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20090056333 | Working Fluid For An Orc Process, Orc Process and Orc Apparatus - The invention relates to working fluids for energy conversion in a thermal ORC process for combined generation of electrical and heat energy. The heat source used is in particular thermal water. The working fluids used are partially or perfluorinated hydrocarbons and/or partially or perfluorinated polyethers and/or partially or perfluorinated ketones. In one embodiment of the invention, the working fluid used is a combination of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane and a fluorinated polyether having a molecular weight of 340 and a boiling point of 57° C. at 101.3 kPa. | 03-05-2009 |
20100025619 | Method for heating and cooling using fluoroether compounds, compositions suitable therefore and their use - Compounds of general formula (I) C | 02-04-2010 |
20100029531 | Nonflammable compositions comprising fluorinated compounds and use of these compositions - The invention relates to non-flammable compositions comprising fluorinated compounds selected from the group consisting of hydrofluoroalkanes, hydrofluoroalkenes, partially or perfluorinated aromatic compounds, hydrofluoroethers or fluoroketones, 1,2-dichloroethylene, especially trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, and a stabilizer. These non-flammable compositions which preferably contain 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane, can be used especially as solvents for cleaning and defluxing electronic components and for degreasing metals. The compositions further may comprise a propellant, e.g. 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane. These compositions are especially suitable as flushing agent. | 02-04-2010 |
20100314574 | Refrigerant composition - A composition which comprises or consists of more than 75 to less than 80 wt. % of pentafluoroethane (HFC-125); more than 17 to less than 22.7 wt. % of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a); and more than 2.3 to less than 3.0 wt. % of n-butane (R600). | 12-16-2010 |
20110162366 | Working Fluid For An ORC Process, ORC Process and ORC Apparatus - Use of working fluids for energy conversion in a thermal Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) process for combined generation of electrical and heat energy. The heat source used in the ORC process is in particular thermal water. The working fluids used in the ORC process are partially or perfluorinated hydrocarbons and/or partially or perfluorinated polyethers and/or partially or perfluorinated ketones. In some embodiments, the working fluid used is a combination of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane and a fluorinated polyether having a molecular weight of 340 and a boiling point of 57° C. at 101.3 kPa, or a combination of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane and at least one partially or perfluorinated ketone. | 07-07-2011 |
20120085959 | USE OF UNSATURATED HYDROFLUOROCARBONS - Use of certain hydrofluoroalkenes for foam blowing, solvent cleaning, refrigeration, as etching gas for semiconductor etching or chamber cleaning, heat transfer, fire extinguishing and for the production of aerosols. | 04-12-2012 |
20130079267 | Nonflammable compositions comprising fluorinated compounds and use of these compositions - Nonflammable compositions comprising fluorinated compounds selected from the group consisting of hydrofluoroalkanes, hydrofluoroalkenes, partially or perfluorinated aromatic compounds, hydrofluoroethers, and fluoroketones; 1,2-dichloroethylene, especially trans-1,2-dichloroethylene; and a stabilizer. These non-flammable compositions which preferably contain 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane, can be used especially as solvents for cleaning and defluxing electronic components and for degreasing metals. The compositions further may comprise a propellant, e.g. 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane. These compositions are especially suitable as flushing agent. | 03-28-2013 |
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20110124069 | PRODUCTION METHOD - The invention relates to the development of microorganisms that produce 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PD) from glycerol, whereas glycerol is simultaneously the substrate carbon source for 1,2-PD- and biomass production. The invention demonstrates that any type of glycerol serves as carbon substrate for 1,2-PD biosynthesis. The microorganism is a recombinant organism, preferentially an | 05-26-2011 |
20110268792 | SURFACE ACTIVE PROTEINS AS EXCIPIENTS IN SOLID PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS - The invention relates to a use of surface active hydrophobins for applications in pharmaceutical technology, in particular as excipients for galenic use. Provided is a method for either admixture of hydrophobins to galenic compositions or for treating the surface of pharmaceutical forms with a hydrophobin-containing solution to modify the pharmaceutical properties of the galenic form. In a preferred embodiment of the invention hydrophobins are used to improve the properties of a pharmaceutical composition, e.g. to act as a surfactant or to increase resistance to disintegration of the galenic forms to achieve a retarded drug release. The galenic form to be modified by the use of surface active proteins as excipients can be capsules, tablets, pills, microparticles, vesicles, and suppositories, although further galenic forms are envisioned. The surface active proteins used for the purpose of present invention can either be isolated from their respective natural source or prepared by recombinant techniques and expression in a suitable host. | 11-03-2011 |
20120058199 | COMPOSITIONS, USE AND METHOD FOR THE USE OF SURFACE ACTIVE PROTEINS IN TOPICAL DRUG DELIVERY ACROSS KERATIN - The present invention provides the use of surface active proteins, especially class I and class II hydrophobins, in topically applied pharmaceutical formulations. The invention is particularly directed to topically applied pharmaceutical products for enhancing the penetration to achieve a transungual delivery of a prophylactically and/or therapeutically effective amount of an active ingredient (drug) to a patient (including animals and humans) into and/or through a nail, of the animal or human body, in order to treat one or more of a variety of diseases or disorders. Related embodiments of the invention are also disclosed. | 03-08-2012 |
20130202697 | CHIMERIC SURFACE ACTIVE PROTEINS - The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule encoding a chimeric protein having the biochemical activity of a surface active protein, wherein said chimeric protein comprises: (a) an N-terminal portion of a first surface active protein, wherein the N-terminal portion is devoid of between 0 and 10 of the most N-terminal amino acids of the mature first surface active protein; and, C-terminally thereof, (b) a C-terminal portion of a second surface active protein, wherein the C-terminal portion is devoid of between 0 and 10 of the most C-terminal amino acids of the mature second surface active protein. The present invention further relates to a vector, a non-human host and a method for the production of a chimeric protein having the biochemical activity of a surface active protein. In addition, the present invention relates to a chimeric protein encoded by the nucleic acid molecule of the invention and a composition comprising the chimeric protein. The chimeric protein may only consist of the above mentioned core of (a) and (b), but may also be flanked by additional components of the core, i.e. (a) or (b) or by (an) additional complete core(s) (a) and (b). The present invention furthermore relates to a method of coating and/or impregnating a material, comprising contacting the material with the chimeric protein or the composition of the invention. | 08-08-2013 |
20140178953 | NEW MEANS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING PROPANEDIOL - The present invention relates to a host cell having an elevated expression or activity of an enzyme as compared with the parent cell from which it has been derived, said enzyme having lactoyl-CoA reductase activity. Furthermore, provided is a method of producing lactaldehyde and/or 1,2-propanediol, said method comprising culturing said host cell and/or utilizing said enzyme to produce said compound. | 06-26-2014 |
20160002672 | PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENE, ISOPRENOID, AND ISOPRENOID PRECURSORS USING AN ALTERNATIVE LOWER MEVALONATE PATHWAY - The invention provides for compositions and methods for the production of isoprene, isoprenoid precursor, and/or isoprenoids in cells via the expression (e.g., heterologous expression) of phosphomevalonate decarboxylases and/or isopentenyl kinases. | 01-07-2016 |
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20110244429 | Method of Making a Dental Restoration, and System for Design and Manufacturing a Dental Restoration - A method of making a dental restoration is provided. The dental restoration comprises a frame and a veneer. An inner veneer surface and an outer frame surface are adapted to be mated with one another to form the dental restoration. The method in particular comprises steps of (a) providing an outer veneer surface; (b) determining an outer frame surface, based on the outer veneer surface; (c) determining an inner veneer surface, based on the outer frame surface; and (d) providing an inner frame surface, based on a natural tooth surface. The method may be advantageous for rapid, precise and inexpensive manufacturing of a dental restoration. | 10-06-2011 |
20120296613 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING A DENTAL RESTORATION - A method for designing a dental restoration of a type comprising a dental implant, a dental super structure, and a dental abutment for connecting the implant and the super structure. The method comprises the steps of retrieving a predetermined computer model of an abutment, using a user-created computer representation of a surface of the dental implant for providing a computer representation of an implant receiving surface, and for providing the predetermined abutment model with the implant receiving surface representation to provide a user-adapted abutment model. The method may help minimizing the time and costs in the preparation of a dental restoration. | 11-22-2012 |
20130073265 | METHOD IN THE MAKING OF A DENTAL RESTORATION - One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a method used in the making of a dental restoration, which comprises the steps of determining a tooth flat at a patient's tooth, and evaluating the tooth flat to provide a geometric characteristic data of the first tooth flat. The characteristic data are used to provide a computer model of a jaw motion under occlusal contact between teeth in the patient's upper and lower jaws. In one embodiment, the method helps facilitating the preparation of dental restorations. | 03-21-2013 |