52nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090317241 | VARIABLE STATOR VANE ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ENGINE - A stator assembly for a turbine engine includes a support structure, such as an outer case, providing a bore. A non-metallic bushing is arranged in the bore and extends radially between inner and outer diameters providing a one-piece structure. The outer diameter of the bushing engages the bore in a press-fit relationship, in one example. A stator includes a trunnion arranged within and engaging the bushing inner diameter. In one example, the non-metallic bushing is constructed from an electrographitic carbon. The bushing is installed into the bore such that an end of the bushing is generally flush with or recessed from a wall on the support structure. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317242 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COOLING A COMPONENT OF A TURBINE - A method for cooling a component of a turbine is provided, wherein a fluid with a pressure below 1 bar is guided away from the component. Moreover, a turbine is described comprising a component, a conduit which is connected to the component so that a fluid can be guided away from the component, and a fluid discharge which is connected to the conduit. The fluid discharge is constructed so that it removes a fluid with a pressure below 1 bar. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317243 | HIGH REFLECTIVITY INFRARED COATING APPLICATIONS FOR USE IN HIRSS APPLICATIONS - The present invention is a hover infrared suppression system for a gas turbine engine comprising a hover infrared suppression system having an upstream first stage, a second stage downstream of the first stage and a third stage downstream of the second stage, the engine operating at a temperature sufficient to cause the hover infrared suppression system to emit infrared radiation. The present invention further comprises a high reflectivity coating applied over a preselected area of at least one of the stages of the hover infrared suppression system to reduce the infrared radiation emitted from the engine, the high reflectivity coating being fired after application. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317244 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH IMPROVED THERMAL ISOLATION - A gas turbine engine includes a housing with a duct wall that defines a generally annular and axially elongated hot gas flow path for passage of combustion gas. The engine further includes a contoured shroud mounted within the internal engine cavity and defining a hot gas recirculation pocket for receiving hot gas ingested from the hot gas flow path through the annular space and for recirculating the ingested hot gas back through the annular space to the hot gas flow path. The contoured shroud includes a base wall extending radially inwardly from the duct wall, an inboard wall extending from the base wall in an axial direction toward the rotor, and an end wall extending from the inboard wall in a radially outward direction. The end wall terminates in a circumferentially extending free edge disposed in proximity to the annular space. The end wall defines an opening. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317245 | Method of forming a rotating blade assembly - A method of forming a blade assembly for a gas turbine engine, the method comprising mounting turbine blades on a rotor in a number of radial stages. Sacrificial supports are placed on the blades, and nozzle guide vanes are located on the supports. The rotor is introduced into a casing, and the guide vanes are mounted to the casing. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317246 | Guide Vane Arrangement for a Driving Mechanism - The invention relates to a guide-vane arrangement ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317247 | EXHAUST-DRIVEN TURBOCHARGER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an exhaust-driven turbocharger ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317248 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR HAVING VANELESS DIFFUSER AND VANELESS DIFFUSER THEREOF - In a high pressure centrifugal compressor, the occurrence of rotating stall noticeable in a comparatively-low specific speed wheel stage is prevented, thereby high efficient fluid performance is obtained and reliability is improved. The centrifugal compressor has a first vaneless diffuser with a constant flow channel height on the downstream side of an impeller, and a second vaneless diffuser in which the flow channel height decreases in a flow direction from an inlet to an outlet on the downstream side of the first vaneless diffuser. These diffusers are combined with an impeller using thick blades. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317249 | DRAG-REDUCTION, PROPULSION, AND LIFT GENERATING SYSTEM - A motion generating system for propelling and/or lifting a craft exploiting explosive and implosive processes, whereby a propulsive or lifting force on the craft arises from two sources: generation of a stream of fluids which imparts thrust to the craft; and generation of zones of reduced pressure and density in front of and above the craft allowing the craft to be thrust forward and lifted by ambient pressure on the rear and underside of the craft. Furthermore, reduction of fluid density in front of the craft results in a reduction of frontal drag allowing the attainment of higher speeds. The motion generating system may have other applications; for example, the motion generating system may be used to propel a stream of liquid in the manner of a pump. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317250 | TURBINE AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING POWER FROM FLUID FLOW AND METHOD THEREFOR - A turbine for use with a turbine generator, the turbine including at least one turbine blade for positioning in a flowpath, a hub mounting the at least one turbine blade, and a rotatable shaft in operational communication with the hub via a hinge assembly, an axis of the hub being independent of an axis of the shaft. The hinge assembly is disposed between the shaft and the hub and configured to adjust an angle therebetween. A controller assembly is configured to adjust at least one operational characteristic of the hinge assembly during turbine operation. In one embodiment the operational characteristic is a teeter angle of the hinge assembly. In one embodiment operational characteristic is a stiffness or damping force. Methods for using and controlling a fluid turbine are also disclosed. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317251 | Stabilizing Apparatus For Vertical Axis Wind Turbine - A stabilizing apparatus is provided, applicable to all kinds of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT), including at least two rolling units, at least two guiding units and at least an engaging unit. The engaging unit is engaged to the guiding units to fix the relative position among the guiding units. The guiding units are symmetrically extending from the center area of the apparatus to the outer brink of the circumference of the apparatus with a housing space formed inside each guiding unit. The rolling units are uniformly housed inside the housing space of the guiding units. The inner wall of the bottom of the housing space inside the guiding unit forms a guiding track. The guiding track also extends from the center of the apparatus towards to the brink of the circumference of the apparatus. The straight line connecting the starting and the ending points of the guiding track forms an angle of 0-45° to the horizon surface. When the present invention is installed with the wind turbine rotor of a VAWT and rotates with the wind turbine rotor synchronously, the rolling units move outward along the guiding tracks because of the centripetal force; hence, the rotational inertia of rotor system increases as the rotor rotation speed is increased by wind so that the wind turbine rotor can start with a lower starting torque and spin more stably. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317252 | POWER-ASSISTED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A ROTORCRAFT - An assisted control system for controlling the attitude of a rotorcraft comprises a flight control device; at least one control member configured to act on an aerodynamic element of the rotorcraft; a mechanical connection connecting the flight control device to the at least one control member, the mechanical connection including at least one connecting rod moveable in translation, a crank device pivotably disposed about a stationary support shaft passing through the crank device, and a motor including a drive rotor and a stator configured to facilitate a pivoting movement of the crank device about the stationary support; a motor control device configured to control a rotation of the drive rotor relative to the stator; and at least one sensor configured to measure information representative of an operation performed by the flight control device under pilot control and to deliver a signal to the motor control device. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317253 | Cylinder for varying the pitch angle of the blades of a horizontal axis windmill, and method of manufacture of the same - A cylindrical body arranged between a shaft body and a blade of a horizontal axis wind turbine is constituted of a cylindrical barrel portion, a first flange portion fixed to a first end of the barrel portion so that the blade is connected thereto, and a second flange portion fixed to a second end of the barrel portion and connected to the shaft body. The barrel portion is constituted of a cylindrically formed rubber stock and a plurality of filamentary bodies embedded in the rubber stock and arranged in a state inclined by a prescribed angle with respect to a direction parallel to an axial direction. When tensile force F develops in the barrel portion due to centrifugal force resulting from rotation of the blade, both opening ends of the barrel portion twistedly rotate due to actions of the filamentary bodies. Thus, it follows that the pitch angle of the blade connected to the first flange portion automatically varies with a wind speed. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317254 | PITCH ACTUATOR FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR, AND WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - Provided are a pitch actuator for a wind turbine generator and a wind turbine generator that can be prevented from losing their reliability. Provided are a cylinder ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317255 | VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE - A vertical axis wind turbine ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317256 | ROTOR HUB OF A WIND ENERGY PLANT - A rotor hub ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317257 | Wind Turbine, A Method For Establishing At Least One Aperture In The Spinner Of The Hub Of A Wind Turbine Rotor And Use Of A Wind Turbine - A wind turbine includes a rotor having a hub from which a number of wind turbine blades extend, and a spinner mounted on the hub, wherein the spinner includes one or more apertures. The wind turbine is characterized in that it includes one or more aperture covers for entirely or partly covering one or more of the apertures in the spinner and in that the wind turbine further includes one or more aperture adjustment mechanisms for adjusting the effective size of one or more of the apertures, by displacement of one or more of the aperture covers. A method for establishing at least one aperture in the spinner on the hub of a wind turbine rotor and use of a wind turbine are also contemplated. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317258 | Rotor blade - Cooling within aerofoils ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317259 | System and Method for Explosion-Proof Pump - A System and Method for Explosion-Proof Pump is provided comprising a component being mated to an adjacent component by sealing means. An embodiment provides that the component is a switch housing having a cavity formed therein. A switch is secured in the cavity and the adjacent component is selected from the group access plate and motor housing. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317260 | Compressor-Driver Power Limiting in Consideration of Antisurge Control - A control method and apparatus for simultaneously protecting a compression system from driver overpowering and turbocompressor surge. When overpowering is detected, flow rate through the each compressor in the turbocompressor train is reduced by closing an inlet throttling valve at the inlet of each respective compressor stage unless a compressor operating point is sufficiently near surge. In this latter case, the inlet throttling valve is not closed. In this way, overall flow rate through the compressor train is reduced while maintaining adequate flow through compromised stages to avoid surge. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317261 | Pumping system and method of operation - A pumping system comprises a pumping mechanism, a motor for driving the pumping mechanism, means for supplying power of a variable frequency to the motor, control means for setting a maximum value for a current in the motor, and means for supplying to the control means data indicative of the temperature of gas exhaust from the pumping mechanism and a temperature of the stator of the pumping mechanism, wherein the control means is configured to use the received data to adjust the maximum value during operation of the pumping system. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317262 | ENGINE SPEED CONTROL FOR PRESSURE WASHER - A pressure washer includes a water pump and a pressure-sensitive member attached to the water pump. The pressure washer also includes a wire having a first end attached to the pressure-sensitive member. The pressure-sensitive member relays a change in water pressure within the pump through the wire. Additionally the pressure washer includes an engine having a governor spring attached to the wire. Movement of the wire changes a tension of the governor spring. The engine also has a throttle plate attached to the governor spring. The governor spring biases the throttle plate. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317263 | Oil Pump Used in a Linear Compressor - The present invention discloses an oil supply apparatus of a linear compressor. In the linear compressor including a main body frame, a cylinder installed on the main body frame, and a piston installed inside the cylinder, for performing linear reciprocation, the oil supply apparatus circulates the oil between the cylinder and the piston. The oil supply apparatus of the linear compressor includes an oil supply passage for supplying the oil to a gap between the cylinder and the piston, and an oil pumping means consisting of an oil cylinder fixed to the main body frame to communicate with the oil supply passage, a mass member installed in the oil cylinder and linearly reciprocated by vibration of the main body frame, for pumping the oil, and oil elastic members installed in the oil cylinder, for elastically supporting the mass member at both sides of the mass member. A mass of the mass member and elastic moduli of the oil elastic members are set so that a natural frequency by the mass of the mass member and the elastic moduli of the oil elastic members can be smaller than an operating frequency of the main body frame. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317264 | ESP MOTOR WINDINGS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS - An electric submersible pump device, comprising: an electric motor having motor windings; a pump coupled with the motor; and high temperature polymeric insulation surrounding at least a portion of the motor windings, the high temperature polymeric insulation comprising HN polyimide film and a high temperature fluoropolymer adhesive coating at least one side of the HN polyimide film. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317265 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTION OF COMPRESSOR MODULES AGAINST INFLUX OF CONTAMINATED GAS - A method for protection of compressor modules against undesirable influx of contaminated gas, comprising a pressure housing ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317266 | DIGITAL HYDRAULIC PUMP/MOTOR TORQUE MODULATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - The present invention provides a hydraulic pump for use in driving a load with a control modulation system which modulates a primary control signal in order to accommodate variations in secondary changeable parameters which require control at a higher frequency or have a lower latency. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317267 | HYDRAULIC INTENSIFIERS - A hydraulic intensifier with a piston and cylinder assembly ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317268 | FINGER-TYPE PERISTALTIC PUMP COMPRISING A RIBBED ANVIL - The present invention discloses a finer-type peristaltic infusion pump comprising a ribbed anvil. More specifically, a finger-type peristaltic pump, comprising a plurality of pressing-fingers, infusion-tube, and a passive interfacing mechanism is disclosed. The passive interfacing mechanism comprises of means for accommodating said flexible infusion tube and mounting the tube in a location suitable for the pressing-fingers to apply an approximated perpendicular force on said tube to squeeze it; a ribbed anvil rigidly supporting the tube on opposite side to the pressing fingers when it is pressed by said finger; said anvil comprising a plurality of ribs selected from one or more ribs of a group including a plurality of ribs oriented to face said fingers' tip, a plurality of ribs located in between said fingers, or any combination thereof. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317269 | POWER CONTROLLER - Power controller comprising a pump ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317270 | DIAPHRAGM FOAM PUMP - A diaphragm foam pump including a diaphragm made of a flexible material defining a mixing chamber and having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. An inlet passageway is in fluid communication with a reservoir containing a foamable liquid and the inlet opening, with the inlet passageway having a one-way valve therein. The pump also includes an outlet passageway in fluid communication with the outlet opening and having a one-way valve therein, and an air inlet in the inlet passageway having a one-way valve. The diaphragm foam pump further includes an electric motor and a motor-driven element associated with said electric motor. Actuating the electric motor drives the motor driven element to repeatedly collapse and expand the diaphragm, and where expansion of the diaphragm creates a vacuum causing foamable liquid and air to flow into the mixing chamber, and collapsing of the diaphragm causes the liquid and air mixture to be forced out through the outlet passageway as foam. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317271 | Centrifugal Pump - The invention is directed to a multi-disk centrifugal pump suitable for pumping fluids, including biocompatible fluids, such as blood. The design of the pump components is optimized to reduce or eliminate the probability of clotting and hemolysis when pumping blood, and to be energy efficient and resistant to physical shock for portable applications. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317272 | MEMS Integrated Circuit Comprising Peristaltic Microfluidic Pump - A MEMS integrated circuit comprising a peristaltic microfluidic pump and control circuitry for the pump. The pump comprises a pumping chamber positioned between an inlet and an outlet; a plurality of moveable fingers positioned in a wall of the pumping chamber, the fingers being arranged in a row along the wall; and a plurality of thermal bend actuators. Each actuator is associated with a respective finger such that actuation of the thermal bend actuator causes movement of the respective finger into the pumping chamber. The control circuitry controls actuation of the plurality of actuators. The control circuitry is configured to provide a peristaltic pumping action in each pumping chamber via peristaltic movement of the fingers. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317273 | Thermal Bend Actuated Microfluidic Peristaltic Pump - A peristaltic microfluidic pump. The pump comprises a pumping chamber positioned between an inlet and an outlet; a plurality of moveable fingers positioned in a wall of the pumping chamber, the fingers being arranged in a row along the wall; and a plurality of thermal bend actuators. Each actuator is associated with a respective finger such that actuation of the thermal bend actuator causes movement of the respective finger into the pumping chamber. The pump is configured to provide a peristaltic pumping action in the pumping chamber via movement of the fingers. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317274 | HYDRAULIC PUMP - Axial piston hydraulic pump, comprising at least one piston ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317275 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - Provided is a scroll compressor that is capable of three-dimensional compression, ensuring a required wrap strength while increasing a shoulder section height of a spiral wrap, and facilitating wrap processing. The scroll compressor includes shoulder sections at an end surface and a bottom surface of spiral wraps of a paired fixed scroll member and revolving scroll member and configured to be capable of three-dimensional compression in a circumferential direction and a height direction of the spiral wraps by setting a spiral wrap height of the spiral wraps further toward the outside of the shoulder sections greater than the spiral wrap height of the inward side, and wherein the shoulder sections provided on the end surface and the bottom surface at the spiral wrap are constructed of a plurality of shoulder sections, and the heights of the shoulder sections are set to heights in which base stresses at the shoulder sections are substantially equal. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317276 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR HAVING ROTATION PREVENTION MECHANISM - Provided is a scroll compressor having a rotation prevention mechanism including: a housing for accommodating components; a drive unit for generating a rotational force; a suction part for sucking fluid from the exterior; a scroll compression part including a stationary scroll constituted of a spiral scroll wrap for compressing the fluid sucked from the suction part and fixed regardless of rotation of a drive shaft of the drive unit, and an orbiting scroll orbited depending on rotation of the drive shaft and having a spiral scroll wrap; and a discharge part for discharging the high pressure fluid compressed by the scroll compression part, characterized in that a guide ring is installed between the stationary scroll and the suction-side housing, a plurality of fitting pins are installed to project forward from an outer periphery of the orbiting scroll, and a plurality of fitting grooves, in which the fitting pins are accommodated, are formed at an inner periphery of the guide ring. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317277 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR GEROTOR MOTOR - A hydraulic motor having a cooling system includes a stator, a rotor that rotates and orbits in the stator, a drive link connected to the rotor, and a housing connected with the stator. The housing includes a working fluid inlet port, a working fluid outlet port, a cooling fluid inlet port, and a cooling fluid outlet port. Each port extends through the housing and is configured to connect with a different associated external fluid line. Pressurized fluid enters the working fluid inlet port to rotate and orbit the rotor en route to the working fluid outlet port. The cooling fluid ports are isolated from the working fluid inlet port and the working fluid outlet port within the housing. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317278 | COMPOSITE ARTIFICIAL BONE - An artificial bone which is easy to bond to a living bone and has a mechanical property approximate to that of a living bone is disclosed. The artificial bone comprises: a dense part made of titanium or a titanium alloy, in the shape of a frame that is approximate to a part of an outer face of a living bone, having a density of 95% or more; and a porous part made of sintered particles of titanium or a titanium alloy having the same or different composition as the titanium alloy for the dense part, in the shape approximate to the remaining part of the living bone, having a porosity of 40% or more, the dense part and the particles of the porous part being sintered to each other at an interface between the dense part and the porous part. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317279 | SELECTIVE SINTERING OF COMPACTED COMPONENTS - One embodiment includes compacting a powder material using at least a first magnetic field to form a compact and selectively sintering a first portion of the compact and leaving a second portion of the compact unsintered to form a component. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317280 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL-BASED CERAMIC COMPOSITE TARGET CONTAINING NOBLE METAL - A method for manufacturing a metal-based ceramic composite target containing noble metal is provided, which includes firstly applying a ceramic powder uniformly onto a surface of a magnetic metal powder by using a wet powder mixing process, and drying it to obtain a ceramic-metal composite powder, and then uniformly mixing a noble metal powder with the ceramic-metal powder by using a dry powder mixing process, and finally making the ceramic-metal composite powder into a compact target by using a molding and compacting process. The manufacturing method of the present invention can uniformly mix the powders of the magnetic metal, the ceramic, and the noble metal, and reduce the loss of the noble metal powder in the production process of the target, so as to improve the quality of the target and decrease the production cost thereof. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317281 | METHOD OF ATOMIC TRANSFORMATION - This invention provides a method for atomic transformations carried out under conditions akin to chemical catalysis. Liquid and solid state catalysts are used in a two-step process. We have found that the high ionic/electric activity of concentrated sodium hydroxide solution in combination with heating is sufficient to induce atomic transformation and provide a solid phase catalyst of high aluminum and silicon content. This product when heated at a temperature of 1000° C. yields numerous elements of higher atomic masses. Thus, atomic transformation (transmutation) is demonstrated by using common chemicals and simple laboratory procedures | 2009-12-24 |
20090317282 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POROUS BODY - The present invention provides a process for producing a porous body which comprises dispersing a gas-forming compound in a molten porous body-forming material, and then solidifying the molten material. With this process, the present invention enables manufacture of high quality and highly uniform porous bodies even under an atmospheric pressure, without requiring high pressure ambience. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317283 | Corrosion-Resistant, Cold-Formable, Machinable, High Strength, Martensitic Stainless Steel - A corrosion resistant, martensitic steel alloy having very good cold formability is described. The alloy has the following weight percent composition. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317284 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL PLATE WITH HIGH MANGANESE HAVING EXCELLENT BURRING WORKABILITY - There is provided a high strength steel plate with high manganese having excellent burring workability, which is used for structural members, bumper reinforcing materials and impact absorbing materials of automobiles, etc. The high strength steel plate includes, by weight: C: 0.2 to 1.0%, Mn: 10 to 25%, Al: 0.3 to 3.0%, S: 0.05% or less, P: 0.05% or less, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the chemical elements satisfactorily have a grain size of 18 μm or more. The high strength steel plate can be useful to facilitate formation of automobile parts since it has excellent physical properties such as elongation and hole expansibility as well as strength. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317285 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL PLATE SUPERIOR IN STRETCH FLANGE FORMABILITY AND FATIGUE CHARACTERISTICS - The present invention provides high strength hot rolled steel plate superior in stretch flange formability and fatigue characteristics comprising steel plate containing C: 0.03 to 0.20%, Si: 0.08 to 1.5%, Mn: 1.0 to 3.0%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.0005% or more, N: 0.0005 to 0.01%, acid soluble Al: 0.01% or less, acid soluble Ti: less than 0.008%, and a total of one or both of Ce or La: 0.0005 to 0.04%, having a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities and having a number ratio of stretched inclusions present in the steel plate having a circle equivalent diameter of 1 μm or more and a long axis/short axis of 5 or more of 20% or less. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317286 | High-temperature member for use in gas turbine - A high-temperature member for use in a gas turbine is formed from a cobalt-based alloy comprising 15-35 wt % of chromium; 0.02-1.5 wt % of silicon; 0.01-0.2 wt % of carbon; at least one kind of metal selected from the group consisting of niobium, tungsten, tantalum and rhenium, the total content of these four metals being controlled not to exceed 10% by atomic ratio of the entirety of the alloy excluding carbon; and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, manganese and iron, the total content of these metals being within a range of 1-9 wt %, the total content of nickel being controlled not to exceed 5 wt %, and the cobalt-based alloy having both of excellent resistance due to work hardening of the matrix and excellent ductility under room temperature. Then, in order to improve the high-temperature wear resistance, a pre-hardened layer is formed in the surface portion of the member by shot peening | 2009-12-24 |
20090317287 | SINGLE CRYSTAL NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOY COMPOSITIONS, COMPONENTS, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREFOR - Single crystal nickel-based superalloy compositions, single crystal nickel-based superalloy components, and methods of fabricating such components are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a single crystal nickel-based superalloy composition consists essentially of, in weight percent from about 3.8 to about 4.2 percent chromium, from about 10.0 to about 10.5 percent cobalt, from about 1.8 to about 2.2 percent molybdenum, from about 4.8 to about 5.2 percent tungsten, from about 5.8 to about 6.2 percent rhenium, from about 5.5 to about 5.8 percent aluminum, from about 5.8 to about 6.2 percent tantalum, from about 3.8 to about 4.2 percent ruthenium, from about 0.13 to about 0.17 percent hafnium, and a balance of nickel. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317288 | Ni-Base Superalloy and Method for Producing the Same - A Ni-base superalloy having a chemical composition comprising Al: 4.5-7.0 wt %, Ta+Nb+Ti: 0.1-4.0 wt %, with Ta being less than 4.0 wt %, Mo: 1.0-8.0 wt %, W: 0.0-10.0 wt %, Re: 2.0-8.0 wt %, Hf: 0.0-1.0 wt %, Cr: 2.0-10.0 wt %, Co: 0.0-15.0 wt %, Ru: 0.0-5.0 wt %, and the balance being Ni and unavoidable impurities, and a method for producing the same are disclosed. The Ni-base superalloy has excellent creep property at high temperature and is suitable for use as a member at high temperature under high stress. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317289 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METAL NANOPARTICLE AND METAL NANOPARTICLE PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS - The present invention has an object of providing a single-stage production method that enables the production of ultra fine metal nanoparticles and ordered alloy nanoparticles within solution. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317290 | Multicomponent Copper Alloy and Its Use - The invention relates to a multicomponent copper alloy comprising [in % by weight]: Ni from 1.0 to 15.0%, Sn from 2.0 to 12.0%, Mn from 0.1 to 5.0%, Si from 0.1 to 3.0%, balance Cu and unavoidable impurities, if desired up to 0.5% of P, if desired individually or in combination up to 1.5% of Ti, Co, Cr, Al, Fe, Zn, Sb, if desired individually or in combination up to 0.5% of B, Zr, S, if desired up to 5% of Pb, and having Mn—Ni silicide phases which have a mass ratio of the elements [w(Mn)+w(Ni)]/w(Si) in the range from 1.8/1 to 7/1. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317291 | VARIABLE KARAT GOLD ALLOYS - A gold alloy that is usable for jewelry and other applications. The gold alloy is made by combining Y % gold with Z % of a master alloy, wherein Y+Z=100. The master alloy includes 16% silver, 71.771% copper, 12% zinc and 0.229% X, wherein X being selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, or mixtures thereof. The gold alloy may be made by first forming the master alloy and then mixing the gold with the master alloy. The gold alloy may also be made by mixing gold with the elements of the master alloy without first forming the master alloy. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317292 | VARIABLE KARAT GOLD ALLOYS - A gold alloy that is usable for jewelry and other applications. The gold alloy is made by combining Y % gold with Z % of a master alloy, wherein Y+Z=100. The gold alloy may be made by first forming the master alloy and then mixing the gold with the master alloy. The gold alloy may also be made by mixing gold with the elements of the master alloy without first forming the master alloy. In another embodiment, the master alloy used to make a white gold (variable) karat alloy will include from about 23.33% to about 43.33% copper, from about 23.33% to about 43.33% nickel, from about 3.33% to about 23.33% zinc, and from about 10 to about 30% silver. Another embodiment of a master alloy used to make a white gold (variable) karat alloy will include from about 43.33% to about 66% copper, from about 8 to about 39.33% nickel, and from about 4.67% to about 36.67% zinc. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317293 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ELIMINATING MICROBES WITHIN INDUSTRIAL PIPELINES - The present invention provides a method to inhibit microbes located within a pipeline comprising: applying a photosensitizer composition to a predetermined interior surface area of the pipeline where microbes are located; and applying light to the area at a wavelength that is absorbed by the photosensitizer composition so as to inhibit or eliminate the microbes; wherein the light is applied by a photodynamic disinfection device adapted to provide light to the area. The present invention also provided a photodynamic disinfection device comprising a pipeline inspection gauge (pig) adapted to include a circumferential high energy light source and an energy source wherein the light source is in communication with and powered by the energy source via communication means. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317294 | Method of low-temperature dry sterilization and apparatus therefor - A method of low temperature sterilization that with the use of a compact simple apparatus, is capable of safe, unfailing sterilization. There is provided an apparatus comprising gas cylinder (gas supply source)( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317295 | Sterilizer and Sterilization Method Using the Same - It is intended to provide a sterilizer, which aim is at efficiently sterilizing a subject such as a container by using active oxygen generated with the use of plasma, and a sterilization method using the same. In particular, it is intended to develop a technique for stably generating active oxygen with the use of plasma and thus provide a sterilizer, which enables, if necessary, stable plasma formation and active oxygen generation in the atmosphere and can inhibit thermal damages caused by the plasma on a subject to be sterilized, and a sterilization method using the same. A sterilizer wherein a gas ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317296 | Clamp Assembly for Displacing Fluid from Portions of Fluid Containers - Clamps and methods are disclosed for clamping portions of fluid containers and displacing fluid from portions of fluid containers. In one embodiment, a clamp has a first jaw having a photopermeable main body portion and a second jaw. The first and second jaws are operatively associated so that at least one jaw, or both jaws, may be moved between clamped and released positions. The clamp is sized to receive a portion of a fluid container and displace fluid in the fluid container from a clamped region of the fluid container when the first and/or second jaw(s) are in the clamped position. The photopermeable main body portion(s) of the first and/or second jaw(s) allow some light to reach the clamped region of the fluid container during photoradiation to inactivate pathogens in the fluid. Various clamp embodiments and assemblies having lock members and interlocks are also disclosed herein. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317297 | ANALYTE TEST STRIP FOR ACCEPTING DIVERSE SAMPLE VOLUMES - An analyte test strip for accepting diverse bodily fluid sample volumes includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer disposed above the first insulating layer, and a third insulating layer disposed below the first insulating layer. The third insulating layer has a platform portion that extends beyond the first and second insulating layers and an upper surface. The analyte test strip also has a patterned spacer layer positioned between the first and second layers. The patterned spacer layer defines a channel between the first and second insulating layers that has a sample-receiving chamber, a first port proximate the platform portion and a second port at an outer edge of the analyte test strip. Moreover, the first port and the second port are in fluidic communication with the sample-receiving chamber. In addition, the upper surface of the platform portion is configured to receive a first (relatively large) bodily fluid sample of at least 5 micro-liters and transfer at least a portion of the first bodily fluid sample to the sample-receiving chamber via the first port. The second port is configured to receive a second (relatively small) bodily fluid sample of lesser volume than the first bodily fluid sample and to transfer at least a portion of the second bodily fluid sample to the sample-receiving chamber. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317298 | Microfluidic System Comprising Microfluidic Pump, Mixer or Valve - A microfluidic system. The system comprises: (A) a microfluidics platform comprising: a compliant body having a microfluidic channel defined therein; an elongate chamber defined by a section of the microfluidic channel, the chamber having a membrane wall defining part of an outer surface of the body; and a plurality of compression members spaced apart along the membrane wall, each compression member being configured for pinching a respective part of the membrane wall against an opposed wall of the chamber; and (B) a MEMS integrated circuit bonded to the outer surface of the body, the MEMS integrated circuit comprising: a plurality of moveable fingers, each finger engaged with a respective compression member, each finger being configured to urge the respective compression member between a closed position in which the respective part of the membrane wall is sealingly pinched against the opposed wall, and an open position in which the respective part of the membrane wall is disengaged from the opposed wall; a plurality of thermal bend actuators, each associated with a respective finger for controlling movement of the respective finger, and control circuitry for controlling actuation of the actuators. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317299 | Light based fuel sulfur sensor and system - An ultraviolet sensor arrangement detects the amount of sulfur in a fuel of an internal combustion engine by emitting an ultraviolet light field in the presence of the fuel. A detector is disposed to detect a responsive amount of fluorescent light and provide a sensing signal indicative of the amount of sulfur in the fuel. A filter (or filters) receives the sensing signal and provides a filtered sensing signal to a sensing circuit. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317300 | Method and apparatus for determining a concentration of a component in an unknown mixture - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining a concentration of a component in an unknown mixture. The method includes the steps of preparing a reactant having a specified pH level and a specified temperature and combining the unknown mixture with the reactant. The method further includes varying the pH level and temperature of the combination of the reactant and the unknown mixture to facilitate converting at least one selected component. Upon varying the pH level and temperature, the method will release volatiles from the selected component(s). Based on these released volatiles, which indicate the concentration of the selected component(s), the method detects the indication. The apparatus for determining a concentration of a component in an unknown mixture includes a container having a specified volume, a reactant chamber, and a sample chamber. The receptacle contains a reactant, placed within the reactant chamber, having a predetermined pH level and a predetermined volume. The receptacle also has a headspace sampling interface in contact with the container for permitting connection to a headspace sampling device and a sample introduction interface for permitting connection to a sample injector to introduce a sample into the sample chamber. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317301 | Bonded Microfluidics System Comprising MEMS-Actuated Microfluidic Devices - A microfluidic system comprising a MEMS integrated circuit bonded to a polymeric microfluidics platform. The system comprises one or more microfluidic devices. At least one of the microfluidic devices comprises a MEMS actuator positioned in a MEMS layer of the integrated circuit. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317302 | Microfluidic System Comprising MEMS Integrated Circuit - A microfluidic system comprising a MEMS integrated circuit. The MEMS integrated circuit comprises: a silicon substrate having one or more microfluidic channels defined therein; at least one layer of control circuitry for controlling one or more microfluidic devices; a MEMS layer comprising the microfluidic devices; and a polymeric layer covering the MEMS layer. Part of the polymeric layer provides a seal for the microfluidic devices. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317303 | FLEXIBLE DISPOSABLE TIP INTERFACE - A disposable pipette tip for releasably connecting with a pipette shaft is described, comprising an elongated flexible tubular interface having a central axis for connecting the pipette tip to the pipette shaft and an elongated tubular part extending from a distal tip opening to said tubular interface, wherein said elongated flexible tubular interface has a strain of more than of more than about 20% and wherein the extensibility of said elongated flexible tubular interface is reversible. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317304 | Pipette Core Member, Pipette, and Pipette Device - A pipette core member is used in a pipette for sampling a sample. This pipette core member includes: a pump body including a reservoir communicated with one suction/discharge port of an electroosmotic flow pump, the electroosmotic flow pump and the reservoir being integrally formed; and a capillary connected to the electroosmotic flow pump and communicated with the other suction/discharge port of the electroosmotic flow pump. The capillary is secured to the pump body. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317305 | Bag Set for Separating Discrete Volumes of A Composite Liquid - A set of bags having a three-way connector shaped to allow an outlet channel and tube connected thereto to be closer to the rotation axis of a centrifuge than another connected outlet and tube. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317306 | Optimized Liquid-Phase Oxidation - Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and the product from the oxidation reaction is crude terephthalic acid (CTA), such CTA product can be purified and separated by more economical techniques than could be employed if the CTA were formed by a conventional high-temperature oxidation process. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317307 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING DEVICE - An exhaust gas purifying device including an HC adsorbent ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090317308 | Oxidation of Ammonia in Aqueous Solution to Nitrogen for Ammonia Removal - Catalysts are formulated to resemble a direct ammonia/air fuel cell at short circuit at the nanoscale level to convert ammonia in aqueous solution directly and spontaneously to nitrogen at near or above ambient temperature. The catalyst particle contains a type-A catalyst subparticles for ammonia oxidation to nitrogen, and a type-C catalyst subparticles for oxygen reduction, with the type-A and type-C catalyst subparticles electrically shorted. Advantages realized at the nanoscale level are enhanced conductances for electrons and hydroxyl anions between the neighboring type-A and type-C catalyst subparticles. With the catalysts packed and confined in a catalyst bed in a chemical reactor, the direct conversion of ammonia in an aqueous phase to nitrogen can be carried out continuously for ammonia removal from a water stream in a compact package, and without the high cost arising from constructing and maintaining a bulk electrochemical device, and without the step of exacting the ammonia into gas phase. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317309 | Desktop sterilizer for books - The present invention provides a desktop sterilizer for books. The sterilizer includes an openable main body which has a sterilization chamber therein and is closable by a door so as to be openable through an opening, and a book holder which is provided in the sterilization chamber to maintain the covers of a book in a state of being unfolded. The sterilizer further includes a sterilizing UV lamp which sterilizes the book, and an air discharger which is connected to a blower and blows air towards the proximal edges of pages bound to a book spine of the book held by the book holder, thus opening the pages of the book. The sterilizer further includes a static electricity generating unit which charges the book with static electricity, such that the pages of the book are laid open by a static electric repulsive force, an aroma generating unit which generates an aroma and supplies it into the sterilization chamber using the air discharger, and a control computer which controls the sterilizing UV lamp and the blower. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317310 | FUEL INJECTOR UTILIZING NON-THERMAL PLASMA ACTIVATION - A non-thermal plasma assisted combustion fuel injector that uses an inner and outer electrode to create an electric field from a high voltage power supply. A dielectric material is operatively disposed between the two electrodes to prevent arcing and to promote the formation of a non-thermal plasma. A fuel injector, which converts a liquid fuel into a dispersed mist, vapor, or aerosolized fuel, injects into the non-thermal plasma generating energetic electrons and other highly reactive chemical species. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317311 | DISPENSER CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method of operating a dispensing system having a material delivery cycle. In some embodiments, the material delivery cycle includes supplying water to a receptacle, performing an operation intended to release a material into the water, and delivering the material to a downstream component. The first step of the method is to initiate the material delivery cycle. Next, a conductivity proximate to the receptacle is monitored. Additionally, one or more error conditions are identified during the material delivery cycle based at least partially on the monitored conductivity. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317312 | Frangible seal for capsules utilized to dispense chemicals into swimming pools, spas, and other pools of water - The present invention relates to swimming pools, spas, and other pools of standing water, and in particular to a dispensing unit in the form of a capsule which is formed with a novel frangible seal which seal is puncturable by a blunt puncture device which allows for the improved time release of the chemicals within the capsule once the capsule is positioned in the skimmer of a pool, spa, or pool of standing water. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317313 | SULFIDISATION PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY OF OXIDISED AND SURFACE OXIDISED BASE AND PRECIOUS METAL MINERALS - A method of treating value bearing material comprising oxidised or surface oxidised mineral values includes the steps of crushing the value bearing material, contacting the crushed material! with a sulfide solution to sulfide the oxidised or surface oxidised mineral values, and adding ions of a selected base metal to the crushed value bearing material. The value bearing material may comprise oxidised or surface oxidised base metal or precious metal minerals. The crushed value bearing material is prepared as a slurry or pulp comprising from 15% to 40% solids and the remainder comprising water. The sulfide solution preferably comprises a soluble sulfidiser such as sodium hydrosulfide and the base-metal ion solution preferably comprises metal salt of base metals like copper or iron. In a preferred embodiment of the method, the sulfide ion concentration in the slurry is measured with an ion-specific probe which measures the sulfide ion concentration as a potential, and the quantity of sulfidiser solution in the slurry is adjusted to maintain the measured sulfide ion concentration at or near the predetermined value. The invention extends to an installation for treating value bearing material according to the method. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317314 | Particle Separator and Method for Removing Particles from an Exhaust Gas Stream of an Internal Combustion Engine - A particle separator and method for removing particles from an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine. Differing flow regions having different flow conditions are formed in the particle separator. The differing flow regions are configured such that essentially particles having different, defined sizes and/or masses are adapted to be separated out of the exhaust gas stream in the differing flow regions. The exhaust gas stream is adapted to flow through at least portions of the particle separator. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317315 | Method and Plant for Removing Carbon Dioxide From Flue Gas - This invention relates to a method and plant for energy-efficient removal of CO | 2009-12-24 |
20090317316 | AUTOMATED SULFUR RECOVERY LOOP - A method operable to remove contaminants from a contaminated fluid stream is provided. The process includes receiving the fluid stream containing contaminants. A first portion of the contaminants are removed from the fluid stream with a first scrubbing vessel. A first base solution reacts with the contaminants such that the contaminants enter a contaminant solution. A remaining portion of the contaminants from the fluid stream is then removed with a at least one additional scrubbing vessel, wherein a second base solution reacts with the contaminants such that part of the remaining portion of the contaminants enter a second solution. Water content is then removed from the fluid stream with a desiccating module, wherein the desiccating module outputs a clean fluid stream. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317317 | Fluid Storage and Purification Method and System - A method of storing and dispensing a fluid includes providing a vessel configured for selective dispensing of the fluid therefrom. A solvent mixture comprising an ionic liquid and a cosolvent is provided within the vessel. The fluid is contacted with the solvent mixture for take-up of the fluid by the solvent mixture. The fluid is released from the ionic liquid and dispensed from the vessel. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317318 | Method of Treating an Aqueous Suspension of Kaolin - A method of treating a kaolin particulate material to improve one or more of its properties by removal of impurity particles therein which includes: producing a dispersed aqueous suspension of a kaolin particulate material containing at least 0.1% by weight, based on the dry weight of the kaolin particulate material of separable particulate impurity; diluting said dispersed aqueous suspension by adding a diluent thereto; adding a selective flocculation polymer to the diluted suspension; allowing the suspension containing the polymer to separate in a selective flocculation separator into layers comprising a flocculated product layer and a deflocculated impurity layer containing the separable impurity; and extracting the separated layers from the separator, wherein at least a portion of said deflocculated impurity layer is recirculated for use as at least a portion of the aforementioned diluent. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317319 | Methods of Utilizing Biomass Materials and Usage of Industrial Fuels - The present invention provides methods of utilizing biomass materials, in which biomass materials are mixed directly with the reactants and the biomass materials while in combustion can directly heat up the reactants to the temperature required for the chemical reaction to take place. Such chemical reaction takes advantage of the heat energy, carbon element and/or silicon element that are inherently contained within biomass materials. For instance, biomass materials produce powdery or lumpy alkali metal silicates when chemically reacting with alkali metal compounds, synthesize black powder when reacting with nitrates, redox sulfates and decompose carbonates, etc. The present invention is characterized with high heat utilization, no need for external heat source, low power consumption, greatly reduced equipment costs, and the significantly simplified process. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317320 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COPRODUCTION OF ACTIVATED CARBON AND STEAM/ELECTRICITY - A system and method for producing activated carbon comprising carbonizing a solid carbonaceous material in a carbonization zone of an activated carbon production apparatus (ACPA) to yield a carbonized product and carbonization product gases, the carbonization zone comprising carbonaceous material inlet, char outlet and carbonization gas outlet; activating the carbonized product via activation with steam in an activation zone of the ACPA to yield activated carbon and activation product gases, the activation zone comprising activated carbon outlet, activation gas outlet, and activation steam inlet; and utilizing process gas comprising at least a portion of the carbonization product gases or a combustion product thereof; at least a portion of the activation product gases or a combustion product thereof; or a combination thereof in a solid fuel boiler system that burns a solid fuel boiler feed with air to produce boiler-produced steam and flue gas, the boiler upstream of an air heater within a steam/electricity generation plant, said boiler comprising a combustion zone, a boiler-produced steam outlet and at least one flue gas outlet. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317321 | DECOMPOSITION OF SPENT SULFURIC ACID USING OXYGEN - Spent sulfuric acid is decomposed by atomizing it with an oxygen-containing stream into a decomposition furnace. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317322 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE - The invention relates to a process and to an apparatus for preparing hydrogen sulfide H | 2009-12-24 |
20090317323 | HYDROGEN GENERATION PROCESSES AND APPARATUS AND CONTROL SYSTEM - Hydrogen generators and processes for operating hydrogen generators using partial oxidation/steam reforming of fuel are provided that can achieve desirable Net Hydrogen Efficiencies over a range of fuels and hydrogen product production rates and purities. Superheated steam for the reformer feed is provided through indirect heat exchange with the reformate and through indirect heat exchange with a flue gas. The relative portions of superheated steam from each heat exchange is adjusted to enhance Net Hydrogen Efficiency as a demand condition such as hydrogen product production rate or purity changes, and cooler oxygen-containing gas is used to avoid precombustion temperatures in the reformer feed. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317324 | FILAMENTOUS BACTERIOPHAGE DISPLAYING PROTEIN AS A BINDER OF ANTIBODIES AND IMMUNOCOMPLEXES FOR DELIVERY TO THE BRAIN - The present invention relates to a phage display vehicle composed of a filamentous bacteriophage displaying on its surface, as a non-filamentous bacteriophage molecule, protein A or a fragment or variant thereof capable of binding the Fc portion of antibodies, and an antibody or an antigen-antibody immunocomplex bound to protein A or a fragment or variant thereof by its Fc portion. The phage display vehicle is formulated into a pharmaceutical composition and can be used to treat/inhibit or to diagnose a brain disease, disorder or condition. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317325 | Diagnostic Substance and Method for the Analysis of Metabolism Processes in the Brain - The present invention relates to a diagnostic substance, containing at least one complex of lipophilic anions and metal ions, wherein the lipophilic anions are selected from the group comprising: triethylene tetramine dihydrochloride (TETA), ethyl cysteinate dimer (ECD), methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI), HMPAO (d,l-hexamethylpropylene aminoxime), ethylenediamine N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetanilide (EDTAN), dimethyldithiocarbamate (DMC) and diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC) and glycine N,N′-[1,2-ethanediylbis(oxy-2,1-phenylene)]bis [N-(carboxymethyl)-1,1′-bis[2-(octadecyloxy)ethyl]ester (DP-109), and wherein the metal ions are selected from the group comprising thallium isotopes, lead isotopes, cobalt isotopes and manganese isotopes, together with solvents, adjuvants and/or vehicles. The diagnostic substance is used for investigating metabolic processes in the brain and/or central nervous system (CNS). | 2009-12-24 |
20090317326 | RADIOFLUORINATION METHODS - The present invention relates to radiolabelled substitute benzene compounds for diagnostic imaging. The present invention provides methods for preparation of such compounds, in particular, preparation of novel compounds which serve as precursors for | 2009-12-24 |
20090317327 | Aqueous Dispersion of Superparamagnetic Single-Domain Particles, Production and Use Thereof in Diagnosis and Therapy - The invention relates to an aqueous dispersion of superparamagnetic iron-containing particles bearing α-hydroxycarboxylic acids as stabilizer substances on their surface, said dispersion comprising N-methyl-D-glucamine (meglumine) and/or 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol (trometamol) and the content of free iron ions being lower than 1 mg of iron per liter. In a preferred embodiment the dispersion according to the invention may additionally include an iron-complexing agent. In another preferred embodiment the dispersion includes positively charged metal ions and/or compounds containing polyamino groups, which can be bound to substances having a therapeutic or diagnostic effect. The invention is also directed to a method of producing said dispersion, the use thereof as an MRT contrast medium as well as the use thereof as therapeutic agent, including the option of therapy follow-up using an imaging method. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317328 | TRICYCLIC OXAZEPINES AS IN VIVO IMAGING COMPOUNDS - Novel compounds of formula (I): suitable for use as in vivo imaging agents are provided as well as precursors suitable for the preparation of said compounds. The present invention also provides pharmaceuticals comprising the compounds and kits for the preparation of the pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, use of the compounds for imaging peripheral benzodiazepine receptors in a subject is provided, in particular for imaging pathological conditions in which PBR are upregulated, e.g. Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease, neuropathic pain, arthritis, asthma, atherosclerosis and cancer. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317329 | ANTICOAGULATION AGENT AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides an anticoagulant agent including a first element capable of inhibiting coagulation and a second element capable of targeting an activated platelet wherein upon administration of the agent to a subject the second element directs the first element to the activated platelet. Also provided is a probe for detecting a blood vessel abnormality including (a) a binding element capable of targeting an activated platelet and (b) a label. Applicant has shown that agents and probes directed to activated platelets are useful in the diagnosis and therapy of coagulation disorders. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317330 | DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES INVOLVING PLATELET ACTIVATION - Disclosed herein are compositions, methods, and kits for diagnosing or predicting a disease in a subject, for detecting activated platelets in a subject, and for treating a disease in a subject, wherein the diseases are mediated by platelet activation. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317331 | Method of Identifying Partial Agonists of the A2A Receptor - The present invention provides a method for identifying and using partial adenosine A | 2009-12-24 |
20090317332 | HUMAN G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR AND MODULATORS THEREOF FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND CONDITIONS RELATED THERETO - The present invention relates to methods of using a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) to screen one or more candidate compounds as a modulator of body mass or of adiposity or of percentage body fat in a subject or as a pharmaceutical agent for obesity and conditions related thereto. Inverse agonists and antagonists of the invention are useful as therapeutic agents for the prevention or treatment of obesity and conditions related thereto, including hypertension, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and stroke. Agonists and partial agonists of the invention are useful as therapeutic agents for the prevention or treatment of disorders ameliorated by increasing body mass including, but not limited to, cachexia. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317333 | PROTEIN KINASE A REPORTERS USEFUL IN HIGH THROUGHPUT ASSAYS - Protein kinase A reporters useful for obtaining measurements of protein kinase A activity with high spatial and temporal resolution can be used in high throughput assays to identify potentially therapeutic compounds. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317334 | OPTICAL DETECTION METHOD OR IMAGING METHOD OF IMPLANTED CELLS - There is provided a method of an animal model experiment to observe cells implanted to an experimental small animal in which the position or spatial spread only of the implanted cells can be detected and observed with time progress and with sufficient accuracy while a plurality of kinds of the implanted cells can be distinguished from one another. The inventive method of in vivo detecting implanted cells implanted into the body of a small animal comprises steps of preparing cells used as the implanted cells into which a gene expressing a tag of a part of a peptide or a protein on a cell membrane is introduced; implanting the implanted cells to an arbitrary site of the small animal; and detecting the tags in the small animal. The tags may be detected by dosing the small animal with fluorescently labeled antibodies to the tags and imaging the fluorescence from the antibodies. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317335 | Hybrid Nanomaterials as Multimodal Imaging Contrast Agents - The presently disclosed subject matter provides hybrid nanomaterials for use as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), optical and/or multimodal contrast imaging agents. The hybrid nanomaterials comprise a polymeric matrix material and a plurality of coordination complexes, each coordination complex comprising a functionalized chelating group and a paramagnetic metal ion. The nanoparticle can further comprise a luminophore. Methods of synthesizing and using the nanoparticles are provided. The nanoparticles can be used to diagnose diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diseases related to inflammation. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317336 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH MASS CONCENTRATION NANO PARTICLE GENERATION - A method and apparatus for generating nano particles, including but not limited to nano particles of Ceo, at high concentration. The invention uses a solid aerosol disperser in communication with a furnace tube having a vaporization chamber and a dilution chamber. A heating element surrounds the furnace tube. Heat from the heating element heats bulk materials contained within a gas flow in the vaporization chamber to a temperature sufficient to convert the bulk materials to a vapor phase. Vaporized bulk materials are then moved to a dilution chamber, where an inert gas is introduced through a dilution gas port. The flow of the inert gas into the dilution chamber through the dilution gas port is sufficient to eject the bulk material from the exit of the dilution chamber, thereby condensing the bulk material into nano sized particles in a gas flow of sufficient volume to prevent agglomeration of the nano sized particles. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317337 | AEROSOL FORMULATION FOR INHALATION CONTAINING AN ANTICHOLINERGIC AGENT - The invention relates to specific aqueous aerosol formulations that are devoid of propellant, containing one or more anticholinergic agents of formula (1), in which X represents an anion, and containing at least one pharmacologically compatible organic acid and optionally additional pharmacologically compatible adjuvants and/or complexing agents. The cation of formula (1′) is contained in the preparation at a concentration of between 32 and 54 mg per 100 ml of medicament preparation. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317338 | FOAMABLE IODINE COMPOSITIONS - The present invention is related to a foamable composition of matter comprising iodine, water, a foam adjuvant, a surface-active agent and a gelling agent. This foamable composition, which may be provided in a propellant free foaming device, or alternatively may further comprise a propellant, evolves into foam, which is effective in the topical treatment and prevention of various skin disorders. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317339 | Teeth Bleaching Compositions and Devices - The present invention is directed to an oral care device configured to contact teeth, where the device includes disposed therein a bioactive glass in an amount effective to mineralize teeth when contacted with the teeth under conditions effective to mineralize the teeth; and a tooth-bleaching agent in an amount effective to whiten teeth when contacted with the teeth under conditions effective to whiten the teeth, and to methods for simultaneously mineralizing and whitening teeth utilizing the devices of the present invention. | 2009-12-24 |
20090317340 | CONCENTRATED BEVERAGE COMPOSITION FOR CLEANING ORAL CAVITY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CONCENTRATED BEVERAGE COMPOSITION AND NATURAL TEA COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed are a concentrated beverage composition for cleaning an oral cavity, a method of manufacturing the concentrated beverage composition, and a natural tea comprising the same. The concentrated beverage composition may comprise 100 parts by weight of water, 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of a flavoring agent, 1 to 10 parts by weight of mugwort extract, 1 to 15 parts by weight of grapefruit extract, and 1 to 10 parts by weight of radish extract. | 2009-12-24 |