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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047504 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OVERLAYING SPACE-CONSTRAINED DISPLAY WITH A REFERENCE PATTERN DURING DOCUMENT SCROLLING OPERATIONS The readability of large documents or images on space-constrained touch-sensitive screens of devices, such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs), is improved by using a visual scrolling reference pattern such as a grid that is projected over a document... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046753 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A TECHNICAL INSTALLATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD A method for monitoring a technical installation with a plurality of installation components connected to one another for transmitting data in order to perform process steps is provided. Status messages, each status message containing a plurality of individual messages,... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046378 | Novel Imaging Agents for Detecting Neurological Dysfunction Disclosed here in are compounds and methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease or a predisposition thereto in a mammal, the method comprising administering to the mammal a diagnostically effective amount of a radiolabeled compound, wherein the compound is selected from t... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045416 | Compressor and Method for Compressing Gaseous Fuel A method for compressing gaseous fuel is disclosed. The method includes, ingesting gaseous fuel into a chamber, ingesting air into the chamber and mixing the gaseous fuel with the air, igniting and partially combusting the resulting mixture of gaseous fuel and air in a ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045373 | GENERATOR MODULE ARCHITECTURE FOR A LARGE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL POWER PLANT A solid oxide fuel cell module contains a plurality of integral bundle assemblies, the module containing a top portion with an inlet fuel plenum and a bottom portion receiving air inlet feed and containing a base support, the base supports dense, ceramic exhaust manifol... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045372 | FUEL CELL INTEGRAL BUNDLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CERAMIC OPEN END SEAL AND VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL THERMAL EXPANSION CONTROL A plurality of integral bundle assemblies contain a top portion with an inlet fuel plenum and a bottom portion containing a base support, the base supports a dense, ceramic air exhaust manifold having four supporting legs, the manifold is below and connects to air feed ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045276 | Fiber Reinforced Plastic-Structure and a Method to Produce the Fiber Reinforced Plastic-Structure A fiber reinforced plastic-structure and to a method to produce the fiber reinforced plastic-structure are disclosed. At least two elements are used to build up the shape of the fiber reinforced plastic-structure. Two adjacent elements are connected via its contact-surf... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044854 | Method for Increasing Throughput in an Automatic Clinical Analyzer by Duplicating Reagent Resources A method for maximizing analyzer throughput irregardless of the mix in demand of different assays to be conducted by duplicating the reagents required to conduct selected assays in at least two separate reagent servers and also enabling newly incoming selected assays to... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044832 | Fluid Energy Machine A fluid energy machine, in particular a compressor, is provided. The fluid energy machine includes a common rotor, which is mounted using magnetic bearings, for the flow machine and the drive. In addition to the magnetic bearings, auxiliary bearings are provided, wherei... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044800 | Compressor Blade and Production and Use of a Compressor Blade The invention relates to a compressor blade of a compressor which, along a main axis, comprises a blade base, a platform area and an adjacent blade profile having a profile tip. The blade profile is configured by a convex wall at the suction end and a concave wall at th... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044788 | Solid Target System and Method for the Handling of a Cu-64 Target The present invention provides a system and method for a system for accommodating a solid target in an accelerator. The system and method includes a target changer having at least one port for accommodating the solid target, an insert for receiving the solid target in t... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044534 | HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFIER FOR DATA CLASSIFICATION Described herein is a framework for constructing a hierarchical classifier for facilitating classification of digitized data. In one implementation, a divergence measure of a node of the hierarchical classifier is determined. Data at the node is divided into at least tw... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044421 | Target System for the Handling of a Cu-64 Solid, Liquid or Gasseous Target The present invention provides a system and method for a system for accommodating a solid target in an accelerator. The system and method includes a target changer having at least one port for accommodating the solid target, an insert for receiving the solid target in t... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043820 | Method of Measuring Coating Thickness Using Infrared Light A method of measuring a thickness of a coating on a substrate material. A first pulse of monochromatic light having a predetermined first wavelength is emitted toward the coating and substrate material. A second pulse of monochromatic light having a predetermined second... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043207 | Whole-Body Coil Arrangement for an Open Magnetic Resonance Scanner for Use With a Second Diagnostic and/or Therapeutic Modality A whole-body coil arrangement for an open magnetic resonance scanner for use with a second diagnostic and/or therapeutic modality is proposed. The whole-body coil arrangement includes at least one coil conductor and a radio-frequency shield. The whole-body coil arrangem... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042572 | Method for Improving Clinical Data Quality In Positron Emission Tomography A method for improving clinical data quality in Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The method provides for the processing of PET data to accurately and efficiently determine a data signal-to-noise (SNR) corresponding to each individual clinical patient scan, as a funct... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042085 | Method and Apparatus for In Situ Extraction of Bitumen or Very Heavy Oil A method to extract bitumen or very heavy oil in situ from oil sand seams close to the Earth's surface is provided. Energy is introduced via at least two pipes at a given, repeatable distance from the seam, a predefined geometry is maintained in relation to the well pai... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042063 | Apparatus for in-situ extraction of bitumen or very heavy oil An apparatus for the in situ extraction of bitumen or very heavy oil from oil sand deposits, and applying heat energy to the deposit to reduce the viscosity of the bitumen is provided. A high-frequency generator feeds electric power to a linearly extended conductor loop... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041783 | Steam Generator A steam generator of a technical plant, in particular a power plant, comprising a heating gas passage enclosed by a gas-tight enclosing wall, wherein the heating gas passage has a number of heating surfaces through which a flow medium can flow, is to ensure especially r... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041686 | METHOD FOR COMPRESSING CARBON DIOXIDE OR A GAS WHICH HAS SIMILAR PROPERTIES A method is provided where carbon dioxide is compressed in a multi-stage geared compressor using a substantially isothermic process to a pressure which lies above the pressure of the critical point of carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is subsequently cooled to ambient ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041508 | Burner A burner for a gas turbine including a burner housing is provided. Provided is a lean-rich partially premixed low emission burner for a gas turbine combustor providing stable ignition and combustion process at all engine load conditions. At the upstream end of that burn... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041405 | Entrained-flow gasification of biomass as slurry A method for entrained bed gasification of biomass is provided, wherein pure biomass is first torrefied then milled and the torrefied and milled biomass is introduced to the gasification process with a fluid as a slurry. An energetically favorable process is described u... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041313 | Joining Mechanism with Stem Tension and Interlocked Compression Ring A stem (34) extends from a second part (30) through a hole (28) in a first part (22). A groove (38) around the stem provides a non-threaded contact surface (42) for a ring element (44) around the stem. The ring element ex... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041122 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF EXECUTION PHASES IN LOAD TESTS A method for automatic identification of execution phases in load test data includes receiving load test data indicating processor utilization for threads over a period of time divided into a plurality of intervals. For each pair of proximate intervals, it is determined... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040494 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ABSORPTION SPECTRA ANALYSIS A method and apparatus is disclosed for resolving absorption spectra such as ultraviolet or visible spectra having individual peaks attributable to more than one component in a sample mixture. The invention exploits the observation that the peak wavelength varies accord... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040200 | System and method for analyzing an electrocardiogram signal A system for analyzing an ECG signal is provided. The system comprises an interface that receives an ECG waveform associated with heart beat cycle of a patient. The system includes signal processor that determines a first isoelectric portion lying between a T-wave of a ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040194 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CARDIAC PARAMETERS The present invention explains a method and system for providing all the relevant cardiac parameters in real time and in a fast manner, which are required for the cardiac analysis. The invention involves determining a first area and a second area, the first area under a... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040178 | METHOD FOR 3-D DATA COLLECTION WITH A BIPLANE C-ARM SYSTEM WITH BIPLANE ACQUISITION MULTIPLEXING A method for collecting three-dimensional data of an object from a series of projection images recorded by a biplane C-arm system is provided. A cardiac activity is recorded. The cardiac frequency and a start cardiac phase are determined for calculating parameters of th... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040169 | INTEGRATION OF MICRO AND MACRO INFORMATION FOR BIOMEDICAL IMAGING Macroscopic imaging data, such as from a CT, MR, PET, or SPECT scanner, is obtained. Microscopic imaging data of at least a portion of the same tissue is obtained. To align the microscopic imaging data with the macroscopic imaging data, intermediate data is also obtaine... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039275 | Method for Predicting a Clinical Response of a Patient Suffering from or at Risk of Developing Cancer Towards a Given Mode of Treatment The present invention relates to a method for predicting a clinical response of a patient suffering from or at risk of developing cancer, preferably colorectal cancer, towards a given mode of treatment, said method comprising the steps of: a) obtaining a biological samp... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039237 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CYBER SECURITY MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS A method and system for cyber security management of Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems is provided to enhance situational awareness and cyber security management for industrial control systems. A centralized System Security Manager (SSM) is integr... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039024 | Cold Gas Spraying Method The invention relates to a cold gas spraying method with the aid of which a substrate to be coated can be coated with particles. According to the invention, it is provided that microencapsulated agglomerates of nanoparticles are used as particles. This advantageously al... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038735 | Turbine Vane for a Gas Turbine Engine Having Serpentine Cooling Channels with Internal Flow Blockers A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine with an internal cooling system formed from a serpentine cooling channel with one or more flow blocking ribs is disclosed. The serpentine cooling channels may be configured to receive cooling fluids from internal cooling fluids su... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038734 | Turbine Blade Having a Constant Thickness Airfoil Skin A turbine blade is provided for a gas turbine comprising: a support structure comprising a base defining a root of the blade and a framework extending radially outwardly from the base, and an outer skin coupled to the support structure framework. The skin has a generall... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038723 | TURBINE HOUSING WITH WALL CLADDING A turbine housing for a turbine is provided. The turbine housing includes a wall cladding on an inner wall of the turbine housing. In a region of joint flanges, the wall cladding is arranged and embodied such that the wall cladding reduces convective heat transfer and t... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038722 | FLUID INTAKE ASSEMBLY A fluid intake assembly adapted for use with a turbo-machine is provided. The fluid intake assembly provides an efficient fluid inlet assembly including a casing adapted to guide fluid into the turbo-machine. The casing includes an inner wall, the inner wall having a li... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038709 | Turbine Vane for a Gas Turbine Engine Having Serpentine Cooling Channels A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine having an internal cooling system formed from at least one serpentine cooling channel with enhanced cooling elements. The serpentine cooling channel may include a first turn manifold with purge air discharge orifices inline with a... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038518 | Roadmap method for the superimposed representation of images A method for superimposed representation of images is provided. A first original image is detected in a system dose regulation phase and a second original image is detected during a filling phase in which the vessels are filled with contrast agent by a detector for gene... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038458 | Method for enhanced visualization of objects in interventional angiographic examinations A method for enhanced visualization of objects in interventional angiographic examinations is provided. X-ray images are recorded during the system dose regulation phase with pure anatomy and during the filling phase with the vessels filled with contrast agent. A mask i... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038103 | Riser Bus Bar Positioning Block A positioning block and method for spacing riser bus bars includes an insulating material body forming recesses along a longitudinal axis of the block, each recess for receiving an electric riser bus bar therein. A binding feature is formed adjacent to at least one wall... | 02/17/2011 |
