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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110046022 | CRYSTALLIZATION DEVICE FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT VISUAL INSPECTION AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS A crystallization chip has a two-dimensional substrate surface with modified wetting properties convenient for the evaluation of the crystallization experiment results by optical microscope and by X-ray diffraction. A crystallization chip mount comprises a base and a su... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044869 | PROCESSES FOR EXTRACTING ALUMINUM AND IRON FROM ALUMINOUS ORES There are provided processes for extracting aluminum ions from aluminous ores. Such processes can be used with various types of aluminous ores such as aluminous ores comprising various types of metals such as Fe, K, Mg, Na, Ca, Mn, Ba, Zn, Li, Sr, V, Ni, Cr, Pb, Cu, Co,... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042634 | TETHER HOIST SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES A rigging system for raising and lowering a load includes at least one tether suspended between first and second spaced apart connection points. A hoist apparatus is selectively movable along the at least one tether and is coupled to the load so that movement of the hoi... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042580 | FLUORESCENCE QUANTIFICATION AND IMAGE ACQUISITION IN HIGHLY TURBID MEDIA Various embodiments of methods and systems are described herein for the acquisition and quantification of fluorescence or luminescence signals from a region of interest of an object. The quantification of the acquired signals includes performing at least one ratiometric... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042312 | PROCESS CONTROL FOR AN IMMERSED MEMBRANE SYSTEM An immersed membrane system or process may use measured or calculated process information to optimize one or more process operating parameters to improve performance or reduce operating costs. An on-line process control system or method may use the resistance in series ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039918 | Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in Genes Associated with Inflammatory Diseases The present disclosure describes the identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in inflammatory diseases and uses thereof, and methods of screening for, diagnosing, identifying susceptibility to or detecting a risk of developing an inflammatory disease com... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039033 | METHOD OF DEPOSITING A POLYMER MICROPATTERN ON A SUBSTRATE A method for the direct construction of micropatterned devices using polymeric materials is disclosed. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of depositing a thermocurable or photocurable polymer micropattern on a substrate.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038536 | REAL-TIME IMAGE AND VIDEO MATTING A system and method implemented as a software tool for generating alpha matte sequences in real-time for the purposes of background or foreground substitution in digital images and video. The system and method is based on a set of modified Poisson equations that are der... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110033879 | DIRECT ASSAY OF CHOLESTEROL IN SKIN REMOVED BY TAPE STRIPPING Skin cholesterol is measured by applying an adhesive tape onto a selected area of the skin to adhere the tape to the selected skin area and stripping the tape off the selected skin area to obtain a sample representative of the outer stratum corneum layer of the skin, th... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031043 | SELF-CHARGING ELECTRICAL CAR WITH WIND ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM An energy recovery system for a vehicle comprises an electrical generator provided within a housing. The housing is rotatable relative to the vehicle about a housing axis. The energy recovery system further comprises a wind turbine comprising a set of blades rotatable a... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030674 | ENERGY GENERATING ROOF SYSTEM An energy generating system comprising a conduit comprising an energy collection portion and a heat exchange portion, wherein the energy collection portion of the conduit is located within an air filled space or a sewer gas exhaust pipe or a ventilation duct, wherein th... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030274 | GREEN ROOF SYSTEM WITH BIODEGRADABLE VEGETATION TRAY A green roof module for covering a portion of a roofing surface with vegetation, includes a tray for containing a growing medium and vegetation, a permeable membrane, and a drainage board The tray has a biodegradable bottom and a plurality of upwardly extending biodegra... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027011 | CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE FOR A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE SUCH AS A SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS An appliance or domestic apparatus such as a surface cleaning apparatus comprises a first part and a second part. The second part comprises an insertion portion slidably insertable into the first part to define an inserted position. The insertion portion comprises a lon... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025433 | INLINE CROSS-COUPLED COAXIAL CAVITY FILTER An inline microwave bandpass filter where cross coupling between non-adjacent resonators is realized by changing the orientation of selected resonators. The microwave bandpass filter includes a cavity and three or more resonators arranged in a row (or inline) in the cav... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023695 | BALLISTIC COMPOSITES HAVING LARGE DENIER PER FILAMENT HIGH PERFORMANCE YARNS According to some embodiments, there is provided a ballistic-resistant composite including a plurality of large denier per filament (dpf) yarns. The large dpf yarns may have a “Composite-Armor dpf factor” (CA•dpf) of greater than or equal to 6.9.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023262 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprises an anti-rotation locking mechanism that is automatically operably engaged when the upper section is moved into the storage position and is automatically operably disengaged when the upper section is moved into the floor cl... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023260 | DOMESTIC AIR TREATMENT APPARATUS A domestic air treatment apparatus such as a vacuum cleaner comprises a fluid flow path including a dirt inlet and a clean air outlet. A suction motor and a treatment member are provided in the flow path. The fluid flow path comprises a portion that has a bend, such as ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023257 | CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE FOR A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE SUCH AS A SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS A domestic appliance, such as a surface cleaning apparatus, comprises a fluid flow path including a dirt inlet and a clean air outlet with a suction motor and a treatment member provided in the fluid flow path. A first part of the surface cleaning apparatus has an openi... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023256 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS An upright surface cleaning apparatus has an upper section that is moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between an in use position and a storage position. The upper section is rotationally mounted to the surface cleaning head. The upright surface cleaning appar... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110020358 | Methods and Compositions for Detecting Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis The invention provides binding proteins that bind to misfolded or monomeric SOD1, and not to native homodimeric SOD1. The invention also includes methods of diagnosing, detecting or monitoring amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a subject. In addition, the invention provid... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016276 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CACHE MANAGEMENT Aspects of the invention relate to improvements to the Least Recently Used (LRU) cache replacement method. Weighted LRU (WLRU) and Compact Weighted LRU (CWLRU) are CPU cache replacement methods that have superior hit rates to LRU replacement for programs with poor local... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014694 | USE OF ENTERIC GLIA Methods of reducing tissue damage in the nervous system are disclosed. The methods involved administering enteric glial cells to an animal with a nerve injury. Methods of improving locomotor function in animal with a nerve injury are also disclosed.... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011775 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PURIFYING CARBON FILAMENTARY STRUCTURES There is provided method for treating a gaseous phase comprising carbon filamentary structures having metal particles attached or linked thereto, for separating at least a portion of said carbon filamentary structures from said metal particles. The method comprises subm... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011391 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE HEAT TREATMENT OF A CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCK UPSTREAM OF HYDROLYSIS An apparatus for heating a cellulosic feedstock prior to hydrolysis is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pressurizable treatment chamber, a mixing and conveyance member configured to deaggregate the cellulosic feedstock and mix the cellulosic feedstock with gas in th... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011284 | FEEDER WITH ACTIVE FLOW MODULATOR AND METHOD An apparatus is provided for compressing a loose solid feedstock. The apparatus includes a two stage compressor. The first compression stage is a screw compressor. The second compressor stage is a reciprocating compressor. The reciprocating compressor operates co-axiall... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011283 | COMPRESSION APPARATUS AND METHOD An apparatus is provided for compressing a loose solid feedstock. The apparatus includes a two stage compressor. The first compression stage is a screw compressor. The second compressor stage is a reciprocating compressor. The reciprocating compressor operates co-axiall... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011282 | PROCESS APPARATUS WITH OUTPUT VALVE AND OPERATION THEREOF An apparatus is provided for treating a loose fibrous solid organic feedstock. The apparatus includes a reactor vessel and a compressor operable to introduce feedstock at elevated pressure into the reactor chamber. The apparatus includes means for controlling and modula... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011224 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF DIE USE OR YIELD A method for monitoring die cutting comprising the steps of placing at least one cutting die on a hide, each cutting die having a particular pattern and an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag coupled thereto, each RFID tag containing die-related information about ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110010914 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A WAX IMPREGNATED MESH POCKET FOR A LACROSSE STICK A mesh pocket for a lacrosse stick is disclosed. The mesh pocket is defined by a plurality of strands, which are inter-engaged. A wax is impregnated into at least a portion of at least some of the strands. Additionally, a process for applying a wax to a mesh of a lacros... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110009986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING ODOR EMISSION The present invention relates to a system and method for dynamically controlling odor emission. The system comprises an odor measurement tool, a weather condition measurement tool, a processing module and a controller. The odor measurement tool is adapted to measure an ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008804 | ANGIOPOIETIN-1 AND -2 BIOMARKERS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES THAT COMPROMISE ENDOTHELIAL INTEGRITY The invention relates to a method of identifying a subject having, or at risk of developing, an infectious disease state wherein endothelial integrity is compromised comprising: (a) determining a test ANG-1 level in a sample from a subject; and (b) comparing the test AN... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006003 | CYCLIC AERATION SYSTEM FOR SUBMERGED MEMBRANE MODULES An aeration system for a submerged membrane module has a set of aerators connected to an air blower, valves and a controller adapted to alternately provide a higher rate or air flow and a lower rate of air flow in repeated cycles. In an embodiment, the air blower, valve... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110003977 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING ORGANIC SOLVENTS FROM A BIOMASS The present disclosure includes a process for separating protein and an organic solvent from a defatted biomass comprising: a) contacting the defatted biomass with an aqueous solvent to: i) extract protein from the defatted biomass into the aqueous solvent and form an a... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110002951 | Modified Leukotoxin Gene and Protein The present invention provides nucleic acid sequences encoding a modified leukotoxin protein, wherein the modification comprises the removal of nucleic acid sequences encoding amino acids within hydrophobic transmembrane domains of full length leukotoxin protein, prefer... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100332421 | TARGETED DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLANS AND METHODS OF ESTABLISHING SAME A method of establishing a targeted dividend reinvestment plan associated with environmental management projects, and financial securities generated therein. In one embodiment, the method comprises steps of providing a dividend reinvestment plan, identifying at least on... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100330125 | NOVEL POLYSACCHARIDE IMMUNOGENS FROM CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE The application relates to Clostridium difficile cell surface polysaccharides, compositions comprising Clostridium difficile cell surface polysaccharides, and includes kits, methods and uses thereof.... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100329983 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF TRPV-6 CANCERS AND DRUG DELIVERY Compounds containing TRPV6-binding peptides and their use in the detection and diagnosis of cancer are described. Also described are methods for detecting and staging cancer that use the compounds of the invention. Compounds containing TRPV6-binding peptides are useful ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100329806 | FORM TAP AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH A form tap includes a shank having a shank length and a thread portion that extends along at least a portion of the shank length. The thread portion includes a finishing portion and a chamfer portion. Each of the finishing portion and the chamfer portion include a plura... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100329579 | CONTINUOUS EXTENSION OF DISCRETE TRANSFORM FOR DATA PROCESSING A method of compressing and decompressing an image dataset. The method includes providing an image dataset to be compressed and defining a compression factor, selecting a block size than 15 and a block overlap of two or more grid points, compressing said image dataset u... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100329408 | Systems, Apparatuses and Methods of Gripping, Cutting and Removing Objects A system includes a first platform movably mounted to a first rail assembly, a second rail assembly coupled to and supported by the first platform, and a second platform movably mounted to the second rail assembly. At least one articulating arm is coupled to the second ... | 12/30/2010 |
