Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing inventions 09/08

20080233001 - Method and apparatus for an improved aerosol generator and associated uses and equipment: The invention is an apparatus and methods for optimizing the performance and protecting one or more aerosol generating transducers from deterioration while operating in a chemically reactive aqueous solution by utilizing one or more protective barrier techniques to eliminate chemical interaction between the aqueous solution and the transducers, among other... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080233002 - Method of sterilization and apparatus therefore: The present invention provides a harmless sterilization method and sterilization apparatus which provide adequate sterilization effects without residual gas. The method comprises: a sterilization step in which a chamber containing an object to be sterilized is depressurized; a hydrogen peroxide supply step in which hydrogen peroxide is supplied into the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080233003 - System and method for treating liquid using a corona discharge process in a low pressure environment: A method for oxidizing and disinfecting liquids including maintaining a reactor under sub-atmospheric pressure conditions; passing liquid within the reactor over a first electrode; and generating a high voltage, short pulse to a second electrode located opposite the first electrode, over the liquid that passes over the first electrode to... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080233004 - Sterilizing apparatus and method using high pressure steam: A sterilizing apparatus is inserted into a cold or warm water passage of a water dispenser, a purified water passage of a water purifier, a discharge pipe of a beverage bending machine, an air suction unit of an air conditioner and so on to inject a high pressure steam for... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080233005 - Aqueous disinfectants and sterilants including colloidal transition metals: The present invention is drawn to disinfectant or sterilant compositions, which are human safe, e.g., food grade or food safe. In one embodiment, an aqueous disinfectant or sterilant composition can comprise an aqueous vehicle, including water, from 0.001 wt % to 50 wt % of a peracid, and from 0.001... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080233006 - Method and apparatus for determining the oxygen permeability of a polymer: The present invention is relates to an apparatus and method for the determination of the oxygen gas permeability of a polymer. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for determining the oxygen gas permeability of a polymer membrane (e.g., a polydimethylsiloxane and/or polysiloxane polymer or... Agent: Roetzel And Andress

20080233007 - Nondestructive portable sugar level measurement instrument with applications in food production and distribution industries: e

20080233008 - Chemical sensor with an indicator dye: A chemical sensor based on an indicator dye wherein a light transmissive element containing the indicator dye is made of a hygroscopic polymer. The polymer may be, for example, a polyimide or PMMA or other polymer. In an alternative embodiment the light transmissive element is doped with metal nanocolloidal particles.... Agent: James Richards

20080233009 - Fluidic volume dispense verification tool: Disclosed herein is a device for measuring fluid dispense volumes including one or more wells adapted to receive a fluid; a tube having an internal passageway fluidly coupled to the one or more wells, wherein fluid in the wells passes into the internal passageway via capillary action to form a... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080233010 - Testing hydrogen flux through solid and liquid barrier materials: Apparatus and methods for testing the hydrogen-gas compatibilities, hydrogen-gas embrittlement susceptibilities, hydrogen-gas containment performances, and/or the hydrogen-gas pressure-cycling durabilities, of hollow enclosures (“test specimens”), with single-layer, double-layer, or multi-layer walls, composed of various barrier materials, are disclosed. Barrier materials include but are not limited to: carbon steel, stainless steel, copper,... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20080233012 - Method for preventing repeat use of disposable articles in analyzers: The invention concerns the field of automatic analysis instruments (analyzers) and relates to a method for preventing repeat use of disposable articles in analyzers.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080233011 - Microfluidic devices: A microfluidic device having a first semi-crystalline polymer film with an amorphous or quasi-amorphous surface adhered to an amorphous or quasi-amorphous surface of a second semi-crystalline polymer film. The first semi-crystalline polymer film may also be adhered in part to a conductive layer.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080233014 - Collider chamber apparatus and method of use of same: The disclosed apparatus includes a stator and a rotor disposed for rotation within the stator. An inner wall of the stator defines one or more collider chambers. Rotation of the rotor causes movement of fluid disposed between the rotor and stator and establishes a rotational flow pattern within the collider... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080233013 - Dispensing nozzle tip: An upper end 3 of a nozzle tip 2 is adapted to have an inside diameter dimension smaller than an outside diameter of a lower portion of a barrel 4, so that nozzle tips 2 are not piled up. An upper curved surface 11, which is curved in an outer... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080233015 - Device and method for use in analysis: The invention relates to sealing device for microplates, a method of sealing and a novel use. The sealing device is used for isolating the interior of a biological reaction vessel from the exterior of the reaction vessel and comprises a generally planar sealing layer intimately attachable to the vessel by... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080233016 - Multichannel array as window protection: A multichannel array structure is provided and a mechanism for establishing a viscous flow within the multichannel array for preventing the flow of particulates (???material) that cause window clouding. A process chamber is provided for confining a process pressure within a process volume with a viewport window along the chamber... Agent: Rudolph J. Buchel Jr., Law Office Of

20080233017 - Semiconductor oxidation apparatus and method of producing semiconductor element: A semiconductor oxidation apparatus is provided with a sealable oxidation chamber defined by walls, a base provided within the oxidation chamber and configured to support a semiconductor sample, a supply part configured to supply water vapor into the oxidation chamber to oxidize a specific portion of the semiconductor sample, a... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080233018 - Fully-automated microfluidic system for the synthesis of radiolabeled biomarkers for positron emission tomography: The present application relates to microfluidic devices and related technologies, and to chemical processes using such devices. More specifically, the application discloses a fully automated synthesis of radioactive compounds for imaging, such as by positron emission tomography (PET), in a fast, efficient and compact manner. In particular, this application describe... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080233019 - Swing bed canister with heat transfer features: A swing bed canister assembly for a regenerative carbon dioxide removal system includes a housing that includes an integrally formed central wall that divides an adsorbing amine bed from a desorbing amine bed. The central wall defines spaces for each of the amine beds so that each portion of the... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080233020 - Processing apparatus with an electromagnetic launch: A processing apparatus, such as a microwave-based processing apparatus. The apparatus includes a vessel having an inner surface defining a chamber configured to hold a reaction mixture, a guide, and a launch coupled to the guide. The guide can be at least partially disposed in the vessel, and is configured... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080233021 - Twin-tube type water-cooling ozone generation tube assembly: A water-cooling ozone generation tube assembly includes a twin-tube type ozone generation tube module and a tube holder. The twin-tube type ozone generation tube module contains an inner tube and an outer tube. The ozone generation tube assembly of the present invention is water cooled; both the inner tube and... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080233022 - Method of fabricating plasma reactor parts: A method of fabricating silicon parts are provided herein. The method includes growing a silicon sample, machining the sample to form a part, and annealing the part by exposing the part sequentially to one or more gases. Process conditions during silicon growth and post-machining anneal are designed to provide silicon... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080226493 - Air treatment dispensers delivering multiple chemicals: Devices for dispensing air treatment chemicals are described. They have a first substrate bearing a first volatile air treatment chemical that is dispensed when the first substrate is heated, and a second substrate bearing a second volatile air treatment chemical that is dispensed from the second substrate when the second... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20080226492 - Deactivating emulsions: A method of deactivating an allergen involves dispersing into an airspace an allergen deactivant, the deactivant being provided in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising at least 8 wt % deactivant. Preferably the deactivant is dispersed into the airspace as a vapour. Preferably the dispersal is aided by heat... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20080226494 - Sterilization system for sterilizing and/or neutralizing the activity of microorganisms in liquids and gases, and sterilization and/or neutralization process: In a sterilisation system for sterilising and/or neutralising the activity of micro-organisms in liquids and gasses, and in a sterilisation and/or neutralisation process, sterilisation is carried out by exposing the micro-organisms to a potential difference ranging from 200 to 1000 mV.... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080226495 - Ultrasonic sanitation and disinfecting device and associated methods: A device for sanitizing and disinfecting a space includes a tank having an interior space for holding an aqueous sanitizing, disinfecting, and/or sterilizing liquid, a bottom sector, an air inlet sector, and an exhaust sector, inner walls of the exhaust sector and the air inlet sector forming a substantially “V”-shaped... Agent: Jacqueline E. Hartt, Ph.d Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20080226496 - Systemic method for proximity hygiene and device with low-temperature sanitizing chamber in particular for food products: The invention concerns a fast systemic method for low-temperature (athermal) sanitizing in confined chamber, under modified atmosphere, in turbulent conditions by combined production of a highly germicidal ionic chain acting simultaneously on the hydric flux (water) and the aeraulic flux (air), operating under controlled temperature, for killing pathogenic germs and... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080226497 - Aqueous solution suitable for the chemical sterilization of packaging materials, process for its preparation and its use: Aqueous solution suitable for the chemical sterilization of packaging materials, process for its preparation and its use Aqueous solution suitable for the chemical sterilization of packaging materials, comprising hydrogen peroxide and at least one foodstuff-compatible stabilizer. This solution but without the stabilizer has a maximum phosphorous content expressed as PO43−... Agent: Solvay North America, LLC C/o Kim Manson, Esq.

20080226498 - High throughput chemical handling system: A high throughput chemical handling system includes a chemical storage module, a transport module, and one or more liquid handling modules. The transport module may implement parallel chemical transport, and the system may include a plurality of asynchronously operable liquid handling modules coupled to the parallel transport module.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080226499 - Automated microsampling dissolution test system: An automated MicroSampling dissolution testing system that is constructed of a base; a plurality of vessels mounted on an invertible, temperature controlled bath manifold; a cleaning manifold; a stirring and sampling assembly for each vessel; an integrated image capture device, a plurality of hydrodynamic, nonresident sampling probes; a non-resident dispensing... Agent: Varian Inc. Legal Department

20080226500 - Chemical analytic apparatus and chemical analytic method: A chemical analytic apparatus of the present invention is the one which proposes that a miniaturization, a making low-cost and portability are possible and also the operation of each process of separation, concentration and dilution of specimen is possible, and which includes: an introduction means (S1) that introduces a droplet... Agent: William S. Frommer Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080226503 - Method for selective detection of peptides using molecularly imprinted sensors: This invention presents a fast and effective method to detect macromolecules such as peptides. Using a multifunctional chiral monomer, it combines molecular imprinting polymerization technology with a quartz crystal microbalance for detection of peptides to the ng/ml scale.... Agent: Dar-fu Tai

20080226501 - Microfluidic device with finger valves: A microfluidic device (1) comprising a hydrophilic microchannel structure (2) in which there is a functional unit that comprises a microconduit I (17) in which there is an inlet end (16), an outlet end (18), and a capillary stop function I (24) in the form of a local non-wettable surface... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20080226502 - Microfluidic methods and support instruments: A method of performing a test of a liquid sample using a microfluidic device having at least one flow path may include introducing the liquid sample into the flow path and subjecting the microfluidic device to at least one linear motion with an acceleration sufficiently high to affect the flow... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group (w/isa)

20080226504 - Pump unit and centrifugal microfluidic system having the same: Provided are a pump unit and a centrifugal microfluidic system including the pump unit. The pump unit includes a gas generating agent. The gas generating agent includes a plurality of heating particles generating heat by absorbing energy and one of a sublimation material, azide, and azo compound mixed with the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080226505 - Gas sensor assembly with catalytic element: A gas sensor assembly comprising a gas-sensitive element, and a first pulse modulation circuit comprising a first switching device is disclosed. The gas-sensitive element and the first switching device are arranged in series with a power supply. The first pulse modulation circuit further comprises a first control module adapted to... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080226507 - Disinfection system: The present invention relates to a disinfection system, arrangement comprising at least two sequentially arranged disinfection systems and containers comprising various chambers usable for the disinfection system. In particular, the present invention relates to a disinfection system comprising at least one chamber adapted for containing at least one first chamber... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20080226508 - Reagent cup holder: A reagent cup device 1 includes a plurality of individually sealed reagent cup compartments 7, each holding a reagent cup 8 having an open end and an inner surface, at least part of which is coated with a chemical reagent. Each reagent cup compartment 7 is closed and has a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080226506 - Sample container: A sample container includes a cap that covers a container body holding a liquid sample containing a reagent and a test body. The cap includes an outer lid that covers the container body, an inner lid that is slidably attached to the outer lid and has an opening for dispensing... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080226509 - System for automatic opening of reagent vessels: The invention relates to an analysis system which, by means of a reagent cartridge opening module, permits automatic opening of reagent vessels which are closed by screwing. The reagent cartridge opening module for this purpose has catch elements which can lock securely against rotation in correspondingly configured catch elements of... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP One Dayton Centre

20080226510 - Extensional flow layer separating reactor: The invention relates to a extensional flow layer-separating reactor comprising a channel, in which at least two educt products and at least one separation fluid for spatially separating said two products are introduced, an extension area which is adjacent to the channel in such a way that the educt product... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080226511 - Liquid metal reactor: A target material to be treated in a liquid reactant metal is loaded into a containment area defined within a liquid reactant metal treatment vessel. The containment area is then placed below the level of the liquid reactant metal in the treatment vessel. This places the target material in contact... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.C.

20080226512 - Gas distribution plate for fluidized-bed olefin polymerization reactors: A gas distribution plate for fluidized-bed, olefin polymerization reactors is provided. In addition to holes for distributing a fluidizing gas, the plate comprises a plurality of hollow projections for introducing a fluid into the fluidized-bed reactor. The hollow projections, which can be tubes or pipes, extend above the plate towards... Agent: Phan Law Group PLLC

20080226513 - Rotating stirring device with substantially narrow distribution of energy dissipation rate: A rotating stirring device for generating substantially narrow distribution of energy dissipation rate and avoiding presence of Taylor vortices is disclosed. The device includes an outer member (1) such as a cylinder with cross-section of circular shape and an inner member (2) with cross-section of equilateral or inequilateral polygon shape... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080226514 - Exhaust gas treatment catalyst: Provided are an exhaust treatment catalyst and an exhaust article containing the catalyst. The catalyst comprises a carrier; a first layer deposited on the carrier, said first layer comprising substantially only at least one refractory metal oxide; a second layer deposited on the first layer, said second layer comprising substantially... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20080226515 - Purification of carbon dioxide: SO2 and/or NOx are removed from gaseous CO2 at elevated pressure(s) in the presence of molecular oxygen and water and, when SO2 is to be removed, NOx, to convert SO2 to sulfuric acid and/or NOx to nitric acid. The sulfuric acid and/or nitric acid is/are then removed from the gaseous... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080226516 - Microreactor system: A microreactor system collecting a mixture solution obtained by mixing up material solutions in a microreactor includes a plurality of microreactors arranged in parallel; a flowmeter disposed on a downstream side; a detector detecting a composition of the mixture solution; and a processing device calculating both a reaction time from... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080226517 - Catalytic reactor: A compact catalytic reactor (20) for reforming comprises a reactor module (70) to define a multiplicity of first and second flow channels arranged alternately, for carrying first and second gas flows, and a removable gas-permeable catalyst structure (80) with a substrate for example of metal foil is provided in each... Agent: Law Offices Of William H. Holt

20080226518 - Substrate processing apparatus: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a processing chamber for accommodating and processing a target substrate therein; a supporting member for supporting the target substrate in the processing chamber; a processing gas supply mechanism for supplying, into the processing chamber, a processing gas which generates radicals for processing the target substrate;... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080226519 - Method of multiple reaction in microreactor, and microreactor: When fluids A and B are caused to flow together from a fluid introduction portion into a microreactionchannel, they are divided into a plurality of fluid segments A and B in a diametral section of the microreactionchannel at the entrance side, and are mixed with each other by molecular diffusion... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080226520 - Airlift loop reactor without the need for external gases: This invention provides an airlift loop reactor without the need for external gases, which comprises main reactor (1), gas circulation line (2), gas punip (3), jacket (4), gas inlet (5), gas outlet (6), flow guider (7), gas flowmeter (8), feed inlet (9) and discharge opening (10). It is characterized by:... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080226521 - Beverage dispenser: A beverage dispenser (10) supplies a beverage from a beverage container (12) through a piping system, wherein a device is provided for sterilizing, by heat, said piping system and a connection portion (61) of said beverage container connected to said piping system. A beverage dispenser further supplies a beverage from... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080219883 - Toothbrush sanitizer: A toothbrush sanitizer includes at least one basket for holding a toothbrush, a housing that receives the at least one basket, and a heating element connected to the housing. The basket(s) can also accommodate a toothbrush head from a known electric toothbrush. The basket can be completely removable from the... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080219884 - Aerosol: A nebulant suitable for sterilization comprising finely divided liquid droplets suspended in a gas, said droplets including a solute, which is advantageously hydrogen peroxide and a solvent, for example water, wherein the droplets have a concentration of greater than 60 wt % of solute and an average diameter of less... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP

20080219885 - Method and device for collection and transport of a biological sample: A device for the collection and transport of biological material, the device including a container having at least two parts temporarily attached together and adapted for storage of biological collection indicia on an outbound leg of the transport and the safe transport of a biological sample on an inbound leg... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20080219886 - Sample analyzer and its components: A sample analyzer includes a liquid aspirator to be stuck into the closed container for aspirating a sample from a closed container; a preparing section for preparing an analysis sample using the aspirated sample; and an analyzing section for analyzing the prepared analysis sample; the liquid aspirator including an elongated... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080219887 - Automatic analyzer: An automatic analyzer is capable of performing analysis of a precision control sample in response to an external factor to alleviate the burden on the operator and surely performing precision control at appropriate timing at which precision control must be performed, thereby allowing automatic maintenance of the measurement precision. Analysis... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.c.

20080219888 - Multi-channel flow cells: A multi-channel flow cell can allow for reduced cross-contamination in sample loading and the ability to observe activity within the flow cell once the channels are loaded. A multi-channel flow cell includes a plurality of independently-addressable channels sandwiched between a two substrates. Each of the channels can be coated with... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080219889 - System for automatically processing a biological sample: The invention provides a system, a processing apparatus, a sample unit, a reagent unit and a method for processing a biological sample in the inside of the sample unit. The system comprises at least a processing apparatus and a sample unit, the sample unit comprises a plurality of microfluidic elements,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080219890 - Sample loading and recovery: A apparatus and method for loading a sample into a microfluidic flow cell allows for more precise loading, reduced cross-contamination, and more efficient use of samples to be analyzed. The system for loading a sample into a flow cell includes a flow cell defining a plurality of individually isolated channels... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080219892 - Guided mode resonant filter biosensor using a linear grating surface structure: Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters.... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080219891 - Portable sensor array system: A system for the rapid characterization of multi-analyte fluids, in one embodiment, includes a light source, a sensor array, and a detector. The sensor array is formed from a supporting member into which a plurality of cavities may be formed. A series of chemically sensitive particles are, in one embodiment... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p.

20080219893 - Local plasmon enhanced fluorescence sensor: A first substance capable of undergoing binding with a substance to be detected in a sample is fixed to a detecting section. A plurality of pieces of a second substance capable of undergoing the binding with the substance to be detected are mixed in the sample. Each of fine metal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080219894 - Systems and methods for thermal actuation of microfluidic devices: A microfluidic processing device includes a substrate defining a microfluidic network. The substrate is in thermal communication with a plurality of N independently controllable components and a plurality of input output contacts for connecting the substrate to an external controller. Each component has at least two terminals. Each terminal is... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080219895 - Gas sensor: A gas sensor which includes walls delimiting a gas detection chamber, and having an introduction port (or an inlet) through which an observed gas is introduced into the gas detection chamber, a measuring element disposed in the gas detection chamber and measuring concentration of a subject gas contained in the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080219896 - Air purifier: An air purifier is disclosed having an electrostatic chamber and a germicidal chamber, wherein the two chambers are distinct and there is no air flow communication between the electrostatic and germicidal chambers.... Agent: Sylmark, Inc.

20080219897 - Air freshener with scent(s) of a new car: In one embodiment, the present invention is a portable air scenting device which comprises at least one material used in the manufacture of an interior part of a new transportation vehicle such as an automobile. The material has at least one scent, and the material is prepared and formed to... Agent: Richard J. Macor Proprietary Technologies, Inc.

20080219898 - Secondary containment for a perforated plate: A secondary containment system is used with a screenless reactor. The secondary containment system includes a screen sized to prevent the passage of catalyst particles, and is affixed to the screenless reactor with supports to hold the screen a desired distance from the reactor.... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080219899 - Medical instrument disinfecting system: The invention concerns a medical instrument disinfecting system (1) comprising a disinfecting chamber (4) adapted to implement a cycle for disinfecting the instruments. The invention is characterized in that each instrument (1) comprises identification data (5) and in that the chamber (4) is associated with means (6) for acquiring the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080219900 - Process for urea production and related plant: A process for urea production from ammonia and carbon dioxide, made to react at a predetermined high pressure in an appropriate synthesis reactor (112), from the reaction between NH3 and CO2 being obtained a reaction mixture comprising urea, ammonium carbamate and free ammonia in aqueous solution, from which a recovery... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080219901 - Cylindrical steam reformer having integrated heat exchanger: Disclosed herein is a cylindrical steam reformer, including a reforming part, a combustion part, an internal heat exchange part, and a steam generation part, which are integrally manufactured into a single reactor, thus forming an optimal heat exchange network leading to optimal performance of the individual parts. In addition, the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080219902 - Reactor: A reactor including a reactor vessel and heat exchange tubes provided in the reactor vessel. The reactor vessel includes a tubesheet and is configured to receive a reaction fluid. The tubesheet has a first plate member configured to contact the reaction fluid and a second plate member configured to not... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080219903 - Device for injecting fluids inside a rotary fluidized bed: The invention concerns a device for injecting fluids inside a rotary fluidized bed wherein the fluid jets are oriented in the rotational direction of the fluidized bed and surrounded with at least one deflector delimiting around said jets a space generally convergent then divergent and upstream of said jet passages... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20080213124 - Device and method for waste breakdown and disinfection or treatment: The invention concerns a device mounted on a framework comprising an upper compartment (2) feeding waste (1), equipped with a hopper (6), an intermediate shredding compartment (3), including cutting tools (5), and a lower compartment (4) for disinfecting and evacuating residues. The invention is characterized in that the upper compartment... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080213125 - Apparatus and method for using ozone as a disinfectant: A method of sterilizing a closed environment is provided in which an ozone generator is placed into the closed environment; it then generates ozone to a predetermined ozone concentration and increases the humidity of the closed environment. The ozone concentration is maintained at the predetermined ozone concentration for a predetermined... Agent: Robert E Krebs Thelen Reid & Priest LLP

20080213126 - Method and apparatus of ozone injection into sewage forced main: An apparatus and method are provided for introducing high-concentration, high-pressure oxygen gas with or without high-pressure ozone gas into pumped sewage mains, also known as force sewage mains, a portion of the pumped sewage is diverted from the force sewage main for addition of the high-concentration, high-pressure oxygen gas with... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20080213127 - 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

20080213129 - Non-linear uv light sources for disinfection: The present disclosure provides for systems and methods for disinfecting of components of an HVAC system. At least one non-linear UV light source is positioned within the HVAC system. A non-linear UV light source can include but is not limited to a spherical bulb lamp or a circular lamp. Non-linear... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080213128 - Use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation in health care environments: A method of sterilizing a hospital room to at least 99.99% sterility is described which employs UV/ozone sterilization. A method of sterilizing sink-traps using UV radiation is described. A method utilizing UV/ozone sterilization and sink-trap sterilization by UV radiation for sterilization of an environment is also described.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino, LLP

20080213132 - Automatic analyzer: In an automatic analyzer, effect is reduced or prevented of a change in temperature and volume of components making up a mechanism for dispensing a reagent and a sample or a system liquid on an amount of sample and reagent per one dispensing cycle. One or a plurality of components... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080213130 - Diagnostic-nanosensor and its use in medicine: This invention relates generally to biosensor technology, and pertains more particularly to novel multifunctional biosensors based on ordered arrays of metallic, semiconductors and magnetic nano-islands for medical, biological, biochemical, chemical and environmental applications.... Agent: Joyce Von Natzmer Pequignot + Myers LLC

20080213131 - Particle agglutination-evaluating container: A particle agglutination-evaluating container for immunological analysis, based on an agglutinate formed in an agglutination reaction between an antibody- or antigen-containing sample and agglutination particles, includes a transparent container body having a bottom face including a sloping bottom face and a raised bottom face extended in a horizontal direction at... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080213133 - Flow analysis apparatus and method: A flow analysis apparatus is disclosed. The flow analysis apparatus has at least one wicking channel fluidically coupled to an absorbent pump. A wicking valve is fluidically coupled to the wicking channel to provide a fluidic connection to the sample source where opening the wicking valve allows the absorbent pump... Agent: Brown Rudnick LLP

20080213134 - Device for supplying fluids, method for producing this device, and pipette comprising such a device: The invention proposes a device for active and/or passive supply of fluids comprising a microfluidic component with an inlet and optionally an outlet, a strip conductor which is electrically conductingly connected to the microfluidic component, and a carrier on which the microfluidic component is fixed. In order to provide a... Agent: Patentanwaelte Lichti + Partner Gbr

20080213135 - Wireless enabled device: The invention described herein provides an embedded wireless device such as a RFID tag molded into separate housing formed of any thermoplastic material compatible to that of the plastic material as the device to which the housing is to be attached. Subsequently, the housed tag assembly can be thermally bonded... Agent: Millipore Corporation

20080213136 - Closed circuit aerosol and vapor chamber with counter flow configuration: An aerosol and vapor generation device comprises a container, a generation input for a contaminated product to be diluted in the device, a generation output, and a clean gas input. The device also includes a dilution tube in the container, with the generation input and with the clean gas input... Agent: Bcf LLP

20080213137 - System and method for separating biomass from media in a fluidized bed reactor: A system is provided for separating biomass from media in a fluidized bed reactor containing an aqueous suspension of biomass and media. A lift, configured to extend within the reactor, has an inlet for receiving aqueous suspension and an outlet spaced from the inlet for delivering the aqueous suspension from... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080213138 - Production method and production device for carbon nano structure: A material gas and a catalyst are introduced through a material supplying tube path and a catalyst supplying tube path together with a carrier gas into a reactor equipped on its outer periphery with a heat applicator for thermally decomposing the material gas. The reactor has a convention regulator fitted... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080213139 - Medical instrument disinfecting chamber via radiation: The invention concerns a medical instrument disinfecting chamber, of the type comprising means (2) for suspending at least one instrument (4) in the chamber and means for generating in the chamber, a disinfecting radiation. The invention is characterized in that it comprises radiation-transparent means (7), for maintaining the instrument (4)... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080213140 - Ozone generator: An ozone generator for generating ozone by applying a specified process to oxygen by discharge includes a first raw material gas supply unit for supplying the oxygen as a first raw material gas, and a second raw material gas supply unit for supplying an oxide compound gas as a second... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080213141 - Processing apparatus fabrication: A processing apparatus that is formed from a plurality of metal layers that are stacked and aligned together and then connected together to form one or more portions of the processing apparatus.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080213142 - Membrane reactor for shift reaction: There is disclosed a membrane reactor 100 for a shift reaction including a selectively permeable membrane 3 having an H2-selective permeation ability and a catalyst 4 which promotes a chemical reaction, the selectively permeable membrane 3 is a Pd membrane or a Pd alloy membrane, the catalyst 4 is a... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080213143 - Chemical reaction cartridge and method for using: Disclosed is a chemical reaction cartridge including an elastic body with which at least a portion of the chemical reaction cartridge is formed and a plurality of chambers and a flow path to connect the plurality of chambers, which contain solution inside, and the solution is moved or blocked in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC