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20120041246 | NANOWIRE CATALYSTS - Nanowires useful as heterogeneous catalysts are provided. The nanowire catalysts are useful in a variety of catalytic reactions, for example, the oxidative coupling of methane to ethylene. Related methods for use and manufacture of the same are also disclosed. | 02-16-2012 |
20130165728 | NANOWIRE CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE AND PREPARATION - Nanowires useful as heterogeneous catalysts are provided. The nanowire catalysts are useful in a variety of catalytic reactions, for example, the oxidative coupling of methane to C2 hydrocarbons. Related methods for use and manufacture of the same are also disclosed. | 06-27-2013 |
20140018589 | NATURAL GAS PROCESSING AND SYSTEMS - The present disclosure provides natural gas and petrochemical processing systems including oxidative coupling of methane reactor systems that integrate process inputs and outputs to cooperatively utilize different inputs and outputs of the various systems in the production of higher hydrocarbons from natural gas and other hydrocarbon feedstocks. | 01-16-2014 |
20150087875 | NANOWIRE CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE AND PREPARATION - Nanowires useful as heterogeneous catalysts are provided. The nanowire catalysts are useful in a variety of catalytic reactions, for example, the oxidative coupling of methane to C2 hydrocarbons. Related methods for use and manufacture of the same are also disclosed. | 03-26-2015 |
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20090212921 | Localizing tagged assets using modulated backscatter - Methods and systems for localizing an asset using the modulated backscatter from an asset tag and one or more marker tags are described. The system includes the reader, a location module and one or more marker tags. The location estimates for the asset tag are based partially on a prior knowledge of the location of each of the one or more marker tags. The location for each marker tag may be stored in a database. The location module determines a location estimate for the asset tag using the estimated parameters of the modulated backscatter signals received from one or more marker tags and from the asset tag. Using the known locations of the marker tags, a location estimate of the asset tag can be determined. The location estimate may be a relative location, an absolute location, and/or may be a zone including the marker tags. A mobile reader using the marker tags can localize asset tags throughout a large area and may, for example, take an inventory of assets throughout the large area. | 08-27-2009 |
20100013601 | Applique Nodes for Performance and Functionality Enhancement in Radio Frequency Identification Systems - In an RFID system with existing reader and tags communicating with each other, appliqués derive information by listening to this communication to yield significant performance benefits, while not affecting the communication between the existing nodes. For example, an appliqué capable of receiving beamforming can estimate the angle of arrival of the signal emitted by a tag, thereby providing information that can be used to localize the tag. An appliqué may be connected to an existing reader by means of an existing port, such as to an antenna port or to an Ethernet port. The information from appliquéscan be integrated with that obtained from existing nodes at either the appliqués, or further up the hierarchy in middleware. | 01-21-2010 |
20100060424 | Range Extension and Multiple Access in Modulated Backscatter Systems - One or more readers transmit radio frequency (RF) beacons to be electronically reflected by tags. Data transmitted via modulated backscatter from radio frequency identification (RFID) tags is encoded so as to permit reliable demodulation of simultaneous transmissions from multiple tags. This includes the use of spreading sequences as in direct sequence spread spectrum, where the spreading sequences may be a function of the tag ID, or may be randomly chosen. Backscattered signals from multiple tags may be detected using well-known receiver techniques for code division multiple access (CDMA) systems. Readers may be equipped with transmit and/or receive antenna arrays. A receive antenna array permits a reader to estimate directions of arrival for received signals, as well as to enhance range by performing receive beamforming. | 03-11-2010 |
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20120223811 | Multiple Antenna Localizing - A reader includes a single receiver circuit and a switching circuit coupled to the single receiver circuit. A first antenna connection is coupled to the switching circuit, wherein the first antenna connection is configured to receive a first signal from a source of radio frequency waves. A second antenna connection is coupled to the switching circuit and configured to receive a second signal from the source of radio frequency waves. A processor is configured to determine angle of arrival information in accordance with the first and second signals. The processor is further configured to determine relative phase information in accordance with the first and second signals. Additionally, the processor is configured to localize the source of radio frequency waves in accordance with the angle of arrival information. The switching circuit includes a multiplexer selectively coupling the first and second antenna connections to the single receiver circuit. | 09-06-2012 |
20120319819 | Background Object Sensor - An RFD reader includes a transceiver configured to receive a first radio frequency signal reflected off at least one surface to provide baseline signal information and a second radio frequency signal reflected off the at least one surface and an object to provide further signal information. A comparator is configured to compare the baseline signal information and the further signal information to provide a signal comparison. A processor is configured to detect the presence of the object in accordance with the signal comparison. A determination is made whether the object is in motion in accordance with the signal comparison. The determination whether the object is in motion is made in accordance with a continuous fluctuation of the second radio frequency signal. A determination whether the object is no longer in motion is made in accordance with an ending of the continuous fluctuation of the second radio frequency signal. | 12-20-2012 |
20140145825 | Localization Using Virtual Antenna Arrays in Modulated Backscatter Rfid Systems - A localization method for use in a tag communication system includes associating a supertag having a plurality of tags with an item, reading backscatter signals from the tags of the plurality of tags to provide a plurality of backscatter signals, estimating a signal parameter of the backscatter signals of the plurality of backscatter signals to provide a plurality of derived signal parameters, and localizing the item in accordance with the plurality of derived signal parameters. The backscatter signals are read by a tag reader having a single antenna and the item is localized in accordance with an antenna array technique performed upon the plurality of derived signal parameters. The backscatter signals are read with an antenna array to provide a further plurality of derived signal parameters for each tag of the plurality of tags, and the item is localized in accordance with the further pluralities of derived signal parameters. | 05-29-2014 |
20140316561 | VENDING KIT AND METHOD - One variation of a method for controlling access to products from a vending machine includes: locking a door of the vending machine; recording an initial inventory of products arranged within the vending machine based on signals received by a radio antenna arranged within the vending machine and read by a radio frequency identification reader; initiating a transaction in response to receiving a cashless payment mechanism from a patron; unlocking the door in response to authentication of the cashless payment mechanism; in response to closure of the door, recording a final inventory of products within the vending machine based on signals received by the radio antenna and read by the radio frequency identification reader; and initiating a payment with the cashless payment mechanism for a difference between the initial inventory and the final inventory to complete the transaction. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316875 | METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING A PRICE OF A VENDED PRODUCT - One variation of a method for dynamically pricing vended products includes: identifying a purchase pattern of a user at a vending machine; in response to an approaching sell-by date for a unit of a product loaded into the vending machine and based on the purchase pattern, setting a discount rate for the unit of the product for the user; transmitting an electronic communication to an account associated with the user, the electronic communication indicating the discount rate for the unit of the product; identifying the user in a transaction initiated at the vending machine; and in response to selection of the unit of the product from the vending machine during the transaction, initiating a payment with a payment mechanism supplied by the user according to the discount rate. | 10-23-2014 |
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20100120792 | Substituted 2,3,4,5-Tetrahyrdo-1H-Pyrido[4,3-B]Indoles, Methods for the Production and Use Thereof - The invention relates to antagonists of serotonin 5-HT | 05-13-2010 |
20110039825 | LIGANDS OF ALPHA-ADRENOCEPTORS, DOPAMINE, HISTAMINE, IMIDAZOLINE AND SEROTONIN RECEPTORS AND THEIR USE - The invention relates to novel ligands the broad spectrum of biological activity of which includes simultaneously α-adrenoceptors, dopamine receptors, histamine receptors, imidazoline receptors and serotonin receptors, among them serotonin 5-HT | 02-17-2011 |
20110046368 | LIGANDS OF 5-HT6 RECEPTORS, A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to novel ligands of 5-HT | 02-24-2011 |
20110053915 | HETEROCYCLIC INHIBITORS OF AN Hh-SIGNAL CASCADE, MEDICINAL COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON AND METHODS FOR TREATING DISEASES CAUSED BY THE ABERRANT ACTIVITY OF AN Hh-SIGNAL SYSTEM - The invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds and to the use thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing said chemical compounds as an active ingredient and to the use thereof for producing medicinal preparations for the human being and warm-blood animals for treating diseases caused by the aberrant activity of an Hedgehog (Hh)-signal system, in particular oncological diseases. The invention also relates to the use of the above-mentioned compounds in the form of ‘molecular pharmacological tools’ for examining (in vitro and in vivo) the biochemical features of the Hh-signal system, in particular, the interaction of Hh protein and transmembrane proteins, namely, suppressor Patched (Ptc) and protooncogenic proteins. The eight groups of the claimed compounds comprise the derivatives of 2,6-dihydro-7H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyridazine-7-one and 1,4-dihydropyrazolo[3,4-b][1,4]thiazine-5-one; N-acidylated 4-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine-2-il-anilines; ([4H-thino[3,2-b]pyrrol-5-il) carbonyl]piperidine-4-carbonic acid amides; 2-(4carbomoilpyperidine-1-il)-isonicotinic acid amides; N-sylphonyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-6-carbonic acid amides; and pyridine 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c] N-acidylated 3-azole derivatives. | 03-03-2011 |
20110160197 | Substituted Indoles and a Method for the Production and Use Thereof - The invention relates to novel substituted indoles, to the use thereof in the form of pharmacological composition substances and to use of said composition for producing medicinal preparations used for preventing and treating viral diseases, in particular caused by viruses of infectious hepatitis (HCV, HBV), human immune deficiency (HIV), atypical pneumonia (SARS) and bird flu. The invention proposes novel substituted indoles of general formula (1) or the racemates or the optical isomers or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or hydrates thereof, wherein R | 06-30-2011 |
20130217703 | SUSTITUTED 2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-1H-PYRIDO[4,3-B]INDOLES, METHODS FOR USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method of antagonizing a 5-HT | 08-22-2013 |
20140100216 | STIMULATORS OF INCRETIN HORMONES SECRETION, METHOD FOR PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to the area of medicinal chemistry, pharmacology and medicine and includes description of pharmaceutical compositions and combined medicaments on the base of secretion stimulators and protectors of incretin hormones for treatment of metabolic diseases (among them, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome and the like). The invention consists in that that pharmaceutical composition or combined medicament comprises a derivative of tetrahydrobenzo[f][1,4]oxazepine—either nonsteroidal agonist of bile aids receptor TGR5, or one of endogenous bile acids which stimulate incretin hormones secretion, and also one of the known inhibitors of DPP-IV proteinase. In this case administration of TGR5 agonists is carried out peroral, and administration of endogenous bile acids is exercised rectal in the form of suppository or gel. As proteinase DPP-IV inhibitors could be used Vildagliptin, Saxagliptin, Sitagliptin, Teneligliptin, Linagliptin, Dutogliptin, Alogliptin, Gemigliptin, Carmegliptin and the like. Besides, the invention includes description of novel tetrahydrobenzo[f][1,4]oxazepine derivatives—nonsteroidal agonist of bile aids receptors TGR5, and also methods for their preparation. The invention provides enhancement of therapy effectiveness owing to synergetic action of the components, thus making possible simultaneous treatment of diabetes, and obesity, other metabolic diseases and their cardiovascular and renal complications. | 04-10-2014 |
20140303155 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND KIT FOR TREATING BACTERIAL INFECTIONS - The invention relates to pharmacology and medicine, more particularly to novel pharmaceutical compositions and pharmaceutical kits for treating bacterial infections, and to novel method for treating diseases caused by bacterial infections including tuberculosis. | 10-09-2014 |