39th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120244207 | Methods For Increasing Efficacy of Lipid Formulated siRNA - This invention relates to methods for increasing the efficiency of siRNA administrations via pre-administration of an agent that lowers LDL receptor levels. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244208 | COSMETIC SKIN CARE METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS - This invention relates to a topical cosmetic skin care method and composition. The method and composition is for treating facial skin to cause contraction and tightening of the facial skin, by effecting contraction of the collagen of the skin using an active agent/s that induces fibroblast contraction of the extra cellular matrix of the skin. A preferred active agent is a beta-2-adrenergic receptor (beta2AR) inhibitor. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244209 | TUSC2 THERAPIES - A method for predicting a subject's response to a TUSC2 therapy is provided. In particular, a subject's response is predicted based on the proportion of cancers cells that are apoptotic. Also provided is a method of treating a subject previously predicted to have a favorable response with a TUSC2 therapy. Methods for treating cancer by administration of a TUSC2 therapeutic in conjunction with an EGFR inhibitor and/or a protein kinase inhibitor are also disclosed. Kits and reagents for use in TUSC2 therapy are provided. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244210 | COMPOSITION FOR SUPPRESSING EXPRESSION OF TARGET GENE - The present invention provides a composition that comprises a lipidparticle encapsulating a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule,
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20120244211 | Compositions And Methods For Treatment Of The Side-Effects Associated With Administration Of Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents - A composition and method for the treatment of the side-effects associated with the administration of cancer chemotherapeutic agents involves the oral ingestion of a slow release capsule containing adenine and orotate. The administration of a protein pump inhibitor decreases systemic absorption of orotate and the administration of allopurinol decreases the formation of 2,8-dihydroxy adenine from adenine. In an alternative embodiment, cationic liposomes contain purine/pyrimidine precursors. The cationic liposomes bind to the cells lining the mucosa of the intestinal tract and then the contents of the cationic liposome are then taken up in the interior of the cells to prevent the metabolism of the cancer treatment drug 5-FU into a toxic species. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244212 | ENHANCED METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF HIV+ TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS WITH ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS AND LIPOSOMAL ENCAPSULATION FOR DELIVERY OF REDUCED GLUTATHIONE - The invention is the use of a therapeutically effective amount of glutathione (reduced) in a liposome encapsulation for oral administration to improve symptoms of illnesses that are related to tuberculosis and HIV and more generally viruses and for the treatment and prevention of virus, particularly HHV-6 and EBV, which liposomal encapsulation of glutathione (reduced) is referred to as liposomal glutathione. The application references specifically reduced glutathione and its importance, and how to stabilize it effectively so it can be taken orally, and need not be refrigerated. New uses for tuberculosis are discussed. The combination is proposed of reduced glutathione and Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy having at least one pharmaceutical composition selected from the group of Nucleoside/tide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs), Protease Inhibitors (PIs), and Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NnRTIs), and further anti-tuberculosis drugs. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244213 | METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SPEECH IMPEDIMENTS - The present invention relates to methods of treating for treating stuttering or other speech impediments that are not related to psychiatric disorders or autism using oxytocin or its analogs. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244214 | METHODS FOR TREATING MULTIPLE MYELOMA USING 3-(4-AMINO-1-OXO-1,3-DIHYDROISOINDOL-2-YL)-PIPERIDINE-2,6-DIONE IN COMBINATION WITH PROTEASOME INHIBITOR - Methods of treating, preventing and/or managing cancer as well as and diseases and disorders associated with, or characterized by, undesired angiogenesis are disclosed. Specific methods encompass the administration of an immunomodulatory compound alone or in combination with a second active ingredient. The invention further relates to methods of reducing or avoiding adverse side effects associated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy or immunotherapy which comprise the administration of an immunomodulatory compound. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244215 | HIGH-STRENGTH TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure is drawn to pharmaceutical compositions and oral dosage capsules containing testosterone undecanoate, as well as related methods. The capsule includes a capsule shell and a capsule fill. The capsule fill can include a solubilizer and about 14 wt % to about 35 wt % testosterone undecanoate based on the total capsule fill. The oral dosage capsule is such that when a single oral administration to a male subject of one or more capsules with a total testosterone undecanoate daily dose of about 350 mg to about 650 mg it provides a ratio of serum testosterone C | 2012-09-27 |
20120244216 | COATED PHARMACEUTICAL CAPSULE DOSAGE FORM - Pharmaceutical compositions in unit dose form comprising a hard or soft capsule containing a fill consisting of one or more inert ingredients, and one or more coatings on the capsule, wherein at least one coating comprises at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244217 | 4-METHYLPYRAZOLE FORMULATIONS - Provided herein are 4-methylpyrazole (4-MP) formulations, stable under storage conditions of up to about 55° C. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244218 | Calcium supplement - An oral dosage form for administration to an animal comprising a biologically utilizable form of calcium and a extended release system that maintains the calcium level in the animal's bloodstream at a substantially beneficial level for a defined period of time. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244219 | STABLE BENZIMIDAZOLE FORMULATION - A stable composition with a benzimidazole derivative, such as Omeprazole, which does not contain a separating layer between the active compound and an enteric coating layer. Instead, the enteric coating layer is applied as a solution with a pH value of at least 6.5, and more preferably in a range of from about 7 to about 10, directly to the benzimidazole derivative substrate. This solution, with the optional addition of a plasticizer, can be directly coated onto the substrate without any necessity for an intermediate layer. Furthermore, in this pH range, the enteric coating is optionally applicable in an aqueous solution, thereby obviating the need for organic solvents for dissolving the enteric coating material. The resultant formulation maintains the stability of the benzimidazole derivative during storage and at the same time protects the product during passage through the acidic environment of the stomach. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244220 | ATROVASTATIN-CONTAINING COATED PREPARATION - The present invention provides an atorvastatin-containing coated preparation comprising a solid formulation containing atorvastatin, a pharmacologically acceptable atorvastatin salt, or a solvate thereof coated with a coating agent comprising a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, a method for inhibiting generation of related substances of atorvastatin, a pharmacologically acceptable atorvastatin salt, or a solvate thereof, comprising coating the solid formulation with a coating agent comprising a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, and a method for stabilizing atorvastatin, a pharmacologically acceptable atorvastatin salt, or a solvate thereof. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244222 | OSMOTIC MEDIATED RELEASE SYNTHETIC NANOCARRIERS - This invention relates, at least in part, to osmotic mediated release barrier-free synthetic nanocarriers and methods of production and use. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244223 | ORALLY DISPERSIBLE TABLET - The present invention provides a preparation with improved disintegration property, a preparation showing improved bioavailability of a medicament, production methods thereof and the like. A rapidly disintegrating preparation comprising granules comprising a medicament coated with a coating layer containing sugar or sugar alcohol; and a disintegrant. A production method of a rapidly disintegrating preparation including a step of producing granules comprising a medicament, a step of forming a coating layer containing sugar or sugar alcohol on the obtained granules and a step of mixing the coated granules with a disintegrant and molding the mixture. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244224 | NANOSTRUCTURAL MATERIALS THAT INCREASE MINERALIZATION IN BONE CELLS AND AFFECT GENE EXPRESSION THROUGH miRNA REGULATION AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME - A method of inducing mineralization in a bone cell is described. The method comprises contacting a bone cell with a composition comprising nanoparticles. The nanoparticles can be single-walled carbon nanotubes, hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, TiO | 2012-09-27 |
20120244225 | Au-Ag Core-Shell Nanorod Particles and Method for Producing Same - Disclosed are: Au—Ag core-shell nanorod particles wherein a cationic surfactant such as CTAB is substituted by an other compound; and a method for producing the Au—Ag core-shell nanorod particles. Specifically disclosed are Au—Ag core-shell nanorod particles which are characterized in that each of the nanorod particles comprises a gold nanorod particle that serves as the core, a shell layer that covers the surface of the gold nanorod particle and is formed from silver, and a copolymer that adsorbs on the surface of the shell layer. The Au—Ag core-shell nanorod particles are also characterized in that the copolymer is a block copolymer or graft copolymer that is obtained by polymerizing at least a polymerizable monomer (A) that has a group represented by general formula (I). In the formula, R | 2012-09-27 |
20120244226 | TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a medicament including a treatment composition in combination with at least one anti-inflammatory composition, characterised in that the treatment composition is extracted from whole milk, processed milk or milk derived substance, and wherein the treatment composition contains a cationic fraction which includes two or more components of the whole milk, processed milk or milk derived substance with an isoelectric point of or greater than substantially 6.8. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244227 | BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE FOOD ADDITIVE FOR THE PROPHYLAXIS OF OSTEOPOROSIS DISEASE - The invention relates to biologically active food supplements and is intended for preventive action against the states associated with osteoporosis. The technical effect consists in providing a biologically active food supplement which sustains a normal testosterone level in the body, ensures an efficient assimilation of calcium by the body and retention of calcium in the bony tissue for a prolonged time enabling thereby the prevention of osteoporosis. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244228 | CHLORINE DIOXIDE PRECURSOR AND METHODS OF USING SAME - According to one aspect of the invention, a method of converting an oxy halide salt into a halide dioxide in a reaction zone under certain conditions is provided. More specifically, the method includes generating chlorine dioxide from a stable composition comprising an oxy halide salt by introducing said composition to a reducing agent and minimum temperature within the reaction zone. According to another aspect of the invention, a composition for a stable chlorine dioxide precursor comprising an oxy halide salt is provided. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244229 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTATION - The present invention relates to compositions that may be swallowable, chewable or dissolvable, comprising various vitamins and minerals, and in a specific embodiment comprising vitamin A, beta carotene, B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D | 2012-09-27 |
20120244230 | POLYVALENT POLYNUCLEOTIDE NANOPARTICLE CONJUGATES AS DELIVERY VEHICLES FOR A CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENT - The present invention is directed to compositions and methods of delivering a chemotherapeutic agent via a polynueleotide-functionalized nanoparticle (PN-NP). | 2012-09-27 |
20120244231 | NON-CAKING POTASSIUM CHLORIDE COMPOSTION, PREPARATION PROCESS AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a potassium chloride composition comprising an iron complex of tartaric acid, characterized in that at least 5% by weight of the tartaric acid is mesotartaric acid and that a 10% by weight aqueous solution of said potassium chloride composition has a pH value of between 6 and 11. The present invention furthermore relates to a process to prepare such a potassium chloride composition and to the use of such a potassium chloride composition. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244232 | BLACK BEAR PARATHYROID HORMONE AND METHODS OF USING BLACK BEAR PARATHYROID HORMONE - Black bear parathyroid hormone (PTH) and functional fragments thereof are provided. Also provided are methods of using black bear PTH and functional fragments for increasing cAMP in a bone-forming cell; reducing apoptosis in a bone-forming cell; decreasing the ratio of expression levels of Bax protein to Bcl-2 protein in a bone-forming cell; increasing the expression level of one or more of a bone matrix protein, a transcriptional activator, or a transcriptional regulator in a bone-forming cell; enhancing bone mineral density, increasing bone mass, decreasing bone loss, or reducing the incidence of bone fractures, or any combination thereof, in a subject; also provided are antibodies directed against black bear parathyroid hormone (PTH) and functional fragments thereof. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244233 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUNGAL FOLIAR PATHOGENS - Pathogens including apple scab are controlled with the systematic application on fruit crops of organic compositions comprising yucca extract, elemental sulphur and salicylic acid. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244234 | NIGELLA EXTRACTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMS CONNECTED TO IMPAIRED OR IMBALANCED NEUROTRANSMISSION - The present invention relates to the use of | 2012-09-27 |
20120244235 | COMPOSITIONS FOR ALLEVIATING INFLAMMATION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN A MAMMAL - An antioxidant-promoting composition that increases antioxidant defense potential in a subject is disclosed comprising | 2012-09-27 |
20120244236 | COMPOSITION HAVING LIPOLYSIS-PROMOTING EFFECT - An object of the present invention is to provide an orally ingestible composition that has a lipolysis-promoting effect and an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory effect and has no problems with safety as a food such as side effects or toxicity, and a food or drink and a supplement comprising the composition. As a result of diligent studies on various food materials to provide a composition for foods having a lipolysis-promoting effect and an ACE inhibitory effect, the present inventor has found that a composition prepared by using a salmon milt extract, a beer yeast extract, a young barley leaf extract, and chicken collagen in combination has an excellent lipolysis-promoting effect and an ACE inhibitory activity. A food or drink and a supplement having a lipolysis-promoting effect and an ACE inhibitory effect can be provided by using the composition of the present invention as an active ingredient. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244237 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING PLASTIC MOLDED SKINS HAVING DIFFERENT SUBREGIONS - The present invention relates to a method and a device for producing plastic molded skins having different subregions. For this purpose, before melting the first plastic material, a region of the molding tool surface is covered with a separate energy-self-sufficient mask. After an unmasked region of the molding tool surface has been coated, the mask is removed, and in a second manufacturing step, the exposed subregion of the molding tool surface is coated with a different plastic material, the two subregions of the plastic skin bonding with each other. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244238 | INJECTION MOLD - An injection mold for molding a product having a hook portion includes a stationary mold, a return pin, a movable mold, an ejector mechanism and a plurality of ejector pins for ejecting the product out of the injection mold. The movable mold defines an inserting perforation, a receiving groove and a receiving gap. The ejector mechanism includes a slide block located in the receiving groove, a supporting bar stretching into the receiving groove, and an inclined ejector pin having a tail at a top thereof movably inserted in the inserting perforation and fastened on the slide block. The slide block is pressed downward by the return pin when the injection mold is closed. When the injection mold is opened, the slide block drives the inclined ejector pin to move upward and sideward under an upward push of the supporting bar to make the hook portion parted from the tail. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244239 | EXTRUSION PRESS - To provide a fully electric extrusion press to reduce power consumption, improve maintenability and operability, and eliminate an adverse effect on the environment. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244240 | PELLETIZING PRESS FOR PRODUCING PELLETS - The invention relates to a pelletizing press for producing pellets, preferably from biomass, for use as fuel in fireplaces, comprising at least one die having a plurality of bores for pressing the biomass, at least one roll rolling on a rolling surface of the die, and at least one drive device for the die and/or the roll. The aim of the invention is to create a pelletizing press, which makes it possible to use a die having as low a height as possible, and thus as short a bore length as possible. The invention is characterized in that, for mounting the die, a carrier plate seated in a substantially planar manner against the die is arranged downstream of the die in the passage direction of the biomass. At least one opening for releasing the bores of the die is arranged in the carrier plate. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244241 | EXTENDED NIP EMBOSSING APPARATUS - An apparatus for embossing a fibrous structure is disclosed. The apparatus has a pattern roll and a patterned embossing belt. The pattern roll has a surface comprising a first pattern of protrusions and recesses The patterned embossing belt has a second pattern of protrusions and recesses. The first pattern of protrusions and recesses and the second pattern of protrusions and recesses are complementary. The pattern roll and the patterned embossing belt are matingly engageable to provide a lateral clearance, L | 2012-09-27 |
20120244242 | PELLET PRESS FOR PRODUCING PELLETS - The invention relates to a pellet press for producing pellets ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120244243 | IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY TEMPLATE, METHOD OF FABRICATING AN IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY TEMPLATE, AND METHOD OF FORMING A PATTERN - According to one embodiment, an imprint-lithography template comprises: a second substrate; a first photo-curable resin provided on a main surface of the first substrate and having a first concave-convex pattern; and a second photo-curable resin provided on the main surface of the first substrate, having a second concave-convex pattern different in pattern density from the first concave-convex pattern, and having optical transmittance different from that of the first photo-curable resin. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244244 | NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY TEMPLATES - Nanoimprint lithography templates are provided. One such template includes a template base and a plurality of pattern layers of a first material. Each pattern layer is separated from an adjacent pattern layer by a spacing layer of a second material that is different from the first material. Such a template also includes a plurality of pillars of a third material that is different from the first material. Each of the pillars separates two adjacent pattern layers, and each of the pattern layers has a respective portion which protrudes from the spacing layers and from the pillars. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244245 | NANOIMPRINT RESIST, NANOIMPRINT MOLD AND NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - A nanoimprint mold includes a flexible body and a molding layer formed on the flexible body. The molding layer includes a plurality of protrusions and recesses. The molding layer is a polymer material polymerized via a cross linking polymerization of a nanoimprint resist which includes a hyperbranched polyurethane oligomer (HP), a perfluoropolyether (PFPE), a methylmethacrylate (MMA), a diluent solvent and a photo initiator. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244246 | INJECTION MOLDING TOOLS WITH MICRO/NANO-METER PATTERN - The present invention relates to methods for embedded a micrometer and/or nanometer pattern into an injection molding tool. In a first main aspect, a micro/nanometer structured imprinting device is applied in, or on, an active surface so as to transfer the micro/nanometer patterned structure to the tool while the imprinting device is, at least partly, within a cavity of the injection molding tool. In a second main aspect, a base plate with a micro/nanometer structured pattern positioned on an upper part is positioned on the active surface within the tool, the lower part of the base plate facing the tool, the active surface receiving the base plate being non-planar on a macroscopic scale. Both aspects enable a simple and effective way of transferring the pattern, and the pattern may be transferred on the active working site of tool immediately prior to molding without the need for extensive preparations or remounting of the tool before performing the molding process. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244247 | MOLD FOR SHAPING BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL COVER - A ball cover shaping mold of a baseball or softball is constructed from two corresponding figure of 8 shaped mold pieces. These two mold pieces fit together to form a mold of the outside of the ball cover of a softball or baseball, and these two mold pieces are constructed from a soft material. Where these two mold pieces join are the seams, and on the inside side of the seams, grooves are set to form the raised sewn section on the ball cover, and an material inlet and an air outlet is situated where these two pieces join. PU material is used in the mold to construct the ball cover. The soft mold pieces are easy to remove and moreover, the grooves set on the inside seams of the figure of 8 shaped mold pieces form the raised sewn section on the outside of the ball cover where the two mold pieces join, thereby fulfilling the required outside appearance of the ball. The raised sewn section is situated along the mold lines, eliminating the need to further repair and trim the ball to achieve the required outside appearance of the ball, this structure of the mold being simple, and meticulously designed, therefore allowing for easy formation of the ball cover, and additional work procedures are simplified, hugely increasing the production rate of baseballs and softballs, and thereby raising the competitiveness of the product on the market. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244248 | GRANULAR FEED SUPPLEMENT - A ruminant feed composition having a granulated core of L-lysine sulfate having a granular size of about 0.3 mm to about 3.0 mm, and two or more layers of a coating material surrounding the core, the coating material including a vegetable oil that is at least partially hydrogenated, and a modifying agent present in an amount of from about 0.5 wt % to about 10 wt % of a final product weight, the modifying agent containing at least one of stearic acid, oleic acid, lecithin, and palm oil. The coating material has a melting temperature in a range of from about 50° C. to about 80° C. The weight % ratio of core material to coating material is from 50:50 to 90:10. The composition exhibits a rumen bypass rate of at least 50% and an intestinal digestibility rate of at least 70%. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244249 | Method for Preparing High Acid RTD Whole Grain Beverages - A method for preparing a low viscosity whole grain flour slurry including hydrating whole grain flour in water heated at a temperature of 87 to 99° C., cooling the mixture, adding an enzyme to reduce the viscosity, and acidifying the flour-water mixture to reduce the pH to obtain a reduced viscosity whole grain flour slurry. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244250 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING BAKERY PRODUCTS IN THE FORM OF HALF-SHELLS - In a process for producing half-shells ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120244251 | METHOD OF PRODUCING BREAD USING FINAL PROOFED FROZEN DOUGH AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE FINAL PROOFED FROZEN DOUGH - Producing a bread by a straight method of directly baking a frozen dough for breads that has undergone final proofing. A specific volume of the frozen dough for breads that has undergone the final proofing immediately before baking falls within a range of 1.3 to 2.1 cm | 2012-09-27 |
20120244252 | METHOD - There is provided a process for the prevention and/or reduction of acrylamide formation and/or acrylamide precursor formation in a foodstuff containing (i) a protein, a peptide or an amino acid and (ii) a reducing sugar, the process comprising contacting the foodstuff with an enzyme capable of oxidising a reducing group of the sugar. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244253 | HYDROLYZED WHOLE GRAIN COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a hydrolyzed whole grain composition comprising an alpha-amylase or fragments thereof, which alpha-amylase or fragments thereof show no hydrolytic activity towards dietary fibers when in the active state, and wherein the hydrolyzed whole grain composition has: (i) a glucose content of at least 0.25% by weight of the hydrolysed whole grain composition, on a dry matter basis; (ii) a maltose to glucose ratio below 144:1 by weight in the composition, (iii) a maltose to fructose ratio below 230:1 by weight in the composition or (iv) a maltose to glucose+fructose ratio below 144:1 by weight in the composition. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244254 | Method of Processing Green Coffee Beans - A method of processing coffee berries which includes a fermentation process of bringing coffee berries having a coffee seed and coffee pulp into contact with microorganisms that metabolize said coffee pulp to cause fermentation, and a refining process. Green coffee beans are obtained by performing a fermentation process of bringing coffee berries, which have a coffee seed and coffee pulp, and microorganisms into contact with one another to cause fermentation, and a refining process. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244255 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PURIFIED TEA EXTRACT - Provided is a method for producing a purified tea extract, which can satisfy both the yield of the non-polymer catechins and the removal rate of gallic acid at high levels. The method is characterized in that a tea extract, which contains an aqueous solution of an organic solvent, brought into contact with an anion exchange resin. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244256 | Method For Manufacturing Processed Marine Plant Food - A method is provided for manufacturing a processed marine plant food. It comprises (a) crushing marine plants into small pieces; (b) heating the marine plant pieces together with alkaline salts at a temperature of from 40 to 80° C. while stirring in a vacuum stirrer to generate a marine plant paste; and (c) gelling the marine plant paste with a metal ion solution of di- or higher valency to form a marine plant jelly. When manufactured by the method, the marine plant food retains its characteristic taste, flavor and color, without their components beneficial to the body being lost or denatured. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244257 | INFANT FORMULA DELIVERY SYSTEM COMPRISING PROBIOTICS AND AN INFANT NUTRITIONAL FORMULATION - The invention relates to a probiotic infant formula kit, comprising, in one common container, but separated from each other by means of at least one partitioning element: —multiple doses of an infant formula in powder form, and -multiple doses of at least one type of probiotics, wherein the probiotics are present in its own packaging, wherein the packaging is designed such that the probiotic contained therein is released in discrete incremental amounts, the incremental amounts being visible to the human eye. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244258 | CONFECTIONERY PRODUCT CONTAINING ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - A nutritional product includes a shell and a core that is at least partially covered by the shell. The shell contains a fat-and-carbohydrate mixture. The core has a gel-like consistency. Based on a total weight of the core, the core includes: a) a protein component of 0.5 to 10 wt-%; b) a carbohydrate component of 65 to 82 wt-% in the form of a crystalline and a non-crystalline carbohydrate phase; and c) water from 10 to 30 wt-%. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244259 | CELERY PACK - A sanitized, ready-to-use and ready-to-eat celery pack is disclosed wherein the package consists of limbs that are from 6- to 18-inches in length and weigh from 0.10 to 11.75 pounds. The limbs are prepared by removing the butt, heart and leaves from celery stalks, cut to lengths from 6 to 18-inches, sorted by length, sanitized and packaged. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244260 | Animal Feed - The invention relates to an animal feed for dogs or cats based on animal tissue, water, and hydrocolloid as a thickener, wherein the animal feed includes a water content of at least 80% by weight, preferably at least 85% by weight. According to the invention, said feed is liquid at room temperature, has a fat content at least 1% by weight and less than 5% by weight, and is packed in a tubular bag, wherein the top side and the bottom side thereof are welded at a welding surface at a front end and back end of the tubular bag, and a designed fracture point for tearing open the bag is provided at the front end in the welding surface. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244261 | Methods of using peracetic acid to treat poultry in a chill tank during processing to increase weight - Methods for treating poultry during processing for increasing the weight of the poultry are disclosed. The methods may be performed in a chill tank or other reservoir and utilize either equilibrium peracetic acid or non-equilibrium peracetic acid. The non-equilibrium peracetic acid may be prepared from hydrogen peroxide and a liquid acetyl precursor, such as triacetin. The methods comprise contacting a poultry carcass with peracetic acid-containing water at a pH of about 6 to about 9. The methods result in an increase in the weight of the processed products and an increase in a processing plant's percent yield of the processed products. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244262 | Method and Apparatus for Forming Unit Portions of Frozen Food Materials - A method and apparatus for forming pressed food products can utilize up to 98% chicken breast meat in high profit margin products. Breast meat is marinated and then extruded into a slab which is then frozen and shaped into a plank. The plank is sliced into unit portions which are then pressed into shaped portions with a preferred, or other, press. One preferred press linearly reciprocates unit portions into the press. This or another preferred press imparts three dimension exterior shape to the pressed food products. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244263 | REDUCED SODIUM SALT COMPOSITION - The invention allows for a reduction in the amount of sodium chloride applied to a food product, without adversely affecting the taste of the food product. Sodium chloride particles with bi-modal particle size distribution are combined with particles of another edible salt with a particle size distribution peak that falls between the bi-modal peaks of the sodium chloride particles. In this way, any off-flavors exhibited by the other edible salt are masked by the initial and final pure sodium chloride saltiness flavors provided by the composition. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244264 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING COATING TO PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - An apparatus and method for coating products is disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes receiving coating at an inlet end of a pan assembly for application to a product, vibrating the pan assembly using a vibratory frame assembly connected thereto, positioning the product at the inlet end of the pan assembly, removing excess coating from at least a portion of the pan assembly, receiving the product at the discharge end of the pan assembly, and receiving the excess coating at the discharge end of the pan assembly and transporting it to the inlet end of the pan assembly. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244265 | Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Preparing Food in Packages Having Integral Compartments - Food packaging of the present invention is particularly adapted for microwave, conventional oven, stove top and boiler cooking techniques and includes an integral pocket or trap compartment for receiving fluids created by the cooking process, such as grease. Embodiments further include food packaging having food compartments that may contain food products that may be individually selected and/or combined together to form combination food products. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244266 | METHOD OF PROCESSING AND MASS-PRODUCING GREEN WHOLE GRAINS - A method of processing and mass-producing green whole greens, comprising: a blanching step of discharging the green whole grains stored in the storage tank and steaming the discharged green whole grains for 30 to 120 seconds with water or steam at a temperature ranging from 88 to 102° C.; a cooling step of rapidly cooling the green whole grains which have undergone the blanching step at a temperature ranging from 1 to 7° C.; a cold air dehumidifying step of blowing air to the green whole grains cooled to a low temperature through the cooling step to remove excessive moisture permeated into surfaces of the green whole grains; and a hot air drying step of applying hot air of a low temperature ranging from 35 to 50° C. to the green whole grains from which the excessive moisture has been removed through the cold air dehumidifying step to dry the green whole grains. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244267 | METHOD OF MOLDING A FOOD PRODUCT - A method of in-molding a food item in a package defining at least one cavity for holding the food item and having an opening for accessing the food item. Liquid food product is introduced into the at least one cavity and allowed to solidify to form a solid food product, which is then unseated. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244268 | COOKING BAG AND USE OF THE COOKING BAG FOR COOKING FOOD - Cooking bag containing a copolymer containing monomer units of a dimerised fatty acid or a derivative thereof. Use the cooking bag for cooking food. A process for storing and cooking of food comprising the steps: a) filling the cooking with food, b) storing the filled cooking bag at a temperature below 0° C., c) cooking the food. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244269 | FOOD MADE OF BEAN PEEL AS RAW MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOOD MATERIAL THEREOF - A method for producing a food material made of a bean peel as a raw material includes dehydrating a peel separated from boiled adzuki beans into a predetermined water content, primary milling the peel obtained by the dehydration step into a desired particle size water addition for adjusting, by water addition, the water content of the peel powder obtained by the primary milling step to a predetermined level, and a secondary milling of the peel powder obtained by the water addition adjustment step into fine particles such that the palisade tissues of the peel powder are separated in a fine, almost rod-like (elongated) form. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244270 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REHEATING WEDGE SHAPED FOOD PRODUCTS, SUCH AS ONE OR MORE PIZZA SLICES - Apparatus for heating a wedge-shaped food product, such as one or more slices of pizza, includes an assembly and a handle mechanically connected with the assembly. The assembly includes a first arm including a side wall and a floor, and a second arm including a side wall and a floor. The second arm is pivotably connected with the first arm such that the wedge-shaped food product can be held between the first arm and the second arm with the wedge-shaped food product being supported by the floors of the first and second arms and abutting the side walls of the first and second arms. Additional supports may be provided between the arms. The handle may be removeably connected with the assembly, for example, via a riser. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244271 | AFTERTASTE MASKING - A method of masking a bitter aftertaste experienced in the consumption of a consumable composition, including the addition to the composition of a masking quantity of choline chloride. The proportion required is considerably less than the proportion of choline chloride used as a dietary supplement. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244272 | NON-ASTRINGENT PROTEIN PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a protein that can be added to a food product or beverage without thereby providing the food product or beverage with a strong astringent taste, an undesirable colouring and/or an off-taste. More in particular, the invention relates to a potato protein glycated with a reducing sugar, wherein the reducing sugar is preferably chosen from the group consisting of reducing monosaccharides, reducing disaccharides, dextran and combinations thereof. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244273 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR SOLDER MASK INSPECTION - A system and a method for method for printing a solder mask on a printed circuit board (PCB), the method includes: acquiring images of multiple areas of a PCB by an inspection unit while the PCB is supported by a mechanical stage; determining spatial differences between a model of the PCB and the PCB based on the images; determining solder mask ink deposition locations based on (i) the spatial differences, and (ii) locations of the model of the PCB that should be coated with the solder mask ink; and printing solder mask ink on the solder mask deposition locations by a printing unit, while the PCB is supported by the mechanical stage. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244274 | DISPENSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A dispensing method includes feeding a liquid material to one or more ejection parts arranged in a chamber; placing one or more objects on a stage; placing the chamber on the stage and forming a first hermetic space between the chamber and the stage; placing a lid member on the chamber and forming a second hermetic space between the liquid material and the lid member; causing the liquid material to be ejected from the one or more ejection parts onto the one or more objects by reducing a pressure of the first hermetic space; and returning the first hermetic space to atmospheric pressure. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244275 | FLEXIBLE LAMINATE BOARD, PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE OF THE BOARD, AND FLEXIBLE PRINT WIRING BOARD - A process for production of a flexible laminated sheet having one or more laminated bodies each provided with a metal foil formed on one side of a resin film. The process includes coating a varnish containing a polyamic acid and a solvent onto the metal foil, holding the coated film, drying in which at least a portion of the solvent in the varnish is removed to form a layer composed of a resin composition, and forming the resin in which the layer composed of the resin composition is heated to form a resin film containing a polyimide resin. The conditions for each step from the coating up to the resin film-forming are adjusted based on a target for the content of metal elements in the resin film. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244276 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A PALLADIUM LAYER SUITABLE FOR WIRE BONDING ON CONDUCTORS OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, AND PALLADIUM BATH FOR USE IN SAID METHOD - A method for generating a surface that can be bonded with gold wire. The surface is obtained by first depositing an exchange palladium layer made of the electrolyte on conductors of printed circuit boards, in particular on conductors made of copper or conductive paste. The exchange palladium layer is then reinforced with a palladium layer, deposited from a chemical palladium electrolyte. In order to protect the palladium, an exchange gold layer is then applied. An exchange palladium bath is used, comprising an organic brightener. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244277 | Method for Balancing a Mass Component by Means of CMT Welding - A rotating mass component with high balancing quality is provided. The balancing is performed in a substantially automated manner and without chip formation. A method for balancing a rotating mass component, such as a rotor is achieved by deposition welding of welding points on the mass component. The mass symmetry respective to the rotation axis is improved. The deposition welding takes place through cold metal transfer welding, in particular of a plurality of individual mass points. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244278 | Storage Stable Emulsions From Low Penetration Grade Bituminous Binders - The present invention relates to emulsions comprising a (1→3)-β-D-glucan, a cationic emulsifier and a bituminous binder having a low penetration. The emulsion is storage stable whilst fast breaking, even under unfavourable environmental conditions such as high humidity and low temperature. The emulsions can conveniently be used in chip less surface dressings, trackless tack coating compositions, water-proofing compositions, flooring applications, bonding layers, impregnation layers, dense coated materials and semi-dense coated materials which are cold-cast or storable, slurry seals, micro-surfacing compositions and mortars | 2012-09-27 |
20120244279 | POLARIZER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLARIZER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECTOR - A polarizer capable of being manufactured in simple steps, and a method of manufacturing the polarizer, as well as a liquid crystal projector are provided. The polarizer includes a substrate having light permeability, and a plurality of linear projections being arranged on the substrate and extending along one direction within a plane thereof. Each of the linear projections having a base layer and a plating layer in the named order from the substrate, the base layer containing a catalyst material for electroless plating process, and the plating layer being deposited by using the base layer as a catalyst. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244280 | MULTI-STEP METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALKALI-RESISTANT ANODIZED ALUMINUM SURFACES - The present invention relates to a multi-stage method for producing acid- and alkali-resistant, high-gloss anodized aluminum surfaces. In the method according to the invention, in a first step the anodized surface of aluminum and/or alloys of aluminum is compacted by bringing it into contact with an aqueous composition (A) containing water-soluble alkali silicates having a mol ratio of SiO | 2012-09-27 |
20120244281 | LOW WORK FUNCTION DIAMOND SURFACE AND RADIATION ENERGY CONVERTERS USING SAME - A surface with a low work function is formed from a starting material of diamond or diamond-like carbon. An oxygenation treatment is performed, so that the surface of the diamond or diamond-like carbon is oxygenated. Lithium is then deposited onto the oxygenated surface by means of a physical vapour deposition process. Excess lithium is then removed to form a lithium monolayer. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244282 | VAPOR DEPOSITION SOURCE - A vapor deposition source for vaporizing a material has a body forming an interior chamber, at least one crucible in the interior chamber, and a divider that divides the interior chamber into a transport channel and a distribution channel. To deposit vapor on an underlying substrate, the deposition source also has a plurality of exit orifices formed in the body adjacent to the distribution channel. The divider has a set of divider apertures between the transport channel and the distribution channel. This divider aperture is positioned generally symmetrically within the interior chamber. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244283 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL AND MOLD FOR PRODUCING BALL COVER THEREOF - In a baseball or softball shaping method and mold for a ball cover, firstly the ball core is independently formed, thereafter the ball core is placed in the mold cavity of the mold, this mold being constructed from two corresponding figure of 8 shaped soft mold pieces, a joining surface formed where the two mold pieces dock together, and on the inside side of the joining surface, grooves are set to form the raised sewn section on the ball cover and protrusions extend towards the cavity interior for supporting and positioning the ball core, and a material inlet and air outlets set where the two mold pieces join, finally PU material is injected around the ball core placed in the cavity of the ball cover mold to cover the ball core and form the complete ball. Using this invention to produce balls, allows for easy formation of the balls, simplified additional work procedures, greatly increasing the production rate of baseballs and softballs, additionally, utilizing protruding supports to position the ball core followed by forming of the ball cover, together with the air outlets set on the mold, effectively ensures uniform thickness of the ball cover and uniform surface qualities, with precise control over the standards of the ball, for example the pressure resistance values and bounce values, thereby guaranteeing the physical properties of the ball. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244284 | PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming apparatus includes a first nozzle part | 2012-09-27 |
20120244285 | BUBBLE DISCHARGING STRUCTURE, REVERSE PRINTING BLOCK, DISPLAY DEVICE, PRINTING METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a bubble discharging structure, including a substrate which has a first area and a second area adjacent to the first area, and on which a counter substrate is caused to come in contact with the first area to provide a film having a first pattern, and a bubble discharging path through which the first area and the second area communicate with each other, and through which a bubble confined between the substrate and the counter substrate when the counter substrate is caused to come in contact with the first area is discharged from the first area to the second area. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244286 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming method includes the steps of: forming a pattern transfer layer on a process target film; bringing a mold into contact with the pattern transfer layer, the mold having a predetermined relief pattern on a surface thereof and including a porous layer formed on the surface and impregnated with a release agent; curing the pattern transfer layer in a state where the mold is in contact with the patter transfer layer; and releasing the mold from the pattern transfer layer. A low dielectric constant insulating film or amorphous carbon, for example, is used as the porous layer. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244287 | Active ice-phobic freeze point reducing anti-ice coating and method for providing anti-ice protection to surfaces - The present invention provides a method for providing anti-ice protection to surfaces, particularly aerodynamic surfaces, to prevent foul weather icing for extended periods of time and over repeated icing situations, comprising applying an organic polymer matrix layer to the surface where the organic polymer matrix layer comprises a homopolymer comprising up to 50% porous polymer solids having a pore size of up to 100 Angstroms and being capable of absorbing and chemically bonding an aqueous freeze-point depressant solution in amounts of up to 99.75% by weight. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244288 | ALKYD DISPERSION, AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The instant invention provides a high-solid, solvent-free alkyd dispersion, and a continuous process for producing the same. The aqueous alkyd dispersion, according to the present invention comprises (a) from 40 to 70 percent by weight of one or more alkyds based on the total weight of the dispersion, wherein each one or more alkyds has an acid value of less than 20 and a molecular weight (Mn) in the range of greater than 1000 Dalton; (b) from less than 10 percent by weight of one or more surfactants, based on the total weight of the dispersion; and (c) from 30 to 55 percent by weight of water, based on the total weight of the dispersion; and the dispersion has an average particle size diameter in the range of 0.05 to 5 μm. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244289 | Coating Apparatus and Methods - A coating end effector may be carried by a robot. A plasma spray head is mounted by a joint to the end effector. A plurality of actuators couple the end effector and plasma spray head to provide articulation of the joint. The apparatus may be used to coat an airfoil cluster of a gas turbine engine. The coating may include passing the head between the airfoils. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244290 | Deposition Substrate Temperature and Monitoring - The disclosure provides an apparatus for depositing a coating on one or more parts ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120244291 | LOW VOLTAGE NEAR-FIELD ELECTROSPINNING METHOD AND DEVICE - An electrospinning method includes providing a nozzle fluidically coupled to a source of polymer ink and providing a substrate adjacent to the nozzle. A first voltage is applied to the nozzle to initiate electrospinning of the polymer ink onto the substrate, wherein the first voltage is within the range of about 400V to about 1000V. The voltage is then reduced to a second, lower voltage wherein the voltage is within the range of about 600V to about 150V. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244292 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE HAVING POROUS COATING LAYER, ELECTRODE MANUFACTURED THEREFROM, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing an electrode may include (S1) preparing a sol solution containing a metal alkoxide compound, and (S2) forming a porous non-woven coating layer of an inorganic fiber by electroemitting the sol solution onto an outer surface of an electrode active material layer formed on at least one surface of a current collector. The porous non-woven coating layer formed on the outer surface of the electrode active material layer may be made from an inorganic fiber having excellent thermal stability. When an electrochemical device is overheated, the porous non-woven coating layer may contribute to suppression of a short circuit between a cathode and an anode and performance improvement of an electrochemical device due to uniform distribution of pores. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244293 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER SHEET HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATTERN ON SURFACE - Provided is a method for simply producing a polymer sheet having a three-dimensional pattern on surface. The method produces such a polymer sheet having a three-dimensional pattern on surface by applying a polymerizable composition to one surface of a polymer sheet and allowing the surface to have a three-dimensionally altered shape; and thereafter performing polymerization/curing to form a three-dimensional pattern on the surface of the polymer sheet. The polymerizable composition includes a monomer mixture including at least one polymerizable monomer absorbable by the polymer sheet, or a partial polymer of the monomer mixture as an essential component. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244294 | CROSS-LINKING MOIETY - A cross-linking moiety having a general formula I: N | 2012-09-27 |
20120244295 | METHOD OF DEFINING ELECTRODES USING LASER-ABLATION AND DIELECTRIC MATERIAL - A method of forming an electrochemical test sensor includes providing a base. Electrochemically-active material is placed on the base. Dielectric material is applied over the electrochemically-active material. A first selected area of the dielectric material is laser-ablated to expose the electrochemically-active material. A second selected area of the dielectric material and the electrochemically-active material are laser-ablated to expose the base. The first selected area is different from the second selected area. A second layer is applied to assist in forming a channel in the test sensor. The channel assists in allowing a fluid sample to contact a reagent located therein. The dielectric material is located between the base and the second layer. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244296 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A PAPER PRODUCT, THE PAPER PRODUCT AND A HYBRID COATING - The invention relates to a process for forming a paper product, wherein a base paper is formed from fiber based raw material, and the base paper is coated to form the paper product. According to the invention, a treatment material layer which contains a cationic compound is provided on the base paper, at least on one of its surfaces, and a coating layer is provided on the cationic treatment material layer. In addition, the invention relates to the corresponding paper product, the hybrid coating and the process for providing the hybrid coating to paper. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244297 | VINYL CHLORIDE-BASED RESIN LATEXES, PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND THERMAL TRANSFER IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET OBTAINED USING THE SAME - A vinyl chloride-based resin latex which froths little when unreacted monomer remaining in the latex are recovered under heat and reduced-pressure conditions, and a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet which has satisfactory water resistance, does not yellow during storage, and gives images having excellent durability and light resistance. The invention provides a vinyl chloride-based resin latex contains a copolymer containing a vinyl chloride and an epoxy-group-containing vinyl or contains vinyl chloride, an epoxy-group-containing vinyl, and a carboxylic acid vinyl ester, wherein a content of the epoxy-group-containing vinyl is 0.1% by weight or more but less than 3% by weight, and wherein the latex contains no surfactant, and has a solid concentration of 25% by weight or more; a process for producing the latex; and a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet obtained using the latex. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244298 | COATED ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A coated substrate. The coated substrate includes a unitary substrate having a major surface. A first coating is applied to a first surface segment of the major surface. A second coating applied to a second surface segment of the major surface. The first coating is different than the second coating. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244299 | INSULATION APPARATUS - Herein disclosed are embodiments of an insulating device adapted for use with at least one heat source which may have at least one projection on an end thereof. In one embodiment, the insulating device includes a plurality of insulating cap modules. The modules may assemble together to form an insulating cap that substantially covers the end. Each of the insulating cap modules may have least one aperture that allows passage of the at least one projection when assembled. Further disclosed is a kit comprising an insulating device and a method of making an insulating device. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244300 | LAYERED PRODUCT, PACKAGING MATERIAL AND FORMED PRODUCT USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE LAYERED PRODUCT - The layered product of the present invention has a base, and a gas barrier layer stacked on the base. The gas barrier layer is formed of a composition that includes a hydrolyzed condensate of a compound (L) containing a hydrolyzable characteristic group, and a neutralized product of a polymer (P) containing at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of carboxyl group and carboxylic acid anhydride group. The compound (L) includes a compound (L | 2012-09-27 |
20120244301 | COMPONENT WITH A HOLLOW BODY THAT CAN BE SUBJECTED TO INTERNAL PRESSURE - The invention relates to a component comprising a hollow body that can be subjected to internal pressure, where the hollow body that can be subjected to internal pressure is open at least on one side and at least one aperture extends in an axial direction. The hollow body has been manufactured from a continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer, where the continuous fibers have a high degree of orientation and have not been arranged peripherally in the hollow body. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244302 | DRY PREFORM, ANNULAR STRUCTURE MADE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE ANNULAR STRUCTURE - Provided is a first reinforcing fiber layer ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120244303 | RIGID PU FOAM HAVING A LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND GOOD THERMAL STABILITY - The present invention relates to a polyurethane foam which can be obtained by reacting at least one polyether polyol as component (A), at least one polyether polyol based on at least one amine as component (B), at least one polyester polyol as component (C) and at least one polyisocyanate as component (D), in the presence of at least one catalyst selected from the group consisting of salts of carboxylic acids having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, amine-comprising compounds and mixtures thereof as component (E) and at least one blowing agent as component (F), wherein the ratio of OCN groups to OH groups (ISO index) is from 140 to 180. The present invention further relates to a process for producing said polyurethane foam, its use for insulation, in particular for the insulation of pipes, and also pipe insulation comprising a polyurethane foam according to the invention. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244304 | FARNESENE INTERPOLYMERS - Farnesene interpolymer comprises units derived from a farnesene (e.g., α-farnesene or β-farnesene) and units derived from at least one vinyl monomer. The farnesene interpolymer can be prepared by copolymerizing the farnesene and at least one vinyl monomer in the presence of a catalyst. In some embodiments, the farnesene is prepared from a sugar by using a microorganism. In other embodiments, the at least one vinyl monomer is ethylene, an α-olefin, or a substituted or unsubstituted vinyl halide, vinyl ether, acrylonitrile, acrylic ester, methacrylic ester, acrylamide or methacrylamide, or a combination thereof. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244305 | Halogen-Free, Flame Retardant Compositions for Wire and Cable Applications - A halogen-free, flame retardant composition comprises thermoplastic polyurethane, olefin block copolymer, carbonyl-containing olefin polymer compatibilizer, and flame retardant package comprising bisphenol-A bis(diphenyl phosphate) and/or resorcinol bis(diphenyl phosphate), a nitrogen/phosphorus based, halogen-free flame retardant, and epoxidized novolac. The composition that will not only be processed easily to make a wire or cable sheath but also pass both the VW-1 flame retardancy test and the UL1581 heat deformation test at 150° C. exhibits good tensile and flexibility properties. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244306 | LABEL - A heat-resistant label containing a liquid crystalline polyester base material, wherein the liquid crystalline polyester in this liquid crystalline polyester base material contains a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), a structural unit represented by the following formula (2) and a structural unit represented by the following formula (3), and wherein the amount of structural units containing a 2,6 naphthalenediyl group is at least 40 mol % based on the total amount of all the structural units:
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20120244307 | SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATE - A silicon carbide substrate includes: a base substrate having a diameter of 70 mm or greater; and a plurality of SiC substrates made of single-crystal silicon carbide and arranged side by side on the base substrate when viewed in a planar view. In other words, the plurality of SiC substrates are arranged side by side on and along the main surface of the base substrate. Further, each of the SiC substrates has a main surface opposite to the base substrate and having an off angle of 20° or smaller relative to a {0001} plane. | 2012-09-27 |