46th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110280703 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS HANDLING OF AN OBJECT - An apparatus configured to handle an object in a contactless manner, the apparatus includes a carrying body having a carrying surface which is configured to be directed towards the object, the carrying surface being provided with a plurality of traction members and a plurality of overpressure members, each overpressure member being provided with at least one exhaust opening, each traction member being provided with an indentation and at least two suction openings that are arranged in the indentation, the at least two suction openings of each traction member being configured to generate a pressure gradient between them so as to create a traction fluid flow in the indentation in a direction substantially parallel to the carrying surface; and a pressure controller configured to control the pressure gradient between the at least two suction openings of each traction member | 2011-11-17 |
20110280704 | Grain Bin Door Assembly with Exterior Chute - A door assembly for an agricultural storage bin includes an exterior chute communicating with a lower portion of a bin door opening. The exterior chute extends outwardly at an upward inclination from a bottom edge of the door opening to an open top end spaced below a top end of the door opening. An inner door panel hinged at an inner side of the bin wall spans an upper portion of the door opening above the exterior chute when closed. A cover member spans an open top end of the exterior chute when closed. An unloading auger can be readily inserted through the external chute below the inner door panel for unloading the bin by removing the cover member. The inner door can be subsequently opened inwardly when the level in the bin falls below the upper portion of the bin door opening. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280705 | WATER PUMP AND WATER PUMP SYSTEM AND METHOD - This disclosure relates a water pump, a system for cooling internal combustion engine components including a water pump, and a method for operating an internal combustion engine including a water pump. The water pump, system and method provide protection of the pump impeller during dry pump operation, such as when a watercraft engine is started while the watercraft is out of water, by dispensing fluid from a reservoir to the pump's impeller chamber. The fluid enters the chamber via a controllable flow path and interacts with the impeller and chamber walls to cool and lubricate the impeller. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280706 | Helico-axial pump, a rotor for a helico-axial pump, method for the hydrodynamic journalling of a rotor of a helico-axial pump, as well as a hybrid pump with a rotor for a helico-axial pump - The invention relates to a helico-axial pump ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280707 | Wind Turbine Utilizing Wind Directing Slats - Various embodiments of a wind turbine are disclosed having a plurality of pivotable slats disposed about a rotor coupled to one or more blades. Each of the plurality of slats can be pivoted such that the open slats on a windward side redirect the wind to cause rotation of the rotor and the closed slats on a leeward side retain at least a substantial portion of the wind within the interior. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280708 | VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINS - A vertical axis wind turbine comprising a shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis and a plurality of substantially rigid blades mechanically coupled to the shaft, each of the plurality of blades comprising an elongate body having an upper and a lower end, wherein the upper end and the lower end of each blade are rotationally off-set from each other about the longitudinal axis such that each blade has a helix like form, the section of the elongate body of each blade, taken perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, being shaped as an aerofoil having a leading edge and a trailing edge and a camber line defined between the leading edge and the trailing edge, characterized in that the aerofoil is arcuately shaped such that the camber line lies along a line of constant curvature having a finite radius of curvature. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280709 | WIND-GAS ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH THE SAME - A wind-gas engine assembly and a motor vehicle with the same are provided. The wind-gas engine assembly comprises a high pressure gas engine ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280710 | REVERSIBLE SYSTEM FOR INJECTING AND EXTRACTING GAS FOR FLUID ROTARY MACHINES - Herein described is a system for injecting and extracting gas for a fluid rotating machine of the type comprising at least one stator case, one first stage which receives the gas flowing into the machine, one final stage, downstream of which the gas is discharged from the machine, and one or more intermediate stages arranged between the first stage and the final stage. Each stage is made up of a single centrifugal rotor and a fixed ducting, associated to such centrifugal rotor and made on the single stator case. The system comprises at least one first worm screw for extracting gas from the machine and at least one second worm screw for injecting gas into the machine. Both worm screws for extracting gas and for injecting gas are operatively connected to at least one stage of the machine. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280711 | FAN DEVICE HAVING SIMULTANEOUSLY FOLDABLE BLADES - A fan device having simultaneously foldable blades includes a rotatable driving unit. A plurality of supporting frames extend outwardly from the driving unit, each supporting frame has a pivot mounted on one end thereof. A plurality of shells are respectively mounted on the supporting frames, each shell has a center hole defined therein. A plurality of blades are respectively disposed on the shells. Each blade has an assembling portion disposed thereon. Each assembling portion has a through hole defined therein. A plurality of coupling rods respectively positioned between every two adjacent shells. When the driving unit rotates, the shells synchronously rotate and driving the coupling rods to be moved for simultaneously driving the blades to retractably fold/unfold. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280712 | Passage wall section for an annular flow passage of an axial turbomachine with radial gap adjustment - A passage wall section of an annular flow passage of an axial turbomachine is provided. A guide ring has a first toothing arrangement which is in contact with a second toothing arrangement arranged on a sidewall of a circumferential groove which accommodates the guide ring, wherein for axial displacement of the displaceable guide ring, the guide ring is rotatable in a circumferential direction. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280713 | High Volume Pump having low hydrostatic head - A pump for providing high volume flows with a low hydrostatic head. The pump is particularly suited for heated fluids such as those from a solar collector and the like. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280714 | Two-Piece Bearing Housing For A Centrifugal Pump - A two-piece bearing housing is provided for use in centrifugal pumps having or requiring multiple chambers for enclosing or confining bearings or seals, and/or providing lubricant or coolant to the bearings and seals of the pump, the two-piece housing providing several improvements including the ability to make the two pieces from different materials, the reduction in scrap castings due to imprecision achieved in the casting process and improved structures in the housing for monitoring the lubricant chambers in the housing. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280715 | CURVED LABYRINTH SEALS - In one embodiment, a system includes a rotary machine and a packing seal that is disposed between rotary and stationary components of the rotary machine. The packing seal includes a pair of seal lands spaced axially along the rotary component and a seal tooth disposed at an axial position between the pair of seal lands. At least one seal land of the pair of seal lands or the seal tooth includes a curved flow-facing side and is slanted toward the curved flow-facing side. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280716 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRESSOR COMPONENTS COMPRISING THERMAL BARRIERS, THERMAL BARRIER SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Gas turbine engine compressor disks having a hot flowpath side; a shaft having a first surface positioned in the hot flowpath side; and a thermal barrier applied to at least the first surface of the shaft where the thermal barrier is operable to maintain the temperature of the shaft below about 700° C. (1300° F.) when the hot flowpath side experiences a service operating temperature of from about 700° C. (1300° F.) to about 788° C. (1450° F.). | 2011-11-17 |
20110280717 | STEAM DEVICE - In one embodiment, a steam device includes a high-temperature member and a low-temperature member. One surface of the high-temperature member is exposed to high-temperature steam, and the other surface is cooled by cooling steam having a temperature lower than the high-temperature steam. The low-temperature member is disposed to face the high-temperature member with a passage for the cooling steam therebetween and is formed of a material having a heat resistance lower than that of the high-temperature member. The steam device has at least one high-reflectance film selected from a first high-reflectance film, which is formed on the surface of the high-temperature member which is exposed to the high-temperature steam and has a higher reflectance with respect to infrared rays than the high-temperature member, and a second high-reflectance film, which is formed on the surface of the low-temperature member facing the high-temperature member and has a higher reflectance with respect to infrared rays than the low-temperature member. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280718 | PRESSURIZING CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - In a pressurizing centrifugal pump, tips of blades are arranged at a level lower than that of an outer circumferential surface of a blade plate by a level difference provided from the outer circumferential surface toward a central position of the blade plate. The outer circumferential surface of the blade plate is arranged close to an inner circumferential wall of a case to form a fluid control space for controlling movement of the fluid toward a rear side of the blades. A fluid passage space for promoting passage of a foreign substance in the fluid is formed between the inner circumferential wall and the tips of the blades. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280719 | Fan And Shroud Assembly - An axial flow fan assembly includes a plurality of fan blades surrounded by a shroud. The shroud includes an annular first wall which extends radially outwardly, an annular second wall which extends axially and radially outwardly, and an annular third wall which joins the first wall to the second wall. The third wall has a curved cross sectional shape, and has a minimum diameter part which is positioned approximately half-way between the upstream and downstream edges of the fan blades. There is a desired relationship between the radius of curvature of the third wall and the diameter of the fan. There is a desired relationship between the height of the first wall and the diameter of the fan. The fan blades have an upstream edge which is upstream with respect to the first wall. The third wall has a minimum diameter part which is positioned approximately half-way between the upstream and downstream ends of the fan. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280720 | Inner Housing for a Turbomachine - A three-shell steam turbine is provided. The three-shell steam turbine includes an outer housing, an outer inner housing and an inner inner housing, wherein the outer inner housing is arranged around the inner inner housing, in such a way that a cooling steam chamber is formed in between and a flow duct is formed between the outer inner housing and the rotor. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280721 | Gas turbine - A gas turbine including a plurality of hook elements disposed one inside the other and designed substantially in the form of hollow cones or hollow cylinders, and including a stator blade support, is intended to enable an especially high efficiency while maintaining the greatest possible operating safety and operating life. To this end, at least one of the hook elements or the stator blade support has a substantially elliptical cross-sectional contour. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280722 | Wind turbine - A wind turbine for power generation is provided. The wind turbine includes a power generating unit and a rotor having a plurality of blades. To control power output of the wind turbine, the blades are capable of being pitched by a blade pitch adjusting device. The wind turbine also includes a pitch control unit for controlling the blade pitch adjusting device. Furthermore, the wind turbine includes a load determining device for determining the blade load from the pitch activity of the blades. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280723 | DE-ICING AND/OR ANTI-ICING OF A WIND TURBINE COMPONENT BY VIBRATING A PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL - A system for de-icing and/or for avoiding an icing of a component of a wind turbine is provided. The system includes a vibrator. The vibrator includes a piezoelectric material and which is adapted to be mounted to at least to a portion of the component, and an electric generator, which is adapted to supply an electric signal to the vibrator, wherein the electric signal causes the vibrator to vibrate and to transfer vibrational energy to at least a surface portion of the component. A corresponding method for de-icing and/or for avoiding an icing of a component of a wind turbine is also provided. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280724 | METHOD FOR OPERATING MECHANICAL EMERGENCY BRAKE FOR WIND TURBINES - A method for operating a mechanical emergency brake for a wind turbine is disclosed. The method includes providing a mechanical emergency brake for a wind turbine comprising a spring energy storage; measuring a variable indicative of a holding torque of a pitch drive motor; comparing said measured value of said variable with a desired value of said variable; and shutting down said wind turbine if the comparison of said actual with said desired value reveals that the wind turbine is in a fault condition. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280725 | Long Term Rotor Parking on a Wind Turbine - A method for locking a rotor of a wind turbine in a long term parking state is disclosed. The method may include applying rotor brakes, enabling a long term parking configuration of the rotor and providing an emergency feather response for protecting the wind turbine against faults. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280726 | CAP HAVING PIVOTABLY MOVABLE FAN - An article of headwear having a body with a hole extending completely through bottom and top surfaces thereof and a cooling device mounted to the article of headwear. The cooling device is mounted via a mounting ring received at the hole which mounts the cooling device to the body at the through hole to permit selective manipulation of the cooling device about a horizontal axis in a range between 0 to 360 degrees relative to the headwear body and the mounting ring. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280727 | Improved Rotor-Blade Control System and Method - A blade-pitch control system has a swashplate configured for continuous rotation with an associated rotor and mast, and at least one link connects the swashplate to each blade of the rotor. The swashplate provides for collective control of the pitch angle of the blades through selective rotation of the swashplate about a swashplate axis while the swashplate is rotating with the rotor and mast. The system can be configured to provide for cyclic control of the pitch angle of the blades through planar translation of the swashplate or through tilting of the swashplate about axes generally perpendicular to the swashplate axis. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280728 | RADIAL FLOW TURBINE WHEEL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A radial-flow turbine wheel for a gas turbine engine includes a Scallop Radius defined between an axis of rotation and the backface between each of the plurality of turbine blades, a Tip Radius defined between the axis of rotation and a tip of each of the plurality of turbine blades such that a Scallop Radius/Tip Radius defines a ratio less than 0.6. This enables a lower temperature scallop region which drives lower transient stresses and increases the Low Cycle Fatigue life of the turbine wheel. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280729 | AXIAL-FLOW FAN - A fan includes a hub and blades. A first edge of each blade is proximate an open end of the hub. A first rib is coupled to the hub and substantially aligned with a first plane intersecting the central axis and an intersection of the first edge of the first blade with the hub. The first plane is angularly spaced from a reference plane intersecting the central axis and an intersection of the first edge of the second blade with the hub. An angular spacing between the first plane and the reference plane defines one sector. A second rib is aligned with a second plane angularly positioned between the first plane and the reference plane at a location less than or equal to about (1/nR−0.05) sectors from the first plane, in which nR equals the number of ribs divided by the number of blades. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280730 | SEMI-FLEXIBLE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR WIND TURBINE - A frame for supporting equipment arranged in a hub of a wind turbine is fixed to the hub at one end and flexibly connected to the hub at another end. The variation of the relative position between the hub and the frame caused by the deformation of the hub associated with a rotation of the wind turbine or the like is absorbed by the flexible connection. A wind turbine whose frame in the hub has high durability against the rotation can be provided. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280731 | Blade Retainer Clip - A blade retainer clip for retaining a foot of a turbine blade in a shoe of a turbine disc of a turbine wheel includes: a clip shank that fits into a mating slot in the blade foot; a protuberance along a central portion of the clip shank that fits into a mating recess along the mating slot in the blade foot; a clip heel on one end of the clip shank that engages a heel of the blade foot and a heel of the disc shoe that expands radially from at least opposite sides of the clip shank; and a clip toe that extends beyond a toe of the disc shoe that is deformable to contact at least the toe of the disc shoe. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280732 | Diffused Refractory Metal Alloy Coated Products - A material is diffused into an electrically conductive substrate to enhance and add desirable properties through a metalliding process employing an electrolytic bath within an atmosphere substantially free of oxygen. The substrate to be coated is submerged within the bath as a cathode along with multiple anodes, each anode having a distinctive composition from the other. A variable power source provides preselected current densities to each of the anodes so as to result in a diffusing of material from each anode for coating the substrate in proportion to the current densities applied to each anode. Products of the invention include an electrically conductive substrate and an alloy coating diffused into a surface of the substrate, wherein the alloy coating comprises a compound of beryllium, boron or silicon, plus at least one refractory metal. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280733 | STRUCTURE OF DECORATING SHELL FOR CEILING FAN - A structure of the decorating shell for a ceiling fan includes an outer shell and a decorating cover. The bottom of the outer shell has a connecting hole. The surrounding surface at the bottom of the outer shell has at least two opposite grooves. The decorating cover has an annular shape and is correspondingly disposed at the bottom of the outer shell. The outer rim of the decorating cover is protruded upward with hook parts to engage with the grooves. At least one elastic body is interposed between the inner rim and the outer rim of the decorating cover. When the decorating cover is mounted onto the bottom of the outer shell, the elastic body is squeezed by the outer shell and the decorating cover to urge against the surrounding surface at the bottom of the outer shell. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280734 | COMBINING STRUCTURE FOR THE DECORATING SHELL OF A CEILING FAN - A combining structure for the decorating shell of a ceiling fan includes an outer shell and a decorating cover. The bottom of the outer shell has a connecting hole. The rim of the connecting hole is formed upward with at least two opposite notches. Each of the notches is bent downward with a blocking rim that gradually converges. The decorating cover has an annular shape, and is mounted on the bottom of the outer shell. The inner rim of the decorating cover is protruded upward with an inner rim wall that goes through the connecting hole of the outer shell. The outer surface of the inner rim wall is protruded outward with a protruding part for each of the notches on the outer shell. The protruding parts go through the notches and urge and position on the blocking rim at the bottom of the outer shell. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280735 | VENTILATION OF A HIGH-PRESSURE TURBINE IN A TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine high-pressure turbine including a rotor disc with upstream and downstream annular flanges separating a radially internal annular cavity in which the hub of the disc extends from two radially external annular cavities, of which one is upstream of the disc and receives a ventilation air flow and of which the other is downstream of the disc, the upstream flange of the disc including a mechanism connecting to the upstream eternal cavity and the internal cavity for ventilating the hub of the disc. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280736 | CONTROL METHOD OF DRYER - A control method of a dryer is disclosed. A control method of a dryer including a heat pump having a variable velocity type compressor, the control method includes steps of selecting at least one course supplying air or dried air; increasing an activation velocity of the compressor to a target velocity, as the selected course is implemented; and adjusting an open degree of an expansion valve provided in the heat pump. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280737 | END OF STROKE DETECTION FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC PUMP - Detection of end of stroke for an electromagnetic pump is performed using, for example, a calculated first flux derivative. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280738 | METHOD OF SURGE PROTECTION FOR A DYNAMIC COMPRESSOR USING A SURGE PARAMETER - A method of surge protection for a dynamic compressor that has a corresponding compressor map. A control system continually calculates an equivalent polytropic head parameter in order to define a surge limit line. The system then calculates a control parameter and determines the distance the control parameter to the surge limit line wherein the control parameter is dynamic to changes in compressor load and invariant to changes in suction conditions and gas compressibility. As a result of the distance of the control parameter to the surge limit line, the surge valve of a dynamic compressor is actuated to prevent surge. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280739 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PUMPING LIQUID FROM AN OFFSHORE NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION WELL - A pump assembly comprises a first piston near a lower end of a coiled water and/or other condensed liquid discharge conduit, which is actuated by second and third pistons that are arrange at the upper and lower ends of a hydraulic or pneumatic fluid conduit, wherein the third piston is connected to a floating body, which is oscillated by waves, such that a pair of one way check valves suck and push production water and other condensed liquids sequentially from a lower region of the well into a lower portion and subsequently into an upper portion of the coiled water and other condensed liquid outlet conduit. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280740 | ULTRA-LOW FRICTION AIR PUMP FOR CREATING OSCILLATORY OR PULSED JETS - An air pump positioned within a hollow space in an aerodynamic structure for controlling the flow over an aerodynamic surface thereof, includes a movable member linearly displaced by a very low friction piston mechanism and a compression chamber open to the exterior of the aerodynamic surface through an orifice. Reciprocal displacement of the very low friction movable member changes the volume of the compression chamber to alternately expel fluid (e.g., air) from and pull fluid into the compression chamber through the orifice. The movable member includes a piston oscillating within a piston housing each having an ultra-low friction coating for improved thermal performance and reduced maintenance. Fluid intake to the compression chamber may be increased through the use of a one-way valve located either in the aerodynamic surface, or in the piston. Multiple flapper valves may surround the orifice in the aerodynamic surface for increased fluid control. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280741 | Helico-axial pump, rotor for a helico-axial pump as well as method for journalling a rotor in a helico-axial pump - The invention relates to a helico-axial pump ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280742 | BALANCE DRUM CONFIGURATION FOR COMPRESSOR ROTORS - Method and system for a rotary machine, e.g., a back-to-back compressor. A first section includes a first inlet duct, at least one first impeller and a first outlet duct. A second section includes a second inlet duct, at least one second impeller and a second outlet duct. The first section and second section share a common rotor. A first balance drum is disposed between the two sections, while a second section is disposed between the first inlet duct and the rotor. In a single section compressor, the balance drum can be disposed on the inlet side of an impeller rather than a discharge side. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280743 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR - The present invention discloses a hermetic compressor which can reduce the noise by regulating a suction pressure in a connector enabling a suction pipe of a hermetic container and a suction muffler to communicate with each other. The hermetic compressor includes: a hermetic container including a suction pipe through which refrigerant is sucked and accommodating a compression mechanism unit for compressing the refrigerant; a suction muffler fixed to the compression mechanism unit and reducing the flow noise when the refrigerant passes; and a connector enabling the suction pipe and the suction muffler to communicate with each other and including a hole on a refrigerant passage to communicate with an inner space of the hermetic container. An inner pressure of the connector is equalized with an inner pressure of the hermetic container, which raises a refrigerant suction pressure. As a difference between the refrigerant suction pressure and the pressure of the compression space is reduced, the noise generated during the refrigerant suction can be reduced. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280744 | Universal Mount For A Variable Speed Pump Drive User Interface - Disclosed herein is a user interface that can be universally mounted to a combination variable speed pump and a drive assembly therefor. The user interface is universally configured to be selectively mounted to the drive assembly and/or to an environmental surface that is remotely located from the drive assembly. The user interface is universally configured to be selectively mounted to the drive assembly in any one of a plurality of available positions relative thereto. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280745 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CAMSHAFT WITH INTEGRATED PUMP - A camshaft assembly may include a shaft and a mechanical vacuum pump. The shaft may define first and second ends and include first and second lobes and first and second bearing support structures distributed between the first and second end. The shaft may define a first vane opening. The mechanical pump may be coupled to the shaft between the first and second ends. The mechanical vacuum pump may include a cover, a housing coupled to the cover to define a cavity therebetween and a vane. The cover may define a cover opening that rotatably receives the shaft. The housing may define a housing opening that rotatably receives the shaft. The vane may be arranged within the cavity and slidably received within the first vane opening such that the vane rotates with the shaft. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280746 | MECHANICAL VACUUM PUMP INTEGRATED WITH COUPLED SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE - A mechanical vacuum pump for an engine includes a flange configured for attachment to a cylinder head of the engine. The flange defines a bore, which is configured for interconnecting an injection air inlet in the cylinder head with an injection air outlet of a secondary air injection valve. The secondary air injection valve is directly mounted to the mechanical vacuum pump, thereby indirectly mounting the secondary air injection valve to the cylinder head of the engine, with the bore communicating fresh air from the secondary air injection valve to the cylinder head. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280747 | PUMP WITH AN ELASTIC MEMBRANE AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL - A hydraulically-controlled diaphragm pump has a pump chamber ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280748 | Centrifugal Blower with Partitioned Scroll Diffuser - A centrifugal blower having at least one radial plane dividing its scroll into sub-sections which may vary as to cut-off points and axial and radial dimensions as well as axial displacement to meet requirements of individual application system flow paths. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280749 | SEALED COMPRESSOR WITH EASY TO ASSEMBLE OIL PUMP - A sealed compressor has a lower end cap secured to a center shell, and defines a sealed chamber. An electric motor is received within the sealed chamber. The electric motor drives a shaft that drives a compressor pump unit. A lower bearing housing includes a bearing for supporting the shaft, and an oil pump. The oil pump includes a pump housing including one of a slot and a leg, with the bearing housing including the other of a slot and a leg. The leg is received in the slot to position the pump housing within the bearing housing. The oil pump further includes a piston to be driven by the shaft to drive the lubricant from a sump in the sealed chamber upwardly into a passage in the shaft. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280750 | Reciprocating Refrigeration Compressor - A compressor ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280751 | AIR PUMP - An air pump structured to facilitate the installation of a pair of pistons includes a casing ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280752 | AIR PUMP - There is provided an air pump in which vibration noise generated in a drive unit of the pump is suppressed from being transmitted to the outside through a suction passage. A casing ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280753 | TILT-PREVENTING FAN - The present invention provides a tilt-preventing fan having a blade device, a motor, a magnet device, a frame and a ball bearing. The blade device has a blade shaft. The blade shaft has an outer surface and a ring attached the outer surface. The motor is mounted around the blade shaft. The magnet device is mounted around the motor. The frame has a receiving device mounted in the central hole of the motor from the second opening and has an inner flange positioned around the blade shaft. The receiving device has a base, a resilient member and an abrasion-resistant pad abutting the blade shaft. The resilient member is mounted between the base and the abrasion-resistant pad. The ball bearing is mounted between the ring and inner flange. The ball bearing is firmly held between the ring and inner flange and capable of preventing the blade shaft from tilting. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280754 | CAM-TYPE PUMP STRUCTURE FOR A REFRIGERANT RECYCLING MACHINE - A cam-type pump structure for a refrigerant recycling machine includes a cam device driven by a motor for pistons to be reciprocated in conjunction with cylinders and valve bodies so as to pump liquid. The pump apparatus is compact in size and has high efficiency for the demand of recycling refrigerant. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280755 | PUMP, PUMP ARRANGEMENT AND PUMP MODULE - A pump has an inlet opening, an outlet opening, a pump diaphragm comprising an opening, provided with a passive check valve, through the pump diaphragm, and an actuator configured to move the pump diaphragm between a first position and a second position. The passive check valve is configured such that a movement from the first position in the direction toward the second position has a closing effect, and that a movement from the second position in the direction toward the first position has an opening effect, so that a pumping cycle wherein the pump diaphragm is moved from the first to the second positions, and back, causes a net flow from the inlet opening to the outlet opening. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280756 | VALVE DEVICE FOR A PUMP - A pump includes a valve device ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280757 | ROTARY MACHINE OF THE DEFORMABLE RHOMBUS TYPE COMPRISING AN IMPROVED TRANSMISSION MECHANISM - A rotary machine with a deformable rhomb includes a rotor formed by a deformable rhomb in contact, with or without clearance, with an internal surface of a housing forming a stator and/or with an external surface of a central crown, the deformable rhomb including four pistons connected one following the other by a pivotal hinge with an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the housing and thus forming a closed chain; a transmission mechanism to transmit movement between the pistons and a rotation shaft coaxial to a central axis of the machine, the transmission mechanism including a first rolling body mounted fixedly on at least one piston, an axis of the first rolling body passing in the centre of the piston and connected to a second rolling body, a centre of which passing through the central axis of the machine and being integral with the rotation shaft, the first rolling body being connected to the second rolling body directly or by an intermediate transmission member, wherein a demultiplication ratio between the first and the second rolling body is equal to 2 and is positive. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280758 | SCROLL TYPE COMPRESSOR - Provided is a scroll type compressor which reduces variations in the pressing load of a rotating scroll on a fixed scroll, reduces the impact at the start of the compressor and suppresses noises, and can provide excellent durability. A peripheral elastic body | 2011-11-17 |
20110280759 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINTERED COMPACT - In a method for producing a sintered compact, a composition containing metal powder and an organic binder is formed into a given shape. When baking is performed by using a baking furnace inside of which a jig containing silica is provided, a furnace atmosphere of the baking furnace is set to be an atmosphere of inert gas, a furnace pressure is controlled to be 0.1 kPa or more but 100 kPa or less, and the furnace pressure during baking is increased at a time when the process is in the middle of heating-up. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280760 | FERRITE STAINLESS STEEL WITH LOW BLACK SPOT GENERATION - This ferrite stainless steel includes: by mass %, C: 0.020% or less; N: 0.025% or less; Si: 1.0% or less; Mn: 0.5% or less; P: 0.035% or less; S: 0.01% or less; Cr: 16% to 25%; Al: 0.15% or less; Ti: 0.05% to 0.5%; and Ca: 0.0015% or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the following formula (1) is fulfilled, | 2011-11-17 |
20110280761 | AMORPHOUS ALLOYS HAVING ZIRCONIUM AND METHODS THEREOF - Alloys and methods of preparing the same are provided. The alloys are represented by the general formula of (Zr | 2011-11-17 |
20110280762 | METHOD IN THE TREATMENT OF ODOROUS GASES OF A CHEMICAL PULP MILL - A method for treating odorous gases of a chemical pulp mill, according to which method odorous gases are combusted in a separate combustion device and flue gas generated therein is scrubbed. The scrubbed flue gas is led into a recovery boiler. The flue gas is scrubbed in a series of scrubbers wherein scrubbing solution discharged from one scrubber may be fed to a preceding scrubber. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280763 | LIGHT-ACTIVATED DISINFECTION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to ultraviolet light-activated disinfectants, and more particularly to a light-activated disinfection system for contact lens disinfection. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280764 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SANITIZATION - A system for sanitizing products on a conveyor including a conveyor for moving products along a direction of conveyance. A first generator and a second generator are each operable to generate airborne sanitizing agents. The first generator includes an outlet configured to discharge at least a portion of the airborne sanitizing agents generated therein across the conveyor in a first direction. The second generator includes an outlet configured to discharge at least a portion of the airborne sanitizing agents generated therein across the conveyor in a second direction. The outlet of the first generator is configured to direct the discharged airborne sanitizing agents toward an inlet of the second generator. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280765 | STERILISER WITH EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEM FOR DECOMPOSING NOX WITH OZONE - An exhaust system is provided for exhausting an exhaust gas used for sterilizing an item to be sterilized by using a high concentration NO | 2011-11-17 |
20110280766 | EFFICIENT SENSOR FOR DETECTING AND DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATIONS OF TARGETS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to efficient sensors for detecting the presence and concentration of one or more particular target molecules in solutions, air or other gasses, or otherwise present in an environment or sample. Various embodiments of the present invention provide relatively large binding constants or, equivalently, relatively small dissociation constants for binding of target biopolymers or other target molecules with complementary probes bound to, or associated with, a sensor substrate. In addition, various embodiments of the present invention increase the area of the surface of the sensor affected by binding of a target biopolymer or other target molecules to the sensor which, in turn, produces a stronger signal and greater signal-to-noise ratio for a given number or concentration of bound target biopolymers or other target molecules. In certain embodiments of the present invention, large binding constants, large signal-to-noise ratios, and strong signals are achieved by including probe molecules on the surface of the sensor directed to multiple binding sites within a target biopolymer or other target molecules, so that each bound target biopolymer or other target molecule is bound to, or associated with multiple probes. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280767 | DEVICE FOR DECONTAMINATION BY MISTING - The present invention relates to a device for decontamination of a room by misting a liquid treatment product ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280768 | AMMONIA SUPPLY DEVICE, AMMONIA SUPPLY METHOD AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM - An ammonia supply device includes an ammonia absorber, a conductive element, a mixture, a tank and an electrode. The ammonia absorber is in powder or granular form. Ammonia is stored in the ammonia absorber and released from the ammonia absorber. The conductive element in paste or liquid form has a conductive property and a nonreactive property with ammonia. The mixture is made by mixing the ammonia absorber and the conductive element. The tank holds the mixture. The electrode includes a pair of first and second electrode elements for applying voltage to the mixture. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280769 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR INJECTING CATALYST AND/OR ADDITIVES INTO A FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CRACKING UNIT - A preferred embodiment of a system for loading catalyst and/or additives into a fluidized catalytic cracking unit includes a bin for storing at least one of the catalyst and/or additives, and a loading unit in fluid communication with the storage bin and the fluidized catalytic cracking unit on a selective basis. The loading unit is capable of being evacuated so that a resulting vacuum within the loading unit draws the catalyst and/or additive from the bin. The loading unit is also capable of being pressurized so that the catalyst and/or additive is transferred from the loading unit to the fluidized catalytic cracking unit. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280770 | Nanogenerator - The present invention includes an improved | 2011-11-17 |
20110280771 | HOLDING SEALING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR ROLLING HOLDING SEALING MATERIAL, AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - A holding sealing material includes a mat including an inorganic fibrous material. In a plan view, the mat has a basic quadrangular shape consisting of long sides extending in a longitudinal direction and short sides substantially perpendicular to the long sides. The mat has a recessed portion at one of the short sides and a projected portion at another of the short sides, whereby the projected and recessed portions should fit to each other when the mat is rolled around a periphery of a member to be wrapped. In a cross-sectional view, the projected portion is a quadrangle and the recessed portion is a gap between two quadrangles. At least one corner portion of the projected portion is cut out on a side of the member to be wrapped or another corner portion of the quadrangle of the projected or recessed portions is cut out. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280772 | HOLDING SEALING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR WINDING THE HOLDING SEALING MATERIAL AROUND OBJECT AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - A holding sealing material includes laminated mats. One or more fixed parts partially combine the mats. Each of the mats has a basic rectangular shape. Each of the mats has a recess on one of shorter sides of the rectangular shape and a projection on another shorter side and is designed to be wound around an object to be wound so that the projection and the recess are fitted to each other. The mats have respective longitudinal lengths that increase as a distance from the object to each of the mats increases. A mat that is placed at a closest position to the object has a shortest longitudinal length. An area of the projection of the mat that is placed at a closest position to the object is smaller than an area of the projection of a mat that is placed at a farthest position from the object. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280773 | MICROWAVE INDUCED DESTRUCTION OF SILOXANES AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE IN BIOGAS - The invention is an apparatus and method to remove hydrogen sulfide and siloxanes from biogas and destroy the contaminants in microwave reactors. Hydrogen sulfide and siloxane are removed from biogas using an adsorbent media such as activated carbon. The media is regenerated in a microwave reactor where the hydrogen sulfide and siloxane are removed in a sweep gas. In one process, siloxane is oxidized to silicon dioxide in a second microwave reactor and removed with a filter. Hydrogen sulfide if first oxidized to sulfur dioxide, then reduced to sulfur in a third microwave reactor and removed with a filter. In another process, siloxane is combined with water to form silicon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide is reduced to elemental sulfur in a microwave reactor. These reactants are removed with a filter. The remaining sweep gas containing hydrogen and low molecular weight hydrocarbons is returned to the biogas stream. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280774 | OZONE GENERATING APPARATUS - There is provided an ozone generating apparatus that requires no use of cooling water, is small in size and easy in maintenance. The ozone generating apparatus includes a ground electrode | 2011-11-17 |
20110280775 | TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE INDICATOR - Provided is a temperature sensitive indicator, which can be held in a desired state and is not affected by temperature of a finger at the time of an operation of the temperature sensitive indicator. The temperature sensitive indicator includes: a member base ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280776 | CAPSULE AND CHEMICAL REACTION CARTRIDGE - There are provided a capsule and a chemical reaction cartridge capable of properly handling reagents and so forth. The capsule is formed by laminating two dome-shaped films together at the peripheries thereof. The films are formed by subjecting heat sealable films, to which aluminum vapor deposition is applied, to a drawing process. The films are made of a material (easy-peel material), which can be varied in seal strength by a heating temperature and are thermally welded together at an adhesion area at the peripheries thereof. Thereafter, contents such as reagents and so forth are filled up inside the capsule via a filling section. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280777 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING OF A CALCIUM CARBONATE PRODUCT, THE PRODUCT AND ITS USE - A method and apparatus for producing a calcium carbonate product formed of small <100 μm sized separate calcium carbonate particles. Calcium hydroxide is fed through a disintegration and spraying apparatus ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280778 | METHOD OF PRECIPITATION OF METAL IONS - The present invention relates to a method of precipitation of metal ions. Mineral(s), oxide(s), hydroxide(s) of magnesium and/or calcium are adopted as raw materials, and the raw material(s) is processed through at least one step of calcination, slaking, or carbonization to produce aqueous solution(s) of magnesium bicarbonate and/or calcium bicarbonate, and then the solution(s) is used as precipitant(s) to deposit rare earth, such as nickel, cobalt, iron, aluminum, gallium, indium, manganese, cadmium, zirconium, hafnium, strontium, barium, copper and zinc ions. And at least one of metal carbonates, hydroxides or basic carbonates is obtained, or furthermore the obtained products are calcined to produce metal oxides. The invention takes the cheap calcium and/or magnesium minerals or their oxides, hydroxides with low purity as raw materials to instead common precipitants such as ammonium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate etc. The calcium, magnesium, carbon dioxide etc are efficiently and circularly used, and the environment pollution by ammonium-nitrogen wastewater, high concentration salts wastewater is avoided, and both of the discharge of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and the production cost of metal are decreased. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280779 | REMOVAL OF AMMONIA NITROGEN, AMMONIUM NITROGEN AND UREA NITROGEN BY OXIDATION WITH HYPOCHLORITE-CONTAINING SOLUTIONS FROM EXHAUST AIR IN PLANTS FOR PRODUCING AMMONIA AND UREA - Process for scrubbing out ammonia nitrogen and/or ammonium nitrogen and/or urea nitrogen from exhaust gases enriched with these nitrogen compounds in plants for producing ammonia or urea, wherein the nitrogen compounds first form with a hypochlorite-containing solution in a scrubber an intermediate which under acidic or neutral reaction conditions is reacted to form elemental nitrogen and salt, and the reaction of the nitrogen compounds to form elemental nitrogen and salt proceeds in a pH range of 4 to 6. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280780 | CATALYSTS, ACTIVATING AGENTS, SUPPORT MEDIA, AND RELATED METHODOLOGIES USEFUL FOR MAKING CATALYST SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CATALYST IS DEPOSITED ONTO THE SUPPORT MEDIA USING PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - Use of physical vapor deposition methodologies to deposit nanoscale gold on activating support media makes the use of catalytically active gold dramatically easier and opens the door to significant improvements associated with developing, making, and using gold-based, catalytic systems. The present invention, therefore, relates to novel features, ingredients, and formulations of gold-based, heterogeneous catalyst systems generally comprising nanoscale gold deposited onto a nanoporous support. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280781 | HETEROGENEOUS, COMPOSITE, CARBONACEOUS CATALYST SYSTEM AND METHODS THAT USE CATALYTICALLY ACTIVE GOLD - Heterogeneous catalyst systems, methods of making these systems, and methods of using these systems, wherein catalytically active gold is deposited onto composite support media. The composite support media is formed by providing nanoporous material on at least a portion of the surfaces of carbonaceous host material. In representative embodiments, relatively fine, nanoporous guest particles are coated or otherwise provided on surfaces of relatively coarser activated carbon particles. Catalytically active gold may be deposited onto one or both of the guest or host materials either before or after the guest and host materials are combined to from the composite host material. PVD is the preferred catalyst system of depositing gold. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280782 | ADSORPTION COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF REMOVING CO FROM STREAMS - Carbon monoxide is removed from streams by adsorption on an adsorption composition which comprises copper and zirconium oxides but no zinc oxide, which comprises from 70 to 99.8% by weight of copper oxide and from 0.2 to 30% by weight of zirconium oxide, based on the total amount of the adsorption composition. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280783 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF P406 - The invention relates to a process for the production of P | 2011-11-17 |
20110280784 | Methods for Casting By a Float Process and Associated Apparatuses - A method for producing a solid layer material ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280785 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERY OF SILICON AND SILICON CARBIDE FROM SPENT WAFER-SAWING SLURRY - Methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed herein for recovery of high-purity silicon, silicon carbide and PEG from a slurry produced during a wafer cutting process. A silicon-containing material can be processed for production of a silicon-rich composition. Silicon carbide and PEG recovered from the silicon-containing material can be used to form a wafer-saw cutting fluid. The silicon-rich composition can be reacted with iodine containing compounds that can be purified and/or used to form deposited silicon of high purity. The produced silicon can be used in the photovoltaic industry or semiconductor industry. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280786 | SILICON MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method for producing silicon, the method comprising a heating step of heating a metal powder M | 2011-11-17 |
20110280787 | NITRATE SALT-BASED PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE OF GRAPHITE OXIDE - The present invention relates to a nitrate salt-based process for preparing a graphite oxide. The invention nitrate salt-based process employs starting materials comprising a sulfuric acid, an inorganic nitrate salt, an amount of water, a first amount of chlorate salt, and a graphite. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280788 | Method of Processing Carbon Dioxide Gas - The present invention relates generally to a method for processing carbon dioxide gas (“CO | 2011-11-17 |
20110280789 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARBON MATERIAL - A process for producing a carbon material comprising
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20110280790 | Production of Large, High Purity Single Crystal CVD Diamond - The invention relates to single crystal diamond with optical quality and methods of making the same. The diamond possesses an intensity ratio of the second-order. Raman peak to the fluorescence background of around 5 or greater. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280791 | Method of more simple separation and collection of carbon nanotubes - To provide a method for separating metallic CNT and semiconducting CNT by treating a CNT-containing gel or a CNT dispersion as combined with a gel, according to a physical separation means to thereby make semiconducting CNT exist in gel and metallic CNT exist in solution, in which the semiconducting CNT adsorbed by gel are collected in a more simplified manner not dissolving the gel. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280792 | CARBON NANOMATERIALS PRODUCED FROM HEAVY OIL FRACTIONS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for producing carbon nanoparticles from heavy petroleum fractions as the carbon source (precursor), particularly aromatic oil residue (RARO) by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and optionally by using an organometallic catalyst that is soluble in the precursor. The main feature of the method according to the invention is that the precursor is evaporated in a controlled manner so as to provide a pulse supply of precursor having a constant composition to the inside of a tubular furnace which can be arranged in a vertical position for the continuous production of nanomaterials or in a horizontal position for batch production. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280793 | CARBON NANOTUBE FIBERS/FILAMENTS FORMULATED FROM METAL NANOPARTICLE CATALYST AND CARBON SOURCE - Disclosed is a method of: providing a mixture of a polymer or a resin and a transition metal compound, producing a fiber from the mixture, and heating the fiber under conditions effective to form a carbon nanotube-containing carbonaceous fiber. The polymer or resin is an aromatic polymer or a precursor thereof and the mixture is a neat mixture or is combined with a solvent. Also disclosed are a carbonaceous fiber or carbonaceous nanofiber sheet having at least 15 wt. % carbon nanotubes, a fiber or nanofiber sheet having the a polymer or a resin and the transition metal compound, and a fiber or nanofiber sheet having an aromatic polymer and metal nanoparticles. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280794 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE AND GAS HEATING DURING CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION NANOTUBE SYNTHESIS - Apparatus and methods are described for separate heating of substrate, catalyst and feedstock/transport gases for the controllable CVD synthesis of various carbon nanotubes and nanostructures, and particularly for CVD growth of oriented forests of multi-wall CNT forests, which are highly dry-spinnable into sheets and yarns. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280795 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING SULFUR IN THE THERMAL STAGE OF A CLAUS REACTOR - A method and system are presented for the combustion of hydrogen sulfide mixed with other gases for simultaneous recovery of sulfur and energy from hydrogen sulfide at higher efficiency. The amounts and velocity of the hydrogen sulfide into the reactor is selected in such a way that it is not possible to burn the hydrogen sulfide in a normal thin reaction zone during its combustion that normally prevails in almost all flame combustion devices. The injected hydrogen sulfide gas is mixed in a thermal reactor with fresh air and hot active combustion gases in the reactor on account of internal jet pump effect and self-induced entrainment. The reaction is exothermic so that the chemical energy present in hydrogen sulfide is recovered together with the sulfur that is tapped off from he process. The reactor process can also be used for other gas and chemicals that require controlled reactor thermo-chemical environment. Various reactors are shown capable of controlling the formation of a thermal distribution flow pattern based on the position and position and direction (and other factors) regarding fluid introduction within a combustion chamber of the reactors. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280796 | Zinc Oxide Nanorod Thin Film and Method for Making Same - The zinc oxide nanorod thin film in accordance with the present invention is highly condensed and has ideal photoelectric properties. The method for making the zinc oxide nanorod thin film has two steps: forming a zinc oxide seed layer comprising multiple crystals each having a grain size of 1-100 nm on a basal plate and preparing a zinc oxide nanorod thin film growing solution in which the zinc oxide seed layer is allowed to grow a zinc oxide crystal columnar layer at a growing temperature ranging from 50 to 100° C. for a growing time ranging from 0.5 to 10 hours to form a zinc oxide nanorod thin film, wherein the zinc oxide nanorod thin film growing solution is a 0.001-0.1 M aqueous zinc ion solution comprising hexamethylenetetramine. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280797 | HYDROGEN RELEASE FROM COMPLEX METAL HYDRIDES BY SOLVATION IN IONIC LIQUIDS - A hydrogen release material includes a complex metal hydride and an ionic liquid wherein the hydrogen release material has a lower hydrogen release temperature in comparison to the complex metal hydride alone. Also disclosed is a process of releasing hydrogen from a storage material including the steps of: providing a complex metal hydride; combining the metal hydride with an ionic liquid in a desired amount forming a mixture; and heating the mixture to a temperature releasing hydrogen wherein the temperature is lower in comparison to the complex metal hydride alone. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280798 | Cell Penetrating Peptides for Intracellular Delivery - The present invention provides a cell penetrating peptide which has following sequence: NYBX | 2011-11-17 |
20110280799 | NANOCELLS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES AND DISORDERS - The present invention relates to novel nanocell compositions and their use in imaging, diagnostic and treatment methods. In one embodiment, nanocells tailored for imaging methods comprise a nanocore surrounded by a lipid matrix, and are modified to contain a radionuclide core or a nanocore with an emission spectra. The nanocells may be size restricted such as being greater than about 60 nm so that they selectively extravasate at sites of angiogenesis (e.g. tumor) and do not pass through normal vasculature or enter non-tumor bearing tissue. In this way, angiogenic sites can be both detected and treated. In another embodiment, nanocells are tailored for various treatment methods, including the treatment of brain cancer, asthma, Grave's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, and Pulmonary Fibrosis. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280800 | IL-1 BINDING PROTEINS - Proteins that bind IL-1α and IL-1β are described along with their use in compositions and methods for treating, preventing, and diagnosing IL-1-related disorders and for detecting IL-1α and IL-1β in cells, tissues, samples, and compositions. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280801 | Methods and Compositions for F-18 Labeling of Proteins, Peptides and Other Molecules - The present application discloses compositions and methods of synthesis and use of F-18 labeled molecules of use, for example, in PET imaging techniques. The labeled molecules may be peptides or proteins, although other types of molecules may be labeled by the described methods. Preferably, the F-18 may be conjugated to a targeting molecule by formation of a metal complex and binding of the F-18-metal complex to a chelating moiety. Alternatively, the metal may first be conjugated to the chelating group and subsequently the F-18 bound to the metal. In other embodiments, the F-18 labeled moiety may comprise a targetable construct used in combination with a bispecific or multispecific antibody to target F-18 to a disease-associated antigen, such as a tumor-associated antigen. The F-18 labeled targetable construct peptides are stable in serum at 37° C. for a sufficient time to perform PET imaging analysis. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280802 | Linkers For Radiopharmaceutical Compounds - A new and improved method for extending the half life of pharmaceutical compounds for use in diagnostic imaging or therapy uses a novel linker to attach a diagnostic or therapeutic moiety to a targeting peptide or another diagnostic or therapeutic moiety. The resulting compound may have the general formula M-N—O—P-Q, wherein M is the diagnostic or therapeutic moiety, N—O—P is the linker of the present invention, and Q is the targeting peptide. In another embodiment the compounds may have the formula M-N—O—P-M, wherein M is independently a diagnostic or therapeutic moiety and N—O—P is the linker of the invention. Methods for imaging or treating a patient using the compounds of the invention are also provided. Methods and kits for preparing a diagnostic imaging agent from the compound are further provided. Methods for radiotherapy of a patient using the compounds are further provided, as are methods for preparing a radiotherapeutic agent from the compounds. | 2011-11-17 |