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

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

20090257910 - Intravenous catheter connection point disinfection: A system for disinfecting an intravenous catheter and/or other fluidic tubing includes attaching a device around the catheter and delivering a high dose of ultraviolet or other type of radiation to the catheter connection point and adjacent tubing. The device may include a UV radiation source connected to a catheter... Agent: Jeremy P. Segal

20090257911 - Method and system for sterilizing an analyte sensor: In one aspect, there is provided assembling an analyte sensor with an analyte sensor insertion device, packaging the assembled analyte sensor and sensor insertion device in a substantially airtight seal, and irradiating the packaged assembled analyte sensor and sensor insertion device at a predetermined dose using one or more electron... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20090257912 - Self-sterilizing input device: A system and method for sterilizing a surface on an input device is disclosed. A chamber is configured to enclose an input device such as a keyboard and is configured to be switched between an open and a closed state. A drive unit may be provided to switch the chamber... Agent: Merchant & Gould (microsoft)

20090257913 - Sterilization wraps and methods for sterilizing articles: There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of at least a first panel of sterilization material and includes an additional panel of material. The first panel is multi-layered and includes at least one... Agent: Arent Fox LLP And Cardinal Health, Inc.

20090257914 - Combined use of an alkaline earth metal compound and a sterilizing agent to maintain osteoinduction properties of a demineralized bone matrix: A method is disclosed that produces allografts from matrices typically containing demineralized bone matrix (DBM) powder, demineralized bone matrix gel, demineralized bone matrix paste, bone cement, cancellous bone, or cortical bone and mixtures thereof. The matrices are sterilized utilizing supercritical CO2 in the presence of a sterilizing additive and an... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20090257915 - Prewetting lateral flow test strip: A test strip and method for detecting an analyte present in a sample. The test strip comprising: a buffer addition zone to which a buffer may be added; an absorbent zone proximal to the buffer addition zone; one or more test zones distal to the buffer addition zone, at least... Agent: Global Patent Group - Rla

20090257916 - Punching apparatus for use in dispensing: Provided is a punching apparatus for use in dispensing, having a blood specimen contained therein, and punching a dispensing hole in a plug body of a test tube serving as a specimen container closed by the plug body whose upper end opening is made of a rubber or synthetic resin... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090257918 - Reaction cuvette for automatic analyzer and method of surface treatment for reaction cuvette: The present invention provides reaction cells capable of maintaining stable analytical performance by preventing bubble adhesion and reducing sample carryover even if the amount of sample liquid for a single test is further reduced in the future. The invention further provides an automatic analyzer that uses the reaction cells and... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090257917 - Sensor chip and sensor chip production method: A sensor chip includes two substrates opposed to each other, a spacer layer sandwiched between the substrates, and multiple measurement units disposed between the substrates and including two or more hollow reaction portions that share one sample inlet opened on outer surfaces of the substrates and detection electrode units respectively... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090257919 - Antigen exposure chamber system: An object of the present invention is to solve the problems in conventional art antigen exposure chambers, and specifically, to provide an antigen exposure chamber system capable of simultaneously exposing a large number of test objects in a chamber to a uniform antigen (pollen, mite or house dust, etc.) in... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090257920 - Multilevel microfluidic systems and methods: Multilevel microfluidic devices include a control line that can simultaneously actuate valves for both sample and reagent lines. Microfluidic devices are configured to contain a first reagent in a first chamber and a second reagent in a second chamber, where either or both of the first and second reagents are... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090257921 - Apparatus for dispensing material: An apparatus capable of dispensing drops of material with volumes on the order of zeptoliters is described. In some embodiments of the inventive pipette the size of the droplets so dispensed is determined by the size of a hole, or channel, through a carbon shell encapsulating a reservoir that contains... Agent: Brookhaven Science Associates/ Brookhaven National Laboratory

20090257922 - Penetratable septum cap: The present disclosure relates to a septum, e.g., for a sample container. A septum may comprise a first layer comprising a sheet of rubberized silicone compound and a second layer comprising a sheet of polytetrafluoroethylene. A second layer may be bonded to a first layer. The present disclosure also relates,... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20090257923 - Odor eliminating cloth and process for producing the same: An odor eliminating cloth according to this invention is characterized in that an odor eliminating composition containing a porous inorganic substance, a metallic oxide, and an inorganic silicon compound carrying a polyamine compound is fixed to at least a part of a cloth by means of a binder resin. With... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090257924 - Device for the reduction of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines: A device for the reduction of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines has a thermolysis reactor (10). In the thermolysis reactor (10), urea is converted into ammonia and isocyanic acid by means of the supply of heat. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the thermolysis... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20090257925 - Holding sealing material, exhaust gas purifying apparatus, and method for manufacturing holding sealing material: A holding sealing material includes a mat body. The mat body includes a first inorganic fiber and a second inorganic fiber. The first inorganic fiber contains about 60% by weight or more of alumina. The second inorganic fiber contains about 67% by weight or more of silica. The first inorganic... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090257926 - Fluid treatment system comprising radiation source module and cooling means: In a fluid treatment system comprising a housing with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet for a process fluid, an irradiation zone disposed between the fluid inlet and fluid outlet, and at least one radiation source module comprising at least one radiation source comprising a discharge vessel with an... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090257927 - Folded coaxial resonators: A method for constructing a distributed element coaxial resonator includes folding a coaxial resonator to provide a structure having a decreased physical length compared to its electrical length. In various embodiments, the resonator is tuned to affect a standing wave when excited by a signal of a specific wavelength. The... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090257928 - Catalysts, system and method for hydrogen production: A system for producing hydrogen features a reactor including a reaction channel adapted to receive a reaction stream including a mixture of supercritical water and a hydrocarbon fuel. A catalyst is positioned in the reaction channel so that a product stream containing hydrogen is produced by a reaction in the... Agent: Patent Group C/o Dla Piper US LLP

20090257929 - Device and method for forming macromolecule crystal: Disclosed is a macromolecule-crystal forming apparatus and method capable of obtaining a macromolecule crystal in a simplified and efficient manner. The device comprises a first container containing a sample of macromolecule, a second container containing a gel acting as a buffer material during the crystallization of the macromolecule, and a... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090257930 - Optimized liquid-phase oxidation: Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and... Agent: Steven A. Owen Eastman Chemical Company

20090252645 - Method for filtering odors out of an air flow, and filtering device equipped with an odor filter: A method for filtering odors out of an air flow during which an air flow containing odorous substances is guided through a filtering device equipped with an odor filter, whereby the odor filter has activated carbon or a similar substance serving as filtering material. As an additional method step, the... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090252646 - Sterilization methods and systems for gaming equipment: Enclosures that include light generating sterilization sources and conveying systems for sterilizing gaming items are disclosed. Also disclosed are gaming equipment or tables having user interface portions coated or treated with a photo-catalyst for maintaining sterility of the user interface.... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20090252648 - Apparatus and methods for treating allograft products: There are disclosed systems and methods of delivering sterile fluids aseptically to a sealed canister. In an embodiment, a includes a canister having an inlet, a vent, and a drain outlet, a reagent manifold in communication with the inlet, a bubbler in communication with the vent, and a fluid communicator... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20090252647 - Compositions and methods for applying antimicrobials to substrates: Methods and compositions are provided that control spread of pathogens and prevent infections. In various embodiments, a liquid impervious substrate having an antimicrobial disposed thereon is provided. In one embodiment, a method of antimicrobially treating a substrate is provided, comprising contacting the substrate with an effective amount of a water... Agent: Kalow & Springut LLP

20090252649 - Apparatus for body fluid analysis using surface-textured optical materials: A variety of characteristics of body fluid may be measured by introducing a sample to a textured surface on optical material such as waveguides and sheets. The textured surface presents a field of elongated projections which are spaced apart to exclude certain components of the body fluid sample from entering... Agent: Cyr & Associates, P.A.

20090252650 - Portable mems-based spectral identification system: A sensing arrangement detects a compound of interest within a gas sample. An amplifying fluorescent polymer produces an output signal that varies in response to an interaction of the amplifying fluorescent polymer with the compound of interest. Additionally, an infrared illumination source produces infrared electromagnetic energy that causes the amplifying... Agent: Benita J Rohm Rohm & Monsanto

20090252651 - Microfluidic device and method of fabricating the same: A microfluidic device and a method of fabricating the microfluidic device are provided. The microfluidic device includes: a platform including an upper substrate and a lower substrate that are bonded to face each other; a microfluidic structure obtained by forming grooves in the lower substrate; a lower substrate protrusion pattern... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090252652 - Apparatus and method for handling fluids for analysis: A reaction vessel with a bottom drain opening supporting a selected unpressured head of fluid by the surface tension of the fluid. A device processing zone includes a support for spaced rows of reaction vessels, passages communicating with their drain openings of supported vessels, and a pressure source for selectively... Agent: Paul D. Yasger Abbott Laboratories

20090252653 - Fluid reforming apparatus: A fluid reforming apparatus of the present invention includes: a flow channel (30) in which a catalyst (1) is fixed to an inner wall; a fluid heating device (40) which heats a fluid to be reformed by the catalyst (1) and/or heats the catalyst (1) in the flow channel (30);... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090252654 - Air cleaner: An air cleaner includes a photo-catalyst filter, a light source and an ozone generator. The light source is configured for emitting light having a given wavelength to activate the photo-catalyst layer to decompose contaminants thereon. The ozone generator is configured for generating ozone flowing through the photo-catalyst layer to promote... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090252655 - Photo-catalyst air cleaner: A photo-catalyst air cleaner includes at least one light source, a photo-catalyst filter and a first water supply. The photo-catalyst filter includes a hydrophilic substrate with a layer formed on a surface of the substrate exposed to light from the at least one light source. The water supply is configured... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090252656 - Air-cleaning decorative humidifier: An air-cleaning decorative humidifier, including mainly a support seat, a water receptacle, at least a shaft, a fan, and a water sub-receptacle; in which a base seat of the water receptacle is fixed to the bottom of the water receptacle; a first water opening is provided on the base seat... Agent: Jack Hou

20090252657 - Slurry phase polymerisation process: A process comprising polymerising an olefin monomer optionally together with an olefin comonomer in the presence of a polymerisation catalyst in a diluent in a loop reactor which comprises at least 2 horizontal sections and at least 2 vertical sections to produce a slurry comprising solid particulate olefin polymer and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090252658 - Loading/unloading of particulates to/from microchannel reactors: The invention providing methods of loading and unloading particulate from microchannels in apparatus that contains multiple microchannels, typically apparatus that is designed to operate with hundreds or thousands of particulate-containing microchannels. Aligning a sonicating head at one end of a set of microchannels provides a particularly effective mode for densifying... Agent: Frank Rosenberg

20090252659 - Method and apparatus for flue gas treatment: A method for flue gas treatment includes causing a combustion in a boiler using at least a part of a flue gas emitted from a gas turbine and introduced from at least one of an upstream side and a downstream side of an exhaust heat recovery boiler, which recovers a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090252660 - Pyrolysis furnace and process tubes: A cracking furnace construction includes a firebox defining a chamber having a high emissivity thermal protective coating disposed on at least part of the refractory walls and/or on process tubes disposed within the chamber. The coating contains an inorganic adhesive for metal/alloy tubes or colloidal silica and/or colloidal alumina for... Agent: Johnston, Holroyd & Associates

20090252661 - Fuel reformer: A fuel reformer includes a reforming portion having a tubular catalytic converter that is composed of a substrate supporting the catalytic component, and is arranged to have a center axis extending along the supply direction of the fuel and oxidizer derived from a supply portion, and a communication passage arranged... Agent: Robert L. Rispoli Precision Combustion, Inc.