09th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140057710 | EXTENDED AND EDITABLE GAMER PROFILE - A user profile for an online gaming service is created. The user profile contains user gaming information received from a first location. The user profile is stored in a database, and the user is permitted to access the user profile from a second location. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057711 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROL OVER VIDEOGAME CONTENT TO USERS DISCOVERING THE CONTENT - Discovery rights to discoverable in-game content is provided to players of a videogame. The discovery rights to a given set of discoverable content in the videogame provide a player or group of players to which they are assigned control over one or more aspects of the given set of discoverable content. This control may be observable by other players or groups of players of the videogame, and may be exclusive to the assigned user or user group. The provision of discovery rights may encourage a more complete exploration of a videogame by players or groups in an effort to obtain more discovery rights. The discovery rights may provide discovering players or groups with status within the videogame, an opportunity to reward friends and/or impede the progress of rivals, an opportunity to obtain value within the videogame, and/or provide other advantages to discovering players. Discovery rights may be transferable between players or groups. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057712 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A COMPETITIVE BONUS GAME WITH VARIABLE ODDS - A bonus controller for generating a competitive bonus game in a gaming system, the bonus controller having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The bonus controller being programmed to: receive wagering data corresponding to a casino game, enter a first player associated with a first gaming apparatus into the competitive bonus game when the first player obtains a qualifying win at the casino game, determine odds for the first player to win the competitive bonus game, vary odds of winning the competitive bonus game for at least a second player after entering the first player into the competitive bonus game, the second player having been previously entered into the competitive bonus game, determine an outcome of the competitive bonus game, and transmit data corresponding to the outcome of the competitive bonus game to a display unit. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057713 | GAMING TERMINAL WITH ROTATABLE LEVER HANDLE - By rotating a lever, the upper limit of the angle of inclination and the lower limit of the angle of inclination of a movable range are detected by an inclination detection mechanism, and the upper limit of the angle of inclination and the lower limit of the angle of inclination are stored in a storage unit as the upper limit and the lower limit of the movable range. While a game is being run, the angle of inclination of the lever is detected when the lever is rotated. Whether the angle of inclination falls within the movable range is determined. When the angle is larger than the movable range, the upper limit of the angle of inclination is updated with the angle of inclination. When the angle is smaller than the movable range, the lower limit of the angle of inclination is updated with the angle of inclination. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057714 | MODIFIABLE GAMING EXPERIENCE BASED ON USER POSITION AND/OR ORIENTATION - A method includes sensing, during a gaming experience of a user on a gaming system, position and/or orientation of the user through a motion sensor incorporated into a pair of goggles worn by the user to enhance the gaming experience, and wirelessly transmitting the sensed position and/or the orientation of the user from the pair of goggles to a wireless circuit of the gaming system coupled to a processor thereof. The method also includes effecting, through the processor, an automatic intelligent modification of the gaming experience of the user based on the wirelessly transmitted sensed position and/or the orientation of the user in accordance with regarding the pair of goggles as an input device of the gaming system. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MARBLE GAME - Disclosed is a system and method for providing a marble game. The system for providing the marble game may provide a game board formed by aligning blocks, support a configuration of an occupied city block group by grouping city blocks in an identical color or city blocks aligned adjacent to each other, when a city block set as the occupied city block group is occupied associated with a first terminal, the system for providing the marble game may increase a toll by applying a weight to the toll of the city block, increase a subtraction with respect to an amount held by a second terminal and an accumulation with respect to an amount held by the first terminal, and provide a tension to a game. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE BANKING OF WAGERING GAME MACHINES - A method of altering a wagering game theme for a flexible bank of wagering game machines, the flexible bank including a first sub-portion, a second sub-portion, and one or more display elements disposed between the first and second sub-portions, includes the acts of displaying graphical content relating to a first wagering game theme on the first and second sub-portions and on the one or more display elements and using a controller, responsive to a trigger, to switch the second sub-portion to display a second wagering game theme different than the first wagering game theme and to cause the one or more display elements to display a blank display or graphical content different than the first and second wagering game themes. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057717 | GAME SERVER, GAME CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND GAME SYSTEM - A game server includes a storage that stores information representing a virtual space having two-dimensionally arranged virtual positions where virtual users can exist, a map-creating section creating a two-dimensional map by connecting a route between the virtual positions, a table that stores identification data of a virtual user existing at each virtual position, a data-transmitting section transmitting two-dimensional-map-image data to a network-connected terminal, a data-receiving section receiving operation data from the terminal, a position-changing section changing the virtual position of the virtual user to a destination virtual position when accumulated points become or exceeds required points, and a data-updating section updating the identification data when the virtual position of the virtual user is changed. The two-dimensional map includes various types of pieces having a route from one edge to another edge of a polygon obtained by dividing the two-dimensional map and formed by combining the pieces to connect the routes. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057718 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CHAT WINDOW APPLIED TO NETWORK GAME - Players input their messages in their video game apparatuses and the messages are once collected at a server apparatus, thereafter they are distributed to all video game apparatuses from the game server apparatus. In a display screen of each video game apparatus, a chat window is displayed in order to display messages exchanged between the players on a game screen including a field and characters of the game. The chat window is sequentially enlarged up to a preset maximum number of lines when a new message is received from the game server apparatus. The chat window is sequentially reduced to the preset minimum number of lines when a predetermined time passes without any reception of new message or when the player performs a specific operation. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057719 | SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO IN A BANK OF GAMING MACHINES - Systems and methods for synchronizing audio in a bank of gaming machines, such as video slot and video poker machines. Audio tracks of a game may be provided to a plurality of gaming machines and synchronized. An audio track provided to one of the gaming machines may be changed to a second audio track, in response to receiving an indication of a status change for the game. The second audio track may be synchronized with the audio tracks provided to the other gaming machines in the plurality. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057720 | System and Method for Capture and Use of Player Vital Signs in Gameplay - A computer-implemented method is provided for enabling virtual gameplay with a virtual character on a computing device. The player can access at least one video game and interact with the video game via a virtual character. The computing device detects or receives and stores at least one vital sign of the player. This vital sign is used to retrieve a storyline for the virtual character to interact with, which is related to the at least one vital sign. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057721 | INTERACTIVE TETHER USING TENSION AND FEEDBACK - A wand-shaped handheld device tethered to a fixed structure in a gaming system by one or more cables wound around reels. The handheld device includes a button on a top thereof as a secondary input means. Motors coupled to the reels wind the cables or apply an opposing force to a pulling force applied to the device. Sensors detect how far the cables are retracted or pulled relative to the fixed structure. Haptic feedback devices impart tactile vibrations that are transmitted along the cable(s) and to the handheld device as the motor is pulling the handheld device toward the fixed structure or a player grasping the device is pulling it away from the fixed structure. Wagering game graphics are coordinated with the movement of the device so that movements or selection of the graphics are affected by inputs made by moving the handheld device or pressing its button. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057722 | GAME MIGRATION - Embodiments of the present invention allow game play to migrate back and forth between a server-run video game and a client-run video game. For example, a user could start playing a video game running on a server and then migrate play to a client device, such as a game console. When a game is running on the server, the server executes the game code, renders a video image, and communicates the image to the client. The client may communicate game control commands to the server. The game play may also start on the client and transition to a server. For example, a user may reach a point in the game where the user does not have the game files stored on the client. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057723 | DYNAMIC QUALITY OF SERVICE MANAGEMENT IN MULTIPLAYER GAMING - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic quality of service (QoS) management for multi-player gaming. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic QoS management for multi-player gaming is provided. The method includes monitoring a multi-player game and detecting a game moment for a game player in the multi-player game. The method also includes determining a degree of sensitivity for the game moment and enhancing access to a computing resource of the game player in response to determining the game moment to be highly sensitive. In one aspect of the embodiment, the method additionally includes detecting a subsequent game moment for the game player in the multi-player game, determining a degree of sensitivity for the subsequent game moment, and reducing access to the computing resource of the game player in response to determining the game moment to be less sensitive. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057724 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO WIRELESS GAMING DEVICES - Systems and methods for controlling access to wireless gaming devices and networks are provided. For example, access is controlled through one or more levels of security check, such as a hard security check instead of or in addition to a soft security check. In a hard security check, the user employs an apparatus such as a card or other physical token that can be used to access the wireless gaming device. Such an apparatus may communicate information that identifies the user to the device or may simply be used to produce a signal without which the device is locked to users. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057725 | UPDATING VIRTUAL WORLDS BASED ON INTERACTIONS BETWEEN REAL-WORLD ITEMS - A method of updating virtual worlds based on interactions between real-world items is disclosed. An interaction between a first real-world item and a second real-world item is detected. The first real-world item is a real-world item that is associated with a first player of a computer-implemented game and the second real-world item is a real-world item that is associated with a second player of the computer-implemented game. A virtual world of the computer-implemented game is updated based on the detection of the interaction. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057726 | ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS - An establishment can coordinate devices (e.g., lights, speakers, displays) to enhance a game playing environment based on events detected in a network of wagering game machines. A system can be implemented that determines an environmental effect based on an event of a wagering game (e.g., a near win event), regardless of the particular wagering game developer/manufacturer. The system can then determine that the environmental effect should be modified based on current circumstances of the area to be impacted and/or the player, for example. The system modifies the environment effect as indicated for the current circumstances and causes the modified environmental effect to be produced. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057727 | INPUT DEVICE WITH MEMBRANE TO IMPEDE ENTRANCE OF FOREIGN CONTAMINATES INTO AN ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE - Methods, systems, or apparatuses for impeding the entrance of foreign contaminates into a housing of a gaming machine may include a gaming controller, a panel, and an input device mounted to the panel. The input device may include a housing. The housing of the input device may include a first section, a second section, and a member moveable with respect to the first and the second sections, wherein the moveable member is configured to be actuated by a player to provide input to the gaming controller; and a membrane disposed between the first section and the panel, wherein the membrane impedes the entrance of foreign contaminates into the housing. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057728 | SEED METERING DEVICE DRIVE SYSTEM - A system for transmitting power from a drive shaft to a seed meter shaft of a seeder is disclosed. The system comprises a first transmission that connects to one of the drive shaft and the seed meter shaft. The first transmission also connects to a clutch assembly. The clutch assembly connects to a flexible drive shaft assembly, and the flexible drive shaft assembly connects to a second transmission. The second transmission connects to the other of the drive shaft and the seed meter shaft. The clutch assembly is detachable from the first transmission and the flexible drive shaft assembly and the flexible drive shaft assembly is directly connectable to the first transmission. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057729 | TORQUE TRANSFER DEVICE - A torque transfer device in a drive train, having an input component, which can rotate about a rotational axis and can be connected to a drive side; an output component, which is capable of limited rotation in relation to the input component counter to the action of at least one helical spring and which can be connected to an output side; and having a spring hanger component, which radially delimits the exterior of the helical spring. The helical spring has a wire, which is wound around a spring axis and sections of which are formed on to a radially exterior region in relation to the rotational axis along the spring axis. The cross-section of the wire is substantially circular and the circumference of the cross-section can he described by a first wire radius. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057730 | CONNECTING JOINT FOR A CONNECTING SHAFT AND CONNECTING SHAFT WITH SUCH A CONNECTING JOINT - A connecting joint for connecting two shafts comprises a drive seat and an output seat, wherein the drive seat and the output seat are connected by a connecting means with one another, which may be provided in an angular way. Therein, the connecting means comprises an element which is at least partially flexible. One or multiple, in particular two, such connecting joints may be used in a connecting shaft for transmitting a rotation from a drive shaft to an output shaft, in particular in a connecting shaft of a drum for a drum set. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057731 | Threaded Structures with Solder Control Features - Threaded standoff structures may be provided with features that control the flow of solder. A base structure for a standoff may be formed from a solderphobic material such as brass. A through hole may be formed in the base structure. The base structure may be coated with a solderphilic material such as an inner layer of nickel and an outer layer of tin. A tapping tool may be used to remove the solderphilic material from the opening by tapping threads into the opening, thereby exposing the underlying base metal of the standoff in the opening. During attachment to a substrate such as a printed circuit board, the standoff may be exposed to molten solder. The solderphilic coating on the outer surface of the standoff may attract the molten solder, whereas the solderphobic base metal in the threaded opening may help prevent solder from contaminating the threads in the opening. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057732 | CHILD SUPPORT REPOSITIONING MECHANISM - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a repositioning mechanism adapted for use with a swing and configured to permit a child support to be secured a forward-facing position and one or more side-facing positions. In particular, the repositioning mechanism is configured to maintain the child support's center of gravity in the same lateral position in both the forward-facing and side-facing positions, as well as to effect longitudinal movement ensuring the child support remains longitudinally proximate to its point or points of support, such as a point of rotation. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057733 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club | 2014-02-27 |
20140057734 | GRIP FOR SPORTING EQUIPMENT - A grip for sporting equipment includes a base defining a receiver for receiving a gripping end. The base includes a pair of opposed grip base ends and an intervening center portion. At least one sheet of material is provided for encircling at least the base center portion whereby opposed edges of the sheet of material define a gap. A stitching pattern secures the two opposed edges one to the other and closes the gap to define a closed seam. A sealing strip may overlay the closed seam and stitching. Optionally, the opposed abutting edges are beveled whereby the closed seam and stitching are disposed within a groove formed by closing the gap. In turn, items of sporting equipment and methods for providing grips for sporting equipment are described. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057735 | SCIENTIFIC GOLF AND EQUIPMENT - A scientific method of golf employs a pendulous or near pendulous swing to hit a golf ball so that the ball flies airborne and straight, including a tee shot with a driver. A new golf club with the shaft attached to the heel of the club head as in conventional golf clubs, but with the shaft angle increased to about 65-90° is disclosed. Also disclosed are golf clubs and putters having a shaft attached at or near the center of the club or putter head. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057736 | HIGH VOLUME AERODYNAMIC GOLF CLUB HEAD - A high volume aerodynamic golf club head with a club head volume of at least 400 cc producing reduced aerodynamic drag forces. The club head has a crown section imparting beneficial aerodynamic properties due in part to the location of a crown apex and the curvature of the crown section. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057737 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH APERTURES AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS - Embodiments of golf club heads with apertures and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057738 | HOLLOW GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING CROWN STRESS REDUCING FEATURE - A hollow golf club head incorporating a stress reducing feature including a crown located stress reducing feature. The location and size of the crown stress reducing feature, and their relationship to one another and other club head engineering variables, play a significant role in selectively increasing deflection of the face. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057739 | Golf Club Head Or Other Ball Striking Device Having Impact-Influencing Body Features - A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having an outer surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, an elongated, inwardly recessed channel located on the body and extending across a portion of the body, and an insert mounted within the channel. The insert includes a resiliently deflectable base member that engages the channel to retain the insert within the channel and a rigid outer member connected to the base member and forming at least a portion of the outer surface of the insert, where the outer member is made from a different material than the base member. Additionally, the insert has an outer surface that is substantially flush with at least one immediately adjacent surface of the body. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057740 | GOLF TEE - Disclosed herein is an improved golf tee, which has a body and a retaining member. The body is composed of a ball-supporting cup, a shank and a dentated trench. The dentated trench is disposed on the outer surface of the shank, and is composed of a longitudinal groove, and a plurality of rectangular slots. The retaining member includes an interior cavity, and a tab extended from the inner surface of the interior cavity. The retaining member is capable of moving along the longitudinal groove on the shank by engaging the tab with any of the plurality of rectangular slots, thereby allows the user to adjust the retaining member to any desirable position on the body of the golf tee. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057741 | ADJUSTABLE SHAPE GOLF TEE - An adjustable shape golf tee includes an elongated main body having a first end with a pointed tip, and a second end having a circular head for receiving a golf ball. Each of the main shaft, the tip portion, and the circular head are constructed from a flexible material configured to bend and retain an imparted shape. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057742 | Ball-Striking Training Apparatus - An apparatus for an athlete to train or practice ball-striking techniques. The apparatus comprises a base, a stand, an arm, and a bearing assembly connected to a tethered ball via a rope. The athlete may strike or volley the ball in order to produce a substantially circular orbit about the bearing assembly, indicating proper form and technique. If the athlete strikes the ball with improper form or technique, the ball may orbit the bearing assembly in a substantially non-circular orbit, such as an oval. The ball may be any suitable ball from a number of sports where correct form and technique for striking or volleying a ball is desired. By way of example, the ball may be preferably a soccer ball, a volley ball, a baseball, among others. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057743 | Cuff-Based Athletic Training Device - An athletic training device for enabling and teaching proper athletic movements while executing various athletic exercises. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to an athletic training device that enhances neuromuscular control in connection with keeping an athlete's hands close to each other, and also close to his/her torso by providing a restricted range of motion while being easily wearable and removable. Generally, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to adjustable, comfortable, cuff-based training devices that securely encircle a user's wrists with cuff-based members flexibly bound together for use in connection with swing-based movements. A central connecting sub-section typically comprises attachments, which affix a resilient, flexible medium to either of the cuff-based members providing a limited-but not unduly rigid-range of motion during utilization. Moreover, the cuff-based training device provides rigidity while contorting as the wearer performs various athletic actions confirming correct and proper techniques. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057744 | Decorative Enhancements for Basketball Nets - A system of decorations may be applied to a basketball net to enhance the net's decorative appeal. Coloration of the net strands or links may be placed in any combination with decorative fill material placed between the strands and links, a decorative lattice surrounding the exterior surface of the net, or decorative patches affixed to the exterior of the net. Each type of decorative surface may be printed, embroidered, dyed, or otherwise decorated with any combination of colors, patterns, designs, or indicia. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057745 | REPLACEABLE SECTIONS OF A PITCHING MOUND AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A pitching mound includes a level area, a sloped area, and surrounding areas. The level area includes a replaceable drive area. The sloped area has a slope from a first end of the sloped area that abuts to the level area to a second end of the sloped area. The sloped area includes a replaceable landing area. The surrounding areas encircle the level area and the sloped area. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057746 | BLADE FOR A HOCKEY STICK - A hockey stick blade comprising a front and a rear blade face, the front blade face comprising at least one front layer of reinforcing fiber material having a first reinforcing fiber density, and the rear blade face comprising at least one rear layer of reinforcing fiber material having a second reinforcing fiber density, the first forcing, fiber density differing from the second reinforcing fiber density. A hockey stick having such a blade is also disclosed. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057747 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - The present invention provides methods and systems for an adjustment device for allowing the expeditious adjustment of drive belts that includes a frame having at least one channel, a tab extending substantially perpendicularly from the longitudinal axis of the frame, and a boss rotationally disposed on the frame. A support member is disposed adjacent the frame and includes a bore for receiving an adjustment member having a first end and a second end, and the second end of the adjustment member is disposed in close proximity to the tab of the frame. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057748 | HYDRAULIC AUTO-TENSIONER - A hydraulic auto-tensioner includes a cylinder with a sleeve fitting hole, and a sleeve press-fitted therein. A rod has its bottom end slidable in the sleeve. A return spring is mounted between a spring seat at an upper portion of the rod and a bottom surface of the cylinder. An oil passage, with a check valve, is formed between the fitting surfaces of the sleeve fitting hole and the sleeve and communicates the pressure chamber with the reservoir chamber. The rod has a valve fitting hole open to its bottom surface, and an oil passage communicating the valve fitting hole with the reservoir chamber. A relief valve, mounted in the valve fitting hole, includes a valve seat with a valve hole having an orifice for restricting the flow rate of oil released from the pressure chamber into the reservoir chamber through the oil passage when the relief valve opens. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057749 | CHAIN GUIDE - There is provided a chain guide capable of preventing a reduction in the durability of the chain guide. In the chain guide in which a base and a shoe are assembled together, a shoe protruding strip formed on a back surface of the shoe is engaged with a base groove that is formed in the base and continuously extends in a longitudinal direction so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction with respect to the base when the shoe expands or contracts, and be able to restrict the movement of the shoe in first and second width directions. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057750 | CHAIN - Inner links of a chain are formed as an integral link unit, each having a pair of connecting pin portions and a pair of plate portions coupling the pair of connecting pin portions, so as to have higher strength and improved durability, whereby the cost of the chain is reduced because of the ease of assembly and a reduction in the number of components. The chain is formed by coupling together link units and pairs of link plates alternately and pivotally in a longitudinal direction of the chain. The link unit is formed by inseparably joining a pair of connecting pin portions and a pair of plate portions at joint parts. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057751 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, at least four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes actuatable in combinations of three to establish a plurality of forward gear ratios and at least one reverse gear ratio. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057752 | Tandem Axle System - A tandem axle system has a forward axle system and a rear axle system. A method of selectively driving one or both of the axle systems is described. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057753 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission of the present invention has an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes. The torque transmitting devices are each selectively engageable in combinations of at least three to establish a plurality forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057754 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSISTED DIRECT START CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle engine coupled to a stepped-gear-ratio transmission. One example method comprises, in response to a first vehicle moving condition, shutting down the engine and at least partially disengaging the transmission while the vehicle is moving; and during a subsequent restart, while the vehicle is moving, starting the engine using starter motor assistance and adjusting a degree of engagement of a transmission clutch to adjust a torque transmitted to a wheel of the vehicle. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057755 | METHOD FOR STARTING AN ENGINE - A method for improving starting of an engine that may be repeatedly stopped and started is presented. In one example, the method adjusts a desired engine speed to at least two levels during engine speed run-up from cranking to engine idle speed. The method may improve vehicle launch for stop/start vehicles. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057756 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENGINE CONTROL - Systems and methods are provided for restarting an engine that can be selectively deactivated during idle-stop conditions. In one embodiment, the engine is restarted with torque reduction over an interval of the restart, for example, by upshifting the transmission. In response to a vehicle launch request, the torque reduction is decreased, for example, by downshifting the transmission, to expedite return of driveline torque. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057757 | HYBRID COMPETITION DIVING BOARD - A hybrid diving board is disclosed. The hybrid diving board may include a primary diving board having a flat skid-resistant top surface and a bottom surface extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the board first end is configured for attachment to a diving stand and the board second end is a free end. A flex spring and/or a torsional control spring may also be provided that has a first end and a second end wherein the spring is adjacent to a surface of the diving board. The flex spring first end may be configured for attachment to the diving stand or to the diving board at a location proximate the board first end. The hybrid diving board may have a spring constant and/or average modulus of elasticity that is higher than a corresponding spring constant or modulus of elasticity of the primary diving board. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057758 | DEVICE FOR STRENGTHENING, IMPROVING RANGE OF MOTION, IMPROVING FLEXIBILITY IN ANKLE JOINTS AND REHABILITATING INJURED ANKLE JOINTS - The present invention comprises a device for strengthening, improving range of motion and/or improving flexibility in ankle joints and/or rehabilitating injured ankle joints. The device comprises structure or frame, at least one resistance mechanism connected to the structure or frame and a support platform connected to the at least one resistance mechanism for supporting the patient's foot. Rotating, flexing, inverting and/or everting the foot connected to the ankle of interest, which results in pressure applied to the support platform by the subject foot, increases and/or decreases the tension in the at least one resistance mechanism. A variety of stretches and/or strengthening and/or rehabilitating exercises may be performed with the device. The support platform is suspended within frame on the at least one resistance mechanism and, as a result, the support platform may be rotated, flexed, inverted and/or everted in an infinite number of directions. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057759 | LOWER LIMB BOUNCING DEVICE AND HIP JOINT STIMULATION METHOD - A lower limb bouncing device causes knee bouncing by stimulating the hip joint, or base end of a lower limb, while allowing the lower leg, or terminal end of the lower limb, to relax. The device includes: a flap and a motor coupled to the flap. The flap allows a heel resting surface to swing from the motor. The motor includes: an output axis with an eccentric cam; and a pivotable plate on the eccentric cam. The pivotable plate has an attached pivoting end. The flap is on an enclosure side so that the heel can be placed at a minimum height above the floor when the foot is placed on the floor surface. The flap connects to another end of the pivotable plate allowing swing movement by the pivotable plate pivoting around the attached end in response to rotation of the eccentric cam. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057760 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING THE FOOT - An exercise machine for strengthening the foot and for treating plantar fasciitis includes a foot pad for receiving a patient's foot and a resistance member associated with the foot pad. As the patient pivots the foot pad on a pivot pin located near the heel section of the foot pad, a resistance is applied to the toe section of the foot pad thereby providing strengthening for the plantar fasciitis band of tissue. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057761 | Exercise Apparatus - Muscle resistance apparatus comprising a framework, at least one resistive force and a movable section. The movable section is linked to a resistive force, wherein a first part of the movable section is attached to the framework by a connection whereby it can be temporarily displaced, and a second part of the movable section is connected to the first part of the movable section by a second connection whereby it can be temporarily displaced. The first and second parts of the movable section are independently movable with respect to one another in an angular and/or linear fashion. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057762 | WEIGHTLIFTING SWIVEL WRIST HOOK - Disclosed herein is an invention directed to a weightlifting aid that an individual would utilize. More specifically, the present invention generally relates to a device directed to a weightlifting aid that an individual would couple to their hand to assist in the lifting of weights in an exercise or fitness environment. In one embodiment, the weightlifting swivel wrist hook is comprised of a user attachment element, a swivel element, and a hooking element. In another embodiment, the user attachment element is a wristband that allows attachment of the device to the user's wrist through various strapping means such as velcro, buttons, clips, and/or buckles. The swivel element is connected to the user attachment element and the hooking element and allows the hooking element to rotate about the swivel elements' pivot point. This movement of the hooking element allows the user to position the hooking element in an in use position or an out of use position. By allowing the hooking element to swivel or rotate to an out of use position, this will allow the user of the device to quickly move the hooking element out of the way without the user having to remove the device from their wrist. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057763 | PIECE OF SPORTS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MUSCLE EXERCISES USING THE PIECE OF SPORTS APPARATUS - The invention relates to a piece of sports apparatus comprising a hammer ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140057764 | Adjustable Weight Kettlebell - An exercise apparatus includes a base, a handle, and a connecting device detachably and adjustably connecting the base to the handle to form a weight supporting cavity for supporting a predetermined number of weight plates, wherein a height of the weight supporting cavity is adapted to be adjusted to receive a corresponding number of the weight plates so as to optimally adjust an overall weight of the exercise apparatus. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057765 | FOOT AND HAND EXERCISE DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - An improvement in foot and hand exercising devices featuring a depressible elongated device placeable in the palm of a hand or under the plantar region of a foot which can increase venous return in an aid to avoiding deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and resulting pulmonary embolism (PE), stroke, and edema. The depressible device reduces chance of foot or hand injury and improves the comfort of the user. The device can also be used for stretching the plantar tendons and thereby reducing foot pain. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057766 | ABlitz - This invention is an exercise apparatus that relates to the field of exercise. The apparatus is user worn and primarily targets the lower region of the abdominal muscles, the lower portions of the rectus abdominis and obliquus internus. It is composed of 11 parts, 2 one size fits all foot pieces, 1 waist strap, 1 bench attachment, 4 easy-turn hand bolts and 3 elastic resistance bands. When used the invention generates the resistance needed to successfully exercise the lower abdominal region. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057767 | MODULAR EXERCISE PLATFORM - A modular exercise platform and method for assembling the same. A modular exercise platform may include two short tubes arranged parallel to each other; two long tubes arranged parallel to each other and perpendicular to the two short tubes thereby defining a rectangular frame including four junctions between the two short tubes and the two long tubes; and four gussets, each arranged at one of the four junctions. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057768 | SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR A BEARING ASSEMBLY - A passenger conveyor assembly including a roller assembly having an axle member, a bearing member mounted to the axle member, and a roller member rotatably mounted to the bearing member. A seal assembly is mounted to the roller assembly. The seal assembly includes a rotating member mounted for rotation with the roller member and a stationary member fixedly mounted relative to axel member. The rotating member and stationary member cooperate to substantially prevent foreign objects from accumulating at one of the bearing member and the axle member. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057769 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TWO FILM WEBS - A splicing method serves for connecting an active film web ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140057770 | High Speed, Compact Centrifuge for Use with Small Sample Volumes - In one nonlimiting example, an automated system is provided for separating one or more components in a biological fluid, wherein the system comprises: (a) a centrifuge comprising one or more bucket configured to receive a container to effect said separating of one or more components in a fluid sample; and (b) the container, wherein the container includes one or more shaped feature that is complementary to a shaped feature of the bucket. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057771 | OPTICAL MONITORING SYSTEM FOR BLOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM - An optical monitoring system is provided for use with a blood processing system. The system includes a light source configured to illuminate a disposable flow circuit received in a centrifuge and a light detector configured to receive an image of the disposable flow circuit. A controller combines two or more of the images received by the light detector to generate a two-dimensional output. The output is used to control the separation of blood within the disposable flow circuit. The monitoring system may also be used to verify that the disposable flow circuit is suitable for use with the centrifuge or that the disposable flow circuit is properly aligned within the centrifuge. The monitoring system may be positioned outside of the centrifuge bucket which receives the centrifuge. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057772 | PHASE-SEPARATION METHOD FOR A PRODUCT, USING A CENTRIFUGE - A method for the continuous processing of a product such as a vegetable or animal oil or fat. The processing occurs via a separation into two liquid phases and a solid phase. The method step includes processing the product, the processing occurring in a centrifuge arranged as a separator, the separator including a rotatable drum, a disk stack having risers arranged in the drum, a product feed having a feed tube, a first separator disk to discharge a lighter liquid phase from the drum, a second separator disk to discharge a heavier liquid phase from the drum, and a solids discharge opening to discharge a solids phase from the drum. A separation zone is formed between the lighter phase and the heavier phase in the separator. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057773 | MATERIAL COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING A FIREPROOF MATERIAL AND THE USE THEREOF, AND FIREPROOF MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A material composition for producing a fireproof material having a fine-grain fraction with grain sizes of less than 100 μm and a coarse-grain fraction with grain sizes of more than 100 μm is provided. The fine-grain fraction includes aluminum oxide having a weight proportion of at least 90% by wt. in relation to the total weight of the fine-grain fraction, zirconium oxide having a weight proportion of up to 5% by wt. in relation to the total weight of the fine-grain fraction, a stabilizer for the zirconium oxide as well as titanium oxide powder having a weight proportion of up to 5% by wt. in relation to the total weight of the fine-grain fractional. The coarse-grain fraction represents a weight fraction of more than 30% by wt. of the material composition. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057774 | ZIRCONIA-BASED MATERIAL DOPED WITH YTTRIUM AND LANTHANUM - Sintered bodies containing zirconia-based ceramic materials and partially sintered bodies that are intermediates in the preparation of the sintered bodies are described. The zirconia-based ceramic material is doped with lanthanum and yttrium. The grain size of the zirconia-based ceramic material can be controlled by the addition of lanthanum. The crystalline phase of the zirconia-based ceramic material can be influenced by the addition of yttrium. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057775 | HYDROCRACKING CATALYST AND PROCESS USING A MAGNESIUM ALUMINOSILICATE CLAY - This invention is directed to hydrocracking catalysts and hydrocracking processes employing a magnesium aluminosilicate clay and a zeolite. The magnesium aluminosilicate clay has a characteristic | 2014-02-27 |
20140057776 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST - The exhaust gas purification catalyst according to the present invention has a substrate | 2014-02-27 |
20140057777 | Catalyst Systems Containing a Bridged Metallocene - The present invention provides polymerization processes utilizing a catalyst system containing an ansa-metallocene and a second metallocene compound for the production of olefin polymers. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057778 | SULFONATED CARBON SILICA COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a novel sulfonated carbon silica (SCS) composite material and a process for the preparation thereof. The synthesized SCS composite material on calcination yields the hierarchical mesoporous silica (MS) and further finds application as catalyst in two industrially important reactions namely phenol butylation and glycerol acetalization. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057779 | METHOD OF PREPARING MULTICOMPONENT METAL-HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITE USING CO-GASIFICATION, AND MULTICOMPONENT METAL-HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITE PREPARED THEREBY - The present subject matter provides a method of preparing a multicomponent metal-hybrid nanocomposite using co-gasification, in which a multicomponent metal-hybrid nanocomposite can be prepared by a one-step process without using a complicated process including the steps of supporting-drying-calcining-annealing and the like at the time of preparing a conventional alloy catalyst, and provides a multicomponent metal-hybrid nanocomposite prepared by the method. The method is advantageous in that a multicomponent metal-hybrid nanocomposite can be synthesized by a simple process of simultaneously gasifying two kinds of metal precursors, and in that an additional post-treatment process is not required. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057780 | PREPARING PHOSPHORUS CONTAINING ALUMINA SUPPORT BY SOL-GEL METHOD FOR FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS AND CATALYST PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a process of preparing of a phosphorus-containing phosphorus-alumina support by a sol-gel method and a cobalt/phosphorus-alumina catalyst where cobalt is supported onto the phosphorus-alumina support as an active ingredient. The phosphorus-alumina support is prepared by a sol-gel method and has wide specific surface area with bimodal pore size distribution and high cobalt dispersion, thereby enabling to increase heat and mass transfer, stabilize the structure by modifying the surface property of alumina and decrease the deactivation rate due to the reduced oxidation of cobalt component during the F-T reaction. When Fischer-Tropsch reaction (F-T) is conducted on the catalyst, the catalyst maintains a superior thermal stability, inhibits the deactivation due to water generation during the F-T reaction and also causes relatively high conversion of carbon monoxide and stable selectivity of liquid hydrocarbons. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057781 | SINTER RESISTANT CATALYTIC MATERIAL AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A catalytic material including particles formed of a catalytic core material having a thermally resistant porous shell coated over the catalytic core material. An oxygen storage material is dispersed within the thermally resistant porous shell. In an example, the oxygen storage material is ceria. The catalytic material can further include a catalytic support, wherein the particles are deposited on the catalytic support. The catalytic support can be a powdered oxide including a material selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, zirconia, niobia, ceria, titania, and combinations thereof. The catalytic core can include an element selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Rh, Co, Ni, Mn, Cu, Fe, Au, Ag, and combinations thereof. The porous shell can be selected from materials consisting of alumina, baria, ceria, magnesia, niobia, silica, titania, yttria, and combinations thereof. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057782 | SUPERHYDROPHOBIC AND SUPEROLEOPHILIC COMPOSITE - A superhydrophobic and superoleophilic composite comprises a porous material and a surface layer. The porous material includes a framework and a plurality of interconnecting pores formed inside the framework and interconnecting with each other. The framework has a plurality of skeletons connected with each other. The surface layer is coated on the surfaces of the skeletons and includes an adhesion medium and a plurality of graphene sheets stuck to the surfaces of the skeletons by the adhesion medium. The graphene sheets form a rough surface conforming to the skeletons. The superhydrophobic and superoleophilic composite can absorb oil or organic pollutants in water and can be reused. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057783 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEAT-SENSITIVE RECORDING MATERIAL - A method for producing a heat-sensitive recording material comprises: preparing a first coating composition, which includes as color acceptor 4,4′-dihydroxydiphenyl sulfone, at least one sensitizer selected from the list of methylolstearamide, stearic acid amide, and dimethyl terephtalate; preparing a second coating composition, which includes: from 65 to 95% by weight of one or more (meth)acrylate from 0 to 20% by weight of photoinitiators and from 0.5 to 20% by weight of wax; applying the prepared first coating composition to form the heat-sensitive recording layer on the front side of the substrate; drying the first coating composition; applying the second coating composition to form the protective layer covering the heat-sensitive recording layer; crosslinking the protective layer covering the heat-sensitive recording layer; applying the second coating composition to form the coating on the back side of the substrate; crosslinking the coating. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057784 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING NEMATODES WITH PASTEURIA SPORES IN SEED COATINGS - The subject invention provides novel and advantageous materials and methods for controlling phytopathogenic and/or soil-dwelling nematodes by attaching an effective amount of | 2014-02-27 |
20140057785 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS - Molecules according to Formula One: | 2014-02-27 |
20140057786 | COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR PATHOGEN CONTROL IN COTTON - Coating compositions for cotton plant seed, wherein the coating composition comprises an organic carrier material and one or more biological agents that are active against one or more pathogens cotton plant. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057787 | COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR PATHOGEN CONTROL IN SOYBEAN - Coating composition for soya bean seed from which roots and shoots are capable of growing, wherein the coating composition comprises an organic carrier material and one or more biological agents that possess an activity against at least one or more pathogens of the soybean plant. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057788 | METHODS OF INHIBITING ETHYLENE RESPONSES IN PLANTS USING DICYCLOPROPENE COMPOUNDS - Methods of applying dicyclopropene compounds and compositions thereof to block ethylene receptors in plants are disclosed. Methods include applying to the plant an effective ethylene response-inhibiting amount of a dicyclopropene compound or composition thereof. Dicyclopropene compounds, enantiomers, stereoisomers or salts thereof are also provided. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057789 | Polynucleotide Molecules for Gene Regulation in Plants - This invention provides polynucleotide molecules and methods for regulating genes in plants, e.g., by providing RNA for systemic regulation of genes. Various aspects of the invention provide polynucleotide molecules and methods for regulating endogenous genes and transgenes in a plant cell and polynucleotide molecules. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057790 | 2-ACYLOXY-PYRROLIN-4-ONES - The invention relates to novel 2-acyloxypyrrolin-4-ones of the formula (I) | 2014-02-27 |
20140057791 | Flowering Stimulant Composition Using Nitrobenzene - A flowering stimulant composition with Nitrobenzene for Agricultural and Horticultural flowering crops comprising Nitrobenzene as an Active ingredient, with Natural/Synthetic/Ionic (or) Non Ionic chemical surfactant and base with petro (or) Non petro solvent base. A typical example of 100 kg of the composition has 5 to 10 kgs. of Linear alkyl aryl Benzene (Acid slurry), 1 to 2 kgs. of Sodium Hydroxide 2 to 4 kgs. of Urea, 20 kg of Nitro Benzene and Quantum sufficientum Filler & stabilizer. In the case of 100 kgs. of granular formulation, the composition has 75 kg or 80 kg of Roasted or unroasted Bentonite clay or silica quartz sand granules, 10 kg or 15 kg Nitrobenzene and Quantum sufficientum Coating agent and De-activating Chemicals. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057792 | NMR RF PROBE COIL EXHIBITING DOUBLE RESONANCE - NMR probe coils designed to operate at two different frequencies, producing a strong and homogenous magnetic field at both the frequencies. This single coil, placed close to the sample, provides a method to optimize the NMR detection sensitivity of two different channels. In addition, the present invention describes a coil that generates a magnetic field that is parallel to the substrate of the coil as opposed to perpendicular as seen in the prior art. The present invention isolates coils from each other even when placed in close proximity to each other. A method to reduce the presence of electric field within the sample region is also considered. Further, the invention describes a method to adjust the radio-frequency tuning and coupling of the MAR probe coils. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057793 | METHOD OF SIMULTANEOUSLY EVALUATING MULTIPLE GENOMIC SEQUENCES - Methods and systems for simultaneously evaluating genomic sequences across multiple population members, and methods and systems for simultaneously calling normal and cancerous genomic sequences from a mixed sample containing normal and cancerous material are disclosed. This may be achieved by evaluating the probability of one or more hypothesis being correct for a plurality of population members based on genomic sequence information for the population. For related family members, Mendelian inheritance may be integrated into the method. For populations, information from members under evaluation may be used to refine priors to more accurately call population members. Copy number variation and de novo mutations may also be accommodated in the methods. Specific systems for implementing the methods are also disclosed. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057794 | LUNG CANCER SIGNATURE - The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnosis, research and therapy, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to cancer markers as diagnostic markers and clinical targets for lung cancer. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057795 | Methods and Compositions for Correlating Genetic Markers with Prostate Cancer Risk - The present invention provides methods of assessing an individual subject's risk of developing prostate cancer, comprising: a) analyzing a nucleic acid sample obtained from the subject and determining a genotype for the subject at a plurality of biallelic polymorphic loci, wherein each of said plurality has an associated allele and an unassociated allele, wherein the genotype is selected from the group consisting of homozygous for the associated allele, heterozygous, and homozygous for the unassociated allele; and b) calculating a cumulative relative risk (CRR) for the subject based on the genotype determined in step (a). A CRR of greater than 1.00 identifies a subject as having an increased risk of developing prostate cancer and also can identify a subject who is a candidate for early PSA screening, prostate biopsy and/or chemoprevention. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057796 | Method for the Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer Metastasis - The present invention relates to a method for the diagnosis or the prognosis of metastasis in breast cancer which comprises determining if the c-MAF gene is amplified in a primary tumor sample. Likewise, the invention also relates to a method for the diagnosis or the prognosis of metastasis in ER− breast cancer, as well as to a method for determining the tendency to develop bone metastasis with respect to metastasis in other organs, which comprise determining the c-MAF gene expression level. Finally, the invention relates to the use of a c-MAF inhibitor as therapeutic target for treating the ER− breast cancer metastasis. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057797 | Methods for Detecting an increased risk for coronary heart disease - The invention relates generally to an allele on human chromosome 9 associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease and the use or detection of such an allele in determining whether a human has an increased risk for coronary heart disease. In one aspect, the invention relates to methods for detecting a predisposition or propensity or susceptibility for coronary heart disease in a human, comprising detecting the presence of an allele on human chromosome 9 that is associated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease in a human. Disclosed are methods and compositions for determining whether a person carries an allele associated with increased risk for coronary atherosclerosis by determining whether the person has an RA-CHR9 allele, such as by determining whether the person has an RA-CHR9 allele-associated single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). The invention also relates to kits for detecting the presence of an allele on chromosome 9 associated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057798 | PREDICTION OF DRUG SENSITIVITY OF LUNG TUMORS BASED ON MOLECULAR GENETIC SIGNATURES - The present invention provides a method for predicting therapeutic efficacy or response to an anticancer drug or a combination of anticancer drugs in a subject having lung cancer comprising analyzing a sample obtained from the subject to determine the presence, expression level, activation level, or genotype of one or more markers to obtain a marker profile, and comparing the marker profile with known marker profiles obtained from one or more lung cancer cell lines. As such, the present invention is particularly useful in predicting therapeutic efficacy or response to one or more anticancer drugs by analyzing one or a panel of pathway biomarkers and/or mutated genes in tumor tissue obtained from a subject with lung cancer to guide treatment options for the subject based upon similarities in marker profiles obtained from the tumor tissue and lung cancer cell lines and the drug sensitivity of those lung cancer cell lines. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057799 | System and Methods for Massively Parallel Analysis of Nucleic Acids in Single Cells - Methods and systems are provided for massively parallel genetic analysis of single cells in emulsion droplets or reaction containers. Genetic loci of interest are targeted in a single cell using a set of probes, and a fusion complex is formed by molecular linkage and amplification techniques. Methods are provided for high-throughput, massively parallel analysis of the fusion complex in a single cell in a population of at least 10,000 cells. Also provided are methods for tracing genetic information back to a cell using barcode sequences. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057800 | SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM ASSOCIATED WITH RISK OF INSULIN RESISTANCE DEVELOPMENT - The present invention is directed to methods of identifying quantitative trait loci (QTL) markers associated with insulin resistance, and use of these markers to explain individual physiological responses to dietary glycemic load. In addition, expressional QTLs (eQTLs) have been identified to characterize the contribution of the genotype to variations in gene expression. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057801 | MAMMALIAN HAPLOID EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS - The invention relates to mammalian haploid embryonic stem cells and methods for the production of such stem cells. The inventions also relates to a cell culture and a cell line of mammalian haploid embryonic stem cells. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057802 | METHOD AND KIT FOR DETERMINING IN VITRO THE PROBABILITY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO SUFFER FROM COLORECTAL CANCER - The present invention provides a method for determining in vitro, in a peripheral blood sample, the probability for an individual to suffer from a colorectal cancer, using the comparison of the amount of expression products of nucleic acids of genes of the individual to be tested with the amount of expression products of nucleic acids of the same genes obtained from a CRC group of patients constituting the positive control and with the amount of expression products of nucleic acids of the same genes obtained from a CNC group of individuals constituting the negative control; and a kit comprising specific binding partners for said expression products. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057803 | IMMUNOASSAY REAGENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention provide reagents and methods of using the reagents, for example, on automated staining devices, that facilitate detection of two or more antigens in a sample simply and efficiently. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057804 | Cell Model and Method for Screening c-Fms Kinase Inhibitors - The present invention provides a cell model and a method for screening c-Fms tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Specifically, the present invention provides a cell that expresses macrophage colony stimulating factor receptor and STAT1 protein simultaneously. The present invention further provides a method for screening c-Fms tyrosine kinase inhibitors, a method for evaluating the inhibiting activity of a compound or a composition against c-Fms tyrosine kinase, and use of the cell in screening c-Fms tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The cell model established in the present invention is sensitive, highly effective and reliable, and can be used in high-throughput screening and/or high-content screening of c-Fms tyrosine kinase inhibitors. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057805 | DNA-ORIGAMI-BASED STANDARD - Arrays which utilize labeling molecules for calibrating a measuring device, such as microscopes, have a first structure based on a DNA origami as a calibration sample, wherein the DNA origami is formed into a predetermined structure by short DNA segments. The DNA origami is optionally present in an arranged manner on a support, wherein a number of short DNA segments which form the predetermined structure include a labeling molecule. Optionally, the array can have at least a second structure based on a DNA origami, different from the first structure, as a calibration sample. The array allows quantification of the labeling molecules on the basis of the number of photons per unit time. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057806 | PROBE, PROBE SET, PROBE CARRIER, AND TESTING METHOD - A probe, a set of probes, and a probe carrier on which the probe or the set of probes is immobilized, are provided for classification of fungus species. The probe or the set of probes is capable of collectively detecting fungus of the same species and distinguishingly detecting those fungus from fungus of other species. The probe is an oligonucleotide probe for detecting a pathogenic fungus DNA and includes at least one of base sequences of SEQ ID NOS. 1 to 3 and mutated sequences thereof. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057807 | FIBRONECTIN CRADLE MOLECULES AND LIBRARIES THEREOF - The here described invention discloses a combination of a top and bottom loop binder library using the CD and the FG loops of a number of FnIII domains (FnIII) (e.g., FnIII | 2014-02-27 |
20140057808 | DEFORMABLE POLYMER TESTING DEVICE - A testing device uses a selectively deformable substrate to capture and retain spherical beads for genetic experimentation. A method of fabricating the device is described in which a silicon substrate can be coated with a photosensitive, bio-compatible polymer for photolithographic patterning using a single mask exposure. The polymer is patterned with a matrix of wells, each well capable of expansion to accept placement of a bead in the well, and contraction to secure the bead in the well. The polymer can exhibit piezoelectric properties that cause it to respond mechanically to a selected electrical excitation. | 2014-02-27 |
20140057809 | Miniaturized microparticles - A system and method for forming encoded microparticles is described. One embodiment includes an encoded microparticle, the microparticle comprising a plurality of segments aligned along an axis, wherein the plurality of segments define a code for the microparticle; and an outer cuboid encapsulating the plurality of segments, wherein the plurality of segments are detectable through the outer cuboid. | 2014-02-27 |