Patents Assigned to D
  • Separation apparatus
    Patent number: 9033157
    Abstract: A separation-apparatus for separating from a particle-stream at least a first fraction with particles of a first group of dimensions, and a second fraction with particles of a second group of dimensions, comprising an infeed-device (2, 10) for the particle-stream, a rotatable drum (5) having at its circumference plates (6, 6), each plate having a radially extending hitting surface for the particles, at least a first receiving area (12) proximal to the drum for receipt therein of particles of the first fraction, and at least a second receiving area (11) distant from the drum for receipt therein of particles of the second fraction, wherein a conveyor (17) in the second receiving area (12) moves during use at a speed of at least 2 m/s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Inashco R&D B.V.
    Inventors: Simon Peter Maria Berkhout, Peter Carlo Rem
  • Method of measuring morpho-geometrical parameters of a person wearing eyeglasses
    Patent number: 9033496
    Abstract: A method of measuring morpho-geometrical parameters of a person wearing eyeglasses includes causing the person to observe a point situated in front at infinity while holding the head naturally on a direction (24) that is substantially horizontal, acquiring a first image of the position of the frame (21) in this first posture, causing the person to observe the target (8, 18) placed in a known position relative to the image acquisition system, by adopting a position that is natural and comfortable and that involves at least a tilting movement of the head; acquiring a second image of the position of the frame (21) in this second posture, determining the positions of the eyes (27) from one of the two images, computer processing of the two images obtained in order to determine the morpho-geometrical parameters of the person, and delivering the results of the measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Fabien Divo, Philippe Pinault
  • Dinitroxide-type biradical compounds optimized for dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP)
    Patent number: 9035054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of organic chemistry and in particular to organic free radicals used as polarizing agents in the technique of Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP), which involves transferring the polarization of electron spins to the nuclei of a compound whose Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is being observed. It concerns Dinitroxide-type Biradical polarizing agents characterized by a rigid linkage between the aminoxyl groups of said nitroxide units. This particular structure enables, at low temperatures and high fields, optimal transfer of polarization and optimal enhancement of NMR/MAS signals of the polarized nuclei of the compound studied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSITE D'AIX-MARSEILLE
    Inventors: Oliver Ouari, Hakim Karoui, Francois Le Moigne, Paul Tordo, Robert G. Griffin, Yoh Matsuki, Thorsten Maly
  • Early identification of a vortex ring phase
    Patent number: 9037316
    Abstract: A method for early detection of the vortex ring state in a helicopter includes steps of establishing flight control signals for flight control with regard to the vertical movement axis of the helicopter, detecting resultant movements in the vertical movement axis of the helicopter, and detecting an impending vortex ring state of the helicopter in accordance with a correlation between the flight control signals and the vertical movements in the vertical movement axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Office national d'études et de recherche aérospatiales
    Inventors: Max Abildgaard, Laurent Binet
  • Polarization-insensitive optical filter which has resonant gratings and is adjustable according to the incidence angle
    Patent number: 9036967
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polarization-insensitive optical filter centered on a wavelength measured in vacuum, comprising: first and second waveguides each having a propagation mode; a first grating formed in or on the surface of the first waveguide, the first grating being periodical at least along a first axis Ox defining a first orthonormal base Oxyz; a second grating formed in or on the surface of the second waveguide, the second grating being periodical at least along a second axis Ox? defining a second orthonormal base Ox?y?z; wherein the first and second grating are provided one above another and are such that the first axis Ox and the second axis Ox? define an angle ? different from ±?/2 radians so that, when the first grating is illuminated by a light beam, the propagation modes are excited and have orthogonal fields for an angle of incidence of the light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Antoine Monmayrant, Olivier Gauthier-Lafaye, Kristel Chan Shin Yu, Anne-Laure Fehrembach, Anne Sentenac, Philippe Arguel, Jacques Loesel
  • Packet of cigarettes, and method of producing a packet of cigarettes
    Patent number: 9033141
    Abstract: A packet (1) of cigarettes having: an inner package (2) defined by a group (30) of cigarettes wrapped in a sheet (29) of wrapping material having at least one tear line (32) defining a tear-off top portion (31); an inner container (4) housing the inner package (2) and having an extraction opening (10) for access to the tear-off top portion (31); an outer container (5) housing the inner container (4) in sliding manner, to allow the inner container (4) to slide, with respect to the outer container (5), between a closed position, in which the inner container (4) is inserted inside the outer container (5), and an open position, in which the inner container (4) is extracted partly from the outer container (5); and a tear-off lid (45) connected to the inner container (4) by at least one tear line (48), and covering at least part of the extraction opening (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: G. D. SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Marco Ghini, Roberto Polloni, Andrea Biondi
  • Information provided to parent regarding a called for child protection
    Patent number: 9036797
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information of a calling party to an alert party, wherein the calling party is in communication with the receiving party in a communications network. The method includes receiving a message from a calling party to a receiving party and performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database, wherein the lookup is based on an identifier associated with the message, Thereafter, an alert is sent to the alert party if the calling party information is unavailable in a contact list of the receiving party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: I D YOU, LLC
    Inventors: Monica Rose Martino, Kevin V. Nguyen, M. Gregory Smith
  • Method of controlling clutch transfer torque in hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 9037369
    Abstract: A method of controlling clutch transfer torque in a hybrid vehicle comprises estimating clutch characteristics from a relation between a control current for a clutch hydraulic valve and a clutch transfer torque corresponding to the control current for the clutch hydraulic valve. With the method, a clutch friction coefficient can be precisely estimated, thereby reducing/eliminating a shock that can occur in the event of the clutch going on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Japan R&D Center Inc., Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Kadota Keiji
  • Modified gram-negative bacteria for use as vaccines
    Patent number: 9034630
    Abstract: The invention relates to Gram-negative bacteria carrying an inactivated gene encoding a glycosyltransferase involved in the synthesis of the core of the LPS of said Gram-negative bacteria, wherein said inactivated gene results in the synthesis of a LPS having a modified core. These strains have an attenuated virulence but induce a humoral immunity sufficient for ensuring vaccination of the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique—CNRS, Université d'Aix Marseille, UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Gorvel, Vilma Arce Gorvel, Maite Iriarte, Ignacio Moriyon, Raquel Conde-Alvarez
  • Method for working out the eccentricity and the angular position of a rotating element and device for carrying out such a method
    Patent number: 9035232
    Abstract: A method for working out the angular position of a rotating element, by using at least one fixed light source emitting a light beam in the direction of a fixed sensor, arranging the light source with respect to the rotating element and sensor to induce an interaction between the beam and sensor, and providing a value of the angular position dependent of the sensor's output signal. The method including: arranging on the path of the beam a code-disc presenting a two-dimensional pattern of transparent and opaque areas and an absolute code integral with the rotating element, using the image casted by the code-disc on the sensor for determining the eccentricity of the code-disc in dependence of the angular position of the rotating element, using the eccentricity for compensating the value of the computed angular position, and computing a corrected angular position of the rotating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA-RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPMENT
    Inventor: Peter Masa
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UNIFIED TECHNOLOGICAL STACK MANAGEMENT FOR RELATIONAL DATABASES
    Publication number: 20150134703
    Abstract: An approach is described for providing unified technological stack management (e.g., via a global storage instance) where metadata is delocalized from storage nodes. The approach includes creating a global storage instance, wherein the global storage instance contains metadata for a storage layer including a plurality of storage nodes, and wherein the global storage instance is delocalized from the plurality of storage nodes. The approach also includes receiving a database operation request from an operating system layer. The approach further includes mediating the database operation request between the operating system layer and the storage layer using the global storage instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventors: Shivinder SINGH, Madhu BHIMARAJU, Krishna REDDY
  • Grandiflora rose plant named 'WEKSTOHOCO'
    Publication number: 20150135375
    Abstract: A new variety of Grandiflora rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of creamy white coloration blushing coral-orange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Early Morning LLC d/b/a Weeks Roses
    Inventor: Christian Bédard
  • Exercise Device
    Publication number: 20150133271
    Abstract: An exercise device, including a support, an axle mounted on the support, and at least one roller or wheel mounted on the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: COULTER VENTURES LLC d/b/a ROGUE FITNESS
    Inventor: Dylan JONES
  • CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF AN ALKOXYIMIDAZOL-1-YLMETHYL BIPHENYL CARBOXYLIC ACID
    Publication number: 20150133518
    Abstract: The invention provides crystalline salt forms of 4?-{2-ethoxy-4-ethyl-5-[((S)-2-mercapto-4-methylpentanoylamino)methyl]-imidazol-1-ylmethyl}-3?-fluorobiphenyl-2-carboxylic acid. This invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing the crystalline compounds, and methods of using the crystalline compounds to treat diseases such as hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Paul R. Fatheree, Venkat R. Thalladi
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING BDNF EXPRESSION
    Publication number: 20150133529
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide single stranded oligonucleotides for activating or enhancing expression of BDNF. Further aspects provide compositions and kits comprising single stranded oligonucleotides for activating or enhancing expression of BDNF. Methods for modulating expression of BDNF using the single stranded oligonucleotides are also provided. Further aspects of the invention provide methods for selecting a candidate oligonucleotide for activating or enhancing expression of BDNF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicants: RaNA Therapeutics, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachuset General Hospital
    Inventors: Arthur M. Krieg, Romesh Subramanian, James McSwiggen, Jeannie T. Lee
  • NOVEL MELANOMA ANTIGEN PEPTIDE AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150132329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a melanoma antigen peptide comprising the amino acids sequence selected in the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14 or SEQ ID NO: 15 or a function-conservative variant thereof. Moreover the invention also relates to a melanoma antigen peptide according to the invention for use in the prevention or the treatment of melanoma in patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicants: INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), UNIVERSITE D'ANGERS
    Inventors: Nathalie Labarriere, Francois Lang, Mathilde Bobinet, Anne Rogel
  • COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING OBESITY AND INSULIN RESISTANCE DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20150133396
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for modulating the activity or level of a sirtuin, thereby treating or preventing obesity or an insulin resistance disorder, such as diabetes in a subject. Exemplary methods comprise contacting a cell with a sirtuin activating compound or an inhibitory compound to thereby increase or decrease fat accumulation, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: David A. Sinclair, Maria Alexander-Bridges
  • METHOD OF TREATING HAIR
    Publication number: 20150128984
    Abstract: A method of straightening the hair comprising the step of applying to the hair a hair treatment composition comprising: i) at least 0.4 wt % of the total composition of a sugar alcohol; and ii) at least 0.4 wt % of the total composition of a bi or tridentate carboxylic acid in which the ratio of sugar alcohol to acid is 1:5 to 5:1; and iii) heating the resulting composition to a temperature of greater than 120° C. for at least 10 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a/ UNILEVER
    Inventors: Prem Kumar Cheyalazhagan Paul, Susan Pye
  • Jewelry ring
    Patent number: D729683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Gerhard D. Wempe KG
    Inventor: Kim Eva Wempe
  • Jewelry ring
    Patent number: D729684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Gerhard D. Wempe KG
    Inventor: Kim Eva Wempe