Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing inventions 07/09

20090191091 - Method of aeration disinfecting and drying grain in bulk and pretreating seeds and a transverse blow silo grain dryer therefor: Aeration drying and disinfecting grain crops in bulk and pretreating seeds includes passing through a bulk of grain crops and seeds disinfecting and drying agents including an ozone and air mixture and surrounding air, subdividing the disinfecting and drying agents into a plurality of streams spaced from one another in... Agent: United States Department Of Energy

20090191092 - Optical probe: An optical probe for detecting luminescence emitted by a sample is disclosed. The optical probe includes a parabolic optical waveguide and an outer housing having a detachable component configured to hold a transparent sensor substrate that can be coupled to the optical waveguide. The optical probe also includes a sensing... Agent: Brown Rudnick LLP

20090191093 - Biochemical test strip: A biochemical test strip is provided. The biochemical test strip includes an insulating substrate, an electrode system, an insulating layer, and a cover. The electrode system is formed on the insulating substrate and the insulating layer is formed on the electrode system. The insulating layer has an opening, and the... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20090191094 - Analyzer: An analyzer according to an aspect of the present invention includes a stirring area where reaction liquid is stirred; a B/F separation area where a B/F separation of the reaction liquid is carried out; and a turntable which can sequentially transfer a reaction vessel containing the reaction liquid to the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090191095 - Automatic analyzer: An automatic analyzer can be used for sucking out the specimen even if the shapes of racks differ from each other is provided. The automatic analyzer includes a shape-information obtaining apparatus which obtains the shape information of the rack including arrangement information of a specimen vessel, a position determining apparatus... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090191096 - Microchemical chip: A microchemical chip of the present invention has a base composed of a ceramic and a light-transmitting member. The base composed of a ceramic is provided with a channel, a fluid supplying section disposed on the upstream side of the channel, a fluid reacting section disposed on the downstream side... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090191097 - Dispensation tip, reaction kit using the same, and dispensation tip drive mechanism: A surrounding environment and a solution to be dispensed are prevented from being polluted by aerosol inside a dispensation tip. A dispensation tip 20 is provided with a dispensation nozzle 19 attached to its distal end, a syringe having a hollow inner portion, that is connected to a proximal end... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090191098 - High density plate filler: A filling apparatus for filling a microplate. The microplate having a plurality of wells each sized to receive an assay. The filling apparatus can comprise an assay input layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface. The assay input layer can comprise an assay input port extending from... Agent: Invitrogen Corporation C/o Intellevate

20090191099 - High-througput solvent evaporator and gas manifold with uniform flow rates and independent flow controls: The evaporator (10) efficiently evaporates solvent and/or introduces gases to multiple samples. The evaporator (10) contains a top plate (20) and a bottom plate (30). The top plate (20) is mated to the bottom plate (30) to define a main chamber (130) for distribution of gas. An input port (80)... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20090191100 - Area sterilizer and method of disinfection: An ultraviolet area sterilizer or disinfector is incorporated into a building structure where concern exists regarding the presence of pathogenic bacteria on environmental surfaces. Ultraviolet C (UV-C) generators generate UV-C that is directed to architectural partitions of an enclosed area. The architectural partitions reflect UV-C to kill pathogens in the... Agent: B. Craig Killough

20090191101 - Catalyst and systems incorporating the catalyst: A catalyst includes a carrier body and a catalytic portion carried by the carrier body. The catalytic portion includes a plurality of distinct layers of catalytic material, which layers may be deposited through atomic layer deposition techniques. The catalyst may have a selectivity for the conversion of alkanes to alkenes... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090191102 - Microreactor assembly incorporating interconnect backbone and diverse fluidic microstructures: A microreactor assembly [100] is provided comprising a fluidic interconnect backbone [10] and plurality of fluidic microstructures. Interconnect input/output ports [12] of the fluidic interconnect backbone [10] are interfaced with microchannel input/output ports [14] of the fluidic microstructures at a plurality of non-polymeric interconnect seals [50]. Interconnect microchannels [15] are... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20090191103 - Dispersion-intensified, coalescence-intensified chemical reactor and method: Apparatus for intensifying heterogeneous chemical reactions is described. For the case of liquid-liquid reactions, with drops of a reactant distributed throughout the second continuous reactant, the physical phenomena of drop dispersion (break up) and drop coalescence are identified as the main physical steps affecting reaction rates. A basic flow cell... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20090191104 - Reactor-integrated syphon: In order to improve sealing properties between a downcomer 10 and a high-speed layer 20 and in order to efficiently take out produced gas obtained through gasification of, for example, a solid reactant, a syphon 30 for sealing between a downcomer 10 and a high-speed layer 20 through temporary storage... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090191105 - Fractionation apparatus:

20090185948 - Container with controlled atmosphere: A container having a plurality of walls, and at least one inlet and/or outlet, said container including an apparatus for controlling the composition of gases within the container, the apparatus including at least one sensor, at least one controller and at least one gas permeable membrane, through which membrane different... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090185949 - Biocide composition: A biocide composition that is a gel, and includes least one biocidal agent and a method of making the same. Also disclosed is a device comprising the gel and method of air purification and sterilization using the inventive composition.... Agent: Venable LLP

20090185952 - Air treatment device utilizing a sensor for activation and operation: In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention includes at least one reservoir with a delivery mechanism in communication therewith. The delivery mechanism draws an air treatment material from the reservoir and provides the air treatment material in response to a decreased level of active air treatment material or the detection... Agent: Snell & Wilmer, LLP (dial Corp)

20090185950 - Methods, devices, compositions, and systems for improved scent delivery: Systems, devices, methods, and compositions that improve the scent perception for a user. Improved scent perception is achieved by presenting alternating scents and by varying levels of output of scents, as well as by minimizing device clogging, thereby improving evaporation profiles.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090185951 - Volatile liquid disseminating device: s

20090185953 - Water treatment system: The present invention provides a system for water treatment. The system includes a chamber, a UV light source, and a housing. The chamber has an inlet for receiving ozone mixed water and a transparent portion configured to allow UV light to pass. The UV light source has a protective shell... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090185954 - Feedback control in selective catalytic reduction: An apparatus for introducing a reductant into an exhaust system is described. The apparatus includes a controller that generates a resulting dosing command used as an instruction to release an amount of reductant into the exhaust system. The controller includes a feedback control module that generates a weighing factor. The... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090185955 - Microfluidic device for molecular diagnostic applications: The present invention relates to a micro fluidic device for analysis of a fluid sample, especially for molecular diagnostics applications, comprising: —a substrate having a surface with at least one micro channel structure thereon; —at least one detecting, controlling and/or processing element; —at least one reception chamber for receiving the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090185956 - Ph sensitive indicator device: A pH sensitive indicator device comprises a body including at least a portion of a translucent or transparent gas permeable material and an acid base colour change or halochromic material in or associated with the gas permeable material. The halochromic material can be received in a recess within the body... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20090185957 - Cuvette: Disclosed is a cuvette for taking a measurement on a liquid, comprising a monolithic cuvette body with a cavity (4) in the form of a narrow gap that is formed between two at least approximately parallel wall surfaces (15, 16) and is delimited by an inner wall (5, 6, 11)... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20090185958 - Air treatment device having an audible indicator: The present invention provides a system for dispensing an air treatment and audibly indicating the dispensing and/or a change in the dispensing intensity. An exemplary audible indicator may comprise a pattern of a plurality of audible indicators having the same or different durations, having the same or different intensities, separated... Agent: Snell & Wilmer, LLP (dial Corp)

20090185959 - Distributed networked ozonation system: Embodiments of the present invention provide a distributed networked ozonation system for ozonation of storage rooms containing fresh or perishable products, and also may be useful in other applications involving multiple ozonated zones. An exemplary embodiment uses a set of distributed ozone generators connected to a communication network. An exemplary... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20090185960 - Sterilizing apparatus: There is provided a sterilizing apparatus which is capable of sterilizing articles, such as test tubes, flasks, beakers, scalpels, forceps and so on, with high efficiency in a short time. The sterilizing apparatus includes a sterilizing gas generator 42 that supplies sterilizing gas into a chamber 4. The sterilizing gas... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090185961 - Oxygen storage component: The present invention relates to oxygen storage components for catalytic converters for automobile exhaust systems, particularly for those with petrol-driven engines. In accordance with the present invention there is provided a ceria containing mixed oxide suitable as an oxygen storage material having a ceria content in the range 10 to... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090185962 - Apparatus for the separation of particles contained in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines: The invention relates to an apparatus for the separation of particles contained in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines in which the exhaust gas flow is guided through a filter medium in which particles can be absorbed and held back (4). The invention should improve the separation in a cost... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, LLP

20090185963 - Method for making diesel fuel additive: Embodiments described herein include a system for making a biofuel, comprising: one or more vessels for storing an unreacted oil or fat; an enclosed vessel and mixer for mixing ethanol and a catalyst in quantities effective to make a biofuel; a vessel for mixing the oil or fat with the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090185964 - Microchannel reactor module for hydrogen release: There is disclosed a microchannel reactor module for the immediate catalytic release of hydrogen from hydrogenated organic molecules along with the recovery of hydrogen gas and the recovery of dehydrogenated organic molecules as a liquid. More specifically, the disclosure provides a polyimide-based microchannel plate that is particularly useful for a... Agent: Asemblon, Inc Jeffrey B. Oster -- Legal Department

20090180921 - Method of collecting, processing, sterilizing and stabilizing rumen fluid and the contained bacterial polysaccharides: A method of collecting, processing, sterilizing, and stabilizing rumen fluid to retain the bioactivity of the bacterial polysaccharides found therein is described. The feeding of this resulting composition the first few days of young animals' lives aids in decreasing diarrhea morbidity, severity and mortality. In addition it results in increased... Agent: Robert Terrell Winn

20090180922 - Fluid conditioning apparatus: An apparatus and method for a fluid conditioning apparatus for conditioning a fluid disposed within, wherein the fluid conditioning apparatus is in fluid communication with a self contained system. The fluid conditioning apparatus includes a housing having a surrounding sidewall positioned about a longitudinal axis, the surrounding sidewall having an... Agent: Jackson Esquire Roger A. Jackson

20090180923 - Self-mixing container with a releasable internal vessel and its usage: This application relates to a self-mixing container with a releasable internal vessel and its usage, wherein said self-mixing container comprises a container body, a double-walled external cap and an internal vessel, and through a corresponding production line, assembling of the self-mixing container with a releasable internal vessel will be realized.... Agent: NeifeldIPLaw, PC

20090180924 - Hollow fiber membrane-type artificial lung: A hollow fiber bundle that is formed by arranging a plurality of porous hollow fiber membranes 8 in one direction; a heat exchange pipe bundle that is formed by arranging and laminating a plurality of heat exchange pipes 9 in one direction crossing the hollow fiber membranes and is apposed... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090180925 - Assay test strips and reading same: An assay test strip includes a flow path, a sample receiving zone, a label, a detection zone that includes a region of interest, and at least one position marker. The at least one position marker is aligned with respect to the region of interest such that location of the at... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090180926 - Assay test strips and reading same: An assay test strip includes a flow path, a sample receiving zone, a label, a detection zone that includes a region of interest, and at least one position marker. The at least one position marker is aligned with respect to the region of interest such that location of the at... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090180927 - Assay test strips and reading same: An assay test strip includes a flow path, a sample receiving zone, a label, a detection zone that includes a region of interest, and at least one position marker. The at least one position marker is aligned with respect to the region of interest such that location of the at... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090180928 - Assay test strips with multiple labels and reading same: In one aspect, an assay test strip includes a test label that specifically binds a target analyte and a control label that is free of any specific binding affinity for the target analyte and has a different optical characteristic than the test label. In another aspect, an assay test strip... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090180929 - Assay test strips with multiple labels and reading same: In one aspect, an assay test strip includes a test label that specifically binds a target analyte and a control label that is free of any specific binding affinity for the target analyte and has a different optical characteristic than the test label. In another aspect, an assay test strip... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090180930 - dispensing apparatus and a dispensing method: In a dispensing apparatus for dispensing a liquid, such as a sample solution, on a substrate, such as a glass slide, the dispensing apparatus includes a capillary provided with a distal end and a proximal end, a pump unit configured to pump an operating liquid into the capillary and to... Agent: Venable LLP

20090180931 - Integrated robotic sample transfer device: Embodiments include integrated robotic sample transfer devices and components thereof which are used for reliably and accurately transferring small samples of material from one registered position to another registered position. Such transfers of material may be carried out by a single pin tool or an array of pin tools of... Agent: Grant Anderson LLP C/o Portfolioip

20090180932 - System and method for detecting presence of analytes using gratings: The present invention is directed to an optical grating sensor configured to detect a phase change in light passing though the system due to a binding event caused by an analyte. The grating sensor may include a light source that may be, for example, a coherent light source. The invention... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090180933 - Reactor: The invention relates to a reactor driven in an oscillatory-rotary manner about its fixed, preferably vertical, axis, for preferably biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications. By means of its process-intensifying properties for mixing, suspension, gaseous material transport, heat transfer, irradiation and particle retention, the applicability on the industrial scale is ensured. The... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20090180934 - Ozone-based contaminant eradication system and method: A device and method is provided for converting oxygen within air into ozone. The device has a portable housing with an air inlet and an enhanced ozone air outlet. The air inlet has a first diameter and the enhanced ozone air outlet has a second diameter. A lamp housing positioned... Agent: Neal, Gerber, & Eisenberg

20090180936 - Medication disposal system: The potential for environmental release of unused and expired medications is reduced by the provision of a system and method for combining the unused or expired medication with an amount of activated carbon as part of a disposal procedure.... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20090180935 - Metal tube for pyrolysis reaction: A metal tube in the present invention is a metal tube for pyrolysis reaction with superior characteristics of both the heat exchange and the pyrolysis reaction, which is suitable for use in a process in which hydrocarbons are pyrolytically decomposed. The tube is a metal tube for pyrolysis reaction consisting... Agent: Clark & Brody

20090180937 - Apparatus for directing exhaust flow through a fuel-fired burner of an emission abatement assembly: An emission abatement assembly includes a fuel-fired burner having a housing and a combustion chamber positioned within the housing. The combustion chamber includes a wall circumscribing a space. The emission abatement assembly further includes an exhaust gas inlet pipe having an elbow at an outlet end positioned within the housing.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090180938 - Waste liquid processing device: Provided is a waste liquid processing device including: a carrier transporting a waste liquid attached thereto; an attachment portion attaching a liquid cured by irradiation of energy rays to the carrier; an irradiation portion irradiating the energy rays to the waste liquid attached to the carrier by the attachment portion... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090180939 - Trifluid reactor: A thermally diluted exothermic reactor system is comprised of numerous orifices distributed within a combustor by distributed perforated contactor tubes or ducts. The perforated contactors deliver and mix diluent fluid and one or more reactant fluids with an oxidant fluid. Numerous micro-jets about the perforated tubes deliver, mix and control... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090180940 - High shear process for cyclohexanol production: Use of a high shear mechanical device incorporated into a process for the production of cyclohexanol is capable of decreasing mass transfer limitations, thereby enhancing the cyclohexanol production process. A system for the production of cyclohexanol from air oxidation of cyclohexane, the system comprising a high shear device, the outlet... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090175757 - Titanium dioxide, single-walled carbon nanotube composites: The present invention provides titanium dioxide/single-walled carbon nanotube composites (TiO2/SWCNTs), articles of manufacture, and methods of making and using such composites. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides membrane filters and ceramic articles that are coated with TiO2/SWCNT composite material. In other embodiments, the present invention provides methods of using... Agent: Casimir Jones, S.c.

20090175758 - Wastewater tank storage treatment: A method and composition for treating a wastewater storage tank during non-use. The method comprises adding a storage deodorant composition to a wastewater storage tank, the storage deodorant composition comprising an odor control agent, a detergent, a surface active agent, and a lubricant; and leaving the storage composition in the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090175760 - Aqueous hydrogen peroxide for sterilization: The present invention provides a hydrogen peroxide solution for sterilization which has a hydrogen peroxide concentration of 30 to 45% by weight, an Fe concentration of 2 ppb or less and an Al concentration of at least 15 ppb and in which a concentration of a stabilizer comprising orthophosphoric acid... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090175759 - Needleless hub disinfection device and method: A device for automatically disinfecting a portion of a medical implement, such as a needless hub or injection port. The device includes a body shaped to engage the medical implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed. A disinfectant pad is mounted on the body to permit displacement of the... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090175761 - Hand-washing method utilizing antimicrobial liquid hand soap compositions with tactile signal: A hand-washing method using an antimicrobial liquid hand soap which includes: (a) water; (b) a primary hand soap composition; (c) a biocide; and (d) a glutinous surfactant having a relative contact angle value with water of at least about +10° with respect to the primary hand soap composition. The glutinous... Agent: Patent Group Ga030-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20090175762 - Oxygenator unit and oxygenator apparatus: An oxygenator unit includes a venous reservoir, a centrifugal pump, an oxygenator, a connection part for connecting the reservoir and the pump, a connection part for connecting the pump and the oxygenator, and a unit frame. The unit frame includes a reservoir receiving part, a pump receiving part provided at... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090175763 - Device for handling laboratory samples: A device for handling of laboratory samples includes at least one gripper movable from above over a sample. The gripper includes multiple fingers arranged around an axis, an elastic finger mount, and an actuator mechanism structured and arranged to move the fingers to selectively grip or release the sample. The... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090175764 - Measurement device with at least one sensor: A measurement device has at least one sensor for detecting a parameter, a data storage unit, and a power supply for said sensor and data storage unit. In addition to the first sensor, the measurement device has at least one second sensor connected to the power supply and to the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090175765 - Surfaces resistant to non-specific protein adsorption and methods of producing the same: A method of preventing non-specific adsorption of proteins onto a surface can include providing a substrate that has a surface on which surface groups are attached. A solution can be applied to the surface that includes a protective reagent having a terminal functional group exhibiting a dipole moment. A monolayer... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20090175766 - Visualization of chemical-analysis data: A method includes compressing chemical-analysis data points with no loss of information, generating, from the stored data points, nested data arrays, storing the nested data arrays in a video memory, rendering an image from the nested data arrays, and displaying the rendered image. A chemical-analysis instrument includes a chromatography module,... Agent: Waters Technologies Corporation C/o Waters Corporation

20090175767 - Crystal-growing furnace having slurry drainage duct structure: A crystal-growing furnace having a slurry drainage duct structure includes a furnace body, a supporting table, a loading frame, a plurality of eaves elements, and a set of eaves gutters. The supporting table includes a table plate and a plurality of supporting posts. The loading frame includes a lower plate... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090175768 - Substrate having corrugated sheet(s) and channel(s) for treating exhaust gases of combustion engines: The present invention relates a substrate having corrugated sheet(s) and channel(s) for treating exhaust gases of combustion engines. The present invention also relates to methods for manufacturing and using said substrate having said open channel(s). The substrate (1) comprises at least one corrugated sheet (3) having depressions (3d) and one... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090175769 - Processing asphaltene-containing tailings: Embodiments of a method and a system for recovering energy, materials or both from asphaltene-containing tailings are disclosed. The asphaltene-containing tailings can be generated, for example, from a process for recovering hydrocarbons from oil sand. Embodiments of the method can include a flotation separation and a hydrophobic agglomeration separation. Flotation... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20090175770 - Auto-lampe portable: b

20090169419 - Sterilization of consumable composition dispensors: P

20090169421 - Method of sterilization in clean air supply apparatus and clean air supply apparatus: The apparatus has a pre-filter 23 for roughly filtering air sequentially introduced from an air inlet port 18 for introducing air to an air supply port 22 for sending clean air to a work environment, a blower 24 for sucking air to the introduced, a heater 25 for adjusting a... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090169420 - Time controlled scenting system: An automatic fragrance dispensing system used for distributing fragrances and/or anti-microbial solutions throughout a building using the HVAC system. The system includes a printed circuit board which controls the duration of the misting levels, time sequences, and instant misting operations. A dispensing nozzle to atomizing the solutions, an air flow... Agent: David J. Pollizi

20090169422 - Corrosion resistance of industrial brine solutions: An industrial brine which exhibits improved corrosion inhibition which contains a carbohydrate having a molecular weight in the range of about 180 to 342 and where said carbohydrate is present in a concentration sufficient to reduce the corrosion rate of said brine by at least about 70%. The brine includes... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20090169423 - Short-cycle sterilisation system for autoclave and operation method thereof: A control system of a surgery autoclave is described, which is capable of establishing a sterilization cycle which includes at least a first evacuation step of a sterilization chamber and of heating of a load and a final drying step. The autoclave includes a device capable of detecting a parameter... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090169424 - Method of disinfecting and wetiing the interior of a building: A method of disinfecting and wetting the inside of a building and articles therein at or about one atmospheric pressure which involves the steps of sealing the interior of the building, then conditioning the air inside of the building to a specific temperature and humidity, then heating said air and... Agent: Richard M. Franchi, Esq.

20090169425 - Apparatus and method for disinfecting food using photo-catalytic reaction of titanium dioxide and ultraviolet rays: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for disinfecting an object in a batch, continuous, or mixed mode. The apparatus according to the present invention comprises a bath to/from which water is flowed in/drained out; and at least one ultraviolet ray (UV) lamp unit assembly mounted in the bath,... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090169426 - Method and apparatus for decontaminating temperature-sensitive objects: An apparatus for decontamination of objects, such as temperature-sensitive devices for military applications, comprises a vacuum chamber having an internal space for receiving an object to be decontaminated. A vacuum pump produces a vacuum in the internal space. A heater is used for heating the internal space. A first arrangement... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090169427 - Controlled fluid delivery in a microelectronic package: A microelectronic package includes a die which may include MEMS and CMOS circuitry for analyzing a fluid. A defined path is provided for channeling fluid to the die. Rather than patterning depressions or physical channels in the package substrate, the defined paths comprise coatings that may channel the flow of... Agent: Intel Corporation

20090169429 - Exchangeable consumable with integrated air filter: The invention concerns an analyzer, typically for analyzing body fluids, which has one or several exchangeable cassettes (consumables) that contain operating liquids, operating materials and/or consumables and can be inserted into corresponding holders of the analyzer, wherein the analyzer has a system for exchanging ambient air which has a filter... Agent: Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc.

20090169428 - Flow cell with piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer: A flow cell has a cavity (34) with an upper transparent plate (1) providing a window and a lower transparent plate (30) coated on its upper surface (31) with an antibody (32). The upper plate (1) supports a transparent piezoelectric transducer (2) formed by a lithium, niobate wafer (20) with... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090169430 - Panel for analyzing sample liquid: A panel for analyzing a sample liquid by which an exactly fixed quantity of sample liquid can be dripped conveniently, and convenience of measuring operation and accuracy of measurements can be ensured even for a sample liquid containing solid components. The panel for analyzing a sample liquid comprises a first... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090169431 - Method for highly sensitive nucleic acid detection using nanopore and non-specific nucleic acid binding agent: Provided is a method of sensitively detecting nucleic acids in a nucleic acid sample, the method comprising: contacting the sample comprising the nucleic acid with a non-specific nucleic acid binding agent in an electrically conductive fluid medium; contacting the sample comprising the nucleic acid bound to the agent with a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090169432 - Automatic analyzer and dispensing method thereof: Provided are an automatic analyzer which moves a dispensing apparatus having a dispensing probe, or a vessel by a driving mechanism to dispense plural liquids into the vessel via the dispensing probe, and measures and analyzes optical characteristic of a reaction liquid in which each of the dispensed liquids is... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090169433 - System for improved biodetection: A substance identification system is configured to identify at least one detection target faster and with greater accuracy than is possible using prior substance identification systems and/or prior substance identification techniques. A chamber includes a pellet forming area having a predetermined geometry that is configured to maximize a ratio of... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090169434 - Dispensing apparatus and automatic analyzer: A dispensing apparatus includes a probe that sucks or discharges a liquid; a pressure generating unit that generates a pressure necessary for the probe to suck or discharge the liquid; and a pressure measuring unit that measures the pressure generated by the pressure generating unit and applied to the probe.... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090169435 - Apparatus and method for sampling of airborne asbestos and other particles released from a surface: A sampling apparatus includes a housing defining a test chamber with an opening for contacting a test surface to expose at least a portion the test surface to the test chamber. A movable agitator within the test chamber contacts the test surface and agitates the test surface to release material... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090169436 - Medical instrument disinfecting system: This disinfection system for medical instruments (1) of the type comprising a disinfection chamber (4) adapted to implement a cycle for disinfecting instruments, is characterised in that each instrument (1) is associated with a radiofrequency label (5) containing identification information and in that the chamber (4) is associated with radiofrequency... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090169437 - Apparatus for producing nano-particles of molybdenum oxide: Apparatus for producing nano-particles includes a furnace defining a vapor region therein. A precipitation conduit having an inlet end and an outlet end is positioned with respect to the furnace so that the inlet end is open to the vapor region. A quench fluid supply apparatus supplies quench fluid in... Agent: Fennemore Craig, P.C.

20090169438 - Air cleaning apparatus: The invention relates to an air cleaning apparatus, comprising a gas filtration section and a particle filtration section. The gas filtration section comprises a gas absorbing or adsorbing unit for trapping gaseous contaminants and a generator for generating reactive oxidizing species (ROS), suitable for oxidizing said gaseous contaminants. The particle... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090169439 - Device for &sup123;i-adam and automatic manufacturing device thereof: A manufacturing method for 123I-ADAM and an automatic manufacturing device thereof are disclosed. The manufacturing process for 123I-ADAM consists of four steps-add [123I] ammonium iodide solution, make oxidation reaction occur, terminate the reaction and neutralize the solution, filter and collect the filtrate. The automatic manufacturing device includes a plurality of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090169440 - pollution treatment device for volatile organic gas: This invention relates A pollution treatment device for volatile organic gas, comprising scrubbing tower, catalytic oxidation tank, liquid storage tank and ozonizer, wherein said scrubbing tower has scrubbing liquid nozzles in the middle of its inside space, sieve plates in the lower and gas-liquid cyclone separators in the upper, its... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20090169441 - Device for decomposing pvc based and other plastic waste materials with high halogen content: The device is characterised in that it comprises a heated ladle (1) forming the part of the processing unit, including a tilting dome and a hemisphere like shaped lower part with an opening in its bottom suitable for slag discharging and provided with a slag dispensing lock (5); the dome... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - Princeton

20090169442 - Anti-deposit coating on internal surfaces of an ultraviolet disinfection system: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system and a method for reducing deposit formation in an ultraviolet (UV) liquid disinfection system by applying a coating layer of a flouropolymeric anti-deposit material on a surface of the UV disinfection system.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20090169443 - Catalysts, reactors and methods of producing hydrogen via the water-gas shift reaction: The reaction of carbon monoxide with steam over an alkali-modified ruthenium-on-zirconia catalyst has been found to yield surprisingly high yields of hydrogen gas at relatively low temperatures. Catalyst structures, reactors, hydrogen production systems, and methods for producing hydrogen utilizing the alkali-modified ruthenium-on-zirconia catalyst are described. Methods of making catalysts are... Agent: Frank Rosenberg

20090169444 - Apparatus for producing group iii nitride based compound semiconductor: The apparatus for producing a group III nitride based compound semiconductor, the apparatus including a reactor which maintains a group III metal and a metal differing from the group III metal in a molten state, a heating apparatus for heating the reactor, and an outer vessel for accommodating the reactor... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090169445 - Devices and methods for honeycomb continuous flow reactors: Disclosed is a reactor for reacting fluids such as fluids in continuous flow, the reactor including a multicellular extruded body having cells extending in parallel in a direction from a first end of the body to a second end, the body having a first plurality of cells open at both... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20090169446 - System for hydrogen generation: The present invention relates to a composition and method for storage and controlled release of hydrogen. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of borohydride based solutions as a hydrogen storage source and a catalyst system to release hydrogen therefrom.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP