Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing inventions

20090280027 - Photocatalytic air treatment system and method: A photocatalytic air treatment system, including an apparatus and method, is provided for killing and/or mineralizing bacteria, viruses, mold, fungi, spores, mycotoxins, allergens, and other similar microorganisms and agents and similar organic matter, and for oxidizing volatile organic compounds. The system comprises one or more reactor beds configured in one... Agent: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Intellectual Property Department

20090280028 - Package for meidcal device: This invention provides a medical device container comprising thermoplastic materials wherein said container is transmissive over substantially all of the surface area of said container to greater than 30% of the radiation in the range of 240 to 280 nm which impinges upon said container, and wherein said container is... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090280029 - High throughput materials-processing system: The present invention discloses a materials-processing system, which comprises an inputting subsystem, a processing apparatus coupled to the inputting subsystem and a collecting subsystem coupled to the processing apparatus. The inputting subsystem comprises three or more sample vessels, which can be connected to the processing apparatus. Since the processing system... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20090280030 - Apparatus for automated accelerated extraction of trace elements from biomass: A method and apparatus automates and accelerates the extraction and analysis of trace elements from biomass. The method and apparatus are especially useful at key segregation points in the food chain where speed and accuracy is necessary to separate agricultural cereals that are elevated in beneficial trace element content which... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090280031 - Methods for use of a sensitive layer for hydrogen sulphide detection with saw/baw devices: Methods can be adapted for design of a sensitive monolayer for detection of hydrogen sulphide at room temperature with SAW/BAW devices. The sensitive monolayer can be synthesized based on chemical compounds, which belongs to a class of thiacalix[n]arenas, mercapto halides, mercapto alcohols and chloromethylated thiacalix[n]arenas. The sensitive monolayer can be... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090280032 - Improved multi-well assay plate: The invention relates to the field of analytical chemistry, in particular to multi-well assay plates having a unique flatness for use in high throughput (bio)chemical and biological assays which rely on luminescence detection. Provided is a multi-well assay plate a top layer including walls defining a plurality of adjacent sample... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090280033 - Pipette tip mounting and ejection assembly and associated pipette tip: An air displacement pipette has a tubular pipette tip with an upper section surrounding a locking chamber, and a body section leading from the upper section and tapering downwardly to a reduced diameter end. A tubular mounting shaft on the pipette has a distal end configured and dimensioned for axial... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090280034 - Process for control of a system for metering and mixing a product with several components, as well as this metering and mixing system: The system comprises a first alternating pump (1) for injecting a dose of a first component (4) into a mixer (3) and a second alternating pump (2) for injecting a dose of a second component (5) into the mixer (3) sequentially relative to the first pump. The movement of the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090280035 - Biological activity monitoring and/or suppression: Ultraviolet radiation is shone within an area and detected. The detected ultraviolet radiation is monitored over a period of time to determine a set of biological activity dynamics for the area. Ultraviolet radiation detected during a calibration period can be used to provide a baseline with which analysis of subsequently... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090280036 - Catalytic combustors keeping contained medium warm in response to hydrostatic valve: Water (9) in a fuel cell accumulator (10) is kept above freezing by a hydrogen/oxygen catalytic combustor (13) fed hydrogen through a mechanical thermostatic valve (25) in thermal communication (26) with the container (10) or the air nearby, and connected to hydrogen (28), optionally in series with a timer valve... Agent: M.p. Williams

20090280037 - Exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine: There is provided a technique which can reduce the NOx stored in an NOx storage reduction catalyst. In case where concentrated reduction is carried out so as to add a reducing agent to the NOx storage reduction catalyst in a concentrated manner when a shift has been made from a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090280038 - Fresh scent flowers: Fresh Scent Flowers (Patent Pending) is a faux floral arrangement consisting of plastic, silk, and an air freshener. The pot holding the flowers is made of plastic. The stems for the flowers are plastic and the petals of the flowers are silk. The air freshener is small and compact, fitting... Agent: Guy Waltz Ii

20090280039 - Device for removing pollutants from the exhaust gases of a heat engine: A device for removing pollutants from exhaust gases of a combustion engine, includes a longitudinal outer casing (23) defining a passage through which the exhaust gases flow, and first and second pollution-removal members (18, 20) mounted in series in the passage. The device includes a holding sleeve (38) holding the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090280040 - Plasma reactor: A plasma chemical reactor is provided. The reactor includes a chamber, a cathode assembly, and a baffle plate. The chamber forms a plasma reaction space. The cathode assembly includes a cathode support shaft and a substrate support. The cathode support shaft is coupled at one side to a wall surface... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090280042 - Controlling tar by quenching cracked effluent from a liquid fed gas cracker: 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

20090280041 - Process for the double bond hydroisomerization of butenes: A process is disclosed for the preferential conversion to 2-butene of a stream containing C4 compounds including 1-butene and 2-butene. The process involves mixing the C4 stream with a first hydrogen stream to form a feed stream, hydroisomerizing the feed stream in the presence of a first hydroisomerization catalyst in... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20090280043 - Activation device: A device for activating a two component reaction system where the two reaction component are in separate containers with one container inside the other. The containers are sealed from each other and the inner container includes an activation element for opening a part of the seal. A pressure differential between... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090274576 - System and method for container sterilization using uv light source: Packaging materials and containers may be treated with sterilization dosages internally and externally using monochromatic, continuous wave, high-intensity, incoherent light in single and/or multiple light source configurations. The treatment systems and methods preserve physical and performance properties of the packaging/container while achieving a desired level of sterilization. The sterilized materials... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP Stamford

20090274577 - Sterilization by treatment with reductant and oxidant: The present invention relates to the field of sterilization of items that are sensitive to e.g. temperature, pH, positive or negative pressure, radiation or oxidation. More particularly, the invention concerns a method, the use of this method and an apparatus for sterilization or disinfection, comprising the steps of contacting one... Agent: Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.p.a.

20090274578 - Method of monitoring corrosion potential of engineering alloys in aqueous systems: An apparatus and method for measuring and monitoring the corrosion potential of engineering alloys used in aqueous systems is disclosed and claimed. The method is applicable for a variety of alloys including, but not limited to, copper-based, iron-based, nickel-based, other metallic-based alloys, and their combinations. The corrosion potential is typically... Agent: Edward O. Yonter Patent And Licensing Department

20090274580 - Method and apparatus for controlling the movement of a liquid on a nanostructured or microstructure surface: A method and apparatus is disclosed wherein the movement of a droplet disposed on a nanostructured or microstructured surface is determined by at least one characteristic of the nanostructure feature pattern or at least one characteristic of the droplet. In one embodiment, the movement of the droplet is laterally determined... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Alcatel-lucent

20090274579 - Methods and devices for controlled monolayer formation: Disclosed herein are methods and devices for the formation of a monolayers comprising, for example, one or several phospholipids or cholesterol-conjugated nucleic acids. The monolayers are on or associated, for example, with a surface comprising a hydrophobic material.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer Dodge LLP

20090274581 - Micro fluid system support and manufacturing method thereof: A support unit for a microfluidic system includes a first support; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the first support; and a hollow filament laid on a surface of the first adhesive layer to have an arbitrary shape and functioning as a flow channel layer of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090274582 - Micro fluid system support and manufacturing method thereof: A support unit for a microfluidic system includes a first support; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the first support; and a hollow filament laid on a surface of the first adhesive layer to have an arbitrary shape and functioning as a flow channel layer of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090274583 - Micro fluid system support and manufacturing method thereof: A support unit for a microfluidic system includes a first support; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the first support; and a hollow filament laid on a surface of the first adhesive layer to have an arbitrary shape and functioning as a flow channel layer of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090274584 - Micro fluid system support and manufacturing method thereof: A support unit for a microfluidic system includes a first support; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the first support; and a hollow filament laid on a surface of the first adhesive layer to have an arbitrary shape and functioning as a flow channel layer of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090274585 - Micro fluid system support and manufacturing method thereof: A support unit for a microfluidic system includes a first support; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the first support; and a hollow filament laid on a surface of the first adhesive layer to have an arbitrary shape and functioning as a flow channel layer of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090274586 - Micro fluid system support and manufacturing method thereof: A support unit for a microfluidic system includes a first support; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the first support; and a hollow filament laid on a surface of the first adhesive layer to have an arbitrary shape and functioning as a flow channel layer of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090274587 - Multi-channel pipettor with repositionable tips: A hand-held, multi-channel pipettor has an electronically controlled motor to reposition pipette tips for different center to center spacing. Each repositionable tip fitting assembly has a cam following pin that is driven by cam tracks in a motor driven roller drum. Stationary ports for the multiple aspiration cylinders are strategically... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20090274588 - Fixture for dispersion of aromatic vapors: A dispenser fixture for dispersing aromatic vapors into a facility includes an elongated dispenser chamber bounded by end walls, one containing a motor driven fan and the other wall containing fixtures for supplying and controlling electrical current for powering the fan motor. The chamber, containing trays supporting a replaceable supply... Agent: Clifford A. Poff

20090274589 - Process and plant for producing metal oxide from metal compounds: A plant for producing metal oxide from metal compounds includes a fluidized-bed reactor in which the metal compounds are heated by a combustion of a fuel to produce metal oxide. The fluidized-bed-reactor reactor includes at least one gas supply tube at least partly surrounded by an annular chamber in which... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090274591 - Apparatus for catalytic thermophysical scission of liquid ammonia in gaseous nitrogen and hydrogen: A compact apparatus for the thermophysical catalytic resolution of liquid ammonia (pressure 10 bar) to produce hydrogen and nitrogen at the gas state. The apparatus uses three reactors placed in cascade, the first two reactors carrying out a thermocatalytic resolution, and the third reactor being a microwave resonator. Hydrogen adapted... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090274590 - Plasma reactor electrostatic chuck having a coaxial rf feed and multizone ac heater power transmission through the coaxial feed: A workpiece support pedestal includes an insulating puck having a workpiece support surface, a conductive plate underlying the puck, the puck containing electrical utilities and thermal media channels, and an axially translatable coaxial RF path assembly underlying the conductive plate. The coaxial RF path assembly includes a center conductor, a... Agent: Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20090274592 - Plasma-based air purification device including carbon pre-filter and/or self-cleaning electrodes: In one aspect of the invention, a plasma reactor is arranged to treat aerosol particulates in a fluid stream passing through the reactor. The plasma reactor includes a plasma chamber having a self-cleaning electrode. The self-cleaning electrode is configured to clean various residues from the electrode without need to open... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090274593 - Internal combustion exchanger-reactor for fixed bed endothermic reaction: in which said collection means (6) comprise conduits passing right through the catalytic zone (10), said conduits being distributed in the catalytic zone and interposed between the heating means, and in which the heating means of the catalytic zone are contained in sheaths (8) which are partially immersed in the... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20090274594 - Methods and systems for feed injector multi-cooling channel: Methods and systems for a feed injector are provided. The feed injector includes a conduit including a flow passage extending along a longitudinal axis of the conduit to a distal end opening and a cooling passage integral to the conduit circumscribing the distal end opening. The cooling passage is configured... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090274595 - Hydrogen generator: A hydrogen gas generator generates hydrogen gas by mixing two reactants. The generator has a reaction chamber for receiving a solid reactant. The chamber has a reaction product separator impermeable to the solid reactant and a biasing means for biasing reactant products against the separator. The generator also has a... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20090274596 - Method and apparatus for processing silicon particles: Provided are a recovery unit 12 for recovering the silicon particles from silicon-particle-containing waste liquid from a silicon ingot processing unit; a liquid mixture tank 1 for storing dissolved liquid mixture in which impurities is dissolved by mixing of the silicon particles unit with an acid; a filter-cloth-type filter 2... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090263278 - Stabilization of poly(oxyalkylene) containing polymeric materials: The present invention provides a method for producing a medical device, preferably an ophthalmic device, more preferably a contact lens, made of a stabilized poly(oxyalkylene)-containing polymeric material. The method of the invention comprises the steps of: curing, in a mold, a composition comprising (a) a prepolymer having at least one... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20090263279 - Utilizing lipopolysaccharide in exhaled breath condensate to diagnose gram negative pneumonia: A method for determining whether a subject has Gram negative bacterial pneumonia based on the presence of lipopolysaccharide in exhaled breath condensate collected from the subject. The collection devices utilized to collect exhaled breath condensate from both spontaneously breathing and mechanically ventilated subjects and the devices utilized to determine whether... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090263280 - Systems for using sample processing devices: Sample processing systems for processing sample materials located in sample processing devices that are separate from the system are disclosed. The sample processing systems include a rotating base plate with raised and/or non-planar thermal structures on which the sample processing devices are located during operation of the systems. The systems... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090263281 - Automatic analyzer: An automatic analyzer is capable of recording contents of a sample subjected to a special treatment to take for an unusual condition to ensure traceability of the sample. The automatic analyzer has functions to easily perform a process for a series of operations including the special treatment, a request for... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090263282 - Microchip: A microchip including a fluid circuit formed by a groove of a first substrate and a surface of a second substrate is provided. The fluid circuit includes a fluid retaining reservoir for containing a fluid. The fluid retaining reservoir includes a fluid outlet or outflow channel for allowing the fluid... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090263283 - Measurement cell: A measurement cell 1 includes: an opening part 106 for supplying a sample into a sample holding part 105 for holding a sample; an optical window portion for allowing light to enter the sample holding part 105 and allowing light to exit the sample holding part 105; a protection cover... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090263284 - Method and device for laminar flow on a sensing surface: Methods and devices are provided for controlling a fluid flow over a sensing surface within a flow cell. The methods employ laminar flow techniques to position a fluid flow over one or more discrete sensing areas on the sensing surface of the flow cell. Such methods permit selective sensitization of... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Corp. Patent Department

20090263285 - Method and device for laminar flow on a sensing surface: Methods and devices are provided for controlling a fluid flow over a sensing surface within a flow cell. The methods employ laminar flow techniques to position a fluid flow over one or more discrete sensing areas on the sensing surface of the flow cell. Such methods permit selective sensitization of... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Corp. Patent Department

20090263287 - Functionalized particles for composite sensors: A chemical sensor having a transducer element and a layer of composite material including a polymer matrix and a solid particulate filler disposed in the polymer matrix provides chemical sensors exhibiting improved properties. In particular, the device allows polymer matrix materials to be selected based primarily on diffusion properties, strength,... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090263286 - Sensor: A sensor includes: a sensor element extending in an axial direction comprising a leading end portion exposed to a gas measurement object; a metal shell covering a periphery of the sensor element; an outer cylinder member fixed to a rear end side of the metal shell, the outer cylinder member... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20090263288 - Microchip device: A microchip device of the present invention includes: a microchip in which a liquid flow path is formed for liquid to flow; a gas flow path provided along the liquid flow path; and a plurality of gap sections formed between the liquid flow path and the gas flow path and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090263290 - Capillary storage and dispensing container: A polymeric injection-molded container is described which holds capillaries for a biological material assay system in a vertical position. The container includes a two-piece base which is press-fit together. Ninety-six funnel-shaped holes in the top of the base receive the capillaries and support them circumferentially. Ninety-six apertures in the bottom... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP. (pa)

20090263289 - Multi-well rotary synthesizer: An apparatus for synthesizing polymer chains includes a controller, a plurality of precision fit vials circularly arranged in multiple banks on a cartridge, a drain corresponding to each bank of vials, a chamber bowl, a plurality of valves for delivering reagents to selective vials, and a waste tube system for... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP Attn: Jonathan O. Owens

20090263291 - Portable chemical sterilizer: A portable, lightweight, easy-to-carry, reusable, durable, and environmentally-friendly assembly for sterilizing contaminated equipment using conditions of a chemical sterilant, heat, and humidity generated in situ without requiring external electricity, fuels, or other exogenous energy sources for operation. The carry assembly includes a plastic carry-case or insulated aluminum pressure vessel having... Agent: U.s. Army Soldier Systems Center Legal Office, A306

20090263292 - Method and apparatus for processing polysilazane film: A method of processing a polysilazane film includes a first heat process and a subsequent second heat process performed on a target substrate with a polysilazane coating film formed thereon. The first heat process is performed by supplying water vapor into a process area within a reaction container, which accommodates... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090263293 - Electric discharge device and air purification device: There is provided a granular particulate ejector configured to eject granular particulates (a liquid droplet ejector (24) configured to spray liquid droplets (22)). Granular particulates (liquid droplets (22)) ejected towards a discharge electrode (21) from the granular particulate ejector (the liquid droplet ejector (24)) serve as a counter electrode (22).... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090263294 - Chemical reaction cartridge: Disclosed is a chemical reaction cartridge including an elastic body as a construction material and a flow path and two or more chambers connected by the flow path formed inside the cartridge, and the cartridge is structured so as to move or block a fluid material in the flow path... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090263295 - Apparatus and method for oxidation and stabilization of polymeric materials: An apparatus for treating polymeric materials comprises a treatment chamber adapted to maintain a selected atmosphere; a means for supporting the polymeric material within the chamber; and, a source of plasma-derived gas containing at least one reactive oxidative species whereby the polymer is stabilized and cross linked through exposure to... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser PC

20090263297 - Catalyst and method of manufacture: Disclosed herein is a catalytic composition comprising a first catalyst composition portion that comprises a zeolite; and a second catalyst composition portion that comprises a catalytic metal disposed upon a porous inorganic substrate; the first catalyst composition portion and the second catalyst composition portion being in an intimate mixture.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090263296 - Catalyst with bioreactor for combustion engines: This system shows efficiency in reducing the exhaust noise levels and is a multifunctional device for pollution control, offering a variety of applications, constituting the adequate medium to create solutions in water, with different chemical products, providing the development of products, reagents and formulas to neutralize pollution and its effects,... Agent: Furr Law Firm

20090263298 - Photocatalyst device: A photocatalyst device includes a photocatalyst member and a light source. The light source is configured to emit ultraviolet light to the photocatalyst member. The ultraviolet light has a wavelength equal to or less than about 400 nanometers, and more than 365 nanometers.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss