42nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080254144 | Beverage health formulations - Dietary supplement formulations are described that provide benefits of soluble fiber accompanied by excellent taste with many different health benefit combinations. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254145 | Anti-tumor drug, medicament, composition, and use thereof - The present invention relates to an active polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, or having at least 50%, preferably 70%, more preferably 90% identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, or fragments thereof having at least 21 contiguous amino acids, or peptides having at least 50%, preferably 70%, more preferably 90% identity with the amino acid sequence of the fragments, provided that the polypeptide is not SEQ ID NO:2. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254146 | METHOD OF PROVIDING HEMOSTASIS IN ANTI-COAGULATED BLOOD - A method of clotting blood includes the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising zeolite as the active ingredient to a wound from which the blood emanates. A method of arresting blood flowing from a wound includes the steps of providing a patient being inflicted with a bleeding wound and administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising zeolite as the active ingredient to the bleeding wound. A method of facilitating the formation of blood clots includes the step of contacting blood with a negatively charged surface wherein upon contacting the blood with the negatively charged surface a clotting mechanism is initiated. In any of the foregoing methods, the blood has a compromised ability to form clots. The blood may be from a person diagnosed with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254147 | METHOD OF PROVIDING HEMOSTASIS IN ANTI-COAGULATED BLOOD - In a method of clotting blood in which the blood exhibits a reduced tendency to clot and may be from a person undergoing an anticoagulant therapy or having type A or B hemophilia or von Willebrand disease, a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising clay as the active ingredient is administered to a wound from which the blood emanates. Upon contacting the blood, this clay, which may be kaolin, bentonite, or any type of layered clay, causes the blood to clot. In a method of arresting blood flowing from a wound, a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising clay as the active ingredient is administered to the bleeding wound. In this method, the blood has a reduced tendency to clot and may be from a person undergoing an anticoagulant therapy or having at least one of hemophilia A or B or von Willebrand disease. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254148 | HERBAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE INHIBITION OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS - The invention provides a herbal composition for the inhibition of HIV, comprising an organic extract of | 2008-10-16 |
20080254149 | Recovery of Residual Plant Components After Distillation of Essential Oils - Methods for recovering valuable compounds and substances from plants after distillation of oils are disclosed. The methods involve various aqueous and non-aqueous solvent extraction of plant material from which oils have been distilled previously. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254150 | Management of dermatitic symptoms of mammalian integument with emollient disinfectant formulations - Botanically-sourced and botanically-derived emollient sanitation compositions for topical use are disclosed. Representative compositions generally aid reconstitution of the lipid profile of the stratum corneum by providing botanical lipids and/or lipid-derivatives that resemble human sebum—these components being ordinarily diminished with the use of conventional hand sanitizer products. Disclosed features and specifications may be variously controlled, adapted or optionally modified to realize, for example, improved hand sanitizer formulations. Representative embodiments of the present invention generally provide anti-microbial compositions blended with botanically sourced lipids and/or lipid-derivatives to control or otherwise improve dermatitic symptoms associated with frequent use of conventional hand sanitizer products. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254151 | HERBAL MIXTURE EXTRACT OF REHMANNIAE RADIX PREPARATA AND ACANTHOPANACIS CORTEX AND A COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS - The present invention relates to a herbal mixture extract of Rehmanniae Radix Preparata and Acanthopanacis Cortex and a composition comprising the same for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254152 | Methods for Reducing the Effects of Stress on Skin Condition - A method is provided for reducing the effects of psychologically-mediated stress on the skin of a human or animal which method comprises administering to the individual a composition capable of inhibiting glucocorticoid-induced chronic stress in a dermal cell or a cell involved in skin inflammatory responses. Also provided are compositions for use in such methods and assay methods for identifying suitable compositions. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254153 | Water Dispersible Composition and Method for Preparing Same - The invention pertains to a water dispersible, preferably a powder composition of water extractible bioactive components of exclusively fruit or vegetable or plant origin. These components are obtainable by: a) subjecting a selected fruit or vegetable or plant material to homogenisation in weak alkaline conditions and at moderate temperature; b) separating the liquid extract from the homogenised mass and subsequently bringing it to neutrality; and c) eventually concentrating or drying, preferably by freeze drying, the neutralized liquid extract. The composition can be used as primary composition in the preparation of a food product for oral administration, a food supplement, a pet food product, a pet food supplement, a cosmetic preparation or a pharmaceutical preparation. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254154 | Follicle-stimulating hormone reduction agent - The composition of the present invention comprising | 2008-10-16 |
20080254155 | Use of Ginkgo Biloba Extract in Preparation of a Composition for Lowering Cholesterol - The use of | 2008-10-16 |
20080254156 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING PLANT MATERIAL OR TRICHILIA SP. ALONE OR IN ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER PLANT EXTRACTS FOR THE REVERSION/COMBAT AND/OR PREVENTION OF VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION - The present invention relates to the use of a plant material of the species | 2008-10-16 |
20080254157 | Herbal composition for inflammatory disorders - This invention relates to a novel herbal composition comprising an extract of flowering and fruiting heads of the plant, | 2008-10-16 |
20080254158 | Material processing plant - An extruder has a casing with at least one bore. One screw each is arranged in the bore in a rotatably drivable manner and is provided with a screw tip adjoining a nozzle plate. A shearing tool is arranged at the screw tip directly in front of the nozzle plate and is provided with at least one arm, with a shearing gap being formed between said arm and the nozzle plate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254159 | Stents With Profiles For Gripping A Balloon Catheter And Molds For Fabricating Stents - Embodiments of stents having profiles that improve gripping of the stent on a stent delivery system are provided. Additionally, embodiments of molds for fabricating the stents are provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254160 | DEVICE FOR MOULDING THERMOPLASTIC CONTAINERS BY BLOW-MOULDING OR STRETCH BLOW-MOULDING - Device for moulding thermoplastic containers by blow-moulding hot preforms, comprising a mould ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080254161 | MOULDING DEVICE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THERMOPLASTIC CONTAINERS BY BLOW MOULDING OR STRETCH-BLOW MOULDING - Device for moulding thermoplastic containers by the blow moulding of preforms, comprising a mould ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080254162 | Electroformed mold and manufacturing method therefor - It includes an electroformed shell | 2008-10-16 |
20080254163 | Method for Preventing Defective Ageing of White Wines - The invention relates to a method for preparing a wine in such a way as to prevent the problems of defective ageing, according to which yeast which has been previously enriched in glutathione is introduced into the must at the beginning, during or following the alcoholic fermentation. Said enriched yeast contains more than 0.5% of glutathione, especially at least 1% of glutathione, and preferably at least 1.5% of glutathione, expressed in weight added to the weight of the dry substance of the yeast. The inventive method enables fresh white wines to be produced, which are more fruity with a more complex range of aromas. During the ageing of said wines, the freshness of the aromas is preserved and browning prevented. The invention also relates to a must which is enriched in glutathione by the introduction of enriched yeast, and to the wine produced in this way. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254164 | PROCESS FOR PACKAGING WINE IN ALUMINUM CANS - A filled two-piece aluminium can contains a wine that has less than 35 ppm of free SO | 2008-10-16 |
20080254165 | Novel manufacturing process for milk acid - The process consists of manufacturing milk acid from milk sugar by lactic fermentation process. The milk sugar is obtained as permeate from ultra-filtration of milk or from cheese or casein whey both in liquid, concentrate or dry form. The milk acid is separated and purified by a combination of membrane technology i.e., ultra-filtration/micro-filtration and nano-filtration. The purified milk acid is concentrated by evaporation, distillation or reverse osmosis. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254166 | Food Additives Containing Combinations of Prebiotics and Probiotics - Disclosed herein is a food additive containing at least one fiber source selected from the group consisting of digestion-resistant starch, digestion-resistant maltodextrin, digestion-resistant soluble fiber dextrin, digestion-resistant glucose syrup, pullulan, digestion-resistant hemicellulose, digestion-resistant corn syrup, digestion-resistant glucose syrup solids, digestion-resistant corn syrup solids, and digestion-resistant fructose oligomer syrup, wherein each fiber source is present in an amount of at least about 1 gram per 10 g food additive; and at least one probiotic organism selected from the group consisting of | 2008-10-16 |
20080254167 | Seafood Compositions Comprising Structured Protein Products - The invention provides seafood meat compositions and simulated seafood meat compositions. In particular, the seafood meat compositions comprise structured protein products with protein fibers that are substantially aligned, along with other ingredients. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254168 | Dried Food Compositions - The invention provides dried food compositions. In particular, the dried food compositions generally contain a structured protein along with other macronutrients and micronutrients. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254169 | Pad For Preparing a Beverage - A pad for preparing a beverage comprising: an upper part comprising a rigid or semi-rigid upper element containing one or more apertures forming an inlet of the pad; a flexible lower element depending from the upper part and formed at least partially from filtering material, the filtering material forming an outlet of the pad; the upper part and lower element together defining a storage volume containing a water-soluble composition or a combination or mixture of water-soluble compositions for forming a beverage, wherein the upper part comprises a flexible water-impermeable layer joined to the rigid or semi-rigid upper element. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254170 | MULTI-COMPARTMENT PRODUCE CONTAINER WITH CONTROLLED GAS PERMEATION - A multi-component produce container providing controlled gas transmission to a produce product stored within is disclosed. A base stores the produce therein and is sealed with an oxygen permeable film layer. A lid comprising multiple compartments for storing food ingredients therein for addition to the produce product has a barrier film layer over openings in the compartments. The lid further comprises air channels positioned through a rim of the lid. While the container is in the closed configuration, an air cavity is present between the base and lid. The air channels together with the air cavity allow air to exchange from outside the closed container, into the air cavity between the base and lid, and thus into the base through the oxygen permeable film. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254171 | Spreadable fruit preparation having a low content of solids and methods of manufacture - A spreadable fruit preparation having a low content of soluble solids contains fruit, sugar, citric acid, and pectin. The percent by weight of total soluble solids of the spreadable fruit preparation is less than 50 percent, the sugar content of one mL of the spreadable fruit preparation is less than about 0.634 grams of sugar per mL of the spreadable fruit preparation, and the caloric content is less than about 2.536 kilocalories per mL of the spreadable fruit preparation. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254172 | Printing on Comestible Products - A method for applying a color image to a non-planar comestible may include applying a color image onto a substantially planar carrier and deforming the carrier to form a non-planar relief mold of a three-dimensional image, including deforming the color image whereby the deformed color image is proportionate relative to, i.e., is in register with, the three-dimensional image. A comestible material, e.g., chocolate or a gelatinous edible composition, may be deposited into the relief mold to substantially overlie the color image. The comestible material may be removed from the relief mold, with the color image applied thereto. In one implementation, the color image may be applied to the substantially planar carrier by screen printing one or more colors forming the color image onto the carrier using an edible ink composition. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254173 | BEVERAGE FRESHNESS MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A timer system for monitoring the freshness of a beverage in a plurality of carafes, and a method of use are disclosed. The timer system comprises a plurality of matched pairs of timers and signaling members, with each timer being individually actuateable and each signaling member being drivingly controlled by its matched timer to issue a signal after the matched timer has operated for a preset period of time. A housing mountable on a beverage preparation device houses the timers. A plurality of tags are mounted to a plurality of carafes to create a plurality of matched carafes that correspond to the plurality of matched pairs of timers and signaling members. After the beverage in a matched carafe is prepared, the matched timer is activated. After the timer has operated for a preset period of time, the matched signaling member then issues a signal, permitting the monitoring of the freshness of the beverage in the matched carafe. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254174 | Tea Extracts - A tea extract comprising tea solids derived from an aqueous infusion of tea plant material, said tea extract comprising magnesium, manganese, calcium and potassium ions in such amounts that the Euclidean Distance calculated using Formula (I) in which [Mg] is the concentration of magnesium ions in ppm, [Mn] is the concentration of manganese ions in ppm, [Ca] is the concentration of calcium ions in ppm and [K] is the concentration of potassium ions in ppm is less than 1.76. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254175 | Method for Processing Liquid-Holdable Material Substance and Processor for Processing Liquid-Holdable Material Substance - A method for processing coffee beans (C), including the step of charging the coffee beans (C) in a vessel ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080254176 | Method and Device for Subjecting Co-Extruded Food Products to an Airflow in Two Phases - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing co-extruded food products, comprising the processing steps of: A) co-extruding an elongate dough strand and a casing enclosing the elongate dough strand to form a non-coagulated food product, B) bringing the casing into contact with a salt solution, and C) dividing the encased elongate food strand into individual products, whereafter the co-extruded food products are subjected to an airflow. The invention also relates to a device for manufacturing co-extruded food products. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254177 | Methods For Extending The Shelf-Life of Food Compositions Containing Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids - A process for preparing a food composition by mixing a nutritive base with at least one long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid; cooking the resulting mixture at a temperature not less than about 50° C.; adding to the food composition at least one oxidatively protected long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid; and packaging the resulting composition in an oxygen depleted environment within a sealed container to provide the food product that exhibits (1) acceptable palatability to an animal and (2) a shelf-life of at least about 6 months when stored at ambient temperature without opening the container. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254178 | ICE CREAM SCOOP AND METHOD - An ice cream scoop includes a scooping bowl and a handle coupled to the scooping bowl. The scoop defines a confection retention enclosure for receiving a candy confection therein. An aperture is provided for dispensing the confection out of the enclosure. A removable plug is used to cover the aperture to selectively permit and prevent the confection from being dispensed out of the enclosure. The retention enclosure may be transparent or translucent to permit viewing of the confection located therein. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254179 | NOVEL TOMATO PLANTS - The present invention relates to a new and distinct inbred tomato lines and hybrids. This invention also relates to plants and seeds of such inbred tomato lines and hybrids, and to parts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such inbred tomato lines and hybrids with themselves or other tomato plants. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254180 | Low Temperature Extrusion Process and Device for Energy Optimized and Viscosity Adapted Micro-Structuring of Frozen Aerated Masses - The invention describes a low temperature extrusion process and a respective device for an energy-optimized and viscosity-adapted microstructuring of frozen aerated systems like ice cream. Therewith a very finely dispersed microstructure is reached under optimized balance of viscous friction based mechanical energy dissipation (1) and transfer of dissipation heat and additional phase transition (freezing) heat (2) to a refrigerant up to very high frozen water fraction at very low temperatures. With this new process and device aerated masses are continuously frozen and optimally micro-structured under minimized/optimized mechanical energy input. The microstructure of this-like treated masses supports on the one hand preferred rheological properties which lead to improved shaping, portioning and scooping properties, even at very low temperatures, and on the other hand leads to an improved shelf life (heat shock stability) and mouth feel (e.g. creaminess, melting behavior). | 2008-10-16 |
20080254181 | Anti-Foaming Device - An anti-foaming device ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080254182 | Packaged Flowable Ice Product, Such as a Milk Shake - A combination of a machine for making and dispensing a flowable ice product such as e.g. soft ice-cream, ice cream slush, in particular milk shake, and a package for the flowable ice product. The machine for making and dispensing the flowable ice product comprises an ice product making assembly including a cooler or freezer unit, and a dispenser unit for dispensing the ice product The dispenser unit is connected to the ice product making assembly and to outlet means of the machine. The flowable ice product can be fed from the outlet means of the machine to the package for the flowable ice product. The package is a collapsible pouch comprising inlet means. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254183 | Use of abscisic acid to alter sensory characteristics of white grapes and wine - This invention describes the use of S-abscisic acid (S-ABA) to modify sensory characteristics such as aroma, bouquet, flavor, mouthfeel, astringency, balance, complexity or finish of white grapes and white wine. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254184 | POWDER CONTAINING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A powder containing particles, which particles include gum arabic and at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) ester, where the ratio by weight of the quantity of gum arabic present in the particles to the quantity of the polyunsaturated fatty acid ester present in the particles is from about 1:1.4 to about 1:0.25, is provided. A process for the production of the particles is also provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254185 | Sweetener Compositions Having Improved Taste - This invention provides a sweetener composition having improved taste. In a particular embodiment, the sweetener composition comprises at least one synthetic sweetener and at least one magnesium salt. Desirably, the at least one synthetic sweetener comprises aspartame, acesulfame-K, sucralose, or combinations thereof and the at least one magnesium salt comprises magnesium chloride or magnesium sulfate. Also provided herein are methods for the formulation and uses of the sweetener compositions having improved taste. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254186 | Rice quality-improving agent - The present invention provides an improving agent for cooked rice, which can provide a frozen cooked rice having similar quality not only in mouthfeel and appearance but also in taste and smell to the ordinary cooked rice when the frozen cooked rice is thawed and heated by microwave heating. The improving agent for cooked rice is prepared by pulverizing a nonglutinous rice to obtain a rice powder which retains the cellular structure of each cell in the nonglutinous rice, which cell structure retains the cell wall; mixing the obtained rice powder with water to a rice powder content of 1 to 10 wt % in water; and heating the obtained mixture such that a degree of gelatinization thereof becomes not less than 85%, preferably not less than 90%. The rice powder having a mesh size of between 100 and 300 mesh is used as the above-mentioned rice powder, and the viscosity of the improving agent is adjusted to not more than ⅓ of the maximum value of the viscosity which is observed when the rice powder-water mixture is heated continuously measuring the viscosity of the mixture with time. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254187 | SEASONING HAVING FUNCTION OF IMPARTING KOKUMI TASTE - The present application provides a taste-improving glycopeptide, a seasoning containing the same, and a food or drink containing the seasoning. The taste-improving glycopeptide of the present invention has a molecular weight of from 1,000 to 30,000 and is composed of a sugar chain and a peptide linked to each other. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254188 | FORMULATIONS OF LIPOPHILIC BIOACTIVE MOLECULES - This invention provides aqueous and non-aqueous clear formulations including at least one lipophilic bioactive molecules and an amphiphilic solubilizing agent. Exemplary aqueous formulations include a water-soluble reducing agent, which diminishes or prevents chemical degradation of the lipophilic bioactive molecule. The invention also provides methods of using the formulations of the invention. For example, the invention provides beverages including the formulations of the invention. The invention further provides methods of making the formulations and beverages. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254189 | Process for Making Tea Extracts - The invention concerns a process for provising a tea extract which is rich in naturally occuring theanine. The process involves a cold water extraction followed by a specific nanofiltration step. Also claimed are the cold water extracts. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254190 | Extraction of theaflavins - The present invention provides a process for extraction of theaflavins from tea including the step of contacting tea with an aqueous solution of urea. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254191 | MULTIZYMES AND THEIR USE IN MAKING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS - Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding multizymes (i.e., single polypeptides having at least two independent and separable enzymatic activities) along with a method of making long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) using these multizymes in plants and oleaginous yeast are disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254192 | DELTA-8 DESATURASES AND THEIR USE IN MAKING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS - Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding delta-8 desaturases along with a method of making long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and using these delta-8 desaturases in plants. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254193 | Edible emulsions with mineral - Edible water-in-oil emulsion comprising a source of mineral and 15 to 95 wt % fat, wherein the mineral is present in the aqueous phase and wherein the mineral is in-homogenously distributed over the aqueous phase and a process for making such an emulsion. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254194 | Edible oil-and-water emulsion - The present invention relates to an edible water-continuous oil-and-water emulsion having a pH in the range of 2.0-5.0, said emulsion comprising:
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20080254195 | DELTA-9 ELONGASES AND THEIR USE IN MAKING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS - Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding delta-9 elongases along with a method of making long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and using these delta-9 elongases in plants. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254196 | Fruit product containing sugar alcohol - A processed fruit product, for example a citrus fruit product, including a packing liquid, containing little or no sugar, and optionally containing one or more artificial sweeteners, further comprising an amount of a sugar alcohol effective to maintain integrity and/or texture of the fruit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254197 | Cabarb deluxe peanutchips - This abstract of the technical aspects of the Cabarb Deluxe Peanutchip represents the Quality, Nutritional, and convenience of the savvy way we're presenting a healthy and delicious snack that can and will be enjoyed by people of all ages. The Cabarb Deluxe Peanutchip will possess a natural, energy packed and delicious snack chip to be introduced to the market place today. These snack chips will allow families to take them on trips for healthy snacking, without the mess of shells, they can be taken to the work place for a tasty snack when you're too busy to take a luncheon break, children can take them to school to satisfy those midday snack attacks, & they can be taken to the gym to fulfill the protein and energy needs before and after a good workout. the Cabarb Deluxe Peanutchips are high in vitamin E,low in Saturated fat and contain No Cholesterol. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254198 | Method of Preparing Creatine Ester Salts and Uses Thereof - This invention discloses the method of preparation of creatine ester-salts. Creatine is an extremely popular ergogenic aid, and is found most often in the form of creatine monohydrate. Creatine monohydrate is poorly soluble in water however and while esters gain solubility, there functionality is greatly decreased. The material can be administered in a variety of ways including capsules, tablets, powdered beverages, bars, gels, liquids, liposomes or drinks. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254199 | Colored Structured Protein Products - The present invention provides a process for producing a colored structured protein product with protein fibers that are substantially aligned and the resultant product. Specifically, the plant protein is combined with a colorant and extruded, forming a colored structured protein product with protein fibers that are substantially aligned and the resultant product. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254200 | Wheat protein and methods of production - Isolated wheat proteins that are substantially free of sulfites and compositions formed from the isolated wheat proteins are described. Methods of forming compositions which include isolated wheat proteins that are substantially free of sulfites are also described. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254201 | Method for Preparing Endosseous Implants with Zircon Dioxide Coating - The method includes the following steps: formulation of liquid, non-gelled and stable precursors by solvolysis of ZV (IV) compounds; precursor deposition on endosseous implant surface; thermal treatment to achieve film densification, in the presence of oxygen, of a complex formed by the said endosseous implant and precursor, to obtain on the implant surface a thin nanocrystalline zirconium dioxide film. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254202 | Method and Apparatus for In-Line Process Control of the Cigs Process - An in-line production apparatus and a method for composition control of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar cells fabricated by a co-evaporation deposition process. The deposition conditions are so that a deposited Cu-excessive overall composition is transformed into to a Cu-deficient overall composition, the final CIGS film. Substrates with a molybdenum layer move through the process chamber with constant speed. The transition from copper rich to copper deficient composition on a substrate is detected by using sensors which detect a physical parameter related to the transition. A preferred embodiment sensors are provided that detect the composition of elements in the deposited layer. A controller connected to the sensors adjusts the fluxes from the evaporant sources in order provide a CIGS layer with uniform composition and thickness over the width of the substrate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254203 | SILICON NITRIDE PASSIVATION FOR A SOLAR CELL - A silicon nitride layer may be formed with a suitable refractive index, mass density, and hydrogen concentration so that the layer may serve as an ARC/passivation layer on a solar cell substrate. The silicon nitride layer may be formed on a solar cell substrate by adding a hydrogen gas diluent to a conventional precursor gas mixture during the deposition process. Alternatively, the silicon nitride layer may be formed on a solar cell substrate by using a precursor gas mixture consisting essentially of silane and nitrogen. To improve deposition chamber throughput, the silicon nitride layer may be a dual stack film that includes a low-hydrogen interface layer and a thicker bulk silicon nitride layer. Placing a plurality of solar cell substrates on a substrate carrier and transferring the substrate carrier into the deposition chamber may further enhance deposition chamber throughput. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254204 | DIELECTRIC APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - In an embodiment of the invention, an amorphous phase dielectric material is selectively formed over a substrate. The amorphous phase dielectric material is then converted into a crystalline phase dielectric material. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254205 | SELF-INITIATED ALKALINE METAL ION FREE ELECTROLESS DEPOSITION COMPOSITION FOR THIN CO-BASED AND NI-BASED ALLOYS - A method and composition for electrolessly depositing a layer of a metal alloy onto a surface of a metal substrate in manufacture of microelectronic devices. The composition comprises a source of metal deposition ions, a borane-based reducing agent, and a two-component stabilizer, wherein the first stabilizer component is a source of hypophosphite and the second stabilizer component is a molybdenum (VI) compound. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254206 | Microwires, methods for their production, and products made using them - Insulated electrically conductive fibers or microwires of sizes on the order of 1 mil (25 microns) diameter, so as to be suitable for processing into yarns or multi-microwire bundles, for example, for incorporation into conformable fabric products or for use as wearable electronic circuitry are made by coprocessing a core of a lower-melting-point metal within a sheath of a higher-melting-point polymer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254207 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE WITH HIGH HEAT CONDUCTIVITY - An electrically conductive substrate with a high heat conductivity has an aluminum plate having multiple holes. An isolation layer is formed on the aluminum plate and inner walls of the holes. Multiple electrically conductive materials are inserted in the holes. A circuit layer is formed on the aluminum plate, electrically connects to the electrically conductive materials and has a rough surface. A graphite layer is formed on the rough surface of the circuit layer. The electric components are respectively provided on the holes, and the heat generated by the electric components is dissipated effectively by the aluminum plate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254208 | Thin film magnetic head structure adapted to manufacture a thin film magnetic head - A thin-film magnetic head structure has a configuration adapted to manufacture a thin-film magnetic head configured such that a main magnetic pole layer including a magnetic pole end part on a side of a medium-opposing surface opposing a recording medium, a write shield layer opposing the magnetic pole end part so as to form a recording gap layer on the medium-opposing surface side, and a thin-film coil wound about the write shield layer or main magnetic pole layer are laminated. The main magnetic pole layer has an end face joint structure where respective end faces of the magnetic pole end part and a yoke magnetic pole part having a size greater than that of the magnetic pole end part are joined to each other, and a surface with a flat structure on a side closer to the thin-film coil. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254209 | POLYMER ICE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - The development provides polymer compositions that may restrict mobility of moving people, animals and objects within an area, including individual combatants and vehicles. The polymer-based compositions create an artificial ice material to directedly and reversibly reduce ground traction. The development also may include a non-toxic reversal agent, matched to the chemical characteristics of the polymer compositions, that restores traction when applied to a surface coated with the initial, traction-reducing polymer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254210 | OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF - Optical elements are made using micro-jet printing methods to precisely control the type, position and amount of polymer deposited onto a substrate. In preferred embodiments, the proportions of two or more different polymer compositions are varied over the course of the deposition process to deposit adjoining polymer pixels in the form of a film on the substrate surface. The optical properties of each adjoining polymer pixel can be selected to provide a predetermined optical property, including a specific value of index of refraction. Preferably, the film has a radially non-monotonic refractive index profile and/or an angularly non-monotonic refractive index profile. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254211 | Filter window manufacturing method - A filter window manufacturing method includes fabricating a structure of wires on a substrate, depositing a lacquer over the wires and the substrate, depositing a first layer that includes a material selected from the group consisting of AlN, Ru, Ir, Au, SiN, Rh, C and combinations thereof, removing the lacquer, removing the substrate, and baking the first layer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254212 | Method for Coating Surfaces and Suitable Particles Therefor - A process for coating a surface comprises said surface being coated with particles (A) comprising a core (a) and at least one envelope (b) other than said core (a), and optionally with at least one hydrophobicizing agent (B) and thereafter thermally treated. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254213 | Controlling ultra hard material quality - A method is provided for controlling the consistency of the quality of ultra hard materials formed over tungsten carbide substrates formed from different batches of tungsten carbide powder by controlling the tungsten carbide particle size distribution in each batch. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254214 | ADHESIVE MATERIALS, ADHESIVE PARTS FORMED THEREWITH AND THEIR USES - Adhesive material and adhesive parts are formed according to the present invention along with used therefore. The adhesive parts typically include a handling layer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254215 | PLANARIZING COATING METHOD - A planarizing coating method for filling a step between patterns formed on a board surface, includes the steps of: preparing at least two types of coating liquids different in non-volatile matter densities, first coating one of the coating liquids higher in density on the board surface, rotating the board so as to leave the one coating liquid inside the step and such that, at the same time, substantially none of the one coating liquid is left on a pattern crest of the patterns, subsequently coating another of the coating liquids lower in non-volatile matter density on the board surface, and rotating the board so that the coating liquid lower in density is left on a coating film comprising the one coating liquid higher in density and such that, at the same time, substantially none of the other coating liquid lower in density left on the pattern crest. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254216 | Metal Complex Compound Comprising B-Diketonato Ligand - [PROBLEMS] To provide a metal complex compound capable of being suitably used for manufacturing a metal-containing thin film by the CVD method and a method for preparing a metal-containing thin film. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254217 | FINE CONTROL OF VAPORIZED ORGANIC MATERIAL - A method for vaporizing organic components and delivering the vapor through opening(s) in a manifold to a substrate surface spaced from the manifold to form a film composed of at least two organic components, comprising: delivering a first quantity of a single first organic component into a vaporization device where the component is vaporized and delivered at a first predetermined rate to the manifold; delivering into a transport apparatus a quantity of a mixture of organic components in a predetermined ratio that includes the first organic component; the transport apparatus delivering the mixture of organic components at a second predetermined rate to a flash heating region wherein the mixture is vaporized and delivered to the manifold; and mixing the organic components in the manifold, which permits the mixed vaporized components to be deposited through the opening(s) onto the substrate surface to form the film. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254218 | Metal Precursor Solutions For Chemical Vapor Deposition - Metal source containing precursor liquid solutions for chemical vapor deposition processes, including atomic layer deposition, for fabricating conformal metal-containing films on substrates are described. More specifically, the metal source precursor liquid solutions are comprised of (i) at least one metal complex selected from β-diketonates, β-ketoiminates, β-diiminates, alkyl metal, metal carbonyl, alkyl metal carbonyl, aryl metal, aryl metal carbonyl, cyclopentadienyl metal, cyclopentadienyl metal isonitrile, cyclopentadienyl metal nitrile, cyclopentadienyl metal carbonyl, metal alkoxide, metal ether alkoxide, and metal amides wherein the ligand can be monodentate, bidentate and multidentate coordinating to the metal atom and the metal is selected from group 2 to 14 elements, and (ii) a solvent selected from organic amides including linear amides and cyclic amides for such metal source containing precursors. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254219 | Method And Device For Preparing Powder On Which Nano Metal, Alloy, And Ceramic Particles Are Uniformly Vacuum-Deposited - The present invention relates to a method and device for preparing powder by depositing nano metal, alloy, ceramic particles that are excellent in size uniformity, on a surface of the powder that is a base, using a vacuum deposition method. In particular, the present invention provides a method and device for preparing the powder on which the nano metal, alloy, and ceramic particles of a very uniform size are deposited, by simultaneously performing deposition and agitation using an effective agitation means for solving a disadvantage of a conventional method where deposition and agitation are separately performed. Also, the present invention provides a method and device for preparing the powder on which nano particles are deposited, in which a nano characteristic is kept by preventing a coalescence phenomenon of nano particles even when a deposition time for increasing contents of the nano particles increases in their preparation. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254220 | Plasma processing apparatus - A plasma processing apparatus includes a vacuum processing container, and a placing table for placing an object which is arranged in the container and is to be processed. The processing container includes a tubular container body having an upper opening, and a dielectric top plate attached hermetically to the upper opening of the body and transmitting an electromagnetic wave. The plasma processing apparatus further includes an electromagnetic wave supplying system for supplying an electromagnetic wave for generating plasma into the container through the top plate, and a gas supplying system for supplying a gas containing a processing gas into the container. A gas ejecting hole for ejecting the gas supplied from the gas supplying system into the container is formed on the top plate. A discharge prevention member having a permeability is arranged in each ejection hole. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254221 | COATING COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF COATING - Various coatings and methods of coating fasteners are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of coating includes applying a chromate coating to a fastener. In other embodiments, the method may include deoxidizing an aluminum fastener, etching the fastener, deoxidizing the fastener a second time, applying a chromate coating to the fastener, and dying the fastener. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254222 | Aqueous Composition for Making Coating Solutions for Producing Supports Endowed with Anti-Blocking Properties, Method for Making Such Supports and Resulting Supports - This aqueous composition for coating supports to provide same with anti-blocking properties, comprises:
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20080254223 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD - A film forming apparatus is provided which includes a device A that generates liquid fine particles having controlled particle diameters; a device B including a via for guiding the generated liquid fine particles while controlling a temperature thereof; a device C that sprays the guided liquid fine particles; and a device D including a space for forming a transparent conductive film by coating the sprayed liquid fine particles onto a subject to be processed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254224 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A part of the opening of the nozzle insertion hole located in the liquid discharging direction relative to the nozzle inserted in the nozzle insertion hole is enlarged in the liquid discharging direction. Therefore, the droplets which have migrated to the nozzle insertion hole adheres to the internal surface in the liquid discharging direction relative to the nozzle, that is, to the slanted part via the enlarged part. Moreover, the slanted part is provided slanted from the central portion of the nozzle insertion hole toward the enlarged part and separated away from the central portion of the substrate top surface. Hence, the adhering droplets flow in the liquid discharging direction along the slanted part to be discharged from the opening of the nozzle insertion hole. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254225 | Method and Apparatus for Wafer Electroless Plating - A semiconductor wafer electroless plating apparatus includes a platen and a fluid bowl. The platen has a top surface defined to support a wafer, and an outer surface extending downward from a periphery of the top surface to a lower surface of the platen. The fluid bowl has an inner volume defined by an interior surface so as to receive the platen, and wafer to be supported thereon, within the inner volume. A seal is disposed around the interior surface of the fluid bowl so as to form a liquid tight barrier when engaged between the interior surface of the fluid bowl and the outer surface of the platen. A number of fluid dispense nozzles are positioned to dispense electroplating solution within the fluid bowl above the seal so as to rise up and flow over the platen, thereby flowing over the wafer when present on the platen. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254226 | METHOD TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF POLYMER DRAG REDUCTION FOR MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS - A method for increasing the efficiency of additive drag reduction by establishing a drag-reducing viscoelastic coating on a surface. The method includes mixing a polymer into a concentrated solution that has approximately the same density as a fluid flowing over the surface, ejecting the mixture/solution into the flowing fluid in a manner such that a coating of polymer, which initially grows thicker with time, is adsorbed onto the surface, and reducing the ejection rate of the first fluid such that the coating of polymer then grows thinner with time. These steps may be repeated so that a desired minimum coating thickness is maintained over an extended period of time. The method reduces the polymer expenditure rate for a given drag reduction. Moreover, the produced viscoelastic coating impedes the attachment and growth of drag-producing natural organisms and may be applied without “down-time” (e.g., while underway). | 2008-10-16 |
20080254227 | Method for Coating a Component - A method for coating a member of fiber-reinforced composite material is proposed, wherein
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20080254228 | Recording Ink, Inkjet Recording Method and Inkjet Recording Apparatus - There is provided a recording ink containing at least: water; a water-soluble organic solvent; a surfactant; and a carbon black having a hydrophilic group on a surface thereof, wherein the carbon black releases humic acid in an aqueous dispersion of the carbon black, which is recovered from the recording ink, a concentration of the humic acid released in the aqueous dispersion containing 20% by mass of the carbon black of is expressed with a maximum absorbance at a wavelength of 230 nm to 260 nm, and the recording ink has the maximum absorbance of 5.0 to 20.0 at the wavelength of 230 nm to 260 nm. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254229 | Radiation Curable Coating Composition and Method - The present invention relates to a composition for coating substrates and to methods for coating substrates using the composition. In general, the composition contains a prepolymer and a decorative effect additive, such as a pigment. The composition is radiation curable. In one embodiment, the composition is cured by electron beam energy. In another embodiment, the composition also contains a photoinitiator and is cured by ultraviolet (UV) energy. The composition coats substrates via a single curing process to provide a decorative coating, also referred to as a non-clear coat. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254230 | PARTICLE DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND PARTICLE DEPOSITION METHOD - An apparatus and method for depositing particles having uniform diameters onto a substrate are provided. In the particle deposition apparatus, starting materials in a starting gas are reacted with each other to produce particles which are then deposited onto a substrate. The particle deposition apparatus comprises: a reaction vessel comprising a reaction chamber and a back chamber in its interior, a starting gas supply port in communication with the reaction chamber, an exhaust port in communication with the back chamber, and a holder which is disposed within the back chamber and can hold the substrate; a plasma generator for producing plasma within the reaction chamber; and gas flow control unit configured to discharge a post-reaction gas through the exhaust port while producing the plasma. In the particle deposition apparatus, the introduced starting gas is allowed to react to produce and grow particles, and only particles having desired diameters are selected by taking advantage of balance between plasma-derived Coulomb force and gas flow-derived drag and are deposited onto a substrate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254231 | METHOD OF FORMING PROTECTION LAYER ON CONTOUR OF WORKPIECE - The invention provides a method of forming a protection layer on a contour of a workpiece. The workpiece is made of at least one metal and/or at least one alloy. The method according to the invention forms an inorganic layer on the contour of the workpiece by an atomic layer deposition process and/or a plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition process (or a plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition process), and the inorganic layer serves as the protection layer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254232 | COBALT NITRIDE LAYERS FOR COPPER INTERCONNECTS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THEM - An interconnect structure for integrated circuits incorporates a layer of cobalt nitride that facilitates the nucleation, growth and adhesion of copper wires. The cobalt nitride may deposited on a refractory metal nitride or carbide layer, such as tungsten nitride or tantalum nitride, that serves as a diffusion barrier for copper and also increases the adhesion between the cobalt nitride and the underlying insulator. The cobalt nitride may be formed by chemical vapor deposition from a novel cobalt amidinate precursor. Copper layers deposited on the cobalt nitride show high electrical conductivity and can serve as seed layers for electrochemical deposition of copper conductors for microelectronics. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254233 | PLASMA-INDUCED CHARGE DAMAGE CONTROL FOR PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESSES - Methods of depositing amorphous carbon films on substrates are provided herein. The methods reduce or prevent plasma-induced charge damage to the substrates from the deposition of the amorphous carbon films. In one aspect, an initiation layer of amorphous carbon is deposited at a low RF power level and/or at a low hydrocarbon compound/inert gas flow rate ratio before a bulk layer of amorphous carbon is deposited. After the deposition of the initiation layer, the RF power, hydrocarbon flow rate, and inert gas flow rate may be ramped to final values for the deposition of the bulk layer, wherein the RF power ramp rate is typically greater than the ramp rates of the hydrocarbon compound and of the inert gas. In another aspect, a method of minimizing plasma-induced charge damage includes depositing a seasoning layer on one or more interior surfaces of a chamber before the deposition of the amorphous carbon film on a substrate therein or coating the interior surfaces with an oxide or dielectric layer during manufacturing. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254234 | RADIATION-HARDENED COATINGS WITH IMPROVED ADHESIVE STRENGTH - Mixtures comprising at least one radiation-curable composition (I) and at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive (II). | 2008-10-16 |
20080254235 | Pulsed laser deposition of high quality photoluminescent GaN films - High quality GaN films exhibiting strong room temperature blue photoluminescence with negligible impurity emissions are grown by a Pulsed Laser Deposition process in which process parameters are controlled to attain plasma particle energy of a target material plume directed from the target on the substrate structure below 5 eV at the deposition surface. Among the process parameters, a distance between the deposition surface and the target, a pressure level of the reaction gas in the processing chamber, and an energy density of the pulsed laser beam directed to the target are controlled, in combination, to attain the required low plasma particle energy of the plume below 5 eV in vicinity of the deposition surface. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254236 | Optical Cellulose Acylate Film, Polarizing Plate and Liquid Crystal Display Device - An optical cellulose acylate film comprising a polymer component which is a cellulose acylate obtained by substituting hydroxyl groups of a cellulose by an acetyl group and an acyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms, wherein a substitution degree A of the acetyl group and a substitution degree B of the acyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms satisfy the following formulae (I) and (II): 2.0≦A+B≦3.0 (I), 0 | 2008-10-16 |
20080254237 | Polymer Film, and Optically-Compensatory Film, Polarizer and Liquid-Crystal Display Device Comprising the Same - A polymer film that has an in-plane retardation Re | 2008-10-16 |
20080254238 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCALED UP REPRODUCTION OF DETAILED FEATURES - Producing a scaled multiple parallax compound lens is accomplished by providing an insect eye having multiple ommitidia and creating a polymer mold of the insect eye. A casting is then created from the polymer mold with an expandable polymer mold. A second casting is then created from the second polymer mold. Duplication of the process can be accomplished for further scaling up of the compound lens with the final casting created using a durable polymer having appropriate optical properties for the lens. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254239 | Method for Preparation of Thermally Sensitive Recording Medium - A thermally sensitive recording medium characterized to be superior in writing aptitude, printing aptitude, causes less head debris, possesses good water resistance, causes less sticking and is excellent in preservative stability of developed color in nature environment such as heat, water, humid or light, to sebum when handled with hand, oils, plasticizers and solvents can be obtained by following method, that is, a method for preparation of a thermally sensitive recording medium possessing a coating layer formed by applying a coating (A) containing a binder and a coating (B) containing a crosslinking agent on a thermally sensitive recording layer, which is formed on a substrate, and said thermally sensitive recording layer contains a colorless or pale colored electron donating leuco dye and an electron accepting color developing agent comprising, forming an over coating layer by applying said coating (A) and coating (B) separately in accordance with a curtain coating method, wherein the formation of the over coating layer is comprising, after applying one coating, applying another coating in accordance with a curtain coating method without having a drying process between. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254240 | Printable articles including coating/ink-receiving layers and methods of preparation thereof - Printable articles having a single coating/ink receiving layer are disclosed. In addition, printable articles having a single coating/ink receiving layer disposed on the printable article and a second coating layer disposed on the coating/ink receiving layer are disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254241 | HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet containing at least one heat insulation layer and at least one receptor layer on a support, wherein said heat insulation layer contains at least one kind of hollow polymer particles and said receptor layer contains at least one latex polymer and at least one water-soluble polymer; wherein said water-soluble polymer is at least one of a gelatin and a polyvinyl alcohol in which the gelatin has an average molecular mass of 20,000 or more and the polyvinyl alcohol has a saponification degree of 95% or more and an average polymerization degree of from 200 to 1600 or has a saponification degree of less than 95% and an average polymerization degree of from 500 to 2000. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254242 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WELDED RESIN MATERIAL AND WELDED RESIN MATERIAL - A method for producing a welded resin material contains steps of: superimposing a resin member having transmissibility to laser light and a resin member having absorptivity to laser light to form a contact part where the resin members are in contact with each other; forming a closed space that is adjacent to the contact part and faces one end of the contact part; and radiating the laser light from the resin member having transmissibility while pressing the resin members to each other through the contact part, so as to heat the contact part to melt a resin at the contact part, housing a resin excluded from the contact part through melting in the closed space, solidifying the resin melted at the contact part to weld the resin members. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254243 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING A DOOR - A method for fabricating a door having a window, the door having a first door skin and a second door skin, the method including the following steps in the order named: forming a first door light opening perimeter having a first plurality of tabs arranged about the first door light opening perimeter, wherein the first door light opening perimeter defines a first door light portion; forming a second door light opening perimeter having a second plurality of tabs arranged about the second door light opening perimeter, wherein the second door light opening perimeter defines a second door light portion; positioning the first door skin on a first press; positioning an insert in aligned registration with the first plurality of tabs; positioning the second door skin over the insert, wherein the second plurality of tabs are in aligned registration with the insert, and the first door light opening perimeter is aligned with the second door light opening perimeter; applying pressure with the first press to secure the first and second door skins with the insert; injecting a foam into a first cavity formed between the first skin outside the first door light portion, the second door skin outside the second door light portion and the insert; and, removing the first and second door light portions. | 2008-10-16 |