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20140343587 | DIVERTICULA REMOVAL CLAMP - Technologies are generally provided for a tissue removal device for removing tissue protrusions extending from a wall of intestines. The tissue removal device may be a bell shaped tube configured to slide over an inflamed diverticulum that has been inverted to extend into interior space of the colon. The tissue removal device run be slid over the inverted diverticulum with a portion of the tissue removal device having a widest diameter oriented near the colon wall and a portion having a narrowest diameter oriented near a tip of the diverticulum. A pressure gradient may be induced along the walls of the tissue removal device such that the point of highest pressure at the narrowest opening may cause the walls of the diverticulum to be pinched together to induce necrosis and removal of the diverticulum, while promoting healing of the colon walls over the region of decreasing pressure. | 11-20-2014 |
20150209192 | ENDOTHERMIC SPONGE - Technologies are generally provided for a medical sponge configured to reduce a temperature at a surgical site. Endothermic reactants may be incorporated with the medical sponge to reduce a temperature at the surgical site in response to absorption of fluids. The sponge may be placed at a surgical site, and as the sponge absorbs fluids, the endothermic reactants may become hydrated. Hydration of the endothermic elements may induce an endothermic reaction, resulting in reduction of a temperature of the surrounding surgical site. The endothermic elements may be inserted within semi-permeable pouches that may be layered with the sponge. Additionally, endothermic elements may be inserted within hollow semi-permeable fibers and woven together to form the sponge. Hemostatic agents, antimicrobial agents, and analgesics may also be integrated with the medical sponge to prevent and treat other conditions experienced at the surgical site such as inflammation, pain, and infection. | 07-30-2015 |
20150342656 | FRACTURE REDUCTION STRUCTURE - Technologies are generally provided for an attachment device to achieve pelvic fracture reduction and stabilization. An example attachment device may include two or more screws coupled together in succession to generate a reduction force when inserted through bony tissue. Each screw may have a hollow center, and a guide wire defining a linear or curvilinear path through bony tissue may be configured to pass through the center of the screws. Successive screw segments may exhibit increasing thread pitch to permit generation of a reduction force across multiple fracture planes. Each screw segment may vary in length, diameter, and pitch to enable customization of a configuration of the attachment device according to anatomical needs. Distal and proximal ends of each screw segment may be configured such that multiple rotational degrees of freedom of successive screws may be permitted about axes forming tangents with a longitudinal axis of the guide wire. | 12-03-2015 |
20160074070 | MENISCAL REPOSITIONING DEVICE - Technologies are generally provided for a meniscal repositioning device to achieve at least a partial unloading of an ipsilateral tibiofemoral articulation. The device may include at least a shortening component and a fixation component. The shortening component may be configured to reduce a functional length of a meniscal root of a meniscus through an introduction of a targeted and strategic deviation in the device associated with an accommodation of the meniscal root. The deviation may cause a path of at least one portion of the meniscus to be altered, further causing the meniscus to be drawn inward towards a midline of a knee to induce a distraction force in a medial or lateral compartment of the knee between menisci. The fixation component may affix the shortening component to a portion of a tibia adjacent to the meniscal root or an anterior and/or posterior portion of the meniscal root. | 03-17-2016 |
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20120322078 | Production of Propanols, Alcohols, and Polyols in Consolidated Bioprocessing Organisms - The present invention provides for novel metabolic pathways leading to propanol, alcohol or polyol formation in a consolidated bioprocessing system (CBP), where lignocellulosic biomass is efficiently converted to such products. More specifically, the invention provides for a recombinant microorganism, where the microorganism expresses one or more native and/or heterologous enzymes; where the one or more enzymes function in one or more engineered metabolic pathways to achieve: (1) conversion of a carbohydrate source to 1,2-propanediol, isopropropanol, ethanol and/or glycerol; (2) conversion of a carbohydrate source to n-propanol and isopropanol; (3) conversion of a carbohydrate source to isopropanol and methanol; or (4) conversion of a carbohydrate source to propanediol and acetone; wherein the one or more native and/or heterologous enzymes is activated, up-regulated or down-regulated. | 12-20-2012 |
20130323822 | Yeast Expressing Saccharolytic Enzymes for Consolidated Bioprocessing Using Starch and Cellulose - The present invention is directed to a yeast strain, or strains, secreting a full suite, or any subset of that full suite, of enzymes to hydrolyze corn starch, corn fiber, lignocellulose, (including enzymes that hydrolyze linkages in cellulose, hemicellulose, and between lignin and carbohydrates) and to utilize pentose sugars (xylose and arabinose). The invention is also directed to the set of proteins that are well expressed in yeast for each category of enzymatic activity. The resulting strain, or strains can be used to hydrolyze starch and cellulose simultaneously. The resulting strain, or strains can be also metabolically engineered to produce less glycerol and uptake acetate. The resulting strain, or strains can also be used to produce ethanol from granular starch without liquefaction. The resulting strain, or strains, can be further used to reduce the amount of external enzyme needed to hydrolyze a biomass feedstock during an Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) process, or to increase the yield of ethanol during SSF at current saccharolytic enzyme loadings. In addition, multiple enzymes of the present invention can be co-expressed in cells of the invention to provide synergistic digestive action on biomass feedstock. In some aspects, host cells expressing different heterologous saccharolytic enzymes can also be co-cultured together and used to produce ethanol from biomass feedstock. | 12-05-2013 |
20140186930 | Methods for the Improvement of Product Yield and Production in a Microorganism Through the Addition of Alternate Electron Acceptors - The present invention provides for novel metabolic pathways to reduce or eliminate glycerol production and increase product formation. More specifically, the invention provides for a recombinant microorganism comprising a deletion of one or more native enzymes that function to produce glycerol and/or regulate glycerol synthesis and one or more native and/or heterologous enzymes that function in one or more engineered metabolic pathways to convert a carbohydrate source, such as lignocellulose, to a product, such as ethanol, wherein the one or more native and/or heterologous enzymes is activated, upregulated, or downregulated. The invention also provides for a recombinant microorganism comprising one or more heterologous enzymes that function to regulate glycerol synthesis and one or more native and/or heterologous enzymes that function in one or more engineered metabolic pathways to convert a carbohydrate source to ethanol, wherein said one or more native and/or heterologous enzymes is activated, upregulated or downregulated. | 07-03-2014 |
20150232863 | METHODS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PRODUCT YIELD AND PRODUCTION IN A MICROORGAMISM THROUGH THE ADDITION OF ALTERNATE ELECTRON ACCEPTORS - The present invention provides for novel metabolic pathways to reduce or eliminate glycerol production and increase product formation. More specifically, the invention provides for a recombinant microorganism comprising a deletion of one or more native enzymes that function to produce glycerol and/or regulate glycerol synthesis and one or more native and/or heterologous enzymes that function in one or more engineered metabolic pathways to convert a carbohydrate source, such as lignocellulose, to a product, such as ethanol, wherein the one or more native and/or heterologous enzymes is activated, upregulated, or downregulated. The invention also provides for a recombinant microorganism comprising one or more heterologous enzymes that function to regulate glycerol synthesis and one or more native and/or heterologous enzymes that function in one or more engineered metabolic pathways to convert a carbohydrate source to ethanol, wherein said one or more native and/or heterologous enzymes is activated, upregulated or downregulated. | 08-20-2015 |
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20130052646 | POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SELECTABLE MARKERS FOR USE IN THERMOPHILIC ORGANISMS - The present invention relates to the field of molecular biology and genetic tool development in thermophilic bacteria. In particular, it relates to the use of positive and/or negative selection markers that can be used to efficiently select modified strains of interest. By providing such capabilities, the disclosed invention facilitates the recycling of genetic markers in thermophilic bacterial host cells. The present invention also allows the creation of unmarked strains. The genetic tools disclosed in the present invention are prerequisites for making targeted higher order mutations in a single thermophilic strain background. | 02-28-2013 |
20140295516 | Genetically Modified Strain of S. Cerevisiae Engineered to Ferment Xylose and Arabinose - The present invention provides a microorganism capable of fermenting arabmose to a desired product such as ethanol. In some embodiments, the organism is also capable of fermenting xylose. In some embodiments, the organism is capable of fermenting arabinose and xylose, and expresses one or more cellulases. | 10-02-2014 |
20140308724 | Yeast Expressing Saccharolytic Enzymes for Consolidated Bioprocessing Using Starch and Cellulose - The present invention is directed to a yeast strain, or strains, secreting a full suite, or any subset of that full suite, of enzymes to hydrolyze corn starch, corn fiber, lignocellulose, (including enzymes that hydrolyze linkages in cellulose, hemicellulose, and between lignin and carbohydrates) and to utilize pentose sugars (xylose and arabinose). The invention is also directed to the set of proteins that are well expressed in yeast for each category of enzymatic activity. The resulting strain, or strains can be used to hydrolyze starch and cellulose simultaneously. The resulting strain, or strains can be also metabolically engineered to produce less glycerol and uptake acetate. The resulting strain, or strains can also be used to produce ethanol from granular starch without liquefaction. The resulting strain, or strains, can be further used to reduce the amount of external enzyme needed to hydrolyze a biomass feedstock during an Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) process, or to increase the yield of ethanol during SSF at current saccharolytic enzyme loadings. In addition, multiple enzymes of the present invention can be co-expressed in cells of the invention to provide synergistic digestive action on biomass feedstock. In some aspects, host cells expressing different heterologous saccharolytic enzymes can also be co-cultured together and used to produce ethanol from biomass feedstock. | 10-16-2014 |
20140356921 | Engineering Microorganisms to Increase Ethanol Production by Metabolic Redirection - The present invention provides for the manipulation of carbon flux in a recombinant host cell to increase the formation of desirable products. The invention relates to cellulose-digesting organisms that have been genetically modified to allow the production of ethanol at a high yield by redirecting carbon flux at key steps of central metabolism. | 12-04-2014 |
20140370561 | GENETICALLY MODIFIED CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM ENGINEERED TO FERMENT XYLOSE - One aspect of the invention relates to industrial bioconversion of the xylose portion of biomass materials into fuels and chemicals. Another aspect of the invention relates to industrial bioconversion of the xylan portion of biomass materials into fuels and chemicals. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to the bacterium | 12-18-2014 |
20160068850 | YEAST EXPRESSING SACCHAROLYTIC ENZYMES FOR CONSOLIDATED BIOPROCESSING USING STARCH AND CELLULOSE - The present invention is directed to a yeast strain, or strains, secreting a full suite, or any subset of that full suite, of enzymes to hydrolyze corn starch, corn fiber, lignocellulose, (including enzymes that hydrolyze linkages in cellulose, hemicellulose, and between lignin and carbohydrates) and to utilize pentose sugars (xylose and arabinose). The invention is also directed to the set of proteins that are well expressed in yeast for each category of enzymatic activity. The resulting strain, or strains can be used to hydrolyze starch and cellulose simultaneously. The resulting strain, or strains can be also metabolically engineered to produce less glycerol and uptake acetate. The resulting strain, or strains can also be used to produce ethanol from granular starch without liquefaction. The resulting strain, or strains, can be further used to reduce the amount of external enzyme needed to hydrolyze a biomass feedstock during an Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) process, or to increase the yield of ethanol during SSF at current saccharolytic enzyme loadings. In addition, multiple enzymes of the present invention can be co-expressed in cells of the invention to provide synergistic digestive action on biomass feedstock. In some aspects, host cells expressing different heterologous saccharolytic enzymes can also be co-cultured together and used to produce ethanol from biomass feedstock. | 03-10-2016 |
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20120326219 | DYNAMIC MEMORY STRUCTURE - A dynamic memory structure includes a strip semiconductor material disposed on a substrate, a gate standing astride the strip semiconductor material and dividing the strip semiconductor material into a source terminal, a drain terminal and a channel region wherein a source width of the source terminal is larger than or equal to a channel width, a dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the strip semiconductor material, and a capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and including the source terminal serving as a lower electrode. | 12-27-2012 |
20130091312 | RECONFIGURABLE HIGH SPEED MEMORY CHIP MODULE AND ELECTRONICS SYSTEM DEVICE - A reconfigurable high speed memory chip module includes a type of memory cell array group, a first transmission bus, and a logic unit. The type memory cell array group includes multiple memory cell array integrated circuits (ICs). The first transmission bus coupled to the type memory cell array group has a first programmable transmitting or receiving data rate, a first programmable transmitting or receiving signal swing, a first programmable bus width, and a combination thereof. The logic unit is coupled to the first transmission bus for accessing the type memory cell array group through the first transmission bus. | 04-11-2013 |
20130091315 | HIGH SPEED MEMORY CHIP MODULE AND ELECTRONICS SYSTEM DEVICE WITH A HIGH SPEED MEMORY CHIP MODULE - A high speed memory chip module includes a type of memory cell array group and a logic unit. The type memory cell array group includes multiple memory cell array integrated circuits (ICs), and each of the memory cell array ICs has a data bus and at least one memory cell array, and corresponds to first metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) gate length corresponding to a first MOSFET process. The logic unit accesses the type of memory cell array group through a first transmission bus, where bus width of the first transmission bus is wider than bus width of the data bus of each of the memory cell array ICs. Corresponding to a second MOSFET process, the logic unit has a second MOSFET gate length which is shorter than the first MOSFET gate length. | 04-11-2013 |
20150294974 | DYNAMIC MEMORY STRUCTURE - A dynamic memory structure is disclosed. The dynamic memory structure includes: a substrate; a first strip semiconductor material disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a gate standing astride the first strip semiconductor material, extending along a second direction and dividing the first strip semiconductor material into a first source terminal, a first drain terminal and a first channel region; a first dielectric layer sandwiched between the gate and the first strip semiconductor material; a first capacitor unit disposed on the substrate and comprising the first source terminal serving as a bottom electrode, a second dielectric layer covering the first source terminal to serve as a capacitor dielectric layer and a capacitor metal layer covering the second dielectric layer to serve as a top electrode. Preferably, the first source terminal and the first drain terminal have asymmetric shapes. | 10-15-2015 |
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20110304442 | RECOGNIZING TIRE SENSOR LOCATION IN FACTORY MODE FOR TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A method for localizing tire sensors includes determining a wake up field power, transmitting an LF wake up field having the wake up field power from an LF antenna on the vehicle, receiving an identification signal from each tire sensor awakened by the transmitted LF wake up field, and determining whether a desired number of tire sensors have woken up in response to the transmitted LF wake up field based on the received identification signals. When the desired number of tire sensors have woken up, the method can further include recording the identification signals received from the awakened tire sensors and the respective antennas that awoke the respective tire sensors. The method further includes determining whether a desired number of antennas have transmitted a respective LF wake up field. When the desired number of antennas have transmitted a respective LF wake up field, the method can further include comparing the received identification signals and determining locations for the tire sensors based on which respective antenna woke up which respective tire sensor and whether the received identification signals match other received identification signals. | 12-15-2011 |
20110304449 | UNIQUE HEADER FORMAT FOR TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A vehicle entry/tire pressure management system includes an ECU, tire sensors mounted in, on or adjacent respective tires of the vehicle, a portable transmission/reception unit configured to be carried by an operator of the vehicle, and an antenna mounted on the vehicle and in communication with the ECU. Each tire sensor is configured to transmit an RF signal. The portable transmission/reception unit can transmit RF signals for controlling operations of the vehicle including unlocking doors of the vehicle. The antenna is configured to transmit an LF tire sensor wake up field to wake up the tire sensors. The tire sensor wake up field includes a unique header format. The tire sensors only fully wake up upon receiving the unique header format. | 12-15-2011 |
20110304451 | LOCALIZATION OF TIRE FOR TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A vehicle entry/tire pressure management system includes a plurality of tire sensors, a plurality of low frequency (“LF”) antennas and an ECU. Each tire sensor is mounted in a respective tire of the vehicle. Each LF antenna is mounted on the vehicle and is configured to transmit an LF field to wake up two tire sensors. Some antennas can also be configured to transmit a SMART entry LF search field to wake up a portable transmission/reception unit for keyless entry of the vehicle. The ECU is in communication with the tire sensors, via a receiver, and the LF antennas. The ECU is configured to receive identification signals from the respective tire sensors and to determine locations of the respective tire sensors based on which antenna woke up the tire sensor transmitting the respective identification signal and whether the respective identification signal matches other received identification signals. | 12-15-2011 |
20110304452 | TWO AXIS ANTENNA FOR TPMS SENSOR - A vehicle entry/tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle includes an ECU, LF antennas mounted on the vehicle and being in communication with the ECU, and tire sensors mounted in, on or adjacent respective tires of the vehicle. Each LF antenna is configured to transmit an LF tire sensor wake up field and a SMART entry LF search field to wake up a portable transmission/reception unit for keyless entry of the vehicle tire sensor. Each tire sensor includes a two-axis receiver antenna and an RF transmitter configured to transmit an RF signal. Each two-axis receiver antenna is configured such that a first axis of the two-axis antenna is configured to detect a respective LF field transmitted by one of the LF antennas and a second axis of the two-axis antenna is configured to detect a respective LF field transmitted by another of the LF antennas. | 12-15-2011 |
20110304453 | MEMORIZING LOCATION OF TIRES IN TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A vehicle system includes a plurality of tire sensors, a plurality of low frequency (“LF”) antennas and an ECU. Each tire sensor is mounted in a respective tire of the vehicle. Each LF antenna is mounted on the vehicle and is configured to transmit an LF field to wake up two tire sensors. The ECU is in communication with the tire sensors, via a receiver, and the LF antennas. The ECU is configured to receive identification signals from the respective tire sensors and to determine locations of the respective tire sensors based on which antenna woke up the tire sensor transmitting the respective identification signal and whether the respective identification signal matches other received identification signals. The ECU is further configured to store the identification signals in the memory with the identification signals being associated with the respective tire sensors that transmitted the identification signal. | 12-15-2011 |
20110304454 | RADIO SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT WITH TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A tire pressure monitoring system includes tire sensors mounted in, on or adjacent respective tires of the vehicle, LF antennas mounted on the vehicle, and an ECU. Each tire sensor is configured to transmit an RF signal and to detect an LF field. Each antenna is configured to transmit an LF field to wake up the tire sensors. The ECU is in communication with the antenna, the tire sensors and a radio configured to receive AM broadcast signals. The ECU can communicate with the radio to inhibit speakers in communication with the radio from emitting sound while each LF field to wake up the tire sensors is being transmitted. | 12-15-2011 |
20120160582 | HOOD MOUNTED BATTERY SET PLATE - A battery mounting arrangement for a vehicle includes a compartment (e.g., an engine compartment), a cover disposed over the compartment (e.g., a hood disposed over an engine compartment) and a spring mounted set plate mounted to the cover for applying a hold down force on an associated battery mounted in the compartment. | 06-28-2012 |
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20120222770 | FLEXIBLE UNBONDED OIL PIPE SYSTEM WITH AN OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR INSIDE - The invention relates to an unbonded flexible pipe comprising an internal sheath, at least one armor layer surrounding said internal sheath and a bore defined by said internal sheath, the flexible pipe further comprising a fiber sensor arranged in said bore. By arranging the fiber in the bore of the unbounded flexible pipe, new opportunities for sensing desired properties of the unbounded flexible pipe is provided. | 09-06-2012 |
20130220468 | FLEXIBLE PIPE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a flexible pipe system comprising an unbonded flexible pipe having a centre axis and a sensor system at least partly integrated in the unbonded flexible pipe. The unbonded flexible pipe has a length and a longitudinal direction along the length and comprises an inner sealing sheath and at least a first sensor containing armoring layer. The first sensor containing armoring layer comprises a plurality of elongated armoring elements arranged around the internal sealing sheath. The sensor system comprises: a plurality of optical fiber sensor units, at least one light pump for the optical fiber sensor units, a data collecting unit, and a computing unit. The optical fiber sensor units are optically connected to the data collecting unit, and the data collecting unit is in data communication with the computing unit. At least one of the elongated armoring elements of the first sensor containing armoring layer is a sensor containing element. The sensor containing elements each having integrated therein at least a part of one or more of the optical fiber sensor units, the optical fiber sensor units of the first sensor containing armoring layer extending along a monitoring length section of the flexible pipe, and the optical fiber sensor units being arranged to measure a change in strain of the respective sensor containing elements. The invention further relates to a method of detecting a break in an elongated armoring element. | 08-29-2013 |
20140196810 | ARMOURING ELEMENT FOR UNBONDED FLEXIBLE PIPE - The invention relates to an armouring element for an unbonded flexible pipe. The armouring element has a longitudinal axis and an elongated outer shape along said axis. The armouring element further has a longitudinal recess configured for fully or partly taking up a sensor element. The recess has a recess surface area and at least a surface area fixing part of the recess surface area has a surface finish comprising a surface roughness Ra. The invention further relates to an armouring element assembly and an unbonded flexible pipe comprising the armouring element, and a method of producing an armouring element assembly. | 07-17-2014 |
20150059904 | UNBONDED FLEXIBLE PIPE WITH AN OPTICAL FIBER CONTAINING LAYER - A unbonded flexible pipe with a length and a longitudinal axis is described. The pipe comprises an innermost sealing sheath defining a bore, at least one armor layer surrounding the inner sealing sheath and at least one optical fiber containing layer, wherein the optical fiber containing layer comprises at least one tape and at least one optical fiber arranged with a length of at least about 3 times the length of the flexible pipe. In an embodiment the optical fiber is incorporated into the at least one tape of said optical fiber containing layer to provide an integrated fiber tape where advantageously the optical fiber is arranged with S-shaped folds. | 03-05-2015 |