 Patent Application Title |
Patent App Num. |
Date |
| File transfer system and file transfer method | 20110022684 | 20110127 |
| According to an embodiment, a file transfer system and a file transfer method to transfer an MXF file are provided. A source server performs parallel transfer of data pieces of an MXF file divided by partition packs (PPs) sequentially from the beginning, by using multiple transmitters to a recording server through multiple channels included in a network. The recording server sequentially reads the data pieces divided by the PPs from buffers, and writes and records the data pieces to a storage unit.
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| Polypropylene blends for non-woven production | 20110021708 | 20110127 |
| Polypropylene resin compositions are provided that are useful in the production of thermoformed articles and biaxially oriented polypropylene films (BOPPs), tapes and fibers. The resins of the present invention are blends of high crystalline (low solubles) polypropylene homopolymer and an ethylene/propylene random copolymer (RCP). These blends can be used to replace standard high solubles BOPP grade polypropylene homopolymers. In addition, the use of high crystalline polypropylene homopolymers in the blends imparts improved stiffness to the finished films while maintaining good processability of the blends. Such polypropylene compositions are effectively produced by in-reactor blending of a high crystalline propylene homopolymer and a propylene/ethylene random copolymer.
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| Process for producing fine polyphenylene sulfide resin particles, fine polyphenylene sulfide resin particles, and dispersion thereof | 20110020647 | 20110127 |
| (b) A step of flush-cooling the aforementioned solution, for precipitating the fine particles of the polyphenylene sulfide resin (precipitation step).
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| High-density lipoprotein-like peptide-phospholipid scaffold ("hpps") nanoparticles | 20110020242 | 20110127 |
| The present invention provides a non-naturally occurring High-Density Lipoprotein-like peptide-phospholipid scaffold (“HPPS”) nanoparticle. More particularly, the invention provides a non-naturally occurring peptide-lipid nanoscaffold comprising: (a) at least one phospholipid; (b) at least one unsaturated lipid, preferably an unsaturated sterol ester, further preferably an unsaturated cholesterol ester, further preferably cholsteryl oleate; and (c) at least one peptide, the peptide comprising an amino acid sequence capable of forming at least one amphipathic a-helix; wherein the components a), b) and c) associate to form the peptide-phospholipid nanoscaffold. In embodiments of the present invention, a cell surface receptor ligand is incorporated into the HPPS. In one embodiment, the cell surface receptor ligand is covalently bonded to the peptide scaffold of the HPPS nanoparticles. In other embodiments, a cell surface receptor... |
| Diode laser structure for generating diode laser radiation | 20110019710 | 20110127 |
| A diode laser structure includes multiple stripe emitters disposed next to each other, in which each of the stripe emitters is configured to emit, during operation, a laser beam having a corresponding beam parameter product with respect to a slow axis (BPPSA), where the stripe emitters are arranged such that the corresponding BPPSA of the laser beams successively decrease from a center of the diode laser structure towards a first edge of the diode laser structure and from the center of the diode laser structure towards a second edge of the diode laser structure, the second edge being opposite the first edge. The stripe emitters are oriented in a direction of the slow axis and are offset from one another in the direction of the slow... |
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| E-card | 20110010283 | 20110113 |
| A touch screen navigation device for making purchases includes a memory to store a first descriptor that identifies a card used in commerce; a scannable identifier adapted to provide a second descriptor to a scanner; a display for displaying changeable information including an icon for the card; and an input to select the card. When the card is selected, the display takes the appearance of the card, and when the scannable identifier is scanned, the scannable identifier provides the descriptor in the memory that identifies the card. A page bar may scroll between pages of icons. Interfaces may be included for E-apps, E-games, paying-bills, music and video, books, and text messaging.
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| Trolley | 20110006496 | 20110113 |
| A trolley (1) is described for distributing for instance food in aisles of airplanes. The trolley comprises a cabinet-shaped body (10) comprising a bottom (11), an upper wall (12), and two side walls (13) which enclose an interior (16), and which are manufactured as an extrusion part from plastic, for instance polyetherimide (PEI) or polyphenylsulphon (PPSU). The body is constituted as a combination of two body parts (20) coupled together, each with a substantially C-shaped contour. The body parts are double-walled, wherein an inner wall (21b, 22b, 23b) and the corresponding outer wall (21a, 22a, 23a) are connected with each other by a foam (29) or a system of plate-shaped ribs (30), wherein adjacent ribs have an opposite obliqueness. At its upper side, the body is... |
| Fabric for toothed power transmission belt and belt | 20110003659 | 20110106 |
| A fabric for reinforcing a power transmission belt including fibers of polyarylene sulfide and a belt utilizing the fabric. The fabric may have textured or elastic core wrapped stretch yarns in the longitudinal direction. Longitudinal yarns may include PPS and textured transverse yarns include nylon. Yarns may include blends of high performance fibers and nylon or other fibers.
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| Culture system for rapid expansion of human embryonic stem cells | 20100317101 | 20101216 |
| This disclosure provides an improved system for culturing human pluripotent stem cells. Traditionally, pluripotent stem cells are cultured on a layer of feeder cells (such as mouse embryonic fibroblasts) to prevent them from differentiating. In the system described here, the role of feeder cells is replaced by components added to the culture environment that support rapid proliferation without differentiation. Effective features are a suitable support structure for the cells, and an effective medium that can be added fresh to the culture without being preconditioned by another cell type. Culturing human embryonic stem cells in fresh medium according to this invention causes the cells to expand surprisingly rapidly, while retaining the ability to differentiate into cells representing all three embryonic germ layers. This new culture system allows... |
| Metal and resin composite and method for manufacturing same | 20100316878 | 20101216 |
| An object of the present invention is to obtain a composite in which a copper or copper alloy is securely integrated with and joined to PBT or PPS. A copper product that has been suitably roughened by chemical etching and also blackened can be used favorably. A surface-treated copper piece 1 is inserted into a cavity formed by a movable molding plate 2 and a stationary molding plate 3 of an injection molding mold 10, and a specific resin is injected to obtain an integrated product. PBT or PPS can be used as the resin component of a resin composition 4 that is used here. High injection joining strength is obtained if the resin composition contains, as an auxiliary component, PET and/or a polyolefin resin in... |
| Bisphosphonate compounds and methods for bone resorption diseases, cancer, bone pain, immune disorders, and infectious diseases | 20100316676 | 20101216 |
| Bisphosphonate compounds and related methods of making and using are disclosed, including pyridinium-1-yl, quinolinium-1-yl, and related compounds. The activity of compounds is disclosed in the context of functional assays such as Leishmania major farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) inhibition, Dictyostelium discoideum growth inhibition, human gamma delta T cell activation, and bone resorption. The applicability of bisphosphonate compounds in the context of parasitic infections, for example against trypanosomes, is disclosed. Further potential applications of the invention are disclosed regarding the treatment of one or more conditions such as bone resorption disorders, cancer, bone pain, infectious diseases, and in immunotherapy.
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| Laser nozzle tips | 20100314363 | 20101216 |
| An injection molded laser cutting nozzle tip made from an electrically conductive polymer is provided. Suitable electrically conductive polymers include, but are not limited to, polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyaniline, polythiophene, polypyrrole, and polyacetylene.
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| Method and device for integrating a rf gps emulator in a simulation environment | 20100305932 | 20101202 |
| The invention in particular has as an object a method and a device for integration of an RF GPS emulator in a simulation environment comprising a computer adapted for using a simulation timer and for receiving a signal of x_PPS type. For each pulse detected on the said x_PPS signal, a counter for number of detected pulses is updated (425) and the value of the said simulation timer is stored (425). The evaluation (415) of a given moment, in the clock of the said emulator, is performed according to the value of the said counter for number of pulses, the value of the said simulation timer and the said stored value of the said simulation timer. A step of verifying (430) the detected pulses preferably is... |
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| Composite of metal and resin and method for manufacturing the same | 20100304083 | 20101202 |
| It is an object of the present invention to securely and integrally join a metal and a resin, more particularly, a shaped titanium alloy substrate and a resin composition. A titanium alloy substrate is used that has undergone surface roughening by chemical etching or the like so as to have a ultrafine textured face in which bent, ridge-like protrusions having a width and height of from ten to a few hundred nanometers and a length of from a few to a few hundred microns rise up on the surface at a spacing period of from ten to a few hundred nanometers. A titanium alloy piece 1 with its surface treated is inserted into the cavity of a metallic mold for injection molding 10 and a specific... |
| Polymer compound as well as structural parts produced using the compound | 20100300726 | 20101202 |
| In order to make available polymer compounds that are improved with respect to their properties compared to conventional PTFE, on the one hand, and the further high-performance polymer or polymers, on the other, it is proposed that a polymer compound has a proportion of a fully fluorinated thermoplastic polymer material as well as a proportion of at least one further high-performance polymer different therefrom, selected from the group of polyphenylene sulphide (PPS), polyphenylene sulphone (PPSO2), polyamide (PA), polyimide (PI), polyamide-imide (PAD, and polyether imide (PEI) as well as copolymers and derivatives of these polymers and copolymers, wherein the compound has a homogeneous distribution of the proportions of the polymers and the polymer material.
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| Plain bearing | 20100290726 | 20101118 |
| In order to provide a plain bearing, in which the efficiency in particular in the case of dry-running is increased and which in particular in these conditions also tolerates higher than previously usual running speeds over long periods of operation, it is proposed that the plain bearing has a bearing body, in which a bearing bush is configured, the surface of which is produced at least in some areas from a plastic material, wherein the plastic material comprises a fully fluorinated thermoplastic polymer material, optionally compounded with a proportion of one or more further high-performance thermoplastics selected from polyether ketones, polyphenylene sulphide (PPS), polyphenylene sulphone (PPSO2), polyamide (PA), polyimide (PI), polyamide-imide (PAI) and/or polyether imide (PEI), as well as copolymers and derivatives of these polymers and... |
| Modified miniature proteins | 20100273722 | 20101028 |
| The present invention generally relates to modified miniature proteins, including modified avian pancreatic polypeptides (aPP) and modified pancreatic peptide YYs (PYY). One aspect of the invention is generally directed to various aPPs that have been modified such that they do not substantially form multimers in solution, for example through the addition of a proline switch. Another aspect of the invention is generally directed to modified PYYs, such as YY3. Yet another aspect of the invention is generally directed to composites of modified miniature proteins formed from portions of different miniature proteins such as aPP and/or PYY, optionally with a proline switch. Still other aspects of the invention are generally directed to methods of making such proteins, methods of using such proteins, kits involving such proteins, and... |
| Systems and methods for accessing selected packetized programming streams | 20100262999 | 20101014 |
| Programming stream communication systems and methods are operable to communicate programming streams to a media transmit facility. An exemplary embodiment receives at the media transmit facility a first packetized programming stream (PPS), the first PPS including a first programming stream (PS) generated by a first local programming provider (LPP); receives at the media transmit facility a second PPS, the second PPS including a second PS generated by a second LPP; multiplexes the first PS and the second PS into a transport channel; and communicates the transport channel from the media transmit facility.
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| Method and system of charging for short message value-added service, data center for short message service | 20100255863 | 20101007 |
| The present invention relates to the short message VAS field and discloses a method and a system for charging for short message VAS, and a data center for SMS. The method includes: obtaining a short message that carries VAS subscription information; resolving the VAS to be triggered according to the short message that carries the VAS subscription information, and generating a charging message; and sending the charging message to an intelligent network for charging. The system includes: an SMSC, a data center for SMS, and an intelligent network. The data center for SMS includes: a short message receiving module, a charging message generating module, and a charging message sending module. Through the technical solution under the present invention, the PPS user is refunded for the services... |
| Heat- and corrosion-resistant fabric | 20100236656 | 20100923 |
| A fabric for supporting a fibrous web is disclosed. The fabric has a layer that includes a plurality of weft yarns and a plurality of warp yarns interwoven with the plurality of weft yarns. The warp and weft yarns define a web-facing side and an opposite machine-facing side. The warp yarns include at least one of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and polyetheretherketone (PEEK). In addition, a yarn count, weave pattern, and yarn shape of the fabric are configured such that molten polymer drops are scrapable from the web-facing side leaving an upper support surface that does not blemish a fibrous web supported by the fabric.
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| Scraping utensil and means for storing a utensil | 20100236075 | 20100923 |
| A kitchenware utensil composed of fibreglass reinforced polyphenyl sulfide PPS is provided. In particular, a kitchenware scraper and an improved scraper blade, composed of PPS are described. The invention also provides a stand for storing the scraper in an upright position, and an abrasive apparatus for reshaping or sharpening the scraper.
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| Method and system for providing, administering, and coordinating a dual-purpose profit sharing plan | 20100235194 | 20100916 |
| A method and system for providing, administering, and coordinating a Dual-Purpose Profit Sharing plan (DPPSP). The method comprising the steps of: establishing the DPPSP as a qualified fund in accordance with Internal Revenue Service provisions; providing retirement benefits accident, and health benefits within the DPPSP; determining an allocation of employee contributions and employer contributions to the DPPSP between the retirement benefits, accident benefits and health benefits based on a predetermined formula; establishing that i) the employer contributions and ii) the accident and health benefits are excluded from taxation as income, based on federal income tax exclusion rules and offering the DPPSP.
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| Method of treating or preventing benign prostatic hyperplasia using modified pore-forming proteins | 20100233191 | 20100916 |
| The present invention provides a method of treating BPH using modified pore-forming proteins (MPPs). These MPPs are derived from naturally occurring cytotoxic proteins (nPPs) that kill cells by forming pores or channels in the cell membrane, resulting in cell death. The MPPs are generated by modification of the nPPs such that they are capable of being selectively activated at normal prostate cells. Such modification may include the addition of a prostate-specific protease cleavage site to the activation sequence, and/or the addition of a prostate-specific targeting domain to allow selective targeting of prostate cells. These MPPs are capable of selectively targeting and killing normal prostate cells in vivo. The MPPs may be used either alone or in combination with other therapies for the treatment of BPH.
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| Iphone application disguiser | 20100223579 | 20100902 |
| A system and method is provided to hide one or more selected iPhone apps and provide secure access to the hidden apps.
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| Optical pickup device and information recording/reproduction device | 20100220576 | 20100902 |
| A diffraction grating 12 in the optical pickup device PU gives an astigmatism to a sub beam (either of ±1-dimensional light), and shines that sub beam onto an optical disc DK. Also, a tracking error signal Ste is obtained by subtracting a push-pull signal PPsub that corresponds to a sub beam from a push-pull signal PPmain that corresponds to a main beam (0-dimensional light), and tracking compensation is performed based on that tracking error signal Ste.
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| Comppsite film for superstrate solar cell, method for producing the composite film for superstrate solar cell, composite film for substrate solar cell, and method for porducing the composite film for substrate solar cell | 20100218822 | 20100902 |
| A composite film for a superstrate solar cell or a substrate solar cell has a transparent conductive film and a conductive reflective film, wherein the transparent conductive film is formed by using a wet coating method to apply a transparent conductive film composition or dispersion containing microparticles of a conductive oxide, the conductive reflective film is formed by using a wet coating method to apply a conductive reflective film composition containing metal nanoparticles, the average diameter of holes occurring at the contact surface of the conductive reflective film on either the side of the photovoltaic layer or the side of the transparent conductive film is not more than 100 nm, the average depth at which the holes are positioned is not more than 100 nm, and... |
| Adaptive periodic power-save (ps) polling | 20100214942 | 20100826 |
| In accordance with at least some embodiments, a system includes an access point and a station in communication with the access point. The station selectively implements adaptive periodic Power-Save (APPS)-Polling logic for communications between the station and the access point. The APPS-Polling logic is configured to determine a timer value for periodic PS-Polling by monitoring a periodicity of arrival packets for at least a threshold amount of time.
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| System and method for reducing off-gassing of polyphenylene sulfide | 20100210813 | 20100819 |
| The techniques provide a system and a method of producing polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) polymer. The PPS polymer is produced by reacting a sulfur source and a dihaloaromatic compound in the presence of a polar organic compound in a polymerization mixture in a polymerization vessel. The PPS polymer is washed with a base to lower the oligomer content of the PPS polymer and thus the off-gassing during processing.
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| Method, system, trusted service manager, service provider and memory element for managing access rights for trusted applications | 20100205432 | 20100812 |
| A method for granting trusted applications (SP1_WL) of a Service Provider (SP1, SP2) access to applications (appSP1.1, appSP1.2; appSP2.1) of that Service Provider (SP1, SP2) that have been stored in a secure element (SE) comprises: the Service Provider (SP1, SP2) transmits a request (REQ1) for granting access to its applications to a Trusted Service Manager (TSM); the Trusted Service Manager (TSM) generates an access right code (AC1) and transmits it to both the Service Provider (SP1, SP2) and a service manager (SM) in the secure element (SE); the Service Provider (SP1, SP2) generates the trusted application (SP1_WL), provides it with the access right code (AC1) and sends it to the secure element (SE); the trusted application (SP1_WL) connects to the service manager (SM) with the access... |
| Culture system for rapid expansion of human embryonic stem cells | 20100203633 | 20100812 |
| This disclosure provides an improved system for culturing human pluripotent stem cells. Traditionally, pluripotent stem cells are cultured on a layer of feeder cells (such as mouse embryonic fibroblasts) to prevent them from differentiating. In the system described here, the role of feeder cells is replaced by components added to the culture environment that support rapid proliferation without differentiation. Effective features are a suitable support structure for the cells, and an effective medium that can be added fresh to the culture without being preconditioned by another cell type. Culturing human embryonic stem cells in fresh medium according to this invention causes the cells to expand surprisingly rapidly, while retaining the ability to differentiate into cells representing all three embryonic germ layers. This new culture system allows... |
| E-card | 20110010283 | 20110113 |
| A touch screen navigation device for making purchases includes a memory to store a first descriptor that identifies a card used in commerce; a scannable identifier adapted to provide a second descriptor to a scanner; a display for displaying changeable information including an icon for the card; and an input to select the card. When the card is selected, the display takes the appearance of the card, and when the scannable identifier is scanned, the scannable identifier provides the descriptor in the memory that identifies the card. A page bar may scroll between pages of icons. Interfaces may be included for E-apps, E-games, paying-bills, music and video, books, and text messaging.
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| Trolley | 20110006496 | 20110113 |
| A trolley (1) is described for distributing for instance food in aisles of airplanes. The trolley comprises a cabinet-shaped body (10) comprising a bottom (11), an upper wall (12), and two side walls (13) which enclose an interior (16), and which are manufactured as an extrusion part from plastic, for instance polyetherimide (PEI) or polyphenylsulphon (PPSU). The body is constituted as a combination of two body parts (20) coupled together, each with a substantially C-shaped contour. The body parts are double-walled, wherein an inner wall (21b, 22b, 23b) and the corresponding outer wall (21a, 22a, 23a) are connected with each other by a foam (29) or a system of plate-shaped ribs (30), wherein adjacent ribs have an opposite obliqueness. At its upper side, the body is... |
| Fabric for toothed power transmission belt and belt | 20110003659 | 20110106 |
| A fabric for reinforcing a power transmission belt including fibers of polyarylene sulfide and a belt utilizing the fabric. The fabric may have textured or elastic core wrapped stretch yarns in the longitudinal direction. Longitudinal yarns may include PPS and textured transverse yarns include nylon. Yarns may include blends of high performance fibers and nylon or other fibers.
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| Culture system for rapid expansion of human embryonic stem cells | 20100317101 | 20101216 |
| This disclosure provides an improved system for culturing human pluripotent stem cells. Traditionally, pluripotent stem cells are cultured on a layer of feeder cells (such as mouse embryonic fibroblasts) to prevent them from differentiating. In the system described here, the role of feeder cells is replaced by components added to the culture environment that support rapid proliferation without differentiation. Effective features are a suitable support structure for the cells, and an effective medium that can be added fresh to the culture without being preconditioned by another cell type. Culturing human embryonic stem cells in fresh medium according to this invention causes the cells to expand surprisingly rapidly, while retaining the ability to differentiate into cells representing all three embryonic germ layers. This new culture system allows... |
| Metal and resin composite and method for manufacturing same | 20100316878 | 20101216 |
| An object of the present invention is to obtain a composite in which a copper or copper alloy is securely integrated with and joined to PBT or PPS. A copper product that has been suitably roughened by chemical etching and also blackened can be used favorably. A surface-treated copper piece 1 is inserted into a cavity formed by a movable molding plate 2 and a stationary molding plate 3 of an injection molding mold 10, and a specific resin is injected to obtain an integrated product. PBT or PPS can be used as the resin component of a resin composition 4 that is used here. High injection joining strength is obtained if the resin composition contains, as an auxiliary component, PET and/or a polyolefin resin in... |
| Bisphosphonate compounds and methods for bone resorption diseases, cancer, bone pain, immune disorders, and infectious diseases | 20100316676 | 20101216 |
| Bisphosphonate compounds and related methods of making and using are disclosed, including pyridinium-1-yl, quinolinium-1-yl, and related compounds. The activity of compounds is disclosed in the context of functional assays such as Leishmania major farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) inhibition, Dictyostelium discoideum growth inhibition, human gamma delta T cell activation, and bone resorption. The applicability of bisphosphonate compounds in the context of parasitic infections, for example against trypanosomes, is disclosed. Further potential applications of the invention are disclosed regarding the treatment of one or more conditions such as bone resorption disorders, cancer, bone pain, infectious diseases, and in immunotherapy.
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| Laser nozzle tips | 20100314363 | 20101216 |
| An injection molded laser cutting nozzle tip made from an electrically conductive polymer is provided. Suitable electrically conductive polymers include, but are not limited to, polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyaniline, polythiophene, polypyrrole, and polyacetylene.
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| Method and device for integrating a rf gps emulator in a simulation environment | 20100305932 | 20101202 |
| The invention in particular has as an object a method and a device for integration of an RF GPS emulator in a simulation environment comprising a computer adapted for using a simulation timer and for receiving a signal of x_PPS type. For each pulse detected on the said x_PPS signal, a counter for number of detected pulses is updated (425) and the value of the said simulation timer is stored (425). The evaluation (415) of a given moment, in the clock of the said emulator, is performed according to the value of the said counter for number of pulses, the value of the said simulation timer and the said stored value of the said simulation timer. A step of verifying (430) the detected pulses preferably is... |
| Composite of metal and resin and method for manufacturing the same | 20100304083 | 20101202 |
| It is an object of the present invention to securely and integrally join a metal and a resin, more particularly, a shaped titanium alloy substrate and a resin composition. A titanium alloy substrate is used that has undergone surface roughening by chemical etching or the like so as to have a ultrafine textured face in which bent, ridge-like protrusions having a width and height of from ten to a few hundred nanometers and a length of from a few to a few hundred microns rise up on the surface at a spacing period of from ten to a few hundred nanometers. A titanium alloy piece 1 with its surface treated is inserted into the cavity of a metallic mold for injection molding 10 and a specific... |
| Polymer compound as well as structural parts produced using the compound | 20100300726 | 20101202 |
| In order to make available polymer compounds that are improved with respect to their properties compared to conventional PTFE, on the one hand, and the further high-performance polymer or polymers, on the other, it is proposed that a polymer compound has a proportion of a fully fluorinated thermoplastic polymer material as well as a proportion of at least one further high-performance polymer different therefrom, selected from the group of polyphenylene sulphide (PPS), polyphenylene sulphone (PPSO2), polyamide (PA), polyimide (PI), polyamide-imide (PAD, and polyether imide (PEI) as well as copolymers and derivatives of these polymers and copolymers, wherein the compound has a homogeneous distribution of the proportions of the polymers and the polymer material.
... |
| Plain bearing | 20100290726 | 20101118 |
| In order to provide a plain bearing, in which the efficiency in particular in the case of dry-running is increased and which in particular in these conditions also tolerates higher than previously usual running speeds over long periods of operation, it is proposed that the plain bearing has a bearing body, in which a bearing bush is configured, the surface of which is produced at least in some areas from a plastic material, wherein the plastic material comprises a fully fluorinated thermoplastic polymer material, optionally compounded with a proportion of one or more further high-performance thermoplastics selected from polyether ketones, polyphenylene sulphide (PPS), polyphenylene sulphone (PPSO2), polyamide (PA), polyimide (PI), polyamide-imide (PAI) and/or polyether imide (PEI), as well as copolymers and derivatives of these polymers and... |
| Modified miniature proteins | 20100273722 | 20101028 |
| The present invention generally relates to modified miniature proteins, including modified avian pancreatic polypeptides (aPP) and modified pancreatic peptide YYs (PYY). One aspect of the invention is generally directed to various aPPs that have been modified such that they do not substantially form multimers in solution, for example through the addition of a proline switch. Another aspect of the invention is generally directed to modified PYYs, such as YY3. Yet another aspect of the invention is generally directed to composites of modified miniature proteins formed from portions of different miniature proteins such as aPP and/or PYY, optionally with a proline switch. Still other aspects of the invention are generally directed to methods of making such proteins, methods of using such proteins, kits involving such proteins, and... |
| Systems and methods for accessing selected packetized programming streams | 20100262999 | 20101014 |
| Programming stream communication systems and methods are operable to communicate programming streams to a media transmit facility. An exemplary embodiment receives at the media transmit facility a first packetized programming stream (PPS), the first PPS including a first programming stream (PS) generated by a first local programming provider (LPP); receives at the media transmit facility a second PPS, the second PPS including a second PS generated by a second LPP; multiplexes the first PS and the second PS into a transport channel; and communicates the transport channel from the media transmit facility.
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| Method and system of charging for short message value-added service, data center for short message service | 20100255863 | 20101007 |
| The present invention relates to the short message VAS field and discloses a method and a system for charging for short message VAS, and a data center for SMS. The method includes: obtaining a short message that carries VAS subscription information; resolving the VAS to be triggered according to the short message that carries the VAS subscription information, and generating a charging message; and sending the charging message to an intelligent network for charging. The system includes: an SMSC, a data center for SMS, and an intelligent network. The data center for SMS includes: a short message receiving module, a charging message generating module, and a charging message sending module. Through the technical solution under the present invention, the PPS user is refunded for the services... |
| Heat- and corrosion-resistant fabric | 20100236656 | 20100923 |
| A fabric for supporting a fibrous web is disclosed. The fabric has a layer that includes a plurality of weft yarns and a plurality of warp yarns interwoven with the plurality of weft yarns. The warp and weft yarns define a web-facing side and an opposite machine-facing side. The warp yarns include at least one of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and polyetheretherketone (PEEK). In addition, a yarn count, weave pattern, and yarn shape of the fabric are configured such that molten polymer drops are scrapable from the web-facing side leaving an upper support surface that does not blemish a fibrous web supported by the fabric.
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| Scraping utensil and means for storing a utensil | 20100236075 | 20100923 |
| A kitchenware utensil composed of fibreglass reinforced polyphenyl sulfide PPS is provided. In particular, a kitchenware scraper and an improved scraper blade, composed of PPS are described. The invention also provides a stand for storing the scraper in an upright position, and an abrasive apparatus for reshaping or sharpening the scraper.
... |
| Method and system for providing, administering, and coordinating a dual-purpose profit sharing plan | 20100235194 | 20100916 |
| A method and system for providing, administering, and coordinating a Dual-Purpose Profit Sharing plan (DPPSP). The method comprising the steps of: establishing the DPPSP as a qualified fund in accordance with Internal Revenue Service provisions; providing retirement benefits accident, and health benefits within the DPPSP; determining an allocation of employee contributions and employer contributions to the DPPSP between the retirement benefits, accident benefits and health benefits based on a predetermined formula; establishing that i) the employer contributions and ii) the accident and health benefits are excluded from taxation as income, based on federal income tax exclusion rules and offering the DPPSP.
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| Method of treating or preventing benign prostatic hyperplasia using modified pore-forming proteins | 20100233191 | 20100916 |
| The present invention provides a method of treating BPH using modified pore-forming proteins (MPPs). These MPPs are derived from naturally occurring cytotoxic proteins (nPPs) that kill cells by forming pores or channels in the cell membrane, resulting in cell death. The MPPs are generated by modification of the nPPs such that they are capable of being selectively activated at normal prostate cells. Such modification may include the addition of a prostate-specific protease cleavage site to the activation sequence, and/or the addition of a prostate-specific targeting domain to allow selective targeting of prostate cells. These MPPs are capable of selectively targeting and killing normal prostate cells in vivo. The MPPs may be used either alone or in combination with other therapies for the treatment of BPH.
... |
| Iphone application disguiser | 20100223579 | 20100902 |
| A system and method is provided to hide one or more selected iPhone apps and provide secure access to the hidden apps.
... |
| Optical pickup device and information recording/reproduction device | 20100220576 | 20100902 |
| A diffraction grating 12 in the optical pickup device PU gives an astigmatism to a sub beam (either of ±1-dimensional light), and shines that sub beam onto an optical disc DK. Also, a tracking error signal Ste is obtained by subtracting a push-pull signal PPsub that corresponds to a sub beam from a push-pull signal PPmain that corresponds to a main beam (0-dimensional light), and tracking compensation is performed based on that tracking error signal Ste.
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| Comppsite film for superstrate solar cell, method for producing the composite film for superstrate solar cell, composite film for substrate solar cell, and method for porducing the composite film for substrate solar cell | 20100218822 | 20100902 |
| A composite film for a superstrate solar cell or a substrate solar cell has a transparent conductive film and a conductive reflective film, wherein the transparent conductive film is formed by using a wet coating method to apply a transparent conductive film composition or dispersion containing microparticles of a conductive oxide, the conductive reflective film is formed by using a wet coating method to apply a conductive reflective film composition containing metal nanoparticles, the average diameter of holes occurring at the contact surface of the conductive reflective film on either the side of the photovoltaic layer or the side of the transparent conductive film is not more than 100 nm, the average depth at which the holes are positioned is not more than 100 nm, and... |
| Adaptive periodic power-save (ps) polling | 20100214942 | 20100826 |
| In accordance with at least some embodiments, a system includes an access point and a station in communication with the access point. The station selectively implements adaptive periodic Power-Save (APPS)-Polling logic for communications between the station and the access point. The APPS-Polling logic is configured to determine a timer value for periodic PS-Polling by monitoring a periodicity of arrival packets for at least a threshold amount of time.
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| System and method for reducing off-gassing of polyphenylene sulfide | 20100210813 | 20100819 |
| The techniques provide a system and a method of producing polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) polymer. The PPS polymer is produced by reacting a sulfur source and a dihaloaromatic compound in the presence of a polar organic compound in a polymerization mixture in a polymerization vessel. The PPS polymer is washed with a base to lower the oligomer content of the PPS polymer and thus the off-gassing during processing.
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| Method, system, trusted service manager, service provider and memory element for managing access rights for trusted applications | 20100205432 | 20100812 |
| A method for granting trusted applications (SP1_WL) of a Service Provider (SP1, SP2) access to applications (appSP1.1, appSP1.2; appSP2.1) of that Service Provider (SP1, SP2) that have been stored in a secure element (SE) comprises: the Service Provider (SP1, SP2) transmits a request (REQ1) for granting access to its applications to a Trusted Service Manager (TSM); the Trusted Service Manager (TSM) generates an access right code (AC1) and transmits it to both the Service Provider (SP1, SP2) and a service manager (SM) in the secure element (SE); the Service Provider (SP1, SP2) generates the trusted application (SP1_WL), provides it with the access right code (AC1) and sends it to the secure element (SE); the trusted application (SP1_WL) connects to the service manager (SM) with the access... |
| Culture system for rapid expansion of human embryonic stem cells | 20100203633 | 20100812 |
| This disclosure provides an improved system for culturing human pluripotent stem cells. Traditionally, pluripotent stem cells are cultured on a layer of feeder cells (such as mouse embryonic fibroblasts) to prevent them from differentiating. In the system described here, the role of feeder cells is replaced by components added to the culture environment that support rapid proliferation without differentiation. Effective features are a suitable support structure for the cells, and an effective medium that can be added fresh to the culture without being preconditioned by another cell type. Culturing human embryonic stem cells in fresh medium according to this invention causes the cells to expand surprisingly rapidly, while retaining the ability to differentiate into cells representing all three embryonic germ layers. This new culture system allows... |
| Glucagon/glp-1 receptor co-agonists | 20100190701 | 20100729 |
| Modified glucagon peptides are disclosed having enhanced potency at the glucagon receptor relative to native glucagon. Further modification of the glucagon peptides by forming lactam bridges or the substitution of the terminal carboxylic acid with an amide group produces peptides exhibiting glucagon/GLP-1 receptor co-agonist activity. The solubility and stability of these high potency glucagon analogs can be further improved by modification of the polypeptides by pegylation, substitution of carboxy terminal amino acids, or the addition of a carboxy terminal peptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 26 (GPSSGAPPPS), SEQ ID NO: 27 (K-RNRNNIA) and SEQ ID NO: 28 (KRNR).
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| Method and system for providing roaming services to prepaid roamers of a home network | 20100190492 | 20100729 |
| The present invention provides a method for providing roaming services to an HPMN's prepaid subscriber. The method includes facilitating the prepaid subscriber's registration at a VPMN by an SG, despite absence of the prepaid subscriber's roaming profile at an HPMN HLR. The HPMN and the VPMN are part of one or more partner networks and are unable to support IN protocol/agreement. The SG is deployed at either the HPMN, or an HPMN's MVNO, or a hub operator. The method further includes enabling mobile communication of the prepaid subscriber in the VPMN by the SG that converts protocol of all signaling messages, corresponding to the prepaid subscriber, into a format compatible with the HPMN. The method further includes billing the prepaid subscriber based on pre-defined criteria by... |
| Metal and resin composite and manufacturing method thereof | 20100189958 | 20100729 |
| The surface of a shaped ordinary steel material is treated by chemical etching or the like to form a thin layer of a natural oxide of iron, substantially completely covered with ultra-fine irregularities, onto which hydrazine, ammonia or a water-soluble amine is chemically adsorbed. The resulting ferrous material shaped article 1 is inserted into an injection mold 10 and a specific resin composition 4 is injected thereinto. The surface of the ferrous material formed-article 1 may have a thin layer of a metal oxide or metal phosphate. The above injection yields a composite 7 in which an ordinary steel material is strongly joined to a resin. The resin composition 4 that is used contains a crystalline polyphenylene sulfide resin (PPS) or polybutylene terephthalate resin (PBT) as... |
| Preview my photo processing system (pmpps) | 20100161427 | 20100624 |
| The present invention includes a method for bidding for a banner on a web site which includes the steps of bidding for the banner during a first period of time by a first bidder at a fixed price, bidding for the banner during a second period of time by the first bidder and a second bidder. The first bidder and the second bidder bid at different increments. The present invention additionally includes a method for previewing a photo processing system for displaying a first photo which includes the steps of logging in at a first login point by a customer, paying a preview fee before viewing the first photo, viewing the first photo, paying for the first photo, returning the preview fee after the first photo... |
| Forms of prostate specific antigens and methods for their detection | 20100151501 | 20100617 |
| Inactive precursor forms of PSA (pPSA) have been identified to exist in serum and tissues of patients with prostate cancer. Antibodies specific for pPSA are provided. Methods for detecting inactive precursors of PSA in human physiological fluid and tissues are also provided, as well as diagnostic kits and methods useful in the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer.
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| Inhibitors of undecaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase | 20090325948 | 20091231 |
| The present invention relates to compounds that are selective and/or potent inhibitors of UPPS. In addition to compounds which inhibit UPPS, the invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using these compounds for treating bacterial disease, such as bacterial infection.
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| Picture coding method | 20090323815 | 20091231 |
| A picture coding method according to the present invention includes: a coding step (S102, S103) of coding, picture parameter sets (PPS) to be used for decoding all the pictures (pic) included in a random access unit (RAU) made up of plural pictures and a sequence parameter set (SPS); and a parameter set placement step (S104) of placing, in the random access unit (RAU), the parameter set (PPS, SPS) coded in the coding step (S102, S103).
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| Picture coding method | 20090316781 | 20091224 |
| A picture coding method according to the present invention includes: a coding step (S102, S103) of coding, picture parameter sets (PPS) to be used for decoding all the pictures (pic) included in a random access unit (RAU) made up of plural pictures and a sequence parameter set (SPS); and a parameter set placement step (S104) of placing, in the random access unit (RAU), the parameter set (PPS, SPS) coded in the coding step (S102, S103).
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| High penetration prodrug compositions of peptides and peptide-related compounds | 20090311184 | 20091217 |
| The invention provides compositions of novel high penetration compositions (HPC) or high penetration prodrugs (HPP) of peptides and peptide-related compounds, which are capable of crossing biological barriers with high penetration efficiency. The HPPs are capable of being converted to parent active drugs or drug metabolites after crossing the biological barrier and thus can render treatments for the conditions that the parent drugs or metabolites can. Additionally, the HPPs are capable of reaching areas that parent drugs may not be able to access or to render a sufficient concentration at the target areas and therefore render novel treatments. The HPPs can be administered to a subject through various administration routes, e.g., locally delivered to an action site of a condition with a high concentration or systematically administered... |
| Method and device for communication between multiple sockets | 20090310611 | 20091217 |
| One (SC3) of the sockets (SC) is designated to be capable of receiving the data stream received by each socket associated with a selected process, Said socket thereby designated (SC3) further comprises an additional receive list (RXS) listing buffer memories containing the data stream received by all of the sockets involved in a selected process. The buffer memories (SKB) of each socket (SC1, SC2, SC3) simultaneously belong to both receive lists (RX, RXS), and each further comprise an additional “previous” pointer (PPS) indicating the buffer memory which precedes the current buffer memory in the additional receive list (RXS), and an additional “next” pointer (PSS) indicating the buffer memory which follows the current buffer memory in the additional receive list (RXS), which makes it possible to access... |
| Fluid dynamic bearing device | 20090297076 | 20091203 |
| A hub portion of a fluid dynamic bearing device is formed from a resin composition in which polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) is employed as a base resin and with which carbon fibers are mixed. In this manner, the wear resistance and the conductivity can be improved. Alternatively, both portions of a stationary body and a rotating body of the fluid dynamic bearing device which portions face to each other through a bearing gap are formed from a resin composition in which polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) is employed as the base resin. In this manner, excellent wear resistance can be obtained.
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| Fractal structured nanoagglomerates as filter media | 20090293719 | 20091203 |
| Systems and methods for achieving filtration are provided that utilize agglomerates or granules of nanoparticles. The agglomerates or granules of nanoparticles may be used as and/or incorporated into a HEPA filtration system to remove solid or liquid submicron-sized particles, e.g., MPPS, in an efficient and efficacious manner. The filtration systems and methods are provided that utilize agglomerates or granules in a size range of about 100-500 microns. The agglomerates or granules of nanoparticles exhibit a hierarchical fractal structure. In the case of agglomerates of nanoparticles, porosities of 0.9 or greater are generally employed, and for granules of nanoparticles, porosities that are smaller than 0.9 may be employed. Filter media formed from the agglomerates or granules may be formed from materials such as carbon black and fumed... |
| Apparatus on a flat card or roller card having a cylinder and at least one doffer | 20090293232 | 20091203 |
| In an apparatus on a carding machine having a cylinder and at least one doffer, in which the cylinder and the doffer each have an all-steel clothing having saw teeth, the clothing on the cylinder and the clothing on the doffer each have a point density per square inch (ppsi). For achieving increased production rate with the same quality or improved quality with the same production rate, the clothing on the doffer has a point density of at least 400 ppsi, and the ratio between the point density of the clothing of the cylinder and the point density of the clothing of the doffer influences the proportion of the fibre mass that is transferred from the cylinder to the doffer per revolution of the cylinder in... |
| Cell penetrating peptides for intracellular delivery of molecules | 20090292003 | 20091126 |
| The present invention concerns cell-penetrating peptides which comprise an amino acid sequence consisting of GLX9RALX9RX1LX2RSLX9X3X4X5X6X7X8 (SEQ ID No: 1), wherein X1 is A, L or G, X2 is W or none, X3 is R or K, X4 is K, L or S, X5 is L or K, X6 is R or W, X7 is K or S, and X8 is A, V or Q, and X9 is W, F or Y. These CPPs can be used as vectors for delivering nucleic acids and/or proteins and/or peptides to cells, in vitro or in vivo.
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| Irreversibly-inactivated pepsinogen fragments for modulating immune function | 20090285776 | 20091119 |
| Isolated anti-cancer peptides are disclosed which are characterized by the amino acid sequences TLTSGGGAIALPPSMAAPPLGPVAPLTGAIHAPTXG; TLSTATGGAIPPVAAMPPGLVAPTHGPAIHP; CCATSGPCGAVMILTPHLTA; MTLTTGSGAIAPAMPPGLPPHTGAIHAPM; and NXVPVSVEGYXQITLDSITX and a significant in vitro binding affinity for gp96. The peptides exhibit anti-tumor, anti-cancer activity in vivo. Also disclosed is an isolated antiviral peptide is characterized by the amino acid sequence GDEPLENYLDTEYF and a significant in vitro binding affinity for HIV-1 gp 120 and gp 41, and human CD4 cells. The peptide exhibits anti-retroviral activity in vivo, particularly anti-HIV-1 activity.
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| Transparent and flame retardant polysulfone compositions | 20090283476 | 20091119 |
| A polysulfone having a first polyphenylene sulfone unit (i.e. PPSU unit) based on one biphenol group and one diphenyl sulfone group and a second sulfone unit (i.e. PSU-AF unit) based on one hexafluorobisphenol A group and one diphenylsulfone group. The polysulfone is transparent and has a total heat release and peak heat release of less than 65 kW·min/m2 and 65 kW/m2, respectively. Compositions containing the polysulfone and articles made by molding and/or extruding the polysulfone.
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| Composite of metal and resin and method for manufacturing same | 20090280296 | 20091112 |
| [Solution] A magnesium alloy part is inserted into a mold, a resin composition is injected and joined to the part, and a composite is obtained. A part having, formed thereon, a surface layer of a metal oxide, a metal carbonate, or a metal phosphate in use of a usual conversion treatment or a modification method thereof can be used for the magnesium alloy plate 1. The surface that has a larger amount of crystal-like objects of a nanolevel on the surface layer composed of the metal oxide, metal carbonate, or metal phosphate has a higher level of hardness, microscopic roughness, and good injection joining force, and these parameters can be controlled by a conversion treatment method. A resin composition 4, containing PBT or PPS as the... |
| Composite of metal and resin and method for manufacturing same | 20090280296 | 20091112 |
| [Solution] A magnesium alloy part is inserted into a mold, a resin composition is injected and joined to the part, and a composite is obtained. A part having, formed thereon, a surface layer of a metal oxide, a metal carbonate, or a metal phosphate in use of a usual conversion treatment or a modification method thereof can be used for the magnesium alloy plate 1. The surface that has a larger amount of crystal-like objects of a nanolevel on the surface layer composed of the metal oxide, metal carbonate, or metal phosphate has a higher level of hardness, microscopic roughness, and good injection joining force, and these parameters can be controlled by a conversion treatment method. A resin composition 4, containing PBT or PPS as the... |
| Prediction of rapid symptomatic blood pressure decrease | 20090272678 | 20091105 |
| The invention relates to prediction of a rapid symptomatic drop in a subject's blood pressure, e.g. during a medical treatment or when operating an aircraft. To this aim, a pulse shape parameter (Pps) with respect to a peripheral body part (105) of the subject (P) is registered by means of a pulse oximetry instrument (110) adapted to detect light response variations in blood vessels. An initial pulse magnitude measure is calculated based on a pulse shape parameter (Pps) received at a first instance. During a measurement period subsequent to the first instance, a respective pulse magnitude measure is calculated based on each of a number of received pulse shape parameters (Pps). It is further investigated, for each pulse magnitude measure in the measurement period, whether or... |
| Prediction of rapid symptomatic blood pressure decrease | 20090272678 | 20091105 |
| The invention relates to prediction of a rapid symptomatic drop in a subject's blood pressure, e.g. during a medical treatment or when operating an aircraft. To this aim, a pulse shape parameter (Pps) with respect to a peripheral body part (105) of the subject (P) is registered by means of a pulse oximetry instrument (110) adapted to detect light response variations in blood vessels. An initial pulse magnitude measure is calculated based on a pulse shape parameter (Pps) received at a first instance. During a measurement period subsequent to the first instance, a respective pulse magnitude measure is calculated based on each of a number of received pulse shape parameters (Pps). It is further investigated, for each pulse magnitude measure in the measurement period, whether or... |
| N-methylation of amino acids | 20090264620 | 20091022 |
| wherein m, n, X and Y are defined as described herein.
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| High penetration prodrug compositions of prostaglandins and related compounds | 20090252685 | 20091008 |
| The invention provides compositions of novel high penetration compositions (HPC) or high penetration prodrugs (HPP) of prostaglandins or prostaglandin analogs which are capable of crossing biological barriers with high penetration efficiency. The HPPs are capable of being converted to parent prostaglandins or prostaglandin analogs after crossing the biological barrier and thus can render treatments for the conditions that the parent prostaglandins or prostaglandin analogs can. Additionally, the HPPs are capable of reaching areas that parent prostaglandins or prostaglandin analogs may not be able to access or to render a sufficient concentration at the target areas and therefore render novel treatments. The HPPs can be administered to a subject through various administration routes, e.g., locally delivered to an action site of a condition with a high concentration... |
| High penetration prodrug compositions of prostaglandins and related compounds | 20090252685 | 20091008 |
| The invention provides compositions of novel high penetration compositions (HPC) or high penetration prodrugs (HPP) of prostaglandins or prostaglandin analogs which are capable of crossing biological barriers with high penetration efficiency. The HPPs are capable of being converted to parent prostaglandins or prostaglandin analogs after crossing the biological barrier and thus can render treatments for the conditions that the parent prostaglandins or prostaglandin analogs can. Additionally, the HPPs are capable of reaching areas that parent prostaglandins or prostaglandin analogs may not be able to access or to render a sufficient concentration at the target areas and therefore render novel treatments. The HPPs can be administered to a subject through various administration routes, e.g., locally delivered to an action site of a condition with a high concentration... |
| High penetration compositions and uses thereof | 20090238763 | 20090924 |
| The present invention relates to compositions and uses of novel high penetration compositions or high penetration prodrugs (HPP), in particular HPPs for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIAs), which are capable of crossing biological barriers with high penetration efficiency. The HPPs herein are capable of being converted to parent active drugs or drug metabolites after crossing the biological barrier and thus can render treatments for the conditions that the parent drugs or metabolites can. Additionally, due to the ability of penetrating biological barriers, the HPPs herein are capable of reaching areas that parent drugs may not be able to access or to render a sufficient concentration at the target areas and therefore render novel treatments. The HPPs herein can be administered to a subject through various administration routes.... |
| Fluid dynamic bearing device and method of manufacturing the same | 20090232430 | 20090917 |
| A housing part 7 as the resin member can be obtained by injection-molding a resin composition in which PPS is a base resin, and carbon fibers are compounded. The housing part 7 is in contact with an ester-based lubricating oil filled in the inside of the bearing. In this case, the plurality of carbon fibers bound with a binder material not containing an urethane resin are cut and the carbon fibers minced by cutting are compounded into PPS to thereby obtain the above-described resin composition.
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| Fluid dynamic bearing device and method of manufacturing the same | 20090232430 | 20090917 |
| A housing part 7 as the resin member can be obtained by injection-molding a resin composition in which PPS is a base resin, and carbon fibers are compounded. The housing part 7 is in contact with an ester-based lubricating oil filled in the inside of the bearing. In this case, the plurality of carbon fibers bound with a binder material not containing an urethane resin are cut and the carbon fibers minced by cutting are compounded into PPS to thereby obtain the above-described resin composition.
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| Sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfide) films as polyelectrolyte membranes | 20090226791 | 20090910 |
| Proton conducting membranes are made of sulfonated films comprising poly(arylene sulfide), an olefinic polymer, and an elastomer. They are used in PEM fuel cells operating at temperatures above 95° C., or at low relative humidity. According to methods of the invention, sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfide) (SPPS) films are provided with a wide range of physical properties, which depend in part on the ion exchange capacity of the films. In particular, the degree or level of sulfonation can be tailored by adjusting reaction conditions such as temperature and time.
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| Methods for diagnosis of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome | 20090220994 | 20090903 |
| The present invention relates to methods for diagnosis of chronic prostatitis/chronic pain pelvic syndrome (CP/CPPS). We have found specific biomarkers that are present in higher concentrations in patients that have chronic prostatitis/chronic pain pelvic syndrome (CP/CPPS) as compared to subjects that have no symptoms of CP/CPPS. In particular, uromodulin (THP), aminopeptidase N (AMPN), dipeptidylpeptidase IV (CD26), neprilysin (NEP), zinc-α-2-glycoprotein (ZA2G) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were found to be present at higher concentrations in CP/CPPS patient urine that is voided after prostatic message. Accordingly, the invention is directed to methods for diagnosis of CP/CPPS by monitoring the levels of at least one of these proteins in post-prostatic massage urine, as well as to diagnostic kits designed for diagnosis of CP/CPPS.
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| High penetration composition and uses thereof | 20090221703 | 20090903 |
| The present invention relates to compositions and uses of novel high penetration compositions or high penetration prodrugs (HPP), in particular HPPs for 4-aminophenol derivatives, which are capable of crossing biological barriers with high penetration efficiency. The HPPs herein are capable of being converted to parent active drugs or drug metabolites after crossing the biological barrier and thus can render treatments for the conditions that the parent drugs or metabolites can. Additionally, due to the ability of penetrating biological barriers, the HPPs herein are capable of reaching areas that parent drugs may not be able to access or to render a sufficient concentration at the target areas and therefore render novel treatments. The HPPs herein can be administered to a subject through various administration routes. For example,... |
| Polyphenylene sulfide coatings | 20090214863 | 20090827 |
| A conductor coating comprising polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), a random copolymer of thylene and glycidyl methacrylate, a thermoplastic ionomer resin, and a metal carboxylate.
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| Polyphenylene sulfide coatings | 20090214863 | 20090827 |
| A conductor coating comprising polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), a random copolymer of thylene and glycidyl methacrylate, a thermoplastic ionomer resin, and a metal carboxylate.
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| Polyphenylene sulfide coatings | 20090214863 | 20090827 |
| A conductor coating comprising polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), a random copolymer of thylene and glycidyl methacrylate, a thermoplastic ionomer resin, and a metal carboxylate.
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| Polyphenylene sulfide coatings | 20090214863 | 20090827 |
| A conductor coating comprising polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), a random copolymer of thylene and glycidyl methacrylate, a thermoplastic ionomer resin, and a metal carboxylate.
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| Polyphenylene sulfide coatings | 20090214863 | 20090827 |
| A conductor coating comprising polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), a random copolymer of thylene and glycidyl methacrylate, a thermoplastic ionomer resin, and a metal carboxylate.
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| Inhibitors of undecaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase | 20090203694 | 20090813 |
| The present invention relates to compounds that are selective and/or potent inhibitors of UPPS. In addition to compounds which inhibit UPPS, the invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using these compounds for treating bacterial disease, such as bacterial infection.
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| Ion implanter operating in pulsed plasma mode | 20080315127 | 20081225 |
| The present invention relates to an ion implanter IMP comprising a pulsed plasma source SPL, a substrate-carrier tray PPS, and a power supply ALT for the tray. The implanter also includes a capacitor C connected directly to ground E and connected downstream from the tray power supply ALT. The invention also provides a method of using the implanter.
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| Image pickup element module, and lens unit and portable electronic device using image pickup element modules | 20080316344 | 20081225 |
| In an image pickup element module, a heat releasing member disposed to be thermally coupled to an FPC substrate and an image pickup element is formed of a PPS resin material having good thermal conductivity. Further, this image pickup element module is configured so that a phase-changing heat storage which is insert-molded or formed into a sheet shape is disposed to be thermally coupled to the heat releasing member.
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| Bisphosphonate compounds and methods for bone resorption diseases, cancer, bone pain, immune disorders, and infectious diseases | 20080318906 | 20081225 |
| Bisphosphonate compounds and related methods of making and using are disclosed, including pyridinium-1-yl, quinolinium-1-yl, and related compounds. The activity of compounds is disclosed in the context of functional assays such as Leishmania major farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) inhibition, Dictyostelium discoideum growth inhibition, human gamma delta T cell activation, and bone resorption. The applicability of bisphosphonate compounds in the context of parasitic infections, for example against trypanosomes, is disclosed. Further potential applications of the invention are disclosed regarding the treatment of one or more conditions such as bone resorption disorders, cancer, bone pain, infectious diseases, and in immunotherapy.
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| Dynamic bearing device | 20080309183 | 20081218 |
| Disclosed is a dynamic bearing device which allows production of a smaller housing at low cost and which suppresses ion elution from the resin portion to thereby maintain cleanliness in the dynamic bearing device and exert a desired bearing performance. A dynamic bearing device 1 is equipped with a bearing sleeve 8 fixed to the inner periphery of the housing 7, and a rotary member rotatable relative to the bearing sleeve 8 and the housing 7, in which the rotary member is supported in the radial direction and the thrust direction in a non-contact manner by a dynamic pressure action of a lubricant fluid generated in a bearing clearance. The housing 7 is formed by injection molding of a resin composition containing polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) as... |
| Noise and parasitic capacitance reduction for 1t pixel cmos image sensors | 20080309800 | 20081218 |
| Methods and circuits for reducing noise for a passive pixel sensor (PPS) array of an image sensor are described. A noise reduction circuit includes a noise reduction integrator circuit configured to detect a potential voltage of a column line of the PPS array and generate a potential voltage substantially equal to the potential voltage of the column line. The noise reduction circuit also includes a conductor line oriented longitudinally along the column line and configured to receive the generated potential voltage from the noise reduction integrator circuit. The conductor line is placed at a potential voltage that is the same as the potential voltage of the column line. A parasitic capacitance formed between the conductor line and the column line is substantially reduced.
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| Culture system for rapid expansion of human embryonic stem cells | 20080299582 | 20081204 |
| This disclosure provides an improved system for culturing human pluripotent stem cells. Traditionally, pluripotent stem cells are cultured on a layer of feeder cells (such as mouse embryonic fibroblasts) to prevent them from differentiating. In the system described here, the role of feeder cells is replaced by components added to the culture environment that support rapid proliferation without differentiation. Effective features are a suitable support structure for the cells, and an effective medium that can be added fresh to the culture without being preconditioned by another cell type. Culturing human embryonic stem cells in fresh medium according to this invention causes the cells to expand surprisingly rapidly, while retaining the ability to differentiate into cells representing all three embryonic germ layers. This new culture system allows... |
| Retainer-ring of cmp (chemical mechanical polishing) machine | 20080299882 | 20081204 |
| A retainer ring is provided which may restrain the time taken for a break-in polish to a minimum. This retainer ring may be disposed inside of a holding head in a CMP apparatus which polishes a wafer chemically and mechanically; may have a ring shape so as to surround the periphery of the wafer; may press a polish surface of a polish pad; may be made of an engineering plastic material such as PPS; and may have a pressure surface for pressing the polish surface of the polish pad whose surface roughness is a center-line average roughness (Ra) of 0.2 μm or below.
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| System and method for automatically segmenting and populating a distributed computing problem | 20080301405 | 20081204 |
| The initial partitioning of a distributed computing problem can be critical, and is often a source of tedium for the user. A method is provided that automatically segments the problem into fixed sized collections of original program cells (OPCs) based on the complexity of the problem specified, and the combination of computing agents of various caliber available for the overall job. The OPCs that are on the edge of a collection can communicate with OPCs on the edges of neighboring collections, and are indexed separately from OPCs that are within the ‘core’ or inner non-edge portion of a collection. Consequently, core OPCs can iterate independently of whether any communication occurs between collections and groups of collections (VPPs). All OPCs on an edge have common dependencies on... |
| Methods for prognosis and diagnosis of chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome and interstitial cystitis | 20080268463 | 20081030 |
| We have discovered that levels of specific protein biomarkers present in urine samples of subjects correlate with the presence, or absence of, chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) in men or interstitial cystitis (IC) in women. These protein biomarkers are cortitropin releasing hormone (CRH), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), neuropeptide Y (NPY) and Galanin. Accordingly, the invention is directed to methods for diagnosis of CP/CPPS and IC by monitoring the levels of at least one of these proteins in urine, as well as to diagnostic kits designed for diagnosis of CP/CPPS and IC.
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| Apple tree named 'plmas98' | 20080263732 | 20081023 |
| ‘PLMAS98’ is a new apple tree that originated as a limb sport mutation of ‘Cripps Pink’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,880). The new variety is notable for its early maturity. Fruit of the new variety is mature and ready for harvest at least 15 days earlier than fruit of ‘Cripps Pink.’
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| Board product and method of making the same | 20080251223 | 20081016 |
| A method of forming a coated SBS board product is provided. An SBS board product is formed without being processed by a Yankee dryer or a wet-stack calendar, and further comprises a plurality of fiber plies, including outermost plies forming the top and back sides and comprised of bleached chemical pulp, and medial plies disposed between the outermost plies and comprised of pulp and/or broke. The SBS board is precalendered with a surface conditioning device and then the top side coated at least once such that the coated SBS board product has a density of between about 500 kg/m3 and about 1000 kg/m3, and a basis weight of between about 150 g/m2 and about 400 g/m2, and the top side has a PPS-s10 roughness of between... |
| Lid sheet for use in a blister pack | 20080251411 | 20081016 |
| (Layer D) a heat seal layer.
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| Bisphosphonate compounds and methods with enhanced potency for multiple targets including fpps, ggpps, and dpps | 20080255070 | 20081016 |
| The disclosure provides, inter alia, novel bisphosphonate compounds and methods of making and using such compounds. In certain embodiments, compounds of the invention include bisphosphonates that are capable of selectively inhibiting one or more of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS), geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPPS), and decaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase (DPPS). In preferred embodiments, compounds of the invention are capable of selectively inhibiting two or more of FPPS, GGPPS, and DPPS. In embodiments, compounds and methods of the invention demonstrate superior activity levels, such as in the anti-cancer context, immunostimulation context, and other contexts, which in several cases exceed the activity levels of previous generation bisphosphonate drugs by orders of magnitude. In embodiments, the invention provides compounds and methods in connection with research and therapeutic applications, e.g., for tumor... |
| Writable optical information recording medium, apparatus for reproducing the same, and method of determining the same | 20080239933 | 20081002 |
| A writable optical information recording medium, an apparatus for reproducing the same, and a method of determining the same are provided. The amplitude of a push-pull signal (PPS) of the writable optical information recording medium is determined to be within an amplitude range of a PPS of a reproduction-only optical information recording medium. Accordingly, it is possible to stably reproduce copy protected content by recognizing a loaded writable optical information recording medium as a medium of a reproduction-only type.
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| Continuous-wave ultraviolet laser | 20080240177 | 20081002 |
| A laser is disclosed, which is suitable for efficient generation of continuous-wave laser light having a wavelength of about 400 nm or less. The short-wavelength light is generated by first frequency-doubling a fundamental wave, and then sum-frequency mixing the frequency-doubled wave and the fundamental wave. The non-linear interactions are effected by means of quasi-phasematching structures inside a resonant cavity where the fundamental wave is circulating. The sum-frequency mixing is effected using second or higher order quasi-phasematching, which allows for wider domains to be inverted for the quasi-phasematching structure compared to first order quasi-phasematching. Preferably, the sum-frequency mixing is effected using periodically poled stoichiometric lithium tantalate (PPSLT) for second or third order quasi-phasematching.
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| Defined media for pluripotent stem cell culture | 20080241919 | 20081002 |
| Stem cells, including mammalian, and particularly primate primordial stem cells (pPSCs) such as human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), hold great promise for restoring cell, tissue, and organ function. However, cultivation of stem cells, particularly undifferentiated hESCs, in serum-free, feeder-free, and conditioned-medium-free conditions remains crucial for large-scale, uniform production of pluripotent cells for cell-based therapies, as well as for controlling conditions for efficiently directing their lineage-specific differentiation. This instant invention is based on the discovery of the formulation of minimal essential components necessary for maintaining the long-term growth of pPSCs, particularly undifferentiated hESCs. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), insulin, ascorbic acid, and laminin were identified to be both sufficient and necessary for maintaining hESCs in a healthy self-renewing undifferentiated state capable of both prolonged propagation and then... |
| Removal of niobium second phase particle deposits from pickled zirconium-niobium alloys | 20080230090 | 20080925 |
| The present invention relates generally to a process and chemical composition for the removal of adherent niobium-rich second-phase particles (SPPs) from pickled niobium-containing zirconium alloys which includes applying to the alloy surface a chemical composition comprising alkaline hydrogen peroxide; an alkali metal meta-silicate; and a magnesium salt.
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| Uncoated facestock for adhesive-backed labels | 20080233354 | 20080925 |
| Disclosed is an uncoated facestock product having enhanced printability, holdout, and edge wick properties, which are attained through a combination of manufacturing techniques including increased refining of the furnish, sizing, increased hard nip calendering, and the use of extended nip calendering. The resulting uncoated facestock product has the following properties: a density between about 0.7 and 1.0 g/cc and/or an ash content of less than about 15% as measured by the 525° C. standard test method; and a finished surface having a Sheffield smoothness between about 50 and 150 Sheffield units and a Parker Print Surf roughness (PPS-10) less than about 5.0 microns.
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| Polyphenylene sulfide proppants | 20080217010 | 20080911 |
| Embodiments of the present invention relate to delivering a slurry having a fracturing fluid and one or more proppants to a fracture in a subterranean formation. At least one proppant has PPS and produces less than 5 weight percent fines at a closure pressure of the fractured subterranean formation as determined by API RP 60. The one or more proppants are deposited into the fracture to prop the fracture.
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| Peer power save mode in tunneled direct link setup (tdls) wireless network | 20080219228 | 20080911 |
| A protocol for a peer power save mode (PPSM) in a tunneled direct link setup (TDLS) wireless network and a system therefor are provided. A station (STA) set up a TDLS link can send a frame having a power management bit set to a peer STA to enter into a power save mode (PSM). In this case, the station entering into the PSM operates in a PPSM client mode. When the peer STA operates in the PPSM client mode, the STA can operate in the PPSM access point (AP) mode or can enter into the PPSM client mode. The STA operating in the PPSM AP mode buffers data for the STA operating in the PPSM client mode and informs the peer STA of information indicating that... |
| Particles for treatment of pulmonary infection | 20080213373 | 20080904 |
| Formulations have been developed to treat or reduce the spread of respiratory infections, especially chronic or drug resistant infections, particularly tuberculosis (TB), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), meningococcal meningitis, Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and small pox. Formulations include a drug or vaccine in the form of a microparticle, nanoparticle, or aggregate of nanoparticles, and, optionally, a carrier, which can be delivered by inhalation. Giving the drugs via an inhaler sidesteps the problems associated with oral or injectable drugs by bypassing the stomach and liver, and delivering the medication directly into the lungs. In one embodiment, the particle containing the agent is a large porous aerosol particle (LPPs). In another embodiment, the particles are nanoparticles, which can be administered as porous nanoparticle aggregates with micron diameters... |
| Powered patch panel | 20080214140 | 20080904 |
| A powered patch panel (PPP) is disclosed that inserts power in mid-span regions of a network and provides fault-tolerance at the power supply level and the power-plane level. Information such as physical location, port status and policy enforcement information may be locally stored and utilized by a processor of the PPP to achieve network control and monitoring. A network management system and/or element management system may be provided to interface with processors of PPPs to achieve network monitoring, control and policy enforcement goals.
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| Lossless multi-channel audio codec using adaptive segmentation with random access point (rap) and multiple prediction parameter set (mpps) capability | 20080215317 | 20080904 |
| A lossless audio codec encodes/decodes a lossless variable bit rate (VBR) bitstream with random access point (RAP) capability to initiate lossless decoding at a specified segment within a frame and/or multiple prediction parameter set (MPPS) capability partitioned to mitigate transient effects. This is accomplished with an adaptive segmentation technique that fixes segment start points based on constraints imposed by the existence of a desired RAP and/or detected transient in the frame and selects a optimum segment duration in each frame to reduce encoded frame payload subject to an encoded segment payload constraint. In general, the boundary constraints specify that a desired RAP or detected transient must lie within a certain number of analysis blocks of a segment start point. In an exemplary embodiment in which segments... |
| Hybrid proactive on-demand routing in wireless networks | 20080205332 | 20080828 |
| Key scalability issues in the management of routing information at each node in wireless networks running a proactive routing protocol have been identified and a solution is set forth based on hybrid proactive on-demand routing with focus on the STA association information management at each MP in a WLAN mesh. A fisheye-scope-based GAB management scheme is described where the priority of an entry is the reverse of the hop count of its associated MAP/MPP from the MP, which can be easily applicable to the case of management of general routing information. For example, the GAB proposed can maintain only those entries whose associated MAPs/MPPs are two or less hops away from the MP.
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| Apparatus and method for receiving signal in a communication system | 20080189589 | 20080807 |
| Provided are an apparatus and method for receiving a signal in a communication system, in which a signal is received and decoded by setting an offset indicating a start position of a node operation for each block column of a parity check matrix of a Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) code and scheduling an order of performing the node operation on a Partial Parallel Scheduling (PPS) group basis. Here, the parity check matrix includes p×L rows and q×L columns, the p×L rows are grouped into p block rows, the q×L columns are grouped into q block columns, and each PPS group includes one column from each of the q block columns.
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| Parallel split powering | 20080152125 | 20080626 |
| A system for providing power to a network interface device (NID) includes a primary power supply device (PPSD), a battery backup device (BBD), and an electrical bus connecting the PPSD, the BBD, and the NID in parallel. The PPSD is operable to power the NID. The BBD is configured to provide power to the NID in response to a power loss event, such as the PPSD failing to provide adequate power to the NID.
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| Thermoplastic seal and method | 20080136122 | 20080612 |
| A preload is applied to a thermoplastic seal to induce deformation of the seal. As the seal undergoes deformation (e.g., cold flow), it completes the seal. Thermoplastics such as PEEK, PEK, PPS, PEKEKK, and PET are examples of materials that may be used in the seal. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).
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| X-ray structure of human fpps and use for selecting fpps binding compounds | 20080139449 | 20080612 |
| The present invention relates to crystalline human farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS), to the three-dimensional structure of free FPPS as well as the three-dimensional structures of FPPS in complex with substrates such as IPP (isopentenyl diphosphate) and/or with inhibitors such as Zometa® or Aredia®. Further, methods for preparing crystals of human FPPS are described. According to the invention the crystals can be used to determine the structures of FPPS homologs mutants, complexes with ligands, FPPS crystal forms and similar molecules of unknown structure. The invention further relates to the use of FPPS crystals to select new FPPS ligands, e.g. by X-ray screening and to design and/or identify inhibitors against FPPS. Furthermore, the invention relates to NMR methods for selecting and/or identifying new low molecular weight binders to... |
| Content distribution control on a per cluster of devices basis | 20080114915 | 20080515 |
| A method for controlling access to content by an Acquisition Point to Presentation Points in clusters in a domain. The AP receives from a PP an access content request comprising the PPs cluster identity and the PP's priority. The AP verifies if access is granted to a PP in the cluster and, if so, grants access to the requesting PP. If not, the AP verifies (603) if access is granted to PPs in a maximum number of clusters. If not, the AP grants access. If the maximum is reached, the AP verifies if the requesting PP's priority is higher than the priority of every PP in another cluster. If not, access is denied; if so, the AP grants access to the requesting PP and denies access... |
| Inferred water analysis in polyphenylene sulfide production | 20080103271 | 20080501 |
| A method for producing polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) polymer, including polymerizing reactants in a reaction mixture in a vessel to form PPS polymer in the vessel, measuring values of operating variables of the vessel and/or PPS process, and determining the amount of quench fluid to add to the vessel based on the values of the operating variables. The technique may rely on the vapor liquid equilibrium (VLE) of the mixture to calculate the concentration of water existing in the reactor prior to quench, and accounts for the effectiveness of the upstream dehydration process and in the amount of water produced during the polymerization. The technique is a striking improvement over the trial-and-error estimation of the amount of quench water based on human operating experience, and avoids direct... |
| Cmp-apparatus retainer ring and manufacturing method thereof, and cmp apparatus | 20070298693 | 20071227 |
| A retainer ring is provided which is capable of, effectively in practice, restraining the time taken for a break-in polish to the minimum. This retainer ring 8: is disposed inside of a holding head 4 in a CMP apparatus 1 which polishes a wafer W chemically and mechanically; has a ring shape so as to surround the periphery of the wafer W; presses a polish surface 3a of a polish pad 3; is made of an engineering plastic material such as PPS; and has a pressure surface 8a for pressing the polish surface 3a of the polish pad 3 whose surface roughness is a center-line average roughness (Ra) of 0.01 μm or below.
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| Apple tree, 'lady in red' | 20070283465 | 20071206 |
| A new and distinct variety of apple tree is described and which produces a highly colored red fruit which is mature for harvesting and shipment about one week earlier than the Cripps Pink cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,880) when grown under the ecological conditions prevailing near Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
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| Bisphosphonate compounds and methods | 20070275931 | 20071129 |
| The invention provides, inter alia, novel bisphosphonate compounds and methods of making and using. In embodiments, the invention provides compounds and methods in connection with research and therapeutic applications, e.g., for tumor cell growth inhibition, activation of gammadelta T cells, inhibition of farnesyldiphosphate (FPPS) and/or undecaprenyldiphosphate synthase enzymes, bone resorption diseases, cancer, immune disorders, immunotherapy, and infectious diseases. In regards to certain embodiments, a surprising advance has been the recognition that certain structural features can significantly enhance the activity of the compounds. For example, the presence of particular cationic species e.g., phosphonium, sulfonium, and arsonium moieties can contribute to desirable functional activity when positioned near a bisphosphonate moiety. In other embodiments of non-nitrogen containing bisphosphonates, terphenyl and benzyl bisphosphonate compounds and methods are provided. Further variations... |
| Action recognition and interpretation using a precision positioning system | 20070257794 | 20071108 |
| To facilitate the recognition and interpretation of actions undertaken within an environment, the environment is associated with a precision positioning system (PPS) and a controller in communication with the PPS. Within the environment, an entity moves about in furtherance of one or more tasks to be completed within the environment. The PPS determines position data corresponding to at least a portion of the entity, which position data is subsequently compared with at least one known action corresponding to a predetermined task within the environment. Using a state-based task model, recognized actions may be interpreted and used to initiate at least one system action based on the current state of the task model and correspondence of the position data to the at least one known action. Furthermore,... |
| Diagnostics and therapeutics for diseases associated with puromycin sensitive aminopeptidase npepps (npepps) | 20070258974 | 20071108 |
| The invention provides a human NPEPPS which is associated with the cardiovascular diseases, dermatological diseases, endocrinological diseases, metabolic diseases, cancer, gastroenterological diseases, muscle-skeleton diseases, neurological diseases, respiratory diseases, inflammation and urological diseases. The invention also provides assays for the identification of compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of cardiovascular diseases, dermatological diseases, endocrinological diseases, metabolic diseases, cancer, gastroenterological diseases, muscle-skeleton diseases, neurological diseases, respiratory diseases, inflammation and urological diseases. The invention also features compounds which bind to and/or activate or inhibit the activity of NPEPPS as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds.
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| Method for the manufacture of a coating | 20070259173 | 20071108 |
| Using this method, a coating (1) is manufactured on a substrate (2), which forms a surface of a base body. In this method a layer (3) with ceramic coating material is applied to the substrate in a process chamber (6) using a plasma beam (30) and using an LPPS or LPPS-TF process. The substrate contains at least one metal Me. At a set reaction temperature of the substrate and in the presence of oxygen an oxide, which results reactively with metal M diffused on the surface, is generated as a ceramic intermediate layer (4). The ceramic layer (3) is deposited on this intermediate layer.
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| Pipe fitting | 20070241556 | 20071018 |
| A pipe fitting is made of plastic, such as polysulphone PSU or polyphenylsul-phone PPSU. At least one end of the pipe fitting (1) comprises an external thread (2) for connecting the pipe fitting (1) to a mounting element, such as a pipe or a mounting piece, e.g. a tap. The thread (2) comprises a ridge (3). Between the ridges (3) there is a continuous helical groove (4). On the bottom of the groove (4) between the ridges (3) of the thread (2) there are protrusions (5).
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| Stabilized pentosan polysulfate (pps) formulations and methods of analyzing them | 20070243218 | 20071018 |
| Various pentosan polysulfate (PPS) formulations useful for treatment of osteoarthritis, interstitial cystitis, and other conditions of mammals are provided. These formulations showed improved resistance to degradation and discoloration and improved stability at physiological pH, even after sterilization. Capillary electrophoresis analysis of these formulations indicates that various formulations remain stable under conditions that caused degradation of PPS in prior art PPS formulations.
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| System and method of single-channel account reporting | 20070245016 | 20071018 |
| A system and method of single-channel account reporting between the data-path and the control-path in a packet switch or any charging device using a similar accounting scheme. The system framework includes a packet processing module for monitoring data flow within a data path, an accounting module within the control path, and at least one destination for processing an account report provided by the accounting module. The packet processing module generates a single copy of accounting information related to the data flow, which is provided to the accounting module at a time when a triggering event is required by the SCP/PPS, CGF, or both. The accounting module generates at least one account report from the accounting information and provides the account report to a destination in accordance... |
| Fire-retarding sheet material having a metallic effect | 20070228342 | 20071004 |
| Flame-retardant plastics mouldings composed of polyphenyl sulphones (PPSUs) or of polycarbonates (PCs) are coloured with Iridoin® pigments in such a way as to have a metallic effect. The effect is resistant to the usual stresses present in an aircraft cabin and complies with the respective fire-protection requirements.
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| Cosmetic composition comprising multiphasic particles | 20070231355 | 20071004 |
| The present invention relates to multiphasic particles (MPPs), their design, composition, and use. The present invention also relates to products, and in particular, cosmetics, personal care products, and topical or dermatological products, which may be produced using MPPs.
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| System and method for implementing prepaid data services | 20070217581 | 20070920 |
| The present invention discloses a system and method for implementing prepaid data services in a mobile communication network. In this system, a Data service Access Control Point (DACP), which is used for fulfilling price confirmation function and fee application function for data services, is added between a Service Control Point (SCP) storing prepaid account information of subscribers and a Prepaid Server/Content of Process Gateway (PPS/CP GW) used for data service charging. In the method of the present invention, by means of the interaction among a Packet Data Service Note (PDSN), a Home Authentication Authorization and Accounting (HAAA) server, the PPS/CP GW, the DACP and the SCP, the SCP deducts the fees from the prepaid account, and the PDSN controls the subscriber to utilize data service according... |
| Apparatus, method and computer program product providing a mimo receiver | 20070201632 | 20070830 |
| Disclosed is a method, computer program product and an apparatus providing a novel multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) receiver. The method includes receiving a plurality of signals through a plurality of antennas, the plurality of signals being modulated with a space-time lattice code; removing an effect of a channel matrix from the received signals to provide an equalized received signal; and lattice detecting the equalized received signal based on a Tanner graph representation of the lattice. The Tanner graph representation is one where lattice points inside a shaping region of interest are partitioned into a plurality of subgroups, where each subgroup includes a plurality of different lattice points labeled by an Abelian group block codeword, and where lattice detecting operates on the subgroups. The labels of all... |
| Device for cutting slot-shaped seats in wells by hydro-sandblasting method | 20070187086 | 20070816 |
| This device relates to the fields of mining, specifically oil and gas industry, hydro-geological, geological engineering and water supply industries and is intended for cutting slot-shaped seats in well side zones of producing formation by hydro-abrasive blast. The determined task is solved by introducing essential changes into the known device for construction of cutting slot-shaped seats from the well wall inside the rock consisting of the hydro-abrasive jet generator connected with the perforator through the pump-and-compressor tubing string; the perforator is put into the casing pipe and has two diametrical nozzles which are directed at the well wall; there is a ball valve at the perforator end, as well as devices for adjustable partial unloading of PCS, PCS weight measuring device, abrasive jet pressure measuring device... |
| Circumferential flow pump | 20070183886 | 20070809 |
| A circumferential flow pump for feeding into an internal combustion engine, fuel from the fuel tank thereof includes an impeller, made of fiber-reinforced PPS, having a base portion fitted to a motor rotor, a vane portion provided outer-circumferentially on the base portion, and an outer ring portion provided outer-circumferentially on the vane portion; the vane portion is composed of a plurality of vanes arranged radially protruding straightly from the base portion and each vane includes a bend thereon; and furthermore, given that a projected area of the entire vane portion is S1, that of the ring portion, S2, that of the base portion, S3, when the impeller, is projected from a direction along a motor shaft of the motor rotor, the ratio of S3 to S1... |
| Identification and application of antibiotic synergy | 20070178111 | 20070802 |
| The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition useful for treating bacterial infections in humans and animals which comprises administering to a human or animal in need thereof, an antibacterially effective combination of a β-lactam antibiotic and an inhibitor of any bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis enzyme, especially GlmU, GlmU, MurA, MurB, MurC, MurD, MurE, MurF, MurG, MraY, and UppS. Further provided is a method of discovering synergists for antibiotics including: a) expressing in a cell an antisense nucleic acid against a nucleic acid encoding a gene product so as to reduce the activity or amount of the gene product in the cell, thereby producing a cell sensitized to an antibiotic; b) characterizing the sensitization of the cell to the antibiotic and selecting pairs of antibiotics and genes that... |
| Method and system for producing a wood-free coated matte or semi-matte paper web | 20070166462 | 20070719 |
| A method for the production of a wood-free coated, matt or semi-matt paper web, including the steps of precalendering, coating and drying. The precalendering step includes precalendering the paper web using at least one apparatus for precalendering. The coating step includes coating at least one side of the paper web by using at least one apparatus for applying one of a liquid and pasty application medium. The drying step includes drying the paper web using at least one apparatus for drying the paper web. The method creates the wood-free coated paper web with a roughness level in the range from 0.8 to 3.9 μm PPS (Parker Print Surf) and a gloss value in the range from 3 to 35% TAPPI 75° (Specular Gloss of Paper and... |
| Resin compositions for producing biaxially oriented polypropylene films | 20070167576 | 20070719 |
| Polypropylene resin compositions are provided that are useful in the production of biaxially oriented polypropylene films (BOPPs). The resins of the present invention are blends of high crystalline (low solubles) polypropylene homopolymer and an ethylene/propylene random copolymer (RCP). These blends can be used to replace standard high solubles BOPP grade polypropylene homopolymers. In addition, the use of high crystalline polypropylene homopolymers in the blends imparts improved stiffness to the finished films while maintaining good processability of the blends.
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| Efficient super cluster implementation for solving connected problems in a distributed environment | 20070162914 | 20070712 |
| Embodiments herein present a system, method, etc. for an efficient super cluster implementation for solving connected problems in a distributed environment. More specifically, the system adapts computing latency to communication latency, wherein the system comprises VPPs wrapped within OCW layers. The VPPs represent a subset of an overall computer task; and, the OCW layers are adapted to enclose the VPPs. Specifically, the number of OCWs that enclose a VPP correspond to the number of computing iterations that may be locally executed by the VPP during an inter-VPP communication cycle. In addition, each VPP comprises collections of OPCs, wherein the OPCs comprise data, methods, and pointers to neighbors. The OPCs are indexed separately based on whether the OPC is part of an OCW layer.
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| Apparatus and method of protecting user's privacy information and intellectual property against denial of information attack | 20070136139 | 20070614 |
| Provided are an apparatus and method of protecting a user's privacy information and corporate intellectual property against a denial-of-information (DoI) attack, and more particularly, a privacy & intellectual property protection framework (PIPPF) and a network-based privacy & intellectual property protection system (NPIPPS). The PIPPF includes the NPIPPS and an integrated identity access and management (IAM)/network access control (NAC) solution. The NPIPPS monitors inbound and outbound contents at the network level and prevents the leakage of important information. In addition, the integrated IAM/NAC solution prevents abnormal user activity within a network and unauthorized use of information.
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| Cell penetrating peptides for intracellular delivery of molecules | 20070129305 | 20070607 |
| The present invention concerns cell-penetrating peptides which comprise an amino acid sequence consisting of GLX9WRAX9WRX1LX2RSLX9WX3X4X5X6X7X8 (SEQ ID No: 1), wherein X1 is A, L or G, X2 is W or none, X3 is R or K, X4 is K, L or S, X5 is L or K, X6 is R or W, X7 is K or S, and X8 is A, V or Q, and X9 is W, F or Y. These CPPs can be used as vectors for delivering nucleic acids and/or proteins and/or peptides to cells, in vitro or in vivo.
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| Synthesis of peptide alpha-thioesters | 20070129537 | 20070607 |
| Disclosed herein is a new method for the solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) of C-terminal peptide α thioesters using Fmoc/t-Bu chemistry. This method is based on the use of an aryl hydrazine linker, which is totally stable to conditions required for Fmoc-SPPS. When the peptide synthesis has been completed, activation of the linker is achieved by mild oxidation. The oxidation step converts the acyl-hydrazine group into a highly reactive acyl-diazene intermediate which reacts with an α-amino acid alkylthioester (H-AA-SR) to yield the corresponding peptide α-thioester in good yield. A variety of peptide thioesters, cyclic peptides and a fully functional Src homology 3 (SH3) protein domain have been successfully prepared.
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| Process for the direct preparation of pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrroles | 20070117889 | 20070524 |
| pigment compositions containing them and their use for coloring high molecular weight organic materials, such as plastics and paints. The obtained DPPs of the formula I possess a higher colour strength, a higher chroma, a purer shade and a higher opacity versus corresponding commercially available DPPs.
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| Picture coding apparatus and picture decoding apparatus | 20070110390 | 20070517 |
| A picture coding apparatus (10) which generates a stream so as to be able to decode a picture by obtaining a picture parameter set necessary for decoding the picture even at the time of trick-play, the apparatus including: a slice coding unit (11) which codes the picture and generates coded data; a picture parameter set (PPS) generation unit (13) which generates sequence parameter set (SPS); a PPS generation unit (16) which generates the PPS; and an access unit (AU) determination unit 17 which stores pieces of coded data respectively into access units of a random access unit (RAU) and stores the SPS into a first AU, and stores the PPS into the first AU or into the AU in which one piece of the coded data... |
| Computer graphics processor and method for rendering 3-d scenes on a 3-d image display screen | 20070103465 | 20070510 |
| A computer graphics processor having a renderer for rendering N views of 3D scenes is provided. Said renderer comprising a rasterizer SSR for transversing a surface grid over a surface of primitives of said 3D scenes for all N views. Furthermore, said renderer comprises a shader means PPS for determining a color of the output of the rasteriser SS and forwarding a shaded color sample along with its screen coordinates, and N screen space resamplers SSR each for resampling the shaded color sample determined by said shader means PPS according to one of the N views. This is much more efficient, because the surface traversal, texture fetching and shading computations are only performed once for the N different views. The resulting shaded colors are reused for... |
| Method for standard positioning service and precise positioning service cooperative operation | 20070106472 | 20070510 |
| A method for standard positioning service (SPS) and precise positioning service (PPS) cooperative operation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a positioning signal is received. A PPS data portion of the positioning signal is acquired with PPS receiver. An SPS data portion of the positioning signal is acquired with an SPS receiver. The PPS receiver and the SPS receiver are then communicatively coupled. The PPS data portion from the PPS receiver is then cross-validated with the SPS data portion from the receiver, wherein the cross validation of the PPS data portion and the SPS data portion provides information about the validity of the posiotioning signal.
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| Electromagnetic fields for systemic effect in therapy | 20070078292 | 20070405 |
| A new mechanism of therapeutic action of electromagnetic fields, based upon systemic effect, applies selected EMF signals to cause efficacious therapeutic effects at sites distant from the point of application. The method of generating specific EMF waveshape and application of this exogeneous signal for therapeutic purposes allows the benefit to be achieved via the systemic effect. The EMF signals take the form of a repetitive sequence of semi sinewaves, resulting in a pulsating waveform occurring at a frequency in the range of from about 50 to about 300 pulses per second. Bridge rectification is applied to a sinusoidal signal, and a resultant therapy signal takes the form of a repetitive sequence of semi sinewaves of up to about 300 pps with a periodically recurring DC component.... |
| Manifold comprising a body with a conical inner surface such that the cross-sectional area decreases in the direction of flow | 20070062592 | 20070322 |
| A manifold (1) comprises a body (2) with a plurality of branch fittings (3) diverging therefrom. The inner surface of the body (2) is conical such that the inner cross-sectional area of the body (2) decreases in the direction of flow. The manifold (1) is particularly well suited for use in tap water systems. The manifold (1) can be manufactured e.g. from polyphenyl sulfone PPSU, polysulphone PSU, polyvinylidene fluoride PVDF, glass fibre reinforced polyamide PA, or cross-linked polyolefin plastic.
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| Political system, method and device | 20070067322 | 20070322 |
| A Universal Political Platform System (UPPS) enables citizens to create and maintain a political party's platform. In a preferred embodiment, a citizen submits a “plank” —a principle, policy, or stance on an issue—via a disclosed electronic form. Other citizens then “ratify” or “oppose” the plank. When party members' ratifications or oppositions of the plank meet predetermined thresholds, the plank becomes “adopted” into the platform. Citizens may donate funds earmarked for promoting a plank. Candidates are evaluated mathematically according to how well they represent party views. User coalitions may also be formed. Licensing information is available at www.inventerprise.com.
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| "po/pps" ("productive offense/points per shot") | 20070049427 | 20070301 |
| By excluding shot attempts on which a player is fouled, current methods used to track shooting proficiency in basketball do not display the consequences of a player's poor free throw shooting as directly and simply as POPPS. Under POPPS, field goal shot attempts of all kinds are included in one statistical expression—points per shot—and a field goal attempt on which a player is fouled is included in his/her POPPS shot attempts. Then, any points scored on the ensuing free throws are included as points scored on that field goal attempt. This new method provides the simplest and most comprehensive composite of shooting proficiency.
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| Method, system and network server for recording use of network service capability by applications | 20060282515 | 20061214 |
| The present invention discloses method, system and network server for recording use of network service capability by applications (APPs), and the key points of the methods comprise: a network server acquires an identity of the APP and type information of the network service capability providing services for the APP, conducts service logic processing, and writes a message of use of network service capability, which comprises at least the identity of the APP and the type information of the network service capability providing services for the APP. With the methods of this invention, the purpose of making effective records of use of network service capability by APPs provided by service providers is implemented. Furthermore, management of APPs, such as charging, may be conducted by utilizing the records.
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| Functionality disable and re-enable for programmable calculators | 20060277233 | 20061207 |
| A handheld calculator with disable/re-enable capability. The calculator includes a keypad, a display screen, and circuitry internal to the calculator. The circuitry includes a microprocessor, a storage unit for storing data and programs for execution by the microprocessor to implement calculator functions. The storage unit has stored therein a disable/re-enable program that recognizes a first predetermined calculator event and in response thereto disables one or more programs, and that recognizes a second predetermined calculator event and in response thereto re-enables the disabled program. The invention allows Apps, programs and additional information that may be embedded within the Apps and programs in a calculator or other handheld calculating device to be rendered temporarily inaccessible within a relatively short period of time, and then to be restored to... |
| Human antipneumococcal antibodies from non-human animals | 20060258848 | 20061116 |
| The invention described herein provides human antibodies produced in non-human animals that specifically bind to Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharide (PPS-3). The invention further provides methods for making the antibodies in a non-human animal and for expressing the antibodies in cells including hybridomas and recombinant host cell systems. Kits and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies are also provided in addition to methods of treating, inhibitng or preventing S. pneumoniae infection or conditions or disorders caused by such infection by administering to a patient the pharmaceutical compositions described herein.
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| Mobile radiology system with automated dicom image transfer and pps queue management | 20060242268 | 20061026 |
| A system and method for providing efficient DICOM image transfer and PPS information management in a mobile RAD system. Various aspects of the present invention provide a method that comprises a mobile RAD system performing radiology examination activities (e.g., including acquiring X-ray image and/or PPS information). Such performance of radiology examination activities may, for example and without limitation, comprise utilizing a command protocol similar to that utilized on a fixed RAD station. While performing such examination activities, it is determined whether there is a network connection between the mobile RAD system and a hospital system. Such hospital systems may, for example, comprise a PACS, HIS and/or RIS. If it is determined that there is a network connection between the mobile RAD system and the hospital system,... |
| Integrating programmable logic into personal computer (pc) architecture | 20060242611 | 20061026 |
| A portion of chip die real estate is allocated to blocks of programmable logic (PL) fabric. These blocks can be used to load special purpose processors which operate in concert with the general purpose processors (GPPs). These processors, implemented in PL, may integrate with a PC system architecture. Blocks of PL are integrated with fixed blocks of logic interfaces connecting, for example, to a system's front side bus. This facilitates configuration of the PL as coprocessors or other devices that may operate as peers to GPPs in the system. Moreover, blocks of PL may be integrated with fixed logic interfaces to existing IO buses within a system architecture. This facilitates configuration of the PL as soft devices, which may appear to the system as physical devices... |
| Multi-point correlated sampling for image sensors | 20060231733 | 20061019 |
| An improved passive pixel sensor (PPS) circuit comprising a correlated sampling circuit and method that integrates pixel charge leakage onto an integrating amplifier during sampling periods. An integrator circuit is provided for integrating PPS pixel charges received via a column line, and correlated sampling circuit is provided for the removal of kTC noise and dark integration. A multi-point sampling of the output of the integrator is provided wherein at least a first and second correlated sample are used to detect the charge integration from the column line leakages, and at least a third sample is used to detect the PPS signal after pixel readout. The correlated sampling method is employed to remove kTC noise and dark integration from the PPS signal.
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| Methods for adaptively selecting entropy encoding modes | 20060233260 | 20061019 |
| The presently preferred methods of the present invention take advantage of the syntax structure of H.264 and adaptively switch the entropy coding mode between CABAC and CAVLC. In those profiles of H.264 where CABAC is supported such as the Main profile and the High profiles (HP, Hi10, Hi422, Hi444), the entropy coding mode to be used is specified via a picture parameter set (“PPS”), where a particular PPS is specified for each slice in its header (“slice header”). The encoders of the present invention provide a multiple-PPS for both the CAVLC and CABAC, so that bitstreams are produced by both CAVLC and CABAC. CAVLC, having a simpler algorithm structure, is implemented as a part of the video pipe, where each single video pipe stage is designed... |
| Rigid endoscope optics with a compound housing | 20060235274 | 20061019 |
| A rigid endoscope optics (1) including a housing consisting of several housing parts (5, 8, 9, 6, 16) which hermetically encloses optic elements (3, 2, 4) and which is fitted with a hermetic connection (13, 14; 7, 15) between two housing parts (9,8; 9, 16) is characterized in that one (9) of the connected housing parts is made of PPS (polyphenylenesulfide) plastic or of PPSU (polyphenylsulfone) plastic, and the other (8, 16) connected housing part is made of PPS, PPSU or glass, the housing parts (8, 9, 16) being fitted with a metal coating (7, 13, 14, 15) at the connection site (13, 14; 7, 15) and are soldered to one another.
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| Hearing device and method for choosing a program in a multi program hearing device | 20060215860 | 20060928 |
| The invention concerns a hearing device having an input transducer and an output transducer with a signal path therebetween, signal processing means connected in said signal path for influencing a signal in the signal path dependent on a PPS (processing parameter set), and a PPS memory accessible by the signal processor means for storing a number of different PPS's for use by the signal processing means. The system has means for monitoring the acoustic environment in a learning mode, where the user chooses the PPS to be used in the signal processing. Later in an automatic mode the hearing aid system chooses the PPS based on a comparison of the current acoustic environment with the monitored environment in the learning phase.
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| Modular applications for mobile data system | 20060212543 | 20060921 |
| Operating sequences of a mobile data integration system include operational modules, also called transportable applications (“TransApps”), that are self contained and capable of being linked together with other operating sequences and TransApps. Each operational module can accept input data and can generate output data. The input data can be received from other modules, or from the application user, or from enterprise data sources. The output data can be provided to other modules, or to the application server (for enterprise data sources), or can be provided for display on the mobile computing device itself. Modules can be defined for the purpose of particular problem solutions, and such problem solution modules can be reused during other application design efforts. This supports reuse of earlier solutions to problems.
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| Methods and systems for implementing on-line financial institution services via a single platform | 20060195816 | 20060831 |
| A method and system for implementing on-line financial institution services via a single physical and logical platform deploys global online banking applications in an environment in which the applications are built from a single source base and adapted to various business rules and languages associated with different regions, countries and businesses. Separate web apps are created for each individual business according to contextual attributes, and application servers running the context dependent web apps provide the interface between customers and banking functionality. The platform relies in part on reuse of appropriate components to achieve integration, as well as sharing of core services. As a result of the independent nature of business specific components, each business may require different versions of application software and may update or implement... |
| Fluorescent diketopyrrolopyrroles | 20060186376 | 20060824 |
| characterized in that that at least two adjacent substituents R5 to R11 form an aromatic or aliphatic fused ring system, or at least one substituent R5 to R11 is cycloalkyl, aralkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkynyl, a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, alkylthio, an aryl thioether group, a heterocyclic group, halogen, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, a cyano group, an aldehyde group, a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an ester group, a carbamoyl group, a nitro group, a silyl group, a siloxanyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted vinyl, arylamino or diarylamino group; a process for their preparation and their use for the preparation of inks, colorants, pigmented plastics for coatings, non-impact-printing material, color filters, cosmetics, or for the preparation of polymeric ink particles, toners, dye lasers and electroluminescent devices. The... |
| Inferred water analysis in polyphenylene sulfide production | 20060189786 | 20060824 |
| A method for producing polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) polymer, including polymerizing reactants in a reaction mixture in a vessel to form PPS polymer in the vessel, measuring values of operating variables of the vessel and/or PPS process, and determining the amount of quench fluid to add to the vessel based on the values of the operating variables. The technique may rely on the vapor liquid equilibrium (VLE) of the mixture to calculate the concentration of water existing in the reactor prior to quench, and accounts for the effectiveness of the upstream dehydration process and in the amount of water produced during the polymerization. The technique is a striking improvement over the trial-and-error estimation of the amount of quench water based on human operating experience, and avoids direct... |
| Sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfide) films as polyelectrolyte membranes | 20060177718 | 20060810 |
| Proton conducting membranes are made of sulfonated films comprising poly(arylene sulfide), an olefinic polymer, and an elastomer. They are used in PEM fuel cells operating at temperatures above 95° C., or at low relative humidity. According to methods of the invention, sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfide) (SPPS) films are provided with a wide range of physical properties, which depend in part on the ion exchange capacity of the films. In particular, the degree or level of sulfonation can be tailored by adjusting reaction conditions such as temperature and time.
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| Sulfonated polyelectrolyte membranes containing perfluorosulfonate ionomers | 20060177719 | 20060810 |
| New proton conducting membranes are made of sulfonated poly(arylene sulfide) polymers (SPAS) and a perfluorosulfonic acid polymer. A preferred poly(arylene sulfide) polymer is poly(p-phenylene sulfide). The membranes are used as a proton exchange membrane in PEM fuel cells operating at temperatures above 60° C., or at low relative humidity. According to methods of the invention, sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfide) (SPPS) films may be provided with a wide range of physical properties, which depend in part on the ion exchange capacity of the films. In particular, the degree or level of sulfonation can be tailored by adjusting reaction conditions such as temperature and time. In a preferred embodiment, an ionomer comprising perfluorosulfonic acid polymer is imbibed into the insoluble SPAS films by immersing the films in a solution... |
| Engineered adsorbent structures for kinetic separation | 20060169142 | 20060803 |
| Improved adsorbent sheet based parallel passage adsorbent structures for enhancing the kinetic selectivity of certain kinetic-controlled adsorption processes, such as PSA, TSA and PPSA processes, and combinations thereof, are provided. The enhancements in kinetic selectivity made possible through the implementation of the present inventive improved adsorbent structures may unexpectedly enable significant intensification of selected kinetic adsorption processes relative to attainable performance with conventional adsorbent materials in beaded or extruded form. Such process intensification enabled by the present inventive adsorbent structures may provide for increased adsorption cycle frequencies, and increased gas flow velocities within the adsorbent beds, which may increase the productivity and/or recovery of a kinetic adsorption system incorporating the inventive adsorbent structures.
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| Multi-layer film structure especially multi-layer film label structure | 20060159879 | 20060720 |
| The invention is concerned with a mufti-layer film structure (1), especially film label-structure having a shrinkability, produced preferably in the coextrusion process, with a first (3) and a second (4) outer layer and a third inner layer (2) between the first (3) and second (4) layer, all layers consisting essentially of polystyrene. In order to achieve an advantageous label stock, the invention proposes, that the first (3) and second (4) layer are by weight approximately 50-75% of the overall weight of the label-structure, that the overall thickness is in the range of 0.5 to at least 4 mils (0.012 to 0.102 mm) and that the first (3) and second (4) layer consist of general, purpose styrenic resin, whereas the third layer (2) is a modified tough... |
| Externalized classloader information for application servers | 20060156295 | 20060713 |
| A process and system for externalizing classloader information to non-application modules such as tool modules that do not reside within the same Application server virtual machine such as a J2EE AppServer JVM. Tools that read and display classloader information typically need to co-reside within the AppServer because of the virtual machine security mechanisms that prevent classes outside the virtual machine itself to introspect the classloaders. This presents a problem for tooling vendors because most server owners do not want anything other than their applications running within the AppServer virtual machine. The invention allows tooling vendors to create a classloader tool that is external to the AppServer virtual machine, and which is running in a completely separate virtual machine, thus having minimal overhead on production systems, but... |
| Board product and method for making the same | 20060124262 | 20060615 |
| A method of forming a coated boxboard product is provided. A boxboard product is formed without being processed by a Yankee dryer, and further comprises a plurality of fiber plies, including outermost plies forming the top and back sides and comprised of bleached chemical pulp, and medial plies disposed between the outermost plies and comprised of groundwood, pressure groundwood, chemithermo-mechanical pulp, recycled pulp, and/or broke. The boxboard product is precalendered with a surface conditioning device and then coated such that the coated boxboard product has a density of between about 500 kg/m3 and about 1000 kg/m3, and a basis weight of between about 150 g/m2 and about 400 g/m2, and the top side has a PPS-s10 roughness of between about 0.5 μm and about 2.0 μm... |
| Composite article of aluminum alloy with resin and method for production thereof | 20060127684 | 20060615 |
| The present invention allows both the advantages of a metallic housing and those of a synthetic resin structure to be exhibited in electronic devices, home electrical devices, etc., and achieves high productivity and mass productivity and further enables a desired configuration and structure to be designed freely. As a pretreatment, a shaped aluminum alloy material is dipped in an aqueous solution of at least one selected from the group consisting of ammonia, hydrazine, and a water-soluble amine compound. A thermoplastic resin composition containing polyphenylene sulfide as a component is integrally bonded to the surface of the treated shaped aluminum alloy material by injection molding or other method. The molded article is a product made of the shaped aluminum alloy material and the thermoplastic resin composition containing... |
| Lwc paper product and method of making the same | 20060118256 | 20060608 |
| A method of forming a coated printing paper product is provided. A printing paper product is first coated in a non-contact coating process. The printing paper product is then final calendered with a surface conditioning device. The coated printing paper product is formed for offset printing with a bulk of between about 1.15 m3/kg and about 1.3 m3/kg, and with the top side of the coated printing paper product having a PPS-s10 roughness of between about 0.7 μm and about 1.5 μm and a Hunter gloss of between about 30% and about 80%.
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| Network processor system | 20060117088 | 20060601 |
| The present invention consists of a general purpose, software-controlled central processor (CP) augmented by a set of task specific, specialized peripheral processors (PPs). The central processor accomplishes its functions with the support of the PPs. Peripheral processors may include but are not limited to a packet parser, which provides the central processor with a numerical summary of the packet format; a packet deconstructor, which extracts designated fields from the packet the positions of which are determined by the central processor according to the packet format; a search engine, which is supplied a lookup index by and returns its results to the central processor; and a packet editor which modifies the packet as determined by the central processor using (in part) information returned from other peripherals. At... |
| Board product and method for making the same | 20060102303 | 20060518 |
| A method of forming a coated boxboard product is provided. A boxboard product is formed without being processed by a Yankee dryer, and further comprises a plurality of fiber plies, including outermost plies forming the top and back sides and comprised of bleached chemical pulp, and medial plies disposed between the outermost plies and comprised of at least one of groundwood, pressure groundwood, chemithermo-mechanical pulp, recycled pulp, and broke. The boxboard product is precalendered with a surface conditioning device and then coated such that the coated boxboard product has a density of between about 500 kg/m3 and about 1000 kg/m3, and a basis weight of between about 150 g/m2 and about 500 g/m2, and the top side of the coated boxboard product has a PPS-s10 roughness... |
| Device for dispensing a heated liquid | 20060097010 | 20060511 |
| A device for dispensing a heated liquid, such as a hot melt adhesive, which includes a dispenser body adapted to dispense the heated liquid, a solenoid valve, and a pneumatic section including a housing coupled between the solenoid valve and dispenser body. The pneumatic housing is formed from a thermally insulating material which may include a thermoplastic polymer such as polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) or a fluoroplastic polymer to reduce heat transfer from the dispenser body through the pneumatic housing thereby thermally insulating the solenoid valve.
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| Condenser microphone and method for manufacturing substrate for the same | 20060093168 | 20060504 |
| A substrate is obtained as follows. A structure is formed using a metal plate for a lead frame on which terminals and connection portions are formed; the terminals are exposed from either a front or back surface and the connection portions connect the terminals together. A resin is then used to make the structure hard. The height of a step in a central step portion is variable. The resin is one of PA6T, PPS, and LCP, all of which are resistant to heat. A step portion can be obtained which projects from a bottom surface of a circuit substrate. The circuit substrate is inexpensively obtained.
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| Bisphosphonate compounds and methods for bone resorption diseases, cancer, bone pain, immune disorders, and infectious diseases | 20060079487 | 20060413 |
| Bisphosphonate compounds and related methods of making and using are disclosed, including pyridinium-1-yl, quinolinium-1-yl, and related compounds. The activity of compounds is disclosed in the context of functional assays such as Leishmania major farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) inhibition, Dictyostelium discoideum growth inhibition, human gamma delta T cell activation, and bone resorption. The applicability of bisphosphonate compounds in the context of parasitic infections, for example against trypanosomes, is disclosed. Further potential applications of the invention are disclosed regarding the treatment of one or more conditions such as bone resorption disorders, cancer, bone pain, infectious diseases, and in immunotherapy.
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| Preadmission health care cost and reimbursement estimation tool | 20060080139 | 20060413 |
| A cost estimation tool, preferably a handheld computer, prices and evaluates the financial impact of new residents' prior to admission. Immediate access to this information and built-in therapeutic substitution and clinical advisories provides the opportunity to optimize pharmaceutical regimens prior to admission. In addition, an abbreviated Resource Utilization Group (RUG) evaluation function provides a rapid assessment tool to project reimbursement under the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS). A user may enter a complete drug regimen and estimate the costs for the regimen. Similarly, managed care reimbursement from managed care organizations (MCOs) to be analyzed. Also, drug cost may be estimated through a MEDICAID Preferred Drug List database that identifies potential Non-Preferred drugs that may be non-compensable. The present invention further transmits results wirelessly to health care... |
