An optical imaging system to image a target object includes a light source configured to emit one or more light rays to illuminate the target object and an image detector configured to capture a three-dimensional topography image of the target object when emitted light is emitted from the target object in response to being illuminated by the light rays emitted by the light source. A fluorescence image detector captures a fluorescence image of the target object when fluorescence is emitted from the target object in response illumination by light rays emitted by the light source. A controller instructs the image detector to capture the 3D topography image and the fluorescence image detector to detect the fluorescence image of the target object intraoperatively and to co-register and simultaneously display intraoperatively the co-registered topography and fluorescence information to the user via a display.
H04N 13/254 - Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras in combination with electromagnetic radiation sources for illuminating objects
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor
A61B 1/07 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements using light-conductive means, e.g. optical fibres
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 6/00 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
A61B 6/50 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment specially adapted for specific body partsApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment specially adapted for specific clinical applications
A61B 34/10 - Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
G06T 7/30 - Determination of transform parameters for the alignment of images, i.e. image registration
G06T 7/37 - Determination of transform parameters for the alignment of images, i.e. image registration using transform domain methods
A substance detector includes curcumin and is safe for human handling. The curcumin, as part of a wetting agent of the substance detector, changes color on contact with opioids and related illicit substances. A corresponding method detects very small quantities of an opioid via a rapid color change on a wet wipe when contacted with the opioid. Because the color change takes place on the wet wipe relatively quickly, there is no need to mix reagents to produce a color change reaction.
G01N 21/78 - Systems in which material is subjected to a chemical reaction, the progress or the result of the reaction being investigated by observing the effect on a chemical indicator producing a change of colour
A substance detector includes curcumin and is safe for human handling. The curcumin, as part of a wetting agent of the substance detector, changes color on contact with opioids and related illicit substances. A corresponding method detects very small quantities of an opioid via a rapid color change on a wet wipe when contacted with the opioid. Because the color change takes place on the wet wipe relatively quickly, there is no need to mix reagents to produce a color change reaction.
A substance detector includes curcumin and is safe for human handling. The curcumin, as part of a wetting agent of the substance detector, changes color on contact with opioids and related illicit substances. A corresponding method detects very small quantities of an opioid via a rapid color change on a wet wipe when contacted with the opioid. Because the color change takes place on the wet wipe relatively quickly, there is no need to mix reagents to produce a color change reaction.
D06M 23/10 - Processes in which the treating agent is dissolved or dispersed in organic solventsProcesses for the recovery of organic solvents thereof
G01N 21/78 - Systems in which material is subjected to a chemical reaction, the progress or the result of the reaction being investigated by observing the effect on a chemical indicator producing a change of colour
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REMOVAL OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) FROM WATER WITH MESO- AND MACRO-POROUS GELS
A polymer gel for removing undesired compounds from water includes polymer chains having an interconnected network of mesopores and macropores. The polymer gel has a relatively high surface and total porosity. The polymer gel is capable of producing a water product having less than 10 ng / L of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
B01J 20/30 - Processes for preparing, regenerating or reactivating
C02F 1/28 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by sorption
C08J 3/07 - Making solutions, dispersions, lattices or gels by other methods than by solution, emulsion or suspension polymerisation techniques in aqueous media from polymer solutions
METHOD AND CONDITIONS FOR INTRA- AND INTER-CONTINENTAL TRANSPORT OF SUPERCRITICAL NATURAL GAS (SNG) VIA PIPELINES THROUGH LAND, UNDERGROUND, WATER BODIES, AND/OR OCEAN
A method of transporting a single gas or a gas mixture, pure or with impurities, through a pipeline, wherein the gas has a critical pressure, a critical temperature, a cricondenbar, and/or a cricondentherm and wherein the gas flows above the critical pressure, the critical temperature, the cricondenbar, the cricondentherm, and/or the anomalous state from the inlet to exit of the pipeline.
F17D 1/04 - Pipe-line systems for gases or vapours for distribution of gas
F17D 1/07 - Arrangements for producing propulsion of gases or vapours by compression
F17D 1/16 - Facilitating the conveyance of liquids or effecting the conveyance of viscous products by modification of their viscosity
F25J 3/02 - Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream
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POLYCARBONATE-BASED VITRIMER MATERIALS AND CORRESPONDING METHODS
A method of producing a vitrimer includes reacting an epoxide group containing compound with a carboxylic acid group containing compound, where one or more of the epoxide group containing compound and the carboxylic acid group containing compound is a polycarbonate-based material. The vitrimer includes a β-hydroxy ester group where the epoxide group reacts with the carboxylic acid group. A composition includes a vitrimer which is a reaction product of an epoxide group containing compound and a carboxylic acid group containing compound, where one or more of the epoxide group containing compound and the carboxylic acid group containing compound is a polycarbonate-based material.
A method of recycling lithium-ion battery material includes steps of providing the lithium-ion battery material, the lithium-ion battery material having a variety of properties; reducing the size of the lithium-ion battery material; mixing, after the step of reducing the size, the lithium-ion battery material with a solvent, wherein the solvent is customized via a model, wherein the variety of properties of the lithium-ion battery material are inputs for the model; separating the solvent from the lithium-ion battery material; and collecting a product following the step of separating the solvent, wherein the product is a component of the lithium-ion battery material. A further method includes combining lithium-ion battery material with a heavy liquid.
A water-borne emulsion polymer that comprises one or more dihydroxyphenyl groups pendent to a linear or branched backbone of the polymer as well as structural groups derived from alkyl(meth)acrylate, styrene, (meth)acrylic acid, vinyl acetate, vinyl esters, hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, or combinations thereof. Also disclosed are coating compositions that include the emulsion polymer and methods of making the water-borne emulsion polymer.
C08F 230/08 - Copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and containing phosphorus, selenium, tellurium or a metal containing a metal containing silicon
C09D 133/08 - Homopolymers or copolymers of acrylic acid esters
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POLYSULFIDE-POLYOXIDE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE
An energy storage device is provided that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a polymer electrolyte membrane disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a copolymer network including a polyoxide and a polysulfide. The polymer electrolyte membrane is prelithiated by deep discharging of the battery of in a voltage range of −0.5 V to 5.0 V such that the polymer electrolyte membrane after deep discharging includes additional lithium ions stored therein as compared with prior to deep discharging.
H01M 4/38 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
H01M 4/485 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of mixed oxides or hydroxides for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiTi2O4 or LiTi2OxFy
H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
A chamber assembly including a bottom chamber including a sample assembly carried by a bottom body, the sample assembly including a pedestal extending from the body; and a top chamber including a sample chamber within a top body, the sample chamber adapted to generally mate with the pedestal in an in-use position of the chamber assembly; a perfusion assembly with an inlet extending to the sample chamber and an outlet extending away from the sample chamber; a first filleted surface extending from the inlet to the sample chamber; and a second filleted surface extending from the sample chamber to the outlet.
A method of producing fungal spores utilizing solid-state fermentation (SSF), the method including steps of combining, in a solid-state fermentation vessel, fungal spores and a solid substrate to produce a fungal culture; subjecting the fungal culture in the solid-state fermentation vessel to solid-state fermentation conditions; where the solid-state fermentation conditions include conditions for targeted production of further fungal spores by fungal cells relative to growth of the fungal cells; and collecting the further fungal spores.
A method of collecting fungal spores includes steps of producing fungal spores by fungal cells within a fungal culture; combining a hydrophobic liquid with the fungal culture; mixing the fungal culture after the step of combining the hydrophobic liquid with the fungal culture, to thereby free at least a portion of the fungal spores as freed fungal spores which are freed from the fungal cells, where the freed fungal spores are partitioned within at least a portion of the hydrophobic liquid; and collecting the at least a portion of the hydrophobic liquid including the freed fungal spores.
A self-repairing material for repairing a crack within a cementitious material, which self-repairing material includes a porous substrate having pores, the porous substrate including a cementitious component, where the cementitious component is disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the substrate, disposed within at least a portion of the pores of the substrate, or both; and fungal spores within at least a portion of the pores, where the fungal spores are at least partially coated by a protective coating.
C04B 24/00 - Use of organic materials as active ingredients for mortars, concrete or artificial stone, e.g. plasticisers
C04B 28/02 - Compositions of mortars, concrete or artificial stone, containing inorganic binders or the reaction product of an inorganic and an organic binder, e.g. polycarboxylate cements containing hydraulic cements other than calcium sulfates
C04B 40/00 - Processes, in general, for influencing or modifying the properties of mortars, concrete or artificial stone compositions, e.g. their setting or hardening ability
C09K 8/467 - Compositions for cementing, e.g. for cementing casings into boreholesCompositions for plugging, e.g. for killing wells containing inorganic binders, e.g. Portland cement containing additives for specific purposes
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PRODUCING FUNGAL SPORES BY SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION
A method of producing fungal spores utilizing solid-state fermentation (SSF), the method including steps of combining, in a solid-state fermentation vessel, fungal spores and a solid substrate to produce a fungal culture; subjecting the fungal culture in the solid-state fermentation vessel to solid-state fermentation conditions; where the solid-state fermentation conditions include conditions for targeted production of further fungal spores by fungal cells relative to growth of the fungal cells; and collecting the further fungal spores.
C12P 1/02 - Preparation of compounds or compositions, not provided for in groups , by using microorganisms or enzymesGeneral processes for the preparation of compounds or compositions by using microorganisms or enzymes by using fungi
A self-repairing material for repairing a crack within a cementitious material, which self-repairing material includes a porous substrate having pores, the porous substrate including a cementitious component, where the cementitious component is disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the substrate, disposed within at least a portion of the pores of the substrate, or both; and fungal spores within at least a portion of the pores, where the fungal spores are at least partially coated by a protective coating.
A method of collecting fungal spores includes steps of producing fungal spores by fungal cells within a fungal culture; combining a hydrophobic liquid with the fungal culture; mixing the fungal culture after the step of combining the hydrophobic liquid with the fungal culture, to thereby free at least a portion of the fungal spores as freed fungal spores which are freed from the fungal cells, where the freed fungal spores are partitioned within at least a portion of the hydrophobic liquid; and collecting the at least a portion of the hydrophobic liquid including the freed fungal spores.
An imaging and display system for guiding medical interventions includes a wearable display, such as a goggle display, for viewing by a user. The display presents a composite, or combined image that includes pre-operative surgical navigation images, intraoperative images, and in-vivo microscopy images or sensing data. The pre-operative images are acquired from scanners, such as MRI and CT scanners, while the intra-operative images are acquired in real-time from a camera system carried by the goggle display for imaging the patient being treated so as to acquire intraoperative images, such as fluorescence images. A probe, such as a microscopy probe or a sensing probe, is used to acquire in-vivo imaging/sensing data from the patient. Additionally, the intra-operative and in-vivo images are acquired using tracking and registration techniques to align them with the pre-operative image and the patient to form a composite image for display by the goggle display.
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61B 90/20 - Surgical microscopes characterised by non-optical aspects
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An aerogel wound dressing including one or more aerogel layers, including a sensing component for monitoring a wound environment, and methods for treating a wound using an aerogel wound dressing. The wound dressing includes a base layer including which may include a sensing component, and optional removable layers which may be removed upon saturation of a wound exudate when used to treat a wound. The methods for treating a wound include applying an aerogel wound dressing to a wound, monitoring for infection, replacing the wound dressing upon infection, and replacing the removable layers upon saturation of wound exudate.
A61L 15/18 - Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or blood, e.g. sanitary towels, tampons containing inorganic materials
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A heat exchange process includes exchanging heat using a working fluid, where the working fluid comprises a mixture of two or more supercritical fluids, and the mixture is adapted to meet requirements of a heat dissipation temperature from extremely low to very high temperatures. The two or more supercritical fluids can be in a supercritical gaseous state.
F28D 9/00 - Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
F28F 23/00 - Features relating to the use of intermediate heat-exchange materials, e.g. selection of compositions
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Minimizing dc-link current ripple and acoustic noise, and reducing DC-link capacitor requirement, for electric motors
ref) and a speed command to a torque generation lookup table (LUT) such that the step of generating the control parameters includes the torque generation lookup table at the given reference torque and the speed command; or utilizing an analytical model that includes one or more analytical equations or one or more functions; inputting the control parameters to a DC-link current ripple, torque ripple, and radial force ripple minimization lookup table; inputting position to the DC-link current ripple, torque ripple, and radial force ripple minimization lookup table; generating a reference current profile from the DC-link current ripple, torque ripple, and radial force ripple minimization lookup table; and inputting the reference current profile to the electric motor. Additional methods are disclosed.
H02P 21/22 - Current control, e.g. using a current control loop
H02P 27/08 - Arrangements or methods for the control of AC motors characterised by the kind of supply voltage using variable-frequency supply voltage, e.g. inverter or converter supply voltage using DC to AC converters or inverters with pulse width modulation
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FUSED RING MONOMERS PROVIDING FOR CHEMICALLY RECYCLABLE POLYMERS
A monomer capable forming a polymer through ring-opening metathesis polymerization and capable of depolymerization thereafter through ring-closing metathesis, wherein the monomer comprises a cycloalkene having a fused ring attached thereto which decreases the ring strain energy to 5.3 kcal/mol or lower as compared to the same cycloalkene without a fused ring having a ring strain energy above 5.3 kcal/mol.
C08G 61/08 - Macromolecular compounds containing only carbon atoms in the main chain of the macromolecule, e.g. polyxylylenes only aliphatic carbon atoms prepared by ring-opening of carbocyclic compounds of carbocyclic compounds containing one or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds in the ring
C08J 11/16 - Recovery or working-up of waste materials of polymers by chemically breaking down the molecular chains of polymers or breaking of crosslinks, e.g. devulcanisation by treatment with inorganic material
C08J 11/18 - Recovery or working-up of waste materials of polymers by chemically breaking down the molecular chains of polymers or breaking of crosslinks, e.g. devulcanisation by treatment with organic material
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Stabilization of melanin-based supraparticles using polymeric glue
In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to a supraparticle for use in producing structural colors comprising a plurality of core/shell nanoparticles having a melanin or synthetic melanin core and a silica shell having a plurality of silanol groups on its outer surface and a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) crosslinker. In various embodiments, the structure of these crosslinked supra particles is reinforced by hydrogen bonds formed between the silanol groups on the core-shell nanoparticles and mechanical, solution phase, and dry state stability.
C09B 67/00 - Influencing the physical, e.g. the dyeing or printing, properties of dyestuffs without chemical reaction, e.g. by treating with solventsProcess features in the making of dyestuff preparationsDyestuff preparations of a special physical nature, e.g. tablets, films
In various embodiments, the present invention is directed resorbable star PPF 4D printed structures with compressive shape memory properties. In some embodiments, these printed structures may be compressed at room temperature from a first thickness to a second thickness for insertion into the body, where they reach body temperature and expand into a desired (third) thickness. The compression and expansion of these resorbable star PPF 4D printed structures allows for easier insertion of things such as, bone scaffold and stents (e.g., vascular stents, kidney stents, urethral stents, colitis stents, esophageal stents, colon stents, intestinal stents, or venous stents) into the body, as they can be compressed prior to insertion.
A macromonomer capable of forming a graft polymer through graft-through polymerization, the macromonomer including a plurality of monomer units including a cycloalkene having a fused ring attached thereto to form a cycloalkene-fused ring monomer where the fused ring decreases the ring strain energy of the cycloalkene to a lower ring strain energy state of 5.3 kcal/mol or lower and where the cycloalkene of the cycloalkene-fused ring monomer is capable of isomerization into a higher ring strain energy state before graft-through polymerization, and at least one polymer sidechain is bonded to the fused ring. Graft polymers formed by the macromonomer include graft polymers and graft copolymers including statistical and block copolymers. The graft (co)polymers are capable of depolymerization under mild conditions into reusable monomer units.
C08F 257/02 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to polymers of aromatic monomers as defined in group on to polymers of styrene or alkyl-substituted styrenes
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POLYMER COACERAVATES AND METHODS OF DISRUPTING AND REMOVING BIOFILMS
A polyester coacervate capable of disrupting biofilms formed on substrates and methods of treating contaminated substrates to disrupt and remove biofilms using polyester coacervates without the need for antibiotic therapies or mechanical disruption. The polyester coacervate exhibits tunable viscosity, hydrophobic/hydrophilic, and interfacial properties to disrupt and remove a broad range of biofilms formed on a broad range of substrates.
A multi-purpose imaging and display system includes a display; a detector coupled to the display and having a field of view; and a filter communicating with the detector. The field of view is imaged by the detector through the filter, the filter configured to be sensitive to a first frequency spectrum, so the detector displays only objects within the field of view on the detector that emit one or more frequencies within the first frequency spectrum. The detector and filter can work together in different operational states or modes for acquiring image data of a target object under investigation. A computing device can be included to process acquired image data, and communication interfaces can be employed to achieve networking of multiple systems. A peripheral interface allows a plurality of peripheral devices to be selectively added to tailor the data acquisition and display capabilities of the imaging and display system.
H04N 23/11 - Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensorsControl thereof for generating image signals from different wavelengths for generating image signals from visible and infrared light wavelengths
H04N 13/204 - Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/0205 - Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
A61B 5/1455 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration or pH-value using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
A composition for a direct ink writing includes a polymeric component in latex form, where the latex includes greater than 75% solids content; and additives adapted to provide the composition with capability of being utilized as a rubber ink formulation for the direct ink writing process. A method of producing an additive manufacturing product includes steps of providing an initial polymeric component in latex form, where the initial polymeric component in latex form includes from about 50% to about 70% solids content; removing water from the initial polymeric component in latex form to thereby form a subsequent polymeric component in latex form, where the subsequent polymeric component in latex form has greater than 75% solids content; and mixing the subsequent polymeric component in latex form with additives adapted to provide a rubber ink formulation composition; and additive manufacturing the rubber ink formulation composition to thereby form a green component.
C09D 127/12 - Coating compositions based on homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by a halogenCoating compositions based on derivatives of such polymers not modified by chemical after-treatment containing fluorine atoms
B60C 1/00 - Tyres characterised by the chemical composition or the physical arrangement or mixture of the composition
B60C 11/00 - Tyre tread bandsTread patternsAnti-skid inserts
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B29C 64/118 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only liquids or viscous materials, e.g. depositing a continuous bead of viscous material using filamentary material being melted, e.g. fused deposition modelling [FDM]
A method of preparing a polyisobutylene-based polyurethane for making heart valves is disclosed, wherein the method includes providing a polyisobutylene (PIB) polymer, freshly distilling a diisocyanate compound to create a freshly distilled diisocyanate and providing a chain extender. When the polyisobutylene polymer, the freshly distilled diisocyanate, and the chain extender are combined together by mixing, the created polyisobutylene-based polyurethane exhibits a higher number average molecular weight, a higher ultimate strength, a higher elongation, and a greater toughness than a polyisobutylene-based polyurethane made without a freshly distilled diisocyanate, which makes the polymer particularly useful as a bioprosthetic heart valve.
A method of producing a polymer includes steps of providing δ-valerolactone 2-ethylidene-6-hepten-5-olide (EVL); providing an amine-containing compound; allowing the EVL and the amine-containing compound to be mixed to form a mixture; and subjecting the mixture to conditions that will allow the EVL to chemically combine with the amine-containing compound to produce the polymer. A method of producing a monomer includes steps of providing carbon dioxide and an olefin in a first reaction mixture; and subjecting the first reaction mixture to conditions that will allow the carbon dioxide to be chemically bonded with the olefin to form a monomer. A composition includes a combination product of a lactone; and an amine-containing compound.
C07C 29/149 - Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by reduction of an oxygen-containing functional group of C=O containing groups, e.g. —COOH of carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof with hydrogen or hydrogen-containing gases
C07C 51/09 - Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides, or anhydrides from carboxylic acid esters or lactones
In one or more embodiments, the present invention provides am method of making a poly(propylene fumarate-co-succinate) (PPFS) copolymer containing a random incorporation of succinate groups and targetable reduction profiles without the need for three or more monomer units. To achieve this, a time-dependent sonication-promoted zinc/acetic acid reduction of the PPM unsaturated double bonds has been used to create a random PPMS copolymer which may be isomerized into the PPFS equivalent. By changing the sonication time as well as the ratios of acetic acid, zinc, and PPM unsaturated alkenes, partial reduction of the PPM alkenes has been shown to give PPMS products containing varying compositions of succinic and maleate units, which may then be isomerized to the PPFS product.
An electrowetting coalescing device is disclosed, which device can be utilized for coalescing droplets of a dispersed phase within a continuous phase of an organic process fluid. The electrowetting coalescing device coalesces smaller droplets of the dispersed phase into larger droplets of the dispersed phase for subsequent removal of the larger droplets from the continuous phase. A method for coalescing droplets is also disclosed. A method of designing an electrowetting coalescing device with a mechanistic model is also disclosed.
A method of preparing a composition for a one-package (1 K) waterborne non isocyanate polyurethane epoxy hybrid coating includes providing a cyclic carbonate; combining the cyclic carbonate with an internal emulsifier and a diamine to thereby obtain a non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) prepolymer; subjecting the NIPU prepolymer to chain extension by combining the NIPU prepolymer with an epoxy resin, to thereby obtain a chain extended NIPU polymer; subjecting the chain extended NIPU polymer to neutralization by combining the chain extended NIPU polymer with a neutralizing agent, to thereby obtain a neutralized NIPU polymer; and dispersing the neutralized NIPU polymer in water to thereby provide a waterborne NIPU liquid dispersion.
A tactile sensor including a first insulating layer, a first sensing layer of a first conductive soft polymer material, a second sensing layer of a second conductive soft polymer material and a second insulating layer. The first sensing layer includes first electrically conductive strip located therein and the first sensing layer is positioned above the first insulating layer. The second sensing layer includes second and third electrically conductive strips located therein and the second sensing layer is positioned above the first sensing layer. The second and third electrically conductive strips are arranged within a first plane located within the second sensing layer, separated by the second conductive soft polymer material. The first and second electrically conductive strips are arranged within a second plane transverse to the first plane, separated by the first conductive soft polymer material. The second insulating layer is positioned above the second sensing layer. The first and second electrically conductive strips are connected to a first impedance measuring device. The second and third electrically conductive strips are connected to a second impedance measuring device.
G01L 1/18 - Measuring force or stress, in general using properties of piezo-resistive materials, i.e. materials of which the ohmic resistance varies according to changes in magnitude or direction of force applied to the material
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MONOMER ISOMERIZATION AND POLYMER FLUORINATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEPOLYMERIZABLE POLYMERS
A monomer capable forming a polymer through ring-opening metathesis polymerization and capable of depolymerization thereafter through ring-closing metathesis, wherein the monomer comprises a cycloalkene having a fused ring attached thereto to form a cycloalkene-fused ring monomer, wherein the fused ring decreases the ring strain energy of the cycloalkene to a lower ring strain energy state of 5.3 kcal/mol or lower as compared to the same cycloalkene without the fused ring having a ring strain energy above 5.3 kcal/mol and wherein the cycloalkene-fused ring monomer is capable of isomerization into a higher ring strain energy state before polymerization and method of synthesizing the monomer. The monomer is further capable of forming chemically recyclable to monomers block copolymers.
C08F 132/08 - Homopolymers of cyclic compounds containing no unsaturated aliphatic radicals in a side chain, and having one or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds in a carbocyclic ring system having condensed rings
C07D 307/93 - Heterocyclic compounds containing five-membered rings having one oxygen atom as the only ring hetero atom ortho- or peri-condensed with carbocyclic rings or ring systems condensed with a ring other than six-membered
C07C 69/753 - Esters of carboxylic acids having an esterified carboxyl group bound to a carbon atom of a ring other than a six-membered aromatic ring of polycyclic acids
C07C 43/162 - Unsaturated ethers containing rings other than six-membered aromatic rings
C07D 209/94 - [b, c]- or [b, d]-condensed containing carbocyclic rings other than six-membered
C08F 299/02 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by interreacting polymers involving only carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bond reactions, in the absence of non-macromolecular monomers from unsaturated polycondensates
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ENHANCED THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE OF DOPED PEROVSKITE MATERIALS
A thermoelectric thin film material including an organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite doped with an organic dopant represented by the general expression ABX3 where A is an A-site cation, B is a B-site cation, and X is a halide anion. A method of making a thermoelectric thin film material including forming an organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite doped with an organic dopant represented by the general expression ABX3 where A is an A-site cation, B is a B-site cation, and X is a halide anion. A thermoelectric device comprising a thermoelectric thin film material.
H01L 35/30 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Details thereof operating with Peltier or Seebeck effect only characterised by the heat-exchanging means at the junction
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Educational services, namely, conducting seminars and workshops for law students in the field of legal careers; Educational services, namely, conducting classes in the field of law
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Dynamic interleaving for dual three phase electric machine and three phase wireless charging system
A method of operating a motor includes providing an electric system coupled with the motor, the electric system including parallel inverter legs; subjecting the motor to a first interleaving angle when the electric system is under a first condition; and subjecting the motor to a second interleaving angle different from the first interleaving angle when the electric system is under a second condition; wherein the steps of subjecting the motor to the first interleaving angle and subjecting the motor to the second interleaving angle occur within continuous operation of the electric system and the motor.
H02P 21/05 - Arrangements or methods for the control of electric machines by vector control, e.g. by control of field orientation specially adapted for damping motor oscillations, e.g. for reducing hunting
In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to a facile one-pot reverse emulsion process to assemble core-shell nanoparticles (CS-SMNPs) into bright and noniridescent photonic supraballs. In one or more embodiments, the present invention is directed to core-shell nanoparticles having an inner high refractive index (RI) core and an outer low RI shell. In one or more embodiment, the present invention includes core-shell nanoparticles using high RI (˜1.74) melanin cores and low-RI (˜1.45) silica shells. In various embodiments, these nanoparticles may be self-assembled into bright and noniridescent supraballs using a scalable one-pot reverse emulsion process. According to various embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to generate a full spectrum of structural colors with the combination of only two ingredients, synthetic melanin and silica.
A freshwater harvesting assembly includes a micro-scale component selected from a polymer, a foam, and a membrane; a water-sorption material selected from metal-organic framework (MOF), nanosilica gel, and superabsorbent polymer; wherein the water-sorption material is incorporated within the micro-scale component to thereby provide a water-sorption-material-containing micro-scale component; and a housing carrying the water-sorption-material-containing micro-scale component.
B01D 5/00 - Condensation of vapoursRecovering volatile solvents by condensation
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E03B 3/28 - Methods or installations for obtaining or collecting drinking water or tap water from humid air
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41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
Goods & Services
Housewares and glass items, namely, drinkware, candy dishes, ice buckets, pitchers, shot glasses, non-electric portable coolers, bottle openers, drinking steins, plastic coasters; Drinking glasses, namely, tumblers, cups, mugs, travel mugs, water bottles sold empty, sports bottles sold empty, insulating sleeve holder for beverage cans Clothing, namely, sports uniforms, tops as clothing, fleece tops, fleece pullovers, hooded tops, jerseys, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, jackets, bottoms as clothing, fleece bottoms, sleepwear, loungewear, warm-up suits, headwear, footwear, belts, socks, neckties, and scarves; Clothing for athletic use, namely, padded shirts and padded shorts; Infant and toddler one piece clothing Entertainment services, namely, organizing and conducting collegiate sporting athletic events; Entertainment services, namely, organizing and conducting electronic sporting athletic events at the collegiate level; Educational Services, namely, conducting of educational instruction and classes at the university level and higher in the nature of courses at the university level and graduate level
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
25 - Clothing; footwear; headgear
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
Goods & Services
Housewares and glass items, namely, drinkware, candy dishes, ice buckets, pitchers, shot glasses, non-electric portable coolers, bottle openers, drinking steins, plastic coasters; Drinking glasses, namely, tumblers, cups, mugs, travel mugs, water bottles sold empty, sports bottles sold empty, insulating sleeve holder for beverage cans Clothing, namely, sports uniforms, tops as clothing, fleece tops, fleece pullovers, hooded tops, jerseys, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, jackets, bottoms as clothing, fleece bottoms, sleepwear, loungewear, warm-up suits, headwear, footwear, belts, socks, neckties, and scarves; Clothing for athletic use, namely, padded shirts and padded shorts; Infant and toddler one piece clothing Entertainment services, namely, organizing and conducting collegiate sporting athletic events; Entertainment services, namely, organizing and conducting electronic sporting athletic events at the collegiate level; Educational Services, namely, conducting of educational instruction and classes at the university level and higher in the nature of courses at the university level and graduate level
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
Goods & Services
Entertainment services, namely, organizing and conducting collegiate sporting athletic events; Entertainment services, namely, organizing and conducting electronic sporting athletic events at the collegiate level; Educational Services, namely, conducting of educational instruction and classes at the university level and higher in the nature of courses at the university level and graduate level
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
Goods & Services
Entertainment services, namely, organizing and conducting collegiate sporting athletic events; Entertainment services, namely, organizing and conducting electronic sporting athletic events at the collegiate level; Educational Services, namely, conducting of educational instruction and classes at the university level and higher in the nature of courses at the university level and graduate level
46.
SUPRAMOLECULAR ADDITIVES FOR SEMICRYSTALLINE PLASTICS
A semicrystalline plastic composition comprising: a semicrystalline plastic and an additive dispersed therein. The semicrystalline plastic includes a polymeric chain comprising repeat units of an oligomeric or polymeric chain and the additive comprises a supramolecular building block and an oligomeric or polymeric tail. The oligomeric or polymeric tail of the additive having the same repeat units as the polymeric chain of the semicrystalline plastic. The additive forming a plurality of sheet-like structures through hydrogen bonding. The sheet-like structures, interacting through non-covalent interaction, form crystallized additive domains within the semicrystalline plastic.
C08L 23/36 - Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having only one carbon-to-carbon double bondCompositions of derivatives of such polymers modified by chemical after-treatment by reaction with nitrogen-containing compounds, e.g. by nitration
C08F 8/32 - Introducing nitrogen atoms or nitrogen-containing groups by reaction with amines
A method and system for releasably storing hydrogen and generating electricity including an electrochemical cell including a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte, a microporous separator, an electrical connection between the cathode and the anode, an amine source, a nitrile source, a hydrogen source, and an oxygen source, wherein the electrochemical cell is configured to be operated in a hydrogen storage mode, a hydrogen release mode, and electrical generation mode. The amine/nitrile redox couple provides for full cycle electrochemical conversion of hydrogen under mild conditions.
In one or more embodiments, the present invention provides a polymer composition for use in, cosmetics, coatings, inks, polymer compounding formulation comprising an all-natural, DHN-based, nitrogen-free black knot fungal (BKF) allomelanin extracted from black knots (a fungal growth formed by Apiosporina morbosa). The BKF melanin is naturally sourced, economically extracted, and quite unexpectedly, has been found to have better UV absorbing and antioxidant properties than synthetic melanin (polydopamine) and commercially available sepia melanin. In various embodiments, a small amount of the BKF melanin is substantially uniformly blended into a polymer or similar material to create a composition having excellent UV absorption and antioxidant properties. Surprisingly, it has also been found that the UV absorption and antioxidant properties of these polymer compositions can withstand heating and other processing steps associated with polymers, and in particular, rubber without significant reduction in effectiveness.
A 3D-printable blend comprising a thermoplastic elastomer and a polymer. The thermoplastic elastomer is selected from poly(styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene) (SIBS), poly(St-b-butadiene-b-St) (SBS), poly(St-b-isoprene-b-St) (SIS), and their hydrogenated derivatives. The polymer is selected from polystyrene (PSt), poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO) and blends of PSt and PPO. The blends may be made into filaments suitable for use in the production of 3D printed articles.
C08L 53/02 - Compositions of block copolymers containing at least one sequence of a polymer obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bondsCompositions of derivatives of such polymers of vinyl aromatic monomers and conjugated dienes
B33Y 70/00 - Materials specially adapted for additive manufacturing
B29C 64/118 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only liquids or viscous materials, e.g. depositing a continuous bead of viscous material using filamentary material being melted, e.g. fused deposition modelling [FDM]
B29K 9/06 - SB polymers, i.e. butadiene-styrene polymers
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Fluid property sensing array utilizing a neural network
A fluid property sensing array includes a first sensor including a first electrode assembly and a first sensing layer at least partially coating the first electrode assembly, the first sensor having a first response to a property of the fluid; and a second sensor including a second electrode assembly and a second sensing layer at least partially coating the second electrode assembly, the second sensor having a second response to the property of the fluid. The array can include a third sensor including a third electrode assembly and a third sensing layer at least partially coating the third electrode assembly, the third sensor having a third response to the property of the fluid. The first sensing layer, the second sensing layer, and the third sensing layer can be compositionally different, such that the first response, the second response, and the third response to the property of the fluid are different.
A water-borne emulsion polymer that comprises one or more dihydroxyphenyl groups pendent to a linear or branched backbone of the polymer as well as structural groups derived from alkyl(meth)acrylate, styrene, (meth)acrylic acid, vinyl acetate, vinyl esters, hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, or combinations thereof. Also disclosed are coating compositions that include the emulsion polymer and methods of making the water-borne emulsion polymer.
In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to photothermal-responsive melanin-based nanocomposites comprising a plurality of natural or synthetic melanin nanoparticles distributed with a polymer matrix suitable for use in anti-counterfeiting, photothermal responsive-communication, sensors, and heat management, among other applications. In some embodiments, the present invention will be an ink, paint, or other coating comprising the photothermal-responsive melanin-based nanocomposites. In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to a written message or design comprising one or more of the photothermal-responsive melanin-based nanocomposites. In some of these embodiments, the written message or design will be comprised of two ore more of the photothermal-responsive melanin-based nanocomposites having different concentrations of natural or synthetic melanin nanoparticles.
A curable rubber composition including a rubber, a plurality of ground particles, and a reactive surfactant represented by the formula: X—Y—Z where X is a reactive group capable of forming covalent links with the rubber during compounding or vulcanization, Y is a hydrophobic linkage, and Z is a polar group capable of forming self-assemblies via intermolecular interactions, and wherein the reactive surfactant is incompatible with the rubber and a method of making the same.
3 at the site of the damage. The nutrients, the calcium source, and the water may be provided as part of the coating formulation, as part of another layer of a coating system, from an external source (e.g., an applied spray or wash), or combinations thereof.
−1. The supercapacitive lithium-ion battery utilizing the solid-state polymer electrolyte membrane has an operating range of between about 0.01 and about 4.3 V without short-circuiting while also having a higher capacity relative to conventional liquid electrolyte lithium-ion batteries.
H01M 10/0565 - Polymeric materials, e.g. gel-type or solid-type
H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
H01M 4/505 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of manganese of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy
H01M 4/525 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of nickel, cobalt or iron of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy
H01M 4/58 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFySelection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of polyanionic structures, e.g. phosphates, silicates or borates
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE (USA)
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON (USA)
Inventor
Garb, Jessica
Blackledge, Todd A.
Agnarsson, Ingi
Abstract
An engineered polypeptide includes at least two units, wherein each unit includes a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 4, a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 5, a polypeptide with 90% or greater homology to SEQ ID NO: 4, or a polypeptide with 90% or greater homology to SEQ ID NO: 5, wherein the engineered polypeptide does not comprise SEQ ID NO: 12 or SEQ ID NO: 13. Further described is a synthetic materials including the peptides. Also included are synthetic materials including polypeptide of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 9-32, a polypeptide with 90% or greater homology any one of SEQ ID NOs: 9-32, a polypeptide encoded by any one of SEQ ID NOs. 57-79, or a polypeptide with 90% or greater homology to a polypeptide encoded by any one of SEQ ID NOs. 57-79.
C07K 14/435 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from animalsPeptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from humans
A method performed by a controller of an electric motor, including generating control parameters, the step of generating control parameters selected from: inputting a given reference torque (Tref) and a speed command to a torque generation lookup table (LUT) such that the step of generating the control parameters includes the torque generation lookup table at the given reference torque and the speed command; or utilizing an analytical model that includes one or more analytical equations or one or more functions; inputting the control parameters to a DC-link current ripple, torque ripple, and radial force ripple minimization lookup table; inputting position to the DC-link current ripple, torque ripple, and radial force ripple minimization lookup table; generating a reference current profile from the DC-link current ripple, torque ripple, and radial force ripple minimization lookup table; and inputting the reference current profile to the electric motor. Other methods are disclosed.
H02P 6/10 - Arrangements for controlling torque ripple, e.g. providing reduced torque ripple
H02P 4/00 - Arrangements specially adapted for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of electric motors that can be connected to two or more different electric power supplies
H02P 6/00 - Arrangements for controlling synchronous motors or other dynamo-electric motors using electronic commutation dependent on the rotor positionElectronic commutators therefor
H02P 9/00 - Arrangements for controlling electric generators for the purpose of obtaining a desired output
H02P 27/00 - Arrangements or methods for the control of AC motors characterised by the kind of supply voltage
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Asymmetric metal complex as an active material of a flow battery
The present invention teaches an asymmetrical metal complex comprising a metal center coordinated with between two and six hydrophilic ligands, wherein at least one of said hydrophilic ligands is chemically different than the other said hydrophilic ligands.
An optical imaging system to image a target object includes a light source configured to emit one or more light rays to illuminate the target object and an image detector configured to capture a three-dimensional topography image of the target object when emitted light is emitted from the target object in response to being illuminated by the light rays emitted by the light source. A fluorescence image detector captures a fluorescence image of the target object when fluorescence is emitted from the target object in response illumination by light rays emitted by the light source. A controller instructs the image detector to capture the 3D topography image and the fluorescence image detector to detect the fluorescence image of the target object intraoperatively and to co-register and simultaneously display intraoperatively the co-registered topography and fluorescence information to the user via a display.
H04N 13/254 - Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras in combination with electromagnetic radiation sources for illuminating objects
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor
A61B 1/07 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements using light-conductive means, e.g. optical fibres
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 6/00 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
A61B 6/50 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment specially adapted for specific body partsApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment specially adapted for specific clinical applications
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
G06T 7/30 - Determination of transform parameters for the alignment of images, i.e. image registration
G06T 7/37 - Determination of transform parameters for the alignment of images, i.e. image registration using transform domain methods
In various embodiments, the present invention is directed resorbable star PPF 4D printed structures with compressive shape memory properties. In some embodiments, these printed structures may be compressed at room temperature from a first thickness to a second thickness for insertion into the body, where they reach body temperature and expand into a desired (third) thickness. The compression and expansion of these resorbable star PPF 4D printed structures allows for easier insertion of things such as, bone scaffold and stents (e.g., vascular stents, kidney stents, urethral stents, colitis stents, esophageal stents, colon stents, intestinal stents, or venous stents) into the body, as they can be compressed prior to insertion.
A monomer capable forming a polymer through ring-opening metathesis polymerization and capable of depolymerization thereafter through ring-closing metathesis, wherein the monomer comprises a cycloalkene having a fused ring attached thereto which decreases the ring strain energy to 5.3 kcal/mol or lower as compared to the same cycloalkene without a fused ring having a ring strain energy above 5.3 kcal/mol.
C08G 61/08 - Macromolecular compounds containing only carbon atoms in the main chain of the macromolecule, e.g. polyxylylenes only aliphatic carbon atoms prepared by ring-opening of carbocyclic compounds of carbocyclic compounds containing one or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds in the ring
C08F 10/04 - Monomers containing three or four carbon atoms
C08F 10/14 - Monomers containing five or more carbon atoms
C08J 11/10 - Recovery or working-up of waste materials of polymers by chemically breaking down the molecular chains of polymers or breaking of crosslinks, e.g. devulcanisation
B29B 17/00 - Recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics
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Degradable polymer structures from carbon dioxide and olefin and corresponding method
A method of producing a degradable material comprising steps of hydrogenating 2-ethylidene-6-hepten-5-olide (EVL) by introducing hydrogen to the EVL in order to obtain modified EVL; combining the modified EVL with a catalyst to form a reaction mixture; and subjecting the reaction mixture to reaction conditions that will allow the modified EVL to react by ring-opening polymerization in the presence of the catalyst to form a product composition including polymeric-EVL, wherein the polymeric-EVL is hydrolytically degradable, wherein the reaction conditions include a reaction temperature of from −40° C. to 70° C.
A dry adhesive including a non-woven fabric of nanofibers comprising a polymeric material. The nanofibers include an average diameter within a range of from 50 nm to 10000 nm, and the non-woven fabric of nanofibers has a thickness within a range of from 0.1 μm to 100 μm. The dry adhesive has a shear adhesion strength that is higher than the normal adhesion strength. Additionally disclosed is a dry adhesive fiber mat including substantially aligned fibers extending lengthwise from a first region to a second region, each of the fibers having a diameter that is less than or equal to 10 microns. The dry adhesive fiber mat is selectively repositionable to, from, and between a mechanically interlocked state wherein the fibers at the first region are intimately positioned within void spaces between the fibers at the second region and a separated state not intimately positioned as such.
D04H 1/74 - Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres characterised by the method of forming fleeces or layers, e.g. reorientation of fibres the fibres being orientated, e.g. in parallel
C09J 5/00 - Adhesive processes in generalAdhesive processes not provided for elsewhere, e.g. relating to primers
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SYNTHESIS OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND STRENGTH POLYISOBUTYLENE-BASED POLYURETHANES AND USE THEREOF
A method of preparing a polyisobutylene-based polyurethane for making heart valves is disclosed, wherein the method includes providing a polyisobutylene (PIB) polymer, freshly distilling a diisocyanate compound to create a freshly distilled diisocyanate and providing a chain extender. When the polyisobutylene polymer, the freshly distilled diisocyanate, and the chain extender are combined together by mixing, the created polyisobutylene-based polyurethane exhibits a higher number average molecular weight, a higher ultimate strength, a higher elongation, and a greater toughness than a polyisobutylene-based polyurethane made without a freshly distilled diisocyanate, which makes the polymer particularly useful as a bioprosthetic heart valve.
In one or more embodiments, the present invention is directed to a blockchain secured, software-defined network and monitoring system comprising: a multi-controller software-defined network (SDN) network layer; a blockchain based security and autonomy layer; a deep learning-driven decision making layer comprising the one or more computational centers and a horizontal data plane layer. In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to methods for ensuring the integrity of a control commands and optimizing performance and security using the blockchain secured, software-defined network and monitoring system. In various embodiments, the present invention relates to methods for extracting useful features from said labelled and non-labelled data contained in the horizontal data plane layer in the blockchain secured, software-defined network and monitoring system using a knowledge domain-enabled hybrid semi-supervision learning method.
H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
G06F 21/64 - Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
A permanent magnet machine includes a machine housing having an inner surface that extends between a first housing end and a second housing end along a central longitudinal axis. The permanent magnet machine also includes a stator disposed within the machine housing, the stator having a stator core having an exterior surface extending between a first face and a second face along the central longitudinal axis, wherein the exterior surface defines a discontinuous region that is arranged to minimize points of contact between the inner surface and the exterior surface. The discontinuous region is at least partially defined by at least one of a first perturbation and a second perturbation that is circumferentially spaced apart from the first perturbation.
H02K 5/24 - CasingsEnclosuresSupports specially adapted for suppression or reduction of noise or vibrations
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SYNTHESIS OF POLY (PROPYLENE MALEATE-CO-SUCCINATE) BY THE TIME-DEPENDENT REDUCTION OF POLY (PROPYLENE MALEATE) DOUBLE BONDS MEDIATED BY ZINC AND ACETIC ACID
In one or more embodiments, the present invention provides am method of making a poly(propylene fumarate-co-succinate) (PPFS) copolymer containing a random incorporation of succinate groups and targetable reduction profiles without the need for three or more monomer units. To achieve this, a time-dependent sonication-promoted zinc/acetic acid reduction of the PPM unsaturated double bonds has been used to create a random PPMS copolymer which may be isomerized into the PPFS equivalent. By changing the sonication time as well as the ratios of acetic acid, zinc, and PPM unsaturated alkenes, partial reduction of the PPM alkenes has been shown to give PPMS products containing varying compositions of succinic and maleate units, which may then be isomerized to the PPFS product.
A failure detection system for an energy network includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver adapted to be coupled with or in close proximity to the energy network, the RF receiver providing an amplitude modulated RF signal; an RF amplifier receiving the amplitude modulated RF signal and providing an amplified signal; an envelope detector receiving the amplitude modulated RF signal and providing a demodulated envelope signal; an optional algorithm implementation system receiving the demodulated envelope signal, where the optional algorithm implementation system processes the demodulated envelope signal by one or more of a Fast Fourier transform (FFT) trigger system and a phase-locked loop (PLL) trigger system; and a signature output that is the overall output signal of the failure detection system, wherein the signature output is adapted to indicate whether the energy network is experiencing partial discharge.
In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to a drug-loaded amino acid based poly(ester urea) pouch or pocket sized to receive implanted devices that produces localized drug delivery. In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to an antibiotic-loaded L-Valine poly(ester urea) pouch or pocket that provides localized antibiotic delivery for CIEDs or other implanted devices. In one or more embodiments, the amount and rate of antibiotic release are dependent upon the thickness and loading concentration of the film. This dependence of release on thickness and loading concentration gives a handle to fabricate PEU-A pouches or pockets with any desired release profile that can locally deliver the therapeutically relevant amount of antibiotic.
A multi-purpose imaging and display system includes a display; a detector coupled to the display and having a field of view; and a filter communicating with the detector. The field of view is imaged by the detector through the filter, the filter configured to be sensitive to a first frequency spectrum, so the detector displays only objects within the field of view on the detector that emit one or more frequencies within the first frequency spectrum. The detector and filter can work together in different operational states or modes for acquiring image data of a target object under investigation. A computing device can be included to process acquired image data, and communication interfaces can be employed to achieve networking of multiple systems. A peripheral interface allows a plurality of peripheral devices to be selectively added to tailor the data acquisition and display capabilities of the imaging and display system.
H04N 23/11 - Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensorsControl thereof for generating image signals from different wavelengths for generating image signals from visible and infrared light wavelengths
H04N 13/204 - Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/0205 - Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
A61B 5/1455 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration or pH-value using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
A safe and reliable drug detection device is provided that detects the presence of opioids and other amine-containing drugs, and enables first responders, law enforcement personnel, and others to avoid inadvertent exposure to these potentially lethal drugs. The detector device includes a substrate and a dye that produces a visible color change rapidly when the device is brought into contact with an opioid or other amine-containing drug. A method for preparing the detector device and a method for detecting opioids and other amine-containing drugs on a surface are also provided.
G01N 33/94 - Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urineTesting involving biospecific ligand binding methodsImmunological testing involving narcotics
G01N 21/78 - Systems in which material is subjected to a chemical reaction, the progress or the result of the reaction being investigated by observing the effect on a chemical indicator producing a change of colour
74.
Erosive wear and corrosion resistant coatings including metal carbide, metal boride, metal nitride, and corresponding methods
A method of coating an alloy substrate includes providing an alloy substrate that includes less than 0.3 wt. % of diffusible elements; introducing one or more diffusible elements into the alloy substrate to thereby form a diffusible-element-containing alloy substrate; and introducing the diffusible-element-containing alloy substrate to a material reactive with the one or more diffusible elements.
C23C 8/40 - Solid state diffusion of only non-metal elements into metallic material surfacesChemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive gas, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using liquids, e.g. salt baths, liquid suspensions
C09D 1/00 - Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, based on inorganic substances
75.
Poly(propylene fumarate)-based copolymers for 3D printing applications
2 catalyzed ring opening copolymerization (ROCOP). Because of their lower viscosities, these copolymers require less, if any, diethyl fumarate (DEF) to prepare the 3D printing resin, while the mechanical properties can still be adjusted as with a PPF polymer prepared without the succinic anhydride.
Apiosporina morbosa) using an acid-base extraction technique. In one or more embodiments, the melanin composition is extracted from the black outer layer of a black knot fungus by obtaining a powder including a black outer part of one or more black knot fungus, adding a quantity of an aqueous solution comprising one or more base, heating the mixture to solubilize a melanin in the aqueous solution to form a black alkaline supernatant containing said melanin, adding one or more acids to said black alkaline supernatant until the melanin precipitates out of said black alkaline supernatant, said melanin precipitate further comprising proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids; collecting the melanin precipitate and adding one or more acids to hydrolyze some or all of said proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids and produce the melanin composition.
Curable rubber compositions that include reactive ionic surfactants as reinforcing fillers are described, as well as methods for preparing composite rubber compounds by direct addition of ionic surfactant solutions into rubber latex.
C08K 5/521 - Esters of phosphoric acids, e.g. of H3PO4
C08J 5/04 - Reinforcing macromolecular compounds with loose or coherent fibrous material
C08J 9/00 - Working-up of macromolecular substances to porous or cellular articles or materialsAfter-treatment thereof
B29B 7/20 - MixingKneading non-continuous, with mechanical mixing or kneading devices, i.e. batch type with movable mixing or kneading devices rotary with more than one shaft with intermeshing devices, e.g. screws
A freshwater harvesting assembly includes a micro-scale component selected from a polymer, a foam, and a membrane; a water-sorption material selected from metal-organic framework (MOF), nanosilica gel, and superabsorbent polymer; wherein the water-sorption material is incorporated within the micro-scale component to thereby provide a water-sorption-material-containing micro-scale component; and a housing carrying the water-sorption-material-containing micro-scale component.
B01D 53/28 - Selection of materials for use as drying agents
F25D 17/06 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluidsArrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection by forced circulation
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DRUG-LOADED AMINO ACID-BASED POLY(ESTER UREA) FILMS FOR CONTROLLED LOCAL RELEASE OF NON-OPIOID ANALGESIC COMPOUNDS
In various embodiments, the present invention provides a drug-loaded amino acid-based poly(ester urea) film for controlled local release of non-opioid analgesic compounds and various methods for their making and use. In one or more embodiments, the present invention is directed to a drug-loaded amino acid-based poly(ester urea) film for controlled local release of non-opioid analgesic compounds comprising an amino acid-based poly(ester urea) polymer or copolymer and a therapeutically effective amount of a non-opioid analgesic compound. In various embodiments, these amino acid-based poly(ester urea) polymers or copolymers will comprise a plurality of diester monomer units connected by a carboxyl group to form a poly(ester urea) (PEU) polymer.
A61K 9/00 - Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form
A61F 2/00 - Filters implantable into blood vesselsProstheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the bodyAppliances for connecting them with the bodyDevices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
A61K 31/485 - Morphinan derivatives, e.g. morphine, codeine
An optical imaging system to image a target object includes a light source configured to emit one or more light rays to illuminate the target object and an image detector configured to capture a three-dimensional topography image of the target object when emitted light is emitted from the target object in response to being illuminated by the light rays emitted by the light source. A fluorescence image detector captures a fluorescence image of the target object when fluorescence is emitted from the target object in response illumination by light rays emitted by the light source. A controller instructs the image detector to capture the 3D topography image and the fluorescence image detector to detect the fluorescence image of the target object intraoperatively and to co-register and simultaneously display intraoperatively the co-registered topography and fluorescence information to the user via a display.
A61B 6/00 - Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosisApparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
G06T 7/30 - Determination of transform parameters for the alignment of images, i.e. image registration
G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
G06T 7/37 - Determination of transform parameters for the alignment of images, i.e. image registration using transform domain methods
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor
A61B 1/07 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements using light-conductive means, e.g. optical fibres
A61B 5/055 - Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fieldsMeasuring using microwaves or radio waves involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
In one or more embodiments, the present invention is directed to an electrically conductive polymer composition comprising a conductive metal filler material comprising a plurality of metal particles and one or more carbon-based filler material substantially homogenously dispersed throughout a polymer matrix, wherein the aspect ratio of the one or more carbon-based filler material is at least ten times greater than the aspect ratio of the conductive metal filler material comprising a plurality of metal particles. In one or more embodiment, the carbon-based filler material will comprise at least one of carbon nanotubes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes and edge-functionalized graphene.
C08K 7/00 - Use of ingredients characterised by shape
H01B 1/22 - Conductive material dispersed in non-conductive organic material the conductive material comprising metals or alloys
H01B 1/24 - Conductive material dispersed in non-conductive organic material the conductive material comprising carbon-silicon compounds, carbon, or silicon
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
Goods & Services
Arranging and conducting of symposiums in the field of financial planning and the field of wealth management; Education services, namely, mentoring in the field of financial planning and the field of wealth management
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
Goods & Services
Arranging and conducting of symposiums in the field of financial planning and the field of wealth management; Education services, namely, mentoring in the field of financial planning and the field of wealth management
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Non-ionic coacervates for dry, humid and wet adhesion
A process for producing poly(lactic acid)-based material includes a melt stretching step including melt stretching amorphous poly(lactic acid) resin at a melt stretch temperature Tms, wherein the amorphous poly(lactic acid) resin is capable of crystallization, and wherein the Tms is greater than the glass transition temperature Tg of the amorphous poly(lactic acid) resin and less than the crystallization temperature Tc of the amorphous poly(lactic acid) resin, thus providing a melt stretched poly(lactic acid); and a crystallization step including providing the melt stretched poly(lactic acid) at a cold crystallization temperature Tcc of greater than the glass transition temperature Tg of the amorphous poly(lactic acid) resin and less than the crystallization temperature Tc of the amorphous poly(lactic acid) resin, and wherein the melt stretched poly(lactic acid) is maintained at the cold crystallization temperature Tcc for a sufficient time tcc to allow for cold crystallization.
A method of preparing and obtaining cell aggregates having increased oxygenation abilities. The method includes the preparation of fluorinated polymeric microparticles. Once the fluorinated polymeric microparticles are prepared, they are combined with mammalian cells to create the cell aggregates having increased oxygenation.
An electrical composite assembly includes a plurality of composite material macro-wires each including a magnetic material embedded within a nonmagnetic matrix. The magnetic material can be selected from magnetic microwires, magnetic nanowires, chains of magnetic nanoparticles, and chains of magnetic microparticles. The plurality of composite material macro-wires are included in an electrical component, where the electrical component is selected from a rotor, a stator, and an electromagnetic shield.
H01F 1/12 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials thereforSelection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity of soft-magnetic materials
H02K 1/02 - Details of the magnetic circuit characterised by the magnetic material
H05K 9/00 - Screening of apparatus or components against electric or magnetic fields
H01F 1/26 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials thereforSelection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity of soft-magnetic materials metals or alloys in the form of particles, e.g. powder pressed, sintered, or bound together the particles being insulated by macromolecular organic substances
C22C 38/10 - Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing cobalt
H01F 1/00 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials thereforSelection of materials for their magnetic properties
B22F 5/10 - Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the special shape of the product of articles with cavities or holes, not otherwise provided for in the preceding subgroups
B22F 7/08 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting of composite workpieces or articles from parts, e.g. to form tipped tools with one or more parts not made from powder
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Apparatus and methods to detect and assess microorganism influenced corrosion and pitting corrosion
An imaging and display system for guiding medical interventions includes a wearable display, such as a goggle display, for viewing by a user. The display presents a composite, or combined image that includes pre-operative surgical navigation images, intraoperative images, and in-vivo microscopy images or sensing data. The pre-operative images are acquired from scanners, such as MRI and CT scanners, while the intra-operative images are acquired in real-time from a camera system carried by the goggle display for imaging the patient being treated so as to acquire intraoperative images, such as fluorescence images. A probe, such as a microscopy probe or a sensing probe, is used to acquire in-vivo imaging/sensing data from the patient. Additionally, the intra-operative and in-vivo images are acquired using tracking and registration techniques to align them with the pre-operative image and the patient to form a composite image for display by the goggle display.
A61B 5/05 - Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fieldsMeasuring using microwaves or radio waves
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61B 90/20 - Surgical microscopes characterised by non-optical aspects
A61B 34/20 - Surgical navigation systemsDevices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
A61B 90/50 - Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
A61B 90/30 - Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
A transverse flux machine includes a stator assembly consisting of a plurality of shaped cores, each having a base with a plurality of legs with a corresponding gap between each leg and each leg having a winding. A rotor assembly is positioned adjacent the stator assembly and includes a rotor disc, and a rotor ring with a plurality of rotor poles interleaved with a plurality of interpoles. The plurality of rotor poles and plurality of interpoles are radially disposed around the rotor disc. The plurality of rotor poles include a plurality of focused rotor poles interleaved with a plurality of diffused rotor poles.
H02K 1/2789 - Outer rotors the magnetisation axis of the magnets being perpendicular to the rotor axis the rotor consisting of two or more circumferentially positioned magnets
H02K 1/279 - Magnets embedded in the magnetic core
H02K 1/274 - Inner rotors the magnetisation axis of the magnets being perpendicular to the rotor axis the rotor consisting of two or more circumferentially positioned magnets
H02K 21/16 - Synchronous motors having permanent magnetsSynchronous generators having permanent magnets with stationary armatures and rotating magnets with magnets rotating within the armatures having annular armature cores with salient poles
A method for preparing waterborne non-isocyanate polyurethane polymers is provided, and the compositions prepared thereby. A method for preparing waterborne non-isocyanate polyurethane epoxy hybrid coatings is also provided. In addition to coatings, the compositions of the present invention are useful as films, adhesives, and sealants.
A control system for a switched reluctance machine includes a capacitor and an inverter connected to the capacitor, wherein the inverter generates current signals and a ripple current returned to the capacitor. A switched reluctance machine (SRM) receives the current signals and generates a position signal. A controller receives the ripple current, current signal values of the current signals, and the position signal and generates desired reference current waveforms received by the inverter to adjust the current signals received by the SRM.
A method for locating human remains in a clandestine or undocumented burial includes providing a spectroscopy assembly including a spectroscopy probe with a distal end to a location that may include human remains, wherein the spectroscopy assembly is configured to identify whether a salt of a fatty acid is present based on overtone wavelengths of the salt of the fatty acid; inserting the distal end of the spectroscopy probe into a testing spot at the location that may include human remains; and analyzing, with the spectroscopy assembly and after the step of inserting, whether the salt of the fatty acid having the overtone wavelengths is present in the location that may include human remains. The step of analyzing may include near-infrared spectroscopy, and the overtone wavelengths may be characterized by an absorption band contour extending from about 1670 nm to about 1800 nm.
G01N 21/359 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light using near infrared light
G01V 8/10 - Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers
G01N 21/3563 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light for analysing solidsPreparation of samples therefor
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High molecular weight polyisobutylenes and polyisobutylene networks from liquid polyisobutylenes by thiol-ene clicking
A polyisobutylene-based polymer network comprising the thiol-ene reaction product of at least two thiol-terminated polyisobutylene precursor polymers and at least one multi-functional allyl-containing precursor moiety or polymer in the presence of light or heat. The at least two thiol-terminated polyisobutylene precursor polymers have at least two thiol end groups. When each polyisobutylene precursor polymer has only two thiol end groups then the allyl-containing precursor moiety or polymer has at least three functional groups, and wherein when the allyl-containing precursor moiety or polymer has two functional groups then each polyisobutylene precursor polymer has at least three thiol end groups.
The present invention provides pharmaceutical compounds for the treatment of high-grade superficial bladder cancer in patent in need thereof. Further described are compositions of azolium salts for use in such treatment.
In various embodiments, the present invention relates to a blockchain-powered SDN-enabled networking infrastructure in which the integration between blockchain-based security and autonomy management layer and multi-controller SDN networking layer is defined to enhance the integrity of the control and management messages. In one or more embodiments, this networking infrastructure is utilized achieve three main functionalities: (1) integrity verification of control and management commands for cloud platforms, (2) identification of the malicious hosts abusing the cloud platform, and (3) enhancing the availability of the cloud platform via autonomous bandwidth provisioning.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
G06F 9/455 - EmulationInterpretationSoftware simulation, e.g. virtualisation or emulation of application or operating system execution engines
