21st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110123903 | FUEL CELL ARRANGEMENT - A fuel cell arrangement ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110123904 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - Oxygen gas passage forming grooves are formed on a positive electrode-side separator. A pair of side walls are formed integrally with each flat wall of the separator. The side walls extend from the side edges of the flat wall. The side walls extend such that the space in between the side walls decreases toward the positive electrode layer. Bottom walls are formed integrally with the flat walls such that each bottom wall connects the upper ends of adjacent side walls to each other. The bottom walls contact the positive electrode layer. A belt-like groove is formed in the inner surface of each flat wall that faces the oxygen gas passage forming grooves. The belt-like groove is located in the center of the widthwise direction of the flat wall. When the belt-like grooves are formed, the width of each flat wall is increased so that the corresponding side walls are inclined relative to the flat wall. The belt-like groove increases the volume of the oxygen gas passage forming groove. In a step for forging the belt-like grooves in the flat walls, a process for inclining the side walls relative to the flat walls is performed. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123905 | FUEL CONTAINER FOR FUEL CELL - A fuel container for fuel cells is equipped with a container main body, containing liquid fuel therein to be supplied to a fuel cell, equipped with a connecting port, for connecting with the fuel cell or a pressure adjusting device, and extruding means, for extruding the liquid fuel. The fuel container is also equipped with a partitioning member, which is slidably provided within the container main body, for partitioning the interior of the container main body into a fuel storage chamber, in which the liquid fuel is contained, and an extruding means housing chamber, in which the extruding means is housed. The fuel container is further equipped with a valve provided in the connecting port, for enabling or preventing the flow of the liquid fuel. The frictional force generated at the surfaces of the connector main body and the partitioning member, which are in sliding contact, is 10N or less. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123906 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING BI-POLAR PLATE OF FUEL CELL AND BI-POLAR PLATE OF FUEL CELL - A method for fabricating a bi-polar plate of a fuel cell and the bi-polar plate thereof are presented. A graphite film is formed first. Next, a polymeric material added with electrically conductive powder is coated on a surface of a metal substrate. The graphite film is disposed on the polymeric material and the polymeric material is hardened to form an adhesive layer, such that the graphite film is attached on the surface of the metal substrate. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123907 | ELECTRODE, AN ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides an electrode and an electrochemical device including the electrode. The electrode comprises a spatial confining structure such as grooves and an active compound such as glucose oxidase (GOx). The grooves spatially confines GOx, and stabilizes its enzymatic activity. Also provided is a method of stabilizing the activity of an active compound such as GOx. The invention can be widely used in development of an energy-generation device such as a fuel cell, a memory, an electrochemical reactor, a supercapacitor, a biosensor and a medical device thereof such as artificial pancreas, and a sensor such as detector of redox reactant. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123908 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NANO-SIZED METAL PARTICLES ON A CARBON SUPPORT - Disclosed is a method for preparing nickel or palladium nanoparticles supported on a carbon support. To a mixture solution wherein a stabilizer is dissolved in 1,2-propanediol, a carbon support is added to prepare a dispersion. Then, a precursor solution wherein a nickel or palladium precursor dissolved in 1,2-propanediol is mixed therewith and stirred. Then, nickel or palladium nanoparticles supported on the carbon support are prepared by reduction. The disclosed method for preparing nickel or palladium nanoparticles supported on a carbon support allows preparation of nanoparticles with narrow particle size distribution and good dispersibility through a simple process and the resulting nickel or palladium nanoparticles may be usefully applied, for example, as electrode materials of fuel cells. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123909 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GOLD FINE PARTICLE-SUPPORTED CARRIER CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL CATALYST HAVING GOLD FINE PARTICLE - A method for producing a gold fine particle-supported carrier catalyst for a fuel cell, which reduces a gold ion in a liquid phase reaction system containing a carbon carrier by means of an action of a reducing agent, to reduce the gold ion, deposit, and support a gold fine particle on the carbon carrier, wherein a reduction rate of the gold ion is set within the range of 330 to 550 mV/h, and pH is set within the range of 4.0 to 6.0 to perform the reduction of the gold ion, deposition, and support of the gold fine particle. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123910 | MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE ASSEMBLY, AND SOLID POLYMER-TYPE FUEL CELL EMPLOYUNG THE SAME - A first layered article ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110123911 | HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MEDIUM WITH CONTROL OF PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION AND DARK REACTIONS - The present invention relates to a system, as well as articles and holographic recording medium comprising the system, where the system comprises: a polymerizable component comprising at least one photoactive polymerizable material; and a photoinitiator component comprising at least one photoinitiator for causing the polymerizable component to polymerize to thereby form a plurality of holographic gratings when activated by exposure to a photoinitiating light source; wherein when a portion of the polymerizable component has been polymerized to form at least one holographic grating, the unpolymerized portion of the polymerizable component is resistant to further polymerization when not exposed to the photoinitiating light source. The present invention also provides methods for forming at least one holographic grating in a holographic recording medium having such a photopolymerizable system. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123912 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE FOR MASK BLANKS, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MASK BLANKS, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF EXPOSURE MASKS, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICES, AND DEFECT CORRECTION METHOD OF EXPOSURE MASKS - There are provided a manufacturing method of a transparent substrate for a mask blank, a mask blank, or an exposure mask adapted to prevent occurrence of a transfer pattern defect or a mask pattern defect, by correcting a recessed defect existing on the surface of the transparent substrate, and a defect correction method of an exposure mask. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123913 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSING METHOD, AND DEVICE FABRICATING METHOD - An exposure apparatus includes: a first moving body, which comprises guide members that extend in a first direction, moves in a second direction, which is substantially orthogonal to the first direction; two second moving bodies, which are provided such that they are capable of moving in the first direction along the guide members, move in the second direction together with the guide members by the movement of the first moving body; a holding apparatus holds the object and is supported by the two second moving bodies such that it is capable of moving within a two dimensional plane that includes at least the first directions and the second directions; and a transport apparatus, which comprises a chuck member that can noncontactually hold the object from above, transports the object to and from the holding apparatus. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123914 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The present invention provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a photoconductive layer, an intermediate layer made of hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide on the photoconductive layer, and a surface layer made of hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide on the intermediate layer, wherein a ratio (C/(Si+C); C2) in the surface layer is 0.61 to 0.75, and a sum of atom density of silicon and carbon is 6.60×10 | 2011-05-26 |
20110123915 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The invention is an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a substrate, a photoconductive layer, an intermediate layer and a surface layer sequentially formed, wherein the intermediate contains silicon, carbon and hydrogen, a distribution of a hydrogen ratio which is a ratio of the number of hydrogen to the number of silicon, carbon and hydrogen in the intermediate has a maximum region, a largest hydrogen ratio in the intermediate is larger than a hydrogen ratio in the surface, the hydrogen ratio in the surface is 0.30 to 0.45, a distribution of a carbon ratio which is a ratio of the number of carbon to the number of silicon and carbon in the intermediate has a maximum and a minimum region, a carbon maximum region is 0.53 to 0.63, a carbon minimum region is 0.47 or more, and the maximum hydrogen region in the intermediate is partially superimposed on the minimum carbon region. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123916 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - A decolorable electrophotographic toner, containing a color former compound, a color developing agent, a binder resin, and a release agent, wherein the toner has a pH of from 6 to 9 when dispersed in water with a pH of from 5.5 to 7 at a mass ratio of toner/water of 1/10. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123917 | TONER, DEVELOPER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER - In the present invention, provided is a toner suitable for fixing at low temperature, which exhibits excellent performance against thermal stress as well as mechanical stress with no generation of blocking even during storage for a long duration in an unused state, and also with no generation of tacking of toner images after fixing. Also disclosed is a toner comprising at least a binder resin, a colorant and a wax, the toner comprising a fatty acid ester wax comprising a hydroxyl group, and an aliphatic alcohol. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123918 | COLORING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLORING MATERIAL - According to one embodiment, a color erasable coloring material containing a binder resin, and dispersed therein, a color developable compound and a color developing agent is provided. The color developing agent to be used in the coloring material contains at least an aminohydroxy derivative. The aminohydroxy derivative is obtained by subjecting a starting material selected from a benzene ring compound having a hydroxy group and a heterocyclic compound having a hydroxy group to nitration, hydrogenation, and alkylation. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123919 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - A decolorable electrophotographic toner, which is produced by forming a coloring agent that imparts a color to the toner by heating a leuco dye and a color development and erasure controlling agent having a color developable structure that develops a color by reacting with the leuco dye and also having a decolorable structure that erases the color by inhibiting the contact of the leuco dye with the color developable structure in a dispersion liquid, thereby developing a color, pulverizing the coloring agent in the dispersion liquid by a high-pressure pulverization method, obtaining coloring agent particles maintained in a color developed state by cooling the pulverized coloring agent in the dispersion liquid to a temperature lower than the melting initiation temperature of the color development and erasure controlling agent at a cooling rate at which the color development and erasure controlling agent is not crystallized, and aggregating and fusing the coloring agent particles, binder resin particles, and release agent particles. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123920 | TONER POROUS PARTICLES CONTAINING HYDROCOLLOIDS - The present invention is toner particle that includes a continuous phase of binder polymer and a second phase of hydrocolloid. The particle has a porosity of at least 10 percent. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123921 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - An electrophotographic toner contains an electron donating color former compound, an electron accepting color developing agent, and a polyester binder resin having a weight average molecular weight Mw of 6000 or more and 25000 or less, and the toner is decolorized by heating. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123922 | POLYESTER RESIN FOR TONER AND TONER FOR DEVELOPING AN ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE - A toner for developing an electrostatic charge image which contains a polyester resin as a binder resin is provided. The toner has excellent toner properties including low temperature fixing properties, anti-blocking property and anti-offset property, etc. Also a polyester resin for a toner is provided, which is used in the above-mentioned toner. As the binder resin for toner, a polyester resin comprising (1) an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and (2) a disproportionated rosin as an acid component, and (3) a tri- or more-valent polyhydric alcohol as an alcohol component is used, wherein the molar ratio (3)/(1) of the alcohol component (3) and the acid component (1) is from 1.05 to 1.65 and the molar ratio (2)/(1) of the acid components (2) and (1) is from 0.40 to 2.60. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123923 | TONER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a decolorable toner comprising: forming particles containing a color former compound, a color developing agent, and a binder resin; forming first aggregated particles by aggregating and fusing the particles containing the color former compound, the color developing agent, and the binder resin in a dispersion medium; and forming second aggregated particles by aggregating and fusing the first aggregated particles and a binder resin in a dispersion medium. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123924 | TONER COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure provides for enzymatic polymerization to produce polyester resins suitable for use in manufacturing toners. In embodiments, crystalline copolymers, which are polyesters, may be synthesized from lactones, cyclic anhydrides, cyclic carbonates, and combinations thereof. These crystalline copolymers, in turn, may be utilized in the synthesis of toner particles. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123925 | POLYMER FOR PROTECTIVE LAYER OF RESIST, AND POLYMER COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME - A polymer includes a first repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and a second repeating unit including at least one repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formulae 2 to 6. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123926 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a photoresist composition comprising a resin, an acid generator and a compound represented by the formula (C1): | 2011-05-26 |
20110123927 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYIMIDE RESIN AND NOVOLAK RESIN - A photosensitive resin composition is provided. The photosensitive resin composition comprises a) an alkali-soluble polyimide resin, b) an alkali-soluble novolak resin, c) a photosensitizer, and d) an organic solvent. The photosensitive resin composition is resistant to heat and can be used to form a pattern whose lateral angles are easily controllable. A large difference in developability between exposed and unexposed portions of the photosensitive resin composition is caused when patterning. The photosensitive resin composition is advantageous in terms of sensitivity, resolution, heat resistance and adhesiveness. Particularly, the lateral angles of the pattern can be easily controlled by varying the contents of the alkali-soluble resins. Therefore, the photosensitive resin composition is useful in the formation of an insulating film pattern of an organic light emitting diode (OLED). | 2011-05-26 |
20110123928 | Photosensitive Resin Composition and Pattern Forming Method Using the Same - Problem: Providing a photosensitive resin composition that has high sensitivity, sustains a slight shrinkage in volume when cured under heating and can form resist patterns having high-aspect profiles, and a pattern forming method using such a composition. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123929 | OXIME COMPOUND, PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE COLOR FILTER, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT - Provided are an oxime compound represented by General Formula (1), a photosensitive composition containing the oxime compound as a photopolymerization initiator, a production method for a color filter using the photosensitive composition, and a color filter obtained by the production method: | 2011-05-26 |
20110123930 | Ceramic substrate preparation process - An etching-free ceramic substrate preparation process includes the step of bonding a dry film to one side of a ceramic plate, the step of applying an exposing and developing process to the dry film to form a predetermined circuit layout on the dry film, the step of coating a thin-thickness first metal layer on the ceramic plate and the dry film, the step of forming a copper layer on the first metal layer by a coating technique, the step of cutting/grinding the dry film, the first metal layer and the copper layer to remove the dry film from the ceramic plate, the step of obtaining the desired height of the copper layer on the ceramic plate, and the step of forming a second metal layer on the surface of the copper layer by a coating technique. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123931 | High-precision ceramic substrate preparation process - A high-precision ceramic substrate preparation process is disclosed to bond a dry film to a metal layer on a ceramic plate, and then to coat a conductive layer on the metal layer and an anti-etching metal layer on the conductive layer after application of an exposing and developing process to form a predetermined circuit pattern in the dry film, and then to remove the dry film and to etch the metal layer, and then to bond an oxygen-free tape, which is prepared from a compound of ceramic powder, glass powder and pasting agent, to the conductive layer, and then to sinter the oxygen-free tape in an oxygen-free sintering furnace into a retaining wall, and then to coat an anti-oxidation bonding layer on the surface of the conductive layer. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123932 | METHOD FOR FORMING A FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - Methods are described for forming a fluid ejection device on a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having plurality of electrical heater elements. A sacrificial polymer layer is added over the first surface, a conformal material over the sacrificial polymer layer forms a nozzle layer, the sacrificial polymer is then removed to form ink ejection chambers, the nozzle layer is removed to form nozzle holes, a mask layer is used to form an exposed region and an unexposed region, the exposed region defining a central ink via, which is then etched to form the central ink via. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123933 | POLYMER, COMPOSITION FOR PROTECTIVE LAYER, AND PATTERNING METHOD USING THE SAME - A polymer, including a polymerized monomer, the monomer being represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: | 2011-05-26 |
20110123934 | SCANNING EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A scanning exposure apparatus includes a light source, a stage configured to move while having a substrate mounted thereon, a control unit configured to control the light source and the stage such that the substrate is exposed to radiant energy while the speed of the stage is changed, a filter having a transmittance distribution according to a change in speed of the stage and being disposed so as to be insertable into a light path for exposure, and a driving unit configured to scan the filter in synchronization with the scanning of the stage. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123935 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW STRUCTURE - Provided is a fabrication method with which a laminate having a hollow structure can be produced more easily, while enabling to produce a multilayer structure as well. That is, a method for producing a hollow structure, a fabrication method by stacking-up a structural material among fabrication methods of a hollow structure on a substrate, the method including a step of forming a structural material layer on a substrate, a step of forming a pattern on the structural material layer, a step of forming a sacrificial material layer by burying between the patterns with a water-soluble or an alkaline-soluble polymer as the sacrificial material to be buried between the patterns, a step of further laminating a structural material layer and forming a pattern on the structural material layer laminated, and a step of finally removing the sacrificial material after all of lamination is completed. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123936 | RESIST PATTERN COATING AGENT AND RESIST PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - A resist pattern coating agent includes a hydroxyl group-containing resin, a solvent, and at least two compounds including at least two groups shown by a following formula (1), compounds including a group shown by a following formula (2), and compounds including a group shown by a following formula (4). | 2011-05-26 |
20110123937 | COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY - The present invention relates to barrier layer compositions that are applied above a photoresist composition for immersion lithography processing. In a further aspect, new methods are provided for immersion lithography processing. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123938 | OXYGEN TO EXPAND BURNER COMBUSTION CAPABILITY - A burner at which fuel cannot be combusted with air as the only source of oxygen for combustion in a stable flame at the burner when the feed rate of the fuel is too low, when the fuel is fed at too high an air-to-fuel mass ratio, when the fuel contains too high an amount of inert matter, or when the specific energy content of the fuel is too low, is modified by supplying oxidant containing more than 21 vol. % oxygen into the base of a flame at the burner, whereupon such fuels can be combusted at the burner. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123939 | Method of Controlling a Combustion Facility Using a Combination of Coefficient of Resistance and Flame Front Estimation - The present invention relates to a method of controlling at least one parameter ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110123940 | Gas Fired Catalytic Heater - A gas fired catalytic heater is provided that foregoes the need for an electrical heating element to provide the activation energy for the hydrocarbon catalyst pad. An alcohol self-igniting catalyst pad is used to provide the activation energy to the hydrocarbon catalyst pad thereby removing dependence of the heater on an outside electrical energy source to initiate start-up of the heater. The catalyst pad includes a flexible wash coat; a noble metal dispersed on the wash coat; an anti-sintering element saturating the wash coat; and a catalyst promoter saturating the wash coat. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123941 | TABBED DENTAL APPLIANCE - Embodiments include dental appliances, dental appliance systems, and methods of making and using such appliances. In one embodiment, a dental appliance includes a number of tooth apertures for the placement of teeth therein and a tab representing a position of a tooth that has not fully erupted and oriented to be received over the position of the tooth that has not fully erupted. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123942 | Rotating clip orthodontic bracket - The present invention is directed to a locking orthodontic bracket that contains a mechanism that rotationally locks an orthodontic archwire fully or partially within the bracket archwire slot. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123943 | TRACKING TEETH MOVEMENT CORRECTION - Embodiments are provided for tracking teeth movement correction. One method embodiment includes using a set of positioning appliances shaped to move teeth through a number of successive stages of arrangements of an expected teeth arrangement model where each stage corresponds to a particular positioning appliance, mapping a current teeth position based upon positions of a number of physical markers attached to a number of physical teeth, comparing the positions of the number of physical markers with a corresponding number of virtual markers positioned on a number of virtual teeth of a stage in the expected teeth arrangement model, determining whether midcourse correction is needed. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123944 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN ALIGNERS AND TEETH - A system and method for repositioning teeth in a patient jaw includes an attachment bonded to a tooth. The attachment has at least one force receiving component for receiving a force. A polymeric shell repositioning appliance is positioned over at least some of the teeth in the patient jaw. The polymeric shell has at least one force transmitting component for engaging the force receiving component to form a locus of engagement. The locus of engagement transmits the force and moves but is maintained as the tooth is repositioned. In specific embodiments the locus of engagement is maintained over a substantial range of motion. The force transmitted at the locus of engagement increases in response to the tooth lagging an intended position. A space between the positioned appliance and the tooth permits the tooth to move into an intended position. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123945 | DENTAL RETENTION SYSTEMS - Dental retention systems which facilitate the adjustment or removal of an oral appliance, e.g., a crown or bridge, from a reconfigurable abutment assembly are described. The adjustable abutment assembly may be secured to an anchoring implant bored into the bones within the mouth. The abutment assembly has a projecting abutment portion with one or more shape memory alloy compression plates or elements extending along the projecting abutment portion. Each of the plates has a length with one or more straightened portions and with at least one curved or arcuate portion. Energy may be applied to the elements such that the arcuate portion self-flattens to allow for the oral appliance to be placed thereupon while removal of the energy allows the elements to reconfigure into its curved configuration thereby locking the oral appliance to the abutment. Removal of the oral appliance may be effected by reapplication of energy to the elements. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123946 | DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHODS - According to one embodiment, a dental implant system for implanting a dental implant in bone tissue using an implant drill driver includes a shank and a drill guide. The shank is removably coupleable to the implant drill driver and includes an internal passage that has a non-round cross-sectional shape. When coupled to the implant drill driver, the shank is rotatable via operation of the implant drill driver. The drill guide pin includes a bone penetrating end portion and a shank engagement portion. The shank engagement portion includes a notched section having a non-round cross-sectional shape corresponding with the non-round cross-sectional shape of the internal passage of the shank. The notched section of the shank engagement portion is insertable within the internal passage of the shank. Moreover, engagement between the notched section and the internal passage facilitates co-rotation of the shank and drill guide pin. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123947 | DENTAL IMPLANT COMPRISING A MALE CONICAL CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a dental implant comprising an intraosseous anchoring base ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110123948 | Two-part rotational dental implant abutment for use with existing implant bases - A two-part abutment for attachment between a dental implant and a restorative fixture may be oriented at an angle of between 0° and 35°, and manipulated between four to twelve directions or positions in addition to the directions in which the implant itself may be manipulated so that the restorative fixture may be oriented in the proper position within the mouth of a patient. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123949 | DENTAL IMPLANT - The invention relates to a dental implant comprising an implant body provided with a central receiving opening, a structural element provided with a journal engaging in the receiving opening, and a tension bolt which penetrates a borehole of the structural element and is screwed into an inner thread located in the receiving opening. First and second indexing elements are arranged in an apical region of the structural element, in order to pre-define the rotational position of the structural element in relation to the implant body. The at least one first indexing element is associated with the implant body or the structural element in a rotationally fixed manner, and at least two second indexing elements are associated with the structural element or the implant body in a rotationally fixed manner. The indexing elements extend especially at least partially into the region of the conical outer surface of the journal. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123950 | Dental Implant and Positioning Device Therefor - A positioning device is used to place an implant in the proper vertical position within the soft tissue and bone, provide space for subsequent procedures, and create a proper emergence profile for the final restoration. The lower portion of the positioning device has substantially the same outer shape as that of the implant but without external screw threads or other mechanical features for anchoring the implant in the jawbone. After the hole is countersunk, the depth of the hole in the jawbone is increased incrementally and checked with the positioning device for collar engagement and location of the margin within the gum tissue and bone. After the proper vertical position is attained, a special countersink bur may be used to create needed space around the implant margin and provide a proper crown emergence profile. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123951 | Porous Implant Device With Improved Core - An implant device has an exterior portion forming an exterior surface of the implant. The exterior portion is made of a porous material defining passages through the exterior portion. An inner portion has an outer surface with a treated area that is accessible from the exterior surface through the passages. The treated area has a treatment for direct attachment to bone or soft tissue. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123952 | IMPLANT FOR INSERTION INTO THE JAWBONE, PROSTHETICS PILLAR AND IMPLANT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an implant for insertion into the jawbone. The implant ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110123953 | FIXTURE OF TWO-PIECE DENTAL IMPLANT - A fixture of a two-piece dental implant and a method of use are provided. The implant can comprise a apical portion, a top portion arranged opposite the apical portion, an internal threaded cavity, and a coronal portion. The apical portion can define a bone length and a helical thread having a maximum outer diameter. The internal threaded cavity can be configured to releasably receive at least one of a surgeon tool and a prosthetic component. The coronal portion can be devised for apposition to soft tissue and for connective tissue attachment. Further, the coronal portion can have an extension in the longitudinal direction of the implant that is devised to be less than a layer thickness of the soft tissue. Furthermore, a ratio of the bone length to the maximum outer diameter can be in the range from approximately 0.8 to 1.2. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123954 | Method of designing dental-implant prosthesis - A method of designing a dental-implant prosthesis includes the steps of arranging a referential jig and combining the referential jig into a fixture installed in a patient's oral cavity, the referential jig having at least one feature point, the fixture having a connection interface, the referential jig having an opposite-joint interface; scanning the patient's oral cavity to acquire an oral digital data and a referential-jig digital data having at least one feature-point digital data; selecting one digital dental-implant prosthesis from a prosthetic database in a computer, a digital positioning jig overlapping the digital dental-implant prosthesis for combination with the connection interface, and proceeding with overlapping and localization of the digital positioning jig and the referential jig digital data to combine the referential jig digital data into the connection interface; and adjusting the position, size, and angle of the digital dental-implant prosthesis to acquire the digital dental-implant prosthesis which is most suitable to the patient. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123955 | Method of preparing digital model and artificial tooth applied to dental implant - A method of preparing a digital model and an artificial tooth applied to dental implant includes the steps of a) combining a jig into a fixture in a patient's oral cavity and scanning the patient's oral cavity by an oral scanner to acquire a first oral digital data and saving it in a computer; b) operating the computer to select one of digital prostheses from a prosthetic database in the computer, arranging a digital positioning jig to correspond to the jig in the first oral digital data, and then combining the selected digital prosthesis with the first oral digital data to generate a second oral data; c) generating a digital oral model based on the second oral digital data; and d) creating a solid oral model. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123956 | Graded glass/ceramic/glass structures for damage resistant ceramic dental and orthopedic prostheses - The present invention provides a functionally graded glass/ceramic/glass sandwich system especially useful in damage resistant, ceramic dental and orthopedic prosthesis. The functionally graded glass/substrate/glass composite structure comprises an outer (aesthetic) residual glass layer, a graded glass-ceramic layer, and a dense interior ceramic. The functionally graded glass/substrate/glass composite structure may further comprise a veneer on an exterior surface. The present invention also provides a method for preparing a functionally graded glass/ceramic/glass sandwich system. A powdered glass-ceramic composition or a glass tape is applied to the accessible surfaces of a dense alumina substrate to thereby substantially cover the substrate surfaces. The glass of the composition has a CTE similar to that of the substrate material. The glass-ceramic composition is infiltrated into the dense substrate by heating the assembly to temperatures 50-700° C. below the sintering temperature of the substrate. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123957 | DISPOSABLE DENTAL APPLICATOR - An applicator principally for use in the dental profession, for the placement of different materials in a post hole as may be required. The applicator includes an elongated handle having an applicating end portion formed as a brush and/or a flocked applicating end portion. The flock may extend from the distal end a predetermined longitudinal distance over an extended portion. The applicator is also provided with a hinging arrangement adjacent the opposed applicating end portions whereby the applicating end portions may be angularly bent relative to the elongated handle at the option of the user. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123958 | DEVICE FOR PERSONAL USE IN PHOTOTHERAPY - There is provided an applicator cartridge for delivery of a photoactivatable composition to a treatment site, having an applicator head and a reservoir adapted to receive the composition, which may be used with a photodynamic therapy device comprising an illuminating member. Methods of using the applicator cartridge and the device are also provided. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123959 | Force redirecting dental core system - A dental core and post system for restoration of teeth includes a core device and a dental post formed as a rod-like member extending along a central vertical axis between a coronal end and an apical end. At least one portion of the rod-like member including the apical end is configured for fixation within a root canal of a tooth for restoration. The core device is attached to or is integral with the coronal end of the dental post. At least one of the core device and dental post include an inner, low-density volume configured to limit mechanical forces communicated through the core device and dental post coaxially with the central vertical post axis after fixation. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123960 | SYSTEM FOR TRAINING AN OPERATOR OF A VESSEL - System and method for training aboard an actual vessel on manoeuvring the vessel in relation to one or more virtual movable and/or stationary objects, which vessel includes controllable propulsion means and is operated by an operator. The system includes a visualisation channel ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110123961 | Dynamic object-based assessment and training of expert visual search and scanning skills for operating motor vehicles - The present invention is a method and system to permit assessment and measurement of a combination of visual and cognitive processes necessary for safe driving-object detection, by recognition of particular objects as actual or potential safety hazards or traffic hazards, through the continuous switching of visual attention between and among objects while virtually driving, according to an object's instantaneous priority as a safety threats or traffic hazard, that together are termed expert search and scanning skills. The present invention will reference the driver's performance against that of acknowledged experts in this skill; and then provide precise feedback about the type, location, and timing of search and scanning performance errors, plus remedial strategies to correct such errors. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123962 | DYNAMIC FORESHORTENING VISUAL AID DEVICE - An apparatus for a dynamic foreshortening visual aid. A manikin having articulated limbs and a poseable torso and neck is located in space in fixed dynamic natural and unnatural positions for viewing by a comic book artist. Variable orientation connectors are applied between the manikin and a flexible rod and/or between the flexible rod and a base plate or clamp. The manikin is removeably connected to the flexible rod such that various figures are used with a single flexible rod and base plate. A visual aid having multiple manikins that are viewed interacting with each other is also disclosed. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123963 | Game for Teaching Financial Skills to Players - A game is disclosed which teaches a comprehensive understanding of fundamental aspects of personal (family) finances—including insurance, working with debt, investing and securing financial objectives, and which enables players to understand principles upon which significant wealth may be accumulated, and also teaches financial advisors how to organize finances of their clients. The game teaches skills concerning personal finances, including insurance, working with debt and investing, and securing financial objectives. The game also teaches the fundamental aspects of working with the cash flow one has, and it teaches players to understand principles upon which significant wealth may be accumulated. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123964 | COMPUTERIZED AID FOR PLANNING A NUTRITIONALLY BALANACED MENU - The invention provides a method and system for computerized preparation of a nutritionally balanced food menu. The invention retrieves pre-classified food items from a food item database, to form an initial daily menu. The initial daily menu is interactive, allowing a user to amend the menu to suit his preferences. The invention then automatically rebalances the menu to eliminate nutrient surpluses or deficiencies, and displays the balanced menu to a user. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123965 | Speech Processing and Learning - This invention relates to the field of tonal language speech signal processing. We describe a computer system for characterizing samples of a tonal language. These are analyzed to identify one or more vocal tract characterizing parameters of the user and synthesized speech data is generated by modifying a variation of fundamental frequency with time using a set of standard tones. The synthesized speech data represents the user speaking the tonal language with the modified fundamental frequency. Graphical feedback to guide the user can also be provided. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123966 | APPARATUS FOR DEVELOPING AND/OR AUGMENTING COMMUNICATION SKILLS - An apparatus for developing, promoting and/or augmenting communication skills includes an apparatus base dimensioned for positioning relative to a support. The apparatus base defines longitudinal, vertical and orthogonal axes, and a reference plane inclusive of the longitudinal and orthogonal axes. The apparatus base includes a top support surface arranged at a predetermined angle greater than 0 degrees relative to the reference plane. The top support surface has an article retaining element associated therewith. At least one icon containing article having communication media adapted for conveying information is releasably mounted to the article retaining element of the top support surface. The top support surface may be arranged at an angle ranging from about 10 degrees to about 60 degrees relative to the reference plane. In one embodiment, the top support surface is arranged at an angle of about 45 degrees relative to the reference plane. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123967 | DIALOG SYSTEM FOR COMPREHENSION EVALUATION - An automated system, apparatus and method for evaluation of comprehension are disclosed. The method includes receiving an input text and natural language processing the text to identify dependencies between text elements in the input text. Grammar rules are applied to generate questions and associated answers from the processed text, at least some of the questions being based on the identified dependencies. A set of the generated questions is posed to a reader of the input text and the comprehension of the reader evaluated, based on the reader's responses to the questions posed. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123968 | HAND-HELD EDUCATIONAL GAME - A hand-held educational game includes: a transparent container having an inner surface; a receptacle on the inner surface; a text message on the inner surface associated with the receptacle; and an object, moveable by the user, adapted to associate with the receptacle. The user views the device and text through the container and manipulates the container so as to associate the object with the receptacle. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123969 | REFUSAL SKILLS TRAINING EDUCATIONAL TOOL AND METHOD OF PRACTICING REFUSAL SKILLS - A portable refusal skills training educational tool including an interactive electronic system within an enclosure, and method practicing refusal skills employing the educational tool. The interactive electronic system includes (i) a means within the enclosure for periodically generating a perceptible proposal to participate in addictive behavior, (ii) a speech recognition system effective for receiving and identifying a verbal refusal statement spoken in response to a generated proposal, and (iii) a reporting mechanism. The reporting mechanism includes at least one of (A) a means for reiterating perceptible proposals to participate in addictive behavior until the verbal refusal statement is received and identified in response to a proposal, (B) a means for generating a perceptible positive-reinforcement signal when the verbal refusal statement is received and identified in response to a proposal, and (C) a means for recording data useful in evaluating responses to proposals. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123970 | Taxidermy flesh removal system and method - A taxidermy flesh removal system includes a system container and an electrode assembly provided in the system container and having a positive electrode and a negative electrode spaced-apart from the positive electrode. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123971 | Electronic Medical Voice Instruction System - An audible medical information system for a patient or other lay user that is loaded with content by a company or the health care practitioner and can be played at will by the patient and a means for recording information in the audio file. In one embodiment, the system records information in a physical card that the user can have with them without the need for any electronic devices such as a computer or smart phone. Other embodiments may include electronic audio or video files delivered to a computer or smart phone. The audio file can contain up to several minutes of audible information, some of which may be patient specific and some of which may be disease or medication specific. The information may include pre- or post-surgical instructions, information about medications or basic use instructions for medical devices. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123972 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC PRODUCTION OF LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS FOR LIVE OR ON-DEMAND PUBLISHING AND SHARING - A system for automatically capturing, producing and publishing frontal information from lecture halls, comprising: (a) a Lecture hall capture module, consisting of video cameras, microphones, peripheral equipment and video analysis software for capturing of an on-going event in the hall; (b) a Lecturer GUI module for allowing said lecturer to add data into the lesson database, to control the capturing components to control the database generation, to control the database upload process and to communicate with remote students during live or recorded a broadcasted lesson; (c) A synchronization module for receiving all information sources from said lecturer's GUI and from said capture module and from other peripheral equipment for adding synchronization data; (d) a Database generation module for receiving the synchronized data, arranging and formatting said synchronized data for publishing and for building the database structure required for accessing live or on-demand lessons; (e) An Access rights module that communicates with predefined user-lessons database, for managing rights control and statistics; (f) a Bi-directional communication module for allowing text, voice and video communication between the lecturer in class and remote students and remote classes; and (g) a Student's GUI module for allowing a remote student to access, view, manage, participate and edit live and recorded lessons. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123973 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL TEST AUTHORING AND AUTOMATION - A method of a visual test authoring and automation solution framework for an enterprise comprising supporting the creation of a test case for a visual application. First, the framework allows a user to assign a user-defined name to a test element, and select an action to be performed on the test element from a menu of actions. Second, the framework stores a mapping of the user-defined name assigned to the test element to a coded name in a corresponding language of an automated testing tool. Lastly, the system uses the mapping and the action selected to create the test case in the corresponding language of the automated testing tool. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123974 | Adaptive Learning System and Method - In a teaching machine which permits a student to skip or request a hint related to a question being asked of him regarding subject matter he is being taught, the student is presented with a set of predetermined questions relating to the subject matter. A record is kept of questions he answered incorrectly, which were skipped, or for which a hint was requested; and a set of questions is prepared on the subject matter specific to the student, based on incorrect answers to the questions previously asked of him, questions skipped and questions for which he requested a hint. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123975 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE BACTERIAL INOCULUM LEVEL OF A SAMPLE - Various embodiments of the present invention provide, for example, a system and method for automatically adjusting the inoculum level of a sample. Certain embodiments of the present invention may measure a concentration of particles present in a preliminary sample using a sensor device and determine an amount of diluent to be added to or removed from a sample container to prepare a sample having a selected concentration of particles, corresponding to a selected inoculum level. Embodiments of the present invention may also automatically add or remove the diluent using an automated fluidics system so as to prepare a sample having the selected particle concentration. Once the selected particle concentration is achieved and verified, some embodiments may also remove at least a portion of the sample from the sample container such that the container contains a selected volume of the sample. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123976 | Biomarkers and identification methods for the early detection and recurrence prediction of breast cancer using NMR - A method is provided for the parallel identification of one or more metabolite species within a biological sample. The method comprises analyzing the sample to produce a spectrum containing individual spectral peaks representative of the one or more metabolite species contained within the sample; subjecting each of the individual spectral peaks to a statistical pattern recognition analysis to identify the one or more metabolite species contained within the sample; and identifying the one or more metabolite species contained within the sample by analyzing the individual spectral peaks of the spectra. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123977 | METHOD FOR TAKING A PLURALITY OF SAMPLES - The invention provides a method for taking a plurality of samples ( | 2011-05-26 |
20110123978 | HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV) DETECTION USING NUCLEIC ACID PROBES, MICROBEADS AND FLUORESCENT-ACTIVATED CELL SORTER (FACS) - The present invention relates generally to the field of diagnostic and detection assays. More particularly, the present invention provides methods, and reagents including biochips for detecting the presence of, or distinguishing between, one or more analytes in a sample. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123979 | DETECTION OF MICROORGANISMS - A method of collecting, detecting and enumerating microorganisms in a fluid comprising subjecting a sample of the fluid to dielectrophoresis and collecting the microorganisms onto a microelectrode, scanning the microelectrode using a scanning laser and determining the number of microorganisms present on the microelectrode. Alternatively, the microorganisms may be spun onto a substrate which has been pre-treated with a polycationic electrolyte. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123980 | SEQUENCE-SPECIFIC DETECTION OF NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES - A method for detecting the presence of a target nucleotide sequence in a sample of DNA is described herein in which a test sample comprising single stranded DNA is exposed to a DNA probe and a nicking endonuclease under conditions that would permit sequence-specific hybridization of the probe to a complementary target sequence. The probe comprises a sequence complementary to the target sequence to be detected and this sequence also includes a recognition sequence for the nicking endonuclease. If the sample contains the target sequence, the probe hybridizes to the target and is cleaved by the nicking endonuclease, which leaves the target intact. Observing the presence of probe cleaved by the nicking endonuclease indicates the presence of the target nucleotide sequence in the sample of DNA. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123981 | FTO GENE POLYMORPHISMS ASSOCIATED TO OBESITY AND/OR TYPE II DIABETES - The present invention provides means and methods for risk assessment and/or diagnosis and/or prognosis of obesity and/or type II diabetes in humans, based on the detection of nucleic acid biomarkers belonging to, or associated with, a set of SNPs in the fatso (FTO) gene. The present invention also provides means and methods for identifying a SNP haplotype associated with obesity and/or type II diabetes susceptibility in humans, for selecting pharmaceutical agents useful in prevention and/or treatment of obesity and/or type II diabetes in humans, for haplotyping the fatso (FTO) gene in humans. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123982 | NUCLEIC ACID BASED FLUORESCENT SENSOR FOR COPPER DETECTION - A nucleic acid enzyme responsive to copper, comprising an oligonucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the nucleic acid enzyme is not self-cleaving. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123983 | Methods of Using Genetic Markers and Related Epistatic Interactions - The present invention provides methods for improving desirable animal traits including improved fitness and productivity in dairy animals. Also provided are methods for determining a dairy animal's genotype with respect to multiple markers associated with fitness and/or productivity. The invention also provides methods for selecting or allocating animals for predetermined uses such as progeny testing or nucleus herd breeding, for picking potential parent animals for breeding, and for producing improved progeny animals. Each of the above methods may be further improved through the incorporation of interaction effects between multiple SNPs. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123984 | FAM26C POLYMORPHISMS AND USE THEREOF FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT OF LATE ONSET ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - Provided are methods of determining the likelihood that a subject will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Also provided are isolated and purified mammalian CALHM I, CALHM2, and CALHM3 proteins, vectors comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding the CALHM 1, CALHM2, and CALHM3 proteins, and mammalian cells transfected with the vectors. Additionally, methods of affecting Ca2+ levels in a mammalian cell are provided. Further provided are methods of screening a test compound for the ability to alter calcium homeostasis in mammalian cells. Also, methods of affecting Ca2+levels in mammalian cells are provided. Additionally provided are methods of screening a test compound for the ability to inhibit ERK I/2 phosphorylation in a mammalian cell. Further provided are methods of screening a test compound for the ability to inhibit amyloid-beta peptide accumulation in a mammalian cell or biological fluid. Also provided are methods of screening for a test compound that may affect Alzheimer's disease. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123985 | COLUMN ENRICHMENT OF PCR BEADS COMPRISING TETHERED AMPLICONS - An enrichment module and method are provided for enriching a population of templated beads and separating them from non-templated beads. The method can include hybridizing a templated bead with an enrichment bead to form a complex, trapping the complex in a filtration medium, washing non-templated beads through the filtration medium while retaining the complex, and then eluting the templated bead from the complex. The module can include a column for enrichment and filtration material exhibiting desired size-exclusion properties. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123986 | METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF METABOLIC DISORDERS USING EPIMETABOLIC SHIFTERS, MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTRACELLULAR MOLECULES, OR ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCERS - Methods and formulations for diagnosing metabolic disorders in humans using epimetabolic shifters, multidimensional intracellular molecules or environmental influencers are described. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123987 | METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ONCOLOGICAL DISORDERS USING EPIMETABOLIC SHIFTERS, MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTRACELLULAR MOLECULES, OR ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCERS - Methods and formulations for diagnosing onocological disorders in humans using epimetabolic shifters, multidimensional intracellular molecules or environmental influencers are described. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123988 | ANTISENSE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING - Compounds comprising a diagnostic or therapeutic moiety can be retained inside a cell by conjugating the moiety to at least one PNA that is targeted to the transcripts from a gene of interest. The diagnostic or therapeutic moiety is also conjugated to at least one targeting moiety specific for an extracellular receptor or other cell surface molecule. The targeting moiety binds to the surface of a cell, and the entire compound is then internalized. Once inside the cell, the PNA portion of the diagnostic or therapeutic compound binds to RNA transcripts in a sequence specific manner. Binding of the PNA to its target RNA transcript retains the compound within the cell. The PNA can be designed to bind to a predetermined nucleic acid sequence from an RNA transcript, for example a mutated or overexpressed sequence that is characteristic of a pathological state. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123989 | METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA RELATED GENE TRANSCRIPTS IN BLOOD - The present invention is directed to detection and measurement of gene transcripts and their equivalent nucleic acid products in blood. Specifically provided is analysis performed on a drop of blood for detecting, diagnosing and monitoring diseases using gene-specific and/or tissue-specific primers. The present invention also describes methods by which delineation of the sequence and/or quantitation of the expression levels of disease-specific genes allows for an immediate and accurate diagnostic/prognostic test for disease or to assess the effect of a particular treatment regimen. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123990 | Methods To Predict Clinical Outcome Of Cancer - The present invention provides methods to determine the prognosis and appropriate treatment for patients diagnosed with cancer, based on the expression levels of one or more biomarkers. More particularly, the invention relates to the identification of genes, or sets of genes, able to distinguish breast cancer patients with a good clinical prognosis from those with a bad clinical prognosis. The invention further provides methods for providing a personalized genomics report for a cancer patient. The inventions also relates to computer systems and software for data analysis using the prognostic and statistical methods disclosed herein. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123991 | ISOTHERMAL NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION - An isothermal process for amplifying a nucleic acid target molecule that relies on an upstream primer, a downstream primer, a strand invasion system and an oligonucleotide, wherein the upstream and downstream primers are not substrates for the strand invasion system during the amplification process and do not amplify the target molecule independently of the strand invasion system, wherein the oligonucleotide is a substrate for the strand invasion system. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123992 | PROBE, PROBE SET, PROBE CARRIER, AND TESTING METHOD - A probe, a set of probes, and a probe carrier on which the probe or the set of probes is immobilized, are provided for classification of fungus species. The probe or the set of probes is capable of collectively detecting fungus of the same species and distinguishingly detecting those fungus from fungus of other species. The probe is an oligonucleotide probe for detecting a pathogenic fungus DNA and includes at least one of base sequences of SEQ ID NOS. 1 to 3 and mutated sequences thereof. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123993 | EXPRESSION VECTOR FOR MASS PRODUCTION OF FOREIGN GENE-DERIVED PROTEIN USING ANIMAL CELL AND USE THEREOF - The present inventors successfully constructed expression vectors that enable high-level production of foreign gene-derived proteins in mammalian host cells, which comprise a translation-impaired drug resistance gene cistron whose expression has been attenuated by altering the codons to the least frequently used codons in mammals; and a gene cassette which has a cloning site for incorporation of a foreign gene between a highly transcriptionally active promoter and a highly stable polyadenylation signal. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123994 | SCREENING FOR COMPOUNDS HAVING IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT ACTIVITY BY TESTING IMPACT ON LEUKOCYTE-SPECIFIC CALCIUM FLUXES - The invention relates to an assay for the identification of a compound having immunosuppressant activity, wherein a candidate compound is analyzed whether it blocks the Ca | 2011-05-26 |
20110123995 | TREATMENT OF DISEASE - The invention relates to the use of angiogenin, or a fragment or variant thereof, to treat diseases or conditions characterised by neuronal injury or death, or axonal degeneration, especially neurodegenerative diseases such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The invention also describes a plurality of mutations of the human angiogenin gene which are associated with a neurodegenerative disease phenotype, and particularly a ALS phenotype. Also described is a method of assessing whether an individual is afflicted with, or generically predisposed to develop, a disease or condition characterised by neuronal injury or death, or axonal degeneration. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123996 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO EVALUATE ANTIBODY TREATMENT RESPONSE - The present invention relates to methods and compositions to evaluate or assess the response of a subject to particular therapeutic treatment. More particularly, the invention provides methods to determine the response of subjects, or to adapt the treatment protocol of subjects treated with therapeutic antibodies. The invention is based on a determination of the FCGR3A genotype of a subject. The invention can be used for patients with malignancies, particularly lymphoma, and is suited to select best responders and/or adjust treatment condition or protocol for low responders. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123997 | MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT MELANOMA - The present invention provides methods for diagnosing and providing a prognosis of melanoma using molecular markers that are overexpressed in melanoma cells. The invention provides kits for diagnosis and prognosis. Also provided are methods to identify compounds that are useful for the treatment or prevention of melanoma and melanoma progression. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123998 | Materials and Methods for Treatment of Cancer - Glypican 5 is shown for the first time to have a role in proliferation of cancer cells, including tumours which do not show chromosomal amplification at 13q31. The use of glypican 5 (GPC5) antagonists and binding agents for the treatment of cancer, particularly rhabdomyosarcoma and breast cancer, is disclosed. | 2011-05-26 |
20110123999 | Novel Polymorphism in Bovine Prion Protein Gene Sequence - A specific, non-synonymous SNP in the Prnp gene encoding the bovine prion protein affects the susceptibility of bovine animals to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Depending on the number of octapeptide repeat units present in the Prnp gene, the position of the SNP is either nucleotide 631 of exon 3 (codon 211) when the Prnp gene comprises six octapeptide repeat region sequences, nucleotide 607 of exon 3 (codon 203) when the Prnp gene comprises five octapeptide repeat region sequences, or nucleotide 655 of exon 3 (codon 219) when the Prnp gene comprises seven octapeptide repeat region sequences. Alleles of the bovine Prnp wherein the SNP at these positions is lysine (K) at the corresponding amino acids (i.e., 211, 203 or 219) in the bovine prion protein are all indicative of increased susceptibility to BSE in comparison to alleles which encode glutamic acid (E) at the same position. This SNP may be used as a marker for selecting bovines susceptible to BSE for disposal and/or removal from breeding, the human food and animal feed supplies. | 2011-05-26 |
20110124000 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR VITAMIN K EPOXIDE REDUCTASE - The present invention provides a method of identifying a human subject having increased or decreased sensitivity to warfarin, comprising detecting in the subject the presence of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the VKOR gene, wherein the single nucleotide polymorphism is correlated with increased or decreased sensitivity to warfarin, thereby identifying the subject having increased or decreased sensitivity to warfarin. | 2011-05-26 |
20110124001 | Compositions For Use In Detection Of Multiple Analytes - Methods, compositions and kits are disclosed. The methods are directed to determining the presence or relative amounts of two or more components in a medium. A combination is provided comprising a medium suspected of containing the components, at least two sensitizer reagents and at least one reactive reagent activatable by singlet oxygen. The sensitizer reagents are capable of generating singlet oxygen and are distinguishable by wavelength of sensitization. The combination of sensitizer reagents and reactive reagents allows differential detection of the components. The sensitizer reagents are differentially activated. The amount of signal generated as a result of the activation of said reactive reagent is determined wherein the amount thereof is related to the amount of each of the components in the medium. | 2011-05-26 |
20110124002 | Fluid Processing Device Comprising Radial Channels - The present invention provides, in one aspect, an apparatus that comprises a disc-shaped substrate defining (1) a central reservoir region, (2) a plurality of channels in fluid communication with, and emanating substantially radially from, the central reservoir region, the channels being coplanar with each other, and each channel having (i) a proximal end which is linked to the reservoir region, and (ii) a distal end, and preferably (3) for each channel, at least one chamber, and preferably three chambers, linked by a passageway in fluid communication with the distal end of that channel. Preferably, each passageway leads from each chamber in a direction that is initially away from the central reservoir region, whereby centrifugation of the substrate about a central axis that is perpendicular to the channels is effective to disperse liquid from the central reservoir region into the channels and chambers, such that any air bubbles in the chambers, channels, and passageways are forced towards the axis of rotation, when such liquid is present in the central reservoir region. | 2011-05-26 |