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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110045997 | METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR "IN VITRO" GENOTYPING WITH APPLICATIONS IN ANTI-AGEING MEDICINE The invention relates to an “in vitro” method for determining the global genetic risk a subject has of developing a pathology associated with aging. Said method is based on the combination of particular genetic risks of developing common pathologies associated with ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045048 | BONE GRAFT AND SCAFFOLDING MATERIALS IMMOBILIZED WITH TYPE I COLLAGEN BINDING PEPTIDES The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a bone graft material, a scaffold for tissue engineering applications and type I collagen Binding Peptides which have bone calcification-promoting peptides immobilized on the surface, and more part... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042902 | SELF-SEALING METHOD A method of sealing a leak of fluid from a container comprises introducing a solute to a body of fluid within the container. The solute is selected so as to be soluble in the fluid at the expected conditions prevailing inside the container, and insoluble when the pressu... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042129 | LOW DIELECTRIC GLASS FIBER A glass fiber having a low dielectric constant and low dielectric loss tangent consists essentially of by weight, as a glass composition, 52 to 60% of SiO2, 11 to 16% of Al2O3, 20 to 30% of B2O3, and 4 to 8% of CaO,... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041610 | EXTENSION SENSING ACTUATOR A device comprising a solid-state actuator (100), means for inputting an acoustic signal to the actuator (104) and means for measuring the resultant signal (104). The measured acoustic signal can be used to determine the extension of the solid-state... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039747 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ION-IMPLANTED PHOTORESIST A method and mineral acid-containing compositions for removing bulk and/or hardened photoresist material from microelectronic devices have been developed. The mineral acid-containing composition includes at least one mineral acid, at least one sulfur-containing oxidizin... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039513 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR ALARM NOTIFICATION A mobile communications terminal configured to handle bi-directional voice calls is provided that includes a microphone means, a sound buffer, a loudspeaker means, a positioning means and a processing means. The microphone means is configured to register sound data to b... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036979 | SYSTEM TO REDUCE THE PRESSURE DROP IN A DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZER System to reduce the pressure drop in a Vienna-type differential mobility analyzer (DMA). It is built to favor the flow axilsymmetry, with no restrictions to avoid strong pressure drops and high pumping capacities. It comprises an electrical isolator, a metallic cone to... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036145 | DUCTLESS FUME HOOD GAS MONITORING AND DETECTION SYSTEM A ductless fume hood suitable for the removal of various chemical materials including toxic and non-toxic gases, vapors, particles, dust and unpleasant odors from a fluid stream. The ductless fume hood uses electronic devices and software to enable real time monitoring ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110032611 | SPECIMEN MOUNT FOR MICROSCOPY Devices, mounts, stages, interfaces and systems to be developed that allow for in situ manipulation, experimentation and analysis of specimens directly within an electron microscope.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032337 | METHOD AND CAMERA FOR THE REAL-TIME ACQUISITION OF VISUAL INFORMATION FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCENES The invention relates to a method for calculating the focal stack associated with an object space from the plenoptic function thereof, using a sum transform along the length of constrained planes in discrete hypercubes, which allows the computing time to be considerably... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031145 | BIT HOLDER A bit holder comprises a body defining at least one cavity. The cavity includes a first pathway for receiving a bit and a second pathway for holding a bit. The first and second pathways intersect to define an open area between the first pathway and the second pathway su... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027845 | ENHANCED ETHANOL AND BUTANOL PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING ETHANOL AND BUTANOL USING THE SAME The present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism having an enhanced ability to produce ethanol and butanol and a method for preparing ethanol and butanol using the same, and more particularly to a recombinant microorganism having an enhanced ability to produ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027796 | METHOD FOR DETECTING LUNG CANCER USING LUNG CANCER-SPECIFIC METHYLATION MARKER GENE The present invention relates to a method for detecting lung cancer using a lung cancer-specific biomarker, and more particularly to a biomarker for lung cancer diagnosis, which can detect methylation of PCDHGA12 gene whose 5′UTR or exon 1 region is specifically methy... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027498 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING FIELD EMITTER ELECTRODE USING ARRAY OF CARBON NANOTUBES The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a field emitter electrode, in which carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are aligned in the direction of a generated magnetic field. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of dispersing a solution of carbon nanotubes (C... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024766 | ONE HUNDRED MILLIMETER SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON CARBIDE WAFER A method is disclosed for producing a high quality bulk single crystal of silicon carbide in a seeded growth system by reducing the separation between a silicon carbide seed crystal and a seed holder until the conductive heat transfer between the seed crystal and the se... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023748 | FIRE PROTECTION COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND ARTICLES This disclosure relates to inorganic coatings suitable for fire protection, fire retardancy, and articles comprising same. Specifically, the disclosure relates to the manufacture and use of inorganic phosphate-based coating formulations for fire protection, preventing o... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110020946 | CONVERSION OF JUST-CONTINUOUS METALLIC FILMS TO LARGE PARTICULATE SUBSTRATES FOR METAL-ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE The present invention relates to a method of producing silver films having large nanoparticles caused by cracking during anaerobic annealing to provide surfaces that exhibit increased metal enhanced fluorescence. Preferably the annealing process is conducted on a silver... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020888 | METHOD FOR PREPARING BUTANOL THROUGH BUTYRYL-CoA AS AN INTERMEDIATE USING BACTERIA The present invention relates to a method for producing butanol using a bacterium capable of biosynthesizing butanol from butyryl-CoA as an intermediate. More particularly, a method for producing butanol, the method comprising generating bytyryl-CoA in a bacterium which... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020225 | POROUS POLYMER PARTICLES IMMOBILIZED WITH CHARGED MOLECULES AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME The present invention relates to porous polymer particles containing a charged molecule immobilized therein and a method for preparing the same. According to the disclosed invention, porous particles can be prepared using a biocompatible polymer and, at the same time, a... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019443 | SERIES VOLTAGE COMPENSATOR AND METHOD FOR SERIES VOLTAGE COMPENSATION IN ELECTRICAL GENERATORS Series voltage compensator connected in series between an electrical generator and an electrical grid that comprises a filter and an electronic power converter per phase. The compensator generates a voltage to dynamically compensate for sudden voltage drops in the elect... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017924 | NOVEL RADIATION DETECTOR The invention provides a device for the detection and mapping of radiation, the device comprising a polymeric core located within an external shell material, wherein the polymeric core comprises at least one radiation sensitive component and the external sheath comprise... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017778 | Automatic Dispenser An automatic dispenser assembly is disclosed. The dispenser assembly is adapted to use a replaceable fluid container having a foam pump. The dispenser assembly includes an adapter for securing and positioning a foam pump in the dispenser assembly. The dispenser assembly... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110015132 | SYNERGISTIC 5'-METHYLTHIOADENOSINE COMBINATIONS The present invention relates to combinations of 5′-methylthioadenosine and glatiramer acetate, and to their use in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. In a particular embodiment, the present invention relates to a product comprising 5′-methylthioadenosine and glat... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015087 | DETECTION OF ENDOMETRIAL SECRETION MARKERS FOR ASSESSMENT OF ENDOMETRIOSIS The present invention refers to a group of biomarkers and to non-invasive in vitro methods for the diagnosis or prognosis of endometriosis, as well as to a kit to perform said methods.... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014472 | PREPARATION OF SILICA STABILIZED BIOLOGICAL TEMPLATES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METAL AND LAYERED NANOPARTICLES The present invention relates to a system and method providing for increased silica growth on a bio-template, wherein the bio-template is pretreated with aniline to produce a uniform silica attractive surface and yielding a significant silica layers of at least 10 nm, a... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012372 | PHOTOLUMINESCENT EXIT DEVICE A photoluminescent member is provided for an exit device. The photoluminescent member comprises a housing member for mounting to the exterior surface of the exit device. The housing member includes a photoluminescent portion for being energized by exposure to an ambient... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012334 | VEHICLE FRAME A vehicle frame for a vehicle (100) having at least two driven rear wheels or a wide rear drive roller or similar (snowmobile), the frame comprises a main frame portion (300) and an upper frame portion (200) as a load carrying unit. The upper frame ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110010280 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A TIME SHEET A system and method for creating a time sheet. The system collects at a reporting device, chronologically-identifiable log entries from a variety of activity recording devices, including without limitation, mobile, desktop and networked phones, PDAs, media recorders, sa... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006269 | SOLVENT-FREE SYNTHESIS OF SOLUBLE NANOCRYSTALS Methods for preparing high quality and high yields of nanocrystals, i.e., metal-oxide-based nanocrystals, using a novel solvent-free method. The nanocrystals advantageously comprise organic alkyl chain capping groups and are stable in air and in nonpolar solvents.... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006005 | DESALINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD A desalination system comprises a reverse osmosis device, a pump for pressurizing fluid to be desalinated, a supply conduit for supplying the pressurized fluid to the reverse osmosis device, and a wave power system for driving operation of the pump, wherein the wave pow... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110003660 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT WITH OPEN LOOP HYDRAULIC MECHANISM OPERABLE AS A PUMP OR A MOTOR A drive arrangement suitable for driving a final drive comprises a first drive means and a power-splitting gear arrangement. A first hydraulic mechanism is operable either as a pump or a motor. The first hydraulic mechanism is capable of being driven from the first driv... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100330068 | MONOMERIC VHH DOMAIN DERIVED FROM ANTI-VP6 CAMELID ANTIBODIES, DIMERIC DOMAIN, IMMUNISATION METHOD, ROTAVIRUS DETECTION METHOD, COMPOSITION, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT METHODS FOR ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS Monomeric VHH domain derived from anti-VP6 camelid antibodies, dimeric domain, immunisation method, rotavirus detection method, vaccine composition, prevention and treatment methods for rotavirus infections, wherein said domain may be any of the amino acid sequences sho... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100328121 | CIRCUIT TESTING A method for testing a circuit that generates an n-bit pulse density modulated output in response to an input signal or combination of input signals, for example the analogue section (12) of an analogue to digital converter (25) that has an n-bit pulse den... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100325742 | Animal Model Based on Targeted Apoptosis for the Study of Genetic Diseases Such as Parkinson's Disease Described is the use of a non-human transgenic animal, preferably a mouse, characterized in that it contains a modified version of the gene encoding TIF-IA (a) as an animal model for a disease, (b) for analyzing the function of selected stem cells or (c) for ablating ma... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100325176 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING GRAPHICS A primary user interface is configured to receive uploaded data sets stored in a primary memory means each describing a 3D graphics data structure in a respective source format. A secondary user interface receives request messages from user clients and in response, prov... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100323895 | CLEANING, SANITISING AND STERILISING PREPARATIONS The present invention relates to a cleaning preparation, namely to a cleaning, disinfecting, sanitizing and sterilizing preparation. Said preparation comprises a mixture of cationic microbiocides and non-ionic surfactants.... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100323401 | GENERAL METHOD FOR GENERATING HUMAN ANTIBODY RESPONSES IN VITRO This invention relates to an in vitro method of producing antigen specific B cells and antibodies that provides for the capture of an entire primary human antibody repertoire for any foreign antigen, allows for screening large numbers of immunogen/adjuvant combinations,... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320914 | SAFE LIGHTING SYSTEM A lighting system comprising a light source, a fiber rope into which light emitted from the light source is coupled, and a control unit for controlling the optical power of light emitted by the light source to maintain the fiber rope at or below a predetermined upper te... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320477 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTALS HAVING INCREASED MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES A process is described for producing silicon carbide crystals having increased minority carrier lifetimes. The process includes the steps of heating and slowly cooling a silicon carbide crystal having a first concentration of minority carrier recombination centers such ... | 12/23/2010 |
