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20140012605 | METHOD OF RE-DISTRIBUTING AND REALIZING WEALTH BASED ON VALUE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS OR OTHER ASSETS - Methods of re-distributing and realizing wealth based on the value of intangible, tangible or other assets are described. For example, one or more intangible assets, including but not limited to the company's established goodwill, may be sold to a purchaser corporation in exchange for an issuance of shares in the purchaser corporation's capital stock. Rights in the intangible assets may then be leased back to the seller company on terms that provide for the payment of periodic rent to the purchaser corporation. With the seller company's intangible assets having been converted at least partially into tangible, recordable investment property, the purchaser corporation may extend a credit facility to the seller company secured by the acquired shares in the corporation's issued capital stock. Loan advances drawn on the credit facility may then be taken by the seller company from time to time so as to generate positive real cash flows to the seller company. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012781 | METHOD OF RE-DISTRIBUTING AND REALIZING WEALTH BASED ON VALUE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS OR OTHER ASSETS - Methods of re-distributing and realizing wealth based on the value of intangible, tangible or other assets are described. For example, one or more intangible assets, including but not limited to the company's established goodwill, may be sold to a purchaser corporation in exchange for an issuance of shares in the purchaser corporation's capital stock. Rights in the intangible assets may then be leased back to the seller company on terms that provide for the payment of periodic rent to the purchaser corporation. With the seller company's intangible assets having been converted at least partially into tangible, recordable investment property, the purchaser corporation may extend a credit facility to the seller company secured by the acquired shares in the corporation's issued capital stock. Loan advances drawn on the credit facility may then be taken by the seller company from time to time so as to generate positive real cash flows to the seller company. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012782 | METHOD OF RE-DISTRIBUTING AND REALIZING WEALTH BASED ON VALUE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS OR OTHER ASSETS - Methods of re-distributing and realizing wealth based on the value of intangible, tangible or other assets are described. For example, one or more intangible assets, including but not limited to the company's established goodwill, may be sold to a purchaser corporation in exchange for an issuance of shares in the purchaser corporation's capital stock. Rights in the intangible assets may then be leased back to the seller company on terms that provide for the payment of periodic rent to the purchaser corporation. With the seller company's intangible assets having been converted at least partially into tangible, recordable investment property, the purchaser corporation may extend a credit facility to the seller company secured by the acquired shares in the corporation's issued capital stock. Loan advances drawn on the credit facility may then be taken by the seller company from time to time so as to generate positive real cash flows to the seller company. | 01-09-2014 |
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20120214236 | GENERATING INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS AND PROGENITOR CELLS FROM FIBROBLASTS - The present disclosure provides a method of generating progenitor cells, such as hematopoietic or neural progenitor cells, from fibroblasts, such as dermal fibroblasts, comprising providing fibroblasts that express or are treated with a POU domain containing gene or protein and culturing the cells under conditions that allow production of progenitor cells, without traversing the pluripotent state. Also provided is a method of isolating a subpopulation of fibroblasts with reprogramming potential comprising providing fibroblasts that express an Oct-4-reporter and isolating cells that are positive for the reporter. Further provided is a method of generating reprogrammed fibroblast-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. Also provided are uses and assays of the cells produced by the methods of the disclosure. | 08-23-2012 |
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20150038371 | TRANSFORMED HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The present disclosure provides transformed human pluripotent stem cell (t-hPSC). t-hPSCs are not dependent on Oct4 for renewal and survival, however exhibit a sensitivity to reduced levels of the transcription factor Nanog. Also provided are methods of culturing cells for use in a cell-based screening assay comprising placing one or more transformed human pluripotent stem cells into a receptacle and culturing said stem cells in the receptacle to form a monolayer of stem cells without cell overlap. Methods of screening compounds using t-hPSCs are also described. | 02-05-2015 |
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20090114387 | METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING COMPOUNDS USEFUL FOR PRODUCING HEAVY OILS FROM UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS - Described herein are methods for identifying compounds useful for producing heavy oil from an underground reservoir. The methods facilitate the development of chemicals with improved physicochemical features. The methods generally involve first identifying a physicochemical property of a compound that needs to be improved in order to increase the efficiency of heavy oil removal from underground reservoirs. Next, the physicochemical property is calculated by molecular modeling using semi-empirical or ab-initio calculations. By modifying the molecular model of the compound, the targeted physicochemical property can be optimized. After a suitable compound has been identified, the compound can be synthesized and evaluated. | 05-07-2009 |
20090159288 | Chemically enhanced thermal recovery of heavy oil - Described herein are methods for removing heavy oils from underground reservoirs. The methods involve the use of chemical compositions in combination with steam techniques for the efficient removal of heavy oils. | 06-25-2009 |
20090188304 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A COUETTE DEVICE TO CREATE AND STUDY EMULSIONS - A method for generating and characterizing an emulsion. The method provides a Couette device having first and second cylindrical members that define an annulus between them. The second cylindrical member is rotatably driven with respect to the first cylindrical member. Two or more substances each in a non-emulsified state are injected into the annulus. The Couette device is operated in a first mode to generate an emulsion from the two or more substances. The Couette device is also operated in a second mode to measure various attributes of the emulsion. | 07-30-2009 |
20110106456 | MATERIAL WETTABILITY CHARACTERIZATION AND CHEMICAL ADDITIVE EVALUATION - Methods and related systems are described for determining a property of a solid material relating to wettability, and for evaluating chemical additives. A solid particle is positioned at an interface between a lighter fluid phase, such as oil, and a denser fluid phase, such as water. An external force is applied, preferably with a centrifuge, so as to urge the solid particle into the denser fluid phase. An observation is made as to whether the particles has passed through the denser fluid phase, and based on the observation the contact angle is calculated. The calculation is also based on the densities of each fluid phase, of the solid material, the amount of the external force applied, size of the solid material, and interfacial tension between the two phases. The calculation also preferably accounts for two curvatures representing the interface between the first phase and the second phase as deformed by the solid material. | 05-05-2011 |
20120220502 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALKYLALKOXYSULFONATES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH TEMPERATURE STABLE FOAMS - The present invention is directed to the use of alkylalkoxysulfonates for the production of foams, which are stable at high temperatures, e.g. up to about 250° C. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing of high temperature stable foams by using a foamable aqueous composition comprising at least one linear alkylalkoxysulfonate. | 08-30-2012 |
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20090299551 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT LIFTING A COMMON PAYLOAD - A system and method are provided for controlling a plurality of aircraft to lift a common payload. The system comprises of multiple aircraft tethered to a common payload, where the group of said aircraft form a swarm that is controlled by a pilot station. Each said aircraft is autonomously stabilized and guided through a swarm avionics unit, which further comprises of sensor, communication, and processing hardware. At the said pilot station, a pilot remotely enters payload destinations, which is processed and communicated to each said aircraft. The method for controlling a multi-aircraft lifting system comprises of first inputting the desired location of the payload, and then determining a series of intermediary payload waypoints. Next, these payload waypoints are used by the swarm waypoint controller to generate individual waypoints for each aircraft; a flight controller for each aircraft moves the aircraft to these individual waypoints. | 12-03-2009 |
20140025238 | System and Method for Multiple Aircraft Lifting a Common Payload - A system and method are provided for controlling a plurality of aircraft to lift a common payload. The system comprises of multiple aircraft tethered to a common payload, where the group of aircraft form a swarm that is controlled by a pilot station. Each aircraft is autonomously stabilized and guided through a swarm avionics unit, which further includes sensor, communication, and processing hardware. At the pilot station, a pilot remotely enters payload destinations, which is processed and communicated to each aircraft. The method for controlling a multi-aircraft lifting system includes of inputting the desired location of the payload, and determining a series of intermediary payload waypoints. Next, these payload waypoints are used by the swarm waypoint controller to generate individual waypoints for each aircraft. A flight controller for each aircraft moves the aircraft to these individual waypoints. | 01-23-2014 |