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20130281574 | LATEX EMULSIONS AND COATING COMPOSITIONS FORMED FROM LATEX EMULSIONS - Latex emulsions are disclosed which can be used in the formation of coating compositions that are not water sensitive have good blush resistance and retortability. In some embodiments, the coating compositions are used to coat substrates such as cans and packaging materials for the storage of food and beverages. Coating compositions of the invention may be prepared by polymerizing at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer component, a stabilizer comprising a strong acid and an initiator in a carrier to form an emulsion, polymerizing the emulsion with at least one different ethylenically unsaturated monomer component to prepare the composite latex emulsion, and reacting the composite latex emulsion with a neutralizer to form the coating composition. Methods of coating substrates with the coating compositions, and substrates coated with the coating compositions are also disclosed. | 10-24-2013 |
20140309338 | WATER-BASED COATING COMPOSITIONS - Coating compositions are disclosed. In some embodiments, the coating compositions are used to coat substrates such as packaging materials and the like for the storage of food and beverages. The coating compositions can be prepared by reacting an epoxidized vegetable oil and a hydroxyl functional material in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a hydroxyl functional oil polyol, mixing the hydroxyl functional oil polyol (with or without epoxidized polybutadiene) and a functional polyolefin copolymer to form a mixture, reacting the mixture with an ethylenically unsaturated monomer component in the presence of an initiator to form a graft copolymer, and crosslinking the graft copolymer with a crosslinker to form the coating composition, wherein the graft copolymer or the crosslinked graft copolymer is inverted into water. | 10-16-2014 |
20140364537 | SOLVENT-BASED COATING COMPOSITIONS - Coating compositions are disclosed. In some embodiments, the coating compositions are used to coat substrates such as packaging materials and the like for the storage of food and beverages. The coating compositions can be prepared by reacting an epoxidized vegetable oil and a hydroxyl functional material in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a hydroxyl functional oil polyol, mixing the hydroxyl functional oil polyol (with or without epoxidized polybutadiene) with a functional polyolefin copolymer to form a mixture,reacting the mixture with an ethylenically unsaturated monomer component in the presence of an initiator to form a graft copolymer, and crosslinking the graft copolymer with a crosslinker to form the coating composition. | 12-11-2014 |
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20110212911 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR INHIBITORS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS, FORMULATIONS AND METHODS - The present invention provides small molecules useful to affect cancer cells, along with related methods. The present compounds, formulations, kits and methods are useful for a variety of research, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. STAT3 inhibitors, particularly LLL12, are disclosed. The STAT3 inhibitors are useful to treat breast cancer in general and breast cancer initiating cells in particular. | 09-01-2011 |
20130059892 | Compositions and Methods for Cancer Detection and Treatment - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for cancer detection and treatment. Compounds that inhibit PRMT5 are contemplated, as are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one PRMT5 inhibitor. In some embodiments pharmaceutical compositions further comprising at least one HDAC inhibitor are contemplated. Methods of treating disorders in a mammal by inhibiting PRMT5 by administering to a mammal, a therapeutically effective amount of a PRMT5 inhibitor are also disclosed. | 03-07-2013 |
20140031291 | PP2A REGULATORY SUBUNIT MODIFICATION IN DISEASE - Disclosed herein are methods for the diagnosis, detection, and treatment of cardiovascular disease and symptoms thereof in a subject. Disclosed herein are methods of diagnosing ischemic heart disease, non-ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, tachy-pacing induced non-ischemic heart disease, heart failure, and catecholaminergic-induced arrhythmia and symptoms thereof in a subject. Disclosed herein are methods of screening the efficacy of a pharmaceutical agent for treating cardiovascular disease and symptoms thereof in a subject. Disclosed herein are methods of identifying a subject eligible for a cardiovascular disease treatment clinical trial | 01-30-2014 |
20140315956 | SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF IL-6 AND USES THEREOF - In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethanol analogs and substituted 3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-furo[2,3-b]indole analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as inhibitors of IL-6 mediated activation of the Jak2/STAT3 pathway; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating disorders of uncontrolled cellular proliferation associated with a IL6 dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 10-23-2014 |
20150038443 | Transcription Factor Inhibitors and Related Compositions, Formulations and Methods - The present invention provides small molecules useful to affect cancer cells, along with related methods. The present compounds, formulations, kits and methods are useful for a variety of research, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. STAT3 inhibitors, particularly LLL12, are disclosed. The STAT3 inhibitors are useful to treat breast cancer in general and breast cancer initiating cells in particular. | 02-05-2015 |
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20130117077 | PARKING AVAILABILITY DETECTION WITH HUMAN SENSING - Providing means for people to input their observations can reduce the need for sensor deployments because humans have excellent sensing abilities. One thing people tend to observe carefully is parking availability. Parking meters and pay stations can request people to enter their observations of parking availability and other environmental factors. The observations, being numerical in nature, can be processed to determine reasonable parking fees, likelihood of violators in an area, and the statistical, observed, or estimated dispersion of available parking with a geographic region. | 05-09-2013 |
20130183073 | EFFICIENT FUSING AND FIXING FOR TONERS COMPRISING OPTO-THERMAL ELEMENTS - Various embodiments provide materials, apparatus, and methods for forming an image. Exemplary imaging apparatus can include one or more light sources configured to treat toner images after they are transferred on an image receiving substrate (e.g., a copy sheet). The toner images can be formed of an opto-thermal toner containing opto-thermal elements in a toner composition. The fuser subsystem may or may not be configured in the disclosed imaging apparatus. | 07-18-2013 |
20140022298 | INDIRECT MEDIA FLATNESS MEASUREMENT - An indirect media flatness measurement system, and method, by which the appropriate level of hold-down force may be determined with some degree of quantitative accuracy. In an ink jet printer that is operative to subject a substrate media to a hold down force during printing, the method including printing a predetermined test image having a predetermined pattern on a substrate media using an ink jet print apparatus to produce a test print. Optionally, pattern may be an array of test symbols. The test symbol may comprise a line printed on the substrate media in a direction perpendicular to a process direction of the printer. The test print is compared with the predetermined test image, including measuring drop placement errors of test symbols. The height of the substrate media at the location of each test symbol is calculated based upon the drop placement error. | 01-23-2014 |
20140046874 | REAL TIME DYNAMIC VEHICLE PARKING PRICE MANAGEMENT METHODS, SYSTEMS AND PROCESSOR-READABLE MEDIA - A real time dynamic vehicle parking price management method, system and processor-readable medium. Two factors can be considered in determining the parking price: the real time occupancy level and the historic parking demand. An assured price that follows from a background schedule can be pre-determined based on a historic parking data. Future demand can be estimated based on the historic occupancy data and price and the assured price can be made proportional to the estimated demand. The assured price can be simplified to be intuitive and easy to remember. A real time parking price can be determined by an occupancy feedback control. A controller can be employed to track the occupancy and to suggest the parking price in real time based on an occupancy set point to improve economic efficiency and reduce cruising for parking. | 02-13-2014 |
20140337081 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING CAPACITY MANAGEMENT IN A PRINT PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT - A method of adjusting labor capacity in a print production environment may include receiving, by a computing device, a realized demand value for a print production environment and determining that the realized demand value exceeds a total labor capacity associated with one or more workers in the print production environment. The method may include, in response to determining that the realized demand value exceeds the total labor capacity associated with the print production environment, determining one or more updated compensation rates for the one or more workers, determining one or more production parameters corresponding to each of the updated compensation rates, presenting the determined updated compensation rates and corresponding production parameters to a user, receiving a selection of an updated compensation rate from the presented compensation rates, and communicating the selected updated compensation rate to the one or more workers. | 11-13-2014 |
20140341370 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING A CALL USING A HYBRID CALL ROUTING SCHEME WITH REAL-TIME AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for routing a call using a hybrid call routing scheme are disclosed. For example, the method receives a call for a customer agent at a call center, identifies a list of available customer agents, calculates a hybrid score for each one of the available customer agents, wherein the hybrid score is based upon a combination of a longest-idle-agent routing parameter, a performance based routing parameter and a tuning parameter, selects a customer agent from the list of the available customer agents having a highest hybrid score and routes, by the processor, the call to the customer agent that is selected. | 11-20-2014 |
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20090000194 | Systems and Methods of Converting Fuel - Systems and methods for converting fuel are provided wherein the system comprises at least reactors configured to conduct oxidation-reduction reactions. The first reactor comprises a plurality of ceramic composite particles, wherein the ceramic composite particles comprises at least one metal oxide disposed on a support. The first reactor is configured to reduce the least one metal oxide with a fuel to produce a reduced metal or a reduced metal oxide. The second reactor is configured to oxidize the reduced metal or reduced metal oxide to produce a metal oxide intermediate. The system may also comprise a third reactor configured to oxidize the metal oxide intermediate to regenerate the metal oxide of the ceramic composite particles. | 01-01-2009 |
20120159841 | SYNTHETIC FUELS AND CHEMICALS PRODUCTION WITH IN-SITU CO2 CAPTURE - Novel redox based systems for fuel and chemical production with in-situ CO | 06-28-2012 |
20120171588 | INTEGRATION OF REFORMING/WATER SPLITTING AND ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS FOR POWER GENERATION WITH INTEGRATED CARBON CAPTURE - High efficiency electricity generation processes and systems with substantially zero CO2 emissions are provided. A closed looping between the unit that generates gaseous fuel (H2, CO, etc) and the fuel cell anode side is formed. In certain embodiments, the heat and exhaust oxygen containing gas from the fuel cell cathode side are also utilized for the gaseous fuel generation. The systems for converting fuel may comprise reactors configured to conduct oxidation-reduction reactions. The resulting power generation efficiencies are improved due to the minimized steam consumption for the gaseous fuel production in the fuel cell anode loop as well as the strategic mass and energy integration schemes. | 07-05-2012 |
20140072917 | SYSTEMS FOR CONVERTING FUEL - A system for converting fuel may include a first moving bed reactor, a second reactor, and a non-mechanical valve. The first moving bed reactor may include at least one tapered section and multiple injection gas ports. The multiple injection gas ports may be configured to deliver a fuel to the first moving bed reactor. The first moving bed reactor may be configured to reduce an oxygen carrying material with a fuel by defining a countercurrent flowpath for the fuel relative to the oxygen carrying material. The second reactor may communicate with the first moving bed reactor and may be operable to receive an oxygen source. The second reactor may be configured to regenerate the reduced oxygen carrying material by oxidation. | 03-13-2014 |
20140144082 | Methods of Converting Fuel - A method for converting fuel may include reducing at least one metal oxide in a first reactor with a fuel to produce a reduced metal or a reduced metal oxide, transporting the reduced metal or reduced metal oxide from the first reactor to a second reactor, oxidizing at least a portion of the reduced metal or reduced metal oxide from the first reactor in the second reactor to produce a metal oxide intermediate, transporting the metal oxide intermediate from the second reactor to a third reactor, removing ash, char, or unwanted materials with a separation unit from the metal oxide intermediate transported from the second reactor to the third reactor, regenerating the at least one metal oxide, and transporting the regenerated metal oxide from the third reactor to the first reactor. | 05-29-2014 |
20140295361 | OXYGEN CARRYING MATERIALS - In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, an oxygen carrying material may include a primary active mass, a primary support material, and a secondary support material. The oxygen carrying material may include about 20% to about 70% by weight of the primary active mass, the primary active mass including a composition having a metal or metal oxide selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mo, Mn, Sn, Ru, Rh, and combinations thereof. The oxygen carrying material may include about 5% to about 70% by weight of a primary support material. The oxygen carrying material may include about 1% to about 35% by mass of a secondary support material. | 10-02-2014 |
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20100098822 | Isothiocyanate Preservatives and Methods of Their Use - A composition for preserving solid food products comprising a moisture-sensitive isothiocyanate compound and a hygroscopic carrier, wherein the composition is substantially free of sorbic acid, benzoic acid, and salts thereof. Also disclosed is a solid food product containing the aforementioned preservative composition and a method for preserving solid food products including the steps of adding a moisture-sensitive isothiocyanate to the solid food product and storing the resulting product at a reduced temperature. | 04-22-2010 |
20100279905 | POROUS, DISSOLVABLE SOLID SUBSTRATES AND SURFACE RESIDENT CYCLODEXTRIN PERFUME COMPLEXES - The present invention relates to personal care compositions, especially those personal care compositions in the form of a personal care article that is a porous dissolvable solid substrate. The porous dissolvable solid substrate has a surface resident coating comprising a cyclodextrin perfume complex that can provide a consumer benefit. | 11-04-2010 |
20100291165 | PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITION IN THE FORM OF AN ARTICLE HAVING A HYDROPHOBIC SURFACE-RESIDENT COATING - The present invention relates to personal care compositions, especially those personal care compositions in the form of an article that is a porous, dissolvable solid structure. The article has a hydrophobic surface-resident coating that can provide enhanced deposition efficiency of hydrophobic actives contained therein. | 11-18-2010 |
20110076370 | PROCESSES FOR CONTROLLING THE STRENGTH OF AN EXTRACTABLE BEVERAGE - Processes for controlling strength of an extracted beverage including providing a pseudo packed bed of an extractable beverage material and contacting at least one liquid extraction stream with the pseudo packed bed of beverage material at a selected depth to obtain at least one zone of minimum extraction and at least one zone of maximum extraction. As the depth at which the liquid extraction stream is introduced into the packed bed increases, the zone of minimum extraction increases and the zone of maximum extraction decreases. | 03-31-2011 |
20120015009 | Multi-phased personal care composition comprising a blooming perfume composition - A multi-phase personal care composition is described comprising is a first phase and a second phase. The personal care composition comprises at least 0.25%, by weight of the composition, of blooming perfume ingredients having a KI of less than about 1500. | 01-19-2012 |
20120070557 | Isothiocyanate Preservatives and Methods of Their Use - A composition for preserving solid food products comprising a moisture-sensitive isothiocyanate compound and a hygroscopic carrier, wherein the composition is substantially free of sorbic acid, benzoic acid, and salts thereof. Also disclosed is a solid food product containing the aforementioned preservative composition and a method for preserving solid food products including the steps of adding a moisture-sensitive isothiocyanate to the solid food product and storing the resulting product at a reduced temperature. | 03-22-2012 |
20120276252 | PROCESSES FOR CONTROLLING THE STRENGTH OF AN EXTRACTABLE BEVERAGE - Processes for controlling strength of an extracted beverage including providing a pseudo packed bed of an extractable beverage material and contacting at least one liquid extraction stream with the pseudo packed bed of beverage material at a selected depth to obtain at least one zone of minimum extraction and at least one zone of maximum extraction. As the depth at which the liquid extraction stream is introduced into the packed bed increases, the zone of minimum extraction increases and the zone of maximum extraction decreases. | 11-01-2012 |
20120322709 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AN EFFICIENT PERFUME BLOOM - The present invention provides personal care compositions having efficient perfume blooms or bursts. The personal care compositions include shampoo and body wash compositions, and comprise perfume materials having high perceived odor intensity at low concentrations of perfume materials. | 12-20-2012 |
20130252933 | Compositions for Delivering Perfume to the Skin - A cleansing composition comprising at least 5% of a surfactant, at least about 25% water, a cyclodextrin complex comprising a perfume, wherein 80% of the plurality of perfume raw materials comprise a FDV of at least 0.69. | 09-26-2013 |
20140079747 | Spray Drying Microcapsules - Spray drying microcapsules with particulates, the microcapsules that result from such spray drying, and compositions and methods of making said compositions including the spray-dried microcapsules. | 03-20-2014 |
20140079748 | ANHYDROUS COMPOSITIONS HAVING MICROCAPSULES AND NON-VOLATILE OILS - Anhydrous compositions having microcapsules and non-volatile oils; and methods related thereto. | 03-20-2014 |
20140086965 | Spray Drying Microcapsules - Spray drying microcapsules with particulates, the microcapsules that result from such spray drying, and compositions and methods of making said compositions including the spray-dried microcapsules. | 03-27-2014 |
20140178442 | COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES HAVING A PARENT FRAGRANCE AND MICROCAPSULES ENCAPSULATING A NON-PARENT FRAGRANCE - A composition having a parent fragrance and microcapsules encapsulating another fragrance; and methods related thereto. | 06-26-2014 |
20140249064 | Compositions for Delivering Perfume to the Skin - A body wash composition comprising a surfactant, at least about 25% water, a cyclodextrin complex comprising a perfume, wherein 80% of the plurality of perfume raw materials comprise a FDV of at least 0.69. | 09-04-2014 |
20150045275 | Compositions for Delivering Perfume to the Skin - A cleansing composition comprising at least 5% of a surfactant, at least about 25% water, a cyclodextrin complex comprising a perfume, wherein 80% of the plurality of perfume raw materials comprise a FDV of at least 0.69. | 02-12-2015 |
20150086595 | Spray Drying Microcapsules - Spray drying microcapsules with particulates, the microcapsules that result from such spray drying, and compositions and methods of making said compositions including the spray-dried microcapsules. | 03-26-2015 |
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20120219636 | ENHANCED REMOVAL OF VIRUSES FROM FRESH PRODUCE - A formulation and method for removing viruses from fresh produce, including at least one surfactant, and a solvent. Preferably, the formulation also includes at least one sanitizer. | 08-30-2012 |
20140328873 | Norovirus Immunogens and Related Materials and Methods - The inventors have successfully developed a recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus which expresses the major capsid protein of human norovirus. Infection of mammalian cells with the recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus resulted in production of high level of human norovirus virus-like particles. Importantly, the inventors further demonstrated that recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus expressing the major capsid protein of human norovirus displayed attenuated virulence in mice and elicited a high level of human norovirus-specific humoral, cellular, and mucosal immune responses in mice model. Therefore, norovirus-immunogenic compositions are herein provided, as are materials and methods useful to make and use the compositions. | 11-06-2014 |
20150079117 | Paramyxovirus Immunogens and Related Materials and Methods - The present invention includes methyltransferase (MTase)-defective recombinant viruses as live vaccine candidates for human metapneumovirus (hMPV), human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV), and human parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV3). Here the inventors provide the technical description for generating MTase-defective paramyxoviruses useful as immunogens, as well Cas related materials and methods. | 03-19-2015 |
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20110212911 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR INHIBITORS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS, FORMULATIONS AND METHODS - The present invention provides small molecules useful to affect cancer cells, along with related methods. The present compounds, formulations, kits and methods are useful for a variety of research, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. STAT3 inhibitors, particularly LLL12, are disclosed. The STAT3 inhibitors are useful to treat breast cancer in general and breast cancer initiating cells in particular. | 09-01-2011 |
20130059892 | Compositions and Methods for Cancer Detection and Treatment - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for cancer detection and treatment. Compounds that inhibit PRMT5 are contemplated, as are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one PRMT5 inhibitor. In some embodiments pharmaceutical compositions further comprising at least one HDAC inhibitor are contemplated. Methods of treating disorders in a mammal by inhibiting PRMT5 by administering to a mammal, a therapeutically effective amount of a PRMT5 inhibitor are also disclosed. | 03-07-2013 |
20140024685 | GAMMA-GLUTAMYL TRANSPEPTIDASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE - Compositions that are effective in inhibiting gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase are disclosed. Methods of producing and using these compositions are also disclosed. | 01-23-2014 |
20140031291 | PP2A REGULATORY SUBUNIT MODIFICATION IN DISEASE - Disclosed herein are methods for the diagnosis, detection, and treatment of cardiovascular disease and symptoms thereof in a subject. Disclosed herein are methods of diagnosing ischemic heart disease, non-ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, tachy-pacing induced non-ischemic heart disease, heart failure, and catecholaminergic-induced arrhythmia and symptoms thereof in a subject. Disclosed herein are methods of screening the efficacy of a pharmaceutical agent for treating cardiovascular disease and symptoms thereof in a subject. Disclosed herein are methods of identifying a subject eligible for a cardiovascular disease treatment clinical trial | 01-30-2014 |
20140315956 | SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF IL-6 AND USES THEREOF - In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethanol analogs and substituted 3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-furo[2,3-b]indole analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as inhibitors of IL-6 mediated activation of the Jak2/STAT3 pathway; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating disorders of uncontrolled cellular proliferation associated with a IL6 dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 10-23-2014 |
20150038443 | Transcription Factor Inhibitors and Related Compositions, Formulations and Methods - The present invention provides small molecules useful to affect cancer cells, along with related methods. The present compounds, formulations, kits and methods are useful for a variety of research, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. STAT3 inhibitors, particularly LLL12, are disclosed. The STAT3 inhibitors are useful to treat breast cancer in general and breast cancer initiating cells in particular. | 02-05-2015 |
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20080229753 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE DECREASING COMBUSTOR ACOUSTICS - A method for operating a gas turbine engine including a compressor and a combustor is provided. The method comprises channeling between about 0% to about 8% of the total airflow discharged from a compressor towards a pilot swirler coupled within the burner, wherein the burner includes a main swirler and an annular centerbody extending between the pilot and main swirlers, injecting a portion of the total fuel flow supplied to the burner through a plurality of apertures defined in a hollow pilot centerbody coupled within the pilot swirler, channeling the remaining airflow discharged from the compressor towards the main swirler, and injecting the remaining fuel flow supplied to the burner through at least one main swirler vane coupled within the main swirler, such that the portion of fuel is pre-mixed with a portion of the total airflow. | 09-25-2008 |
20090113893 | Pilot mixer for mixer assembly of a gas turbine engine combustor having a primary fuel injector and a plurality of secondary fuel injection ports - A mixer assembly for use in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine including a pilot mixer, a main mixer, and a fuel manifold. The pilot mixer includes: an annular pilot housing having a hollow interior; a primary fuel injector mounted in the pilot housing and adapted for dispensing droplets of fuel to the hollow interior of the pilot housing; a plurality of axial swirlers positioned upstream from the primary fuel injector, each of the plurality of swirlers having a plurality of vanes for swirling air traveling through the respective swirler to mix air and the droplets of fuel dispensed by the primary fuel injector; and, a plurality of secondary fuel injection ports for introducing fuel into the hollow interior of the pilot housing. The main mixer further includes: a main housing surrounding the pilot housing and defining an annular cavity; a plurality of fuel injection ports for introducing fuel into the cavity; and, at least one swirler positioned upstream from the plurality of fuel injection ports, each of the main mixer swirlers having a plurality of vanes for swirling air traveling through the respective swirler to mix air and the droplets of fuel dispensed by the main mixer fuel injection ports. The fuel manifold is in flow communication with the plurality of secondary fuel injection ports in the pilot mixer and the plurality of fuel injection ports in the main mixer. | 05-07-2009 |
20100162713 | COOLED FLAMEHOLDER SWIRL CUP - A combustor swirl cup includes coaxial inner and outer swirlers separated by a tubular centerbody. The centerbody includes a bypass inlet surrounding the inner swirler and diverges aft along a perforate inner nozzle to terminate at an annular flameholder. An impingement ring is spaced forward from the flameholder in flow communication with the bypass inlet for receiving cooling air therefrom to impingement cool the flameholder. | 07-01-2010 |
20110000219 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVELY CONTROLLING FUEL FLOW TO A MIXER ASSEMBLY OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR - An apparatus for actively controlling fuel flow from a fuel pump to a mixer assembly of a gas turbine engine combustor, where the mixer assembly includes a pilot mixer and a main mixer. The pilot mixer further includes an annular pilot housing having a hollow interior, a primary fuel injector mounted in the pilot housing and adapted for dispensing droplets of fuel to the hollow interior of the pilot housing, a plurality of axial swirlers positioned upstream from the primary fuel injector. The fuel flow control apparatus further includes: at least one sensor for detecting dynamic pressure in the combustor; a fuel nozzle; and, a system for controlling fuel flow supplied by the fuel nozzle through the valves. The fuel nozzle includes: a feed strip with a plurality of circuits for providing fuel to the pilot mixer and the main mixer; and, a plurality of valves associated with the fuel nozzle and in flow communication with the feed strip thereof. The control system activates the valves in accordance with signals received from the pressure sensor. | 01-06-2011 |
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20090143752 | Passive intraocular drug delivery devices and associated methods - The present invention provides methods and devices for the passive delivery of active agents into the eye of a subject. In one aspect, for example, a device for passively delivering an active agent into an eye of a subject may include a housing configured to conform to at least a portion of an eye surface, and a first reservoir component located within the housing and configured to be fluidically coupled to a first ocular surface, where the first reservoir contains an ionized active agent. The device may further include a second reservoir component located within the housing and configured to be fluidically coupled to a second ocular surface located adjacent to the first ocular surface, where the second reservoir component contains a depot forming agent having a charge that is opposite in polarity as compared to the ionized active agent. The ionized active agent and the depot forming agent are configured to form a precipitate when contacted together at room to body temperature and at a pH of between about 4 to about 8 in an aqueous medium. Additionally, the device does not include an electrode. | 06-04-2009 |
20110066101 | NON-INVASIVE OCULAR DRUG DELIVERY - The present invention is drawn to a pharmaceutical compound for the treatment of posterior retinal diseases through topical application of the compound. The compound includes an effective amount of a therapeutic compound, and at least one additional agent that helps to prolong the residence time of the therapeutic compound within the extraocular space, or increase the transport of the therapeutic compound across a tissue of an eye toward and into a posterior ocular region, or both. The invention is additionally drawn to a device and method for delivering the compound. | 03-17-2011 |
20120201800 | Methods and Devices for Sustained In-Vivo Release Of an Active Agent - The present invention includes methods and devices for providing sustained in-vivo release of an active agent to a subject. In some aspects, such release may be achieved by reacting an active agent in-vivo with a depot forming agent in order to form a sustained release active agent depot inside the subject. The depot can then release the active agent over a sustained period of time. | 08-09-2012 |
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20120268586 | METHOD FOR ONLINE DETERMINATION OF CURE STATUS OF GLASS FIBER PRODUCTS - A method for assessing the cure status of a fibrous blanket manufactured with mineral fibers and binder is disclosed and comprises a using an online optical reflectance measurement as an assessment of cure status. The optical reflectance measurement may preferably be a color image taken of any surface, and in particular of a sectioned face, after which the image is optionally divided into multiple regions of interest (ROI) and analyzed for a color system variable that is representative of cure status. In some embodiments, the color system variable is the B value. Alternatively, the optical reflectance measurement may be UV or IR reflectance of a sectioned face. When two or more regions of interest are defined on a sectioned face, comparative information is valuable to assess cure at different levels, layers or portions of the interior of the fibrous product. | 10-25-2012 |
20120271445 | MULTIVARIABLE PREDICTIVE CONTROL OPTIMIZER FOR GLASS FIBER FORMING OPERATION - A system and method for determining and controlling for cure status of binder on a fibrous product are disclosed. Cure status is monitored by measuring one or more control variables and attempting to keep them within known control limits. Exemplary control variables include oven temperatures at various locations and color values of sections of the fibrous product. Sensors such as thermocouples and image capture systems sense these variables continuously online and provide input signals for a MPC processor-optimizer. The MPC optimizers balances the constraints according to a programmed optimization function and priority ranking of control variables and solves for optimal control setting on manipulatable variables, such as oven fan speed, oven setpoint temperatures and coolant water flow rate. | 10-25-2012 |
20120271588 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS THERMAL MONITORING OF CURE STATUS OF GLASS FIBER PRODUCTS - A method and apparatus for assessing the cure status of a fibrous blanket manufactured with mineral fibers and binder is disclosed and comprises using continuous thermal measurement as an assessment of cure status. A plurality of thermocouples are installed in various oven locations both above and below the path of the fibrous pack to be cured and readings from the thermocouples are compared by a processor. The thermal measurements may be inlet or outlet temperatures of any particular zone or series of zones; or entry or egress temperatures; or averages or differences of measurements from selected thermocouple locations. | 10-25-2012 |
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20080262460 | Absorbent Articles Comprising An Ink Composition - Absorbent articles comprising high barrier sheets that comprise an ink composition that is applied in aqueous form, typically (substantially) free of organic solvents, and processes for making such articles. The sheets are typically used as or part of a cuff, such as an anal and/or genital cuff (also referred to as topsheet with opening or openings) or leg cuff or barrier cuff, used in for example diapers. The water-based ink comprises typically surfactant and a specific water-based film-forming polymer solution or dispersion. | 10-23-2008 |
20090220751 | Substrates Having Improved Crockfastness - An ink-printed substrate comprising a substrate and water-based ink composition printed on the substrate, wherein the ink-printed substrate has an average crockfastness of at least about 2.5 or greater. | 09-03-2009 |
20100286644 | Substrates With Printed Patterns Thereon Providing A Three-Dimensional Appearance - Aspects of the present disclosure involve patterns on substrate surfaces, such as nonwoven webs or fabrics, plastic films, and laminates thereof, that cause the substrate surfaces to exhibit a three-dimensional appearance. In some embodiments, the three-dimensional appearance of the substrate surface resembles protrusions and indentions indicative of threads in woven cloths. The patterns are created by printing a surface of a substrate, as opposed to deforming the substrate such as by embossing. Embodiments of the patterns include a plurality of repeating shapes or macro-units disposed on the substrate surface. | 11-11-2010 |
20120029454 | Absorbent Articles with Printed Graphics Thereon Providing A Three-Dimensional Appearance - Aspects of the present disclosure involve patterns on substrate surfaces, such as nonwoven webs or fabrics, plastic films, and laminates thereof, that cause the substrate surfaces to exhibit a three-dimensional appearance. In some embodiments, the three-dimensional appearance of the substrate surface resembles protrusions and indentions indicative of threads in woven cloths. The patterns are created by printing a surface of a substrate, as opposed to deforming the substrate such as by embossing. Embodiments of the patterns include a plurality of repeating shapes or macro-units disposed on the substrate surface. Additional aspects of the present disclosure involve printing graphics including a repeating pattern on a substrate in order to provide the graphic with a perceived three-dimensional pattern. The three-dimensional pattern may resemble protrusions and indentations indicative of threads in embroidered designs and/or associated stitching used to affix sewn graphic patches to substrates. As such, the graphic exhibits an embroidered appearance. | 02-02-2012 |
20120232509 | Substrates Having Improved Crockfastness - An ink-printed substrate comprising a substrate and water-based ink composition printed on the substrate, wherein the ink-printed substrate has an average crockfastness of at least about 2.5 or greater. | 09-13-2012 |
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