29th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140199590 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery exhibiting low temperature output characteristics is provided. The lithium secondary battery of the present invention includes a current collector | 2014-07-17 |
20140199591 | PASTED NICKEL HYDROXIDE ELECTRODE AND ADDITIVES FOR RECHARGEABLE ALKALINE BATTERIES - A pasted positive nickel hydroxide electrode for use in battery cells (e.g., in nickel zinc cells, and nickel metal hydride cells) includes nickel hydroxide particles, a cobalt metal and/or cobalt compound and a sulfur-containing complexing agent capable of forming a complex with cobalt. The presence of the sulfur-containing complexing agent, such as dialkyldithiocarbamate (e.g., sodium diethyldithiocarbamate) improves lifetime and capacity utilization of the nickel electrode. The resulting pasted nickel hydroxide electrode includes a CoOOH conductive matrix after formation. The surface of the nickel hydroxide particles in the electrode is modified in some embodiments by providing a cobalt-containing coating onto the surface of the nickel hydroxide particles, followed by oxidation with a strong oxidizing agent. The complexing agent can be added before, after, or during the oxidation. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199592 | HIGH SULFUR CONTENT COPOLYMERS AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND OPTICAL ELEMENTS USING THEM - The present invention relates generally to high sulfur content polymeric materials and composites, methods for making them, and devices using them such as electrochemical cells and optical elements. In one aspect, a polymeric composition comprising a copolymer of sulfur, at a level in the range of at least about 50 wt % of the copolymer, and one or more monomers each selected from the group consisting of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, epoxide monomers, and thiirane monomers, at a level in the range of about 0.1 wt % to about 50 wt % of the copolymer. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199593 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a current collector, a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material and a binder that binds the negative electrode active material, and an azole compound having an amino group as a functional group at a part of an interface between the negative electrode active material layer and the current collector. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199594 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery having high-capacity and high-efficient charge/discharge characteristics. The anode active material includes silicon single phases; and silicon-metal alloy phases surrounding the silicon single phases. A dopant is distributed in the anode active material, and the silicon single phases are formed through rapid-cooling solidification, and the silicon single phases have a fine microstructure due to the dopant. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199595 | Method of Synthesis of a Compound LiM1-x-y-zNyQzFexPO4 and Use Thereof as Electrode Material for a Lithium Battery - The invention relates to a method of manufacture of a compound of formula LiM | 2014-07-17 |
20140199596 | Sodium-Based Energy Storage Device Based on Surface-Driven Reactions - The performance of sodium-based energy storage devices can be improved according to methods and devices based on surface-driven reactions between sodium ions and functional groups attached to surfaces of the cathode. The cathode substrate, which includes a conductive material, can provide high electron conductivity while the surface functional groups can provide reaction sites to store sodium ions. During discharge cycles, sodium ions will bind to the surface functional groups. During charge cycles, the sodium ions will be released from the surface functional groups. The surface-driven reactions are preferred compared to intercalation reactions. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199597 | Semiconductor Structures Having a Micro-Battery and Methods for Making the Same - The present disclosure provides an embodiment of an integrated structure that includes a first electrode of a first conductive material embedded in a first semiconductor substrate; a second electrode of a second conductive material embedded in a second semiconductor substrate; and a electrolyte disposed between the first and second electrodes. The first and second semiconductor substrates are bonded together through bonding pads such that the first and second electrodes are enclosed between the first and second semiconductor substrates. The second conductive material is different from the first conductive material. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199598 | ELECTRODE FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, SOLID ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, a solid electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer, wherein at least one selected from the positive electrode and the negative electrode comprises active material particles, first solid electrolyte particles located the vicinity of a surface of the active material particles, and second solid electrolyte particles located a gap between the active material particles. A particle size ratio of a second solid electrolyte particle size D2 to a first solid electrolyte particle size D1 (D2/D1) satisfies the relation of 32014-07-17 | |
20140199599 | ELECTROLYTES FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed is an electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery including an organic solvent; a lithium salt; a flame retardant; and at least one acrylate compound having a fluorinated alkyl group. The electrolyte for a rechargeable battery may provide a rechargeable lithium battery having flame-retardant characteristics without decrease of cycle-life and battery performance. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199600 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, which can improve flame retardancy and ameliorate performances of a battery without deteriorating the basic battery performance as far as possible, and a secondary battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution is a nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery that contains metal salts including ions of metals belonging to group 1 or 2 of the periodic table and a specific cyclic compound having phosphorus and nitrogen atoms in a non-protonic solvent. The non-protonic solvent is a solvent that contains at least one kind of carboxylic acid ester compound and carbonic acid ester compound, and a ratio (M | 2014-07-17 |
20140199601 | ADDITIVE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE - The present invention aims to provide an additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution with excellent storage stability capable of forming a stable SEI on the surface of an electrode to improve cell performance such as a cycle performance, a discharge/charge capacity, and internal resistance, when the additive is used for electrical storage devices such as non-aqueous electrolyte solution secondary cells and electric double layer capacitors. The present invention also aims to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing the additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution and to provide an electrical storage device using the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The present invention is an additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, comprising a compound that has a structure represented by the formula (1-1) or (1-2): | 2014-07-17 |
20140199602 | LITHIUM BATTERY - A lithium battery including: a positive electrode including an overlithiated lithium transition metal oxide having a layered structure; a negative electrode including a silicon-based negative active material; and an electrolyte between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the electrolyte including an electrolytic solution including a fluorinated ether solvent in an amount of 3 vol % or more based on the total volume of the electrolytic solution. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199603 | Biological Fuel Cell and Methods - A fuel cell has an anode and a cathode with anode enzyme disposed on the anode and cathode enzyme is disposed on the cathode. The anode is configured and arranged to electrooxidize an anode reductant in the presence of the anode enzyme. Likewise, the cathode is configured and arranged to electroreduce a cathode oxidant in the presence of the cathode enzyme. In addition, anode redox hydrogel may be disposed on the anode to transduce a current between the anode and the anode enzyme and cathode redox hydrogel may be disposed on the cathode to transduce a current between the cathode and the cathode enzyme. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199604 | STABLE ION EXCHANGE FLUORINATED POLYMERS AND MEMBRANES OBTAINED THEREFROM - A composition comprising at least one fluorinated polymer comprising —SO | 2014-07-17 |
20140199605 | Transient Inlet Relative Humidity Estimation Via Adaptive Cathode Humidification Unit Model And High Frequency Resistance - An apparatus and method to determine the relative humidity of a fuel cell system. A controller is cooperative with a first device and a second device to receive a valve signal and a high frequency resistance value. The controller controls the relative humidity of a fuel cell stack based on the estimation of the relative humidity of the fuel cell stack based on one or more algorithms. The controller modifies the relative humidity of the fuel cell stack through changes in the position of a valve based on at least one of the valve signal and the high frequency resistance value. In one form, the relative humidity of the fuel cell system is determined without the need of a humidity sensor. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199606 | METHOD FOR COOLING A FUEL CELL - A method for cooling a fuel cell (3) using a liquid cooling medium, wherein of the starting materials supplied to the fuel cell and the products discharged from the fuel cell, at least one is gaseous during at least one of the operating conditions. The cooling medium is conveyed through the fuel cell (3) by a coolant conveying device (11). The power consumption of the coolant conveying device (11) is compared to predefined reference values in order to detect gas in the liquid cooling medium by a deviation of the power consumption from the predefined reference values. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199607 | REDOX FLOW BATTERIES BASED ON SUPPORTING SOLUTIONS CONTAINING CHLORIDE - Redox flow battery systems having a supporting solution that contains Cl | 2014-07-17 |
20140199608 | FUEL CELL LIMITING THE PHENOMENON OF CORROSION - A fuel cell includes three membrane-electrode assemblies. and first and second bipolar metal plates interposed between the membrane-electrode assemblies. Each of the bipolar plates comprises two metal sheets facing a respective membrane-electrode assembly and fixedly attached by welds. The two metal sheets comprise successive guiding channels for guiding gas extending in a common longitudinal direction. The guiding channels are distributed in a transversal direction The welds are made in bottoms of the guiding channel and include welds of the first bipolar plate and welds of the second bipolar plate. Some of the welds of the first bipolar plate are not superimposed on the welds of the second bipolar plate and are offset longitudinally and transversally relative to the welds of the second bipolar plate. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199609 | Electrocatalyst for Solid Polymer Fuel Cell - Provided is an electrocatalyst for solid polymer fuel cells capable of increasing the active surface area for reactions in a catalyst component, increasing the utilization efficiency of the catalyst, and reducing the amount of expensive precious metal catalyst used. Also provided are a membrane electrode assembly that uses this electrocatalyst and a solid polymer fuel cell. An electrocatalyst for a solid polymer fuel cell is provided with a catalyst and solid proton conducting material. A liquid conductive material retention part that retains a liquid proton conducting material that connects the catalyst and solid proton conducting material is provided between the same. The surface area of the catalyst exposed within the liquid conductive material retention part is larger than the surface area of the catalyst in contact with the solid proton conducting material. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199610 | PROTON-CONDUCTING MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTION AND THEIR USE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazole polymers which, owing to their outstanding chemical and thermal properties, can be used widely and are suitable in particular as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for producing membrane electrode assemblies or so-called PEM fuel cells. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199611 | PROTON-CONDUCTING MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTION AND THEIR USE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazole polymers which, owing to their outstanding chemical and thermal properties, can be used widely and are suitable in particular as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for producing membrane electrode assemblies or so-called PEM fuel cells. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199612 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL HAVING HYBRID SEALING STRUCTURE - A solid oxide fuel cell (“SOFC”) sealed with a multi-layered hybrid structure, the SOFC including: a cathode layer; a cathode current collector in contact with the cathode layer; an anode layer corresponding to the cathode layer; an anode current collector in contact with the anode layer; an electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode layer and the anode layer; a reaction barrier layer disposed between the electrolyte layer and the cathode layer; and at least two different types of sealing materials. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199613 | PROTON-CONDUCTING COMPOSITE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELLS - The present invention relates to a membrane that includes a porous polymer material made of a polyimide with interconnected macropores and impregnated with protic ionic liquid conductors (CLIP), as well as to the method for manufacturing same and to the uses thereof. The membranes of the invention fulfil the need for membranes including CLIPs, which have good proton-conducting properties as well as good physical properties, in particular high thermal and mechanical stability, in addition to a wide range of electrochemical stability. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199614 | COMPOSITE, AND ELECTRODE AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE - A composite including: a nickel compound represented by Formula 1: | 2014-07-17 |
20140199615 | METHOD TO PRINT CONTACT HOLES AT HIGH RESOLUTION - A two-dimensional dense array of contact holes can be printed on a negative photoresist employing a combination of a quadrupole illumination lens and a lithographic mask including a criss-cross pattern of opaque lines. The openings in the quadrupole illumination lens are aligned along the perpendicular directions of the opaque lines. Discrete contact holes can be printed on a negative photoresist employing a combination of a quadrupole illumination lens and a lithographic mask including a criss-cross pattern of opaque subresolution assist features and discrete opaque cross patterns. Alternately, a two-dimensional array of contact holes can be printed on a negative photoresist employing a quadrupole illumination lens and a checkerboard pattern of openings. The openings in the quadrupole illumination lens are in diagonal directions. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199616 | COLORED COMPOSITION, COLORED CURED FILM, COLOR FILTER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR FILTER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND NOVEL DIPYRROMETHENE METAL COMPLEX COMPOUND OR TAUTOMER THEREOF - A colored composition including a dipyrromethene metal complex compound represented by the following formula (I) or a tautomer thereof: | 2014-07-17 |
20140199617 | PATTERN-FORMING METHOD, ELECTRON BEAM-SENSITIVE OR EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A pattern-forming method includes in this order: step (1) of forming a film with an electron beam-sensitive or extreme ultraviolet radiation-sensitive resin composition that contains (A) a resin having an acid-decomposable repeating unit and capable of decreasing a solubility of the resin (A) in a developer containing an organic solvent by an action of an acid and (B) a low molecular weight compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an electron beam or extreme ultraviolet radiation and decomposing by an action of an acid to decrease a solubility of the low molecular weight compound (B) in an organic solvent; step (2) of exposing the film with an electron beam or extreme ultraviolet radiation; and step (4) of developing the film with a developer containing an organic solvent after the exposing to form a negative pattern. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199618 | METHODS OF MEASURING OVERLAY ERRORS IN AREA-IMAGING E-BEAM LITHOGRAPHY - One embodiment relates to a method of measuring overlay errors for a programmable pattern, area-imaging electron beam lithography apparatus. Patterned cells of an overlay measurement target array may be printed in swaths such that they are superposed on patterned cells of a first (base) array. In addition, the overlay array may have controlled-exposure areas distributed within the swaths. The superposed cells of the overlay and base arrays are imaged. The overlay errors are then measured based on distortions between the two arrays in the image data. Alternatively, non-imaging methods, such as using scatterometry, may be used. Another embodiment relates to a method for correcting overlay errors for an electron beam lithography apparatus. Overlay errors for a pattern to be printed are determined based on within-swath exposure conditions. The pattern is then pre-distorted to compensate for the overlay errors. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199619 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS USING SAME - A layered, positively-charged electrophotographic photoreceptor, a method for manufacturing the photoreceptor and an electrophotographic apparatus using the photoreceptor are disclosed. The layered, positively-charged electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive support on which is provided a sequential stack composed of a charge transport layer containing at least a first hole transport material and a first binder resin; and a charge generation layer containing at least a charge generation material, a second hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a second binder resin, wherein the charge generation layer and the charge transport layer have a total amount of residual solvents that is 50 μg/cm | 2014-07-17 |
20140199620 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An electrophotographic photoconductor, including: an electroconductive substrate; and at least a photoconductive layer and a surface layer in this order over the electroconductive substrate, wherein the surface layer includes a resin having no charge transport properties, and first inorganic fine particles, and wherein the first inorganic fine particles are inorganic fine particles having surfaces modified with at least one of a primary amino group and a secondary amino group, and a volume resistivity of the first inorganic fine particles is 1×10 | 2014-07-17 |
20140199621 | DEVELOPER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND TONER CARTRIDGE - A toner or developer is provided having toner particles which exhibit a higher glass transition temperature on their surface than the interior thereof. In one aspect, the toner particles contain a crystalline polyester resin, an amorphous polyester resin and a coloring material, in which the core of the toner particles exhibit the glass transition temperature g of from 30° C. to 45° C. and the surface of the toner particles exhibits the glass transition temperature of from 50° C. to 70° C. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199622 | ERASABLE TONER - According to one embodiment, an erasable toner of the present embodiment includes a binder resin, an electron donating coloring agent, an electron accepting developer, and a discoloring temperature regulating agent, in which when measuring for the first time by differential thermal scanning calorimetry, an endothermic peak temperature Tg of the binder resin and an endothermic peak temperature Th of the discoloring temperature regulating agent satisfy Tg | 25° C. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199623 | Tuning Toner Gloss with Bio-based Stabilizers - The disclosure describes a process to produce toner with tunable gloss levels comprising a stabilizer to freeze particle growth following aggregation, where the stabilizer does not chelate metal ions. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199624 | METHOD OF PREPARING ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY TONER - A method of preparing a toner. A toner having a low residual VOC content, a narrow particle size distribution, excellent fixing properties at low temperature, and high image quality may be prepared using the method by which a polyester resin dispersion is prepared by adding ingredients to a single reactor in a predetermined order. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199625 | Preparing Amorphous Polyester Resin Emulsions - A process for making a latex emulsion including contacting at least one amorphous polyester resin with at least two organic solvents to form a resin mixture, adding a neutralizing agent, and deionized water to the resin mixture, removing the solvent from the formed latex, and separating the solvent from water. Further, the process is carried out above the resin Tg for making the latex, which drives the latex particle size under 100 nm, where toners made from the latex show improved charging performance. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199626 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ERASABLE TONER - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing an erasable toner includes washing toner particles including therein a coloring material that is erasable by heating and a binder resin to obtain a toner cake having the amount of water of 20% by weight to 60% by weight, and drying the toner cake at 40° C. or more and at a temperature which is lower than the complete color erasing temperature of the toner particles by 30° C. or more. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199627 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONCENTRATING AN INK FOR AN ELECTROSTATIC PRINTING PROCESS - The present application relates to a method for concentrating an ink for an electrostatic printing process, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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20140199628 | LITHOGRAPHIC MATERIAL STACK INCLUDING A METAL-COMPOUND HARD MASK - A lithographic material stack including a metal-compound hard mask layer is provided. The lithographic material stack includes a lower organic planarizing layer (OPL), a dielectric hard mask layer, and the metal-compound hard mask layer, an upper OPL, an optional anti-reflective coating (ARC) layer, and a photoresist layer. The metal-compound hard mask layer does not attenuate optical signals from lithographic alignment marks in underlying material layers, and can facilitate alignment between different levels in semiconductor manufacturing. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199629 | SULFONIUM SALT, RESIST COMPOSITION, AND PATTERNING PROCESS - The present invention provides a sulfonium salt used in a resist composition that can give a pattern having a high resolution, especially an excellent rectangularity of a pattern form and a small roughness, while not readily generating a defect, in the photolithography using a high energy beam as a light source; a resist composition that contains the sulfonium salt; and a patterning process using this resist composition, wherein the sulfonium salt is shown by the following general formula (1a), | 2014-07-17 |
20140199630 | SULFONIUM SALT, RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A sulfonium salt used in a resist composition which gives a pattern having a high resolution, and small roughness in the photolithography using a high energy beam as a light source, and further difficultly eluted in water in the immersion lithography, and a resist composition containing the sulfonium salt, and a patterning process using the resist composition, wherein the sulfonium salt is represented by the following general formula (1a), | 2014-07-17 |
20140199631 | MONOMER, POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION, AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A polymer for resist use is obtainable from a monomer having formula (1) wherein R | 2014-07-17 |
20140199632 | PATTERNING PROCESS, RESIST COMPOSITION, POLYMER, AND MONOMER - A negative pattern is formed by applying a resist composition onto a substrate, prebaking, exposing to high-energy radiation, PEB, and developing the exposed resist film in an organic solvent developer to dissolve the unexposed region of resist film. The resist composition comprising a polymer adapted to form a lactone ring under the action of an acid so that the polymer may reduce its solubility in an organic solvent displays a high dissolution contrast. A fine hole or trench pattern can be formed therefrom. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199633 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A process for producing a liquid ejection head by providing, in one chip, a liquid ejection head having a portion for ejection in which an ejection orifice array is arranged and a side portion having no ejection orifice array, these portions being provided with a member of a photosensitive material, arranging the chip on a common substrate in such a chip array that these two portions are alternately arranged, and separating each chip from the substrate, the process including the steps of relatively moving a reticle of an aligner along the chip array for a photosensitive material on the substrate to expose each chip, and developing the material to obtain the member. A first reticle for forming the portion for ejection and a second reticle for forming only the side portion are used. The exposure includes a first and a second exposure treatment respectively by the first and second reticles. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199634 | Method of Measuring a Characteristic - During a multiple patterning process every n | 2014-07-17 |
20140199635 | PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A processing apparatus for processing a substrate chucked by a chuck installed on a stage includes: a conveying unit configured to convey the substrate to the chuck; a robot configured to selectively convey, to the stage, a pressing member capable of pressing the substrate to reduce a warp of the substrate chucked by the chuck and a cleaning member capable of cleaning a chuck surface; and a controller configured to cause the robot holding the pressing member to execute pressing processing for correcting the warp of the substrate and cause the robot holding the cleaning member to execute cleaning processing of the chuck surface. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199636 | SUB-DIFFRACTION-LIMITED PATTERNING AND IMAGING VIA MULTI-STEP PHOTOSWITCHING - Sub-diffraction-limited patterning using a photoswitchable recording material is disclosed. A substrate can be provided with a photoresist in a first transition state. The photoresist can be configured for spectrally selective reversible transitions between at least two transition states based on a first wavelength band of illumination and a second wavelength band of illumination. An optical device can selectively expose the photoresist to a standing wave with a second wavelength in the second wavelength band to convert a section of the photoresist into a second transition state. The optical device or a substrate carrier securing the substrate can modify the standing wave relative to the substrate to further expose additional regions of the photoresist into the second transition state in a specified pattern. The method can further convert one of the first and second transition states of the photoresist into an irreversible transition state, while the other of the first and second transition states remains in a reversible transition state. The photoresist can be developed to remove the regions of the photoresist in the irreversible transition state. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199637 | PATTERN FORMING PROCESS - A pattern is formed by coating a first chemically amplified positive resist composition comprising a resin comprising recurring units having an acid labile group so that it may turn soluble in alkaline developer upon elimination of the acid labile group, a photoacid generator, and a first organic solvent, onto a processable substrate, prebaking, exposing, PEB, and developing in an alkaline developer to form a positive pattern; heating the positive pattern to render it resistant to a second organic solvent used in a second resist composition; coating the second resist composition, prebaking, exposing, PEB, and developing in a third organic solvent to form a negative pattern. The positive pattern and the negative pattern are simultaneously formed. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199638 | NEGATIVE DEVELOPING METHOD AND NEGATIVE DEVELOPING APPARATUS - After a developing step, a substrate is spun at high speeds without supplying a cleaning liquid to a surface of the substrate. This causes a large centrifugal force to act on a developer on a resist film. Consequently, the developer can be removed rapidly from the surface of the substrate. As a result, development can be stopped at an expected timing. Moreover, a circuit pattern having an expected dimension can be obtained. At this time, a dissolved product is also removable with the developer from the substrate. This can avoid failure in development caused by the dissolved product. Consequently, suitably maintained quality of negative development can be achieved with a reduced usage amount of the cleaning liquid. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199639 | Process for Managing Photobioreactor Exhaust - There is provided a process for growing a phototrophic biomass in a reaction zone, wherein the reaction zone includes a reaction mixture that is operative for effecting photosynthesis upon exposure to photosynthetically active light radiation, wherein the reaction mixture includes phototrophic biomass that is operative for growth within the reaction zone. The process includes supplying at least a fraction of gaseous exhaust material, being discharged from an industrial process, to the reaction zone, exposing the reaction mixture to photosynthetically active light radiation and effecting growth of the phototrophic biomass in the reaction zone, wherein the effected growth includes growth effected by photosynthesis, and modulating distribution of a molar rate of supply of carbon dioxide, being exhausted from the reaction zone, as between a smokestack and at least another point of discharge. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199640 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN IGNITION SEQUENCE FOR AN INTERMITTENT FLAME-POWERED PILOT COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A locally powered intermittent pilot combustion controller may include an igniter, a thermal electric and/or photoelectric device that produces an electrical signal having power when exposed to a flame, and a local power source for providing power when the thermal electric and/or photoelectric device is not exposed to a flame. In some cases, the intermittent pilot combustion controller may include a memory for storing information about an ignition sequence for igniting a pilot flame, and a controller coupled to the memory. The controller may be configured to initiate the ignition sequence of the pilot flame using information stored in the memory, determine whether the ignition was successful by monitoring the electrical signal produced by the thermal electric and/or photoelectric device, and adjust the information stored in the memory based on whether the ignition sequence completed successfully. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199641 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STARTING AN INTERMITTENT FLAME-POWERED PILOT COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A flame powered intermittent pilot combustion controller may include a first power source and a second power source separate from the first power source, a thermal electric and/or photoelectric device, an igniter and a controller. The thermal electric and/or photoelectric device may charge the first power source when exposed to a flame. The controller and the igniter may receive power from the first power source when the first power source has sufficient available power, and may receive power from the second power source when the first power source does not have sufficient available power. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199642 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONING LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUELS - In one embodiment of a method for vaporizing liquids such as fuels, the liquid is sprayed into a chamber such that the spray does not impinge on any surface. The energy for vaporization is supplied through the injection of a hot diluent such as nitrogen or oxygen depleted air. Additional heat is added through the surface. In another embodiment, the liquid is sprayed onto a hot surface using a geometry such that the entire spray is intercepted by the surface. Heat is added through the surface to maintain an internal surface temperature above the boiling point of the least volatile component of the liquid. The liquid droplets impinging on the surface are thus flash vaporized. A carrier gas may also be flowed through the vaporizer to control the dew point of the resultant vapor phase mixture. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199643 | Modulating Burner - A modulating burner apparatus includes a variable speed blower feeding a multi-chamber burner having first and second burner chambers. A manifold system communicates the blower with the burner, and a flow control valve member is located between the blower and the second chamber of the burner. The flow control valve is configured to provide fuel and air mixture from the blower to only the first burner chamber at lower blower speeds of the blower and to both the first and second burner chambers at higher blower speeds of the blower. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199644 | MEMBRANE CATALYTIC HEATER - A portable catalytic combustion heater, wherein fuel vapor ( | 2014-07-17 |
20140199645 | GAS LIGHTING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR A COOKING RANGE, HAVING A QUICK CONNECTION SYSTEM TO THE ELECTRODES - An electronic gas lighting device including: a cup-shaped casing, formed by an electrically insulating material; a plurality of high-voltage outputs carried by the casing and each including a chimney-like housing carried by the casing and also formed by an electrically insulating material and a first electric contact carried by the chimney-like housing and arranged therein; and a frame element integrally and protrudingly carrying, on a first face thereof intended in use to face towards the casing, a plurality of second contacts, in number equal to the high-voltage outputs present on the casing and adapted to couple with the first contacts within said chimney-like housings, and provided on a second face thereof, opposite to the first, with a plurality of electric wires each connecting a second contact with a spark generating electrode fastenable to a cooking range; snapping fastening means to the casing being peripherally arranged on the outside of the frame element, along at least one side of the same. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199646 | Edible Fiber Matrix Candle - A festive cake decoration and wax-type confection made of a complex mixture of waxes, organic fibers, sweeteners, and which optionally includes at least one natural gum. The invention is capable of carrying and sustaining a flame when placed adjacent to a source of combustion. Once the invention is lit, the food matter of the invention oxidizes at a temperature of 125° F. (52° C.). | 2014-07-17 |
20140199647 | GAS BURNER ASSEMBLY - The present subject matter provides a gas burner assembly for an appliance. The gas burner assembly includes a burner tube and a shutter slidably mounted to an end portion of the burner tube. The shutter defines a slot with an axially extending portion. A boss is mounted to the tubular burner and is received within the slot of the shutter. The boss is movable within the axially extending portion of the slot in order to permit the shutter to slide along an axial direction on the burner tube. Such features can facilitate access to an orifice of the gas burner assembly. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199648 | CONSTRUCTIVE SYSTEM OF A SELF-LIGATING BRACKET WITH VARIABLE RESISTANCE TO SLIDING - A self-ligating bracket and system with variable resistance to sliding. The bracket includes locking elements and/or deflection control components that govern the flexibility and movement of blades or clips that extend over an archwire slot, in order to adjust the action of such blades or clips relative to an archwire positioned within an archwire slot in the bracket. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199649 | AUTOCAPTURE FOR INTRA-ORAL IMAGING USING INERTIAL SENSING - An intra-oral camera has a projector that is energizable to emit patterned illumination and an imaging sensor that is energizable to obtain image content. An inertial motion sensing element provides signals indicative of acceleration of the intra-oral imaging apparatus along at least one axis. A processor is in signal communication with the projector, the imaging sensor, and the inertial motion sensing element and is configured to initiate image acquisition according to signals obtained from the inertial motion sensing element. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199650 | DENTAL IMPLANTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MAGNETIC SENSORS - Provided herein, inter alia, is a system for indicating the location of a dental drill includes a dental handpiece, which further includes the dental drill. A plurality of sensors detect a magnetic field and produce a set of outputs, which are usable at least in part to indicate the location of the dental drill. The sensor outputs may be processed to produce an indication of the spatial relationship of the drill to a patient's dentition. The indication is preferably graphical, and may be presented to a dental professional using the system during an implant procedure to provide visual feedback about the procedure. The indication may be repeatedly updated, substantially in real time. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199651 | ORAL CARE APPARATUS APPLIED TO THE REMOVAL OF DENTAL PLAQUE - An oral care apparatus includes: a care member; an orientation detection unit; an area estimation unit; a light source that emits light having a predetermined wavelength to which plaque reacts; a photoelectric conversion unit that receives light and converts the received light into an electric signal; an image capture unit that causes the light source to irradiate the care area with light, and that obtains image data, based on the electric signal of light reflected from the care area that is converted by the photoelectric conversion unit; a plaque detection unit for detecting an amount of plaque in the care area, based on the image data obtained by the image capture unit; and a storage unit for storing, in a memory, the care area estimated by the area estimation unit and the amount of plaque in the care area detected by the plaque detection unit in association with each other. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199652 | CIRCUMFERENTIAL MATRIX BAND - A dental matrix band includes a band having a first end and a second end. The band is folded over with the first end and second end generally aligned. A portion of the band adjacent the first and second ends form opposed facing band portions in contact with one another, and another portion of the band forming a looped band forming a circumference. A first or stationary toggle is secured to the band at the first and second ends with the first toggle stationary with respect to the band. A second or movable toggle is formed over the band and is capable of sliding over the opposed facing band portions in contact with one another, whereby sliding of the movable toggle away from the first and second ends causes the circumference of the looped band to reduce in size. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199653 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DENTAL IMPRESSION - In an exemplary embodiment, a method of creating an impression of structures of the human oral cavity comprises: preparing impression trays; creating a first, or base, impression; grinding out portions of the base impression; and using the void(s) in the ground out base impression to take a second, or wash, impression. The base impression is taken with an excess of a high-density impression material which is positioned to extend beyond the structures of interest (of which the impression is being taken). The base impression is removed and all fine structure surrounding the structure(s) of interest is ground out. A wash impression is then taken using a low-density impression material. The base impression creates a seal around the structure(s) of interest (a closed system), thereby producing omnidirectional hydraulic pressure on the low-density material. Such omnidirectional hydraulic pressure produces a highly detailed final impression from which a high-quality model (e.g., cast) can be made. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199654 | MEDICAL OR DENTAL HANDPIECE - A medical or dental handpiece which has an outer sleeve, a tool-holding sleeve for holding a treatment tool, wherein the tool-holding sleeve has a central axis about which the tool-holding sleeve can be rotated and wherein the tool-holding sleeve can be induced to a stroke motion by a driveshaft of the handpiece, and an adjusting device, which is designed to secure the tool-holding sleeve selectively in a rotational position or to allow a free rotatability of the tool-holding sleeve, wherein the adjusting device has a fixation element, which secures or releases the tool-holding sleeve and at least one adjusting element, which is at least operatively connected to the fixation element, wherein the adjusting element is movable substantially in parallel with the central axis of the tool-holding sleeve. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199655 | DENTAL TRAP - A dental trap is provided for use in a mouth cavity of a patient during a dental procedure. The dental trap may separate the patient's mouth cavity from the patient's throat to prevent an extracted tooth and/or a dental tool, such as a screw, in the mouth cavity from falling into the throat. The dental trap may also allow the patient to breathe through the dental trap. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199656 | 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. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199657 | MEMBRANE FOR ALVEOLAR BONE REGENERATION - A membrane for alveolar bone regeneration to guide bone generation by adapting to a bone graft material, which fills a bone defect area, includes a central hole through which an implant is inserted into an alveolar bone, wherein the membrane includes: a coupling part to couple the membrane with the implant; a side bending part that is downwardly bent from the coupling part to have an overall curved shape with a gentle slope; and lateral covering parts that protrude from edges of the side bending part and are bent and curved toward an alveolar bone defect area, wherein the side bending part and the lateral covering parts are pre-formed in three-dimensions to fit a final shape of the alveolar bone that is to be regenerated. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199658 | DENTAL IMPLANT WITH MULTIPLE THREAD PATTERNS - A modified dental implant fixture designed with a multiple of three or more thread or groove patterns which provide adequate wall thickness for a deep female conical connection such that the threads or grooves transition from smaller to larger moving in the apical direction along the long axis of the dental implant. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199659 | DENTURE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS - Denture adhesive compositions having good hold and improved taste containing a salt of a copolymer of alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid or anhydride. Compositions containing from about 25% to about 45%, by weight of the composition, of a salt of a copolymer of alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid or anhydride containing a cationic salt function containing: i) from about 60% to about 72% cations selected from calcium, strontium, magnesium, or combinations thereof; ii) from 0% to about 10% sodium cations; iii) less than 1% zinc cations; and iv) from about 25% to about 40% of a free acid component; and further containing from about 15% to about 25%, by weight of the composition of a carboxymethyl cellulose having a molecular weight of from about 200,000 to about 1,000,000 daltons; and a carrier. Methods of improving the adhesion of dentures to the oral cavity by applying such compositions to dentures, the oral cavity, or both, and thereafter securing the denture to the ridge or palate of the oral cavity. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199660 | COMPRESSIBLE COMPOSITE SHAPING INSTRUMENT - A compressible dental instrument to non-impressively adapt restorative material through compression comprises a handle portion ( | 2014-07-17 |
20140199661 | Threat Training System and Method Using Simulated Projectiles - A participant is trained against potential threats by carrying a device on the participant which includes a light based sensor element arranged to determine a hit in response to receiving a coded light based signal representing a simulated projectile and an indicator element arranged to indicate a hit to the participant in response to the determination of the hit by the light based sensor element. A training video including simulated threatening events is displayed to the participant. A light based signal source associated with the video display is arranged to be triggered under computer control to direct a coded light based signal representing a simulated projectile towards the participant in response to the threatening event being displayed to the participant. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199662 | DRIVER, VEHICLE, AND OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS - Disclosed are methods, systems, and software for operation a driver analysis system which includes receiving vehicle operation data corresponding to operation of vehicles by drivers from vehicle monitoring system, processing at least a portion of the vehicle operation data to determine driving performance of at least one driver, generating a driving report which identifies the driving performance of at least one driver, and presenting the driving report, where the driving report includes a driving score and/or eye movement index. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199663 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CONTEXT-AWARE CYBERSECURITY TRAINING - A context-aware training system senses a user action that may expose the user to a threat, such as a cybersecurity threat. The system selects a training action from a collection of available training actions and causes the training action to be delivered to the user or a group of users. The system includes an administrator interface that enables an administrator to select, customize and/or assign constraints to the training action that will be delivered to the user(s). | 2014-07-17 |
20140199664 | MOCK ATTACK CYBERSECURITY TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHODS - A training system senses a user action that may expose the user to a threat, such as a cybersecurity threat. The user action may be in response to a mock attack delivered via a messaging service, a wireless communication service, a fake malware application or another device, service, system or mechanism. The system selects a training action from a collection of available training actions and causes the training action to be delivered to the user. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199665 | FOOD SELECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A food selection system which includes a housing have at least one storage compartment and a plurality of air vents and an aroma creation device to create an aroma stored within at least one storage compartment, wherein an exterior surface of the housing resembles a food item, and the plurality of air vents connect the at least one storage compartment to the exterior surface. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199666 | COMPREHENSION NORMALIZATION - The Comprehension Normalization Method of the present disclosure exploits the differences in the meanings of words or ideas between Big Data sets to build insight. When the comprehension normalization method is performed between two big data sets, both data sets take turns rephrasing the material of the other data set in their own language of understanding. The act of rephrasing a foreign idea connects the data within the set doing the rephrasing in a way it had not been connected before. After two sets take turns rephrasing the data within, both sets will become more connected than ever before and more insightful to the researcher. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199667 | CONVERSION OF ALPHABETIC WORDS INTO A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT SPELLINGS - A method of automatically converting alphabetic text written in a text based language into a non-text based language. The method can include parsing the text to identify at least one word. The method also can include via a processor, identifying within a lexicon database data corresponding to the word, wherein the data corresponding to the word identifies at least one pictograph or symbol selected from a group of pictographs or symbols consisting of between twenty seven and thirty three distinct pictographs or symbols that visually look different than the text, wherein each pictograph or symbol corresponds to a unique speech sound of the text based language. The pictograph or symbol can be rendered in a view. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199668 | MULTIPLICATION TABLE TRAINING TOOL AND METHOD - A visual tool and method used to learn the multiplication tables of two single digit numbers, 1-9. The tool is a graphic grid divided into eighty-one equal size squares by nine vertical columns and nine vertical rows. The grid lines around each set of three columns and three rows are highlighted and form nine subset boxes each containing 9 squares. The entire grid or individual rows, columns or subset boxes are associated with at least one multiple from the set of integers 1-9. The squares in each row, column and each subset box are randomly associated with a known or unknown numeral value equal to the product of the multiple associated with the row, column or subset box and a published or unpublished multiplicand. Some of the squares in the rows, columns and subset boxes contain randomly distributed unique product clues and most are empty. In some levels, the multiplicands are determined from the product clues. By examining the product clue, its location in the row, column or subset box, identifying a multiplicand with a suitable range value that has not been previously used in the row, column, and subset box, the products are determined and imputed into the empty squares. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199669 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TRAINING AN INDIVIDUAL TO CUSTOM FIT GOLF EQUIPMENT - The present disclosure relates generally to training an individual for custom golf equipment fitting, and more particularly, to an education platform to train individuals to custom fit golf equipment. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199670 | Multimodal cognitive performance benchmarking and Testing - Multimodal cognitive performance testing identifies a benchmark test administered at the beginning and the end of a battery of tests in which cognitive resource changes are detected and are used to correct additional tests sandwiched between the benchmark tests. A test sequence methodology is described for deriving a minimum number of the additional tests and for ordering the additional tests based on multimodal test variables and correlation of a test with a predetermined cognitive function. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199671 | Classroom Management and Educational System and Method - A classroom management and educational system and method, including accessing a database including a plurality of student behavior accounts, authenticating an authorized administrative user, accepting one or more modifications by the authorized administrative user to a selected student behavior account selected from the plurality of student behavior accounts, authenticating an authorized student user, accepting one or more operations by the authorized student user, modifying a student behavior account associated with the authorized student user in the database based on the one or more operations, and generating a plurality of conduct reports based on a plurality of purchased conduct grades. The one or modifications are selected from crediting the selected student behavior account and billing the selected student behavior account. The one or more operations are selected from paying a bill with credits and purchasing a conduct grade with credits. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199672 | TRAINING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A system and apparatus for allowing a trainee to replicate the body movements of a trainer. A trainer's instructional body movements are recorded using sensors on the trainer's garment and then stored in a computer. A trainee's body movements are then recorded using a similar set of sensors on the trainee's garment. The computer can then compare the trainer and trainee body movements to assist the trainee in better replicating the trainer's body movements. The trainee's garment can be provided with physical devices, such as neuromuscular electrical stimulators and/or robotic actuators, to physically assist the trainee in real time to better replicate the trainer's body movements. Such physical devices may also be included on the trainer's garment so that the trainer can better understand any mistakes made by the trainee. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199673 | 3D VIRTUAL TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method is provided for a 3D virtual training system. The 3D virtual training system includes a 3D display screen and an operating device, and the method includes initializing a virtual medical training session to be displayed on the 3D display screen, where 3D display contents include at least a 3D virtual image of a surgery site. The method also includes obtaining user interaction inputs via the operating device and the 3D display screen, and displaying on the 3D display screen a virtual surgery device and a virtual surgery operation on the surgery site by the virtual surgery device. Further, the method includes determining an operation consequence based on the user interaction inputs and the surgery site, rendering the operation consequence based on the surgery site and effects of the virtual surgery operation, and displaying 3D virtual images of the rendered operation consequence on the 3D display screen. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199674 | Combined Curriculum And Grade Book Manager With Integrated Student/Teacher Evaluation Functions Based On Adopted Standards - A combined curriculum and grade book manager with integrated student/teacher evaluation functions based on adopted standards is described. A curriculum managing module is configured to provide for display a plurality of course identifiers for courses taught by a teacher and a curriculum associated with each course identifier. Each curriculum includes a plurality of activity identifiers of assessment activities (e.g. tests) for each curriculum. At least some of the activity identifiers are selectively associated with a standards-based assessment activity and adopted standard. A grade book managing module is configured to provide for display a plurality of student identifiers for each course identifier and to provide for entry and display of grades for the assessment activities for each student identifier. The grade book managing module is further configured to interface with a standards-based evaluation module to produce and provide for display standards-based student scores for the assessment activities. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199675 | SOCIAL NETWORK BASED EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND METHODS OF IMPLEMENTING AND USING SOCIAL NETWORK BASED EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURES - A method for enabling users to offer educational support in response to a designation of instructor identifier (ID) tags associated with network accessible learning documents. The method comprises selecting by a first user using a first client terminal a network accessible learning document, associating an instructor ID tag indicative of the first user with the network accessible learning document, instructing a presentation of the instructor ID tag in association with the presentation of the network accessible learning document to a second user accessing the network accessible learning document via a second client terminal, identifying a user selection designating the instructor ID tag and made by the second user, and establishing a tutorial session which is based on an interactive communication connection between the first user and the second user. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199676 | Systems and Methods for Natural Language Processing for Speech Content Scoring - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for scoring content of a spoken response to a prompt. A scoring model is generated for a prompt, where generating the scoring model includes generating a transcript for each of a plurality of training responses to the prompt, dividing the plurality of training responses into clusters based on the transcripts of the training responses, selecting a subset of the training responses in each cluster for scoring, scoring the selected subset of training responses for each cluster, and generating content training vectors using the transcripts from the scored subset. A transcript is generated for a received spoken response to be scored, and a similarity metric is computed between the transcript of the spoken response to be scored and the content training vectors. A score is assigned to the spoken response based on the determined similarity metric. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199677 | Modular Multi-Element Constructions From Rearrangeable Pieces And Kits Allowing Construction Of Same - Board-based machines assembled from components including crank and winch attributes which allow for coupling between the components, and which allows the user to position various elements into desired positions. A kit of components including coupling attributes which allow for assembly into a large number of different types of machines and structures of different types and shapes. A book adapted to teach children about mechanical aspects of design in concert with a kit of components adapted to be used to create board based machines. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199678 | ARMORED WHITEBOARD DEVICE - An armored whiteboard device is provided having a strike face with a dry erase markable surface that can be written on and wiped clean, and a protection layer of ballistic material attached to the strike face. The strike face and the ballistic protection layer can be used as a defensive shield to protect against oncoming ballistic projectiles. Handles on one side allow the device to be held in one position for writing upon the markable surface and in another position for protection against penetration by a projectile. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199679 | BIOREACTOR - A bioreactor for the formation of mature blood cells from haematopoietic stem cells is disclosed. The bioreactor comprises a first zone and a second zone. The first zone and the second zone are separated by a first membrane. The first membrane allows the preferential passage of red blood cells relative to the haematopoietic stem cells and their 5 other progeny excluding red blood cells. The first membrane is formed by at least a separating layer and a porous layer, where the porous layer is in contact with the first zone, such that the haematopoietic stem cells can be grown in the porous layer. The bioreactor comprises a third zone. The first zone and the third zone are separated by a second membrane, and the second membrane allows the passage of nutrients from the | 2014-07-17 |
20140199680 | DISPOSABLE FLUID CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR CELL WASHING - Systems and methods for the washing and processing of biological fluid/biological cells are disclosed. The systems and methods utilize a disposable fluid circuit including a spinning membrane separation device to wash the biological cells. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199681 | BLOOD COLLECTION DEVICE FOR STABILIZING CELL-FREE RNA IN BLOOD DURING SAMPLE SHIPPING AND STORAGE - A method for preserving and protecting cell-free nucleic acids located within blood plasma samples is disclosed, wherein a sample of blood containing nucleic acids is treated to reduce deleterious effects of storage and transport. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199682 | INFLUENZA NEUTRALIZING AGENTS - The present invention concerns methods and means for identifying, producing, and engineering neutralizing agents against influenza A viruses, and to the neutralizing agents produced. In particular, the invention concerns neutralizing agents against various influenza A virus subtypes, and methods and means for making such agents. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199683 | INFLUENZA B VIRUSES HAVING ALTERATIONS IN THE HEMAGLUTININ POLYPEPTIDE - The present invention encompasses methods of producing influenza B viruses in cell culture. The influenza B viruses may have desirable characteristics, such as enhanced replication in eggs and may be used, for example, in vaccines and in methods of treatment to protect against influenza B virus infection. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199684 | METHODS FOR AMPLIFYING HEPATITIS C VIRUS NUCLEIC ACIDS - A method of amplifying an HCV nucleic acid in an HCV infected sample comprises amplifying a segment of a DNA template that is complementary to a genome of HCV RNA from the sample by a two-stage PCR, wherein a first stage PCR employs a first outer primer and a second outer primer, and a second stage PCR employs a first inner primer and a second inner primer. The nucleotide sequence of the first outer primer comprises a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2; or SEQ ID NO:9, wherein optionally 1, 2 or 3 nucleotides are other nucleotides than those of SEQ ID NO: 9. The nucleotide sequence of the second outer primer comprises a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3 or 4; or a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10 or 11, wherein optionally 1, 2 or 3 nucleotides are other nucleotides than those of SEQ ID NO: 10 and 11. The nucleotide sequence of the first inner primer comprises a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5; or SEQ ID NO:12, wherein optionally 1, 2 or 3 nucleotides are other nucleotides than those of SEQ ID NO: 12. The nucleotide sequence of the second inner primer comprises a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6 or 7; or a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 13 or 14, wherein optionally 1, 2 or 3 nucleotides are other nucleotides than those of SEQ ID NO: 13 and 14. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199685 | DEVICES FOR THE DETECTION OF MULTIPLE ANALYTES IN A SAMPLE - The present invention relates generally to an assay for detecting and differentiating multiple analytes, if present, in a single fluid sample, including devices and methods therefore. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199686 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS OR PROTEINS FROM TISSUE SAMPLES FIXED IN CYTOLOGY MEDIA - The present invention provides compositions and methods for improving nucleic acid or protein recovery from fixed biological samples. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199687 | Nucleic Acid Sequences That Can Be Used as Primers and Probes in the Amplification and Detection of All Subtypes of HIV-1 - The present invention is related to nucleic acid sequences that can be used in the field of virus diagnostics, more specifically the diagnosis of infections with the AIDS causing Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV). With the present invention nucleotide sequences are provided that can be used as primers and probes in the amplification and detection of HIV-1 nucleic acid. The oligonucleotide sequences provided with the present invention are located in the LTR part of the HIV viral genome. It has been found that, by using the sequences of the present invention in methods for the amplification and detection of nucleic acid a sensitive and specific detection of HIV-1 can be obtained. The benefit of the sequences of the present invention primarily resides in the fact that, with the aid of primers and probes comprising the sequences according to the invention the nucleic acid of all presently known subtypes of HIV-1 can be detected with high accuracy and sensitivity. So far no primer pairs or hybridization probes have been developed that would allow the detection of such a broad range of HIV-1 variants. The oligonucleotide sequences according to the present invention are especially useful in methods for the amplification of nucleic acid. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199688 | CONDITIONALLLY REPLICATION-COMPETENT ADENOVIRUS - The object of the present invention is to provide a novel conditionally replicating adenovirus and a reagent comprising the same for cancer cell detection or for cancer diagnosis. | 2014-07-17 |
20140199689 | METHOD FOR ISOLATING NUCLEIC ACIDS - The present invention pertains to a method for isolating nucleic acids from a sample, preferably a blood sample, comprising the following steps: a) obtaining a sample which has been stabilised by the use of at least one cationic detergent, wherein the cationic detergent has formed complexes with the nucleic acids; b) obtaining the complexes optionally together with other sample components from the stabilised sample, wherein said complexes comprise the nucleic acids to be isolated; c) resuspending the complexes and optionally adding one or more additives before, during and/or after resuspension, thereby obtaining a resuspended sample comprising at least: i) the nucleic acid to be isolated; ii) at least one chaotropic agent; and iii) at least one chelating agent; and d) isolating nucleic acids from the resuspended sample. It was found that adding a chelating agent during resuspension considerably increases the nucleic acid yield as the formation of precipitates which irreversibly adhere to the container wall is considerably reduced. | 2014-07-17 |