 Patent Application Title |
Patent App Num. |
Date |
| Non-pneumatic tourniquet device | 20110022077 | 20110127 |
| This invention presents a non-pneumatic tourniquet device designed for quick, easy application to an injured digit, such as a finger or a toe. One preferred embodiment comprises an frame, which is affixed to a flexible layer or membrane, and allows for an opening for the insertion of the injured digit through the device. This easy to use apparatus temporarily checks the bleeding or blood flow by applying an external pressure or a compression to the blood vessels in an appendage and also allows for exsanguination of the injured area.
... |
| Diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders | 20110021759 | 20110127 |
| Based on the discovery of the nucleotide and amino acid differences which distinguish the Gova and Govb allelic forms of the membrane glycoprotein CD109, and which comprise the biallelic Gov platelet alloantigen system, compositions and methods are provided for determining the Gov genotype and phenotype of individuals. Also provided, on the basis of this discovery, are compositions and methods for treating disorders associated with Gov alloantigen incompatibility, such as the bleeding disorders post-transfusion purpura, post-transfusion platelet refractoriness, and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. The two allelic forms of CD109 differ by a single amino acid. The Gova allelic form has Tyr at amino acid position 703 in the CD109 sequence. The Govb allelic form has Ser at the same position. This amino acid difference is due to a... |
| Sponge-forming liquid silicone-rubber composition and silicone rubber sponge made therefrom | 20110021649 | 20110127 |
| A sponge-forming liquid silicone-rubber composition comprising: a diorganopolysiloxane (A) comprising a diorganopolysiloxane (A1) that has alkenyl groups on both molecular terminals and does not have any alkenyl groups in molecular side chains; and a diorganopolysiloxane (A2) that has two or more alkenyl groups in molecular side chains; an organohydrogenpolysiloxane (B) that has in one molecule at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms; a mixture (C) composed of water and inorganic thickener; an emulsifier (D); a hydrosilylation-reaction catalyst (E); and a curing retarder (F). The aforementioned sponge-forming liquid silicone-rubber composition provide a silicone-rubber sponge that has a reduced coefficient of shrinkage upon molding, does not bleed out non-cross-linked components, and has a fine, uniform, and continuous porosity.
... |
| Reducing ink bleed artifacts for rgb images | 20110019238 | 20110127 |
| A method for modifying an input digital image having three color channels, to form a modified digital image suitable for use by an inkjet printer having reduced ink bleed artifacts comprising computing a transformed digital image containing at least a black color channel and a color dependent scale factor channel, computing a filtered black color channel using a convolution operation, and forming the modified digital image in response to the corresponding pixel values of the color dependent scale factor channel and the filtered black color channel, so that when the modified digital image is used to produce a printed image on an inkjet printer there are reduced ink bleed artifacts.
... |
| Process for rain water, hvac condensate and refrigeration blowdown/bleed blowdown/bleed water recovery, water quality monitoring, real time water treatment and utilization of recovered water | 20110017678 | 20110127 |
| The present invention includes capturing water from rain, HVAC condensate and refrigeration blowdown/bleed blowdown that is recycled and reutilized in integrated mechanical processes. Water is monitored for volume, flow rate, and contaminants; and automatically cleaned through filtration and/or chemical and/or biological treatment techniques to meet acceptable health and safety standards for engineered end uses. The process components are integrated into an engineered system that includes: 1) water collection from air conditioning and refrigeration units and rain water; 2) custom design, engineering and implementation of a real time and/or scheduled water monitoring for water volume and water quality; 3) custom design, engineering and implementation of a real time and/or scheduled water treatment system to ensure water quality standards are met with respect to the end use of... |
Subscribe to updates on this page: Bleed RSS  |
| Anti-bleed compounds, compositions and methods for use thereof | 20110017400 | 20110127 |
| The invention is based on the discovery that addition of certain carboxylic acid derivatives of siloxanes to thermosetting adhesive compositions and die-attach pastes renders such compositions and pastes extremely resistant to resin bleed. The present invention provides siloxane-carboxylic acid compounds useful as anti-bleed additives. Also provided are adhesive compositions and pastes containing the compounds of the invention, which are particularly useful in applications that require little to no resin bleed prior to curing of the compositions (such as e.g., electronic packaging applications).
... |
| Pneumatic tire valve device and the system and the process of setting the tire pressure | 20110017317 | 20110127 |
| A pneumatic tire valve device is constructed and arranged for attachment to a tire to change the tire pressure. The device includes a tire valve body housing, tire closing valve, and control piston. The housing defines a control piston channel that spans between a pressure pipe intake opening and a bleeding outlet and a tire intake opening that intercepts the control piston channel. The tire closing valve is positioned in the tire intake opening and is operable between an open position wherein air flows into or out of the pneumatic tire and a closed position wherein air is blocked from flowing into or out of the pneumatic tire. The control piston is positioned in the control piston channel and is operable between an idle position wherein... |
| Systems and methods for gas turbine combustors | 20110016878 | 20110127 |
| A gas turbine system comprising, a diffuser operative to diffuse an airstream output from a compressor, a fuel nozzle operative to receive fuel and emit the fuel in a combustor, and at least one bleed duct operative to direct bleed air from down stream of the combustor to the fuel nozzle.
... |
| Unit dose formulation of antidotes for factor xa inhibitors and methods of using the same | 20110015128 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates unit dose formulations of antidotes to anticoagulants targeting factor Xa. Disclosed herein are methods of stopping or preventing bleeding in a patient that is currently undergoing anticoagulant therapy with a factor Xa inhibitor.
... |
| Aspirated enhanced total air temperature probe | 20110013664 | 20110120 |
| A total air temperature probe includes an inlet through which airflow enters a primary airflow passage through the probe. A sensor flow passage is connected to the primary flow passage. Bleed ports extend between the primary airflow passage and a cross-port which extends laterally across the probe. An aspiration aperture in the cross-port couples the cross-port to an internal cavity of a strut of the probe. The aspiration aperture can be centered within the cross-port to provide symmetrical deicing heater error behavior of the probe during changes in angle of attack. An aspiration tube couples the internal cavity of the probe to a pressure source.
... |
| Metering pump system | 20110011889 | 20110120 |
| A metering pump system for metering and pumping a metered volume of a fluid product (2) has a storage chamber (57) for storing the fluid product in; a metering chamber (73) which is movable between a contracted state and an expanded state, the system adapted such that movement of the metering chamber from its contracted state to its expanded state results in the metering chamber being placed in fluid communication with the storage chamber to enable the metering chamber to receive an excess volume of the fluid product comprising the metered volume and a surplus volume from the storage chamber and movement of the metering chamber from its expanded state to its contracted state causes the metered volume to be pumped from the metering chamber; a... |
| Paper substrate having enhanced print density | 20110011547 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
... |
| Flow discharge device | 20110011477 | 20110120 |
| A flow discharge device, such as a bleed assembly in a gas turbine engine, comprises a discharge outlet member 38 having a skirt 44 which is accommodated telescopically in a housing 36 so as to be displaceable with respect to a wall 27 of a duct 22 from a retracted position (FIG. 2) in which slots 48 in the skirt 44 lie outside the duct 22, and an extended position (FIG. 3) in which the slots 48 open into the duct 22 for the discharge of a secondary fluid into the flow in the duct 22. The discharge outlet member 38 is moved to the extended position by the pressure of the secondary fluid acting on a silencer element 46. A spring 52 returns the discharge... |
Subscribe to updates on this page: Bleed RSS |
| Dynamic integrated lancing test strip with sterility cover | 20110009775 | 20110113 |
| An integrated lancing test strip includes a test strip and a lancet packet coupled to the test strip. The lancet packet includes a sterility sheet enclosing a lancet to maintain the sterility of the lancet and prevent cross-contamination between the test strip and the lancet. The sterility sheet allows the lancet to be sterilized separately from the test strip. The sterility sheet gives the integrated strip a low profile, which is attractive for packaging multiple integrated strips in cassettes, drums, magazines or the like. In one form, the integrated strip is loaded in a meter that includes an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the position of the test strip relative to the skin being sampled. This allows the user to adjust the position of the test strip... |
| Ultraviolet-curable coating agent and molded article | 20110009516 | 20110113 |
| body.
... |
| Stimulating neuronal growth using brevetoxins | 20110009479 | 20110113 |
| Disclosed are methods of treating neurodegenerative diseases or disorders in a subject in need of such treatment. The methods comprise administering to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of brevetoxin or brevetoxin derivatives. Included in the diseases and disorders are Alzheimer's Disease, Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple sclerosis (MS), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease) and other Motor Neuron Diseases, Prion Diseases, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), and CNS dysfunctions such as schizophrenia, depression, and epilepsy. Also included are neurodegenerations resulting from stroke, heart attack, head and spinal cord trauma, traumatic brain injury, bleeding in the brain and other injuries to the central nervous system (CNS).
... |
| Anthropomorphic device for military and civilian emergency medical treatment training | 20110008760 | 20110113 |
| An anthropomorphic training device for training of military and civilians in emergency medical care is presented. Such training devices provide stimuli to cue emergency medical personnel to perform required treatments, and are able to withstand simulated field medical training conditions. The devices provide realistic simulation of wounds, human anatomy and phenomena associated with traumatic injury (e.g. bleeding) and to provide immediate stimulus feedback on the success of the medical procedures. The simulation also provides realism sufficient to induce emotional response in the trainee, so that emotional responses can be extinguished or reduced prior to treatment of an actual injured patient.
... |
| Multi-ply web of flexible material, such as tissue paper or nonwoven, and product, and method for improving the bleed fastness of a fluorescent whitening agent of a multi-ply web | 20110008631 | 20110113 |
| A multi-ply web of flexible material, such as tissue paper or nonwoven material, includes a fluorescent whitening agent. The multi-ply web includes at least two plies being interconnected in one or more adhesive interconnection zones with an adhesive composition including polyvinyl alcohol, a polyaldehyde and an acid catalyst. The polyvinyl alcohol is cross-linked with the polyaldehyde such that the adhesive composition is water insoluble. Also described is a method for improving the bleed fastness of a fluorescent whitening agent of a multi-ply web of flexible material, which includes at least two plies being interconnected in one or more adhesive interconnection zones with an adhesive composition including polyvinyl alcohol. The method includes a step of incorporating a polyaldehyde and an acid catalyst in the adhesive composition so... |
| Process and apparatus for producing carbon nanotube, carbon nanotube fiber, and the like | 20110008240 | 20110113 |
| A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) device is equipped with a reaction vessel tube and a small vessel substrate in an electric furnace and with a heater and a thermocouple at the periphery thereof. A gas supply portion is connected to one of the reaction vessel tubes, and a pressure adjusting valve and an exhaust portion are connected to the other of the reaction vessel tubes, controlled by a control section such that the exhaust portion vacuum-exhausts the reaction vessel tube interior, the heater sublimates the small vessel substrate interior by rising temperature of catalyst iron chloride, and the gas supply portion bleeds an acetylene gas into the reaction vessel tube. As a result, iron chloride and the acetylene gas vapor-phase-react, a silicon oxide surface layer is... |
| Method of using electrosurgical device for restricting loss of blood during surgery | 20110004206 | 20110106 |
| A device for generating localized heating in a selected body tissue includes an applicator having a source of microwave radiation and an array of retractable needles arranged so as to extend from one face of the applicator and, in operation, to confine the irradiated microwave energy field emanating from the applicator. The device has application for controlling excessive bleeding from severed tissue during surgical procedures.
... |
| Absorptive article | 20110004179 | 20110106 |
| A sanitary napkin is constituted of napkin main body composed of a top sheet, a liquid-impermeable bottom sheet, and an absorber interposed therebetween; and a napkin sub-body joined to the upper layer of the napkin main body and similarly composed. The napkin sub-body is constituted of a front portion that is joined to the napkin main body at a bleeding port-corresponding region and a back portion that is positioned behind the front portion and can be divided into right and left parts at a dividing line formed along the longitudinal direction from the back end of the center in the width direction of the sanitary napkin such that, to provide hip-holding flaps, the divided right and left parts can spread outward in the width direction of... |
| Compressor | 20110002770 | 20110106 |
| A compressor comprises an impeller wheel mounted within a housing defining an inlet and an outlet. The wheel has a plurality of vanes and is rotatable about an axis. The housing has an inner wall defining a surface located in close proximity to radially outer edges of the impeller vanes which sweep across said surface as the impeller wheel rotates about its axis. The inlet comprises inner and outer tubular walls extending away from the impeller wheel in an upstream direction and defining between them gas flow passage. A bleed passage between the gas flow passage and the impeller wheel is selectively opened and closed by movement of a sliding sleeve in a helical direction.
... |
| Recording heads with embedded tape guides and magnetic media made by such recording heads | 20110002065 | 20110106 |
| The present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for recording heads with tape guides, including embedded tape guides. In one embodiment a magnetic recording head includes a contour modified to include a tape guide. The tape guide may include compliant or non-compliant edge guides. In another embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a contour configured to impart a lateral force on the surface of tape streaming over the head. The head may include air-bleed slots, air skiving edges, non-symmetrical head surfaces, specific contour topographies, negative pressure elements, or any combination thereof. The streaming tape may be held referenced against the a tape guide by the lateral force. In a further embodiment, the present disclosure relates to magnetic tape wherein the written-in lateral tape motion is substantially... |
| Inkjet recording apparatus and inkjet recording method | 20110001779 | 20110106 |
| This aims to provide an inkjet recording apparatus which prevents a beading or a color bleeding in a recording system using a line head, and an inkjet recording method. The inkjet recording apparatus comprises an ink line head equipped with nozzle rows having a plurality of nozzles arranged at a predetermined pitch for discharging inks containing coloring materials, and a fixing liquid line head equipped with nozzle rows having a plurality of nozzles arranged at a predetermined pitch for discharging fixing liquids to enhance the fixtures of the inks to a recording medium. The inkjet recording apparatus performs the records by discharging the inks and the fixing liquids from the individual line heads to the recording medium while moving the recording medium and the individual line... |
| Dynamic integrated lancing test strip with sterility cover | 20110000168 | 20110106 |
| An integrated lancing test strip includes a test strip and a lancet packet coupled to the test strip. The lancet packet includes a sterility sheet enclosing a lancet to maintain the sterility of the lancet and prevent cross-contamination between the test strip and the lancet. The sterility sheet allows the lancet to be sterilized separately from the test strip. The sterility sheet gives the integrated strip a low profile, which is attractive for packaging multiple integrated strips in cassettes, drums, magazines or the like. In one form, the integrated strip is loaded in a meter that includes an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the position of the test strip relative to the skin being sampled. This allows the user to adjust the position of the test strip... |
| Tissue compression using surgical clips | 20100331862 | 20101230 |
| A compression clip system where compression is used to close a tissue opening, reduce the volume of an organ, ligate dilated blood vessels or compress tissue adjacent to various other types of lesions to induce healing. Compression prevents bleeding and the leakage of body fluids into a body cavity. The opening may be surgery induced as in gastrectomies or formed naturally such as peptic ulcers and hemorrhoids. The system may include a compression clip, a suitable clip applier, a grasper assembly and an endoscope all brought to the compression site via a multi-lumen sleeve.
... |
| Helmet trauma bandage and method | 20100331752 | 20101230 |
| An emergency helmet trauma bandage and method of use, which, when applied, applies minimal pressure to stop bleeding, doesn't compromise cervical spine immobilization, allows for fast and effective application of ice/cold packs to control intracranial/internal swelling, doesn't come apart during treatment and transport, and doesn't require a caregiver to re-wrap the dressing.
... |
| Substituted 16,17-annellated steriod compounds for use in womens healthcare | 20100331292 | 20101230 |
| Wherein R1 is H or halogen; R2 is H, (1C-4C)alkyl, (1C-4C)acyl, glucuronyl or sulfamoyl; R3 is H or halogen; R4 is H, (1C-4C)alkyl, (2C-4C)alkenyl or (2C-4C)alkynyl; R5 is methyl or ethyl; R6 is H or methyl; R7 is H or methyl; R8 is H or acyl for use in the treatment and prevention of endometriosis, for contraception, for hormonal therapy in perimenopausal and post-menopausal women, for the treatment of osteoporosis and for the treatment uterine fibroids and other menstrual-related disorders, such as dysfunctional uterine bleeding.
... |
| Shroudless blade | 20100329848 | 20101230 |
| A shroudless blade for use in a compressor or fan of an axial flow gas turbine engine includes a treatment to the tips of the blades to improve the surge margin of the compressor. A series of cross bleed holes are formed at the tip of the blade, which may be a stator or rotor component, extending between the pressure and suction sides of the blades. Notches are provided at the tip of the blades to provide initiation sites for any fatigue cracks such that the cracks propagate from the base of these slots or notches and radially inwards into the body of the blades. The present invention provides an arrangement, which by provision of the cross bleed holes the propagation of the cracks is arrested.... |
| Cross-bleed dam | 20100327121 | 20101230 |
| A panel assembly for an aircraft including a panel having an upper aerodynamic surface and a leading edge, and a hinge fitting connected to an underside of the panel, defining a hinge line for the direction of rotation of the panel. The upper surface of the leading edge has an arcuate portion centered about the hinge line, and has an upturned portion forward of the arcuate portion. The panel assembly is pivotally connected to its hinge fitting to the trailing edge of the fixed wing portion and rotatable between a first position wherein the upper surfaces of the fixed wing portion and the panel are substantially flush, and a second position wherein the panel is rotated downwardly from the first position. A seal member attached to... |
| Unit dose formulation of antidotes for factor xa inhibitors and methods of using the same | 20110015128 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates unit dose formulations of antidotes to anticoagulants targeting factor Xa. Disclosed herein are methods of stopping or preventing bleeding in a patient that is currently undergoing anticoagulant therapy with a factor Xa inhibitor.
... |
| Aspirated enhanced total air temperature probe | 20110013664 | 20110120 |
| A total air temperature probe includes an inlet through which airflow enters a primary airflow passage through the probe. A sensor flow passage is connected to the primary flow passage. Bleed ports extend between the primary airflow passage and a cross-port which extends laterally across the probe. An aspiration aperture in the cross-port couples the cross-port to an internal cavity of a strut of the probe. The aspiration aperture can be centered within the cross-port to provide symmetrical deicing heater error behavior of the probe during changes in angle of attack. An aspiration tube couples the internal cavity of the probe to a pressure source.
... |
| Metering pump system | 20110011889 | 20110120 |
| A metering pump system for metering and pumping a metered volume of a fluid product (2) has a storage chamber (57) for storing the fluid product in; a metering chamber (73) which is movable between a contracted state and an expanded state, the system adapted such that movement of the metering chamber from its contracted state to its expanded state results in the metering chamber being placed in fluid communication with the storage chamber to enable the metering chamber to receive an excess volume of the fluid product comprising the metered volume and a surplus volume from the storage chamber and movement of the metering chamber from its expanded state to its contracted state causes the metered volume to be pumped from the metering chamber; a... |
| Paper substrate having enhanced print density | 20110011547 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
... |
| Flow discharge device | 20110011477 | 20110120 |
| A flow discharge device, such as a bleed assembly in a gas turbine engine, comprises a discharge outlet member 38 having a skirt 44 which is accommodated telescopically in a housing 36 so as to be displaceable with respect to a wall 27 of a duct 22 from a retracted position (FIG. 2) in which slots 48 in the skirt 44 lie outside the duct 22, and an extended position (FIG. 3) in which the slots 48 open into the duct 22 for the discharge of a secondary fluid into the flow in the duct 22. The discharge outlet member 38 is moved to the extended position by the pressure of the secondary fluid acting on a silencer element 46. A spring 52 returns the discharge... |
| Dynamic integrated lancing test strip with sterility cover | 20110009775 | 20110113 |
| An integrated lancing test strip includes a test strip and a lancet packet coupled to the test strip. The lancet packet includes a sterility sheet enclosing a lancet to maintain the sterility of the lancet and prevent cross-contamination between the test strip and the lancet. The sterility sheet allows the lancet to be sterilized separately from the test strip. The sterility sheet gives the integrated strip a low profile, which is attractive for packaging multiple integrated strips in cassettes, drums, magazines or the like. In one form, the integrated strip is loaded in a meter that includes an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the position of the test strip relative to the skin being sampled. This allows the user to adjust the position of the test strip... |
| Ultraviolet-curable coating agent and molded article | 20110009516 | 20110113 |
| body.
... |
| Stimulating neuronal growth using brevetoxins | 20110009479 | 20110113 |
| Disclosed are methods of treating neurodegenerative diseases or disorders in a subject in need of such treatment. The methods comprise administering to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of brevetoxin or brevetoxin derivatives. Included in the diseases and disorders are Alzheimer's Disease, Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple sclerosis (MS), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease) and other Motor Neuron Diseases, Prion Diseases, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), and CNS dysfunctions such as schizophrenia, depression, and epilepsy. Also included are neurodegenerations resulting from stroke, heart attack, head and spinal cord trauma, traumatic brain injury, bleeding in the brain and other injuries to the central nervous system (CNS).
... |
| Anthropomorphic device for military and civilian emergency medical treatment training | 20110008760 | 20110113 |
| An anthropomorphic training device for training of military and civilians in emergency medical care is presented. Such training devices provide stimuli to cue emergency medical personnel to perform required treatments, and are able to withstand simulated field medical training conditions. The devices provide realistic simulation of wounds, human anatomy and phenomena associated with traumatic injury (e.g. bleeding) and to provide immediate stimulus feedback on the success of the medical procedures. The simulation also provides realism sufficient to induce emotional response in the trainee, so that emotional responses can be extinguished or reduced prior to treatment of an actual injured patient.
... |
| Multi-ply web of flexible material, such as tissue paper or nonwoven, and product, and method for improving the bleed fastness of a fluorescent whitening agent of a multi-ply web | 20110008631 | 20110113 |
| A multi-ply web of flexible material, such as tissue paper or nonwoven material, includes a fluorescent whitening agent. The multi-ply web includes at least two plies being interconnected in one or more adhesive interconnection zones with an adhesive composition including polyvinyl alcohol, a polyaldehyde and an acid catalyst. The polyvinyl alcohol is cross-linked with the polyaldehyde such that the adhesive composition is water insoluble. Also described is a method for improving the bleed fastness of a fluorescent whitening agent of a multi-ply web of flexible material, which includes at least two plies being interconnected in one or more adhesive interconnection zones with an adhesive composition including polyvinyl alcohol. The method includes a step of incorporating a polyaldehyde and an acid catalyst in the adhesive composition so... |
| Process and apparatus for producing carbon nanotube, carbon nanotube fiber, and the like | 20110008240 | 20110113 |
| A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) device is equipped with a reaction vessel tube and a small vessel substrate in an electric furnace and with a heater and a thermocouple at the periphery thereof. A gas supply portion is connected to one of the reaction vessel tubes, and a pressure adjusting valve and an exhaust portion are connected to the other of the reaction vessel tubes, controlled by a control section such that the exhaust portion vacuum-exhausts the reaction vessel tube interior, the heater sublimates the small vessel substrate interior by rising temperature of catalyst iron chloride, and the gas supply portion bleeds an acetylene gas into the reaction vessel tube. As a result, iron chloride and the acetylene gas vapor-phase-react, a silicon oxide surface layer is... |
| Method of using electrosurgical device for restricting loss of blood during surgery | 20110004206 | 20110106 |
| A device for generating localized heating in a selected body tissue includes an applicator having a source of microwave radiation and an array of retractable needles arranged so as to extend from one face of the applicator and, in operation, to confine the irradiated microwave energy field emanating from the applicator. The device has application for controlling excessive bleeding from severed tissue during surgical procedures.
... |
| Absorptive article | 20110004179 | 20110106 |
| A sanitary napkin is constituted of napkin main body composed of a top sheet, a liquid-impermeable bottom sheet, and an absorber interposed therebetween; and a napkin sub-body joined to the upper layer of the napkin main body and similarly composed. The napkin sub-body is constituted of a front portion that is joined to the napkin main body at a bleeding port-corresponding region and a back portion that is positioned behind the front portion and can be divided into right and left parts at a dividing line formed along the longitudinal direction from the back end of the center in the width direction of the sanitary napkin such that, to provide hip-holding flaps, the divided right and left parts can spread outward in the width direction of... |
| Compressor | 20110002770 | 20110106 |
| A compressor comprises an impeller wheel mounted within a housing defining an inlet and an outlet. The wheel has a plurality of vanes and is rotatable about an axis. The housing has an inner wall defining a surface located in close proximity to radially outer edges of the impeller vanes which sweep across said surface as the impeller wheel rotates about its axis. The inlet comprises inner and outer tubular walls extending away from the impeller wheel in an upstream direction and defining between them gas flow passage. A bleed passage between the gas flow passage and the impeller wheel is selectively opened and closed by movement of a sliding sleeve in a helical direction.
... |
| Recording heads with embedded tape guides and magnetic media made by such recording heads | 20110002065 | 20110106 |
| The present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for recording heads with tape guides, including embedded tape guides. In one embodiment a magnetic recording head includes a contour modified to include a tape guide. The tape guide may include compliant or non-compliant edge guides. In another embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a contour configured to impart a lateral force on the surface of tape streaming over the head. The head may include air-bleed slots, air skiving edges, non-symmetrical head surfaces, specific contour topographies, negative pressure elements, or any combination thereof. The streaming tape may be held referenced against the a tape guide by the lateral force. In a further embodiment, the present disclosure relates to magnetic tape wherein the written-in lateral tape motion is substantially... |
| Inkjet recording apparatus and inkjet recording method | 20110001779 | 20110106 |
| This aims to provide an inkjet recording apparatus which prevents a beading or a color bleeding in a recording system using a line head, and an inkjet recording method. The inkjet recording apparatus comprises an ink line head equipped with nozzle rows having a plurality of nozzles arranged at a predetermined pitch for discharging inks containing coloring materials, and a fixing liquid line head equipped with nozzle rows having a plurality of nozzles arranged at a predetermined pitch for discharging fixing liquids to enhance the fixtures of the inks to a recording medium. The inkjet recording apparatus performs the records by discharging the inks and the fixing liquids from the individual line heads to the recording medium while moving the recording medium and the individual line... |
| Dynamic integrated lancing test strip with sterility cover | 20110000168 | 20110106 |
| An integrated lancing test strip includes a test strip and a lancet packet coupled to the test strip. The lancet packet includes a sterility sheet enclosing a lancet to maintain the sterility of the lancet and prevent cross-contamination between the test strip and the lancet. The sterility sheet allows the lancet to be sterilized separately from the test strip. The sterility sheet gives the integrated strip a low profile, which is attractive for packaging multiple integrated strips in cassettes, drums, magazines or the like. In one form, the integrated strip is loaded in a meter that includes an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the position of the test strip relative to the skin being sampled. This allows the user to adjust the position of the test strip... |
| Tissue compression using surgical clips | 20100331862 | 20101230 |
| A compression clip system where compression is used to close a tissue opening, reduce the volume of an organ, ligate dilated blood vessels or compress tissue adjacent to various other types of lesions to induce healing. Compression prevents bleeding and the leakage of body fluids into a body cavity. The opening may be surgery induced as in gastrectomies or formed naturally such as peptic ulcers and hemorrhoids. The system may include a compression clip, a suitable clip applier, a grasper assembly and an endoscope all brought to the compression site via a multi-lumen sleeve.
... |
| Helmet trauma bandage and method | 20100331752 | 20101230 |
| An emergency helmet trauma bandage and method of use, which, when applied, applies minimal pressure to stop bleeding, doesn't compromise cervical spine immobilization, allows for fast and effective application of ice/cold packs to control intracranial/internal swelling, doesn't come apart during treatment and transport, and doesn't require a caregiver to re-wrap the dressing.
... |
| Substituted 16,17-annellated steriod compounds for use in womens healthcare | 20100331292 | 20101230 |
| Wherein R1 is H or halogen; R2 is H, (1C-4C)alkyl, (1C-4C)acyl, glucuronyl or sulfamoyl; R3 is H or halogen; R4 is H, (1C-4C)alkyl, (2C-4C)alkenyl or (2C-4C)alkynyl; R5 is methyl or ethyl; R6 is H or methyl; R7 is H or methyl; R8 is H or acyl for use in the treatment and prevention of endometriosis, for contraception, for hormonal therapy in perimenopausal and post-menopausal women, for the treatment of osteoporosis and for the treatment uterine fibroids and other menstrual-related disorders, such as dysfunctional uterine bleeding.
... |
| Shroudless blade | 20100329848 | 20101230 |
| A shroudless blade for use in a compressor or fan of an axial flow gas turbine engine includes a treatment to the tips of the blades to improve the surge margin of the compressor. A series of cross bleed holes are formed at the tip of the blade, which may be a stator or rotor component, extending between the pressure and suction sides of the blades. Notches are provided at the tip of the blades to provide initiation sites for any fatigue cracks such that the cracks propagate from the base of these slots or notches and radially inwards into the body of the blades. The present invention provides an arrangement, which by provision of the cross bleed holes the propagation of the cracks is arrested.... |
| Cross-bleed dam | 20100327121 | 20101230 |
| A panel assembly for an aircraft including a panel having an upper aerodynamic surface and a leading edge, and a hinge fitting connected to an underside of the panel, defining a hinge line for the direction of rotation of the panel. The upper surface of the leading edge has an arcuate portion centered about the hinge line, and has an upturned portion forward of the arcuate portion. The panel assembly is pivotally connected to its hinge fitting to the trailing edge of the fixed wing portion and rotatable between a first position wherein the upper surfaces of the fixed wing portion and the panel are substantially flush, and a second position wherein the panel is rotated downwardly from the first position. A seal member attached to... |
| Air filtration system for gas turbine engine pneumatic system | 20100326090 | 20101230 |
| A gas turbine engine pneumatic system for controlling an air bleed valve includes a variable orifice device for controllably discharging air from the pneumatic system in order to reduce a maximum air pressure applied to the air bleed valve, to a predetermined level. A filter device is provided to filter the air discharged from the variable orifice.
... |
| Method and systems for bleed air supply | 20100326089 | 20101230 |
| A method and system for an integrated ejector valve assembly is provided. The integrated ejector valve assembly includes a first valve assembly configured to control a flow of relatively lower pressure fluid from a first inlet port, a second valve assembly configured to control a flow of relatively higher pressure fluid from a second inlet port, a first actuation chamber configured to close the first valve assembly, a second actuation chamber configured to close the second valve assembly, and a third actuation chamber configured to open the second valve assembly.
... |
| Process for production of thermoplastic copolymer | 20100324231 | 20101223 |
| Disclosed is a process for producing a thermoplastic copolymer, which comprises step of supplying a monomer mixture (a) to a loop reactor continuously to produce a copolymer (A), the monomer mixture (a) comprising an aromatic vinyl monomer (a1), a vinyl cyanide monomer (a2) and an N-substituted maleimide monomer (a3). The process enables the production of a thermoplastic copolymer which has an excellent balance among physical properties such as heat resistance, color and flow property, reduces the amount of bleeding that may cause mold staining during molding processing and has excellent handleability and productivity.
... |
| Compositions and methods for modulation of vascular structure and/or function | 20100323986 | 20101223 |
| The present invention relates to compositions comprising semi-crystalline β-1-4-N-acetylglucosamine polymers (p-GlcNac) and methods utilizing such polymers modulation of vascular structure and/or function. The compositions and methods disclosed are useful for stimulating, in a p-GlcNac concentration-dependent manner, endothelin-1 release, vasoconstriction, and/or reduction in blood flow out of a breached vessel, as well as for contributing to or effecting cessation of bleeding. The methods of the present invention comprise topical administration of materials comprising semi-crystalline p-GlcNac polymers that are free of proteins, and substantially free of single amino acids as well as other organic and inorganic contaminants, and whose constituent monosaccharide sugars are attached in a β-1-4 conformation.
... |
| Method for treating or preventing thrombosis using dabigatran etexilate or a salt thereof with improved efficacy over conventional warfarin therapy | 20100322870 | 20101223 |
| A method for preventing stroke in a patient suffering from atrial fibrillation, wherein the patient has no risk factors for major bleeding events, the method comprising administering to the patient 150 mg b.i.d. of dabigatran etexilate, optionally in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
... |
| Method for treating or preventing thrombosis using dabigatran etexilate or a salt thereof with improved safety profile over conventional warfarin therapy | 20100322869 | 20101223 |
| A method for preventing stroke in a patient suffering from atrial fibrillation, wherein the patient has at least one risk factor for major bleeding events, the method comprising administering to the patient 110 mg b.i.d. of dabigatran etexilate, optionally in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
... |
| Power adapter employing a power reducer | 20100321964 | 20101223 |
| A power adapter including a power reducer for no-load or light load applications and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the power adapter includes a capacitor coupled to an input of the power adapter, and a bleeder switch coupled in parallel with the capacitor. The power adapter also includes a detection circuit configured to sense an ac mains voltage at the input of the power adapter and turn on the bleeder switch upon detection of a loss of the ac mains voltage. In addition to or in lieu of, the power adapter may include a power converter, and a disconnect switch configured to disconnect the ac mains voltage from the power converter in response to a signal from a load.
... |
| Hose bend bleeder for ammonia application system | 20100319794 | 20101223 |
| A hose bend bleeder is combined with first and second hoses, with the hose bend bleeder being located at the bottom of a bend in a flow path established by the hoses. The hose bend bleeder has a bleed screw and a downwardly facing exit passageway.
... |
| Smart hybrid electric and bleed architecture | 20090326737 | 20091231 |
| An aircraft architecture may be designed to create an optimal balance between electric power and bleed power in order to match or improve current more electric architecture (MEA) performance while simplifying power extraction from the engines as well as simplifying the electrical system. Conventional aircraft architectures may use electric only ECS and cabin pressurization systems (so-called “no bleed” systems). Alternatively, older conventional aircraft may use strictly engine bleed air to provide power for ECS and cabin pressurization systems. The present invention, on the other hand, provides an architecture which may optimize the use of both engine bleed air and MEA designs to provide a system that may be simpler and potentially more reliable and available as compared to conventional aircraft architectures.
... |
| Compressed air dissector (air jet scraper) | 20090326547 | 20091231 |
| Compressed air dissector is a surgical dissector which is used in tumor dissection and excision phases in surgical branches and especially in neurosurgery and microsurgery. The problem at this point is removal of the tumoral tissue without damaging the adjacent normal tissue and the blood vessels feeding the normal tissue. Moreover, serious difficulties may be encounter in the dissection phase of the arachnoid matter in brain surgery. The occurring adhesions can easily be opened with the aid of the air dissector. This provides great convenience in aneurism surgery. The operation principle of the compressed air dissector is direction of the controlled, sterile compressed air (gas) to the brain parenchyma and removal of the dissected particles from the location with an aspirator system. In said system, the... |
| Modified factor viii | 20090325881 | 20091231 |
| Methods of treating patients with Factor VIII deficiency by administration of modified porcine factor VIII are disclosed. The particular modified porcine factor VIII is one in which most of the B domain has been removed through genetic engineering. This modified factor VIII is particularly useful for treatment of hemophiliacs, especially those undergoing bleeding episodes.
... |
| Airfoil for a gas turbine | 20090324385 | 20091231 |
| An airfoil is provided for a gas turbine comprising an outer structure comprising a first wall, an inner structure comprising a second wall spaced relative to the first wall such that a cooling gap is defined between at least portions of the first and second walls, and seal structure provided within the cooling gap between the first and second walls for separating the cooling gap into first and second cooling fluid impingement gaps. An inner surface of the second wall may define an inner cavity. The inner structure may further comprise a separating member for separating the inner cavity of the inner structure into a cooling fluid supply cavity and a cooling fluid collector cavity. The second wall may comprise at least one first impingement passage,... |
| Texture spray gun | 20090320752 | 20091231 |
| A texture spray gun having an air passageway (29) and a texture material passageway (28) in a handle (14) of the gun do) and a selectively removable screw to convert the gun from a non-air bleed configuration to an air bleed configuration and an improved air valve (22) providing a minimum air flow regardless of the setting of the air valve (22), preventing texture material from clogging an air path at the outlet of the gun.
... |
| Cooling air bleed device in a turbomachine | 20090320498 | 20091231 |
| Air bleed device for cooling components in a turbine engine, including an annular conduit (18) having a substantially rectangular cross-section formed in a housing (12) and having a radially internal wall (22) swept by an airflow (24), and which comprises at least one air inlet orifice (20), a flap valve (40) for controlling the airflow entering through the orifice (20), formed by a plate (44) borne by a maneuvering member (50) mobile in translation parallel to the axis (21) of the orifice (20) between a position in which the plate (44) closes off said orifice and a position in which the plate (44) opens said orifice.
... |
| Cooling air bleed device in a turbine engine | 20090320497 | 20091231 |
| Air bleed device for cooling components in a turbine engine, including an annular conduit (18) having a radially internal portion swept by an airflow (22) and which comprises at least one air inlet orifice (20) formed in an upstream radial wall (38) of the conduit (18), a flap valve (40) for controlling the airflow entering through the orifice (20) and of which the flapper (41) includes a plate (42) applied against the wall (38) and capable of being moved by sliding on said wall (38) by a maneuvering member (50) mobile in translation parallel to the wall (38) between a position in which the plate (42) closes off the orifice (20) and a position in which the plate (42) opens said orifice.
... |
| System for diffusing bleed air flow | 20090320496 | 20091231 |
| In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed an apparatus configured to diffuse a flow of bleed air. The apparatus having an inlet collar configured to receive the flow of bleed air in a direction substantially along a longitudinal axis of the apparatus. The apparatus further having an end wall longitudinally spaced apart from the inlet collar and configured to block the flow of bleed air in a direction substantially along the longitudinal axis. The apparatus also having a first diffuser wall spaced concentrically relative to a second diffuser wall, each of the first and second diffuser walls positioned between the inlet collar and the end wall and including a plurality of perforations configured to permit the flow of bleed air to exit the apparatus at... |
| Fast acting aircraft engine bleed air check valve | 20090320495 | 20091231 |
| An engine air supply system includes an air source, which is a gas turbine engine in one example. A component, such as an environmental control system component, is interconnected to the air source by a conduit that includes a supply flow direction. A check valve is arranged in the conduit. The check valve includes a valve portion moveable in the supply flow direction from a closed position to an open position. The closed position is arranged at an acute angle relative to the supply flow direction. The check valve includes first and second valve portions that are hemi-elliptical in shape. The first and second valve portions are non-planar and arranged approximately 90 degrees apart when in the closed position. The first and second valve portions move... |
| Compositions and methods for modulation of vascular structure and/or function | 20090318383 | 20091224 |
| The present invention relates to compositions comprising semi-crystalline β-1-4-N-acetylglucosamine polymers (p-GlcNac) and methods utilizing such polymers modulation of vascular structure and/or function. The compositions and methods disclosed are useful for stimulating, in a p-GlcNac concentration-dependent manner, endothelin-1 release, vasoconstriction, and/or reduction in blood flow out of a breached vessel, as well as for contributing to or effecting cessation of bleeding. The methods of the present invention comprise topical administration of materials comprising semi-crystalline p-GlcNac polymers that are free of proteins, and substantially free of single amino acids as well as other organic and inorganic contaminants, and whose constituent monosaccharide sugars are attached in a β-1-4 conformation.
... |
| Ink jet ink, method of producing ink jet ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, and cyan ink | 20090315961 | 20091224 |
| An object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet ink capable of suppressing bronzing phenomenon in which a reflected light of an image looks red, is excellent in color developability, and gives an image with suppressed bleeding even when formed adjacent to an image formed with a black ink. The ink jet ink comprises water, coloring materials, and a water-soluble organic solvent, in which the coloring materials comprise at least one dye selected from the group consisting of C.I. Direct Blue 199, C.I. Direct Blue 86, and C.I. Acid Blue 9, and a pigment having a copper phthalocyanine skeleton; the water-soluble organic solvent comprises a poor medium for the pigment having the copper phthalocyanine skeleton; and a content of the pigment having the... |
| Die attach method and leadframe structure | 20090315161 | 20091224 |
| In one aspect of the invention, a method of attaching a semiconductor die to a microarray leadframe is described. The method comprises stamping an adhesive onto discrete areas of the microarray leadframe using a multi-pronged stamp tool. The adhesive is applied to the leadframe as a series of dots, each dot corresponding to an associated prong of the stamping tool. In some embodiments the adhesive used to attach the semiconductor die to a leadframe is a black epoxy based adhesive material. In an apparatus aspect of the invention, lead traces in a microarray leadframe are arranged to have tails that extend beyond their associated contact posts on the side of the contact post that is opposite a wire bonding region such that such lead traces extends... |
| Three position control solenoid for hydraulic activation | 20090314602 | 20091224 |
| A hydraulic system having a clutch assembly (30) which is hydraulically actuated, a pressure device (32) in fluid communication with the clutch assembly, and a multi-position actuator device (34) in fluid communication with the pressure device and the clutch assembly. The position of the actuator device includes at least a first position in order for the pressure device to fluidly communicate with the clutch assembly, a second position for maintaining fluid pressure in the clutch assembly, and a third position for bleeding the hydraulic system.
... |
| Switching valve with slider | 20090314362 | 20091224 |
| For the simple activation of a pilot valve (10) for the transmission of fluids, in particular for filling gas tanks, with an inlet region (12) and an outlet region (13) on a housing (11), in which a non-return valve (25), an air-bleed valve (35), and an inlet valve (45) are arranged, wherein the air-bleed valve (35) and the inlet valve (45) are controlled by a slider (27), it is proposed that the slider (27) is coupled to a pivot arm (50) that can be activated by a control valve (20) in a pressure controlled manner. Compact design and targeted air bleeding are thereby achieved.
... |
| Turboprop engine with an apparatus for the generation of a cooling airflow | 20090314004 | 20091224 |
| A turboprop engine (1) includes an engine nacelle (3) and at least one bleed air line (25) on the low-pressure compressor (4) and at least one ejector (21) formed by a cooling air duct (24) and a nozzle (22) to create a cooling air flow within the engine nacelle during critical ground idle operation (controlled or uncontrolled), and without undesirably increasing fuel consumption or disturbing the work cycle of the engine (1). The ejector (21) is arranged within the engine nacelle (3) in the forward part of the turboprop engine (1), with the cooling air duct (24) appertaining to the ejector (21) connecting at least one air intake (23) disposed on the periphery of the engine nacelle (3) with the interior of the engine nacelle (3),... |
| Image forming apparatus | 20090310989 | 20091217 |
| An image forming apparatus which is free from occurrence of image noise due to the bleed phenomenon even without providing any contact-and-separation mechanism for the transfer member includes a control device which counts stop time elapsing from a stop to a restart of the image carrier, calculates an avoidance sheet count corresponding to the stop time at a restart of the image carrier, and makes a toner image carried on only part of the image carrier that has been out of the nip against the transfer member during the stop of the image carrier until the avoidance sheet count is reached after the restart of the image carrier.
... |
| Cam-driven hydraulic lost-motion mechanisms for overhead cam and overhead valve valvetrains | 20090308340 | 20091217 |
| A valve operating system includes a cam and a roller follower. An input piston is spring-biased to follow motion of the roller follower. A hydraulic chamber filled with fluid selectively transfers motion from the input piston to an output piston operatively engaged with a poppet valve. A variable-bleed valve is in fluid communication with the hydraulic chamber and an outlet channel and configured to selectively vary a bleed rate between the hydraulic chamber and outlet channel. Displacement of the input piston into the hydraulic chamber causes movement of the output piston, depending on the bleed rate. A pushrod may transfer motion from the roller follower to the input piston. A hydraulic damping shoulder may restrict the closing velocity of the output piston. The system may be... |
| Aqueous inkjet ink comprising a bleed control agent | 20090308281 | 20091217 |
| The invention provides an ink for inkjet printing, comprising a self-dispersing pigment colorant and a bleed control agent selected from the group consisting of catechol, 4-methylcatechol and any combination thereof. The ink advantageously exhibits reduced intercolor bleed when printed, for example, on plain paper.
... |
| Disposable nose pack for nosebleeds | 20090306575 | 20091210 |
| A cylindrical absorbent nasal pack that has a rounded tip for a patient's self application in controlling epistaxis. It is comprised of compressed absorbent cotton to prevent sticking to nasal wall and absorption of blood. The bottom section has a plastic coating or plastic sleeve to help grip the nose pack, conceal the site of blood, prevent blood leakage, and prevent contact of blood when disposing of the nose pack. The nose pack is simply inserted into the nasal cavity while applying gentle pushing force until pack is snug. The pressure that is applied from the pack into the nostril wall assists in the coagulation process, which helps stop the nosebleed. The nose pack is sized to be placed within the nasal cavity upon occurrence of... |
| Ultrasonic endometrial cryoablation method | 20090306550 | 20091210 |
| The present invention relates to an ultrasound assisted cryogenic surgical instrument, more particularly, to methods and devices utilizing ultrasound energy for treatment of the endometrium to control heavy uterine bleeding (menorrhagia) or other conditions. The device of the present invention comprises an ultrasound generator, an ultrasound transducer, a transducer tip at the distal end of the ultrasound transducer, and a radiation surface. Ultrasonic radiation is directed into the tissue being ablated. A cryogenic solution is circulated through the ultrasound tip to transfer thermal energy away from the tissue to freeze the tissue being ablated by providing a synergistic effect with the ultrasonic radiation.
... |
| Trisubstituted thiophenes as progesterone receptor modulators | 20090306118 | 20091210 |
| The present invention is directed to novel trisubstituted thiophene derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment or prevention of disorders and diseases mediated by agonists and antagonists of the progesterone receptor. The clinical usage of these compounds are related to hormonal contraception, the treatment and/or prevention of secondary dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis; polycystic ovary syndrome, carcinomas and adenocarcinomas of the endometrium, ovary, breast, colon or prostate. Additional uses of the invention include stimulation of food intake.
... |
| Panel-shaped molded product | 20090304970 | 20091210 |
| The present invention relates to a panel-shaped molded product having a laminated structure which is produced from a resin and used for side doors, back doors, hoods, roofs, etc., and exhibits a more excellent finishing accuracy without occurrence of bleed-out along an inner periphery of a frame part and fine distortions on a design part. The panel-shaped molded product of the present invention is a molded product having a laminated structure which is obtained by injection-molding the frame part (2) on one surface of the plate-shaped design part (1) wherein an inner peripheral portion (4) of the frame part (2) is closely attached to the design part, and has a thickness changing region where a thickness of the frame part is reduced toward the side of... |
| Transfer sheet for ink jet printing and fiber product equipped with the same | 20090304955 | 20091210 |
| Provided are a transfer sheet for ink jet printing capable of photographically printing on a cloth and capable of favorably keeping the texture of the cloth material and a spatial effect also after printing without generating bleeding and color fade-out with time, and a fiber product provided with the same. A transfer sheet for ink jet printing containing an ink-receiving layer, a fabric layer, the first film layer, a hot melt layer and a support.
... |
| Air-conditioning system for aircraft | 20090301110 | 20091210 |
| Air-conditioning system (10) for aircraft, in particular for commercial aircraft, with a bleed air source (12), a bleed air line (22-30) comprising a main valve (16), and an air-conditioning unit (32), wherein a mass air flow conveyed from the bleed air source (12) through the bleed air line (22-30) to the air-conditioning unit (32) can be controlled by means of the main valve (16). According to the invention it is envisaged that a by-pass line (36-50, 58, 60) comprising a by-pass valve (34) and by-passing at least a part (22-26, 16) of the bleed air line, is present between the bleed air source (12) and the air-conditioning unit (32).
... |
| Gas-turbine compressor with bleed-air tapping | 20090301102 | 20091210 |
| A gas-turbine compressor has a casing 1 in which a rotor hub 2 is rotatably borne, and a compressor duct 9 being disposed between the casing 1 and the rotor hub 2, in which at least one rotor 4, which is rotatable about a machine axis 5, and one stator 5 are arranged Recesses 12 of a bleed-air tapping device 6 are provided in the casing 1, which—in at least one circumferential area 11—are arranged circumferentially to each other. Recess 12 includes a circumferential leading edge 16 in the circumferential direction and a circumferential trailing edge 17, each of which includes an identical angle βE with the surface 18 of the casing 1.
... |
| Passive boundary layer bleed system for nacelle inlet airflow control | 20090301095 | 20091210 |
| A gas turbine engine system includes a nacelle having a pressure side and a suction side. A passage extends between the pressure side and the suction side that permits airflow from the pressure side to the suction side. The passage receives turbulent airflow over the nacelle to produce a laminar airflow over the nacelle aft of the passage to thereby reduce drag on the nacelle.
... |
| Nosebleed treatment apparatus and associated method | 20090299405 | 20091203 |
| The nosebleed treatment apparatus features a pair of pliable mirror image nose pads comprising a first nose pad and a second nose pad. A gel pack is disposed within each nose pad. Each gel pack has a first side spaced apart from a second side. The first side is adjacent to an inner surface of the medial pad section. The second side is disposed within the lateral pad section. A smooth shouldered reinforcement member is disposed atop each nose pad. A U-shaped oblong tensing member connects the first nose pad to the second nose pad at each reinforcement member. The apparatus can be placed in a freezer or cooler for extended cool retention within the gel packs when removed. Upon removal, the apparatus is placed on... |
| Head trauma cap bandage and method | 20090299259 | 20091203 |
| An emergency head trauma cap bandage and method of use, which, when applied, applies compression pressure to stop bleeding, doesn't compromise cervical spine immobilization, doesn't come apart during treatment and transport, and doesn't require a caregiver to re-wrap the dressing.
... |
| Ultrasonic endometrial cryoablation device | 20090299235 | 20091203 |
| The present invention relates to an ultrasound assisted cryogenic surgical instrument, more particularly, to methods and devices utilizing ultrasound energy for treatment of the endometrium to control heavy uterine bleeding (menorrhagia) or other conditions. The device of the present invention comprises an ultrasound generator, an ultrasound transducer, a transducer tip at the distal end of the ultrasound transducer, and a radiation surface. Ultrasonic radiation is directed into the tissue being ablated. A cryogenic solution, is circulated through the ultrasound tip to transfer thermal energy away from the tissue to freeze the tissue being ablated by providing a synergistic effect with the ultrasonic radiation.
... |
| Aircraft cabin pressure descent detection and control system and method | 20090298407 | 20091203 |
| Methods and apparatus are provided controlling aircraft cabin pressure, and more specifically engine bleed air manifold pressure, during aircraft descent. An aircraft engine bleed air manifold control pressure setpoint is to either a descent pressure setpoint or a cruise pressure setpoint by determining a rotational speed of an aircraft engine component, determining a component speed setpoint value, and determining aircraft vertical speed. The engine bleed air manifold control pressure setpoint is set to the descent pressure setpoint if either the determined rotational speed of the aircraft engine component is below the component speed setpoint value or the aircraft vertical speed is less than a predetermined vertical speed value.
... |
| Junction bleed | 20080314704 | 20081225 |
| A shock absorber includes a piston which has at least one compression fluid passage and at least one rebound fluid passage. A compression valve assembly closes the at least one compression passage and a rebound valve assembly closes the at least one rebound passage. An interconnecting passage connects the at least one compression fluid passage and the at least one rebound fluid passage to define an open flow path through the piston.
... |
| Methods of manufacturing a delivery system for promoting bone growth | 20080317817 | 20081225 |
| A method for manufacturing a delivery system that includes a bone growth promoting material encapsulated within a water-absorbing, water-gelatinizable covering used to promote bone growth in order to repair a bone defect and/or strengthen a weakened bone region. The delivery system may be shaped and sized in order to fit within a bleeding wound (e.g., one that is formed in the gingiva when a tooth is extracted). The covering may be formed of a gelatinizable-gauze (e.g., oxidized cellulose) that forms a gel-like material when moistened with water. The delivery system may be stored in a moisture resistant package prior to use.
... |
| Hemostatic sponge and method of making the same | 20080317831 | 20081225 |
| A device for promoting the clotting of blood includes a web of non-woven fibers of a polymer having a hemostatic agent disposed on the fibers. The fibers are randomly arranged to form the web. When the device is applied to a bleeding wound, at least a portion of the hemostatic agent comes into contact with blood to cause the blood to clot. A hemostatic sponge includes a melt-blown non-woven fibrous web of polymer material and a hemostatic agent that is attached to the fibers. A method of making a hemostatic sponge includes the steps of melting a polymer and combining the polymer with a hot air stream. A hemostatic agent is added to the melt. The melt with the hemostatic agent is then drawn into fibers... |
| Hemostatic mineral compositions and uses thereof | 20080319476 | 20081225 |
| The invention generally relates to compositions and methods for promoting hemostasis and sealing a wound by producing an adhesive cast. In particular, the invention provides compositions comprising clay minerals with specified particle sizes, which, when applied to a bleeding area, allow for a desired result in at least one of the following activities: stopping blood flow from a wound, forming a cohesive mass, sealing a wound, promoting coagulant activity, sorbing a body fluid, and adhering to tissue. For example, the desired result can be sealing the wound using an adhesive cast made of clay minerals mixed with blood or other wound fluids.
... |
| Gas bleed assemblies for use with firearms | 20080307954 | 20081218 |
| Gas bleed assemblies for use with firearms are described. An example gas bleed assembly for use with a firearm having a barrel includes a gas cylinder that defines at least one gas outlet to be fluidly coupled to a bore of a barrel. The gas cylinder is substantially fixed relative to the barrel. Additionally the example gas bleed assembly includes a holding fixture that is substantially fixed relative to a housing having a front edge. The holding fixture interacts with the at least one gas outlet. A temperature induced variation of geometry of the barrel changes a position of the gas cylinder relative to the holding fixture and wherein a pressure acting within the gas cylinder is associated with the position of the at least one... |
| Manifold for use in medicament dispenser | 20080308102 | 20081218 |
| and wherein one or more bleed holes are provided between the chimney and the chamber such that bleed airflow is able to be directed into the chamber to disruptively impact the airflow that transports the entrained medicament powder.
... |
| Electric motor cooling | 20080309175 | 20081218 |
| An electric motor cooling system is provided that includes a housing and first and second cooling sources that are different from one another respectively to provide first and second cooling flows. A stator is mounted in the housing and receives the first cooling flow. A rotor is rotatable relative to the stator and receives the second cooling flow. In the examples, the housing supports a journal bearing upon which the rotor is supported, and the second cooling flows through the journal bearing. The first cooling flow is provided by a low pressure source such as ram air, and the second cooling flow is provided by high pressure source such as bleed air, for example. A circumferential gap is provided between the rotor and stator. In one... |
| Comprehensive method for triggering anode bleed events in a fuel cell system | 20080311442 | 20081218 |
| A method for triggering an anode bleed from split fuel cell stacks in a fuel cell system that employs anode flow-shifting. The method requests the bleed if any one of three different conditions are met. Those conditions include that the concentration of nitrogen in the anode side of the split stacks is above a predetermined percentage, the voltage spread between the maximum cell voltage and the minimum cell voltage of two fuel cells in the split stacks is greater than a predetermined spread voltage and the absolute value of the difference between the overall voltage of the two split stacks is greater than a predetermined voltage. The concentration of nitrogen in the anode can be determined in any suitable manner, such as by a nitrogen cross-over... |
| Polymorphs, solvates, and hydrate of 5-(4'-fluoro-2'-oxo-1',2'-dihydrospiro[cyclopropane-1,3'-indol]-5'-yl)-1-methyl-1h-pyrrole-2-carbonitrile | 20080312306 | 20081218 |
| Novel polymorph Form II and III, solvate Forms I, II, III, and IV, and the hydrate of 5-(4′-fluoro-2′-oxo-1′,2′-dihydrospiro[cyclopropane-1,3′-indol]-5′-yl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carbonitrile are provided, as are methods for preparing the same. Pharmaceutical compositions and kits containing these novel polymorphs, solvates, and hydrate, and combinations thereof are further provided, as are methods of contraception; treating or preventing fibroids, uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis, dysfunctional bleeding, polycystic ovary syndrome, hormone-dependent carcinomas; treating symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder; providing hormone replacement therapy; stimulating food intake; synchronizing estrus; or treating symptoms of premenstrual syndrome using one or more of these polymorphs, solvates, or hydrate.
... |
| Method and device for measuring blood flow in the bone after a fracture | 20080312545 | 20081218 |
| A method and device for measuring blood flow in the bone after a fracture, wherein a hole is drilled into the bone. The method includes the steps of inserting the metal sleeve of an osteoscope into the hole; inserting the optics of an osteoscope into the metal sleeve and focused on the cavity created by the drill; filling the device and the cavity with a physiological solution such that the pressure of the solution is above the systolic blood pressure; decreasing the pressure of the solution while observing the cavity through the osteoscope, and recording the pressure in the system at the commencement of bleeding.
... |
| Method and apparatus for guidance and application of high intensity focused ultrasound for control of bleeding due to severed limbs | 20080312562 | 20081218 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic and therapy system is described for stopping the bleeding of severely damaged blood vessels or vessels severed in a limb amputation. A cuff is attached to the stump of the severed limb which contains a diagnostic transducer array and a HIFU transducer. The diagnostic transducer surveys the tissue of the severed limb, searching for a Doppler flow signal. When a Doppler flow signal is detected, the range to and coordinates of the sample volume where the flow was detected are determined, as well as the flow velocity. This information is supplied to a HIFU therapy transducer controller, which controls the HIFU transducer to transmit focused ultrasound to the sample volume of the flow locus, the center of the lumen of a blood vessel.... |
| Anode bleed control strategy for improved water management and hydrogen utilization | 20080312849 | 20081218 |
| A control strategy for bleeding an anode side of fuel cell stack in a fuel cell system that improves water management and addresses durability and performance concerns. The method includes determining when to begin the anode bleed, typically by estimating or measuring the amount of nitrogen in the anode side of the stack. The method also includes determining when to end the anode bleed based on the volume of gas that has been bled. The method determines the mole flow rate of the anode gas flowing through a bleed valve, integrates the mole flow rate to get the number of moles of the gas that have passed through the bleed valve, determines a desired amount of moles to be bled, and ends the bleed when the... |
| Temperature management for electric motor driven pump | 20080304976 | 20081211 |
| A hydraulic pump system is provided that includes a pump driven by an electric motor. The electric motor includes windings that receive power from a power source. In one example, a temperature sensor is arranged in proximity to hydraulic fluid associated with the pump, such as at an input of the pump. In another example, the temperature sensor measures the ambient temperature to predict the viscosity of the pump based upon cool down rates of the system. A controller monitors a temperature at the temperature sensor and commands power to be provided to the windings to generate heat. Electric motor power consumption can be monitored to determine viscosity. The heat reduces the viscosity of the hydraulic fluid. Bleed air may be selectively provided to a casing... |
| Activated protein c inhibits undesirable effects of plasminogen activator in the brain | 20080305100 | 20081211 |
| Activated protein C (APC), a prodrug, and/or a variant of APC may be used to inhibit undesirable effects of plasminogen activator: e.g., apoptosis or cell death of neurons and endothelial cells, brain hemorrhage or intracerebral bleeding, and/or tissue damage in a subject's brain. Inhibition appears to act through the extrinsic pathway of death receptor signal transduction. This represents an improvement in treatment using plasminogen activator (e.g., fibrinolysis). By reducing undesirable effects, the window for fibrinolytic therapy by plasminogen activator may be widened.
... |
| Method and apparatus for guidance and application of high intensity focused ultrasound for control of bleeding due to severed limbs | 20080306414 | 20081211 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic and therapy system is described for stopping the bleeding of severely damaged blood vessels or vessels severed in a limb amputation. A cuff (30) is attached to the stump of the severed limb which contains a diagnostic transducer array and a HIFU transducer (42, 44). The diagnostic transducer surveys the tissue of the severed limb, searching for a Doppler flow signal. When a Doppler flow signal is detected, the range to and coordinates of the sample volume where the flow was detected are determined, as well as the flow velocity. This information is supplied to a HIFU therapy transducer controller, which controls the HIFU transducer to transmit focused ultrasound to the sample volume of the flow locus, the center of the lumen of... |
| Synchronous drive for split sickle bars on harvester header | 20080295478 | 20081204 |
| A drive arrangement for split sickle bar sections of a harvester having a long cutter bar such as a combine, swather, mower-conditioner or the like utilizes separate drives for each sickle bar section, and provides for synchronizing the movement of the sickle bar sections so that they reach the respective ends of the reciprocating path simultaneously. In one form series connected first and second hydraulic motors are used, and the first motor in the series connection is reduced in speed from that which would be obtained from the full flow of a pump, by passing a portion of the pump fluid flow to a flow line leading to the second motor, a bleed valve bleeds off a portion of the flow in the flow line to... |
| Valve for air tank | 20080295817 | 20081204 |
| A valve, possibly for use in a paintball marker, has a longer threaded portion that insures a canister that engages the valve must undergo many twists to become unscrewed from the valve. Alternatively, the valve has an elongated threaded portion with gas bleed channels that extend along a substantial portion of the threading. Still alternatively, the valve may use visual markings along the length of the threaded portion to indicate to a user that the canister is being unscrewed.
... |
| Compressed gas regulator | 20080295899 | 20081204 |
| A compressed gas regulator preferably includes a body having a piston chamber and an output port. A regulator piston can be arranged in the piston chamber with a first surface being acted upon by pressurized gas having the output pressure. A second surface of the piston can be acted upon by a biasing member, such as a spring or spring pack. The biasing member supplies a biasing force that urges the piston toward a first position. The output pressure of the pressurized gas acting on the first surface creates a force that urges the piston toward a second position. A piston seal is preferably arranged on an end of the piston stem to seat against and seal off an inlet port when the piston is in... |
| Tool assembly for evacuating, vacuum testing and charging a fluid system through a bleeder valve | 20080295917 | 20081204 |
| A tool assembly includes a body supporting a rotatable nut which receives and mates with a bleeder valve threaded into a hydraulic fluid system such as a caliper wheel brake or a clutch for a motorcycle. The nut is sealed to the system, and the nut is rotated to move the bleeder valve to an open position while maintaining the seal between the nut and the fluid system. A passage within the body and the nut provides for evacuating the system and then charging fluid into the system. The nut is rotated to move the bleeder valve to its closed position, and the nut is then unclamped and unsealed from the fluid system. In one embodiment, the bleeder valve is gripped to clamp and seal the... |
| Caliper brake | 20080296103 | 20081204 |
| A hydraulic caliper brake includes a housing formed by two halves. A pair of bores are provided in each housing half, and a piston is positioned in each bore. An end cap closes off each bore and is sealed by an O-ring positioned around the periphery of each end cap. A ring retains each end cap within each bore. Each housing half has a pair of holes aligned with the holes of the other half. A pair of recessed areas are located on opposing ends of the housing, one of the recessed areas being positioned adjacent to one housing half and the other being positioned adjacent to the other housing half. A pair of stator plates each have a first ear with an outer shape having... |
| Light emitting device | 20080296605 | 20081204 |
| A light emitting device includes a resin case including a concave portion with a reflector portion surrounding a light emitting element, a first lead and a second lead that are formed of a metal, exposed at a bottom of the concave portion of the case, and disposed away from each other in a predetermined direction, and a resin sealing material filled in the concave portion. The first lead includes a light emitting element mounting portion, a first wire connection portion, a first bleed-out preventing notch, and an opposite notch. The second lead includes a protective device mounting portion, a second wire connection portion, and a second bleed-out preventing notch. The first lead and the second lead are arranged such that, in the predetermined direction, the light... |
| Milling bleed holes into honeycomb process | 20080298919 | 20081204 |
| A method of milling at least one hole into a honeycomb structure positioned on a part includes storing dimensional information of the part in a computer processor, locating a timing mark on the flange, positioning a milling tool at an angle relative to the honeycomb structure, and milling a first hole into the honeycomb structure at a feed rate of between approximately 1 inch per minute and approximately 3 inches per minute.
... |
| Nacelle compartment plenum for bleed air flow delivery system | 20080298950 | 20081204 |
| A gas turbine engine is provided with a nacelle having a hollow inner space. The inner space is utilized as a plenum for directing air from an inlet to an outlet at the upstream end of the nacelle to allow control of an effective lip width of the nacelle under certain flight conditions.
... |
| Hemostatic agent composition and method of delivery | 20080299226 | 20081204 |
| A hemostatic agent composition that includes a clay hemostatic agent which is inert and non-reactive relative to blood clotting proteins and platelets, yet is capable of accelerating the formation of a stable clot when applied to an actively bleeding wound.
... |
| Diaphragm valve for irrigation systems | 20080289693 | 20081127 |
| A diaphragm valve for use in an irrigation system is disclosed that is adapted to reduce the water hammer effect, reduce debris in a flow path through a valve seat, improve bleed operation and/or reduce manufacturing and materials costs.
... |
| High pressure safety valve, system and method | 20080289700 | 20081127 |
| The present invention comprises, in one embodiment, a compression safety valve apparatus adapted to engagingly connect to an existing gas cylinder valve. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a housing base having a first bore, a rupture disc holding means having a second bore, at least one rupture disk, a piston having at least a third bore, a spring, and an outer housing cylinder having a forth bore, the first bore, the second bore and the third bore all being in gas flow communication with the compressed content of the tank. In operation, for example, during an over-pressurization event occurs, the extreme force of the escaping gas places a force on the bottom surface of the present invention's rupture disc assembly, so that the piston's... |
| Speed limiting turbine for rotary driven sprinkler | 20080290190 | 20081127 |
| A speed limiting mechanisms for turbine-driven fluid distribution apparatus usable with compressible fluid such as compressed air and incompressible fluid such as water. In one form, a flow restrictor is located in the turbine discharge flow path, with the turbine discharge port area selected in relation to the turbine inlet port area according to the desired turbine speed with compressed air. In another form, the incoming fluid flows downstream along the surface of the turbine stator, and is then diverted to enter the rotor chamber in the proper direction. A bleed area on the stator which permits a portion of a compressible fluid which has expanded as it flows along the stator surface to flow to bypass the turbine rotor.
... |
| Concurrent dc-coupled anode and dynode readout scheme for pet block detectors | 20080290282 | 20081127 |
| A scintillation detector including one or more photomultiplier tubes, a scintillation block optically attached to the photomultiplier tubes, and a DC-coupled bleeder circuit combining outputs of dynodes of the photomultipliers to provide a DC-coupled dynode output together with a DC-coupled anode output of the photomultiplier tubes. The DC-coupled bleeder circuit includes a RF transformer. A positive high voltage supply also can be used together with a DC-coupled bleeder circuit for the anode outputs.
... |
| Lead frame for semiconductor device | 20080290487 | 20081127 |
| A lead frame for a semiconductor device includes at least one row of contact terminals and a die pad for receiving an integrated circuit die. An isolation material is located between the contact terminals and the die pad. The isolation material electrically isolates adjacent lead fingers from each other and from the die pad. The isolation material also holds the lead fingers in place during a wire bonding operation and thus the bottom of the lead frame does not have to be taped during the assembly process, which saves taping and detaping steps from being performed. The isolation material also prevents resin bleed problems that sometimes occur when using tape. If a sawing step is performed, the saw need only cut through the isolation material instead... |
| Test circuitry for a printhead nozzle arrangement | 20080291233 | 20081127 |
| Provided is test circuitry for testing a thermal actuator of a printhead nozzle arrangement of a printhead. The circuitry includes an open actuator test input, a column enable input and a row enable input. A drive transistor operatively links said thermal actuator to a power supply, and a bleed transistor is arranged in parallel with the thermal actuator. The circuitry also includes a sense transistor operatively linking an output of the drive transistor and inputs of the thermal actuator and bleed transistor to a sensing node, as well as a controller configured to deactivate the bleed and sense transistors and to activate the drive transistor when the column enable and row enable inputs are activated to link the thermal actuator to the power supply, and to... |
| Regenerative turbine blade and vane cooling for a tip turbine engine | 20070295011 | 20071227 |
| A fan-turbine rotor assembly (24) includes a multitude of turbine blades (34) which each define a turbine blade passage which bleed air from a diffuser section (74) to provide for regenerative cooling. Regenerative cooling airflow is communicated from the radial core airflow passage (80) through the diffuser passages (144), through diffuser aspiration passages (146A, 146B) and into the turbine blade passages (150a). The regenerative cooling airflow exits from the turbine blade passage (150a) and transfers received thermal energy into an annular combustor (30). The received thermal energy is recovered at the highest temperature in the cycle.
... |
| Ink composition, and ink cartridge including the ink composition | 20070295241 | 20071227 |
| An ink composition is provided which has excellent storage stability, good defoaming properties, and improved resistance to bleeding on the print paper during image forming, while preventing nozzle clogging when used in a wet-type image forming apparatus. The ink composition according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a colorant, a solvent, and a plurality of additives. The plurality of additives are of the same type and have one or more hydrophilic groups and one or more hydrophobic groups. Each of the one or more hydrophobic groups of the plurality of additives have the same structure, each of the one or more hydrophilic groups of the plurality of additives have the same structure, or each of the one or more hydrophobic groups and each... |
| Ink composition, ink cartridge including the same and ink jet recording apparatus including the ink cartridge | 20070296785 | 20071227 |
| An ink composition including a compound having a triester structure that has alternately a hydrophilic group and a hydrophobic group, a coloring agent and a solvent. The compound having the triester structure reduces mobility of the coloring agent and increases adhesion to paper, thereby minimizing bleeding between colors of printed images. The triester compound also improves water fastness of printed images and dry and wet rub fastness to have good colorfastness on paper. In addition, the ink composition improves image quality of printed images and has good long-term storage stability so that it can be widely used in inkjet ink, printing ink, paints, textile printing, paper manufacture, cosmetic manufacture, the ceramic industry and the like.
... |
| Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording device | 20070296790 | 20071227 |
| The invention provides an ink jet recording method that records an image by ejecting, onto a recording medium, an ink that is cured by irradiation of an active energy ray, the method comprising: applying an undercoating liquid onto the recording medium; half-curing the undercoating liquid; and forming an image by ejecting an ink onto the half-cured undercoating liquid, and an ink jet recording device. According to the ink jet recording method in the invention, ink bleeding can be effectively suppressed when using any type of non-absorbing recording media, a high degree of uniformity in an image between various recording media can be obtained, and unevenness in line width or color caused by mixing between the liquid droplets can be suppressed.
... |
| C-1 inhibitor prevents non-specific plasminogen activation by a prourokinase mutant without impeding fibrin-specific fibrinolysis | 20070298023 | 20071227 |
| A mutant prourokinase plasminogen activator (M5) was developed to make prouPA less subject to spontaneous activation during fibrinolysis. C1-inhibitor complexes with tcM5. The effect of C1-inhibitor on fibrinolysis and fibrinogenolysis by M5 was determined. Supplemental C1-inhibitor restores the stability of M5 but not that of prouPA. Clot lysis by M5 with supplemental C1-inhibitor showed no attenuation of the rate of fibrinolysis, whereas fibrinogenolysis was prevented by C1-inhibitor. Due to higher dose tolerance of M5 with C1-inhibitor, the rate of fibrin-specific lysis reached that achievable by nonspecific fibrinolysis without inhibitor. Plasma C1-inhibitor stabilized M5 in plasma by inhibiting tcM5 and thereby non-specific plasminogen activation. At the same time, fibrin-specific plasminogen activation remained unimpaired. This unusual dissociation of effects has significant implications for improving the safety and efficacy... |
| C-1 inactivator inhibits two-chain urokinase mutant and limits hemostatic bleeding during thrombolysis | 20070298024 | 20071227 |
| Methods for reducing bleeding during fibrinolysis treatment and for inhibiting the enzymatic activity of a two-chain urokinase mutant are described. Exogenous C1-inactivator is administered during fibrinolysis treatment with the pro-urokinase mutant polypeptide, M5. The C1-inactivator inhibits the formation of two-chain M5 resulting in less hemostatic bleeding.
... |
| Control of washing machines using color sensors | 20070299545 | 20071227 |
| A system, method, and computer-readable medium encoded with software for monitoring and controlling a bath liquid, such as the wash water in a clothes washing machine, using a light source to illuminate the wash water, a light sensor for receiving light transmitted through or reflected off of the wash water, a light color measurer, and a controller that takes a color bleed abatement action upon detection of excessive color in the bath liquid. The abatement actions may include halting or slowing agitation, halting or slowing tub movement, draining the wash water, filling the tub with fresh water, and alerting the user of a color bleed event. Color transfer inhibitors, color scavengers, or both, may be automatically introduced into the wash water to counter the color bleed... |
| Slotted bleed deflector for a gas turbine engine | 20070289309 | 20071220 |
| The invention relates to a slotted bleed deflector for a gas turbine engine. The bleed deflector comprises an inlet portion for receiving bleed air from the engine and a body for distributing the bleed air into a fan bypass duct. The body includes a leading edge section, a trailing edge section and a flow compartment section where the flow compartment distributes the bleed air above an inner wall of the bypass duct.
... |
| Ink composition and ink cartridge including the ink composition | 20070289487 | 20071220 |
| An ink composition comprising a colorant, a solvent, a surfactant, and a defoaming agent is provided. The defoaming agent has a structure of Formula R1—X—(CH2CH2O)m-(CH CH3CH2O)n-R2 (I), in which, X is selected from the group consisting of COO, O, S, R3—N and R4(R5)—C; R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group and a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; m is an integer from 0 to 100; and n is a natural number from 1 to 100. The ink composition according to the exemplary embodiment exhibits low foaming properties in order to flow... |
| Arrangement and method for controlling and regulating bottom hole pressure when drilling deepwater offshore wells | 20070289746 | 20071220 |
| An arrangement and method for controlling and regulating bottom hole pressure in a well during subsea drilling in deep water involves adjustment of a liquid/gas interface level in a high pressure drilling riser up or down to change the slope and offset of the pressure gradient in the well. The arrangement may include a surface BOP and gas bleeding outlet at the upper end of the drilling riser, a lower BOP with a by-pass line, and an outlet at a depth below the water surface that is connected to a pumping system with a flow return conduit running back to a drilling vessel or platform.
... |
| Package-on-package system | 20070289777 | 20071220 |
| A package-on-package system is provided with a base package. Solder caps are provided on the top of the base package. The solder caps are configured to protrude above subsequent resin bleed, and are configured for merging with solder balls of a top package to form larger solder balls between such a top package and the base package.
... |
| Elastic roller for electrophotography | 20070292168 | 20071220 |
| Disclosed is an elastic roller for electrophotography wherein bleeding of an unreacted material, a plasticizer and an additive from the elastic layer to the roller surface is suppressed. Also disclosed is an elastic roller for electrophotography having excellent durability for long use. Specifically disclosed is (1) an elastic roller for electrophotography comprising a metal supporting member, an elastic layer formed on the outer circumferential surface of the metal supporting member, and a coating film which is formed on the elastic layer using a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer and/or an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer and composed of at least one or more layers. Also disclosed is (2) an elastic roller for electrophotography having excellent durability for long use wherein “a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer modified by an acid and/or an... |
| Membrane pump with bleed valve | 20070292276 | 20071220 |
| A suction pump, in particular a breast pump, comprises a bleed valve with a bleed opening (44, 54, 67), a bleed body (32) which seals the bleed opening and an operating means (8) for operating the bleed body. The bleed body may be operated such that upon opening the valve initially only a partial region of the bleed opening is released and subsequently a greater part thereof or the whole bleed opening is released. Said suction pump provides a large functionality with the smallest size and, furthermore, is cheap to produce and easily assembled.
... |
| Method for prevention and treatment of periodontal disease | 20070292363 | 20071220 |
| A composition for prevention and/or treatment of periodontal disease, a system including the composition, a method of using the composition and system, and a method of forming the composition and system are disclosed. The composition designed to maintain contact with a portion of an oral cavity for an extended period of time to, for example, prevent and/or reduce an amount of gingivitis, periodontitis, bleeding and/or the like. The system includes a composition and a container encapsulating the composition. The composition can be applied by rupturing the container and applying the composition through the ruptured portion of the container.
... |
| Hydraulically locked boat accessory mounting device | 20070283873 | 20071213 |
| An apparatus for a hydraulically locked accessory mounting device for attaching accessories to a boat, or vessel. The mounting device includes a base for attaching to the boat and a ball head that is attached to an accessory, which can be moved to a selected position and locked in that position by a hydraulic assembly. The hydraulic assembly includes a first piston moved by an operator. The first piston is in hydraulic communication with a second piston, which engages a shoe that locks the ball in position. In one embodiment, the hydraulic system includes a bleed valve connected to the channel between the first and second pistons. In one embodiment, the first piston is operated by a knob with a threaded shaft. In another embodiment, the... |
| Electric-based secondary power system architectures for aircraft | 20070284480 | 20071213 |
| Methods and systems for providing secondary power to aircraft systems. In one embodiment, an aircraft system architecture for providing power to an environmental control system includes an electric generator operably coupled to a jet engine. The jet engine can be configured to provide propulsive thrust to the aircraft, and the electric generator can be configured to receive shaft power from the jet engine. The environmental control system can be configured to provide outside air to a passenger cabin of the aircraft in the absence of bleed air from the jet engine.
... |
| Mems process and device | 20070284682 | 20071213 |
| A MEMS device, for example a capacitive microphone, comprises a flexible membrane 11 that is free to move in response to pressure differences generated by sound waves. A first electrode 13 is mechanically coupled to the flexible membrane 11, and together form a first capacitive plate of the capacitive microphone device. A second electrode 23 is mechanically coupled to a generally rigid structural layer or back-plate 14, which together form a second capacitive plate of the capacitive microphone device. The capacitive microphone is formed on a substrate 1, for example a silicon wafer. A back-volume 33 is provided below the membrane 11, and is formed using a “back-etch” through the substrate 1. A first cavity 9 is located directly below the membrane 11, and is formed... |
| Bleed-resistant colored microparticles and skin care compositions comprising them | 20070286824 | 20071213 |
| Bleed-resistant microparticles comprising at least one colorant, a process to produce them, compositions containing them and their use in skin care applications to produce a natural, textured tone effect.
... |
| Bleed-resistant colored microparticles | 20070287789 | 20071213 |
| The present invention describes bleed-resistant microparticles comprising at least one colorant, a process to produce them, compositions containing them and their use in cosmetics applications to produce a natural, textured tone effect.
... |
| Hydraulic circuit for construction machine | 20070277883 | 20071206 |
| A hydraulic circuit including a first throttle disposed upstream of pressure-reducing valves of a remote-control valve, which operates a control valve of hydraulic pilot type, so as to reduce primary pressures supplied from a pilot pump to the pressure-reducing valves. Bleed-off lines connect pilot lines to tanks. Second throttles are disposed on the bleed-off lines, respectively, so as to moderate rises in the pilot pressures supplied to pilot ports of the control valve. The hydraulic circuit prevents detrimental effects such as deterioration of operability while ensuring shock absorption during quick operation.
... |
| Pharmaceutical composition comprising a factor viia and a factor xiii | 20070280920 | 20071206 |
| The present invention relates to the use of a factor VIIa and a factor XIII in the treatment or prophylaxis of bleeding episodes.
... |
| Attachment for a cleaning appliance | 20070271727 | 20071129 |
| An attachment for a cleaning appliance includes a head and a neck, the neck being adapted to be connected to the mouth of a wand or hose of the cleaning appliance. The neck has a first portion which, in use, lies alongside the mouth of the wand or hose and a second portion which, in use, is spaced away from the mouth of the wand or hose. This arrangement provides a bleed air passageway which allows atmospheric air to be bled into the hose or wand so as to reduce the suction at the main suction opening of the attachment. It also provides an advantageous storage solution for the attachments of the cleaning appliance.
... |
| 3d graphics system and method | 20070273711 | 20071129 |
| A method of correcting bleed-through for layered three dimensional (3D) models is disclosed. A 3D body model and one or more 3D clothing items overlying the body model are provided, where the clothing items are layered. At least one slicer object is embedded in the clothing items. Inner layers of clothing that are visually occluded by outer layers of clothing are excluded from further processing, where occlusion is determined by complete encapsulation of an inner layer by an outer layer and when the outer layer slicer object(s) do not slice the inner layer. Areas of the underlying body model or underlying clothing items are removed via the slicer object(s). Clothing layers can be geometrically separated by expanding vertices on outer layers of clothing that intersect the... |
| Clay-based hemostatic agents and devices for the delivery thereof | 20070275073 | 20071129 |
| A device for promoting the clotting of blood comprises a clay material in particle form and a receptacle for containing the clay material. At least a portion of the receptacle is defined by a mesh. Another device comprises a gauze substrate and a clay material disposed on the gauze substrate. Another device is a bandage comprising a substrate, a mesh mounted on the substrate, and particles of a clay material retained in the mesh. A hemostatic sponge comprises a substrate, a hemostatic material disposed on a first surface of the substrate, and a release agent disposed on a second surface of the substrate. The release agent is disposed on the wound-contacting surface of the substrate. When treating a bleeding wound, application of the hemostatic sponge causes... |
| Hemostatic agents and devices for the delivery thereof | 20070276308 | 20071129 |
| A hemostatic agent comprises diatomaceous earth in particle form. Devices for promoting hemostasis comprise diatomaceous earth in particle form and a receptacle for retaining the particles therein. The receptacle is defined by a mesh having openings therein. A hemostatic sponge comprises a substrate, diatomaceous earth disposed on the substrate, and a release agent disposed on the substrate. A hemostatic sponge may also comprise a film into which diatomaceous earth is incorporated, or it may comprise a substrate, diatomaceous earth disposed on the substrate, and a film disposed over the diatomaceous earth. A hemostatic sponge may also comprise a first substrate, diatomaceous earth disposed on the first substrate, and a second substrate disposed on the diatomaceous earth. When treating a bleeding wound using any of the foregoing... |
| Clay-based hemostatic agents and devices for the delivery thereof | 20070276345 | 20071129 |
| A hemostatic device for promoting the clotting of blood includes a gauze substrate, a clay material disposed on the gauze substrate, and also a polyol such as glycerol or the like disposed on the gauze substrate to bind the clay material. When the device is used to treat a bleeding wound, at least a portion of the clay material comes into contact with blood emanating from the wound to cause the clotting. A bandage that can be applied to a bleeding wound to promote the clotting of blood includes a flexible substrate and a gauze substrate mounted thereon. The gauze substrate includes a clay material and a polyol. A hemostatic sponge also includes a gauze substrate and a dispersion of hemostatic material and a polyol on... |
| Device for removing acrochordons | 20070276353 | 20071129 |
| The invention relates to a device for removal of bothersome acrochordons or skin tags from the skin. The device has an adhesive surface which allows manipulation and locking of the skin tag in such a way that acrochordon ectomic strangulation can occur without anesthetic or risk for bleeding or infections. The device includes three parts with one or several surfaces, the edges of which can be pivoted, folded, rotated or bent in relation to each other, whereby a more or less elastic strangulation of the skin tag causes an occlusion of the blood flow. The skin tag is simultaneously sealed to the skin surface and concealed by the device which makes the painless ectomic process cosmetically acceptable.
... |
| Vascular sheath | 20070276434 | 20071129 |
| Disclosed is a vascular sheath for helping to prevent bleeding during procedures in which devices must be inserted into a blood vessel such as an artery or vein. The vascular sheath includes at least one manually compressible primary seal that has a lumen passing therethrough. A device inserted into the blood vessel first passes through the sheath, and thus through the lumen in the primary seal. By manually adjusting the compression of the primary seal the size of at least part of the lumen is made to substantially conform to the outer surface of the device. The primary seal can thus seal against large and small sized devices to prevent bleeding. It is preferred that a secondary seal also be used and one type of secondary... |
| Boundary layer suction arrangement | 20070266707 | 20071122 |
| A suction arrangement for drawing off a boundary layer on an aircraft comprises a suction arrangement including an outer skin having suction surfaces in critical flow areas, and at least one air breathing engine providing suction. Bleed air is drawn from a comparatively high-pressure region of the engine by means of a branch line and the bleed air is used for driving a turbine of at least one turbo-supercharger assembly. A compressor of the turbo-supercharger assembly or assemblies serves as the suction source for drawing off a boundary layer at the suction surfaces in critical flow areas.
... |
| Pneumatic brake booster | 20070266849 | 20071122 |
| A pneumatic brake booster for motor vehicles includes a booster housing, subdivided into at least one working chamber and at least one vacuum chamber by at least one axially movable wall to which a pneumatic differential pressure can be applied, a control valve controlling the differential pressure and arranged in a control housing to connect the working chamber to the vacuum chamber or atmosphere, the valve having two concentrically arranged sealing seats and an elastically deformable valve member, an operable input member connected to a valve piston whose movement is limited by a transverse member that can be introduced in a radial direction into the control housing, an elastic reaction element, an output member applying a boosting force to a master cylinder, and ventilating and bleeding... |
| Small profile strapping tool | 20060288669 | 20061228 |
| A small profile strapping tool tensions a strap around a load, adheres the strap onto itself, and cuts a feed end of the strap. The tool includes a body defining a cylinder housing, a piston disposed within a cylinder in the cylinder housing, a pneumatic weld motor operably connected to the piston for actuation during a weld cycle to adhere the strap onto itself and a pneumatic tensioning motor for actuation during a tensioning cycle to tension the strap prior to adhering the strap onto itself. Operation of the strapper is controlled by a pneumatic module that is removably mounted to the cylinder housing. A compressed gas inlet provides gas to the module. A pilot valve is in flow communication with the gas inlet for controlling... |
| Method and apparatus for processing and dividing images into finished prints | 20060290986 | 20061228 |
| The invention provides a method and apparatus for processing and setting individual image as one or more image pages; combining, transferring and dividing image pages into the final finished individual photos or cards. The present invention allows images to be selected and quantities of each image needed to be defined by a user. All images selected, including the number of copies of each image required, are processed to fit the required print size with over print areas on all sides of each image. Images are set up as one or more pages in an order. Adjacent images of a row in each image page are combined with required gap and centered to the page. Combined images are transferred to output by lines or in bands. Prints... |
| Pharmaceutical composition comprising a factor vii polypeptide and epsilon-aminocaproic acid | 20060293241 | 20061228 |
| The present invention relates to compositions or kits comprising factor VII or a factor VII-related polypeptide and epsilon-aminocaproic acid, and the use thereof for the treatment of bleeding episodes or enhancement of hemostasis.
... |
| Low lethality firearm and relative method for shooting a low lethality bullet | 20060283068 | 20061221 |
| A low lethality firearm, comprising a launcher (12) for bullets, also comprises a device for regulating the speed of the bullet (13), adapted for varying the speed of the bullet in the mouth of a barrel, comprising gas bleeding means (17, 19) from the inside of a barrel (16) of the launcher (12), wherein these gas bleeding means (17, 19) can be divided.
... |
| Autostereoscopic display with planar pass-through | 20060284974 | 20061221 |
| A method and system for presenting both autostereoscopic images and planar images in a single display is disclosed. The design comprises processing the planar images received in the form of planar image data. The processing comprises at least one from a group comprising selectively employing bleed-through processing to enhance the planar image data when viewed through a lens sheet comprising slanted lenticules, selectively introducing blurring into the planar image data, and selectively employing anti-alias processing to the planar image data. Certain super pixels may be computed that differ from standard pixels, and lenticules in the data sheet may be slanted at desired angles. The physical lenticules may cause bleed-through that may be processed. Resolution may be computed after processing, and the resolution implemented for display. Mode... |
| A radiosotope-chitosan complex for treatment of prostate cancer | 20060286032 | 20061221 |
| Disclosed is a composition for treating prostate cancer. The composition for treating prostate cancer comprises as an effective ingredient a radioisotope-chitosan complex that includes a therapeutic radioisotope emitting beta radiation and chitosan. Also, the present invention discloses a kit for preparing the composition. When directly administered to a prostate cancer tissue, the radioisotope- chitosan complex is deposited in the applied target site while not leaking from the applied target site, and strongly inhibits the growth of prostate cancer cells while minimizing the side effects of conventional therapies, including urinary incontinence, urethral stricture and rectal bleeding. In addition, the radioisotope-chitosan complex may be used as an effective therapeutic agent for hormone-independent prostate cancer that is resistant to hormone therapy.
... |
| Hemostatic compositons and methods | 20060286146 | 20061221 |
| The present invention provides methods and compositions involving resorbable hemostatic agents that have the essential absence of microfibrillar collagen. Resorbable hemostatic agents of the present invention comprise polyethylene glycol, which controls bleeding in tissue and does not delay or interfere with healing. The resorbable hemostatic agents of the present invention are biodegradable and biocompatible agents that effectively control bleeding in bone and other tissue without interfering with the subsequent healing of the tissue.
... |
| Hydrophobically modified polymers as laundry additives | 20060287216 | 20061221 |
| The present invention is directed to polymeric compounds comprising a main backbone derived from at least the following monomeric components: (1) 20 to 99.9% by weight, preferably 50% to 99% by weight, of at least one cationic monomer according to formula (I), and (II) 0.1 to 80% by weight of a hydrophobic unsaturated nonionic monomer that polymerizes in the presence of an initiator, optionally a water-soluble monomer (III) different from either monomer (I) and monomer (II), and optionally a crosslinking agent (IV). Said compounds are particularly useful to overcome the problem of dye bleeding and/or dye transfer in laundry processes.
... |
| Nose ice pack assembly | 20060287699 | 20061221 |
| A nose ice pack is disclosed for promoting clotting to stop a bleeding nose. A flexible cover sheaths three adjacent coolant pockets, with two spaces between the pockets. A back flap is provided that is hinged over the back of the flexible cover to provide extra protection and space for pertinent information.
... |
| Bleed structure for a bleed passage in a gas turbine engine | 20060277919 | 20061214 |
| Bleed structure (17) for a bleed passage in a gas turbine engine. The structure includes a first wall portion (18) defining a first side of an opening for the passage and a second wall portion (19) defining a second side opposite the first side of the opening. The first and second wall portions (18, 19) end at different positions in an extension direction of the opening.
... |
| Vacuum treatment apparatus and vapor deposition apparatus | 20060278162 | 20061214 |
| It has been found that an organic component is emitted from a member such as a crucible or a gasket constituting an apparatus for vacuum treatment and an element is contaminated with said organic component emitted, and, as a result, members of the apparatus for vacuum treatment are subjected to a treatment for reducing the emission of an organic component. For example, a crucible is made from a material having a reduced catalytic activity to a material for use in the vapor deposition in question and a gasket is used after a treatment for reducing the bleeding of an organic component or is made from a material containing a reduced amount of an organic component.
... |
| Thrombin-like recombinant baxtroxobin expressed by pichia sp.and production method thereof | 20060281147 | 20061214 |
| A recombinant thrombin-like enzyme batroxobin expressed by yeast, a production method thereof, and use of the batroxobin as a hemostatic agent or antithrombotic agent is disclosed. In order to express recombinant thrombin-like enzyme, an expression vector is prepared by inserting cDNA encoding the enzyme, the transformed cell is prepared by introducing the expression vector into the cell, the transformed cell then is incubated and the recombinant thrombin-like enzyme is obtained from the cell. The recombinant thrombin-like enzyme may be usefully used as a hemostatic agent because the enzyme effectively decrease bleeding time and blood coagulation time and does not affect various blood coagulation factors. The recombinant thrombin-like enzyme is also useful for a hemostatic agent or antithrombotic agent comprising the recombinant thrombin-like enzyme as an active... |
| Method for creating self-authenticating documents | 20060282672 | 20061214 |
| In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a method for creating a self-authenticating document is disclosed. The method comprises: providing a base substrate forming the document; printing an authentication seal on the document, the authentication seal comprising a printed portion comprising an ink creating a bleed area on the document where the ink and the substrate interact; and obtaining unique bleed properties of the bleed area. The bleed properties are obtained by scanning the bleed area upon termination of bleeding or drying to provide a description of the ink and substrate interaction to generate an identifier code representing the unique bleed properties. The method further comprises generating a signature of the identifier code, encoding the identifier code in an information carrier, and associating the information... |
| Combined use of factor vii polypeptides and factor viii polypeptides | 20060276398 | 20061207 |
| The invention concerns a pharmaceutical preparation comprising a factor VII or factor VII-related polypeptide and a factor VIII or factor VIII-related polypeptide. The invention also concerns use of a factor VII or factor VII-related polypeptide and a factor VIII or factor VIII-related polypeptide for manufacture of a medicament for pharmaceutical use as well as methods for prevention or treatment of bleeding episodes in subjects.
... |
| Thermoplastic elastomer composition and molded article thereof | 20060276592 | 20061207 |
| According to the present invention, there are provided a thermoplastic elastomer composition which includes (A1) an ethylene•α-olefin-based copolymer or (X) an oil-extended rubber, (B) a crystalline polyethylene type resin, (C) a first hydrogenated block copolymer, and (D) a second hydrogenated block copolymer, and may further includes (E1) a mineral oil type softening agent; and a molded article thereof. The thermoplastic elastomer composition and the molded article are superior in rubber elasticity (compression set), mechanical strength and moldability and, when containing a mineral oil type softening agent, is low in oil bleeding.
... |
| Bleed diffuser for gas turbine engine | 20060266051 | 20061130 |
| A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustion section communicating with and disposed downstream of the compressor section relative to a direction of airflow, and a gas turbine section communicating with and disposed downstream of the combustion section relative to a direction of airflow. One of the sections has a wall defining an opening to access an airflow through the sections. A bleed diffuser assembly is disposed over the opening, and includes a housing including inlet and outlet ends. A diffuser having inlet and outlet ends is movably disposed within the housing. An actuator is coupled to the diffuser for moving the diffuser generally toward the inlet end of the housing and into an operative position when the actuator is energized. A biasing member... |
| Method for tissue cauterization | 20060271041 | 20061130 |
| The invention is concerned with cauterizing and resecting tissue. A pair of electrodes are placed on opposed tissue surfaces, and radio frequency power is applied through the electrodes to cauterizing a tissue mass therebetween. After cauterization has been effected, the tissue may be resected along a plane within the cauterized region with minimum or no bleeding. The tissue mass may then be removed.
... |
| Method and device for the endoscopic application of self-closing medical clips | 20060271072 | 20061130 |
| The invention relates to a method for the endoscopic application of self-closing medical clips (3), in particular, for arresting internal bleeding, whereby the distal end of a catheter tube (1) is introduced into the body of a living being to be treated; several clips (3), arranged successively in the catheter tube (1), are pushed forward in the direction of the distal end thereof by means of a user device which is located at the proximal end of the catheter tube (1); the foremost clip (3) to be applied is pushed out of the distal end and opened by an actuation device. Said actuation device comprises an actuation element (21) which can be actuated by the user device, moved longitudinally into the catheter tube (1) and acts... |
| Hemostatic system for body cavities | 20060271094 | 20061130 |
| Bleeding is controlled on an inner surface of a body cavity by inserting into the cavity an expandable balloon which is covered by a hemostatic shroud, expanding the balloon, and compressing the shroud against the site of bleeding. The balloon may be disposed around a central tube to supply inflation medium. The tip of the device is soft to aid with insertion. The invention includes the corresponding devices and systems for such control of bleeding within a body cavity or passageway, as well as a method of making the devices.
... |
| Valve for air tank | 20060260595 | 20061123 |
| A valve, possibly for use in a paintball marker, has a longer threaded portion that insures a canister that engages the valve must undergo many twists to become unscrewed from the valve. Alternatively, the valve has an elongated threaded portion with gas bleed channels that extend along a substantial portion of the threading. Still alternatively, the valve may use visual markings along the length of the threaded portion to indicate to a user that the canister is being unscrewed.
... |
| Combined cycle power plant using compressor air extraction | 20060254280 | 20061116 |
| A combined cycle power plant (100) utilizing a compressor air bleed (62) as a source of heat for generating steam in a steam generator (78) for supplying the gland seals of the steam turbine (3) and as a motive force for an air ejector (90) for evacuating the condenser (8) during plant start-up. The compressor air bleed avoids delay awaiting the availability of steam from the heat recovery steam generator (4) without the need for an auxiliary boiler.
... |
| Dispensers | 20060254646 | 20061116 |
| An inline dispersal valve that can be used with or without a base. One embodiment includes a rotatable member that is rotatable from a fluid stream obstructing condition to an out-of-the-way condition to prevent fluid diversion into the dispersal valve. Another embodiment includes a lever handle for quickly setting the amount of fluid being diverted into the inline dispersal valve. Another embodiment includes an indicator that can be viewed from a position above the inline dispersal valve. Another embodiment includes a cap that can be secured or removed without the aid of tools. Another embodiment includes a clip that allows one to disassemble the inline dispersal valve for servicing. Another embodiment includes a dispensing valve that can be reversed and still properly divert fluid into a... |
| Safety angle cock | 20060255655 | 20061116 |
| A safety angle cock air-bleeding in a multi-mode and having a ball core revolved in a single direction is of switch valves used in a train air brake system. The safety angle cock includes a cock body with a casing, a shaft, a main pipe joint and a hose joint with a locking nose, wherein there is on a upper part of the casing of the cock body a limit stop with a handle mount, a pallet and a ratchet wheel are disposed in the handle mount for controlling rotation of the shaft in a single direction, a small sealing ring is arranged at a hose connection port of the cock body and a large sealing ring at a main pipe connection port of the cock... |
| Chimeric proteins with phosphatidylserine binding domains | 20060258584 | 20061116 |
| Chimeric proteins comprising soluble Tissue Factor (sTF) and another subunit (e.g., annexin V) are described. The proteins promote blood clotting and/or inhibit cancer by targeting sTF to specific receptors such as phosphatidyl serine (PS) on activated cells. These chimeric proteins are useful in treating patients with excessive bleeding due to inborn problems, drug therapy, trauma or surgery and/or as an anti-cancer therapy, for example by causing blood vessels feeding cancers to become clotted, thereby preventing adequate flow of blood to a tumor, which in turn will lead to tumor inhibition and death or may be used in a therapy to cause clotting within blood vessels that pose a threat in the subject in non-cancerous conditions.
... |
| Anterior segment ventricular restoration apparatus and method | 20060258900 | 20061116 |
| The symptoms of congenital heart failure are addressed in this surgical procedure for mounting a patch in the ventricle of the heart to reduce ventricular volume. Placement of the patch is facilitated by palpating a beating heart to identify akinetic, although normal appearing, tissue. The patch has an oval configuration facilitating return of the heart to a normal apical shape which enhances muscle fiber efficiency and a normal writhing pumping action. The patch includes a semi-rigid ring, and a circumferential rim to address bleeding. Patch placement is further enhanced by creating a Fontan neck and use of pledged sutures. Intraoperative vascularization and valve replacement is easily accommodated. Increased injection fraction, reduced muscle stress, improved myocardial protection, and ease of accurate patch placement are all achieved with... |
| Apparatus for tissue cauterization | 20060259034 | 20061116 |
| The invention is concerned with cauterizing and resecting tissue. A pair of electrodes are placed on opposed tissue surfaces, and radio frequency power is applied through the electrodes to cauterizing a tissue mass therebetween. After cauterization has been effected, the tissue may be resected along a plane within the cauterized region with minimum or no bleeding. The tissue mass may then be removed.
... |
| Blunt intercostal suture needle | 20060259048 | 20061116 |
| When closing the sternum in cardiothoracic surgery, elderly people with a fragile sternum can experience bleeding from the suture sites because of loose knots. The knots are loose because of the danger of cutting into the sternum from the tension caused by the suture wire. In extreme cases, the sternum can be fractured. If the closure is attempted intercostally, there are internal thoracic arteries that run longitudinally underneath the sternum and they may be hurt if a sharp needle is used. Intercostal fixation on its own is inadequate, and additional wires that directly insert into the manubrium are required. Of the sternal closure wires currently available, there is discordance in the numbers provided and actually used, resulting in leftovers that need unnecessary sterilization and reuse. To... |
| Aircraft cabin pressurization control apparatus | 20060252360 | 20061109 |
| A cabin pressure control apparatus that has an outflow valve that operates with a reference chamber without the need of using bleed air from the aircraft engines to adjust the pressure within the reference chamber. The invention has only pneumatic connections and no electrical connections to the outflow valve. Intrinsic negative differential protection is provided. Control solenoid(s) and pump(s) are internal to the controller for protection and simplified interconnection. The apparatus can be easily fitted in the aircraft without requiring additional cockpit panel space. The aircraft pressurization control apparatus is fully backward compatible with existing pressurization control systems as currently being manufactured by Kollsman, Inc.
... |
| Composition and method for treating nosebleeds | 20060252726 | 20061109 |
| A composition and method for treating nosebleed, that is, epistaxis. The composition comprises bismuth subgallate and a vasoconstriction agent, preferably oxymetazoline. The composition is preferably a paste administered intranasally.
... |
| Device for conjunctival/scleral compression to constrict superficial blood flow and method of use | 20060253110 | 20061109 |
| A device and method for applying external compression to the eye of a living being to reduce bleeding when operating on the surface of the eye. The device includes a peripheral wall and a pair of spaced apart, pressure applying rings. One of the rings applies pressure to a first peripheral portion of the eye closely adjacent and surrounding the cornea, while the other ring applies pressure to a second peripheral portion of the eye remote from the cornea. The wall includes at least one window to provide access to a portion of the surface of the eye to enable a laser beam to be extended therethrough to operate on the surface of the eye between the two peripheral portions of the eye.
... |
