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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184267 | Surveying instrument The present invention provides a surveying instrument provided with a tracking function, said surveying instrument comprising a first image pickup means 40 with a first solid image pickup element 33, a second image pickup means 37 with a second ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181665 | Flushing unit and flushing system for flushing vapor compression systems A flushing unit for flushing vapor compressions systems with a flushing agent. The flushing unit includes a pressure relief member to ensure that the reservoir containing the flushing agent is not over-pressurized. In certain embodiments, the flushing unit is adapte... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179141 | Method and device for measuring the conductivity of a pure or ultrapure liquid The invention relates to a method of measuring the conductivity of a pure or ultrapure liquid, notably water, using electrodes, characterized in that it consists in determining the conductivity by modeling the liquid in the form of an equivalent electrical circuit d... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177977 | Water purification system and method The invention concerns a water purification system (100) comprising a closed water recirculation loop (106) supplied at one point by a water inlet (101) with water to be purified, (and having) at least one outlet point of use of the purified wat... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177974 | Disposable tangential flow filtration device holder Tangential flow filtration device is provided wherein liners are provided between the filtration element and the top and bottom holders or manifolds. The liners incorporate the flow channels and inlet and outlet ports that were previously present in the manifolds. T... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173892 | Dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device and method for manufacturing same Disclosed is a photoelectric conversion device comprising a first conductive support having a layer containing a semiconductor, a second conductive support arranged opposite to the first conductive support and having a counter electrode, and a charge transfer layer ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167991 | Trisazo compound, ink composition, recording method, and colored article The present invention relates to a trisazo compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof, The formula (1) wherein, the group A is a substituted phenyl group, the group B and the group C are substituted... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167169 | Reservoir for liquid dispensing system with enhanced mixing Reservoir for a dispense system designed to maintain a suspending fluid flow within the reservoir. The fluid dispense system is particularly well suited to be manufactured in a single-use format comprising a fluid reservoir and fill tube assembly, particularly compr... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163886 | Purification of proteins The present invention relates to a selectively soluble polymer capable of binding to one or more constituents in a mixture containing various biological materials and the methods of using such a polymer to purify a biomolecule from such a mixture. The polymer is sol... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163172 | Installation for treating a biological liquid Installation for treating a biological liquid, including a circulation pump (5), a filter element (9), a container for collecting treated liquid, a first circuit section connecting a source of said biological liquid to an inlet orifice of said filter e... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152203 | Connection devices and male-female connection system comprising them The male connection device comprises a sleeve (4) and a slide (5) that is adapted to occupy, relative to said sleeve (4), a position in which said slide (5) is advanced in said sleeve (4), said device also comprising a tubular film... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151474 | Surveying system The present invention relates to a surveying system, comprising a rotary laser irradiation device 1 installed at a known point and used for projecting two or more fan-shaped laser beams 3 with at least one of the fan-shaped laser beams tilted and for f... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148291 | Method for manufacturing catalyst for use in production of methacrylic acid It is an object of the present invention to provide a catalyst having excellent performance and high mechanical strength for use in the production of methacrylic acid. A method for manufacturing a catalyst comprising essential active components of molybdenum, phosph... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148081 | Method for detecting microorganisms on a membrane The present invention relates to a method using a composition for permeabilizing microorganism walls for counting and detecting in a targeted manner the microorganisms on a membrane. The invention also relates to a kit and to probes that are suitable for carrying ou... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147757 | Filter with memory, communication and concentration sensor The present invention describes a system and method for accurately measuring the concentration of a substance within a filter housing. A concentration sensor and a communications device are coupled so as to be able to measure and transmit the concentration of a part... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146752 | Water purification system and method A polishing cartridge in a water purification system for final purification of water for distribution to a point of use. The system includes a closed water recirculation loop supplied at one point by a water inlet with water to be purified, and having at least one o... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143067 | Hydrophilic, high protein binding, low fluorescence, western blotting membrane Hydrophilic membrane particularly suited for blotting applications, preferably Western blotting. A pre-wet hydrophobic membrane substrate, preferably made of PVDF, is contacted with a monomer solution and subjected to a UV-initiated free radical polymerization step ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141187 | Sleepy head's/neck pillow invention The present invention is related to a supportive head and neck pillow with a supportive bone structure inside the pillow. The invention is used for head and neck support, and comfort while sleeping sitting up during transportation. It can also be used for head and n... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137983 | Method of maintaining a protein concentration at a tangential flow filter The present invention describes a system and method for accurately measuring the concentration of a substance within a filter housing. A concentration sensor and a communications device are coupled so as to be able to measure and transmit the concentration of a part... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137561 | Media for membrane ion exchange chromatography based on polymeric primary amines, sorption device containing that media, and chromatography scheme and purification method using the same Media and devices, such as anion exchangers including such media, wherein the media is a membrane having a surface coated with a polymer such as a polyallylamine. The resulting membrane offers stronger binding of protein impurities and superior removal of host cell ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136673 | Grit elevator A grit elevator (30) including a plurality of solid screens (104) in the form of a rotatable endless belt, one or more grit collectors (116) on the interior of the endless belt, and a grit inlet (172) leading to the interior of the endles... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133457 | Unit for preparing a sample for the microbiological analysis of a liquid The unit comprises a filter membrane filter module and a collection module for liquid coming from the filter module, with the filter module comprising an inlet compartment as well as an evacuation compartment for the liquids, the filter and collection modules being ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132676 | Hydrophilic, high protein binding, low fluorescence, western blotting membrane Hydrophilic membrane particularly suited for blotting applications, preferably Western blotting. A pre-wet hydrophobic membrane substrate, preferably made of PVDF, is contacted with a monomer solution and subjected to a UV-initiated free radical polymerization step ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124964 | Field-effect transistor Disclosed is a field-effect transistor characterized by using a compound represented by the formula (1) below as a semiconductor material. (In the formula (1), X1 and X2 independently represent a sulfu... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118191 | Liquid dispensing system with enhanced mixing A dispense apparatus and system for dispensing suspensions or emulsions. The system ensures uniformity of distribution of the dispersed phase within the continuous-phase liquid by moving the fluid through the dispense cartridge, such as with a continuous or pulsatin... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114295 | Intelligent system and method for automated packing of chromatography columns The present invention provides an automated system and method for packing chromatography columns. In one embodiment, the system first determines the type of media that is present in the column, and uses this information to generate an automated procedure to pack the... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114204 | Wireless receptor for communications within housings The present invention provides a system and method for transmitting information between a device within a housing to a second device, preferably a test or monitoring unit, outside of the housing. There are numerous issues associated with transferring information fro... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111630 | Content caching in the radio access network (RAN) A system and method to intercept traffic at standard interface points as defined by Cellular/Wireless networks (GSM/GPRS, 3G/UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA, CDMA, WIMAX, LTE), emulate the respective protocols on either side of the interception point, extract user/application payl... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8097849 | Electron microscope device The present invention provides an electron microscope device 1, comprising a scanning electron microscope 2 and an optical microscope 3, wherein the scanning electron microscope has scanning means 10 for scanning an electron beam and an e... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097404 | Composition and method for cell permeabilization comprising N-octyl-β-D-glucopyranoside, sodium polyphosphates, rubidium chloride and/or lithium chloride for detecting living cells on a membrane The present invention relates to a composition for the permeabilization of the walls of microorganisms comprising the combination of octyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (NOG), sodium polyphosphates (HMP), and a salt chosen from lithium chloride or rubidium chloride, and a me... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093182 | Compositions and methods for anti-transpiration in plants Methods and compositions comprising design of enlarged pectins are provided. Elaborated pectins are useful for a multitude of functions including surface coating, penetrant, additive and gell. Methods according to the present invention comprise steps for treatments ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088947 | Method for producing methacrolein and/or methacrylic acid The present invention relates to a method for producing methacrolein and/or methacrylic acid characterized in that the catalyst filling length of a dehydration catalyst layer is 3 to 20% of the catalyst filling length of an oxidation catalyst layer in a method where... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085810 | Cross-layer pipelining optimizations for reduced roundtrips and improving quality of experience Methods for pipelining, piggybacking, and transporting cross layer parameters through a network to reduce round-trip times are disclosed. Application activation, such as accessing a web-site through the internet, currently uses several protocols, including DNS Name ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084259 | Method of insuring the integrity of a filtering element The present invention describes a system for accurately measuring the concentration of a substance within a filter housing. A concentration sensor and a communications device are coupled so as to measure and transmit the concentration of a particular substance withi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082946 | Liquid flow controller and precision dispense apparatus and system Fluid control apparatus including a proportional flow valve having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; a pneumatic proportional control valve in communication with the proportional flow valve for modulating the proportional flow valve; a frictional flow element having... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080319 | Thermosetting resin composition and use thereof Disclosed is related to a thermosetting resin composition which comprises a polyimide resin (A) having a phenolic hydroxyl group, preferably a polyimide resin (A) produced from an aminophenol (a), a diamino compound (b) and a tetrabasic acid dianhydride (c), and an ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078244 | Interferometric method and instrument for measurement and monitoring blood glucose through measurement of tissue refractive index A method of measuring glucose concentration in tissue includes measuring scattering coefficients of the tissue at each of a plurality of temperatures and at a selected tissue depth using optical coherence tomography, and determining the glucose concentration in inte... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077293 | Surveying device and surveying system The present invention provides a surveying device, which comprises rotators 53, 56 and 61 for deflecting a distance measuring light in horizontal direction and for projecting the distance measuring light in rotary irradiation, at least one extension me... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077197 | Three-dimensional data preparing method and three-dimensional data preparing device A 3-dimensional data preparing method, comprising a first step of continuously taking digital images when moving from a first known point, via a second known point, to a third unknown point, a second step of generating tracking points from an image acquired at the f... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071653 | Use of RR/SR-ractopamine A method of promoting weight loss in animals or humans by administering thereto a therapeutically effective amount of a mixture of RR-ractopamine and SR-ractopamine is disclosed. ... | 12/06/2011 |
