AND APPLICATORS - A therapeutic compound, methods and applicators to prevent and treat focal tissular lesions and infections in mammals is made by the mixture of an antiseptic powder and an antiseptic liquid, wherein the compound may be employed for an assisted integration of implants to bone, through the bone socket arrangement pre or post-implantation by medication in a patient, for preventing or curing by direct contact diseases within the mouth and also to treat skin inflammations, infections, aphthas, herpes simplex infections, ulcers, burns, and other externally illness, to promote healing and bone growth and to chemical debridement. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181345 | ASSEMBLY FOR LIFTING THE SINUS MEMBRANE FOR USE IN DENTAL IMPLANT SURGERY - An assembly for practicing sinus membrane elevation in the process of dental implant surgery comprising a balloon made of an elastomeric material and having a rounded head portion, an elongated, tubular sleeve portion and a flanged rim portion. Further provided is a balloon probe member having a stem portion with an outer screw-thread and a bore freely fitting the external diameter of the balloon tubular sleeve. A connector member is threadably receivable in the probe member and connected to a flexible pipe with a manually operable valve. For inflating the balloon a pump supplies a pressurized fluid through the pipe. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181346 | METHOD, BLANK, ASSORTMENT OF BLANKS, DENTAL DATABASE AND BLANK DATABASE COMPRISING PREFABRICATED PARTIAL END SURFACES OF PARTIAL DENTURES - The invention relates to a process, a blank, an assortment of blanks, a tooth database, and a database of blanks, for the production of a dental prosthetic item. The method comprises the provision of a 3D model of a dental prosthetic item and the selection of a suitable blank from a plurality of possible blanks. The provision of the 3D model of the dental prosthetic item comprises the determination of an esthetically relevant designed subregion of the 3D model of the dental prosthetic item as part of an exterior surface of said dental prosthetic item, and a blank is specified from a plurality of blanks having a prefabricated esthetically relevant terminal subsurface of a surface of the tooth, the terminal subsurface of said blank being such that it at least approximates the thus specified designed subregion. The 3D model of said dental prosthetic item is carved from the selected blank such that the prefabricated terminal subsurface of said blank remains unmachined in at least a central region thereof. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181347 | BONE AUGMENTATION PRODUCT FOR GUIDING BONE TISSUE REGENERATION - A bone augmentation product for guiding bone tissue regeneration includes a soft tissue barrier membrane in the form of a soft sheet, and a tissue-regeneration guiding material being integrally molded to one side of the soft tissue barrier membrane. The tissue-regeneration guiding material may be collagen for directly filling in a defective area on a tooth bed or an area on a bone requiring osteogenesis to thereby simplify the procedures and reduce the difficulty in a surgery. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181348 | DENTAL PATIENT ANXIETY AND PAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ISOLATED HAND PIECE INTERRUPT AND RESET - Disclosed is a dental patient anxiety and pain management system including a patient controllable interrupt device operable by a patient for interrupting a flow of pressurized fluid along a fluid path between a pressurized fluid source to a dental hand piece and for venting the pressurized fluid from a portion of the fluid path between the patient interrupt device and the dental hand piece for reducing the motive force driving the operative element of the hand piece, the fluid flow remaining interrupted until a reset device is operated for allowing the flow of pressurized fluid to resume along the fluid path between the pressurized fluid source and the hand piece. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181349 | Driver Training System - The invention provides a computerized assessment system, as well as a method, that can be used for diagnosing driving skills in a driver of the class of vehicle drivers having impaired abilities. The system utilizes a) at least one prerecorded audio/visual training session capable of diagnosing the visual cognition, visual memory and visual recall abilities of a motor vehicle driver, where the training session comprises interactive driving simulations presented through four active visual zones; b) computerized means for digitally assessing driver actions in response to simulated driving situations presented by the interactive driving simulations; c) a database that records the driver actions; and d) a computer program capable of developing a diagnostic assessment of the visual cognition, visual memory and visual recall abilities of the driver. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181350 | Medical Device And Procedure Simulation - A device is disclosed that includes an interface member including a material and a manipulandum movable in a degree of freedom. The manipulandum is able to penetrate the material. A sensor is configured to output a position signal based on the position of the manipulandum. An actuator is configured to output haptic feedback by applying a compressive force to the material based on the position signal. In other embodiments, a method is disclosed that includes receiving a position signal associated with a position of a manipulandum, where at least a portion of the manipulandum penetrates the interface material. Haptic feedback is output by varying a density of the interface material based on the position signal. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181351 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PERIODIC TABLE - The invention includes a three dimensional periodic table of the chemical elements and a method of learning about the periodic nature of the elements. Included are several cardboard or paper sheets, each having a plurality of blocks that display information about particular elements. The blocks are arranged in groupings of elements with similar properties, such as the transition Earth metals. Students follow a set of instructions provided with the sheets to cut out the groups, fold along particular lines, and affix tabs together to assemble several three dimensional forms. The students then place the forms on a planar map that indicates where to place each form and indicates how to follow the periods of elements between the forms. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181352 | MULTIPLE STUDENT BEHAVIOR COUNTER - A multiple student behavior counter device configured to display and store student data, wherein the device includes a housing. The housing includes a display module coupled to the housing. The device also includes an instructional module coupled to the display module and configured to store student data. The instructional module includes a communication module configured to send or receive student data. In addition, the instructional module includes a storage module configured to store student data. The storage module is selectably removable from the device. Furthermore, the instructional module includes a teaching module configured to store teaching lesson plans for an instructor. The device further includes a data entry module in communication with the instructional module, wherein the data entry module may be configured to enter student data to the instructional module. The device also includes an audio module in communication with the instructional module and configured to display audio. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181363 | NON-INVASIVE DETECTION OF FISH VIRUSES BY REAL-TIME PCR - A real-time assay coupled with a non-invasive tissue sampling was developed for the detection and quantification of fish viruses. As a proof of principles, data were presented for the detection and quantification of infectious hypodermal necrosis virus (IHNV) in trout. The primers were designed for IHNV nucleocapsid (N), and surface glycoprotein (G) genes, and trout &bgr;-actin and elongation factor-l&agr; (EF-I &agr;) were used as internal control for the assay. The reaction conditions for the real-time RT-PCR were optimized using cDNA derived from IHNV-infected Epithelioma papulosum cyprinid (EPC) cells. Using both N- and G-gene primers, IHNV was successfully detected in liver, kidney, spleen, adipose tissue and pectoral fin samples of laboratory-challenged and wild samples. The dissociation curves with a single melting peak at expected temperature (85° C. for the N-gene and 86.5° C. for the G-gene) confirmed the specificity of the N- and G-gene amplicons. The IHNV N- and the G-gene expression levels in different tissues of laboratory challenged samples were in the order of spleen, liver, kidney, adipose tissue and pectoral fin, however in the field-collected samples the order of gene expression was liver, kidney, pectoral fin, adipose tissue, and spleen. The N- and G-gene expressions in spleen were found to be dramatically lower in the field-collected samples compared to the laboratory-challenged samples indicating a potential difference in the IHNV replication in the laboratory as opposed to field conditions. The real-time PCR assay was found to be rapid, highly sensitive, and reproducible. Based upon the ability to detect the virus in pectoral fins a non-invasive detection method for IHNV and other fish viruses is developed. Such a non-invasive tissue sampling coupled with real-time PCR assay is very valuable for large-scale virus screening of fish in aquaculture facilities as well as for epidemiological studies. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181364 | ZINC BINDING COMPOUNDS AND THEIR METHOD OF USE - The present invention provides a metal chelator and methods that facilitate binding, detecting, monitoring and quantitating of zinc ions in a sample. The metal chelating moiety of the zinc-binding compound is an analog of the well-known calcium chelator, BAPTA (1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), wherein the chelating moiety has been modified from a tetraacetic acid moiety to a tri- di- or monoacetic moiety. This change in acetic acid groups on the metal chelating moiety results in the selective bindings of zinc ions in the presence of calcium ions, both of which are present in biological fluids and intracellular cytosolic fluid and organelles. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181365 | NOROVIRUS DETECTION REAGENT - The present invention provides a combination of oligonucleotides preferable for composing a gene testing reagent capable of detecting all subtypes of norovirus rapidly and with high sensitivity. More specifically, the present invention provides a detection method in which only norovirus is specifically amplified and an oligonucleotide that binds to a specific site of norovirus, by using a primer having a sequence that is homologous or complementary to a base sequence specific for norovirus and is located at a position subject to minimal mutation according to subtype. | 2009-07-16 |
20090181366 | INTERNAL POSITIVE CONTROL FOR NUCLEIC ACID ASSAYS - Compositions and methods for detecting a non-specific nucleic acid amplification inhibitor in a reaction are disclosed. An internal positive control (IPC) may be included in samples to be tested for target nucleic acids as a means to monitor non-specific inhibition of nucleic acid amplification and provide confidence in negative results obtained in target-specific assays. Provided herein are an IPC polynucleotide, IPC control primers, and IPC probes. Also provided are methods of using an IPC polynucleotide, primers, and probes to detect a non-specific nucleic acid amplification inhibitor. | 2009-07-16 |