Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing inventions 06/09

20090162244 - Products and methods for dispensing of air fresheners, deodorizers or sanitizers: A device, such as a home air freshener, which is mounted to the main positive pressure air duct of a forced air furnace heating system and or a central air conditioning system by which an outside agent, such as an air freshener, is introduced into the air duct for the... Agent: Kile Goekjian Reed & Mcmanus

20090162245 - Handheld gaming machine sanititzing system: A sanitizing system for a handheld gaming device is provided. The sanitizing system comprising a housing, a door, a gas supply, and a control system. The housing defines at least a chamber, a gas inlet aperture, and an opening for receiving the handheld gaming device. The door is configured to... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090162246 - Sample carrying apparatus capable of revolving sample: A sample carrying apparatus capable of revolving a sample includes a body and a revolvable structure. The body has a slot. The revolvable structure partially accommodated within the slot is pivotally connected to the body and is revolvable relative to the body.... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090162247 - Automatic analyzer and sample-processing system: Disclosed herein is a sample-processing system that can improve total system processing efficiency, and reduce a sample-processing time, by establishing a functionally independent relationship between a rack conveyance block with rack supply, conveyance, and recovery functions, and a processing block with sample preprocessing, analysis, and other functions. A buffer unit... Agent: Brundidge & Stanger, P.C.

20090162248 - Compact foldable meter: A foldable instrument (10) adapted to determine an analyte concentration of a fluid sample using a test sensor is disclosed. The instrument comprises a first portion (12) including a display (22) and a second portion (14) pivotally coupled to the first portion by a pivot mechanism (23). The second portion... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090162249 - Acoustically controlled reaction device: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090162250 - Acoustically controlled reaction device: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090162251 - Air sterilization device with low aerosol bounce: An air sterilization device with low aerosol bounce includes an air conditioning pipe, a porous filter media, and a UV light generator. This porous filter media, it is secured on the fixing portion. This porous filter media has many irregularly distributed channels. The channel is coated with a coating layer... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090162252 - Incense powder base assembly: An incense powder base assembly has a base, a spacer and a powder mold. The spacer is detachably attached to the top of the base and is annular to form a central hole. The powder mold is detachably attached to the spacer and has a powder channel tortuously defined through... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20090162253 - Volatile material diffuser and method of preventing undesirable mixing of volatile materials: A volatile material diffuser includes a housing and first and second containers holding first and second volatile materials and having first and second wicks, respectively, in contact with respective volatile materials and extending out of respective containers, wherein the containers are inserted into and detachably attached to the housing. The... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20090162254 - Recycle of electrical equipment: The present invention addresses a problem with conventional techniques for recycling electrical equipment that have a hardened epoxy resin and electroconductive material where a catalyst is degraded to an extent that it can no longer be reused when water is present in a dissolving system. Moisture, when present in the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090162255 - Air purification system: An air purification system including a Particle Phase Pollutant (PPP) treatment section (9) having an air inlet (14) and an air outlet (15), a particle removal filter, (11) and a blower (12) to draw air from the air inlet (14) of the PPP treatment section (9) to pass through the... Agent: Kauth , Pomeroy , Peck & Bailey ,llp

20090162256 - Exhaust gas treatment device: A device for treatment of exhaust gases includes a housing, a fragile structure resiliently mounted within the housing, and a non-intumescent mounting mat disposed in a gap between the housing and the fragile structure. The mounting mat includes a plurality of inorganic fibers that have undergone a surface treatment to... Agent: Curatolo Sidoti Co., Lpa

20090162257 - Exhaust gas purification apparatus: A purification apparatus 120 includes a plurality of electrochemical devices 10. An anode 20 of each electrochemical device 10 is connected to a cathode of a battery, and a cathode of the electrochemical device 10 is connected to an anode of the battery. An electrolyte layer 24 containing an electrolyte... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan Transition Team C/o Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell

20090162263 - Atmospheric-pressure plasma reactor: An atmospheric-pressure plasma reactor comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and a power generation unit. The first electrode and the second electrode respectively have a first opening and a second opening corresponding to each other. Disposed inside the first electrode is a gas-in space, which communicates with the first... Agent: Wpat, PC

20090162261 - Plasma reactor gas distribution plate having a vertically stacked path splitting manifold: In a gas distribution showerhead assembly, a circular path splitting manifold having an axis of symmetry comprises a gas supply inlet, an enclosure with plural gas outlets extending through the enclosure, and a plurality of channels stacked along the axis of symmetry, and comprising plural paths of equal lengths between... Agent: Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20090162262 - Plasma reactor gas distribution plate having path splitting manifold side-by-side with showerhead: A path splitting manifold of a showerhead assembly comprises a gas supply inlet and a side wall and plural gas outlets extending radially through the side wall. The path splitting manifold further comprises a plurality of channels comprising plural paths between the inlet and respective ones of the plural outlets.... Agent: Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20090162260 - Plasma reactor gas distribution plate with radially distributed path splitting manifold: In a showerhead assembly, a path splitting manifold comprises a gas supply inlet and a planar floor and plural gas outlets extending axially through the floor and azimuthally distributed about the floor. The path splitting manifold further comprises a plurality of channels comprising plural paths between the inlet and respective... Agent: Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20090162259 - High efficiency uv curing system: An ultraviolet (UV) cure chamber enables curing a dielectric material disposed on a substrate and in situ cleaning thereof. A tandem process chamber provides two separate and adjacent process regions defined by a body covered with a lid having windows aligned respectively above each process region. One or more UV... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090162258 - Liquid treatment system: A liquid treatment system has a housing defining an interior space. The housing has an inlet port for receiving liquid into the interior space of the housing and an outlet port for allowing liquid to exit the interior space of the housing. The outlet port is spaced from the inlet... Agent: Christopher M. Goff (27839) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090162264 - Production of aviation fuel from biorenewable feedstocks: A process has been developed for producing aviation fuel from renewable feedstocks such as plant oils and animals fats and oils. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating and deoxygenating to provide n-paraffins having from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms. At least some of the n-paraffins... Agent: Honeywell International Inc Patent Services

20090162265 - Microreactor assembly incorporating interconnect backbone: A microreactor assembly comprising a fluidic interconnect backbone and plurality of fluidic microstructures is provided. The fluidic microstructures are supported by respective portions of the fluidic interconnect backbone, The microreactor assembly comprises a plurality of non-polymeric interconnect seals associated with the interconnect input and output ports. The interconnect input port... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20090162266 - Device for a reactor and method for distributing a multi-phase mixture in a reactor: An up-flow reactor includes a reaction chamber, and a distributor device disposed in the reaction chamber for distributing a multi-phase mixture therein. The distributor device includes a first pipe adapted for conducting a gas phase, and including first discharge ports, a second pipe adapted for conducting a slurry or a... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20090155121 - Method for irradiating thrombocyte concentrates in flexible containers with ultra-violet light: The invention relates to a method for inactivating pathogens such as bacteria and viruses and/or leucocytes in thrombocyte concentrations by irradiation in flexible containers with ultra-violet light using agitation. The blood product is packaged in a flexible bag to permit the intermixing of the fluid by agitation (tilting, rotation, translation).... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20090155122 - Multi-layered devices for analyte detection: A multi-layered device for detecting the presence or absence of an analyte within a test sample is described. The device includes a sensing layer and a control layer. The sensing layer is configured to support a reaction so as to exhibit a signal indicative of the presence or absence of... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090155123 - Automated pipetting apparatus having a combined liquid pump and pipette head system: The technology described herein generally relates to systems for extracting polynucleotides from multiple samples, particularly from biological samples, and additionally to systems that subsequently amplify and detect the extracted polynucleotides. The technology more particularly relates to microfluidic systems that carry out PCR on multiple samples of nucleotides of interest within... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090155124 - Collection and assay device for biological fluid: A device for collecting and analyzing a biological fluid is provided. The device contains a sample collecting section having at least one collection pad for collecting a sample of the biological fluid, a sample accommodating section operatively engageable with the sample collecting section for extracting and accommodating the sampled collected... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090155125 - Microchip: A microchip is provided which includes a fluid circuit in which a first substrate having a groove provided on the surface of the substrate and a second substrate are bonded together. The fluid circuit includes at least a measuring portion for measuring the liquid and a flow path connected to... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090155127 - Apparatus for holding a specimen container and method of use: A specimen container holder (12) aids in the collection of a biological specimen (16). The holder (12) securely holds and supports a specimen container (14) in a gripping unit (88) made of two arcuate fingers (36) and (40) attached to a handle (28). Subsequent to specimen collection, the specimen container... Agent: Meschkow & Gresham, P.L.C

20090155126 - Sample chamber for an analyzing device: A device for carrying out chemical and/or biological reactions comprises a sample chamber (38) formed by a first portion (12) and a second portion (26) and designed for holding the sample. With the aid of a moving means (46,50) the sample can be moved in the sample chamber (38). The... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20090155128 - Sample support: The sample support comprises at least one sample receiving chamber for a sample liquid, and a distributor channel for sample liquid connected to said at least one sample receiving chamber, with at least one such distributor channel extending from each sample receiving chamber. The sample support further comprises at least... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090155130 - Monitoring system for selective catalyst reduction system: A monitoring system for a selective catalyst reduction system according to the present invention includes a selective catalyst reduction system that reacts with ammonia and reduces NOx, a first NOx sensor that is disposed upstream of the selective catalyst reduction system and measures the amount of the NOx that flows... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090155129 - System for controlling urea injection of selective catalyst reduction apparatus and method thereof: The present invention relates to a system for controlling urea injection of a selective catalyst reduction apparatus for controlling an injection amount by considering vaporization and resolution characteristics of a urea solution according to driving conditions. Also, the method for controlling urea injection of the selective catalyst reduction apparatus may... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090155131 - Ethylene oxide decomposition processing method and decomposition processing device therefor: A decomposition processing method for ethylene oxide is provided for when concentration of the ethylene oxide to be decomposed in a gas varies. The method comprises steps of reducing the concentration of ethylene oxide in the gas to a predetermined concentration which is less than the highest concentration of the... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090155132 - Honeycomb catalyst, denitration catalyst of denitration device, and exhaust gas denitration device: The present invention provides a honeycomb catalyst and an NOx removal catalyst for use in an NOx removal apparatus which can be employed at high efficiency, and a flue gas NOx removal apparatus, whereby the running cost of a flue gas NOx removal system in terms of the NOx removal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090155133 - Structure for reducing agent container: A canopy is removably secured to the container body, is respectively fitted with: a base of a water level indicator for detecting a remaining amount of liquid reducing agent; a base of a densitometer for detecting a concentration of a liquid reducing agent; and a heat exchanger which surrounds detection... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20090155134 - Catalyzed soot filter manufacture and systems: Catalyzed soot filters comprising a wall flow monolith having microcracks and pores and a catalyst comprising support particles with particle sizes greater than about the size of the microcracks and less than about the size of the pores are disclosed. Methods of manufacturing catalyzed soot filters and diesel engine exhaust... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20090155135 - Catalyzed soot filter manufacture and systems: Catalyzed soot filters comprising a wall flow monolith having microcracks and pores and a catalyst comprising support particles with particle sizes greater than about the size of the microcracks and less than about the size of the pores are disclosed. Methods of manufacturing catalyzed soot filters and diesel engine exhaust... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20090155137 - Apparatus for producing a plasma jet: The invention relates to an apparatus for producing a plasma jet, having at least one discharge tube through which a process gas flows. According to the invention, electrically conductive discharge protection is provided on at least one discharge tube. The advantages of the invention are, in particular, that parasitic discharges... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20090155136 - Ultraviolet light treatment chamber: An apparatus for the treatment of a liquid comprising includes a chamber having at least one inner surface. The chamber is at least 80 percent enclosed. The apparatus also includes an ultraviolet (UV) transmissive tube and the UV transmissive tube disposed within the chamber and adapted for the passage of... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20090155139 - Apparatus for crystallizing polymer particles: The present invention is a process and apparatus for conserving loss of heat while forming and crystallizing polymer particles in a liquid. The cooling liquid quenches the polymer during particle molding to facilitate shaping. The cooling liquid cools the polymer particles not below a temperature that allows adequate crystallization to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc Patent Services

20090155138 - Apparatus for producing trichlorosilane: An apparatus for producing trichlorosilane, including: a reaction vessel in which a supply gas containing silicon tetrachloride and hydrogen is supplied to produce a reaction product gas containing trichlorosilane and hydrogen chloride; a heating mechanism that heats the interior of the reaction vessel; a storage container that stores the reaction... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090155140 - Apparatus for producing trichlorosilane: An apparatus for producing trichlorosilane, including: a reaction vessel in which a supply gas containing silicon tetrachloride and hydrogen is supplied to an internal reaction passageway to produce a reaction product gas containing trichlorosilane and hydrogen chloride; a heating mechanism having a heater that heats the interior of the reaction... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090155141 - Fuel modification apparatus: A fuel modification apparatus is equipped with evaporators for evaporating a raw fuel as a fuel to be modified, a super heater for elevating the temperature of the above evaporated raw fuel to a temperature required for the modification, a modification vessel for modifying the above raw fuel having an... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090155142 - Molecular sieve and catalyst incorporating the sieve: f

20090155143 - Optimized liquid-phase oxidation: Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and... Agent: Dennis V. Carmen

20090155144 - Fluid distributor for radial-flow reactor: The distribution of fluids within a radial-flow reactor is improved using vertically extended cylinders distributed around the circumference of the vessel. Cylinders with a circular cross-section provide substantial vertical strength, and the configuration minimizes low-flow areas which could cause undesirable reactions. The cylinders are isolated from particles in the reactor... Agent: Honeywell International Inc Patent Services

20090155145 - Pre-filled crystallization plates and methods for making and using same: The present invention generally relates to encapsulation of crystallization solutions in pierceable reservoirs in order to prevent evaporation of the crystallization solutions, thereby allowing safe transport/shipping, from a workstation to another workstation, and safe storage of pre-filled microplates used to carry large number of vapor-diffusion crystallization experiments.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20090155146 - Antigen supply device: An antigen supply device 1 according to the present invention is mainly configured by a cylindrical member 3 extending in the vertical direction. An air suction port 5 for sucking the air in the antigen exposure chamber is provided at a lower end of the cylindrical member. An axial fan... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090155147 - Distributor nozzle for a two-phase charge in fixed-bed reactors: The device consists of the following basic parts: a number of fixing bars and a deflector cone frustum. In the preferred embodiment, the deflector cones or cone frusta (14, 24, 34, 44 and 54) may have more than one angle in order to improve the distribution, and they have a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090148339 - Apparatus and methods for reducing restrictions to air flow in an abatement system: An abatement system is provided, including an abatement unit adapted to abate effluent using ambient air; and an ambient air delivery system in fluid communication with the abatement unit and adapted to deliver ambient air to the abatement unit; wherein the ambient air delivery system allows sufficient ambient air to... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20090148340 - Method and an apparatus for sterilizing packaging material: A method and an apparatus for sterilizing packaging material for use in packaging for protein containing products, such as food products or medical drugs. The packaging material is sterilized by irradiating it using a beam of ionizing radiation, such as an electron beam or a beam of gamma rays. Afterwards,... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20090148341 - Sterilization method and sterilization processing apparatus: A sterilization method and sterilization processing apparatus having a high sterilization effect and capable of shortening a sterilization time are provided. An electrolysis apparatus 2 electrolyzes water in a reservoir 1 and generates strongly acidic electrolytic water in an anode chamber 11 and generates strongly alkaline electrolytic water in a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090148342 - Hypochlorite technology: This invention generally relates to compositions and method of producing diluted hypohalous acid and hypohalous acid vapor. These compositions can be used to treat allergen containing surfaces, hard surfaces, food contact surfaces, hospital surfaces, food surfaces, kitchen surfaces, bathroom surfaces, human surfaces, animal surfaces, children's items, outdoor surfaces, soft surfaces,... Agent: The Clorox Company

20090148343 - Cosmetic product sterilization: The invention relates to a method for sterilizing a cosmetic product, in which said product consists of a fluid circulating under regulated pressure in a sterilization circuit (1), according to the viscosity of said fluid. The invention also relates to the device for implementing such a method.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090148344 - Optical determination of glucose utilizing boronic acid adducts: The present invention concerns an improved optical method and optical sensing device for determining the levels of polyhydroxyl-substituted organic molecules in vitro and/or in vivo in aqueous media. The range of detection is between about 400 and 800 nm. In particular, a sensory devise is implemented in a mammal to... Agent: Techlaw LLP

20090148345 - Automated analyzer: An automated analyzer has a sample pretreatment disk that is operable without decreasing the processing capability of the automated analyzer during sample pretreatments such as sample dispensing and diluent dispensing. The automated analyzer can be applied to any clinical assay involving biological sample analyses. The sample pretreatment disk has a... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090148346 - Substrate with binding functional group: A structural member having a binding functional group on a substrate for binding a capturing molecule capable of capturing a target substance, characterized in that the substrate binds to one end of a polymer which includes at the other end those to which the binding functional group is bound and... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090148347 - Nano-crystalline composite-oxide thin film, environmental gas sensor using the thin film, and method of manufacturing the environmental gas sensor: A nano-crystalline composite-oxide thin film for an environmental gas sensor, an environmental gas sensor using the thin film, and a method of manufacturing the environmental gas sensor are provided. The nano-crystalline composite-oxide thin film is formed of hetero-oxide nano-crystalline particles having independent crystalline phases from each other, and the environmental... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090148348 - Plastic surfaces and apparatuses for reduced adsorption of solutes and methods of preparing the same: A method of treating a plastic surface with fluorine gas to decrease adsorption of hydrophobic solute molecules to the surface is provided. The method can include treating a surface with a first gas comprising fluorine gas and a second gas comprising oxygen gas, water vapor, or both oxygen gas and... Agent: Eksigent Technologies, LLC C/o Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson

20090148350 - Multi-well platforms, caddies, lids and combinations thereof: The present invention relates to multi-well platforms, lids, caddies and any combination thereof. The multi-well platforms comprise a plurality of wells that can be of any shape and can be arranged in any ornamental pattern. The lid comprises an area corresponding to the well field. The caddy has a footprint... Agent: Lisa A. Haile, J.d., Ph.d. Dla Piper LLP (us)

20090148349 - Wicking inhibitor for fluidic devices: An wicking inhibitor for fluidic and microfluidic devices reduces wicking by providing a structure that interrupts the flow of a working fluid through a fluidic channel interface having corner angles greater than ninety degrees.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090148351 - Plug flow reactor and polymers prepared therewith: A plug flow reactor having an inner shell 27 surrounded by outer shell 21 and having at least one annular flow passage 35 therebetween can be used to prepare compositions, including polymers. The plug flow reactor also includes inlet port 36, an outlet port 37 and a plurality of exchanger... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20090148352 - Portable gas generating device: Methods and devices for generating gas from nitrous oxide are provided as well as downstream uses for the product gas. Reactor devices of the invention are compact and incorporate a novel heat-exchange/regenerative cooling system to optimize N2O decomposition and reactor durability.... Agent: Swanson & Bratschun, L.L.C.

20090148353 - Polymer synthesizer: The present invention provides a polymer synthesizer having a high efficiency production rate. The synthesis of the polymers, and more particularly of DNA and RNA, is done very quickly. Furthermore, it is possible to synthesize a plurality of polymers in the same batch without significantly increasing the time and the... Agent: Brouillette & Partners

20090148354 - Olefin polymerization reaction unit and polyolefin production process: An olefin polymerization reaction unit includes a multistage gas phase polymerization reactor which is divided into two or more polymerization stages, in which polyolefin particles move from an initial stage to a final stage, and in which an olefin monomer-containing gas is fed from the final stage toward the initial... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090148355 - Oxidation catalyst apparatus for purifying exhaust gas: To provide an oxidation catalyst apparatus for purifying an exhaust gas which enables to oxidize and purify particulate matter in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine at a lower temperature. The oxidation catalyst apparatus 1 for purifying an exhaust gas comprises a porous filter base material 2 having... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090148356 - Holding member to hold exhaust gas treating element and exhaust gas treating device including the holding member: A holding member is provided to hold in a housing an exhaust gas treating element through which an exhaust gas is configured to flow from an inlet to an outlet in a flowing direction. The holding member includes a first inorganic fiber layer and a second inorganic fiber layer. The... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090148357 - Apparatus and catalyst for purifying exhaust gas: Use of a metallic material containing chromium as a substrate of an exhaust gas purifying catalyst has a problem that the chromium contained in the substrate migrates to a catalytically active component and reacts with the catalytically active component to reduce exhaust gas purification performance. Thus, a film which inhibits... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090148359 - Photocatalytic reaction systems for water purification: A photocatalytic reaction system for water purification. At least one light source is disposed in a photocatalytic reaction tank. Multiple photocatalyst carriers are disposed in the photocatalytic reaction tank and surround the light source. Each photocatalyst carrier carries a plurality of photocatalyst particles. A photocatalysts separation tank is connected to... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090148358 - Uv light writing instrument sterilizer: A writing instrument sterilization device having an automatic dispensing delivery mechanism for recycling multiple writing instruments and automatically delivering a single sterilized writing instrument on demand. The writing instrument sterilizer is comprised of a housing having a collection aperture for receiving at least one writing instrument and a discharge aperture... Agent: R&r Law, PLLC (attn: Paul L. Ratcliffe, Esq.)

20090148360 - Apparatus and process for regenerating catalyst: Disclosed is an apparatus and process for disengaging regenerated catalyst from flue gas in a catalyst regenerator so as to avoid re-entrainment of catalyst that has settled into a bed in the catalyst regenerator using a disengaging device. A disengaging arm of the disengaging device has an outer shell that... Agent: Honeywell International Inc Patent Services

20090142223 - Sterilization of consumable composition dispensers: P

20090142224 - High surface area material blends for odor reduction, articles utilizing such blends and methods of using same: A method for neutralizing odor contained within the headspace of product packaging includes the steps of formulating a blend of either modified and unmodified high surface area materials, differently modified high surface area materials, different unmodified high surface area materials, or a combination thereof; applying the blend of high surface... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090142225 - Ice bins, ice makers, and methods for cleaning ice bins and ice makers: An ice maker includes an ozone generator that has a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet functionally connected to the air inlet for allowing air to flow through the housing. The ozone generator further includes an ozone generating device in the housing. The air outlet is functionally... Agent: Potomac Patent Group PLLC

20090142226 - Use of storage-stable aqueous solutions of chlorine dioxide to generate pure chlorine dioxide gas for decontamination: New compositions and methods are disclosed for decontaminating surfaces and enclosures that avoid problems such as salt deposits, corrosion and condensation that accompany the use of known methods. The process involves the use of chlorine dioxide solutions prepared by passing dilute chlorine gas over solid granular sodium chlorite to produce... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090142227 - Parylene coating and method for the production thereof: In a method for producing a parylene coating on a substrate containing an integrated electronic component which is e.g. an x-ray detector, the following steps are provided: vaporization of parylene; pyrolyzation of the vaporized parylene; polymerization of the pyrolyzed parylene, the polymerized parylene being deposited on a cooled substrate. The... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20090142228 - Production waste test kit: A test kit for testing production waste includes a plurality of components including reagents, test equipment, or a combination thereof, sufficient to perform analysis on production waste and at least one protective case for shipping and for using the plurality of components, the protective case including a top portion releasably... Agent: Legal Dept.,IPGroup M-i L.L.C.

20090142230 - Assembly comprising j aggregates: t

20090142231 - Automatic analyzer: The automatic analyzer stores: a predetermined period from the opening of a reagent vessel to the deterioration of the reagent; a reagent production lot number, reagent vessel unsealing time, and reagent expiration date as reagent information kept on a reagent-set-by-set basis; and relevant calibration curve factor information. The automatic analyzer... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090142229 - Blood cell barrier for a lateral flow device: A lateral flow device for analyzing a whole blood sample is provided. More specifically, the lateral flow device contains a porous membrane that defines a barrier zone for separating red blood cells from blood plasma (includes plasma in which clotting factors haven been removed), which may then flow to a... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090142232 - Microchip: The present invention provides a microchip which is made by bonding a first substrate having a groove provided at the substrate surface and a second substrate together, and has a fluid circuit therein, the fluid circuit having a separation portion for separating a first component, and a groove which constitutes... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c Citigroup Center

20090142233 - Gas sensor system: A system including a sensor and a sensor holder. The sensor includes an inlet port for receiving a gas sample and an outlet port for exhausting a portion of the gas sample. The sensor generates an output signal indicative of an oxygen concentration of the gas sample. The sensor holder... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090142234 - Multi-element structured arrays (mesa's) for cost effective and high efficiency treatment of fluids: Multi-Element Structured Arrays (MESAs) present an effective approach to utilizing high pressure drop media that previously were cost prohibitive for use in a traditional filter element. The operational velocity is significantly slowed by the incorporation of numerous elements; thus, eliminating the Darcian flow resistances of the media. The MESAs are... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20090142235 - Systems and methods for producing aqueous solutions and gases having disinfecting properties and substantially eliminating impurities: A system for disinfecting and purifying aqueous solutions and water for drinking purposes comprising an outer pouch, a disinfectant generating device, and an inorganic coagulant. The disinfectant generating device is provided with a membrane shell defining at least two compartments which house a first reactant, a second reactant, and an... Agent: Speckman Law Group PLLC

20090142237 - Micro reactor: The present invention discloses the substrate and the micro reactor for mixing two kinds of fluids. The micro reactor of the present invention comprises a housing having first and second inlet ports and an outlet port formed thereon; and a plurality of substrates stacked in the housing, wherein the substrate... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090142236 - Microfluidic devices and methods of using same: An M.times.N matrix microfluidic device for performing a matrix of reactions, the device having a plurality of reaction cells in communication with one of either a sample inlet or a reagent inlet through a via formed within an elastomeric block of the device. Methods provided include a method for forming... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090142238 - Apparatus for incinerating gases from a processing chamber: An oven for baking a batch of parts has a housing having side walls and a top wall defining a closed container with a closed top end and an open downwardly facing bottom end. Loading/unloading occurs at the bottom end onto a carriage raised to the top end where baking... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20090142239 - Exhaust purification apparatus of internal combustion engine: An exhaust purification apparatus of an internal combustion engine purifying exhaust gas by removing SOx from the exhaust gas is provided. In the exhaust purification apparatus provided with sulfur oxide trapping material for trapping sulfur oxides exhausted from an internal combustion engine, aggregates of the sulfur oxide trapping material (41)... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090142240 - Catalyst containment design for radial flow reactors: An apparatus is presented for contacting a bed of particulate material with a cross flowing fluid, which maintains the bed of particulate material within a retention volume. The apparatus includes partitions for retaining particles, with openings disposed within the partitions. The openings are covered by louvers that extend above the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc Patent Services

20090142241 - System and process for the separation of suspensions of spent catalysts and hydrocarbons formed in a fluid catalytic cracking unit with multiple ascending flow reaction tubes: