12th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140079541 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A centrifugal fan includes a housing and a fan body. The housing includes an upper cover and a lower cover. The fan body is disposed in the housing and includes a hub and at least a blade. The hub is pivotally connected to the lower cover. The blade includes an air intake portion and an air exhaust portion. The air intake portion is connected to the peripheral edge of the hub. The air exhaust portion is connected to the air intake portion and is disposed between the upper cover and the lower cover. The width of the air exhaust portion is gradually reduced along a direction away from the air intake portion. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079542 | CASTING OF THIN WALL HOLLOW AIRFOIL SECTIONS - A casting mold assembly comprises an airfoil defining section and a casting core. The airfoil defining section includes an outer mold wall and a direct-shelled inner mold wall. The direct-shelled inner mold wall is disposed within a forward chordwise portion of the airfoil defining section. The direct-shelled inner mold wall includes an aft end having an external radius measuring more than about 0.075 in. (1.9 mm). The casting core is secured within an aft chordwise portion of the airfoil defining section, and includes an aft end with an external radius measuring less than about 0.075 in. (1.9 mm). A cast component and a method for making the casting mold assembly are also disclosed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079543 | REGENERATIVE-TYPE FLUID MACHINERY HAVING A GUIDE VANE ON A CHANNEL WALL - Disclosed is a regenerative fluid machine having guide vanes on a flow channel wall. The regenerative fluid machine includes a circular plate-shaped impeller having a plurality of vanes radially formed on an outer circumference thereof at regular intervals, casings in which the impeller is housed, and flow channels, each of which has a suction hole and a discharge hole in opposite ends thereof, and which are circumferentially disposed within the casings so as to face the vanes. The plurality of guide vanes having an inclined angle (θ) with respect to a radial direction protrude from the flow channel wall in a rotational direction of the impeller so that a relative inflow angle (β) of the fluid introduced into the impeller grooves is increased and thus an absolute inflow angle (α) is decreased. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079544 | FAN STRUCTURE AND CASING STRUCTURE - A fan structure used for connecting with a plate body includes a main body, a fan blade, a sliding member and a locating member. The main body has an accommodating space and an adjustment slot. The fan blade is pivotally disposed on the main body and is located inside the accommodating space. The sliding member has a base and a joining portion. The base is accommodated in the adjustment slot. The sliding member is joined to the plate body through the joining portion. The locating member is used for joining the sliding member and the main body together, so as to fix the relative position of the sliding member and the main body. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079545 | FAN ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE AND FAN DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The disclosure provides a fan assembling structure and a fan device having the same. The fan comprises a frame having an upper board, a lower board and a circular connector, and blades disposed in the frame. The lower board comprises four side edges in sequential connection. A first fixing hole is at the first side edge, and a second fixing hole is at the upper board. The structure comprises an assembling board having a bottom plate and two parallel side plates. The bottom plate comprises a ventilating area. A through hole is defined at a first side of the ventilating area, and a hook is disposed on a second side of the ventilating area. And at least one protrusion extends inwardly from an inner side of at least one of the two parallel side plates, a guiding slot being formed between the protrusion and the bottom plate. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079546 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FRONT CENTER BODY ARCHITECTURE - Disclosed is a gas turbine engine configured to include a propulsor section having a fan drive geared architecture. The gas turbine engine includes a gas generator section that includes a compressor section having a first rotor rotationally mounted to a first spool. The engine further includes a bearing package adapted for rotationally supporting the first spool. The bearing package is configured for supporting the first rotor during at least one of (1) a period prior to installation of the fan drive geared architecture into the engine and (2) a period after removal of the fan drive geared architecture from the engine. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079547 | ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND REFIT METHOD - A method of coupling at least two sections of a rotor designed to carry the rotating parts of a turbine for the generation of electrical power for a public grid and a modified rotor is described with a coupling of increased diameter exceeding the nominal diameter of the rotor, with the step of removing mass from an volume lying exclusively within the interior of the sections when coupled such that the lateral critical speed of the coupling is moved away from the normal operating speed of the rotor | 2014-03-20 |
20140079548 | FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE WITH TUNED MASS DAMPERS - A floating offshore wind turbine comprises a rotor with a plurality of blades, a nacelle and a nacelle support structure having a central longitudinal axis. A plurality of tuned mass damping configurations is arranged around the central longitudinal axis of the nacelle support structure to dampen vibrations in all 6 degrees of freedom. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079549 | Transmission Mechanism for Remote-Controlled Model Stimulated Helicopter - A transmission mechanism for a remote-controlled model simulation helicopter includes a body frame which is orderly provided with a main rotor holder, a main rotor shaft, and a main reduction gear provided with a plurality of washout holes which are evenly distributed about an axis thereof. The body frame is provided with a swashplate module and a servo arrangement at a middle portion thereof. Since the main reduction gear is provided with washout holes and the introduction of internally installed swashplate module together with taking advantage of self structural features of the body frame, it enables the elimination of the commonly used swashplate guide board. The servo devices are provided in a same plane within the body frame and provide a triangular configuration, so that the structure is reasonable and the transmittance of motion is stable. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079550 | FAN BEARING RETAINING STRUCTURE - A fan bearing retaining structure includes a fan base seat having a bearing cup having a bearing hole. An inner circumferential wall of the bearing hole is formed with at least one restriction section and at least one recessed section. At least one elastic member and at least one retainer member are respectively positioned at the restriction section and the recessed section. A bearing is positioned between the elastic member and the retainer member. The elastic member serves to provide elastic force to tightly attach the bearing to the retainer member. Under such circumstance, the bearing is prevented from rotating or sliding within the bearing hole so as to avoid wear or failure of the bearing. Accordingly, the rotor assembly can smoothly operate. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079551 | TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND STEAM TURBINE - A turbine rotor blade of the embodiment is made up of plural rotor blades each including: a blade effective part, a blade planting part, and a cover part, in which the cover parts adjacent in a turbine rotor circumferential direction are engaged with each other to make up an annular blade cascade. From among the rotor blades, a cover part of a stopping blade implanted to a planting part of the turbine rotor or the cover part of at least one of the rotor blades engaged with the cover part of the stopping blade is formed at the blade top part of the rotor blade so as to be able to be fitted when the rotor blade is installed in the turbine rotor. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079552 | Attaching The Blades To The Drum Of An Axial Turbocompressor - The invention relates to the design of rotor blades of an axial turbomachine compressor, especially the method of attaching the blades to the rotor. The blades comprise an aerofoil portion and a platform for attaching them to the rotor. The platform comprises, along the main axis of the blade, a first layer forming a surface bounding the fluid stream and skirting the aerodynamic surfaces and a second layer, underneath the first layer with respect to the aerodynamic surfaces, designed to be able to mate with the inner face of a wall of the rotor around an aperture in the rotor for the purpose of attaching it. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079553 | Marine Propeller Having Demountable Blades - A vessel propeller comprising a cylindrical hub rotatable about a rotation axis and a plurality of blades provided radially around the hub with a certain pitch angle. The propeller is characterized in that the hub comprises a blade connection housing helically formed on the cylindrical surface of the hub for the demountable connection of each blade to the hub; each blade comprises a hub connector to be placed in the respective connection housing; and plurality of external connecting members extending axially along the hub thickness for rigidly connecting the hub and plurality of blades. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079554 | FASTENING ROTOR BLADES TO THE HUB OF WIND TURBINES - The invention relates to the fastening of rotor blades to the rotor hub of wind turbines using transverse pins and tension rods in the region of the blade root. The transverse pins are arranged throughout the entire blade root shell wall and can be connected to a flange of the hub by the tension rods in the form of expansion screws. Each transverse pin ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140079555 | WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a wind turbine, comprising a blade, a hub and a bearing for mounting the blade to the hub comprising an inner bearing ring and an outer bearing ring, wherein the blade is connected to the inner bearing ring or the outer bearing ring, wherein the blade comprises multiple cross holes and longitudinal holes for receiving cross bolts and longitudinal bolts respectively in its wall in a connection area where the blade is connected to the inner bearing ring or the outer bearing ring and wherein at least one longitudinal bolt is disposed within the blade wall in thickness direction of the wall. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079556 | STEAM TURBINE STATIONARY BLADE AND STEAM TURBINE - A plurality of slots with different widths are provided in a plurality of line on a stationary blade surface. More specifically, the steam turbine stationary blade has a hollow nozzle with a penetrating space, which is connected with a diaphragm outer ring or inner ring, and a plurality of suction slots extending radially which are arranged on the blade surface. At a position where a water film deposited to the blade surface is thick, the width of a slot is smaller and at a position where the water film is thin, the width of a slot is larger. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079557 | PLATINUM-COBALT-BORON BLOOD PUMP ELEMENT - A magnetic impeller for a blood pump such as a magnetically driven, rotary ventricular assist device for pumping blood of a patient, the impeller comprising a magnetic alloy including platinum, cobalt, and boron. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079558 | IMPELLER FOR A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - The present invention relates to a centrifugal pump, the impeller of which comprises a shroud (34) with at least one solid and rigid working vane (36), and at least one solid and rigid rear vane (38), the at least one working vane (36) having a leading edge region (46), a trailing edge region (48), a central region (C), a side edge, a pressure face (42) and a suction face (44), the at least one solid and rigid rear vane (38) having a trailing edge region, a side edge, a pressure face and a suction face. The trailing edge region (48) of the at least one working vane (36) is rounded by means of a rounding to have a thickness greater than that in the central region (C). | 2014-03-20 |
20140079559 | CMC BLADE ATTACHMENT SHIM RELIEF - A blade root shim comprises a base, a suction side shim wall, a pressure side shim wall, and a contact relief region. The base extends longitudinally between a leading shim end and a trailing shim end. The suction side shim wall extends along the base and corresponds to a suction side blade root bearing surface. The pressure side shim wall, spaced circumferentially apart from the suction shim wall, corresponds to a pressure side blade bearing surface. The contact relief region is formed into an upper wall portion of either the suction side shim wall or the pressure side shim wall. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079560 | HYDRAULIC OIL WELL PUMPING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PUMPING HYDROCARBON FLUIDS FROM A WELLBORE - A hydraulic oil well pumping system is provided. The system uses a pump to exert hydraulic pressure against a reciprocating piston over a wellbore. The piston is connected to a rod string and downhole pump for pumping oil from a wellbore. The system includes an electronic control system that controls movement of the piston as it moves between the upper and lower rod positions by cycling the hydraulic system between (i) an “upstroke” condition wherein the pump is pumping oil through the oil line into the hydraulic cylinder to move the piston to its upper rod position, and (ii) a “neutral” condition wherein the pump is no longer pumping oil into the hydraulic cylinder, but is allowing oil to flow back through the oil line in response to gravitational fall of the piston. The control system is programmed to cycle based upon a volumetric calculation of hydraulic oil in the cylinder without reference to position sensors along the wellhead. Wellhead conditions or placement of the hydraulic cylinder inside the wellbore may prohibit attaching physical sensors at the wellhead. A method for pumping oil from a wellbore using such a system is also provided herein. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079561 | PERMANENT MAGNET TYPE CYLINDRICAL MOLTEN-METAL AGITATOR AND MELTING FURNACE WITH PERMANENT MAGNET TYPE SUCTION PUMP - There is provided an energy-saving agitator that suppresses the amount of generated heat, is easy to use and carry out maintenance, has flexibility in an installation position, and can also adjust an agitating ability. The agitator includes a furnace body that includes a molten metal room storing a molten metal, and an agitating unit that agitates the molten metal stored in the furnace body. The agitating unit includes a molten-metal driving room-forming part that is disposed in the molten metal room, applies a driving force to the molten metal, and forms a driving room of which both ends are opened; a pair of electrodes that is disposed in the driving room and makes current flow in the driving room under the presence of the molten metal; and a magnetic field unit which is formed of a permanent magnet disposed outside the furnace body, of which one pole of an N pole and an S pole faces the furnace body so that magnetic lines of force generated from the one pole cross the current, and which generates an electromagnetic force for driving the molten metal from one end toward the other end in the driving room. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079562 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AIR PRESSURE IN ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for generating air pressure in an eco-friendly vehicle that includes an engine driven air compressor operated by an engine, an electric air compressor operated by a battery, and an air tank connected to an outlet of the engine driven air compressor and to an outlet of the electric air compressor so as to store air which is pressurized. A method for generating air pressure in an eco-friendly vehicle includes an operation start air pressure determination step to compare air pressure in the air tank with operation start air pressure, an engine drive determination step to determine whether or not the engine is being operated when the air pressure is less than the operation start air pressure, an electric air compressor operation step to operate the electric air compressor, and an engine driven air compressor operation step to operate the engine driven air compressor accordingly. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079563 | DIGITAL MICROFLUIDIC MANIPULATION DEVICE AND MANIPULATION METHOD THEREOF - This invention provides a digital microfluidic manipulation device and a manipulation method thereof. This device comprises a PDMS membrane having a surface comprising a plurality of hydrophobic microstructures; a plurality of air chambers arranged in an array and placed under the PDMS membrane; and a plurality of air channels, each of which connects to a corresponding one of the plurality of air chambers. When a suction force is transmitted via one of the plurality of air channels to the corresponding air chamber, a portion of the PDMS membrane above the air chamber deforms toward the air chamber, so that the surface morphology and the contact angle of the liquid/solid interface of the surface comprising the plurality of hydrophobic microstructures are altered and thereby to drive droplets. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079564 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY COMMUNICATING WITH ELECTRIC MOTORS - An electric motor communication system for use with a fluid moving system is provided. The electric motor communication system includes an electric motor including a wireless communication device configured to transmit and receive wireless signals, and a processing device coupled to the wireless communication device and configured to control the electric motor based at least in part on wireless signals received at the wireless communication device. The electric motor communication system further includes at least one external device configured to communicate wirelessly with the electric motor. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079565 | HELICAL IMPELLER TYPE LIQUID RING COMPRESSOR - A helical impeller liquid ring compressor includes a compressor body cooperating with first and second cover plates to define a compression chamber for receiving a helical impeller and a liquid. The compressor body has a compression section. The first cover plate seals a suction end of the compression chamber, and has an air inlet in fluid communication with the compression chamber. The second cover plate seals a pressure end of the compression chamber, and has an air outlet in fluid communication with the compression chamber. The impeller extends through the compression chamber, and includes a shaft rod and at least one helical blade. Upon rotation of the impeller, a liquid ring is generated from the liquid, and cooperates with the shaft rod and the blade to form air chambers. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079566 | FAN - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a bladeless fan assembly including a nozzle and a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage and a mouth receiving the air flow from the interior passage. A Coanda surface located adjacent the mouth and over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow. The fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan, that is, the air flow is created by a bladeless fan. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079567 | JET PUMP FOR DELIVERING FUEL - In a jet pump ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140079568 | OVERHEAT CONTROL MECHANISM FOR ELECTRICAL VACUUM PUMPS - A vacuum pump connected to a unit where a low pressure is desired to be maintained, is adapted to reduce a rise in its temperature, during extended operations of the pump. A suction channel has a first end connected to a suction port of the pump and a second end connected to the unit. An aperture provided on the suction channel extends to a pre-determined depth with the channel. The aperture is plugged by a fusible material, or a material capable of subliming. As the temperature of the pump rises, the suction channel transfers heat to the plugging layer of the aperture, and the layer melts or sublimes gradually, with the temperature rise. Once the layer has completely melted or sublimed, the apertures aspirate ambient air from the surroundings into the pump, which cools the interior components of the pump, and quickly reduces the pump's temperature. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079569 | FAN WITH SOUND-MUFFLING BOX - A fan with a sound muffling box includes a box having a box inlet port and a box outlet port located on opposite sides from each other; and a double suction centrifugal fan encased in the box. The centrifugal fan includes a motor, a discharge port, an impeller, a scroll, and a casing side plate. The casing side plate has a motor-side inlet port, and an opposite-motor-side inlet port opposite to the motor-side inlet port with respect to the impeller. The discharge port is inclined with respect to the box outlet port. The fan with the sound muffling box further includes a sound insulating board disposed on the box inlet port in such a manner as to hide the opposite-motor-side inlet port and also to divide the box inlet port into plural regions when the inside of the box is viewed from the box inlet port. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079570 | LAUNCH TORUS TORQUE CONVERTER - A torque converter having an impeller, a turbine, and a stator disposed between the impeller and the turbine is provided. The torque converter has an axially thin design, with a torus width to torque converter diameter ratio of about 0.15 to 0.17, by way of example. In some variations, the stator has twisted blades that have lower shell blade angles than core blade angles with respect to the center line of torque converter flow, at both the inlet and outlet. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079571 | MICROFLUIDIC OSCILLATOR PUMP - Microfluidic oscillator circuits and pumps for microfluidic devices are provided. The microfluidic pump may include a plurality of fluid valves and a microfluidic oscillator circuit having an oscillation frequency. The fluid valves may be configured to move fluids. Each fluid valve may be connected to a node of the microfluidic oscillator circuit. The pumps may be driven by the oscillator circuits such that fluid movement is accomplished entirely by circuits on a microfluidic chip, without the need for off-chip controls. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079572 | BEARING DEVICE - A bearing device includes: an outer ring housing in a cylindrical shape which is provided in a casing and has a discharge hole in an axially central portion of the outer ring housing and a notch groove passing through an axial end surface of the outer ring housing in the radial direction; and a rolling bearing mounted on each of both axial sides of the outer ring housing and rotatably supporting a rotational shaft positioned radially inside of the outer ring housing. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079573 | PUMP FOR TRANSFER OF LIQUIDS CONTAINING SUSPENDED SOLIDS - A pump for transferring liquids containing suspended solids comprises a bellows-type chamber retractable and extendable by a reciprocating drive means. The pump is fed by feed stock inflow controlled by a flexible tubular pinch-type valve, and propelled out of the chamber through a substantially identical pinch-type valve. Programmed control means is inadequate to properly regulate volume of flow, and independently interventional means are disclosed to correct aberrant pump cycles. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079574 | ADJUSTABLE LOCKING SHAFT-LOCATING DEVICE - A shaft-locating device can include a cylindrical inner collet having an engaging surface on an inner diameter and an outward-facing tapered portion on an outer surface and an outer nut, concentrically located around the inner collet. The outer nut can have an inward-facing tapered portion that engages the outward-facing tapered portion of the inner collet, causing the inner diameter of the inner collet to become smaller, thus engaging, for example, a shaft around which the inner collet is located. In embodiments, a shoulder on the inner collet can prevent axial movement of a shaft-mounted component such as, for example, a bearing. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079575 | Integrated Motor Bearing and Rotor - An electric submersible well pump assembly includes a rotary pump and an electrical motor. The motor has a motor housing filled with a dielectric lubricant. A stator formed of a stack of stator disks with a stator bore is stationarily mounted within the motor housing. A motor shaft extends through the bore. A rotor is mounted to the shaft for rotating the shaft and has a stack of rotor disks. Axially spaced-apart radial stabilizing portions along the rotor have outer peripheries that are greater in outer diameter than remaining portions of the rotor. The outer peripheries of the stabilizing portions rotate with the rotor and are closely spaced to the inner diameter of the stator to radially stabilize the shaft. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079576 | ELASTIC CONE FOR SEALING AND METHOD - A motor includes a casing having a cavity, a stator configured to be attached to an inside of the cavity, an elastic cone configured to be attached to a first end of the casing, a rigid cone configured to be attached to a second end of the casing that is opposite to the first end, a non-metallic part configured to be attached to the elastic cone and the rigid cone, and a rotor provided inside the cavity and configured to rotate inside the stator. The casing, the elastic cone, the rigid cone, and the non-metallic part form a hermetic enclosure in which the entire stator is enclosed and the hermetic enclosure is configured to hold a cooling fluid that cools the stator and also to prevent the cooling fluid to reach the rotor. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079577 | FAN - A fan includes a fan frame, a motor and an impeller. The motor is disposed in the frame. The impeller is connected with the motor and driven by the motor. The impeller includes a hub, an inner blade and an outer blade. The hub has a first surface facing the motor and a second surface facing away from the motor. The inner blade is disposed on the first surface, and the outer blade is disposed on the second surface. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079578 | ELECTRIC PUMP - An electric pump includes a motor rotor provided in a first end region in the axial direction of a rotary shaft, a pump rotor provided in a second end region in the axial direction of the rotary shaft, and a pump housing supporting the rotary shaft. The pump housing has a first housing portion for accommodating the pump rotor and a second housing portion having a blocking portion. The first housing portion has a suction port for drawing in fluid and a discharge port for discharging the drawn-in fluid. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079579 | HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP - A high-pressure fuel pump apparatus may include a housing, a camshaft that may be mounted in the housing and rotated by operation of an engine, an eccentric cam that may be disposed eccentrically with respect to the camshaft and integrally rotated with the camshaft, a piston that may be slidably mounted in the housing and engaged to the eccentric cam to move up/down in the housing to produce a pressured fuel with rotation of the eccentric cam, and a rotary member that may be disposed between the eccentric cam and the piston and has a rolling contact with the eccentric cam and the piston to convert rotation of the eccentric cam into a straight motion of the piston. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079580 | Pump Unit For Water Jet Surgery - The pump unit according to the invention encompasses at least two piston pumps, which include pump cylinders and pump pistons. Each piston pump comprises at least one inlet valve and an outlet valve. At least the inlet valves, but optionally also the outlet valves, are embodied as springless ball check valves, in the case of which the valve ball is located in an interior, which is defined by a surface of the housing (preferably of the first housing part | 2014-03-20 |
20140079581 | ROTOR FOR PUMP - The present invention relates to a rotor for a vacuum pump having a roots pumping mechanism, the rotor comprising at least two hollow lobes, each lobe having an outer wall which defines a lobe profile, a hollow cavity generally inward of the outer wall, and at least one strengthening rib located in the cavity to resist stress on the lobes generated during rotation. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079582 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A LATTICE PART MADE OF METAL - We describe a lattice part made of metal and a method for producing a lattice part made of metal or a metal alloy. The lattice has a thickness of less than 1 mm at a size of the gaps of less than 50 mm | 2014-03-20 |
20140079583 | TITANIUM TUNGSTEN ALLOYS PRODUCED BY ADDITIONS OF TUNGSTEN NANOPOWDER - Disclosed herein are titanium-tungsten alloys and composites wherein the tungsten comprises 0.5% to 40% by weight of the alloy. Also disclosed is a method of making such alloys and composites using powders of tungsten less then 3 μm in size, such as 1 μm or less. Also disclosed is a method of making the titanium alloy by powder metallurgy, and products made from such alloys or billets that may be cast, forged, or extruded. These methods of production can be used to make titanium alloys comprising other slow-diffusing beta stabilizers, such as but not limited to V, Nb, Mo, and Ta. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079584 | CONTACT MATERIAL FOR VACUUM INTERRUPTER, AND METHOD OF MAKING A CONTACT MATERIAL - Exemplary embodiments are directed to a contact material for a vacuum interrupter, and method of making the contact material. In achieving precise control of the Si concentration of Cu/Cr contact materials, the exemplary contact material has a chromium content which is above 10 wt. % and that the material is doped with silicon below 0.2 wt. % (2000 ppm Si) and the remainder is copper Cu. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079585 | HIGH SPEED TOOL STEEL, MATERIAL FOR BLADE EDGE, CUTTING TOOL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MATERIAL FOR BLADE EDGE - A high speed tool steel containing, by mass percent, 0.5-1.5% of C; 1.0% or less of Si; 1.0% or less of Mn; 3.0-5.0% of Cr; 15.0-25.0% of one or two kinds of W and Mo according to a formula (W+2Mo); 1.0-less than 1.5% of V; 5.0-10.0% of Co; and a remainder including Fe and impurities, the high speed tool steel further containing 0.0005-0.004% of Ca and 0.005-0.015% of N. Also, a material for a blade edge that is made of the high speed tool steel and a cutting tool made by welding the material for the blade edge to a body material. Further, a manufacturing method of the material for the blade edge. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079586 | Dispensing Device with Fan Directed Air Stream - A dispensing device for dispensing active ingredient such as insect repellant. The device. The device generates two distinct air streams. A first air stream contains the active ingredient and a second air stream generated by a mechanical blower assists in carrying the dispensed active ingredient. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079587 | DECONTAMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an apparatus for disinfecting an object by at least partially removing a biologically-active contaminant there from. A housing encloses a disinfection chamber in which a portion of the object is to be received to be disinfected, and includes an inlet aperture through which the object is introduced to the apparatus. An ultraviolet light source emits ultraviolet light to be imparted on the portion of the object introduced to the disinfection chamber for deactivating at least a portion of the biologically-active contaminant present on the object. A controller controls operation of at least one of a feeder and the ultraviolet light to achieve a level of disinfection of the object, rendering the object suitable for use in a substantially-sterile application. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079588 | SILVER-BASED DISINFECTANT COMPOSITION WITH REDUCED STAINING - The present invention is drawn to compositions, systems, and methods of disinfecting surfaces without the undesired staining often associated with silver composition. In one example, the composition includes water, a silver component including silver ions, a fluorescing compound that that emits absorbed light in the range of 300 nm to 450 nm, and a silver ion fixing agent adapted to chelate or reduce the silver ions. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079589 | SELF-SEALING FILTER FOR STERILIZATION - Filter assemblies that comprise a temporary attachment mechanism disposed on a surface of a filter are disclosed, as well as methods and systems related to using such filter assemblies during sterilization. The disclosed filter assemblies can include sterilization indicator elements. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079590 | PERFUSION SYSTEM WITH RFID FEATURE ACTIVATION - The disclosure pertains to a perfusion system that is easy to set-up, use and monitor during a bypass procedure. In some embodiments, the disclosure pertains to a perfusion system in which at least some of the disposable components used with the perfusion system are configured to be able to communicate set-up and/or operational parameters to the perfusion system in order to unlock further functionality within the perfusion system. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079591 | SPECIMEN ANALYZER - A specimen analyzer comprises a measurement mechanism section configured to measure a specimen by using a first consumable and a second consumable having a shape different from a shape of the first consumable, a first inlet for loading the first consumable, a supplying section configured to supply the first consumable loaded through the first inlet, to the measurement mechanism section, a sorter configured to sort the first consumable and the second consumable from each other, and a storage for housing the second consumable sorted by the sorter. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079592 | BIO-NANOWIRE DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A bio-nanowire device includes a substrate having a first surface, a first conductor, a second conductor, and a bio-nanowire. The first and second conductors are disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and are spaced apart from each other. The bio-nanowire has two ends respectively connected to the first and second conductors, and includes a nucleic acid molecule having two nucleotide segments, and a plurality of metal ions bonded between the two nucleotide segments of the nucleic acid molecule. The two nucleotide segments form a double helix structure via base pairs. When a voltage or a current is applied to the bio-nanowire, the oxidation state of the metal ions can be changed such that the non-linear electroconductive characteristic of the bio-nanowire can be controlled. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079593 | RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A renewable energy storage system that stores renewable energy, includes: an electrical power generator that converts renewable energy into electrical power; an electrical storage device that stores the electrical power; a hydrogen production device that produces hydrogen using the electrical power from the electrical power generator and/or the electrical power stored in the electrical storage device; a hydrogenation device that adds the hydrogen produced by the hydrogen production device to the unsaturated hydrocarbon; a saturated hydrocarbon storage device that stores the saturated hydrocarbon produced by the addition of the hydrogen to the unsaturated hydrocarbon; an unsaturated hydrocarbon storage device that stores the unsaturated hydrocarbon; and an unsaturated hydrocarbon supply controller that controls the supply of unsaturated hydrocarbon stored in the unsaturated hydrocarbon storage device to the hydrogenation device. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079594 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNDERWATER STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE - An underwater carbon dioxide storage facility including a carbon dioxide deposit stored underwater as a clathrate includes a flexible barrier disposed at least partially over the carbon dioxide deposit. The carbon dioxide deposit may be stored in or at the bottom of a body of water. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079595 | EMBEDDED MULTIFUNCTIONAL AIR PURIFIER USED IN KITCHEN - An embedded multifunctional air purifier used in a kitchen is installed in a predetermined space of a cupboard and includes a casing, a front filter, an electrostatic dust collector, an air extraction module, a photocatalyst module and a vitamin C filter. An air inlet and an air outlet are formed on a front side of the casing; an air channel is formed in the casing; the front filter is installed at the air inlet; the electrostatic dust collector id installed at a front section of the air channel; the air extraction module and the photocatalyst module are installed at a rear section of the air channel; and the vitamin C filter is installed at the air outlet, so as to eliminate fume odor and germs in the kitchen and provides the function of producing vitamin C. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079596 | Fiberglass Dielectric Barrier Ionization Discharge Device - A bipolar ionization device in which fiberglass is used as the dielectric. In one embodiment, a fiberglass board is used, with the anode on one side of the board and the cathode on the other side of the board. A number of flat boards can be stacked, with spacing between them to allow air flow to scavenge ions, with stanchions providing both mounting and electrical connections to the ionization devices. In another embodiment, a fiberglass tube is used, with the cathode inside the tube and the anode outside the tube. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079597 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HYDROXL RADICALS - The invention provides a consumable cartridge for use in a hydroxyl radical generating apparatus, the consumable cartridge comprising: a reactant supply comprising a supply of a substance that reacts with ozone to form hydroxyl radicals; and an ozone supply comprising an ozone generator; wherein the ozone supply is fixed to the reactant supply. By supplying both a reactant supply and an ozone generator in the same consumable cartridge, maintenance operations on an associated base unit in a hydroxyl radical generating system can be minimized. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079598 | CARBONIZING DEVICE - The carbonizing apparatus includes a heating chamber that thermally decomposes a treatment object by heating, a preliminary chamber through which the treatment object is carried from an outside into the heating member in a state in which the heating chamber is substantially shielded from the outside, the preliminary chamber being provided between the heating chamber and the outside, a plurality of cooling chambers in which the treatment object is treated after thermal decomposition, shielding doors that close the preliminary chamber, the heating chamber, and the cooling chambers arranged in series, a transport means that transports the treatment object while opening and closing the shielding doors, and exhaust pipes through which gas discharged from the preliminary chamber, the heating chamber, and the cooling chambers is exhausted. The treatment object is carbonized while being sequentially passed through the preliminary chamber, the heating chamber, and the cooling chambers. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079599 | Exhaust Gas Flow Distribution System - An exhaust after-treatment system for treating an exhaust produced by an engine, including an exhaust passage in communication with the engine; an injector for dosing an exhaust treatment fluid into the exhaust passage, a mixing device positioned downstream from the injector, the mixing device operable to intermingle the exhaust treatment fluid and the exhaust; an irregularly-shaped exhaust treatment substrate positioned downstream from the mixing device; and a dispersion device positioned between the mixing device and the irregularly-shaped exhaust treatment substrate. The dispersion device includes a plurality of dispersion members each being operable to direct an exhaust stream flowing through the dispersion device into a plurality of different directions to disperse the exhaust flow over substantially an entire surface of the irregularly-shaped exhaust treatment substrate. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079600 | FACILITY AND REACTOR FOR DIRECTLY SYNTHESIZING HYDROCHLORIC ACID FROM HYDROGEN AND CHLORINE WITH HEAT RECOVERY - A reactor for the synthesis of gaseous HCl from chlorine and hydrogen, including a convector and a furnace having in a bottom portion a burner supplied with chlorine and hydrogen in order to form gaseous HCl. The convector is arranged coaxially above the furnace, and includes a plurality of tubes in contact with a heat-transport fluid, the reactive gases of the furnace passing through the tubes. The heat-transport fluid flows in the space between the tubes, with a perforated tubular plate whereon are attached the tubes of the convector being arranged between the furnace and the convector. All of the inner walls of the reactor in contact with the gaseous HCl are made of a metal alloy, and in the furnace, at least one portion of the inner surfaces of the walls in contact with the gaseous HCl is made of an alloy comprising at least 20 wt % nickel. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079601 | High Definition Nanomaterials - A microfluidic device for manipulating particles can include a substrate and one or more obstacles, each obstacle comprising a plurality of aligned nanostructures including a plurality of nanoparticles or a plurality of polymer layers, or a combination thereof. The obstacle on a substrate can be forests with intra-carbon nanotube spacing ranging between 5-100 nm for isolation of particles such as very small viruses and proteins. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079602 | FLUID HANDLING APPARATUS - Microchannel chip ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140079603 | DISPENSING DEVICE - A dispensing device for reducing the dead volume of a liquid sample includes a main channel connected to a sample inlet and a sample outlet, and branch channels connected to the main channel. Each branch channel is connected to a different liquid reservoir. High inflow-withstanding pressure sections are provided in the main channel between the branch channels and between the branch channel and the sample outlet. Each high inflow-withstanding pressure section has a channel inner wall forming a contact angle of 90° or larger with a liquid sample. A liquid sample enters the main channel through the sample inlet, reaches a branch point between the first branch channel and the main channel, flows into the first branch channel and the liquid reservoir, and then passes through the high inflow-withstanding pressure section to a branch point between the next branch channel and the main channel. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079604 | APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING EXAMINATION OF TISSUE SAMPLES - Apparatuses for facilitating examination of tissue samples are provided. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a cassette for preparing a tissue specimen for examination includes a base having a continuous curvilinear wall that forms a cavity. The cavity is configured for receiving the tissue specimen and defines an opening. Further, the base forms a plurality of apertures in the curvilinear wall that are configured to allow fluid flow into and out of the cavity. Also, the cassette includes a cover that is configured to enclose the cavity. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079605 | FLOW PASSAGE CONTROL MECHANISM FOR MICROCHIP - A channel control mechanism for a microchip has a laminated structure formed of members including elastic members, and includes: a sample reservoir for packing a sample therein; a reaction reservoir in which mixture and reaction of the sample are performed; and a channel formed in a middle layer of the laminated structure, for bringing the sample reservoir and the reaction reservoir into communication with each other. The channel control mechanism performs the reaction and analysis in such a manner that the sample is delivered into the reaction reservoir through the channel. A shutter channel (pressurizing channel) is provided in a layer different from a layer in which the channel is formed so that the pressurizing channel partially overlaps the channel. The channel is closed through applying a pressurized medium to the shutter channel (pressurizing channel), and the channel is opened through releasing a pressure of the pressurized medium. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079606 | SAMPLE TRAY WITH MAGNETICALLY CLOSING DRAWER - A sample manager of a liquid chromatography system uses a sample tray having a base with side walls separated by a cross wall that divides the base into two compartments. The side walls and cross wall bound each compartment on three sides. A fourth side of each compartment is open. Each compartment is sized to closely receive a sample-vial carrier. Each compartment has a magnet affixed to a bottom surface at an edge of the open fourth side. Each of two drawers slides into the open fourth side of one compartment. Each drawer has a support surface with a magnet affixed at an edge of its bottom side, which aligns with the magnet affixed to the bottom surface of the compartment. The magnet of the drawer and the magnet of the compartment bias the drawer into its compartment when the magnets are brought into proximity of each other. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079607 | CARTRIDGE AND SENSOR-DISPENSING INSTRUMENT - A disposable cartridge adapted to be used with a sensor-dispensing instrument comprises a housing, test sensors, a mechanical mechanism and moveable seals. The housing forms at least one opening therethrough. The test sensors are stacked in the housing. The test sensors are adapted to assist in testing at least one analyte. The mechanical mechanism is adapted to urge the test sensors in a first direction. One of the test sensors is positioned for ejection from the cartridge. The moveable seals is adapted to be in a closed position that seals the at least one opening so as to provide a substantially moisture-proof and a substantially air-tight cartridge, and one of the moveable seals is adapted to be in an open position that allows one of the test sensors to be moved therethrough. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079608 | Processing Apparatus Fabrication - A processing apparatus that is formed from a plurality of metal layers that are stacked and aligned together and then connected together to form one or more portions of the processing apparatus. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079609 | VANADIUM OXIDE PURIFICATION PROCESS - Process for purifying vanadium oxide that includes cationic exchange resin and solvent extraction. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079610 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING A LIQUID FOR A VEHICLE AND INTEGRATED PUMP/FILTER MODULE - A supply system for a liquid includes a liquid tank, a supply line, a pump, a filter, and a device that makes it possible to purge the line, pump, and filter. The supply system further includes a non-return device preventing liquid from entering into these elements once they have been purged. In this system, the pump, filter and non-return device are combined in a compact module. The filter at least partly surrounds the pump. The non-return device is an integral part of a common housing that surrounds the filter and at least one part of the pump. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079611 | B-TYPE IRON SILICATE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDES - The present invention relates to a composition including a β-type iron silicate, which includes all or part of iron in a β-type framework structure, and a solid acidic porous inorganic oxide. The present invention is characterized in that the β-type iron silicate is compounded with the porous inorganic oxide having solid acidic properties so that the solid acidic function derived from aluminum of the β-type iron silicate, is reinforced or complemented by the porous inorganic oxide, the individual particles of which are physically isolated from each other. It is preferred that the fluorine content relative to the dry weight of the β-type iron silicate is 400 ppm or less and the crystal particles of the β-type iron silicate have a truncated square bipyramidal morphology. According to the present invention, a composition that is useful as a high-performance catalyst, adsorbent, or the like, can be provided. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079612 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO RECLAIM FUNCTIONAL SITES ON A SORBENT CONTAMINATED BY HEAT STABLE SALTS - The objective of this invention is to develop a method to reclaim functional sites on a CO | 2014-03-20 |
20140079613 | CYCLIC-AMINE-COMPRISNG ABSORPTION MEDIUM FOR REMOVING ACID GASES - An absorption medium for removing acid gases from a fluid stream comprises an aqueous solution of A) at least one cyclic amine compound having solely tertiary amine groups and/or sterically hindered secondary amine groups and B) at least one cyclic amine compound having at least one sterically unhindered secondary amine group. The absorption medium comprises, e.g., an aqueous solution of A) 1-hydroxyethylpiperidine and/or triethylenediamine and B) piperazine. The absorption medium is particularly suitable for separating off carbon dioxide from flue gases and satisfies the following criteria: (i) sufficient capacity at low CO | 2014-03-20 |
20140079614 | Process for Reducing Sulfur Emission of Sulfur Plant - The present invention provides a process for reducing sulfur emission of a sulfur plant, wherein the sulfur plant includes a thermal reaction unit, a catalytic reaction unit and a tail-gas purification unit, the process is characterized in that the waste-gas from the degassing of the liquid sulfur in the liquid sulfur tank is introduced into the catalytic reaction unit, and/or the waste-gas from the degassing of the liquid sulfur in the liquid sulfur tank is introduced into the tail-gas purification unit. In present invention, the H2S in purified tail-gas can be reduced to no more than 10 ppm(v) and the SO | 2014-03-20 |
20140079615 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF TREATING EXHAUST GAS - A flue gas treatment system and a flue gas treatment method capable of drastically reducing operating cost and an amount of waste water and capable of controlling an amount of a NOx reducing agent and a mercury oxidation agent to be supplied are provided. The flue gas treatment system sprays an aqueous solution containing ammonium halide into a flue, reduces NOx and oxidizes mercury in a deNOx section, and removes SOx and the mercury in a desulfurization section. The flue gas treatment system adds at least one of ammonium sulfate and ammonium carbonate to waste water which is discharged from the desulfurization section and from which CaSO | 2014-03-20 |
20140079616 | CATALYSTS FOR THE REDUCTION OF AMMONIA EMISSION FROM RICH-BURN EXHAUST - A system for reducing ammonia (NH | 2014-03-20 |
20140079617 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING A GAS STREAM - An apparatus for treating a gas stream comprises a nonthermal plasma reactor, for example a dielectric barrier discharge plasma reactor, containing a silicon-containing solid for reacting with a halogen-containing component of the gas stream to form a gaseous silicon halide. A sorbent bed of material chosen to react with the silicon halide to form inorganic halides is located downstream from the plasma reactor. A similar bed of material is located upstream from the plasma reactor to remove silicon halide and other acid gas components from the gas stream before it enters the plasma reactor. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079618 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TIN(II) OXIDE POWDER FOR REPLENISHING TIN COMPONENT OF TIN-ALLOY PLATING SOLUTION, AND TIN (II) OXIDE POWDER MANUFACTURED USING SAID METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide tin(II) oxide powder which has extremely high solubility in an acid or an acidic plating solution, excellent in storage stability in the air and can heighten oxidation-preventive effect of Sn | 2014-03-20 |
20140079619 | MANUFACTURE OF PF5 - A process for producing phosphorus pentafluoride by the reaction of elemental phosphorus and elemental fluorine gas, comprising supplying to the reaction non-stoichiometric amounts of elemental phosphorus and elemental fluorine gas. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079620 | METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION OF METAL IONS THAT ARE DIVALENT OR HIGHER FROM STRONG ACIDS OR HIGHLY ACIDIC MEDIA - The present invention relates to a method of purifying strong acids or strongly acidic media to remove di- and higher valent metal ions, which can be used within the context of the production of high-purity silica. The invention further relates to the use of special ion exchangers for carrying out the method according to the invention and the resultant high-purity silicas. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079621 | Method of making magnetic iron nitride nanoparticles - Magnetic iron nitride nanoparticles, such as Fe | 2014-03-20 |
20140079622 | CARBON MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a negative electrode carbon material capable of suppressing capacity degradation which will occur due to repetition of a charge/discharge cycle, storage under a charged state, float charging, or the like. An artificial graphite for a negative electrode of a lithium secondary battery having a c-axis crystallite size L (112) of from 2.0 to 4.2 nm as calculated from a (112) diffraction line obtained by X-ray wide-angle diffractometry and having a half-value width Δν | 2014-03-20 |
20140079623 | METHOD OF FORMING HIGH-QUALITY GRAPHENE USING CONTINUOUS HEAT TREATMENT CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - Provided is a method of forming graphene having an increased grain size. In the method, a substrate including a catalyst layer formed of a transition metal is loaded into a chamber and a gaseous carbon source is supplied into the chamber. A continuous heat treatment in which the catalyst layer is locally heated while moving a heated area of the catalyst layer is performed to dissolve a carbon component in the catalyst layer and extract graphene on a surface of the catalyst layer from the dissolved carbon component. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079624 | ENERGY RECOVERY IN MANUFACTURE OF SULFURIC ACID - This invention relates to the recovery of energy in the manufacture of sulfuric acid, and more particularly to enhanced recovery of energy from the absorption of wet SO | 2014-03-20 |
20140079625 | TITANIUM RAW MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM TITANATE PRODUCTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM TITANATE USING SAME - The invention provides a low-cost, efficient method for producing lithium titanate that is useful for applications in electric storage devices. The desired lithium titanate can be obtained by heating at least (1) titanium oxide having a BET single point specific surface area of 50 to 450 m | 2014-03-20 |
20140079626 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL REFORMER - A method for controlling a fuel reformer, capable of generating hydrogen by reforming fuel, comprises: heating a catalyst of the fuel reformer by operating an electric heater formed to enclose the catalyst; supplying fuel and air to the catalyst under a condition of complete combustion; flame-combusting the fuel by igniting an ignition plug installed near a rear end of the catalyst; and shifting the position of the flame combustion to inside of the catalyst, by reducing a supply amount of the fuel and the air, such that temperature of the catalyst is drastically increased. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079627 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE OF A ZEOLITE BASED CATALYST FOR THE CONVERSION OF METHANOL TO OLEFINS - The present invention relates to a process for preparing a phosphorus containing zeolite type catalysts based on crystalline aluminosilicates, the catalysts of this process and the use of this catalysts for the conversion of methanol to olefins. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079628 | ANTI-TISSUE FACTOR ANTIBODIES AND COMPOSITIONS - Isolated anti-tissue factor antibodies, immunoglobulins, cleavage products and other specified portions and variants thereof having enhanced ADCC activity, as well as anti-tissue factor antibody compositions, encoding or complementary nucleic acids, vectors, host cells, compositions, formulations, devices, transgenic animals, transgenic plants, and methods of making and using thereof. The antibodies of the invention bind human tissue factor and demonstrate enhanced ADCC activity. Accordingly, the antibodies can be used in a variety of methods for diagnosing, treating, and/or preventing diseases involving tissue factor, where enhanced ADCC activity is desirable such as cancer. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079629 | Class I Anti-CEA Antibodies and Uses Thereof - The present invention provides compositions and methods of use of humanized, chimeric or human Class I anti-CEA antibodies or fragments thereof, preferably comprising the light chain variable region CDR sequences SASSRVSYIH (SEQ ID NO:1); GTSTLAS (SEQ ID NO:2); and QQWSYNPPT (SEQ ID NO:3); and the heavy chain variable region CDR sequences DYYMS (SEQ ID NO:4); FIANKANGHTTDYSPSVKG (SEQ ID NO:5); and DMGIRWNFDV (SEQ ID NO:6). The Class I anti-CEA antibodies or fragments are useful for treating diseases, such as cancer, wherein the diseased cells express CEACAM5 and/or CEACAM6 antigens. The Class I anti-CEA antibodies or fragments are also of use for interfering with specific processes, such as metastasis, invasiveness and/or adhesion of cancer cells, or for enhancing sensitivity of cancer cells to cytotoxic agents and have favorable effects on the survival of subjects with cancer. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079630 | CARBON NANOTUBES FOR IMAGING AND DRUG DELIVERY - The invention provides compositions and methods for visualizing particular tissues and delivering one or more therapeutics to that tissue using single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), which are taken up and delivered to target tissues by specific monocytes in the body. The delivery of SWNT to target tissues allows the visualization of the affected tissue for diagnostics and therapy in diseases where the specific monocyte is implicated in the disease pathogenesis. These nanotubes can be conjugated to a peptide, such as RGD, which helps direct the SWNT-containing monocytes to the vascular endothelium. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079631 | ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PARTICLES - Described herein are compositions and methods relating to particles comprising at least one component of a cellular-derived microparticle. Aspects of technology described herein relate to compositions and methods for treating inflammation, wounds, and pain. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079632 | ACTIVITY-BASED PROBES FOR THE UROKINASE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR - The present invention relates to selective trypsine-like serine protease activity-based probes, in particular urokinase plasminogen activator-activity based probes, the use thereof and methods for detecting selective urokinase activity by making use of said probes. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079633 | METHOD OF PREPARING [123I]IODOOCTYL FENBUFEN AMIDE AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention provides a method of preparing [ | 2014-03-20 |
20140079634 | LABELED PE2I FORMULATION AND METHOD - A diagnostic formulation is provided comprising a tropane having a radioactive concentration of at least 1.6 mCi/mL at least about 51 hours post creation. The diagnostic formulation optionally comprises a radiolabeled dopamine transporter (DAT) ligand useful in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PS). One example of a radiolabeled dopamine transporter (DAT) ligand example is [ | 2014-03-20 |
20140079635 | MOLECULAR PROBES FOR DETECTING LIPID COMPOSITION - A method of detecting myelin in a subject includes administering to the subject a molecular probe that includes a fluorescent trans stilbene derivative and detecting the amount or distribution of the molecular probe in a tissue of interest of the subject. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079636 | TARGETED THERAPEUTICS - The present invention provides pharmacological compounds including an effector moiety conjugated to an binding moiety that directs the effector moiety to a biological target of interest. Likewise, the present invention provides compositions, kits, and methods (e.g., therapeutic, diagnostic, and imaging) including the compounds. The compounds can be described as a protein interacting binding moiety-drug conjugate (SDC-TRAP) compounds, which include a protein interacting binding moiety and an effector moiety. For example, in certain embodiments directed to treating cancer, the SDC-TRAP can include an Hsp90 inhibitor conjugated to a cytotoxic agent as the effector moiety. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079637 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING ANTIANGIOGENIC THERAPY WITH ANTI-INTEGRINS - Described here are methods and compositions for treating tumors and metastases that improve anti-angiogenesis therapy. By inhibiting these mechanisms in a biological system with an anti-beta one integrin composition in combination with an anti-angiogenic composition, tumors and metastases may be deprived of an adequate blood supply, thereby resulting in tumor cell growth arrest and possibly regression, including tumor cell death. The present compositions comprise an anti-beta one integrin agent in combination with an anti-VEGF agent, in a pharmaceutical composition or compositions. Methods of treatment and of imaging are also described. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079638 | NOVEL CONJUGATES OF POLYMERS HAVING A THERAPEUTICALLY ACTIVE AGENT AND AN ANGIOGENESIS TARGETING MOIETY ATTACHED THERETO AND USES THEREOF IN THE TREATMENT OF ANGIOGENESIS RELATED DISEASES - Conjugates of a polymer having attached thereto an angiogenesis targeting moiety and a therapeutically active agent such as an anti-cancer agent or anti-angiogenesis agent, and processes of preparing same are disclosed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079639 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IDENTIFYING, PRODUCING AND USING PLANT-DERIVED PRODUCTS FOR MODULATING CELL FUNCTION AND AGING - Provided herein are methods of culturing cells in vitro in order to exploit the biochemical production ability of the cells to make metabolites that are evaluated and harvested for their biological effects. Also provided are systems for evaluating extracts from such cultured cells to characterize their biological activity(s), particularly with regard to impact on health, wellbeing, longevity, DNA maintenance, mitochondrial health and/or biogenesis, and so forth. Biologically active extracts, components thereof, and compositions (such as cosmetic or pharmaceutical preparations) made comprising such, are also provided. | 2014-03-20 |
20140079640 | NOVEL TREATMENT OF PAIN - The present invention relates to the use of an antagonist of the non-selective cation channel TRPM3 as a medicine for the treatment of pain. The present invention further relates to a method for identification of novel compounds for the treatment of pain, such as TRPM3-antagonists and compounds that modulate the activity or expression of TRPM3. The present invention relates to the use of TRPM3 antagonists as analgesics and the use of the compounds of this invention for the treatment of pain such as but not limited to inflammatory hyperalgesia. | 2014-03-20 |