Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing inventions 10/08

20080260574 - Filtration and purification systems: An air conditioning system (10) including: extraction means for extracting air from a confined space; filtration and purification means for filtering particulate from the extracted air and purifying the air, the filtration and purification means including a separation column (11, 12) having an extracted air inlet (26) for receiving extracted... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080260575 - Two-stage catox apparatus and process: Apparatus and methods for the production of a secure supply of breathable air are important under conditions where threats from chemical and biological weapons may be present. A catalytic oxidation (CATOX) system may include of at least two primary elements: (1) a catalyst to destroy toxic chemicals by oxidation, and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080260576 - Package for a medical device: The invention provides an assembly for preparing a medical device, in particular a urinary catheter, by releasing a fluid medium onto the device. The device is packed in a package which contains the fluid medium confined in a compartment. To ensure preparation of the device, the package is adapted to... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080260577 - Chemiluminescent detection system: Throughput is improved by increasing the number of micro-reaction chambers. There is provided a chemiluminescent detection system that has a so-called plate on which many reaction chambers are one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally arranged, characterized in that optical detection is performed using a line or area sensor having many detection pixels, the... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080260579 - Sheet-like material with hydrophilic and hydrophobic egions and their production: r

20080260580 - Method and system for radiopharmaceutical kit preparation: An automated system for remotely drawing and dispensing eluate in preparing kits of radioactive pharmaceuticals. The system includes cradles for holding shielded vials containing eluate or the final kit from cold kit vials. The present invention also provides methods and apparati directed to the withdrawal and dispensing of eluate while... Agent: Ge Healthcare, Inc.

20080260582 - Method for displacing small amounts of fluids in micro channels by means of acoustical waves: A method is provided for displacing small amounts of fluids in micro channels, in which an amount of fluid is introduced into a channel system which has at least one area which corresponds in a topological manner to a ring, such that a closed path of the fluid is possible,... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080260583 - Micro-fluidic device based upon active matrix principles: A micro-fluidic device (1) including a two-dimensional array of a plurality of components (2) for processing a fluid and/or for sensing properties of the fluid is suggested. Each component (2) is coupled to at least one control terminal (9,10) enabling an active matrix to change the state of each component... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080260581 - Sampling and assay device: A sampling and assay device comprises at least three chamber portions (1, 3, 4) connected together in a row. Each chamber portion (1, 3, 4) defines a chamber (11, 13, 27) and adjacent chambers (11, 13, 27) along the row are separated by respective partitions (14, 15). One end chamber... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080260584 - Portable apparatus for analysis of a refinery feedstock or a product of a refinery process: The present invention provides a portable apparatus for analysis of a refinery feedstock or a product of a refinery process, said apparatus comprising: (a) a first analytical device for determination of the boiling point profile of a refinery feedstock or a product of a refinery process, and (b) at least... Agent: Carol Wilson Bp America Inc.

20080260585 - Reaction container and analyzing apparatus: A reaction container holds a liquid agitated by sound waves. The reaction container includes two openings which serve as an introduction/discharge port of the liquid, and a holding member which has the two openings, holds the liquid between the two openings, and includes a sound wave generator arranged on one... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080260586 - Pillar based biosensor and method of making the same: A biosensor (10) comprises a top layer (12) and a plurality of pillar structures (14) formed integral with the top layer, the plurality of pillar structures extending from a surface of the top layer. The biosensor further includes a specific bio-layer (16) disposed about a perimeter of the pillar structures... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080260587 - Hydrocarbon preparation system: An apparatus for the preparation of hydrocarbons for mass spectrographic analysis by their conversion into carbon dioxide. The apparatus uses an isothermic environment for chromatography in conjunction with separate columns tuned to isolate specific hydrocarbons. The apparatus includes a valve block (2), sample extractor (3), sample injector, carrier gas source... Agent: Michael L Antoline One East Main St.

20080260588 - Composition formed of moldable polymers possessing a lasting hydrophilic nature, channels for aqueous fluids based on this composition, microfluidic system incorporating these channels and its process of manufacture: The invention relates to a durable hydrophilic non-porous surface-modified polymer composition, to aqueous fluid channels based on said composition, to a microfluidic system comprising said channels, to a method for the production thereof and to a microfluidic chip or cells incorporating said composition.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080260589 - Method and apparatus for performing biochemical testing in a microenvironment: A micro-testing lab for performing tests on biochemical and synthetic materials is provided. The testing lab includes a substrate forming the base material of the test lab; a poly silicon layer formed over the substrate; and a silicon dioxide layer deposited over the poly silicon layer, the poly silicon layer... Agent: Central Coast Patent Agency, Inc

20080260578 - Device for treating goods with the aid of an electric discharge: The invention relates to a device (10) for treating goods (14) with the aid of an electric discharge in a receiving chamber (13) for the goods, which is defined by a wall (11, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e) made of a dielectric material having at least two electrodes... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080260592 - Discretely adjustable pipettor: A pipettor is provided of discretely adjusting the volume of fluid transferable by the pipettor in a pipetting operation. One or multiple piston assemblies, comprising pistons detached from the actuator of the pipettor, resilient members that urges the pistons toward initial positions, and independent adjusting mechanisms, such as slide-and-lock, facilitate... Agent: Chia-yu-chang

20080260590 - Handheld and/or mountable fluid-ejection device having removable tip with cap: A fluid-ejection device includes a handheld and/or mountable enclosure, a removable tip, a cap, a pneumatic fitting, and a controller. The removable tip has a fluid-ejection mechanism located at an end thereof. The cap is disposed on the end of the removable tip such that just the fluid-ejection mechanism is... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080260591 - Sample handling unit applicable to microchip, and microfluidic device having microchips: After a second plate member 3 is inserted into a space which is surrounded by side walls 6a through 6d of a first plate member 2, the bonded surface 3a of the second plate member 3 is bonded and fixed to the bonded surface 2a of the first plate member... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080260593 - Method and apparatus for processing substances in a single container: In one example embodiment of the present invention, a vessel having an open end and a closed end is provided. The vessel further includes, but is not limited to, a filtering substance. The filtering means is disposed generally toward the closed end of the vessel. Subsequently the closed end of... Agent: Dewalch Technologies, Inc.

20080260594 - Multiwell plate: Multiwell plate (21; 41) comprises a plurality of wells (23; 43) wherein each well (23; 43) has an open upper end (25; 45) and a lower end (27; 47) covered by a well bottom (28; 48), each lower end (27; 47) being provided with a through hole (29; 49) of... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Corp. Patent Department

20080260595 - Air freshening system: A sports team display system combined with vehicle air freshener that aids in a vehicle driver's ability to prominently display his or her support for an athletic team or organization while at the same time provides a pleasant smell to emit throughout the interior of the vehicle. The system is... Agent: Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC

20080260596 - Fluidizing base, method for the production thereof and associated fluidizing device: s

20080260597 - Reducing gas generator and solid reductant scr system having the generator: A reducing gas generator generates reducing gas including ammonia. The generator includes a solid reductant and a heat-generating portion. The solid reductant is formed in a columnar shape. A cross-sectional surface of the solid reductant has a constant shape and is perpendicular to a central axis of the solid reductant.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080260598 - Devices, methods and systems for hydrating a medical implant material: Devices for hydrating materials, such as, for example, medical implant materials include a container body defining therein a hydration chamber. A barrier separates the chamber into a material holding area and a hydrating fluid bay and defines at least one aperture and is configured to allow passage of hydrating fluid... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080260599 - Honeycomb filter and exhaust gas purifying apparatus: A honeycomb filter includes a honeycomb fired body having cells longitudinally disposed either end of each cell being sealed. The honeycomb filter includes an outlet-side catalyst supporting area, an inlet-side catalyst supporting area, and a catalyst unsupporting area formed between the catalyst supporting areas. A thermal conductivity of the catalyst... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080260603 - Ozone generator and an electrode thereof: The inventive ozone generator comprises at least one tubular external electrode (4), at least one internal electrode (7), wherein each internal electrode consists of a plurality of tubular metal segments (8) which are closed at least partially at each end and externally ceramic-coated, said tubular segments are disposed one behind... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080260600 - Building designed for storing foul-smelling effluents: The present invention relates to an enclosed building designed to store foul-smelling effluents. The building is provided with means for introducing the effluents in the building, means for destroying, by photocatalysis, organic pollutants created during the storage of the effluents, and openings, by means of which the interior of the... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080260602 - Fluid treatment system and radiation source module for use therein: A radiation source module comprising a support member, a radiation source assembly connected to the support member and a seal disposed on a first surface of the module, the seal operable to provide a substantially fluid tight seal between the first surface and a second surface which is adjacent to... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080260601 - Uv sterilizing wand: A wand-type Ultra-Violet (UV) radiation sterilizing wand includes a housing having an aperture and a source of UV radiation mounted within the housing positioned for emitting UV radiation through the aperture. Advantageously, the lamp chamber within which the source of UV radiation is mounted has an ingress and an egress... Agent: Smart And Biggar

20080260604 - Integrated process for producing xylenes and high purity benzene: Processes and apparatus are provided that provide high yields of xylenes per unit of aromatic-containing feed while enabling a high purity benzene co-product to be obtained without the need for an extraction or distillation to remove C6 naphthenes. The processes of this invention include a transalkylation section and a disproportionation... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080260605 - Process for preparing at least one organic target compound by heterogeneously catalyzed gas phase partial oxidation: A process for preparing an organic target compound by heterogeneously catalyzed gas phase partial oxidation of an organic precursor compound with molecular oxygen in two oxidation reactor lines operated in parallel and removal of the target compound from the mixture of the product gas streams in a workup line, wherein... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080260606 - Nanocarbon generation equipment: A nanocarbon generation equipment designed such that organic processed materials can be quickly thermally decomposed therein and the decomposed materials are then quenched and liquefied to obtain liquefied materials is disclosed. This equipment comprises thermal reactor for quickly thermally decomposing the organic processed materials, apparatus for recovering the liquefied materials... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080260607 - Treatment of gold-ceria catalysts with oxygen to improve stability thereof in the water-gas shift and selective co oxidation reactions: A method for improving the performance of catalysts by the addition of small amounts of oxygen to feed stock streams. Examples are shown for the improved operation of gold-ceria catalysts in the water-gas shift (WGS) and PROX reactions. The catalytic material is made by depositing catalytic metals, such as gold... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080260608 - Crucible for the crystallization of silicon and process for making the same: A protective coating is prepared for, and applied to, crucibles used in the handling of molten materials that are solidified in the crucible and then removed as ingots. Crucibles containing this protective coating may be used for the solidification of silicon. The coating has a specified oxygen content and contains... Agent: Vesuvius Crucible Company

20080260609 - Unit for sterilising and depyrogenating containers: A unit for sterilising and depyrogenating containers of the type comprising conveying means suitable for receiving a plurality of said containers through at least an inlet and supplying the containers in a set direction to a corresponding outlet of the unit; the unit has a sterilising/dyrogenating unit defined by at... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080260574 - Filtration and purification systems: An air conditioning system (10) including: extraction means for extracting air from a confined space; filtration and purification means for filtering particulate from the extracted air and purifying the air, the filtration and purification means including a separation column (11, 12) having an extracted air inlet (26) for receiving extracted... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080260575 - Two-stage catox apparatus and process: Apparatus and methods for the production of a secure supply of breathable air are important under conditions where threats from chemical and biological weapons may be present. A catalytic oxidation (CATOX) system may include of at least two primary elements: (1) a catalyst to destroy toxic chemicals by oxidation, and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080260576 - Package for a medical device: The invention provides an assembly for preparing a medical device, in particular a urinary catheter, by releasing a fluid medium onto the device. The device is packed in a package which contains the fluid medium confined in a compartment. To ensure preparation of the device, the package is adapted to... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080260577 - Chemiluminescent detection system: Throughput is improved by increasing the number of micro-reaction chambers. There is provided a chemiluminescent detection system that has a so-called plate on which many reaction chambers are one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally arranged, characterized in that optical detection is performed using a line or area sensor having many detection pixels, the... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080260579 - Sheet-like material with hydrophilic and hydrophobic egions and their production: r

20080260580 - Method and system for radiopharmaceutical kit preparation: An automated system for remotely drawing and dispensing eluate in preparing kits of radioactive pharmaceuticals. The system includes cradles for holding shielded vials containing eluate or the final kit from cold kit vials. The present invention also provides methods and apparati directed to the withdrawal and dispensing of eluate while... Agent: Ge Healthcare, Inc.

20080260582 - Method for displacing small amounts of fluids in micro channels by means of acoustical waves: A method is provided for displacing small amounts of fluids in micro channels, in which an amount of fluid is introduced into a channel system which has at least one area which corresponds in a topological manner to a ring, such that a closed path of the fluid is possible,... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080260583 - Micro-fluidic device based upon active matrix principles: A micro-fluidic device (1) including a two-dimensional array of a plurality of components (2) for processing a fluid and/or for sensing properties of the fluid is suggested. Each component (2) is coupled to at least one control terminal (9,10) enabling an active matrix to change the state of each component... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080260581 - Sampling and assay device: A sampling and assay device comprises at least three chamber portions (1, 3, 4) connected together in a row. Each chamber portion (1, 3, 4) defines a chamber (11, 13, 27) and adjacent chambers (11, 13, 27) along the row are separated by respective partitions (14, 15). One end chamber... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080260584 - Portable apparatus for analysis of a refinery feedstock or a product of a refinery process: The present invention provides a portable apparatus for analysis of a refinery feedstock or a product of a refinery process, said apparatus comprising: (a) a first analytical device for determination of the boiling point profile of a refinery feedstock or a product of a refinery process, and (b) at least... Agent: Carol Wilson Bp America Inc.

20080260585 - Reaction container and analyzing apparatus: A reaction container holds a liquid agitated by sound waves. The reaction container includes two openings which serve as an introduction/discharge port of the liquid, and a holding member which has the two openings, holds the liquid between the two openings, and includes a sound wave generator arranged on one... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080260586 - Pillar based biosensor and method of making the same: A biosensor (10) comprises a top layer (12) and a plurality of pillar structures (14) formed integral with the top layer, the plurality of pillar structures extending from a surface of the top layer. The biosensor further includes a specific bio-layer (16) disposed about a perimeter of the pillar structures... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080260587 - Hydrocarbon preparation system: An apparatus for the preparation of hydrocarbons for mass spectrographic analysis by their conversion into carbon dioxide. The apparatus uses an isothermic environment for chromatography in conjunction with separate columns tuned to isolate specific hydrocarbons. The apparatus includes a valve block (2), sample extractor (3), sample injector, carrier gas source... Agent: Michael L Antoline One East Main St.

20080260588 - Composition formed of moldable polymers possessing a lasting hydrophilic nature, channels for aqueous fluids based on this composition, microfluidic system incorporating these channels and its process of manufacture: The invention relates to a durable hydrophilic non-porous surface-modified polymer composition, to aqueous fluid channels based on said composition, to a microfluidic system comprising said channels, to a method for the production thereof and to a microfluidic chip or cells incorporating said composition.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080260589 - Method and apparatus for performing biochemical testing in a microenvironment: A micro-testing lab for performing tests on biochemical and synthetic materials is provided. The testing lab includes a substrate forming the base material of the test lab; a poly silicon layer formed over the substrate; and a silicon dioxide layer deposited over the poly silicon layer, the poly silicon layer... Agent: Central Coast Patent Agency, Inc

20080260578 - Device for treating goods with the aid of an electric discharge: The invention relates to a device (10) for treating goods (14) with the aid of an electric discharge in a receiving chamber (13) for the goods, which is defined by a wall (11, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e) made of a dielectric material having at least two electrodes... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080260592 - Discretely adjustable pipettor: A pipettor is provided of discretely adjusting the volume of fluid transferable by the pipettor in a pipetting operation. One or multiple piston assemblies, comprising pistons detached from the actuator of the pipettor, resilient members that urges the pistons toward initial positions, and independent adjusting mechanisms, such as slide-and-lock, facilitate... Agent: Chia-yu-chang

20080260590 - Handheld and/or mountable fluid-ejection device having removable tip with cap: A fluid-ejection device includes a handheld and/or mountable enclosure, a removable tip, a cap, a pneumatic fitting, and a controller. The removable tip has a fluid-ejection mechanism located at an end thereof. The cap is disposed on the end of the removable tip such that just the fluid-ejection mechanism is... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080260591 - Sample handling unit applicable to microchip, and microfluidic device having microchips: After a second plate member 3 is inserted into a space which is surrounded by side walls 6a through 6d of a first plate member 2, the bonded surface 3a of the second plate member 3 is bonded and fixed to the bonded surface 2a of the first plate member... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080260593 - Method and apparatus for processing substances in a single container: In one example embodiment of the present invention, a vessel having an open end and a closed end is provided. The vessel further includes, but is not limited to, a filtering substance. The filtering means is disposed generally toward the closed end of the vessel. Subsequently the closed end of... Agent: Dewalch Technologies, Inc.

20080260594 - Multiwell plate: Multiwell plate (21; 41) comprises a plurality of wells (23; 43) wherein each well (23; 43) has an open upper end (25; 45) and a lower end (27; 47) covered by a well bottom (28; 48), each lower end (27; 47) being provided with a through hole (29; 49) of... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Corp. Patent Department

20080260595 - Air freshening system: A sports team display system combined with vehicle air freshener that aids in a vehicle driver's ability to prominently display his or her support for an athletic team or organization while at the same time provides a pleasant smell to emit throughout the interior of the vehicle. The system is... Agent: Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC

20080260596 - Fluidizing base, method for the production thereof and associated fluidizing device: s

20080260597 - Reducing gas generator and solid reductant scr system having the generator: A reducing gas generator generates reducing gas including ammonia. The generator includes a solid reductant and a heat-generating portion. The solid reductant is formed in a columnar shape. A cross-sectional surface of the solid reductant has a constant shape and is perpendicular to a central axis of the solid reductant.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080260598 - Devices, methods and systems for hydrating a medical implant material: Devices for hydrating materials, such as, for example, medical implant materials include a container body defining therein a hydration chamber. A barrier separates the chamber into a material holding area and a hydrating fluid bay and defines at least one aperture and is configured to allow passage of hydrating fluid... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080260599 - Honeycomb filter and exhaust gas purifying apparatus: A honeycomb filter includes a honeycomb fired body having cells longitudinally disposed either end of each cell being sealed. The honeycomb filter includes an outlet-side catalyst supporting area, an inlet-side catalyst supporting area, and a catalyst unsupporting area formed between the catalyst supporting areas. A thermal conductivity of the catalyst... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080260603 - Ozone generator and an electrode thereof: The inventive ozone generator comprises at least one tubular external electrode (4), at least one internal electrode (7), wherein each internal electrode consists of a plurality of tubular metal segments (8) which are closed at least partially at each end and externally ceramic-coated, said tubular segments are disposed one behind... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080260600 - Building designed for storing foul-smelling effluents: The present invention relates to an enclosed building designed to store foul-smelling effluents. The building is provided with means for introducing the effluents in the building, means for destroying, by photocatalysis, organic pollutants created during the storage of the effluents, and openings, by means of which the interior of the... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080260602 - Fluid treatment system and radiation source module for use therein: A radiation source module comprising a support member, a radiation source assembly connected to the support member and a seal disposed on a first surface of the module, the seal operable to provide a substantially fluid tight seal between the first surface and a second surface which is adjacent to... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080260601 - Uv sterilizing wand: A wand-type Ultra-Violet (UV) radiation sterilizing wand includes a housing having an aperture and a source of UV radiation mounted within the housing positioned for emitting UV radiation through the aperture. Advantageously, the lamp chamber within which the source of UV radiation is mounted has an ingress and an egress... Agent: Smart And Biggar

20080260604 - Integrated process for producing xylenes and high purity benzene: Processes and apparatus are provided that provide high yields of xylenes per unit of aromatic-containing feed while enabling a high purity benzene co-product to be obtained without the need for an extraction or distillation to remove C6 naphthenes. The processes of this invention include a transalkylation section and a disproportionation... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080260605 - Process for preparing at least one organic target compound by heterogeneously catalyzed gas phase partial oxidation: A process for preparing an organic target compound by heterogeneously catalyzed gas phase partial oxidation of an organic precursor compound with molecular oxygen in two oxidation reactor lines operated in parallel and removal of the target compound from the mixture of the product gas streams in a workup line, wherein... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080260606 - Nanocarbon generation equipment: A nanocarbon generation equipment designed such that organic processed materials can be quickly thermally decomposed therein and the decomposed materials are then quenched and liquefied to obtain liquefied materials is disclosed. This equipment comprises thermal reactor for quickly thermally decomposing the organic processed materials, apparatus for recovering the liquefied materials... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080260607 - Treatment of gold-ceria catalysts with oxygen to improve stability thereof in the water-gas shift and selective co oxidation reactions: A method for improving the performance of catalysts by the addition of small amounts of oxygen to feed stock streams. Examples are shown for the improved operation of gold-ceria catalysts in the water-gas shift (WGS) and PROX reactions. The catalytic material is made by depositing catalytic metals, such as gold... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080260608 - Crucible for the crystallization of silicon and process for making the same: A protective coating is prepared for, and applied to, crucibles used in the handling of molten materials that are solidified in the crucible and then removed as ingots. Crucibles containing this protective coating may be used for the solidification of silicon. The coating has a specified oxygen content and contains... Agent: Vesuvius Crucible Company

20080260609 - Unit for sterilising and depyrogenating containers: A unit for sterilising and depyrogenating containers of the type comprising conveying means suitable for receiving a plurality of said containers through at least an inlet and supplying the containers in a set direction to a corresponding outlet of the unit; the unit has a sterilising/dyrogenating unit defined by at... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080253926 - Device for carrying out chemical reactions: The invention relates to a device for carrying out exothermal chemical reactions wherein a gas phase is guided across a fixed bed and allowed to react. Said device comprises a housing and an exchangeable unit wherein the reaction takes place.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080253927 - High throughput processing system and method of using: The present invention provides a system and method for high throughput processing using sample holders. The system has a plurality of work perimeters, with a rotational robot preferably associated with each work perimeter. At least one transfer station area is provided between adjacent work perimeters to facilitate robotic transfer of... Agent: Genomics Institute Of The Novartis Research Foundation

20080253930 - Coded tubes and connectors for microfluidic devices: Tubes and connectors for microfluidic devices are described. The tubes are provided with a coding on their external surface for example, to allow easier identification. The connector comprises a plurality of through holes going through the connector. Each through hole can accommodate a pin for connection of microfluidic device ports... Agent: Steinfl & Bruno

20080253929 - Micro- or nano-fluidic chip fabricated with norland optical adhesive and bioanalysis platform produced by using the same: The present invention relates to a micro- or nano-fluidic chip fabricated with a NOA. Said micro- or nano-fluidic chip comprises sequentially an inlet, a channel, and an outlet, wherein the channel has pillar in the region of the outlet to prevent beads from flowing out. The surface of channels in... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080253928 - Substrate for biochip and method for manufacturing substrate for biochip: A substrate for biochips has a substrate surface having a reaction region capable of reacting with biological substances and a non-reaction region not reacting with the biological substances, sunken bottomed wells formed in the substrate surface, and a layer of a material capable of reacting with the biological substances having... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080253931 - Diagnostic test device: A diagnostic test device comprises means for sampling a liquid biological sample and means for reacting the sample with at least one reagent to provide one or more visible indicia. The device also comprises an optical detector for detecting the presence of the one or more indicia. The device also... Agent: Stephen B. Shear Church & Dwight Co., Inc. - Law Dept.

20080253932 - Multiple sample gas sorption tester: Embodiments of the invention contemplate an apparatus that determines gas sorption properties of a large number of material samples simultaneously, by sequentially measuring the pressure in a plurality of sample chambers until all chambers have reached equilibrium pressure. In most applications, it is most useful to quantify the sorption capacity... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080253934 - Automatic precision non-contact open-loop fluid dispensing: A rugged, all-electronic fluid dispensing system for use with pipettes or in other contexts indirectly measures fluid flow by using a non-linear system model to correlate vacuum existing at the top of a column of suspended fluid. Non-contact operation is provided to eliminate the need for contact-type closed-loop fluid flow... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080253933 - Liquid photometry: A photometric or spectrophotometric apparatus and method wherein a sample is contained in a pipette held between two surfaces, one containing a photometric or spectrophotometric source and the other a photometric or spectrophotometric detector and an optical path is established through the walls of the pipette tip and through the... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080253935 - Methods of manipulating small amounts of solids: The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for manipulating small amounts of solids. Specific embodiments of the invention are particularly suited for the automated transfer of small amounts of solids. In one embodiment, a uniform powder bed is lightly compressed into plugs of powder and dispensed. In another embodiment, the... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080253936 - Process for producing synthetic petroleum jelly: A method and system for producing petroleum jelly from hydrocarbons. The method converts the hydrocarbon source into a synthesis gas. The synthesis gas is converted into at least a light-hydrocarbons stream and a heavy-hydrocarbons stream, which both include a plurality of paraffins and a plurality of olefins. The plurality of... Agent: Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C.

20080253937 - Stripping apparatus for the gas-solid separation process in a fluidized bed: A stripping apparatus is described for the gas-solid separation process in a fluidized bed in a counter-current flow of a stripping fluid. The apparatus includes sets of perforated baffle-plates with holes, fixed in series, alternating central and lateral plates inside a stripping chamber. The holes in the baffle-plates, in number,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080253938 - Method and apparatus for vaporizing fuel in a hydrocarbon reformer assembly: A catalytic reformer assembly including a liquid hydrocarbon fuel vaporizer comprising a combustion zone and a mixing zone ahead of the reformer. Fuel flow is divided between a principal flow directed to the mixing zone and a secondary flow directed to the combustion zone. Air flow is also divided between... Agent: Paul L. Marshall, Esq. Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080253939 - Multilayer mounting mats and pollution control devices containing same: A multilayer mat (10) for mounting a pollution control element (40) in a pollution control device (60). The mat comprises at least one non-intumescent layer comprising ceramic fibers and having a width defined by opposite lateral edges, and at least one intumescent layer comprising an intumescent material and having a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080253940 - Carbon monoxide treatment apparatus for fuel cell: A carbon monoxide treatment apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a reactor body; a partitioning plate located inside the reactor body for partitioning an internal space of the reactor body into a first section and a second section; a channel member in the first section... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080253942 - Method and apparatus for application of electrostatic charges to compounds held within containers: A method and apparatus for application of electrostatic charges to compounds to change the physical characteristics of the compounds. The compound is located within a container, that can be sealed or open, in proximity to an electrode so that there is capacitive coupling between the electrode and the compound. A... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080253941 - Ultraviolet (uv) radiation source-based surface disinfection system: A UV radiation-based surface disinfection system disinfects contaminated surfaces by providing disinfecting UV radiation that eliminates pathogens or microbes from the target surface that it irradiates/illuminates. The system includes a housing adapted to contain UV radiation sources and operate as a UV shield and director, at least one UV radiation... Agent: Luis M. Ortiz

20080253943 - Method for vapor phase catalytic oxidation: adjusting pressure losses of the respective reaction tubes so that the pressure losses of the respective reaction tubes after catalyst packing is within ±20% of an average pressure loss of the reaction tubes by: packing an inert substance at a raw material gas inlet portion of the reaction tubes or... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080253944 - Method and system for introducing fuel oil into a steam reformer with reduced carbon deposition: A system and method for creating reformate with decreased carbon deposition. The system is made up of a steam source, a superheater, a fuel injection device, a prereformer, and a reformer with catalyst linings. The system functions to superheat steam while maintaining the fuel at a lower temperature prior to... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute Attn:IPServices, K1-53

20080253945 - Production of synthetic rutile by continuous leaching: A reactor 20 has a plurality of tubular downcomers 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and risers 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, joined by sections 86, 88 in a continuous serpentine path the tubes dimensioned to provide substantially plug flow conditions for solid and liquid reagents fed into a first downcomer... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20080253946 - Autoclave: A waste treatment apparatus having an autoclave that includes a pressure vessel (11) having a first mouth part (20) to receive waste material and a second mouth part (19) to discharge treated material, with the autoclave being rotatable at a longitudinal axis to agitate the waste material during treatment and... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080253947 - Corner protector for preventing tearing of sterilization wrap wrapped around a sterilization tray: A sterilization wrap protector separates a sterilization tray from a sterilization wrap, the protector may include a foam plastic material having an inside engagement surface. The inside engagement surface may include a first inside surface that is generally planar, a second inside surface which extends from the first inside surface... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080247904 - Rf plasma system for medical waste treatment: A system and method are provided for the thermal and non-thermal (oxidation) plasma treatment of medical waste using an electrode-less induction (thermal) and capacitive (non-thermal) plasma torches. The medical waste is pre-treated by liquid nitrogen, crushed and pulverized by LN2 crusher/pulverizer, and conveyed to the nitrogen/water thermal plasma reactor, which... Agent: George Paskalov

20080247905 - Microparticles with enhanced covalent binding capacity and their uses: Disclosed are proteins which are covalently bound to a solid support at a first temperature where they have a first configuration, and then biomolecules are attached to the bound proteins at a higher temperature at which the proteins have more exposed functional groups, each such group being capable of covalently... Agent: Eric P. Mirabel

20080247906 - Luminescence sensor for determining and/or monitoring an analyte that is contained in a fluidic process medium: A device for determining and/or monitoring an analyte contained in a fluidic process medium. The device comprises a sensor, which contains a process membrane with a porous support structure, a luminescent substance, that comes into contact with the analyte or gaseous process medium, being embedded in said support structure, an... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080247907 - Dual inlet microchannel device and method for using same: A dual inlet microchannel device and a method for using the device to perform a flow-through kinetic assay are described. A microplate having an array of the dual inlet microchannel devices and in particular their specially configured flow chambers is also described. Several embodiments of the dual inlet microchannel devices... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080247909 - Sample suction apparatus: A sample suction apparatus includes: first through third members; a drive source; and a suction needle provided on the third member. The drive source reduces a distance between the first member and the third member to perform: a first action of shifting the first member toward the third member to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080247908 - Sensor chip for a biosensor: The invention relates to a microchip (10) and a microfluidic biosensor (200) comprising such a microchip (10) as a sensor. The microchip (10) may particularly comprise coupling circuits on its sensitive side for generating and sensing magnetic fields. The circuits are connected by feedthrough connections (VIAs) to terminals (204) at... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080247910 - Device for testing a fluid: A device (1) for testing a fluid comprises an elongated carrier (3); two foam members (5a, 5b) for absorbing the fluid, which are arranged at an end (4) of the carrier (3); a positioning member (6) comprising a sleeve (7) which is slidably arranged on the carrier (3); and a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080247911 - Measurement of concentrations and binding energetics: Free-standing microfluidic channels are used to both transport and analyze molecules of interest. In a biochemical context, such molecules may be polypeptides, nucleic acids, or other biomolecules. The free-standing channels provide a real-time readout of concentration without the need for labeling with reporter molecules. The channels can also measure enthalpy... Agent: Norma E Henderson Henderson Patent Law

20080247912 - Urea concentration identification device for urea solution: A urea concentration identification device comprising a concentration identification sensor unit (2) and a support unit (4) attached at the bottom end thereof with this sensor unit and provided at the top end thereof with a mounting unit (4a) to a urea solution tank opening. The concentration identification sensor unit... Agent: Ronald R. Santucci Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080247914 - Sample preparation system and method for processing clinical specimens: A system and method for automated handling of vials containing liquid medical specimens is disclosed. The robotic system processes the specimens for further downstream molecular analysis. The processing comprises automated vial cap removal, pipetting of the vial contents, transfer of the vial contents to a destination tray such as a... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080247913 - Suction device: This invention relates to plunger operated liquid dispensers, such as hand held pipettors, which are used to portion liquids. Specifically the invention relates to a reliable removal of a liquid from the liquid dispenser. According to the invention the plunger of the liquid dispenser is arranged into a speeded up... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080247915 - Apparatus for the preparation of mammalian specimens for cryopreservation and/or vitrification, and for thawing and using susch specimens: A biological specimen processing dish assembly includes a dish portion for use in treating specimens such as oocytes, embryos, tissues, and the like sequientially with different reagents or media. The dish includes a plurality of geometrically arranged wells disposed in related sets. The wells are operative to receive reagents or... Agent: William W. Jones

20080247916 - Reaction apparatus and reaction chip: A reaction apparatus is provided with a reaction chip (50) for setting plural temperature regions and including a reaction channel (59) formed over these temperature regions, a pump for supplying a reaction liquid to a reaction channel of the reaction chip (50), a control device for controlling supply of the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080247917 - Catalyst for removing nitrogen oxidase: The present invention is to provide a catalyst for removing nitrogen oxides which is capable of keeping sufficient denitrification performance, i.e., a high removal rate of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas having a high NO2 content especially under conditions where the ratio of NO2/NO in exhaust gas is 1 or... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080247919 - Calibrated catalyst carrier body with corrugated casing: A method for manufacturing a catalyst carrier body includes producing a honeycomb body having at least partially structured layers forming channels through which a fluid can flow. The honeycomb body has an external extent formed at least partially by ends of the layers. At least one corrugated casing and a... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080247918 - Honeycomb filter, exhaust gas purifying apparatus, and method for manufacturing honeycomb filter: A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb fired body having a large number of cells each sealed at either end thereof and placed longitudinally in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween. A sum of cross-sectional areas perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of cells having openings on a... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080247920 - Apparatus for manipulating droplets: An apparatus for manipulating droplets is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a substrate having electrodes and adjacent reference elements configured for manipulating a droplet on a surface of the substrate. Other embodiments having a top plate, a footprint, and a dielectric are also included.... Agent: Ward And Smith, P.A.

20080247922 - Methods and apparatus for decontaminating enclosed spaces: A portable apparatus for decontaminating an enclosed room or other space includes a passageway having an air inlet at one end and an outlet at the other end. A pump causes a flow of air through the passageway from the inlet to the outlet. A heater heats the air flowing... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080247921 - Synergistic corrosion management systems for controlling, eliminating and/or managing corrosion: The present invention generally relates to synergistic corrosion management systems designed to deliver two or more different types of corrosion inhibiting compounds (e.g., two or more different types of corrosion inhibiting compounds) to an enclosure, and to method for using same. More specifically, the present invention relates to synergistic corrosion... Agent: Roetzel And Andress

20080247923 - Plate design for mixer sparger: An apparatus is disclosed for the generation of hydrogen peroxide. The apparatus is designed to allow for a greater range of tolerances in its manufacture. The apparatus provides for the production of a large scale volume of hydrogen peroxide by the generation of a liquid bearing bubble cloud. The bubbles... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080247924 - Pou cold tank sterilizing system: Disclosed is a a POU (point of use) cold tank sterilizing system which is a POU cold tank sterilizing system, mainly used for POU coolers used at home or office. With a cold tank and a hot tank are on the same water level and connected to each other... Agent: Michael Ries

20080240977 - Air freshener and the manufacturing method thereof: The air freshener of the present invention is made of tea, which being used as main ingredient thereof, and additive starch together with brown alga glue by means of well-mixing and stirring with water as well as drying by heat. If quantity is small, it can be heated by heater... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080240978 - Method and apparatus for two-step sterilization: The present invention relates to the field of sterilization of items that are sensitive to e.g. temperature, pH, positive or negative pressure, radiation or oxidation. More particularly, the invention concerns a method, the use of this method and an apparatus for sterilization or disinfection, comprising the steps of contacting one... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080240979 - Container sterilizer with lid control: A method and apparatus provides for sterilizing a device in a container. The method comprising the steps of: a) placing the device into the container; b) processing the device, the container and a lid for the container in a sterilization process with the lid separated from the container; and c)... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20080240980 - Supersonic bactericidal method containing chitosan and its facilities: The invention relates to a supersonic bactericidal method and facilities containing chitosan, consisting of a bactericidal liquid and a supersonic atomizer. The bactericidal liquid is composed of water (X) and chitosan (Y), with a preferable ratio, X: Y=500:1. However, other ratios are available, too. The supersonic atomizer is preferably operated... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080240981 - Membrane sterilization: A method for disinfecting or sterilizing an article comprising enclosing the article or article part inside a container having a wall of which at least a part is a semipermeable fabric or membrane and introducing an amount of vaporizable biocide, preferably hydrogen peroxide in water, to the interior of said... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP

20080240982 - Solid substrate on which a physiologically active substance is immobilized: It is an object of the present invention to provide a solid substrate, on which a physiologically active substance is inclusively immobilized, and a production method thereof. The present invention provides a solid substrate, which has a physiologically active substance in a crosslinked hydrogel composed of a polysaccharide that was... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080240983 - Modular assay reader system and apparatus: A modular reader system and method provides for testing a test sample and determining characteristics of the sample. A first test module is configured to perform a first reading on a test sample and produce data regarding the reading. A second test module is configured to perform a second reading... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080240984 - Sample analyzer: The present invention is to present a sample analyzer which is capable of prevent consumable part which does not adapt to the sample analyzer from being used and maintain measurement precision. The sample analyzer 10 includes barcode reader 60 for obtaining serial number for identifying pipette tip 80 from barcode... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080240990 - Adaptor for sample vial: The invention relates generally to a sample vial adaptor for interfacing a sample vial with the sample port of a diagnostic instrument, in particular a sample vial containing a patient body fluid sample with the sample port and sample pathway of a multi-use diagnostic instrument. Embodiments of the sample vial... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20080240986 - Assaying device for collecting, storing, and testing fluid samples: An assaying device for collecting, storing, and assaying fluid samples includes a container and a cap. Disposed within the cap is a chamber for housing an assay testing system. A flow channel is provided for communicating between the container and the testing system and enabling the fluid samples to be... Agent: Jay Y. Chiu

20080240989 - Automatic analyzer: An automatic analyzer of the present invention includes a status table storing the status of each analysis module and reagent information identifying each reagent, the supply of which is exhausted, and allowing tracking of the status of each analysis module, etc. The automatic analyzer determines, based on the status table,... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080240987 - Micro fluidic device and method for producing micro fluidic device: A micro fluidic device comprises a micro channel in which a plurality of fluids form laminar flows and are supplied, wherein an inner wall of the micro channel comprise a protruding part that is substantially parallel to the flows of the fluids and protrudes in directions substantially vertical to interfaces... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080240985 - Nucleic acid assays: The present invention relates to the detection of specific nucleic acid sequences, either by a process of amplification of specific nucleic acid sequences or not. More particularly the invention provides for improved compositions and methods for reducing the chance for contamination from manipulation of reagents, internal controls for amplification, and... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080240988 - Sample analyzer: A sample analyzer: measures a measurement sample including a sample and a reagent; creates a calibration curve based on first measurement data obtained by measuring a measurement standard sample including a standard sample and the reagent; provides calibration curve specifying information for specifying the calibration curve to the calibration curve;... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080240991 - Sample analyzer: A sample analyzer is disclosed that comprising: a first reagent container to hold a first reagent container with a first record section which contains a first reagent management information; a second reagent container holder to hold a second reagent container with a second record section which contains a second reagent... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080240992 - Stirrer,vessel, and analyzer: A stirrer is for stirring a liquid retained in a vessel with a sonic wave. The stirrer includes a sonic wave generating unit and a drive control unit. The sonic wave generating unit includes plural sound generators each having a different resonance frequency, for emitting the sonic wave generated from... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080240993 - Immunochromatography test tool: An objective of the present invention is to provide an immunochromatography test tool having high detection sensitivity without leakage of a test solution to a space formed between an edge of a test piece and edge of a lower cover, in an immunochromatography test tool utilizing an antigen-antibody reaction. The... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080240994 - Liquid aspirating tube, liquid dispensing apparatus and liquid dispensing method: The present invention is to present a liquid dispensing apparatus which is capable of preventing contamination by previously aspirated liquid, even when residual liquid in a pipette tip separated from the dispensing apparatus is scattered. The liquid dispensing apparatus includes: sample dispensing arm 5 which comprises a dispensing nozzle 54b... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080240996 - Method of detecting analytes in a microfluidic sample and a system for performing the same: An automated assay system includes a platform and a rotatable coupon removably positioned within or on the platform. The rotatable coupon includes a plurality of discrete tracks, each of the plurality of discrete tracks configured to contain microfluidic volumes. At least one magnet is operatively disposed on the platform, the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080240995 - Reaction vessel and analyzer: An analyzer is for stirring a liquid held in a vessel by a sound wave and measuring optical characteristics of the liquid which has been stirred, to analyze the liquid. The analyzer includes a dispensing unit for dispensing the liquid to a dispensing holding unit formed in the vessel; and... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080240997 - Ultraviolet irradiation system and water quality monitoring instrument: A part of pre-treated water flowing into an ultraviolet irradiation tank is guided to a fluorometer. The fluorometer scans an excitation spectrum peak wavelength of the pre-treated water at a fluorescence wavelength fixed to 425 nm to obtain an excitation spectrum, and continuously measures an excitation peak wavelength thereof. Based... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080240998 - Fluid path system for dissolution and transport of a hyperpolarized material: A fluid path system includes a vial containing a frozen pharmaceutical product therein. A dissolution fluid path is also included in the fluid path system, the dissolution fluid path having an output end in fluid communication with the vial and an input end attached to a pressure vessel containing a... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080240999 - Pipette tip transfer system: A pipette tip transfer and storage system includes a transfer tray configured to receive and store a plurality of pipette tips. The transfer tray includes a means of grasping the tray so that it may be inserted and removed from a storage container. The storage container includes a lower base... Agent: Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP

20080241001 - Protease inhibitor sample collection system: A collection container and a method for collecting a biological sample, particularly whole blood, includes at least one stabilizing agent in an amount effective to stabilize and inhibit protein degradation and/or fragmentation. The stabilizing agent is able to stabilize proteases in the biological sample, particularly at the point of collection,... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080241000 - Systems for pathogen detection: The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, devices, and microfluidic chips that may be used for the detection of pathogens.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20080241002 - System and method for reprocessing a device having internal passageways: A system for reprocessing contaminated medical instruments includes at least one reprocessing unit, the reprocessing unit being adapted to perform the reprocessing of at least one of a predetermined type of contaminated medical instrument. The system also includes an electronic controller including a user input device, an electronic processor, associated... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20080241003 - Catalyst supporter, method of manufacturing catalyst supporter and exhaust gas processing device: A catalyst supporter having a honeycomb structure whose cells extend in a longitudinal direction thereof. The cells are partitioned by a cell wall, and a coat layer is placed on a peripheral portion of the honeycomb structure. A thickness D of the coat layer is within a range of 2... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080241004 - Plasma actuated electronic catalytic converter: An apparatus and method for the breakdown of exhaust gas pollutant molecules into their constituent atoms and then re-assembling those atoms into low energy state non-toxic molecules that are found in the atmosphere naturally is disclosed. A plasma actuated electronic catalytic converter includes an exhaust gas inlet, a first oxidization... Agent: Smith Patent Office

20080241005 - Catalyst carrier and exhaust-gas treating device: A catalyst carrier including a honeycomb structure having two end faces and a peripheral portion connecting the end faces to each other and in which cells extending between the end faces are separated by cell walls. The catalyst carrier further includes a coated layer that is disposed on the peripheral... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080241006 - Exhaust gas purification apparatus: An exhaust gas purification apparatus can efficiently purify an exhaust gas even when HC contained in the exhaust gas is excessive with a ratio of HC and NOx being substantially different from 1. The apparatus has an oxidation catalyst unit (8), a plasma processing unit (4) and a NOx purification... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080241007 - Catalytic converter with inner sheath and method for making the same: A catalytic converter has a cylindrical, monolithic catalyst element cylindrically enclosed and retained in a thin metallic sheath having ends extending to end portions of a case around openings therein so that the sheath substantially divides the internal volume of the case into an inner flow channel containing the catalyst... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080241008 - Catalyst carrier and exhaust gas treatment apparatus: A catalyst carrier including a ceramic block having two open faces, an outer peripheral surface, and multiple cells divided by a cell wall and extending between the open faces. The ceramic block has multiple honeycomb units combined by interposing an adhesive layer, where the honeycomb units include an outer-peripheral-side honeycomb... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080241010 - Exhaust gas purifying system: An exhaust gas purifying system is provided that includes a catalyst carrier, and a honeycomb filter. The filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb fired body having a plurality of cells longitudinally disposed in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween, with either one end of each cell being sealed.... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080241011 - Honeycomb filter and exhaust gas purifying apparatus: A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb fired body having first and second end faces on a gas inlet and outlet sides, respectively. A catalyst supporting layer is formed in a catalyst-supporting-layer area covering about 25% to about 90% of an overall length of the honeycomb fired body and abutting... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080241013 - Honeycomb filter and exhaust gas purifying apparatus: A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb fired body having cells longitudinally disposed with a cell wall and having first and second end faces on gas inlet and outlet sides, respectively. A catalyst supporting layer is formed in a catalyst-supporting-layer area covering at least about 25% and at most about... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080241015 - Honeycomb filter for purifying exhaust gases, adhesive, coating material, and manufacturing method of honeycomb filter for purifying exhaust gases: h

20080241009 - Honeycomb filter, exhaust gas purifying apparatus, and method for manufacturing honeycomb filter: A honeycomb filter is provided that includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb fired body having a plurality of cells longitudinally disposed in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween, and with either one end of each of the cells being sealed. The honeycomb fired body has a first end face... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080241012 - Honeycomb structure, method for manufacturing honeycomb structure, and exhaust gas purifying apparatus: A honeycomb structure includes a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies each having a large number of cells longitudinally disposed in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween. The plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies are combined with one another by interposing an adhesive layer. A catalyst supporting... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080241014 - Low coefficient of thermal expansion materials including modified aluminosilicate fibers and methods of manufacture: A fibrous ceramic material comprises a plurality of fibers having a modified aluminosilicate compositional structure (i.e., x(RO).y(Al2O3).z(SiO2) or w(MO).x(RO).y(Al2O3).z(SiO2)). The fibrous ceramic material is form by combining two or more x(RO).y(Al2O3).z(SiO2) or w(MO).x(RO).y(Al2O3).z(SiO2) precursors in which at least one of the two or more precursors is in fiber form. The... Agent: Geo2 Technologies

20080241016 - Plasma processing system, plasma measurement system, plasma measurement method, and plasma control system: A microwave plasma processing system 10 includes: a processing chamber 100 in which a desired process is applied to a target object using a plasma; a susceptor 106 (stage) in the processing chamber 100 to support the target object; a high-frequency power supply 112 supplying high-frequency electric power to the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080241017 - Electronic device: An electronic device including a control module and a filter. The electronic device generates a pernicious substance when the electronic device is operated. The control module controls the electronic device. The filter filters the pernicious substance.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080241018 - Nanocarbon generating equipment: There is disclosed a nanocarbon generating equipment which is designed to execute a process wherein an organic processed material is thermally decomposed at first and then the decomposed matter is cooled and liquefied. The apparatus comprising a thermal reactor for thermally decomposing the organic processed material, a recovering device which... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080241020 - Reacting apparatus comprising a plurality of reactors: Disclosed is a micro-reactor module including: a high temperature reactor which causes a reaction of a reactant; and a low temperature reactor which causes a reaction of a reactant at a lower temperature than the high temperature reactor, wherein a material of infrared reflecting film is set so that an... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080241019 - Reaction vessel and reaction device: Provided is a reaction vessel for a fuel cell, and more particularly to a reaction vessel exhibiting improved thermal efficiency, and a reaction device for a steam reforming reaction for a fuel cell. The reaction device includes a cylindrical reaction catalyst chamber on which a target reaction catalyst for a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080241021 - Distribution device for a gas-liquid phase mixture for apparatus: Distributor device (1) for a gas phase/liquid phase mixture for an apparatus (2) into whose interior a gas phase and a liquid phase are introduced via at least one feed opening (4), wherein the distributor device (1) comprises a horizontal plate (5) and vertical elements (6) which conduct the liquid... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080241022 - Reactor for generating moisture and moisture generating and feeding apparatus for which the reactor is employed: A reactor for generating moisture, with which hydrogen and oxygen fed into the reactor contact with a platinum coating catalyst layer to activate reactivity so that hydrogen and oxygen react under conditions of non-combustion, wherein the reactor includes a cooler comprising a heat dissipation body substrate in which a heater... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20080241023 - Method and device for nozzle-jetting of oxygen with radial catalyst flow: The invention relates to a method and device for the injection of oxygen in a reformer reactor, for example, for oxydehydrogenation, with an essentially radial throughflow of the gas mixture through a catalytic packing, whereby the incorporation and mixing of the oxygen before entry into the catalyst is significantly improved,... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.