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20090036577 | METHOD OF STABILIZING AQUEOUS CATIONIC POLYMERS - Cationic thermosetting resins and especially resins having azetidinium functional groups, such as polyamidoamine-epichlorohydrin resins, are stabilized against premature gelation by the addition of (1) a low molecular weight, non-aldehyde, non-ionic, water soluble organic stabilizing compound (preferably one that is reactive with the cationic moiety), preferably in combination with (2) a water soluble, inorganic complexing metal salt. | 02-05-2009 |
20090165978 | BLENDS OF GLYOXALATED POLYACRYLAMIDES AND PAPER STRENGTHENING AGENTS - Compositions comprising a blend of two or more paper strengthening agents have improved stability compared with previously known paper strengthening agents. One component is a polymeric paper strengthening agent, preferably a wet strengthening agent. The other component is a stabilized polyacrylamide prepared by (1) reacting a first portion of glyoxal with a polyacrylamide having pendant amide groups to form a first reaction mixture comprising polyacrylamide; (2) adding an acid to the first reaction mixture to form a second reaction mixture having a reduced pH and comprising the polyacrylamide; and (3) adding a second portion of glyoxal to the second reaction mixture to form the stabilized polyacrylamide. If desired, an aldehyde scavenger can be included in one or more of step (1), step (2), step (3), or the stabilized polyacrylamide. Such compositions can be used to enhance the strength of paper, particularly the wet strength of paper. | 07-02-2009 |
20100184902 | Phosphoric Acid Quenched Creping Adhesive - An improved creping adhesive is prepared by first reacting a dibasic carboxylic acid, or its ester, half-ester, or anhydride derivative, with a polyalkylene polyamine, preferably in aqueous solution, under conditions suitable to produce a water soluble polyamide. The water-soluble polyamide is then reacted with an epihalohydrin until substantially fully cross-linked, and stabilized by acidification with phosphoric acid at the end of the polymerization reaction to form a water-soluble poly(aminoamide)-epihalohydrin creping adhesive that is re-wetable and facilitates water spray removal of buildup so as to lengthen the life of the creping blades, with attendant significant decrease in downtime and maintenance. | 07-22-2010 |
20110284176 | Thermosetting Creping Adhesive With Reactive Modifiers - A creping adhesive comprising a PAE composition comprising a reactive, light crosslinked polyamidoamine-epichlorohydrin polymer (PAE-type polymer) optionally in combination with a reactive modifier and the corresponding method for of creping cellulosic fiber webs with the adhesive. | 11-24-2011 |
20120271008 | POLYAMIDOAMINE-EPIHALOHYDRIN RESINS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND USES THEREOF - A novel process for producing a polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin composition comprises (a) reacting a polyamidoamine with epihalohydrin to obtain a reaction mixture comprising a polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin; (b) adding a first acid to the reaction mixture obtained in step (a) to obtain an acid treatment composition; (c) adding a base to the acid treatment composition in step (b) to obtain a base treatment composition; and (d) adding a second acid to the base treatment composition in step (c) to obtain a polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin composition; wherein the polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin composition obtained in step (d) has less than about 700 ppm of dihalopropanol (DHP) and 3-halopropanediol (HPD). | 10-25-2012 |
20140020858 | HIGH EFFICIENCY WET STRENGTH RESINS FROM NEW CROSS-LINKERS - Compositions and methods related to new wet strength resins are provided. By using functionally-symmetrical cross-linkers and mono-functional modifiers, and separating the steps of reacting a prepolymer with the cross-linkers from the reaction of intermediate cross-linked prepolymer with epichlorohydrin, new wet strength resin products are provided having improved properties. | 01-23-2014 |
20140166223 | BLENDS OF POLYMERS AS WET STRENGTHENING AGENTS FOR PAPER - Resin systems and methods for making and using same are provided. The method for making a paper product can include contacting a plurality of pulp fibers with a resin system. The resin system can include a first polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin and a second resin that can include a second polyamidoamine-epihalohydrin resin, a urea-formaldehyde resin, or a mixture thereof to produce a paper product. The first resin and the second resin can be sequentially or simultaneously contacted with the plurality of pulp fibers. The period for sequential addition between the first resin and the second resin is about 1 second to about 1 hour. | 06-19-2014 |
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20090111135 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSES OF HEMANGIOSARCOMA IN MAMMALS - The disclosure relates to a method for detecting hemangiosarcoma in canines. The method includes the steps of: (1) obtaining a quantity of blood from the subject canine; (2) separating the quantity of blood into a serum portion and a non-serum portion; (3) contacting the serum portion of the blood with a detector to detect presence of an amount of Thymidine Kinase (TK); and (4) detecting the level of TK in serum and determining whether TK is present in amounts of about 8 units/mL or greater. | 04-30-2009 |
20120156690 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING HEMANGIOSARCOMA IN CANINE USING DETECTION OF THYMIDINE KINASE ACTIVITY - The disclosure relates to a method for detecting hemangiosarcoma in canines. The method includes the steps of: (1) obtaining a quantity of blood from the subject canine; (2) separating the quantity of blood into a serum portion and a non-serum portion; (3) contacting the serum portion of the blood with a detector to detect presence of an amount of Thymidine Kinase (TK); and (4) detecting the level of TK in serum and determining whether TK is present in amounts of about 8 units/L or greater. | 06-21-2012 |
20120264151 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING LYMPHOMA IN CATS - The invention provides a method and a system for diagnosing lymphoma in cats. The system allows a care giver to measure the enzymatic activity of thymidine kinase in a blood sample. The invention teaches that when the enzymatic activity of thymidine kinase in the blood stream of a cat is above 15.5 Units per liter, the cat has a high probability of having lymphoma. The invention allows for initial diagnosis, follow up after treatment for lymphoma and/or monitoring for example in breeds that prone to have lymphoma. | 10-18-2012 |
20140127711 | Method And System For Detecting Lymphosarcoma in Cats Using Biomarkers - The invention provides a method and system for developing and using diagnoses of lymphosarcoma in feline subjects using Thymidine kinase (TK) and haptoglobin (HP) as biomarkers. The invention provides a method for obtaining the level of each biomarker and computing an index for a feline subject. The invention provides predefined index ranges to which the index value may be matched in order to determine whether the subject has a high probability of being affected by lymphosarcoma, even when the subject shows apparent symptoms that may be common with inflammatory bowel disease. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127730 | Method And System For Detecting Underlying Health Affections Using Biomarkers in Humans and Animals - The invention provides a method and system for developing and using diagnoses of one or more underlying health affections in humans or an animal specie using a plurality of biomarkers. A target one or more affections are defined and a set of biomarkers is selected. An index is computed based on the measured levels of the biomarkers. The biomarkers levels are discretized, and each discrete value is multiplied by a corresponding coefficient. The index scale is divided into ranges that are matched with health statuses. A subject's health affection status is subsequently determined by measuring the level of each biomarker in the set, computing the index and matching the index value to the predefined index scale. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127731 | Method And System For Detecting and Differentiating Cancer and Sepsis in Mammals Using Biomarkers - The invention provides a method and system for developing and using diagnoses of cancer and sepsis in canine subjects using Thymidine kinase (TK), c-reactive protein (CRP), and C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) as biomarkers. The level of each biomarker may be measured and an index may be computed using a two- or a three-biomarker method. The invention provides a predefined scale for the index where each range of the index matches a health condition. The latter allows a practitioner, through computing an index value of a patient, to determine the health status of the patient by comparing the index value to the predefined scale. | 05-08-2014 |
20140220671 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING LYMPHOMA IN CATS - The invention provides a method and a system for diagnosing lymphoma in cats. The system allows a care giver to measure the enzymatic activity of thymidine kinase in a blood sample. The invention teaches that when the enzymatic activity of thymidine kinase in the blood stream of a cat is above 15.5 Units per liter, the cat has a high probability of having lymphoma. The invention allows for initial diagnosis, follow up after treatment for lymphoma and/or monitoring for example in breeds that prone to have lymphoma. | 08-07-2014 |
20140335552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CANCER IN MAMMALS - The invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting cancer using the measurement of acute-phase proteins (APPs) and the measurement of thymidine kinase activiy level in body fluids. An index is calculated based on the measured data and compared with a pre-established reference that allows a pratitioner to determine a high probabilty that a patient is a carrier of cancer. | 11-13-2014 |
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20090011799 | Hands-Free System and Method for Retrieving and Processing Phonebook Information from a Wireless Phone in a Vehicle - A method is provided for creating a phonebook for a hands-free telephone system in a vehicle using phonebook entries retrieved from a remote phonebook of a mobile phone over a wireless communication link between a control module of the hands-free telephone system and the mobile phone. The method includes receiving a remote phonebook from the mobile phone, the remote phonebook including a plurality of entries, each entry including text data and numeric data, identifying the text data in each entry, generating an acoustic baseform for each entry based on the text data for each entry, storing the acoustic baseform for each entry in a baseform list, and storing the plurality of entries in a mobile phonebook associated with the baseform list. | 01-08-2009 |
20100097239 | MOBILE DEVICE GATEWAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A control system ( | 04-22-2010 |
20100240307 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION FOR A VEHICLE - A system for communicating information and/or instructions includes a transmitter and receiver configured for wireless communication with a user interface. The information and/or instructions may be audibly communicated to the user. The system includes voice activation and controls. The wireless communication may utilize Bluetooth communication protocol. | 09-23-2010 |
20110301954 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM COMPRISING A SPEAKER AND A MICROPHONE, AND VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM - A method for adjusting a voice recognition system and a voice recognition system is disclosed, wherein the voice recognition system comprises a speaker and a microphone, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
| 12-08-2011 |
20120100876 | HANDS FREE TELEPHONE SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED TEXT MESSAGING CONFIGURATION - The invention relates to a communication system for in-vehicle systems, and in particular, to a wireless communication system for a hands free telephone system configured to received text messages. A remote source, such as a cell phone, PDA or the like, is used to modify, configure and add new messages and preference data on the communication system. The modified, configured and new messages are used to respond to messages received on the remote source and/or on the communication system. | 04-26-2012 |