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Alfred Li, Naperville, IL US
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| 20100291305 | DECREASED EVAPORATION WITH RETARDER FOR A HIGH WATER TO STUCCO RADIO LIGHTWEIGHT BOARD - A gypsum slurry includes calcium sulfate hemihydrate, a set retarder in amounts of at least 0.15 lb/MSF, a set accelerator, water and aqueous foam. The set accelerator is selected to provide nucleation sites for crystallization of calcium sulfate dihydrate and is present in amounts of at least 5 Ib/MSF. The water to calcium sulfate hemihydrate ratio is at least 0.95. Further, aqueous foam is added in amounts sufficient to create a gypsum board having a dry density of about 29 to about 35 lbs/ft | 11-18-2010 |
Alfred C. Li, Naperville, IL US
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| 20090011212 | MULTI-LAYER PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HIGH STRENGTH FIBER-REINFORCED STRUCTURAL CEMENTITIOUS PANELS - A structural cementitious panel, produced by a multi-layer process including providing a moving web; b. one of depositing a first layer of loose fibers upon the web and c. depositing a layer of settable slurry upon the web; d. depositing a second layer of loose fibers upon the slurry; e. embedding said second layer of fibers into the slurry; and f. repeating steps c. through e. until the desired number of layers of settable fiber-enhanced slurry in the panel is obtained. Also provided are an apparatus suitable for producing structural cementitious panels according to the present process, and a structural cementitious panel having multiple layers, each layer created by depositing a layer of settable slurry upon a moving web, depositing fibers upon the slurry and embedding the fibers into the slurry such that each layer is integrally formed with the adjacent layers. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20110046898 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS OF COMPOSITE BUILDING PANELS - A method of determining face paper properties of wallboard including providing a core strength value of the wallboard, determining a required nail pull value based the wallboard specifications and calculating a face paper stiffness value based on the provided core strength value and the determined nail pull value. The method includes displaying the calculated face paper stiffness value on a display device. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110054053 | ADDITIVES IN GYPSUM PANELS AND ADJUSTING THEIR PROPORTIONS - A panel is provided that includes stucco, water and a dispersant component having dispersing properties and comprising a comb-branched polymer with polyether side chains, naphthalene sulfonate-formaldehyde condensate or melamine sulfonate-formaldehyde condensate. A polycondensation component is also included in the slurry that includes three repeating units. A method of making the gypsum panel includes combining stucco, water and a first dosage of a first dispersant to form a slurry, the first. A second dosage of a second dispersant is added to the slurry. Properties of the gypsum slurry are tested and it is formed into a product. The product sets and properties of the product are identified. The first dosage or the second dosage is changed based on the properties of the slurry or product. | 03-03-2011 |
Anfei Li, Chicago, IL US
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| 20090074088 | Adaptive Fragmentation for HARQ in Wireless OFDMA Networks - A method performs a hybrid automatic repeat-request (HARQ) operation in a wireless orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) network. A quality of a channel between a transmitter and a receiver is estimated as an error metric. A packet for the HARQ operation is fragmented adaptively at the transmitter according to the estimated error metric. The fragmentation is performed at the HARQ layer when the error metric is less than a predetermined threshold, otherwise the fragmentation is performed at the MAC layer. | 03-19-2009 |
Chang-Qing Li, Chicago, IL US
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| 20090110673 | METHODS OF REDUCING CELL DEATH FOLLOWING HYPOXIA / REOXYGENATION - Provided are methods of reducing cell death, attenuating a burst of reactive oxygen species, reducing cytotoxicity, reducing intracellular oxidant stress due species in a population of cells following hypoxia by reoxygenating the cells in the presence of a reversible electron transport chain inhibitor or under hypercarbic conditions. Also provided is a method to determine the effectiveness of a reversible electron transport chain inhibitor for reducing cell death in a population of cells. | 04-30-2009 |
Chengkai Li, Urbana, IL US
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| 20080270374 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMBINING RANKING AND CLUSTERING IN A DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system for combining ranking and clustering in a query. Bit vectors are intersected on Boolean attributes resulting in a vector. Two summary grids are constructed by intersecting bit vectors on clustering and ranking attributes. The vector is intersected with each summary grid to obtain a filtered clustering and ranking grid. An algorithm is applied on the clustering grid to obtain clusters. Vectors associated with buckets in the clusters are intersected resulting in one vector for each cluster. The vector corresponding to each cluster is intersected with the ranking grid to obtain a modified grid. Buckets are pruned according to bounds of each bucket in the modified grid and a predetermined number to obtain candidate buckets containing the predetermined number of data. The data are retrieved and a ranking score is calculated. The top predetermined number of data are sorted according to ranking scores and a result is returned. | 10-30-2008 |
Dongge Li, Hoffman Estates, IL US
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| 20080226173 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CLIP SEARCHING AND MINING - A method, apparatus, and electronic device for searching for repetitive video content are disclosed. A memory may store a set of video data. A processor may match a premier query window to a trellis match video window of the set of video data. The processor may compare a successive query window to a successive trellis match video window. The processor may disregard the trellis match video window if the successive trellis match video window does not match the successive query window. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090172106 | Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Provision and Use of a Media Source Bundle - One provides ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100169933 | ACCESSING AN EVENT-BASED MEDIA BUNDLE - Disclosed is a “bundle” of event-related multi-media content items provided to a customer of the event. The customer navigates through the bundle, tracks down selections of interest to himself, and “consumes” them. In some embodiments, the multi-media content items include recorded video clips, interviews, and other background information. Other content items can be live video feeds of the event taken from various viewpoints. Advertising for merchandise related to the event can be included. Some of the multi-media content items are designed to enhance the customer's experience of the event or to build loyalty. The media bundle is updated during the course of the event, removing items no longer of interest and adding new ones to keep the customer engaged. When the event is over, the media bundle can continue to operate to provide event recaps, post-event interviews, schedules for future events, and opportunities to purchase tickets for those future events. | 07-01-2010 |
Dong Ge Li, Hoffman Estates, IL US
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| 20100231522 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA ENTRY INPUT - A method and apparatus for inputting data for an electronic data entry device are provided. In one embodiment, identification of an input object such as the particular fingers of a user that are used to actuate a key region is performed. The symbol associated with the actuated key region and the finger (or other input object) used is determined. In other embodiments, virtual input devices with interfaces such as QWERTY style keyboards, phone keypads, and multi-touch capable touchpads or tablets are provided in input regions. One or more video capturing devices remotely acquire actuation information from the input regions during data entry. User inputted symbols or functions are determined based on the actuations, their locations and identified input object sets that caused the actuations. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100302165 | ENABLING DATA ENTRY BASED ON DIFFERENTIATED INPUT OBJECTS - Methods and apparatus for facilitating virtual input in devices that differentiates input objects are provided. Various methods for automatically configuring component settings and features of such devices are described. Changes in the component settings of the device and the corresponding operational characteristics of the device that triggered said changes may be grouped into profiles and selected by users. The component settings may include useful assisting features such as additional lighting provide by a LED and illuminated visual guides of the virtual input interface projected by a laser or LED. The characteristics of such assisting features may be modified dynamically in response to changes in the state of a reference object. | 12-02-2010 |
Donghong Li, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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| 20090298968 | DECORATIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USING IT - A composition includes a first filler in amounts of at least 50% based on the total composition weight and an optional second filler. Other components of the decorative composition include a polymeric resin, a coalescent solvent and water. This composition is substantially free of stucco, cement or other hydraulic component where the setting action would act as the binder for the composition. It is useful for creating textures on the surface of interior walls or ceilings. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100016479 | FINISHING GLAZE FOR DECORATIVE TEXTURING MEDIUM - A glaze composition for application to a substrate includes a dry powder latex, a liquid latex emulsion, a coalescing solvent, a wax, a thickener and water. The glaze is rewettable during application and is extremely durable after fully dry. Optionally, the glaze also includes one or more of a surfactant, a dispersant, one or more pigments, a dispersant, a defoamer, a slow drying solvent, and a slow drying hydrocarbon resin. | 01-21-2010 |
Edward Li, Roselle, IL US
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| 20080278174 | Circuit and Method for Detecting a Dielectric Breakdown Fault - An improved circuit and method for detecting dielectric breakdown and ground fault conditions is provided. The circuitry and method of the present invention include taking a continuous voltage reading of the high voltage battery and sampling the continuous voltage reading of the high voltage battery at a fixed time interval. The circuitry and method calculate a change in the continuous voltage reading of the high voltage battery over the change in time and repeatedly calculate an optimum fixed time interval and an optimum change in voltage over time. Storage of the optimum fixed time interval and optimum change in voltage over time provides for repeatedly comparing the optimum change in voltage over the fixed time interval to the constant voltage of the high voltage battery to calculate the resistance of the dielectric breakdown fault. The calculation of the resistance of the dielectric breakdown fault is carried out independently of the capacitance of the electric circuit. The circuit and method provide adjustment of the optimum fixed time interval to improve the speed of the comparison of the optimum change in voltage over time to the constant voltage of the high voltage battery to calculate the resistance of the dielectric breakdown fault. | 11-13-2008 |
Gonghu Li, Evanston, IL US
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| 20100028231 | SYNTHESIS AND USE OF NANOCRYSTALLINE ZEOLITES - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for synthesizing nanocrystalline zeolites, the method comprising contacting starting products that comprise a solvent, a silicon source, a cation base, an organic template, and an aluminum source, or any combination thereof sufficient to produce a zeolite gel by hydrolysis, heating the zeolite gel sufficient to produce a first batch of zeolite crystals and a first clear solution, separating the first batch of zeolite crystals from the first clear solution, heating the first clear solution sufficient to produce a second batch of zeolite crystals and second clear solution and separating the second batch of zeolite crystals from the second clear solution. In addition, embodiments relate to a method of using nanocrystalline zeolites, the method comprising contacting a nanocrystalline zeolite with a reductant sufficient to produce a nanocrystalline zeolite with adsorbed reductant and exposing the nanocrystalline zeolite with adsorbed reductant to reactant gases sufficient to obtain reaction products and the nanocrystalline zeolite. | 02-04-2010 |
Gu Li, Evanston, IL US
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| 20090258928 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DIAGNOSING AND MODULATING HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) - The present invention concerns methods and compositions for treating a patient having, suspected of having, or at risk of obtaining a HPV infection. | 10-15-2009 |
Hong Laura Li, Morton Grove, IL US
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| 20100119650 | Pourable Food Composition with High Natural Fiber Content and Methods of Production - The present invention relates to a pourable food composition, like a dressing, that has at least 2.5 grams of total dietary fiber per 32 gram serving. The fiber is derived from at least one whole fruit or vegetable that is partially or completely dehydrated and which is subjected only to minimal processing. The food composition has a viscosity of about 3,000 to about 12,500 centipoise. The fiber may be derived from whole vegetables that are high in fiber, such as beans, carrots, broccoli and the like. The fiber may also be derived from whole fruits that are high in fiber, such as avocados, mangos, and the like. The whole food is subject to only minimal processing, such as by physical means, enzymatic means, or by fermentative means. | 05-13-2010 |
Huanqiu Li, Wilmette, IL US
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| 20100298292 | MODULATORS OF 5-HT RECEPTORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present application relates to aryl- and heteroaryl-fused decahydropyrroloazepine, octahydrooxepinopyrrole, octahydropyrrolothiazepine dioxide, decahydrocyclohepta[c]pyrrole, and octahydrocyclohepta[c]pyrrole derivatives of formula (I) | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110118231 | MODULATORS OF 5-HT RECEPTORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present application relates to aryl- and heteroaryl-fused decahydropyrroloazepine, octahydrooxepinopyrrole, octahydropyrrolothiazepine dioxide, decahydrocyclohepta[c]pyrrole, and octahydrocyclohepta[c]pyrrole derivatives of formula (I) | 05-19-2011 |
Jane Chiao Li, Arlington Heights, IL US
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| 20100133172 | Fouling resistant coating for membrane surfaces - A coating that exhibits resistance to fouling by waterborne contaminants, and permselective membranes having this type of coating, are disclosed. For example, a reverse osmosis membrane is coated with a hydrogel-like composition comprising a combination of a hydrophilic polymer, a polyphenolic compound, and a surfactant, whereby the membrane is made more resistant to fouling by organic contaminants. Particularly beneficial are coating compositions containing amine-based surfactants, these being retained in the hydrophilic coating by polar or ionic binding forces. | 06-03-2010 |
Jason Z. Li, Peoria, IL US
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| 20100282212 | PRESSURE CONTROL IN LOW STATIC LEAK FUEL SYSTEM - A pressure relief valve includes a valve body having a valve seat fluidly positioned between an inlet and an outlet. A valve member is movable among a first position, a second position, and a third position. The valve member is in contact with the valve seat and fluidly blocks the inlet from the outlet at the first position. At the second position of the valve member, the inlet is fluidly connected to the outlet via a small flow area. The inlet is fluidly connected to the outlet via a large flow area when the valve member is at the third position. An electrical actuator is attached to the valve body and is operably coupled to move the valve member when energized. The valve member includes an opening hydraulic surface exposed to fluid pressure in the inlet when at the first position. A spring is operably positioned to bias the valve member toward the second position when the valve member is at the third position. | 11-11-2010 |
Jianye Li, Evanston, IL US
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| 20090212282 | Bright visible wavelength luminescent nanostructures and methods of making and devices for using the same - Luminescent nanostructures (e.g., nanowires) and devices are provided which are capable of emitting bright visible light. The luminescent nanowires are most preferably in the form of a doped ZnO having a spectrally integrated ratio of visible to UV light of at least about 1000 or greater. The dopant for the ZnO luminescent nanowires may be at least one of sulfur, selenium, oxygen, zinc, magnesium, aluminum, with sulfur being especially preferred. The doped ZnO luminescent nanowires may be provided in devices for emitting visible light whereby visible light is emitted by the doped ZnO luminescent nanowires in response to excitation by UV light provided by a UV light source. The device may preferably comprise a transparent or translucent lens covering the UV light source, wherein the doped ZnO luminescent nanowires are present as a coating on a surface of the lens. In some embodiments, the device will comprise multiple UV light sources. Devices of the present invention may be provided with a flat panel lens which is positioned adjacent the multiple UV light sources and has a coating of the doped ZnO luminescent nanowires thereon. | 08-27-2009 |
Jinhe Li, Long Grove, IL US
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| 20080234311 | IMMUNOASSAY FOR DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF AMYLOID-beta PEPTIDES - The present invention provides a method for the detection and quantification of Aβ | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090123945 | CHOLINERGIC/SEROTONINERGIC RECEPTOR AND USES THEREOF - The present invention describes new cholinergic/serotoninergic chimeric receptors and provides methods and compositions suitable for screening for ligands such as agonists, antagonists and allosteric modulators of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100190776 | Thiazoline and Oxazoline Derivatives and Their Methods of Use - The invention relates to a series of thiazoline and oxazoline derivatives, compositions thereof, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100216748 | Pyrrole Derivatives and Their Methods of Use - The invention relates to a series of substituted pyrrole derivatives, compositions comprising the same, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions. | 08-26-2010 |
Junling Li, Gurnee, IL US
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| 20100227838 | Combination Therapy for Treating Cancer and Diagnostic Assays for Use Therein - The present disclosure relates to a combination of therapeutic agents for use in treating a patient a subject suffering from cancer. In addition, the present disclosure also relates to diagnostic assays useful in classification of patients for treatment with one or more therapeutic agents. | 09-09-2010 |
Leiming Li, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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| 20100063135 | POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL LIPID CONJUGATES AND USES THEREOF - Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-lipid conjugates, polyethylene glycol (PEG)-lipid conjugate based drug delivery systems, ways to make them and methods of treating diseases using them are disclosed. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100099738 | POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL LIPID CONJUGATES AND USES THEREOF - Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-lipid conjugates, polyethylene glycol (PEG)-lipid conjugate based drug delivery systems, ways to make them and methods of treating diseases using them are disclosed. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100115635 | Methods for Assessing the Delivery of Exogenous Agents - This invention provides methods, compositions and kits for rapid determination of the delivery of exogenous agents both in vitro and in vivo, including without limitation siRNA, microRNA, a ribozyme or an antisense molecule, any of which may target, bind to, or inactivate the mRNA of the gene of interest expressed in the cells. The methods, compositions and kits utilize a promoter-reporter construct whereby successful non-viral nucleic acid delivery leads to an up-regulation of reporter signals thus providing a quantitative, sensitive and rapid means of detection, validation and monitoring. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100227838 | Combination Therapy for Treating Cancer and Diagnostic Assays for Use Therein - The present disclosure relates to a combination of therapeutic agents for use in treating a patient a subject suffering from cancer. In addition, the present disclosure also relates to diagnostic assays useful in classification of patients for treatment with one or more therapeutic agents. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100251392 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE DELIVERY OF EXOGENOUS AGENTS - This invention provides methods, compositions and kits for rapid determination of the delivery of exogenous agents both in vitro and in vivo, including without limitation siRNA, microRNA, a ribozyme or an antisence molecule, any of which may target, bind to, or inactivate the mRNA of the gene of interest expressed in the cells. The methods, compositions and kits utilize a promoter-reporter construct whereby successful non-viral nucleic acid delivery leads to an up-regulation of reporter signals thus providing a quantitative, sensitive and rapid means of detection, validation and monitoring. | 09-30-2010 |
Liang Cheng Li, Chicago, IL US
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| 20110117627 | REGULATION OF APOPTOSIS BY NEURAL SPECIFIC SPLICE VARIANTS OF IG20 - Pro-apoptotic signaling caused by down-modulation of KIAA0358 or expression of IG20-SV4 effectively induces spontaneous apoptosis and sensitization to TNFα-induced apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells. Methods and composition to enhance cell death in neuroblastoma are provided. Methods and compositions to reduce cell death in neurodegenerative disorders are provided. | 05-19-2011 |
Luk-Chiu Li, Lake Forest, IL US
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| 20080227805 | SUSTAINED RELEASE PARENTERAL FORMULATIONS OF BUPRENORPHINE - An oil-in-water buprenorphine formulation including buprenorphine and a surfactant that emulsifies the buprenorphine in oil, wherein the drug release is controlled by varying the oil concentration and/or pH. A buprenorphine aqueous suspension formulation including a free base buprenorphine and a suspension stabilizer. A buprenorphine oil formulation including a buprenorphine salt suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable oil. Methods of providing sustained release of buprenorphine over a period of time. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090110679 | Methods and compositions for pulmonary administration of a TNFa inhibitor - The invention describes methods of pulmonary delivery of a TNFα inhibitor to a subject having a disorder in which TNFα is detrimental, such that the disorder is treated. Also included is a method of achieving systemic circulation of a TNFα inhibitor in a subject comprising administering the TNFα inhibitor to the central lung region or the peripheral lung region of the subject via inhalation, such that systemic circulation of the TNFα inhibitor is achieved. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100093778 | SUSTAINED RELEASE PARENTERAL FORMULATIONS OF BUPRENORPHINE - An oil-in-water buprenorphine formulation including buprenorphine and a surfactant that emulsifies the buprenorphine in oil, wherein the drug release is controlled by varying the oil concentration and/or pH. A buprenorphine aqueous suspension formulation including a free base buprenorphine and a suspension stabilizer. A buprenorphine oil formulation including a buprenorphine salt suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable oil. Methods of providing sustained release of buprenorphine over a period of time. | 04-15-2010 |
Mao-Kin Li, Urbana, IL US
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| 20090089021 | HUYGENS' BOX METHODOLOGY FOR SIGNAL INTEGRITY ANALYSIS - A method for performing a signal integrity analysis on an integrated circuit (IC) that includes a plurality of scatterers by dividing the scatterers into subgroups using a nested Huygens' equivalence principle algorithm and solving a set of equations realized thereby with a reduced coupling matrix. The method includes decomposing the IC design into a plurality of small non-overlapping circuit sub-domains, wherein each of the sub-domains is formed as a small, enclosed region. Each sub-domain is analyzed independently of the other sub-domains using only electric fields to represent the interactions of each sub-domains with the other sub-domains as equivalent currents on equivalent surfaces of the plurality of sub-domains. Neighboring equivalent sub-domains are grouped together to form larger sub-domains using equivalent currents on equivalent surfaces to represent the interactions of the sub-domains. The steps of analyzing and grouping the sub-domains are repeated until the grouping approaches a box comprising the entire domain, and that the domain interactions between every sub-domain have been analyzed. | 04-02-2009 |
Mao-Kun Li, Urbana, IL US
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| 20100161293 | HUYGENS' BOX METHODOLOGY FOR SIGNAL INTEGRITY ANALYSIS - A method for performing a signal integrity analysis on an integrated circuit (IC) that includes a plurality of scatterers by dividing the scatterers into subgroups using a nested Huygens' equivalence principle algorithm and solving a set of equations realized thereby with a reduced coupling matrix. The method includes decomposing the IC design into a plurality of small non-overlapping circuit sub-domains, wherein each of the sub-domains is formed as a small, enclosed region. Each sub-domain is analyzed independently of the other sub-domains using only electric fields to represent the interactions of each sub-domains with the other sub-domains as equivalent currents on equivalent surfaces of the plurality of sub-domains. Neighboring equivalent sub-domains are grouped together to form larger sub-domains using equivalent currents on equivalent surfaces to represent the interactions of the sub-domains. The steps of analyzing and grouping the sub-domains are repeated until the grouping approaches a box comprising the entire domain, and that the domain interactions between every sub-domain have been analyzed. | 06-24-2010 |
Mian Li, Loves Park, IL US
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| 20100196537 | PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL FROM BARLEY AND DDGS CONTAINING REDUCED BETA-GLUCAN AND PHYTIC ACID - Described herein is a method of preparing DDGS containing reduced levels of beta-glucan and phytic acid suitable for an animal feed. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110039320 | Methods and Compositions for Enhanced Production of Organic Substances From Fermenting Microorganisms - The present invention relates methods and compositions for producing an organic substance from fermenting microorganism using simultaneous saccharification and fermentation. One aspect of the invention provides producing alcohol by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation by combining a cellulosic substrate, and whole fermentation broth, and an ethanologenic microorganism under conditions conducive both to hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose and to conversion of glucose to alcohol | 02-17-2011 |
Qi Li, Champaign, IL US
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| 20100096596 | BIPHASIC INKS - A biphasic ink comprises a plurality of attractive particles, a plurality of repulsive particles, and a carrier liquid. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100193449 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING ARSENIC FROM WATER - A method of purifying water comprises contacting the water with a quaternary oxide while exposing the quaternary oxide to visible light, the quaternary oxide containing a dopant metal, a dopant nonmetal, titanium, and oxygen. The atomic ratio of titanium, oxygen and dopant nonmetal is 1:0.5-1.99:0.01-1.5. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110147317 | Catalytic Compositions, Composition Production Methods, and Aqueous Solution Treatment Methods - Composition production methods are provided that can include providing PdO nanoparticles on a nitrogen-doped titanium oxide surface to form a catalytic mixture. Catalytic compositions and/or bactericides are provided that can include a substrate supporting Ti, O, N, and Pd. Water purification methods are provided that can include exposing an aqueous solution to a composition comprising at least a substrate supporting Ti, O, N, and Pd. Photocatalytic methods are provided that can include: providing a composition comprising one or both of Ti and Pd; exposing the composition to visible radiation to activate the composition; and in the substantial absence of the visible radiation, contacting the composition with an aqueous solution to purify the aqueous solution. Embodiments of the disclosure provide visible light photocatalysts that can demonstrate faster photocatalytic disinfection rates on | 06-23-2011 |
Renxiang Li, Lake Zurich, IL US
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| 20080301556 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090254832 | Method and Apparatus for Collaborative Design of an Avatar or Other Graphical Structure - A method and apparatus for collaborative design of a graphical structure is by users of a network. First, a description of the graphical structure is downloaded from a network server to client devices of the users. User modifications of the graphical structure are then uploaded to the network sever from the client devices. The modifications from multiple users are aggregated to produce an aggregated modification, which is then used to update the graphical structure. A description of the modifications may be a text-based description, in which case it is mapped to a numerical description of the modifications. Alternatively, the descriptions of the modifications may be numerical values. The modifications from a plurality of users (received during a specified time period) may be aggregated by calculating a statistical measure of numerical values corresponding to the modifications. The graphical structure may be an avatar, for example. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100169933 | ACCESSING AN EVENT-BASED MEDIA BUNDLE - Disclosed is a “bundle” of event-related multi-media content items provided to a customer of the event. The customer navigates through the bundle, tracks down selections of interest to himself, and “consumes” them. In some embodiments, the multi-media content items include recorded video clips, interviews, and other background information. Other content items can be live video feeds of the event taken from various viewpoints. Advertising for merchandise related to the event can be included. Some of the multi-media content items are designed to enhance the customer's experience of the event or to build loyalty. The media bundle is updated during the course of the event, removing items no longer of interest and adding new ones to keep the customer engaged. When the event is over, the media bundle can continue to operate to provide event recaps, post-event interviews, schedules for future events, and opportunities to purchase tickets for those future events. | 07-01-2010 |
Shiguang Li, Mount Prospect, IL US
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| 20080216650 | Synthesis of Zeolites and Zeolite Membranes Using Multiple Structure Directing Agents - SAPO-34 membranes and methods for their preparation and use are described. The SAPO-34 membranes are prepared by contacting at least one surface of a porous membrane support with a synthesis gel comprising a first and a second templating agent. SAPO-34 crystals having a narrow size distribution were applied to the surface of the support prior to synthesis. A layer of SAPO-34 crystals is formed on at least one surface of the support. SAPO-34 membranes of the invention can have improved selectivity for certain gas mixtures, including mixtures of carbon dioxide and methane. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090236285 | ETHANOL SEPARATION BY A MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANE - A mixed matrix membrane including at least one layer of a porous carbon-based structure and a plurality of silicalite crystals dispersed on a surface of the porous carbon-based structure and/or within the porous carbon-based structure. The membrane is suitable for use in processes involving the separation of ethanol from ethanol-containing mixtures. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090239288 | INTEGRATED MEMBRANE SEPARATION - BIOREACTOR FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS - A system for selective removal of metabolites from an aqueous broth including a bioreactor vessel containing at least one live culture producing at least one metabolite disposed within an aqueous broth, and a membrane module having a mixed matrix membrane suitable for selective removal of the at least one metabolite from the aqueous broth. The membrane is made of mixtures of hydrophobic zeolite and carbon on a porous substrate. In accordance with one particularly preferred embodiment of this invention, the membrane module is integral with the bioreactor vessel. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100116130 | METHOD OF MAKING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE SUPPORTED GAS SEPARATION MOLECULAR SIEVE MEMBRANE USING A SHORTENED CRYSTALLIZATION TIME - A method of making a supported gas separation molecular sieve membrane. In this method a porous support, which is preferably pretreated, is contacted with a molecular sieve synthesis mixture under hydrothermal synthesis conditions. The contacting step is conducted for a shortened crystallization time period. The resulting coated porous support is calcined to yield the supported gas separation molecular sieve membrane having particularly good gas separation characteristics. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100119810 | COMPOSITIONALLY UNIFORM, MULTI-LAYER, GROUP VB, HYDROGEN TRANSPORT MEMBRANE - A hydrogen-selective membrane material having a dense inner membrane layer composed of a Group VB alloy and no Pd disposed between two porous outer membrane support layers composed of the same Group VB alloy and no Pd or other noble metal, the amount of the Group VB alloy being greater than about 90 atomic % of each layer. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110094380 | ULTRA-THIN CO2 SELECTIVE ZEOLITE MEMBRANE FOR CO2 SEPARATION FROM POST-COMBUSTION FLUE GAS - A method for producing a crystalline silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO) membrane in which a porous support is contacted with SAPO seed crystals to form a SAPO seeded porous support. The SAPO seeded porous support is filled with an aqueous SAPO synthesis gel including a mixture of sources of aluminum, phosphorus, silicon, oxygen, water, and a templating agent, forming a gel-filled porous structure which is then heated to form a SAPO layer of SAPO crystals on a surface of and/or within pores of the porous support. The SAPO layer is calcined, thereby removing the templating agent and forming a supported porous SAPO membrane layer, which is then subjected to a pore size reduction post-synthesis treatment process, producing a reduced pore size supported porous SAPO membrane layer having an average pore size of less than about 0.38 nm. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110113958 | METHOD OF MAKING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE SUPPORTED GAS SEPARATION MOLECULAR SIEVE MEMBRANE USING A SHORTENED CRYSTALLIZATION TIME - A method of making a supported gas separation molecular sieve membrane. In this method a porous support, which is preferably pretreated, is contacted with a molecular sieve synthesis mixture under hydrothermal synthesis conditions. The contacting step is conducted for a shortened crystallization time period. The resulting coated porous support is calcined to yield the supported gas separation molecular sieve membrane having particularly good gas separation characteristics. | 05-19-2011 |
Shoutian Li, Naperville, IL US
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| 20090081927 | POLISHING COMPOSITION AND METHOD UTILIZING ABRASIVE PARTICLES TREATED WITH AN AMINOSILANE - The inventive method comprises chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with an inventive polishing composition comprising a liquid carrier and abrasive particles that have been treated with a compound. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090124173 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RUTHENIUM AND TANTALUM BARRIER CMP - This invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising an abrasive, an aqueous carrier, an oxidizing agent having a standard reduction potential of greater than 0.7 V and less than 1.3 V relative to a standard hydrogen electrode, and optionally a source of borate anions, with the proviso that when the oxidizing agent comprises a peroxide other than perborate, perphosphate, or percarbonate, the chemical-mechanical polishing composition further comprises a source of borate anions, wherein the pH of the chemical-mechanical polishing composition is between about 7 and about 12. The invention also provides a method of polishing a substrate with the aforementioned chemical-mechanical polishing composition. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100075502 | Barrier slurry for low-k dielectrics - The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition for polishing a substrate. The polishing composition comprises silica, a compound selected from the group consisting of an amine-substituted silane, a tetraalkylammonium salt, a tetraalkylphosphonium salt, and an imidazolium salt, a carboxylic acid having seven or more carbon atoms, an oxidizing agent that oxidizes a metal, and water. The invention further provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with the aforementioned polishing composition. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100273399 | CMP POROUS PAD WITH PARTICLES IN A POLYMERIC MATRIX - The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing pad comprising a polymeric matrix and 0.1-15 wt. % of metal oxide particles. The polymeric matrix has pores, the metal oxide particles are uniformly distributed throughout the pores, and the metal oxide particles have a specific surface area of about 25 m | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100314576 | COMPOSITIONS FOR CMP OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS - The invention provides a composition for chemical-mechanical polishing. The composition comprises an abrasive, a first metal rate polishing modifier agent, a second metal rate polishing modifier agent, and a liquid carrier. In one embodiment, the first metal rate polishing modifier agent has a standard reduction potential less than 0.34 V relative to a standard hydrogen electrode, and the second metal rate polishing modifier agent has a standard reduction potential greater than 0.34 V relative to a standard hydrogen electrode. In other embodiments, the first and second metal rate polishing modifier agents are different oxidizing agents. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110065364 | METAL CATIONS FOR INITIATING POLISHING - The invention provides methods for planarizing or polishing a metal surface. The method comprises a composition comprising an abrasive, cesium ions, and a liquid carrier comprising water. | 03-17-2011 |
Sijin Li, Urbana, IL US
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| 20110020910 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING SUGAR TRANSPORT, MIXED SUGAR FERMENTATION, AND PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS - The present disclosure relates to host cells containing a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide where the polypeptide transports cellodextrin into the cell. The present disclosure further relates to methods of increasing transport of cellodextrin into a cell, methods of increasing growth of a cell on a medium containing cellodextrin, methods of co-fermenting cellulose-derived and hemicellulose-derived sugars, and methods of making hydrocarbons or hydrocarbon derivatives by providing a host cell containing a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide where the polypeptide transports cellodextrin into the cell. The present disclosure relates to host cells containing a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide where the polypeptide transports a pentose into the cell, methods of increasing transport of a pentose into a cell, methods of increasing growth of a cell on a medium containing pentose sugars, and methods of making hydrocarbons or hydrocarbon derivatives by providing a host cell containing a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide where the polypeptide transports a pentose into the cell. | 01-27-2011 |
Tianhao Li, Chicago, IL US
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| 20100303156 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Precise Transport Stream Packet Ordering and Erasure Optimization for Digital Video Decoder - One method includes estimating, by a lost packet determination logic, an expected number of packets, expected to be received within a time interval, based on packet arrival speed; and determining a number of lost packets by using the expected number of packets and a packet counter wherein the packet counter counts a plurality of received packets. The method may further include comparing the expected number of packets to the packet counter and determining that the expected number of packets is greater than the packet counter; and then using the expected number of packets and the packet counter to determine the actual number of lost packets, where the actual number of lost packets exceeds the packet counter maximum. The methods may also introduce erasures when there is uncertainty of whether some packets or bytes are in error, such that a simplified erasure-based Reed-Solomon decoder may be used. | 12-02-2010 |
Wali Li, Naperville, IL US
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| 20090292395 | Detection and correction of reverse operation of a compressor in a refrigeration system - A method and system for detecting and correcting unintended reverse or backward operation of an electric motor driven scroll compressor of a refrigeration system is characterized by monitoring the pressure at a suction side of the compressor during operation of the refrigeration and determining whether the pressure, after a first time interval following startup of the compressor, exceeds and remains in excess of a predetermined upper pressure limit for at least a second time interval. If it does, the compressor is turned off for a third time interval and is then restarted. The foregoing is repeated and if the compressor is turned off a selected number of times because of successive occurrences of high suction side pressures during operation of the refrigeration system in a chilling cycle, an error indication is generated and the refrigeration system is shut down. | 11-26-2009 |
Weilong Li, Schaumburg, IL US
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| 20090071026 | Height scale - A height scale includes a base, a column assembly mounted on the base and a height rod assembly movably mounted along and within the column assembly, the height rod assembly including a lever assembly with a lever, a lever bracket and a rod cap having self-locking release tabs on opposite sides thereof. | 03-19-2009 |
Wenke Li, Gurnee, IL US
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| 20090203664 | (1S,5S)-3-(5,6-DICHLORO-3-PYRIDINYL)-3,6- DIAZABICYCLO[3.2.0]HEPTANE - The present invention discloses (1S,5S)-3-(5,6-dichloro-3-pyridinyl)-3,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane, salts thereof, and its use to treat pain and other disorders associated with the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100317568 | Anti-Viral Compounds - Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110092415 | Anti-Viral Compounds - Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection. | 04-21-2011 |
Xiaojin Li, Bartlett, IL US
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| 20090130006 | USE OF POLYOLS AS SCALE CONTROL REAGENTS IN THE MINING PROCESSES - In the mining process, linear, branched, hyperbranched or dendrimeric polyols or mixtures thereof are employed as process stabilization aids for aqueous solutions and, or suspensions of metal salts. A specific application area of the polyols is the stabilization of bauxite liquor in the Bayer process of producing alumina from bauxite. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090220446 | METHOD FOR TREATING HAIR - A method of treating one or more hair shafts, each hair shaft including a cuticle layer and a cortex enclosed in the cuticle layer is disclosed. The method comprises: selecting one or more polymers that can penetrate the hair shafts with a pore size of about 5 angstroms to about 5000 angstroms; and treating the hair shafts by applying an effective amount of a composition containing said polymers to said hair shafts. | 09-03-2009 |
Xiaojin Harry Li, Bartlett, IL US
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| 20090220447 | METHOD FOR TREATING HAIR DAMAGED BY COLOR TREATMENTS - A method of treating one or more hair shafts, each hair shaft including a cuticle layer and a cortex enclosed in the cuticle layer is disclosed. The method comprises: selecting one or more polymers that can penetrate the hair shafts with a pore size of about 5 angstroms to about 5000 angstroms; and treating the hair shafts by applying an effective amount of a composition containing said polymers to said hair shafts. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100166692 | METHOD FOR TREATING DAMAGED HAIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RELAXING PROCESS - A method of treating one or more damaged hair shafts, each hair shaft including a cuticle layer and a cortex enclosed in the cuticle layer is disclosed. The method comprises: selecting one or more polymers that can penetrate the hair shafts with a pore size of about 5 angstroms to about 5000 angstroms; and treating the hair shafts by applying an effective amount of a composition containing said anionic polymers to said hair shafts. | 07-01-2010 |
Xiaojin Harry Li, Palatine, IL US
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| 20110008637 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF OPTICAL BRIGHTENING AGENTS - The invention provides a more effective optical brightener composition for coating paper substrates. The invention includes an optical brightening agent (OBA) and a glycerol based polymer. This combination results in a composition that provides a surprisingly large whitening effect and does not degrade the shade of the paper. As a result extremely high degrees of whiteness can be achieved without being frustrated by the greening effect. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110092743 | PRODUCTION AND COMPOSITION OF GLYCEROL BASED POLYOLS - The invention provides a method of efficiently producing branched, cyclic glycerol-based polyols with a co-product as anti-biodegrading agent from inexpensive readily available glycerol monomer. The method involves polymerizing glycerol or glycerol with at least another monomer to multiple other monomers in the presence of particular amount of a strong base as the catalyst under a particular distillation environment. The polyol produced by the inventive method is beneficial of reducing scales in Bayer liquid for aluminum production process and improving brightness of coated paper substrates without greening effect. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110162811 | MODIFYING AGENT FOR YANKEE COATINGS - The invention provides a composition of matter useful for producing very soft high grades of tissue paper. The composition of matter comprises an adhesive composition that includes a glycerol-based polyol. The glycerol-based polyol prevents the composition from becoming brittle and is non-volatile. This allows the composition to become rewetted after creping and allows for strong levels of adhesion even at high temperatures. | 07-07-2011 |
Xiaoyan Li, Waukegan, IL US
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| 20100160355 | Anti-Viral Compounds - Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection. | 06-24-2010 |
Xin Liang Li, Morton, IL US
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| 20090280541 | Beta-xylosidase for conversion of plant cell wall carbohydrates to simple sugars - Xylose-containing plant material may be hydrolyzed to xylose using a β-D-xylosidase which exhibits unexpectedly high activity. The enzyme has a k | 11-12-2009 |
Xiuling Li, Champaign, IL US
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| 20110121434 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A PLANAR SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRE - A composition comprises a semiconductor substrate having a crystallographic plane oriented parallel to a surface of the substrate and at least one planar semiconductor nanowire epitaxially disposed on the substrate, where the nanowire is aligned along a crystallographic direction of the substrate parallel to the crystallographic plane. To fabricate a planar semiconductor nanowire, at least one nanoparticle is provided on a semiconductor substrate having a crystallographic plane oriented parallel to a surface of the substrate. The semiconductor substrate is heated within a first temperature window in a processing unit. Semi-conductor precursors are added to the processing unit, and a planar semiconductor nanowire is grown from the nanoparticle on the substrate within a second temperature window. The planar semiconductor nanowire grows in a crystallographic direction of the substrate parallel to the crystallographic plane. | 05-26-2011 |
Xuerong Li, Chicago, IL US
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| 20110171225 | Novel Plasmodium Falciparum Gene Encoding Signal Peptide Peptidase and Method of Using Inhibitors Thereof for Inhibiting Malarial Infection - This invention provides reagents, methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating and preventing malaria. Specifically, the invention provides methods for inhibiting a | 07-14-2011 |
Yanchun Li, Chicago, IL US
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| 20100222307 | VITAMIN D AND VITAMIN D ANALOGS OR DERIVATIVES AS NEW ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE AGENTS - Methods and compositions to suppress renin expression and blood pressure in mammals are disclosed. Vitamin D and its analogues and derivatives, including Gemini compounds, are negative regulators of renin synthesis and blood pressure. Renin expression and plasma angiotensin II production were increased several fold in vitamin D receptor (VDR) null mice, leading to hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy and increased water intake. Vitamin D or its analogue-mediated regulation of renin expression and blood pressure is independent of calcium metabolism. Vitamin D analogues or derivatives are novel preventive or therapeutic anti-hypertension agents. Assays to identify novel vitamin D analogues or derivatives as anti-hypertensive agents are disclosed. | 09-02-2010 |
Yanxia Li, Grayslake, IL US
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| 20100297194 | FORMULATION FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF APOPTOSIS PROMOTER - An orally deliverable pharmaceutical composition comprises as a sole or first active ingredient a compound of Formula I defined herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for example ABT-263 free base or ABT-263 bis-HCl salt, dispersed, in a free base equivalent amount of at least about 2.5% by weight of the composition, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; wherein said active ingredient is in solid-state form and/or the composition further comprises, dispersed in the carrier, a pharmaceutically acceptable heavier-chalcogen antioxidant in an amount effective to inhibit oxidation of the active ingredient at a thioether linkage thereof. The composition is suitable for oral administration to a subject in need thereof for treatment of a disease characterized by overexpression of one or more anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, for example cancer. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100311751 | SOLID DISPERSIONS CONTAINING AN APOPTOSIS-PROMOTING AGENT - A pro-apoptotic solid dispersion comprises, in essentially non-crystalline form, a Bcl-2 family protein inhibitory compound, e.g., ABT-263, dispersed in a solid matrix that comprises (a) a pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymeric carrier and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant. A process for preparing such a solid dispersion comprises dissolving the compound, the polymeric carrier and the surfactant in a suitable solvent, and removing the solvent to provide a solid matrix comprising the polymeric carrier and the surfactant and having the compound dispersed in essentially non-crystalline form therein. The solid dispersion is suitable for oral administration to a subject in need thereof for treatment of a disease characterized by overexpression of one or more anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, for example cancer. | 12-09-2010 |
Yao-En Li, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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| 20080287675 | CASCADE SYSTEM - A method of purifying an active pharmaceutical ingredient sufficient for administration into a human subject can include: obtaining a reaction product composition having the active pharmaceutical ingredient and impurities, wherein said active pharmaceutical ingredient is rapamycin or a rapamycin analog; introducing the reaction product composition into a first column of a chromatography system; directing a first portion of a first elutant from the first column to waste, said first portion having more impurity than active pharmaceutical ingredient; directing a second portion of the first elutant from the first column into a second column, said second portion having more active pharmaceutical ingredient than impurity; collecting factions of a second elutant from the second column that include the active pharmaceutical ingredient; and concentrating the said collected fractions to obtain a purity of the active pharmaceutical ingredient greater than 98% and with less than or about 0.95% being first and second major impurities. | 11-20-2008 |
Yingchun Li, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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| 20100076178 | Dual Variable Domain Immumoglobulins and Uses Thereof - The present invention relates to engineered multivalent and multispecific binding proteins, methods of making, and specifically to their uses in the prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment of disease. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100260668 | Dual Variable Domain Immunoglobulins and Uses Thereof - The present invention relates to engineered multivalent and multispecific binding proteins, methods of making, and specifically to their uses in the prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment of disease. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110117079 | THERAPEUTIC DLL4 BINDING PROTEINS - Improved DLL4 binding proteins are described, including antibodies, CDR-grafted antibodies, human antibodies, and DLL4 binding fragments thereof, proteins that bind DLL4 with high affinity, and DLL4 binding proteins that neutralize DLL4 activity. The DLL4 binding proteins are useful for treating or preventing cancers and tumors and especially for treating or preventing tumor angiogenesis, and/or other angiogenesis-dependent diseases such as ocular neovascularization, or angiogenesis-independent diseases characterized by aberrant DLL4 expression or activity such as autoimmune disorders including multiple sclerosis. | 05-19-2011 |
Yingjie Li, Batavia, IL US
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| 20100209713 | LIQUID MOISTURE CURABLE POLYURETHANE ADHESIVES FOR LAMINATION AND ASSEMBLY - This invention relates to polyurethane prepolymer containing adhesives that are liquid at room temperature and that do not phase separate under typical storage and use conditions and that can be cured by exposure to moisture or active hydrogen-containing curing agents. The polyurethane prepolymer adhesives exhibit surprisingly good adhesion to plastics such as fiberglass reinforced plastics (“FRP”). | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110014479 | LIQUID POLYURETHANE PREPOLYMERS USEFUL IN SOLVENT-FREE ADHESIVES - Substrates, particularly low surface energy substrates, can be bonded using certain solvent-free liquid polyurethane adhesives. The adhesive cures through reaction with moisture and/or an active hydrogen-containing curing agent to form a tough, strong, thermoset polymer having excellent chemical and heat resistance. The adhesive is based on a polyurethane prepolymer obtained by reacting a stoichiometric excess of at least one polyfunctional isocyanate having a functionality of less than 2.2 with at least one polyether polyol and at least one polyester polyol containing isophthalic acid moieties but relatively few if any phthalic acid or terephthalic acid moieties. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110126982 | Moisture Curable Adhesives - The present invention relates to moisture curable reactive adhesive compositions containing a visual indicator and methods for using these compositions. Specifically, the invention relates to a two part moisture curable reactive adhesive system, where one part consists of a prepolymer with moisture reactive groups and the second part consists of catalyst, a visual indicator and water. The presence of the indicator allows the combination of the two part system to be visible to the naked eye. The visible indicator ensures that the two part system is combined uniformly and completely to a desired substrate, but it does not interfere with the crosslinking reaction. | 06-02-2011 |
Yi Q. Li, Skokie, IL US
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| 20090161919 | Device Detection with Secure Identity Authentication - Systems and methods for providing secure identity authentication amongst devices using identity information contained therein to facilitate data synchronization amongst the user devices, wherein the identity information in the devices are compared for authentication but not actually transmitted or exposed for unauthorized access to such information and to the devices. | 06-25-2009 |
Yi Q. Li, Rolling Meadows, IL US
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| 20090276823 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING A COLOR OF AN ELECTRONIC HOUSING - A method and apparatus for modifying a color of an electronics housing ( | 11-05-2009 |
Yongxiang Li, Peoria, IL US
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| 20090314259 | Electronic pressure relief in a mechanically actuated fuel injector - A mechanically actuated electronically controlled fuel injector includes a first electrical actuator that controls the position of a spill value, and a second electrical actuator to control pressure on a closing hydraulic surface associated with a nozzle check valve. The fuel injector is actuated via rotation of a cam to move a plunger to displace fuel from a fuel pressurization chamber either to a spill passage or at high pressure out of a nozzle outlet of the fuel injector for an injection event. Pressure in the fuel injector is moderated when the plunger is moving and the nozzle check valve is in a closed position by briefly cracking open the spill valve to relieve some pressure during the dwell between injection events, such as between a large main injection event and a small close coupled post injection event. This strategy allows for longer dwell times between injection events as well as smaller injection quantities in the post-injection. | 12-24-2009 |
Zhichun Li, Evanston, IL US
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| 20090158433 | Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Generating Worm-Detection Signatures Using Data Packet Field Lengths - Network-level data traffic comprising data packets, wherein at least some of the data packets have at least one field of unbounded length, are received ( | 06-18-2009 |
| 20110030057 | MATCHING WITH A LARGE VULNERABILITY SIGNATURE RULESET FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK DEFENSE - Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for vulnerability signature based Network Intrusion Detection and/or Prevention which achieves high throughput comparable to that of the state-of-the-art regex-based systems while offering improved accuracy. A candidate selection algorithm efficiently matches thousands of vulnerability signatures simultaneously using a small amount of memory. A parsing transition state machine achieves fast protocol parsing. Certain examples provide a computer-implemented method for network intrusion detection. The method includes capturing a data message and invoking a protocol parser to parse the data message. The method also includes matching the parsed data message against a plurality of vulnerability signatures in parallel using a candidate selection algorithm and detecting an unwanted network intrusion based on an outcome of the matching. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110054878 | AUTOMATED PERFORMANCE PREDICTION FOR CLOUD SERVICES - Embodiments of automated cloud service performance prediction are disclosed. The automated cloud service performance prediction includes extracting a parental dependency graph (PDG) for a webpage. The PDG encapsulates one or more dependency relationships for each web object in the webpage. The prediction further includes determining an original page load time (PLT) and original timing information of a webpage. The prediction also includes simulating a page loading of the webpage based on adjusted timing information of each web object and the PDG to estimate a new PLT of the webpage. The prediction additionally includes comparing the original PLT of the webpage to the new PLT of the webpage to determine whether the adjusted timing information increased or decreased the new PLT of the webpage. | 03-03-2011 |
Zhiming Li, Schaumburg, IL US
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| 20110070889 | System and Method for Inter-Femto Access Point Handoffs - A system and method for inter-femto access point handoffs are provided. A method for gateway operations includes receiving a handoff required message, determining a handoff target based on information in the handoff required message, sending a handoff request to the handoff target, performing a bearer update, and initiating a handoff. The handoff target and a handoff source are anchored by a gateway. | 03-24-2011 |
Zhiyuan Li, Lake Zurich, IL US
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| 20090079812 | System and Method of Videotelephony with Detection of a Visual Token in the Videotelephony Image for Electronic Control of the Field of View - A videotelephony system has an electronically controllable camera with a field of view, a visual token disposed within the field of view, and a camera controller. The camera controller is configured to detect the visual token and reconfigure the field of view relative to a detected position of the visual token. | 03-26-2009 |
Zhiyuan Z. Li, Long Grove, IL US
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| 20100315510 | System and Method for Providing Depth Imaging - A device for use with an imaging system that is operable to provide an image signal based on an object disposed at a first distance from the imaging system. The imaging system includes a first camera, a second camera and a display. The first camera is operable to generate a first image signal based on the object and includes a first optics system and a first detector. The first optics system has a focal length, whereas the first detector has a resolution. The second camera is operable to generate a second image signal based on the object. The second camera includes a second optics system and a second detector. The second optics system has the same focal length of the first optics system and the second detector has the same resolution as the first detector. The second camera is separated from the first camera by a second distance. The display is operable to display an image based on a modified image. The device comprises an image processor that is operable to establish a virtual separation membrane and to output a modified image based on the first image signal, the second image signal, the virtual separation membrane, the second distance, the focal length and the resolution. | 12-16-2010 |
Zongzhi Li, Clarendon Hills, IL US
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| 20100111601 | SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS VEHICULAR TRAVEL ON CROSSING ROADWAYS - Systems for improved vehicular movement between first and second crossing roadways. The systems employ multiple turn roadways to permit a vehicle traveling on one of the crossing roadways to appropriately turn and continuously travel onto the other of the crossing roadway. The systems are adaptable to use in conjunction with either left side of the road vehicle movement or right side of the road vehicle movement. In addition, the systems can be adapted for use in conjunction a roadway crossing whereat at least one of the roads is for forwarded vehicle movement in only one direction. | 05-06-2010 |