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Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing September class, title,number 09/09

20090238716 - Airborne pathogen disinfectant system and method: A method and device of treating an enclosed space with a liquid disinfecting agent. A device diffuses small droplets of the liquid into the space and the droplets evaporate to leave gaseous disinfecting agent within the space to be treated. The concentration of the agent within the space may be... Agent: Godfrey & Kahn S.c.

20090238717 - Systems and methods for heating a liquid fuel of a candle: Systems and methods for heating a candle fuel generally comprise: a vessel to contain a quantity of a liquid fuel, and a wick system configured to float upon the quantity of the liquid fuel and to transfer heat to the liquid fuel, wherein the wick system comprises a wick and... Agent: The Noblitt Group, PLLC

20090238719 - Methods and agents for cleaning and disinfecting fragile medical appliances: The invention relates to the use of agents, which contain at least one disinfection system based on selected organic peracids and combinations of peracids, in automatically functioning systems, in which fragile medical appliances, in particular, endoscopes, are cleaned and disinfected. According to the invention, the appliances are brought into contact... Agent: Ecolab Inc.

20090238718 - Sanitizing and dampening container: An apparatus for sanitizing or dampening objects comprising a container having corner pockets that support springs is provided. Springs are extended upwardly from the corner pockets. A platform is positioned above container, wherein pocket covers on the platform are aligned with the springs and substantially cover them. The platform is... Agent: Law Firm Of Andrea Hence Evans

20090238720 - Fecal occult test packaging: A specimen testing device, comprising: a folding top having a top inside and a top outside; a back portion having a back inside and a back outside, the back portion in folding communication with the folding top; a front portion in folding communication with the back portion and the folding... Agent: Meredith & Keyhani, PLLC

20090238721 - Diagnostic tape unit and a process for its production: A diagnostic tape unit and a process for producing is are provided, in which disposable, test units are applied to a rollable transport tape which is wound onto an unwinding spool and is connected to a take-up spool such that the test units can be successively made available to a... Agent: Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc.

20090238724 - Disc for analyzing sample: It is an object of the present invention to provide a disc for analyzing a fluid sample, which can analyze the fluid sample with accuracy by having the fluid sample react quickly and uniformly with the solid reagent held in the chamber. The disc has a chamber is defined by... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090238723 - Multi-modal particle detector: Systems, methods and computer program products for the multi-modal detection of particles are described herein. An embodiment of the present invention is a particle detector that includes a first chamber wherein analyte particles are subjected to a first particle detection mechanism, and a second chamber coupled to the first chamber,... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090238722 - Pressure-reinforced fluidic chip: A fluidic chip device adapted for processing a fluidic sample, the fluidic chip device comprising a substrate comprising a fluidic conduit for conducting the fluidic sample under pressure, and two reinforcing structures between which the substrate is arranged, wherein the two reinforcing structures are connected to one another to reinforce... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090238725 - Filter vial: A filter vial and piston are provided where the vial has a cylindrical wall with a closed bottom and open top and with the hollow, tubular piston therein. The piston has a distal end covered by a cup having a proximal cup seal extending outward to engage the walls of... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20090238727 - Modular test tube rack: Disclosed herein is a modular test tube rack. The rack contains multiple sub-racks that can be coupled together to form the test tube rack. The sub-rack can be designed to fit into a variety of scientific instrumentation including a fixed rotor centrifuge. The assembled test tube rack can be of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090238726 - Quantification of analytes using internal standards: The present invention pertains to methods of quantifying the levels of at least one analyte in a sample or extract comprising adding a known quantity of at least one internal standard to the sample or extract. The present invention also relates to internal standards used in mass spectrometry, as well... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp And ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20090238728 - Plasma scrubber: A plasma scrubber that forms a high temperature atmosphere in a reactor to effectively decompose and remove a non-biodegradable gas and reduce power consumption is disclosed. The plasma scrubber includes: a first reactor to which a non-biodegradable gas is supplied; an electrode installed in the first reactor and protruding in... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090238729 - Conically shaped screenless internals for radial flow reactors: An apparatus 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 apertures disposed within the partitions. The apertures are covered by shrouds that extend above the edges of... Agent: Honeywell/uop Patent Services

20090238730 - Horizontal fluidised bed reactor: A reactor for contacting a fluid with a granular solid, the reactor including: a reactor housing including a reaction zone in which the fluid and the granular solid are contacted together; a granular solids inlet adapted to deliver a bed of granular solids into the reaction zone wherein the height... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.C.

20090238731 - System and method for enhanced removal of co2 from a mixed gas stream: A solvent based flue gas processing system for removing CO2 from a flue gas stream is provided in which a catalyst coated on a support structure is provided. The catalyst selected is capable of retaining CO2, at least for a period of time, thereby increasing the residence time of CO2... Agent: Alstom Power Inc. Intellectual Property Law Dept.

20090238732 - Honeycomb filter, exhaust gas purifying apparatus and method for manufacturing honeycomb filter: A honeycomb filter includes a ceramic block which includes a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies, an adhesive layer, and irregularities on a peripheral face of the ceramic block. Each honeycomb fired body has a longitudinal direction and cell walls extending along the longitudinal direction to define cells each sealed at... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090238733 - Honeycomb structure, exhaust gas purifying apparatus, and method for producing honeycomb structure: A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb member including inorganic fibers and having walls extending along a longitudinal direction to define cells. A catalyst is provided on the wall in an amount of at least about 100 g and at most about 400 g per liter of volume of... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090238734 - Susceptor with roll-formed surface and method for making same: The present invention generally provides apparatus for supporting a large area substrate in a plasma reactor. One embodiment, a substrate support for using in a plasma reactor includes an electrically conductive body has a top surface with a plurality of roll-formed indents.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090238735 - System and method for extending the range of hydrocarbon feeds in gas crackers: In a system for thermal cracking gaseous feedstocks, the system including a gas cracker for producing an effluent comprising olefins, at least one transfer line exchanger for the recovery of process energy from the effluent and a water quench tower system, a process for extending the range of system feedstocks... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20090238736 - Method for mixing liquids and liquid mixing apparatus: According to the method of an aspect of the present invention, by forming the laminated body of the liquids by laminating a plurality of liquids after discharging the plurality of liquids from a central portion of the rotational stage onto the rotational stage and rotating the rotational stage after the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090238737 - Apparatus for sterilizing and smoothing fine sands: There is provided an apparatus for sterilizing and smoothing fine sands that can reliably sterilize sands through the dispersion of sands without increasing bulk thereof, and can make the shape of sand be optimum for water purification. The apparatus includes a feed chamber 13, burners 14, and receiving means 17.... Agent: Smith Patent Office

20090238738 - Sterilizing device for medical instruments: A sterilizing device for sterilizing at least a portion of a medical instrument including a housing, a reservoir suitable for containing sterilizing agent, a delivery system for conducting the sterilizing agent from the reservoir to a permeable membrane, and a lock out system that blocks access to the permeable membrane... Agent: Law Office Of Karen Dana Oster, LLC

20090238739 - Sanitizing and dampening container: An apparatus for sanitizing or dampening objects comprising a container having a bottom, a top portion, a front wall, a back wall, and at least one side wall, the side walls extend upwardly from the bottom. Springs are extended downwardly from the side walls or from the front wall and... Agent: Law Firm Of Andrea Hence Evans

20090232697 - Device and method for sterilizing packages: A device for sterilization in production of packages (8) is adapted for sterilization with a gaseous sterilizing agent which is kept in the gaseous phase throughout the sterilization process. The device comprises a heating zone (2), a sterilization zone (3) and a venting zone (4). It further comprises means for... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090232698 - Deodorization material composition, manufacturing method thereof, and deodorization method: A deodorization material composition, a manufacturing method thereof, and a deodorization method are provided. The deodorization material composition is adapted to eliminate an odor in an environment. The manufacturing method comprises providing nanoscale silver particles, nanoscale calcium particles, a nearly vacuum environment, a preset specific temperature, a medium material, and... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090232699 - Organic waste decomposition system and method with heat recycling: A system and a method of decomposing organic waste are provided. The system decomposes organic waste in a decomposition chamber without use of enzymes, additives, or microorganisms. In one embodiment, the system decomposes organic waste within 24 hours and deodorizes the odor of decomposing organic waste during decomposition process. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090232700 - Sterilization of biosensors: The present invention relates to methods of making a sterilized biosensor, where the biosensor comprises at least one binding reagent, which comprises at least one non-enzyme proteinaceous binding domain. Certain embodiments of the methods described herein comprise partially assembling the components of the biosensor, except for the binding reagent, and... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20090232701 - Robotic pool cleaner with internal ultraviolet water sterilization: A pool cleaning apparatus for cleaning the bottom and sidewalls of a swimming pool has an exterior housing through which water is circulated and at least one source of water-sterilizing ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the form of a straight,—circular and/or curvilinear tube that is positioned on the interior of the... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090232702 - Test device for detecting an analyte in a liquid sample: The present invention relates to test devices, and in particular devices capable of detecting the presence or absence of an analyte in a sample, such as a liquid sample. Also provided are methods of using such devices for quantitative or qualitative measurement of one or more analytes in a liquid... Agent: Inverness Medical Innovations / Wsgr Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

20090232703 - Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status: Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status are provided.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090232705 - Automatic analyzer: An automatic analyzer for qualitatively and quantitatively analyzing biological samples includes mixing means by which magnetic particles that have undergone B/F reactions are stirred before being introduced into a flow cell. Control means are provided for performing control so that during one analytical cycle, a reaction solution containing the magnetic... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090232704 - Multiple-sample automatic processing system and multiple-sample automatic processing method: A system completely automates process steps to reduce contamination, enables quantification of products, and reduces the defective ratio. Sample containers are transported on a unit by unit basis, each unit consisting of a predetermined number of containers, and supplied to the individual dispensing/aspiration apparatuses and each reaction bath. In order... Agent: Juan Carlos A. Marquez C/o Stites & Harbison PLLC

20090232706 - Novel method for chromatographic finger printing and standardization of single medicines and formulations: The present invention provides a method for the chromatographic fingerprinting, chemical and therapeutic standardization, bar-coding of the fingerprints and preparation of a data base for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) machines and applications of medicines in general and traditional medicines in particular; this invention includes a... Agent: Butzel LongIPDocketing Dept

20090232707 - Apparatus for examining bodily fluids: The apparatus for examining bodily fluids comprising a plurality of cuvettes into which bodily fluid and a reagent can be introduced is distinguished by the apparatus comprising chambers that are open at the top, the number of said chambers being at least equal to the number of the cuvettes.... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20090232708 - Microchip: A microchip is provided, in which dead space provided only for holding excess fluid is made smaller. The microchip is formed by joining at least a first substrate with a trench formed on the substrate surface and a second substrate, and it has a fluid circuit formed by the trench... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090232709 - Specimen cup system for sample testing and secure retention: A specimen cup system for sample testing includes a cup defining sealable first and second regions. A receptacle is formed at a bottom of the first region and extends vertically therein. The receptacle has a first opening defined at the bottom of the first region, a second opening in a... Agent: Peter J. Van Bergen

20090232710 - Ionic air purifier: An air freshener to plug into a standard automobile cigarette lighter socket or alternatively the air purifier may be equipped with batteries so it can be left inside a refrigerator thereby freshening the air inside the refrigerator. A third alternative would be to have a power cord adapted to use... Agent: Charles R. Sutton, Law Offices Of Roger C. Hsu

20090232711 - Slurry phase polymerisation process: A process comprising polymerising in a loop reactor an olefin monomer optionally together with an olefin commoner in the presence of a polymerisation catalyst in a diluent to produce a slurry comprising solid particulate olefin polymer and the diluent wherein the Froude number is maintained at or below 20 is... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090232712 - Organic synthesizer: [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] An organic synthesizer comprising a reaction vessel support part (160), which can support two or more reaction vessels, and pressure regulation means (164) for regulating the pressure within the reaction vessel supported by the reaction vessel support part (160) by supplying/discharging gas. Two or more pressure... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20090232713 - Method of processing alkali-activation exhaust gas: Disclosed is an apparatus for processing an exhaust gas containing an alkaline substance, the exhaust gas being emitted when activating a carbon material with an alkaline substance. The apparatus includes a humidified-gas preparing device for preparing a humidified gas, which exhibits a dew point of 25° C. or more; a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090232714 - Particulate combustion catalyst, particulate filter, and exhaust gas clean-up system: A particulate combustion catalyst which includes a carrier containing a cerium-zirconium double oxide having a cerium oxide content of 5 to 50 mass %, or a carrier containing a cerium-zirconium-based double oxide containing an oxide of at least one metal selected from Nd, La, Fe, Y, Pr, Ba, Ca, Mg,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090232715 - Surface wave excitation plasma processing system: To sustain uniform generation of plasma constantly over a large area. In the surface wave excitation plasma processing device, a plasma source includes: a microwave generator, a microwave waveguide and a dielectric block; and a plasma source also includes: a microwave generator, a microwave waveguide and a dielectric block. The... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090232716 - Reactor with a thermal gradient controlled for the production of pure hydrogen: A device for the thermal separation of water into hydrogen and oxygen, including a closed reaction chamber (1) containing water and, in said reaction chamber: —a heating system including one or several heat source elements (4,11), —one or several membranes (3), essentially impermeable to gas, to permit the selective passage... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090226344 - Sample analyzer and a computer program product: Concretely, the sample analyzer comprises a pipette, a pipette moving mechanism and a position confirming member disposed at a position where the pipette can be moved by the pipette moving mechanism. The position confirming member comprises a space into which a tip end of the pipette can be inserted. When... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090226345 - Cap for microtube for pharmaceutical development: A cap for a microtube, which can be automatically aligned by an alignment plate for insertion in a correct orientation into the open end of the microtube held in a micro tube rack. The plate has partitions in a grid which produces a matrix of cells having a pitch defined... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20090226346 - Dispensing device: A dispensing device discharges a liquid into a well of a microchip, which includes the well having an opening at the upper end, and a microchannel in fluid communication with the lower end of the well. The well has a bottom portion formed by an annular step portion projecting inward... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090226348 - Honeycomb filter and exhaust gas purification system: A honeycomb filter is provided comprising a honeycomb structure having a large number of through channels formed in an axial direction and partitioned by porous partition walls, each of the through channels having a first end at one end of the filter and a second end at an opposite end... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090226347 - Structure for the filtration of a gas based on silicium carbide with a controlled wall surface porosity: Structure for filtering particulate-laden gases, of the honeycomb type, which is characterized in that the material based on silicon carbide constituting its walls has an open porosity of between 30 and 53%, a median pore diameter between 9 and 20 μm, an average number of open pores on the surface... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090226349 - Reactor vessel and liner: A reactor vessel liner system includes a liner having an inner wall, an outer wall, and a plurality of passages extending between the inner wall and the outer wall. An attachment member extends outwards from the outer wall for securing the liner.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090226350 - Reactor vessel and liner: A reactor vessel liner system includes a liner having a plurality of first conduits and a plurality of second conduits for conveying a coolant. The plurality of second conduits is located at least partially within corresponding ones of the plurality of first conduits.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090220377 - Endoscope washing and disinfecting apparatus and endoscope washing and disinfecting method: An endoscope washing and disinfecting apparatus includes: a fluid supply unit that supplies fluid for washing and disinfecting; an electromagnetic valve provided in each of a plurality of connecting channels which are connected to a plurality of channels of an endoscope; a single flow rate meter provided between the fluid... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090220378 - Indicator device having an active agent encapsulated in an electrospun nanofiber: An indicator device for determining the efficacy of an antimicrobial treatment process. The indicator device includes an active agent encapsulated in an encapsulation component. The encapsulation components preferably takes the form of an electrospun nanofiber including a polymer.... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20090220379 - Analyzer and measurement restarting method: An analyzer includes a measuring section for measuring samples; a transporting section for transporting a sample rack which holds sample container containing the sample to the measuring section; a motion controller for controlling the measuring section and the transporting section; an error detector for detecting an error of the analyzer;... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090220383 - Automatic analyzer: A degasifier for removing the dissolved gas in the liquid and a bypass passage for ensuring a flow rate required for temperature control of the circulating liquid are provided in a passage for temperature-controlled liquid circulating in the thermostat bath. The automatic analyzer can reduce the dissolved gas concentration to... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090220381 - Imagewise patterning of films and devices comprising the same: The present invention is directed, at least in part, to methods for imagewise patterning of a surface. Such patterned surfaces can be used, e.g., in microfluidic devices. Accordingly, the present invention is also directed, at least in part, to nanopatterned devices which include a microchannel structure and methods for forming... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090220382 - Nano-getter device: A nano-structured device for detecting biological analytes, chemical, analytes, cancer and other physiological conditions, includes a carrier substrate, a transducer film disposed over a surface of the carrier substrate, and a dendrimer structure tethered to the transducer film. The transducer film generates a first signal in response to a mechanical... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - Princeton

20090220380 - Wireless electronic monitor for a container such as an aquarium and the like: A wireless electronic monitor for a container such as an aquarium is described. The apparatus comprises a sense and transmit assembly (STA) 15 configured with a pH sensor 6 submerged in the water inside the aquarium, and a receive and display assembly (RDA) 33 that displays the output of the... Agent: Daniel J. Brown

20090220384 - Integrated parafoil threat agent sensor system and methods: A method for collecting and sensing a column of air in near real-time to detect one or more agents dispersed within the air column is described. The method includes passing the column of air through a port in a parafoil, the parafoil configured with a flow-through sensor suite located in... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090220385 - Liquid dispensing for high-throughput experimentation: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for mixing liquid components. Quantities of two or more liquid components are transferred from pressurized source reservoirs to one or more destination locations by means of a fluid outlet that includes a dispense valve, and the two or more liquid... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP (smx)

20090220387 - Micro pump device: A micro pump device comprises a structure of chamber with centrally symmetric crossection, a needle compression unit and a traditional fluid extraction and injection unit. The needle compression unit combines with the chamber. The symmetric crossection is utilized to generate fine change in volume for fluid withdraw or discharge. It... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090220386 - Porous sealing material: A porous article of manufacture (a sealing material) which comprises sintered hydroxyalkylcellulose, for example, sintered hydroxypropylcellulose, or a sealing material which is capable of being formed into a porous article in the form of a filter and which is made by heating at least one gelling agent that has carboxyl... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP

20090220388 - Breathing air maintenance and recycle: The present invention provides for a single step design for carbon dioxide removal and fixation using a cell incorporating a carbon dioxide selective film tor active/passive transport while simultaneously producing oxygen.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090220389 - Bubble column-type fischer-tropsch synthesis slurry bed reaction system: slurry in which catalyst particles are concentrated is derived from the bottom of the separation vessel and circulated to the bottom of the reactor, are driven by the driving force of synthesis gas introduced from the bottom of the reactor and which rises through the slurry bed reactor without using... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090220390 - Device for generating hydrogen from hydrocarbon, water and oxygen comprising a reaction and heat exchange chamber: A device generating hydrogen from a hydrocarbon, oxygen and water. The reaction is carried out at high temperature. The device includes a first substantially cylindrical zone surrounding the reaction chamber circulates water vapour and hydrocarbon, excluding the reaction products, the zone being separated from the reaction chamber to recover heat... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090220391 - Distribution device for a gas-liquid phase mixutre for apparatus: A shell-and-tube reactor is disclosed. Contact tubes are disposed within a cylindrical housing and are secured to tube plates. Gas and liquid phases are received via a feed opening in a lower end cap and discharged via an upper end cap in the housing. A distributor device for a gas... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090220393 - In-situ gasification of soot contained in exothermically generated syngas stream: A system is set forth for the exothermic generation of soot depleted syngas comprising (i) reacting a hydrocarbon-containing fuel with an oxygen containing gas in a first reactor to produce the syngas and byproducts comprising CO2, H2O and soot; and (ii) introducing the syngas and byproducts into a second reactor... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090220392 - Integrated processes for generating carbon monoxide for carbon nanomaterial production: The integrated processes of the dry reforming or partial oxidation upstream of the carbon nanotube-producing reactor are described allowing the carbon monoxide to be produced on an as-needed basis, negating the need to transport carbon monoxide to the production site or store large quantities of carbon monoxide on-site. The apparatuses... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20090220394 - Steam reforming unit: A hydrogen generation system is disclosed that includes an integrated steam reforming reactor. The reactor has an overall cylindrical shape, receives a reformate and separately receiving a combustion gas mixture. The reactor includes a plurality of reforming stages arranged in a stacked series of disc shaped stage configuration, wherein each... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20090220395 - Apparatus for producing synthesis gas: An apparatus (1) for producing synthesis gas is described, the apparatus comprising a substantially cylindrical shell (2) closed by opposite bottoms (3, 4), at least one inlet opening (8) for feeding a gaseous flow comprising oxygen, at least one inlet opening (7) for a gaseous flow comprising hydrocarbons and at... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090220396 - Plant for urea production: Plant for urea production from ammonia and carbon dioxide having a so-called high-pressure section which comprises a synthesis reactor and a condensation unit (7, 107) positioned inside the reactor, all substantially operating at the same pressure.... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt