36th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090220839 | Proton conductor - The present invention provides a proton conductor, which can be used as a electrolyte of fuel cells and the like, and is a compatibilized material made of an ionic liquid and a polymer. The present invention is a proton conductor consisting of a compatibilized material made of a salt of Brönsted base and Brönsted acid, wherein said salt has at least one heteroatom accompanied with protons, and a polymer, wherein said polymer is produced by copolymerizing a vinyl compound, a divinyl compound and a maleimide compound and said maleimide compound is represented by the chemical formula 1 below: | 2009-09-03 |
20090220840 | PROTON CONDUCTIVE HYBRID MATERIAL, AND CATALYST LAYER FOR FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - This invention provides an organic-inorganic hybrid material, which can exhibit high proton conductivity in a wide temperature range of a low temperature to a high temperature, a proton conductive material, which has a small particle diameter, that is, has a particle diameter capable of reaching pores of primary particles of carbon powder or the like, and has controlled particle diameters, a catalyst layer containing these materials for a fuel cell and an electrolyte film containing these materials for a fuel cell, and a fuel cell. The proton conductive hybrid material comprises proton conductive inorganic nanoparticles and a proton conductive polymer, wherein the Stokes particle diameter of the proton conductive hybrid material by dynamic light scattering is not more than 20 nm. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220841 | Membrane ELectrode Assembly Having Layer for Trapping Catalyst and Fuel Cell Employed With The Same - Disclosed herein are a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for fuel cells, wherein the membrane electrode assembly has a porous membrane (a catalyst trapping layer) disposed at the opposite surface of a catalyst layer facing a polymer electrolyte membrane for preventing the loss of a catalyst, and a fuel cell including the same. The membrane electrode assembly has the effect of restraining the loss of the catalyst due to a liquid component, such as methanol, thereby improving the operating efficiency of the fuel cell. Especially, the membrane electrode assembly has the effect of minimizing the reduction in performance of the fuel cell due to the loss of the catalyst during the long-term operation. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220842 | Fuel Cell and Polymer Electrolyte Membrane - A fuel cell includes: (a) an anode; (b) a cathode; and (c) a polymer electrolyte membrane including at least one polyolefin, the polyolefin being obtained by grafting side chains containing proton conductive functional groups onto a polyolefin having a crystallinity of 41% to 48%, preferably 42% to 46%. According to one preferred embodiment, the fuel cell is a direct methanol fuel cell. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220843 | PHOSPHONIC ACID-CONTAINING BLENDS AND PHOSPHONIC ACID-CONTAINING POLYMERS - The invention relates to blends and blend membranes from low-molecular hydroxymethylene-oligo-phosphonic acids R—C(PO | 2009-09-03 |
20090220844 | Electrolyte Membrane and Solid Polymer Fuel Cell - An electrolyte membrane for a solid polymer fuel cell according to the present invention is a laminated body of ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220845 | Electrochemical device comprising composite bipolar plate and method of using the same - An electrochemical device and methods of using the same. In one embodiment, the electrochemical device may be used as a fuel cell and/or as an electrolyzer and includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), an anodic gas diffusion medium in contact with the anode of the MEA, a cathodic gas diffusion medium in contact with the cathode, a first bipolar plate in contact with the anodic gas diffusion medium, and a second bipolar plate in contact with the cathodic gas diffusion medium. Each of the bipolar plates includes an electrically-conductive, chemically-inert, non-porous, liquid-permeable, substantially gas-impermeable membrane in contact with its respective gas diffusion medium, as well as a fluid chamber and a non-porous an electrically-conductive plate. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220846 | PROTON CONDUCTOR, AND FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING PROTON CONDUCTOR - A proton conductor includes a water-soluble electrolyte membrane with proton conductivity and a proton-conductive ceramic that is provided on at least one surface of the water-soluble electrolyte membrane. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220847 | FUEL CONTAINER FOR FUEL CELL - A fuel container for fuel cells includes a container main body obtained by molding a resin material including a cycloolefin polymer resin into a shape which allows the container main body to store fuel, and an outlet provided in the container main body for supplying fuel to a fuel cell. The fuel container does not undergo erosion or swelling caused by a liquid organic compound such as an alcohol, and does not allow leakage of a liquid organic compound. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220848 | Fuel cell stack assembly - A fuel cell stack assembly includes a fuel cell stack, a first pressure-supporting end plate assembly, a first current collector plate, a second pressure-supporting end plate assembly, a second current collector plate, and a pressure-applying structure. The first pressure-supporting end plate assembly is coupled to a first electrode side of the fuel cell stack through the first end plate and the first current collector plate, and the second pressure-supporting end plate assembly is coupled to a second electrode side of the fuel cell stack through the second end plate and the second current collector plate. The pressure-applying structure includes a pressure-applying plate and a pair of side plates form therebetween an open end. The pressure-applying plate is set abutting against a plate surface of the second pressure-supporting end plate assembly with the open end thereof located on opposite sides of the first end plate and coupled to the coupling section of the first end plate through a positioning structure. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220849 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR SEALING MATERIAL AND FUEL CELL SEPARATOR - For use in a fuel cell separator comprising a separator substrate, a primer layer, and an elastomeric seal, a sealing material comprises a primer composition containing Si—H groups of which the primer layer is formed, and a liquid addition-curable silicone rubber composition containing alkenyl groups and Si—H groups of which the elastomeric seal is formed. A molar ratio of the total amount of Si—H groups to the total amount of alkenyl groups per unit weight of the primer composition and the silicone rubber composition is in the range: 5.02009-09-03 | |
20090220850 | Liquid-Cooled Battery and Method for Operating Such a Battery - A liquid-cooled battery, in particular in the form of an energy store for an electrical drive in a motor vehicle is provided. The battery has a plurality of storage cells | 2009-09-03 |
20090220851 | BATTERY PACK - There is provided a risk-free and easy-to-use battery pack using battery cells | 2009-09-03 |
20090220852 | Battery pack secured by end plates - In the battery pack, a battery holder accommodates a plurality of cylindrical batteries disposed in a matrix or offset arrangement in a mutually parallel posture. The battery holder includes a holder main body and an end plate respectively connected to opposite ends of the holder main body having a plurality of opposed walls disposed in a mutually parallel posture inside peripheral walls, and also having a storage portion accommodating the cylindrical batteries between the opposed walls. The opposed wall is provided, on its opposite faces, with a protrusion projecting toward the swale between the adjacent cylindrical batteries to constitute a thick portion defining a through-hole extending through in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical battery. A connection rod is inserted in the through-hole defined in the above-mentioned thick portion, and the end plate is secured to the opposite ends of the holder main body by means of the connection rod. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220853 | Battery Module - Disclosed herein is a battery module including two or more plate-shaped battery cells, as unit cells, constructed in a stacked structure in which electrode terminals of the battery cells are connected in series with each other and the electrode terminal connections are bent such that the battery cells are stacked, and a pair of high-strength cell covers for surrounding the outer surfaces of the battery cells when the cell covers are coupled with each other. The present invention has the effect of easily mounting a sensing unit that is capable of minimizing the weight and size of battery cells while effectively reinforcing the low mechanical strength of the battery cells and sensing the operation state of the battery cells to a battery module. In addition, the present invention has the effect of manufacturing the battery module by a simple assembly process without using a plurality of members for mechanical coupling and electrical connection, thereby decreasing the manufacturing costs of the battery module, and effectively preventing the battery module from being short-circuited or damaged during the manufacture or the operation of the battery module. Furthermore, the present invention has the effect of manufacturing a middle- or large-sized battery system having desired output and capacity using the battery module as a unit body. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220854 | Flat alkaline primary battery - An object of the invention is to provide a flat alkaline primary battery that is inexpensive and has excellent battery capacity and capacity retention. A flat alkaline primary battery has a positive electrode can and a negative electrode can. The negative electrode can is fitted, from its opening side equipped with a gasket, into an opening of the positive electrode can. The opening of the positive electrode can is caulked against the gasket and thus sealed, thereby creating an enclosed space between the positive electrode can and the negative electrode can. The enclosed space has disposed therein a positive electrode mixture, a separator, and a negative electrode mixture. With the separator in between, the positive electrode mixture is placed on the positive electrode can side, and the negative electrode mixture is placed on the negative electrode can side. The enclosed space is filled with an alkaline electrolyte. Zinc or zinc alloy powder is used as a negative electrode active material, and nickel oxyhydroxide is used as a positive electrode active material. The negative electrode mixture at least contains, as active material stabilizers, a highly cross-linked polyacrylic acid, a non-cross-linked polyacrylic acid, and carboxymethylcellulose. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220855 | Battery - An alkaline battery can include a housing, a cathode within the housing, an anode, a separator between the anode and the cathode, and an alkaline electrolyte contacting the anode and the cathode. The cathode defines an anode cavity and the anode is deposited within the anode cavity. The cathode has a top surface adjacent to the anode cavity. The battery can include a protective layer deposited on the top surface of the cathode and/or a gel plug deposited over the anode. The protective layer can include a PVA layer coated over the top surface of the cathode. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220856 | Composite compound with mixed crystalline structure - A composite lithium compound having a mixed crystalline structure is provided. Such compound can be formed by heating a lithium, iron, phosphorous and carbon mixed compound with another metal compound together. The resulting mixed metal crystal can exhibit superior electrical property and is a better cathode material for lithium secondary batteries. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220857 | CHEMICAL PROTECTION OF METAL SURFACE - An electrochemical cell includes an anode having a metal material having an oxygen containing layer. The electrochemical cell also includes a cathode and an electrolyte. The anode includes a protective layer formed by reacting a D or P block precursor with the oxygen containing layer. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220858 | Composite Compound With Mixed Crystalline Structure - Described is a composite lithium compound having a mixed crystalline structure. Such compound was formed by heating a lithium compound and a metal compound together. The resulting mixed metal crystal exhibits superior electrical property and is a better cathode material for lithium secondary batteries. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220859 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND CATHODE AND LITHIUM INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a cathode active material including a lithium metal oxide of Formula 1 below: | 2009-09-03 |
20090220860 | Composite compound with mixed crystalline structure - A composite lithium compound having a mixed crystalline structure is provided. Such compound can be formed by heating lithium, iron, phosphorous and carbon sources with a lithium metal compound. The resulting mixed metal crystal can exhibit superior electrical property and is a better cathode material for lithium secondary batteries. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220861 | Method for producing alkaline battery, and alkaline battery - The invention provides an alkaline battery that does not allow generation of hydrogen gas. An alkaline battery comprises a positive electrode mixture, a negative electrode mixture containing zinc alloy powder, a separator that separates the positive electrode mixture from the negative electrode mixture, an alkaline electrolyte, a positive electrode can that accommodates the positive electrode mixture, and a negative electrode can that accommodates the negative electrode mixture and has a tin coating layer formed after chemical polishing with a mixed acid and surface treatment with a conductive polymer. The opening edge of the negative electrode can has a folded portion formed along the outer peripheral surface thereof to have a U-shaped cross section, and a gasket has a protruding portion formed on the central side and having a J-shaped cross section. The space formed between the inner peripheral surface of the folded portion of the negative electrode can and the central-side protruding portion of the gasket is no wider than the thickness of the negative electrode can, and the length of the protruding portion is at least ½ the length of the folded portion. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220862 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a lithium secondary battery excellent in the life characteristic and the power density. A lithium secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium; and an negative electrode capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium, wherein the positive electrode contains a manganese-containing positive electrode active material of a spinel structure and an oxide that coats the surface of this positive electrode active material, wherein the oxide contains a metallic element, wherein the metallic element forms a solid solution with the positive electrode active material, and wherein the atomic concentration of the metallic element is approximately 0 at depths of from 50 to 100 nm from an external surface of the negative electrode. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220863 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery is capable of improving the energy density and power density and excellent in high rate cycle characteristics applicable to hybrid cars, etc. The lithium ion secondary battery including a positive electrode of a lithium transition metal complex oxide, a negative electrode for absorbing/releasing lithium, and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a lithium salt, in which the negative electrode has a negative electrode active material using a non-graphitizing carbon (spacing d(002) of 0.360 nm or more by XRD) and a graphitizing carbon (spacing d(002) of 0.339 nm or more and less than 0.360 nm by XRD) surface-modified at a thickness in a range from 10 nm to 100 nm in admixture, comprising the non-graphitizing carbon and the graphitizing carbon at a ratio in the range of 90 to 50 wt %:10 to 50 wt % and, further, graphitizing carbon having a grain size larger than that of the non-graphitizing carbon is used. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220864 | INSPECTION METHOD FOR TRANSPARENT ARTICLE - An inspection method of transparent articles wherein presence or absence of optical inhomogeneities within the transparent articles can be accurately inspected is provided. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220865 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOURCE FIELD SHAPING IN A PLASMA ETCH REACTOR - A method and apparatus for improved plasma etching uniformity are provided herein. In one embodiment, a field-shaping magnet is disposed above the chamber processing volume and adjacent to field induction coils. The field-shaping magnet provides improved control of the etch rate at various locations along the surface of a substrate by providing adjustability in the radial profile of a plasma-producing electric field generated by the induction coils. In another embodiment, two field-shaping magnets are used to improve etching uniformity at the substrate surface. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220866 | PRE-ALIGNMENT MARKING AND INSPECTION TO IMPROVE MASK SUBSTRATE DEFECT TOLERANCE - A method includes determining defect types and defect locations on a mask blank and storing the defect types and the defect locations on the mask blank. The method further includes generating at least one alignment mark on the mask blank and selecting a mask pattern for the mask blank based on the defect types and the defect locations. Additionally, the method includes determining a positioning of the mask pattern on the mask blank, aligning a mask pattern generator with the mask blank in accordance with the positioning using the at least one alignment mark and forming the mask pattern in the mask blank using the mask pattern generator. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220867 | GRADATED PHOTOMASK AND ITS FABRICATION PROCESS - The invention provides a gradated photomask for reducing photolithography steps and its fabrication process, which make use of a generally available photomask blank, prevents the reflectance of a light shield film from growing high, makes alignment easy during the formation of a semitransparent film, and enables the semitransparent film on a light shield pattern with good step coverage. A photomask ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220868 | MASK AND DESIGN METHOD THEREOF - A mask and the design method thereof are provided. The mask includes a light-shielding area shielding off a light, wherein the light-shielding area includes a photonic crystal having a lattice constant, and a ratio of the lattice constant to a wavelength of the light is a specific value within a band gap of the photonic crystal. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220869 | REFLECTION-TYPE MASK AND METHOD OF MAKING THE REFLECTION-TYPE MASK - To provide a reflection-type mask having a reduced shadowing effect, capable of phase shift exposure and having a shading frame of sufficient shading performance. The mask includes a substrate | 2009-09-03 |
20090220870 | MEASURING THE EFFECT OF FLARE ON LINE WIDTH - In photo-lithography, one may assess the effect of flare due to various exposure tools. In an example embodiment, in a photo-lithography process on a photo resist coated substrate, there is a method for determining the effect of flare on line shortening. The method comprises, at a first die position on the substrate and in a first exposure, printing a first mask that includes a flare pattern corresponding to one corner of the first mask, and in a second exposure, printing a second mask that includes another flare pattern corresponding to an opposite corner of the second mask. At a second die position on the substrate, a composite mask pattern based on features of the first mask and the second is printed. The printed patterns are developed and measurements are obtained therefrom. The effect of flare is determined as a function of the measurements. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220871 | Device Manufacturing Method, Lithographic System, Lithographic Apparatus and Design for Manufacturing System - In an embodiment, a device manufacturing method for transferring a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate includes receiving a design layout information associated with a device, determining the pattern from the design layout information, providing the pattern to a patterning device, determining feed-forward requirement data from the design layout information, wherein the feed-forward requirement data includes at least first feed-forward requirement data related to a first location in the pattern and second feed-forward requirement data related to a second location in the pattern, determining a transfer condition from at least at least the first and the second feed-forward requirement data; and transferring a portion of the pattern from the patterning device onto the substrate based at least in part on the transfer condition. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220872 | DETECTING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A detecting apparatus includes a image pickup device configured to supply an output signal, an imaging optical system configured to form an image of an alignment mark formed on a substrate onto the image pickup device, and a signal processing unit including a restoration filter having a parameter that can be set, and configured to process the output signal and detect a position of the alignment mark, wherein the signal processing unit is configured to cause the restoration filter to act upon the output signal and generate a restoration signal, compute based on the restoration signal, for each of a plurality of candidate values of the parameter, a corresponding feature value relating to a form of the alignment mark, and set the parameter based on the computed feature values. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220873 | BELT SKEW CORRECTION CONTROLLING METHOD, BELT TRANSPORTATION DEVICE, AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A belt skew correction controlling method includes detecting a skew speed of a wound endless belt, calculating a difference between the skew speed that is acquired in the detecting of the skew speed and the initial target value, determining whether a value acquired in the calculating of the difference is within a predetermined range, maintaining an angle of a skew correcting roller that is wound around the endless belt and can be inclined in a case where the value is determined to be within the predetermined range in the determining of whether the value is within the predetermined range. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220874 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus includes an optical path in which a plurality of optical units are arranged and which includes a portion of projecting a pattern of an original onto a substrate to expose the substrate to light, and a controller configured to monitor deteriorations, due to light, of the plurality of optical units, wherein the controller is configured to monitor each of a plurality of sections of the optical path each of which includes at least one optical unit, for deterioration of the at least one optical unit belonging to a corresponding section. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220875 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoconductor having a support, at least an intermediate layer, and a photosensitive layer, the intermediate layer and photosensitive layer being laid in this order over the support, wherein the intermediate layer comprises an amorphous oxide semiconductor. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220876 | SELF LUBRICATING PHOTORECEPTOR - Disclosed is an electrophotographic imaging member that includes a lubricant delivering coating having a polymer matrix, a charge transport component, and a lubricant encapsulated within nano- or microcapsules. Also disclosed is an imaging forming apparatus including a charging device, a toner developer device, a cleaning device, and a photoreceptor having a conductive substrate, a charge generating layer, a charge transport layer, and an optional overcoat layer, such that the outmost layer of the photoreceptor contains a lubricant encapsulated within nano- or microcapsules. Additionally provided is a method of forming an image with the disclosed electrophotographic imaging member. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220877 | PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION, OVERPRINT, AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREFOR - A process for producing an overprint is provided, the process including a step of preparing a printed material by printing on a printing substrate, a step of coating the printed material with a photocurable composition, and a step of photocuring the photocurable composition, the photocurable composition comprising (A) a polymerizable group-containing photopolymerization initiator and (B) a polymerizable compound. There are also provided an overprint produced by the process for producing an overprint, and a photocurable composition that includes (A) a polymerizable group-containing photopolymerization initiator and (B) a polymerizable compound. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220878 | EXPOSURE UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An exposure unit which exposes photoconductive drums having rotary axes thereof arranged parallel to each other on a single plane by light beams, includes one or more polygon mirrors each having a plurality of reflection surfaces, where the one or more polygon mirrors rotate about a common rotary axis. Each light beam is deflected by the one or more polygon mirrors and scans the surface of a corresponding photoconductive drum. The common rotary axis is separated from the rotary axes of the photoconductive drums by identical distances along respective normals which are perpendicular to both the common rotary axis and the rotary axes of the photoconductive drums. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220879 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING THE SAME - Provision of a toner for developing a latent electrostatic image, including a colorant, a binder resin, and a releasing agent, where molecular weight distribution of THF-soluble components of the toner measured by a GPC is in the range of Mw 4,000 to Mw 11,000, and a peak area of low molecular weight components having a molecular weight of 200 to 500 is 3.2% or less based on the whole peak area. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220880 | GRAFTING FUNCTIONALIZED PEARLESCENT OR METALLIC PIGMENT ONTO POLYESTER POLYMERS FOR SPECIAL EFFECT IMAGES - Pigment particles with at least one metal oxide surface additive, wherein the at least one metal oxide surface additive is a metal oxide particle covalently bonded with at least one polycondensation polymer, wherein the pigment particle is a pearlescent or metallic pigment. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220881 | TONER BINDER AND TONER - Disclosed herein is a polyester resin-based toner binder which can impart both excellent anti-blocking property under high temperature and humidity conditions and low-temperature fixing properties to a toner. The toner binder for developing electrostatic images includes a polycondensation polyester resin produced in the presence of at least one titanium-containing catalyst (a) represented by the following general formula (I) or (II): | 2009-09-03 |
20090220882 | TONER COMPOSITIONS - Toner particles are provided which may, in embodiments, include a core possessing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin in combination with a colorant, optional wax, and optional other additives, and a shell over the core including a branched amorphous resin. The branched resin in the shell may prevent the crystalline resin from migrating to the toner surface. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220883 | TONER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner containing at least a binder resin and a colorant, wherein the toner has a core-shell structure composed of a core, and a shell having a thickness of 0.01 μm to 2 μm on a surface of the core, and wherein the toner satisfies the following relation: | 2009-09-03 |
20090220884 | Method for charging toner particles - A charge adjuvant for promoting charging of toner particles comprising a dielectric carrier liquid; and an organic aluminum salt dissolved in the liquid, said organic aluminum salt being soluble in the carrier liquid at room temperature is disclosed. Also disclosed are solutions of the charge adjuvant with a charge director, a method of producing toner utilizing the charge adjuvant and a liquid toner. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220885 | TONER PRODUCTION METHOD AND TONER GRANULATING APPARATUS - Provided is a toner production method that reuses a fine particle toner having a particle diameter failing to meet a predetermined standard diameter which is generated in pulverizing and classifying processes carried out for a toner material including at least a binder resin, release agent and pigment. The method includes granulating the fine particle toner by means of a granulating apparatus so as to increase a loose apparent density of the fine particle toner from the range of 0.05 g/cc to 0.25 g/cc to the range of 0.30 g/cc to 0.60 g/cc, in which wherein the granulating apparatus contains two left and right press rolls having the same diameters, the two press rolls having a rotational speed ratio of 0.40 to 0.95 | 2009-09-03 |
20090220886 | POLYHYDRIC COMPOUND AND CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED RESIST COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME - The present invention provides a polyhydric compound represented by the formula (I): | 2009-09-03 |
20090220887 | Molecular Resists Based On Functionalized Polycarbocycles - The present invention refers to new organic molecules, derived from the class of polycarbocycle derivatives, and their application as components of photoresists, and in particular as components of photoresist compositions where no polymer is comprised as one of the photoresists components. In these photoresist formulations the new molecule(s) is/are the main component(s) (i.e. percentage higher than 50% w/w). | 2009-09-03 |
20090220888 | Dyed photoresists and methods and articles of manufacture comprising same - The present invention provides new photoresist compositions that comprise a resin binder, a photoactive component, particularly an acid generator, and a dye material that contains one or more chromophores that can reduce undesired reflections of exposure radiation. Preferred dye compounds are polymeric materials that include one or more chromophores such as anthracene and other polycyclic moieties that effectively absorb deep UV exposure radiation. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220889 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN - A photosensitive resin composition which has a quenching function and satisfactory long-term stability and which, in particular, can be prevented from suffering sensitivity abnormality caused by change with time during storage (change from given sensitivity); and a method of forming a pattern from the composition. The resist composition contains a base resin comprising, as the main component, a silicon-containing polymer which is a siloxane or silsesquioxane polymer or the like, the composition containing, as a quencher, a specific sulfonium compound in place of a nitrogenous compound. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220890 | CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED RESIST COMPOSITION AND CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED RESIST COMPOSITION FOR IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY - A chemically amplified resist composition, comprising: a resin which includes a structural unit having an acid-labile group in a side chain, a structural unit represented by the formula (I) and a structural unit having a polycyclic lactone structure, and which is soluble in an organic solvent and insoluble or poorly soluble in an alkali aqueous solution but rendered soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid; and an acid generator represented by the formula (II). | 2009-09-03 |
20090220891 | Method of on-press developing overcoated lithographic printing plate - A method of processing an on-press developable lithographic printing plate involving the removal of overcoat after imagewise exposure and before on-press development is described. The plate comprises a substrate, an on-press ink and/or fountain solution developable photosensitive layer, and an overcoat. The laser imaged plate is stripped off the overcoat, and then under a white room light mounted on press and developed with ink and/or fountain solution. Here the plate is capable of hardening upon exposure to a laser, has limited white light stability before the removal of the overcoat, and has significantly improved white light stability after the removal of the overcoat. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220892 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RESIST COATING AND DEVELOPING SYSTEM - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a resist layer on an underlayer, forming an exposed pattern in the resist layer, wherein the exposed pattern comprises a soluble layer and an insoluble layer, forming a resist pattern by removing the soluble layer from the resist layer in which the exposed pattern is formed, removing an intermediate exposed area from the resist pattern, forming a new soluble layer in a surface of the resist pattern from which the intermediate exposed area is removed by applying a reaction material to the resist pattern from which the intermediate exposed area is removed, wherein the reaction material generates a solubilization material that solubilizes the resist pattern, and removing the new soluble layer from the resist pattern. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220893 | Method for Patterning a Semiconductor Wafer - A method for etching a pattern on a surface is disclosed. A mask layer is disposed over a surface and a resist is disposed over the mask layer. The resist is exposed to light through the mask exposing primary pattern and sidelobe regions. The resist is developed and the mask layer is etched according to the resist pattern. A first material is deposited over the mask layer, wherein a gap is formed beneath the material and over the primary pattern region. The material is etched back so that the gap is exposed, and the primary pattern region is etched using the first material as a mask. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220894 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes applying illumination light to a photomask, and projecting diffracted light components from the photomask via a projection optical system to form a photoresist pattern on a substrate. The photomask includes a plurality of opening patterns which are arranged on each of a plurality of parallel lines at regular second intervals in a second direction and which have regular first intervals in a first direction perpendicular to the second direction. The plurality of opening patterns arranged on the adjacent ones of the plurality of parallel lines are displaced from each other half the second interval in the second direction. Moreover, the dimensions of the plurality of opening patterns and the complex amplitude transmittance of nontransparent region in the photomask are set so that three of the diffracted light components passing through the pupil of the projection optical system have equal amplitude. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220895 | Metrology of bilayer photoresist processes - A method for patterning a substrate is provided, which comprises (a) providing a substrate; (b) applying a first layer comprising a first photo resist to the substrate; (c) applying a second layer comprising a second photo resist over the first layer; (d) patterning the second layer; and (e) inspecting the patterned second layer with an inspection tool; wherein at least one of the first and second layers comprises a contrasting agent which increases the contrast between the first and second layers to the inspection tool. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220896 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming method has forming a lower layer film on a film to be processed, forming a silicon-containing intermediate film containing a protecting group which is removed by an acid, on said lower layer film, forming a resist film on said silicon-containing intermediate film, exposing a predetermined region of said resist film to light, and developing said resist film with a developer. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220897 | RADIATION CURABLE COMPOSITION, STORING METHOD THEREOF, FORMING METHOD OF CURED FILM, PATTERNING METHOD, USE OF PATTERN, ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - The present invention provides a radiation curing composition comprising (a): a siloxane resin, (b): a photoacid generator or photobase generator, and (c): a solvent capable of dissolving component (a) and containing an aprotic solvent. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220898 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY USING THE SAME - The pattern forming method includes forming a catalyst film on a base layer having an uneven surface, wherein the catalyst layer is formed along the uneven surface of the base layer; forming a coating film by coating a fluid material on the catalyst film; forming an insoluble layer which is insoluble in a solvent in the coating film by reacting the coating film along the catalyst film; and maintaining the insoluble layer by removing an unreacted portion of the coating film by using the solvent. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220899 | Method for Burning of Gaseous and Burner - A method for burning gas in a burner, including leading the gas through an inner fuel tube ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220900 | COMBUSTION WITH VARIABLE OXIDANT LOW NOX BURNER - Heating provided by a burner that combusts hydrocarbon fuel can be provided at a sequence of different heat transfer rates by adjusting the total oxygen concentration of oxidant streams fed to the burner. A burner with which the method can be practiced is also disclosed. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220901 | BURNER FOR A HEATER WITH IMPROVED FUEL SUPPLY, IMPROVED HEAT SHIELD AND IMPROVED BAFFLE PLATE - A burner for a heater, especially for motor vehicles, has an essentially axially symmetrical combustion chamber, a burner nozzle for supply and atomization of fuel, a fuel needle for supplying fuel to the combustion chamber, a combustion air supply for supplying combustion air to the combustion chamber, a starting zone in which ignition of the fuel to start the burner takes place, a heat shield between the burner nozzle and the combustion chamber, the heat shield having openings for supplying secondary air to the combustion chamber, and a baffle plate located in the combustion chamber. By choosing the inside diameter of the fuel needle, the exit speed of the fuel is predetermined such that, during the starting phase of the burner; fuel in essentially unatomized form reaches the starting zone. The openings have air guide elements, and the baffle plate has a defined curvature in the axial direction. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220902 | BURNER FOR A HEATER WITH IMPROVED BAFFLE PLATE | 2009-09-03 |
20090220903 | BURNER FOR A HEATER WITH IMPROVED HEAT SHIELD | 2009-09-03 |
20090220904 | TOUCHLESS FILL LARGE FLAME TORCH - An apparatus having a fuel container, a flame bowl, and a wick holder disposed proximate the flame bowl is disclosed. An open fuel filling port disposed in the flame bowl prevents entry of ignition sources into the fuel container but allows for the flow of liquid thereinto, whereby a user of the torch may refuel the torch without need to touch the torch. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220905 | TEXTILE CURING OVEN WITH ACTIVE COOLING - An oven for bonding adhesives to the back surface of a textile article includes a housing with a transport frame for passing the textile article through a curing chamber within the housing. The oven also has an air source and a duct system that delivers an airflow into a cool zone on the opposite, pile surface side of the textile article. The airflow has a lower temperature than the elevated temperature of the curing chamber and is supplied to the cool zone in sufficient amounts such that the pressure in the cool zone exceeds the ambient pressure in the curing chamber. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220906 | Method and radiant-heating device for heating an industrial furnace - The invention relates to a radiant-heating device for heating an industrial furnace using radiated heat. A first burner unit ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220907 | Bracket for Orthodontic - A bracket for orthodontic use has a base plate, a tie wing and an arch wire fitting slot. More specifically, a pair of tie wings having a pair of long and short wing pieces, i.e., a long piece and a short piece, are erected on the rectangular base plate and spaced apart, and the arch wire fitting slot is formed by the spaced apart portion. A pair of wing pieces of the tie wing are provided to project in the vertical direction with distal ends directed downward, and constituted the wing pieces include a long piece and a short piece. A recessed guide groove is provided in a vicinity of an end of the long piece. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220908 | Dental and Medical Treatments and Procedures - A method treating a root canal in a tooth by introducing into the pulp chamber of a tooth and pulsing a laser light into the fluid reservoir so as to disintegrate pulp within the root canal without generation of any significant heat in said liquid fluid so as to avoid elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, or other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220909 | OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR BLOCKING AN APICAL OPENING OF A ROOT CANAL OF A TOOTH - The invention relates to an obturation device ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220910 | Disposable Dental Prophy Angle With Sectional Engaged Housing - A disposable dental angle with a housing consisting of two sections is provided. The vertical aperture of the head section of the housing allows insertion of a driven rotor such that the driven rotor is properly positioned. The horizontal aperture of the tail section of the housing allows insertion of a driving shaft such that the driving shaft is properly positioned. The front stepped end of the tail section engages the horizontal aperture of the head section firmly such that the two sections form a right angle. This ensures that the gear of the driven rotor is properly coupled to the matching gear of the driving shaft. Hence the driving shaft transfers the rotation from a dental tool to the driven rotor for the purpose of tooth cleaning using a cleaning cup. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220911 | Adjustable dental tool drive arrangement - The invention relates to an improved dental tool drive arrangement for a hand-piece with a drive head, the tool drive arrangement permitting length adjustment of the tool in the drive head by concentrically supporting the tool in the drive head at any position from a fully inserted position to a maximum retracted position. The tool drive arrangement preferably includes a tool and a rotatable tool supporting element for concentrically supporting the tool from the fully inserted to the maximum retracted position, the tool preferably including a maximum retraction indicator for indicating to a user when the tool has been retracted to the maximum retraction position. This provides a significant advantage over the prior art by allowing a user to adjust the exposed length of a rotatable tool, preferably a dental bur, without exceeding safe operating limits. The invention also relates to an improved drive spindle which allows depth adjustment of a tool in a dental handpiece while maintaining efficient torque transfer and concentricity during high speed rotation. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220912 | Dental Finishing, Sanding and/or Polishing Floss - An abrading dental floss is characterized by dental floss formed of a fiber or fibrous material having a dental abrasive on at least a portion thereof suitable for polishing, sanding and/or finishing dental restorative material such as dental resin. The fiber is preferably a synthetic material. The dental abrading material is impregnated into or provided onto the dental floss. In one form, the dental abrading floss has an abrading section situated between lengths of the dental floss. The abrading polishing section may be formed of an alternating pattern of non-abrasive portions and abrasive portions along a length of the floss. The abrasive portions may be of a single grit or texture of the dental abrasive or may be of different grits of the dental abrasive. In another form, the dental abrading floss has a single grit of a dental abrasive along its entire length. In yet another form, the dental abrading floss comprises a plastic sheet of having a dental abrasive thereon or therein situated between lengths of the dental floss. The dental abrasive may be of a single grit or different grits of the dental abrasive. For different grits of the dental abrasive, it is preferred, but not necessary, that they gradually change in grit size. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220913 | Enossal Implant Comprising an Anatase Coating - Disclosed is an enossal implant comprising a surface layer ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220914 | DENTAL IMPLANT AND A METHOD OF IMPLANTATION THEREOF - A dental implant is presented comprising a sharp threaded shaft operative as an active guiding engagement portion and having a sharp tip portion at its distal end. The sharp tip portion operates as an engaging member to cut through the bone and to define a path to the implant, and the sharp threads facilitate the non-surgical insertion. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220915 | Dental Implanto-Distractor - The dental implanto-distractor, having throughway body with external and internal threads, wherein a stretching screw ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220916 | IMPRESSION SCANNING FOR MANUFACTURING OF DENTAL RESTORATIONS - The present invention relates to a method for obtaining an accurate three-dimensional model of a dental impression, said method comprising the steps of, scanning at least a part of an upper jaw impression and/or a lower jaw impression, obtaining an impression scan, evaluating the quality of the impression scan, and use the impression scan to obtain a three-dimensional model, thereby obtaining an accurate three-dimensional model of the dental impression. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220917 | Thermoplastic/Thermoset Dental Restorative Prosthetics - The present invention is dental prosthetics manufactured from polymers rather than ceramics. Various plastics are disclosed for use in making said prosthetics, as are techniques for improving plastic performance in the prosthetics. The prosthetics are first injection molded into pre-set blocks for use in milling machines that dentists use or custom fit prosthetics with less wait time and less cost. Alternatively, an electronic model may be produced using image scanners. The electronic model may then be downloaded into rapid prototyping machine and a prosthetic therein built. Use of these methods may create various monolithic prosthetics, including multi-tooth prosthetics and whole bridges. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220918 | AUTOMATIC CROWN AND GINGIVA DETECTION FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL MODEL OF TEETH - A method is provided for automatically separating tooth crowns and gingival tissue in a virtual three-dimensional model of teeth and associated anatomical structures. The method orients the model with reference to a plane and automatically determines local maxima of the model and areas bounded by the local maxima. The method automatically determines saddle points between the local maxima in the model, the saddle points corresponding to boundaries between teeth. The method further positions the saddle points along a dental arch form. For each tooth, the method automatically identifies a line or path along the surface of the model linking the saddle points to each other, the path marking a transition between teeth and gingival tissue and between adjacent teeth in the model. The areas bounded by the lines correspond to the tooth crowns; the remainder of the model constitutes the gingival tissue. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220919 | Dental Bleaching Gel Composition Containing Vegetative Enzymes - This invention is related to a kind of teeth bleaching formulation containing the vegetative enzymes extracted from plant tubers with extensively applications in cosmetic dentistry. The enzymes are susceptible to promote the decomposition (dissociation) of peroxide compounds, thus the intermediate hydroxyl free radicals are generated to turn the unpleasant stained tooth into light or colorless appearance effectively. The composition of a whitening gel may comprising 2˜50 wt % of hydrogen peroxide, 0.003˜3 wt % vegetative enzyme extract, and transferring to alkalinity approximately pH 8˜13 to achieve the high efficiency dental bleaching usage. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220920 | Methods for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances - Improved methods for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances, such as brackets, to the tooth surfaces of dental patients are provided. The methods use a transfer tray to accurately position the brackets on the tooth surfaces. Preferably, the tray is made of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA)/siloxane material. The brackets are coated with a protective coating to prevent them from becoming embedded in the tray. Preferably, a translucent, blue-tinted coating is used to cover the brackets. Dental restorative materials are used to bond the brackets to the teeth. The transfer tray is then removed from the mouth, while the appliances remain firmly bonded to the tooth surfaces. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220921 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION AND MONITORING OF USER STATUS - An electronic and transducer device can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a two-way communication assembly. The device contains a motion sensor to detect external forces imposed on the user such as an explosion, for example. The information is stored for medical treatment, among others. In another embodiment, the device provides an electronic and transducer device that can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a medical tag containing patient identifiable information. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device fabricated from a thermal forming process utilizing a replicate model of a dental structure obtained by conventional dental impression methods. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220922 | FISHING SIMULATION METHOD, FISHING SIMULATION EXECUTION METHOD, AND FISHING SIMULATOR - The present invention relates to a fishing simulation method, a fishing simulation execution method, and a fishing simulator, and more specifically, to a fishing simulation method, a fishing simulation execution method, and a fishing simulator, in which a fishing activity procedure of detecting a fish school, gathering fish, and catching the fish can be realized in a three-dimensional virtual space of a computer, and a fishery environment and fishing activity simulated in the computer virtual space comes to be similar to a real fishery environment and fishing activity by simulating the behavior of the fish school, including an avoidance behavior of fish entities forming the fish school, responding to the movement of a fishing boat and a fishing gear, thereby enhancing learning effects on the fishery environment and the fishing activity. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220923 | Tactile user interface and related devices - An apparatus that includes an input having a surface area configured for altering its surface topology characteristic in accordance with a given function of an electronic device for providing a haptic operative input corresponding to said given function. There is a mechanism for altering surface topology of the surface area, and the mechanism does not comprise a piezoelectric motor. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220924 | Device for visually associating categorized product features, and associated method - A device for visually associating categorized product features, comprising:
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20090220925 | Educational Game - An apparatus and method for playing an educational game suitable for one or more players that comprises a question set of ‘priming questions’, a question set of ‘token questions’, one or more substrate to define a playing surface of plural playing zones, wherein each playing zone relates to an individual subject matter and has a pathway of consecutive playing and has (1) a pathway of consecutive playing positions that are marked with an indicia to indicate a priming question, (2) at least one or more playing zones being marked to indicate an association with a token question, (3) each pathway being adapted to continue into and from that of another playing zone; said apparatus also including a movement generator and a playing piece for the players. The rules consist or comprise that when a playing piece becomes associated with a playing position associated with a priming question that player is asked the priming question. If that is incorrectly answered the player passes to the next player. If correctly answered then that first player is asked a token question. Said apparatus for said educational game is characterised in that said primer question facilitates the ability of a player to correctly answer the token questions. Aso disclosed is a playing board that is adjustable in size to suite the number of players and/or duration of game to be played. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220926 | System and Method for Correcting Speech - A method and device for correcting mispronunciations of a user, the method comprising the following steps: providing a database comprising a plurality of records each of which comprising at least a textual and a vocal representation of a specific word; training a speech recognition module to recognize spoken utterances of said user comprising the words represented by said records; generating word models for each recognized spoken word; associating each word model with a respective database record; after training said speech recognition module with sufficient words receiving spoken utterance from said user; extracting a sequence of words from said spoken utterance and generating a word model for each extracted word; comparing said word models to the word models associated with said database records; constructing an audible output comprising vocal representations obtained from records which their word models matched word models generated for said extracted word, wherein said word models comprises features extracted from data of the words spoken by said user. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220927 | ARTICULATOR - An articulator has, between a flat upper part (having an anterior guide pin insertable at the front end) and a flat lower part approximately parallel thereto, supports which have an upper end which supports the upper part and which can be supported with a contact surface in the region of a lower end on a substrate. At least a part of the supports consists of a carbon material. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220928 | ARTICLE WITH CIRCUIT ACTUATING CAPABILITY - An article with circuit actuating capability includes a first article part, a second article part formed with a pocket and linked to the first article part such that the first and second article parts being movable relative to each other, the pocket having an access opening, and a circuit built in the pocket in the second article part and accessible through the access opening of the pocket for controlling circuit states of the circuit. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220929 | PC-BASED SIMULATOR TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHODS - A simulation training system having a network system ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090220930 | Time Varying Electromagnetic Force Sleeve for the Expansion of Cells and Method of Using the Same - A time varying electromagnetic force sleeve wherein the time varying electromagnetic force sleeve comprises a time varying electromagnetic force source operatively connected to an electrically conductive coil that can removably receive a culture container. The present invention also relates to a method for cell expansion comprising providing a time varying electromagnetic force sleeve that is introduced to a culture container and that in use delivers a time varying electromagnetic force to cells contained within the culture container for cell expansion. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220931 | FUNCTIONAL IN VITRO IMMUNOASSAY - The invention relates to a method for the in vitro investigation of the effect of substances in in vivo processes and an in vitro detection method for the identification of immunomodulating compounds and/or the detection of the effect of immunomodulating compounds and the identification of apoptosis-inducing and/or necrosis-inducing compounds mediated by the immune system in in vivo processes. The methods according to the invention are particularly suitable for investigating effects of substances on cells, which are mediated by the immune system. Furthermore, the method according to the invention is suitable for in vitro monitoring of the in vivo effects before, during and/or after the administration of immunomodulating compounds and of apoptosis-inducing and/or necrosis-inducing compounds. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220932 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMBINED MICROFLUIDIC-MICROMAGNETIC SEPARATION OF MATERIAL IN CONTINUOUS FLOW - A miniaturized, integrated, microfluidic device pulls materials bound to magnetic particles from one laminar flow path to another by applying a local magnetic field gradient. The device removes microbial and mammalian cells from flowing biological fluids without any wash steps. A microfabricated high-gradient magnetic field concentrator (HGMC) is integrated at one side of a microfluidic channel. When magnetic particles are introduced into one flow path, they remain limited to that flow path. When the HGMC is magnetized, the magnetic beads are pulled from the initial flow path into the collection stream, thereby cleansing the fluid. The microdevice allows large numbers of beads and materials to be sorted simultaneously, has no capacity limit, does not lose separation efficiency as particles are removed, and is useful for cell separations from blood and other biological fluids. This on-chip separator allows cell separations to be performed in the field outside of hospitals and laboratories. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220933 | DETECTION OF FETAL CELLS FROM MATERNAL BLOOD - The present application relates to methods for identification of foetal cells and generation and isolation of binding members recognising foetal cells. Said methods may further be used for other purposes relating to characterisation of biological samples and biological antigens. The methods are characterised by the applicability in situations where the interesting objects are present in a limited amount, or where the interesting objects are intermixed with other material, thus the methods are suitable for use in situations where the ratio of the interesting material compared to other material is low. The application discloses methods for use of detecting foetal cells and method of generating/isolating binding members towards antigenic material of low abundancy. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220934 | METHODS AND PROCESSES OF CONTROLLING FERMENTATION - The present invention relates to methods and processes for controlling fermentation. Two proportional feedback control loops are implemented in a cascade. One control loop is used to maintain the pH by adjusting the dissolved oxygen-stat setpoint. The other control loop is used to maintain the dissolved oxygen by regulating the nutrient feed rate using the newly adjusted dissolved oxygen-set point. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220935 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONTROL IN PARALLEL INTEGRATED BIOREACTOR ARRAY - Parallel, integrated bioreactor. The bioreactor includes a plurality of growth chambers, each growth chamber associated with a peristaltic oxygenating mixer and separated therefrom by a porous membrane. Each oxygenating mixture has a gas inlet and a gas outlet with the gas inlet in fluid communication with a gas reservoir. A gas mixer switch is provided for controlling oxygen concentration in the reservoir. The apparatus and methods disclosed in the application allow precise control over dissolved oxygen concentration with a quick response time. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220936 | Flow Cytometry Reagent System - A method of measuring cellular hemoglobin of a blood sample includes mixing a blood sample with a permeation reagent, and incubating the sample mixture to permeate cellular membrane of red blood cells and to cause hemoglobin aggregation within the cells; adding a neutralization reagent to inhibit further reactions of the permeation reagent; performing a cell-by-cell measurement of side scatter signals of the red blood cells in the sample mixture on a flow cytometer; and obtaining cellular hemoglobin (Hgb | 2009-09-03 |
20090220937 | Compositions for Use in Identification of Adventitious Viruses - The present invention provides compositions, kits and methods for rapid identification and quantification of adventitious contaminant viruses by molecular mass and base composition analysis. | 2009-09-03 |
20090220938 | VIRAL NUCLEOPROTEIN DETECTION USING AN ION CHANNEL SWITCH BIOSENSOR - The present invention provides a method of detecting viruses, such as respiratory-related viruses, in a sample with a sensitivity of at least 80%, and/or specificity of at least 90%, and/or with an accuracy of at least 90%. The method comprises contacting the sample with a biosensor. The present invention also provides a biosensor comprising a membrane and a solid conducting surface, with the membrane being attached to the solid conducting surface in a manner such that a reservoir exists therebetween. The membrane comprises first and second layers each comprising closely packed amphiphilic molecules; a plurality of first and second ionophores located in the first and second layers, respectively; and a plurality of antibodies or fragments thereof directed against nucleoproteins of respiratory-related viruses, more specifically, nucleoproteins of an influenza virus, and covalently attached to the second ionophores. The present invention further provides a device comprising an array of such biosensors. | 2009-09-03 |