Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing inventions 02/09

20090053101 - Sterilization method and plasma sterilization apparatus: An object to be sterilized is disposed inside a vacuum chamber, and the inside of the vacuum chamber is evacuated. When the pressure inside the vacuum chamber reaches 3 Pa, a cutoff valve disposed between the vacuum chamber and the vacuum pump is closed. High-frequency power is supplied to an... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090053103 - Non-linting sterilization packaging material: Sterilization packaging materials of a microporous membrane and support layer which are bacteria impermeable, gas permeable, non-linting and compatible with all gas sterilization systems are provided. Desirable translucent areas may be incorporated into the sterilization packaging materials. Sterilization packages of these materials and methods for their use in gas sterilization... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20090053104 - Chemical sensor for hydrazine: Chemical sensors whose active element exhibits both a visual change in color and a measurable change in electrical resistance when exposed to an analyte to which it selectively reacts are provided. These sensor have several unique features including vastly improved stability measured in years, irreversible visual changes and surprisingly reversible... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20090053106 - Autonomous microfluidic apparatus: The present invention relates to an autonomous microfluidic apparatus. The autonomous microfluidic apparatus is substantially a substrate having a microchannel structure arranged thereon. As a microfluid is being filled in a loading well situated upstream of the microchannel structure, the microfluid is affected by interactions between gravity, adhesive force and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090053107 - Microfluid device and method for setting up a microfluid device: This invention concerns a microfluid device (1) comprising a bag (3) inside a housing (2), wherein the bag (3) is made of a flexible material and the bag (3) is attached to a mounting (4), and a method for setting up a microfluid device. It is an object of the... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090053105 - Sensor chip: Otherwise, in the above-described sensor chip, a plate A having a groove A to which a reagent has been applied and a plate B having a groove B are stacked on each other in such a manner that the groove A is coupled with the groove B, so that the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090053108 - Centrifugal force-based microfluidic device for blood chemistry analysis: Provided is a microfluidic device that can automatically perform various types of biological blood analysis. In the microfluidic device, a specimen is centrifugally separated and the centrifugally separated specimen is diluted into various dilution ratios. Also, at least two reagents that are required for one reaction and that need to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090053109 - Flow directing materials and systems: A flow directing material includes a substrate. The substrate includes a first region that exudes fluid under a compressive or tensile load and a second region that imbibes fluid under the compressive or tensile load. The first region has a first porosity and a first permeability and the second region... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino, LLP

20090053110 - Multifunctional earphone and alcohol monitoring system using the same: A multifunctional earphone includes an earphone body, and an alcohol-testing module provided in the earphone body. The alcohol-testing module includes an alcohol-testing unit provided with an alcohol concentration-measuring program to measure an alcohol concentration of a user of the multifunctional earphone to obtain a measured alcohol concentration value; and a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090053102 - System and method for noninvasive electrocardiographic imaging (ecgi): Noninvasive systems and methods are provided for determining electrical activity for a heart of a living being. A processor is configured to meshlessly compute data that represents heart electrical activity from a set of noninvasively measured body surface electrical potentials. This is accomplished using data that describes a geometric relationship... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino, LLP

20090053111 - Method of prioritising a sample: A method or prioritizing a sample, the method comprising the steps of incorporating an indicator band (14) around a specimen container (12) wherein the indicator band (14) is incorporated on a body of the specimen container (12) prior to a sample being located within a body of the specimen container... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20090053112 - Zirconium crucible: In light of the recent analytical technology demanded of fast and accurate measurement of high purity materials, a zirconium crucible is provided for melting an analytical sample and is capable of inhibiting the inclusion of impurities from the crucible by using a high-purity crucible, improving the durability of high-purity zirconium... Agent: Howson And Howson

20090053113 - Compact horizontal air purifier: The present invention provides a compact horizontal air filter. The electrode array of the elements tending to be tainted with dust in the air filter is simple and convenient to generate clean and fresh air. The air filter comprises a case, a frame slidably inserted in and drew out of... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090053114 - Reactor for the treatment of highly viscous plastic melts: The invention relates to a reactor for the treatment of highly viscous plastic melts, comprising a horizontal, cylindrical container (2) with a vapour exhaust and chambers in the region of the melting bath, formed by the arrangement of panel walls, in which annular discs, fixed to a shaft (3) by... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20090053115 - Continuous production of aligned carbon nanotubes: An apparatus for continuous production of aligned carbon nanotubes is disclosed. The apparatus includes a reactor, an injector for delivering a feed solution into the reactor, and a conveyor for passing through the reactor a substrate on which nanotubes may be formed and grown. The apparatus further may include an... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20090053116 - Apparatus for the production of bio-charcoal & other products: An apparatus that is constructed by means of mounting and installing said apparatus into a soil boring that is used to convert high moisture content carbonaceous feedstocks into bio-charcoal and other products. In this apparatus, the high moisture content carbonaceous feedstocks are submitted to high hydrostatic pressure first in a... Agent: Hiran Rodrigues De Souza

20090053117 - Quench tube, apparatus and process for catalytic gas phase reactions: The present invention relates to a quench tube, having a length (L), a diameter (D) and at least one guenchant inlet per tube which inlet passes guenchant into the tube from the side of said tube, and wherein, D is between 0.04 and 0.10 m and L/D is at least... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090053118 - System for removing impurities from solids: The invention relates to an ion exchanger for removing impurities from solids comprising an inlet for receiving a solid solution containing impurities, and a flow modifier for modifying the flow of the solid solution within the ion exchanger.... Agent: William H. Honaker Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090053119 - Agent dispenser: An agent dispenser for a fabric treatment appliance includes a housing having a manifold and an agent compartment. The manifold may be configured to receive water and supply the water to the agent compartment through an outlet port. The agent compartment may be configured to receive an agent, such as... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20090053120 - Catalyst-spreading device in a device for producing carbon nanotubes: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention there is provided a catalyst-spreading device comprising: a mesh boat which stores catalyst to be spread on a substrate and includes a bottom having a mesh net, a transportation unit which transports the mesh boat or the substrate, and a vibration... Agent: Grant J. Scott Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20090047173 - Decontamination system for mail and other articles: A system for handling items (10) such as mail includes an enclosure (25), which is capable of being isolated from the surrounding environment and from a chamber (27) of a decontamination system (22) fluidly connected therewith. The enclosure includes an opening (42) sized for receiving a container (14) containing potentially... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090047176 - Indicator for monitoring a sterilization process: The disclosed invention relates to an indicator composition comprising at least one iodide salt, at least one binder, at least one carbonate salt and/or at least one sulfate salt, and at least one antioxidant. The indicator composition may contain at least one dye, complexing agent, inhibitor, and/or solvent. A sterilization... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090047174 - Method and apparatus for decontaminating a region without dehumidification: A method and apparatus for decontaminating a region with a gaseous or vaporous decontaminant (e.g., vaporized hydrogen peroxide) without dehumidification (e.g., without the use of a dryer). The saturation concentration of the decontaminant inside the region is monitored, and the concentration of the decontaminant inside the region is regulated to... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20090047175 - Methods and systems for sanitizing or sterilizing a medical device using ultrasonic energy and liquid nitrogen: A medical device is sterilized or sanitized by at least partially submerging it within liquid nitrogen and imparting ultrasonic energy to it.... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20090047177 - Lactate concentration measurement device: A lactate concentration measurement apparatus comprising a housing enclosing a sample chamber configured for holding a body fluid sample and measurement photo-optics that generate light and monitor light intensity along a plurality of optical paths in the sample chamber. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of optical filters aligned in... Agent: Koestner Bertani LLP

20090047178 - Automatic biotesting device: The automatic immunological analysis apparatus comprises a plurality of bidirectional channels. Each channel is associated with a support carriage supporting reaction cups, moving along a corresponding guide rail according to predefined analysis protocols. The movement of each carriage is controlled independently on each channel. The apparatus comprises a distribution module,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090047179 - Automated sample processing system: A system for a clinical lab that is capable of automatically processing, including sorting, of multiple specimen containers. The system comprises a central controller, a workstation, one or more analyzers, and an automated centrifuge. The workstation has automatic detectors for detecting the presence of a holder holding specimen containers. The... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090047181 - Determining fluid chemistry of formation fluid by downhole reagent injection spectral analysis: A method for analyzing formation fluid in earth formation surrounding a borehole includes storing analytical reagent in a reagent container in a fluids analyzer in a formation tester and moving the formation tester, including the reagent, downhole. Reagent from the reagent container is injected into formation fluid in the flow-line... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20090047180 - Fluid handling device: In a fluid handling device 1, an eaves section 27 of a first side wall 5 is engaged with a recess 37 of a strip plate 3 including a plurality of wells using concavity and convexity. An eaves section 28 of a second side wall 6 is engaged with a... Agent: Quinn Emanuel Koda & Androlia

20090047182 - Electrostatic fluid accelerator for controlling a fluid flow: An electrostatic fluid accelerator includes an electrode array comprising an array of corona discharge electrodes and an array of accelerating electrodes for moving a fluid. A detector is configured to sense a constituent component of the fluid. A control circuit supplies power to the electrode array and operates the electrostatic... Agent: Tessera, Inc.

20090047183 - Air cleaners with adaptive ozone gas generation: An air cleaner is provided, comprising a control unit, an inverter, a negative ion generator, and an ozone gas generator. The control unit generates a control signal. The inverter coupled to the control unit generates a voltage according to the control signal. The negative ion generator coupled to the inverter... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090047184 - Reaction tank: A reaction tank for causing a reaction for analyzing a specimen in a humidity-applied atmosphere in a storage vessel, includes a humidifying unit that includes a water reservoir reserving water and a humidifier releasing moisture of the water reservoir to an inside of the storage vessel, the humidifying unit humidifying... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090047185 - Hydrogen generation systems: Systems and methods are provided for hydrogen generation utilizing two or more liquid fuel components, using a fuel delivery system comprising a single pump. Advantageously, a single reversible cycle pump is used to deliver two or more fuel components of a fuel mixture in desired proportions to a mixing zone,... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090047186 - Modular device for the continuous degassing and production of polymer precondensate with high reaction product surface to volume ratio with gentle treatment of the reaction product mass: A modular device for the continuous degassing of reaction products, such as of a carboxylic acid or a polycarboxylic acid with a multi-functional alcohol suitable for application in the production of precondensates (or also prepolymers), has a heated enclosure in which a plurality of modules are stacked one above the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090047187 - Exhaust gas treatment system: An exhaust gas treatment system, which comprises: an arithmetic processing part wherein the type of gas, the flow rate and the supply time of a gas supplied to a gas-using facility are inputted as parameters, and the type of gas, the flow rate and the supply time of an additive... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090047188 - Honeycomb catalyst structure: There is provided a honeycomb catalyst body 100 having a deviation in face positions on the inner side of the cells perpendicular to a direction in which the cells 3 extends of a plurality of plugged portions 10 having predetermined length. The honeycomb catalyst body 100 provides a catalyst converter... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090047189 - Aerosol charge neutralizing device: An aerosol charge neutralizing device simple in structure and easy to maintain, comprising an aerosol passing container that has a conductive material-made tube body constituting an aerosol passing path permitting aerosol to flow therethrough and has an opening pair consisting of openings in pair disposed oppositely across the center line... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090047190 - Aromatic production apparatus: One exemplary embodiment can include an aromatic production apparatus. The aromatic production apparatus can include a first fractionation zone, a second fractionation zone, and a third fractionation zone. Generally, the first fractionation zone can provide a stream rich in an aromatic C8− and a stream rich in an aromatic C9,... Agent: Honeywell International Inc Patent Services

20090047191 - Closed space disposable micro-reactor and uses thereof: A closed space disposable micro-reactor is provided with a capillary vessel with a first end and a second end, a first closed air chamber wherein said first end of the capillary vessel opens into the first closed air chamber; and a second closed air chamber wherein the second end of... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090047192 - Microreactor: A microreactor (1) comprises a vacuum casing (2), a microreactor proper (4) located in a vacuum-tight cavity (3) in the vacuum casing (2), and a getter heat-generation substrate (6) positioned on at least one surface of the microreactor proper (4). The microreactor proper (4) has a feed inlet (19a) connected... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090047193 - Methods and apparatus for cooling syngas within a gasifier system: A method for operating a syngas cooler is provided. The method includes channeling a flow of syngas into an annular cooling chamber having a longitudinal axis, injecting a cooling fluid into a manifold such that the cooling fluid is channeled substantially circumferentially about the annular cooling chamber, and discharging the... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090047194 - Inner tray for a chamber: The invention concerns an inner tray, arranged inside a chamber, comprising a plurality of parallel beams (1), located in a common horizontal plane and fixed through their ends to the wall of the chamber, and, between said beams and supported thereby, rows of adjacent rectangular plates (2), completely covering the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090047195 - Wall system for catalytic beds of synthesis reactors: Described here is a system (8; 9; 50) of walls for catalytic beds of reactors (1) for the heterogeneous synthesis of chemical compounds characterised in that it comprises a wall (14) of predetermined thickness in direct contact with a catalytic bed (7) for containing it, said wall having a plurality... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090047196 - System for dyeing an artificial rattan: A system for dyeing an artificial rattan includes: a feed spool for supplying the artificial rattan; a product spool for storing the artificial rattan; a dyeing unit including a dyeing bath for dyeing the artificial rattan with a dye material; a rubbing member disposed downstream of the dyeing unit for... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090047197 - Active material based bodies for varying surface texture and frictional force levels: A device for selectively controlling and varying surface texture includes a body having at least one surface, and an active material in operative communication with the at least one surface, wherein the active material is configured to undergo a change in a property upon receipt of an activation signal, wherein... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090041617 - Purified hydrogen peroxide gas microbial control methods and devices: The present invention relates to methods and devices for providing microbial control and/or disinfection/remediation of an environment. The methods generally comprise: generating a Purified Hydrogen Peroxide Gas (PHPG) that is substantially free of, e.g., hydration, ozone, plasma species, and/or organic species; and directing the gas comprising primarily PHPG into the... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP Attn:IPDocketing Dept.

20090041618 - Reusable porous metal filter: A porous metal filter for use in conjunction with a sterilization container where the porous metal filter is fabricated from metal powder or metal pellets having an average particle size of at least greater than 0.2 microns and a thickness of at least about 15 mils (0.015″, about 381 microns)... Agent: Irving M. Fishman

20090041619 - Devices for sanitizing medical fittings: Single-use devices for sanitizing accessible surfaces of needleless medical valves at risk of contamination with infectious agents are described, as are methods for making and using such devices.... Agent: Biotechnology Law Group C/o Portfolioip

20090041620 - Sterilization of drugs using supercritical carbon dioxide sterilant: A sterilization method for drugs to achieve a 6-log reduction in CFUs of industry standard bacteria and bacterial spores is effective by subjecting the drugs to a chemical additive-containing carbon dioxide sterilant fluid at or near its supercritical pressure and temperature conditions and controlling the pressurization and depressurization rates.... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20090041621 - Autonomous device with biofouling control and method for monitoring aquatic environment: The device with biofouling control for monitoring aquatic (or gaseous) environment encloses an environmental sensor instrument in a sensor chamber which programmably opens for allowing direct communication between the sensors and the water of interest for sampling and which is closed after the sampling sequence is completed to create an... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090041622 - Automatic analyzer: Disclosed herein is an automatic analyzer that includes one or more pipetting probes for pipetting reagents or samples to be examined, one or more pipetting-probe-transferring means for transferring the probes and one or more washing tubs installed on the transfer paths of the probes and having structure permitting the probes... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090041623 - Fluid analyzing apparatus: A fluid analyzing apparatus. The fluid analyzing apparatus sequentially or simultaneously detects and analyzes a multiplex fluid sample with suitable analyzing elements. Meanwhile, the fluid analyzing apparatus may be disassembled to a first unit, a second unit and a third unit, such that the analyzing elements therein are easily disposed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090041625 - Auto-calibration label and method of forming the same: An auto-calibration circuit or label (20) being adapted to be used with different first and second instruments. The first instrument being different from the second instrument. The auto-calibration label comprising first and second plurality of electrical connections. The first electrical connections conveys first instrument encoded-calibration information (82) corresponding to a... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090041628 - Automatic analyzer: An automatic analyzer includes a wastewater suction unit that causes a suction nozzle to suction a reaction wastewater from each of plural reaction vessels transferred to a disposal position, transfers the plural suction nozzles to a cleaning position to make the suction nozzles suction a cleaning liquid, and clean the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090041624 - Fluidic structure and method for production of a fluid structure: A fluidic structure and a method for production of a fluidic structure are provided. The method may comprise, in order, introducing at least one externally accessible opening into at least one base substrate of the fluidic structure, partially introducing at least one section of a fluidic conductor, which has at... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP (roche)

20090041626 - Instrumentation systems and methods: A device (600) for performing at least part of an analytical process comprises a communicator (605) to facilitate communication with the device, and a data handler (610) to handle data of the analytical process and/or the device. In an embodiment, the device (600) is a consumable device and/or a microfluidic... Agent: Clark & Elbing LLP

20090041627 - Packaging of microfluidic devices: A microfluidic device containing liquid reagents having an extended shelf life contains the liquid reagents in micro-reservoirs that limit the escape of moisture to less than 10% over the shelf life of the device. The micro-reservoir preferably is made of polypropylene and covered with a metallized plastic film.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090041629 - Method and apparatus for measuring gas sorption and desorption properties of materials: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (herein referred to as a “gas sorption/desorption analyzer”) for measuring the gas sorption properties of substances (for example hydrogen sorption by metal alloys). Measurements include: Pressure Composition Temperature isotherm (PCT), Kinetic, Cycle-life, and density. Measurements are made by sorption of aliquots... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - San Diego

20090041630 - Analyzer for glycan or complex carbohydrate: e

20090041631 - Ejection device for biosensor detector: An ejection device for a biosensor detector has a body that has a front end, an insertion slot formed in the front end, an ejection mount and a resilient element. The ejection mount has a recess with a guide protrusion being mounted near the front end of the body, two... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090041632 - Air purifier system and method: The invention provides an air purification system and method for combining filtration, ultraviolet irradiation, and photocatalysis, in an annular geometry that maximizes the photocatalytic efficiency of the ultraviolet light in the deactivation of microbes and the photocatalysis of volatile compounds.... Agent: Novapure Systems, Inc.

20090041633 - Apparatus and method for performing ligand binding assays on microarrays in multiwell plates: An apparatus and method for real time, label-free imaging and quantitation of binding events at an array of positions are provided. Total internal reflection from a planar side wall of a well of a multiwell plate is used to create an evanescent field in the plane of a pattern of... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20090041634 - Nucleic acid synthesizers: The present invention relates to nucleic acid synthesizers and methods of using and modifying nucleic acid synthesizers. For example, the present invention provides highly efficient, reliable, and safe synthesizers that find use, for example, in high throughput and automated nucleic acid synthesis, as well as methods of modifying pre-existing synthesizers... Agent: Casimir Jones, S.c.

20090041636 - Catalyst-supported particulate filter: In at least part of a catalyst layer of a particulate filter, a second catalyst part is exposed on the surface of the catalyst layer to overlie a first catalyst part, the first catalyst part contains Pt-carried activated alumina particles, the second catalyst part contains ZrNd-based mixed oxide particles containing... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090041637 - Catalyst-supported particulate filter: In a particulate filter, a catalyst layer containing Pt-carried activated alumina particles, CeZr-based mixed oxide particles and ZrNd-based mixed oxide particles is formed, the proportion of the total amount of the CeZr-based mixed oxide particles and the ZrNd-based mixed oxide particles in the total amount of the Pt-carried activated alumina... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090041635 - Fluid treatment device having multiple layer honeycomb structure and method of manufacture: A device for treating fluids, such as automotive exhaust gases is provided, as well as a method of manufacturing such a device. The invention provides a honeycomb structure, a matrix of ceramic walls that defines a plurality of parallel, fluid-conducting cells oriented along an axis, arranged in a stacked or... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20090041638 - Catalytic converter, holding material for catalytic converter and production method thereof: The present invention relates to a holding material for a catalytic converter including a catalyst carrier, a metal casing for receiving the catalyst carrier, and the holding material wound around the catalyst carrier and interposed in a gap between the catalyst carrier and the metal casing, the holding material having... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090041639 - Waste processing system: Waste processing system including a shredder, a grinder and a steam explosion device such as a cooking extruder. The waste processing system is used to process raw waste, such as consumer waste, into an end product such as pellets. One potential use for these pellets is pyrolization to form biogas.... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20090041640 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus includes a chamber for containing a substrate to be processed, a gas supply unit for supplying a processing gas into the chamber, and a microwave introducing unit for introducing plasma generating microwaves into the chamber. The microwave introducing unit includes a microwave oscillator for outputting a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090041641 - Hydrogen purification process and system: A hydrogen generation system is disclosed that includes a fuel reforming reactor generating a hydrogen-rich reformate gas at a temperature greater than 150 C., a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) hydrogen purification unit that separates the reformate gas into a relatively pure hydrogen stream and an off-gas stream, and a catalytic... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20090041642 - Radiant coolers and methods for assembling same: A method of assembling a radiant cooler is provided. The method includes providing a vessel shell that includes a gas flow passage defined therein that extends generally axially through the vessel shell, coupling a plurality of cooling tubes and a plurality of downcomers together to form a tube cage wherein... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090035176 - Method and device for purifying ambient air and surfaces: Described is an air and surface purifying device having a purifying cell structured for maximizing the realized photocatalytic reaction at a photocatalytic surface without using an additional ultraviolet bulb. The purifying cell positions at least three photocatalytic surfaces about a single ultraviolet bulb such that the photocatalytic surfaces substantially encompass... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20090035177 - Paddle fan medallion and methods for enhancement of room air quality: Accessories and methods for ceiling paddle fan fixtures for enhancing room air quality and killing common air borne viruses by air sterilization immediately within the room where the germs originate in a relatively large and diffuse sterilization zone at a relatively low UV radiation level through which a relatively high... Agent: L. Lawton Rogers, Iii

20090035178 - Process for the destruction of microorganisms on a product: A process for the destruction of microorganisms on a product using ultrasonic energy is disclosed. The process comprises contacting a product with an ultrasonic horn assembly and generating ultrasonic energy sufficient to result in a microorganism destruction rate of at least a 1-log kill.... Agent: Christopher M. Goff (27839) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090035179 - Colorimetric sensor: Colorimetric sensor films comprising a reflective layer, a polymeric detection layer, and a semi-reflective layer are disclosed. Devices comprising the calorimetric sensor films and methods of making the films and devices are also disclosed.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090035180 - Control system for industrial water system and method for its use: A control system for industrial water systems that utilizes multiple measurements of information and models to decide optimal control actions to maximize corrosion/scaling/fouling inhibition and particulate dispersancy performance and minimize cost of water and treatment chemicals. This system is capable of automatic operation for a wide range of process conditions,... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090035181 - Mobile robot and clinical test apparatus using the same: A clinical test apparatus employing a mobile robot is provided. The clinical test apparatus includes a stage unit, a test station provided in the stage unit and configured to perform a clinical test, a mobile robot configured to move on a top surface of the stage unit and to transfer... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090035182 - Automatic analyzer: The automatic analyzer comprises: a vessel for storing a sample and a reagent; a cleaning mechanism for cleaning the vessel and; an analysis mechanism for performing photometric inspection of reaction of the reagent and the sample; wherein the automatic analyzer includes a blank value comparison function for comparing a preceding... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090035183 - Method and apparatus for real-time analysis of chemical, biological and explosive substances in the air: A device for real-time analysis of airborne chemical, biological and explosive substances has at least a gas analysis sensor, a fluorescence/luminescence sensor and a sensor for determining the particle size and number of particles. Each of the sensors is connected to a multireflection cell (multipass laser cell) as an open... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090035184 - Hydrogen gas sensor: The present invention provides a catalytic combustion type hydrogen gas sensor of a simple structure, which is capable of inhibiting the degradation of the sensitivity thereof over a long period of time even in the presence of a silicon compound being a catalyst poison. This hydrogen gas sensor is equipped... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090035185 - Specimen preprocessing system: A specimen preprocessing system including a specimen rack which supports a specimen container with its opening sealed with a plug for storing the specimen, a carrier line for carrying the specimen rack, a preprocessing unit to which the specimen rack is carried by the carrier line, and a control unit... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090035186 - Apparatus and method for dispensing liquid utilizing flow of fluid: An apparatus for accurately and precisely aspirating and dispensing liquid from a in the nano-liter range without contacting the syringe tip to the target reservoir during dispensing; and a method to utilize such an apparatus. Such an apparatus utilizes a partially collapsible syringe tip that compresses when subjected to pressurized... Agent: Charles C.h. Wu

20090035187 - Microarray assay devices and methods of making and using the same: Aspects of the invention include systems for producing microarray assay devices. Further aspects of the invention include assembled microarray assay devices, as well as methods of assembling the devices and methods of using the assembled devices.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090035188 - Fragrance emitting apparatus: A fragrance emitting apparatus includes a case, a heat conducting board mounted in the case, a fragrance container disposed in the case and contacting the heat conducting board, a heater disposed in the case and contacting the heat conducting board, and a temperature control apparatus connected to the heater and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090035189 - Sterilization/disinfection cycle control: A sterilizer includes a vacuum chamber, a source of vaporizable sterilant, a vacuum pump, and a control system. The control system is programmed to take one or more data inputs regarding the nature of the load, such as lumen length and diameter, and determine one or more parameters of the... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090035190 - Sports figure air freshener with movable ball: The present invention provides for an air freshener in the shape of a sports figure that has a sports ball-shaped piece attached via a flexible strip that moves freely towards and away from the sports figure as the air-freshener moves. The air-freshener comprises a sports figure-shaped air freshener, a ball-shaped... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20090035191 - Apparatus for heating regeneration gas: Disclosed is an apparatus for combusting dry gas to heat the air fed to an FCC regenerator to increase its temperature and minimize production of undesirable combustion products. Preferably, the dry gas is a selected FCC product gas. Alternatively or additionally, dry gas from an FCC product stream is separated... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20090035192 - Catalytic egr oxidizer for ic engines and gas turbines: s

20090035193 - Apparatus for recovering power from fcc product: Disclosed is an apparatus for recovering power from an FCC product. The dry gas is combusted and combined with FCC regenerator flue gas to raise the power recovery capability of the flue gas. The flue gas can be used to generate electrical power or steam. Alternatively or additionally, dry gas... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20090035194 - Exhaust treatment system with an oxidation device for no2 control: An exhaust treatment system includes an oxidation device having a plurality of channels through which a flow of exhaust flows. A first portion of the channels of the oxidation device are coated with catalytic material for converting NO to NO2 and a second portion of the channels are uncoated with... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090035195 - Exhaust treatment system with no2 control: An exhaust treatment system includes a catalyzed particulate filter disposed in a first passageway and configured to receive a first portion of a flow of exhaust. The catalyzed particulate filter is at least partially coated with a catalytic material for converting NO to NO2. The exhaust treatment system also includes... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090035196 - Device for gaseous plasma sterilization: A device for producing a gas plasma by ionisation of a gas using a microwave source of determined nominal power (Pn), includes a magnetron 7 receiving its electric energy from a supply circuit. The device is characterized in that the power (Pd) delivered by the supply circuit to the magnetron... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090035197 - Alkylation process with recontacting in settler: A system and/or process for decreasing the level of at least one organic fluoride present in a hydrocarbon phase contained in an alkylation settler by contacting the hydrocarbon phase with an HF containing stream, containing greater than about 80 wt. % and less than about 94 wt. % HF, in... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20090035198 - Hydrocarbon conversion unit including a reaction zone receiving transferred catalyst: One exemplary embodiment can include an apparatus for transferring catalyst from a regeneration zone to a reaction zone in a hydrocarbon conversion unit. The hydrocarbon conversion unit can include a transfer vessel, and first, second, and third lines. The transfer vessel can transfer regenerated catalyst from the regeneration zone at... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services