01st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110003206 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE ELEMENT AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material having a specific surface area of 0.1 to 0.5 m | 2011-01-06 |
20110003207 | Anode Composition Comprising Acrylonitrile-Acrylic Acid Copolymer As Binder, Method For Preparing The Anode Composition And Lithium Secondary Battery Using The Anode Composition - An anode composition for a lithium secondary battery is provided. The anode composition comprises an anode active material, a conductive material, and an acrylonitrile-acrylic acid copolymer with a high molecular weight as a binder. The acrylonitrile-acrylic acid copolymer has a molar ratio of acrylonitrile to acrylic acid of 1:0.01-2. Further provided are a method for preparing the anode composition and a lithium secondary battery using the anode composition. The binder has improved resistance to an electrolyte solution due to its enhanced adhesive strength. In addition, the use of the anode composition prevents the active material layer from being peeled off or separated from a current collector during charge and discharge to achieve improved capacity and cycle life characteristics of the battery. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003208 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including: a current collector; and an active material layer including at least two alloy-based active materials selected from the group consisting of silicon, tin, a silicon oxide, and a tin oxide. The active material layer includes a first portion supported on a surface of the current collector, a second portion supported on a surface of the first portion, and a third portion supported on a surface of the second portion. The first portion includes the silicon oxide or the tin oxide, and the oxygen content in the silicon oxide or the tin oxide in the first portion decreases continuously or stepwise as approaching the second portion. The second portion includes silicon or tin. The third portion includes the silicon oxide or the tin oxide, and the oxygen content in the silicon oxide or the tin oxide in the third portion increases continuously or stepwise with distance from the second portion. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003209 | SEPARATOR FOR BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The separator for a battery according to the present invention is a separator for a battery including an insulator layer containing a fibrous material having a heat resistant temperature of equal to or higher than 150° C., insulating inorganic fine particles and a binder, or a separator for a battery including a porous layer formed of a thermal melting resin and an insulator layer containing insulating inorganic fine particles and a binder, wherein water content per unit volume is equal to or smaller than 1 mg/cm | 2011-01-06 |
20110003210 | Polyolefin Microporous Membrane Surface-Modified By Hydrophilic Polymer, Surface Modification Method Thereof And Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery Including The Same - Disclosed herein are a polyolefin microporous membrane of which surface is modified by a hydrophilic polymer, a surface modification method thereof and a lithium ion polymer battery including the surface-modified polyolefin microporous membrane as a separator. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003211 | ELECTRODES WITH SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTES - An electrode assembly that includes an electrode film and a current collector is provided. The electrode film includes electrode active material, electronically conductive particles, and a solid polymer electrolyte. In some embodiments, no additional binder is used as the solid polymer electrolyte also acts as a binder to hold together the active material and electronically conductive particles, thus creating a freestanding electrode film. Such a freestanding film makes it possible to deposit a very thin current collector layer, thus increasing specific energy and specific power for electrochemical cells in which these electrode assemblies are used. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003212 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SECONDARY BATTERY - A multilayer whole solid-type lithium ion rechargeable battery has hitherto been produced by stacking green sheets of a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer, which are formed of respective materials different from each other in coefficient of thermal expansion, and firing the layers at a time. This technique poses problems of delamination and nonlamination attributable to a difference in shrinkage. The problems can be solved by forming green sheets with the addition of a sintering aid to each starting material powder for the positive electrode layer, the solid electrolyte layer, and the negative electrode layer and performing control, by setting the additive rate of the sintering aid and the firing temperature, so that the shrinkages of the respective green sheets are substantially equal to each other. Consequently, unfavorable phenomena such as delamination can be prevented. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003213 | METAL-AIR BATTERY WITH SILOXANE MATERIAL - A metal-air battery includes an air electrode and a siloxane material proximate to or incorporated within the air electrode. A method is also disclosed that includes providing a siloxane material, providing a transfer layer, and co-extruding the siloxane material with the transfer layer to form a siloxane membrane. The siloxane membrane may be used in a metal-air battery. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003214 | HYDRODESULFURIZER RECYCLE APPLIED UPSTREAM OF PROCESSOR FEEDSTOCK PRESSURIZATION - Fuel processing by a reformer ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110003215 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - There is disclosed a fuel cell system capable of drying a fuel cell in a short time after a system stop instruction is issued. The fuel cell system includes a controller to control the execution of a normal operation and a dry operation which decreases the water content of the fuel cell as compared with the normal operation. The controller executes the dry operation prior to the system stop instruction so that the water content of the fuel cell is decreased as compared with the normal operation at a time of the system stop instruction. The controller may execute the dry operation before the system stop instruction in a case where it is predicted that the temperature of the fuel cell at the system stop or the next system start is a predetermined low temperature. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003216 | FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The fuel cell according to the present invention includes a membrane electrode assembly, two diffusion layers, an oxygen supplying layer, a water-absorbing layer, and a current collector. An end portion of the water-absorbing layer is located on a plane including an opening portion or on the fuel cell-side with respect to the plane. A length from one end portion to the other end portion of a part of the oxygen supplying layer which contacts the water-absorbing layer in a cross section of the fuel cell taken along a surface which includes the water-absorbing layer and which is perpendicular to the plane is shorter than a length from one end portion to the other end portion of the water-absorbing layer including a part of the water-absorbing layer which contacts the oxygen supplying layer in the cross section. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003217 | WICKING LAYER FOR MANAGING MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION IN A FUEL CELL - An exemplary device for managing moisture content within a fuel cell includes a reactant distribution plate having a plurality of members that establish reactant flow channels that are open on at least one side of the plate. A wicking layer is against the one side of the plate. The wicking layer includes a first portion that is uninterrupted and covers over at least some of the channels. A second portion of the wicking layer extends along ends of at least some of the members such that sections of the channels coextensive with the second portion are open toward the one side. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003218 | Device, Method and System for Producing Thermal and/or Kinetic and Electrical Energy - The present concerns an apparatus ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110003219 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL INCLUDING BYPASS CIRCUIT - In one aspect there is disclosed a solid oxide fuel cell including an insulating housing. A plurality of interconnected cells defining a stack are disposed within the housing. Each of the fuel cells includes an anode and a cathode. A bypass circuit is positioned outside of the housing and is coupled between the anode and the cathode of at least a portion of the plurality of cells allowing modification of an interconnection between the cells. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003220 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DISCONNECTION OF A FUEL CELL - The invention relates to a method for the disconnection of a fuel cell ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110003221 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Provided is a fuel cell system which can properly control a refresh operation. A controller controls the refresh operation so that an output voltage does not exceed an avoidance voltage even after the refresh operation. Specifically, the controller estimates the output voltage after the refresh operation from the output voltage before the refresh operation and controls execution of the refresh operation so that the estimated output voltage after the refresh operation does not exceed the avoidance voltage. For example, if before the refresh operation, when judging that the estimated output voltage after the refresh operation does not exceed the avoidance voltage, the controller executes the refresh operation. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003222 | HYDROGEN PASSIVATION SHUT DOWN SYSTEM FOR A FUEL CELL POWER PLANT - The invention is a hydrogen passivation shut down system for a fuel cell power plant ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110003223 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell vehicle is controlled by performing a rate limiting control process for reducing electric power generated by a fuel cell to reduce a frequency at which a voltage generated by the fuel cell is equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage when electric power requested by a load is lowered, and changing a rotational speed of an air pump depending on the electric power requested by the load when the electric power generated by the fuel cell is reduced. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003224 | EVAPORATIVELY COOLED FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN EVAPORATIVELY COOLED FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110003225 | RECHARGING VALVE FOR A FUEL CELL - The present invention relates to a recharging valve for an electrical power generator. The electrical power generator includes one or more fuel cells, a housing, surrounding the one or more fuel cells, a sleeve contacting at least a portion of an outer surface of the housing, a fuel chamber enclosing a hydrogen generating fuel, and one or more recharging valves, in contact with the fuel chamber. The recharging valves provide a means for safe and rapid recharging the hydrogen generating fuel. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003226 | FUEL CELL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A fuel cell is described. The fuel cell includes current collectors, each of which includes a substrate of lightweight material, such as Kapton material. Micro channels are formed via laser machining or chemical etching into the substrate. The current collectors further include conductive layers sputtered on the substrate, and protective coating on the conductive layers. A variety of materials are available for the conductive layers. The fuel cell so developed is particularly well suited to mobile applications, such as electronic devices. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003227 | Fuel Cell - Disclosed is a fuel cell including a fuel cell stack; a stack case which contains the fuel cell stack; and a blocking device including connecting portions which electrically connect, to output terminal portions of the fuel cell stack, output cables to transmit the output of the fuel cell stack to a device provided outside the stack case, the blocking device being capable of blocking the mutual connection performed by the mechanical operation of the connecting portions from the outside of the stack case. Moreover, at least a portion of the blocking device in which the output cables are electrically connected to the connecting portions is arranged outside the stack case. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003228 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL STACK - Disclosed is a sealing assembly for metal components, wherein the sealing assembly has an electrical insulating effect, and wherein the sealing assembly comprises a ceramic layer and a base brazing material disposed thereon, to which germanium is added. The addition of germanium advantageously ranges from 0.1 to 5.0 mol %, and preferably between 0.5 and 2.5 mol %. A particular embodiment provides for the use of a brazing material which additionally comprises silicon in the range of>0 to 2.5 mol %, and preferably between 0.1 and 0.9 mol %. Furthermore, a brazing material having a further addition of 10 to 40% by volume of Al | 2011-01-06 |
20110003229 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND MEMBRANES RELATED THERETO - Embodiments of the invention relate to electrochemical cells and membranes including alternating electrically conductive and dielectric regions. One embodiment describes an ion-conducting composite layer for an electrochemical cell, including two or more electrically conductive components, each electrically conductive component having one or more electrically conductive passageways and one or more dielectric components, each dielectric component having one or more ion-conducting passageways. The electrically conductive components and the dielectric components are adjacently arranged to provide a fluidically impermeable composite layer. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003230 | Compression Apparatus for Fuel Cell Stack - In a fuel cell stack assembly, a mechanism for securing the fuel cell stack in its compressed, assembled state includes a spring bar loading a disc spring at an inner diameter of the disc spring and a compression band which circumscribes the fuel cell stack assembly. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003231 | Fuel Cell Components Including Immobilized Heteropolyacids - A fuel cell component is made with a composite including a proton conducting polymer, a water insoluble proton conducting inorganic material, and a heteropolyacid immobilized by chemically bonding to the inorganic material. In another embodiment, the fuel cell component is made with a composite including a non-proton conducting polymer, a water insoluble inorganic material, and a heteropolyacid immobilized by chemically bonding to the inorganic material, the heteropolyacid causing the composite to show proton conductivity. In a further embodiment, the fuel cell component is made with a composite comprising a proton conducting polymer, a water insoluble proton conducting inorganic material, and a heteropolyacid immobilized by chemically bonding to the inorganic material, the composite having substantially identical structure of the unmodified heteropolyacid. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003232 | SEAL STRUCTURE ADOPTED IN MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL - First reinforcing members, having a low modulus of elasticity, are disposed between an electrolyte membrane and second reinforcing members having a high modulus of elasticity, so as not to allow the electrolyte membrane to readily rub against the first reinforcing members as the electrolyte membrane expands and shrinks and to ultimately prevent degradation of the electrolyte membrane. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003233 | Solid oxide electrolytic device - A monolithic electrolytic assembly (MEA), as well as associated structures and processes operative in the general field of solid oxide electrolytic devices, is disclosed. The invention provides a reliable and durable interconnect for both structural and electrical components of such devices. In the present invention, thin-film-based solid oxide fuel cells and solid oxide oxygen/hydrogen generators may be fabricated using primarily solid metal alloys as underlying components of thin film and thick film structures built thereon. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003234 | Polymer Composition, Polymer Membrane Comprising the Polymer Composition, Process for Preparing it and Fuel Cell Comprising the Membrane - A polymer composition comprising (a) a polybenzimidazole derived from (a1) at least one bis-(ortho-diamino) aromatic compound and (a2) at least one aromatic carboxylic acid or derivative thereof, each containing at least two acid groups and at least one hydroxyl group in α-position of a carboxylic group; (b) orthophosphoric acid; and (c) polyphosphoric acids of the formula (I): HO[P(O)(OH)] | 2011-01-06 |
20110003235 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solid oxide fuel cell comprising a metal frame, a porous metal substrate, a first anode isolation layer, an anode interlayer, a second anode isolation layer, an electrolyte layer, a cathode isolation layer, a cathode interlayer and a cathode current collecting layer. The first anode isolation layer, the anode interlayer, the second anode isolation layer, the electrolyte layer, the cathode isolation layer, the cathode interlayer and the cathode current collecting layer are sequentially disposed on the porous metal substrate. The first anode isolation layer is porous sub-micron structured or porous micron structured; the anode interlayer is porous nano structured; the second anode isolation layer is dense structured or porous nano structured; the electrolyte is dense and gas-tight; the cathode isolation layer is dense structured or porous nano structured; the cathode interlayer is porous nano structured or porous sub-micron structured; and the cathode current collecting layer is porous micron structured. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003236 | Reducing Loss of Liquid Electrolyte From a High Temperature Polymer-Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell - A method for controlling an amount of a liquid electrolyte in a polymer-electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell is provided. The method comprises enriching one or more of a fuel flow and an air flow with a vapor of the liquid electrolyte, the liquid electrolyte being unreplenishable via an electrochemical reaction of the fuel cell. The method further comprises delivering the vapor of the liquid electrolyte to the fuel cell including the polymer-electrolyte membrane via one or more of the gas-permeable anode and or the gas-permeable cathode. In this manner, loss of liquid electrolyte from the PEM membrane of the fuel cell can be reduced, leading to improved fuel-cell endurance. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003237 | SLIDEABLE CYLINDRICAL VALVE FOR FUEL CELL - A power generator including one or more fuel cells, a fuel chamber enclosing a hydrogen generating fuel, and one or more slideable cylindrical valves in contact with the fuel chamber. The one or more valves include an inner cylindrical component with first perforations, and a slideable cylindrical component with second perforations and having a plurality of separated flexible sections. The valves are useful in controlling the flow of hydrogen into the anode portion of the fuel cell. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003238 | Pump and Fuel Cell System Having a Pump - A pump has a shaft, an impeller arranged on the shaft, and a labyrinth seal which is arranged between stationary and moving parts of the pump. A plurality of blades are arranged on the rotor and a labyrinth seal extends at least between the shaft and a rear portion of the blades. A gap in the labyrinth seal is designed such that liquid water can be actively carried away, with the labyrinth seal for this purpose being designed at least in places with a channel in the form of a spiral and/or a staircase. The invention also relates to a fuel cell system having such a pump. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003239 | CURABLE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT THEREOF, MOLDED PRODUCT THEREOF AND USE AS FUEL CELL SEPARATOR - A curable composition comprising: (A) a hydrocarbon compound having a plurality of carbon-carbon double bonds, and (B) a carbonaceous material. The hydrocarbon compound may preferably be 1,2-polybutadiene. The curable composition may be used for a fuel cell separator. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003240 | Method for forming holograms - A reflection type hologram recording optical system is provided which implements a method for forming a light reflection hologram having uniform reflectivity. The method includes: focusing a first laser beam through one of a pair of objective lenses, the first beam satisfying the condition given by, 4λn/(NA) | 2011-01-06 |
20110003241 | RESIN, PIGMENT DISPERSION, COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER PRODUCED USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A resin including (i) a main chain portion containing a nitrogen atom, (ii) a group X that has a functional group having a pKa of 14 or less and is bonded to a nitrogen atom present in the main chain portion, and (iii) an oligomer chain or polymer chain Y having a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 1,000,000 in a side chain. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003242 | TONER AND TONER MANUFACTURING METHOD - Disclosed is a toner comprising at least a resin and a coloring agent, wherein the resin comprises toner particles in which a polyester resin unit is cross-linked by a diatomic cross-linking group expressed by a following general formula (1): | 2011-01-06 |
20110003243 | TONER COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES - Environmentally friendly toner particles are provided which may include a bio-based amorphous polyester resin, optionally in combination with another amorphous resin and/or a crystalline resin. Methods for providing these toners are also provided. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003244 | TONER, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE TONER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING THE TONER - The toner includes a binder resin; a colorant; and a release agent. The first inter-particle force Fp(A) of the toner, which is measured under an environmental condition of 23° C. and 60% RH after the toner is pressed for 1 minute at 25° C. under a compression stress of 15 kg/cm | 2011-01-06 |
20110003245 | TONER FOR PRINTING METHOD AND METHOD FOR ELECTROPHORETIC PRINTING PROCESS - Amphiphilic toner which has both hydrophilic groups and lipophilic groups in the molecule, use thereof for an electrophoretic printing process, and method for an electrophoretic printing process using it. The toner is first dispersed in a non-polar carrier liquid, the toner-containing carrier liquid being transported from a charge image carrier by means of a transfer roller to a. point of transfer and from there transferred to a substrate. A polar liquid is added before transfer of the toner to the substrate. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003246 | ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A low-resistance, fine electrode is formed by baking in air a photosensitive paste which has an inorganic component containing copper powder, boron powder, and glass frit, and an organic component containing a photopolymerization initiator, monomer, and organic vehicle, and in which the average particle size of the copper powder is 2.5 μm or less, and the content of boron powder based on the total amount of copper powder and boron powder is 8 to 25 wt %. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003247 | PHOTOACID GENERATOR, RESIST COMPOSITION, AND PATTERNING PROCESS - The photoacid generator produces a sulfonic acid which has a bulky cyclic structure in the sulfonate moiety and a straight-chain hydrocarbon group and thus shows a controlled acid diffusion behavior and an adequate mobility. The PAG is fully compatible with a resin to form a resist composition which performs well during the device fabrication process and solves the problems of resolution, LWR, and exposure latitude. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003248 | Positive photosensitive resin composition - A positive photosensitive resin composition according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a polyamic acid or a polyamic acid ester compound including a repeating unit represented by Formula 1 defined in this specification, a photosensitive diazoquinone compound, a silane compound, a phenol compound, and a solvent. The positive photosensitive resin composition can be cured at a low temperature of 260° C. or less, and can have high sensitivity, resolution, residue removal, substrate adherence, and pattern-forming capabilities, and low film shrinkage. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003249 | Silsesquioxane Resins - A silsesquioxane resin comprised of the units (Ph(CH | 2011-01-06 |
20110003250 | COATING COMPOSITIONS SUITABLE FOR USE WITH AN OVERCOATED PHOTORESIST - In one aspect, organic coating compositions, particularly antireflective coating compositions, are provided that comprise that comprise a diene/dienophile reaction product. In another aspect, organic coating compositions, particularly antireflective coating compositions, are provided that comprise a component comprising a hydroxyl-naphthoic group, such as a 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic group Preferred compositions of the invention are useful to reduce reflection of exposing radiation from a substrate back into an overcoated photoresist layer and/or function as a planarizing, conformal or via-fill layer. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003251 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING PROCESS - The present invention relates to a positive resist composition and to a pattern forming process using the same. The present invention provides: a positive resist composition having an enhanced etching resistance and an excellent resolution and being capable of providing an excellent pattern profile even at a substrate-side boundary face of resist, in photolithography for fine processing, and particularly in lithography adopting, as an exposure source, KrF laser, extreme ultraviolet rays, electron beam, X-rays, or the like; and a pattern forming process utilizing the positive resist composition. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003252 | FUNCTIONALIZED FULLERENES FOR NANOLITHOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS - A method for electron beam nanolithography without the need for development step involves depositing a film of a resist comprising functionalized fullerenes on a substrate, and writing features by exposure to an electron beam with an accelerating voltage and dose rate sufficient to promote heating or thermal degradation of the functionalized fullerene in the irradiated volume such that a pattern is generated without a subsequent development step or with an aqueous developer. Lithographic features of about 1 nm or greater can be formed. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003253 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PATTERN FORMATION METHOD - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: a first resist film formation process of forming a first resist film on a processing target surface using a positive-type photoresist material; a first resist pattern formation process of forming a first resist pattern by performing development after exposure in which light is irradiated onto the first resist film; a second resist film formation process of forming a second resist film on the processing target surface, where the first resist pattern is formed, using a photoresist material; and a second resist pattern formation process of forming a second resist pattern by performing exposure in which light is irradiated onto the second resist film and then performing development. The method further includes an insolubilization process for insolubilizing the first resist pattern against a developer and a solvent of a photoresist material used in the second resist pattern formation process. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003254 | LAYOUT DECOMPOSITION METHOD APPLICABLE TO A DUAL-PATTERN LITHOGRAPHY - A layout decomposition method, applicable to a double pattern lithography, includes the steps of: putting at least a stitch on each of a plurality of sub-patterns of an initial layout pattern at preset intervals to thereby divide the each of the plurality of sub-patterns into a plurality of unit blocks each selectively labeled as a first region or a second region such that the first region and the second region in same said sub-pattern alternate, wherein any two neighboring ones of said unit blocks attributed to any two neighboring ones of said sub-patterns, respectively, are labeled as the first region and the second region, respectively; reducing the stitches of any two neighboring ones of said unit blocks attributed to any two neighboring ones of said sub-patterns, respectively, so as to generate a first layout pattern having a minimum number of stitches; and reducing the stitches of any two contiguous ones of said unit blocks of each of said sub-patterns in the first layout pattern, so as to generate a second layout pattern having a minimum number of stitches. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003255 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECE WITH PHOTORESIST LAYER - A method for processing a workpiece ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110003256 | Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method - A method for providing temporary measurement targets during a multiple patterning process which can be removed in the completion of the process. The metrology target is defined in either the first or the second exposure of a multiple exposure process and whether or not it is temporary or made permanent is selected according to whether or not the area of the target is covered or cleared out in the other exposure. The use of temporary targets reduces the amount of space on the substrate that must be devoted to targets. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003257 | PROCESSES FOR PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY - New lithographic processing methods are provided which are particularly useful in immersion lithography schemes. In one aspect, processes of the invention comprise: applying on a substrate a photoresist composition; exposing the photoresist layer to radiation activating for the photoresist composition; removing a portion but not all of the exposed photoresist layer; and developing the treated photoresist layer to provide a photoresist relief image. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003258 | REMOTELY ACTUATED PILOT VALVE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A remotely actuated pilot gas valve includes safe lighting and complete shutoff capabilities in the event that the flame that is heating a thermocouple is extinguished. The invention provides for a heater system that utilizes such a pilot gas valve as well as a method whereby the pilot gas valve used in such a system can be remotely and electronically actuated when required. Remote actuation is accomplished by use of a solenoid that is incorporated within the valve design and which is controlled by a remote operator. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003259 | Self Cleaning Burner System for Heaters and Fryers - A self-cleaning burner system incorporates an automatic clean cycle when the burner is started up. Cycles may be programmed for once-a-day cleaning cycle or for other desired interval. On start-up, the cycle routes a small amount of fuel to the burner for ignition inside the burner to clean the burner surfaces. The system incorporates an igniter for fast, routine, and safe ignition of the fuel. Thus, small amounts of debris that accumulate on a surface burner are automatically ignited when the burner is started, keeping the burner clean and operating at a high state of efficiency at all times. The self-cleaning burner system may be incorporated into a fryer or other heating appliance for reliable, efficient operation. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003260 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE FEED OF A COMBUSTIBLE GAS TO A BURNER APPARATUS - A method is provided for controlling the feed of a combustible gas by a valve device placed in a feed pipe which has a gas inlet section and a gas outlet section. The device includes a valve seat in the pipe associated with a membrane-operated plug and a device for returning the plug to a position in which the valve seat is shut off. The method includes the steps of creating a pressure difference in a section of the pipe downstream of the plug with respect to the direction of flow, by a constriction in the pipe having a predetermined cross section, the pressure difference being defined by a first pressure upstream of the constriction and a second pressure downstream of the constriction; collecting the signal formed by the second pressure downstream of the constriction and making the second pressure act on the side of the membrane opposite that on which the first pressure acts; and generating a regulatable load on the membrane of the membrane operating system. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003261 | Torch assembly - A torch assembly comprises a rigid elongated burner tube having a distal end with a bend terminating in a fuel discharge nozzle tip directed backwardly toward the elongated burner tube in a J-shape configuration forming an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongated burner tube. The nozzle tip is configured to be positioned in hard to reach places for treatment of a part by the ignited fuel. The elongated burner tube rotates 360 degrees about its longitudinal axis. An ignition device may be mounted on the elongated burner tube for igniting the fuel. Alternately, the elongated burner tube may be comprised of a flexible stay put metallic tubing which can be formed into various configurations and which remains in this configuration until it is formed into a different configuration. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003262 | Dental Appliance - Disclosed is a mandibular positioning apparatus that uses elastic bands to pull the lower jaw forward including a set of plastic retention hooks, one on the right and one on the left of an upper plastic base, and a lower plastic base conforming to lower teeth with a vertical displacement on the base. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003263 | TWEEZERS FOR ORTHODONTIC LOCK - Tweezers including two manipulating arms with elastic elements that are terminated by two bits for gripping the lock also include: two projections facing one another, made on the two inside surfaces of the two bits, able to work in a removable manner, with adjustment, with two recesses opposite one another made on the two lateral surfaces of the lock, at least one extension that extends from a free end of at least one of the bits with an incline and over a suitable length at which the extension is able, when the tweezers are in use, to extend essentially parallel to the axis of the tooth in the direction of the occlusal surface, at least one return extending crosswise from a free end of at least one extension, able, when the tweezers are in use, to come to a stop on the occlusal surface of the tooth. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003264 | BLOWER FOR DENTAL USE - A blower for dental use, which comprises a support structure ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110003265 | INDIRECT RESTORATION PLACEMENT TOOL AND PROCESS - A manufactured device for handling a dental restoration, the device comprising an adhesive receiving surface and handle adjacent thereto for grasping of the device by a dental hand tool such as a tweezer or forceps. The handle may also include a bore configured to receive the pins ends of the pin tweezer for grasping the device. The adhesive receiving surface is configured with varying dimensions and shapes to correspond to the different restorations. The adhesive receiving surface may also include lug portions for controlling the amount of adhesive to the device. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003266 | HARDENABLE SELF-SUPPORTING STRUCTURES AND METHODS - Compositions, particularly for forming dental products, having a hardenable self-supporting structure with sufficient malleability to be subsequently customized into a second shape and then hardened, and methods. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003267 | DENTAL COMPOSITION - A composition for dental use containing a polymerizable monomer (a) having an aromatic ring and a hydroxyl group, a polymerizable monomer (b) having an aromatic ring without having any hydroxyl groups, and a polymerizable monomer (c) other than the polymerizable monomers (a) and (b), wherein the composition for dental use contains the polymerizable monomers (a), (b), and (c) in an amount of from 10 to 30% by weight, from 50 to 70% by weight, and from 10 to 30% by weight, respectively, of all the polymerizable monomers. The composition for dental use of the present invention can be suitably used as a product capable of substituting a part or all of a natural tooth in the field of dental therapy. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003268 | Realistic sparring structure used in a shooting training - A realistic sparring structure used in a shooting training is provided in a frame containing a first conductor and a second conductor for connecting to a power source. The realistic sparring structure includes a rod, a conductor and a pressing piece. A top end of the rod is a locking part, the conductor is electrically connected with the first conductor and the second conductor, and the pressing piece displaces in the frame. By the aforementioned structures, when a new magazine is loaded and a last round of bullet is fired, a bolt handle should be pulled again, allowing the first conductor to electrically conduct with the second conductor, such that a problem of a constant supply of power source in a conventional toy gun can be improved, thereby achieving the practicability and progressiveness of simulating a shooting training by emulating operations of a real gun. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003269 | Infrared aimpoint detection system - An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to an infrared weapon aimpoint and triggering detection system that includes an IRED that is modulated in two modes for training and evaluating first responders who are required to enter buildings and raid houses. The IRED mode is either an aiming mode or a triggered mode. The triggered mode is initiated for a short period when the weapon is fired as sensed by a recoil sensing mechanism. An IRED detector and controller sense and process the signal, and may provide output to an instructor, evaluator or a target controller to control the behavior of a target. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003270 | IN BREECH TRAINING DEVICE - An in breech training device for use with an emitter communicator for emitting an emission and receiving a return communication, includes a sleeve, disposable in a chamber of a gun barrel of a gun, the sleeve having an emitter receiver defined therein, and the emitter being disposable in the emitter receiver such that an emission emitted from the emitter communicator is automatically aligned with the gun barrel by the sleeve. A method of forming an in breech training device is further included. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003271 | Observer trainer system - Systems and methods for use in training observers and search and rescue personnel in detecting and identifying visual cues related to potential threats to aircraft and to ground based search and rescue circumstances. A visual display displays a scene generated by a visual scene generator apparatus. A vision limiting device is placed between the trainee and the visual display and the trainee can only see a limited amount of the visual display through a window on the vision limiting device. The limited view of the scene afforded the trainee will force the trainee to move around at various angles to see more of the scene as he normally would in real life. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003272 | COMPUTERIZED TESTING SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING SKILLS OF FORMATTED PRODUCT PRODUCERS AND METHODS USEFUL IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH - A computerized testing system for evaluating skills of formatted product producers, the system comprising a buggy formatted product generator operative to introduce at least one formatting mistake into a formatted product thereby to generate a buggy formatted product and to generate and display on a computer screen to an applicant user, a representation of the buggy formatted product a debugging interface operative to provide a platform enabling the applicant user to attempt to correct the at least one formatting mistake, and an applicant user monitor operative to monitor the debugging interface and to provide to an applicant evaluating user, at least one output characterizing the applicants attempt to correct at least one formatting mistake. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003273 | TEACHING AID FOR CORRECT USE OF CUTLERY BY CHILDREN - Cutlery for use by children to assist in correct holding of the cutlery, the cutlery comprising a handle portion and a head portion (the head portion typically including a knife blade, the fork prongs, or a dished portion), and a means to enable a finger of a person's hand to be positioned on the handle and/or the head portion. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003274 | Educational System for Directionality Enhancement - A new system and method for human performance development is disclosed comprising a brain based model for early childhood development, and called the directionality method. It is a neurosensory training system for developing the essential foundation skills for learning and movement. Directionality refers to the profound effect gravity has on human performance. The method is designed to unlock each child's foundation wiring for learning and movement. Using directionality as the key, the method propels future learning and movement ability | 2011-01-06 |
20110003275 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORGAN EVALUATION AND PRESERVATION - A method and system for organ evaluation and preservation for connection to an organ and for recirculation of a perfusion medium there through. The system comprises a first collection device for collection of the perfusion medium perfused through the organ and a second collection device arranged in an outlet conduit from the first collection device. A pump passes the perfusion medium from the second collection device to the organ via a conduit. A flow regulation device, such as an on-off clamp, is arranged in the outlet conduit for controlling the flow in the outlet conduit in order to maintain a constant fill of the second collection device as measured by a fluid level sensing device. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003276 | BLOOD SEPARATION AND CONCENTRATION SYSTEM - This invention provides an apparatus and methods to consistently separate and concentrate selected blood components. The system includes, e.g., a computerized fluid handling system to transfer blood components between a centrifugal blood separation disc, containers and a concentrator. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003277 | Dioxetane-Nanoparticle Assemblies For Energy Transfer Detection Systems, Methods Of Making The Assemblies, And Methods Of Using The Assemblies in Bioassays - Assemblies comprising nanoparticles and chemiluminescent substrates such as dioxetanes are provided. The assemblies can be used in assays to detect the presence and/or amount of a single analyte or multiple analytes in a sample. Methods of making the assemblies are also described. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003278 | H5 Subtype-Specific Binding Proteins Useful for H5 Avian Influenza Diagnosis and Surveillance - The invention provides monoclonal antibodies and related binding proteins that bind specifically to the envelope glycoprotein of H5 subtypes of avian influenza virus (“AIV”). The monoclonal antibodies and related binding proteins are useful for the detection of H5 subtypes of AIV, including the pathogenic H5N1 subtypes. Virus may be detected in formalin preserved, paraffin embeded specimens as well as frozen specimens and biological fluids. Accordingly, the invention provides means for the diagnosis and surveillance of dangerous viral infections. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003279 | Monitoring devices and processes based on transformation, destruction and conversion of nanostructures - A large number of properties of nanostructures depend on their size, shape and many other parameters. As the size of a nanostructure decreases, there is a rapid change in many properties. When the nanostructure is completely destroyed, those properties essentially disappear. Systems based on changes in properties of nanostructures due to the destruction of nanostructures are proposed. The systems can be used for monitoring the total exposure to organic, inorganic, organometallic and biological compounds and agents using analytical methods. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003280 | IMMUNOASSAY APPARATUS AND IMMUNOASSAY METHOD - The present invention relates to an immunoassay apparatus comprising a measurement unit | 2011-01-06 |
20110003281 | Device and method for multiple analyte detection - The invention is directed to a method and device for simultaneously testing a sample for the presence, absence, and/or amounts of one or more of a plurality of selected analytes. The invention includes, in one aspect, a device for detecting or quantitating a plurality of different analytes in a liquid sample. Each chamber may include an analyte-specific reagent effective to react with a selected analyte that may be present in the sample, and detection means for detecting the signal. Also disclosed are methods utilizing the device. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003282 | DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFICATION OF MUTANT NUCLEIC ACIDS BY PCR IN A MIXTURE OF NUCLEIC ACIDS - A method for enriching a mutant nucleic acid in a mixture of nucleic acids, wherein the method comprises: (a) providing a nucleic acid mixture comprising a parental nucleic acid and a mutant nucleic acid of the parental nucleic acid; and (b) amplifying the nucleic acids in the nucleic acid mixture by polymerase chain reaction (PCR); wherein the mutant nucleic acid is a G→A mutant of the parental nucleic acid, which pairs with a fully complementary nucleic acid sequence to form an AT-rich nucleic acid variant of the parental nucleic acid; and wherein the AT-rich nucleic acid variant is denatured and selectively amplified by carrying out PCR using a denaturation temperature 1-3° C. lower than the lowest denaturation temperature (T | 2011-01-06 |
20110003283 | PROBE, PROBE SET, PROBE-IMMOBILIZED CARRIER, AND GENETIC TESTING METHOD - A nucleic acid probe for classification of pathogenic bacterial species is capable of collectively detecting bacterial strains of the same species and differentially detecting them from other bacterial species. Any one of the base sequences of SEQ ID NO. 55 or a combination of at least two of them is used for detecting the gene of an infectious disease pathogenic bacterium. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003284 | Aberrantly Methylated Genes in Pancreatic Cancer - The present invention provides a method for detecting pancreatic carcinoma in a subject. The method includes contacting a nucleic acid-containing specimen from the subject with an agent that provides a determination of the methylation state of at least one gene or associated regulatory region of the gene and identifying aberrant methylation of regions of the gene or regulatory region, wherein aberrant methylation is identified as being different when compared to the same regions of the gene or associated regulatory region in a subject not having the pancreatic carcinoma, thereby detecting pancreatic carcinoma in the subject. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003285 | SEPARATION PURIFICATION METHOD AND MICROFLUIDIC CIRCUIT - A simple and accurate separation purification method for object biomolecules or bio-associated substance through a particulate aggregative reaction is provided. A microfluidic circuit utilizing a particulate aggregate as a detection marker in a nonfluorescence method such as an electrochemical method or surface plasmon resonance is provided. The separation purification method comprises the steps of forming a particulate aggregate by a reaction between particulates modified with a labeling substance specifically reacting with a label object substance and biomolecules or a bio-associated substance containing the label object substance and separation-purifying the particulate aggregate. The microfluidic circuit utilizes this separation purification method. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003286 | REACTOR PLATE AND REACTION PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a reactor plate which prevents the entry of foreign matter from the outside and the pollution of a surrounding environment. A reactor plate ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110003287 | HUMAN DIABETES SUSCEPTIBILITY TNFRSF10C GENE - The present invention relates to a diagnostic method of determining whether a subject is at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, which method comprises detecting the presence of an alteration in the TNFRSF10C gene locus in a biological sample of said subject. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003288 | DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS BY TYPE-SPECIFIC HYBRID CAPTURE METHOD - Target-specific hybrid capture (TSHC) provides a nucleic acid detection method that is not only rapid and sensitive, but also highly specific and capable of discriminating highly homologous nucleic acid sequences. The method produces DNA/RNA hybrids which can be detected by a variety of methods. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003289 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF PRE-NEOPLASTIC FIELDS AS A CANCER BIOMARKER IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS - Among other aspects, the present invention provides biomarkers and methods of identifying precancerous fields in a subject in need thereof. Methods of diagnosing and for providing a prognosis for a subject with an increased risk of developing cancer are also provided, along with methods of determining surgical margins for a tumor or tissue resection procedure. Additionally, reagents and kits are provided for the practice of the methods disclosed herein. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003290 | Oligonucleotides and Uses Thereof - A method for determining the number of tandem repeats in a target polynucleotide, the method comprising (a) providing a sample containing the target polynucleotide, wherein one or more of the tandem repeats in the target polynucleotide is in single stranded form, (b) hybridising a labelled probe oligonucleotide to the single stranded portion of the target polynucleotide, wherein the probe oligonucleotide is complementary to at least one of the tandem repeats, and at least 5 nucleotides of the probe oligonucleotide are complementary to the tandem repeats, in the single stranded portion of the target polynucleotide, and (c) determining the number of tandem repeats in the target polynucleotide based on the hybridisation of the probe oligonucleotide to the single stranded portion of the target polynucleotide. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003291 | METHOD FOR STUDYING V(D)J COMBINATORY DIVERSITY - The invention relates to a method for analysing the diversity of the catalogue of T and/or B lymphocytes in an individual, based on the amplification, from a sample, of genomic DNA fragments by PCR multi-n-plexes, with n≧2, carried out with a combination of at least 3 primers defining at least 2 primer couples, each of which includes a primer specifically hybridising upstream and/or in a given V or D gene and a primer specifically hybridising downstream and/or in a given J gene, in order to obtain the amplification of at least two fragments characteristic of two distinct V-J or D-J rearrangements from each primer couple. The invention also relates to the applications of this method, in particular in the treatment follow-up or in the diagnosis and/or prognosis of certain diseases. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003292 | METHODS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS FOR ANALYSES OF CELL PROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS - The invention provides methods, nucleic acids and kits for detecting lung carcinoma. The invention discloses genomic (FOXL2, ONECUT1, TFAP2E, EN2-2, EN2-3, SHOX2-2 and BARHL2) sequences the methylation patterns of which have utility for the improved detection of said disorder, thereby enabling the improved diagnosis and treatment of patients. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003293 | FETAL ANEUPLOIDY DETECTION BY SEQUENCING - The present invention provides apparatus and methods for enriching components or cells from a sample and conducting genetic analysis, such as SNP genotyping to provide diagnostic results for fetal disorders or conditions. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003294 | Method of profiling gene expression in a healthy subject - The present invention is directed to detection and measurement of gene transcripts in blood. Specifically provided is a RT-PCR analysis performed on a drop of blood for detecting, diagnosing and monitoring diseases using tissue-specific primers. The present invention also describes methods by which delineation of the sequence and/or quantitation of the expression levels of disease-associated genes allows for an immediate and accurate diagnostic/prognostic test for disease or to assess the effect of a particular treatment regimen. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003295 | Method of profiling gene expression in a subject undergoing a treatment - The present invention is directed to detection and measurement of gene transcripts in blood. Specifically provided is a RT-PCR analysis performed on a drop of blood for detecting, diagnosing and monitoring diseases using tissue-specific primers. The present invention also describes methods by which delineation of the sequence and/or quantitation of the expression levels of disease-associated genes allows for an immediate and accurate diagnostic/prognostic test for disease or to assess the effect of a particular treatment regimen. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003296 | Method for the detection of gene transcripts in blood and uses thereof - The present invention is directed to detection and measurement of gene transcripts in blood. Specifically provided is a RT-PCR analysis performed on a drop of blood for detecting, diagnosing and monitoring diseases using tissue-specific primers. The present invention also describes methods by which delineation of the sequence and/or quantitation of the expression levels of disease-associated genes allows for an immediate and accurate diagnostic/prognostic test for disease or to assess the effect of a particular treatment regimen. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003297 | METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF GENE TRANSCRIPTS IN BLOOD AND USES THEREOF - The present invention is directed to detection and measurement of gene transcripts in blood. Specifically provided is a RT-PCR analysis performed on a drop of blood for detecting, diagnosing and monitoring diseases using tissue-specific primers. The present invention also describes methods by which delineation of the sequence and/or quantitation of the expression levels of disease-associated genes allows for an immediate and accurate diagnostic/prognostic test for disease or to assess the effect of a particular treatment regimen. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003298 | METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF GENE TRANSCRIPTS IN BLOOD AND USES THEREOF - The present invention is directed to detection and measurement of gene transcripts in blood. Specifically provided is a RT-PCR analysis performed on a drop of blood for detecting, diagnosing and monitoring diseases using tissue-specific primers. The present invention also describes methods by which delineation of the sequence and/or quantitation of the expression levels of disease-associated genes allows for an immediate and accurate diagnostic/prognostic test for disease or to assess the effect of a particular treatment regimen. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003299 | Canola Event PV-BNGT04(RT73) and Compositions and Methods for Detection Thereof - The present invention provides assays for detecting the presence of the PV-BNGT04(RT73) canola event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the canola genome and of genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003300 | RAPID STERILITY MICROASSAY - The present invention relates to a method for detecting a viable microorganism in a pharmaceutical composition comprising the steps of providing a filterable pharmaceutical composition; filtering the pharmaceutical composition to provide at least three membranes upon which the pharmaceutical composition is deposited, placing the three membranes onto solid culture media to produce at least three filtrand cultures, culturing under aerobic and anaerobic conditions and detecting a viable microorganism cell, micro-colony or colony, wherein the presence of a viable cell, micro-colony or colony on the membrane indicates the presence of a viable microorganism in the pharmaceutical composition. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003301 | METHODS FOR DETECTING GENETIC VARIATIONS IN DNA SAMPLES - The invention provides methods, compositions and kits for detecting genetic variation in a DNA sample at one or more polymorphic loci of interest. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for determining the nucleotide present at a single nucleotide variant position of interest in a test sample. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003302 | Fibroblast Growth Factor-Like Polypeptides - The present invention provides novel Fibroblast Growth Factor-like (FGF-like) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides vectors, host cells, antibodies and methods for producing FGF-like polypeptides. Also provided for are methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases associated with FGF-like polypeptides. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003303 | SHEATH FLOW DEVICES AND METHODS - The invention relates generally to fluid processing and, in particular aspects, processing fluids for detection, selection, trapping and/or sorting of particulate moieties. Sheath flow devices described allow isolation of target species from fluid samples while avoiding non-specific binding of unwanted species to the surfaces of the separation device. Biological fluid processing, detection, sorting or selection of cells, proteins, and nucleic acids is described. The invention finds particular use in diagnostic settings, analyzing a patient's medical condition, monitoring and/or adjusting a therapeutic regimen and producing cell based products. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003304 | METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTION OF AUTOIMMUNE CHRONIC URTICARIA - Disclosed is a rapid, non-invasive and highly specific and sensitive diagnostic assay for the identification of individuals with autoimmune chronic urticaria, which makes use of CD203c, and in some embodiments, additional proteins, as a marker for the disease. Test kits for diagnosis of an individual suspected of having autoimmune chronic urticaria are also disclosed. Also disclosed are a method of identifying compounds useful for treating autoimmune chronic urticaria and a method of treating autoimmune chronic urticaria. | 2011-01-06 |
20110003305 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION - Compositions, reaction mixtures, and methods for performing an amplification reaction, including multiplex amplification reaction, wherein the method comprises using one or more amplification oligomer complexes comprising linked first and second amplification oligomer members. In one aspect, the amplification oligomer complex is hybridized to a target nucleic acid, the target nucleic acid with hybridized amplification oligomer complex is then captured, and other components are washed away. Target sequences of the target nucleic acids are pre-amplified to generate a first amplification product. The first amplification product is amplified in one or more secondary amplification reactions to generate second amplification products. | 2011-01-06 |