Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck p.c.
  • Method for preparing cerium carbonate and method for preparing cerium oxide powder
    Patent number: 8114370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing cerium carbonate that can improve yield and productivity of cerium carbonate, cerium carbonate powder, and a method for preparing cerium oxide using the same. The method for preparing cerium carbonate comprises the steps of mixing a cerium precursor and urea; and, elevating the temperature of the mixture to 50˜250° C. under solvent free condition to react the cerium precursor and urea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Soon Choi, Sang-Yun Jung, Jeong-Kyu Kim, Yeong-Dae Kim
  • Method of preparing heteropoly acid catalyst
    Patent number: 8114805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a heteropoly acid catalyst used for the production of methacrylic acid by gas phase oxidation of methacrolein, more precisely a method of preparing a heteropoly acid catalyst comprising the steps of preparing a slurry by adding metal precursors and ammonium salt to protonic acid Keggin-type heteropoly acid aqueous solution and stirring thereof; and drying, molding and firing the slurry to give a catalyst. The present invention provides a method of preparing a heteropoly acid catalyst exhibiting high methacrolein conversion rate and methacrylic acid selectivity without pre-firing process by using high purity protonic acid Keggin-type heteropoly acid and ammonium salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Kuk Noh, Hyun-jong Shin, Won-ho Lee, Byung-yul Choi, Gyo-hyun Hwang, Ju-yeon Park, Duk-ki Kim, Young-hyun Choe, Min-ho Kil, Min-suk Kim, Young-jin Cho, Sung-chul Lim
  • Medicament containing activated antithrombin III
    Patent number: 8114840
    Abstract: The invention concerns the use of antithrombin III with a modified conformation which is referred to as activated antithrombin III (IDAAT=immune defense activated antithrombin) as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Hamburger Stiftung zur Forderung Von Wissenschaft und Kultur
    Inventors: Beate Kehrel, Martin Brodde
  • Alpha-conotoxin peptides
    Patent number: 8110549
    Abstract: The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed ?-conotoxins herein), about 10-30 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably include two disulfide bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Maren Watkins, Baldomero M. Olivera, David R. Hillyard, J. Michael McIntosh, Robert M. Jones
  • Collateralized debt obligation evaluation system and method
    Patent number: 8112340
    Abstract: A computerized system and method for evaluating collateralized debt obligations receives user input selecting a scenario or feature, loads data related to a portfolio of securitized assets on to the computer storage medium, determines a scenario default rate using at least one of a beta distributed recovery, a counterparty risk, a loss given default, or a non-zero inter-sector correlation, or models at least one of a short position scenario, a nth to default basket, a forward start date and an equity default swap, and reports a result relating to the scenario default rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
    Inventors: Robert C. Watson, Kai Gilkes, Norbert Jobst, Sriram Rajan
  • Method for verifying a fingerprint
    Patent number: 8111882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing a fingerprint whose reference data are stored in a portable data carrier. The reference data contain at least positions and orientations of minutiae and pores and an orientation vector. According to the invention it is provided that the testing of the fingerprint includes first sensing measuring values stating the actual value of the sensed fingerprint and extracting the minutiae and the pores from said measuring values. Then the reference data of the minutiae and the orientation vector are read from the portable data carrier and the minutiae from the sensed fingerprint compared with the corresponding reference data. Subsequently, the position of the pores relative to the minutiae is transmitted to the portable data carrier and the pores are checked in the portable data carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventor: Robert Mueller
  • Dynamic aggressive/passive pegged trading
    Patent number: 8108295
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for executing trades of financial securities according to a combination passive/aggressive trading strategy that reliably executes trades of lists of securities or blocks of a single security within a desired time frame while taking advantage of dynamic market movement to realize price improvement for the trade within the desired time frame. A passive trading agent executes trades at advantageous prices by floating portions of the order at the bid or ask to maximize exposure to the inside market and attract market orders. An aggressive agent opportunistically takes liquidity as it arises, setting discretionary prices in accordance with historical trading data of the specified security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: ITG Software Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomas Bok, Jose E. Gutierrez, Sam Shteingart
  • Method for inhibiting amine degradation during COcapture from a gas stream
    Patent number: 8105420
    Abstract: The present application includes a method for inhibiting amine degradation during CO2 capture from flue gas streams. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to a method of inhibiting O2- and/or SO2-induced degradation of amines using sodium sulfite (Na2SO3), potassium sodium tartrate tetrahydrate (KNaC4H4O6.4H2O), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) or hydroxylamine (NH2OH), or analogs or mixtures thereof during CO2 capture by amines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: The University of Regina
    Inventors: Raphael Idem, Paitoon Tontiwachwuthikul, Chintana Saiwan, Teeradet Supap, Purachet Pitipuech
  • Method and testing device for testing valuable documents
    Patent number: 8107712
    Abstract: A method as well as a respective checking apparatus for checking a document of value (1), with which the document of value (1) at least in a partial area is illuminated with an intensity (IB) and at different measuring places (2) the intensity (IT) of the light transmitted through the partial area of the document of value (1) and the intensity (IR) of the light reflected by the partial area of the document of value (1) is captured. For eliminating the impact of thickness fluctuations within the document of value and an at the same time simple checking it is provided that the intensities (IT, IR) of the transmitted and reflected light are captured separately, that for each of the different measuring places (2) the sum (IT+IR) of the intensities (IT, IR) of the transmitted and reflected light is calculated, and that the sum (IT+IR) is compared to a predetermined standard value (IS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventor: Norbert Holl
  • Methods of producing GABA
    Patent number: 8106261
    Abstract: The present invention describes an alternative approach to increase GABA production in prokaryotes or eukaryotes, namely by the insertion of the putrescine catabolic pathway in organisms where the pathway does not exist or has not clearly been identified. The invention describes methods for the use of polynucleotides that encode functional putrescine aminotransferase (PAT) and gamma-aminobutyricaldehyde dehydrogenase (GABAlde DeHase) polypeptides in plants to increase GABA production. The preferred embodiment of the invention is in plants but other organisms may be used. Changes in GABA availability will improve growth and increase tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Plant Sensory Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Frank J. Turano, Kathleen A. Turano
  • Methods for producing interfering RNA molecules in mammalian cells and therapeutic uses for such molecules
    Patent number: 8106181
    Abstract: Methods for producing interfering RNA molecules in mammalian cells are provided. Therapeutic uses for the expressed molecules, including inhibiting expression of HIV, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: City of Hope
    Inventors: John J. Rossi, Nan-Sook Lee
  • Extraction of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-containing materials
    Patent number: 8101812
    Abstract: Solvents and methods are provided for extracting a hydrocarbon fraction from a solid, semi-solid, liquid or viscous liquid hydrocarbon-containing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Mohammad Reza Shafie
  • Promotion of somatic embryogenesis in plants by gene expression
    Patent number: 8101821
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for promoting somatic embryogenesis from a tissue or organ of a plant, by overexpressing a Wuschel gene in said tissue or organ. In one embodiment, such overexpression can be used as a silent selectable marker for transgenic plants. In another embodiment, such expression can be used to confer apomixis to a plant. In another embodiment, such overexpression can be used to create haploid plants, which can be used to produce dihaploid plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: The Rockefeller University
    Inventors: Jianru Zuo, Qi-Wen Niu, Giovanna Frugis, Nam-Hai Chua
  • RNA-interference by single-stranded RNA molecules
    Patent number: 8101348
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sequence and structural features of single-stranded (ss) RNA molecules required to mediate target-specific nucleic acid modifications by RNA-interference (RNAi), such as target mRNA degradation and/or DNA methylation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Tuschl, Javier Martinez, Agnieszka Patkaniowska, Henning Urlaub, Reinhard Luehrmann
  • Multiple stage method of reforming a gas containing tarry impurities employing a zirconium-based catalyst
    Patent number: 8100995
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of reforming a gas containing tarry impurities, such as the gasification gas obtained by gasifying a fuel. In the method, oxygen or an oxygenous gas (10) is added to a gas flow (8), after which the gas is brought into contact with a solid catalyst (11, 12) at a high temperature. According to the invention, the reformation takes place in stages so that, in the first pre-reforming stage, the gas is brought into contact with a zirconium-based catalyst (11), such as zirconium oxide, for example, and, in the next stage, with a metal catalyst (12), such as metallic nickel. The two-stage reformation is used for preventing the deactivation of the metal catalyst and the formation of carbon deposits in the reforming reactor. The invention also includes the use of the zirconium compound in pre-reforming the tar-bearing gas to achieve the said goals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT
    Inventors: Pekka Simell, Esa Kurkela
  • ?-conotoxin MII analogs
    Patent number: 8101573
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel conopeptides and/or novel uses of conopeptides. The conopeptides of the invention are analogs of ?-Conotoxin MII that are selective for ?6-containing nAChRs as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventor: J. Michael McIntosh
  • Process for the preparation of Sitagliptin
    Patent number: 8097724
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) such as 2(R)-4-oxo-4-[3-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]-7(8H)-pyrazinyl]-1-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)-2-butanamine, or a salt thereof, in the anhydrous or hydrated form, either as a mixture of enantiomers, or as a single (R) or (S) enantiomer, comprising the conversion of a compound of formula (II), or a salt thereof, either as a single (R) or (S) enantiomer or as a mixture thereof wherein X is hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, aryl, amino, N3 or halogen; into a compound of formula (I), and if desired, the separation of a single enantiomer of formula (I) from the racemic mixture, and/or, if desired, the conversion of a compound of formula (I) into a salt thereof, or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Dipharma Francis S.r.l.
    Inventors: Pietro Allegrini, Emanuele Attolino, Gianmaria Dell'Anna, Mario Michieletti
  • Charger for rechargeable batteries for diagnostic instruments
    Patent number: D653206
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Heine Optotechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Oliver Heine, Dirk Schade, Anton Schneider, Bela Michael Rohrbacher, Kristian Kellner
  • Package for food products
    Patent number: D653547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Soremartec S.A.
    Inventor: Franco Canuto
  • Mining tray
    Patent number: D654096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Austin Engineering Ltd.
    Inventor: Jamie Vincent Clarke Hall