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20090060150 | Extending originating capabilities of a subscriber to devices in any telephony network - An exemplary method provides access to call origination features contained in an internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) for a subscriber of the IMS who originates a call request from customer premises equipment (CPE) outside of the IMS. The call request is received at a public service identity (PSI) server in the IMS with a phone number to which the call request is routed. An IMS internal desk number is retrieved based on the number of the outside CPE. A first modified call request is transmitted from the PSI server to a telephony application server (TAS) identifying the IMS internal desk number as a request universal resource identity (RURI). Call origination treatment as specified by the subscriber is performed by the TAS. The first modified call request is processed by the TAS to form a second modified call request in which the RURI is a number of a destination party and a P-asserted identity (PAID) is the IMS internal desk number such that the second modified call request appears as if it was initiated from a phone within the IMS. The second modified call request is transmitted to a node in the IMS for further processing and ultimately termination at the destination party. | 03-05-2009 |
20100091963 | Linked number service - An apparatus in one example comprises a communications network, a first communication device that is associated with a first communication device identifier and a second communication device that is associated with a second communication device identifier. The first communication device is communicatively coupled with the communications network, the second communication device is communicatively coupled with the communications network and the first communication device is communicatively coupled with the second communication device via the communications network. And, the second communication device originates a communication session using the first communication device identifier, and termination attempts to the first communication device are received by the second communication device and the first communication device. | 04-15-2010 |
20130225112 | SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN EMERGENCY CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER - A method is provided for utilizing an emergency contact number in a telecommunications network ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130225141 | SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR USING MOBILE TELEPHONES AS EXTENSIONS - A method of dynamically invoking a simultaneous ring feature in a telecommunications network includes: identifying a call directed to an address of an end user device ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130225142 | FIXED LINE EXTENSION FOR MOBILE TELEPHONES - A method of dynamically invoking a simultaneous ring feature in a telecommunications network includes: identifying a call directed to user equipment ( | 08-29-2013 |
20140293832 | METHOD TO SUPPORT GUEST USERS IN AN IMS NETWORK - A method and system for in an IMS network wherein a service provider can allow guest users who are not subscribers of the service provider to access its IMS core network and place calls to its subscribers. A session ID is associated with a specific call and exchanged between the guest user and a Border Gateway in the IMS core network. Allowed calls are restricted to certain features of the IMS core network and the SP can insure that calls can only be placed to subscribers who have agreed to accept the calls without keeping any guest information in the SP network and complex authorization sequence by subscriber. In addition, the service provider can prevent malicious guest users from gaining access to the IMS core by first requesting to call one subscriber, and then changing data in subsequent call signaling messages to call a different user number free of charge. | 10-02-2014 |
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20110200453 | EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZED AIR FLOW APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for controlling the motor of an air handling system to provide a desired output of flowing air therefrom while minimizing the power used by the motor, including operationally connecting a switched reluctance electric motor to a blower, operationally connecting an electronic controller to the switched reluctance electric motor, operationally connected at least one sensor to the electronic controller, measuring at least one environmental parameter with the at least one sensor, inputting the desired air flow into the electronic controller, calculating the minimum motor speed necessary to provide the desired air flow, and sending a control signal from the electronic controller to the motor to control the motor to the minimum motor speed necessary to provide the desired air flow. | 08-18-2011 |
20130209274 | EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZED AIR FLOW APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A method for controlling the motor of an air handling system to provide a desired output of flowing air therefrom while minimizing the power used by the motor, including operationally connecting a switched reluctance electric motor to a blower, operationally connecting an electronic controller to the switched reluctance electric motor, operationally connecting at least one sensor to the electronic controller, measuring at least one environmental parameter with the at least one sensor, inputting the desired air flow into the electronic controller, calculating the minimum motor speed necessary to provide the desired air flow, and sending a control signal from the electronic controller to the motor to control the motor to the minimum motor speed necessary to provide the desired air flow. | 08-15-2013 |
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20080248585 | Protein/Peptide Sequencing By Chemical Degradation in the Gas Phase - A fast and sensitive method and device for protein sequencing are disclosed. The method uses a combination of Edman degradation chemistry and mass spectrometry to sequence proteins and polypeptides. A peptide degradation reaction is performed on a polypeptide or protein ion reactant in the gas phase. The reaction yields a first ion product corresponding to a first amino acid residue of the polypeptide or protein reactant and a polypeptide or protein fragment ion. The mass-to-charge ratio for the first ion product, or the polypeptide or protein fragment ion, or both, is then determined. The first amino acid residue of the polypeptide or protein reactant is then identified from the mass-to-charge ratio so determined. | 10-09-2008 |
20100330680 | LABELING PEPTIDES WITH TERTIARY AMINES AND OTHER BASIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS FOR IMPROVED MASS SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS - The present invention provides methods for enhancing the fragmentation of peptides for mass spectrometry by modifying the peptides with a tagging reagent containing a functional group, such as a tertiary amine, having a greater gas-phase basicity than the amide backbone of the peptide. These high gas-phase basicity functional groups are attached to a peptide by reacting the tagging reagent to one or more available carboxylic acid groups of the peptide. Linking these high gas-phase functional groups to the peptides leads to higher charge state ions from electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), which fragment more extensively during fragmentation techniques, particularly non-ergodic fragmentation techniques such as electron capture dissociation (ECD) and electron transfer dissociation (ETD). | 12-30-2010 |
20120022230 | IONIZABLE ISOTOPIC LABELING REAGENTS FOR RELATIVE QUANTIFICATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Relative quantification of metabolites by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS) requiring a mechanism for simultaneous analysis of multiple analytes in two or more samples. Labeling reagents that are reactive to particular compound classes and differ only in their isotopic compositions facilitate relative quantification. Heavy and light isotopic forms of methylacetimidate were synthesized and used as labeling reagents for quantification of amine-containing molecules. Heavy and light isotopic forms of formaldehyde and cholamine were also synthesized and used independently as labeling reagents for quantification of amine-containing and carboxylic acid-containing molecules, such as found in biological samples. The labeled end-products are positively charged under normal acidic conditions involving conventional Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS) applications. Labeled primary and secondary amine and carboxylic acid end-products generated higher signals concerning mass-spectra than pre-cursor molecules and improved sensitivity. Improved accuracy concerning relative quantification was demonstrated by mixing heavy and light labeled | 01-26-2012 |
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20080211588 | Phase Error Cancellation - A noise cancellation signal is generated for a fractional-N phase-locked loop ( | 09-04-2008 |
20090015338 | DIVIDERLESS PLL ARCHITECTURE - A phase-locked loop (PLL) achieves initial lock using a course fractional-N divider driving a binary phase detector. Once frequency lock is achieved, this divider may be turned off, while an adaptive phase detector takes over control of the PLL front end. The adaptive phase detector (APD) receives input directly from the VCO and the reference clock, deriving digital control signals and a precision phase detector output. The APD operates at the update rate, generating a digital delta sigma modulator (DSM) data stream output at the update rate. The APD automatically locks to a digitally generated ramp corresponding to an expected difference between the VCO output and the reference clock, while adaptively correcting for DC errors and ramp cancellation errors. | 01-15-2009 |
20090243572 | Power Supply with Digital Control Loop - A switching regulator apparatus includes an inductor coupling an input node to a switching node. A first capacitor couples the switching node to a diode node. A first diode couples the diode node to a common node. A second diode couples the diode node to an output node. A second capacitor couples the output node to the common node. A switch couples the switching node to the common node, wherein the first capacitor transfers energy from the input node to the output node in accordance with the commutation of the switch. | 10-01-2009 |
20090243578 | Power Supply with Digital Control Loop - One embodiment of a power supply apparatus includes a switching regulator generating an output voltage VOUT at an output node from an input voltage VIN at an input node in accordance with a pulse width modulated signal having a nominal frequency of f | 10-01-2009 |
20120002801 | Subscriber Line Interface Circuitry Line Driver - A linefeed driver apparatus includes a first current mirror having an input leg for current I | 01-05-2012 |
20150063434 | TRANSPORT OF AN ANALOG SIGNAL ACROSS AN ISOLATION BARRIER - An analog signal is transported across an isolation channel using edge modulation/demodulation of a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal. An edge modulator is responsive to rising edges of the PWM signal to generate first pulses having a first predetermined pulse width and is responsive to receipt of falling edges of the PWM signal to generate second pulses having a second predetermined pulse width with the same polarity as the first pulses. On the opposite side of the isolation channel an edge demodulating circuit recreates the PWM signal using the first and second pulses. The rise and falling edges of the PWM signals can be distinguished based on the pulse width of the first and second pulses. A second order pulse width modulator may be used to generate the PWM signal. | 03-05-2015 |
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20120076825 | PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT COMPRISING MITE ALLERGEN EXTRACT(S) AND A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The invention relates to a pharmaceutical product comprising an allergen extract or an allergoid thereof for the treatment and/or prevention of allergy and allergic asthma caused by house dust mites, which extract comprises at least one extract of mite bodies selected from the following groups a)-b): a) An extract of Der p mite bodies, and b) An extract of Der f mite bodies, and at least one extract of mite cultures selected from the following groups c)-g): c) An extract of Der p faecal particles, d) An extract of Der f faecal particles, e) An extract of Der f whole mite culture, f) An extract of an Der p whole mite culture, and g) a combination of extracts c) to f). | 03-29-2012 |
20130280302 | PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT COMPRISING MITE ALLERGEN EXTRACT(S) AND A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The invention relates to a pharmaceutical product comprising an allergen extract or an allergoid thereof for the treatment and/or prevention of allergy and allergic asthma caused by house dust mites, which extract comprises at least one extract of mite bodies selected from the following groups a)-b): a) An extract of Der p mite bodies, and b) An extract of Der f mite bodies, and at least one extract of mite cultures selected from the following groups c)-g): c) An extract of Der p faecal particles, d) An extract of Der f faecal particles, e) An extract of Der f whole mite culture, f) An extract of an Der p whole mite culture, and g) a combination of extracts c) to f). | 10-24-2013 |
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20090269956 | Pothead for Use in Highly Severe Conditions - A pothead assembly for use under severe operating conditions. The pothead assembly includes a plurality of ferrules, a compression plate, a pothead housing, and a threaded collar. When the collar and a base portion of a pothead housing are engaged, the pothead assembly is operable to form a metal to metal seal on metal tubing that surrounds insulated wiring without the use of a solder joint or weld joint. The resulting pothead assembly has a lower profile than conventional potheads, does not require the use of tube connectors and is operable to form the seal in close proximity to the motor. | 10-29-2009 |
20120063931 | Electrical Submersible Pump System Having High Temperature Insulation Materials - Electric submersible well pumping systems operable in well temperatures of above about 180° C. (356° F.) utilize high temperature electrical insulation. The electrical insulation includes E-base polyimide films or perfluoropolymer TE films on various components. The insulation films are employed around magnet wires that are threaded through slots in the stator. Slot insulation of E-base polyimide or perfluoropolymer TE film surrounds the magnet wires in the stator slots. Sheets of E-base polyimide or perfluoropolymer TE film extend around and between phase loops of the magnet wire at the lower end of the stator. The motor contains a PAO oil having additives to dissipate acid generated by epoxy used in the motor. | 03-15-2012 |
20120063934 | Electrical Submersible Pump System Having High Temperature Slot, End Bell and Phase-to-Phase Insulation - Electric submersible well pumping systems operable in well temperatures of above about 180° C. (356° F.) utilize high temperature electrical insulation. The electrical insulation includes E-base polyimide films or perfluoropolymer TE films on various components. The insulation films are employed around magnet wires that are threaded through slots in the stator. Slot insulation of E-base polyimide or perfluoropolymer TE film surrounds the magnet wires in the stator slots. Sheets of E-base polyimide or perfluoropolymer TE film extend around and between phase loops of the magnet wire at the lower end of the stator. The motor contains a PAO oil having additives to dissipate acid generated by epoxy used in the motor. | 03-15-2012 |
20120100737 | APPARATUS AND METHODS OF SEALING AND FASTENING POTHEAD TO POWER CABLE - Apparatus of components and methods for connecting and sealing a pothead to an electrical cable used in an oil well environment, are provided. Electrical leads are anchored in insulating members retained within the pothead. The leads inserted into passages formed through the insulating members each having an elliptically shaped portion. Channels are formed along the surface of the passages and along the circumference of the elliptically shaped portions. Boot seals are provided in the elliptically shaped portions and circumscribe the electrical leads. A hydrocarbon-based liquid is applied to the boot seals to cause them to swell and occupy the space between the leads and the insulators, including the channels. | 04-26-2012 |
20130040480 | Isolated Pressure Compensating Electric Motor Connection and Related Methods - Isolated pressure compensating electrical motor connections and related methods are provided. According to an example of a sealed motor electrical connection, the connection incorporates a sealed female motor connection positioned to receive a male motor connector. The female motor connector has one or more independent dielectric oil chambers each pressure compensated by a bellow or similar device interfaced with the motorhead oil and/or well annulus fluid to thereby pressure compensate the chamber pressure of the female motor connection with that of the internal motor and/or well annulus. This configuration locates the electrical connection point of the motor lead extension with the motor lead wires to a separate area outside the motor to thereby prevent the occurrence of phase to phase or phase to ground shorts occurring in this critical area due to conductive element contamination that may reside in the motor oil or the well bore fluids. | 02-14-2013 |
20130236332 | Systems and Methods for Cooling High Temperature Electrical Connections - Systems and methods for cooling a pothead connector that couples a power cable to the motor of an ESP system, wherein a heat dissipation structure is provided on the connector to increase the transfer of heat from the connector to the surrounding well fluid. In one embodiment, the connector has a housing through which conductors from the power cable extend to a set of terminals which are configured to mate with complementary terminals of the motor. Heat dissipation structures such as fins are provided on the connector housing to facilitate the transfer of heat from the connector to the surrounding well fluid. Baffles or flow diverters may be positioned near the fins to cause turbulence or increased fluid flow near the fins, thereby increasing the heat transfer and improving the cooling of the pothead connector. | 09-12-2013 |
20140144695 | Systems and Methods for Coupling a Power Cable to a Downhole Motor Using a Penetrator - Systems and methods for providing power to downhole equipment, where an electrical penetrator is installed through the housing of the equipment to provide a high pressure seal between the interior and exterior of the equipment's housing. In one embodiment, the body of the electrical penetrator includes a substantially rigid outer body, an electrically insulating inner body positioned within the outer body, and a set of electrical conductors that extend through the electrically insulating (e.g., glass or ceramic) inner body. Each of the conductors extends through the penetrator body. The inner body is sealed against both the conductors and the outer body by bonding them together, for example. The ends of the conductors which extend into the housing are connected to the motor or other equipment, while the ends of the conductors which to the exterior of the housing are connected to a power cable. | 05-29-2014 |
20140335712 | Multiple Use Termination System - Systems and methods for electrically connecting conductors of a downhole electric system using connector bodies that includes an outer housing, one or more inner conductors and an inorganic insulating material such as a glass-ceramic material which forms a fluid-tight seal between the outer housing and the inner conductor. The insulating material may be bonded to the outer housing and to the inner conductor. The insulating material may alternatively have an interference fit with the outer housing and the inner conductor. The connector bodies may have standardized connector interfaces to facilitate connection to complementary standardized connector interfaces on cable-end connectors, etc. Connector bodies may be formed as motor heads, mandrels for cable splices, penetrators, etc. | 11-13-2014 |
20150023822 | Boot Seal Retainer Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for providing seals around the motor leads and other conductors in ESP's. In one embodiment, elastomeric boot seals are positioned within annular spaces around motor leads in an ESP motor. When the motor is filled with dielectric oil, the elastomeric material of the boot seals absorbs some of the oil and swells. High temperatures may also cause the material of the seals to expand. Retainers which are not subject to swelling are positioned around the boot seals, thereby preventing the boot seals from expanding away from the leads. The retainers thereby maintain the seal of the boot seals against the motor leads. | 01-22-2015 |
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20100239807 | FLEXIBLE LAMINATED HIP AND RIDGE SHINGLE - A laminated asphalt shingle including a base layer, a first decorative layer, and a second decorative layer is provided. The first decorative layer may be affixed to the base layer and to the second decorative layer by a flexible adhesive that permits the first decorative layer to move relative to both the base layer and the second decorative layer without de-bonding. The relative movement of the shingle layers permits the shingle to be folded over the ridge line of a roof without de-bonding or breaking the layers. Additionally, the relative movement of the layers when the shingle is installed over a ridge creates opposing transverse edges in which each layer is offset from the other layers as a result of the shingle bending about a different radius of curvature, thereby providing a dimensional appearance along the transverse edges. | 09-23-2010 |
20110005158 | HIP AND RIDGE ROOFING MATERIAL - A shingle blank comprises a substrate coated with an asphalt coating and having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface configured to include a first prime region and a second prime region. The first prime region is substantially covered by prime granules having a first overall visual effect and the second prime region is substantially covered by prime granules having a second overall visual effect different from the first overall visual effect. The shingle blank is capable of being divided into individual cap shingles that can be applied to a roof ridge or hip, with the cap shingles including both the first and second prime regions, thereby enabling the cap shingles to be installed in an overlapping manner on the hip or ridge with either the first or the second prime colors being exposed. | 01-13-2011 |
20110151170 | HIP AND RIDGE ROOFING MATERIAL - A shingle blank comprises an asphalt coated mat having a cut line formed in the asphalt coated mat. The cut line includes a continuous cut portion and a perforated portion. The perforated portion is structured and configured to facilitate separation of the shingle blank into discrete portions. | 06-23-2011 |
20110302852 | CAP SHINGLE INSTALLATION ON A ROOF RIDGE - A method of attaching a cap shingle on a roof ridge line structure includes providing a plurality of risers configured to be flexed for alignment with the opposed roof planes, flexing and positioning the risers over the ridge line structure, and installing a series of the risers in an partially overlapping manner along the ridge line structure by fastening the risers to opposed roof planes. Cap shingles configured for attachment to the risers are flexed and attached to the risers. A roof structure installed according to the method is also provided. A ridge line roofing assembly comprising a series of partially overlapping risers molded together is also provided. | 12-15-2011 |
20130177728 | HIP AND RIDGE ROOFING SHINGLE - A shingle blank includes a substrate coated with asphalt. A substantially V-shaped perforated cut line is formed in the substrate, and a substantially straight cut line extends from an apex the V-shaped perforated line toward a leading edge of the shingle blank. The V-shaped perforated cut line and the substantially straight cut line are structured and configured to facilitate separation of the shingle blank into discrete portions. | 07-11-2013 |
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20090266094 | Air Conditioning System with Cold Thermal Storage and Evaporator Temperature Control - A system and method of operating a vehicle air conditioning system having an engine driven, fixed capacity refrigerant compressor and a compressor clutch is disclosed. The method may comprises setting a preliminary evaporator air temperature target; charging a cold storage apparatus in the vehicle air conditioning system; determining if the cold storage apparatus has reached a predetermined threshold; if the cold storage apparatus has reached a predetermined threshold, determining a new evaporator air temperature target by: determining a maximum allowable dewpoint evaporator air temperature for maintaining a passenger compartment humidity below a predetermined value; determining a maximum allowable mode evaporator air temperature based on a mode to which the vehicle air conditioning system is set; and setting the evaporator air temperature target to the lower of the dewpoint evaporator air temperature and the mode evaporator air temperature. The compressor clutch is controlled to achieve the evaporator air temperature target. | 10-29-2009 |
20090286459 | System and Method to Reduce Thermal Energy in Vehicle Interiors Subjected to Solar Radiation - A system for reducing thermal energy in the interior of an unoccupied vehicle includes an energy source, a temperature sensor, and a control unit which triggers the system in response to satisfaction of conditions. The conditions include the temperature of the passenger compartment being greater than a target temperature and the vehicle engine not running. A fan configured to selectively bring ambient air into the passenger compartment is powerable by the energy source and circulates ambient air through the passenger compartment in response to the control unit. The energy source may include a solar panel or another source characterized by absence of energy derived from the vehicle engine, and excess energy may be distributed to an energy storage device. A seat ventilation fan may operate concurrently with the fan or an HVAC. A method of reducing thermal energy in the interior of a parked vehicle is also provided. | 11-19-2009 |
20100106362 | A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH POWER MANAGEMENT - A method of controlling a power input to a compressor clutch, via an A/C clutch voltage controller, that selectively drives an A/C compressor in a vehicle HVAC system is disclosed. The method may comprise the steps of: determining a first electric power level needed to cause the compressor clutch to move to a full engagement position from a compressor clutch non-engagement position; applying the first electric power level to the compressor clutch to cause the compressor clutch to move to the full engagement position; determining a second electric power level, which is lower than the first electric power level, needed to maintain the compressor clutch in the full engagement position; and applying the second electric power level to the compressor clutch to maintain the compressor clutch in the full engagement position. | 04-29-2010 |
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20110139245 | THIN FILM INTERLAYER IN CADMIUM TELLURIDE THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A cadmium telluride thin film photovoltaic device is provided having a thin film interlayer positioned between a cadmium sulfide layer and a cadmium telluride layer. The thin film interlayer can be an oxide thin film layer (e.g., an amorphous silica layer, a cadmium stannate layer, a zinc stannate layer, etc.) or a nitride film, and can act as a chemical barrier at the p-n junction to inhibit ion diffusion between the layers. The device can include a transparent conductive layer on a glass superstrate, a cadmium sulfide layer on the transparent conductive layer, a thin film interlayer on the cadmium sulfide layer, a cadmium telluride layer on the thin film interlayer, and a back contact on the cadmium telluride layer. Methods are also provided of manufacturing such devices. | 06-16-2011 |
20120000519 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYER AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME - A method for forming a transparent electrically conductive layer. The method includes providing a layer comprising cadmium, tin, and oxygen. Concentrated electromagnetic energy is directed from an energy source to at least one portion of the layer to locally heat the at least a portion of the layer. The layer is crystallized to a cadmium-tin oxide ceramic. A photovoltaic cell having the laser crystallized cadmium-tin oxide ceramic and a composition of matter are also disclosed. | 01-05-2012 |
20120000520 | THIN FILM ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A REDUCED CONDUCTIVE AREA IN TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - A method for forming a reduced conductive area in transparent conductive. The method includes providing a transparent, electrically conductive, chemically reducible material. A reducing atmosphere is provided and concentrated electromagnetic energy from an energy source is directed toward a portion of the transparent, electrically conductive, chemically reducible material to form a reduced conductive area. The reduced conductive area has greater electrical conductivity than the transparent, electrically conductive, chemically reducible material. A thin film article and photovoltaic module are also disclosed. | 01-05-2012 |
20120000529 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - Disclosed is a photovoltaic cell, a method of forming the photovoltaic cell, and a system for forming the photovoltaic cell. The photovoltaic cell includes a plurality of layers, at least one scribe disposed within the plurality of layers, and sidewalls delineating the scribe from the plurality of layers. At least a portion of the sidewalls includes material properties substantially consistent with the plurality of layers. | 01-05-2012 |
20120024830 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING VARIATIONS IN THE LASER INTENSITY DURING SCRIBING A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - Methods are generally provided of reducing speckle of a laser beam from a laser source guided through an optical waveguide. The method includes vibrating an optical waveguide at a first point along the optical waveguide at a first frequency (e.g., having a range of about 20 kHz to about 20 GHz) for a certain distance (e.g., a distance of about 0.1 mm to about 5 cm), and directing the laser beam out of the optical waveguide from the laser source to a target. Such methods are particularly useful for scribing a thin film layer on a photovoltaic module (e.g., a cadmium telluride-based thin film photovoltaic device). Fiber optic laser systems are also generally provided for reducing speckle of a laser beam from a laser source guided through an optical waveguide. | 02-02-2012 |
20120028404 | METHODS OF TEMPORALLY VARYING THE LASER INTENSITY DURING SCRIBING A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - Methods for laser scribing a film stack including a plurality of thin film layers on a substrate are provided. A pulse of a laser beam is applied to the film stack, where the laser beam has a power that varies as a function of time during the pulse according to a predetermined power cycle. For example, the pulse can have a pulse lasting about 0.1 nanoseconds to about 500 nanoseconds. This pulse of the laser beam can be repeated across the film stack to form a scribe line through at least one of the thin film layers on the substrate. Such methods are particularly useful in laser scribing a cadmium telluride thin-film based photovoltaic device. | 02-02-2012 |
20120074109 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCRIBING A MULTILAYER PANEL - The present invention provides method of scribing a multilayer panel. The method comprises (a) providing a multilayer panel comprising a substrate layer, a transparent conductive layer disposed thereupon, a first semiconducting layer disposed upon the transparent conductive layer; (b) configuring the multilayer panel relative to a laser machining device, the machining device comprising a laser head and an optical sensor; (c) inducing a motion of the laser head relative to the multilayer panel such that a laser beam contacts the panel along a transverse line across the panel, the laser beam incident upon the panel having sufficient energy to ablate one or more layers of the multilayer panel within a zone irradiated by the laser beam irradiated to provide a scribed panel; (d) simultaneously irradiating the scribed panel with a first light source; and (e) detecting the light emerging from the scribed panel at the optical sensor in real time. Also provided is a system for scribing a multilayer panel. | 03-29-2012 |
20130101751 | INSERTION OF LITHIUM INTO ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES AFTER COMPLETION - The present disclosure describes methods of inserting lithium into an electrochromic device after completion. In the disclosed methods, an ideal amount of lithium can be added post-fabrication to maximize or tailor the free lithium ion density of a layer or the coloration range of a device. Embodiments are directed towards a method to insert lithium into the main device layers of an electrochromic device as a post-processing step after the device has been manufactured. In an embodiment, the methods described are designed to maximize the coloration range while compensating for blind charge loss. | 04-25-2013 |
20130201545 | INTEGRATED DEVICE ARCHITECTURES FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - This disclosure describes systems and methods for creating monolithically integrated electrochromic devices which may be a flexible electrochromic device. Monolithic integration of thin film electrochromic devices may involve the electrical interconnection of multiple individual electrochromic devices through the creation of specific structures such as conductive pathway or insulating isolation trenches. | 08-08-2013 |
20140000703 | Thin Film Article and Method for Forming a Reduced Conductive Area in Transparent Conductive Films for Photovoltaic Modules | 01-02-2014 |
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20100153140 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCING THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH AN INSURED BUILDING STRUCTURE THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF SELECTED TECHNOLOGIES - A method and computerized system is disclosed for managing the underwriting, quoting and binding an insurance policy with regard to the technology used to militate against the financial consequences of property losses. The invention utilizes a classifier for categorizing and weighing risk, composed of data representing in an identified building, a first unmitigated insurance risk and a second insurance risk, based upon the use of certain technology. A plurality of such weights are summed such that the weights generate a minimized risk for a building structure under consideration. combinations of technologies, employed in existing building structures to a classification, which then permits an underwriter to establish a premium. In another aspect of the invention data structures representing the quantification of risk reduction attendant a given technology or product are chained into a plurality of decision trees that process a construction phase and a pruning phase. | 06-17-2010 |
20130006676 | SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING INSURANCE FOR A BUILDING STRUCTURE THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF SELECTED TECHNOLOGIES - A method and computerized system is disclosed for managing the underwriting, quoting and binding an insurance policy with regard to the technology used to militate against the financial consequences of property losses. The invention utilizes a classifier for categorizing and weighing risk, composed of data representing in an identified building, a first unmitigated insurance risk and a second insurance risk, based upon the use of certain technology. A plurality of such weights are summed such that the weights generate a minimized risk for a building structure under consideration. Combinations of technologies employed in building structures are mapped to classifications, which then permits an underwriter to establish a premium. In another aspect of the invention, data structures representing the quantification of risk reduction attendant a given technology or product are chained into a plurality of decision trees that process a construction phase and a pruning phase. | 01-03-2013 |
20140114693 | System For Adjusting Insurance For A Structure Incorporating Sensor Technology - A method and computerized system is disclosed for managing the underwriting, quoting and binding an insurance policy with regard to the technology used to militate against the financial consequences of property losses. The invention utilizes a classifier for categorizing and weighing risk, composed of data representing in an identified building, a first unmitigated insurance risk and a second insurance risk, based upon the use of certain technology. A plurality of such weights are summed such that the weights generate a minimized risk for a building structure under consideration. combinations of technologies, employed in existing building structures to a classification, which then permits an underwriter to establish a premium. In another aspect of the invention data structures representing the quantification of risk reduction attendant a given technology or product are chained into a plurality of decision trees that process a construction phase and a pruning phase. | 04-24-2014 |
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20090018340 | Formation of Tetra-Substituted Enamides and Stereoselective Reduction Thereof - The present invention is directed to a practical process for the preparation of an enamide (II) by palladium catalyzed coupling of a primary amide (IV) with a compound of structural formula (III), as shown below: As well as to crystalline forms of a compound produced by this process, in particular, an anhydrous crystal form, Form B, and crystalline solvates falling into three patterns, Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3, and crystalline intermediate compounds produced in the process. Still further, the present invention relates to the stereoselective reduction of the tetrasubstituted enamide (II) to the corresponding amide (I). | 01-15-2009 |
20100041893 | FORMATION OF TETRA-SUBSTITUTED ENAMIDES AND STEREOSELECTIVE REDUCTION THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a practical process for the preparation of an enamide (II) by palladium catalyzed coupling of a primary amide (IV) with a compound of structural formula (III), as shown below: As well as to crystalline forms of a compound produced by this process, in particular, an anhydrous crystal form, Form B, and crystalline solvates falling into three patterns, Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3, and crystalline intermediate compounds produced in the process. Still further, the present invention relates to the stereoselective reduction of the tetrasubstituted enamide (II) to the corresponding amide (I). | 02-18-2010 |
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20100202827 | Quick Release Joint System For Assembling Frames - A frame joint system including a first frame member and a second frame member. The frame members include laterally opening channels running axially thereof. The frame members are adapted to be rigidly secured together by quick release coupling. Embodiments of the frame joint system include mitered corner, end-to-face, face-to-face and end-to-end joints. The quick release coupling includes at least a first sleeve member and a gripping member. The gripping member is nested within the first sleeve member, and the first sleeve member is nested within the first frame member. The gripping member includes gripping elements that mate with a slot in a box rail element fixedly associated with the second frame member. Activating the gripping elements pulls the two frame members together into a rigid joint. | 08-12-2010 |
20110094135 | Dual Panel-Frame Interface System - A dual panel-frame interface system for the construction of portable displays comprises one or more frame members and one or more panel members. Each frame member is adapted to accommodate the releasable connection of two general types of panel members. One type of panel member is generally flexible with mounting gaskets flexibly connected to its peripheral edge for receiving engagement by a mounting groove in the frame member. The other type of panel member is a more rigid, face-mounted type that is placed in clinging engagement directly with a lateral wall of the frame member. The frame member is adapted such that when a rigid type panel member is placed in clinging engagement with the lateral wall, the respective unused mounting groove remains visually obscured from a viewpoint outward of the outer surface of the panel member, thus making the system more visually appealing. Frame members of embodiments may also include inboard and outboard lipped channels to accommodate auxiliary members or accessories, such as lighting systems, wiring tracks, sound absorption blankets and display support elements. | 04-28-2011 |
20110096531 | Collapsible Backlight System - A collapsible backlight system for providing wide area back lighting for display assemblies, and adapted to remain fully assembled in transition between storage, transportation, setup and use. A flexible sheet includes a plurality of sheaths adapted to substantially protectively envelop individual elongated light sources. The collapsible backlight system has expanded and collapsed configurations. In expanded configuration, the flexible sheet is generally planar and the elongated light sources are spatially dispersed. In collapsed configuration, the elongated light sources are maintained proximal to each other in generally parallel fashion, and the collapsible backlight system can be carried and transported in compact form without causing damage to the elongated light sources. The flexible sheet may have front and rear layers, each such layer possessing selected optical qualities such as translucency, reflectivity and diffusivity, depending on the desired application. Discrete interstices between such layers may define the sheaths which substantially protectively envelope the elongated light sources. | 04-28-2011 |
20110192556 | Groove-Mount Fabric Display System With Two-Part Frame - A groove-mount fabric display system with two-part frame comprises an outer frame element, an insert frame element and one or two flexible display panels. The two-part frame is quickly assembled by inserting and deploying the insert frame element within the rigid outer frame element. The frame elements can be manufactured from flat stock materials which are relatively inexpensive to purchase and shape. The interface of the frame elements forms one or more grooves near the perimeter of the resulting two-part frame. The grooves accept mounting gaskets connected at the peripheries of each display panel. Embodiments may include one or more internally-positioned compression tubes to help maintain internal structural rigidity and the integrity of the grooves. What results is a more cost-effective, robust, three-dimensional display capable of supporting fabric display panels in tension over extended periods of use. | 08-11-2011 |
20110265361 | Wrap-Mount Fabric Display System - A wrap-mount fabric display system comprises an outer frame element, an inner frame element and one or two flexible display substrates. The inner frame element includes two rigid panels maintained at a fixed distance apart from one another by way of one or more connective members. The flexible display substrates each include a graphic design and can be removably placed in wrapped association with a respective panel, which secures the flexible display substrate in tension. The frame elements can be manufactured from flat stock materials which are relatively inexpensive to purchase and shape. Once a flexible display substrate is placed in wrapped association with a respective panel, the inner frame element can be inserted into the cavity of the outer frame element to create a cost-effective, flexible and robust integrated display solution. | 11-03-2011 |
20120036755 | Multi-Frame Groove-Mount Wall System - A multi-frame groove-mount wall system comprises a multiplicity of closed frame sections and a panel element. Each closed frame section has a frame opening and a plurality of interconnected frame members, each with a groove segment. The closed frame sections can be releasably coupled to form a multi-frame structure having an outer perimeter. The panel element has a flexible substrate portion, a periphery and a multiplicity of edge gasket segments disposed about the periphery. The panel element can be removably and tensionally affixed to the multi-frame structure such that the substrate portion is simultaneously disposed across the frame opening of each closed frame section by interengagement between a plurality of the edge gasket segments and a plurality of the groove segments that are proximate the outer perimeter, and none of the edge gasket segments are shared between a groove segment of one closed frame sections and a groove segment of another closed frame section. | 02-16-2012 |
20150047235 | CORNER TAB KIT AND SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE FABRIC PANEL DISPLAYS - A panel element includes a fabric panel, a corner gasket element and two auxiliary gaskets. The corner gasket element has a tab member and two gasket legs. Each leg extends to respective outer ends from a common intersection in a manner orthogonal to one another. The tab member extends from the intersection in a manner orthogonal to the legs. The auxiliary gaskets each have at least one gasket end positioned adjacently to a respective outer end. The fabric panel has a display face and an outer perimeter portion. The outer perimeter portion is affixed to the gasket legs and the auxiliary gaskets. The gasket legs and auxiliary gasket elements are removably insertable into a perimeter groove disposed in the closed-contour framework, thereby facilitating tensioned attachment of the fabric panel across an opening defined by the closed contour with said tab member gripably protruding outward of the display face. | 02-19-2015 |
20150047283 | IN-LINE FRAME CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR LARGE PORTABLE FRAMEWORKS - A frame connector assembly is adapted to releasably secure first and second frame members in line with one another. The connector assembly includes first and second expansion elements elastically interconnected. The second expansion element includes two hollow lobes joined by a web. When the connector assembly is received by the two frame members, threaded rotation of one or more threaded actuators forces the expansion elements apart and into engagement with opposing primary walls of the frame members. The threaded actuator also presses against the web, thereby causing resilient outward rotation of the lobes. This rotation results in compressive engagement between the outboard edges of the second expansion element and respective intermediate walls of the frame members. Thus, the connector assembly imposes locking forces to the frame members along two axes orthogonal to the main axis of the frame connector assembly. The expansion elements may have an identical extrusion cross-section. | 02-19-2015 |
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20100317680 | PYRIMIDINE INHIBITORS OF KINASES - The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutical acceptable salts, | 12-16-2010 |
20120309783 | KINASE INHIBITORS WITH IMPROVED CYP SAFETY PROFILE - Compounds that inhibit protein kinases such as Aurora-kinases and the VEGFR and PDGFR families of kinases, with an improved safety profile due to low CYP3A4 inhibition, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases using the compounds are disclosed. | 12-06-2012 |
20130096120 | APOPTOSIS-INDUCED AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND IMMUNE AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES - Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL protein. | 04-18-2013 |
20130096121 | APOPTOSIS-INDUCING AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND IMMUNE AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES - Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bc1-xL proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bc1-xL protein. | 04-18-2013 |
20130303509 | NAMPT INHIBITORS - Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of NAMPT, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which NAMPT is expressed. | 11-14-2013 |
20130303510 | NAMPT INHIBITORS - Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of NAMPT, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which NAMPT is expressed. | 11-14-2013 |
20150072978 | APOPTOSIS-INDUCING AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND IMMUNE AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES - Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL protein. | 03-12-2015 |
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20110187995 | PURKINJIE IMAGE-BASED ALIGNMENT OF SUCTION RING IN OPHTHALMIC APPLICATIONS - An alignment device including means for releasably attaching a suction ring and means for applying a pattern of light to an eye of a patient. The alignment device further including means for detecting light reflected from the eye and determining whether the suction ring is aligned relative to the eye based on the detected light. | 08-04-2011 |
20110190739 | SERVO CONTROLLED DOCKING FORCE DEVICE FOR USE IN OPHTHALMIC APPLICATIONS - A laser treatment system that includes means for applying a laser beam to an eye of a patient and means for registering and immobilizing the eye. | 08-04-2011 |
20110190740 | PLACIDO RING MEASUREMENT OF ASTIGMATISM AXIS AND LASER MARKING OF ASTIGMATISM AXIS - A laser treatment system that includes means for measuring an astigmatism axis of a cornea of an eye of a patient and means for applying a laser beam to the eye. | 08-04-2011 |
20120182522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SCAN CONTROLLED ILLUMINATION OF STRUCTURES WITHIN AN EYE - There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for enhancing the illumination of structures of the eye using predetermined scan patterns of an illuminating light beam. The systems, apparatus and methods further provide for obtaining enhanced single images of multiple structures of the eye. | 07-19-2012 |
20120265181 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND CORRECTING ASTIGMATISM USING LASER GENERATED CORNEAL INCISIONS - A laser system that includes a laser source emitting a laser beam along an axis and a keratometer. The keratometer includes a first set of individual light sources that are equally spaced from one another along a first ring and that direct a first light toward an eye and a second set of individual light sources that are equally spaced from another along a second ring and direct a second light toward the eye, wherein the first ring and said second ring are co-planar and concentric with one another about the axis. The laser system includes a telecentric lens that receives the first light and second light reflected off of the eye and a detector that receives light from the telecentric lens and forms an image. The laser system also includes a processor that receives signals from said detector representative of the image and determines an astigmatism axis of the eye based on the signals. | 10-18-2012 |
20120271286 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER GENERATED CORNEAL AND CRYSTALLINE LENS INCISIONS USING A VARIABLE F/# OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH ASPHERIC CONTACT INTERFACE TO THE CORNEA OR ROTATING AND ADAPTIVE OPTICS - A laser system including a laser source that generates a laser beam and an optical switch that receives the laser beam and sends the laser beam to either a fast path or a slow path, wherein the F/# of the fast path is lower than the F/# of the slow path. The laser system includes an afocal optical system in the slow path and receives the laser beam from the optical switch and an x-y scanner that receives either a laser beam from the slow path or a laser beam from the fast path. The laser system including a scan lens system that performs a z-scan for the scanning laser beam only in the case wherein the scanning laser beam is generated from the laser beam in the fast path. The laser system including an aspheric patient interface device that receives a laser beam from the scan lens system. | 10-25-2012 |
20120296321 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING ASTIGMATISM USING MULTIPLE PAIRED ARCUATE LASER GENERATED CORNEAL INCISIONS - A method for the reduction or elimination of astigmatism in an eye that includes an astigmatism axis, the method including determining an astigmatism axis of an eye and forming a first set of incisions in a cornea of the eye that are bisected by the astigmatism axis. The method including forming a second set of incisions in the cornea that are bisected by the astigmatism axis, wherein the first set of incisions and the second set of incisions reduce or eliminate astigmatism in the eye. | 11-22-2012 |
20120330290 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING TILT IN THE CRYSTALLINE LENS FOR LASER PHACO FRAGMENTATION - A method of generating three dimensional shapes for a cornea and lens, the method including illuminating an eye with multiple sections of light and obtaining multiple sectional images of the eye based on the multiple sections of light. For each obtained multiple sectional image, the following processes are performed:
| 12-27-2012 |
20130265542 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF LENS MATERIAL FROM THE LENS OF AN EYE - There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for developing laser systems that can create a precise predetermined capsulotomy. The systems, apparatus and methods further provide laser systems that reduce the patient-to-patient variability and doctor-to-doctor variability associated with hand held apparatus for performing capsulorhexis and capsulotomies. There is further provided a precise predetermined shot pattern and shaped capsulotomy that is based at least in part on the shape of an IOL and in particular an accommodating IOL. | 10-10-2013 |
20140155874 | LASER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTION OF INDUCED ASTIGMATISM - There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for developing laser systems that can create precise predetermined clear corneal incisions that are capable of reducing induced astigmatism. The systems, apparatus and methods further provide laser systems that can provide these incisions at or below Bowman's membrane. | 06-05-2014 |
20140378955 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE EXCLUDED DEFINED ZONES FOR INCREASING ACCOMMODATIVE AMPLITUDE - Systems and methods for increasing the amplitude of accommodation of an eye, changing the refractive power of lens material of a natural crystalline lens of the eye, and addressing presbyopia are is provided. Generally, there are provided methods and systems for delivering a laser beam to a lens of an eye in a plurality of laser shots, which are in precise and predetermined patterns results in the weakening of the lens material. | 12-25-2014 |
20150022779 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SCAN CONTROLLED ILLUMINATION OF STRUCTURES WITHIN AN EYE - There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for enhancing the illumination of structures of the eye using predetermined scan patterns of an illuminating light beam. The systems, apparatus and methods further provide for obtaining enhanced single images of multiple structures of the eye. | 01-22-2015 |
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20100160699 | METHOD FOR EFFICIENT USE OF HYDROGEN IN AROMATICS PRODUCTION FROM HEAVY AROMATICS - A method for efficient use of hydrogen in aromatics production from heavy aromatic oil. A hydrocarbonaceous stream comprising C | 06-24-2010 |
20120012039 | CHAR-HANDLING PROCESSES IN A PYROLYSIS SYSTEM - Char-handling processes for controlling overall heat balance, ash accumulation, and afterburn in a reheater are provided. Carbonaceous biomass feedstock is pyrolyzed using a heat transfer medium forming pyrolysis products and a spent heat transfer medium. The spent heat transfer medium is separated into segregated char and char-depleted spent heat transfer medium. The char-depleted spent heat transfer medium is introduced into a dense bed of heat transfer medium fluidized by a stream of oxygen-containing regeneration gas. All or a portion of the segregated char is combusted in the dense bed using the stream of oxygen-containing regeneration gas. A portion of the segregated char may be exported out of the pyrolysis system to control the overall heat balance and ash accumulation. | 01-19-2012 |
20120317871 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FORMING LOW-METAL BIOMASS-DERIVED PYROLYSIS OIL - Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for forming a low-metal biomass-derived pyrolysis oil are provided. The method comprises the steps of filtering a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil with a high flux rate filter arrangement having a flux rate of about 10 L/m | 12-20-2012 |
20130152453 | PYROLYSIS FUELS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING PYROLYSIS FUELS - Pyrolysis fuels and methods for processing pyrolysis fuel are provided. In one embodiment, a method of processing pyrolysis fuel converts biomass to pyrolysis fuel including pyrolysis oil and char particles. Also, the method includes resizing a portion of the char particles so that substantially all resized char particles have a largest dimension no greater than about 5 microns. | 06-20-2013 |
20130253243 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING LINEAR PARAFFINS AND OLEFINS FROM NATURAL OILS - A method for producing a linear paraffin includes providing a natural oil in a feed stream, deoxygenating the natural oil to form a stream comprising paraffins, purifying the stream comprising paraffins to form a purified stream comprising paraffins, and separating a first fraction of paraffin product from the purified stream comprising paraffins. A method for producing a linear olefin includes providing a natural oil in a feed stream, deoxygenating the natural oil to form a stream comprising paraffins, dehydrogenating the stream comprising paraffins to form a stream comprising olefins, purifying the stream comprising olefins to form a purified stream comprising olefins, and separating a first fraction of olefin product from the purified stream comprising olefins. | 09-26-2013 |
20130267743 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PREPARING UPGRADED PYROLYSIS OIL - Methods and apparatuses for preparing upgraded pyrolysis oil are provided herein. In an embodiment, a method of preparing upgraded pyrolysis oil includes providing a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil stream having an original oxygen content. The biomass-derived pyrolysis oil stream is hydrodeoxygenated under catalysis in the presence of hydrogen to form a hydrodeoxygenated pyrolysis oil stream comprising a cyclic paraffin component. At least a portion of the hydrodeoxygenated pyrolysis oil stream is dehydrogenated under catalysis to form the upgraded pyrolysis oil. | 10-10-2013 |
20140163278 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PREPARING NORMAL PARAFFINS AND HYDROCARBON PRODUCT STREAMS - Methods and apparatuses for preparing normal paraffins and hydrocarbon product streams are provided herein. A method of preparing normal paraffins includes providing an unsaturated feed that includes an unsaturated compound that has at least one alkenyl group. The unsaturated feed is epoxidized to convert the at least one alkenyl group in the unsaturated compound to an epoxide functional group, thereby converting the unsaturated compound to an epoxide compound that has at least one epoxide functional group. The at least one epoxide functional group in the epoxide compound is converted to at least one secondary hydroxyl functional group, thereby converting the epoxide compound to a hydroxyl-functional compound that has at least one hydroxyl functional group. The hydroxyl-functional compound is deoxygenated to form normal paraffins. | 06-12-2014 |
20150045593 | JET-RANGE HYDROCARBONS - A jet-range hydrocarbon product includes a mixture of paraffins. The mixture exhibits a freeze point of less than or equal to about −70° C., a 95% distillation point of greater than or equal to about 275° C., and a smooth boiling point curve that is characterized as having no intervals of the boiling point curve having a slope that is steeper than 4° C./mass % as defined by ASTM standard D2887 between mass recovered ranges of about 20% to about 80%. The steepness of the boiling point curve slope is calculated over any 10 mass % increments within the specified mass % ranges. | 02-12-2015 |
20150045599 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING JET-RANGE HYDROCARBONS - A method for producing jet-range hydrocarbons includes passing a stream comprising renewable C | 02-12-2015 |
20150057477 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING FUEL FROM A RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK - Methods and systems are provided for producing a fuel from a renewable feedstock. The method includes deoxygenating the renewable feedstock with a hydrogenation catalyst in a deoxygenation reaction zone to produce normal paraffins. The normal paraffins are isomerized to form isomerized paraffins using an isomerization catalyst in an isomerization reaction zone. Aromatic compounds are formed from non-aromatic compounds with an aromatic catalyst in an aromatic production zone downstream from the deoxygenation reaction zone. | 02-26-2015 |
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20100291075 | Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) Neutralizing Antibodies - The invention provides a GM-CSF neutralizing human monoclonal antibody, 1783J22, as well as methods of making and use thereof. The monoclonal antibody is further characterized by its ability to bind epitopes from GM-CSF proteins of multiple species. | 11-18-2010 |
20110044994 | HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)-NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES - The invention provides a method for obtaining a broadly neutralizing antibody (bNab), including screening memory B cell cultures from a donor PBMC sample for neutralization activity against a plurality of HIV-1 species, cloning a memory B cell that exhibits broad neutralization activity; and rescuing a monoclonal antibody from that memory B cell culture. The resultant monoclonal antibodies are characterized by their ability to selectively bind epitopes from the Env proteins in native or monomeric form, as well as to inhibit infection of HIV-1 species from a plurality of clades. Compositions containing human monoclonal anti-HIV antibodies used for prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection are provided. Methods for generating such antibodies by immunization using epitopes from conserved regions within the variable loops of gp120 are provided. Immunogens for generating anti-HIV1 bNAbs are also provided. Furthermore, methods for vaccination using suitable epitopes are provided. | 02-24-2011 |
20140205612 | HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)-NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES - The invention provides a method for obtaining a broadly neutralizing antibody (bNab), including screening memory B cell cultures from a donor PBMC sample for neutralization activity against a plurality of HIV-1 species, cloning a memory B cell that exhibits broad neutralization activity; and rescuing a monoclonal antibody from that memory B cell culture. The resultant monoclonal antibodies may be characterized by their ability to selectively bind epitopes from the Env proteins in native or monomeric form, as well as to inhibit infection of HIV-1 species from a plurality of clades. Compositions containing human monoclonal anti-HIV antibodies used for prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection are provided. Methods for generating such antibodies by immunization using epitopes from conserved regions within the variable loops of gp120 are provided. Immunogens for generating anti-HIV1 bNAbs are also provided. Furthermore, methods for vaccination using suitable epitopes are provided. | 07-24-2014 |
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20100059835 | Apparatus and Method of Wafer Bonding Using Compatible Alloy - A method of forming an inertial sensor provides 1) a device wafer with a two-dimensional array of inertial sensors and 2) a second wafer, and deposits an alloy of aluminum/germanium onto one or both of the wafers. The alloy is deposited and patterned to form a plurality of closed loops. The method then aligns the device wafer and the second wafer, and then positions the alloy between the wafers. Next, the method melts the alloy, and then solidifies the alloy to form a plurality of conductive hermetic seal rings about the plurality of the inertial sensors. The seal rings bond the device wafer to the second wafer. Finally, the method dices the wafers to form a plurality of individual, hermetically sealed inertial sensors. | 03-11-2010 |
20100062565 | Substrate Bonding with Bonding Material Having Rare Earth Metal - A microchip has a bonding material that bonds a first substrate to a second substrate. The bonding material has, among other things, a rare earth metal and other material. | 03-11-2010 |
20110212563 | Apparatus and Method of Wafer Bonding Using Compatible Alloy - A method of forming an inertial sensor provides 1) a device wafer with a two-dimensional array of inertial sensors and 2) a second wafer, and deposits an alloy of aluminum/germanium onto one or both of the wafers. The alloy is deposited and patterned to form a plurality of closed loops. The method then aligns the device wafer and the second wafer, and then positions the alloy between the wafers. Next, the method melts the alloy, and then solidifies the alloy to form a plurality of conductive hermetic seal rings about the plurality of the inertial sensors. The seal rings bond the device wafer to the second wafer. Finally, the method dices the wafers to form a plurality of individual, hermetically sealed inertial sensors. | 09-01-2011 |
20110241176 | Substrate Bonding with Bonding Material Having Rare Earth Metal - A microchip has a bonding material that bonds a first substrate to a second substrate. The bonding material has, among other things, a rare earth metal and other material. | 10-06-2011 |
20110244630 | Method of Substrate Bonding with Bonding Material Having Rare Earth Metal - A microchip has a bonding material that bonds a first substrate to a second substrate. The bonding material has, among other things, a rare earth metal and other material. | 10-06-2011 |
20130023082 | Apparatus and Method of Wafer Bonding Using Compatible Alloy - A method of forming a MEMS device provides first and second wafers, where at least one of the first and second wafers has a two-dimensional array of MEMS devices. The method deposits a layer of first germanium onto the first wafer, and a layer of aluminum-germanium alloy onto the second wafer. To deposit the alloy, the method deposits a layer of aluminum onto the second wafer and then a layer of second germanium to the second wafer. Specifically, the layer of second germanium is deposited on the layer of aluminum. Next, the method brings the first wafer into contact with the second wafer so that the first germanium in the aluminum-germanium alloy contacts the second germanium. The wafers then are heated when the first and second germanium are in contact, and cooled to form a plurality of conductive hermetic seal rings about the plurality of the MEMS devices. | 01-24-2013 |
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20130160170 | Methods and Compositions for Goss' Wilt Resistance in Corn - The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with | 06-20-2013 |
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