An aircraft having vertical takeoff and landing capability provided with at least first and second laterally extending paddle wheels rotatable on a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft fuselage and between its nose and tail.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168745 | Process for the preparation of poly- and oligothiophenes on an industrial scale Process for industrial scale synthesis of poly- and oligothiophenes, which works in concentrated solution. In this process, a solution which comprises an organometallic thiophene reagent is added to a second solution which comprises a catalyst. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8134120 | Mass spectrometer A mass spectrometer with an ionization chamber with a feed channel for a gas to be examined, including an electron source (d, n) for ionizing the gas to be examined, electrodes (c) for accelerating the ionizing electrons, electrodes (g, h, j, m) for the mass-depende... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8074371 | Process and apparatus for removing volatile substances from highly viscous media Evaporator apparatus (1) for the treatment of viscous media comprised of at least a feed chamber (2) having a perforated tray (3), a tube-bundle heat exchanger (4) connected thereto having perpendicularly arranged tubes (8) and a d... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8067749 | Cleanable helical modules The invention relates to cleanable spiral modules and a method for production thereof. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8053225 | Flow cell array and the utilization thereof for multianalyte determination A one- or two-dimensional arrangement of flow cells is provided, as part of an array of sample compartments, with at least one inlet and outlet for each sample compartment, formed by a base plate and a body, with an arrangement of spatial recesses corresponding to t... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8038645 | Device for the time-controlled intravenous administering of the anesthetic propofol The invention relates to a device for the time-controlled intravenous administering of the anesthetic propofol by means of a method used for determining an adequate dosage profile and adequately controlling an infusion pump as a metering apparatus. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034395 | Method for precipitating mono and multiple layers of organophosphoric and organophosphonic acids and the salts thereof in addition to use thereof The invention relates to a method for precipitating mono or multiple layers of a mixture of organophosphoric acids of the general formula I (A) Y—B—OPO3H2 (IA) or of organophosphonic acids of the general formula I ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7985395 | Thermally stable catalyst for hydrogen chloride gas phase oxidation Catalyst for oxidation reactions which comprises at least one constituent active in the catalysis of hydrogen chloride oxidation and support therefor, which support is based on uranium oxide. The catalyst is notable for a high stability and activity. ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7955837 | Process for determining one or more analytes in samples of biological origin having complex composition, and use thereof The present invention relates to a process for detecting one or more analytes in one or more samples of biological origin having complex composition. The present invention also relates to a microarray for quantitative determination of one or more analytes in samples... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7927868 | Device and method for determining multiple analytes A device includes a planar optical waveguide, as part of a sensor platform, and, connected to the platform directly or by means of a sealing medium, a sealing layer. The sealing layer forms either directly or by means of a sealing medium a tightly sealing layer. The... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7879598 | Multianalyte determination system and methods The invention relates to embodiments of an optical system for luminescence determination, comprising two or more excitation light sources, a sensor platform and an optical component with several discrete facets for beam deflection towards the sensor platform. Furthe... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871593 | Process and apparatus for the catalytic oxidation of SO-containing gases by means of oxygen Process for the continuous catalytic complete or partial oxidation of a starting gas containing from 0.1 to 66% by volume of sulphur dioxide plus oxygen, in which the catalyst is kept active by means of pseudoisothermal process conditions with introduction or remova... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871193 | Mixer having a centrally disposed helical or anchor agitator and eccentrically disposed screw or blade agitator A mixer having improved axial and radial mixing which retains good mixing time even during large viscosity changes, comprising a housing with at least one helical or anchor agitator located centrally in the housing in combination with at least one eccentrically arra... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7836606 | Sterile freezing, drying, storing, assaying and filling process Process for producing containers of a freeze-dried product wherein droplets of the product are frozen to form pellets, the pellets are freeze-dried, assayed and loaded into the containers. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833506 | Process for the synthesis of nanosize metal-containing nanoparticles and nanoparticle dispersions The invention relates to a process for producing morphologically uniform and virtually monodisperse metal-containing nanoparticles, characterized in that the separation both in time and space of the nucleation and growth processes is achieved by regulation of the te... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7767131 | Method for production of moulded bodies, in particular optical structures and use thereof The present invention relates to a method for manufacture a body from a thermoplastic plastic with a three-dimensionally structured surface, wherein molding is performed directly from a master made of glass coated with metal oxide, without deposition of further coat... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765092 | Computer system and method for calculating ADME properties A computer system and a method for calculating an ADME properties of a substance on the basis of molecular properties of the substance by using a biophysical model, into which the molecular properties are entered as input quantities. The biophysical model establishe... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7740896 | Method for precipitating mono and multiple layers of organophosphoric and organophosphonic acids and the salts thereof in addition to use thereof The invention relates to a method for precipitating mono or multiple layers of organophosphoric acids of the general formula I (A) Y—B—OPO3H2 (IA) or of organophosphonic acids of the general formula I (B) ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7728960 | Machine aided combination of an NIR material concentration measurement with a temperature profile measurement based on fiber Bragg gratings in optical fibers The invention relates to a spectroscopic arrangement and a method for combining devices for measuring material concentrations NIR associated with a spectroscopic evaluation of glass fiber and fitted with fibers Bragg gratings (FBG) for measuring temperature profiles... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7713624 | Luminescent core/shell nanoparticles suitable for (F)RET-assays Luminescent inorganic nanoparticles comprising: (a) a core made from a first metal salt or oxide being surrounded by (b) a shell made from a second metal salt or oxide being luminescent and having non-semiconductor properties. These nanoparticles can be advantageous... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708945 | Device and method for determining multiple analytes A device includes a planar optical waveguide, as part of a sensor platform, and, connected to the platform directly or by means of a sealing medium, a sealing layer. The sealing layer forms either directly or by means of a sealing medium a tightly sealing layer. The... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7678565 | Flow cell array and the utilization thereof for multianalyte determination A one- or two-dimensional arrangement of flow cells is provided, as part of an array of sample compartments, with at least one inlet and outlet for each sample compartment, formed by a base plate and a body, with an arrangement of spatial recesses corresponding to t... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7645612 | Kit and method for multi-analyte determination The invention is related to different embodiments of a kit for the simultaneous qualitative and/or quantitative determination of a multitude of analytes comprising a sensor platform comprising an optical thin-film waveguide with a ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7638111 | Catalytic etching of carbon fibers The present invention relates to a method for etching carbon fibers, in particular carbon nanofibers and to the carbon nanofibers obtainable by this method, and the use thereof. ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7615159 | Method for the production of chemical and pharmaceutical products with integrated multicolumn chromatography The invention relates to a chromatographic process for substance separation in the context of the preparation of chemicals such as, for example, chiral pharmaceuticals, isomers or biomolecules on the small-scale and production scale, based on Simulated Moving Bed (S... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7575623 | Method for leaching aluminium-metal alloys A method is described of treating aluminium-metal alloys with organic or inorganic bases by exposing them to an aqueous solution of the base, removing the aqueous base and washing the treated alloy material, the leaching process being monitored, during the time of e... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7545494 | Analytical system and method for analyzing nonlinear optical signals A method for the ultrasensitive simultaneous measurement of nonlinear optical emission signals in one or two local dimensions wherein excitation light is irradiated in modulated form from at least one light source into an interactive space in which one or several em... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7539607 | Computer system and method of calculating a pharmacokinetic behavior of a chemical substance in insects Computer system for calculating a pharmacokinetic behavior of a chemical substance in insects, comprising: a physiologically based pharmacokinetic simulation model (102) of an insect for predicting concentration/time profile... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7517546 | Method for precipitating mono and multiple layers of organophosphoric and organophosphonic acids and the salts thereof in addition to use thereof The invention relates to a method for precipitating mono or multiple layers of organophosphoric acids of the general formula I (A) Y—B—OPO3H2 (IA) or of organophosphonic acids of the general formula I (B) ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7432096 | Glucose dehydrogenase and production thereof The invention relates to novel PQQ-dependent soluble glucose dehydrogenases (sPQQGDH) from Acinetobacter and to a process for their preparation by overexpression in suitable microbial expression systems. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424465 | Method and computer for experimental design Method and system for designing experiments by selecting at least a first experiment from an experimental space using a data-driven optimizer, receiving experimentally determined data, evaluating the experimentally determined data at a mata layer module, processing ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420183 | Apparatus and process for sterilization of liquid media by means of UV irradiation and short-time heat treatment Apparatus and process for UV irradiation and heat sterilization of fluid media, and in particular of liquids containing microorganisms and/or viruses. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410810 | Assay based on doped nanoparticles The invention relates to an assay based on resonance energy transfer (RET), comprising a first molecule grope A, which is marked with at least one energy donor, and at least one second molecule group B which is marked with at least one energy acceptor, the donor com... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406451 | Method for training neural networks The invention relates to a system and a method for training a number of neural networks, by determining a first training data record, wherein the training data have a particular accuracy, generating a number of second data training records by perturbing the first tr... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399628 | Body for flow-through cells and the use thereof A system of flow-through cells is obtained by assembling a body with a base plate. The body has a first spring element and a first stop, disposed on opposite end sections of the body, at least one second spring element and a corresponding second stop, disposed on op... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396675 | Kit and method for determining a plurality of analytes The invention is related to different embodiments of a kit for the simultaneous qualitative and/or quantitative determination of a multitude of analytes comprising a sensor platform comprising an optical thin-film waveguide with a ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393969 | Particular calixarenes method for production and use thereof The present invention relates to calix[4]arenes which effectively bind alkali metal ions (Na+, K+) and transport them over phase boundaries, their preparation and use. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7358079 | Flow cell array and the utilization thereof for multianalyte determination A one- or two-dimensional arrangement of flow cells is provided, as part of an array of sample compartments, with at least one inlet and outlet for each sample compartment, formed by a base plate and a body, with an arrangement of spatial recesses corresponding to t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344895 | Production and use of in situ-modified nanoparticles A process for synthesizing nanoparticles, in particular metal salt nanoparticles. To the synthesis mixture is added a modifying reagent which binds, by means of a first functional group, to the nanoparticle surface and which carries a second functional group for bin... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7311816 | Device for determining the residual liquid content of solids cakes in centrifuges A device for determining the residual liquid content of solids cakes in a centrifuge basket. The device includes two electrodes protruding through a wall of the basket and into the solids cake; a conductivity or capacitance measuring device (13) measuring the... | 12/25/2007 |