52nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110318182 | GAS COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOW RATE THEREOF - Provided is a gas compressor with a variable diffuser system capable of suppressing stall and surge. The gas compressor includes i) an impeller fixed to a rotation shaft and having a plurality of blades each including a wing surface and an edge surface on an outer circumferential surface thereof; ii) a shroud surrounding the wing surface; iii) a ring valve installed on a diffuser passage connected with an outlet of the impeller and moving in a direction parallel to the rotation shaft to open and close the diffuser passage; iv) a plurality of veins installed in a circumferential direction of the diffuser passage outside the ring valve in the diffuser passage; and v) an actuator coupled with the ring valve and the plurality of veins to sequentially control movement of the ring valve and rotational angles of the veins. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318183 | Method for Producing a Shrouded Impeller from Two or More Components - Provided is a two-piece shrouded impeller, and methods for manufacturing and assembling a two-piece shrouded impeller. The two-piece shrouded impeller, in accordance with one embodiment, may have a one-piece partially shrouded impeller having a central hub, a number of blades integrally attached to the hub, and one or more integral partial shroud sections integrally attached to the blades. The two-piece shrouded impeller in this embodiment may also have a separate shroud section that attaches to the one-piece shrouded impeller, so that the separate shroud section and the partial shroud sections combine to form a completed shroud that covers the impeller blades. The separate shroud section may attach to the one-piece shrouded impeller with a snap joint, or with an interference fit, or using a squeeze deformable ring. Once attached, the shroud section may be bonded to the one-piece shrouded impeller by brazing, stick welding, ultrasonic welding, or electron beam welding. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318184 | ROTOR FOR AN AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINE - A rotor for an axial flow turbomachine is provided. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor discs that are arranged in stacks and clamped together with at least one tie rod. At least one of the rotor discs of the rotor comprises a smaller outer diameter than one of the neighboring rotor discs and that the difference in diameter is compensated by a drum surrounding the rotor disc with the smaller outer diameter as a ring. The drum may be made of a heat resistant material. The rotor discs surrounded by the drum may be made of a less expensive material. Furthermore, the drum may include at least one more blade ring than the rotor discs that are surrounded by the drum. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318185 | Lightened Axial Compressor Rotor - The present invention relates to a rotor stage of a compressor drum ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110318186 | Root-End of a Wind Turbine Blade - The root-end of a blade of a wind turbine contains at least two segments. The segments contain a connection mechanism for their connection to build up the root-end. The segments contain a first segment section, which is prepared for a connection with fiber reinforced components of the blade. The segments contain a second segment section, which is prepared for a connection with a hub of a wind turbine or which is prepared for a connection with pitch-components of a wind turbine. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318187 | SEALING DEVICE - A sealing device for sealing a gap between a dovetail of a bucket assembly and a rotor wheel is disclosed. The sealing device includes a cover plate configured to cover the gap and a retention member protruding from the cover plate and configured to engage the dovetail. The sealing device provides a seal against the gap when the bucket assembly is subjected to a centrifugal force. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318188 | AXIAL CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR WITH SCALABLE RAKE ANGLE - A mobile wheel for a centrifugal or axial centrifugal compressor for a turbine engine, that includes a base on which a plurality of vanes are attached at their feet and extend between a leading edge and a trailing edge, the trailing edge being inclined at the base of the vane by a slope angle relative to the middle plane extending through the base thereof in the rotation direction of the compressor. The trailing edge has at the head of the vane a slope angle smaller than the slope angle at the vane base. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318189 | CROSSFLOW FAN AND AIR CONDITIONER PROVIDED WITH SAME - A crossflow fan includes a rotary impeller formed by curved blades | 2011-12-29 |
20110318190 | WIND TURBINE BLADES WITH IMPROVED BOND LINE - A wind turbine blade includes an upper shell member and a lower shell member defining an internal cavity therebetween. The shell members are joined with a bond paste along bond lines at the leading edge and trailing edge of the blade. A seal member is disposed between the upper and lower shell members at a designed width of the bond line along at least one of the trailing or leading edges. The seal member comprises a dam on each of the lower and upper shell members that overlap in a mated configuration of the shell members. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318191 | THERMALLY LOADED, COOLED COMPONENT - A thermally loaded, cooled component thermally coupled to a cooling system configured to receive a gaseous cooling introduced in a forced manner from outside that flows through the cooling system so as to absorb and transport heat away from the component as a result of thermal contact with the component. The component includes at least one Helmholtz resonator configured to improve thermal contact between the cooling medium and the component. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318192 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING THICK MATTER - A device for conveying a mixture of substances includes a delivery cylinder having perforations and is configured to separate, through the perforations, mixture components from the mixture of substances. A material feed space is connected to an inlet side of the delivery cylinder and delivery line is connected to the outlet side. A delivery piston is reciprocatable through the material feed space and the delivery cylinder. A closure member is disposed at the outlet side of the delivery cylinder or in the delivery line and is movable between open and closed positions. A control unit is operable to move the delivery piston and a drive mechanism operable to move the closure member. The control unit is configured to respond to displacement signals of the delivery piston so as to cause a closing movement of the closure member and is configured to respond to output signals of an upstream pressure sensor so as to cause an opening movement of the closure member. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318193 | LINEAR COMPRESSOR - The present invention discloses a linear compressor which makes it possible to adjust a variable rate of a cooling capacity. The linear compressor includes a fixed member having a compression space therein, a movable member linearly reciprocated in the fixed member to compress a refrigerant sucked into the compression space, one or more springs provided to elastically support the movable member in the motion direction of the movable member, a motor unit including a motor connected to the movable member to linearly reciprocate the movable member in the axial direction and a capacitor connected in series to the motor, and a motor control unit controlling an AC voltage applied to the motor to adjust a variable rate of a cooling capacity by the reciprocation of the movable member. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318194 | PUMP WITH AUTOMATIC DEACTIVATION MECHANISM - An automatic deactivation mechanism is configured for an air bladder pump having a casing and a motor located therein to pump air into an air bladder from the atmosphere and through an air valve connected through the casing. The automatic deactivation mechanism includes a housing positioned within the casing and has defined therethrough a first aperture in fluid communication with the atmosphere through the casing and a second aperture in fluid communication with the air bladder through the casing. Included within the housing are at least two switches and a diaphragm positioned between the switches. The housing is sealed so that when a threshold pressure is reached therein, at least one switch is triggered by deflection of the diaphragm to automatically deactivate the pump by de-energizing the motor. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318195 | PUMP ARRANGEMENT WITH TWO PUMP UNITS, SYSTEM, USE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a pump arrangement comprising two pump units, each pump unit comprising a pumping cylinder, a reciprocally movable pumping piston, said pumping piston delimiting a pumping chamber in the pumping cylinder in communication with a pump port for fluids, an actuator connected to the pumping piston, and means for determining a value dependent on the position of the pumping piston in the pumping cylinder, said pump arrangement further comprises a first set of valves connecting the pump port of each pump unit to a source line and a delivery line for pumped fluids, wherein the pump arrangement comprises means for regulating the flow of the pumped fluids based on the value dependent on the positions of the pumping pistons in the pump units. The present invention further relates to a system comprising such a pump arrangement and a method for pumping fluids in said pump arrangement. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318196 | INTEGRATED PUMP PRIMING SYSTEM - A vacuum accessory and a pump motor assembly are disclosed. An exemplary pump motor assembly includes a motor having a housing. The motor drives a pump impeller. The pump motor assembly further includes a primer assembly secured to the motor, the primer assembly defining an impeller cavity receiving the pump impeller. The primer assembly includes a primer cavity in fluid communication with the impeller cavity, and a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the primer cavity. The fluid inlet is configured to receive fluid from a fluid reservoir, and the pump impeller is configured to pump the fluid from the impeller cavity when the motor is driven. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318197 | HELMET MOUNTED FAN - A helmet-mounted fan, including a main body that includes a fan assembly having at least two fan blades each including a foldable joint, a motor operatively coupled to the fan assembly, and a power supply, operatively coupleable to deliver power to the motor and configured to drive rotation of the fan when the power is delivered. A clip-on fastener releasably secures the fan assembly, motor and power supply to a helmet. The clip-on fastener including a generally planar base portion and a deformable, arcuate member extending from the base portion, wherein the base portion and arcuate member together define a clamp area that will tightly receiving the brim, visor or brow guard of a helmet, hat or other headwear to releasably secure the fan assembly to the helmet, hat or other headwear. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318198 | Fluid Flow Rate Compensation System Using an Integrated Conductivity Sensor to Monitor Tubing Changes - An infusion system and method for controlling the fluid flow from a pump includes a pump system that has a controller that utilizes an algorithm to control the flow rate of fluid through tubing. A plurality of electrodes operatively contacts an electrically conductive portion of the tubing that is also acted upon by the pump system. The electrodes monitor electrical properties of the tubing and provide an electric signal indicative thereof to the controller, which varies the flow rate of the fluid through the tubing as a result of the electric signal. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318199 | OIL PUMPING UNIT - A crank-type non-beam pumping unit, including a belt, a foundation, a crown sheave, a frame, a support rod, a belt pulley, a pin shaft, a crank, a transmission shaft, and a bracket. The bottom of the frame is disposed on the foundation, and the top of the frame is supported by the support rod. The top of the support rod is hinge connected to the frame, and the bottom of the support rod is hinge connected to the foundation. The bracket is disposed on the foundation, the transmission shaft is disposed on the bracket, and the crank is disposed on the transmission shaft. The crank rotates synchronously with the transmission shaft, and the belt pulley is disposed on one end of the crank via the pin shaft. One end of the belt bypasses the crown sheave, and is connected to a smooth sucker rod. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318200 | BLOWER FAN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A blower fan includes a rotor arranged to rotate about a rotation axis together with a shaft, a stator arranged radially outward of the rotor and opposite the rotor, a motor support portion arranged to support the shaft through a bearing such that the shaft is rotatable, and an impeller arranged to rotate together with the shaft. The motor support portion includes a base portion, a bearing support portion arranged to support the bearing, and a stator support portion arranged to support the stator. Each of at least a portion of the bearing support portion which is in contact with the bearing and at least a portion of the stator support portion which is in contact with the stator is defined by a metallic member coupled to the base portion, which is made of a resin, preferably through, for example, insert molding. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318201 | Underwater Conveying Assembly with a Pump and with a Drive Device - The invention relates to an underwater conveying assembly with a pump ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110318202 | CEILING FAN - A ceiling fan comprising an electric motor that drives a circular plate, the circular plate has three or four equally spaced quadrants positioned adjacent its periphery each quadrant is secured to the plate to be pivotal thereto to provide limited acuate movement about the pivot axis, each quadrant having a fan blade secured thereto, the acuate movement of each quadrant being confined from a first position where the blades are within the periphery of the plate to a second position where the blades extend radially outwardly at the plate, each quadrant being attached to the plate by a coil spring which urges the quadrant into the first position, each quadrant being directly joined to the adjacent quadrant by a rigid tie bar so that any movement of one quadrant causes the same movement of all the other quadrants. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318203 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP APPARATUS - In this centrifugal blood pump apparatus, one permanent magnet is provided in one surface of an impeller, a second permanent magnet is provided in an inner wall of a blood chamber, a third permanent magnet is provided in the other surface of the impeller, and a fourth permanent magnet and a rotor for driving the impeller to rotate are provided, with an diaphragm being interposed. An amount of change in attractive force between the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet and an amount of change in attractive force between the third and fourth permanent magnets when the impeller is eccentric are made substantially equal to each other. Therefore, a levitation position of the impeller can always be maintained at a substantially central position in a housing. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318204 | TURBO BLOOD PUMP - An impeller | 2011-12-29 |
20110318205 | SOLVENT DELIVERY PUMP - A solvent delivery pump is provided, which includes: a cylindrical pump chamber, an inside of which is made of metal; a plunger inserted from a tip end into the pump chamber to reciprocate in a certain direction to increase and decrease a capacity in the pump chamber; a capacity decreasing member made of resin and covering at least a portion of an inner wall of the pump chamber to reduce a clearance from the plunger; and a seal member provided to a plunger insertion portion of the pump chamber to come in sliding contact with an outer peripheral face of the plunger to seal the pump chamber. Preferable examples of the capacity decreasing member are a cylindrical sleeve covering at least a portion of an inner peripheral face of the pump chamber, a spacer disposed on an innermost face of the pump chamber to reduce a clearance from a tip end face of the plunger which has reached a top dead center, or both of the sleeve and the spacer. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318206 | Chemical Liquid Supplying Apparatus - A chemical liquid supplying apparatus which can discharge chemical liquid with high accuracy is provided. The apparatus is used to discharge the chemical liquid in a chemical liquid tank from an application nozzle. The apparatus has a combined member formed integrally with a pump case and a cylinder, and a flexible tube serving as a pump member is provided in the pump case, wherein its inside is a pump chamber and its outside is a pump-side driving chamber. A piston is assembled to the cylinder and when the piston is reciprocated by a motor, the pump chamber is expanded and contracted. A gap between the piston and the cylinder is covered with a diaphragm, and an interior of the diaphragm is a seal space. Therefore, an incompressible medium having leaked from the gap between the piston and the cylinder enters into the seal space and does not leak to the outside. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318207 | BELLOWS PUMP - A bellows pump which is further improved so that, without causing performance reduction and increases of the installation place and the cost, shock vibration which is generated in the timing of switching between suction and discharge can be suppressed is provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318208 | FINGER-TYPE PERISTALTIC PUMP - The invention provides a finger-type peristaltic pump ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110318209 | Fluid-flow system, device and method - Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed for combining fluids of different pressures and flow rates in, for example, gas gathering systems, gas wells, and other areas in which independently powered compressors are not desired. Methods, devices, and systems for turning a shaft are also provided, as are methods, devices, and systems for dropping pressure in a gas line. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318210 | VACUUM PUMP - A multistage vacuum pump includes a stator housing a multistage rotor assembly, each stage having intermeshing Roots rotor components, wherein the tip radius of the rotor components at an inlet stage of the pump is larger than the tip radius of the rotor components at an exhaust stage of the pump, wherein a meshing clearance between the rotor components at the inlet stage of the pump is greater than a meshing clearance between the rotor components at the exhaust stage of the pump. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318211 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - In a scroll compressor, a pass hole is formed at a position overlapping with a discharge sector of a discharge hole, where a sector for passing a refrigerant through the pass hole is overlapped with a sector for discharging the refrigerant through a discharge hole. This may prevent over-compression of a refrigerant when the scroll compressor is driven at a low speed. This may enhance efficiency of the scroll compressor in a low speed driving mode and under a low load condition. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318212 | SCROLL-TYPE REFRIGERATOR COMPRESSOR - This compressor comprises first and second volutes describing an orbital relative movement and each comprising a plate from which a spiral extends, the two spirals being engaged one inside the other and defining pairs of compression chambers of variable volume. The compressor has a housing formed in that surface of the plate of the first volute which is turned towards the spirals, which opens into one of the compression chambers, refrigerant delivery means leading into the housing, and a nonreturn device being mounted in the housing, the nonreturn device preventing communication between the delivery means and the compression chamber into which the housing opens in a first or closed position, and allowing communication between the delivery means and said compression chamber in a second or open position. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318213 | SHELL ACTIVATED SINTERING OF CORE-SHELL PARTICLES - A sintered structure and method for forming it are disclosed. The method includes obtaining core-shell particles having a core material and a shell material, forming the particles into a powder compact, and annealing the powder compact at an annealing temperature. The shell material is a metal that diffuses faster than the core material at the annealing temperature and diffuses to the contacts between the core-shell particles during annealing to form sintered interfaces between the core-shell particles. The sintered structure can have discontinuous regions of shell material between the sintered interfaces. The core material can be a metal, semiconductor or ceramic. The core material can be copper and the shell material can be silver. The sintered interfaces can be almost purely shell material. The annealing temperature can be significantly lower than the temperature needed to form interfaces between particles of the core material without the shell material. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318214 | IRON VANADIUM POWDER ALLOY - A water atomised prealloyed chromium-free, iron-based steel powder is provided which comprises by weight-%: 0.05-0.4 V, 0.09-0.3 Mn, less than 0.1 Cr, less than 0.1 Mo, less than 0.1 Ni, less than 0.2 Cu, less than 0.1 C, less than 0.25 O, and less than 0.5 of unavoidable impurities, with the balance being iron. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318215 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF NdFeBCu MAGNET AND NdFeBCu MAGNET MATERIAL - A method for producing an NdFeBCu magnet includes supplying an alloy melt having a composition that is represented by the general formula Nd | 2011-12-29 |
20110318216 | Method and Atmosphere for Extending Belt Life in Sintering Furnace - Disclosed herein is a method and gas atmosphere for a metal component in a continuous furnace. In one embodiment, the method and gas atmosphere comprises the use of an effective amount, or about 1 to about 10 percent volume of endo-gas, into an atmosphere comprising nitrogen and hydrogen. In another embodiment, there is provided a method sintering metal components in a furnace at a one or more operating temperatures comprising: providing a furnace comprising a belt comprising a wire mesh material wherein the metal components are supported thereupon; and sintering the components in the furnace in an atmosphere comprising nitrogen, hydrogen, and effective amount of endothermic gas at the one or more operating temperatures ranging from about 1800° F. to about 2200° F. wherein the amount of endothermic gas in the atmosphere is such that it is oxidizing to the wire mesh material and reducing to the metal components. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318217 | COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET WITH EXCELLENT BENDING WORKABILITY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MEMBER USING THE SAME - A cold-rolled steel sheet with excellent bending workability has a component composition of 0.025% or less C, 0.1% or less Si, 0.05% to 0.5% Mn, 0.03% or less P, 0.02% or less S, and 0.01% to 0.1% sol. Al on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities; a microstructure that is a ferrite rolling texture; a tensile strength TS of 390 MPa or more; a thickness of 0.4 mm or more; and a sheet thickness direction ultimate ductility of 1.3 or more, wherein the sheet thickness direction ultimate ductility is the natural logarithm Ln(t | 2011-12-29 |
20110318218 | LOW SPECIFIC GRAVITY STEEL FOR FORGING USE EXCELLENT IN MACHINEABILITY - Steel for forging having high strength and superior machinability due to controlled cooling immediately after shaping by hot forging followed by tempering and having a lower specific gravity than ordinary steel for forging use, the steel containing C: 0.05 to 0.50%, Si: 0.01 to 1.50%, Mn: 3.0 to 7.0%, P: 0.001 to 0.050%, S: 0.020 to 0.200%, Al: 3.0 to 6.0%, Cr: 0.01 to 1.00%, and N: 0.0040 to 0.0200% and having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318219 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, the body of which comprises at least predominantly a material with iron as the main constituent. For accelerating the degradation, the material comprises sulfur as first minor constituent with a concentration of more than 0.2% by weight and not more than 1% by weight, preferably not more than 0.5% by weight, and comprises as second minor constituent at least one element of the group which comprises calcium, manganese and magnesium. Furthermore, a method for producing such an implant is described. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318220 | TITANIUM ALLOYS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TITANIUM ALLOY MATERIALS - A cold rolled titanium alloy plate with a sufficient cold workability and excellent superplasticity characteristics is provided. The cold rolled titanium alloy plate consists of, by mass %, Al of 2.0 to 4.0% and V of 4.0 to 9.0%, one element selected from Zr of not more than 2.0% and Sn of not more than 3.0% and the balance being Ti and impurities, a ratio of α/β is not less than 0.3 and not more than 0.6; where “α” is an area of a phase in the plate and “β” is an area of β phase in the plate, and the plate has an elongation at break in a tensile test conducted at 800° C. exceeds 200%. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318221 | METHOD OF CUTTING SINGLE CRYSTALS - An embodiment of the invention provides a single crystal cleaved from a larger crystal and having a cleavage surface that extends along a natural crystallographic plane of the single crystal, the cleavage surface produced by generating a stress field to propagate a crack in the larger crystal along the natural plane, so that during cracking by the stress field a magnitude of a derivative of an energy release rate, G(α), generated by the stress field at a front of the crack as a function of angular deviation, α, from the natural plane, is less than or equal to twice an effective step energy, β | 2011-12-29 |
20110318222 | Method Of Freshening Air - Air freshener products and methods for freshening air are disclosed. In some embodiments, the air freshening product may include a container for storing an air freshening composition that may contain compressed gas such as compressed air, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, inert gases, or carbon dioxide. When the container is completely filled with propellant and air freshening composition, the air freshening composition may be released from the container at a flow rate of from about 0.8 grams/second to about 1.5 grams/second, wherein the mean particle size of the released spray droplets is from about 10 microns to about 100 microns. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318223 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING WATER CHEMISTRY IN POWER GENERATION PLANT - A method for controlling water chemistry in a power generation plant including a low-pressure feedwater heater ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110318224 | X-RAY STERILIZATION OF LIQUID ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a method of preparing a sterile, liquid adhesive composition in a sealed container using X-ray irradiation. The liquid adhesive compositions maintain their stability after sterilization and have an extended shelf life, making them particularly useful in the medical field. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318225 | STERILIZATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE - A system, device and method for sterilizing or decontaminating an object that by exposing the object to a sterilant gas comprised of one or more oxides of nitrogen, such as NO, NO | 2011-12-29 |
20110318226 | Calibration slide for fluorescence detection instruments and process of preparation - The present invention relates to calibration slides for fluorescence detection instruments and processing method of making them. The aim of this invention is to disclose calibration slides with high photostability and long lifetime for fluorescence detection instruments. The calibration slides are fabricated by patterning calibration spot arrays of modified inorganic phosphors on the glass slide. The process for producing a calibration slide comprises the following procedure: 1) Dispersing the inorganic phosphors of rare-earth doped complex in water; 2) Patterning the affay of the above suspension on the glass slide. The calibration slides in the present invention employ a very stable fluorescing material that is insensitive to photobleaching, has long lifetime and stability under mild storage condition. The calibration slides in the present invention can be used to calibrate and test for some fluorescence instruments, i.e. microarray scanner, fluorescent microscopy, fluorescence spectrometer, fluorescent multiwell-plate reader | 2011-12-29 |
20110318227 | SWITCHES FOR MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS - A microfluidic system including a substrate in sheet form, at least one hydrophilic microfluidic channel supported on a surface of the substrate, and at least one function component formed as part of the substrate for providing a functional component for the microfluidic channel wherein the functional component comprises at least one cut within the substrate for providing a switch or filter component for the microfluidic channel. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318228 | METHODS AND DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF OCCULT BLOOD - The present invention relates generally to detection of occult blood. In particular, the present invention provides a device and methods for the simultaneous detection of hemoglobin and transferrin in fecal samples, which permit a more sensitive diagnosis of occult blood in fecal sample and a differential diagnosis of bleeding of the upper GI tract versus the lower GI tract. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318229 | DROPLET DISCHARGING APPARATUS FOR CELL COUNTING - There is provided a droplet discharging apparatus for cell counting that includes: a droplet flowing unit into which a droplet is injected; a pumping unit allowing the injected droplet to flow or to stop flowing; a droplet discharging unit discharging the droplet to a target unit or a receiving unit; a detection unit installed on a droplet discharging route, and irradiating light to the droplet and receiving light reflected on the droplet to generate a light receiving signal; and a control unit performing a control operation by counting the number of cells by receiving the light receiving signal from the detection unit and determining whether or not the cell is present on the basis of the level of the received light receiving signal. Therefore, it is possible to discharge the droplet by accurately counting the number of cells in the droplet. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318230 | Chemical Sensor with an Indicator Dye - A chemical sensor based on an indicator dye wherein a light transmissive element containing the indicator dye is made of a hygroscopic polymer. The polymer may be, for example, a polyimide or PMMA or other polymer. In an alternative embodiment the light transmissive element is doped with metal nanocolloidal particles. One embodiment may include a reference photodiode and differential amplifier to compensate for the fluctuations of the intensity of the light source. The light source may be pulse modulated. The sensor may include calibration means comprising a reference sample of the chemical to be detected and a precision delivery means. A method of fabricating the polymer and metal nanocolloid is disclosed wherein the nanocolloid is produced by generating a pulsed laser plasma in a suspension of metal particles and an organic solvent and adding the resulting solvent colloid to a solution containing the polymer. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318231 | Carbon Dioxide Capture System for Diminution of Global CO2 Levels - A system is demonstrated which captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by introducing air into the vehicle at high speeds and reacting such air with hydroxide-containing material. System comprises means for introducing air into vehicle, means for reacting the air in reaction vessels and means for stopping the carbon dioxide scrubbing once a predetermined carbonate concentration is reached in the solution. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318232 | OXYGEN SCAVENGING SYSTEM FOR A CONTAINER - A container having a hydrogen generator and catalyst disposed or otherwise incorporated in components of the container. The container further comprises a system for providing at least a portion of the hydrogen generator and/or catalyst in an area defined within the closure of the container for improved performance. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318233 | SUPPORTED IONIC LIQUID REACTOR - A chemical reactor, comprising:
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20110318234 | FLUIDIZATION DEVICE FOR SOLID FUEL PARTICLES - A system includes a fluidization device including a flow passage configured to convey a flow of solid fuel particles in a downstream direction, and a body disposed within the flow passage. The body is configured to direct the flow of solid fuel particles between the body and an outer wall of the flow passage. The fluidization device also includes a carrier gas injection port positioned radially outward from the body. The carrier gas injection port is configured to provide a flow of carrier gas in the downstream direction to break up agglomerations within the flow of solid fuel particles. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318235 | RECESSED GAS FEED DISTRIBUTOR APPARATUS FOR FCC RISER - An FCC apparatus may include a distributor disposed in a recess in a wall of the riser for distributing gaseous hydrocarbon feed to a riser. The distributor may be shielded from upwardly flowing catalyst by a shield. An array of nozzles from the distributor may extend through openings in the shield. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318236 | SELF-REGENERATING PARTICULATE TRAP SYSTEMS FOR EMISSIONS AND METHODS THEREOF - A method and system for treating emissions includes charging particles in an exhaust stream, producing one or more radicals, and oxidizing at least a portion of the charged particles with at least a portion of the produced radicals. At least a portion of the charged particles in the exhaust stream are then attracted on at least one attraction surface which is one of oppositely charged from the charged particles and grounded. The attracted particles are oxidized with another portion of the one or more produced radicals to self regenerate the at least one attraction surface. Downstream from where the attracted particles are oxidized, at least a portion of one or more first compounds in the exhaust stream are converted to one or more second compounds downstream from the attracting. Additionally, at least a portion of any remaining charged particles are oxidized into one or more gases. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318237 | ULTRAVIOLET REACTOR BAFFLE DESIGN FOR ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS AND ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION - Ultraviolet reactors having an ultraviolet light source for treating a fluid are disclosed. In one embodiment, a reactor is disclosed which includes a vessel having an inlet for receiving fluid and an outlet for discharging fluid. The vessel further includes a plurality of segmented baffles. The baffles further include a partial circumferential edge section that terminates in a vertical edge section to form right and left segmented baffles. The left and right segmented baffles are arranged in an alternating pattern in the vessel to provide plug flow and enhanced radial mixing. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318238 | Spiral Cylinder-Shaped Discharge Unit for Ozone Generator - The present invention provides a spiral cylinder-shaped discharge unit for an ozone generator, wherein the discharge unit comprises at least one ground electrode, at least one insulating layer and at least one high voltage electrode that are stacked together and integrally curled into a number of spiral cylinder-shaped coils, wherein the high voltage electrode and the ground electrode are separated by the insulating layer, and gaps are respectively present between the ground electrode and the insulating layer, and between the insulating layer and the high voltage electrode. The discharge unit is applicable to various kinds of ozone generator and can significantly improve ozone productivity of a single discharge unit and reduce manufacture cost. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318239 | Sulfur dioxide generator with aqueous gas mixer/aerator - An apparatus for burning sulfur to produce sulfur dioxide, which sulfur dioxide is associated with a multi-channel gas valve associated with other gas sources to selectively be blended each into water by a combination mixer/aerator to aerate water in one monde, admix sulfur dioxide with water to form sulfurous acid in another mode, and stir and mix water without gases in a third mode. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318240 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF ANALYTES - The present invention provides assays and devices for detection of substances in liquid samples. The assays and devices utilize passive diffusion between a porous material and a porous membrane containing a specific binding pair member to enable detection of the substance of interest. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318241 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFER OF LIQUID SAMPLES - A system for preparing biological sample contains a body including a proximal side and a distal side, a plurality of mandrels, a plurality of resilient elements, a plurality of fluid dispensers, and one or more samples. The mandrels are moveably positioned within the body, where each resilient element engages a respective one of the mandrels. Each of the fluid dispensers is configured to engage a distal end of a corresponding one of the mandrels. Each sample comprises a solution containing one or more nucleic acid sequences contained within at least one of the fluid dispensers. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318242 | METERING DEVICE SUITED FOR METERING VERY SMALL METERING VOLUMES AND METERING METHOD - A metering device for the aspiration and dispensing of a metered medium ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110318243 | SAMPLING DEVICE - An in situ sampling device for capturing a material sample from a vessel. Embodiments of the present invention may be disposed as elongate probes having extendable sample capture elements. A sample capture element of such a device may include a concave sample capture pocket located near a distal end thereof. The sample capture pocket is adapted to capture a known volume of material when the sample capture element is extended into said material. The material sample remains trapped in the sample capture pocket upon sample capture element retraction. The sample capture pocket may be provided with a port for receiving material therein and a port for expelling material therefrom. These ports may be placed in communication with corresponding material transfer channels extending through the sample capture element. A device of the present invention provides for substantially contemporaneous sample capture and sample processing. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318244 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PURIFYING FLUIDS - An apparatus for the purification of fluids includes a material exchange apparatus which contains a more volatile fluid and a less volatile fluid. The material exchange apparatus contains a structured packing, with the structured packing containing a first packing layer ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110318245 | Flue-Gas Purification and Reclamation System and Method Thereof - A flue-gas purification system includes a flue-gas cycling system, a reactor, an absorbent adding system having at least a catalytic absorbent, wherein the catalytic absorbent is being gasified for reacting with the flue-gas in the reactor in a homogenous gas-gas phase reacting manner. Therefore, the purification system has fast reaction rate between the pollutants of the flue-gas and the catalytic absorbent, which is preferably ammonia, to efficiently remove pollutants, so as to effectively purify the flue-gas. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318246 | FLUE-GAS PURIFICATION AND RECLAMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A flue-gas purification system includes a flue-gas cycling system, a reactor, an absorbent adding system having at least a catalytic absorbent, wherein the catalytic absorbent is being gasified for reacting with the flue-gas in the reactor in a homogenous gas-gas phase reacting manner. Therefore, the purification system has fast reaction rate between the pollutants of the flue-gas and the catalytic absorbent, which is preferably ammonia, to efficiently remove pollutants, so as to effectively purify the flue-gas. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318247 | PROCESS FOR PURIFYING A FLOW OF COMBUSTION FUMES FROM A CLINKER PRODUCTION PLANT AND RELATIVE APPARATUS - The present invention concerns a process for purifying a flow of combustion fumes from a clinker production plant comprising the following operating steps: a) removing dust at a temperature comprised between 250 and 400° C. from a flow of combustion fumes exiting from a suspension preheater with formation of a flow of combustion fumes free of dust; b) carrying out on said flow of combustion fumes free of dust a selective catalytic NO | 2011-12-29 |
20110318248 | Methods for Solubilizing and Separating Large Fullerenes - We have discovered that size dependent solubility of large fullerenes in strong acids is dependent on acid strength. This provides a scalable method for separating large fullerenes by size. According to some embodiments, a method for processing a fullerene starting material comprises large fullerenes comprises mixing the starting material with a first concentrated sulfuric acid solution so as to obtain a first dispersion comprising a first portion of the large fullerenes solubilized in the first concentrated sulfuric acid solution. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318249 | NOVEL POROUS METAL OXIDE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND USE OF THE SAME - Disclosed is a porous metal oxide obtained by subjecting metal alkoxide and/or a partially hydrolyzed condensate of the metal alkoxide to a sol-gel reaction in the presence of terminally branched copolymer particles represented by the following general formula (1) and having a number average molecular weight of not more than 2.5×10 | 2011-12-29 |
20110318250 | RAPID SOLID-STATE METATHESIS ROUTES TO NANOSTRUCTURED SILICON-GERMAINUM - Methods for producing nanostructured silicon and silicon-germanium via solid state metathesis (SSM). The method of forming nanostructured silicon comprises the steps of combining a stoichiometric mixture of silicon tetraiodide (SiI | 2011-12-29 |
20110318251 | PRODUCING AMMONIA USING ULTRAPURE, HIGH PRESSURE HYDROGEN - In various implementations, feed streams that include ultrapure, high-pressure hydrogen streams and ultrapure, high-pressure nitrogen streams are reacted to produce ultrapure, high-pressure feed gas in a stoichiometric ratio to an ammonia synthesis reactor loop without or independent of including a methanol loop purge gas. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318252 | Process for producing gas from mineral ore - Process for producing a gas from a mineral ore, and in particular from trona ore, said gas having a carbon dioxide concentration of more than 25 volume percents expressed on dry gas, and a quantity of volatile organic compounds of less than 700 mg per kilogram of generated carbon dioxide. The process comprises the steps of crushing the trona ore, introducing crushed trona in a rotary calcining drum with indirect heating, calcining the crushed trona in the calcining device, collecting the calcined trona from calcining device and collecting the gas generated by the trona ore calcination from calcining device in order to constitute the produced gas. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318253 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING LITHIUM BICARBONATE - The invention relates to a method for purifying impure lithium bicarbonate by means of a cation exchange resin. In addition to solution purification by ion exchange, the treatment stages include the regeneration of impurity metals bound to the resin. Regeneration consists of washing the resin with water, elution with acid solution, washing with water, neutralisation with alkali solution and washing with water. It is characteristic of the method that neutralisation is performed with sodium hydroxide solution. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318254 | POROUS CARBON AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A porous carbon that retains a three-dimensional network structure and enables the pore diameters of mesopores and micropores to be controlled easily is provided. A method of manufacturing the porous carbon is also provided. The porous carbon is fabricated by mixing a polyamic acid resin | 2011-12-29 |
20110318255 | CARBON NANOTUBE STRUCTURE - A carbon nanotube structure includes a number of carbon wires and a number of second carbon nanotubes. Each of the carbon nanotube wires includes a number of first carbon nanotubes joined end to end by the carbon-carbon bonds therebetween. The carbon wires and the carbon nanotubes are joined by van der Waals attractive force therebetween. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318256 | Method of Continuously Synthesizing Oriented Carbon Nanotubes and Apparatus for Continuously Synthesizing Same - A method and apparatus for continuously synthesizing oriented carbon nanotubes, with which oriented carbon nanotubes can be stably synthesized in large quantities, is presented. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318257 | PRODUCTION OF GRAPHENE SHEETS AND FEATURES VIA LASER PROCESSING OF GRAPHITE OXIDE/ GRAPHENE OXIDE - Graphene production using a continuous or pulsed laser beam focused on a substrate of graphite oxide in a significantly inert environment is disclosed. Laser-induced graphene features are characterized by a 2D-band in the Raman spectra. When the photons of the laser at a various frequencies and power levels beam impinge a graphite oxide foil for various amounts of time, a strip, divet, trench, or hole, having graphene at the bottom or sides is produced. The concentration of the graphite oxide and the laser beam may be adjusted so that the depth of the trench created is a certain depth less than the thickness of the foil. Additionally, in some embodiments, the evaporation of the water during the Hummers method is adjusted so that there remains interlaminar water in the graphite oxide foil. The presently disclosed subject matter may also be used in patterning using rastering or substrate motion. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318258 | METHOD FOR MAKING CARBON NANOTUBE STRUCTURE - A method for making a carbon nanotube structure is introduced. The method includes the following steps. A carbon nanotube precursor including a number of carbon nanotubes is provided. The carbon nanotube precursor is placed in a chamber with low oxygen environment. The carbon nanotube precursor is heated in the chamber. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318259 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING CHLORINE - A process for preparing chlorine by oxidation of hydrogen chloride in the presence of a heterogeneous particulate catalyst by the Deacon process in a fluidized-bed reactor ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110318260 | MANUFACTURE METHOD OF ULTRA-PURE SULFURIC ACID - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing ultra-pure sulfuric acid. Industrial sulfur trioxide is used as the raw material, gasifying it in a round gasifier, getting it gasified for the second time after condensation, sulfur trioxide gas has been purified. Absorbing the sulfur trioxide gas with the dilute sulfuric acid circularly, collect the target product of ultra-pure sulfuric acid. The main content of the ultra-pure sulfuric acid obtained by the method of the present invention can reach more than 96 wt %, the content of the impurities of metal ions is in conformity with the SEMI C12 standard. Furthermore, secondary gasification is applied in the present invention to improve the purity of sulfur trioxide, the purified sulfur trioxide was absorbed by dilute sulfuric acid with different concentration circularly, and overcome the shortcomings, such as the unstable quality of the product which produced in the traditional production methods, the high content of the impurities of metal ions, high energy consumption, high cost and easy to cause pollution, so this invention is more suitable for large-scale continuous production. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318261 | Preparation Method of Ferroferric Oxide Magnetic Nanospheres - Disclosed is a process of preparing magnetite nanoparticles, comprising the following steps: 1) preparing a ferric salt mixed system, wherein a soluble ferric salt is dissolved in glycol at ambient temperature, and then urea and polyethylene glycol are added and mixed homogeneously to obtain the trivalent iron salt mixed system, the mass ratio of glycol to the trivalent iron salt being 15:1 to 60:1, glycol to urea being 20:1 to 100:1, and glycol to polyethylene glycol being 20:1 to 100:1; 2) reacting, wherein the trivalent iron salt mixed system is transferred into a reaction autoclave, sealed and placed into a heating device to react at a temperature of 200 to 300° C. for 8 to 72 hours; and 3) washing, wherein after the reaction system is naturally cooled down to ambient temperature, the product is taken out, and washed with anhydrous ethanol and water in turn to obtain the magnetite nanoparticles. The soluble iron salt includes ferric chloride, ferric sulfate, ferric acetate and ferric nitrate. The obtained nanospheres exhibit a uniform distribution of the particle diameter with a good dispersity in water. The nanospheres have superparamagnetism, and their particle diameter can be controlled by varying the reaction time as desired. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318262 | METHOD FOR PREPARING MOLECULAR SSZ-81 - The present invention is directed to a method for preparing a new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-81 using a structure directing agent selected from 1,5-bis(1-azonia-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane)pentane dications, 1,5-bis(1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane)pentane dications, and mixtures thereof. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318263 | MOLECULAR SIEVE SSZ-81 - The present invention is directed to a new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-81, which is synthesized using a structure directing agent selected from 1,5-bis(1-azonia-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane)pentane dications, 1,5-bis(1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane)pentane dications, and mixtures thereof. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318264 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER - The present invention relates to the identification of nucleic acid and amino acid sequences that are characteristic of colorectal, in particular colonic, and gastric tumor tissues and colorectal, in particular colonic, and gastric tissues, and which represent targets for therapy or diagnosis of such tumor diseases in a subject. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318265 | Coupled identification and treatment of cancer - Provided are methods to treat cancer in which a patient is identified as having gallium-avid cancer by use of a gallium scan or other means, and is then treated with a pharmaceutically acceptable gallium composition. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318266 | PHTHALIMIDE DERIVATIVE METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE R4 LIGANDS - Disclosed are mGluR4 positive allosteric modulator ligands of general formula (I) and radiolabeled derivates, their use as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders modulated by mGluR4 and as ligands for the labeling and diagnostic imaging of mGluR4 in mammals. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318267 | PH-RESPONSIVE NANOSTRUCTURES - The present invention relates to compositions comprising stimuli-responsive materials which can be used for delivery of agents. Materials are provided that can respond to changes in a surrounding environment, including changes in ion concentration. For example, one or more properties of the material may be affected by a change in pH and/or a change in the concentration of an ion. Such properties may include, for example, a dimension of the material (e.g., volume), the permeability of the material, and the like. In cases where the material comprises a therapeutic or diagnostic agent, the material may undergo a change in the rate of release of the agent upon exposure to certain conditions. The invention may also provide the use of said compositions for the manufacture of a medicament for delivering a therapeutic or diagnostic agent, in some cases, with enhanced selectivity and sensitivity. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318268 | HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS (HSV) WITH MODIFIED TROPISM, USES AND PROCESS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - A modified Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), which has a portion of gD (glycoprotein D) of the glycoproteic envelope deleted and a heterologous single chain antibody inserted in place of such deleted portion; the modified HSV is capable of infecting cells through receptor HER2/ErbB2 but not through receptors HVEM/HveA and nectin1/HveC; uses of the modified HSV and a process of the preparation thereof are also disclosed. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318269 | Method For Screening Phage Display Libraries Against Each Other - The present invention relates to a method for screening phage display libraries against each other. In particular, the invention relates to a method for screening at least two phage display libraries against each other to identify and/or select one or more interacting binding partners or binding molecules making up such interacting binding partners. Kits providing two bispecific phage display libraries are also provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318270 | DRUG IDENTIFICATION PROTOCOL FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES BASED ON GENE EXPRESSION SIGNATURES - It relates generally to the field of drug identification and evaluation and therapeutic optimization. More particularly, it provides a protocol for identifying compounds useful in the treatment of TNFα associated diabetes or a condition associated with diabetes based on a signature of genomic or proteomic expression. Diagnostic and prognostic protocols for diabetes and conditions associated therewith are also provided. Further, optimization of therapeutic intervention is also provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318271 | Arginase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Depression - The subjects of the current invention are compounds, which exhibit arginase inhibiting activity (including difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) and L-norvaline, but not limited to them), and which can be used as therapeutically active agents for the treatment and prevention of depression and/or depression-related conditions. Other subjects of the present invention are the use of said arginase inhibiting compounds as therapeutically active agents for the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions for human and veterinary application, pharmaceutical composition comprising said arginase inhibiting compound and a method for treatment and prevention of depression and/or depression-related conditions. Also, a method for identifying compounds suitable for use as therapeutically active agents for treatment and/or prevention of depression and/or depression-related conditions is disclosed. The invention further comprises a kit for selecting compounds for treatment and/or prevention of depression and/or depression-related conditions. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318272 | PESTICIDAL MIXTURES GIVING SYNERGISTIC PESTICIDAL EFFECTS - Compositions and methods are provided for synergistic pesticidal mixtures comprising a first pesticidal composition and a second pesticidal composition, wherein the pesticidal activity of the mixture exhibits synergistic effects compared with the expected effects of the mixtures based on the sum of the activity of the first pesticidal composition alone and the activity of the second pesticidal composition alone, wherein the pesticidal activity of the mixture allows the use of lower amounts of each component to achieve a desired level of control of the target pest, and/or provides a desired level of control of the target pest sooner after application of the mixture, compared with the amount and/or time required for first pesticidal composition alone, and the amount and/or time required for the second pesticidal composition alone, to achieve the same level of control. Synergistic pesticidal mixtures and methods according to the invention are provided comprising a first pesticidal composition comprising at least two essential oils, a carrier oil, and an emulsifier, and a second pesticidal composition comprising at least one insecticide, wherein the pesticidal activity of the mixture is greater than the sum of the activity of the first pesticidal composition alone and the activity of the second pesticidal composition alone. Methods are provided for screening and identifying synergistic pesticidal mixtures according to the invention. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318273 | FLUORESCENT CONTRAST AGENTS - The invention relates to contrast agents for imaging of diseases associated with inflammations. More specifically the invention provides optical imaging contrast agents for imaging of activated leukocytes and methods for imaging of such. The contrast agent changes its fluorescent properties upon reaction with oxidants produced by the activated leukocytes. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318274 | VARIANT OF MITE ALLERGEN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a new variant of the group 2 allergen from the house dust mite | 2011-12-29 |
20110318275 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CONTRAST AGENT USING BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMER AND PREPARATION METHOD - The present invention relates to a biocompatible contrast agent and a method of its preparation. More particularly, the present invention relates to a multifunctional contrast agent manufactured by prepairing a novel polysuccinimide-based polymer by introducing an alkanolamine group to the main group of the polysuccinimide in addition to a biocompatible hydrophilic group, which improves bioavailability, and a hydrophobic group, which enables to maintain the form of stable nanoparticles during the formation of nano particles for a long period of time and to encapsulate a hydrophobic anticancer agent. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318276 | Aerosol composition with enhanced dispersion effects - A stable, high VOC, single phase, non-aqueous liquid aerosol composition having enhanced dispersion based on reduced particle size and increased evaporation rate to result in improved active ingredient dispersion, slower settling in air and less residue on surfaces. The composition includes at least one hydrocarbon propellant, at least one active ingredient and a solvent blend. The solvent blend includes at least one low volatility solvent and at least one high volatility solvent wherein each has a defined vapor pressure and Hansen solubility parameter. The composition upon dispersion as a spray has an aerosol particle size of less than 30 microns. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318277 | TACROLIMUS COMPOSITIONS FOR AEROSOL ADMINISTRATION - The present disclosure relates generally to highly concentrated macrolide solutions for aerosol administration, and related methods of producing and administering the same. In one aspect, provided herein is a receptacle containing a highly concentrated solution of a macrolide compound such as tacrolimus, where the solution exhibits long-term stability in a pMDI canister and achieves high respirable fractions when actuated, among, other features. In yet another aspect, provided is a composition suitable for aerosol administration comprising tacrolimus dissolved in an ethanol-liquified propellant mixture, characterized by a tacrolimus concentration of greater than 0.15 weight percent (w/w) and comprising no more than about 10 weight percent (w/w) ethanol. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318278 | FOAMABLE SUSPENSION GEL - The present subject matter provides foamable suspension gels that foam after release from a container. The foamable suspension gels contain at least one pharmaceutically active agent that is sparingly soluble to insoluble in water, a second pharmaceutically active agent, and optionally a third active agent. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318279 | POLYMERIC MASTICATORY MASSES FOR COSMETIC PRODUCTS - The invention relates to novel masticatory masses for oral hygiene, made from foamed synthetic polymers, a method for production and use thereof. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318280 | POLYMERIC ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENTS - Polymeric anti-microbial agents produced by substituting the nitrogen atoms in the backbone of ethylenimine polymers, for example, substitution with aralkyl groups, are provided. The agents are believed to have low human toxicity while being effective against a variety of pathogens and are useful in applications involving human contact, such as cosmetics, hair care products and textiles, as well as in applications with much less human contact, such as coatings. | 2011-12-29 |
20110318281 | Lactobacillus Salivarius SG-M6 for Improving Oral Bacterial Groups and Health Care Compositions Thereof - This invention provides to a strain of | 2011-12-29 |