13th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120076829 | ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF STRAINS WITH PROBIOTIC ACTIVITY, FROM FAECES OF INFANTS FED EXCLUSIVELY WITH BREAST MILK - The invention relates to probiotic micro-organisms isolated from faeces of children exclusively fed with breast milk. Said microorganisms are used in the food or pharmaceutical industry, especially for use in infant formula milk, due to their probiotic properties which have beneficial effects on the health of those ingesting them. Said microorganisms consist of | 2012-03-29 |
20120076830 | DIFFERENTIATION OF STEM CELLS WITH NANOPARTICLES - A method for differentiating mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) towards osteoblasts and other connective tissue using nanoparticles and electromagnetic stimulation Osteoinductive materials produced using said method may be useful for bone regeneration and reconstruction in treatment of bone trauma and bone related diseases, and to correct birth defects. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076831 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INDUCTION OF ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC TOLERANCE - The present invention utilizes carrier particles to present antigen peptides and proteins to the immune system in such a way as to induce antigen specific tolerance. The carrier particle is designed in order to trigger an immune tolerance effect. The invention is useful for treatment of immune related disorders such as autoimmune disease, transplant rejection and allergic reactions. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076832 | SYNTHESIS AND USE OF THERAPEUTIC METAL ION CONTAINING POLYMERIC PARTICLES - Therapeutic particles contain metal ions and are characterized by the use of unique ligand sets capable of making the metal ion complex soluble in biological media to induce selective toxicity in diseased cells. The particles may comprise a polymeric base particle, at least one pharmaceutically active metal ion, including metal ions from more than one metal element, a ligand that is covalently attached to the polymeric base particle and attached to the metal ion via a stimuli-responsive bond, and a cell targeting component. When the metal ion-containing particle enters a pre-defined environment, the ligands binding the metal to the particle are broken, triggering release of the free metal ion while the original ligands remain covalently bound to the particle. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076833 | SURFACE-ORIENTED ANTIBODY COATING FOR THE REDUCTION OF POST-STENT RESTENOSIS - A coating for a surface of a surgical implant, the coating including a binding protein for capturing cells to the surface via a bi-functional linker molecule. The linker can have a first functional group (such as a trichlorosilyl group) for covalently linking to the surface, and a second functional group (such as a benzothiosulfonate group) for covalently linking to the binding protein. One exemplary linker molecule is S-(11-trichlorosilyl-undecenyl)benzenethiosulfonate. The coating may be a self-assembled monolayer and may also include a spacer molecule, which can be unreactive with the binding protein. The target cells may be endothelial stem cells (such as endothelial progenitor cells). The binding protein may be an antibody, antibody fragment or non-antibody derived antigen binding molecule. The binding protein may bind a cell surface marker specific to target cell type. Coated surgical implants, and methods of forming such a coating are also contemplated. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076834 | Protective Coatings For Acidic Active Ingredients - Dosage forms provided with protective coatings in which a core comprising at least one acidic active ingredient is provided with at least one inner and one outer coating layer, where the outer layer comprises, as component A, a cationic polymer which is an emulsion polymer of N,N-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate and further monomers. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076835 | HIV INHIBITING PYRIMIDINES DERIVATIVES - This invention concerns HIV replication inhibitors of formula | 2012-03-29 |
20120076836 | POLYION COMPLEX OF DOUBLE-STRANDED RIBONUCLEIC ACID - Provided are a delivery system that is useful in delivering a double-stranded ribonucleic acid that functions in gene silencing in glomeruli, particularly in mesangial cells and the like, to the tissue or cells, and the like. A polyion complex in the form of a non-polymeric micelle consisting of a double-stranded ribonucleic acid and a block copolymer represented by the formula (I) or (II) below, which are electrostatically bound together, wherein the polyion complex has an average particle diameter of less than 100 nm as measured by a dynamic light scattering measuring method: | 2012-03-29 |
20120076837 | SURFACE ENGINEERING OF TISSUE GRAFT MATERIALS FOR ENHANCED POROSITY AND CELL ADHESION - In one aspect, the invention relates to providing enhanced application tissue graft materials in regenerative medicine through improved cellular interactions. Biocompatible implant materials, methods for preparing biocompatible implant materials, methods for using same, and methods for treating tissue injury are disclosed. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076838 | POORLY SOLUBLE DRUG CONTAINING MICROSPHERE WITH IMPROVED BIOAVAILABILTY AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A poorly soluble drug containing microsphere with improved bioavailability, an oral formulation comprising the same, and a method of preparing the same are provided, wherein the poorly soluble drug containing microsphere is a solid dispersion wherein the poorly soluble drug is dispersed in the water-soluble polymer carrier in a noncrystalline form by spray drying, thus increasing bioavailability of the poorly soluble drug. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076839 | ANTIPERSPIRANT COMPOSITIONS - Anhydrous antiperspirant compositions containing an encapsulated fragrance, in which the encapsulate shell comprises an aminoplast resin, and preferably a melamine/formaldehyde resin. The encapsulates have a weight average particle diameter in the range of 25 to 60 μm, a shell having a measured thickness in the range of from 1 to 10 μm and an average in the range of from 5 to 8 μm, a ratio of the shell thickness to the average particle diameter in the range of from 1:5 to 1:10 and a Hysitron hardness in the range of from 2 MPa to 50 MPa, particularly 15 to 25 MPa, enabling them do be advantageously employed in the anhydrous antiperspirant compositions. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076840 | Alkoxysilane Derivatives of N-Acyl Amino Acids, N-Acyl Dipeptides, and N-Acyl Tripeptides, and Particles and Stable Oil-in-Water Formulations Using the Same - Hydrophilic N-acylamino acid, N-acyl dipeptide, and N-acyl tripeptide substituted silanes are prepared which can be utilized as reactive surface treatments for particles of pigments, minerals, and fillers. These treated particles form stable dispersions in the aqueous phase of oil-in-water mixtures that are suitable for cosmetic applications. The treated particles may also be used in pressed powder and color cosmetic formulations. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076841 | Porous Particles Loaded with Cosmetically or Pharmaceutically Active Compounds - Individualized porous particles having a volume-average diameter of less than or equal to 10 μm and a specific surface area of greater than or equal to 1 m | 2012-03-29 |
20120076842 | COSMETIC USE OF TYR-ARG DIPEPTIDE TO COMBAT CUTANEOUS SAGGING - The present invention concerns a new cosmetic use of Tyr-Arg dipeptide to stimulate molecules of the extracellular matrix in order to prevent and treat cutaneaous sagging, in particular due to natural gravity. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076843 | MICROCAPSULES HAVING HIGHLY BRANCHED POLYMERS AS CROSS-LINKING AGENTS - The present invention relates to microcapsules comprising a capsule core and a capsule wall, obtainable by a process comprising the free-radical polymerization of an oil-in-water emulsion which comprises the following constituents:
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20120076844 | Sheet-Like Cosmetic - The present invention is a sheet-like cosmetic produced by impregnating a non-woven fabric with a cosmetic comprising (A) 4-methoxysalicylic acid or a salt thereof and (B) a water soluble polysaccharide. It also provides a sheet-like cosmetic that additionally comprises (C) an oil component, (D) an alkyl-modified carboxyvinyl polymer, (E) a water soluble polymer other than said (B) and (D), and (F) hydroxylamine or a derivative thereof. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076845 | SALINE NOSE WIPE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - The present invention generally relates to a wet wipe or sheet that is suitable for contacting the skin and removing mucus from the skin. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wet wipe having an aqueous saline component suitable for dissolving and removing mucus in combination with the fabric matrix of the wet wipe. Typically, the fabric matrix of the wet wipe has a capacity of about 125 grams of solution per square meter, and it is impregnated with the aqueous saline solution to a level at or below approximately 80% of the absorbent capacity of the matrix. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076846 | Pyrethroid Compound, Preparation Process and Use Thereof - Disclosed are a pyrethroid compound, a preparation process and the use thereof, wherein the compound is a stereoisomer of 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methoxymethylbenzyl-3-(3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimeth ylcyclopropanecarboxylate. The structure of the compound is represented by formula (A), in which the carbon-carbon double bond in carboxylic acid section is Z configuration, and the absolute stereo configuration at the 1-position of cyclopropane is R, namely, the said compound is 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methoxymethylbenzyl-1R-(Z)-3-(3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate. The said pyrethroid compound has a high activity, and has a significant effect on preventing and curing sanitary pests. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076847 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A medical instrument and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The medical instrument includes a biomedical metal layer and a polymer film. The polymer film is a biodegradable polymer material. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: providing the biomedical metal layer, immersing the biomedical metal layer in a polymer solution, performing a baking process on the biomedical metal layer coated with a polymer film, forming the biomedical metal layer coated with the polymer film, taking out the biomedical metal layer coated with the polymer film to fabricate the medical instrument. The biodegradable polymer film and the biomedical metal layer are combined into the medical instrument, so that a physician performs a surgery more easily. In addition, decomposition time of the polymer film can be preset, so as to achieve efficacy of blocking soft tissue cells having a higher growth rate. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076848 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFECTING CHANGES IN PIGMENTED TISSUE - Methods and systems are described for a rapid and sustainable change in the pigment melanin content of melanocytes of the iris stroma, thereby to change the color of the eye. Also described are nanoparticle compositions for lightening the pigmented tissues or treating a pigmented tissue related disease. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076849 | PLANT COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF VIRAL BLOOD-BORNE DISEASES SUCH AS DISEASES CAUSED BY THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) OR HEPATITIS C - A composition based on plants for treating or preventing viral diseases of the blood, such as the diseases caused by the virus of human immunodeficiency (HIV) or hepatitis C. The composition comprises flower of sulfur, a plant containing catechin and a tannin agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The plant is selected from | 2012-03-29 |
20120076850 | Topical Patch For Pain Relief Using Cooling Agent - Topical patch preparations that contain an odorless physiological cooling agent, and methods for using the same are provided. The subject topical patch preparations are made up of an adhesive gel composition that is present on a support, where the adhesive gel composition includes the odorless physiological cooling agent, a water-soluble polymer gel, water and a water holding agent. In using the subject topical patch preparations, the topical patch preparations are applied to a skin surface of a subject and maintained at the site of application for a period of time sufficient for an effective amount of the an odorless physiological cooling agent to be administered to the subject. The subject invention finds use in a variety of applications. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076851 | CHROMOSOME 3p21.3 GENES ARE TUMOR SUPPRESSORS - Tumor suppressor genes play a major role in the pathogenesis of human lung cancer and other cancers. Cytogenetic and allelotyping studies of fresh tumor and tumor-derived cell lines showed that cytogenetic changes and allele loss on the short arm of chromosome 3 (3p) are most frequently involved in about 90% of small cell lung cancers and greater than 50% of non-small cell lung cancers. A group of recessive oncogenes, Fus1, 101F6, Gene 21 (NPRL2), Gene 26 (CACNA2D2), Luca 1 (HYAL1), Luca 2 (HYAL2), PL6, 123F2 (RaSSFI), SEM A3 and Beta* (BLU), as defined by homozygous deletions in lung cancers, have been located and isolated at 3p21.3. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076852 | DRUG CARRIER AND DRUG CARRIER KIT FOR INHIBITING FIBROSIS - An astrocyte-specific drug carrier containing a retinoid derivative and/or a vitamin A analog as a constituent; a drug delivery method with the use of the same; a drug containing the same; and a therapeutic method with the use of the drug. By binding a drug carrier to a retinoid derivative such as vitamin A or a vitamin A analog or encapsulating the same in the drug carrier, a drug for therapeutic use can be delivered specifically to astrocytes. As a result, an astrocyte-related disease can be efficiently and effectively inhibited or prevented while minimizing side effects. As the drug inhibiting the activity or growth of astrocytes, for example, a siRNA against HSP47 which is a collagen-specific molecule chaperone may be encapsulated in the drug carrier. Thus, the secretion of type I to type IV collagens can be inhibited at the same time and, in its turn, fibrosis can be effectively inhibited. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076853 | COMPOSITION FOR USE IN GENE THERAPY - A composition useful in gene therapy and a method of treatment to effect gene therapy is provided. In particular, a parenteral pharmaceutical gene therapy composition comprising a non-immunogenic net polyanionic oligosaccharide associated with a particulate complex of an anionic nucleic acid material and a cationic macromolecule, optionally together with at least one pharmaceutical carrier or excipient, is provided. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076854 | CELLULAR COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN THERAPY - The present invention provides a therapeutic composition comprising:
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20120076855 | Oral testosterone composition - The composition for oral administration of testosterone to a man who has androgen deficiency and exhibits one or more symptoms of androgen deficiency, comprises testosterone and a mixture of soybean oil and ethanol. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076856 | ORODISPERSIBLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OF PERINDOPRIL - The invention relates to a solid orodispersible pharmaceutical composition of perindopril, characterised in that it comprises perindopril or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and granules consisting of co-dried lactose and starch. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076857 | FORMS OF RIFAXIMIN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to Rifaximin polymorphic, salt, hydrate, and amorphous forms, to their use in medicinal preparations and to therapeutic methods using them. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076858 | Orally Disintegrating Dosage Forms Containing Taste-Masked Active Ingredients - Orally disintegrating dosage forms, for the purpose of masking the taste, comprise active ingredients coated with a cationic polymer are described. The coating of polymers comprises N,N-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA) polymerized therein. The taste-masked active ingredients are embedded into an orally disintegrating matrix. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076859 | Targeted Lung Delivery of Citrulline and/or Another Nitric Oxide Precursor and a Method for Treatment of Pulmonary Deficiency of Nitric Oxide in Cystic Fibrosis and Other Pulmonary Diseases - A method of treatment of cystic fibrosis and other pulmonary diseases identified by nitric oxide deficiency, comprising administration of a nebulized solution of citrulline and/or another nitric oxide precursor as an inhalable aerosol or an inhalable dry powder for targeted delivery into conducting and central airways. Citrulline or another nitric oxide precursor is formulated as a composition having predetermined limited volume, salinity, pH and osmolality. The composition is nebulized into an aerosol having a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) between 2 μm and 6 μm. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076860 | COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS RELATING TO CONTROLLED CRYSTALLIZATION AND/OR NUCLEATION OF MOLECULAR SPECIES - The present invention generally relates to compositions, methods, and systems relating to controlled crystallization and/or nucleation of a molecular species. In some embodiments, the crystallization and/or nucleation of the molecular species may be controlled by tuning the surface chemistry and/or the morphology of a crystallization substrate. In some embodiments, the molecular species is a small organic molecule (e.g., pharmaceutically active agent). | 2012-03-29 |
20120076861 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CELIAC DISEASE - The present invention provides materials and methods for the treatment of celiac disease. In addition, the present invention provides materials and methods of monitoring the treatment of a subject having celiac disease. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076862 | METHODS OF ENHANCING DRUG DELIVERY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - The present invention in one aspect provides methods of enhancing uptake of a therapeutic agent in a target tissue as well as methods of treating a disease (such as cancer) or enhancing effectiveness of treatment with a therapeutic agent in an individual by co-administering a composition comprising nanoparticles comprising albumin and a poorly water soluble drug such as a taxane with the therapeutic agent. The present invention in another aspect provides a method of treatment or a method of selecting patients for treatment of a disease (such as cancer) with the combination of a therapeutic agent and a composition comprising nanoparticles comprising albumin and a poorly water soluble drug such as a taxane based on one or more characteristics of the target tissue that correlates or indicates the capability of getting enhanced therapeutic agent uptake as a result of the co-administration of the taxane nanoparticle composition in the target tissue (referred to as “the drug uptake capability”). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, article of manufacture, and kits useful for methods described herein. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076863 | NANOPARTICULATE STABILIZED ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE COMPOSITIONS - The present invention is directed to anti-hypertensive compositions comprising a nanoparticulate temocapril, or a salt or derivative thereof, having improved bioavailability. The nanoparticulate temocapril particles of the composition have an effective average particle size of less than about 2000 nm and are useful in the treatment of hypertension and related diseases. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076864 | Microcapsules Containing Microorganisms - Microcapsules for delivery of a liquid onto a surface such as a hard surface or a textile, such as mattress ticking, are disclosed. The microcapsules have a shell with an outer face and an inner face, the inner face encapsulating the liquid, and the liquid contains a microorganism such as a beneficial microorganism in a dormant state. The outer face of the microcapsules may comprise reactive functional groups whereby the outer face is chemically bondable, for instance covalently bondable to said surface. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076865 | CONTROLLED RELEASE DOSAGE FORMS FOR HIGH DOSE, WATER SOLUBLE AND HYGROSCOPIC DRUG SUBSTANCES - Controlled release dosage forms are described herein. The controlled release formulations described herein provide prolonged delivery of high dose drugs that are highly water soluble and highly hygroscopic. In specific embodiments, controlled release dosage forms for delivery of a drug selected from GHB and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, tautomers, solvates and complexes of GHB. The controlled release dosage forms described herein may incorporate both controlled release and immediate release formulations in a single unit dosage form. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076866 | PARTICULATE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a particulate pharmaceutical composition which has improved drug encapsulation stability and is suitable for a drug delivery system. The particulate pharmaceutical composition | 2012-03-29 |
20120076867 | PETROLEUM-FREE COMPOSITIONS FOR SKIN CARE AND OTHER APPLICATIONS, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A substantially non-aqueous, aerated composition is free of petroleum-based components and is suitable for skin applications, The composition primarily includes wax and oil, and can further include vitamin E oil and an essential oil. The composition can be a semi-solid at room temperature. A method of making the composition includes melting together component ingredients to form a mixture, which is then cooled to form hardened matter. The hardened matter is blended to form a flowable mixture, which is then forced through a sieve to form the aerated composition. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076868 | CROSS-LINKED BIOACTIVE HYDROGEL MATRICES - The present invention is directed to a stabilized cross-linked hydrogel matrix comprising a first high molecular weight component and a second high molecular weight component that are covalently linked, and at least one stabilizing or enhancing agent, wherein the first high molecular weight component and the second high molecular weight component are each selected from the group consisting of polyglycans and polypeptides. This stabilized hydrogel matrix may be prepared as bioactive gels, pastes, slurries, cell attachment scaffolds for implantable medical devices, and casting or binding materials suitable for the construction of medical devices. The intrinsic bioactivity of the hydrogel matrix makes it useful as a gel or paste in multiple applications, including as a cell attachment scaffold that promotes wound healing around an implanted device, as gels and pastes for induction of localized vasculogenesis, wound healing, tissue repair, and regeneration, as a wound adhesive, and for tissue bulking. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076869 | METHODS OF TREATING DEMENTIA USING OMENTUM - Dementia is treated by administering a composition that includes an omentum tissue or an aqueous or organic extract of the omentum tissue to a mammal in need of treatment of dementia. The composition can be administered to the mammal via oral administration, parenteral administration, inhalation, topical administration, rectal administration, vaginal administration, implantation, or any combinations thereof. The mammal can also be treated by stimulating a tissue that includes omentum. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076870 | BONE SUBSTITUTE AND METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - The invention relates to a material that can be used as a bone substitute and to a method for the preparation thereof. The material comprises an organic phase (I) comprising striated collagen fibrils constituted of collagen I triple helices, said fibrils being organized over a large distance according to a 3D geometry associating aligned domains and cholesteric domains, and also isotropic domains where they are not organized; and a mineral phase (II) comprising apatite crystals having a hexagonal crystalline structure, space group 6/m, comprising at least calcium ions and phosphate ions; the axis c of said apatite crystals of the mineral phase is coaligned with the longitudinal axis of the striated collagen fibrils of the organic phase and the collagen content in the material is at least 75 mg/cm | 2012-03-29 |
20120076871 | METHOD FOR DETECTING, QUANTIFYING AND MAPPING DAMAGE AND/OR REPAIR OF DNA STRANDS - Methods and products for detecting in vitro the presence of damage on DNA or the presence of a biological response to damage on DNA at the molecular level. Molecular Combing or other nucleic acid stretching methods are employed together with compounds reacting with DNA, probes binding DNA, or nucleic acid monomers, especially labeled nucleic acid monomers. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076872 | MODIFIED GREEN TEA POLYPHENOL FORMULATIONS - Modified green tea polyphenols and methods of their use are provided. One aspect provides compounds and compositions containing green tea polyphenols with one on more ester-linked fatty acids. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076873 | Health Food - The object of the present invention is to consume raw food cultivated in appropriate soil. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076874 | COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED BIOAVAILABILITY OF SAPONIN AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE BIOAVAILABILITY OF SAPONIN (AS AMENDED) - The present invention relates to a | 2012-03-29 |
20120076875 | Herbal medicinal composition and extract thereof for inducing proliferation of cranial nerve cells and method of manufacturing the same - A herbal medicinal composition and an extract thereof for inducing proliferation of cranial nerve cells and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The herbal medicinal composition includes Ginseng Radix and Aconiti Tuber. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076876 | CHIA SEED EXTRACT AND RELATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Ethanolic chia ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120076877 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING EXTRACTS OF SARCOPOTERIUM SPINOSUM, COMPONENTS THEREOF, AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising extracts of | 2012-03-29 |
20120076878 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF BRAIN DISEASES AND CONDITIONS - Disclosed herein are compounds, extracts, and active fractions of the plant | 2012-03-29 |
20120076879 | Injection Molding Apparatus and Method of Constructing the Injection Molding Apparatus - A hand operated injection molding apparatus constructed from prefabricated sub-assemblies and a desired mold clamping means attached to a main support structure, and then electrically integrated with each other | 2012-03-29 |
20120076880 | PLASTIC LENS MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A plastic lens manufacturing device includes a preparation tank in which a lens material is prepared; a suction unit which exhausts a gas in the preparation tank; a thermometer which measures a temperature of the lens material that is prepared; a revolution indicator which measures the number of revolutions of a stirrer for stirring the lens material when the lens material is prepared; a control unit which determines abnormality of a preparation state based on data obtained from the thermometer and revolution indicator; a temperature regulation unit which regulates a temperature inside the preparation tank; an inhibitor introduction unit which introduces a reaction inhibitor into the preparation tank; and a programmable logic controller which is connected to the control unit and controls operations of the temperature regulation unit and the inhibitor introduction unit based on determination made by the control unit. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076881 | HOOD FOR SUCKING-UP FINE PARTICLES, AND A DEVICE INTENDED FOR THE LASER ABLATION OF A SURFACE LAYER OF A WALL AND INCLUDING SUCH A HOOD - The invention relates to a hood for sucking-up fine particles, including: a mouth intended to be placed close to a wall, a base having a window through which a laser beam can pass, an intermediate portion between the mouth and the base, and a suction outlet disposed on the intermediate portion of the hood and designed to suck-up fine particles. The hood is characterized in that it comprises at least one air intake positioned near the base and, during operation, capable of creating a stream of air at the base of the hood so as to prevent fine particles from being deposited on the window. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076882 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING AND REMOVING RIGID CORE FOR BUILDING TIRE - A device for separating and removing a rigid core when building a tire, including a slide table and positioning means which are provided on a support table of the separation/removal device. The slide table is slidable to convey the tire, whose inner surface is held by the rigid core body and a core holding mechanism, to a central position on the support table. An elevating device is provided on the central axis of the support table, and includes a clamping means to elevate the rigid core body and the tire from which the core holding mechanism is removed, to a position where the rigid core body and the tire do not interfere with the core holding mechanism. A pair of core separation/removal mechanisms are disposed below the center of the support table, capable of elevating movement, and radially contracting and removing each type of the segment groups. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076883 | Sterile De-Molding Apparatus and Method - At least one of first and second mold portions defines a mold cavity to receive molten plastic and form therefrom at least one molded part, and is movable relative to the other between (i) a closed position for sealing the mold cavity or cavities and molding at least one part therein, and (ii) an open position defining a fluid passageway between the mold portions and permitting the passage of a fluid sterilant therein. A fluid sterilant source is connectable in fluid communication with the fluid passageway for introducing the sterilant therein in the open position, contacting with the sterilant the surfaces of the first and second mold portions forming the fluid passageway and located adjacent to the at least one mold cavity, but not contacting an interior surface of a molded part within the mold cavity, to sterilize the exposed mold surfaces and thereby prevent contamination of the molded part. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076884 | Extrusion and Conditioning Apparatus - An extrusion and conditioning apparatus, with an extruder in a conveying position, leads into a conveyor housing connected in a sealed manner to a pneumatic supply line and to a pneumatic conveyor line in which extruded material can be removed pneumatically, by means of superheated steam, via the conveyor line. The extruder can be moved from the conveying position into a bypass position, in which the extruder leads to the exterior of the conveyor housing, having a means for sealing the supply and conveyor lines and the conveyor housing from the surroundings when the extruder is in the conveying and bypass positions. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076885 | MOULD FOR A FOOD PRODUCT - The invention concerns a mould for a food product, comprising at least one shell ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120076886 | METHOD OF EVALUATING ADHESION PROPERTY, LOW-ADHESION MATERIAL, AND MOLD FOR MOLDING RESIN - A mold surface ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120076887 | MOULD HAVING CORE-PULLING MECHANISM - A mould having core-pulling mechanism includes a core plate, a core insert, a cavity plate, a cavity insert, a guide dowel and a slide block. The cavity insert and the core insert define a mould cavity. A sliding groove of the core plate and a recess of the core insert are communicated with the mould cavity. The guide dowel is received in a dowel-receiving hole of the cavity plate and tiltedly extending out of the cavity plate. The slide block has an inserting block and a forming block. A lower portion of the slide block is slideably located in the sliding groove. The guide dowel can be inserted into an angle guiding hole of the slide block. The inserting block can be inserted into the recess. The forming block may enter into the mould cavity. The mould produces plastic products on the inner surface of which the groove is formed. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076888 | MOULD WITH THE CONTACT PREPRESSING AND POSITIONING FUNCTION - Provided is a mould with the contact prepressing and positioning function, including a core insert member and a cavity insert member. The core insert member disposes a positioning post. The cavity insert member disposes a positioning dowel and a spring member. An upper end of the spring member is fixedly connected to the cavity insert member. An upper end of the positioning dowel is connected to the lower end of the spring member and is slideably received in the cavity insert member by the spring member, and a lower end of the positioning dowel is protruding out of the cavity insert member and has a hollow structure provided for the positioning post being inserted therein. The mould of the prevent invention can effectively avoid the contact warping generated by the free elastic force of the contacts thereby protecting the mould, improving the yield rate and reducing the manufacture cost. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076889 | FLOWING DIRECTION REGULATOR AND THE MOULD WITH THE SAME - A flowing direction regulator and a mould with the same are provided. The flowing direction regulator is applied to a glue-dispensing runner of a plastic product for adjusting the flowing direction of the melt material in the runner. The flowing direction regulator includes a retaining portion and an extending portion extending outward from the retaining portion and entering into the runner. The flowing direction regulator can modify the width of the runner, so that effectively adjusting the melt plastic flow, resolving the problem of the different pressure needed by the different location of the plastic product, and effectively reducing the gas lines of the plastic-feeding location. The flowing direction regulator has a simple structure and a low cost, and can be conveniently operated. Moreover, the present mould can avoid to be taken apart and again fixed, thereby reducing the adjusting time, improving the working efficiency, and reducing the cost. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076890 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - An injection molding machine includes a moving platen. The moving platen includes a fixed support and an ejector assembly. The fixed support includes a first and a second adjustment motors, and a first and a second adjustment shafts. The first and second adjustment motors are connected to the first and second adjustment shafts respectively. The ejector assembly includes two guide shells, two drive shafts, two ejector pins, and two guide protrusions. Each guide shell is positioned in the fixed support and receives one drive shaft and one ejector pin. Each drive shaft engages with a corresponding ejector pin and is capable of driving the corresponding ejector pin to move back and forth in the guide shell. Each guide protrusion extends outwards from a corresponding guide shell. Each of the first and second adjustment shafts engages with a corresponding guide protrusion and is capable of moving the corresponding guide protrusion. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076891 | STAGE 1 AND STAGE 2 INFANT FORMULA - The present invention concerns a kit of parts of infant milk formula comprising different amount of DHA for stimulating the development of brains. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076892 | PROCESS FOR ENCAPSULATING AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT - The present invention relates to the field of encapsulation. More particularly, it relates to a process for encapsulating an active ingredient such as preferably flavouring ingredients in or on an edible composition, the encapsulating material comprising empty yeast cells. Furthermore a food product containing said encapsulated active ingredient which is preferably in the form of a chewing-gum, a fried, baked or extruded product. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076893 | BAKERY PRODUCT HAVING EXCELLENT TEXTURE AND TASTE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a bakery product which has a soft and moist texture, sweetly dissolves in the mouth, has a favorable flavor, and is well risen and a method of producing the same. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing the same. By using raw material flour obtained by blending a rare sugar-containing isomerized sugar syrup or a rare sugar in wheat flour as a main raw material in the production of a bakery product, a bakery product to which softness, moistness, and a property of sweetly dissolving in the mouth is imparted is produced. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076894 | DELTA-5 DESATURASE AND ITS USE IN MAKING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS - Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding delta-5 desaturase along with a method of making long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) using this delta-5 desaturase in plants and oleaginous yeast are disclosed. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076895 | EXTRUDED FOOD PRODUCTS COMPRISING PROBIOTIC MICRO-ORGANISMS - The present invention relates to a vacuum infused synbiotic human extruded food product having 1) a density of 1 g/L to 1000 g/L at RT, 2) a sugar content of less than 10 wt %, 3) a total content of at least one of inulin and/or FOS ranging from 2.5-10 wt %, 4) a ratio between saturated to unsaturated fatty acids in total fat content of less than 20/1, and wherein at least one strain of probiotics is evenly distributed in said food product in an oil vehicle and wherein the food product has a probiotic count of at least 10 | 2012-03-29 |
20120076896 | SPORTS BEVERAGES CONTAINING CARBOHYDRATES - The present invention relates to functional beverages containing carbohydrates, containing at least one protein hydrolysate and isomaltulose and the use of isomaltulose and/or leucrose in a functional beverage containing protein hydrolysate. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076897 | FEED FOR FISH FARMING | 2012-03-29 |
20120076898 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FLAVOR TO A BEVERAGE CONTAINER - A flavor provider for use on a beverage container and method for making the flavor provider is disclosed, wherein the flavor provider has a base layer, an adhesive coating that coats at least a portion of the base layer, and at least one flavor layer applied to at least one of the base layer or the adhesive coating, and wherein the base layer is a gelatin ring or a wax layer. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076899 | SHELF STABLE MONATIN SWEETENED BEVERAGE - A shelf stable beverage composition which comprises a liquid having a reduced dissolved O | 2012-03-29 |
20120076900 | COOKER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a cooker and a method of controlling the cooker. An image of food scanned by an image sensor is corrected, and thus, can be free from distortion due to vapor generated while cooking the food in a cooking chamber. Accordingly, a user can more accurately recognize a cooking state of the food. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076901 | Apparatus and method for preserving food and other applications - The invention is a process and apparatus for eliminating most of the oxygen in a closed container by reacting the oxygen with carbon, such as carbon fibers, by electrically heating the carbon fibers until the carbon binds the oxygen into carbon dioxide, thereby removing the oxygen, and replacing the oxygen with carbon dioxide. This is important for preserving foods, certain plants, and other products which deteriorate in the presence of oxygen. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076902 | PIGMENT TRANSFER SHEET FOR FOODS - An object of the present invention is to efficiently dispose a good coloring layer without any pigment bleeding/irregularity on the surface of the food product during cooking a meat product. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076903 | Post-Supported Covers for Food Trays - A food warming apparatus includes one or more heating compartments that can hold one or more trays, each covered by a cover, each tray containing previously cooked food portions. One or more supports are disposed inside a heating compartment. A support includes one or more guide members and one or more stop members. A cover includes one or more engagement sections. Without a tray, the cover rests on the one or more stop members. When a tray is inserted into the receiving space defined by the cover and the support, the cover is lifted. The one or more engagement sections engage the one or more guide members to guide the upward motion of the cover. The cover then rests on the tray to at least partially block an open top of the tray, thereby restricting evaporation of liquids from the previously cooked food portions contained therein. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076904 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING AND CONCENTRATING BIOACTIVE PHENOLICS - A method for physical separation and purification of bioactive phenolics from fruits, berries and vegetables by subjecting a fruit, berry or vegetable extract solution having a Brix of from about 1 to about 4 to ultrafiltration using an about 2,000-6,000 Dalton cutoff ultrafiltration membrane under a pressure of about 30-120 psi, and a temperature of about 80-110° F. This is followed by subjecting the resulting retentate to diafiltration-ultrafiltration with the addition of water, using an about 2,000-6,000 Dalton cutoff ultrafiltration membrane under a pressure of about 30-120 psi, and a temperature of about 80-110° F., and recovering the diafiltered retentate or the bioactive phenolic containing solids thereof. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076905 | METHOD FOR EFFECTUATING TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN ROLLER GRILLS - The present invention provides a method for effectuating temperature control in roller grill assembly. Some embodiments provide a roller grill assembly which provides enhanced measurement by utilizing temperature probes located in convective air streams generated in the roller tube. Certain embodiments also provide an improved method for maintaining of a food product temperature by utilizing an intermediate holding mode. Finally, certain embodiments provide improved current control by limiting the number of heating circuits of a food heater that may be simultaneously enabled such that the current draw does not exceed a maximum current draw. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076906 | FLAVOURING INGREDIENT - The present invention relates to the field of flavours. More particularly, it concerns the use of a monoglyceride of conjugated linoleic acid as flavouring ingredient. Particularly preferred is the use of the 9,11 isomer of the CLA monoglyceride, such as the 9cis,11trans isomer. CLA monoglycerides enhance or modify butter or beef flavour, for instance. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076907 | Method Of Obtaining Antioxidant From Roasted Coffee Beans, The Antioxidant Thus Obtained, And Food Containing The Same - An antioxidant originating in coffee beans is provided. A method which comprises contacting a water extract of roasted coffee or an aqueous solution of the extract with an adsorbent and then eluting an antioxidant adsorbed by the adsorbent with an organic solvent or an aqueous organic solvent. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076908 | COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING TASTE OF HIGH-INTENSITY SWEETENER AND APPLICATION THEREOF - An object of the present invention is to improve a distinctive strange taste (particularly bitterness remaining in the mouth) of a conventional low-calorie food or drink, particularly an edible product (a food or drink) having low calories obtained by replacing part or most of the sugar or isomerized sugar to be added by a high-intensity sweetener. Provided are a composition for improving a taste of a high-intensity sweetener, a method of improving a taste of an edible product containing a high-intensity sweetener, and an edible product in which a taste of a high-intensity sweetener is improved, each of which is characterized by containing or using an isomerized sugar and a rare sugar such that the rare sugar is contained or used in an amount of from 1 to 150 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the isomerized sugar. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076909 | GLUTEN-FREE VEGAN EMULSIFICATION AND TEXTURIZATION PROCESS - A substitute emulsifier and texturizer and associated production processes are provided for improved gluten-free and vegan baking. Hydrated chia seeds are used to bind water and emulsify oils in preparing a baked product. The associated production process involves hydrating chia seeds to form a chia seed gel, combining the chia seed gel with a gluten-free flour to make a dough or batter and adding other ingredients as desired for producing a baked product. A variety of baked products can be produced including, for example, pie crusts, breakfast bars, granola bars, cookies, crackers, pretzels, muffins, quick breads, and yeast breads. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076910 | Baked Dough Including A Specific Flour - The object of the present invention is to provide baked dough having a water activity (Aw) between 0.6 and 0.80 and including at least a flour having a median particulate size in volume less than or equal to 40 μm. It is also an object of the invention to provide a food product including said baked dough, and a use of a flour having a median particulate size in volume less than or equal to 40 μm as a substitute for sugars and/or sugar derivatives in dough baked or intended to be baked. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076911 | MILK COMPONENT-BASED SWEET COMPRISING DEFINED EDIBLE FAT AGGLOMERATES, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a sweet that has a long shelf life and is provided in the form of a soft, creamy, shape-retaining, and foamed mass comprising milk components, edible fats, sugar and/or sugar substitutes, and water. At least one portion of the edible fat is provided in a crystallized form at ambient temperature. The inventive sweet does not contain any lactose crystals that can be perceived by the consumer. The milk protein content amounts to 5.5 to 20% by weight while the fat-free dry milk content ranges between 14 and 55% by weight and the degree of denaturation of the whey protein amounts to ≦10%. The inventive sweet is characterized by the fact that the crystallized and non-crystallized edible fat agglomerates have a volume-related particle size D50.3 of 3.5 to 18 μm. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076912 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF PALE-COLORED SOY SAUCE - Method for producing a pale-colored soy sauce, includes subjecting a soy sauce to a permeation treatment using a nano filtration membrane module having a small pore size to give a first permeated liquid and an unpermeated liquid; then subjecting the unpermeated liquid to a permeation treatment using a nano filtration membrane module having a larger pore size than that of the nano filtration membrane module to give a second permeated liquid (B); and combining both permeated liquids to obtain the pale-colored soy sauce. Preferably, two kinds of nano filtration membrane modules having different salt rejection percentages are used, such that the module having a small pore size has an a % salt rejection and the other module has a b % salt rejection, and a and b satisfy the following formulae: (1) a>b, (2) 40%≦a≦70%, (3) 5%≦b≦40%, and (4) 22≦a−b≦65. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076913 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SYRUP FROM A FROZEN FRUIT - A process for the production of syrup from an at least partially frozen fruit is described. The process involves the pressing of a frozen fruit in an environment with a temperature below freezing. Dissolved soluble solids from the juice extracted from the pressing are concentrated to generate a syrup. The syrup can be used in the food and beverage industry. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076914 | VISCOUS LIQUID DIETARY SUPPLEMENT - Fish oil is thickened using a thickening agent, such as one or more of silica wax, and a plant-based thickener dispersed in the fish oil to thereby facilitate ease of delivery of the fish oil to an animal. The fish oil and the thickening agent form a viscous liquid blend that functions as a delivery medium of nutrients naturally present in the fish oil. The thickening agent is inert to the animal and chemically inert to the fish oil so that the naturally present nutrients of the fish oil are not substantially degraded by the thickening agent. The viscous liquid blend may also be used as a carrier liquid to deliver an added dietary supplement to the animal. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076915 | Method of Producing Dried Distiller's Grain with Solubles Agglomerated Particles - A method of producing Dried Distiller's Grain with Solubles (DDGS) agglomerated particles is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of separating a first product stream out of the whole stillage that is primarily solid material from a second product stream that is primarily liquid, agglomerating the first product stream using a mechanical compression machine such as an extruder, and exposing the agglomerated particles to microwave radiation of a sufficient energy for a sufficient time so that the resulting moisture of the agglomerated particles is between 3% and 40% by weight. The second product stream may be condensed and blended with the first product stream prior to, or concurrently with, the step in which the agglomerated particles are formed. Additionally, other additives, such as enzymes, may be added to the first product stream to enhance the final product's desirability as a nutritional source. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076916 | Method for Drying Rice - The invention relates to a method for drying rice, in which, during the drying process, the grains of rice pass through surface states which have various pairs of values of temperature (T) of the surface and moisture (U) of the surface, the surface of the grains of rice remaining in a viscoelastic state during the drying process, and in which, in a diagram comprising temperature (T) of the surface of the grains of rice and moisture (U) of the surface, a) the temperature (Tv) of the surface of the grains of rice lies no more than 40° C. above the temperature (Tg) on the glass transition curve of the rice at the point of the same moisture of the surface and/or b) the moisture (Uv) of the surface of the grains of rice lies no more than 20% above the moisture on the glass transition curve of the rice at the point of the same temperature of the surface. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076917 | Process for Improving Water Holding Capacity and Tenderness in Cooked Protein Food Products - Processes for processing food products by adjusting the pH of the food product from a first pH to a second pH and then to a third pH, with or without cooking, are provided. Also provided are methods for adjusting the pH of a food product using buffers. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076918 | LATENT FINGERPRINT POWDER APPLICATOR AND RELATED METHOD OF USE - A latent fingerprint applicator apparatus is defined by a sleeve or mitt that is sized to retain the entire hand of a user, the sleeve including a flexible conformable powder application surface that enabling the applicator to be wiped onto a surface of interest to apply powder in order to detect or otherwise identify the presence of latent fingerprints. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076919 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ANTIMICROBIAL COATING ON A TECHNICAL SURFACE - The invention relates to a method for producing a microbial substance-releasing layer on a technical surface. The inventive method comprises three steps: a) producing a solution from polyvinylacetate, a preservative agent and a solvent, b) applying the solution to the technical surface, and c) drying the solution applied to the technical surface while forming the layer. The inventive method is characterized by using benzoic acid, sorbic acid, natamycin, bacteriocines, plant extracts or mixtures thereof as the preservative agent and an ethanol/water mixture, ethyl acetate or acetone as the solvent. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076920 | LOCAL DELIVERY OF WATER-SOLUBLE OR WATER-INSOLUBLE THERAPEUTIC AGENTS TO THE SURFACE OF BODY LUMENS - A method and device for local delivery of a water-insoluble therapeutic agent to the tissue of a normal or diseased body lumen is disclosed. An expandable structure of a medical disposable device, such as a balloon of a balloon catheter, is coated with a non-durable coating which comprises poly(HEMA) complexed with iodine and has a substantially water-insoluble therapeutic agent dispersed therein. The medical disposable device is inserted into a body lumen, and expanded to contact the non-durable coating against the body lumen and deliver the substantially water-insoluble therapeutic agent to the body lumen tissue. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076921 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING A PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DIRECTLY ONTO A PACKAGING SURFACE - The present invention relates to a method for forming a pharmaceutical product, such as a dissolvable film dosage form, onto a surface. Particularly, the present invention relates to a method of forming a pharmaceutical product directly onto the surface of a substrate. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076922 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF A METAL COATING LAYER DEPOSITED ON THE SURFACE OF A STEEL STRIP - In a method for the spectral analysis of a metal coating layer deposited on the surface of a steel strip, the strip is moved along an arc of the outer surface of a rotating roller with a cylindrical wall guiding the strip by contact. An ablation laser beam is guided into an internal cavity of the cylindrical wall to be placed in optical incidence under a normal axis on the outer surface of the roller on a targeted contact point of the strip and the roller. The beam passes through the wall via a wall opening, which is transparent to the beam. A plasma spectral emission distribution from the laser ablation to the contact point is collected by optical feedback in the direction of the normal axis on the outer surface of the roller and through the opening in order to be guided towards a spectral measurement unit. The normal axis on the outer surface for the optical incidence and feedback is placed in synchronous rotation with the roller. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076923 | WET PAINT COATING THICKNESS MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENT - An instrument is described for measuring the thickness of a paint coating on a rotating roll of a roll coating applicator roll for determination of the thickness of a paint coating to be applied to a moving substrate comprising: sensor means arranged for emitting and detecting signals reflected from the surface of the paint coating on at least one roll of the roll coating applicator to generate data indicative of the position of the surface of the paint on the roll, the sensor means being distanced from the paint coating for the emission and detection of the signals; and processing means for processing the data generated by the sensor means to determine the thickness of the paint coating to be applied to the substrate. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076924 | CHARGING MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A charging member is provided having a support, a conductive elastic layer formed on the support and a surface layer formed on the conductive elastic layer. The surface layer contains a polysiloxane having at least one of structures represented by the following formulas (1a1), (1a2), (1b1) and (1b2): | 2012-03-29 |
20120076925 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL JET PRINTING - The disclosure relates to a method for depositing films on a substrate which may form part of an LED or other types of display. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus for depositing ink on a substrate. The apparatus includes a chamber for receiving ink; a discharge nozzle having an inlet port and an outlet port, the discharge nozzle receiving a quantity of ink from the chamber at the inlet port and dispensing the quantity of ink from the outlet port; and a dispenser for metering the quantity of ink from the chamber to the inlet port of the discharge nozzle; wherein the chamber receives ink in liquid form having a plurality of suspended particles and the quantity of ink is pulsatingly metered from the chamber to the discharge nozzle; and the discharge nozzle evaporates the carrier liquid and deposits the solid particles on the substrate. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076926 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR WITH AN INSULATION AND AT LEAST ONE POINT TO BE KEPT FREE OF THE INSULATION - The conductor, including the points being kept free insulation, is initially surrounded by a liquid, electrically non-conducting bonding agent which forms the insulation after solidifying. The conductor can be a transposed conductor in which the individual conductors thereof are electrically isolated relative to each other and are interconnected by the bonding agent. Using a liquid stripping agent based on a polyvinyl alcohol or a long-chain hydrocarbon mixture and a polysaccharide filler on the point of the conductor being kept free of the insulation locally prevents the bonding agent from bonding to the conductor or the individual conductors of the transposed conductor from being interconnected by means of the unsolidified mixture. Once the entire bonding agent is hard and thus the bonding agent/stripping agent mixture has solidified, the bonding agent/stripping agent mixture can easily be removed in a mechanical manner from the treated points of the conductor. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076927 | METHOD OF IMPROVING THE THERMO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FIBER-REINFORCED SILICON CARBIDE MATRIX COMPOSITES - A thermal treatment process for improving thermo-mechanical properties of ceramic matrix composite materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) matrix composites is described. The treatment process removes excess silicon and/or other process-related defects from the SiC-based matrix as well as the fiber interfacial coating. This invention can be practiced with minimal strength loss for as-fabricated composites formed from high-strength continuous-length ceramic and carbon-based fibers that are functionally stable to 1600° C. and above. The invention provides a method for significantly improving composite thermal conductivity and creep resistance, and for reducing composite porosity. It has been demonstrated using state-of-the-art 2D woven SiC/SiC composites containing Sylramic-iBN SiC fibers, boron-nitride-based interfacial coatings, and hybrid matrices that are based on SIC formed by chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) and by a combination of CNI, SiC particulate infiltration, polymer infiltration and pyrolysis, and melt infiltration of silicon, silicon-based alloys, and silicides. | 2012-03-29 |
20120076928 | POLYCRYSTALLINE MONOLITHIC MAGNESIUM ALUMINATE SPINELS - Polycrystalline monolithic magnesium aluminate spinels are disclosed. The polycrystalline monolithic magnesium aluminate spinels have small grain sizes and may be deposited on substrates as thick one-piece deposits. The polycrystalline monolithic magnesium aluminate spinels may be prepared and deposited by chemical vapor deposition. Articles made with the polycrystalline monolithic magnesium aluminate spinels also are disclosed. | 2012-03-29 |