29th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110176935 | JET EDUCTOR PUMP - The invention provides a synthetic jet eductor pump that includes a synthetic jet actuator coupled to a fluid conduit. The synthetic jet actuator may include a vibratable membrane, an actuating portion that vibrates the vibratable membrane, a pump chamber coupled to the vibratable membrane, and a pump conduit in fluid communication with the pump chamber such that vibration of the membrane draws fluid into and ejects fluid from the pump conduit to create a net momentum of fluid in a predetermined direction. The fluid conduit may include a jet receiving portion between intake and ejection portions thereof, wherein the jet receiving portion is in fluid communication with the pump conduit. The net momentum of fluid created by the synthetic jet actuator may be communicated to the fluid conduit at the jet receiving portion to create fluid flow in the fluid conduit from the intake portion to the ejection portion. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176936 | PRESSURE EXCHANGER - A pressure vessel provided with a first port acting as a high pressure inlet of a first stream and a second port acting as a high pressure outlet. A rotatable valve element is located in the centre of the machine and includes a centre plate, which is utilized to separate high pressure streams. At each end of the valve element are valves. The valves ensure that as the valve element rotates the exchange ducts are either both isolated or that one is exposed to high pressure while the other is exposed to low pressure. In operation, a fluid stream is introduced to the machine at high pressure through port and flows around the outside of the exchange duct towards the centre of the machine. The stream then flows downwardly to the valve element, where it then passes through the open ports of the valve element and into flow distributor. The stream then passes into and upwardly in the exchange duct, causing upward displacement of the duct piston, resulting in the pressurization and flow of the second fluid above the duct piston. The second fluid then flows into the upper flow distributor, into the valve element, and then downwardly and finally between the exchange duct and out through the high pressure port. At the same time a fluid stream is introduced to the machine at low pressure through port. This flows into the valve element and then into the flow distributor. From the flow distributor it flows and downwardly into the pressure exchange duct, causing downward displacement of duct piston and resulting in flow of the first fluid below the duct piston, which then flows into the lower flow distributor, into the valve element, and then out of the lower sealing plate at port. A planar radial sealing surface promotes sealing connection between the rotatable valve element and various pressure exchange ducts within the pressure vessel. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176937 | VENTURI-TYPE LIQUID PUMP - A venturi-type liquid pump is provided. The pump includes a supply line having a front end and a rear end, wherein the front end of the supply line includes a connector for connecting a supply of pressurized liquid to the supply line and the rear end of the supply line includes a nozzle having an exit orifice through which the pressurized liquid exits the supply line. The pump further includes a suction line having a first end and a second end, wherein the suction line is positioned in relation to the supply line to define a gap between the exit orifice and the first end such that the pressurized liquid exiting the exit orifice traverses the gap and entrains a second liquid within the gap before entering the first end of the suction line together with the entrained second liquid. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176938 | TORSIONAL RESTRAINT FOR JET PUMP ASSEMBLY - Disclosed are various torsional restraint systems for torsionally restraining a jet pump assembly, wherein the jet pump assembly includes a riser pipe, a transition assembly on the riser pipe, and a restrainer bracket connecting a first and a second inlet mixer to the riser pipe. The torsional restraint system includes a first contact member operatively attached to a side of the jet pump assembly and a second contact member operatively attached to the side of the jet pump assembly and disposed from the first contact member such that the first and second contact members restrain the riser pipe from rotating about a centerline of the riser pipe. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176939 | DECOUPLEABLE PULLEY FOR CONTROLLING A WATER PUMP - A pulley assembly comprising a locking assembly connected to an input shaft of a water pump, a pulley mounted in a idle condition with respect to the shaft, an armature which is axially mobile in order to selectively cooperate by friction with the pulley, an electromagnet to displace the armature arranged on the axially opposite side of the pulley with respect to the armature, and an elastic element preloaded to maintain the armature in contact against the pulley when the electromagnet is not energised and having a substantially flat shape in its non-preloaded or non-deformed configuration. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176940 | HIGH PRESSURE INTENSIFIER SYSTEM - A hydraulic pressure intensifier system ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176941 | POWER PLUG SYSTEM FOR SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SYSTEM - A power plug system for use with a submersible pump. One embodiment comprises a male plug end, a female plug end, and a plurality of seals. The male plug end comprises a housing and a conductive sleeve. The housing receives an electrically conductive cable and conducts an electric current from the cable to the conductive sleeve. The female plug end comprises a housing, a conductive pin, and a female plug sleeve. The conductive sleeve is radially sealable within the female plug end through a plug end seal of the plurality of seals. The conductive sleeve and the conductive pin are conductively connectable. The female plug sleeve is radially sealable within a complementary plug end through a female plug sleeve seal of the plurality of seals. The conductive pin conductively connects to a conductive lead of the complementary plug end with insertion of the female plug sleeve therein. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176942 | SEALED COMPRESSOR - A hermetic compressor includes a cylindrical hole ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176943 | Impeller for a magnetic pump and novel impeller housing design - The invention is a magnetically driven pump with a floating impeller and driven magnet, and the invention includes an impeller surface having geometric figures acting as the pumping bodies. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176944 | HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP - A housing of a high-pressure pump defines a passage communicating with a pressurizing chamber in which fuel is pressurized. The passage has an annular engagement groove which is radially outwardly concaved on its inner wall surface. A valve body is disposed in the passage. The engaged member is disposed inside of the passage wall. A valve body engaging member is comprised of a plurality of arc-shaped plate members, which form circular shape. The valve body engaging member is inserted into the engagement groove in such a manner as to be engaged with the valve body. A C-ring is firmly in contact with the plate members and biases them toward the engagement groove. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176945 | CRINKLE DIAPHRAGM PUMP - An undulating diaphragm pump having a propulsion chamber for receiving said diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm has mechanical characteristics that vary from an inlet of the propulsion chamber towards an outlet of the propulsion chamber in such a manner that, when the diaphragm is actuated to deform with a traveling wave that propagates from the inlet towards the outlet of the propulsion chamber in order to propel the fluid, the propagation speed of the wave in the diaphragm in any cross-section relative to the movement of the fluid inside the propulsion chamber is equal to or greater than the mean travel speed of the fluid in said section. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176946 | DIAPHRAGM PUMP WITH A CRINKLE DIAPHRAGM OF IMPROVED EFFICIENCY - A pump having an undulating diaphragm mounted for undulating between two end plates under drive from at least one electromagnetic actuator in order to transfer a fluid between an inlet of the pump and an outlet of the pump. The pump includes adapter means connecting the diaphragm support to a movable portion of the actuator in order to shorten the stroke of the movable mass of the actuator such that its stroke is shorter than the stroke of the diaphragm support. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176947 | ROTARY ENGINE VANE CAP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - The invention comprises a rotary engine method and apparatus configured with a cap seal. A cap seal restricts fuel flow from a fuel compartment to a non-fuel compartment and/or fuel flow between fuel chambers, such as between a reference expansion chamber and any of an engine: rotor, vane, housing, and/or a leading or trailing expansion chamber. Means for providing cap sealing force to seal the cap against a rotary engine housing element comprise one or more of: a spring force, a magnetic force, a deformable seal force, and a fuel force. The dynamic caps ability to track a noncircular path are particularly beneficial for use in a rotary engine having an offset rotor and with a non-circular inner rotary engine compartment having engine wall cut-outs and/or build-ups. The dynamic sealing forces further provide cap sealing forces over a range of temperatures, pressures, fuel flow rates, and operating engine rotation rates. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176948 | Semi-hermetic scroll compressors, vacuum pumps, and expanders - This gas equipment, for other than air, includes a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll, each having fins upon their back surfaces. The orbiting scroll remains within a housing having fins that engage with the fins on the orbiting scroll. The internal fins of the housing transfer heat from the orbiting scroll to the housing for air cooling by the atmosphere. The spiral arranged fins pump working fluid within the housing to increase heat transfer. The housing may also have an exterior fan. The orbiting scroll receives torque and rotation from a magnetic coupling or magnetic face seal, without a physical connection to a motor, so that the atmosphere does not infiltrate inside the housing. The present invention also has an enclosed inlet plenum to prevent infiltration of the atmosphere into the working fluid. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176949 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - Disclosed is a rotary compressor in which an inner diameter of a connection hole connected to a vane chamber and an outer diameter of a connection tube inserted into the connection hole are designated so that the connection tube can closely be adhered to the connection hole, thereby preventing a refrigerant from being leaked out between the connection hole and the connection tube so as to allow a fast and accurate mode switching of the vane, resulting in improvement of the performance of the compressor and prevention of noise caused by vibration of the vane. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176950 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINTERED COMPACT BY POWDER METALLURGY - A high-strength sintered compact is produced at low cost using an alloy steel powder for powder metallurgy containing no nickel or copper by compacting the alloy steel powder for powder metallurgy or a mixed powder containing the alloy steel powder at a pressure of | 2011-07-21 |
20110176951 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A TUBULAR SOLID BODY FROM A REFRACTORY TUNGSTEN HEAVY METAL ALLOY, PARTICULARLY AS A SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PENETRATOR FOR A KINETIC ENERGY PROJECTILE WITH FRAGMENTATION EFFECT - The invention relates to a filler device ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176952 | BINDER FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SINTERED MOLDED ARTICLES - The aim of the invention is to devise a binder that is an alternative to prior art binders for producing sintered molded articles. Said aim is achieved by a binder comprising a first substance that has a first melting point and a first vapor pressure at 80° C. and a second substance that has a second melting point and a second vapor pressure at 80° C., the maximum melting point of the first and second substance amounting to about 150° C., and the minimum vapor pressure of the first and second substance amounting to about 5 torr (667 Pa) at 80° C. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176953 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET FOR EGR COOLERS - A ferritic stainless steel sheet for EGR coolers includes at least, by mass % C: 0.03% or less, N: 0.05% or less, Si: 0.1% to 1%, Mn: 0.02% to 2%, Cu: 0.2% to 1.5%, Cr: 15% to 25%, Nb: 8 (C+N) % to 1%, Al: 0.5% or less, and Fe and inevitable impurities as the balance, wherein the steel sheet further includes, by mass %, Ti at an amount fulfilling the following formulae (1) and (2), and Cr and Cu are included at amounts fulfilling the following formula (3), | 2011-07-21 |
20110176954 | Ferritic Stainless Steel for Use as Conduit Members for Emission of Automotive Exhaust Gas - A ferritic stainless steel useful as conduit members for emission of automotive exhaust gas consists of C up to 0.03 mass %, Si up to 1.0 mass %, Mn up to 1.5 mass %, Ni up to 0.6 mass %, 10-20 mass % of Cr, Nb up to 0.50 mass %, 0.8-2.0 mass % of Cu, Al up to 0.03 mass %, 0.03-0.20 mass % of V, N up to 0.03 mass % and the balance being Fe except inevitable impurities with a provision of Nb≧8(C+N). The steel may further contain 0.05-0.30 mass % of Ti and/or 0.0005-0.02 mass % of B. Mo as an inevitable impurity is controlled to be less than 0.10 mass %. The steel has excellent formability, low-temperature toughness and weldability as well as the same heat-resistance as Nb, Mo-alloyed steel. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176955 | HEAT-RESISTANT MAGNESIUM ALLOY - A heat-resistant magnesium alloy according to the present invention has Mg as the major component, includes Al, Ca and Mg, and has a metallic structure that comprises Mg crystalline grains and grain-boundary crystallized substances being crystallized out in a grain boundary between the Mg crystalline particles. The grain-boundary crystallized substances comprise a mixed crystal phase of a Laves-phase compound with a type-“C14” crystalline structure, and another Laves-phase compound with a type-“C36” crystalline structure. Moreover, a relative angle between a normal vector to the hexagonal-system basal plane of the Mg crystalline grains and another normal vector to the hexagonal-system basal plane of the grain-boundary crystallized substances is from 88 deg. to 92 deg. at an interface between the Mg crystalline grains and the grain-boundary crystallized substances at least. The present magnesium alloy exhibits high mechanical characteristics in high-temperature atmospheres, because it has the metallic structure in which a basal-plane slip is much less likely to occur than ever before, and because the basal-plane slip is less likely to occur even at high temperatures. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176956 | VARIABLE KARAT GOLD ALLOYS - A gold alloy that is usable for jewelry and other applications. The gold alloy is made by combining Y % gold with Z % of a master alloy, wherein Y+Z=100. The master alloy includes 16% silver, 71.771% copper, 12% zinc and 0.229% X, wherein X being selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, or mixtures thereof. The gold alloy may be made by first forming the master alloy and then mixing the gold with the master alloy. The gold alloy may also be made by mixing gold with the elements of the master alloy without first forming the master alloy. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176957 | HIGH STRENGTH CASTING ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL - A high strength casting aluminum alloy material comprises (in weight %) Cu 2.0-6.0%, Mn 0.05-1.0%, Ti 0.01-0.5%, Cr 0.01-0.2%, Cd 0.01-0.4%, Zr 0.01-0.25%, B 0.005-0.04%, rare earth 0.05-0.3%, and balance aluminum and trace impurities. The alloy has reduced cost. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176958 | SINTERED COMPACT, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - There is provided a sintered body that does not readily deform during use and that allows a high flexibility for the design of surface layers, a method for manufacturing the sintered body, and an optical component including the sintered body. The method for manufacturing a sintered body includes a sintered body having a predetermined shape, the sintered body having a ceramic base material, the method for manufacturing a sintered body comprising a step for preparing a ceramic preform, a step for using a predetermined mold having an upper die and a lower die to hot-press the ceramic preform to form a pressure-sintered body, and a step for cooling the pressure-sintered body while applying a pressure load of approximately 5% or more and 100% or less (and preferably approximately 20% or more and 40% or less) of the pressure load applied during the step for forming the pressure-sintered body. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176959 | HYDROGEN PEROXIDE VAPOR STERILIZER AND STERILIZING METHODS USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method for sterilizing an article with hydrogen peroxide in a reaction vessel, comprising: maintaining an inner space of the reaction vessel at a vacuum pressure lower than an equilibrium vapor pressure of hydrogen peroxide; heating the inner space of the reaction vessel to a temperature from 30 to 60° C.; injecting a hydrogen peroxide solution into the inner space of the reaction vessel; thermally vaporizing the hydrogen peroxide solution within the reaction vessel; sealing the inner space of the reaction vessel and maintaining the article in a hydrogen peroxide vapor atmosphere; and introducing external gas into the inner space of the reaction vessel to increase the pressure of the inner space to a predetermined value not more than the atmospheric pressure. The method allows the effective sterilization of an article having a narrow, long lumen. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176960 | Decontaminating catalyst-reagent system and method - A decontaminating catalyst-reagent system and method for abating chemical and microbial hazards on living mammals and non-living materials. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176961 | AUTOMATED WORKSTATION FOR DISINFECTING OBJECTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - An automated workstation or apparatus for disinfecting an object in a controlled environment is provided. A method for disinfecting an object in a controlled environment is provided. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176962 | QUANTUM DOT-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS - A detection method and indicator are disclosed that includes quantum dots that fluoresce under illumination of a first light having a first wavelength to indicate the presence of a predetermined condition, and in particular, a corrosion condition. The quantum dots are surrounded by a shell material that under normal conditions reflect the first light and reacts in the presence of the predetermined condition to permit the first light to illuminate the quantum dot to excite the quantum dot to emit a second light having a second wavelength, which when detected, indicates the presence of the predetermined condition. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176963 | APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING SAMPLE - A apparatus for analyzing sample to prevent a sample from being stuck to a surface of the apparatus for analyzing sample in the course of being injected into the apparatus for analyzing sample. The apparatus for analyzing sample includes a platform having a disk shape. The platform includes chambers and channels, a sample inlet hole which is formed in an outer surface the platform and through which a sample is injected into the platform; an opening which is formed in the outer surface of the platform and through which a residual of the sample, present on the outer surface of the platform around the sample inlet hole, is introduced into a receiving space isolated from the chambers and channels; and a barrier which is formed on the outer surface of the platform around a portion of the opening to prevent the residual of the sample from moving past the opening in a radial outward direction of the platform. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176964 | STIRRING DEVICE AND AN ANALYZING DEVICE - A stirring device and an analyzing device for stirring a liquid retained in a vessel with sound wave. The Stirring device ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176965 | Y-CROSS MIXERS AND FLUID SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - Static mixers and fluid systems incorporating one or more of the static mixers. The static mixers include a mixing structure formed within a body, wherein fluid flowing through the mixing structure defines a downstream direction through the mixing structure. The mixing structure includes a series of Y-shaped channels that cross to provide flowpaths that result in efficient mixing. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176966 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE-DRIVEN PLUG TRANSPORT - The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176967 | VERTICAL TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PRODUCING APPARATUS - A vertical type semiconductor device producing apparatus comprises a vertical type reaction chamber which is to accommodate a plurality of stacked substrates; an exhaust path which exhausts the reaction chamber, a vacuum exhaust device which exhausts the reaction chamber through the exhaust path; an exhaust valve which opens and closes the exhaust path; a first supply path which supplies a first kind of gas, which contributes to film formation, to the reaction chamber; a second supply path which supplies a second kind of gas, which contributes to the film formation, to the reaction chamber; a first and a second gas supply valves which respectively open and close the first and second supply paths; and a controller which controls the exhaust valve and the first and second gas supply valves such that when the first kind of gas is supplied to the reaction chamber, the first kind of gas is supplied to the reaction chamber from the first supply path in a state in which exhaust of the reaction chamber is being stopped to expose the plurality of substrates in the reaction chamber to the first kind of gas, and when the second kind of gas is supplied to the reaction chamber, the second kind of gas is supplied to the reaction chamber through the second supply path in a state in which the reaction chamber is being exhausted by the vacuum exhaust device to expose the plurality of substrates in the reaction chamber to the second kind of gas. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176968 | CONVERSION OF CARBONACEOUS FUELS INTO CARBON FREE ENERGY CARRIERS - A system for converting fuel is provided and includes a first reactor comprising a plurality of ceramic composite particles, the ceramic composite particles comprising at least one metal oxide disposed on a support, wherein the first reactor is configured to reduce the at least one metal oxide with a fuel to produce a reduced metal or a reduced metal oxide; a second reactor configured to oxidize at least a portion of the reduced metal or reduced metal oxide from the said first reactor to produce a metal oxide intermediate; a source of air; and a third reactor communicating with said source of air and configured to regenerate the at least one metal oxide from the remaining portion of the solids discharged from the said first reactor and the solids discharged from the said second reactor by oxidizing the metal oxide intermediate. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176969 | COMPOSITE OXIDE FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, COATING MATERIAL FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST, AND FILTER FOR DIESEL EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION - A composite oxide for an exhaust gas purification catalyst is provided which can burn PM in diesel engine exhaust gas at low temperatures and has a good S desorption property. The composite oxide for an exhaust gas purification catalyst is composed of Ce, Bi, Pr, R, and oxygen in a molar ratio of Ce:Bi:Pr:R=(1−x−y−z):x:y:z. The ratios of Ce, Bi, Pr, and R satisfy 02011-07-21 | |
20110176970 | STAGED SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING PURIFIED HYDROGEN FROM A REACTION GAS MIXTURE COMPRISING A HYDROCARBON COMPOUND - The inventive stage system for producing hydrogen consists of at least two upstream/downstream stages, respectively, each of which comprises, optionally, a catalytic reactor (C | 2011-07-21 |
20110176971 | APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HEAT-EXCHANGING CHEMICAL REACTIONS - An apparatus for controlling the temperature of a reaction mixture contained in a chamber of a reaction vessel comprises a thermal surface for contacting a flexible wall of the chamber and an automated machine for increasing the pressure in the chamber. The pressure increase in the chamber is sufficient to force the flexible wall to conform to the thermal surface for good thermal conductance. The apparatus also includes at least one thermal element for heating or cooling the surface to induce a temperature change within the chamber. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176972 | CELLULAR STRUCTURE CONTAINING ALUMINIUM TITANATE - The invention relates to a structure of the honeycomb type, comprising a porous ceramic material based on aluminum titanate, the thermal expansion coefficient of which between 20 and 1000° C. is less than 2.5×10 | 2011-07-21 |
20110176973 | Hydrogen Generating Fuel Cell Cartridges - The present application is directed to a gas-generating apparatus. Hydrogen is generated within the gas-generating apparatus and is transported to a fuel cell. The first fuel component is introduced into the second fuel component through a conduit which punctures a septum separating the reaction chamber and the first fuel component reservoir, and the fuel conduit introduces the first fuel component to different portions of the second fuel component to produce hydrogen. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176974 | CRYSTALLIZER - A crystallizer including a cylindrical body with a bottom, a lid and a vertical shaft which is mounted on bearings and is provided with a rotary drive. The inner surfaces of the body and lid are covered with a two-layer coating. The first layer, in the form of a liner, is attached to the walls of the body by means of a high-temperature adhesive. The second layer is made of fine-grained graphite and is glued to the first layer. The bearings are arranged in a unit which is designed to allow the supply of a cooling liquid. The described subject matter makes it possible to improve the quality of ingots since the thermal deformation of the crystallizer and the interaction of the ingot with the body walls are excluded owing to the increased velocity range of the bearings. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176975 | REAGENT SPLITTING / DISPENSING METHOD BASED ON REAGENT DISPENSING NOZZLE AND REAGENT SPLITTING / DISPENSING MECHANISM - The present invention provides a reagent splitting/dispensing method that can prevent contamination of an operation fluid when a reagent dispensing nozzle is in a waiting state and prevent falling of a droplet. The reagent splitting/dispensing method includes a waiting process of disposing a first air layer between an interface of the operation fluid and a nozzle tip end in the reagent dispensing nozzle, a first moving process of moving the reagent dispensing nozzle to the position right above the reagent, a second moving process of depositing the nozzle tip end in the reagent, a reagent splitting process of filling the reagent into the reagent dispensing nozzle, a third moving process of evacuating the tip end of the reagent dispensing nozzle from the reagent, a reagent protecting process of disposing a second air layer in the nozzle tip end, a fourth moving process of moving the reagent dispensing nozzle to the reagent dispensation position, a reagent dispensing process of ejecting the split reagent, an operation fluid protecting process of disposing the first air layer in the nozzle tip end, after dispensing the reagent, and a fifth moving process of evacuating the reagent dispensing nozzle to the waiting position, in a state where the first air layer is disposed in the nozzle tip end. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176976 | SAMPLE PREPARATION APPARATUS - A sample preparation apparatus, comprising: an ultrasonic vibrating unit which applies ultrasonic vibration to a sample including an analyte held in a measurement sample container; a sample preparation unit which prepares a measurement sample by mixing the sample including the analyte to which the ultrasonic vibration is applied and a predetermined reagent; and a container transporting unit which transports the measurement sample container holding the sample including the analyte from the ultrasonic vibrating unit to the sample preparation unit. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176977 | Automated Tissue Staining System And Reagent Container - An automated staining system and a reagent container designed for use with the automated staining apparatus. The reagent container includes a reagent containment section capable of containing a volume of a reagent. The reagent containment section includes an upper wall and a base wall that are spaced apart along an axis. The base wall includes a well having a nadir that is aligned axially with an access opening in the upper wall so that a reagent probe entering the opening parallel to said axis will travel toward the nadir. In another aspect of the invention, the reagent container may include a two-dimensional data element containing reagent information. The staining apparatus may include one removable drawer for holding reagent containers and another removable drawer holding slides. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176978 | METAL RECOVERY FROM HYDROCONVERTED HEAVY EFFLUENT - A metal recovery process, for heavy products from a hydroconversion process, containing unconverted residue and a solid carbonaceous material containing the group 8-10 metal, the group 6 metal, and vanadium and/or nickel, is provided by the invention. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176979 | PLATINUM GROUP METAL-FREE CATALYSTS FOR REDUCING THE IGNITION TEMPERATURE OF PARTICULATES ON A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - A catalyzed diesel particulate filter (CDPF) and a method for filtering particulates from diesel engine exhaust are provided, where the catalyzed diesel particulate filter includes a substrate and a catalyst composition, where the catalyst composition contains at least one first component, at least one second component, and at least one third component, where the first component is at least one first component selected from the group consisting of cerium and a lanthanide and mixtures thereof, the at least one second component is selected from the group consisting of cobalt, copper, manganese and mixtures thereof; and the third component comprises strontium, where the first component, the second component, and the third component are in an oxide form after calcination. The catalyst on the catalyzed diesel particulate filter lowers the temperature at which particulates are removed from the CDPF by oxidizing the particulates on the filter. The catalyzed diesel particulate filter may also include a washcoat. Washcoats prepared from colloidal aluminum oxide may have higher surface areas and pore volumes loadings than washcoats containing aluminum oxide prepared from aluminum nitrate. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176980 | MEMBRANE WITH A STABLE NANOSIZED MICROSTRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a membrane, comprising in this order a first catalyst layer, an electronically and ionically conducting layer having a nanosized microstructure, and a second catalyst layer, characterized in that the electronically and ionically conducting layer is formed from an electrolyte material, a grain growth inhibitor and/or grain boundary modifier, and a method for producing same. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176981 | ABSORBENT SOLUTION BASED ON A TERTIARY OR HINDERED AMINE AND ON A PARTICULAR ACTIVATOR AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ACID COMPOUNDS FROM A GASEOUS EFFLUENT - The invention relates to the removal of acid compounds from a gaseous effluent In an absorption method using an aqueous solution comprising a tertiary amine or a sterically hindered amine in admixture with a primary or secondary amine meeting the general formula as follows: | 2011-07-21 |
20110176982 | SURFACES AND COATINGS FOR THE REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE - Apparatus suited for removing carbon dioxide from gases are disclosed. The apparatus may employ bodies having a photocatalytic film. Associated methods and compositions are also disclosed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176983 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING ELEMENTAL BORON - Elemental boron with a boron content of at least 96.8% by weight, an oxygen content of at most 1.6% by weight, a nitrogen content of at most 0.2% by weight, a crystallinity of 30% by weight or less, and a particle size distribution with a d100 value of 9 μm or less. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176984 | METHOD FOR MAKING SILICON FOR SOLAR CELLS AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - A method for preparation of high purity silicon suitable for photovoltaic cells using reduction of silica, which is pre-purified in an aqueous solution, in presence of a reducing agent, preferably carbonaceous agent, where the pre-purified silica has a low amount of boron suitable for photovoltaic cells is described. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176985 | PRODUCTION OF PRECIPITATED SILICA - Precipitated silica is produced by a process that includes a step for filtering and washing an aqueous suspension (S), comprising the following steps:
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20110176986 | METHOD AND A REACTOR FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGH-PURITY SILICON - The present invention relates to a method and equipment for production of high purity silicon by reduction of SiCl | 2011-07-21 |
20110176987 | Transfer apparatus and system, and uses thereof - A transfer apparatus for facilitating transfer between a higher density fluid and a lower density fluid. The apparatus includes a transfer chamber includes a higher density fluid zone and a lower density fluid zone adjacent each other. A moveable contactor is housed in the transfer chamber. At least a portion of the moveable contactor is moveable between the higher density fluid zone and the lower density fluid zone. A current generator connected to the transfer chamber generates a current in the lower density fluid zone. A transfer system includes a plurality of fluidly connected apparatuses in series. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176988 | AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION CATALYSTS AND THEIR PRODUCTION PROCESSES, AS WELL AS AMMONIA TREATMENT METHOD - The ammonia decomposition catalyst of the present invention is a catalyst for decomposing ammonia into nitrogen and hydrogen, including a catalytically active component containing at least one kind of transition metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, and nickel, preferably including: (I) a catalytically active component containing: at least one kind selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium; (II) a catalytically active component containing a nitride of at least one kind of transition metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, and nickel; or (III) a catalytically active component containing at least one kind of iron group metal selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, and nickel, and at least one metal oxide, thereby making it possible to effectively decompose ammonia into nitrogen and hydrogen at relatively low temperatures and at high space velocities to obtain high-pure hydrogen. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176989 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CHLORINE DIOXIDE USING WASTE GLYCEROL FROM A BIODIESEL PLANT - A process for chlorine dioxide production uses waste glycerol from biodiesel plants as a reducing agent. This untreated waste stream may contain other reducing agents such as sodium chloride and methanol which were found to enhance the chlorine dioxide production. Other chemicals present in this waste stream did not affect the operation of the chlorine dioxide generator. Substituting the waste glycerol for methanol or other reducing agents helps kraft pulp mills in reducing the cost of producing chlorine dioxide while providing a use for the untreated waste glycerol stream. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176990 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A COPPER THIOMETALLATE OR A SELENOMETALLATE MATERIAL - A method for producing a thiometallate or selenometallate material is provided in which a first salt containing an anionic component selected from the group consisting of MoS | 2011-07-21 |
20110176991 | ELECTRODIAPHRAGMALYSIS - Electrochemically-treated water having an electron deficiency is described, which may be attained by a process comprising the following steps:
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20110176992 | Preparation of X Zeolite - A method is disclosed for preparing crystalline aluminosilicate X zeolite from a reaction mixture containing only sufficient water to produce X zeolite. In one embodiment, the reaction mixture is self-supporting and may be shaped if desired. In the method, the reaction mixture is heated at crystallization conditions and in the absence of an added external liquid phase, so that excess liquid need not be removed from the crystallized product prior to drying the crystals. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176993 | VEGF POLYMORPHISMS AND ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS THERAPY - Methods for determining whether a patient in at particular risk of hypertension associated with anti-VEGF treatment or has a greater likelihood of benefiting from anti-VEGF therapy by screening a sample isolated from the patient for specific genomic polymorphisms. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176994 | Buoyant Polymer Particles for Delivery of Therapeutic Agents to the Central Nervous System - The invention provides compositions and methods for treating a subject who has suffered from a central nervous system disorder. More particularly, the invention provides sustained polymeric drug delivery systems for direct delivery of therapeutic agents into the central nervous system. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176995 | DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER USING ANTI-GPR49 ANTIBODY - Antibodies that bind to a GPR49 protein and have cell proliferation inhibitory activity against cells expressing the GPR49 protein are disclosed. Cell proliferation inhibitory activities are cytotoxic activities such as antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity and complement-dependent cytotoxicity. Pharmaceutical compositions, cell-proliferation inhibitors, and anticancer agents containing an antibody of the present invention as an active ingredient are also disclosed. Examples of cancer include gastric cancer, colon cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, lung cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, Ewing's sarcoma, and glioma. Furthermore, methods for diagnosing cancer by detecting expression of a GPR49 protein or a gene encoding a GPR49 protein, and diagnostic agents and kits to be used in these methods are also disclosed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176996 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CANCER MANAGEMENT USING ANTIBODIES BINDING TO NUCLEOTIDE SALVAGE PATHWAY ENZYMES AND COMPLEXES THEREOF - Compositions and methods are provided for the diagnosis, treatment, and medical management of cancers. The methods include the use of antibodies and other binding molecules that specifically bind to one or more nucleotide salvage pathway enzymes (SPEs) selected from the group consisting of adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT), hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT), deoxycytidine kinase (dCK); and thymidine kinase 1 (TK1) and complexes comprising SPEs, for detection of the SPE(s) on or in cancer cells and/or on or in body fluids and tissues of cancer patients. Binding of SPEs is useful in the methods provided herein for diagnosing cancer, determining prognosis of cancer and assessing the effectiveness of cancer treatments. Immunoassay systems for use in the methods are also provided, including sandwich immunoassays. In addition, an amino acid sequence comprising a novel TK1 binding site is provided, as well as nucleotide sequences encoding it. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176997 | METHOD TO MAKE POROUS MATERIALS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates a method to make porous materials which are useful in pharmaceutical, medicine, industry, and agriculture. The most advantage of the porous materials is to provide extremely large surface area for further modification and to incorporate a bioactive reagent in a mild condition to make the porous materials bioactive, biocompatible and biodegradable. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176998 | IMAGING AND THERAPY OF VIRUS-ASSOCIATED TUMORS - The present invention features compositions and methods for detecting, selecting a treatment method for, monitoring, and treating a neoplasia associated with a viral infection. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176999 | PALATABLE LIQUID DILUTION VEHICLES FOR ORAL CONTRAST AGENTS - The invention relates to liquid vehicles that can be used to create dilute solutions of water-soluble pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical oral contrast agents. The liquid vehicles are formulated to provide desired osmolalities, viscosities, pH, and taste masking capabilities to match the particular intentions of the user and to complement the inherent differences in the various oral contrast agents. The liquid vehicles comprise an aqueous medium, an osmotic agent to adjust osmolality, a buffering agent, a viscosity agent, and sweeteners and flavoring agents to improve palatability. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177000 | Use of S-Nitrosothiol Signaling to Treat Disordered Control of Breathing - The present invention is directed to a method of treating disordered control of breathing including the treatment of apnea and hypoventilation associated with congenital or acquired brain stem abnormalities. Specifically the invention is directed to treating disordered control of breathing by administering an S-nitrosylating agent selected from the group consisting of ethylnitrite, glutathione, nitric oxide, S-nitrosocysteine, S-nitrosoglutathione, S-nitroso-L-cysteinyl glycine, N-acetyl cysteine and S-nitroso-N-acetyl cysteine. As shown in FIG. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177001 | SCREENING ASSAY EMPLOYING DEX AND GDF8 - Certain aspects of this disclosure relate to a method that comprises contacting a mammalian cell with a glucocorticoid receptor ligand and a myostatin receptor ligand, thereby activating the glucocorticoid receptor and said myostatin receptor. A screening assay employing the same is also provided. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177002 | CYLIC POLYAMINES FOR BINDING PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE - The invention pertains to a compound for detecting cell death. According to the invention, the compound comprises a cyclic polyamine unit for the complexation of a bi- or trivalent metal ion. The compound of the invention may contain a reporting tag like fluorescein or a radioisotope including substituent. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177003 | PROTEINS THAT FLUORESCE AT INFRARED WAVELENGTHS OR GENERATE SINGLET OXYGEN UPON ILLUMINATION - This invention provides novel truncation mutants of a phytochrome from the bacterium | 2011-07-21 |
20110177004 | Version of FDG Detectable by Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography - A compound comprising a metal chelate linked to a hexose carrier for use as a metallopharmaceutical diagnostic or therapeutic agent is provided. The compound is suitable for imaging by single-photon emission computed tomography, computer assisted tomography, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, fluorescence imaging or x-ray. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177005 | STABLE NANOEMULSIONS FOR ULTRASOUND-MEDIATED DRUG DELIVERY AND IMAGING - Described herein are nanoemulsions comprising (1) at least one fluoro ether and (2) a block copolymer comprising a hydrophilic block and hydrophobic block, wherein the nanoemulsion comprises a therapeutic agent in the nanoemulsion. The nanoemulsions are stable and are excellent drug delivery devices for ultrasound-mediated, image guided drug delivery. Also described herein are methods for using the nanoemulsions to treat tumors and cancers as well as using them as imaging agents. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177006 | Dithienofuran Dyes for Imaging and Therapy - The invention provides optical agents, including compositions, preparations and formulations, and methods of using and making optical agents. Optical agents of the present invention include dyes, and derivatives thereof, having a fused ring backbone structure having dithienofuran core. In some embodiments, dyes of the present invention are dithienofuran dyes having a dithienofuran core optionally functionalized to provide useful optical, biological, pharmacokinetic and/or physical properties. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177007 | Dithienopyrrole Dyes for Imaging and Therapy - The invention provides optical agents, including compositions, preparations and formulations, and methods of using and making optical agents. Optical agents of the present invention include dyes, and derivatives thereof, having a fused ring backbone structure having dithienopyrrole core. In some embodiments, dyes of the present invention are dithienopyrrole dyes having a dithienopyrrole core optionally functionalized to provide useful optical, biological, pharmacokinetic and/or physical properties. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177008 | PARAMAGNETIC METAL-NANODIAMOND CONJUGATES - The present invention provides compositions and methods for the synthesis of conjugates of paramagnetic metal ions and nanodiamonds, and uses thereof. In particular, the present invention provides synthesis of paramagnetic metal-nanodiamond conjugates and methods using such compositions as molecular imaging probes. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177009 | DRUG CARRIER PROVIDING MRI CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT - Described are drug carriers useful in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided drug release comprising a shell capable of releasing an enclosed biologically active agent as a result of a local stimulus, e.g. energy input, such as heat, wherein the shell encloses a | 2011-07-21 |
20110177010 | Vitamin preparation - Two-phase preparation for temporally gradual administration comprising
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20110177011 | CERTAIN IMIDAZO[1,2-A]PYRAZIN-8-YLAMINES AND METHOD OF INHIBITION OF BRUTON'S TYROSINE KINASE BY SUCH COMPOUNDS - Compounds of Formula I-a | 2011-07-21 |
20110177012 | MONO-, DI- AND POLYOL ALKOXYLATE PHOSPHATE ESTERS IN ORAL CARE FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - This invention relates to a composition useful as an oral care composition comprising an organophosphate material, additional oral care composition ingredients, for example, a surfactant agent, and optionally an abrasive agent. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177013 | TOOTH WHITENING ACCELERATOR FORMULATION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - In an embodiment, a tooth whitening accelerator composition includes a salt of boric acid dissolved in a polyol carrier. The tooth whitening accelerator composition can be used in a method of whitening teeth that includes applying the tooth whitening accelerator to teeth and applying a tooth whitening formulation to the teeth. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177014 | EXTRACTS FROM PLANTS OF THE TSUGA GENUS AND USES THEREOF IN THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION, IRRITATION AND/OR INFECTION - Extracts derived from plants of the | 2011-07-21 |
20110177015 | SKIN AND HAIR CARE USING EXTRACT FROM CONDITIONED MEDIUM CULTURED BY MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS AND OTHER REGENERATIVE CELLS - A method and composition for treating dermatological conditions and improving skin condition and helping hair to grow or thicken involves putting mesenchymal stem cells or other cells with regenerative properties into culture medium to induce secretion of beneficial factors such as growth factor, regulatory factors, enzymes, hormones, peptides and lymphokines into the culture medium to create conditioned medium and then extracting either a supernatant or a cell free extract of the conditioned medium to use itself or components thereof alone or with other skin or hair care reagents as a topical ointment or formula to apply to the skin or hair topically for therapeutic and cosmetic purposes. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177016 | Long Wear Cosmetic Composition - The present invention is directed to a cosmetic composition containing at least one styrene/acrylate copolymer and retaining gloss properties, comfort without irritation, and staying power for up to about 8 hours. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177017 | Non-Aerosol Personal Care Compositions Comprising A Hydrophobically Modified Cationic Polysaccharide - A personal care composition suitable for use as a non-aerosol shave composition comprising: a cationic polysaccharide, wherein said cationic polysaccharide is hydrophobically modified with a hydrophobic substituent and a cationic substituent; a lathering surfactant; a carrier comprising water; and optional adjunct ingredients such as lubricants. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177018 | Personal Care Compositions Comprising A Hydrophobically Modified Cationic Polysaccharide - A personal care composition which is preferably a post-foaming gel, said composition comprising a cationic polysaccharide which is hydrophobically modified with a hydrophobic substituent and a cationic substituent; a water dispersible surface active agent, of a carrier comprising water; and optionally a lubricant. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177019 | Gelled Water-In-Oil Microemulsions For Hair Treatment - The present invention provides a gelled water-in-oil microemulsion for hair treatment comprising: (a) an oil phase comprising: (i) a first oily component which is one or more glyceride fatty esters, and (ii) a second oily component which is one or more hydrocarbon oils of average carbon chain length less than 20 carbon atoms; (b) a hydrophilic phase comprising: (i) water, (ii) a nonionic emulsifier which is an ethoxylated alcohol having an HLB of at least 6, and (iii) preferably, a hair styling agent or hair conditioning agent, and (c) a gelling agent. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177020 | ANTI-MICROBIAL POLYURETHANE DISPERSION, METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF, APPLICATION METHOD AND ARTICLES PROVIDED WITH AN ANTI-MICROBIAL COATING - Described is a water-borne polyurethane dispersion comprising: a. a neutralized polyurethane polymer which is the reaction product of a poly-isocyanate, a polyol, a C | 2011-07-21 |
20110177021 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING A TEMPORARY OBSTRUCTION AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method for forming a temporary obstruction of the intestine of a mammal, using a solidifiable composition, said composition being flow-able and solidifiable to form a solid plug at a desired site within the intestine, the structure of said plug being changeable in order to allow for the subsequent, at least partial removal of the obstruction. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177022 | Mammalian Cytokines; Related Reagents and Methods - Purified genes encoding cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding this molecule are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177023 | GENETICALLY MODIFIED HUMAN UMBILICAL CORD PERIVASCULAR CELLS FOR PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST OR TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL AGENTS - The invention provides methods of preventing or treating diseases or disorders caused by biological agents or chemical agents in a subject (e.g., a mammal, such as a human) by administering genetically modified human umbilical cord perivascular cells. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177024 | USE OF TRUNCATED CYSTEINE IL28 AND IL29 MUTANTS TO TREAT CANCERS AND AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS - Methods for treating patients with cancer and autoimmune disorders using IL- | 2011-07-21 |
20110177025 | WOUND HEALING - The invention relates to methods and compositions for improving wound healing and in particular for preventing scar formation and thus loss of function that can occur in injured tissues during the natural wound healing process. Particularly, although by no means exclusively, the invention relates to the healing of chronic wounds such as diabetic ulcers. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177026 | Use of Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors to Treat Alphavirus Infections - The present invention provides methods for treating a flavivirus infection, including hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, in an individual suffering from a flavivirus infection. In some embodiments, the methods involve administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of an agent that inhibits enzymatic activity of a membrane-bound α-glucosidase inhibitor. In other embodiments, the methods involve administering to an individual in need thereof effective amounts of an α-glucosidase inhibitor and at least one additional therapeutic agent. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177027 | COMBINATION THERAPY USING ANTI-ANGIOGENIC AGENTS AND TNFalpha - The invention relates to a combination therapy for the treatment of tumors metastases comprising administration of anti-angiogenic agents and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFa) optionally together with other cytotoxic agents, such as interferon gamma (IFNy) or chemotherapeutic agents such as anti-EGFR antibodies. The method and the pharmaceutical compositions comprising said agents can result in a synergistic potentiation of the tumor cell proliferation inhibition effect of each individual therapeutic agent, yielding more effective treatment than found by administering an individual component alone. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177028 | INTERFERON-BETA AND/OR LAMBDA FOR USE IN TREATING RHINOVIRUS INFECTION IN THE ELDERLY - Use of interferon-beta (IFN-β) and/or IFN-λ for treating rhinovirus (RV) infection in elderly people, particularly elderly people who are, or have been long-term smokers, especially those who have a clinical history of recurrent RV infections, and may have other medical conditions, such as cardiac or circulation problems, and who are liable to suffer severe complications/high mortality from poor innate ability to fight such a viral infection. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177029 | O-LINKED GLYCOSYLATION USING N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYL TRANSFERASES - The present invention provides covalent conjugates between a polypeptide and a modifying group, such as a water-soluble polymer (e.g., PEG). The amino acid sequence of the polypeptide includes one or more O-linked glycosylation sequence, each being a substrate for a GIcNAc transferase. The modifying group is covalently linked to the polypeptide via a glycosyl-linking group interposed between and covalently linked to both the polypeptide and the modifying group. In one embodiment, a glucosamine linking group is directly attached to an amino acid residue of the O-linked glycosylation sequence. The invention further provides methods of making polypeptide conjugates. The present invention also provides non-naturally occurring polypeptides that include at least one O-linked linked glycosylation sequence of the invention, wherein each glycosylation sequence is a substrate for a GIcNAc transferase. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions that include a polypeptide conjugate of the invention. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177030 | Hepatitis C Inhibitor Compounds - Compounds of formula (I): | 2011-07-21 |
20110177031 | Eicosapentaenoic Acid-Producing Microorganisms, Fatty Acid Compositions, and Methods of Making and Uses Thereof - The present invention is directed to isolated microorganisms as well as strains and mutants thereof, biomasses, microbial oils, compositions, and cultures; methods of producing the microbial oils, biomasses, and mutants; and methods of using the isolated microorganisms, biomasses, and microbial oils. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177032 | USE ON ONCOLYTIC HERPES VIRUSES FOR KILLING CANCER STEM CELLS - The invention, in some aspects, relates to the selective killing of cancer stem cells by oncolytic Herpes virus mediated oncolysis. In some aspects, the invention relates to methods for treating a subject having a cancer stem cell by administering to the subject an oncolytic Herpes virus. In other aspects, the invention provides methods for evaluating the efficacy of an oncolytic Herpes virus for killing cancer stem cells. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177033 | RAS RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 1 (RREB1) AS A THERAPEUTIC TARGET FOR THALASSEMIAS AND SICKLE CELL ANEMIA - A method of screening compounds capable of activating ζ and/or ε globin gene promoter activity in an erythroid cell is disclosed. The methods comprises contacting in a medium a compound to be screened with RREB1; wherein the medium comprises a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of 5′-M-C-M-C-A-M-M-H-M-M-M-3′, wherein M is the nucleotide adenine or cytosine, and H is the nucleotide adenine, cytosine or thymine; the RREB1 bindable to the polynucleotide; determining binding of the compound to the RREB1; and determining change in binding of the RREB1 to the polynucleotide; wherein detection of binding of the compound to the RREB1 and change in binding of the RREB1 to the polynucleotide is indicative that the compound is capable of activating ζ and/or ε globin gene promoter activity. Also disclosed is a method of activating ζ and/or ε globin gene promoter activity in an erythroid cell. | 2011-07-21 |
20110177034 | PROBIOTIC BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM - The invention relates to novel, probiotic, anti-inflammatory strains of | 2011-07-21 |