Verstraete
Alan Verstraete, Washington, MI US
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20130113223 | CHILDPROOF SAFETY LOCKING SYSTEM - A child-proof safety locking system may include an elastomeric loop. The loop may have at least one locking ball attached at a bottom end of the loop so that when the loop is wrapped around an object, a top end of the loop surrounds the locking ball and the top end of the loop is held in position overlying the bottom end of the loop. | 05-09-2013 |
David Verstraete, Handzame BE
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20130066001 | PVC REINFORCED COMPOSITES - The invention relates to a reinforced composite having an unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) matrix reinforced by means of elongated steel element provided with a coating of acrylate based polymer. The yield strength of elongated steel element of the present invention at 0.01% permanent elongation is at least 1500 MPa. The invention also relates to In one aspect, the present invention relates to a reinforced composite having an unplasticized PVC matrix reinforced by means of elongated steel element, wherein said elongated steel element is coated with a layer of acrylate based polymer followed by a coating of tie layer, wherein said tie layer comprises a mixture of PVC and a plasticizer. | 03-14-2013 |
Gerrit Verstraete, Pittem BE
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20090195559 | Optical correction for high uniformity panel lights - A display has a spatial light modulator ( | 08-06-2009 |
20130141482 | Optical correction for high uniformity panel lights - A display has a spatial light modulator for dynamically controlling a luminance of each pixel according to an input signal, the spatial light modulator having a non-uniform spatial characteristic, the display also having an optical filter having a spatial pattern to alter the luminance to compensate at least partially for the non-uniform spatial characteristic. An electronic signal processing element applies some pre ompensation predominantly of higher spatial frequencies for the non-uniform spatial characteristic. Such dynamic and optical compensation can enable tuning for different optimizations or for compensating for variations over time. A backlight has an optical source and an optical filter, the source having a color output which has a non-uniform spatial characteristic, and the optical filter having a spatial pattern to alter the color to compensate in part at least for the non-uniform spatial characteristic. | 06-06-2013 |
20130187959 | Optical correction for high uniformity panel lights - A display has a spatial light modulator for dynamically controlling a luminance of each pixel according to an input signal, the spatial light modulator having a non-uniform spatial characteristic, the display also having an optical filter having a spatial pattern to alter the luminance to compensate at least partially for the non-uniform spatial characteristic. An electronic signal processing element applies some precompensation predominantly of higher spatial frequencies for the non-uniform spatial characteristic. Such dynamic and optical compensation can enable tuning for different optimizations or for compensating for variations over time. A backlight has an optical source and an optical filter, the source having a color output which has a non-uniform spatial characteristic, and the optical filter having a spatial pattern to alter the color to compensate in part at least for the non-uniform spatial characteristic. | 07-25-2013 |
Harvey Verstraete, Edmonton CA
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20150097065 | COILED ROD REEL - A reel for transporting continuous rod with a clamping system to hold the rod against excess, unsafe movement of the rod during the loading and unloading of the rod onto the reel. The clamping system has a rod end clamp and a guide that can move with the rod or move the rod into a preferred position. | 04-09-2015 |
Jan Verstraete, Lyon FR
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20100286459 | REACTION ZONE COMPRISING TWO RISERS IN PARALLEL AND A COMMON GAS-SOLID SEPARATION ZONE, FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PROPYLENE - The present invention describes a reaction zone comprising at least two fluidized reactors, a principal reactor for cracking a heavy hydrocarbon cut, the other, additional, reactor for cracking one or more light cuts, the effluents from the two reactors being treated in a common gas-solid separation and quench zone. Performance is enhanced because the thermal degradation reactions in the reaction zone are controlled in an optimum manner. | 11-11-2010 |
20110036752 | HEAVY FEED HYDROCONVERSION METHOD IN EBULLATED BED MODE WITH FEED INJECTION AT THE REACTOR TOP - The invention relates to a method of hydroconverting in ebullated bed mode a petroleum feed containing a significant amount of light fractions and, among other things, asphaltenes, sulfur-containing and metallic impurities. | 02-17-2011 |
20110062055 | METHOD FOR THE VALORIZATION OF HEAVY CHARGES BY BUBBLING-BED DEASPHALTING AND HYDROCRACKING - The invention relates to a method for treating a hydrocarbons charge comprising the following stages, in which: | 03-17-2011 |
20120061292 | RESIDUE CONVERSION PROCESS THAT INCLUDES A DEASPHALTING STAGE AND A HYDROCONVERSION STAGE WITH RECYCLING OF DEASPHALTED OIL - For conversion of crude oil or a heavy hydrocarbon fraction having an initial boiling point of at least 300° C., conducting a catalytic hydroconversion in a three-phase reactor operating in a boiling bed with an upward flow of liquid and gas, separating resultant effluent into a light liquid fraction boiling at less than 300° C. and a heavy liquid fraction boiling above 300° C., deasphalting the heavy liquid fraction to obtain a deasphalted hydrocarbon fraction and residual asphalt, and recycling at least one portion of the deasphalted hydrocarbon fraction upstream of the hydroconversion stage. | 03-15-2012 |
20120061293 | RESIDUE CONVERSION PROCESS THAT INCLUDES A DEASPHALTING STAGE AND A HYDROCONVERSION STAGE - Conversion of a heavy hydrocarbon fraction that is obtained either from a crude oil or from the distillation of a crude oil and that has an initial boiling point of at least 300° C. by hydroconversion of at least one portion of heavy hydrocarbon fraction in the presence of hydrogen in at least one three-phase reactor containing at least one hydroconversion catalyst, separation of the effluent to obtain a light liquid fraction that boils at a temperature that is less than 300° C. and a heavy liquid fraction that boils at a temperature that is greater than 300° C., and a deasphalting of at least one portion of the heavy liquid fraction that boils at a temperature that is greater than 300° C. | 03-15-2012 |
20120234726 | PROCESS FOR HYDROCONVERSION OF HEAVY CARBON-CONTAINING FEEDSTOCKS THAT INTEGRATE A BOILING-BED TECHNOLOGY AND A SLURRY TECHNOLOGY - The invention relates to a process for hydroconversion of heavy carbon-containing feedstocks that comprises a stage (1) for hydroconversion of the feedstock in at least one reactor that contains a boiling-bed catalyst and then a stage (2) for hydroconversion of at least a portion of the effluent that is obtained in at least one reactor that contains a slurry catalyst. | 09-20-2012 |
20140027351 | PROCESS FOR HYDROTREATING HEAVY HYDROCARBON FEEDS WITH SWITCHABLE REACTORS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE STEP OF PROGRESSIVE SWITCHING - Process for hydrotreating a heavy hydrocarbon fraction using a system of switchable fixed bed guard zones each containing at least one catalyst bed including at least one step during which the flow of feed supplied to the first guard zone brought into contact with the feed is partly displaced to the next guard zone downstream, preferably progressively. | 01-30-2014 |
Jan Verstraete, Poperinge BE
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20160135365 | Method and Apparatus for Control of Base Cutter Height for Multiple Row Sugar Cane Harvesters - A multiple row sugar cane harvester having automatic and independent control of multiple base cutters utilized to severe sugar cane stalks in adjacent rows. Position sensors sense the height of the base cutters relative to the chassis of the sugar cane harvester and feed the signals to a controller for adjusting the height to a preselected level. The base cutters are individually driven by hydraulic motors through individual hydraulic circuits and the operating pressure is sensed and fed to the controller for determining whether a choke condition exists. A load sensor is incorporated between the linkage and the sugar cane harvester chassis for determining whether the base cutters have ground contact to elevate the base cutters. | 05-19-2016 |
Jan Jeroum Verstraete, Lyon FR
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20100155293 | HYDROCRACKING PROCESS INCLUDING SWITCHABLE REACTORS WITH FEEDSTOCKS CONTAINING 200 PPM BY WEIGHT - 2% BY WEIGHT OF ASPHALTENES - The invention relates to a process for hydrocracking hydrocarbon feedstocks having 200 ppm by weight to 2% by weight of asphaltenes and/or more than 10 ppm by weight of metals, comprising a hydrodemetallation treatment in at least 2 switchable reaction zones, containing hydrodemetallation catalyst and optionally hydrodenitrification catalyst, then a hydrorefining treatment to lower the organic nitrogen content, followed by a fixed-bed hydrocracking treatment and a distillation step. | 06-24-2010 |
Joris Johan Verstraete, Waalre NL
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20090073395 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method - An immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed that includes a fluid confinement system configured to confine fluid to a space between a projection system and a substrate. The fluid confinement system includes a fluid inlet to supply fluid, the fluid inlet connected to an inlet port and an outlet port. The immersion lithographic apparatus further includes a fluid supply system configured to control fluid flow through the fluid inlet by varying the flow rate of fluid provided to the inlet port and the flow rate of fluid removed from the outlet port. | 03-19-2009 |
Joris Johan Anne-Marie Verstraete, Waalre NL
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20080212046 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method - A liquid confinement system for use in immersion lithography is disclosed in which the meniscus of liquid between the liquid confinement system and the substrate is pinned substantially in place by a meniscus pinning feature. The meniscus pinning feature comprises a plurality of discrete outlets arranged in a polygonal shape. | 09-04-2008 |
20110005603 | FLUID HANDLING STRUCTURE, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A fluid handling structure configured to supply and confine immersion liquid to a space defined between a projection system and a facing surface facing the fluid handling structure is disclosed. The fluid handling structure includes a supply passage formed therein for the passage of fluid from outside the fluid handling structure to the space, and a thermal isolator positioned adjacent the supply passage at least partly to isolate fluid in the supply passage from a thermal load induced in the fluid handling structure. | 01-13-2011 |
20140098353 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A liquid confinement system for use in immersion lithography is disclosed in which the meniscus of liquid between the liquid confinement system and the substrate is pinned substantially in place by a meniscus pinning feature. The meniscus pinning feature comprises a plurality of discrete outlets arranged in a polygonal shape. | 04-10-2014 |
Jurgen Verstraete, Roeselare BE
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20120068693 | MAGNETOELECTRONIC ANGLE SENSOR, IN PARTICULAR A RELUCTANCE RESOLVER - The present invention relates to a reluctance resolver ( | 03-22-2012 |
20120313628 | COIL FORM FOR MOUNTING ON A MAGNET CORE, MAGNET CORE FOR RELUCTANCE RESOLVERS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The present invention relates to a coil form ( | 12-13-2012 |
Kenneth Verstraete, Gent BE
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20130288373 | CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF FLT3 LIGAND-RECEPTOR COMPLEX - The present invention relates to the crystal structure of Flt3 and its cognate ligand FL. In particular, the binding interface of Flt3 and its cognate ligand FL has been determined. The present invention also relates to the applicability in modulating Flt3 activity. Methods for the identification as well as the rational design of mediators of Flt3 signaling are disclosed. In an aspect the method comprises a step of employing the atomic coordinates representing the three-dimensional structure of Flt3 and/or FL. In another aspect, the method comprises a step of contacting a candidate ligand with an Flt3 polypeptide comprising the FL binding site or alternatively an FL polypeptide comprising the Flt3 binding site, after which binding is determined | 10-31-2013 |
Marc Verstraete, Lendelede BE
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20100219121 | SHAPED WIRE FOR FILTER ELEMENTS - A shaped wire ( | 09-02-2010 |
Mary Verstraete, Washington, MI US
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20130113223 | CHILDPROOF SAFETY LOCKING SYSTEM - A child-proof safety locking system may include an elastomeric loop. The loop may have at least one locking ball attached at a bottom end of the loop so that when the loop is wrapped around an object, a top end of the loop surrounds the locking ball and the top end of the loop is held in position overlying the bottom end of the loop. | 05-09-2013 |
Paul Verstraete, Izegem BE
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20130046525 | Use Adaptation of Schedule for Multi-Vehicle Ground Processing Operations - A method of controlling outdoor ground processing operations of two or more work vehicles ( | 02-21-2013 |
Pierre Verstraete, Strombeek-Bever BE
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20120108686 | Method For Determining The Performance Of A Superabsorbent Polymer Material - Method for determining the performance of a superabsorbent polymer material by using a virtual model of the superabsorbent polymer material comprising the steps of inputting values of one or more first molecular parameter(s) into the virtual model and calculating the value(s) of one or more first performance output parameter(s) and inputting values of one or more second molecular parameter(s) into the virtual model and calculating the value(s) of one or more second performance output parameter(s) and determining the variation between the value(s) of the one or more first performance output parameter(s) and the value(s) of the one or more second performance output parameter(s). | 05-03-2012 |
Tyson Verstraete, San Francisco, CA US
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20130326385 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AN AUTO-JOURNALING CALENDAR APPLICATION - A system and method for building an auto-journaling calendar application is provided. An advanced calendar application is able to allow users to track not only appointments but their daily lives with data tracking methods. A system of tracking contextual events in the calendar allows it to provide a rich and useful interface that provides a better overview of a person's life. In the exemplary calendar application a summary of information can also be provided to help focus and clarify the information to improve its relevance within the calendar application. | 12-05-2013 |
20130342315 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUALLY PUSHING REMINDERS ON PENDING EVENTS - A system and method that allows a user to push a reminder message on a pending event is provided. As more applications are allowing for timed events to be exchanged between users the ability to force a reminder to be sent on timed events is described. The system provides a manual action for the user to push the reminder whenever they feel it is necessary and as often as they feel it is necessary. | 12-26-2013 |
20140012930 | SHARING EMOTION USING REMOTE CONTROL COMMANDS - Sending emotional feelings through remote control commands and allowing one person to control another person's co-operating application. Sending emotional commands between people having an established relationship and who are in the midst of an conversation and causing actions to change the remote computer thus creating an emotional in the recipient. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013248 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING A CONVERSATION - A system and method for associating a conversation with one or more events is provided. Conversations are allowed to take place around newly created events within a social network environment. This conversation is associated to the event and modifies the event the moment the association takes place. Each conversation is threaded within the event and each event is placed in time sequence and reordered each time the event or the conversation is modified. | 01-09-2014 |
Willy Verstraete, Wondelgem BE
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20080220292 | Microbial Fuel Cells for Oxidation of Electron Donors - The invention relates to an improved microbial fuel cell for treatment of fluid, especially liquid streams containing a substrate or electron donor for micro-organisms which comprises a membrane ( | 09-11-2008 |
20090130724 | Enzymatic Demethylation of Flavonoids - The invention discloses the demethylation of 5-methoxyflavonoids by bacterial enzymes, the use of these enzymes in the production of phytoestrogens in vitro, and in pharmaceutical compositions in combination with a source of methylated 5-methoxyprenylflavonoids. | 05-21-2009 |
20090239280 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL NANOPARTICLES - This invention provides a method for producing a composition comprising colloidal nanoparticles of metals including silver, gold, zinc, mercury, copper, palladium, platinum, or bismuth, by contacting a metal or metal compound with bacteria. An embodiment of the method comprises a step of incubating probiotic bacteria with an aqueous solution comprising at least 4 mM of a silver or gold salt. A resulting nanosilver-containing composition is useful as a highly efficient antimicrobial agent, for instance when impregnated onto a carrier, or an algicide agent or a herbicide agent. | 09-24-2009 |
20100093860 | HYDROXYBUTYRATE AND POLY-HYDROXYBUTYRATE AS COMPONENTS OF ANIMAL FEED OR FEED ADDITIVES - This invention relates to the use of hydroxybutyrate and poly hydroxybutyrate as components of animal feed or feed additives, as well as to compositions, feed additives and feed containing them. The inventors surprisingly found that hydroxybutyrate and poly-hydroxybutyrate, preferably 3-hydroxybutyrate and poly-3-hydroxybutyrate, have a great potential for use in animal feed for modulation of the gut flora. More precisely, it has been found that poly-3-hydroxybutyrate or a microbial strain capable for producing poly-3-hydroxybutyrate can be used as a potential growth promoter or gut flora modulator by releasing SCFA, preferably 3-hydroxy butyric acid, in the gut micro flora. Further, the inventors found that 3-hydroxybutyrate and poly-3-hydroxybutyrate have a great potential for suppressing or inhibiting pathogenic bacteria in the gastro intestinal tract, e.g. have a antimicrobial activity against strains of | 04-15-2010 |
20100272770 | SILVER NANOPARTICLES WITH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEM - Silver nanoparticles associated with 20 to 80% by weight of a biocomponent of the genus Lactobacillus, said silver nanoparticles having a ratio of the average particle size to the specific surface area (BET) of from 0.015 to 0.15 nm/m | 10-28-2010 |
Willy Verstraete, Gent BE
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20120058551 | TECHNOLOGY AND METHOD TO STUDY MICROBIAL GROWTH AND ADHESION TO HOST-RELATED SURFACES AND THE HOST-MICROBIOTA INTERACTIONS - The present invention relates to in vitro adhesion modules that allow growth, stabilization and study of microbial communities that adhere to and colonize host-related surfaces, that mimic transport of chemical compounds across epithelial surfaces and simulate host-microorganism interactions and adaptation. It includes the provision of micromolar amounts of oxygen via the basal side of a mucus layer towards the adhered microorganisms thus establishing the microaerophilic conditions prevailing at the base of a biofilm. It can also include cells, simulating the host, in a chamber on the basal side of a functional layer comprising said mucus layer. The adhesion module of the present invention can be placed between the different compartments of the SHIME—the Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem. An extension of the SHIME is made where the duodenum, jejunum and ileum are separately mimicked. | 03-08-2012 |
20130203161 | TECHNOLOGY AND METHOD TO STUDY MICROBIAL GROWTH AND ADHESION TO HOST-RELATED SURFACES AND THE HOST-MICROBIOTA INTERACTION - A method is provided for co-culturing viable cells and microorganisms for at least 48 hours in which an adhesion module is provided including a basal compartment and a luminal compartment separated by a semi-permeable membrane, and a continuous or semi-continuous flow of fresh medium is applied to the basal compartment. | 08-08-2013 |