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20080217915 | Method and Device for Interconnecting, Sealed Against Contamination, the Ends of Elongate Elements Such as Tubes or Pipes - A method and a device are provided for interconnecting, sealed against contamination, the ends of tubes by two cooperating connecting means, each having an inlet and an outlet for connection to each other. The connecting means each have a connecting plane, into which the outlets open, each covered by a protective means, and which are movable into engagement with each other with the outlets facing each other. A locking element, which is slidably arranged on one connecting means, is, in a controlled manner and without interruption of the sliding movement, movable onto the other connecting means to a distinct end position. The protective means are removable by means of the locking element when this is moved, and the outlets are sealingly pressable against each other. The locking element is prevented from moving until a predetermined force is applied in the moving direction. | 09-11-2008 |
20080277878 | Device and Method for Contamination-Free and/or Sterile Sealing Between At Least Two Interconnectable Connecting Means - A method and a device are provided for contamination-free and/or sterile sealing between two interconnectable connecting means having opposing openings. Interconnection allows transfer of a fluid between the openings. Sealing elements are arranged on the connecting means around the openings, and protective films are provided, covering the sealing elements and the openings and adapted to be removed in the final interconnection. The sealing elements are each provided with at least one recess which extends wholly or partly around the associated opening and receives a gas. In use the sealing elements are moved into engagement with each other, interleaved with the protective films, to reduce the volume of the recesses and, thus, increase the pressure of the gas therein. During removal of the protective films, the gas flows out of the recesses to the environment to prevent penetration of contamination into the openings. | 11-13-2008 |
20110197426 | Sealing Appliance - An appliance for sealing elastic hoses with a sleeve, which is plastically deformable and slipped onto the hose, has two jaws which are movable towards and away from each other. One jaw has two straight bars which project towards the other jaw and extend transversely of the sleeve to make two transverse indentations in the sleeve and the hose when the jaws are moving towards each other. The same jaw has a cutting edge which projects towards the other jaw and is directed transversely of the sleeve, the cutting edge making a substantially transverse cutting indication in the sleeve and the hose when the jaws are moving towards each other. | 08-18-2011 |
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20080211712 | DETECTING AND RECOGNIZING LONG DURATION WAVEFORMS - A method and apparatus for processing signal pulses received by a device to identify the presence or absence of a waveform is provided. The waveform may have a long duration and may have a sparse energy distribution. An example of such a waveform is the bin-5 radar waveform. Based on the arrival rate of pulses, filtering of pulses is performed. The pulses that are not filtered out are grouped into bursts and information about the bursts is stored in a burst history. For example, the burst history might store the number of pulses in the burst and an inter-burst interval time. Entries over a certain age may be deleted from the burst history. The burst history is analyzed to determine if the pulses conform to a pattern associated with the waveform. The analysis may be based on various statistics. In an embodiment, only time domain information is analyzed. | 09-04-2008 |
20100184384 | Integrated Circuit For Signal Analysis - An integrated circuit comprises a main bus, one or more integrated processors, an external bus interface, memory, internal bus controller, a signal analyzer, timers, reset/clock generator, radio controller, optional data converters, and optional radio. The signal analyzer performs both time-domain and frequency-domain analysis of the input signal and supplies data to the one or more integrated processors for signal classification. | 07-22-2010 |
20100184395 | Adaptive Channel Scanning For Detection And Classification Of RF Signals - An approach and apparatus for adaptive scanning for detection and classification of an RF signal. Time-domain and frequency-domain information are acquired and processed over a broad band of frequencies segmented into channels to produce signal features. The signal features are classified using a signal classifier into signal discriminants, from which a signal of interest is located and identified. Subsequent channel scans then place an increased relative or absolute dwell time on the channel believed to contain the signal of interest. | 07-22-2010 |
20100279618 | Approach For Selecting Communications Channels In Communication Systems To Avoid Interference - An approach for selecting communications channels to be used by a communication system includes evaluating for the presence of one or more signals both a particular communications channel currently being used by the communication system and one or more other communications channels. For the particular communications channel currently being used by the communication system, signals that use a different communications protocol than the communication system are evaluated. For the one or more other communications channels, both signals that use the same communications protocol as the communication system and signals that use a different communications protocol than the communication system are evaluated. The approach may include the use of metrics and classification of device types to determine one or more communications channels to be used by the communication system. | 11-04-2010 |
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20100278812 | NASAL IMMUNIZATION - Compositions and methods for intranasal delivery of antigens for immunization of a mammal are disclosed. Antigens include, peptides, proteins, peptidomimetics, DNA, RNA, carbohydrates and phospholipids. The compositions contain at least one antigen and a permeation enhancer. | 11-04-2010 |
20140128379 | NASAL FORMULATIONS OF BENZODIAZEPINE - The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions for intranasal delivery of a benzodiazepine. The composition may contain a therapeutically effective amount of a benzodiazepine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a permeation enhancer. The permeation enhancer may be propylene glycol or a Hsieh permeation enhancer. The present compositions have excellent bioavailability. After administration of the present compositions, therapeutically effective plasma levels of the benzodiazepine may be achieved rapidly. The present pharmaceutical composition may be used to treat a patient suffering from anxiety, epilepsy, insomnia, agitation, seizures, muscular disorders, alcohol dependence, and drug withdrawal. | 05-08-2014 |
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20080305341 | Process for Coating Metallic Surfaces With an Anti-Corrosive Coating - A process is disclosed for coating metallic surfaces with an anti-corrosive composition that contains a conductive polymer and is a dispersion that contains the at least one conductive polymer mainly or entirely in particulate form, as well as a binder system. The conductive polymer is at least one polymer based on polyphenylene, polyfuran, polyimidazole, polyphenanthrene, polypyrrole, polythiophene and/or polythiophenylene charged with anti-corrosive mobile anions. Alternatively, the metallic surfaces can be first coated with a dispersion based on conductive polymers in particulate form, then coated with a composition which contains a binder system. | 12-11-2008 |
20120208086 | PROCESS FOR COATING FINE PARTICLES WITH CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS - A process for coating fine particles, in which the feed mixture contains: a monomer and/or an oligomer of aromatic compounds or unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds suitable for forming an electroconductive oligomer, polymer, copolymer, block copolymer or graft copolymer; at least one type of anions which (1) are and/or can be incorporated as doping ions into the structure of the conductive polymer; (2) can be discharged from said structure in the event of a potential fall of the conductive polymer (reduction); and (3) can have an anti-corrosive effect in the presence of a metallic surface; at least one type of particles; if necessary, at least one oxidising agent and water and/or at least another solvent. A coating is formed from the feed mixture on the particle surface, the feed mixture being converted by oxidation into a conductive polymer in the presence of at least one type a of mobile anti-corrosive anion. | 08-16-2012 |
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20100227792 | PHOSPHOLIPID AND PROTEIN TABLETS - A new method for krill meal production has been developed using a two step cooking process. In the first step the proteins and phospholipids are removed from the krill and precipitated as a coagulum. In the second stage the krill without phospholipids are cooked. Following this, residual fat and astaxanthin are removed from the krill using mechanical separation methods. A novel krill meal product with superior nutritional and technical properties is prepared. | 09-09-2010 |
20110104297 | METHODS OF USING KRILL OIL TO TREAT RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR, METABOLIC, AND INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS - This invention discloses methods of using krill oil and compositions comprising krill oil to treat risk factors for metabolic, cardiovascular, and inflammatory disorders. The present invention also relates to methods of using compositions comprising krill oil to modulate biological processes selected from the group consisting of glucose metabolism, lipid biosynthesis, fatty acid metabolism, cholesterol biosynthesis, and the mitochondrial respiratory chain. The present invention further includes pharmaceutical and/or nutraceutical formulations made from krill oil, methods of making such formulations, and methods of administering them to treat risk factors for metabolic, cardiovascular, and inflammatory disorders. | 05-05-2011 |
20130165393 | PHOSPHOLIPID AND PROTEIN TABLETS - A new method for krill meal production has been developed using a two step cooking process. In the first step the proteins and phospholipids are removed from the krill and precipitated as a coagulum. In the second stage the krill without phospholipids are cooked. Following this, residual fat and astaxanthin are removed from the krill using mechanical separation methods. A novel krill meal product with superior nutritional and technical properties is prepared. | 06-27-2013 |
20140080791 | OMEGA-3 PHOSPHOLIPID SUPPLEMENTS FOR FEMALES - The invention relates to omega-3 phospholipid supplements for females, and in particular to omega-3 phospholipid supplements with increased bioavailability as evidenced by increased EPA and DHA in plasma phospholipids and an increase in omega-3 index as compared to males. In preferred embodiments, the omega-3 phospholipid is krill oil. | 03-20-2014 |
20140088043 | OMEGA-3 COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to compositions comprising omega-3 fatty acid derivatives, and in particular to compositions comprising omega-3 phospholipids in combination with other omega-3 derivatives. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088047 | USE OF LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES TO TREAT SICKLE CELL DISEASE - The present invention relates to the use of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids to treat diseases associated with red blood cells and cell membranes, and in particular to the use of derivatives of long chain fatty acids to treat sickle cell disease. | 03-27-2014 |
20140363517 | METHODS OF USING KRILL OIL TO TREAT RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR, METABOLIC, AND INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS - This invention discloses methods of using krill oil and compositions comprising krill oil to treat risk factors for metabolic, cardiovascular, and inflammatory disorders. The present invention also relates to methods of using compositions comprising krill oil to modulate biological processes selected from the group consisting of glucose metabolism, lipid biosynthesis, fatty acid metabolism, cholesterol biosynthesis, and the mitochondria respiratory chain. The present invention further includes pharmaceutical and/or nutraceutical formulations made from krill oil, methods of making such formulations, and methods of administering them to treat risk factors for metabolic, cardiovascular, and inflammatory disorders. | 12-11-2014 |
20140370115 | LIPID EXTRACTION PROCESSES - The present invention provides improved processes for extracting and preparing lipids from biological sources for use in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and functional foods. | 12-18-2014 |
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20090003723 | Method for Noise-Robust Color Changes in Digital Images - A method for applying filters to digital images with minimal amplification of image noise, comprising filtering the digital image with an EPDR edge-preserving detail-reducing filter, determining a matrix from the filtered image as a result of one or more structure adaptive functions, and modifying the digital image using the filter, adjusted by the matrix values, to produce an enhanced digital image. The order of processing may be inverted, by first determining the matrix and then filtering the matrix with the edge-preserving detail-reducing filter. | 01-01-2009 |
20100027908 | Distortion of Digital Images Using Spatial Offsets From Image Reference Points - A method for distorting a digital image comprising receiving the coordinates of one or more than one image reference point defined by a user within the digital image, receiving one or more than one spatial offset assigned by the user and associated with the coordinates of the one or more than one defined image reference point, providing a mixing function algorithm embodied on a computer-readable medium for distorting the digital image, calculating an offset matrix by applying the mixing function algorithm based on the one or more than one spatial offset and the coordinates of the one or more than one defined image reference point; and distorting the digital image by application of the offset matrix. A graphic tag may be associated with each of the defined image reference points and displayed over the digital image, and the assignment of the spatial offset may be accomplished by movement of the graphic tag with the pointing device. Abstract image reference points may be used to limit distortion. | 02-04-2010 |
20100039448 | Distortion of Digital Images Using Spatial Offsets - A method for distortion of a digital image comprising determining one or more sets of pixel characteristics, receiving for each pixel characteristic set, a spatial offset, providing a mixing function algorithm embodied on a computer-readable medium for distorting the digital image, calculating an offset matrix by applying the mixing function algorithm based on the one or more sets of pixel characteristics and the received spatial offsets, and distorting the digital image by application of the offset matrix. The method is applicable to regions of interest in the digital image, where the calculating step further comprises applying the mixing function algorithm based on the received coordinates of a region of interest. Abstract image reference points may be used to limit distortion. | 02-18-2010 |
20100303379 | DISTORTION OF DIGITAL IMAGES USING SPATIAL OFFSETS FROM IMAGE REFERENCE POINTS - A method for distorting a digital image comprising receiving the coordinates of one or more than one image reference point defined by a user within the digital image, receiving one or more than one spatial offset assigned by the user and associated with the coordinates of the one or more than one defined image reference point, providing a mixing function algorithm embodied on a computer-readable medium for distorting the digital image, calculating an offset matrix by applying the mixing function algorithm based on the one or more than one spatial offset and the coordinates of the one or more than one defined image reference point; and distorting the digital image by application of the offset matrix. A graphic tag may be associated with each of the defined image reference points and displayed over the digital image, and the assignment of the spatial offset may be accomplished by movement of the graphic tag with the pointing device. Abstract image reference points may be used to limit distortion. | 12-02-2010 |
20110216974 | DISTORTION OF DIGITAL IMAGES USING SPATIAL OFFSETS FROM IMAGE REFERENCE POINTS - A method for distorting a digital image comprising receiving the coordinates of one or more than one image reference point defined by a user within the digital image, receiving one or more than one spatial offset assigned by the user and associated with the coordinates of the one or more than one defined image reference point, providing a mixing function algorithm embodied on a computer-readable medium for distorting the digital image, calculating an offset matrix by applying the mixing function algorithm based on the one or more than one spatial offset and the coordinates of the one or more than one defined image reference point; and distorting the digital image by application of the offset matrix. A graphic tag may be associated with each of the defined image reference points and displayed over the digital image, and the assignment of the spatial offset may be accomplished by movement of the graphic tag with the pointing device. Abstract image reference points may be used to limit distortion. | 09-08-2011 |
20130346898 | COMPARTMENTALIZED IMAGE EDITING SYSTEM - Implementations generally relate to applying image enhancements. In some implementations, a method includes providing a selection of image enhancements to a user. The method also includes causing the image enhancements to be displayed as a collection of icons, where the collection includes icons representing different image enhancements, and where one or more of the image enhancements are applied to one or more images. The method also includes enabling the user to select any icon in the collection in order to modify the collection, where the selected icon has a corresponding selected image enhancement. The method also includes hiding icons associated with image enhancements that are subsequent image enhancements relative to the selected image enhancement. The method also includes deactivating the subsequent image enhancements corresponding to the hidden icons. | 12-26-2013 |
20140056538 | DISTORTION OF DIGITAL IMAGES USING SPATIAL OFFSETS FROM IMAGE REFERENCE POINTS - A method for distorting a digital image comprising receiving the coordinates of one or more than one image reference point defined by a user within the digital image, receiving one or more than one spatial offset assigned by the user and associated with the coordinates of the one or more than one defined image reference point, providing a mixing function algorithm embodied on a computer-readable medium for distorting the digital image, calculating an offset matrix by applying the mixing function algorithm based on the one or more than one spatial offset and the coordinates of the one or more than one defined image reference point; and distorting the digital image by application of the offset matrix. A graphic tag may be associated with each of the defined image reference points and displayed over the digital image, and the assignment of the spatial offset may be accomplished by movement of the graphic tag with the pointing device. Abstract image reference points may be used to limit distortion. | 02-27-2014 |
20140105490 | METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING USING LOCAL STATISTICS CONVOLUTION - A method for filtering a digital image, comprising segmenting the digital image into a plurality of tiles; computing tile histograms corresponding to each of the plurality of tiles; deriving a plurality of tile transfer functions from the tile histograms preferably using 1D convolutions; interpolating a tile transfer function from the plurality of tile transfer functions; and filtering the digital image with the interpolated tile transfer function. Many filters otherwise difficult to conceive or to implement are possible with this method, including an edge-preserving smoothing filter, HDR tone mapping, edge invariant gradient or entropy detection, image upsampling, and mapping coarse data to fine data. | 04-17-2014 |
20140250396 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND RELATED METHOD - A graphical user interface that is embodied in a computer-readable medium for execution on a computer, and configured for processing of an image that is displayed on a screen. The graphical user interface includes an original version of a control element, and a blurred version of the control element. The blurred version of the control element is superimposed over the image on the screen, and the original version of the control element is superimposed over the blurred version of the control element on the screen. | 09-04-2014 |
20150078662 | METHOD FOR NOISE-ROBUST COLOR CHANGES IN DIGITAL IMAGES - A method for applying filters to digital images with minimal amplification of image noise, comprising filtering the digital image with an EPDR edge-preserving detail-reducing filter, determining a matrix from the filtered image as a result of one or more structure adaptive functions, and modifying the digital image using the filter, adjusted by the matrix values, to produce an enhanced digital image. The order of processing may be inverted, by first determining the matrix and then filtering the matrix with the edge-preserving detail-reducing filter. | 03-19-2015 |
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20100199845 | APPLIANCE FOR DISPENSING A BEVERAGE - An appliance for dispensing a beverage includes a housing, an outlet for dispensing a prepared beverage disposed on one side of the housing, a first support arranged below the outlet onto which a container can be placed for filling, and at least one second support securable on the housing above the first support. The second support is mounted so that it is displaceable along a horizontal plane into an opening on the one side of the housing. | 08-12-2010 |
20100199846 | APPLIANCE FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES - An appliance for dispensing a beverage includes a brewing unit through which hot water can flow through an extraction substance to produce a brewed beverage. A collecting container is arranged to receive the brewed beverage from the brewing unit. A beverage dispenser is arranged to receive a prepared beverage from the collecting unit and to fill a container with the prepared beverage. A device is arranged to supply ice to the collecting container. The brewed beverage is permitted to flow through the collecting container with the ice therein as the prepared beverage to the beverage dispenser. | 08-12-2010 |
20100199851 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF MILK - A device for transporting milk includes a nozzle coupled via a line to a milk container. A steam generating unit produces hot milk foam at the nozzle. A milk outlet is coupled to the nozzle. A pump to pump cold milk is arranged between the milk container and the milk outlet. | 08-12-2010 |
20100223946 | DEVICE FOR THE DOSAGE OF ICE CUBES - An appliance for dispensing beverages includes a brewing unit through which hot water can flow for extraction, a beverage dispenser coupled to the brewing unit to dispense a prepared beverage into a container, a cooling device to supply ice for cooling a beverage, and a dosage device for ice cubes to automatically dose ice during the beverage preparation. | 09-09-2010 |
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20100047244 | Human CTLA-4 Antibodies and Their Uses - The present invention provides novel human sequence antibodies against human CTLA-4 and methods of treating human diseases, infections and other conditions using these antibodies. | 02-25-2010 |
20100113476 | CHEMICAL LINKERS WITH SINGLE AMINO ACIDS AND CONJUGATES THEREOF - The present disclosure provides drug-ligand conjugates that are potent cytotoxins and include a linker between the drug and ligand where the linker has a single amino acid. The disclosure is also directed to compositions containing the drug-ligand conjugates, and to methods of treatment using them. | 05-06-2010 |
20100310453 | HETEROLOGOUS ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND HUMAN CD4 - The invention relates to transgenic non-human animals capable of producing high affinity human sequence antibodies. The invention is also directed to human sequence antibodies specific for human antigens, such as, human CD4. The invention also is directed to methods for producing human sequence antibodies. | 12-09-2010 |
20110003319 | Transgenic Trasnchromosomal Rodents for Making Human Antibodies - The present invention provides novel transgenic nonhuman mammals capable of producing human sequence antibodies, as well as methods of producing and using these antibodies. | 01-06-2011 |
20110296546 | Human CTLA-4 Antibodies And Their Uses - The present invention provides novel human sequence antibodies against human CTLA-4 and methods of treating human diseases, infections and other conditions using these antibodies. | 12-01-2011 |
20120047585 | HCO32 AND HCO27 AND RELATED EXAMPLES - The instant invention relates to transgenic non-human animals capable of producing heterologous antibodies, transgenes used to produce such transgenic animals, transgenes capable of functionally rearranging a heterologous D gene in V-D-J recombination, immortalized B-cells capable of producing heterologous antibodies, methods and transgenes for producing heterologous antibodies of multiple isotypes, methods and transgenes for producing heterologous antibodies wherein a variable region sequence comprises somatic mutation as compared to germline rearranged variable region sequences, transgenic nonhuman animals which produce antibodies having a human primary sequence and which bind to human antigens, hybridomas made from B cells of such transgenic animals, and monoclonal antibodies expressed by such hybridomas. | 02-23-2012 |
20130039850 | HETEROLOGOUS ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND HUMAN CD4 - The invention relates to transgenic non-human animals capable of producing high affinity human sequence antibodies. The invention is also directed to human sequence antibodies specific for human antigens, such as, human CD4. The invention is also directed to methods for producing human sequence antibodies. | 02-14-2013 |
20130136749 | Human CTLA-4 Antibodies And Their Uses - The present invention provides novel human sequence antibodies against human CTLA-4 and methods of treating human diseases, infections and other conditions using these antibodies. | 05-30-2013 |
20140093511 | OPTIMIZATION OF ANTIBODIES THAT BIND LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION GENE-3 (LAG-3), AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides isolated monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind LAG-3, and have optimized functional properties compared to previously described anti-LAG-3 antibodies, such as antibody 25F7 (US 2011/0150892 A1). These properties include reduced deamidation sites, while still retaining high affinity binding to human LAG-3, and physical (i.e., thermal and chemical) stability. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of the invention, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of the invention are also provided, as well as immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies. The present invention also provides methods for detecting LAG-3, as well as methods for treating stimulating immune responses using an anti-LAG-3 antibody of the invention. Combination therapy, in which the antibodies are co-administered with at least one additional immunostimulatory antibody, is also provided. | 04-03-2014 |
20140234331 | HUMAN CTLA-4 ANTIBODIES AND THEIR USES - The present invention provides novel human sequence antibodies against human CTLA-4 and methods of treating human diseases, infections and other conditions using these antibodies. | 08-21-2014 |
20140380515 | TRANSGENIC TRANSCHROMOSOMAL RODENTS FOR MAKING HUMAN ANTIBODIES - The present invention provides novel transgenic nonhuman mammals capable of producing human sequence antibodies, as well as methods of producing and using these antibodies. | 12-25-2014 |
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20100145087 | IRON(II) CATALYSTS CONTAINING DIIMINO-DIPHOSPHINE TETRADENTATE LIGANDS AND THEIR SYNTHESIS - New hexa-coordinate iron (II) complexes comprising compounds of formula (I) are described. These compounds comprise a tetradentate ligand with donor atoms comprising nitrogen and phosphorus. These complexes are shown for the first time to be useful catalysts for the hydrogenation of ketones, aldehydes, or imines to produce alcohols or amines, and the asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral ketones or imines to produce non-racemic alcohols or amines. The source of the hydrogen can be hydrogen gas or a hydrogen-donating molecule such as isopropanol or hydrogen-donating mixture such as formic acid and an amine depending on the structure of the catalyst. In certain embodiments, the axial ligands on the catalyst comprise organonitrile ligands, carbonyl ligands, isonitrile ligands, or combinations thereof. The catalysts and the preparation thereof are disclosed. A reaction using phosphine and diamine precursors that is templated by the iron ion is the preferred route to the catalysts. | 06-10-2010 |
20140243543 | IRON(II) CATALYSTS CONTAINING DIIMINO-DIPHOSPHINE TETRADENTATE LIGANDS AND THEIR SYNTHESIS - New hexa-coordinate iron (II) complexes comprising compounds of formula (I) are described. These compounds comprise a tetradentate ligand with donor atoms comprising nitrogen and phosphorus. These complexes are shown for the first time to be useful catalysts for the hydrogenation of ketones, aldehydes, or imines to produce alcohols or amines, and the asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral ketones or imines to produce non-racemic alcohols or amines. The source of the hydrogen can be hydrogen gas or a hydrogen-donating molecule such as isopropanol or hydrogen-donating mixture such as formic acid and an amine depending on the structure of the catalyst. In certain embodiments, the axial ligands on the catalyst comprise organonitrile ligands, carbonyl ligands, isonitrile ligands, or combinations thereof. The catalysts and the preparation thereof are disclosed. A reaction using phosphine and diamine precursors that is templated by the iron ion is the preferred route to the catalysts. | 08-28-2014 |
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20100227939 | FOAMED POLYURETHANES HAVING IMPROVED FLEXING ENDURANCE PROPERTIES - The present invention relates to foamed polyurethane obtainable by mixing a) polyisocyanates, b) relatively high molecular weight compounds having groups reactive toward isocyanate groups, c) solid particles, d) blowing agents, e) if appropriate, chain extender, crosslinking agent or mixtures thereof, f) if appropriate, catalyst and g) if appropriate, other additives to give a reaction mixture and allowing the reaction mixture to react to completion, the proportion of chain extender being less than 6% by weight, based on the total weight of the components a) to f), the content of solid particles being greater than 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the components a) to f), and the average functionality of the relatively high molecular weight compounds having groups reactive toward isocyanate groups being less than 2.5. The present invention furthermore relates to a molding comprising a foamed polyurethane according to the invention, a process for the preparation of the foamed polyurethane according to the invention and the use of a molding according to the invention as a shoe sole. | 09-09-2010 |
20110021652 | COARSE-CELL POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS - The present invention relates to an open-cell polyurethane foam comprising polyester and polyether structures and having a density of 70 to 300 g/L, 1 to 20 cells/cm, a rebound intensity greater than 30%, an elongation at break of greater than 200%, a tear propagation resistance of greater than 1.2 N/mm and a tensile strength of greater than 200 kPa. The present invention further relates to a process for producing inventive open-cell polyurethane sponges and to the use thereof as a pipe cleaning sponge. | 01-27-2011 |
20110217118 | RECYCLING OF ROAD SURFACINGS - The present invention relates to a process for the production of roads, tracks, and other areas used by traffic, by producing a mixture comprising ground road surfacing, mineral material, and/or glass, a polymer reaction mixture and, if desired, further additions, and applying it to a substrate material, and hardening it. The present invention further relates to roads, tracks, and other areas used by traffic, obtainable by a process of this type. | 09-08-2011 |
20110293374 | OIL-ABSORBENT POLYURETHANE SPONGES WITH GOOD MECHANICAL PROPERTIES - The present invention relates to a method for adsorbing and/or absorbing oil, by bringing oil into contact with a polyurethane sponge with excellent mechanical properties. | 12-01-2011 |
20120125562 | METHOD FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF COMPOSITE ELEMENTS FOR USE AS A RADIANT CEILING PANEL - The present invention relates to a radiator body comprising at least one radiant panel having at least one structure suitable for receiving at least one tube, at least one tube located in the structure in order to transport a heating or cooling medium, at least two side parts and at least one layer insulating the radiator body, wherein the ratio of the average cross-sectional area of the at least one radiant panel to the cross-sectional area of the at least two side parts is at least 3 and/or the at least two side parts are each decoupled thermally from the at least one radiant panel, as well as to a method for producing the radiant panel according to the invention and to the use of such a radiant panel for heating or cooling. | 05-24-2012 |
20120276322 | EXTRUDED PLASTICS PROFILES COMPRISING CONTINUOUSLY INTRODUCED INSULATION ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to a continuous process for producing a profile comprising at least one core made of a polyurethane foam or a mixture comprising a polyurethane foam, at least one jacket made of at least one thermoplastic material, and optionally at least one foil between core and jacket, to a profile produced via said process, to the use of this profile for producing windowframes, doorframes, or in the fitting-out of interiors, or in apparatuses in which, during operation, temperature differences arise between interior space and exterior space, and also to an apparatus for carrying out the process of the invention. | 11-01-2012 |
20140127495 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PROFILED ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to composite elements comprising a profile and an insulating core enclosed at least to some extent by the profile, where the insulating core is composed of an organic porous material which has a thermal conductivity in the range from 13 to 30 mW/m*K, determined in accordance with DIN 12667, and a compressive strength of more than 0.20 N/mm | 05-08-2014 |
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20100126156 | Exhaust manifold - An exhaust gas system includes an exhaust manifold, in particular a single-wall exhaust manifold, which includes a plurality of inlet pipes for connection to exhaust gas outlets of an internal combustion engine and a collector device for the combining of the inlet pipes. The collector device has an outlet opening which is connected to downstream elements of the exhaust gas system, wherein the collector device is resistant to bending and the inlet pipes are comparatively flexible with respect to the collector device. The collector device includes an inlet pipe stub which is likewise resistant to bending and which is made for the direct connection to an exhaust gas outlet of an internal combustion engine. | 05-27-2010 |
20100162692 | Single-wall manifold - A single-wall manifold having an engine flange, an outlet flange and manifold pipes which are connected at their one end to the engine flange and at their other end to the outlet flange, with a load-transferring connection being provided between the engine flange and the outlet flange in addition to the manifold pipes to improve the load transfer between the outlet flange and the engine flange. | 07-01-2010 |
20100186396 | Secondary air system - A secondary air system for the supply of secondary air into at least one exhaust gas outlet passage of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, wherein at least one secondary air passage provided in the cylinder head is associated with the exhaust gas outlet passage and opens into the exhaust gas outlet passage and into an outer connection surface of the cylinder head. A base plate is provided which can be placed onto the connection surface of the cylinder head and which is provided with secondary air stubs which each engage into a secondary air passage when the base plate is in place. The base plate is provided on its outer side remote from the connection side with at least one hood via which the supplied secondary air is distributed to a plurality of secondary air stubs. | 07-29-2010 |
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20110082808 | MOBILE INTEGRATION OF USER-SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONAL CONTENT - A system for integrating user-specific institutional content for mobile delivery is disclosed. The system includes a communications module configured to receive, from a mobile device, a request for target institutional content based on source institutional content and an identification of a user. The system also includes a processor configured to obtain, from a memory, the target institutional content based on the source institutional content and the identification of the user, and further configured to provide, to the mobile device in response to the request, the generalized institutional content in a format configured for display on the mobile device. Methods and machine-readable mediums are also disclosed. | 04-07-2011 |
20110082913 | FORMAT GENERALIZATION OF INSTITUTIONAL CONTENT FOR MOBILE DELIVERY - A system for generalizing the format of instructional content for mobile delivery is disclosed. The system includes a processor configured to identify institutional content in a client-specific data file, and further configured to store, in a memory, the identified institutional content as generalized institutional content. The system also includes a communications module configured to receive, from a mobile device, a request for the generalized institutional content. The processor is configured to provide, to the mobile device in response to the request, the generalized institutional content in a format configured for display on the mobile device. Methods and machine-readable mediums are also disclosed. | 04-07-2011 |
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20110006623 | DEVICE FOR SEALING A COMPONENT HOUSING IN A MOTOR-VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN - A component housing in a motor-vehicle drive train is sealed by pressurization of the housing interior. The component is a hybrid module ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110203860 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle has an internal combustion engine, an electric drive device and a transmission with two component transmissions that can be selected simultaneously. Torque can be transmitted from the electric drive device and/or the internal combustion engine to at least one axle of the vehicle, and a torque can be transmitted from the axle to the electric drive device and/or the internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is adjusted from a deactivated state to an energized state. Torque is transmitted to the internal combustion engine by the axle and/or the electric drive device via one of two shifting elements to increase rotational speed of the internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is adjusted to a target rotational speed via one of the shifting elements. The connection between the internal combustion engine and the axle is produced via one of the shifting elements upon reaching the target rotational speed. | 08-25-2011 |
20120085199 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE SYSTEM OF THIS KIND AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A DRIVE SYSTEM OF THIS KIND - A drive system for a motor vehicle, having an internal combustion engine; and an electric machine operatively connected to the internal combustion engine, the electric machine taking the switched-off internal combustion engine along in a purely electric operating state of the drive system. Also disclosed is a method for operating a drive system for a motor vehicle, the drive system having an internal combustion engine and an electric machine operatively connected to the internal combustion engine, and the electric machine taking the switched-off internal combustion engine along in a purely electric operating state of the drive system. Also disclosed is a motor vehicle having a drive system of this kind. | 04-12-2012 |
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20130179017 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A DRIVE SYSTEM - A drive system includes at least two drive devices, at least one of which is electric, that drive at least two drive axles, a power electronics system, an energy storage arrangement, and a control device. The control device includes a drive control module for providing a recuperation limiting value for each electric drive, a recuperation control module for combining the recuperation limiting values to form a maximum recuperation total limiting value, and a brake control module for providing a total braking torque requested by a driver or assistance system, such that it derives a recuperation total torque that is less than the recuperation total limiting value and also derives recuperation partial torques for each electric drive. In the case of a total braking torque that is greater than the recuperation total limiting value, the brake control module generates a hydraulic brake pressure and transmits it to the brake system. | 07-11-2013 |
20130247870 | ENGINE STARTING METHOD - A motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine and at least one electric motor as a drive motor arranged on a common shaft. The internal combustion engine and/or the electric motor can introduce torque into a transmission downstream in the drivetrain, and a separating clutch is provided between the internal combustion engine and the electric motor. The method increases torque of the electric machine, increasing the rotational speed of the electric machine and setting slip conditions at a clutch of the downstream transmission, engaging the separating clutch to a torque between the reserve torque of the electric motor and the maximum transmissible torque, reducing the transmissible torque of the separating clutch when the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine has reached the ignition rotational speed, ending the slip conditions of the at least one clutch of the downstream transmission, ending the increase of the torque of the electric motor. | 09-26-2013 |
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20080271845 | Process for Temporary Fixing of a Polymeric Layer Material on Rough Surfaces - Process for temporary fixing of a polymeric layer material on rough surfaces, wherein the polymer layer material encompasses at least one viscoelastic layer, wherein the process involves laying the layer material on the rough surface, introducing energy in order to lower the viscosity of the at least one viscoelastic layer, in such a way that flow onto the rough surface takes place, and the layer is crosslinked in such a way as to produce a layer which has at least some elastomeric character and which at least to some extent wets the rough surface. | 11-06-2008 |
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20080206085 | Oil-Injected Compressor with Means for Oil Temperature Regulation - The invention relates to an oil-injected compressor, in particular, an oil-injected mobile screw compressor with a motor-driven compressor unit, for the generation of compressed air cooperating with an oil circuit for lubrication, the oil tank of which is housed in a subsequent oil separator device for separating the oil from the compressed air. Means for oil temperature regulation are provided, comprising a cooler with a fan. The means for oil temperature regulation comprises a speed variable drive for the fan as adjuster, a regulator device for the speed of the fan matches the heat transferred to the ambient cooling air by the cooler. | 08-28-2008 |
20090041589 | Oil-Injected Compressor with a Temperature Switch - An oil-injected compressor, with an oil circuit for lubrication, and an oil separating device which is used to separate the oil from the compressed air. A self-resetting temperature switch, which is used to switch off the compressor unit when the maximum temperature limit of the incoming compressed air is reached, is provided in the region of the inlet of the compressed air, which contains oil, in the oil separating device. At least one non-self-resetting additional temperature switch is provided in the internal area of the oil separating device, which immediately switches off the compressor unit following a fire or an explosion of the compressed air, which contains oil, and which is contained in the oil separating device. | 02-12-2009 |