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  • Sensing device with array of microelectrodes
    Patent number: 10624547
    Abstract: Devices and systems described herein relate to a sensing device that includes an output area and an electrode area. The output area includes an output circuit comprising an integrator adapted to integrate a received current so as to generate an output voltage corresponding to the received current. The electrode area includes an electrode comprising an exposed, electrically conductive, surface area and electrode circuitry connected to the exposed surface area. The electrode circuitry comprises a voltage-to-current transducer adapted to produce a wire current corresponding to a voltage present at the exposed surface area. The sensing device also includes a connecting wire electrically connecting the electrode circuitry to the output circuit, wherein the current received by the output circuit is the wire current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: IMEC VZW, Katholieke Univesiteit Leuven, KU LEUVEN R&D
    Inventors: Bogdan Raducanu, Srinjoy Mitra, Refet Firat Yazicioglu
  • Use of uric acid for culturing bacteria sensitive to oxygen tension
    Patent number: 10626421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for cultivating in vitro in an acellular culture medium, bacteria for which the growth is sensitive to oxygen content, said bacterium being selected from anaerobic bacteria and intracellular micro-aerophilic bacteria, characterized in that uric acid is added into said acellular culture medium, and said bacterium is cultivated in said culture medium in the presence of oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: FONDATION MEDITERRANEE INFECTION FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE, UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE)
    Inventors: Didier Raoult, Saber Khelaifia, Michel Drancourt
  • PLUGGING AGENT FOR TEMPERATURE-RESISTANT CALCIUM-RESISTANT WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID USED IN OIL AND GAS RESERVOIR PROTECTION, DRILLING FLUID, AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200115611
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of well drilling, and discloses a plugging agent for temperature-resistant calcium-resistant water-based drilling fluid used in oil and gas reservoir protection, a drilling fluid, and uses of the plugging agent and the drilling fluid. The plugging agent for temperature-resistant calcium-resistant water-based drilling fluid used in oil and gas reservoir protection contains acrylamide-diallyldimethylammonium chloride copolymer modified graphene, wherein in the acrylamide-diallyldimethylammonium chloride copolymer, a molar ratio of structural units provided by acrylamide to structural units provided by diallyldimethylammonium chloride is 1:5-15, and the number-average molecular weight of the acrylamide-diallyldimethylammonium chloride copolymer is 15,000-30,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicants: CNPC Engineering Technology R&D Company Limited, China University of Petroleum (East China)
    Inventors: Yuping Yang, Jingping Liu, Long Li, Dongyang Li, Wei Zhang, Lei Guo, Lulu Li
  • BENDING MEMBER FOR WIPER BLADE
    Publication number: 20200114879
    Abstract: The invention concerns a wiper blade for a vehicle, comprising at least one wiper strip intended to come to bear on a glazed surface and at least one bending member (1) housed in a support, the wiper strip being held by the support, the bending member (1) being configured to generate curvature in the wiper blade, the bending member (1) being arranged in the form of a longitudinally extending strip, the strip comprising, seen in cross-section, an intermediate portion (2) arranged between two lateral portions (3a, 3b) of the strip, characterized in that a first thickness (12) of the intermediate portion (2) is less than a second thickness (13) of at least one of the lateral portions (3a, 3b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
  • TEMPERATURE-RESISTANT CALCIUM-RESISTANT WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID FOR OIL AND GAS RESERVOIR PROTECTION AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200115613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of well drilling, and discloses a temperature-resistant calcium-resistant water-based drilling fluid for oil and gas reservoir protection and a use thereof. The water-based drilling fluid contains a filtrate reducer and a plugging agent, wherein the filtrate reducer is a copolymer that contains structural units represented by formula (1), structural units represented by formula (2), and structural units represented by formula (3), wherein, the mass ratio of the structural units represented by formula (1) to the structural units represented by formula (2) to the structural units represented by formula (3) is (0.1-0.2):1:(0.05-0.1), and the number-average molecular weight of the copolymer is 10,000-100,000, the plugging agent is acrylamide-diallyldimethylammonium chloride copolymer modified graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicants: CNPC Engineering Technology R&D Company Limited, China University of Petroleum (East China)
    Inventors: Yuping Yang, Jingping Liu, Min Chang, Long Li, Jinhong Wang, Yan Zhang, Jinsheng Sun
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH SCALABLE ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20200119459
    Abstract: A configurable wireless communications module may include a first antenna layer having one or more antenna operating at a first wireless radio band; a second antenna layer having one or more antenna operating at a second wireless radio band; and a support structure for supporting the first antenna layer and the second antenna layer in a stacked configuration. A scalable modular processor within the communication may be customized based on the particular use scenario and configured to provide a number of functions in the RF domain and in concert with a variety of sensors and components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: HOOK'D WIFI INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy B. FRIED, Jimmy Wynoka SHEFFIELD, JR., Amber E. WAYNE, Frank Carlo PALLONE
  • FIBER OPTIC SHELVING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200116914
    Abstract: A fiber optic shelving system includes a shelf including a plurality of holes, a plurality of fiber optic filaments, each of the plurality of fiber optic filaments having a first end and a second end, and the first end being coupled to one of the plurality of holes, a first camera configured to capture an image of the terminal surfaces of the plurality of fiber optic filaments, and a second camera configured to capture an image of a side of one or more products on the shelf. The fiber optic shelving system identifies, among the plurality of holes, a set of holes that are blocked from light based on the captured image of terminal surfaces of the second ends of the plurality of fiber optic filaments, and determines a number of products on the shelf based on the identified set of holes blocked from light and the captured image of the side of one or more products on the shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: SUNRISE R&D HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: John Christopher Goss, Gregory Daniel Noble, Kevin Michael Roa, Douglas Steven Meiser
  • METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE SENSORIAL PROPERTIES OF OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS, TO REDUCE THE ADHESIVE EFFECT OF SUCH GLYCERIN-BASED OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS
    Publication number: 20200113790
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for improving the sensorial properties of an oil-in-water type emulsion for topical application, including, for 100% of its mass, 5% to 30% by weight of glycerol, characterised in that the oil-in-water type emulsion for topical application includes an effective quantity of a mixture of saturated cyclic or acyclic, linear or branched hydrocarbons, of which at least 95% by weight have between fifteen and nineteen carbon atoms. Also disclosed is a new oil-in-water type emulsion for topical use, including the mixture, and to the use of same in cosmetics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicants: Societe d'Exploitation de Produits Pour les Industries Chimiques Seppic, Total Marketing Services
    Inventors: Sophie CAMBOS, Emmanuelle MERAT, Cécile TAILLEBOIS, Benjamin SWOBODA
  • A SAVOURY CONCENTRATE
    Publication number: 20200113218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a savoury concentrate comprising: a. at least 30 wt. %, by weight of the concentrate, of an oil phase comprising liquid oil; b. 3-30 wt. %, by weight of the concentrate, of an edible salt; c. 1-50 wt. %, by weight of the concentrate, of savoury taste giving ingredients; d. up to 10 wt. %, by weight of the concentrate, of water; and e. expanded gelatinized starch particles; wherein the expanded gelatinized starch particles are dispersed in the oil phase in a concentration of 0.5 to 35 wt. %, by weight of the combined weight of the liquid oil and the gelatinized starch particles. The invention further relates to a method for the preparation of the savoury concentrate and to a process for preparing a ready-to-eat savoury product using the savoury concentrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Leonardus Marcus Flendrig, Hendrikus Theodorus Wilhelmus Maria van der Hijden, Marc Lemmers, Winfried Sailer
  • CONFIGURABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING STACKED ANTENNAS
    Publication number: 20200119457
    Abstract: A configurable wireless communications module may include a first antenna layer having one or more antenna operating at a first wireless radio band; a second antenna layer having one or more antenna operating at a second wireless radio band; and a support structure for supporting the first antenna layer and the second antenna layer in a stacked configuration. The first antenna layer and/or the second antenna layer may be divided into sectors, with a directional antenna assigned to each sector, and with each directional antenna operating on a designated channel. Antenna layers may be individually accessed and removed/inserted for ease of maintenance and enhancement of function. An optional accessory module may support additional sensors and elements beyond antennas to allow for enhanced customization based on the intended application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: HOOK'D WIFI INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy B. FRIED, Jimmy Wynoka SHEFFIELD, JR., Amber E. WAYNE, Frank Carlo PALLONE
  • CHIRAL REAGENTS FOR PREPARATION OF SUBSTITUTED PHOSPHORODIAMIDATE MORPHOLINO OLIGOMERS
    Publication number: 20200115405
    Abstract: A method of preparation of stereospecific synthesis of diastereomerically pure phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers (PMOs) of one of the following general formulas is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi ENDO, Robert T. YU, Francis FANG, Hyeong Wook CHOI, Mingde SHAN
  • Packet of smoking articles with coupon and production method
    Publication number: 20200115146
    Abstract: The invention relates to a packet of smoking articles having: a container; a wrapping wrapping the smoking articles disposed into the container and provided with an accessing zone for the smoking articles; a first coupon, disposed between a front wall of the container and a front wall of the wrapping and comprising a first end disposed at the access zone and a second end, opposed respect to the first end; and a second coupon, interposed between the first coupon and the front wall of the wrapping and comprising a first end at the access zone and a second end, opposed respect to the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Marcello Tenaglia, Francesca Galletti, Alver Tacchi, Roberto Polloni, Luca Federici
  • FILTRATE REDUCER FOR TEMPERATURE-RESISTANT CALCIUM-RESISTANT WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID USED IN OIL AND GAS RESERVOIR PROTECTION, DRILLING FLUID, AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200115612
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of petroleum and natural gas well drilling, and discloses a filtrate reducer for temperature-resistant calcium-resistant water-based drilling fluid used in oil and gas reservoir protection, a drilling fluid, and uses of the filtrate reducer and the drilling fluid. The filtrate reducer for temperature-resistant calcium-resistant water-based drilling fluid used in oil and gas reservoir protection contains structural units represented by formula (1), structural units represented by formula (2), and structural units represented by formula (3), wherein the mass ratio of the structural units represented by formula (1) to the structural units represented by formula (2) to the structural units represented by formula (3) is (0.1-0.2):1:(0.05-0.1), and the number-average molecular weight of the filtrate reducer is 10,000-100,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicants: CNPC Engineering Technology R&D Company Limited, China University of Petroleum (East China)
    Inventors: Yuping Yang, Jingping Liu, Ying Wang, Long Li, Yan Zhang, Yushuang Liu, Pingliang Fang, Weiwei Hao, Wei Zhang
  • CLEANING COMPOSITION WITH A SECOND DISPERSED PHASE
    Publication number: 20200115658
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of cleaning compositions. In particular it relates to liquid, gelled or pasty cleaning compositions comprising one or more detergent surfactants. The invention provides cleaning compositions comprising water, one or more detergent surfactants, a water immiscible oil-based phase, and defibrillated primary cell wall material comprising microfibrils. The invention also relates to a method for preparing a cleaning composition comprising water, one or more detergent surfactants and defibrillated primary cell wall material comprising microfibrils, wherein the method includes a high shear treatment step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Leonardus Marcus FLENDRIG, Gerrit Jan Willem GOUDAPPEL, Anke KUIJK, Sandra Joyce VEEN, Orlin Dimitrov VELEV, Krassimir Petkov VELIKOV, Jan Adrianus VERHEIJ, Yan ZENG
  • System and Method for Automated Preferred Priority Lending
    Publication number: 20200118206
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a prioritized approval of a loan amount. One or more processors may be configured receive a loan request including loan data representative of a borrower and a requested loan amount. The one or more processors may determine, based on the loan data a first decision indicating the loan request is approved in part, or not approved, by a first lender, and in response to the first decision and based on the loan data, a second decision indicating the loan request is approved in full or in part, or not approved, by a second lender. The one or more processors may provide an indication that the loan request is approved in full or in part, or not approved, based on the first decision and the second decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Duvera Billing Services, LLC d/b/a EasyPay Finance
    Inventor: Scott Vertrees
  • PRE-FILLED DRINKING STRAW WITH A CROSS-SLIT VALVE CLOSURE ON BOTH ENDS
    Publication number: 20200113363
    Abstract: The invention is characterized in that the straw body (1) is consisting of two or more segments, which are attached together with connection (5) and that the straw body (1) on its both ends has a cross-slit valve (2, 3) closure and the valves (2, 3) and the straw body (1) are integrated by molecular adhesion. The inlet and outlet valves (2, 3) are of a slit type. The straw body (1) is preferably made of a thermoplastic material and the valves (2, 3) are preferably made of elastomer material. The edge of the straw body (1) is shaped to enable larger surface of the connection between the straw body (1) and the valve (2, 3). The said shape is preferably a groove (8). On the wall on the end of the straw body (1) a tongue-shaped groove (9) is formed on the surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: SISTEKS D.O.O
    Inventor: Boris Nolimal
  • Bicyclic derivatives, a process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
    Patent number: 10618909
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R14, W, A and n are as defined in the description. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in treating conditions requiring a pro-apoptotic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER, VERNALIS (R&D) LTD
    Inventors: Balázs Bálint, Márton Csékei, Zoltán Szabó, Zoltán Szlávik, András Kotschy, Maïa Chanrion, Olivier Geneste, I-Jen Chen, James Edward Paul Davidson, James Brooke Murray, Szabolcs Sipos, Levente Ondi, Ágnes Proszenyák
  • Intelligent ventilation system
    Patent number: 10619873
    Abstract: An additional part to be located in an air vent and an air vent for a ventilation system including a number of elements, which air vent lets air enter the ventilation system and/or move away from the ventilation system. The additional part of the air vent includes one or several sensors measuring parameters related to air quality, a data transfer interface for implementing data transfer between the air vent and other elements of the ventilation system, and a processing unit which is automatically configured to determine changes needed in the settings of the ventilation system on the basis of parameters measured by the sensors and send information on the changes needed in the other elements of the ventilation system through the data transfer interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Air D Fin Oy
    Inventors: Simo Mönkkönen, Artur Glad
  • Method for rapid generation of an attenuated RNA virus
    Patent number: 10619137
    Abstract: The present invention harnesses the power of mutagenesis to produce an attenuated RNA virus in a very short period, i.e. as soon as the complete sequence of the target virus is known and an infectious genome can be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: UNIVERSITÉ D'AIX-MARSEILLE, INSERM
    Inventors: Antoine Nougairéde, Lauriane De Fabritus, Fabien Aubry, Xavier De Lamballerie, Ernest Andrew Gould
  • Use of hydroxycarbamide for preventing retinal nonperfusion
    Patent number: 10617658
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of hydroxycarbamide (HC) for reducing and/or delaying the extension of capillary nonperfusion, a cause of irreparable visual impairment in patients suffering from central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). This is the first systemic treatment which makes it possible to reduce retinal ischemic complications in patients in whom (CRVO) has been recently diagnosed and is consequently in a rapidly progressive phase. Given the low toxicity of HC evaluated on a large scale in children and adults in the context of other diseases for decades, the results of the present study open up a new therapeutic approach in the treatment of CRVO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D'OPHTALMOLOGIE QUINZE-VINGTS, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICAL (INSERM), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), IMAGINE INSTITUT DES MALADIES GENETIQUES NECKER ENFANTS MALADES, ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE—HOPITAUX DE PARIS, UNIVERSITE PARIS DESCARTES
    Inventors: Yves Colin, Jean-Francois Girmens, Olivier Hermine, Emmanuel Heron, Michel Paques