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| 20100297471 | Pt-Al-Hf/Zr coating and method A Pt—Al—Hf/Zr aluminide coating that can be used as a bond coat for TBC and improve TBC spallation life in service at elevated temperatures is provided. The aluminide coating can include a metastable ternary or higher X—Pt/Pd—Ni phase where the phase and other e... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100290726 | Plain bearing In order to provide a plain bearing, in which the efficiency in particular in the case of dry-running is increased and which in particular in these conditions also tolerates higher than previously usual running speeds over long periods of operation, it is proposed that ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100267951 | Purification of metal-organic framework materials A method of purification of a solid mixture of a metal-organic framework (MOF) material and an unwanted second material by disposing the solid mixture in a liquid separation medium having a density that lies between those of the wanted MOF material and the unwanted mate... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100150767 | Method of making metallic foams and foams produced A method of making a metallic foam by a sintering process that includes solid state sintering and transient liquid phase sintering to form and then densify the metallic foam structure. A metallic foam is provided having a sintered foam skeleton structure with desirable ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100108488 | Non-stoichiometric mixed-phase titania photocatalyst A mixed anatase-rutile phase, non-stoichiometric titania photocatalyst material is a highly reactive and is a UV and visible light responsive photocastalyst in the as-deposited condition (i.e. without the need for a subsequent thermal treatment). The mixed phase, non-st... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100092796 | Microforming method and apparatus Method of forming depressions (e.g. dimples) in a sheet material to form a textured surface thereon involves pressing one or more tool tips into a metallic or non-metallic sheet material while the sheet material is supported by a support layer that is relatively softer ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100080954 | Process for formation of highly uniform arrays of nano-holes and nano-pillars A photolithography method of patterning photoresist involves disposing a two-dimensional array of focusing particles of spherical or other shape on the photoresist and illuminating the particles on the photoresist to generate deep, sub-wavelength patterns on the photore... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100077515 | Microchannel forming method and nanotipped dispensing device having a microchannel A method of forming a microchannel as well as a thin film structure including same is made by forming a first thin film on a side of a substrate, forming a fugitive second thin film on the first thin film such that the second thin film defines a precursor of the elongat... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100072374 | Lead-iodide-based scintillator materials Scintillator material comprising nanoparticles (nanocrystals) comprising lead (Pb), iodine (I), and optionally one or both of oxygen (O) and hydrogen (H) wherein the nanoparticles exhibit room-temperature scintillation under gamma irradiation. The scintillator nanoparti... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100035101 | Fuel cell unit and method for producing an eletrically conductive connection between an electrode and a bipolar plate In order to create a fuel cell unit, comprising a cathode-electrolyte-anode unit and at least one bipolar plate which is connected to an electrode of the cathode-electrolyte-anode unit in an electrically conductive manner, which has a low contact resistance between the ... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100030343 | Bi-modal ankle-foot device A bi-modal ankle-foot device that provides a curved effective shape appropriate for walking and a flattened effective shape for standing. The bi-modal ankle-foot device includes a foot piece and a lockable ankle joint connected to the flat foot piece, the ankle joint an... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100001209 | Halide-based scintillator nanomaterial Scintillator material comprising nanoparticles (nanocrystals) comprising lead (Pb), iodine (I), and optionally one or both of oxygen (O) and hydrogen (H) wherein the nanoparticles exhibit room-temperature scintillation under gamma irradiation. The scintillator nanoparti... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090284485 | Vibrating substrate for haptic interface A haptic device is provided having a substrate with a touch surface and one or more actuators for vibrating the substrate in a multiplicity of higher resonant modes, each of which has a high enough frequency to be inaudible and high enough amplitude to create a friction... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090270549 | Crosslinking agent In order to make available a crosslinking agent for ethylene acrylate (AEM) and polyacrylate (ACM) elastomers, which is equivalent to the crosslinking agents containing guanidine that have been used until now, but which does without the teratogenically acting guanidines... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090267308 | Cylinder head gasket Cylinder head gasket with a gasket plate comprising a plurality of sheet metal layers and at least one combustion chamber opening, an inner layer being arranged in the gasket plate directly between two functional layers having sealing beads arranged one over the other, ... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090255150 | Snowplow and mount assembly for use with a wheelchair A snowplow and mounting assembly having a mounting frame for use with a wheelchair wherein the mounting frame has one side with a V-shape or other shape snowplow facing away from the wheelchair and has another side that faces the wheelchair and is adapted to cooperate w... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090254255 | Dynamic pressure control system with solenoid valve command current trimming A dynamic pressure control system, such as a transmission pressure control system, is provided wherein one or more of electrical current command signals provided to a pressure control solenoid valve, such as a fast response variable force solenoid pressure control valve... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090246074 | System and method for sterilizing a processing line The invention comprises a system and method for sterilizing an aseptic processing line comprising the steps of generating chlorine dioxide gas, introducing the chlorine dioxide gas inside the aseptic processing line as a sterilization step, and removing the chlorine dio... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090235715 | Method for selectively forming (plastic working) at least one region of a sheet metal layer made from a sheet of spring steel, and a device for carrying out this method A method for selectively forming at least one region of a gasket sheet metal layer made of a spring steel, wherein, for the purposes of facilitating the forming process, the region of the sheet metal layer that is to be formed is heated up inductively for reducing the h... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090229494 | Highly-dispersed carbon nanotube-reinforced cement-based materials A composite cement material is prepared from cement material and carbon nanotubes, wherein the carbon nanotubes are present from about 0.02 wt % to about 0.10 wt % based on weight of cement material. The process for preparing such cement compositions includes sonicating... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090226521 | Active nanoparticles and method of using Active multifunctional nanoparticles provide significant enhancement of the efficacy of model therapeutic and gene agents due to increased diffusion and penetration through mucus and biological barriers under the influence of a magnetic field.... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090223055 | Nail clipping apparatus A nail clipping apparatus for cutting a fingernail, thumbnail, or toenail nail of a user, comprising a base having an upstanding support member and a nail clipper disposed on the support member, wherein the nail clipper has a rotatable cutter head actuated to cut the us... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090220400 | Gas adsorption and gas mixture separations using carborane-based MOF material A method of separating a mixture of carbon dioxide and a hydrocarbon gas using a metal-organic framework (MOF) material having a three-dimensional carborane ligand structure.... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090188861 | Preventing and cleaning fouling on reverse osmosis membranes A method of controlling fouling of a reverse osmosis membrane disposed in an aqueous medium by an inorganic foulant involves providing a fouling control agent comprising an acidic polysaccharide such as alginic acid fouling control agent dissolved in the aqueous medium ... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090178558 | Gas adsorption and gas mixture separatoins using mixed-ligand MOF material A method of separating a mixture of carbon dioxiode and hydrocarbon gas using a mixed-ligand, metal-organic framework (MOF) material having metal ions coordinated to carboxylate ligands and pyridyl ligands.... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090162729 | Bipolar plate and method for manufacturing a protective layer on a bipolar plate In order to create a bipolar plate for a fuel cell unit, wherein the bipolar plate comprises a carrier layer and a protective layer, wherein the protective layer comprises an oxide system, the protective layer of which reliably reduces any chromium evaporation even duri... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090148001 | Method for multivariate analysis of confocal temporal image sequences for velocity estimation A method of determining individual velocity associated with one or more molecular species moving through a fluid medium involves obtaining multiple temporal images of the one or more species moving through the medium, analyzing the temporal images using multivariate ima... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090074522 | Reduced-friction coatings A coating is provided having a first metal or non-metal nitride layer and a second metal or non-metal nitride layer wherein the first and second nitride layers are sufficiently resistant to interdiffusion to maintain respective individual layer structure and strength at... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090017174 | Food product treatment using alkaline electrolyzed water Treatment of food and agricultural products involves contacting the product by washing or otherwise with alkaline electrolyzed oxidizing water. Treatments include using brine solutions or marinades that include the alkaline electrolyzed oxidizing water therein.... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090008879 | Elastomeric sealing element In order to make an elastomeric sealing element available which is also suitable, in particular, for sealing tasks, with which the highest thermal and chemical resistance is partially required, and at the same time to save on costs and resources it is suggested that the... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080317633 | Multiplex lateral flow devices and methods A lateral flow device includes a porous medium layer having a two-dimensional shape in plan view defined by one or more peripheral edges wherein the two dimensional shape includes a plurality of testing regions separated from one another by spaces between portions of th... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080269041 | Crucible for melting high chromium alloys A crucible material comprises in weight % as a dry particulates mixture, before sintering, about 89% to about 93% ZrO2, about 7% to about 11% Y2O3, up to about 0.6% SiO2 as an impurity element, and is substantially free of mag... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080258090 | Solenoid operated fluid control valve Solenoid operated fluid control valve for a cam phasing mechanism of an internal combustion engine includes first and second control ports, a 2-stage hydraulically pilot-actuated, pressure balanced spool having an integral control feedback passage and a linear force sol... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080235972 | Sensing device with whisker elements A sensing device includes an elongated whisker element having a flexible cantilever region and a base region where a change in moment or curvature is generated by bending of the cantilever region when it contacts an object. One or more sensor elements cooperatively asso... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080204022 | Biological detector and method A biological detector includes a conduit for receiving a fluid containing one or more magnetic nanoparticle-labeled, biological objects to be detected and one or more permanent magnets or electromagnet for establishing a low magnetic field in which the conduit is dispos... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080132381 | Fluid pressure control assembly Assembly of multiple individual fluid pressure control solenoid valves and an individual fluid temperature sensor so packaged relative to a respective one of the individual solenoid valves as to permit direct or indirect fluid temperature measurement at individual solen... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080122184 | Sealing arrangement In order to provide a seal arrangement for sealing between a first medium space filled with a first medium and a second medium space filled with a second medium which ensures reliable sealing between the medium spaces with very low leakage values even over a prolonged p... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080070068 | Fuel cell stack In order to provide a fuel cell stack, comprising a plurality of fuel cell units that succeed one another along a stack direction and at least one tensioning device, by means of which the fuel cell units are braced against one another, in which different heat expansions... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080067766 | Snow removal device A snow removal device can be releasably clamped to a platform of a wheeled dolly and then unclamped therefrom to permit use of the dolly for other tasks. The snow removal device comprises a snow pushing member having an attachment frame that includes first and second cl... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080070010 | Method of making nanopatterns and nanostructures and nanopatterned functional oxide materials Method for nanopatterning of inorganic materials, such as ceramic (e.g. metal oxide) materials, and organic materials, such as polymer materials, on a variety of substrates to form nanopatterns and/or nanostructures with control of dimensions and location, all without t... | 03/20/2008 |
