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20080302476 | METHOD TO BOND PLASTIC END CAPS TO POROUS FILTRATION BODIES - A bonding method for a filtration unit for bonding a polymeric end cap to a porous filter element body includes providing a polymeric end cap of a filtration unit, providing a porous filter element body and positioning a hot melt adhesive element and a metal element between the porous filter element body and the end cap. A pressure is applied between the porous filter element body and the end cap and an electromagnetic field is induced at the metal element. The hot melt adhesive is melted and flows between the end cap and the porous filter element body and a bond is formed between the porous filter element body and the end cap. | 12-11-2008 |
20090274893 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARBON BLOCKS - A method for continuous extrusion of activated carbon tubular shapes used in a water filtration device and process for making same. A mixture of primarily activated carbon and polymeric binder is gravity fed into an extruder barrel through a slide to facilitate uniform feed. The binder is surface charged by a plasma process to attach to the carbon with a weak force. The barrel is heated by induction heating to provide high and constant heat source. A desired porosity in the carbon profile is achieved by varying the mesh size of the carbon and binder along with changing the pitch in the screw. | 11-05-2009 |
20110089103 | VENTED FILTER CARTRIDGE FOR WATER TREATMENT DEVICE - A filter cartridge has a shell defining an upper portion with an upper interior volume and a lower portion with a lower interior volume. The cartridge is for use in gravity-fed water treatment systems have an upper untreated supply and a lower filtered container. A hydrophilic porous particulate carbon powder block filter in a polymeric binder is disposed in the cartridge. The filter has a central opening and is open on both ends. The top end of the block is fitted with an air vent tube. The lower end of the block is fitted into a rubber gasket to direct water flow into the lower container. As water flow through the filter cartridge, air is vented through the block filter central opening and out through the vent tube. | 04-21-2011 |
20150129484 | VENTED FILTER CARTRIDGE FOR WATER TREATMENT DEVICE - A filter cartridge has a shell defining an upper portion with an upper interior volume and a lower portion with a lower interior volume. The cartridge is for use in gravity-fed water treatment systems having an upper untreated supply and a lower filtered container. A hydrophilic porous particulate carbon powder block filter in a polymeric binder is disposed in the cartridge. The filter has a central opening and is open on both ends. The top end of the block is fitted with an air vent tube. The lower end of the block is fitted into a rubber gasket to direct water flow into the lower container. As water flows through the filter cartridge, air is vented through the block filter central opening and out through the vent tube. | 05-14-2015 |
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20130061250 | Methods, Devices and Computer Program Products for Confluence of Multiple Operating Systems - Applications of multiple operating systems are provided with access to hardware resources within a mobile device. An application associated with a primary operating system is provided with access to at least some of the hardware resources via a driver running within a kernel of the primary operating system. An application associated with a secondary operating system is also provided with access to at least some of the hardware resources via the driver running within the kernel of the primary operating system. | 03-07-2013 |
20140263630 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION - Systems and methods for processing a financial transaction are provided. A representative system of processing a financial transaction comprises a product dispensing device that encodes and outputs public transaction data related to a purchasable item. A portable computing device receives the public transaction data and encodes a payment data with the received public transaction data. A payment processing server receives and processes the encoded data, and determines whether a transaction can be completed based on the encoded data. Responsive to determining that the transaction is completed, the payment processing server generates and transmits an authentication data based on the encoded data. The portable computing device receives and outputs the authentication data. The product dispensing device receives the authentication data, verifies payment based on the received authentication data, and provides the purchasable item to a customer who is operating the portable computing device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140366023 | Methods, Devices and Computer Readable Storage Devices for Emulating a Gyroscope in a Guest Operating System from a Host Operating System - A guest operating system, launched by executing an application associated with a host operating system, is provided with access to a gyroscope associated with a computing device including a processor executing the host operating system. A first application associated with the guest operating system generates a request for gyroscope data. The request is received at a hardware abstraction layer associated with the guest operating system, and the request is sent from the hardware abstraction layer to a second application associated with the host operating system. The request is sent from the second application to a driver executing within a kernel of the host operating system. The driver retrieves the requested gyroscope data from the gyroscope. The retrieved gyroscope data is provided to the first application via the second application and the hardware abstraction layer. | 12-11-2014 |
20150199210 | Methods, Devices and Computer Readable Storage Devices for Confluence of Multiple Operating Systems - A secondary operating system, which is a virtual operating system executing as a guest of a primary operating system, is provided with access to resources associated with a computing device executing the primary operating system. A request is received from an application associated with the secondary operating system at a hardware abstraction layer associated with the secondary operating system. The application and the hardware abstraction layer are executed in a user mode layer associated with the secondary operating system. The request is sent from the hardware abstraction layer to an application associated with the primary operating system. The application associated with the primary operating system is executed in a user mode layer, acting as an agent of the primary operating system, and fulfilling the request by providing the secondary operating system with access to resources associated with the computing device. | 07-16-2015 |
20150215420 | Methods, Devices and Computer Readable Storage Devices for Distributing Content - A gateway for distributing content receives a subscriber profile from a subscriber device. The subscriber profile indicates content in which a user associated with the subscriber device is interested. Content is received by the gateway in an electronic mail message addressed to the gateway. The received content is parsed to determine whether the received content contains the content in which the subscriber profile indicates an interest. If the received content is determined to contain the content in which the subscriber profile indicates an interest, the received content is provided to the subscriber device. | 07-30-2015 |
20150254047 | Methods, Systems and Computer Readable Storage Devices for Presenting Screen Content - Screen content associated with a first communication device is presented on a screen associated with a second communication device with minimal processing of the screen content by the first communication device. Screen content associated with the first communication device that is to be presented on the screen associated with a second communication device is identified. The first communication device determines whether the identified content requires complex processing for presentation on the screen associated with the second communication device. If the identified content requires complex processing for presentation on the screen associated with the second communication device, the first communication device sends a representation of the identified content to the second communication device, and the second communication device accesses and processes the identified content for presentation on the screen associated with the second communication device. | 09-10-2015 |
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20080241195 | Optimal Polyvalent Vaccine for Cancer - This invention provides a method for identification of the optimal combination of a polyvalent vaccine against a cancer comprising steps of: a) selection of an appropriate cancer cell line; and b) detection of the expression of antigens on the surface of said cell line of the cancer, wherein the antigens expressed will be used in the polyvalent vaccine. This invention also provides a method for identification of the optimal combination of a polyvalent vaccine against a cancer comprising steps of : a) selection of an appropriate cancer cell line and b) detection of the immunogenicity will be used in the polyvalent vaccine. This invention provides various uses of the identified polyvalent vaccine. | 10-02-2008 |
20110229510 | GLYCOPEPTIDE CONSTRUCTS AND USES THEREOF - Glycopeptide conjugates, and methods of making and using such conjugates are disclosed. Certain glycopeptide conjugates comprise tumor associated carbohydrate antigens and peptide epitopes. Certain glycopeptide conjugates comprise cyclic peptide scaffolds that display carbohydrate antigens in a clustered fashion. The immunogenicity of select glycopeptide conjugates is demonstrated. | 09-22-2011 |
20110300177 | TRITERPENE SAPONINS, METHODS OF SYNTHESIS, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to triterpene glycoside saponin-derived adjuvants, syntheses thereof, intermediates thereto, and uses thereof. QS-7 is a potent immuno-adjuvant that is significantly less toxic than QS-21, a related saponin that is currently the favored adjuvant in anticancer and antiviral vaccines. Tedious isolation and purification protocols have hindered the clinical development of QS-7. A novel semi-synthetic method is provided wherein a hydrolyzed prosapogenin mixture is used to synthesize QS-7, QS-21, and related analogs, greatly facilitating access to QS-7 and QS-21 analogs for preclinical and clinical evaluation. | 12-08-2011 |
20130011421 | TRITERPENE SAPONINS, METHODS OF SYNTHESIS, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to triterpene glycoside saponin-derived adjuvants, syntheses thereof, intermediates thereto, and uses thereof. QS-7 is a potent immuno-adjuvant that is significantly less toxic than QS-21, a related saponin that is currently the favored adjuvant in anticancer and antiviral vaccines. Tedious isolation and purification protocols have hindered the clinical development of QS-7. A novel semi-synthetic method is provided wherein a hydrolyzed prosapogenin mixture is used to synthesize QS-7, QS-21, and related analogs, greatly facilitating access to QS-7 and QS-21 analogs for preclinical and clinical evaluation. | 01-10-2013 |
20130095173 | MULTIVALENT GLYCOPEPTIDE CONSTRUCTS AND USES THEREOF - Glycopeptide conjugates comprising GM2 and/or Gb5 carbohydrate determinants, and methods of making and using such conjugates are disclosed. The immunogenicity of select glycopeptide conjugates is demonstrated. | 04-18-2013 |
20150023954 | POTENTIATING ANTIBODY-INDUCED COMPLEMENT-MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY VIA PI3K INHIBITION - Methodologies and technologies for potentiating antibody-based cancer treatments by increasing complement-mediated cell cytotoxicity are disclosed. Further provided are methodologies and technologies for overcoming ineffective treatments correlated with and/or caused by sub-lytic levels of complement-activating monoclonal antibodies (“mAb”) against cancer antigens or cancer antigens with low tumor cell density. While detectable levels of passively administered or vaccine-induced mAb against some antigens are able to delay or prevent tumor growth, low levels of mAb induce sublytic levels of complement activation and accelerate tumor growth. This complement-mediated accelerated tumor growth initiated by low mAb levels results in activation of the PI3K/AKT survival pathway. Methodologies and technologies relating to administration of PI3K inhibitors to overcome low dose mAb-initiated, complement-mediated PI3K activation and accelerated tumor growth are disclosed. | 01-22-2015 |
20150086585 | TRITERPENE SAPONINS, METHODS OF SYNTHESIS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to triterpene glycoside saponin-derived adjuvants, syntheses thereof, intermediates thereto, and uses thereof. QS-7 is a potent immuno-adjuvant that is significantly less toxic than QS-21, a related saponin that is currently the favored adjuvant in anticancer and antiviral vaccines. Tedious isolation and purification protocols have hindered the clinical development of QS-7. A novel semi-synthetic method is provided wherein a hydrolyzed prosapogenin mixture is used to synthesize QS-7, QS-21, and related analogs, greatly facilitating access to QS-7 and QS-21 analogs for preclinical and clinical evaluation. | 03-26-2015 |
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20080261255 | Proteins, Sensors, and Methods of Characterizing Analytes Using the Same - A protein sensing molecule is capable of binding an analyte in a sample. The protein sensing molecule includes a first detectable quality that changes in a concentration dependent manner when the protein sensing molecule is bound to the analyte. The protein sensing molecule also includes a second detectable quality that does not undergo substantial change when the protein sensing molecule is bound to the analyte. The protein sensing molecule may be used in methods for characterizing samples and may also be used in sensors. | 10-23-2008 |
20100207035 | FLUORESCENCE BASED SENSORS UTILIZING A MIRRORED CAVITY - A fluorescence based sensor system that provides improved signal-to-noise over prior systems is provided. The system includes a fluorescence based sensing medium that is contained a recessed cavity with reflective sides that allow for more uniform excitation of the fluorescence based sensing medium by the excitation light. | 08-19-2010 |
20110065084 | INTEGRATED OXYGEN MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL FOR STATIC CULTURE VESSELS - A system and method for measuring and controlling oxygen in a culture vessel utilizes a non-invasive oxygen sensor and an agitator. A controller controls the agitator based on feedback supplied by the oxygen sensor. The agitator is used to increase oxygen transport into the liquid phase thereby raising the level of oxygen in the culture medium. The agitator driven equilibration results in precise control of the culture medium oxygen. | 03-17-2011 |
20110235041 | WIRELESS SENSOR SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING - A wireless sensor system is provided that utilizes reliable, small, inexpensive and low power-consuming sensor nodes for monitoring environmental parameters that can communicate through wireless transmitters to a base station. The sensor nodes preferably incorporate anti-biofouling protection, so as to withstand continuous field deployment in streams and/or riparian areas. | 09-29-2011 |