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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129207 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FUNCTIONALLY ENHANCED IN VITRO CELL CULTURE SYSTEM Compositions and methods described herein provide a cell culture system in which cells are in high metabolic states from the onset of the culture. Combinations of various cell culture components disclosed and employed herein allow cells to be in high metabolic states us... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129234 | SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF BIOMASS TO FACILITATE THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL A method for treating fermented lignocellulosic biomass to be supplied to a distillation system for production of ethanol is provided. The method includes pre-treating lignocellulosic biomass into pre-treated biomass and separating the pre-treated biomass into a liquid ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129249 | STIRRING APPARATUS FOR STIRRING MICROORGANISMS IN A CULTURING MEDIUM The invention provides a stirring apparatus for stirring microorganisms such as, an alga in a culturing medium. The stirring apparatus includes one or more supporting structures. The stirring apparatus further includes a plurality of paddle units operatively connected t... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107926 | APPARATUS FOR CELL OR TISSUE CULTURE The apparatus for cell or tissue culture comprises a base plate (1), an intermediate face (2) and a top plate (3). The intermediate face (2) is removably sandwiched between the base plate (1) and the top plate (3). The base plat... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108792 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING BOTULINUM NEUROTOXIN Rapid, animal protein free, chromatographic processes and systems for obtaining high potency, high yield botulinum neurotoxin for research, therapeutic and cosmetic use.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107927 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ISOLATING EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS Methods, devices and kits are provided for isolating or enriching multicellular embryonic stem (ES) cell colonies from a mixture of multicellular ES cell colonies and single ES cells present in a cellular suspension, by utilizing a filtration matrix that selectively exc... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107899 | Heat-Stable Carbonic Anhydrases and Their Use The present invention relates to use of Caminibacter carbonic anhydrase in CO2 extraction, e.g., from flue gas, natural gas, biogas or ambient air. The Caminibacter carbonic anhydrases are especially well suited for these purpose due to their ex... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107920 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SUGAR SOLUTION AND SACCHARIFICATION DEVICE To achieve efficient use of enzyme in obtaining a sugar solution through a reaction of the enzyme and biomass containing cellulose. In obtaining a sugar solution through a reaction of enzyme and biomass containing cellulose, the biomass and the enzyme are caused to reac... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107913 | MICROORGANISM CULTURE SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR A microorganism culture sheet is provided which can limit the use of a costly cultivation material to a necessary portion, which has simple production at the time of manufacture, and can be simply and stably used by a user. The microorganism culture sheet of the present... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107888 | MODULATION OF FERMENTATION PRODUCTS THROUGH VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION Improved yields of biofuels and other chemicals are obtained by culturing a cellulolytic microorganism, such as Clostridium phytofermentans, Clostridium sp. Q.D, or Clostridium biocatalysts thereof in modulated amounts of vitamins, such as thiamine or nico... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083026 | Method for removing CO2 from a smoke or exhaust gas of a combustion process A method and arrangement for removing CO2 from smoke or exhaust gas of a combustion process in a power plant are provided. The exhaust gases comprising CO2 are fed into a tank in which cellular organisms, such as micro algae, are present, convertin... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083029 | ROTATING CULTURE VESSEL AND AUTOMATIC CELL CULTURE APPARATUS USING SAME Disclosed is a rotating culture vessel based on a rotating culture technology using an RWV, by which cell seeding, liquid medium exchange, quality control and so on can be automated and degassing can be conducted simultaneously with liquid medium exchange without distur... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070841 | NUCLEIC ACID QUANTIFICATION METHOD AND MICROCHIP FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTION A nucleic acid quantification method that uses a microchip for nucleic acid amplification reaction, the microchip including an inlet through which a liquid is introduced from outside, a plurality of reaction regions provided as reaction sites of a nucleic acid amplifica... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070878 | Microporous Microfluidic Device A micro fluidic apparatus includes (i) a first conduit; (ii) a second conduit; and (iii) a first interconnected microporous network in communication with the first and second conduits and configured to allow diffusion of gas between the first and second conduits. The mi... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070887 | Cell Visualization System for Multi-Layer Cell Culture Device The present invention relates generally to a multi-layer system for containing cells in culture, and a system for visualizing cells cultured in the multi-layered system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multi-layer cell culture device having a speci... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070888 | Horizontal Array Bioreactor for Conversion of Syngas Components to Liquid Products A membrane supported bioreactor arrangement and method for anaerobic conversion of gas into liquid products including membrane modules having hollow fibers, each of the hollow fibers formed from an asymmetric membrane wall having a porous outer layer defining biopores f... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070860 | COMBINATION STIRRER The present patent application describes a stirrer comprising a combination of at least one axially-conveying element and at least one radially-conveying element relative to the rotary shaft of the stirrer wherein the largest diameter of the at least one axially-conveyi... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070879 | REDUCTION OF ANTIBIOTIC ACTIVITY OR CONCENTRATION IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES USING MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMERS Methods of removing undesired compounds such as antibiotics from a biological sample are provided. The methods use Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (“MIPs”) to remove or inactivate antibiotics in a sample. The methods use MIPS to remove or inactivate compounds such as... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070886 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE A microfluidic device having a substrate with an array of curvilinear cavities. The substrate of the microfluidic device is preferably fabricated of a polymer such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The microfluidic device is manufactured using a gas expansion molding (GEM... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052534 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE HYDROLYSIS OF CELLULOSE IN HIGH CONSISTENCY SYSTEMS Provided is a process for the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose to produce glucose from a pretreated cellulosic feedstock. The process comprises providing an aqueous slurry of the pretreated cellulosic feedstock that has a water content that is less than about 140% of t... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052525 | POLYMERS FOR GROWING CELLS The present invention provides a polymer substrate for use in the attachment and functioning of hepatocyte and hepatocyte like cells. In particular, the polymer substrate is a polyurethane polymer.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052541 | IMPROVED CARBON CAPTURE IN FERMENTATION The present invention relates to improvement in efficiency in gasification for use with syngas fermentation. In particular, the invention relates to increasing the overall carbon capture efficiency of a gasification/fermentation process to produce products such as alcoh... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052564 | Non-Contact Radiant Heating and Temperature Sensing Device for a Chemical Reaction Chamber An apparatus and methods are provided for heating and sensing the temperature of a chemical reaction chamber without direct physical contact between a heating device and the reaction chamber, or between a temperature sensor and the reaction chamber. A plurality of chemi... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045830 | STEM CELL AGGREGATE SUSPENSION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF DIFFERENTIATION THEREOF The present invention relates to methods for production of undifferentiated or differentiated embryonic stem cell aggregate suspension cultures from undifferentiated or differentiated embryonic stem cell single cell suspensions and methods of differentiation thereof.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045798 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ELECTROWETTING GENETIC ANALYSIS It relates to a method for amplifying at least one nucleotide molecule contained in a sample (E) comprising the following successive steps consisting of (a) subjecting said sample (E) to a 1st amplification step on an area (Z1) of a support; (b) bringing by elect... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045805 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF THERMOPLASTIC BIOPOLYMER The various embodiments herein provide a system and a method of synthesis of thermoplastic biopolymer such as poly-β-hydroxy butyric acid wherein the activated sludge and synthetic waste water are acclimatized in a sequential batch reactor. The diazotrophs are reacted ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045512 | METHODS AND SUBSTRATES FOR DIFFERENTIATION OF NEURAL STEM CELLS The present invention is directed to methods and substrates for promoting the differentiation of neural stem cells to neurons.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045812 | PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENE UNDER NEUTRAL pH CONDITIONS Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a process for producing isoprene from a starch substrate by saccharification and/or fermentation. The saccharification is effectively catalyzed by a glucoamylase at a pH in the range of 5.0 to 8.0. At a pH of 6.0 or above,... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120036765 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRETREATMENT OF BIOMASS Methods and devices for treatment of biomass comprised of crystalline structures are described that provide a combined mechanical, chemical and thermal effect (i.e., nano-hybrid pretreatment) to synergistically break down the crystalline structures. Such nano-hybrid mix... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040445 | GAS-FREE FLUID CHAMBER A Gas-free Fluid chamber for PCR. The present invention relates to a device with a fluid chamber suitable for performing a polymerized chain reaction for gas-free filling. Such devices may be used in the field of e.g. molecular diagnostics.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040448 | Microreactors With Connectors Sealed Thereon; Their Manufacturing The present invention deals with microfluidic devices (200) including a microreactor (20) and at least one connector (101) sealed thereon. It also deals with a method for manufacturing such microfluidic devices and to blocks of material suitable as ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040453 | BIOREACTOR USING OXYGEN-CARRYING MOLECULES The present invention relates to devices and bioreactors capable of delivering oxygen to a cell culture using oxygen-carrying molecules. The bioreactor comprises at least two chambers separated by an oxygen-permeable membrane. The oxygen-carrying molecules are chosen fr... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035742 | Methods, Devices and Systems for Bone Tissue Engineering Using a Bioreactor An anatomically-shaped, human bone graft may be cultivated ex vivo using a bioreactor capable of perfusing large complex porous scaffolds. Scaffolds derived from image-based modeling of a target are seeded with human mesenchymal stem cells and cultivated. A bioreactor c... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034695 | TISSUE/CELL CULTURING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS A system for culturing cells and/or tissue includes a tissue/cell culture chamber including a tissue/cell culture membrane, at least one collapsible valve fluidly coupled with the tissue/cell culture chamber, a pump fluidly coupled with the tissue/cell culture chamber, ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034688 | True nucleic acid amplification A system and method directed to DNA amplification with optional in situ purification, sequencing and/or detection, or a system compatible with integrated, post-amplification purification and or sequencing by capillary electrophoresis and other methods. The device is a s... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034694 | CELL CULTURE SUPPORT AND CELL CULTURE METHOD The present invention relates to a cell culture support for culturing mesenchymal stem cells, which includes en upper surface including a plurality of wells, in which the upper surface has a root mean square roughness Rq of 100 to 280 nm and a linear density of 1.6 to 1... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034596 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY CULTIVATING CELLS IN PARALLEL A device for automatically cultivating cells in parallel in cell culture vessels, in particular microtiter (MT) plates (2), having a housing (23) in which are disposed an observation unit (3) comprising at least one microscope (7) and at leas... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034344 | BIOREACTORS COMPRISING FUNGAL STRAINS Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an isolated cellulose degrading fungus. Also disclosed are culture compositions and bioreactor compositions comprising the cellulose degrading fungus. Further described herein are filtration and extraction devices comprising ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034615 | HIFU INDUCED CAVITATION WITH REDUCED POWER THRESHOLD An apparatus for irradiating a liquid sample with acoustic energy to generate cavitation in the liquid sample is provided. The apparatus includes a source and is adapted to receive a cartridge in such a way, that the apparatus focuses the HIFU waves emitted from the sou... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034677 | MICROORGANISM CULTURE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF The invention is directed to a microorganism culture device (100), such as a micro fluidic cell culture device. The device comprises an open chamber (10), wherein microorganisms are likely to be deposited within a liquid for subsequent study. The open cham... | 02/09/2012 |
