07th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130040225 | REINFORCING SHEET FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - The reinforcing sheet according to the present invention includes glass fibers and an organic binder that coats the glass fibers, and has voids to be filled with a solid electrolyte. The organic binder is (i) an organic polymer containing no element other than carbon, hydrogen and fluorine; or (ii) an organic polymer having a main chain and side chains, the main chain being perfluoroalkylene, and at least one of the side chains being terminated with a sulfonic acid group or a carboxylic acid group. The reinforcing sheet according to the present invention is suitable for improving the durability of a solid electrolyte membrane and maintaining the chemical stability thereof. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040226 | BRAZING MATERIAL FOR BONDING IN ATMOSPHERE, BONDED ARTICLE, AND CURRENT COLLECTING MATERIAL - A brazing alloy for bonding in air, in which the melting point is reduced so as to perform brazing at a low temperature without using flux even in air, is provided. In addition, a bonded article and a current collecting material, each of which is bonded with the brazing alloy and has preferable gas sealing characteristics and superior bonding strength, are provided. The brazing alloy for bonding in air includes Ag and B as essential components. The amount of Ag is not less than 50 vol. % and less than 92 vol. %, and the amount of B is greater than 8 vol. % and not more than 50% vol. %. The amounts of Ag and B are adjusted so that the total of the amounts of Ag and B is 100% including inevitable impurities. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040227 | PLATINUM NICKEL CATALYST ALLOY - A Pt—Ni catalyst is provided which demonstrates an unusually high oxygen reduction mass activity. In some embodiments, the Pt—Ni catalyst is a Pt—Ni binary alloy. In some embodiments, the catalyst may be characterized as having a Pt fcc lattice parameter of less than 3.71 Angstroms or 0.371 nm. In some embodiments the catalyst has a Pt fcc lattice parameter of between 3.69 Angstroms (or 0.369 nm) and 3.73 Angstroms (or 0.373 nm). In some embodiments, the catalyst may be characterized as having a composition of close to Pt | 2013-02-14 |
20130040228 | SEALING OF A MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - A sealed and/or reinforced membrane electrode assembly is disclosed. Encapsulation films, each comprising a backing layer and an adhesive layer, are positioned on the edges of at least one face of each gas diffusion substrate such that the adhesive layers impregnate into each gas diffusion substrate. Methods of forming sealed and/or reinforced membrane electrode assemblies are also disclosed. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040229 | METHOD OF MAKING COHESIVE CARBON ASSEMBLY AND ITS APPLICATIONS - Cohesive carbon assemblies are prepared by obtaining a functionalized carbon starting material in the form of powder, particles, flakes, loose agglomerates, aqueous wet cake, or aqueous slurry, dispersing the carbon in water by mechanical agitation and/or refluxing, and substantially removing the water, typically by evaporation, whereby the cohesive assembly of carbon is formed. The method is suitable for preparing free-standing, monolithic assemblies of carbon nanotubes in the form of films, wafers, discs, fiber, or wire, having high carbon packing density and low electrical resistivity. The method is also suitable for preparing substrates coated with an adherent cohesive carbon assembly. The assemblies have various potential applications, such as electrodes or current collectors in electrochemical capacitors, fuel cells, and batteries, or as transparent conductors, conductive inks, pastes, and coatings. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040230 | METHOD OF DETERMINING FOCUS AND DOSE OF AN APPARATUS OF OPTICAL MICRO-LITHOGRAPHY - In one or more embodiments, the disclosure relates to a method of setting a photolithography exposure machine, comprising: forming on a photolithography mask test patterns and circuit patterns, transferring the patterns to a resin layer covering a wafer, measuring a critical dimension of each test pattern transferred, and determining a focus setting error value of the photolithography machine from the measure of the critical dimension of each pattern, the test patterns formed on the mask comprising a first reference test pattern and a second test pattern forming for a photon beam emitted by the photolithography machine and going through the mask, an optical path having a length different from an optical path formed by the first test pattern and the circuit patterns formed on the mask. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040231 | METHOD FOR ETCHING A MOLYBDENUM LAYER SUITABLE FOR PHOTOMASK FABRICATION - Methods for fabricating a photomask are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for fabricating a photomask includes providing a filmstack having a molybdenum layer and a light-shielding layer in a processing chamber, patterning a first resist layer on the light-shielding layer, etching the light-shielding layer using the first resist layer as an etch mask, and etching the molybdenum layer using the patterned light-shielding layer and the patterned first resist layer as a composite mask. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040232 | Method of Patterning NAND Strings Using Perpendicular SRAF - A lithography mask includes a plurality of patterning features formed on a mask substrate and a first plurality of sub-resolution assist features (SRAFs) formed substantially perpendicular to the patterning features on the mask substrate. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040233 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a substrate; an undercoat layer provided on the substrate and containing a tin-zinc complex oxide powder having a volume resistivity of about 2×10 | 2013-02-14 |
20130040234 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate and containing a resin binder that is a polycarbonate resin having structural units represented by General Formulae (1) and (2). The electrophotographic photoreceptor reduces the amount of wear and provides good images while maintaining a low frictional resistance on the surface of a photoreceptor drum from the beginning until after printing. A method for manufacturing such an electrophotographic photoreceptor includes applying a coating liquid containing at least such a resin binder onto a conductive substrate to thereby form a photosensitive layer. An electrophotographic device is disclosed that is equipped with such an electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040235 | POSITIVELY CHARGEABLE TONER - In a positively chargeable toner, calcium carbonate fine particles having a certain average primary particle diameter are attached to the surface of toner base particles. The toner base particles contain at least a binder resin and a colorant. The calcium carbonate fine particles are ones which had been subjected to a surface treatment with a positively chargeable surface treating agent and a silicone oil. A mass ratio of the positively chargeable surface treating agent to the silicone oil attached to the surface of the calcium carbonate fine particles is set to be 7:3 to 3:7 in terms of the positively chargeable surface treating agent:the silicone oil. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040236 | CARRIER FOR TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A carrier for a two-component developer includes magnetic particles, and a resin coating layer that covers the magnetic particles. The resin coating layer contains metal boride particles having a volume average primary particle diameter of from about 300 nm to about 2,500 nm. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040237 | SALT, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A photoresist composition which comprises
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20130040238 | DEVELOPABLE BOTTOM ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR NEGATIVE RESISTS - A negative developable bottom antireflective coating (NDBARC) material includes a polymer containing an aliphatic alcohol moiety, an aromatic moiety, and a carboxylic acid moiety. The NDBARC composition is insoluble in a typical resist solvent such as propylene glycol methyl ether acetate (PGMEA) after coating and baking. The NDBARC material also includes a photoacid generator, and optionally a crosslinking compound. In the NDBARC material, the carboxylic acid provides the developer solubility, while the alcohol alone, the carboxylic acid alone, or their combination provides the PGMEA resistance. The NDBARC material has resistance to the resist solvent, and thus, intermixing does not occur between NDBARC and resist during resist coating over NDBARC. After exposure and bake, the lithographically exposed portions of both the negative photoresist and the NDBARC layer become insoluble in developer due to the chemically amplified crosslinking of the polymers in negative resist and NDBARC layer in the lithographically exposed portions. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040239 | SALT, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A salt represented by formula (I): | 2013-02-14 |
20130040240 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DRAWING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A charged particle beam drawing apparatus includes an electrostatic lens including an electrode member and configured to project the plurality of charged particle beams onto the substrate via the electrode member. In the electrode member are formed a plurality of first openings via which the plurality of charged particle beams pass, and a plurality of second openings different from the plurality of first openings, a total area of the plurality of second openings being not smaller than a total area of the plurality of first openings. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040241 | Method and System for Charged Particle Beam Lithography - There is disclosed a lithography method and system implemented by a charged particle beam passed through a shaping slit member having plural circular apertures of different diameters. The method and system operate to delineate a circular pattern by shooting the shaped circular beam passed through the desired circular aperture onto a workpiece. The method and system consists of causing circular beams shaped using different ones of the circular apertures to be shot onto the workpiece such that the circular beams are coincident with each other in center position to thereby delineate a circular pattern of a desired size. Consequently, circular patterns in a wide range of sizes can be obtained, although a limited number of circular apertures are used. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040242 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXPOSURE OF A PHASE SHIFT MASK - The present disclosure provides a method of making a mask. The method includes providing a substrate having a first attenuating layer on the substrate and a first imaging layer on the first attenuating layer; performing a first exposure to the first imaging layer using a first radiation energy in writing mode; performing a first etching to the first attenuating layer; performing a second etching to the substrate; forming a second imaging layer on the first attenuating layer and the substrate; performing a second exposure to the second imaging layer using a light energy and another mask; and performing a third etching to the first attenuating layer after the second exposure. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040243 | Laminated Flexographic Printing Sleeves and Methods of Making the Same - A method of tailoring the shape of a plurality of relief dots created in a photosensitive printing blank during a digital platemaking process is provided. The photosensitive printing blank comprises a laser ablatable mask layer disposed on at least one photocurable layer which is mountable on a printing sleeve. The method comprises the steps of (1) placing a barrier layer on top of the laser ablatable mask layer; (2) laser ablating the laser ablatable mask layer to create an in situ negative in the laser ablatable layer; (3) exposing the at least one photocurable layer to actinic radiation through the in situ negative; (4) removing the harrier layer; and (5) developing the imaged and exposed photosensitive printing blank to reveal the relief image therein, the relief image comprising the plurality of relief dots. The presence of the barrier layer produces printing dots having desired geometric characteristics. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040244 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the step of forming a mask by application of a masking ink to a semiconductor substrate and the step of forming a diffusion layer. The method includes at least one of the step of heating the masking ink and the step of irradiating the masking ink with light, at at least one of a timing before, a timing during, and a timing after the application of said masking ink. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040245 | Methods Of Processing Substrates - A method of processing a substrate includes forming first photoresist on a substrate. A portion of the first photoresist is selectively exposed to actinic energy and then the first photoresist is negative tone developed to remove an unexposed portion of the first photoresist. Second photoresist is formed on the substrate over the developed first photoresist. A portion of the second photoresist is selectively exposed to actinic energy and then the second photoresist is negative tone developed to remove an unexposed portion of the second photoresist and form a pattern on the substrate which comprises the developed first photoresist and the developed second photoresist. Other implementations are disclosed. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040246 | MULTIPLE CHEMICAL TREATMENT PROCESS FOR REDUCING PATTERN DEFECT - A method and system for patterning a substrate with reduced defectivity is described. Once a pattern is formed in a layer of radiation-sensitive material using lithographic techniques, the substrate is rinsed to remove residual developing solution and/or other material. Thereafter, a first chemical treatment is performed using a first chemical solution, and a second chemical treatment is performed using a second chemical solution, wherein the second chemical solution has a different chemical composition than the first chemical solution. In one embodiment, the first chemical solution is selected to reduce pattern collapse, and the second chemical solution is selected to reduce pattern deformity, such as line edge roughness (LER) and/or line width roughness (LWR). | 2013-02-14 |
20130040247 | LIQUID IMMERSION MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID IMMERSION MEMBER, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A liquid immersion member holds liquid between the liquid immersion member and an object such that an optical path of exposure light applied to the object is filled with the liquid, thereby forming a liquid immersion space. In the liquid immersion member, an amorphous carbon film is formed on at least a part of a region coming into contact with the liquid. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040248 | COMPOSITE FUEL FOR FIRES - Various aspects of the present invention generally relate to a fuel composition, for example, that may be used as a fire starter for igniting barbecue charcoal, firewood, campfires, pellet stoves, and the like, and/or as a fuel material, e.g., for heating or cooking. A fuel composition is described in some embodiments that includes corn cob particles and/or other plant-derived particles in which a liquid fuel has been absorbed. The fuel composition may be used as a fuel material and/or to initiate combustion of a regular fuel material such as charcoal, firewood and pellet stove fuel. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040249 | FUEL COMPOSITIONS AND FUEL THICKENERS, INCLUDING MONOGLYCERIDES - Various aspects of the present invention generally relate to the field of rheologically modified fuels, including hydrocarbon, hydrophobic, and/or liquid fuels such as alkane-based odorless mineral spirits, paraffin oil and biofuels such as mono-alkyl esters of medium to long chain (C | 2013-02-14 |
20130040250 | PROCESS FOR OPERATING A UTILITY BOILER AND METHODS THEREFOR - A process for operating a utility boiler. The process has the following steps: (a) providing fuel to the boiler; (b) providing one or more additives selected from the group consisting of (i) one or more slag control agents, (ii) one or more oxygen-generating agents, (iii) one or more acid mitigation agents, (iv) one or more fouling prevention agents, (v) one or more oxidizer agents, (vi) one or more heavy metal capturing agents, and (vii) any combination of the foregoing to the boiler or an auxiliary device thereof; (c) providing air to the boiler; (d) burning the fuel in the boiler to generate heat and an exhaust gas; (e) intermittently or continuously monitoring one or more physical and/or chemical parameters of the fuel and/or intermittently or continuously monitoring one or more emissions variables of the exhaust gas to obtain one or more values therefor; and (f) varying or maintaining the rate at which either or both of the fuel and the one or more additives are provided to the boiler based on the one or more values obtained. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040251 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMISING COMBUSTION IN PULVERISED SOLID FUEL BOILERS, AND BOILER INCLUDING SUCH A SYSTEM - The system comprises a boiler ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130040252 | Apparatus for Indicating Level of Pilot Flame Output - An apparatus is provided for a heating appliance that includes a manually-opened pilot valve that is held in an open position when a sufficient voltage is applied to a valve operator, and a thermocouple that converts heat from a pilot flame into a voltage that is applied to the valve operator. The apparatus includes a voltage measuring circuit that provides an output indicative of a magnitude of the voltage generated by the thermocouple, and a light emitting device. A controller is coupled to the voltage measuring circuit and the light emitting device. The controller is configured to establish, based on the output indicative of the magnitude of the voltage generated by the thermocouple, a switch sequence for switching the light emitting device on and off in a flashing manner, to provide an indication of when the magnitude of the voltage is sufficient to cause the valve operator to hold the gas valve open. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040253 | FURNACE, A HIGH FIRE IGNITION METHOD FOR STARTING A FURNACE AND A FURNACE CONTROLLER CONFIGURED FOR THE SAME - The disclosure provides a controller for a multistage gas furnace, a multistage gas furnace and computer readable medium for performing a method to operate a furnace. In one embodiment, the controller includes: (1) an interface configured to receive a heating call and (2) a corrosion reducer configured to ignite the gas furnace at a high fire operation based on if an indoor circulating fan of the gas furnace is active. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040254 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A COMBUSTOR - A combustor nozzle includes a center body that defines an axial centerline. A shroud circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the center body to define an annular passage between the center body and the shroud. A plenum is inside the center body and aligned substantially parallel to the axial centerline. A sensor extends inside the center body and is generally adjacent to the plenum, wherein the sensor detects a condition proximate to the combustor nozzle. A method for monitoring a combustor includes flowing a fuel through a center body axially aligned in a nozzle and flowing a working fluid through an annular passage substantially parallel to and radially outward of the center body. The method further includes sensing a condition inside the combustor using a sensor located inside the center body. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040255 | SYSTEM FOR GASIFICATION FUEL INJECTION - A system includes a gasification fuel injector, which includes a first fuel conduit configured to inject a first fuel flow from a first fuel tip, a second fuel conduit configured to inject a second fuel flow from a second fuel tip, a first gas conduit configured to inject a first gas flow from a first gas tip, a second gas conduit configured to inject a second gas flow from a second gas tip, and a third gas conduit configured to inject a third gas flow from a third gas tip. At least one of the first fuel tip, the second fuel tip, the first gas tip, the second gas tip, or the third gas tip is recessed a distance away from an outlet of the gasification fuel injector. The first and second fuel conduits and the first, second, and third gas conduits are coaxial with one another. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040256 | METHOD FOR PRE-HEATING ANNEALING MATERIAL IN A HOOD-TYPE ANNEALING SYSTEM - A method is described for preheating annealing material ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130040257 | Method and Plant For Manufacturing Cement - A method for manufacturing cement by which method cement raw materials, such as limestone and clay, are comminuted in a comminution apparatus for subsequently being heated and burned into cement clinker. The cement clinker is then cooled and directed to a comminution apparatus for comminution to cement. For some embodiments of the method, the cement raw materials and cement clinker may undergo comminution in one and the same comminution apparatus. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040258 | HEATING CHAMBER HAVING REACTION PREVENTING LAYER AND LAYER FORMING METHOD THEREOF - The instant disclosure relates to an improved heating chamber of a heating device having a non-reactive surface layer. The heating chamber includes at least one metal layer and at least one non-reactive disposed thereon. The improved heating chamber is protected against reacting chemically during the thermal treatment process, and has better anti-corrosion capability. The heating chamber is also protected against cracking. Therefore, the service life of the heating chamber is extended. A heating device having improved heating chamber and at least one method of forming the non-reactive layer are also disclosed. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040259 | ORTHODONTIC TORQUING - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to devices and a method for orthodontic torquing. For the various embodiments, a pliers for crimping coils of an orthodontic torquing spring to an arch wire includes: a pair of plier halves, each of the plier halves including a handle, a jaw, and a pivot section, each of the jaws including a crimping face defined by a distal edge having a length in a range of 200 percent to 400 percent of a diameter of the orthodontic spring, a first lateral edge, and a second lateral edge, the edges defmed by a radius of curvature in a range of 0.1 millimeters to 0.5 millimeters, a textured surface on at least one of the crimping faces to frictionally engage the coil of the orthodontic spring, and a pivot joint connecting the pivot sections of the pair of plier halves such that the handles can be manipulated to cause the crimping faces of the jaws to move together to crimp a coil of the orthodontic torquing spring to the arch wire. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040260 | ORTHODONTIC SYSTEM - The invention relates to an orthodontic system which comprises a main wire having first and second end sections and at least one looped section there between, and a support wire, | 2013-02-14 |
20130040261 | ULTRASONIC TIP FOR AN APICOECTOMY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an ultrasonic tip for an apicoectomy, such that the tip has a shape suitable for the shape of a tooth root, comprising the steps of: forming a feedstock by mixing a metal powder including stainless steel with a binder; injecting the feedstock to form an injection-molded part having a plurality of projections integrally formed on the surface thereof; performing debinding to remove the binder from the injection-molded part; sintering the injection-molded part; and performing annealing to increase the ductility and facilitate the bending of the sintered part. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040262 | Removing Primary Teeth And Loosening Permanent Teeth - A method and apparatus for rupturing connective tissues that attach a tooth to a patient's alveolar bone socket are provided. The apparatus includes a metal cap removably attached to the tooth using a cementing agent, and a transducer assembly having a transducer head and a ball projection. The metal cap includes a body section having a hollow space defined by its coronal surface and contiguous vertical surfaces for enclosing the tooth. The body section has a slit terminating with an apical strip and loop arrangement. The metal cap further includes a ball socket extending from the coronal surface of the body section. The transducer head generates vibrational and tapping movements in the ball projection. The ball projection operatively engages the ball socket to transfer the vibrational and tapping movements to the metal cap and thereby to the tooth, which ruptures the connective tissues of the tooth. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040263 | VIBRATORY INSTRUMENT WITH AN INTERCHANGEABLE TOOL - Vibratory instrument including a tool releasably mounted on a tool carrier for coupling with a vibration generator. The tool includes in succession along a longitudinal axis: a working portion presenting a free end for reproducing the vibration transmitted by the vibration generator; a coupling portion; and an elastically-deformable attachment portion disposed upstream from the coupling portion. The tool carrier includes in succession along a longitudinal axis: a housing receiving the attachment portion of the tool; and a coupling bearing surrounding the coupling portion of the tool, at least in part. The attachment portion of the tool presents outside dimensions that are adapted relative to the inside dimensions of the housing of the tool carrier so as to prevent contact between the attachment portion and the housing when the coupling portion of the tool is in contact with the coupling bearing of the tool carrier. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040264 | ULTRASONIC METHOD AND DEVICES FOR DENTAL TREATMENT - Devices and methods for ultrasonic dental treatment are described, wherein the devices and methods can comprise a flexible array of cooperative ultrasound transducers. The array can contain individual ultrasonic transducers that can perform both functions of emitting and sensing. The transducers can have the ability to interchange their functions from emitting to sensing. The transducers can cooperate in providing an ultrasound treatment and each transducer can be independently controlled by an external source controller. An ultrasound system is provided comprising: an ultrasound transducer sensor array operable to emit or sense ultrasound, wherein the timing and intensity of emission may be controlled by an electronic controller based on a feedback signal from the sensors. In addition the ultrasound system can also have the ability to sense coupling to a treatment tissue. This ability to sense proper coupling can improve the efficacy of the treatment. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040265 | FIXTURE FOR A DENTAL IMPLANT AND AN IMPLANT SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed are a fixture for a dental implant and an implant system comprising the same. The implant system of the present invention comprises: a first fixture having a first body part and a first continuous screw part which is formed in a spiral around the outer circumferential surface of the first body part and is formed continuously without a break; and a second fixture having a second body part that is identical to the first body part, and a second continuous screw part which is formed in a spiral around the outer circumferential surface of the second body part and which has an outer diameter that differs from that of the first continuous screw part. The present invention allows implant operations to be carried out in a more straightforward fashion than hitherto since, even if initial fixture placement fails, a subsequent fixture can be placed straight away without any further drilling work. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040266 | DENTAL APPLIANCE - A dental appliance may have an incisor reception zone and first and second canine reception zones. The top portions of the canine reception zones may have a greater thickness that the top portion of the incisor reception zone. The top portions of the canine reception zones may also be elastic. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040267 | APPARATUS, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENDODONTIC TREATMENTS - Examples of apparatus, methods, and compositions for endodontic treatments are described. The apparatus can include a fluid platform configured to substantially retain fluid in a tooth chamber during treatment. The fluid platform can help maintain fluid circulation in the tooth chamber as fluid flows into and out of the tooth chamber. The apparatus can also include a pressure wave generator configured to generate acoustic waves that can be used for cleaning root canals and tooth surfaces in the tooth chamber. An access opening can be formed, and the pressure wave generator can be used to remove organic material from the tooth chamber. In some treatments, after cleaning, the tooth chamber can be only partially filled by an obturation material. In other treatments, substantially the entire tooth chamber can remain unfilled by the obturation material. After cleaning the tooth, the access opening can be sealed, using, e.g., a coronal seal. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040268 | SIMULATED SHOOTING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A simulated shooting device ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130040269 | Flight Management System Operator - A method of performing a flight simulation is provided. The method includes retrieving a flight action, mapping the flight action to an instruction, the instruction being is configured to bring about a desired state of a flight simulator, identifying a command based on the desired state of the flight simulator and a first state of the flight simulator, and determining if a second state of the flight simulator after executing the command matches the desired state of the flight simulator. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040270 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR WELDING TRAINING - A system and device for welding training. In one example, a welding training system includes a display configured to show welding features related to a training welding operation. The system also includes a training workpiece having a substantially transparent weld joint configured to be placed adjacent to the display during the training welding operation. The system includes a processing device coupled to the display and configured to provide welding data relating to the training welding operation to the display. The system also includes a training torch comprising an optical sensor. The training torch is coupled to the processing device and configured to provide the processing device with data from the optical sensor corresponding to a position of the training torch relative to the training workpiece. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040271 | Training Guidance Apparatus - A solution for training guidance is provided. A method related to the solution includes acquiring, in a training guidance apparatus, cardiovascular data representing cardiovascular measurement on a user carrying out a physical exercise, wherein the acquired cardiovascular data is real-time data measured during the physical exercise. The method further includes determining exercise guidance attributes from the cardiovascular data with respect to at least one training target of the physical exercise, selecting a video clip matching with the guidance attributes, and causing display of the video clip to the user. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040272 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PLANS FOR MULTI-DISCIPLINE ENDURANCE ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS - A method and apparatus for improving the physical capability of an athlete in a multi-discipline athletic endurance competition including a specially programmed computer implementing the method are provided. The computer generates a normalized performance value of an individual athlete for each of at least two different disciplines of a multi-discipline athletic endurance competition and correlates said normalized performance values to expected competitive performance results for at least one distance of each of said disciplines. An output device operatively connected to the specially programmed computer can further generate an electronically or physically printed exercise program correlated to achieving an incremental improvement in normalized performance values for each of said disciplines within a particular period of time to guide the athlete to improve his/her physical capability. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040273 | INTEGRATED MULTIMEDIA TOOL SYSTEM AND METHOD TO EXPLORE AND STUDY THE VIRTUAL HUMAN BODY - Several methods, processes and system for modular tool as an integrated multimedia tool system to explore and study the virtual human body is disclosed. Content and context modules allow for scientific gaming using modular multimedia objects, social media and different configurations. The disclosure allows an individual to travel through the virtual human body in a self guided and interactive tour. It specifically enables the user to learn the structure and function of different organs, different types of cells, intercellular space as well as different cellular organelles etc. Further, the system may be used by the local authority as an electronic study tool for seamless integrated mode of delivering the educational tool suited to the local curriculum. This may also serve as a tool for patients, doctors, focus groups and student to explore and learn about the pathological and physiological conditions in a human body. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040274 | INTEGRATED INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, DISEASE, TREATMENT OPTIONS AND USE - A novel integrated system and method for visualizing human physiology, disease and treatment options are described in the instant application. The graphical rendering of the human body is in depth and the user can explore the internal workings of the organs and cells by simply performing a pealing like act using a cursor and the layer as a flap opens up to show the details. A user can click on a specific topic and watch a video, narration or text relevant to the topic of choice. The integrated system provides storage of curated data, social media access and interaction, database storage and analytics to calculate user behavior. This technology may used as an application on any mobile and hardware device. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040275 | Method for Educational Instruction - A method for education is provided. The method includes providing content about an educational subject and technology skills to a learner via a computer network with feedback and assistance available as the learner acquires knowledge. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040276 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, an illumination device includes a light source whose emission intensity is controllable; an identifying unit configured to identify an activity of a user; and a light source controller configured to control the emission intensity of the light source so that a level of arousal of the user becomes lower than a predetermined level when the identified activity is a learning activity representing an activity to form a memory in the brain of the user. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040277 | Automatic Determination of User Alignments and Recommendations for Electronic Resources - Various implementations for automatically determining user alignments and recommendations for electronic resources are described. One example implementation includes an assessment module, an alignment module, and a recommender. The assessment module determines performance levels of two or more users of an educational platform. The alignment module determines an alignment between the two or more users of the educational platform based on the performance levels of the two or more users. The recommender generates a recommendation for a social graph connection between the two or more users in a social graph based on the alignment. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040278 | Enhanced integrated journal - An apparatus and method to provide a more interactive book learning experience. The invention provides an interactive quiz component to book figures. Figures within an electronic document can be enlarged by a user input such as a touch gesture. Selected information from the enlarged figure can be hidden and used as an interactive quiz. Feedback and options for further review or interactions are provided based on user input. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040279 | BRIDLE AND HALTER INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM - An instructional system for placing headgear on an animal such as a horse including a headgear assembly such as a halter or bridle, wherein the headgear assembly further includes multiple interconnected structural components; and a plurality of individual color-coded sleeves releasably mounted on certain of the independent interconnected components, wherein the color of each of the color-coded member corresponds both to a predetermined location on the head of the animal and to a particular step in a predetermined method for placing the headgear assembly on the head of the animal. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040280 | WALL MOUNT COVER - A wall mount cover comprising a front face; a writing surface disposed on the front face; a writing utensil disposed adjacently to the writing surface; a receiving hook or tray positioned beneath the writing surface; and a set of screw holes on a backside of the wall mount phone cover, where the screw holes enable a user to fasten the cover to a wall mount. The writing surface may be a dry erase board or a notepad with the coordinating writing utensil. Additionally, the front face may include a receiving hook to provide a resting location for a user's smart phone. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040281 | Procurement of Placental Stem Cells - Methods and solutions for the preservation and procurement of placental stem cells. A method for collecting stem cells from a placenta comprises: draining cord blood from the placenta; perfusing the drained placenta with a perfusion solution comprising 1,1′-[1,4-phenylenebis(methylene)]-bis-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, an aminoglycoside antibiotic, papaverine, and a placental preservative; and collecting the stem cells and perfusion solution from the placenta. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040282 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ADDITIVES IN THE BLOOD PRODUCTS - A method for removing a photosensitizer from a platelet preservation composition is disclosed. The method comprises passing the platelet preservation composition through a tangential flow filtration device to separate the photosensitizer from the platelets in the platelet preservation composition. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040283 | GRAPHENE COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING A GRAPHENE COMPOSITION AND SENSOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A GRAPHENE COMPOSITION - A method of forming a composition includes oxidation of graphene oxide to form holey graphene oxide having defects therein and reduction of the holey graphene oxide. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040284 | HBV DRUG RESISTANCE METHODS - New polymorphisms in the nucleic acid sequences of the DNA polymerase/reverse transcriptase open reading frame and viral surface antigen open reading frame of the hepatitis B virus are reported. In particular, the present invention relates to the mutation YMDD→YSDD in the HBV reverse transcriptase domain and to the W196V mutation in the small HBV viral surface antigen. Said polymorphisms are affecting the detection of drug resistance mutations by genotypic methods and diagnostic kits based thereon. The present invention relates to methods and diagnostic kits for detection of a HBV virus comprising said nucleic acid polymorphisms. In particular, those methods utilizing oligonucleotides capable of hybridizing to said HBV nucleic acid polymorphisms are envisaged. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040285 | Saliva Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Cytomegalovirus Infection - Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is an important cause of disease in infants and immune-compromised adults. Most infants infected with CMV are not promptly identified because of the absence of symptoms. It has been discovered that an assay based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for testing of saliva specimens for CMV is rapid, accurate, and inexpensive. Some versions of the assay employ primers that are specific for sequences flanking the highly conserved major envelope glycoprotein B or the highly conserved immediate early 2 exon 5 genes. The assay exceeds the standard rapid culture technique in accuracy, speed, and economy. When the assay is performed on dried saliva, it loses no significant amount of accuracy, and is surprisingly much more sensitive than a PCR assay using dried blood. This assay will permit broader testing to detect and intervene in congenital CMV infection, potentially avoiding numerous cases of associated disease. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040286 | Rapid Diagnostic Device, Assay and Multifunctional Buffer - A rapid diagnostic device, assay and multifunctional buffer reagent are provided for the detection of a target analyte in a fluid test sample. The 2-step assay utilizes a dual component flow-through device comprising a test unit and a dried indicator reagent delivery unit for receiving the fluid sample and multifunctional buffer, respectively. The test unit comprises a reaction zone containing immobilized capture reagent that can bind to the target analyte, an absorbent zone supporting the reaction zone, and optionally, a blood separation zone in lateral fluid communication with the reaction zone. The delivery unit comprises a label zone permeated with a dried indicator reagent which can be placed in transient fluid communication with the reaction zone of the test unit during the assay procedure. The rapid diagnostic assay system reduces the number of assay reagents, method steps and time required for performance compared to other conventional assays. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040287 | Methods for Detection and Typing of Nucleic Acids - Disclosed are methods and kits for identifying and characterizing polynucleotide sequences in a sample which may include a heterogeneous sample. Some of the methods and kits are directed to the identification and characterization of a virus in a sample, which may include HIV capable of cause AIDS or AIDS-like symptoms. The virus may be HIV-1, and may also include drug resistant mutations. The methods may include reacting a mixture that includes, in addition to nucleic acid isolated from the sample, at least one oligonucleotide capable of specifically hybridizing to HIV nucleic acid where the oligonucleotide includes at least one non-natural base. In addition, the methods may include detection of one or more mutations in HIV nucleic acid that are associated with drug resistance. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040288 | Biological Specimen Collection and Transport System and Method of Use - Disclosed are compositions for isolating populations of nucleic acids from biological, forensic, and environmental samples. Also disclosed are methods for using these compositions as one-step formulations for killing pathogens, inactivating nucleases, and releasing polynucleotides from other cellular components within the sample, and stabilizing the nucleic acids prior to further processing or assay. The disclosed compositions safely facilitate rapid sample collection, and provide extended storage and transport of the samples at ambient or elevated temperature without contamination of the sample or degradation of the nucleic acids contained therein. This process particularly facilitates the collection of specimens from remote locations, and under conditions previously considered hostile for preserving the integrity of nucleic acids released from lysed biological samples without the need of refrigeration or freezing prior to molecular analysis. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040289 | BREAST MILK ETHANOL SCREENING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A test kit detects the presence of a target analyte in a fluid sample. In particular, the test kit includes reagents capable of detecting the target analyte of interest in breast milk. More particularly, the test kit is capable of detecting the presence of alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, drugs of abuse, therapeutic drugs, triglycerides, lactose, capsaicin, and gluten, for example, in breast milk. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040290 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ULTRA-TRACE ANALYSIS OF LIQUIDS - A monitoring assembly ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130040291 | Detection and Quantification of Cellular Stress Response Resolution Pathway Expression and Functionality and the Effects of Agents or Conditions Thereupon - The assessment methods disclosed herein involve exposing cells to two stresses. The first stress (analogous to existing direct screening methods) involves exposing metazoan cells to an external stimulus of interest, such as exposing human cells to ionizing radiation, a chemical, or a set of physical conditions. The cells exposed to the first stress are thereafter exposed to a second stress which, importantly, is calibrated such that non-stressed cells of the same type will exhibit a predictable response to the second stress. By comparing the response to the second stress of i) cells that were exposed to the first stress and ii) cells that were not exposed to the first stress, an observer can assess whether exposure to the first stress caused or induced any change to the cells that affected the cells' ability to respond to the second stress. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040292 | NANOPARTICLE BIOSENSOR, METHOD OF PREPARING SAME AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to the field of biosensors and, more specifically, to nanoparticle biosensors comprising: a magnetic core, a silica layer, one or more outer metal layers which can be of different types and deposited in an alternating manner and immobilized on the outer surface, and a layer of synthetic or natural organic or inorganic biosensor molecules that can bind to biomolecules. The invention also relates to a method of obtaining the nanoparticle biosensors as well as to the different uses thereof. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040293 | METHODS FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS OF DNA TO DETECT SEQUENCE VARIANCES - Methods for determining genotypes and haplotypes of genes are described. Also described are single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes in the ApoE gene and methods of using that information. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040294 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING HYBRIDIZATIONS WITH NO DENATURATION - This disclosure is directed to, inter alia, methods and compositions for hybridizing at least one molecule to a target. The invention may, for example, eliminate the use of, or reduce the dependence on formamide in hybridization. Compositions for use in the invention include an aqueous composition comprising at least one nucleic acid sequence and at least one polar aprotic solvent in an amount effective to denature double-stranded nucleotide sequences. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040295 | METHOD TO INCREASE DETECTION EFFICIENCY OF REAL TIME PCR MICROARRAY BY QUARTZ MATERIAL - A reactor for the quantitative analysis of target nucleic acids using an evanescent wave detection technique and a method for the quantitative analysis of target nucleic acids are provided. The reactor includes a substrate with a cavity, a buffer layer arranged over the substrate, a quartz cover plate arranged over the buffer layer, and inlet and outlet ports. The reactor is thermally and chemically stable for PCR processing and suitable for an evanescent wave detection technique. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040296 | METHOD AND RAPID TEST DEVICE FOR DETECTION OF TARGET MOLECULE - Method and rapid test device for detection of target molecule from sample with which is performed purification and preprocessing of sample, preparation and modification, amplification, detection and capturing of target molecule, producing, of signal, amplification and visualization of read | 2013-02-14 |
20130040297 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CELLS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF CONVERTING ARABINOSE - The invention relates to a process for the production of cells which are capable of converting arabinose, comprising the following steps:
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20130040298 | Two-pore channels as regulators of proliferation in cancer - The present invention relates to the discovery that two pore K | 2013-02-14 |
20130040299 | METHOD FOR DETECTING OR MONITORING SEPSIS BY ANALYSING CYTOKINE MRNA EXPRESSION LEVELS - The present invention relates to a method for identifying patients who are likely to develop sepsis in response to infection, a method for monitoring the progress of sepsis in a patient and to an assay kit for identifying patients who are likely to develop sepsis and/or monitoring the progress of sepsis. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040300 | Methods for Beaming - Improvements on the basic method used for BEAMing increase sensitivity and increase the signal-to-noise ratio. The improvements have permitted the determination of intrinsic error rates of various DNA polymerases and have permitted the detection of rare and subtle mutations in DNA isolated from plasma of cancer patients. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040301 | Methods of Evaluating Transplant Rejection - The invention relates to methods of evaluating transplant rejection in a host comprising determining a heightened magnitude of gene expression of genes in rejection-associated gene clusters. The disclosed gene clusters include genes that are substantially co-expressed with cytotoxic lymphocyte pro-apoptotic genes, cytoprotective genes and several other cytokine and immune cell genes. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040302 | METHODS FOR CELL REPROGRAMMING AND GENOME ENGINEERING - Methods for producing engineered induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are provided comprising introducing a first nucleic acid into somatic cells for integration into their genome and reprogramming the cells to produce engineered iPS cells having the nucleic acid integrated into their genome. For example, in certain aspects the cells are reprogrammed by introduction of a genetic element that expresses one or more reprogramming factor and culturing of the cells under conditions sufficient to produce reprogrammed cells. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040303 | Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease and/or Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Use Thereof - Biomarker associated with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and/or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), where the biomarker is an intracellular or circulating microRNA and/or target protein thereof, and use thereof in methods for determining, diagnosing, monitoring AD, mild AD, moderate Ad, severe AD, MCI, early MCI, late MCI, and the like, as well as in methods for selecting candidate therapeutic compounds for treating same. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040304 | Compositions and Methods for Engineering Cells - The disclosure relates generally to genetic manipulation of stem and primary cells and to reprogramming of somatic cells, more specifically, human cells. In particular, compositions and methods are disclosed for the generation and maintenance of such engineered cells. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040305 | COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND USES FOR BIOSYNTHETIC PLASMID INTEGRATED CAPTURE ELEMENTS - Embodiments herein report compositions, systems and methods for making and using plasmid vectors and nanotube complexes. In certain embodiments, compositions, systems and methods herein include making plasmid vectors having aptamer inserts. In some embodiments, methods disclosed herein may be used to rapidly generate large quantities of plasmid vectors having aptamer inserts directed to a particular target agent. Other aspects concern plasmid constructs associated with organic semiconductors. Yet other aspects concern complexes of nanotubes associated with dsDNA aptamers and tracking molecules. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040306 | BACKSCATTERING INTERFEROMETRIC ANALYSIS OF MEMBRANE MATERIALS - Disclosed are improved optical detection methods comprising multiplexed interferometric detection systems and methods for determining a characteristic property of a sample, together with various applications of the disclosed techniques. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040307 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED ANALYSIS - A method and apparatus for pretreatment of a sample of whole blood in a discrete fluid analyzing instrument comprises automated means for handling and analyzing the sample and means for performing a pretreatment step on the sample or a sub-sample of the sample. The means for pretreatment are used for immobilizing at least one substance or analyte from the sample or sub-sample wherein the substance or analyte is reversibly immobilized. Usually, the apparatus further comprises means for eluting the substance or analyte from the capture means prior to analysis. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040308 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING A MYOPATHY - The invention provides compositions, methods, and kits diagnosing, monitoring, and otherwise characterizing a myopathy and for detecting the presence of autoantibodies in a biological sample. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040309 | Methods and Compositions for In-Vivo Enzyme Capture - The invention includes compositions, methods and kits for the in vivo identification of an enzyme that binds to a substrate. The invention comprises, in part, a photoreactive moiety to aid in identification of such an enzyme. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040310 | ULK1 COMPOSITIONS, INHIBITORS, SCREENING AND METHODS OF USE - This disclosure relates to methods and compositions useful for the treatment of cancer and diseases and disorders associated with autophagy. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040311 | MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AGAINST NECROSIS MARKER ERP29 AND USE THEREOF - [PROBLEM] To provide a monoclonal antibody against a biomarker which shows high specificity and can be effectively used in detection and diagnosis of various lesions relevant to various kinds of carcinomas and foci of necrosis, and so forth. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040312 | DETECTION OF NGAL IN CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE - Methods of assessing the ongoing kidney status in a subject afflicted with chronic renal failure (CRF) by detecting the quantity of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in fluid samples over time. NGAL is a small secreted polypeptide that is protease resistant and consequently readily detected in the urine and serum as a result of chronic renal tubule cell injury. Incremental increases in NGAL levels in CRF patients over a prolonged period of time are diagnostic of worsening kidney disease. This increase in NGAL precedes and correlates with other indicators of worsening CRF, such as increased serum creatinine, increased urine protein secretion, and lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Proper detection of worsening (or improving, if treatment has been instituted) renal status over time, confirmed by pre- and post-treatment NGAL levels in the patient, can aid in designing and/or maintaining a proper treatment regimen to slow or stop the progression of CRF. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040313 | Nanofluidic biochemical sensors based on surface charge modulated ion current - Biological and chemical sensors based on surface charge changes in a pore or channel, such as a nanopore or nanochannel, are employed to detect targeted analytes in an electrolyte solution having a low ion concentration. Receptors within the pore or channel capture a targeted analyte, causing a change in surface charge that affects ionic conductance. The change in ionic conductance is detected, evidencing the presence of the targeted analyte. A secondary tag may be introduced to the pore or channel for binding with a captured analyte in certain circumstances for causing a change in the surface charge. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040314 | IMMUNOASSAY OF CARBOXYMETHYLARGININE - A measuring method by which carboxymethylarginine can be measured with ease and with a high degree of precision is disclosed. The measuring method is a method of measuring carboxymethylarginine in a sample. The method includes treating the sample with a pretreatment agent including urea; and measuring carboxymethyl arginine in the pretreated sample by an immunological method. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040315 | HUMAN AND MURINE STEM-CELL LINES: MODELS OF ENDOTHELIAL CELL PRECURSORS - The present invention relates to isolated human cells that are precursors of endothelial cells other than embryonic stem cells, to isolated murine cells that are precursors of endothelial cells, and to methods using same, In particular, the present invention relates to established cell lines of isolated human cells that are precursors of endothelial cells other than embryonic stem cells and established cell lines of isolated murine cells that are precursors of endothelial cells. The present invention can be used in particular in the medical and/or veterinary fields, in particular in the field of therapeutics and/or in the field of studies of cellular mechanisms. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040316 | CELL LINES COMPRISING ENDOGENOUS TASTE RECEPTORS AND THEIR USES - Provided herein are cell lines and assays that can be utilized to identify taste receptor modulators. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040317 | CELL LINES COMPRISING ENDOGENOUS TASTE RECEPTORS AND THEIR USES - Provided herein are cell lines and assays that can be utilized to identify taste receptor modulators. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040318 | INCREASE OF MYELOID MICROVESICLES IN THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID AS BIOMARKER OF MICROGLIA/MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS - The present invention relates to a method for the diagnostic and/or prognostic of a neurological disease characterized by an inflammation process in a subject comprising measuring the amount of myeloid derived microvesicles in a cerebrospinal fluid sample obtained from the subject. The invention further relates to a method for predicting and/or monitoring the efficacy of a treatment for a neurological pathology or for monitoring a neurological disease progression. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040319 | DETECTION OF INFECTIOUS PRION PROTEIN BY SEEDED CONVERSION OF RECOMBINANT PRION PROTEIN - The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for the detection of infectious proteins or prions in samples, including the diagnosis of prion related diseases. One embodiment is an ultrasensitive method for detecting PrP-res (PrP | 2013-02-14 |
20130040320 | Method for Diagnosing Gram-Negative Infections - The invention concerns an in vitro method for determining if an individual is infected by a gram-negative bacterium preferably on prosthesis comprising: (i) detection of antibodies directed against a polypeptide of sequence SEQ ID NO: 2 and antibodies directed against a polypeptide of sequence SEQ ID NO: 4, in a biological sample of the individual, and (ii) deduction therefrom that the individual is infected by a gram-negative bacterium. The invention further concerns the kit for diagnosing of such an infection. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040321 | Method for Diagnosing Streptococcus, Enterococcus and Pepstostreptococcus Genera Infections - The invention concerns a method to determine if an individual is infected by a bacterium selected from the group consisting | 2013-02-14 |
20130040322 | Method of Diagnosing Sjogren's Disease - Provided are methods and compositions for determining whether an individual has Sjögren's disease (SD). The method entails determining in a biological sample from the individual the presence of antibodies directed to salivary gland protein 1 (SP-I), parotid secretory protein (PSP), carbonic anhydrase 6 (C A6), or determining a combination of the antibodies. Determining that the individual has SD is based on the presence of the antibodies. The method provides for detection of early SD. Kits for antibody detection containing the antigens to which the antibodies of SD patients are directed are also provided. | 2013-02-14 |
20130040323 | DETECTION KIT CONTAINING A NOVEL RECOMBINANT 15-kDA POLYPEPTIDE USEFUL FOR DETECTING HUMAN INFECTION WITH BARTONELLA HENSELAE - Disclosed are the cloning and expression of a novel antigen of | 2013-02-14 |
20130040324 | PERIFUSION DEVICE - A perifusion device includes at least one sample container for cells, the sample container having an inlet and an outlet. The container receives test liquid through the inlet and discharges the liquid through the outlet. A manifold having a plurality of liquid inlets, control valves, and liquid outlets can be provided. A receptacle housing has a plurality of receptacles. A drive is connected to the receptacle housing for moving the receptacle housing. A programmable controller can be provided to control movement of the receptacle housing. The test liquid includes at least one stimuli for the cells. The liquid collected in the receptacles is analyzed to determine the response of the cells to the stimuli. | 2013-02-14 |