Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing inventions 07/07

20070172390 - Analyzing apparatus, solid-liquid separation device and solid-liquid separation method: An analyzing apparatus is described, a representative one of which includes: rotatable table arranged with a plurality of holes for accommodating the reaction container which includes a specimen and a reagent; and a container transferring section, arranged on the rotatable table, for transferring the reaction container.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070172382 - Method of freshening air: Air freshener products and methods for freshening air are disclosed. In some embodiments, the air freshening product may include a container for storing an air freshening composition that may contain compressed gas such as compressed air, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, inert gases, or carbon dioxide. When the container is completely filled... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070172383 - Sterilizer with restrictor: A chemical vapor sterilization process is enhanced by controlling the temperature of a diffusion path between a vaporizer and a sterilization chamber so as to condense and then re-vaporize at least a portion of the vapor.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070172384 - Method and apparatus for sterilizing medical and laboratory instruments and devices: A method for sterilizing medical devices, comprising the steps: producing a plurality of hydrogen surface-mixed diffusion flame; exposing the plurality of hydrogen surface-mixed diffusion flame to the medical devices for a predetermined period of time; and exposing the medical devices to the plurality of hydrogen surface-mixed diffusion flame at a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070172385 - Benzothiophen and thiochrone containing phenethanolamine derivatives for the treatment of respiratory disorders: m

20070172387 - Housing panel structure for an analytical instrument: An analytical instrument includes an instrument body having a multiple external-device interfaces for connection with external devices, and a housing that covers the instrument body. The housing includes a housing panel having a first opening exposing the external-device interfaces and a plug structure having a first plug and a second... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070172386 - Ion beam sculpting of multiple distinct materials: A solid state nanopore device including two or more materials and a method for fabricating the same. The device includes a solid state insulating membrane having an exposed surface, a conductive material disposed on at least a portion of the exposed surface of the solid state membrane, and a nanopore... Agent: Theresa A Lober T.a. Lober Patent Services

20070172389 - Mesoscale detection structures: Disclosed are devices for detecting the presence of a preselected analyte in a fluid sample. The devices comprise a substrate microfabricated to define a sample inlet port, and a mesoscale flow system that includes a sample flow channel extending from the inlet port. The mesoscale flow system further includes an... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070172388 - Portable sample analyzer system: A system relating to sample analyzers, and more particular, to sample analyzers that are simple to operate and have a reduced risk of providing an erroneous result to a user. In some cases, the sample analyzer may be a portable sample analyzer that includes a disposable fluidic cartridge. The operators... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070172391 - Analyzer with top-loading reagent tube: A reagent assembly for a combustion tube includes a reagent tube which is sealably and removably coupled to the open end of the combustion tube such that, when the reagent in the reagent tube is depleted, it can be easily removed without disassembly of the furnace or changing the combustion... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070172392 - Apparatus, system and method for tissue oximetry: An apparatus, system and method for measuring oxygen concentration for exciting and detecting oxygen-sensitive fluorescence in biological tissues to detect oxygen levels (e.g., the partial pressure of oxygen).... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070172393 - Multi-well sample plate cover penetration system: An apparatus for penetrating a cover over a multi-well sample plate containing at least one individual sample well includes a cutting head, a cutter extending from the cutting head, and a robot. The cutting head is connected to the robot wherein the robot moves the cutting head and cutter so... Agent: Eddie E. Scott Assistant Laboratory Counsel

20070172395 - Thermally conductive microplate: A microplate comprising a main body portion having a first surface and an opposing second surface. A plurality of wells are formed in the first surface, each of the plurality of wells being sized to receive an assay therein. A backing is coupled to the opposing second surface of the... Agent: Mila Kasan, Patent Dept. Applied Biosystems

20070172394 - Specimen containment module for orthopedic simulator: An orthopedic simulator, such as a spinal implant wear test machine, is provided with a specimen containment module that may be removed from the machine as a unit. The releasable attachability of the specimen containment module permits remote specimen installation and reduces environmental contamination.... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery

20070172396 - Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing sample: An automated storage system for storing large quantities of samples in trays includes a storage compartment, a tray shuttle compartment abutting the storage compartment on one side and a plurality of independent modules on the other side. The modules perform processing of samples that are retrieved from the storage compartment... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20070172397 - Exhaust gas purifying device and exhaust gas purifying method in internal combustion engine: Collectors are provided on a pair of exhaust passages extending in parallel from an internal combustion engine respectively. Each of the collectors collects black smoke particles (unclean substance) included in exhaust gas. One of a pair of differential pressure detectors detects a first differential pressure between upstream and downstream of... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070172398 - Methods and apparatus for manufacturing a process abatement reactor: In certain embodiments, methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for use in removing pollutants from a gas stream. The invention includes a thermal reaction unit formed from a plurality of stacked porous ceramic rings. A first of the porous ceramic rings has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20070172399 - Methods and apparatus for sensing characteristics of the contents of a process abatement reactor: In certain embodiments, an apparatus is provided for use in removing pollutants from a gas stream. The apparatus includes a thermal reaction unit formed from a plurality of stacked porous ceramic rings. At least one of the stacked ceramic sections may be adapted to allow sensing of a characteristic of... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20070172400 - Chemical reactor and fuel cell system: There is proposed a chemical reactor comprising a vessel for housing an organic raw material having a higher saturated vapor pressure than atmospheric pressure, a reformer for reforming at least a portion of the organic raw material into a reformed gas, an inlet flow channel to which the vessel is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070172401 - Device for the generation of hydrogen: e

20070172402 - Compact integrated combustion reactors, systems and methods of conducting integrated combustion reactions: A compact integrated combustion reactor is described. In a preferred embodiment, the combustion catalyst is disposed in a staggered configuration such that the hot spot in an adjacent endothermic reaction chamber is substantially less than would occur with a conventional, unstaggered configuration. The integrated reactor may also include a methanation... Agent: Frank Rosenberg

20070172403 - Thermal siphon reactor and hydrogen generator having the same: Provided are a thermal siphon reactor and a hydrogen generator including the same. The hydrogen generator including the thermal siphon reactor includes: a housing; a reaction source container disposed in the housing; a reactor tube connected to the reaction source container in which a catalytic reaction of a reaction source... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070166189 - Oxygenator: An oxygenator that inhibits or prevents bubbles in blood from exiting through a blood outlet includes an oxygenator part which performs gas exchange on blood and a heat exchanging part which performs heat exchange on the blood. The oxygenators part has a housing that is generally in a rectangular parallelepiped... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070166198 - Touch evidence collection apparatus and method: A specimen collection apparatus and method is provided that allows for obtaining a specimen of evidence from a crime scene or evidence of any event and the sequential use and transfer and analysis of such evidence in a manner which maintains a demonstrable chain of custody.... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20070166184 - Methods for cleaning and sterilizing devices: Methods for cleaning and sterilizing devices, such as medical implants and prosthesis, surgical instruments and laboratory equipment. A method of the present invention includes the steps of placing the devices in a chamber of a furnace, evacuating the chamber of the furnace, heating the chamber of the furnace to a... Agent: Zimmer Technology - Baker & Daniels

20070166186 - Descenting apparatus and method: Descenting apparatus and method. An ozone generator (32) is disposed within and mounted to a portable denclosure (10) for releasing ozone within said enclosure for descenting a hunter's clothes (12) and hunting gear (16) or for descenting a dog training cloth to which a scent is thereafter applied. In a... Agent: James C. Simmons

20070166185 - Method for dispensing liquid fragrances and device for carrying out the method: The invention relates to a method for the distribution of liquid fragrances, using a device with at least one inlet line (2), for supply of the fragrance to at least one dispenser unit (4), where the supplied fragrance is converted to an aerosol by the action of an electrical charge.... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20070166188 - Method and apparatus for providing a container to a sterile environment: A method and apparatus for providing an unsterilized item to a sterile field is disclosed. The item can include a human input device. The sterile field can be in an operating room.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070166187 - Stabilization of paricalcitol using chlorobutyl or chlorinated butyl stoppers: This invention relates to a method of enhancing the stability of paricalcitol solution in a container by using a chlorobutyl or chlorinated butyl stopper in the container.... Agent: Robert Deberardine Abbott Laboratories

20070166190 - Oxygenator: An oxygenator which helps avoid bubbles in the blood from being discharged through the blood outlet port of the oxygenator includes a housing, a hollow fiber membrane bundle in the housing and formed by a multiplicity of hollow fiber membranes serving for gas exchange, gas-inlet and gas-outlet ports communicating with... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070166191 - Device and method for fecal testing: A specimen testing device having a first panel with at least two apertures, a second panel with at least two apertures opposite the apertures in said first panel, a sheet disposed between the first and second panels for receiving a specimen through the apertures, the sheet in the apertures in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070166192 - Module for processing a biological sample, biochip kit, and use of the module: A module for processing a biological sample for an analysis test is disclosed. The processing module includes, in at least one embodiment, an interface at which the processing module can be connected to a cartridge with a lab-on-a-chip, in which cartridge the analysis steps are carried out. A biochip kit... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070166193 - Reagent kit and analytical apparatus: A reagent kit adapted for being used in an automatic analytical apparatus. The reagent kit comprises at least a first reagent container and a second reagent container which have the same height, a kit cover for covering and for holding the upper parts of said at least two reagent containers... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP One Dayton Centre

20070166194 - Automatic blood analyzer: This relates to an automatic blood analyzer that enables to test many items by using a small quantity of blood from infants and critically ill patients that is not possible for tests by conventional automatic blood analyzers, and obtains highly accurate measured data useful for early curative effect. Between the... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070166195 - Analyzer system: A system relating to sample analyzers, and more particular, to sample analyzers that are simple to operate and have a reduce risk of providing an erroneous result to a user. In some cases, the sample analyzer may be a portable sample analyzer that includes a disposable fluidic cartridge. The operators... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070166196 - Portable sample analyzer cartridge: A system relating to sample analyzers, and more particular, to sample analyzers that are simple to operate and have a reduced risk of providing an erroneous result to a user. In some cases, the sample analyzer may be a portable sample analyzer that includes a disposable fluidic cartridge. The operators... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070166197 - Means for covering microscopic specimens: The invention relates to cover slips coated with covering medium for covering specimens and to machine processes for the production thereof. The cover slips according to the invention greatly simplify the covering of specimens since firstly there is no need to handle the tacky covering medium and secondly the specimens... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070166200 - Microfluidic chips and assay systems: The systems and methods described herein include a microfluidic chip having a plurality of microfeatures interconnected to provide a configurable fluid transport system for processing at least one reagent. Inserts are provided to removably interfit into one or more of the microfeatures of the chip, wherein the inserts include sites... Agent: Fish & NeaveIPGroup Ropes & Gray LLP

20070166199 - Microfluidic systems and control methods: The systems and methods disclosed herein include a microfluidic system, comprising a pneumatic manifold having a plurality of apertures, and a chip manifold having channels disposed therein for routing pneumatic signals from respective ones of the apertures to a plurality of valves in a microfluidic chip, wherein the channels route... Agent: Fish & NeaveIPGroup Ropes & Gray LLP

20070166202 - Liquid container: A liquid container includes: a pressure chamber in which pressurized fluid is introduced; a liquid containing chamber that is pressurized due to the pressurized fluid to be introduced into the pressure chamber so as to discharge liquid stored therein; and a liquid detection device for detecting a liquid containing amount... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20070166201 - Evidence collection holder for sample automation: A device and method of securing the original biological specimen collection absorbent within a holder to permit use of the absorbent within automatic specimen analysis devices and to permit continuance of a chain of custody is provided.... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20070166204 - Disposable reactor module and detection system: A disposable reactor module, monitoring/optical detection system and related hardware for, inter alia, chemical reactions including Polymerase Chain Reactions.... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070166203 - Self-sealing high-temperature biochemical reaction apparatus and method for the same: The present invention provides a self-sealing high-temperature biochemical reaction apparatus and a method for the same. The present apparatus has a microfluidic channel including a main channel chamber, an inlet sub-channel and an outlet sub-channel. The main channel chamber has an inlet and an outlet respectively communicated with the inlet... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070166205 - Effluent gas stream treatment system having utility for oxidation treatment of semiconductor manufacturing effluent gases: An effluent gas stream treatment system for treatment of gaseous effluents such as waste gases from semiconductor manufacturing operations. The effluent gas stream treatment system comprises a pre-oxidation treatment unit, which may for example comprise a scrubber, an oxidation unit such an electrothermal oxidizer, and a post-oxidation treatment unit, such... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20070166206 - Selectively permeable membrane type reactor: A selectively permeable membrane type reactor 20 including a catalyst 6 for promoting a chemical reaction, a selectively permeable membrane 8 which selectively allows a specific component to pass therethrough, and a carrier 22 for disposing the catalyst 6 and the selectively permeable membrane 8, the carrier 22 being a... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070166208 - Hot-air blower: A radiation flow passage is branched from a main air flow passage extending from a fan in a main unit block toward a heater, an electrostatic atomization block is disposed in the radiation flow passage, and a section of the radiation flow passage positioned on a downstream side of a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070166207 - Plasma-generating device and method of treating a gaseous medium: The invention is related to a corona plasma-generating device (1), comprising at least one first plasma-generating section (A), wherein at least one first plasma (2) is generated; and at least one second plasma-generating section (B), wherein at least one second plasma (3) is generated; wherein at a given point of... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20070166209 - Discharge tube: The invention relates to a discharge tube comprising an isolator tube with an internal surface and an external surface, an internal electrode consisting of a flexible flat material, which rests on the internal surface, an external electrode, which rests on the external surface, a spring element comprising at least one... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070166210 - Pseudo-isothermal catalytic reactor: Pseudo-isothermal chemical reactor (1) for catalytic reactions with a vertical axis, comprising a substantially cylindrical shell (2), Closed at the opposite ends by upper (4) and lower (3) bottoms respectively, a reaction zone (8) in which a catalytic bed (11) and a plurality of flat, boxed, plate-shaped heat exchangers (12),... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070166211 - Device for converting gaseous streams: The invention relates to a device for the reactive conversion of gaseous streams at high temperatures in excess of 1000° C. Said device comprises a reaction chamber (8) with an inlet opening for the gaseous streams to be converted, in particular a burner head (2) and an outlet opening for... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070166212 - Tandem reactor system having an injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber, tubular-reactor, and axially movable interface: A reactor system for gas phase reacting of at least two fluid feed streams, where the reactor system has an injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber in fluid communication with a tubular-flow reactor. The injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber has a bulkhead that slides during real-time operation to either diminish or expand the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070166213 - Method and apparatus for sterilizing mail and textile articles: An apparatus for sterilizing various articles includes a chamber defining an airtight space and an entrance and exit. A vacuum pump is coupled to the chamber for withdrawing air therefrom which reduces the chamber air pressure. An ozone generator is coupled to the chamber for introducing ozone at atmospheric pressure... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20070160493 - Apparatus and methods for treating allograft products: Apparatus for treating allografts, having a sonication tank configured to transmit ultrasonic energy to the interior of the tank; a treatment canister rotatably positioned in said sonication tank, and configured to receive allografts therein; and a treatment fluid source in fluid communication with said treatment canister. Methods of treating allografts... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20070160494 - Autoclave system using rfid tags on a case and/or instruments: An autoclave system for sterilizing surgical instruments includes a sterilization case, at least one surgical instrument within the case, and at least one RFID tag associated with the case. Each RFID tag provides a wireless output signal representing a sterilization parameter associated with one or more surgical instruments. An autoclave... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070160491 - Method for determining lumen penetration of a vapor phase sterilant: Concentration of a chemical vapor sterilant, especially, hydrogen peroxide, can be calculated at a point within a lumen based upon physical characteristics of the lumen and process parameters of a sterilization process employing the sterilant.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070160492 - Electronic room freshener and method for releasing fragrances: Systems and methods for dispensing fragrances are disclosed. A system, in accordance with one aspect of the present invention includes a heat source that emits a varying amount of heat over time, a pad located near the heat source such that the pad receives heat from the heat source, a... Agent: Glen M. Diehl Norton & Diehl LLC

20070160495 - Automatic air removal system: An apparatus for extracorporeal oxygenation of a patient's blood during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. The apparatus comprises a bubble sensor, arranged at or connected to a venous line, for detecting bubbles in the venous blood received from the patient. When air bubbles are detected, a second pump is activated to draw... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070160496 - Automated system for detecting the fixation of biomolecules on a sample in three dimensions: The system has a plurality of dishes (1) for receiving at least one sample, each dish having a perforated base (2) enabling liquid reagents or solutions to pass continuously therethrough, the dishes being superposed in a confining tube (5); a circuit (50) for the continuous outflow of the solutions originating... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070160497 - Dissolution test equipment and methods for testing: The present invention provides a dissolution test apparatus comprising, a first chamber 2 connected in series to at least a second chamber 10, wherein the first chamber 2 is capable of transferring solid test samples to the second chamber 10 and the second chamber 10 is capable of retaining the... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20070160498 - In-situ water analysis method and system: An automatic system for monitoring chemistry information for a body of water comprises a sensor for determining chemistry information, a microprocessor for processing chemistry information, and a housing coupled to at least one of the sensor and the microprocessor. Preferably the housing is floatable or mountable. The method of providing... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP Attn: Thomas B. Haverstock

20070160499 - Fixture for centrifuging a fluid-containing flexible vessel: A centrifuging fixture is constructed to hold a fluid-containing flexible vessel during centrifugation of the vessel. The fixture is constructed for attaching to the vessel and supporting the vessel in a manner that is effective during centrifugation to maintain the structural integrity of the vessel and maintain a smooth side... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute

20070160500 - Oxygen sensor and measuring method: c

20070160501 - Device and method for treating a crystal by applying microdrops thereto: The invention relates to a device for treating a crystal with a liquid having a holder for fixing the crystal and a micro dosage system, which, in relation to the holder, is arranged in such a way that it allows applying microdrops of the liquid onto the crystal fixed in... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070160502 - Microfluidic device and method of fabricating the same: Disclosed herein are a method of fabricating a microfluidic device, and a microfluidic device fabricated by the method. The method includes coating an adhesive material on a first substrate having a fluid port to form an adhesive layer thereon, arranging a second substrate having a microstructure formed therein with the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070160503 - Microfluidic systems for size based removal of red blood cells and platelets from blood: The invention features devices and methods for enriching a sample in one or more desired particles. An exemplary use of these devices and methods is for the enrichment of cells, e.g., white blood cells in a blood sample. In general, the methods of the invention employ a device that contains... Agent: Clark & Elbing LLP

20070160504 - Methods and devices for removal of organic molecules from biological mixtures using anion exchange: Methods and devices for removing small negatively charged molecules from a biological sample mixture that uses an anion exchange material that has associated therewith a polyoxyalkylene.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070160505 - Probe carrier management method, probe carrier manufacturing apparatus and probe carrier managing apparatus: A method for appropriately managing the quality and distribution of a probe carrier. Probe carriers manufactured by a probe carrier manufacturing apparatus having ejecting portions for ejecting probe solutions, each containing a probe, which can be specifically coupled with a target substance, for applying the probe solution on a carrier,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070160506 - Method and apparatus for controlled production of a gas: An apparatus is provided to generate a gas by mixing chemicals with water. Typically, the production of gas, particularly oxygen, by combining water with powders and other dry chemicals has not been widely employed. There have existed a number of preexisting barriers such as undesirable flow rates and yields. However,... Agent: Carr LLP

20070160507 - Semiconductor processing apparatus with lift pin structure: A semiconductor processing apparatus includes: a reaction chamber; a susceptor disposed in the reaction chamber for placing a substrate thereon and having through-holes in an axial direction of the susceptor; lift pins slidably disposed in the respective through-holes for lifting the substrate over the susceptor; and a means for reducing... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070160508 - Exhaust gas purification device: An exhaust gas purification device comprises a NOx catalyst for purifying NOx contained in exhaust gas by using ammonia as a reducing agent, an ammonia supply device for supplying ammonia to the NOx catalyst, a catalyst temperature sensor for detecting the internal temperature of the NOx catalyst, and a control... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070160509 - Holding seal member for exhaust gas purifying body, exhaust gas purifier, and method for manufacturing holding seal member: Identification information is printed on the surface of a holding seal member for an exhaust gas purifying body by a liquid ejection device, which ejects an ink composition from a liquid ejection head. The holding seal member is formed from an inorganic fiber mat.... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20070160510 - Gas sensor mounting boss and method of making: An outer housing and method of forming a mounting boss therein, the outer housing comprising: an elongated housing portion defining an inlet opening and an outlet opening, the elongated housing portion having a thickened area defined by an overlapping portion of the elongated housing; a sensor mounting boss formed in... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070160511 - Plasma reformer with extended volume discharge: Plasma reformer having a high voltage electrode spaced apart from a grounded electrode creating a volume therebetween. At least one electrically floating electrode is disposed between the high voltage electrode and the grounded electrode and a fuel atomizer is disposed to inject a hydrocarbon fuel into the volume. Structure is... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20070160512 - Method for treating exhaust gas and apparatus for treating exhaust gas: In the exhaust gas treatment method of the present invention, exhaust gas in an excited state in semiconductor device production equipment is introduced into a plasma treatment unit of a treatment unit under reduced pressure, introduced into a reactor of a reaction removal unit while maintained in an excited state... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070160513 - Process and apparatus for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid to improve vapor yield from vapor/liquid separation: A process for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid comprising: heating the feedstock, mixing the heated feedstock with a fluid and/or a primary dilution steam stream to form a mixture, flashing the mixture to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase which collect as bottoms and removing the liquid phase,... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070160514 - Enhanced radiant heat exchanger apparatus: An enhanced heat exchanger (10) consists of a tube (11) receiving heat from an external source. A fluid (F) to be heated flows through the free area created between the body (12, 12′), introduced inside the tube (11), and the tube itself. Both the tube (11) and the body (12,... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070160515 - Manually activated penetrating hand sterilizer: A manually activated penetrating hand sterilizer has been developed as preferred state-of-the-art to improve the means of minimizing or eliminating the bacteria count on the human hands. This improved method sterilizes the primary portion of the hands, skin creases, the top portion the fingernails and under the fingernails. An antibacterial... Agent: John Harry Mohrman

20070154350 - Test cassette for fluid analyses: A test cassette for the detection of analytes from fluid samples is provided which has a housing (1, 2) with an inlet opening and with a reservoir for receiving a fluid sample containing the analyte. A separate carrier platform (3) can be horizontally displaced in the housing (1, 2), for... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070154343 - Method and apparatus for deactivating a medical instrument of biocontamination: The present invention provides a medical washer for deactivating surfaces of a medical instrument or device having a lumen. The medical washer includes a housing that defines a chamber dimensioned to contain a liquid and to receive a medical instrument having a lumen. A primary conduit is connected at both... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20070154344 - Sterilizer and method for controlling the same: Provided is a sterilizer and a method for controlling the sterilizer. A sterilizer includes a sensor unit measuring a growing condition of microorganism, a sterilizing unit generating a microbicide for sterilizing the microorganisms, and a control unit controlling an operational condition of the sterilizing unit according to a growing condition... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070154345 - Sterization container: A sterilization container has a valve arrangement that remains open in a venting phase and is then closed before a pressure difference is compensated for at a predetermined differential pressure. The valve remains closed until the container is opened for the purpose of withdrawing and using the sterilized instruments contained... Agent: Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, LLP Attorneys At Law

20070154346 - Cabinet type endoscope processor: An endoscope processor, according to the present invention, provides for cleaning and sterilizing an endoscope having a body, and a first flexible tube attached to the body. It includes an operational housing and an enclosure which is attachable to and detachable from the operational housing, the enclosure being sealed from... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070154347 - Low temperature process for concurrent cleaning and sanitation of solid surfaces: An improved process for the concurrent, low temperature cleaning and sanitation of solid surfaces is provided. This process involves introducing a cryogen and an antimicrobial liquid into a vessel, thereby creating an immersion bath. A sterilant is then introduced into this immersion bath. An object to be cleaned and sanitized... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20070154349 - Sensor for detecting substance in liquid and apparatus for detecting substance in liquid using the same: In a sensor for detecting a substance in liquid, recesses are provided in the upper surface of a base substrate. The recesses respectively accommodate SAW elements. A resin layer having openings is arranged such that the sensing portions at the upper surfaces of the SAW elements are exposed in the... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070154348 - Supports for assaying analytes and methods of making and using thereof: Described herein are supports for assaying an analyte and methods of making and using thereof.... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070154351 - Bio cartridge: A bio cartridge measuring analytes contained in a test sample includes: a first measurement area provided to measure a first analyte contained in the test sample; a second measurement area provided to measure a second analyte contained in the test sample; a separation area provided to separate the first measurement... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070154352 - Concentration detector and method of using the same: A concentration detector is disclosed, which is adapted to sense the concentration of a liquid fuel and includes an internal compartment for containing the liquid fuel. The concentration detector comprises a heater, one or more temperature sensors and a concentration calculator. The heater is disposed in the internal compartment of... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20070154353 - Sensor element having an anti-fouling material in a smooth surface: A sensor window for a luminescent dissolved oxygen sensor with a smooth top surface having an integrated growth inhibitor is disclosed. The growth inhibiter only covers a percentage of the area of the sensor window to allow fluid to penetrate the surface of the sensor window.... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20070154354 - Probes and methods of making probes using folding techniques: Probes and methods of making probes are provided, particularly probes or nano-tools having tip active areas of extremely small dimensions, e.g., on the order of one angstrom to a few nanometers. One method of making a nano-tool includes forming a composite including a tool layer less than 10 nm thick... Agent: Reveo, Inc.

20070154355 - Microfluidic assembly with coupled microfluidic devices: US 2004/0119070A1 (D1) discloses an integrated microchip design, wherein glass microchips can be linearly moved against one another, in order to connect or disconnect capillary channels in the microchips. In contrast thereto, the invention provides a plastic material microfluidic device having an interface for coupling and flow controlling a flow... Agent: Perman & Green

20070154357 - Multiwell plate having transparent well bottoms and method for making the multiwell plate: A multiwell plate is described that is used for assaying samples and is made from a plastic upper plate which forms the sidewalls of one or more wells and a tranparent lower plate which forms the bottom walls of the wells. The upper plate and lower plate are attached and... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070154358 - Methods and apparatus for minimizing evaporation of sample materials from multiwell plates: Methods and devices for reducing evaporation of sample materials from the wells of multiwell plates are disclosed which find particular utility when the plates are placed in a stacked configuration. An example of the methods includes providing at least a first multiwell plate which is configured to be placed in... Agent: Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.

20070154356 - Optically readable microplate: A microplate for use within an interrogation system and a method of using the microplate are disclosed. The microplate contains within the bottom of each well, an optical waveguide grating based sensor. Approximate to each sensor is a mask having an aperture of predetermined size. The aperture regulates the light... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070154359 - Conditioning a de-sulfurization system: A fuel cell system includes a de-sulfurization tank, a reformer, a pressure monitoring device and a fuel cell stack. The de-sulfurization tank includes an agent that is adapted to remove sulfur compounds and is capable of undergoing a conditioning cycle. The tank includes an inlet to receive a first hydrocarbon... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070154361 - High pressure parallel reactor: An apparatus for use in parallel reaction of materials. The apparatus includes a base having a plurality of reaction wells, each of the reaction wells having a closed lower end and open upper end for receiving reactant materials. A cover is configured for sealing engagement with the base to form... Agent: Law Offices Of Cindy Kaplan/symyx

20070154360 - Microchannel apparatus comprising a platinum aluminide layer and chemical processes using the apparatus: The invention describes microchannel apparatus and catalysts that contain a layer of a platinum aluminide. The invention includes chemical processes conducted through apparatus described in the specification.... Agent: Frank Rosenberg

20070154362 - Apparatus for the generation of chlorine dioxide: The instant application provides apparatus and methods for the generation of chlorine dioxide. The methods and apparatus of the invention use a water dissolvable membrane to allow the reaction of precursor chemicals, e.g., chlorite salt and an acid. The methods and compositions of the invention provide chlorine dioxide for a... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070154363 - Apparatus and method for treating and dispensing a material into tissue: An apparatus for administering a therapeutic is provided. In various embodiments, the apparatus includes a syringe having a barrel and a plunger and having a material treatment module associated therewith. The material treatment module may be an ozone generator that is initiated such that material containing ozone accumulates within the... Agent: Ceramatec, Inc.

20070154365 - Discharge cell for ozonizer: To enable to reduce a manufacturing cost and to generate high-concentration ozone gas, in a plate-type discharge cell for ozonizer. To improve ozone concentration without depending on reduction of a gap amount in a discharge gap. Dispose dielectric bodies between a high-voltage electrode and a low-voltage electrode to form a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070154364 - Sterilizing instrument: A sterilizing instrument has a pump to boost ozone solution pressure, so that a large amount of ozone is dissolved in the water. The ozone solution is further processed by a depressurizer to generate bubbles in nanometer scale, which contains oxyhydrogen free radicals that can destroy bacteria and virus and... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070154366 - Hydrogen generator having double burners and method of operating the same: A hydrogen generator having double burners and a method of operating the samewhere the hydrogen generator includes a housing, a barrier wall to divide a space in the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber, a fuel reformer installed in the first chamber, a first burner installed in... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070154367 - Multi-layer ceramic substrate reforming apparatus and manufacturing method therefor: The invention relates to a reforming apparatus made of LTCC and a manufacturing method therefor. The reforming apparatus includes an upper cover made of ceramic material, having a fuel inlet at one side thereof, and an evaporator made of ceramic layers formed integrally with the upper cover, having a flow... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070154368 - Fluorination reactor: A fluorination reactor having a reaction zone, an inlet for supplying an organic compound to be fluorinated to the reaction zone, an inlet for supplying elemental fluorine to the reaction zone, and an outlet for recovering a fluorinated reaction product, wherein the reaction zone includes a fluoride-adsorbing composition for adsorbing... Agent: Synnestvedt Lechner & Woodbridge LLP

20070154369 - Oxidation reactor: A two-tube centrifuge separates light material and heavy material from an input mixture. A hollow drive shaft rotates a central body member about an axis of rotation. Two hollow arm assemblies, each having circular cross-section, are mounted on diametrically opposite sides of the central body. Each arm assembly includes an... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070154370 - Method and apparatus for mass based dispensing: A method and apparatus for dispensing of a product based on weight as a load cell (22) which supports a structure holding the product (20a) to be dispensed. The weight of the product (20a) that is dispensed is determined by use of a controller (23).... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20070154371 - Endoscope processing cabinet: An endoscope enclosure for sterilizing an endoscope having a body, and a first flexible tube attached to the body. The endoscope enclosure has an interior space for receiving the endoscope in an orientation with the first flexible tube depending vertically downwardly from the endoscope body. It includes both an inlet... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson