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 Utilization of non-nutritive adsorbents to sequester mycotoxins during extraction of protein or other value added components from mycotoxin contaminated cereal or seed oil meal | 20130122143 | 20130516 |
 A method for the removal of mycotoxins from cereal or oil seed meal that includes the use of a mycotoxin sequestrant to form a food grade composition for human consumption wherein said composition contains no more or less than an FDA approved level of mycotoxin for a human food product.
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| Device for passively removing a target component from blood or lymph of a vertebrate subject | 20130109934 | 20130502 |
 Devices, systems, and methods are described herein for controlling or modulating the levels of one or more target components in the blood and/or lymph of a vertebrate subject. Devices and systems are provided that include a body defining at least one lumen configured for fluid flow; at least one controllable flow barrier to fluid flow into the at least one lumen; at least one first reservoir disposed within the body and configured to include one or more bifunctional tags, wherein the one or more bifunctional tags are configured to selectively bind to one or more target components in one or more of blood fluid or lymph fluid of a vertebrate subject; at least one treatment region disposed within the at least one lumen; and at least... |
| Clay interlaced yeast compositions and methods of utilizing the same | 20130084356 | 20130404 |
 The present invention relates to compositions comprising yeast cells and/or yeast cell components and methods for producing and utilizing the same. In particular, the invention provides novel yeast comprising altered cell wall structure (e.g., clay and/or clay component(s) integrated (e.g., interlaced) into cell wall(s) and/or cell wall(s) comprising altered glucan:mannan ratio), methods of producing the same, compositions comprising and/or derived from the same, and methods of using the same (e.g., to sequester and/or adsorb bacteria and toxins). Compositions and methods of the invention find use in a variety of applications including dietary (e.g., admixing with feedstuffs or otherwise feeding to animals), therapeutic, prophylactic (e.g. admixing with bedding sources and/or other materials that come into contact with animals, usage during food and beverage processing and manufacture, and... |
| Micro-reaction chamber microelectrodes especially for neural and biointerfaces | 20130053934 | 20130228 |
 Biocompatible electrodes with smaller geometric area improve the selectivity of the neural recording and stimulation applications. A volume within the electrode back plane of a micro-reaction chamber (μRC) is used to confine and sequester an electrochemical reaction used for charge passage. The μRC electrode decreases impedance and improves charge storage capacity without altering the geometry of the active site.
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| Gas flux measurement using traps | 20130031955 | 20130207 |
 A passive sampling apparatus and method for measuring the cumulative mass of a selected gas being transported through a known cross-sectional area, for example, a soil surface, during a chosen period of time, using absorbent material, are described. Two quantities of absorbent material are disposed in a hollow container, such as a pipe section, and spaced apart such that they may be readily separated for analysis. The absorbent material closest to the soil captures the gas leaving the soil. Under reversed flow conditions, for example when the ambient air enters the ground because of fluctuations in atmospheric pressure, the upper absorbent material captures the component of interest entering the apparatus, thereby preventing this gas from entering the lower material and disturbing the measurement. The apparatus can... |
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| Recycling co2 in heavy oil or bitumen production | 20130000897 | 20130103 |
| A method relates to improving production rate and recovery of heavy oil or bitumen and reducing heat loss to over and under burden in a steam-assisted production process. The method includes strategically injecting recycled carbon dioxide into the reservoir between production wells. The heat insulation and solvent effects provided by carbon dioxide dissolved in the oil phase facilitate the desired improvement on oil recovery, and simultaneously sequester the CO2 back into the reservoir.
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| Methods and devices for the production of hydrocarbons from carbon and hydrogen sources | 20120329657 | 20121227 |
| Devices and methods are described for converting a carbon source and a hydrogen source into hydrocarbons, such as alcohols, for alternative energy sources. The influents may comprise carbon dioxide gas and hydrogen gas or water, obtainable from the atmosphere for through methods described herein, such as plasma generation or electrolysis. One method to produce hydrocarbons comprises the use of an electrolytic device, comprising an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte. Another method comprises the use of ultrasonic energy to drive the reaction. The devices and methods and related devices and methods are useful, for example, to provide a fossil fuel alternative energy source, store renewable energy, sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, counteract global warming, and store carbon dioxide in a liquid fuel.
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| Selective cytopheresis devices and related methods thereof | 20120322138 | 20121220 |
| The present invention relates to systems and devices to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems, devices, and related methods that sequester leukocytes and/or platelets and then inhibit their inflammatory action.
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| Selective cytopheresis devices and related methods thereof | 20120323224 | 20121220 |
| The present invention relates to systems and devices to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems, devices, and related methods that sequester leukocytes and/or platelets and then inhibit their inflammatory action.
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| Selective cytopheresis devices and related methods thereof | 20120277720 | 20121101 |
| The present invention relates to systems and devices to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems, devices, and related methods that sequester leukocytes and/or platelets and then inhibit their inflammatory action.
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| Use of equol for treating androgen mediated diseases | 20120264821 | 20121018 |
| Equol (7-hydroxy-3(4′hydroxyphenyl)-chroman), the major metabolite of the phytoestrogen daidzein, specifically binds and blocks the hormonal action of 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in vitro and in vivo. Equol can bind circulating free DHT and sequester it from the androgen receptor, thus altering growth and physiological hormone responses that are regulated by androgens. These data suggest a novel model to explain equol's biological properties. The significance of equol's ability to specifically bind and sequester DHT from the androgen receptor have important ramifications in health and disease and may indicate a broad and important usage for equol in the treatment and prevention of androgen-mediated pathologies. Thus, equol can specifically bind DHT and prevent DHT's biological actions in physiological and pathophysiological processes.
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| Selective cytopheresis devices and related methods thereof | 20120258011 | 20121011 |
| The present invention relates to systems and devices to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems, devices, and related methods that sequester leukocytes and/or platelets and then inhibit their inflammatory action.
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| Annular electrode array | 20120259388 | 20121011 |
| A three-dimensional annular electrode array (AEA) device is disclosed for use as a cybernetic neural interface for the neural control and sensory feedback of a bionic prosthetic device. The AEA, designed for implantation into a nerve, is comprised of a body (6) that can be coupled to a sleeve(s) (9, 10) or a sleeve(s) with a compartmentalized inner core (12) for connection to the proximal and distal ends of a transected nerve, respectively. Regenerating nerve axons capture and sequester laterally projecting electrode terminals (4) arranged in radiating clusters (5) of a plurality of electrode sub-array nodes (2) that make up the array; connected by a primary electrode lead (7) to a connector contact array (3) in a plurality of connectors (1) for connection to wired or... |
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| Downhole fluid injection systems, co2 sequestration methods, and hydrocarbon material recovery methods | 20120222870 | 20120906 |
| Downhole fluid injection systems are disclosure that can include a first well extending into a geological formation, and a fluid injector assembly located within the well. The fluid injector assembly can be configured to inject a liquid CO2/H2O-emulsion into the surrounding geological formation. CO2 sequestration methods are provided that can include exposing a geological formation to a liquid CO2/H2O-emulsion to sequester at least a portion of the CO2 from the emulsion within the formation. Hydrocarbon material recovery methods are provided that can include exposing a liquid CO2/H2O-emulsion to a geological formation having the hydrocarbon material therein. The methods can include recovering at least a portion of the hydrocarbon material from the formation.
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| Synthetic mycotoxin adsorbents and methods of making and utilizing the same | 20120214897 | 20120823 |
| The present invention relates generally to molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). In particular, the present invention relates to reusable, ecologically friendly MIPs that can be produced in relatively large quantities, methods of producing the same, and methods of utilizing the same (e.g., to sequester and/or adsorb target compounds (e.g., mycotoxins)). Compositions and methods of the invention find use in a variety of applications including dietary therapeutic, prophylactic, food and beverage processing and manufacture, as well as research, quality control and traceability applications.
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| Zero emission steam generation process | 20120160187 | 20120628 |
| This invention provides a new process to generate steam directly from untreated water produced simultaneously with thermally recovered crude oil, and to inject the steam and combustion products into a hydrocarbon reservoir to recover hydrocarbons and to sequester a portion of the carbon dioxide produced during the creation of steam. The invention removes the ongoing additional water requirements for thermal oil recovery and the need for surface treating of produced water for re-use, yielding improved process efficiencies, reduced environmental impact, and improved economic value.
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| Capture agents for unsaturated metal complexes | 20120138906 | 20120607 |
| Compounds that act as capture agents to sequester unsaturated metal complexes are provided. In particular, the compounds may be host materials, dopant materials, or co-dopant materials containing functional groups, such as an isocyanide or a phosphine group, which are suitable for trapping an unsaturated coordination complex. These compounds may be used in organic light emitting devices, particularly blue devices, to provide improved device lifetime.
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| Blast furnace iron production with integrated power generation | 20120032378 | 20120209 |
| An integrated system for blast furnace iron making and power production based upon higher levels of oxygen enrichment in the blast gas is disclosed. The integrated system leads to; 1) enhanced productivity in the blast furnace, 2) more efficient power production, and 3) the potential to more economically capture and sequester carbon dioxide. Oxygen enhances the ability of coal to function as a source of carbon and to be gasified within the blast furnace thereby generating an improved fuel-containing top gas.
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| Methods and compositions for detection of bacteria and treatment of diseases and disorders | 20120020883 | 20120126 |
| Described herein are methods for detecting a bacteria in a subject and methods for detecting, imaging or diagnosing a site, disease, disorder or condition in a subject using bacteria. The methods can be used in conjunction with methods for treating a disease, disorder or condition. Such sites, diseases and disorders include sites of cellular proliferation, such as tumors, tumor tissues, metastases, areas of inflammation, immunoprivileged sites or tissues, wounds and infections. Further described are bacteria for use in the methods and compositions, combinations and kits, including diagnostic and pharmaceutical compositions, containing a bacterium. Bacteria described herein include those that bind, sequester or accumulate radiolabeled compounds by expression of an endogenous gene product that binds to the radiolabeled compound. Additional imaging and therapeutic agents and methods also... |
| process to sequester carbon, mercury, and other chemicals | 20120021123 | 20120126 |
| Biomass is devolatilized to produce both a combustible fuel (syngas) and activated carbon. The activated carbon is used as an adsorbent to capture a contaminant, such as mercury, and stored in a landfill, is impregnated with components with inherent fertilizer properties and tilled into arable land, is used along with coal in an electric power generation facility, or is used to remove mercury or other heavy metals from the flue gas of a coal fired power generation station prior to being stored so as to sequester both carbon and the heavy metal. Thus, both the carbon and the adsorbed mercury or other chemical are sequestered.
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| Utilization of non-nutritive adsorbents to sequester mycotoxins during extraction of protein or other value added components from mycotoxin contaminated cereal or seed oil meal | 20110014319 | 20110120 |
| A method for the removal of mycotoxins from cereal or oil seed meal that includes the use of a mycotoxin sequestrant to form a food grade composition for human consumption wherein said composition contains no more or less than an FDA approved level of mycotoxin for a human food product.
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| Sequestering subunit and related compositions and methods | 20110014280 | 20110120 |
| A sequestering subunit comprising an aversive agent and a blocking agent, wherein the blocking agent substantially prevents release of the aversive agent from the sequestering subunit in the gastrointestinal tract for a time period that is greater than 24 hours; a composition comprising a sequestering subunit in releasable form, wherein, optionally, the mechanical fragility of the sequestering subunit is the same as the mechanical fragility of the therapeutic agent in releasable form; a capsule or tablet comprising a sequestering subunit and a therapeutic agent; and a method of preventing abuse of a therapeutic agent.
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| Antimicrobial composition and method for use | 20110014178 | 20110120 |
| An antimicrobial composition and a method for administering the antimicrobial composition through the water or feed of livestock, wherein the antimicrobial composition is made up of lysozyme and various other agents that act synergistically with lysozyme, such as, dried egg powder, albumen, a sequestering agent and/or a lantibiotic. The composition is used to inhibit the growth of, and diseases and epidemiological significant effects caused by, Clostridium perfinigens, E, coli and Salmonella, in the gut of livestock. More particularly, the antimicrobial composition and method relate to a feed additive that can be administered to poultry and/or swine through their feed. The use of such a feed additive may also inhibit other enteric pathogens that may be present in the gut of livestock.
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| Trifunctional imaging agent for monoclonal antibody tumor-targeted imaging | 20110014120 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates to trifunctional imaging agents that include an antibody for cell targeting, as well as a chelating moiety for sequestering radioisotopes and a fluorescing moiety for imaging. The invention also provides methods using the conjugates for medical diagnostic imaging.
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| Carbon sequestration using ionic liquids | 20110014100 | 20110120 |
| A process to capture and sequester an impurity gas from a fluid stream. The impurity gas capture is accomplished by contacting the fluid stream with an impurity removing mixture, the mixture comprising an ionic liquid and an amine compound under conditions sufficient to reduce the amount of impurity gas from said fluid stream. The captured impurity gas is sequestered by reacting the impurity gas with a sequestration material.
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| Method for sequestering carbon dioxide in geological formations | 20110013986 | 20110120 |
| A method for enhancing the storage of carbon dioxide underground. The method comprises locating a geological formation comprising a first storage reservoir having a first surface and a second surface, a first seal layer adjacent the first surface of the first storage reservoir, a second seal layer adjacent the second surface of the first storage reservoir, and a second storage reservoir adjacent the first seal layer opposite the first storage reservoir; directing carbon dioxide into the first storage reservoir, the carbon dioxide being at a first pressure within the first storage reservoir; directing a fluid into the second storage reservoir, the fluid being at a second pressure within the second storage reservoir; and maintaining the second pressure at generally the same or larger pressure than the... |
| Method and system for handling a management interrupt event in a multi-processor computing device | 20110004715 | 20110106 |
| A method and system for handling a management interrupt, such as a system management interrupt (SMI) and/or a platform management interrupt (PMI), includes sequestering two or more processor cores from a plurality of processor cores to form a group of sequestered processor cores for handling the management interrupt. Generated management interrupts are directed to the group of sequestered processor cores and not to non-sequestered processor cores. At least one of the sequestered processor cores handles the management interrupt without disrupting the current operation of the non-sequestered processor cores.
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| Thixotropic gel for vadose zone remediation | 20110003368 | 20110106 |
| A thixotropic gel suitable for use in subsurface bioremediation is provided along with a process of using the gel. The thixotropic gel provides a non-migrating injectable substrate that can provide below ground barrier properties. In addition, the gel components provide for a favorable environment in which certain contaminants are preferentially sequestered in the gel and subsequently remediated by either indigenous or introduced microorganisms.
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| Methods and apparatuses for sequestering content | 20100333210 | 20101230 |
| In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses sequester content receiving content for use in an application; review the content; automatically sequester the content from the application based on the reviewing; and form a reason associated with the sequestering the content. In another embodiment, the methods and apparatuses receive content for use with an application; determine whether the content is one of acceptable content and unacceptable content; remove the unacceptable content from the application; form an explanation for the unacceptable content; and store the unacceptable content and the explanation in an off-line storage device.
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| Co2-sequestering formed building materials | 20100326328 | 20101230 |
| CO2-sequestering formed building materials are provided. The building materials of the invention include a composition comprising a carbonate/bicarbonate component. Additional aspects of the invention include methods of making and using the CO2-sequestering formed building material.
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| Method and apparatus for maintaining a partition when booting another partition | 20100325408 | 20101223 |
| In a processing system with a main partition and a sequestered partition, the main partition sends an interrupt to the sequestered partition before calling an operating system (OS) boot loader for the main partition. The sequestered partition may then enter an interrupt handler. After the sequestered partition enters the interrupt handler, an address line of the processing system may be disabled, and the OS boot loader for the non-sequestered partition may be called. The sequestered partition may then determine whether the address line has been re-enabled. The sequestered partition may remain in the interrupt handler until after the address line has been re-enabled. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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| High alkaline solvent-based cleaners, cleaning systems and methods of use for cleaning zero trans fat soils | 20100317560 | 20101216 |
| The present invention relates to high alkaline-solvent cleaners, cleaning systems and methods for removing polymerized zero trans fat soils. The high alkaline-solvent cleaner of the present invention generally includes one or more soil wetting and cleaning solvent(s) and one or more alkaline wetting and saponifying agent(s) that wets and saponifies the soil. In various embodiments, the cleaners may include, at least one cleaning agent comprising a surfactant or surfactant system and/or a at least one chelating/sequestering/threshold agent. In some embodiments, the cleaners may include one or more components to modify the composition form and/or the application method. All components described above can also be optimized optionally, to provide emulsification of a composition (both as a usable product or a concentrate that can be diluted to form... |
| High alkaline cleaners, cleaning systems and methods of use for cleaning zero trans fat soils | 20100317559 | 20101216 |
| The present disclosure relates to high alkaline cleaners, cleaning systems and methods for removing polymerized zero trans fat soils. The high alkaline cleaner of the present invention generally includes one or more alkaline wetting and saponifying agent(s), a chelating/sequestering system and a surface modifying-threshold agent system. In various embodiments, the cleaners may include, at least one cleaning agent comprising a surfactant or surfactant system and/or a solvent or solvent system and/or a cleaning booster such as a peroxide or sulfite type additive. The cleaners may also include one or more components to modify the composition form and/or the application method in some embodiments. All components described above may also be optimized optionally, to provide emulsification of a composition (both as a usable product or a concentrate... |
| Methods for sequestering carbon dioxide into alcohols via gasification fermentation | 20100317077 | 20101216 |
| The present invention is directed to improvements in gasification for use with synthesis gas fermentation. Further, the present invention is directed to improvements in gasification for the production of alcohols from a gaseous substrate containing at least one reducing gas containing at least one microorganism.
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| Reduced-carbon footprint concrete compositions | 20100313793 | 20101216 |
| Reduced-carbon footprint concrete compositions, and methods for making and using the same, are provided. Aspects of the reduced-carbon footprint concrete compositions include CO2-sequestering carbonate compounds, which may be present in the hydraulic cement and/or aggregate components of the concrete. The reduced-carbon footprint concrete compositions find use in a variety of applications, including use in a variety of building materials and building applications.
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| Sequestering subunit and related compositions and methods | 20100310608 | 20101209 |
| A sequestering subunit comprising an aversive agent and a blocking agent, wherein the blocking agent substantially prevents release of the aversive agent from the sequestering subunit in the gastrointestinal tract for a time period that is greater than 24 hours; a composition comprising a sequestering subunit in releasable form, wherein, optionally, the mechanical fragility of the sequestering subunit is the same as the mechanical fragility of the therapeutic agent in releasable form; a capsule or tablet comprising a sequestering subunit and a therapeutic agent; and a method of preventing abuse of a therapeutic agent.
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| Selective sulphate removal by exclusive anion exchange from hard water waste streams | 20100307972 | 20101209 |
| The invention provides waste water treatment processes utilizing an ion exchange resin to remove sulphate anions, while adjusting the pH of the ion exchange loading solution with carbon dioxide gas. The effect of the resin loading reactions is that dissolved sulphate is replaced with sequestered carbon dioxide gas, in the form of dissolved bicarbonate, in the treated water and the cations are not removed from the solution.
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| Device for passively removing a target component from blood or lymph of a vertebrate subject | 20100298766 | 20101125 |
| Devices, systems, and methods are described herein for controlling or modulating the levels of one or more target components in the blood and/or lymph of a vertebrate subject. Devices and systems are provided that include a body defining at least one lumen configured for fluid flow; at least one controllable flow barrier to fluid flow into the at least one lumen; at least one first reservoir disposed within the body and configured to include one or more bifunctional tags, wherein the one or more bifunctional tags are configured to selectively bind to one or more target components in one or more of blood fluid or lymph fluid of a vertebrate subject; at least one treatment region disposed within the at least one lumen; and at least... |
| Controlled agent release and sequestration | 20100294952 | 20101125 |
| Disclosed are nanostructures having nanoprisms and agents, such as diagnostic and/or therapeutic agents. Nanoprisms with a surface plasmon resonance in the near-infrared convert irradiation, such as from a laser into heat selectively to allow the dissociation, such as dehybridization of oligonucleotide duplexes, of agents associated with the nanoprism surface. These nanostructures show morphological, chemical, and functional stability under hours of irradiation. Further disclosed are methods of selectively releasing agents from nanostructures after directed surface plasmon resonance mediated heating of the nanoprisms. Released agents, such as oligonucleotides, are unharmed by this process and can be repeatedly released and sequestered under spatiotemporal control.
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| Method and system for measuring carbon dioxide reduction | 20100287012 | 20101111 |
| A system and method is provided for managing energy data. The system includes a energy transformation device, a central energy data management system and a database containing carbon dioxide credit information. Managing the energy data includes measuring an amount of power produced or consumed by an energy transformation device, measuring an amount of carbon dioxide emitted, converted or sequestered by the energy transformation device, creating a dataset of the power produced or consumed and the amount of carbon dioxide emitted or sequestered, and transmitting the dataset and characteristic data to a central energy data management system. The method also includes, receiving energy measurements and characteristic data from an energy transformation device, obtaining carbon dioxide credit information and comparing the received energy measurements and the characteristic data... |
| Method of stimulating ethanol production and growth of aquatic plants | 20100285551 | 20101111 |
| A method of stimulating ethanol production and growth of aquatic plants includes the steps of placing aquatic plants in a cell containing water and creating an oxygenated condition within the cell to initiate an aerobic process. The aquatic plants create and store carbohydrates during the aerobic process. The cell is then covered with a light blocking cover during the anoxic condition to inhibit light from entering the cell. An anoxic condition is created within the cell to initiate an anaerobic process by the aquatic plants. The aquatic plants increase in size and release ethanol into the water by metabolism of stored carbohydrates during the anaerobic process. The ethanol is then sequestered from the water.
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| Systems and methods for off-shore energy production and carbon dioxide sequestration | 20100284749 | 20101111 |
| The present invention is directed to aquatic systems and methods for off-shore energy production, particularly to systems and methods for generating large amounts of methane via anaerobic digestion, purifying the methane produced, and sequestering environmentally deleterious by-products such as carbon dioxide. The energy production systems contain one or more flexible, inflatable containers supported by water, at least one of which is an anaerobic digester containing bacteria which can produce energy sources such as methane or hydrogen from aquatic plants or animals. Off-shore energy production facilities supported by water bodies offer many advantages over land-based digesters, including the use of large, available open water bodies as an alternative means of support and the potential for locating the facilities at sites that already contain, or can be easily... |
| Assay method for alzheimer's disease | 20100279433 | 20101104 |
| A diagnostic test for preclinical and clinical Alzheimer's disease is based on plasma levels of Aβ40, Aβ42, their ratio, or their rate of entry following administration of antibodies that sequester Aβ. Alterations of any of these parameters from control values identifies preclinical or clinical Alzheimer's disease.
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| Delayed filtering of electronic communication | 20100274811 | 20101028 |
| The invention provides a method, system, and program product for processing an electronic communication by delaying its filtering in order to improve the effectiveness of such filtering. In one embodiment, the invention includes sequestering the electronic communication for a period of time, determining whether the electronic communication should be rejected based on either or both of its source or its content, in the case that the electronic communication should be rejected based on either or both of its source or its content, rejecting the electronic communication, and in the case that the electronic communication should not be rejected based on either or both of its source or its content, delivering the electronic communication to at least one recipient.
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| Device for passively removing a target component from blood or lymph of a vertebrate subject | 20100268199 | 20101021 |
| Devices, systems, and methods are described herein for controlling or modulating the levels of one or more target components in the blood and/or lymph of a vertebrate subject. Devices and systems are provided that include a body defining at least one lumen configured for fluid flow; at least one controllable flow barrier to fluid flow into the at least one lumen; at least one first reservoir disposed within the body and configured to include one or more bifunctional tags, wherein the one or more bifunctional tags are configured to selectively bind to one or more target components in one or more of blood fluid or lymph fluid of a vertebrate subject; at least one treatment region disposed within the at least one lumen; and at least... |
| Antimicrobial gas impregnating devices and methods | 20100268149 | 20101021 |
| A nitric oxide gas-releasing conduit configured for surgical implantation through a patient's tympanic membrane. The nitric oxide gas-releasing conduit comprises a gas-permeable cured resin material configured for releasably sequestering therein gas. The gas-permeable cured resin material is charged with nitric oxide gas. The nitric oxide gas-releasing conduit may be optionally coated with an antimicrobial gas-releasing composition. The gas-releasing coating composition may be configured to release nitric oxide.
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| Selective cytopheresis devices and related methods thereof | 20100268147 | 20101021 |
| The present invention relates to systems and devices to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems, devices, and related methods that sequester leukocytes and/or platelets and then inhibit their inflammatory action.
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| Selective cytopheresis devices and related methods thereof | 20100268146 | 20101021 |
| The present invention relates to systems and devices to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems, devices, and related methods that sequester leukocytes and/or platelets and then inhibit their inflammatory action.
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| Method, substances and kits for labeling population of rna and other substances containing vicinal diols | 20100267004 | 20101021 |
| A method for labeling biological molecules and synthetic molecules that contain a geminal diol, such as RNA, carbohydrates or glycoproteins, using a periodate sequestering agent is provided. Compositions and kits for use in the labeling method are also provided.
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| Selective cytopheresis devices and related methods thereof | 20100266562 | 20101021 |
| The present invention relates to systems and devices to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems, devices, and related methods that sequester leukocytes and/or platelets and then inhibit their inflammatory action.
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| Nanostructures suitable for sequestering cholesterol and other molecules | 20090324706 | 20091231 |
| Articles, compositions, kits, and methods relating to nanostructures, including those that can sequester molecules such as cholesterol, are provided. Certain embodiments described herein include structures having a core-shell type arrangement; for instance, a nanoparticle core may be surrounded by a shell including a material, such as a lipid bilayer, that can interact with cholesterol and/or other lipids. In some embodiments, the structures, when introduced into a subject, can sequester cholesterol and/or other lipids and remove them from circulation. Accordingly, the structures described herein may be used to diagnose, prevent, treat or manage certain diseases or bodily conditions, especially those associated with abnormal lipid levels.
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| Compositions and methods for treating and preventing infection | 20090324643 | 20091231 |
| This invention relates to cholesterol-sequestering agents and methods of using cholesterol-sequestering agents to treat or prevent infection. The compositions of the invention can be used in vitro or in vivo to decrease the load of a microorganism in a biological sample. Methods of generating an immune response against a microorganism are also included.
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| Seamless frequency sequestering | 20090319759 | 20091224 |
| A method and apparatus for seamless frequency sequestering is herein described. In response to a frequency throttle event, controlling software, such as an OS, is provided access to a throttled amount of frequency associated with the frequency throttle event, while another amount of frequency is transparently sequestered for performance of non-controlling software tasks.
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| Bivalent erbb ligand binding molecules and methods for their preparation and use | 20090318346 | 20091224 |
| A new bivalent ErbB-based ligand binding molecule is disclosed along with its method of preparation and use. The binding molecule can be a protein expressed from a recombinant DNA molecule. The protein can contain two extracellular domains of an ErbB receptor that both bind to ErbB receptor ligands. These binding molecules act as traps to bind and sequester ligands, thus making them unavailable for binding to cellular ErbB receptors.
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| Antimicrobial compositions | 20090312279 | 20091217 |
| An antimicrobial composition, including a synergistic combination of three or more agents as an active ingredient. Each of the three or more potentiating agents can be selected from the following types of compounds: sequestering agents, carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives, terpenes/terpenoids, amines and amine derivatives, plant-derived oils, sulfonates, phenols, fatty acids, dibenzofuran derivatives, organo isothiocyanates, quaternary ammonium compounds, peroxides and peroxide donors, and macrolide polyenes. At least two of the three or more potentiating agents are not of the same type of compound. The antimicrobial composition can have strong antimicrobial efficacy in control of microorganisms having resistance to currently used antimicrobials.
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| System and process for reduction of greenhouse gas and conversion of biomass | 20090307974 | 20091217 |
| A system and process for reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas, particularly carbon dioxide, uses, in some forms, a reactor, such as a plasma gasification reactor (PGR), to chemically reduce sequestered carbon dioxide with high heat in a carbonaceous bed to form gaseous products then used above the bed to convert biomass to lighter hydrocarbons, as well as hydrogen and carbon monoxide. In some arrangements the sequestered carbon dioxide supplied to a reactor is derived from a power plant's exhaust. The gaseous products of a reactor may be supplied to an additional reactor for processing to form liquid fuels or may be supplied as gas fuel to an electric power plant or otherwise combusted. Where the output of the CO2 conversion and the biomass conversion is converted to... |
| Method and apparatus for making a water cut determination using a sequestered liquid-continuous stream | 20090306911 | 20091210 |
| An apparatus and method for determining the water cut value of a multiphase fluid flowing within a pipe is provided. The device includes a sequestering structure disposed within the pipe, a transmitting device, a receiving device, and a processing device. The sequestering structure at least partially defines a sensing passage within the pipe, which passage has a gap extending substantially normal to a direction of fluid flow within the pipe. The sensing passage is oriented to sequester an amount of a liquid component of the multi-phase fluid sufficient to form a continuous liquid body extending across the gap of the sensing passage. The transmitting device is operable to transmit a signal through the liquid across the gap of the sensing passage. The receiving device is operable... |
| Sealed split ring crankshaft bearing | 20090297079 | 20091203 |
| A crankshaft has spaced-apart cheeks and a cylindrical surface between the cheeks. A split ring bearing assembly has first and second bearing parts that join to encircle the cylindrical surface. First and second split ring seal assemblies each have first and second seal parts that join to encircle and sealingly contact with the cylindrical surface on each side of the split ring bearing assembly. A journal includes a first and second journal halves having cylindrical recesses receiving the crankshaft so that the split ring bearing assembly bears upon the journal and the first and second split ring seal assemblies sealingly contact with the journal halves. A lube fill fitting is provided in the journal for the introduction of lubricant which is permanently sequestered between the first... |
| Method to enhance production of paralytic shellfish toxins from dinoflagellate cultures | 20090291484 | 20091126 |
| A simple solid phase extraction (SPE) method for continuous sequestering and concentration of waterborne cues from sea water conditioned with aquatic source organisms that induce toxin formation in dinoflagellates, and a method of increasing this toxin formation.
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| Low molecular weight ampholytic polymers for personal care applications | 20090291053 | 20091126 |
| A cosmetically acceptable composition comprising from about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent, based on polymer solids, of a water-soluble ampholyte polymer comprising: from at least 1 to as much as 95 weight percent of the nonionic monomer acrylamide; from at least 5 to as much as 80 weight percent of the cationic monomer dimethyldiallylammonium chloride; from at least 1 to as much as 75 weight percent of the anionic monomer acrylic acid, is disclosed. The application of these polymers to a keratinous substance is also disclosed. In addition, a method of treating a keratinous substance comprising applying a cosmetically acceptable composition comprising from about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent, based on polymer solids, of an ampholyte polymer produced by the following process: (1) preparing... |
| Apparatus and method to sequester contaminants | 20090280046 | 20091112 |
| The invention relates to an apparatus and method for reducing contaminants from industrial processes. More particularly, the invention is directed to a method of sequestering pollutants from flue gases in operational plants. The method includes sequestering contaminants from a point source by reacting an alkaline material with a flue gas containing contaminants to be sequestered, wherein the reaction has a rapid mass transfer rate to sequester at least a portion of the contaminants.
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| High capacity napkin dispenser | 20090277920 | 20091112 |
| A large capacity napkin dispenser for in counter mounting includes: (a) an elongate housing having a generally rectangular cross-section for receiving a stack of napkins; (b) a faceplate with a dispensing aperture, the faceplate being hinged to the housing so as to be movable between an open position for re-loading and a closed position for dispensing; (c) a movable support member mounted in the housing; (d) biasing means for urging the movable support toward the faceplate so that the stack of napkins is advanced to the aperture as it is depleted; and (e) sequestered means for locking the faceplate in the closed position. The locking means includes release means located adjacent the inner surface of the faceplate such that when the faceplate is in the closed... |
| Apparatus and method to sequester contaminants | 20090280046 | 20091112 |
| The invention relates to an apparatus and method for reducing contaminants from industrial processes. More particularly, the invention is directed to a method of sequestering pollutants from flue gases in operational plants. The method includes sequestering contaminants from a point source by reacting an alkaline material with a flue gas containing contaminants to be sequestered, wherein the reaction has a rapid mass transfer rate to sequester at least a portion of the contaminants.
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| High capacity napkin dispenser | 20090277920 | 20091112 |
| A large capacity napkin dispenser for in counter mounting includes: (a) an elongate housing having a generally rectangular cross-section for receiving a stack of napkins; (b) a faceplate with a dispensing aperture, the faceplate being hinged to the housing so as to be movable between an open position for re-loading and a closed position for dispensing; (c) a movable support member mounted in the housing; (d) biasing means for urging the movable support toward the faceplate so that the stack of napkins is advanced to the aperture as it is depleted; and (e) sequestered means for locking the faceplate in the closed position. The locking means includes release means located adjacent the inner surface of the faceplate such that when the faceplate is in the closed... |
| Electrostatic-image-developing toner, method of producing the same, electrostatic image developer, image forming method and image forming apparatus | 20090274972 | 20091105 |
| An electrostatic-image-developing toner includes a phosphonic acid based sequestering agent.
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| Electrostatic-image-developing toner, method of producing the same, electrostatic image developer, image forming method and image forming apparatus | 20090274972 | 20091105 |
| An electrostatic-image-developing toner includes a phosphonic acid based sequestering agent.
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| Supercritical fluid loading of porous medical devices with bioactive agents | 20090269480 | 20091029 |
| Described herein are implantable medical devices that can be coated with polymers and/or bioactive agents with the aid of supercritical fluids and methods for coating the devices. The medical devices described herein can have at least a portion of their surface made of or formed from a porous material. The supercritical fluids are used as a carrier for the bioactive agents described. Once the bioactive agents are carried to the medical device surface, they are sequestered there, preferably in the pores. The supercritical fluid is sprayed onto the medical devices achieving precipitation of the fluid. If appropriate conditions are used in the area of precipitation, bioactive agents can penetrate into the pores of the medical device before coming out of solution and expanding.
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| Functional nucleic acids for biological sequestration | 20090266760 | 20091029 |
| The present invention generally relates to methods of improving the removal and/or treatment of substances in bulk volumes, particularly to methods of improving the removal and/or treatment of contaminants in bulk volumes by nucleic acid interaction and by including such nucleic acid interactions in organisms. The present invention further relates to methods for generating and/or improving the interaction of nucleic acids with substances for removal and/or treatment. Bulk volumes may generally refer to any volume of substance wherein the removal and/or treatment of substances therein may occur. Nucleic acids may be utilized to bind and/or catalytically interact with substances in the bulk volume. Further, the nucleic acids may be included in an organism for sequestering substances within cells.
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| Functional nucleic acids for biological sequestration | 20090266760 | 20091029 |
| The present invention generally relates to methods of improving the removal and/or treatment of substances in bulk volumes, particularly to methods of improving the removal and/or treatment of contaminants in bulk volumes by nucleic acid interaction and by including such nucleic acid interactions in organisms. The present invention further relates to methods for generating and/or improving the interaction of nucleic acids with substances for removal and/or treatment. Bulk volumes may generally refer to any volume of substance wherein the removal and/or treatment of substances therein may occur. Nucleic acids may be utilized to bind and/or catalytically interact with substances in the bulk volume. Further, the nucleic acids may be included in an organism for sequestering substances within cells.
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| Supercritical fluid loading of porous medical devices with bioactive agents | 20090269480 | 20091029 |
| Described herein are implantable medical devices that can be coated with polymers and/or bioactive agents with the aid of supercritical fluids and methods for coating the devices. The medical devices described herein can have at least a portion of their surface made of or formed from a porous material. The supercritical fluids are used as a carrier for the bioactive agents described. Once the bioactive agents are carried to the medical device surface, they are sequestered there, preferably in the pores. The supercritical fluid is sprayed onto the medical devices achieving precipitation of the fluid. If appropriate conditions are used in the area of precipitation, bioactive agents can penetrate into the pores of the medical device before coming out of solution and expanding.
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| Manufacture of gas from hydrogen-bearing starting materials. | 20090260288 | 20091022 |
| In a process for manufacturing gas from hydrogen-bearing starting materials—such as those also containing carbon, carbonaceous materials, hydrocarbons or other hydrogen-bearing materials—the starting materials are fed into a 3-dimenstional plasma region to produce two output streams: a gas substantially containing hydrogen, and a by-products stream. Apparatus and a method are disclosed for generating gas which is substantially hydrogen gas (but may also contain other gaseous species) from the essentially complete dissociation of the starting materials in a plasma operating under pyrolytic conditions.1 Starting materials are fed into a plasma reactor. These starting materials are heated by one or more disclosed plasma sheets and/or plasma arrays in a reactor. The manufactured gas is vented from the reactor through an outlet. By-products are also removed from the reactor... |
| Molecular transfer printing using block copolymers | 20090260750 | 20091022 |
| Methods of creating and transferring chemical patterns and physical patterns of deposited materials or molecules using block copolymers are provided. The methods involve providing block copolymer materials blended with one or more transfer molecules or inks. The differences in chemistry of the blocks of the copolymer that result in micro-phase separation (e.g., self-assembly into nanoscale domains) also allow inks to be sequestered into specific blocks. By designing the ink molecules to react, adsorb, or otherwise interact with a second substrate, inks are transferred to the second substrate in a pattern dictated by the pattern of block copolymer domains present at the surface of the block copolymer film.
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| Apparatus and method to sequester contaminants | 20090263301 | 20091022 |
| The invention relates to an apparatus and method for reducing contaminants from industrial processes. More particularly, the invention is directed to a method of sequestering pollutants from flue gases in operational plants. The method includes sequestering contaminants from a point source by reacting an alkaline material with a flue gas containing contaminants to be sequestered, wherein the reaction has a rapid mass transfer rate to sequester at least a portion of the contaminants.
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| System and method for using super critical state carbon dioxide (co2) as a hydrocarbon diluent | 20090264695 | 20091022 |
| A system and method for the use of super critical CO2 as a diluent for transport of extracted or processed hydrocarbons. The super critical state CO2 is then co-mingled with the extracted or processed hydrocarbons and transported in the co-mingled state to a delivery point. At the delivery point, the super critical state CO2 is allowed to return to its gaseous state allowing the separation of the hydrocarbons therefrom. The hydrocarbons may be processed and the gaseous CO2 returned to its super critical state for future transport, use in EOR, or geologically sequestered.
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| Biofilm-inhibiting catheters and tubings | 20090255536 | 20091015 |
| Antimicrobial and biofilm-inhibiting nitric oxide-releasing medical appliances for installation into a patient, and processes for producing the medical appliances. The medical appliances are configured for conveying materials into and out of the patient's body and may comprise tubings or pouching systems. The medical appliances comprise a gas-permeable cured resin material selected from the group consisting of curable silicones, polyvinyl acetates, thermoplastic elastomers, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer rubber, polyurethanes and selected combinations thereof, wherein the gas-permeable cured resin material comprises a matrix suitable for releasably sequestering therein permeating gases. A plurality of nitric-oxide gas-releasing moieties is sequestered within and through the gas-permeable resin material. Nitric oxide is released from at least a portion of said plurality of nitric oxide gas-releasing moieties upon contact of the medical appliance with a... |
| Biofilm extracellular polysaccharide solvating system | 20090258086 | 20091015 |
| The invention provides a solvating system for the removal of biofilms which solvates the extracellular polysaccharide matrix holding it to a surface. The aqueous solvating system comprises water, a metal ion sequestering agent, and a solvating agent for an extracellular polysaccharide matrix, which is gentle enough to be used directly on human tissues, but which may also be used on hard or soft non-tissue surfaces to breakdown, and/or remove biofilms.
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| System and method for plasma reduced platelet collection | 20090259162 | 20091015 |
| A method and apparatus for collecting plasma reduced platelets potentially suspended in a synthetic solution from a donor. Whole blood is drawn from the donor and introduced into a separation chamber. Platelets are extracted from the separation chamber into a container, using, for example, surge (with anticoagulated plasma or a synthetic solution) or push methodologies. The remaining blood components in the separation chamber are returned back to the donor. The steps of drawing whole blood and introducing the whole blood into the separation chamber, extracting platelets from the separation chamber into the container, and returning the remaining components in the chamber back to the donor are repeated. The sequestered platelets in the container are reintroduced into the separation chamber, whereupon a plasma reduced platelet product is... |
| Tool and method for evaluating fluid dynamic properties of a cement annulus surrounding a casing | 20090250208 | 20091008 |
| The permeability of the cement annulus surrounding a casing is measured by locating a tool inside the casing, placing a probe of the tool in contact with the cement annulus, measuring the change of pressure in the probe over time, where the change in pressure over time is a function of among other things, the initial probe pressure, the formation pressure, and the permeability, and using the measured change over time to determine an estimated permeability. The estimated permeability is useful in determining whether carbon dioxide can be effectively sequestered in the formation below or at the depth of measurement without significant leakage through the cement annulus.
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| Tool and method for evaluating fluid dynamic properties of a cement annulus surrounding a casing | 20090250208 | 20091008 |
| The permeability of the cement annulus surrounding a casing is measured by locating a tool inside the casing, placing a probe of the tool in contact with the cement annulus, measuring the change of pressure in the probe over time, where the change in pressure over time is a function of among other things, the initial probe pressure, the formation pressure, and the permeability, and using the measured change over time to determine an estimated permeability. The estimated permeability is useful in determining whether carbon dioxide can be effectively sequestered in the formation below or at the depth of measurement without significant leakage through the cement annulus.
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| Naractin compositions for the inhibition of reactive oxygen species | 20090246152 | 20091001 |
| The invention relates to agents for sequestering serum aging factors, and methods for using the same. More particularly, the invention relates to agents termed herein “Naractin” to denote any one of several naturally-occurring arNOX inhibitors either present in N. tazetta powder or capable of augmenting N. tazetta powder to an inhibitory level comparable to that of the fresh N. tazetta extracts, and to methods for using “Naractins” to prevent or treat disorders and complications of disorders resulting from cell damage caused by an aging-related isoform of NADH oxidase (arNOX). In one exemplary embodiment the agents of the invention comprise at least one naturally occurring Naractin. Such naturally occurring naractins are also capable of augmenting the anti-arNOX effect of other naturally occurring arNOX inhibitory agents.
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| Systems and methods for capturing, isolating and sequestering carbon from co2 in the atmosphere in the form of char produced from biomass feedstock | 20080317657 | 20081225 |
| The invention is a system and methods whereby biomass is gasified in a reactor vessel producing carbon char for the purpose of sequestering that char in soil, thereby reducing the carbon in the atmosphere. The invention relies on a renewable source for the biomass and a dedicated land area for sequestering the carbon char. The process in the reactor vessel is monitored and controlled to produce char with characteristics beneficial to the soil in which it is sequestered and to the plants growing in that soil. The net affect is “Carbon Negative.” The process returns only part of the carbon in the process feedstock to the atmosphere, thereby reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide in proportion to the amount of carbon char sequestered in the soil. The process... |
| Deeply quenched enzyme sensors | 20080318246 | 20081225 |
| Sensors for detecting enzyme activity are provided that include a substrate module comprising a substrate for the enzyme of interest and a fluorescent label, a quencher, and a detection module. The detection module binds to the substrate module either before or after the enzyme acts on the substrate and sequesters the label from the quencher, resulting in an increased signal from the label. Sensors for detecting enzyme activity are also provided that include a substrate for the enzyme, a label, and a quencher that quenches the label. Action of the enzyme on the substrate results in a conformational change that relieves quenching. Sensors for detecting protein-protein interactions are also provided that include a quencher and a labeled first polypeptide. Binding of the first polypeptide to a... |
| Hairdressing preparation cleansers and usage method thereof | 20080318824 | 20081225 |
| It is preferable that said component with the IOB value of 0.6 to 1.5 is one or a combination of more than one selected from the group consisting of random alkylene oxide derivatives, and said cationic polymer is one or a combination of more than one selected from the group of starch hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, cationized hydroxyethyl cellulose-2, polyquaternium-39, and polyquaternium-7. It is preferable that citric acid and triethanolamine are additionally contained.
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| Compositions and methods for enhanced gastrointestinal stability of oligopeptides and polypeptides | 20080311161 | 20081218 |
| Methods and compositions are provided for stabilizing polypeptides for oral administration, particularly where enteric delivery is desirable. By administering the polypeptides with a bile sequestering agent, the stability of the polypeptide can be increased. Pharmaceutical formulations for this purpose are provided.
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| Tamper-resistant oral opioid agonist formulations | 20080311198 | 20081218 |
| Disclosed is an oral dosage form comprising (i) an opioid agonist in releasable form and (ii) a sequestered opioid antagonist which is substantially not released when the dosage form is administered intact, such that the ratio of the amount of antagonist released from said dosage form after tampering to the amount of said antagonist released from said intact dosage form is about 4:1 or greater, based on the in-vitro dissolution at 1 hour of said dosage form in 900 ml of Simulated Gastric Fluid using a USP Type II (paddle) apparatus at 75 rpm at 37 degrees C. wherein said agonist and antagonist are interdispersed and are not isolated from each other in two distinct layers.
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| Tamper-resistant oral opioid agonist formulations | 20080311199 | 20081218 |
| Disclosed is an oral dosage form comprising (i) an opioid agonist in releasable form and (ii) a sequestered opioid antagonist which is substantially not released when the dosage form is administered intact, such that the ratio of the amount of antagonist released from said dosage form after tampering to the amount of said antagonist released from said intact dosage form is about 4:1 or greater, based on the in-vitro dissolution at 1 hour of said dosage form in 900 ml of Simulated Gastric Fluid using a USP Type II (paddle) apparatus at 75 rpm at 37 degrees C. wherein said agonist and antagonist are interdispersed and are not isolated from each other in two distinct layers.
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| Instrumentality for sequestering liquids based on density: method and apparatus | 20080311651 | 20081218 |
| An apparatus and method for collecting whole blood and then separating it into components for subsequent use or storage. A self-contained bag set is used to collect the sample, which may then be placed into a device adapted to fit into a centrifuge for separation of components. Each component is then sequentially extracted according to density, with a sensor present in the device to control the operation of valves directing the collection of each component. The sensor may be reading one or more of the following characteristics: infrared, optics, density, weight, radioactive, fluorescence, color, magnetism, ultrasonic, capacitance wherein the characteristic is inherent in the blood and blood component or is an additive. Each component may then be separated into its own storage container. The preferred sensors... |
| Asbestos containment composition | 20080312487 | 20081218 |
| The compound is a clay aqueous suspension made of at least one 2:1 layer phyllosilicate clay mineral, at least one 1:1 layer phyllosilicate clay mineral, and water that can be used to sequester asbestos, such as chrysotile, as well as dust and other fibrous particles, at all scales of contamination.
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| Integrated multiple fuel renewable energy system | 20080303348 | 20081211 |
| A system for continuously generating baseload electrical energy entirely from renewable resources and transmitting the generated electrical energy to a transmission grid includes, in combination, a first energy generation device for continuously generating electrical energy output, which has a bio-mass fuel supply requirement for generating the electrical energy. One or more additional energy generation devices provide, as available, intermittent electrical and thermal energy for substituting, or supplementing, the electrical energy output of the first energy generation device, and for supplementing the fuel supply requirement for the first energy generation device. A switching device ensures a least-cost generation of baseload electrical energy from the generating system by selectively using the output of the first energy generation device or, as available, the one or more additional energy generation... |
| Tamper-resistant oral opioid agonist formulations | 20080305167 | 20081211 |
| Disclosed is an oral dosage form comprising (i) an opioid agonist in releasable form and (ii) a sequestered opioid antagonist which is substantially not released when the dosage form is administered intact, such that the ratio of the amount of antagonist released from said dosage form after tampering to the amount of said antagonist released from said intact dosage form is about 4:1 or greater, based on the in-vitro dissolution at 1 hour of said dosage form in 900 ml of Simulated Gastric Fluid using a USP Type II (paddle) apparatus at 75 rpm at 37 degrees C. wherein said agonist and antagonist are interdispersed and are not isolated from each other in two distinct layers.
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| Hydrogen peroxide disinfectant containing a cyclic carboxylic acid and/or aromatic alcohol | 20080305182 | 20081211 |
| An aqueous disinfecting solution, a concentrated version of the solution, and a dry powdered composition which may be dissolved in water to provide the solution. The solution has a pH of from 0.6 to 7 and comprises (a) hydrogen peroxide in a concentration of from 0.01 to 6% w/w; and (b) at least one component chosen from cyclic carboxylic acids and aromatic alcohols, in a concentration of from 0.01 to 10% w/w, all based on the total weight of the solution. The cyclic carboxylic acids are preferably 2-furan carboxylic acid, benzoic acid and salicylic acid and the aromatic alcohol is preferably benzyl alcohol. Furthermore, the solution may contain surfactants, corrosion inhibitors, hydrotropes, cation sequestering agents, hydrogen peroxide stabilizers, solvents, thickeners, skin conditioning agents, antifoams, and pH... |
| Tamper-resistant oral opioid agonist formulations | 20080306104 | 20081211 |
| Disclosed is an oral dosage form comprising (i) an opioid agonist in releasable form and (ii) a sequestered opioid antagonist which is substantially not released when the dosage form is administered intact, such that the ratio of the amount of antagonist released from said dosage form after tampering to the amount of said antagonist released from said intact dosage form is about 4:1 or greater, based on the in-vitro dissolution at 1 hour of said dosage form in 900 ml of Simulated Gastric Fluid using a USP Type II (paddle) apparatus at 75 rpm at 37 degrees C. wherein said agonist and antagonist are interdispersed and are not isolated from each other in two distinct layers.
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| Hydrocarbon sequestering product, a method to obtain the product, a method to sequester hydrocarbons and a hydrocarbon sequestration facility | 20080300441 | 20081204 |
| A hydrocarbon sequestering product, a method to obtain the product, and a method and a facility to sequester hydrocarbons, wherein the product comprises an oleophilic filamentous material that gets in contact with a medium contaminated by one or more hydrocarbons with the purpose of sequestrating the hydrocarbon(s) present in the medium to free it from said hydrocarbons.
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| Systems and methods for distributed sequestration in electronic evidence management | 20080300900 | 20081204 |
| Systems and methods are provided for managing sequestration of electronic evidentiary objects in an organization with distributed systems. The systems and methods include capturing in a central evidence management system objects from sources in the distributed systems. The objects are stored in a repository. Selected objects are selectively sequestered, which includes sequestering the selected objects at the sources. In certain embodiments, the sequestering of the selected objects at the sources is achieved by agents provided at the sources by the central evidence management system.
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| Sequestering agent for micronutrient fertilisers | 20080293570 | 20081127 |
| According to the present invention, there is provided a method of sequestering micronutrients when used to provide the micronutrients to a plant, which comprises applying to an area of the plant or soil/substrate surrounding the plant an effective amount of a plant fertiliser composition comprising a surfactant, such as general formula (III), that is capable of forming coordinate bonds with micronutrients.
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| Beta-amyloid binding factors and inhibitors thereof | 20080293922 | 20081127 |
| The present invention relates to a VEGF polypeptide that binds to Aβ. The present invention also relates to a compound that sequesters Aβ. And conversely, the invention relates to a compound that sequesters VEGF. Thus, the present invention also relates to a method of screening for a compound that inhibits the binding of VEGF to Aβ, and thus relates to prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.
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| Systems and methods for volume reduction | 20080293996 | 20081127 |
| Systems and methods are provided for reducing the effective volume of a cardiac ventricle. A ventricular volume reduction system may include a containment system or container body deliverable through a catheter into the ventricle, with the containment system or container body being fillable to occupy space within the ventricle. A ventricular volume reduction system may include a partition that sequesters a portion of the ventricle and separates it from the flow path of blood in the ventricle. Methods for reducing the effective ventricular chamber volume may include placement of the containment system, the container body or the partition within the ventricle.
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| Methods and devices for the production of hydrocarbons from carbon and hydrogen sources | 20080283411 | 20081120 |
| Devices and methods are described for converting a carbon source and a hydrogen source into hydrocarbons, such as alcohols, for alternative energy sources. The influents may comprise carbon dioxide gas and hydrogen gas or water, obtainable from the atmosphere for through methods described herein, such as plasma generation or electrolysis. One method to produce hydrocarbons comprises the use of an electrolytic device, comprising an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte. Another method comprises the use of ultrasonic energy to drive the reaction. The devices and methods and related devices and methods are useful, for example, to provide a fossil fuel alternative energy source, store renewable energy, sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, counteract global warming, and store carbon dioxide in a liquid fuel.
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| Polymer no donor predrug nanofiber coating for medical devices and therapy | 20080286321 | 20081120 |
| The present invention relates to nanofibers that produce therapeutic amounts of nitric oxide after a delay period, which allows time to install or implant the device into a patient. The nitric oxide release is thus localized to the area of the organism where NO dosing is indicated. The delay time is achieved by cospinning the NO-producing fiber with a fiber that tends to sequester the former's NO-producing functional groups. Fibers of the present invention may be incorporated into medical devices such as stents or other implantable medical devices to prevent the formation of adhesions or scarring in the area of the implant.
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| Pyrolysis systems, methods, and resultants derived therefrom | 20080286557 | 20081120 |
| A system and process for gasification of a carbonaceous feedstock uses pyrolysis to produce a gas product, which may include methane, ethane, and other desirable hydrocarbon gases, and a solids product, which includes activated carbon or carbon. The gas product may then be filtered using at least a portion of the activated carbon from the solids product as a filtering medium. In an embodiment, at least some of the noxious chemicals are sequestered or removed from the gas product in one or more filtering steps using the activated carbon as a filtering medium. In a further embodiment, the filtering steps are performed in stages using activated carbon at different temperatures. A high-temperature pyrolysis system that produces activated carbon may be combined with another high-temperature pyrolysis system... |
| Fine particle carbon dioxide transformation and sequestration | 20080277319 | 20081113 |
| An energy efficient method and system for producing micron-sized particles and transforming and sequestering carbon dioxide into mineral carbonates is described, along with uses for the mineral carbonates produced in the process.
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| Method and apparatus for co2 sequestration | 20080274494 | 20081106 |
| A method and apparatus for growing algae for sequestering carbon dioxide and then harvesting the algae includes a container for a suspension of algae in a liquid and a bioreactor having a translucent channel in fluid communication with the container to absorb CO2 and grow the algae. A monitor determines the growth of the algae in the channel. A separator separates the grown algae from the suspension and an extractor extracts biomaterials from the grown algae.
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| Method for removing calcium from crude oil | 20080264830 | 20081030 |
| Methods for reducing calcium deposition along surfaces in contact with the water phase of a resolved water/oil emulsion are disclosed. High calcium crude oil and the like are contacted with a sequestrant to form a sequestered calcium containing complex that partitions to the water phase in the resolved emulsion. A specifically formulated polymeric deposit control agent is added to the water phase to inhibit calcium deposit formation therein and along surfaces in contact with the water phase.
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| Apparatus and method for sequestering flue gas co2 | 20080267838 | 20081030 |
| A fluidized bed reactor device for sequestering flue gas CO2 from a flue gas source is provided. The fluidized bed reactor device comprises an operating portion having a first end and a second end. A flue gas inlet is formed at the first end of the operating portion with the flue gas inlet receiving flue gas from the flue gas source. A flue gas outlet formed at the second end of the operating portion. A distributor plate is mounted within the operating portion adjacent the first end of the operating portion. A volume of fly ash is encased within the operating portion between the second end and the distributor plate with the flue gas traveling through the distributor plate and the fly ash creating reacted flue... |
| Method and apparatus for carbonylation with reduced catalyst loss | 20080269518 | 20081030 |
| An apparatus and method for carbonylating a reactant, including sequestering Group VIII catalyst metal from a process stream which generally has a ppb concentration of the catalyst metal. The process stream is treated with a polymer having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic repeat units to sequester the catalyst from the stream, thus allowing valuable catalyst to be recovered and returned to the reaction mixture. An apparatus provides a resin bed downstream of the light ends column in a carbonylation process. Preferably, spent resin is regenerated with a regenerant composition compatible with the carbonylation reaction mixture so that catalyst metal can be directly recycled and the resin re-used.
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| Method and composition for high level disinfection employing quaternary ammonium compounds | 20080260716 | 20081023 |
| Methods and compositions for high level disinfection (as herein defined) of a surface. Methods include treating the surface with a composition including a quaternary ammonium compound in a concentration which exceeds 1% w/w and the temperature of treatment is in the range of from 30° C. to 80° C. A log (6) reduction in Mycobacterium terrae is achieved on the surface in less than 10 minutes. The temperature may be produced by a physical chaotrope, a chemical chaotrope (such as) boron or a boron compound or complex or a combination of chaotropic agents. Sequestering agents and enzymes maybe added.
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| Carbon dioxide sequestration in foamed controlled low strength materials | 20080245274 | 20081009 |
| A process for sequestering carbon dioxide from the exhaust gas emitted from a combustion chamber is disclosed. In the process, a foam including a foaming agent and the exhaust gas is formed, and the foam is added to a mixture including a cementitious material (e.g., cement-kiln dust, lime kiln dust, or slag cement) and water to form a foamed mixture. Thereafter, the foamed mixture is allowed to set, preferably to a controlled low-strength material having a compressive strength of 1200 psi or less. The carbon dioxide in the exhaust gas reacts with hydration products in the controlled low-strength material and in turn sequesters the carbon dioxide.
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| Electrochemical methods to generate hydrogen and sequester carbon dioxide | 20080245672 | 20081009 |
| A carbon dioxide negative method of manufacturing renewable hydrogen and trapping carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams is described. Direct current renewable electricity is provided to a water electrolysis apparatus with sufficient voltage to generate hydrogen and hydroxide ions at the cathode, and protons and oxygen at the anode. These products are separated and sequestered and the base is used to trap carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams as bicarbonate or carbonate salts. These carbonate salts, hydrogen, and trapped carbon dioxide in turn can be combined in a variety of chemical and electrochemical processes to create valuable carbon-based materials made from atmospheric carbon dioxide. The net effect of all processes is the generation of renewable hydrogen from water and a reduction of... |
| Electrochemical apparatus to generate hydrogen and sequester carbon dioxide | 20080248350 | 20081009 |
| A carbon dioxide negative method of manufacturing renewable hydrogen and trapping carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams is described. Direct current renewable electricity is provided to a water electrolysis apparatus with sufficient voltage to generate hydrogen and hydroxide ions at the cathode, and protons and oxygen at the anode. These products are separated and sequestered and the base is used to trap carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams as bicarbonate or carbonate salts. These carbonate salts, hydrogen, and trapped carbon dioxide in turn can be combined in a variety of chemical and electrochemical processes to create valuable carbon-based materials made from atmospheric carbon dioxide. The net effect of all processes is the generation of renewable hydrogen from water and a reduction of... |
| (3,4-disubstituted)propanoic carboxylates as sip (edg) receptor agonists | 20080249093 | 20081009 |
| as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are S1P1/Edg1 receptor agonists and thus have immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic activities by modulating leukocyte trafficking, sequestering lymphocytes in secondary lymphoid tissues, and enhancing vascular integrity. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods of treatment or prevention.
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| Antibody-based method for isolating th1 and th2 helper lymphocytes from human peripheral blood | 20070298441 | 20071227 |
| A negative isolation method for separately isolating preparations of Th1 and Th2 helper lymphocytes from peripheral blood mononuclear cells involving the use of novel combinations of monoclonal antibodies to separately sequester specific Th1 and Th2 lymphocytes and contaminating leukocytes and erythrocytes, adding a magnetic colloid to the cells, and using a magnetic column for fractionation of Th1 and Th2 cells. Imbalances in the relative numbers of Th1 and Th2 lymphocytes can be used in the diagnosis and prognosis of human diseases.
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| Methods and apparatus to audit a computer in a sequestered partition | 20070300299 | 20071227 |
| Methods and apparatus are disclosed to audit a computer in a sequestered partition. An example method disclosed herein initializes a first processing unit and accesses sequestering code with the initialized first processing unit. The example method further initializes an embedded partition, the embedded partition including a sequestered runtime environment, executes an audit process, and initializes a general partition including an operating system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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| Method and apparatus for co2 sequestration | 20070289206 | 20071220 |
| A method and apparatus for sequestering CO2 using algae comprises a plurality of vertically suspended bioreactors, each bioreactor being translucent and including a flow channel formed by a plurality of baffles. A culture tank contains a suspension of water and at least one algae and includes a plurality of gas jets for introducing a CO2-containing gas into the suspension. The culture tank is in fluid communication with an inlet in each channel for flowing the suspension through the channel in the presence of light. A pump pumps the suspension into the channel inlet.
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| Self-heating chemical system for sustained modulation of temperature | 20070289720 | 20071220 |
| A self-heating chemical system using one or more primary components for exothermic reactions (such as calcium oxide), one or more porous components that can serve as a heat sink and conductor of heat as well as under going chemical transformations that release heat (zeolite), a weak acid (citric acid) for sustained modulation of temperature and pH. Exothermic reactions, mixing of some chemicals, sorption of certain chemicals, phase changes in chemicals, and dissolution of some chemicals in solvents release heat during these operations. The rate of heat generation coupled with mass and energy transfer rates to or from system(s) allows modulation of the temperature of systems. The modulation can be further enhanced by controlled release and availability of some of the components. This method provides with a... |
| Compositions and methods for detecting and treating tumors containing acidic areas | 20070286803 | 20071213 |
| Improved compositions have been developed which are selectively sequestered in acidic areas of tumors. When the compositions contain a radioisotope effective to report the presence of the composition, the compositions are useful for detecting tumors. When the compositions contain radioisotopes effective to kill cells, the compositions are useful for treating tumors. Methods for detecting and treating tumors with such compositions are also disclosed.
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| Methods and apparatus to provide a managed runtime environment in a sequestered partition | 20070288912 | 20071213 |
| Apparatus and methods of managed runtime in an embedded partition are disclosed. An example processor system has a general partition having a central processing unit (CPU) to run a first operating system. An embedded partition has a second central processing unit (CPU) to run a second operating system. An inter-partition bridge exchanges an instruction between the general partition and the embedded partition. The first operating system includes a managed runtime environment filter to evaluate the instruction and determine whether the embedded partition can process the instruction.
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| Methods of managing water in oil shale development | 20070277973 | 20071206 |
| The present disclosure relates to a system and method of providing water management and utilization during the process of dewatering and retorting of oil shale. More specifically, the process described relates to co-producing potable and non-potable water, for various uses, during the extraction of petroleum from shale oil deposits. Generally, the process allows the production of multiple streams of waters or varying salinity and pressures at least one of which is of high enough pressure for reinsertion into geological formations or reservoirs, and another which may supply a potable water source. In one embodiment, the high pressure required for reinserting the non-potable water into geological formation or reservoirs may be utilized for producing the potable water supply. In another embodiment, the non-potable water supply may also... |
| Producing ethanol and saleable organic compounds using an environmental carbon dioxide reduction process | 20070282021 | 20071206 |
| Carbon dioxide, from a greenhouse gas source, is reacted with hydrogen, developed in an environmentally friendly process, such as from solar energy based electrolysis, to produce a mixture of ethanol and other saleable organic compounds. The ethanol and other saleable organic compounds mixture may contain substantial percentages of methanol, ethanol, and dimethylether in addition to other components which have chemical structures of predominantly carbon and hydrogen or carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The saleable organic compounds, such as methane, methanol and ethanol may be used as a combustible fuel thus developing a green energy cycle. A portion of the organic compounds may be separated into essentially pure components and used as chemical process feed stocks. The essentially pure organic compounds may be further reacted with suitable chemical... |
| Treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, or other disorders, using agents that reduce the sequestering of zinc by calprotectin | 20070275095 | 20071129 |
| Treatments are disclosed for inflammatory, autoimmune, or other disorders characterized by excessive activity of calprotectin, a protein that normally defends against microbial infections by sequestering available zinc, at a site of infection. Excessive calprotectin activity, which can cause zinc deficiencies in localized tissues, can create or aggravate various disorders. However, ingestion of systemic (oral) zinc supplements tends to activate offsetting mechanisms, and such supplements therefore usually are ineffective. Accordingly, targeted treatments are disclosed herein for suppressing and controlling excessive calprotectin activity, in local tissues. Such methods include targeted injections of zinc solutions, and plasmapheresis treatment. Screening tests also are described for identifying non-protein drugs that can either (i) bind specifically to the zinc-binding sites of calprotectin, or (ii) suppress the release of calprotectin by neutrophil cells.
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| Method and apparatus for capture and sequester of carbon dioxide and extraction of energy from large land masses during and after extraction of hydrocarbon fuels or contaminants using energy and critical fluids | 20070261844 | 20071115 |
| A closed loop system for increasing yield, reducing post process pollution, reducing energy consumed during and after extraction of fuels or contaminants in formations and for sequestering of carbon dioxide C02 from various sources is converted to a critical fluid for use as a flushing and cooling medium. Electrical energy heats a hydrocarbon rich formation resulting in the extraction of hot fluids which are fed to heat exchangers, gas/liquid separator, and steam turbine whereby oil, electric power, carbon dioxide and methane are produced for reuse in the system or for external use. Further, a method for sequestering of carbon dioxide in a formation comprises the steps of injecting CO2 into the reservoir, flushing with cool pressurized CO2 for heat removal, infiltrating with ultra-fine low density suspended... |
| Biofilm extracellular polysachharide solvating system | 20070264296 | 20071115 |
| The invention provides a solvating system for the removal of biofilms which solvates the extracellular polysaccharide matrix holding it to a surface. The aqueous solvating system comprises water, a metal ion sequestering agent, and a solvating agent for an extracellular polysaccharide matrix, which is gentle enough to be used directly on human tissues, but which may also be used on hard or soft non-tissue surfaces to breakdown, and/or remove biofilms.
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| Extracellular polysaccharide solvating system for treatment of bacterial ear conditions | 20070264353 | 20071115 |
| Chronic otitis media and other bacterial ear conditions may be treated by applying a solvating system containing a metal ion sequestering agent and surfactant to a bacterial biofilm in the middle or inner ear. The solvating system disrupts the biofilm and aids in its removal.
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| Method and apparatus for managing power from a sequestered partition of a processing system | 20070266265 | 20071115 |
| A processing system may include a first processing unit for a legacy partition and a second processing unit for a sequestered partition. In one embodiment, a first interrupt handler in the legacy partition may support power management for the first processing unit. A second interrupt handler in the sequestered partition may cause the sequestered partition to take control of power management hardware in the processing system when the legacy partition enters reduced power mode. For example, the second interrupt handler may program the power management hardware to route interrupts to the second processing unit. The sequestered partition may relinquish control of power management hardware to the legacy partition when the legacy partition exits reduced power mode. A power policy manager in the sequestered partition may support... |
| Cementitious composition for use in elevated to fully saturated salt environments | 20070256603 | 20071108 |
| A cementitious composition made by providing a brine solution comprising water and salt; mixing the brine solution with a salt sequestering agent; adding a cementitious base material and mixing to form the cementitious composition. The salt sequestering agent is conveniently a zeolite.
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| Antimicrobial compositions | 20070258996 | 20071108 |
| An antimicrobial composition, including a synergistic combination of three or more potentiating agents as an active ingredient. Each of the three or more potentiating agents may be selected from the following types of compounds: sequestering agents, carbohydrates, terpenes, terpenoids, peptides, alkaloids, plant-derived oils, dyes and stains, sulfonates, phenols, esters, fatty acids, and dibenzofuran derivatives. At least two of the three or more potentiating agents are not of the same type of compound. The antimicrobial composition may have strong antimicrobial efficacy in control of microorganisms having resistance to currently used antimicrobials.
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| Carbon sequestration and dry reforming process and catalysts to produce same | 20070253886 | 20071101 |
| A carbon sequestration and dry reforming process for the production of synthesis gas and sequestered carbon from carbon dioxide. Two-dimension (non-porous) catalysts for sequestering carbon are also disclosed and a process to produce same as well as a method for activating two dimension catalysts.
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| Radioactive material sequestration | 20070253897 | 20071101 |
| A radioactive material sequestration system may include a radionuclide containment composition dispenser and a sorption based media container. The radionuclide containment composition dispenser may be configured for holding a radionuclide containment composition and be capable of dispensing the radionuclide containment composition to remove radionuclides from a radioactive material. The radionuclide containment composition is a mixture of a clay mineral and water. The sorption based media container may be configured for holding a sorption based media; receiving dispensed radionuclide containment composition; and sequestering the radionuclides. The radioactive material sequestration system may also include a probe.
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| Method and apparatus to support independent systems in partitions of a processing system | 20070250691 | 20071025 |
| A processing system with multiple processing units may support separate operating systems (OSs) in separate partitions. During an initialization process, a preboot manager in the processing system may copy software to a sequestered area of memory in the processing system. The preboot manager may also configure the processing system to hide the sequestered area of memory from a first partition of the processing system. Also, the preboot manager may use a first processing unit in the processing system to boot an OS on the first partition, and the preboot manager may transmit a boot trigger from the first processing unit to a second processing unit in the processing system. The boot trigger may cause the second processing unit to use the software in the sequestered area... |
| Enrichment of circulating fetal dna | 20070243549 | 20071018 |
| A non-invasive screening or diagnostic method for determining the likelihood of a fetus with a genetic abnormality or a potential pregnancy complication, which utilizes a liquid blood sample from a pregnant woman. Antibodies specific to a section of histone 3.1 which is exposed to a far greater extent in chromatin of fetal origin than in chromatin of maternal origin are used to sequester and isolate such fetal nucleosomes including the associated fetal DNA. Following isolation/enrichment of such fetal DNA, genetic analysis is carried out using known molecular diagnostics.
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| Compressing or decompressing packet communications from diverse sources | 20070239897 | 20071011 |
| Compressed input/output communications may be handled without requiring any alteration of system topology. In some embodiments, when a communication is received by a device such as a network interface card, an alert may be provided to an agent that may handle compression or decompression, independently of a main operating system and a main partition. For example, compression may be handled by a sequestered partition or a virtual machine monitor, as two examples. These agents may then decide whether to compress or decompress and how to do so in some cases. As a result, the handling of compressed communications may be offloaded to a separate processor which may be dedicated to that task.
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| Process and apparatus to recover high purity carbon dioxide | 20070227352 | 20071004 |
| The present invention generally relates to vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) processes and apparatus to recover carbon dioxide having a purity of approximately ≧90 mole % from streams containing at least carbon dioxide and hydrogen (e.g., syngas). The feed to the CO2 VPSA unit can be at super ambient pressure. The CO2 VPSA unit produces three streams, a H2-enriched stream, a H2-depleted stream and a CO2 product stream. When the CO2 VPSA unit is installed between an SMR/shift reactor and a H2 PSA unit, hydrogen recovery is expected to be increased by extracting CO2, thereby increasing hydrogen partial pressure in the H2 PSA feed. The recovered CO2 can be further upgraded, sequestered or used in applications such as enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
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| Process and apparatus to recover medium purity carbon dioxide | 20070227353 | 20071004 |
| The present invention generally relates to vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) processes and apparatus to recover carbon dioxide having a purity of approximately ≧80 mole percent from streams containing at least carbon dioxide and hydrogen (e.g., syngas). The feed to the CO2 VPSA can be at super ambient pressure. The CO2 VPSA unit produces two streams, a H2-enriched stream and a CO2 product stream. The process cycle steps are selected such that there is minimal or no hydrogen losses from the process. The recovered CO2 can be further upgraded, sequestered or used in applications such as enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
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| Compositions and methods for detecting and treating tumors containing acidic areas | 20070231256 | 20071004 |
| Improved compositions have been developed which are selectively sequestered in acidic areas of tumors. When the compositions contain a radioisotope effective to report the presence of the composition, the compositions are useful for detecting tumors. When the compositions contain radioisotopes effective to kill cells, the compositions are useful for treating tumors.
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| Water-based ink for ink-jet recording | 20070232721 | 20071004 |
| A water-based ink for ink-jet recording may include a benzotriazole type compound for preventing corrosion of a metal in an ink ejection portion of an ink-jet head, and a coloring agent having a divalent metal in a structure thereof, and a polymer containing a polymerization unit having at least two carboxyl groups in an ethylene chain unit. The generation of a precipitate by reaction between the divalent metal and the benzotriazole type compound may be suppressed without using a sequestering agent. The ink may have an excellent corrosion inhibiting effect and an ink ejection stability effect.
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| Carbon dioxide enriched flue gas injection for hydrocarbon recovery | 20070215350 | 20070920 |
| A process for enhanced oil and gas recovery. An enriched flue gas is synthesized from utility plant flue gas. The enriched flue gas is customizable for specific requirements; however, the gas is formed to have a high concentration of carbon dioxide. This is used as an injectant for enhancing the liberation of gas and/or oil from subterranean formations. The injection elevates recovery while sequestering carbon dioxide from the power plant source.
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| Processes and systems for the sequestration of carbon dioxide utilizing effluent streams | 20070217981 | 20070920 |
| Disclosed are processes and systems for sequestering carbon dioxide from a flue gas effluent from a parent process such as a coal-fired electric power plant. In one non-limiting embodiment of the invention, a mineral having a metal is dissolved with an acid to provide a solution having a predetermined pH. Carbon dioxide from the flue gas effluent and a base are added to the solution to provide a metal carbonate reaction to precipitate a metal carbonate, e.g., magnesium carbonate, from the solution. Heat, which may be supplied by the flue gas effluent, is used to power a base management system for recovering used base form the process.
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| Dry water cosmetic compositions that change color upon application | 20070218024 | 20070920 |
| A powdered water cosmetic composition comprising activatable pigments, a water phase comprised of water droplets, and a particulate phase comprised of non-wetting particulates operable to surround and sequester the individual water droplets from each other in the composition, wherein said activatable pigments prior to activation provide a composition having a first resting color and, upon activation by application to a keratinous surface, a second application color which is visually distinct from the first color, and a method for applying color to keratinous surfaces using the composition of the invention.
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| Dentifrice composition comprising a soluble calcium sequestering agent | 20070218088 | 20070920 |
| A dentifrice composition is disclosed comprising a soluble calcium sequestering agent that is not an oxidizing agent, wherein the composition has an RDA value of below 30 and an IVSR value greater than 50 (when compared to a Control) and an orally acceptable vehicle, wherein the calcium sequestering agent is present in a proportion of 1-20 wt % and an abrasive is present in a proportion of 0-5 wt % of the composition. The composition is highly effective in removing stains from natural teeth and prosthetics and will not damage the tooth or prosthetic due to excessive abrasion.
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| Biotower eradicator | 20070212273 | 20070913 |
| Real time purification of contaminated common air is an unsolved public health problem inside residences and the workplace, and outside from air pollution by industry and transportation. Currently popular consumer grade electrostatic air filters accumulate suspended contaminants onto accumulation plates which require subsequent disposal or cleaning of the highly concentrated contaminates, a maintenance requirement that presents a new consumer health risk. Disclosed is a technology with several embodiments that structurally sequester and eradicate suspended particulates by electrostatically migrating them to an internal photocatalytic dismantling grid. The grid is a multicellular foundation of tetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) or Teflon-coated metal, with an outer layer of photocatalytic nanocrystals embedded in a durable, porous coating that is energized by ultraviolet radiation to create powerful surface dismantling agents thereon, including hydroxyl radicals,... |
| Low molecular weight ampholytic polymers for personal care applications | 20070207106 | 20070906 |
| A cosmetically acceptable composition comprising from about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent, based on polymer solids, of a water-soluble ampholyte polymer comprising: from at least 1 to as much as 95 weight percent of the nonionic monomer acrylamide; from at least 5 to as much as 80 weight percent of the cationic monomer dimethyldiallylammonium chloride; from at least 1 to as much as 75 weight percent of the anionic monomer acrylic acid, is disclosed. The application of these polymers to a keratinous substance is also disclosed. In addition, a method of treating a keratinous substance comprising applying a cosmetically acceptable composition comprising from about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent, based on polymer solids, of an ampholyte polymer produced by the following process: (1) preparing... |
| Sequestered reactive materials | 20060280781 | 20061214 |
| A fibrous assembly is provided for performing site-specific chemistry. In general the present invention provides a fibrous assembly comprising a first fiber that sequesters a first reactive component; and a second fiber that sequesters a second reactive component, wherein at least the first or second fiber releases its reactive component when the fiber is in the presence of a releasing agent, and wherein when the at least first or second fiber releases its reactive component, the first and second reactive components react with each other to form a reaction product Related methods of manufacture and use are also provided.
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| Novel inhibitor of angiogenesis, tumor progression, and metastasis targeting ras signalling pathway | 20060281678 | 20061214 |
| The present invention relates to a novel use of thymosin β10 protein for anti-angiogenesis, anti-tumor progression, and anti-metastasis by targeting a Ras signaling pathway. Particularly, thymosin β10 protein reduces the generation of a Ras-GTP/Raf complex by sequestering Ras-GTP or by interfering with the binding of Ras-GTP to Raf through a direct interaction with Ras, resulting in the inhibition of autocrine and paracrine production of VEGF. Therefore, thymosin β10 protein of the present invention can be effectively used to treat disease conditions associated with angiogenesis, tumor progression, and/or metastasis, particularly those caused by the activation of the Ras signaling pathway, such as solid tumors, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and diabetic retinopathy.
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| Protein detection system | 20060270051 | 20061130 |
| A system for detecting protein in mammalian urine is disclosed herein. Phloxine B buffered between pH 2-2.5 undergoes a color change from colorless to red in the presence of protein. Disclosed herein are animal litter compositions and additives comprising Phloxine B and a protein-sequestering agent buffered at a pH below about 3 which detect the presence of protein at levels indicative of ill-health in feline urine.
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| Transparent support for operating system services for a sequestered sequencer | 20060271932 | 20061130 |
| Operating system services are transparently triggered for thread execution resources (“sequencers”) that are sequestered from view of the operating system. A “surrogate” thread that is managed by, and visible to, the operating system is utilized to acquire OS services on behalf of a sequestered sequencer. Multi-shred contention for shred-specific resources may thus be alleviated. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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| Materials and kits for use in hot-start pcr, and methods of amplifying nucleic acids in a polymerase chain reaction | 20060263811 | 20061123 |
| Materials for sequestering reagents in hot-start PCR, kits containing such materials, and methods for the use of such materials in amplifying nucleic acids are described.
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| High temperature direct coal fuel cell | 20060257702 | 20061116 |
| The invention relates to direct conversion of coal into electricity in a high temperature electrochemical generator in a single step process. This novel concept promises nearly doubling the conversion efficiency of conventional coal-fired processes and offering near-zero emissions. The improved efficiency would mean that nearly half as much coal is mined and transported to the power plant, and half the greenhouse gases and other pollutants such as sulfur, mercury and dioxins are produced. It also offers several crucial distinctions from conventional coal-burning processes. Since the process does not involve the combustion of coal in air, it does not involve nitrogen and hence generates practically no NOx. Accordingly, there is also no latent heat lost to nitrogen. In this process, the oxygen necessary to oxidize coal is... |
| Recovery of rare cells using a microchannel apparatus with patterned posts | 20060252087 | 20061109 |
| A microflow apparatus for separating or isolating cells from a bodily fluid or other liquid sample uses a flow path where straight-line flow is interrupted by a pattern of transverse posts. The posts are spaced across the width of a collection region in the flow path, extending between the upper and lower surfaces thereof; they have rectilinear surfaces, have arcuate cross-sections, and are randomly arranged so as to disrupt streamlined flow. Sequestering agents, such as Abs, are attached to all surfaces in the collection region via a hydrophilic coating, preferably a hydrogel containing isocyanate moieties or a PEG or polyglycine of substantial length, and are highly effective in capturing cells or other targeted biomolecules as a result of such streamlined flow disruption.
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| Treatment or prevention of damage due to radiation exposure | 20060246057 | 20061102 |
| A method of treatment or prevention of damage due to ionizing radiation exposure involves administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of a composition containing 1) a compound including a radiation damage-inhibiting polypeptide containing amino acid sequence LKKTET (such as Thymosin β4), a conservative variant of LKKTET, an actin-sequestering agent, an anti-inflammatory agent; 2) an agent which stimulates production of the compound in the subject; 3) an agent which regulates the compound in the subject; or 4) an antagonist of the compound, so as to inhibit radiation damage in the subject.
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| Acid gas pretreating method | 20060239879 | 20061026 |
| The liquid recovered at the bottom of drum B1 is pumped and injected into well P to be sequestered in an underground reservoir or a geologic structure. The gas discharged at the top of drum B1 is depleted in H2S. This gas is sent through line 43 to a treating site in order to be subjected to additional treatments prior to being used.
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| Container for inhibiting microbial growth in liquid nutrients | 20060231506 | 20061019 |
| A fluid container and method for inhibiting the growth of microbes in liquid nutrient in a container, the container having an interior surface having a metal-ion sequestering agent for removing a designated metal ion from the liquid nutrient for inhibiting growth of microbes in the liquid nutrient.
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| Mannich condensation products useful as sequestering agents | 20060234879 | 20061019 |
| The present invention is directed to Mannich condensation product sequestering agents or mixtures of Mannich condensation product sequestering agents for use in fuels and lubricating oils. The present invention is also directed to a process for preparing the Mannich condensation product sequestering agents. The present invention is also directed to a product formed by combining, under reaction conditions, a polyisobutyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic compound, an aldehyde, an amino acid or ester thereof, and an alkali metal base to form the Mannich condensation product sequestering agent. The present invention is also directed to a lubricating oil composition, a lubricating oil concentrate, a fuel composition, and a fuel concentrate having the Mannich condensation product sequestering agents of the present invention.
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| Process for preparation of mannich condensation products useful as sequestering agents | 20060234880 | 20061019 |
| The present invention is directed to a process for preparing Mannich condensation product sequestering agents or mixtures of Mannich condensation product sequestering agents for use in fuels and lubricating oils.
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| Container for inhibiting microbial growth in liquid nutrients | 20060225380 | 20061012 |
| A fluid container and method for inhibiting the growth of microbes in liquid nutrient in a container, the container having an interior surface having a metal-ion sequestering agent for removing a designated metal ion from the liquid nutrient for inhibiting growth of microbes in the liquid nutrient.
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| Container for inhibiting microbial growth in liquid nutrients | 20060225807 | 20061012 |
| A fluid container and method for inhibiting the growth of microbes in liquid nutrient in a container, the container having an interior surface having a metal-ion sequestering agent for removing a designated metal ion from the liquid nutrient for inhibiting growth of microbes in the liquid nutrient.
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| Container for inhibiting microbial growth in liquid nutrients | 20060226059 | 20061012 |
| A fluid container and method for inhibiting the growth of microbes in liquid nutrient in a container, the container having an interior surface having a metal-ion sequestering agent for removing a designated metal ion from the liquid nutrient for inhibiting growth of microbes in the liquid nutrient.
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| Container for inhibiting microbial growth in liquid nutrients | 20060226085 | 20061012 |
| A fluid container and method for inhibiting the growth of microbes in liquid nutrient in a container, the container having an interior surface having a metal-ion sequestering agent for removing a designated metal ion from the liquid nutrient for inhibiting growth of microbes in the liquid nutrient.
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| Container for inhibiting microbial growth in liquid nutrients | 20060226582 | 20061012 |
| A fluid container and method for inhibiting the growth of microbes in liquid nutrient in a container, the container having an interior surface having a metal-ion sequestering agent for removing a designated metal ion from the liquid nutrient for inhibiting growth of microbes in the liquid nutrient.
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| Immunological control of beta-amyloid levels in vivo | 20060228371 | 20061012 |
| An antibody and vectorized antibody, capable of crossing the blood brain barrier, which catalyze hydrolysis of β-amyloid at a predetermined amide linkage are described. The antibody preferentially binds a transition state analog which mimics the transition state adopted by β-amyloid during hydrolysis. Also described are methods for sequestering free β-amyloid in an animal's bloodstream or for reducing β-amyloid or for disaggregating or preventing the formation of amyloid plaques in an animal's brain by administering β-amyloid specific antibodies or by immunization with endogenous β-amyloid epitopes. Methods which utilize or generate antibodies which catalyze the hydrolysis of β-amyloid for reducing levels of circulating β-amyloid in an animal; which generate antibodies that catalyze hydrolysis of a polypeptide by immunization with an epitope having a statine analog which mimics the... |
| Compartmentalized plastic bags that deliver stress-reducing chemicals to fish during transport or treatment | 20060219184 | 20061005 |
| The present invention provides a unique means of adding stress-reducing chemicals to plastic fish transport and treatment bags. The exact dosage of the stress-reducing chemical (s) is added to the water in fish-transport and treatment bags without individuals having to handle or measure the chemicals. This is accomplished by sequestering the chemical (s) in a porous compartment in the fish-transport or treatment plastic bag. The chemical (s) flow out of the compartment into the bag in an appropriate dosage once water is added to the fish-transport or treatment bag.
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| Agent for preventing and ameliorating constipation | 20060222714 | 20061005 |
| A novel agent for preventing and healing constipation which heals the symptom of constipation very effectively and entails absolutely no side effect is provided. This agent for preventing and healing constipation is formed by containing a hydrogen of a polyvalent metal salt of alginic acid possessing a spherical or ovaloid shape having a short diameter in the range of 1-10 mm and an aspect ratio (long diemter/short diameter) in the range of 1-25. The hydrogel of a polyvalent metal salt of alginic acid is obtained by dropping an aqueous solution of sodium alginate into an aqueous solution of a polyvlant metal salt. It is optionally stored in water and/or a hydrogen compound of a natural compound possessing a free acid group capable of reacting and sequestering... |
| Metal cations chelators for fuel cells | 20060222920 | 20061005 |
| A fuel cell having a polymer electrolyte membrane containing fluorine atoms distributed along the polymer chains, and metal conductors and/or catalysts. The cell is protected from metal ion degradation of cell components, especially the polymer electrolyte, by a metal ion sequestering or chelating agent fixed in the cell or flowing through the cell. In a preferred embodiment, the metal ion-sequestering agent comprises a suitable number of metal ion-binding molecular crown moieties attached to polymer constituents in the electrolyte membrane or in electrodes.
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| Fluoride ion scavenger for fuel cell components | 20060222921 | 20061005 |
| A fuel cell having a polymer electrolyte membrane containing fluorine atoms distributed along the polymer chains, and metal conductors and/or catalysts, is protected from fluoride ion degradation of the metal components by a fluoride ion sequestering agent fixed in the cell or flowing through the cell. In a preferred embodiment, the fluoride ion scavenger comprises a suitable number of azacrown moieties attached to polymer constituents in the electrolyte membrane or in electrodes.
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| Sensing element and method of making | 20060213772 | 20060928 |
| A gas sensing element and method of making are provided. The gas sensing element can comprise calcined inorganic oxides that sequester contaminants in an exhaust stream. The calcined inorganic oxides provide sensors with improved performance, thereby eliminating post-sinter chemical and/or electrical conditioning.
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| Method and system for measuring water hardness | 20060216217 | 20060928 |
| Prior to adding detergent or chelant, the conductivity of water in a washing chamber is measured. The maximum concentration of hard water ions that could correspond to the measured conductivity is determined, i.e., it is assumed that all of the conductivity is from calcium and/or magnesium ions in the water even though other ions may in fact be contributing to the measured conductivity. Enough chelating agent is added to the chamber to sequester this maximum concentration of hard water ions and the conductivity is measured again. Using the two conductivity measurements, the actual concentration of hard water ions is determined. A chelant factor based on the actual concentration of hard water ions is then used to determine the amount of chelant to be added for subsequent... |
| Use of bacteria to prevent gas leakage | 20060216811 | 20060928 |
| The present invention relates to the use of microbial biofilms and microbial induction of calcium carbonate precipitation to sequester gases in underground geological formations. In one embodiment, methods of the invention can be used to prevent the leakage of supercritical CO2 in underground geological formations such as aquifers.
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| Carbon dioxide flue gas sequestering mechanism | 20060204424 | 20060914 |
| The present invention incorporates new and useful improvements in the carbon dioxide sequestering mechanism of Ref. 1 of the Cross References. The ejector systems of Ref. 1 are rearranged in a manner that lowers the frictional effects of the resultant flow pattern after the flue gas and ejector spray have impacted in the receiver mechanism. The sequestered carbon dioxide resulting from the collision is retained in the scrubber water matrix for a prolonged period by adding a wedging mechanism designated as a compression band which extends the duration of the sequestering operation for a sufficient period of time for the absorbed gases to exit the receiver with the scrubber water flow into a separator vessel.
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| Platelet biomarkers for the detection of disease | 20060204951 | 20060914 |
| The present inventors have surprisingly discovered that platelets sequester angiogenic regulators and prevent their degradation. Thus, by analyzing levels of angiogenic regulators in platelets, it is now possible to detect angiogenic activity, even at an early stage. By monitoring for changes in angiogenic activity, the presence of cancer or other angiogenic diseases or disorders can be predicted.
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| Electrochemical detection of ischemia | 20060191788 | 20060831 |
| The subject invention comprises electrochemical methods and devices for in vitro detection of an ischemic event in a patient sample. Following addition of a known amount of a transition metal ion to the patient sample, electrodes are used to measure the current or potential difference of non-sequestered transition metal ion in the sample. The amount of non-sequestered transition metal ion in the sample reflects the degree of modification to albumin that is the result of an ischemic event.
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| Pharmaceutical aerosol formulations for pressurized metered dose inhalers comprising a sequestering agent | 20060193785 | 20060831 |
| Aerosol solution formulation for use in an aerosol inhaler which includes at least one active ingredient selected from 20-ketosteroids and quinolinone derivatives, a propellant containing a hydrofluoroalkane, a cosolvent, and a specific amount of a sequestering agent that stabilizes the formulation. By way of example, the stabilizing agent may be phosphoric acid or sulphuric acid.
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| Carbon dioxide sequestration in foamed controlled low strength materials | 20060185560 | 20060824 |
| A process for sequestering carbon dioxide from the flue gas emitted from a combustion chamber is disclosed. In the process, a foam including a foaming agent and the flue gas is formed, and the foam is added to a mixture including a cementitious material (e.g., fly ash) and water to form a foamed mixture. Thereafter, the foamed mixture is allowed to set, preferably to a controlled low-strength material having a compressive strength of 1200 psi or less. The carbon dioxide in the flue gas and waste heat reacts with hydration products in the controlled low-strength material to increase strength. In this process, the carbon dioxide is sequestered. The CLSM can be crushed or pelletized to form a lightweight aggregate with properties similar to the naturally occurring... |
