Van Zijl
Eric H. Van Zijl, Ontario CA
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20110150698 | System and Method for Sanitizing a Handle - A system and method are provided for sanitizing a gas pump handle. A cover at least partially encloses the gas pump handle. The cover is able to be moved from a covered position to an uncovered position. Located on the cover are one or more nozzles or foggers for dispensing sanitizing fluid onto the handle. Sensors detect the position of the cover or the detect whether or not the handle is in the rest position. A controller, in communication with the sensors, sends a command to a pump to spray sanitizer through the nozzle or foggers after a user has pumped gas and returned the handle or the cover to the rest position. | 06-23-2011 |
Fred Van Zijl, Poeldijk NL
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20080209806 | Plant Support and Method for Cultivating a Plant - Plant support consisting of a base and a spiral, fitted rotatably thereon and extending vertically. This spiral is made for accommodating therein the main stem of a plant, such as pepper, cucumber, aubergine or tomato. Branches of the plant extend outwards to beyond the spiral. In the spiral is a stationary post. If the plant has reached the top of the spiral, the spiral is rotated with respect to the base such that the plant shifts downwards without rotating. The plant can subsequently continue to grow upwards again. A number of plant supports of this type can be combined with a common drive. | 09-04-2008 |
20100192458 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GROWING A PLANT - Method and device for growing a plant. In particular, a device intended for accommodating the quick-growing stem of tomato, cucumber and sweet pepper plants. It is proposed to wind up the stem from the bottom in such a manner that the plant continuously extends in the cultivation space at the same height. Winding up of the stem in a simple manner is possible, as a result of which the latter extends about the winding point in a coiled manner. The end of the stem is arranged in a substrate carrier, such as a gutter, which also rotates. According to another variant, the stem is pressed into substrate material during winding up, resulting in the plant forming roots, so that the part of the stem which is already developed can be cut off. | 08-05-2010 |
Margrieta Frederique Kim Van Zijl, Schiedam NL
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20120114797 | TALAROMYCES STRAINS AND ENZYME COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to | 05-10-2012 |
Nicolas Van Zijl, Duesseldorf DE
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20080311413 | Insulation Coating Composition for electrical steel - The invention provides a coating composition to coat electrical steel sheets, the composition comprising: | 12-18-2008 |
Peter Van Zijl, Ellicott City, MD US
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20120289818 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY OF LOW CONCENTRATION SOLUTES WITH EXCHANGEABLE PROTONS USING LABEL TRANSFER MODULES: FREQUENCY TRANSFER, INVERSION TRANSFER, AND DEPHASING TRANSFER - An embodiment of the current invention provides a method for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging or spectroscopy, comprising: (a) selectively exciting exchangeable solute protons or protons of exchangeable solute-based water molecules within a frequency range in a subject using at least one frequency-selective radio frequency (RF) pulse, wherein the frequency range encompasses characteristic resonance frequencies of the exchangeable solute protons or protons of exchangeable solute-based water molecules, wherein the frequency range is substantially non-overlapping with a characteristic resonance frequency of bulk water protons in the subject, wherein the at least one frequency selective RF pulse performs a substantially minimal excitation on the bulk water protons, and wherein the at least one frequency-selective RF pulse, sometimes in combination with a time period that separates the at least one frequency-selective RF pulse, magnetically labels the exchangeable solute protons or the exchangeable solute-based water molecules; (b) allowing a portion of the magnetically labeled exchangeable solute protons to exchange with the bulk water protons or allowing the magnetically labeled exchangeable solute-based water molecules to exchange with bulk water molecules; | 11-15-2012 |
Peter C. Van Zijl, Ellicott City, MD US
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20100286502 | FREQUENCY REFERENCING FOR CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER (CEST) MRI - A water saturation shift referencing (WASSR) technique performed using a magnetic resonance scanner comprises: acquiring a spatial map of Z spectra that encompass the water center frequency using sufficiently low saturation power and sufficiently acquisition short duration selected such that symmetry of the Z spectra is not obscured by magnetization transfer but dominated by direct water saturation effects so that the spectrum is substantially symmetric; and performing a symmetry analysis on the substantially symmetric Z spectra to generate a spatial map of the water center frequency. WASSR-corrected chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging is disclosed as an illustrative example. | 11-11-2010 |
20120286781 | Magnetic Resonance Methodology for Imaging of Exchange-Relayed Intramolecular Nuclear Overhauser Enhancement Effects in Mobile Solutes - An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a method for imaging exchange-relayed intramolecular Nuclear Overhauser Enhancement (NOE) effects with Magnetic Resonance (MR) in mobile solutes. In the method, non-exchangeable protons or other magnetic nuclei with resonances of a finite linewidth in the NMR proton spectrum within a species or subject can be labeled magnetically using radiofrequency. Intramolecular NOE effects can then transfer the label between the non-exchangeable nuclei and non-exchangeable and exchangeable protons in the same molecule during a magnetic steady state. The water signal is monitored to observe a reduction in the water signal due to the transfer of NOE labels to the water signal in a manner relayed through the exchangeable protons. Analysis can also be performed to produce an image or spectrum of the subject. | 11-15-2012 |
20150247908 | Non-Invasive Temperature Mapping Using Temperature-Responsive Water Saturation Shift Referencing (T-WASSR) MRI - An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a method of non-invasively detecting and imaging temperature or temperature changes by assessing the temperature induced shifts in the saturation spectrum of water using MRI, namely saturation shift referencing. This procedure includes the MRI procedures to assess water saturation spectrum and the data processing steps to determine the temperature induced shifts of water resonance frequency and consequently to estimate the temperature change. This procedure also includes the procedure of assessing fat saturation spectrum and estimating fat resonance frequency. This method can be used as a clinical procedure for temperature mapping in multiple applications, especially where a significant amount of fat is present. One application is to monitor the temperature of the targeted tumor and its surrounding tissues during the procedure of hyperthermia. Such local hyperthermia can be applied, using high-intensity focus-ultrasound for deep-seated tissues or heating supplies for superficial tissues. | 09-03-2015 |
Peter C. Van Zijl, Baltimore, MD US
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20140154185 | USE OF NON-LABELED SUGARS AND DETECTION BY MRI FOR ASSESSING TISSUE PERFUSION AND METABOLISM - A method for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging or spectroscopy on a MR scanner to detect tissue physiological parameters in one or more tissue areas in a human or non-human subject includes administering to the subject a contrast enhancing physiologically tolerable amount of a sugar that is non-labeled, subjecting the subject to an MR procedure capable of generating MR signals encoding at least one tissue area in the subject in which the sugar either passes or is taken up, detecting a temporal variation in the MR signals in the at least one tissue area after the administering the sugar, determining at least one tissue-related parameter from the temporal variation, and ascertaining whether the at least one tissue-related parameter is abnormal. | 06-05-2014 |
20160095945 | USE OF NON-LABELED SUGARS AND DETECTION BY MRI FOR ASSESSING TISSUE PERFUSION AND METABOLISM - A method for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging or spectroscopy on a MR scanner to detect tissue physiological parameters in one or more tissue areas in a human or non-human subject includes administering to the subject a contrast enhancing physiologically tolerable amount of a sugar that is non-labeled, subjecting the subject to an MR procedure capable of generating MR signals encoding at least one tissue area in the subject in which the sugar either passes or is taken up, detecting a temporal variation in the MR signals in the at least one tissue area after the administering the sugar, determining at least one tissue-related parameter from the temporal variation, and ascertaining whether the at least one tissue-related parameter is abnormal. | 04-07-2016 |
Peter C. M. Van Zijl, Baltimore, MD US
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20160082133 | CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER (CEST) BASED MRI USING REPORTER GENES AND SUBSTRATES AND METHODS THEREOF - The present invention features polypeptide or protein based reporters, wherein the MRI contrast is generated by the protein itself, and methods, MRI systems and MRI imaging kits related thereto. The present invention also features enzyme based reporters, wherein the contrast is generated by the substrate/product of an enzyme, and methods, MRI systems and MRI imaging kits related thereto. | 03-24-2016 |
Petrus Marinus Hendrikus Van Zijl, Maarssen NL
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20150329219 | System and Method For Parking and Processing Aircraft - The invention relates to an improved system for parking and processing aircraft in relatively efficient manner. The invention also relates to an improved method for parking and processing aircraft in relatively efficient manner, particularly by making use of a system for parking and processing aircraft according to the invention. | 11-19-2015 |