19th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100120083 | DISPOSABLE CASSETTE AND METHOD OF USE FOR BLOOD ANALYSIS ON BLOOD ANALYZER - A disposable cassette for blood analysis includes a housing having an upper panel and a sampling section having a filling inlet; at least one pair of chambers in a form of depression of the upper panel of the housing and sealed by a diaphragm; portions of the diaphragm over the chambers being flexible; and one or more channels adapted to interconnect the pair of chambers; one of the chambers containing a predetermined amount of a reagent for blood analysis; and a sample outlet disposed next to and connected to the chamber containing the reagent, the sample outlet including an outlet cavity recessed from the upper panel, a divider disposed therein, and a cover covering the outlet cavity; the sample outlet sealing the reagent to the chamber containing the reagent. Further disclosed is the method of using the disposable cassette for measurements of hematology parameters on a blood analyzer. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120084 | REACTION MEDIUM FOR IDENTIFYING/DETECTING MICROORGANISMS - The present invention relates to a reaction medium for identifying/detecting microorganisms, that comprises at least one active molecule encapsulated in a cyclodextrin. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120085 | Method for separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms using mass spectrometry - The present invention is directed to a method for separating, characterizing and/or identifying microorganisms in a test sample. The method of the invention comprises an optional lysis step for lysing non-microorganism cells that may be present in a test sample, followed by a subsequent separation step. The method may be useful for the separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms from complex samples such as blood-containing culture media. The invention further provides for interrogation of the separated microorganism sample by mass spectrometry to produce a mass spectrum of the microorganism and characterizing and/or identifying the microorganism in the sample using the mass spectrum obtained. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120086 | MEDIUM FOR DETECTING AND DIFFERENTIATING VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI - A medium for the growth of vancomycin-resistant | 2010-05-13 |
20100120087 | Enzymatic or Organic Catalytic Chemical Reactions - In an aspect, a perturbation is applied to a system comprising an enzymatic chemical reaction and/or an organic catalytic chemical reaction with the perturbation being non-directional (average of the force applied by the perturbation being zero) with respect to a variable of the system. A directional effect is caused with respect to the said enzymatic or organic catalytic chemical reaction as a result of the perturbation and an asymmetry of the perturbed system. The present invention also embodies an apparatus comprising a site for an enzymatic or organic catalytic chemical reaction and a device controlled to perturb a system that includes the enzymatic or organic catalytic chemical reaction, the average of the force applied by the perturbation being zero, a directional effect being caused with respect to the chemical reaction as a result of the perturbation and an asymmetry of the perturbed system. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120088 | MUTANT 6-PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE - The present invention relates to a polypeptide having a modified amino acid sequence of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (hereinafter abbreviated as GND) derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus | 2010-05-13 |
20100120089 | A NOVEL VECTOR AND EXPRESSION CELL LINE FOR MASS PRODUCTION OF RECOMBINANT PROTEIN AND A PROCESS OF PRODUCING RECOMBINANT PROTEIN USING SAME - Disclosed herein is an inducible high-expression cassette comprising a dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) promoter from which GC-rich repeat sequences are partially or entirely removed, the cassette capable of more effectively improving a gene amplification system. Also disclosed are an expression vector comprising the inducible expression cassette and optionally a gene encoding a recombinant protein of interest, an animal cell line transformed with the expression vector, and a method of mass producing and purifying a recombinant protein by culturing the transformant. The present invention enables the shortening of the time required to establish a cell line producing a recombinant protein of interest at high levels using a low concentration of a DHFR inhibitor, thereby allowing more effective production of the recombinant protein. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120090 | MAMMALIAN EXPRESSION VECTOR pUHAB - The present invention relates to the construction and utilization of a new mammalian expression vector that contains a unique multiple cloning site (MCS), designated pUHAB. The pUHAB vector comprises a high copy replication origin (ColE1), a drug resistance gene (TK-Hygromycin), and a human cytomegalovirus promoter operably associated with a unique intron (hCMV/intron). Further, pUHAB comprises a selectable marker conferring resistance to kanamycin in bacterial cells, and a phage f1(+) region. pUHAB can be used to transiently or stably express cloned genes when transfected into mammalian cells. The invention also encompasses kits and host cells and cell lines comprising pUHAB, and methods of producing a recombinant protein using pUHAB. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120091 | SUBTILASE VARIANTS - The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting improvements relative to the parent subtilase in one or more properties including: wash performance, thermal stability, storage stability or catalytic activity. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g., cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120092 | RECOMBINANT PROTEINS AND VIRUS LIKE PARTICLES COMPRISING L AND S POLYPEPTIDES OF AVIAN HEPADNAVIRIDAE AND METHODS, NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCTS, VECTORS AND HOST CELLS FOR PRODUCING SAME - The specification discloses chimeric or recombinant virus-like particles comprising (i) S polypeptide of an avian hepadnavirus and (ii) a chimeric fusion protein comprising a polypeptide of interest covalently attached to a particle-associating portion of L polypeptide of an avian hepadnavirus, wherein the polypeptide of interest comprises a transmembrane domain or a protein binding domain or motif and wherein the chimeric fusion protein further comprises a second or further polypeptide of interest comprising a transmembrane domain and/or a protein binding domain or motif, wherein the second or further polypeptide is associated with the virus-like particle via non-peptide bonds. It is proposed that such VLPs more closely resemble the naturally occurring configuration of antigenic complexes or pathogens. The chimeric virus-like particles are illustrated using viral envelope proteins from measles, hepatitis C virus, influenza A and HIV and by polyproteins from | 2010-05-13 |
20100120093 | Method of Producing Serum-Free Insulin-Free Factor VII - The invention provides methods and compositions for the serum-free, insulin-free production of recombinant Factor VII. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120094 | FACTOR VIII POLYPEPTIDE TITERS IN CELL CULTURES - The invention relates to a method for the production of a Factor VIII polypeptide, the method comprising the steps of a) culturing a mammalian cell expressing a Factor VIII polypeptide under conditions for expression of said Factor VIII polypeptide, said culturing conditions involving a cell culture medium comprising a C2-domain ligand, and b) isolating the expressed Factor VIII polypeptide from the mammalian cell by suitable means. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120095 | ELECTROMAGNETIC BIOACCELERATOR - The present invention relates to an electromagnetic bioaccelerator for obtaining biomass by simulating environmental marine conditions, comprising at least the following elements: octagonal biomass converters ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100120096 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LACTO-N-BIOSE I AND GALACTO-N-BIOSE - A method for producing lacto-N-biose I and galacto-N-biose inexpensively and conveniently is provided. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120097 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING - The present invention includes novel compositions and method for nucleic acid sequencing. The methods and compositions permit a very large number of independent sequencing reactions to be arrayed in parallel, permitting simultaneous sequencing of a very large number of different oligonucleotides with superior output and quality. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120098 | TRANSPOSON END COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDS - The present invention provides methods, compositions and kits for using a transposase and a transposon end for generating extensive fragmentation and 5′-tagging of double-stranded target DNA in vitro, then using a DNA polymerase for generating 5′- and 3′-tagged single-stranded DNA fragments without performing a PCR amplification reaction, wherein the first tag on the 5′-ends exhibits the sequence of the transferred transposon end and optionally, an additional arbitrary sequence, and the second tag on the 3′-ends exhibits a different sequence from the sequence exhibited by the first tag. The method is useful for generating 5′- and 3′-tagged DNA fragments for use in a variety of processes, including processes for metagenomic analysis of DNA in environmental samples, copy number variation (CNV) analysis of DNA, and comparative genomic sequencing (CGS), including massively parallel DNA sequencing (so-called “next-generation sequencing.) | 2010-05-13 |
20100120099 | Device For The Carrying Out Of Chemical or Biological Reactions - The invention relates to a device for the carrying out of chemical or biological reactions with a reaction vessel receiving element for receiving a microtiter plate with several reaction vessels, wherein the reaction vessel receiving element has several recesses arranged in a regular pattern to receive the respective reaction vessels, a heating device for heating the reaction vessel receiving element, and a cooling device for cooling the reaction vessel receiving element. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120100 | Device For The Carrying Out of Chemical or Biological Reactions - An interactive radio network enables users to interact with the content of a radio broadcast, including commercials or messages, and to selectively save, store, review, fast forward, rewind, pause, forward, and respond to the radio programs and/or the commercials. The interactive radio network provides a widespread, international, and economical access to the radio stations, and reduces the need for advertisement billboards. It provides the users with an opportunity to selectively inquire about the products or services being advertised. Furthermore, the interactive radio network allows the users as well as various sectors of the advertisement industry to interact with the content of the radio broadcast. The advertisements are no longer limited to audio messages, but can further include elaborate video, text, and data information. The interactive radio network enables the users to communicate and interact with each others, based on the broadcast content. It also provides a widely accessible and affordable avenue for mass marketing and broadcasting of commercials to mobile users. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120101 | REACTION CHAMBER - A chamber in which an agent, like genomic DNA, may be harvested and optionally manipulated rapidly (e.g., on the order of a few hours), without shearing or fragmentation. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120102 | ENANTIOSELECTIVE EPOXIDE HYDLROLASE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING AND ENANTIOPURE EPOXIDE USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to enantioselective epoxide hydrolase proteins isolated from marine microorganisms, which has high enantioselectivity to various epoxide substrates, and a method of preparing the epoxides with high enantio-purity by using the epoxide hydrolases. The enantioselective hydrolase protein of the present invention can be applied for the preparation of enantiopure epoxides with high bioactivity at a high yield. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120103 | Recombinant Production Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) in Yeast - The present invention relates to a specifically novel recombinant method of production of the omega-3 fatty acid, Docosahexaenoic acid by a potentially safe recombinant organism | 2010-05-13 |
20100120104 | BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESS UTILIZING CHEMOAUTOTROPHIC MICROORGANISMS FOR THE CHEMOSYTHETIC FIXATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND/OR OTHER INORGANIC CARBON SOURCES INTO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, AND THE GENERATION OF ADDITIONAL USEFUL PRODUCTS - The invention described herein presents compositions and methods for a multistep biological and chemical process for the capture and conversion of carbon dioxide and/or other forms of inorganic carbon into organic chemicals including biofuels or other useful industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, or biomass products. One or more process steps in the present invention utilizes chemoautotrophic microorganisms to fix inorganic carbon into organic compounds through chemosynthesis. An additional feature of the present invention describes process steps whereby electron donors used for the chemosynthetic fixation of carbon are generated by chemical or electrochemical means, or are produced from inorganic or waste sources. An additional feature of the present invention describes process steps for the recovery of useful chemicals produced by the carbon dioxide capture and conversion process, both from chemosynthetic reaction steps, as well as from non-biological reaction steps. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120105 | CARBON PATHWAY OPTIMIZED PRODUCTION HOSTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ISOBUTANOL - A microbial host cell is provided for the production of isobutanol. Carbon flux in the cell is optimized through the Entner-Doudoroff pathway. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120106 | Process for producing lower alkyl alcohols from cellulosic biomass using microorganisms - At least one isolated microorganism, which converts at least 10% by weight, and preferably 50% by weight, of cellulosic biomass to a lower alkyl alcohol by direct digestion, and which produces at least 4% by volume of the lower alkyl alcohol in an aqueous-based digestion medium. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120107 | PRODUCTION OF BIOFUEL AND PROTEIN FROM A RAW MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method for providing an isolated biofuel and a purified protein product from a raw material suitable for the production of the biofuel or a derivative of said raw material. The method comprises the steps of: (i) subjecting the raw material or a derivative of said raw material to at least one first treatment liberating the biofuel from the raw material or the derivative of said raw material, (ii) isolating the biofuel liberated in step (i) obtaining the isolated biofuel, (iii) subjecting the raw material or a derivative of said raw material to at least one second treatment providing a material suspension, and (iv) subjecting the material suspension from step (iii) to an expanded bed adsorption process obtaining the purified protein product. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120108 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING GLUCOAMYLASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding said polypeptides preferably derived from a strain of | 2010-05-13 |
20100120109 | High dry matter sweet potatoes for fuel ethanol, green energy, chips and fries - A variety type of sweetpotato, | 2010-05-13 |
20100120110 | CYTOCHROME P450S AND USES THEREOF - The invention features isolated cytochrome P450 polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules, as well as expression vectors and transgenic plants containing these molecules. In addition, the invention features uses of such molecules in methods of increasing the level of resistance against a disease caused by a plant pathogen in a transgenic plant, in methods for producing altered compounds, for example, hydroxylated compounds, and in methods of producing isoprenoid compounds. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120111 | METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROCARBON BIOFUELS USING GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEAWEED - A method of producing hydrocarbon biofuels using genetically modified seaweed by inserting genes from high hydrocarbon producing micro algae into high growth seaweed species. In an embodiment of the present invention, | 2010-05-13 |
20100120112 | Process of Improved Semi-Static Composting for the Production of a Humectant Substrate of Low Density of Use Thereof in Nurseries and Greenhouses - This invention includes the improved composting of cane sugar press mud and lignocellulosic materials. The result is a low density humectant substrate (LDHS) for the application in agriculture. The process is developed in homogenized and aerated mechanically semi-static biopiles. The lignocellulose materials are added in a fed batch system, in stages and doses which depend on the type of lignocellulosic material and the quality of required final substrate. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120113 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MICROMANIPULATION OF MICROSCALE OBJECTS USING LASER LIGHT DELIVERED THROUGH A SINGLE OPTICAL FIBER AND AXICON LENS - A single optical fiber having a distal end is optically coupled to the laser and distilling terminated with an axicon lens optically coupled to the single optical fiber to form a microscopic distal tip to provide a spatially shaped elongated laser focused spot for microprocessing and/or microdissection of a microscale object. A pulsed or continuous laser beam or superposition of pulsed and continuous laser beams is generated, controllably spatially shaped, selectively oriented, selectively moved via movement of a single optical fiber terminated with the axicon lens, and the oriented, spatially shaped laser beam applied via the single optical fiber terminated with the axicon lens to a living or nonliving microscopic object for manipulation, micro-dissection, alteration/ablation, and excitation of the living or nonliving microscopic object. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120114 | AIR CLEANING FILTER COMPRISING FORMALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed are a formaldehyde dehydrogenase-containing air cleaning filter, and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes coating a carrier with formaldehyde dehydrogenase to immobilize the formaldehyde dehydrogenase thereon. Alternatively, the method includes coating a carrier with a coating solution, and drying the carrier, wherein the coating solution comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, gold, silver, copper, platinum and combinations thereof, a formaldehyde dehydrogenase, a polyphenol-based compound, a binder selected from the group consisting of silicon-modified acrylic resins, urethane resins, acrylic resins and silicon resins, and water or alcohol. Accordingly, the air cleaning filter wherein a carrier is coated with formaldehyde dehydrogenase, manufactured by the method, is capable of efficiently removing VOCs, in particular, formaldehyde, present in air. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120115 | Compositions and Methods for Making and Using Laminin Nanofibers - The present invention encompasses methodologies and parameters for the formation of nanofibrous (to microfibrous) laminin via electrospinning. The present application discloses conditions and appropriate parameters to synthesize laminin fibers from a diameter of about 10 nM to a diameter of over 1,000 nM via electrospinning. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120116 | NANOPATTERNED BIOPOLYMER OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a nanopatterned biopolymer optical device includes providing a biopolymer, processing the biopolymer to yield a biopolymer matrix solution, providing a substrate with a nanopatterned surface, casting the biopolymer matrix solution on the nanopatterned surface of the substrate, and drying the biopolymer matrix solution to form a solidified biopolymer film on the substrate, where the solidified biopolymer film is formed with a surface having a nanopattern thereon. In another embodiment, the method also includes annealing the solidified biopolymer film. A nanopatterned biopolymer optical device includes a solidified biopolymer film with a surface having a nanopattern is also provided. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120117 | Polymer Coating of Cells - Polymers and methods of making them are described. The polymers may be used to coat living cells. The polymer-coated cells are useful in cell therapy applications. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120118 | MRNA Interferase from Myxococcus Xanthus - A deployment of a toxin gene for developmental programmed cell death in bacteria is described. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120119 | METHOD OF PRODUCING LIQUID KOJI - An object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing liquid koji having high enzymatic activity by optimizing composition of liquid medium for the liquid koji. In particular, the present invention provides a method of producing liquid koji having enhanced enzymatic activity, the method comprising culturing white koji molds and/or black koji molds in liquid medium containing a nitrogen source by using the cereal of which surface is entirely or partly covered with husks as culture raw material. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120120 | HAEMOCOAGULASE - The present invention provides a venene haemocoagulase gene and its expression for the functional protein. The haemocoagulase gene of the present invention has a nucleotide sequence shown by the sequence list SEQ ID NO: 1 or the mutated nucleotide sequence formed by replacement, depletion, or addition of one or more nucleotide based on the said nucleotide sequence with an equivalent function. The said haemocoagulase has amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO: 2. Haemocoagulase of the present invention has an obvious hemostatic effect, a broad effective dose range, safe and reliable application, which creates good conditions for the development of genetic engineering products of recombinant haemocoagulase in the future. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120121 | Process for typing of HCV isolates - The invention relates to a process for genotyping any HCV isolate present in a biological sample, previously identified as being HCV positive, and for classifying said isolate according to the percentage of homology with other HCV isolates, comprising the steps of:
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20100120122 | TARGETED GENE DELIVERY FOR DENDRITIC CELL VACCINATION - Methods and compositions are provided for delivery of a polynucleotide encoding a gene of interest, typically an antigen, to a dendritic cell (DC). The virus envelope comprises a DC-SIGN specific targeting molecule. The methods and related compositions can be used to treat patients suffering from a wide range of conditions, including infection, such as HIV/AIDS, and various types of cancers. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120123 | Accelerated Heat Generation in Heap Bioleaching By Controlled Carbon Dioxide Addition - A microbial leaching process is carried out on a heap of particulate chalcopyrite ore by adding carbon dioxide to an air stream directed into the heap at least when the heap is at mesophilic temperatures, to stimulate growth, and to achieve a sufficiently high concentration, of mesophilic microbial strains in the heap so as to generate heat, at moderate thermophilic temperatures, at a rate which exceeds the rate of heat loss from the heap. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120124 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND MICRORGANISMS FOR ANTIBODY PRODUCTION WITH TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM - Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein include a microorganism that produces, secretes and injects recombinant antibodies into eukaryote cells said the described microorganisms can be used to prepare pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of human or veterinary diseases. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120125 | BACTERIAL BIOMINERALIZATION OF CONTAMINANTS - The various embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to bacterial biomineralization of contaminants and, more particularly, to methods, systems and compositions for the biomineralization of soil and water contaminants, such as metals and radionuclides. In one aspect of the present invention, a method for the in situ biomineralization of a soil contaminant comprises: providing a plurality of bacteria to a soil comprising at least one contaminant, wherein at least one bacterium expresses a phosphatase; providing a phosphate-rich material to the soil; reacting at least one bacterium expressing a phosphatase with the phosphate-rich material in the presence of the contaminant; and immobilizing the contaminant in the soil. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120126 | MICROORGANISMS PRODUCING DIPEPTIDES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DIPEPTIDE USING THE MICROORGANISMS - Microorganisms in which the activities of one or more kinds of peptidases and one or more kinds of proteins having peptide-transporting activity are reduced or lost and which have the ability to produce a dipeptide. Also, microorganisms in which the activities of three or more kinds of peptidases are reduced or lost and which have the ability to produce a dipeptide, and a process for producing dipeptides using the microorganisms. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120127 | METHOD FOR REMOVING BACTERIA FROM A FERMENTATION BROTH - The invention relates to method for the stepwise removal of bacteria from a fermentation broth. According to said method, the bacteria in the fermentation broth are mixed with a retention promoter mixture in a first process step and the pretreated bacteria are removed by precoat filtration in a second process step. The inventive method uses a retention promoter mixture from bentonite and polycations such as PEI or polyDADMAC and is suitable for treating large quantities of bacteria. The filter cake obtained with bentonite/PEI has a substantially improved quality. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120128 | Eco-engineering for systematic carbon mitigation - To deal with climate change, the present invention provides an eco-engineering for systematic carbon mitigation, in particular, a comprehensive carbon management system with a group of Stabilized Functional Carbons (SFCs) to reduce the total amount of carbons in atmosphere. SFCs are sourced and manufactured from the carbon-fixed biomass by one of the seven thermo-chemical treatments or one dehydration treatment with no less than 75% carbon conversion rates of the source material. The present invention transforms the perishable biomass into SFCs, which act as a carbon sink with stability and safety for at least 40 years' storage. The primary eco-friendly carbon and non-carbon mitigation are achieved by the sourcing, manufacturing and storage of SFCs. The advanced eco-friendly carbon and non-carbon mitigation are achieved at various pollution emission sources by the resource utilization of SFCs. An annual total amount of 0.5-10 billion tons of carbon emission could be reduced globally. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120129 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF PROCESSING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - The present invention provides systems, devices, apparatuses and methods for automated bioprocessing. Examples of protocols and bioprocessing procedures suitable for the present invention include but are not limited to: immunoprecipitation, chromatin immunoprecipitation, recombinant protein isolation, nucleic acid separation and isolation, protein labeling, separation and isolation, cell separation and isolation, food safety analysis and automatic bead based separation. In some embodiments, the invention provides automated systems, automated devices, automated cartridges and automated methods of western blot processing. Other embodiments include automated systems, automated devices, automated cartridges and automated methods for separation, preparation and purification of nucleic acids, such as DNA or RNA or fragments thereof, including plasmid DNA, genomic DNA, bacterial DNA, viral DNA and any other DNA, and for automated systems, automated devices, automated cartridges and automated methods for processing, separation and purification of proteins, peptides and the like. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120130 | Droplet Actuator with Droplet Retention Structures - The present invention is directed to droplet actuators with droplet retention structures, and methods related thereto. In an exemplary embodiment, the invention provides a droplet actuator with one or more substrates arranged to form a droplet operations gap comprising gap-facing surfaces; droplet operations electrodes configured to conduct droplet operations in the droplet operations gap; at least one barrier included on at least one of the substrate surfaces and having dimensions selected to: permit droplet transport from atop a first droplet operations electrode to a second droplet operations electrode when the second droplet operations electrode is activated; and prevent movement of a droplet from atop a first droplet operations electrode when the first and second droplet operations electrodes are inactive. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120131 | REAGENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A delivery apparatus for selectively delivering one or more liquid reagents into a reaction or test chamber ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100120132 | Bioassays by direct optical detection of nanoparticles - Embodiments of the invention relate to detecting biological molecules with ultra-sensitivity and convenience. The embodiments are especially directed to utilizing nanoparticles as tags and identifying the tags using dark-field microscopy. The probes containing the nanoparticles can be used in solution or attached to a substrate. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120133 | Separation device for use in the separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms - The present invention is directed to a separation device or container that can be used in the separation, isolation or pelleting of microorganisms from a test samples known to contain or suspected of containing said microorganisms. Subsequently, the separated, isolated or pelleted microorganism sample can undergo one or more interrogation steps to provide measurements useful for the characterization and/or identification of microorganism. In one aspect of the present invention, the interrogation steps can occur in situ in the separation device or container described herein. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120134 | MICRO-ORGANISM PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A micro-organism production system having at least one micro-organism growth unit for maintaining therein micro-organisms in solution. Upon the receipt of a predetermined amount of live organisms, liquid and nutrients within the at least one micro-organism growth unit and the application of radiation thereto, the system produces the rapid growth of micro-organisms within the at least one micro-organism growth unit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120135 | Apparatus for growing biological mass - An apparatus for growing biological mass has a container for accommodating a biological mass in liquid to be grown in presence of light, a plurality of light sources in an interior of the container, a first movable plate which has passages for the light sources and which is reciprocatingly movable along the light sources to clean the latter, the first plate also having a first openings permeable for the liquid and for the biological mass, and a second plate located under the first plate and configured so that it is permeable for water and small algae fraction which have still to be grown but not permeable for the biological mass with fully grown algae, so that for discharging the biological mass the first and second plates are placed over one another and together moved toward a discharge so that the water can pass through both plates, while the biological mass is held on the first plate and moved toward the discharge to be discharged outwardly. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120136 | BIOREACTOR FOR CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE - The present invention provides a bioreacto 1r for incubation of cell cultures, tissue biopsies, cell clusters, tissue-like structures, ‘prototissues’ or similar samples. The bioreactor is generally adapted for rotation for use in microgravity conditions and equipped with an incubation cavity having a small internal fluid volume, generally less than 1 ml. To avoid problems associated with small volume incubation, the bioreactor may include a humidity chamber or other means of avoiding dehydration as well as substantially fluid-tight closures for access ports that avoid introduction of air bubbles to the incubation cavity. The small-volume bioreactor permits long term maintenance of tissue differentiation states in cultures. Also provided are methods of incubating cells or tissues using the bioreactor including methods of creating molecular profiles of biological effects of chemical compositions on differentiated cell or tissue samples maintained in long term culture. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120137 | Apparatus for growing biological mass - An apparatus for growing biological mass has a container for accommodating and growing a biological mass, a unit for supplying liquid in the container, a unit for supplying CO | 2010-05-13 |
20100120138 | ENHANCED FEEDSTOCK FOR USE WITH MICRO-REFINERIES - An ethanol production system includes a feedstock distributor and a micro-refinery. The feedstock distributor can pre-ferment and pre-distill the feedstock so that the ethanol content can be between 15% and 50%. This processing can improve the ethanol production efficiency because less waste material is transported from the distributor to the micro-refineries and less time is needed by the micro-refineries to produce ethanol. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120139 | INCUBATION APPARATUS - An incubation apparatus is provided to incubate culture targets such as cells, embryos or microorganisms in an incubation chamber. The incubation apparatus is capable of inexpensively, highly accurately and automatically calibrating a gas concentration sensor. The incubation apparatus includes a gas concentration sensor | 2010-05-13 |
20100120140 | TARGETED GENE DELIVERY FOR DENDRITIC CELL VACCINATION - Methods and compositions are provided for delivery of a polynucleotide encoding a gene of interest, typically an antigen, to a dendritic cell (DC). The virus envelope comprises a DC-SIGN specific targeting molecule. The methods and related compositions can be used to treat patients suffering from a wide range of conditions, including infection, such as HIV/AIDS, and various types of cancers. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120141 | Screening methods for compounds that modulate the activity of G-protein coupled receptors - The present invention relates to a screening system for modulators of GPCRs. Further it relates to recombinant vector systems for the heterologous expression of heterodimeric g-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) in eucaryotic host cells. Preferably the functional expression of engineered GPCRs for the perception of sweet and L-amino acid taste or more preferably the use of said receptors for the identification of functional ligands is also encompassed. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120142 | CULTURE OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC CELLS - The invention relates to a method for culturing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) with a lectin. The invention relates also to the use of a lectin in a method for culturing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and a culture medium composition containing a lectin. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120143 | INDUCTION OF APOPTOSIS AND CELL GROWTH INHIBITION BY PROTEIN 4.33 - There is disclosed an isolated cDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO:1) encoding a P4.33 polypeptide and comprising a coding region (SEQ ID NO:2) of the sequence described in SEQ ID NO:1, or a sequence having at least 90% homology with the coding region of SEQ ID NO:1. The P4.33 polypeptide functions as a specific cell-surface receptor for IGFBP-3, and undergoes nuclear translocation in combination with IGFBP-3. In particular aspects, IGFBP-3 and P4.33 (IGFBP-3R) cooperatively suppress DNA synthesis and cell growth, and induce caspase activation and apoptosis in cancer cells, indicating that P4.33 is an important mediator of IGF-independent growth inhibitory actions of IGFBP-3. The P4.33:IGFBP-3 system of the present invention can be used, inter alia, in screening and diagnostic assays, and for therapeutic methods for cancer treatment and tumor suppression. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120144 | METHOD OF CULTURING CELLS - A blood component such as platelets is concentrated. The concentrate, such as platelet-rich plasma, is used in a cell culture medium to grow and proliferate cells. The cells may be from the same person from which the blood concentrate is obtained. The cells grown in the culture medium may be used to treat a patient which may be the same patient from which the blood was extracted and/or the cells were obtained. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120145 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOCOMPATIBLE SKELETON STRUCTURE CONTAINING NANOPARTICLES - The invention relates to a cell culture system comprising a three-dimensional, biocompatible frame structure and biocompatible nanoparticles, a method for the cultivation of cells, and the preparation of cells or cell products and tissues per se by means of such a cell culture system. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120146 | ACTIVATOR OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAY - The present invention is directed to providing the activator of the integrin signaling in neural stem cells or neural progenitors and the method for using the same. The activator of the integrin signaling comprises galectin-1 and can be used as a regulator that regulates maintenance, survival, or differentiation of a neural stem cells or a neural progenitor. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120147 | ANTAGONIST OF LIGANDS AND USES THEREOF - The invention provides multivalent ligand binging agents (traps) for members of the TGF-β superfamily and polypeptide linkers and methods for making and using such constructs. In an embodiment of the invention there is provided a multivalent binding agent with affinity for a member of the TGF-β superfamily, said agent comprising the general structure I: (-linker1) | 2010-05-13 |
20100120148 | METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - A biological tissue is decomposed in a short time, and cells are obtained at a high yield without interfering with the health of cells obtained through the decomposition. There is provided a method for decomposing biological tissue which decomposes a biological tissue under an action of a digestive enzyme, comprising: a decomposition starting step S | 2010-05-13 |
20100120149 | CELL AGGREGATE-HYDROGEL-POLYMER SCAFFOLD COMPLEX FOR CARTILAGE REGENERATION, METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a cell aggregate-hydrogel-polymer scaffold complex useful for cartilage regeneration which has a structure in which cell aggregates of differentiated chondrocytes are evenly dispersed in a hydrogel matrix, and the resulting hydrogel matrix is immobilized onto the surface of a polymer scaffold while filling up the pores thereof. Since the cell aggregate-hydrogel-polymer scaffold complex according to the present invention can efficiently induce the regeneration of cartilage tissue similar to natural cartilage and retain high mechanical strength, flexibility, and uniform morphology during the cartilage regeneration, it can be effectively used as a cartilage therapeutic agent for the repair of cartilage defects and injuries. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120150 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SERUM AND SERUM PREPARATION APPARATUS - A method for preparing serum and a serum preparation apparatus is provided that can give a large amount of serum with high culture efficiency regardless of freshness of blood used. In a method for preparing serum from blood containing at least platelets, a platelet processing step is provided in which platelet membrane in the blood is destroyed. After the platelet processing step, a deposition step for depositing thermolabile protein in blood and a removal step for removing the thermolabile protein, which has been deposited in the deposition step, are preferably provided. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120151 | MOLECULAR MARKERS OF PLANT EMBRYOGENESIS - The present invention relates generally to a molecular marker for a plant physiological process and more particularly for plant embryogenesis. The molecular marker is, in one form, a genetic sequence from a monocot plant such as but not limited to oil-palm plants. In another form, the molecular marker is a polypeptide encoded by said genetic sequence. More particularly, the molecular marker of the present invention enables embryogenic tissue to be detected in vitro. The early detection of embryogenic tissue enables non-embryogenic tissue to be discarded. The ability to detect embryogenesis facilitates maximization of embryogenic potential. The present invention further contemplates a molecular marker comprising in one form a sequence of nucleotides encoding an antioxidant or in another form a sequence of amino acids defining a polypeptide having antioxidant activity. The antioxidant according to this aspect of the present invention is particularly useful in tablet or cream form as an anti-aging agent. The molecular markers of the present invention therefore also have uses in the inhibition or retardation of apoptotic processes. Such an effect has benefits in both plant and animal cells. The present invention further contemplates a promoter sequence encoding the molecular marker and its use in generating male sterile plants. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120152 | Methods for expression of transgenes - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for increasing long term expression in vitro and in vivo, comprising sequences and gene expression cassettes that increase expression of genes to which they are operably linked. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120153 | N-GLYCOSYLATION MUTANT OF MELANOMA DIFFERENTIATION ASSOCIATED GENE-7 - The present invention relates to MDA-7 variant proteins which are deficient in or lack glycosylation. It is based, at least in part, on the results of experiments which have demonstrated that such variants are functionally equivalent to wild-type MDA-7 protein. Such proteins may be more easily produced large-scale than the wild-type protein, and may be found to be less immunogenic (thereby facilitating treatment, especially repeated treatments). Accordingly, the present invention provides for such proteins (‘Gly(def)MDA-7 proteins’), nucleic acids encoding them (‘Gly(def)mda-7 nucleic acids), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such proteins or nucleic acids, and related methods of treatment. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120154 | METHOD FOR HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION - The present invention discloses a method to construct eukaryotic cells having a target sequence in a chromosomal DNA sequence replaced by a replacement sequence of interest comprising:
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20100120155 | CONSTRUCTION OF FULLY-DELETED ADENOVIRUS-BASED GENE DELIVERY VECTORS AND USES THEREOF - The embodiments disclosed herein relate to the construction of fully-deleted Adenovirus-based gene delivery vectors packaged without helper Adenovirus, and more particularly to their use in gene therapy for gene and protein expression, vaccine development, and immunosuppressive therapy for allogeneic transplantation. In an embodiment, a method for propagating an adenoviral vector includes (a) providing an Adenovirus packaging cell line; (b) transfecting a fully-deleted Adenoviral vector construct into the cell line; and optionally (c) transfecting a packaging construct into the cell line, wherein the fully-deleted Adenoviral vector construct and optionally the packaging construct can transfect the Adenovirus packaging cell line resulting in the encapsidation of a fully-deleted Adenoviral vector independent of helper Adenovirus. In an embodiment, a target cell is transduced with the encapsidated fully-deleted Adenoviral vector for treating a condition, disease or a disorder. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120156 | QUANTIFICATION OF ANALYTES USING ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY - The invention provides a calibrating method for use in a method of determining the quantity of an analyte labelled with an AMS isotope in a test sample, said calibrating method comprising:
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20100120157 | Methods of Using Sulfur Nucleophiles as Improved Alternatives to Sodium Bisulfite for Methylated DNA Analysis - The invention provides for the use of sulfur nucleophiles in analyzing methylated DNA and novel sulfur nucleophiles suitable for such us. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120158 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING PETROLEUM-BASED FUELS AND ENGINE OILS FOR BIODIESEL CONTAMINATION - A method for detecting contamination of a conventional petroleum-based fuel used in an internal combustion engine is provided. A sample of engine oil is separated into a polar component and a non-polar component by a polar solvent. The polar component is analyzed for one or more biodiesel chemical components selected from the group consisting of plant sterols, fatty acid methyl esters, cetane, and combinations thereof, which relate to a degree of engine oil contamination. The polar and non-polar component may be analyzed by Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) and optionally Flame Ionization Detection (FID) for the one or more biodiesel chemical components, which can provide a semi-quantitative level of such biodiesel chemical components. Fuel samples can also be analyzed for biodiesel contamination species via GC/MS. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120159 | ELECTRODEPOSITION BATHS, SYSTEMS and METHODS - Electrodeposition baths, systems and methods are provided. In some embodiments, the baths, systems and methods are used to deposit metal alloy coatings. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120160 | Fluorescent Probe - A compound represented by the formula (I) wherein R | 2010-05-13 |
20100120161 | METHOD OF ANALYZING INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS IN ORGANIC MATERIAL AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method for simply and rapidly analyzing inorganic phosphorus contained in an organic material and an apparatus for analyzing for carrying out the method of analyzing are provided. The method for analyzing inorganic phosphorus contained in an organic material includes the steps of pyrolyzing a sample composed of an organic material to gasify the sample, separating the pyrolyzed sample to fractions by gas chromatography, and detecting a fraction of a retention time corresponding to the inorganic phosphorus. The apparatus for analyzing inorganic phosphorus contained in an organic material includes gasification means for pyrolyzing a sample, and a gas chromatograph including a column for separating the pyrolyzed sample to fractions and a detector of a gas eluted from the column. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120162 | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING SULFUR CONTENT IN FUEL - With a method for the determination of the sulfur content in fuels, a fuel sample is introduced into a miniaturized and/or microstructured combustion chamber ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100120163 | ULTRA-SENSITIVE TEMPERATURE SENSING AND CALORIMETRY - Methods and apparatus for ultra-sensitive temperature sensing and calorimetry. Radiation is directed at a thin electrically conductive film having one or more small apertures. The incident radiation excites surface plasmons on a first surface of the electrically conductive film, and energy associated with the surface plasmons couples to an opposite surface of the electrically conductive film, where surface plasmon-enhanced radiation (SPER) is emitted from the aperture(s). A temperature-sensitive fluid or solid dielectric material is disposed contiguous with at least a portion of the electrically conductive film, such that a temperature change in the dielectric material alters a resonance condition for the SPER. Measureable changes in the SPER due to altered resonance conditions provide for an ultrasensitive temperature sensor that can detect small temperature changes in the dielectric material. The disclosed methods and apparatus may be used for a variety of applications including, but not limited to, nanoscale to microscale calorimetry for pharmaceutical and biotechnology products, combustion sensing, explosive detection, and biotoxin monitoring. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120164 | METHOD USING A NONLINEAR OPTICAL TECHNIQUE FOR DETECTION OF INTERACTIONS INVOLVING A CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE - A nonlinear optical technique, such as second or third harmonic or sum or difference frequency generation, is used to detect binding interactions, or the degree or extent of binding, that comprise conformational change. In one aspect of the present invention, the nonlinear optical technique detects a conformational change in a probe due to target binding. In another aspect of the invention, the nonlinear optical technique screens candidate probes by detecting a conformational change due to a probe-target interaction. In another aspect of the invention, the nonlinear optical technique screens candidate modulators of a probe-target interaction by detecting a conformational change in the presence of the modulator. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120165 | Method and System for Manufacture and Use of Macroporous Beads in a Multiplex Assay - Macroporous beads and a method of manufacturing and using such macroporous beads. wherein the beads are distinguishable for use in a multiplex assay. Preferably, the beads are distinguishable by two or more unique fluorochromes, and at least some of the beads are magnetically responsive. In a preferred form, some of the macroporous beads have interior pores with a different moiety from the exterior surface, allowing beads with different attached functional groups. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120166 | SUBSTRATE HAVING CHANNEL PORTION INCLUDING CHAMBERS, AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING LIQUID BY USING THE SUBSTRATE - A substrate having a channel portion in which a liquid transfers, wherein, even if the channel portion has no micro-channel interconnecting chambers, a liquid can transfer stepwise from one region to the next region according to the speed of rotation of the substrate. The substrate can be rotated about a rotation axis as the center, and has the channel portion including the chambers formed therein. The inner wall of each chamber has a first area including an area intersecting with a centrifugal direction from the center; and also has a second area placed at a position farther from the center than the first area, and including a surface intersecting with the centrifugal direction from the center. Further, the first area has a region for holding a droplet of a liquid provided; and also has a region where a contact with the droplet expands when the substrate is rotated, and that communicate with the second area. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120167 | Micro scale flow through sorbent plate collection device - In the invention, a collection device includes a flow through micro scale plate arranged to collect analyte. The plate includes holes, and sorbent coating on contact surfaces of the plate. The holes pass analyte fluid flow, for example analyte vapor so that fluid flow for collection may be generally perpendicular to the sorbent plate. Preferred embodiment plates include an integrated heater trace. In preferred embodiments, a high substantially perpendicular flow is used for collection and concentration, and during desorption and delivery a low substantially parallel flow is used. The low flow is selected to meet constraints of a detector system. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120168 | DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT OF THYROID ANALYTE PROFILE - A non-radioisotopic method of detecting thyroid analytes comprising detecting T3, Free T3, T4, Free T4 and thyroglobulin autoantibody in a sample of a non-human species. Each one of these analytes in an assay profile includes non-radio isotopic measurement of T3, Free T3, T4, Free T4 and thyroglobulin autoantibody in the sample from the non-human species. A non-radioisotopic method detects T3AA and T4AA thyroid autoantibodies in a sample from a non-human species such as the canine species. A non-radioisotopic method detects Free T4 in a sample of a non-human species. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120169 | THYROID ANALYTE DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT - A non-radioisotopic method of detecting thyroid analytes comprising detecting T3, Free T3, T4, Free T4 and thyroglobulin autoantibody in a sample of a non-human species. Each one of these analytes in an assay profile includes non-radio isotopic measurement of T3, Free T3, T4, Free T4 and thyroglobulin autoantibody in the sample from the non-human species. A non-radioisotopic method detects T3AA and T4AA thyroid autoantibodies in a sample from a non-human species such as the canine species. Antibodies and autoantibodies are bound, and a precipitated or bound antigen-antigen or antibody—autoantibody complex is formed. The supernatant or surrounding fluid of the bound or precipitated antigen-antigen or antibody-autoantibody complex is then removed. The thyroid activity of the bound complex, precipitate, supernatant or surrounding fluid is measured. The thyroid analyte is at least one of T3, Free T3, T4 or Free T4. A dialysis cell can be used to separate by dialysis the T3AA or T4AA from their respective T3AA or T4AA fractions without radioisotopes. A non-radioisotopic method detects Free T3 and /or Free T4 in a sample of a non-human species. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120170 | DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT OF THYROID HORMONE AUTOANTIBODIES - A non-radioisotopic method detects T3AA and T4M thyroid autoantibodies in a sample from a non-human species such as the canine species. Antibodies and autoantibodies are bound, and a precipitated or bound antigen-antibody or antigen-autoantibody complex is formed. The supernatant or surrounding fluid of the bound or precipitated antigen-antibody or antigen-autoantibody complex is then removed. The thyroid activity of the bound complex, precipitate, supernatant or surrounding fluid is measured. The thyroid analyte is at least one of T3, Free T3, T4 or Free T4. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120171 | CIRCULATING VE-CADHERIN AS A PREDICTIVE MARKER OF SENSITIVITY OR RESISTANCE TO ANTI-TUMORAL TREATMENT AND IMPROVED METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF SOLUBLE PROTEINS - The application relates to improved means for the detection of soluble protein(s), such as soluble angiogenesis-related protein(s), more particularly circulating VE-cadherin. These means notably comprise the dilution of the fluid sample (e.g., serum or plasma sample), before submitting it to protein detection. Said dilution is advantageously diluted in a surfactant-containing solution. The improved means of the invention enabled to determine that circulating VE-cadherin is a reliable prognostic marker of the sensitivity or resistance to anti-tumoral treatment. It is believed that prior art sVE-cadherin detection means did not enable such determination. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120172 | SUBSTANCE WITH ANTITHROMBOTIC ACTIVITY AND METHOD FOR DETECTING GLYCOKALLIDIN - A method for conveniently detecting binding between the von Willebrand factor and glycoprotein Ib and a means to be used therein. The von Willebrand factor fixed in a reactor immobilized in a reaction vessel in the presence of bottrocetin is bound to a chimeric protein constructed by fusing the carboxyl terminal of a partial protein containing the von Willebrand factor-binding site of glycoprotein Ib with the amino terminal of the Fc region of an immunoglobulin molecule. Then the Fc region of the above immunoglobulin molecule is detected to thereby detect the binding between the von Willebrand factor and the glycoprotein Ib or inhibition of this binding. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120173 | IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC STRIP DISC FOR MULTIPLEXED DETECTION AND DETECTION METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is a strip-assembled immunochromatographic disc, containing: a base, a lid engaged with the base and a draining piece disposed between the strips on the base and the lid, wherein a sampling opening is disposed on the lid directly facing to the draining piece, and the said sampling opening intercommunicates to a draining groove provided on the inner side of the lid which is formed by a plurality of draining channels; several strip stages are provided on the base with their location and number corresponding to those of the draining channels provided on the lid, and the edge of the draining piece laps to the sample pads of the strips carried on the stage adjacent to one end of the sampling opening. Also provided is a method of performing multiplexed immnochromatographic detection using the strip disc to accomplish the detection of multiple target analytes in one sample in an assay. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120174 | WATER RELAXATION-BASED SENSORS - This invention relates to magnetic resonance-based sensors and related methods. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120175 | SENSOR DOUBLE PATTERNING METHODS - A method of making a memory cell or magnetic element by double patterning. The method includes providing a starting stack having a first area, masking a portion of the first area of the starting stack resulting in a first masked portion and a first unmasked portion. Then, removing the first unmasked portion of the starting stack to provide a second area. A portion of this second area is masked, resulting in a second masked portion and a second unmasked portion. The method also includes removing the second unmasked portion to provide a third area, with the finished cell or element being the third area. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120176 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC MEMORY CHIP DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a magnetic memory chip device is provided with a step of writing information on a plurality of magnetic memory chips formed on a silicon wafer; a step of adhering a high permeability plate, which is composed of a material having permeability higher than that of silicon and has a thickness of 50 μm or more, on the rear surface of a silicon wafer after writing the information; and a step of dicing the silicon wafer into magnetic memory chips after adhering the high permeability plate. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120177 | Feature Dimension Control in a Manufacturing Process - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed including determining a dimension or other physical characteristic of a pattern in a layer of material that is disposed on a workpiece, and etching the layer of material using information that is related to the dimension. A system is also disclosed for manufacturing a semiconductor device including a first etch system configured to etch a layer to define a pattern in the layer, and a second etch system configured to measure a physical characteristic of the pattern, determine an etch control parameter based on the physical characteristic, and etch the layer in accordance with the etch control parameter. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120178 | Process Control Methods and Systems - A process control method includes setting first through fourth conditions, forming a first pattern by performing a first process on a semiconductor wafer, measuring the first pattern using a first measuring equipment to obtain a first result, comparing the first result with the first condition, forming a second pattern by performing a second process on the semiconductor wafer, comparing a period of the second process with the second condition, measuring the second pattern using a second measuring equipment to obtain a second result, comparing the second result with the third condition, forming a third pattern by performing a third process on the semiconductor wafer, measuring the third pattern using the a second measuring equipment to obtain a third result, and comparing the third result with the fourth condition. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120179 | Method of producing prelithiated anodes for secondary lithium ion batteries - A method of producing a lithium-ion battery anode comprising: (a) providing an anode active material; (b) intercalating or absorbing a desired amount of lithium into this anode active material to produce a prelithiated anode active material; (c) comminuting the prelithiated anode active material into fine particles with an average size less than 10 μm (preferably sub-micron and more preferably <200 nm); and (d) combining multiple fine particles of prelithiated anode active material with a conductive additive and/or a binder material to form the anode. The battery featuring such an anode exhibits an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120180 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a liquid crystal display device of an IPS system, to realize reduction of manufacturing cost and improvement of yield by decreasing the number of steps for manufacturing a TFT. A channel etch type bottom gate TFT structure, where patterning of a source region and a drain region and patterning of a source wiring and a pixel electrode are carried out by the same photomask. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120181 | INK COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FABRICATING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed are an ink composition and a method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device using the same, wherein in forming patterns of the LCD device using an imprint lithography and a roll printing, an ink composition with high thermal resistance, consisting of polymer resin and additive both endurable even at a high temperature is used to form fine patterns with constantly maintaining pattern linewidths and line intervals, the ink composition consisting of 5-45% by weight of polymer resin, 5-45% by weight of additive added to retain thermal stability, and 50-90% by weight of organic solvent, wherein the ink composition is endurable even at a high temperature of 90-250° C. | 2010-05-13 |
20100120182 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE - The invention provides a side-view LED having an LED window opened to a side to emit light sideward. A pair of lead frames each act as a terminal. An LED chip is attached to a portion of the lead frame and electrically connected thereto. A package body houses the lead frames and has a concave formed around the LED chip. Also, a high reflective metal layer is formed integrally on a wall of the concave. A transparent encapsulant is filled in the concave to encapsulate the LED chip, while forming the LED window. In addition, an insulating layer is formed on a predetermined area of the lead frames so that the lead frames are insulated from the high reflective metal layer. The side-view LED of the invention enhances light efficiency and heat release efficiency with an improved side-wall reflection structure. | 2010-05-13 |