Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120108676 | AEROSOL-MEDIATED PARTICLE SYNTHESIS Disclosed are aerosol-mediated methods for synthesizing particles for biomedical and drug delivery applications. The method is based on the production of particles from sprayed polymeric micro or nano-droplets obtained by, for example, an air-jet nebulization process th... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120035321 | COMPOUNDS AND MEDICAL DEVICES ACTIVATED WITH SOLVOPHOBIC LINKERS The present disclosure relates to compounds and medical devices activated with a solvophobic material functionalized with a first reactive member and methods of making such compounds and devices.... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110280914 | HYDROGELS CROSSLINKED WITH GOLD NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF Described herein are composites useful in tissue and organ engineering. In one aspect, the composite comprises the reaction product between a macromolecule comprising at least one thiol group and a gold nanoparticle. The thiolated macro-molecule crosslinks with the gold... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110274793 | PURIFIED ALGINIC ACID OR SALT THEREOF There is provided a purified alginic acid or a salt thereof having a low degree of coloration and a process for producing the same. A depolymerized alginic acid or a salt thereof having a weight-average molecular weight of 300,000 or lower,... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110217751 | Alginate microbeads, method for forming the same and associated applications This present invention relates to a method for forming alginate microbeads. The method includes using a needle connected to a vibrator to continuously spot tiny alginate microdroplets in an oil layer. Subsequently, the temporarily formed alginate microdroplets sink into... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110184157 | Methods of Producing Bacterial Alginates Methods for mass producing bacterial alginate, bacterial cultures for producing alginate, and pharmaceutical compositions containing bacterial alginate are contemplated.... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110172166 | Anionic polysaccharides functionalized by a hydrophobic acid derivative A novel anionic polysaccharides functionalized by at least one hydrophobic acid derivative. These novel anionic polysaccharides including hydrophobic groups have good biocompatibility and their hydrophobicity can be easily adjusted without detrimentally affecting the bi... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110126767 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING THE HATCHABILITY OF HATCHERY EGGS The invention relates to a method for hatching of hatchery eggs comprising: (a) treating the egg shell surface with a coating composition comprising a coating agent, to form a coating on the surface of the egg's shell; and (b) incubating the egg under conditions to caus... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110130473 | DILUTE FILTRATION STERILIZATION PROCESS FOR VISCOELASTIC BIOPOLYMERS Manufactured hyaluronic acid products are used in numerous surgical applications including viscoelastic supplementation for the treatment of osteoarthritis, however, traditional sterilization techniques result in the breakdown of such high molecular weight viscoelastic ... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110118364 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF NANOPARTICLES CONTAINING ACTIVE INGREDIENTS This invention concerns a manufacturing process for nanoparticles composted of biodegradable polymers and active ingredients with therapeutic, cosmetic, veterinary, and alimentary applications, and a composition which contains said nanoparticles, which are used in produ... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110111011 | SUBLINGUAL APOMORPHINE The invention features sublingual formulations of apomorphine and apomorphine prodrugs, and methods of treating Parkinson's disease, sexual dysfunction, and depressive disorders therewith.... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110098455 | Crosslinked polysaccharide sponge A process for producing a polysaccharide sponge comprises the steps of (A) freezing a photoreactive polysaccharide solution, and (B) irradiating the frozen photoreactive polysaccharide solution with light to crosslink the photoreactive polysaccharide, thereby obtaining ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110081677 | Active Microfluidic Membranes The present invention relates to a biofabricated Active Microfluidic Membrane (AMM) in a microfluidic network of a microfluidic device and a method for the in situ biofabrication of such a microfluidic network. More specifically, the invention relates to devices exhibit... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110008293 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING MICROPARTICLES The invention provides a method for preparing microparticles comprising mixing a first cross-linkable reagent in aerosol form with a second cross-linking reagent in aerosol form to thereby to form microparticles.... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100272761 | SYNTHESIS OF LIPOAMIDE-GRAFTED HIGH MOLECULAR COMPOUND AND METHOD THEREFOR The present disclosure provides polymer compounds binding with lipoamide produced by the reaction of the primary amine group of lipoamide with the carboxy group of polysaccharide compounds such as chondroitin sulfates, carboxymethyl celluloses, or hyaluronic acids; func... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100261136 | DENTAL RETRACTION COMPOSITION, PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE OF A POWDER JET DEVICE FOR DENTAL RETRACTION The invention relates to a dental composition comprising a hardenable powder to be used in a process for retraction of dental tissue. The invention also relates to a kit of parts comprising the dental composition comprising a hardenable powder, a hardening agent, option... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100256090 | Alginic Acid with Low Molecular Weight, Its Salts, Uses, Preparative Methods, Pharmaceutical Compositions and Foods The present invention discloses an alginic acid and/or its salts with low molecular weight, wherein the weight average molecular weight of the alginic acid is from about 700 to about 4500 Daltons, and the molar ratio of guluronic acid to mannuronic acid in the alginic a... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100184965 | Complex consisted of a polysaccharide and an HBP The invention relates to a complex consisted of a polysaccharide and an HBP, said polysaccharide being consisted from glycoside bonds of (1,6) and/or (1,4) and/or (1,3) and/or (1,2) type and functionalized with at least one salifiable or salified tryptophan derivative. ... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100176053 | MATERIALS FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM FLUIDS USING SUPPORTS WITH BIOLOGICALLY-DERIVED FUNCTIONALIZED GROUPS AND METHODS OF FORMING AND USING THE SAME A modified bioreactor support material having high surface area for removing a contaminant (16) from fluids can include a substrate (10) having a functionalized surface, The functionalized surface can have inorganic or organic non-living functional groups,... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100167991 | Polysaccharides comprising carboxyl functional groups substituted by a hydrophobic alcohol derivative The invention relates to a polysaccharide comprising carboxyl functional groups, one at least of which is substituted by a derivative of a hydrophobic alcohol. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising one of the polysaccharides according to ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100160467 | ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID SCAFFOLDS WITH SURFACE-IMMOBILIZED NANO-HYDROXYAPATITE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Provided are an organic-inorganic hybrid scaffold with surface-immobilized nano-hydroxyapatite, and a method for the fabrication thereof. The scaffold is fabricated by reacting an acid group present on a surface of nano-hydroxyapatite with a primary amine present on a s... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100015215 | Use of Glycolipids as Adjuvants The present invention relates to adjuvants of the glycolipid type and their uses in pharmaceutical compositions, like in vaccines. In particular, the present invention provides new uses of compounds useful as adjuvants for prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccination in ... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100006801 | Sugar derivatives and application of same A sugar derivative derived from Aphanothece sacrum as a freshwater blue-green alga, having a mean molecular weight of 2,000,000 or more and a repeat structure of a sugar chain unit where a sugar constituent of a hexose structure and a sugar constituent of a pentose stru... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090221489 | Water-Soluable Films Comprising Low-Viscosity Alginates A film comprising as a film-forming agent an alginate salt of monovalent cation or a mixture of alginate salts containing at least one alginate salt of monovalent cation, the film-forming agent being such that a 10% aqueous solution thereof at a temperature of 20° C. h... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090098176 | MEDICAL DEVICES WITH TRIGGERABLE BIOADHESIVE MATERIAL Described herein are implantable medical devices comprising a biocompatible polymer comprising a triggerable bioadhesive property that allows the device to adhere to body tissue. The triggerable bioadhesive property of the polymer can be triggered or activated by exposu... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20080249289 | Manufacture of a Chromatography Matrix The present invention relates to method of manufacturing a sulphonate-functionalized (S-functionalized) cation exchanger, which method comprises reacting olefinic groups with bisulphite in the presence of at least one amine oxide, such as N-methyl morpholine oxide (NMO)... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080242738 | Hydrogel Functionalized with a Polymerizable Moiety and Their Uses as Biosensors or Bioreactors The present invention relates to a new hydrogel functionalized with a polymerizable moiety, the polymerized hydrogels, films and gels comprising the same and their use for cells, proteins, DNA or other molecules encapsulation, including use as biosensors or bioreactors.... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080139796 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GEL USING POLYSACCHARIDES AS RAW MATERIALS After adding water to the carboxymethyl carrageenan which is raw material and mixing them well, the ionizing radiation of more than fixed dose is irradiated to the obtained paste sample of fixed concentration. As a result, an excellent hydrogel in heat resistance which ... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20070259097 | Method and apparatus for the preparation of capsules An apparatus for a continuous encapsulation process is provided. The apparatus is a vibrating tubing used alone, in series, or in combination with an encapsulation apparatus, which is used alone or in series. The vibrating tubing is a flat coil, a standing spiral, or a ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070243211 | Compositions for regulating metabolic disorders and methods of use thereof The invention relates to compositions comprising a combination of ingredients including one or more oxidative fat metabolizers, neurotransmitters, algin or algin equivalents and medium chain triglycerides that are useful in regulating disorders and maintaining healthy m... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070225191 | Methods for modifying bioplymers in ionic liquids Sulfation or sulfonation of biopolymers such as starch, chitosan, dextrins, gums and the like is conducted in an ionic liquid such as a quaternary ammonium salt. Detergent compositions containing the sulfated or sulfonated reaction product are suitable for fabric cleans... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070218076 | Method of Processing Seaweed A method of processing seaweed, preferably a brown seaweed, comprises the following steps: (I) treating seaweed with an alcohol having one to six carbon atoms, preferably ethanol, to form an alcoholic fraction and an insoluble first seaweed residue; (II) separating the ... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070197779 | Bacterial cellulose-containing formulations A new method to produce formulations of bacterial cellulose that exhibit improved viscosity-modifying properties particularly with low energy applied to effectuate viscosity changes therewith is provided. Such a method includes the novel co-precipitation with a water so... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20050267296 | Cost-effective process for preparing agarose from gracilaria spp. The present invention relates to a simple, direct and cost-effective process for the preparation of agarose of high gel strength and low gelling temperature from naturally occurring or cultivated Gracilaria spp. more particularly Gracilaria dura, said proc... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050220982 | Method of forming polysaccharide structures A process for forming polysaccharide structures such as beads, gel films and porous coatings on porous substrates by forming a room temperature gel-inhibited solution of a polysaccharide, one or more gel-inhibiting agent(s) and a solvent such as water, heating the mixtu... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050209606 | Alginate viscoelastic composition, method of use and package The present invention is a novel viscoelastic composition or material that includes a suitable aqueous carrier and alginate. The novel viscoelastic composition has rheological properties consistent with a good dispersive viscoelastic and improved damping ability over co... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050038237 | Process for the production of alginate having a high mannuronic acid-content The present invention concerns a process for the production of alginate having a mannuronic add-content of at least 80 mole %, wherein said alginate is produced by: a) adding algae or seaweed to water under stirring, in a ratio of 1:3 to 1:20 respectively, at a pH above... | 02/17/2005 |
