Patents Assigned to E
  • PROCESS FOR MAKING A COMPOSITE
    Publication number: 20110000617
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for making a consolidated or densified composite article comprising polymer, particularly fluoropolymer, and oriented carbon fiber, which provides suitability for use in chemical-mechanical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: J. David Booze, James E. Weishampel
  • WATER PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING PRESSURE FILTER AND PORE CONTROL FIBER FILTER
    Publication number: 20110000849
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water purification apparatus and method using a pressurized micro-filter preprocessed with a coagulation inclined-plate sedimentation reservoir and a pore-control fiber filter for improvement of a recovery rate, which removes the dissolved organic materials and the turbidity of raw water through a preprocess by a flash mixer, a two-stage coagulation reservoir and an inclined-plate sedimentation reservoir, thereby making it possible to reduce the use of coagulants, the generation of sludge by-products, the inflow load of membranes, and the facility size in comparison with the conventional standard water purification processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: DAEWOO E&C CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eui-Sin LEE, Bum-Goo LEE, Hee-Kyong OH, Jung-Yeol EOM
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PRODUCT INFORMATION OVER A CARRIER WAVE
    Publication number: 20110004751
    Abstract: A customer relationship management (CRM) method using IBOC-radio signals is provided. A message in the radio signal is parsed to obtain a key. The key is compared to a plurality of stored keys. When the received key matches a stored key, a data structure associated with the message is outputted. A device comprising a lookup table with a plurality of stored keys, a tuner unit that receives a CRM in an IBOC signal, and a controller in electrical communication with the lookup table and tuner is provided. The controller comprises (i) instructions for comparing a key in the CRM to one or more stored keys in the plurality of stored keys and (ii) instructions for permitting the display of a display text associated with the received key when there is a match between the received key and a key in the plurality of stored keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: E-RADIO USA, INC.
    Inventor: Jackson Kit Wang
  • PLANT MYB TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOMOLOGS
    Publication number: 20110003697
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a Myb-related transcription factor. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the Myb-related transcription factor, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the Myb-related transcription factor in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, Yiwen Fang, Joan T. Odell, Zude Weng
  • Method for spectral side lobe suppression in OFDM-based communication system
    Patent number: 7864873
    Abstract: The invention relates to N subcarriers of an OFDM communication system or OFDM based multi-carrier communication system M subcarriers used as cancellation subcarriers to achieve side lobe suppression of the OFDM transmission signal, where M<N. The M cancellation subcarriers are scaled with a generally complex weighting factor. Determining the weighting factor is performed in accordance with a suitable optimization criterion. Application in OFDM-based wireless and wired communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.
    Inventors: Michael Schnell, Sinja Brandes
  • Non contact wheel alignment sensor and method
    Patent number: 7864309
    Abstract: A sensor and method of determining the orientation of an object, such as the alignment characteristics of a tire and wheel assembly mounted on a vehicle, includes projecting a plurality of light planes from a first light projector onto a tire and wheel assembly to form a plurality of generally parallel illumination lines on a tire of the tire and wheel assembly, receiving a reflected image of at least some of the illumination lines with a photo electric device reflected from the tire at an angle relative to a projecting angle of the first light projector, and determining a plane defined by spatial coordinates from a selected point located on each illumination line imaged by the photo electric device, with the plane representing the orientation of the tire and wheel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignees: Burke E. Porter Machinery Company, Verhaert New Products & Services NV
    Inventors: Kris De Sloovere, Didier Beghuin, Koen Verhaert
  • Water-resistant telecommunication cable
    Patent number: 7865047
    Abstract: Telecommunication cable having an elongated element housing at least one transmitting element. The elongated element has a water-soluble polymeric composition of a vinyl alcohol/vinyl acetate copolymer having a saponification degree of about 60% to about 95%; a plasticizer; a hydrolysis stabilizer compound having a chelant group having two hydrogen atoms bonded to two respective heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. The two hydrogen atoms have a distance between each other of 4.2×10?10 m to 5.8×10?10 m. The stabilizer compound is present in an amount of at least 0.75 mmoles per 100 g of copolymer. The elongated element is in particular a buffer tube housing a plurality of optical fibers. The presence of the stabilizer reduces the increase of the hydrolysis degree of the copolymer upon aging, thus maintaining the desired water blocking properties of the copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Prysmian Cavi e Sistemi Energia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Mauro Maritano, Raffaella Donetti, Antonio Campana, Massimiliano Pavan, Raimondo Scordamaglia
  • Method for establishing the authenticity of the identity of a service user and device for carrying out the method
    Patent number: 7865719
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process and a device for establishing the authenticity of the identity of a service user relative to a service provider for release of an access authorization (password) for a service using two different data input terminals, a registration server and a message converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Müller, Alexis Trolin, Siegfried Ergezinger, Anita Döhler
  • Tetra-mirror multi-reflection scanning module
    Publication number: 20100328733
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an image scanning module having four reflecting mirrors, the image scanning module comprises at least one source, four reflection mirrors, a pickup lens, an image sensor and a frame, wherein at least one of reflection mirror is multi-reflection along the optical path, satisfies the specific optical conditions. The TTL (total tracking length) can only be adjusted through the arrangement of the distance of the four reflecting mirrors and will not need to adjust through the angle of the four reflecting mirrors. Accordingly, the benefit of present invention not only increases the field of depth by increasing the total length of optical path in the limited space, but also be convenient to assemble respectively to different total tracking length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: E-PIN OPTICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ai-Lien Lai, Ching-Yuan Lin, San-Woei Shyu
  • PROCESS FOR MAKING POLYESTER NANOCOMPOSITES
    Publication number: 20100331469
    Abstract: A method for making polyester nanocomposite materials by polymerization in the presence of exfoliated fibrous clay nanoparticles includes dispersing the nanoparticles in a mixture of diol, water, and sodium salt before polymerization, thereby improving the dispersion of the nanoparticles in the final nanocomposite. This results in enhanced mechanical properties, such as modulus, in articles made from the nanocomposite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Surbhi MAHAJAN, Nathaniel A. Barney
  • Foamed Fluoropolymer Article
    Publication number: 20100326697
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an article made from a foamable thermoplastic polymer composition. The foamable composition of the article includes a partially-crystalline melt processible perfluoropolymer and a foam nucleating package. The foamable composition of the article has a uniform foam cell size where the foam cell size of at least 90% of the foamed cells is 50 micrometers or less. The foam nucleating package ranges from 0.1 to 10 wt % of the combined weight of the perfluoropolymer and the foam nucleating package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: SUNDAR KILNAGAR VENKATARAMAN, ROBERT THOMAS YOUNG
  • INTERNAL PIPE CLAMP ALIGNMENT GUIDES WITH PURGE BACKUP
    Publication number: 20100327045
    Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for clamping adjacent ends of pipe sections to be welded, the apparatus comprising a plurality of clamping members movable between retracted and extended clamping positions, each of the clamping members comprising a clamping shoe and a connecting member connecting the shoe to the apparatus frame; each of the clamping shoes comprising a longitudinal groove on its clamping surface oriented parallel to the adjacent pipe ends, at least one gas passageway through the clamping shoe which extends from a surface of the shoe away from the clamping surface to a termination point within the longitudinal groove, and at least one alignment guide device in the longitudinal groove; a means for delivering an inert purge gas to the longitudinal groove through the gas passageway; and a means for moving the clamping members between the retracted and extended clamping positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: DENNIS D. NUNNERY
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20100332609
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling the transport of articles comprises in one embodiment one or more communication devices for receiving and transmitting data, at least one primary server in communication with the primary server for allocating couriers for the collection and delivery of articles, a program for controlling the server, and at least one remote interface for placing orders for the collection and delivery of the articles, wherein the program, upon the execution of an order, compares stored historical travel times from one geographic location to another with actual travel times from one geographic location to another to thereby provide updated estimates for the collection time and delivery time of articles provided in subsequent orders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: E-Courier (UK) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jay Philip Bregman, Thomas Edward Michael Allason, Andrea L. Attanasio, Gianluca Fiorita, Gianpaolo Ghiani, Massimo Guccione, Roberto Musmanno
  • PROPANEDIOL SOIL RESIST COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20100327212
    Abstract: A soil resist composition comprises a) a polyfluoro organic compound having at least one urethane or urea, b) 1,3-propanediol, and c) a surfactant, the soil resist composition having freeze thaw stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Joyce Monson Materniak, Edward Patrick Carey
  • MEMS SCANNING TOUCH PANEL AND COORDINATE DECTION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100328243
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a MEMS scanning coordinate detection method and a touch panel thereof, wherein the touch panel comprises a light source module, a MEMS reflector, an image sensor, an image signal processor, and a coordinate calculator. When the laser light from the light source module is reflected by the MEMS reflector, the laser light is transformed into a scanning light beam. When the touch panel is touched by a pen or a finger, the scanning light beam is blocked and two inactive pixels are formed on the image sensor. The electronic signal is transmitted from the image signal processor and calculated by the coordinate calculator to determine the touch point position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: E-PIN OPTICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chao-Hsin Wang, Yung-Shan Lin, San-Woei Shyu
  • PMMA binding peptides and methods of use
    Patent number: 7858581
    Abstract: Combinatorially generated peptides are provided that have binding affinity for polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). The peptides may be used to deliver benefit agents to various PMMA surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Scott D. Cunningham, David J. Lowe, John P. O'Brien, Hong Wang, Antoinette E. Wilkins
  • Product comprising ionomer and plasticizer
    Patent number: 7858681
    Abstract: A product comprises or is produced from a substrate and optionally a thermal insulation wherein the substrate comprises or is produced from polyvinyl chloride and a liquid plasticizer; the substrate, the insulation material, or both is coated, laminated, coextruded, or applied with a barrier layer comprising an ionomer; and the substrate is in close proximity to the insulation material. Also disclosed is a process that can be used to prevent liquid plasticizer from migrating out of polyvinyl chloride product wherein the product is optionally in close proximity to a thermal insulation; the process comprises coating, laminating, coextruding, or applying a barrier layer disclosed above onto the surface, or a portion thereof, of the product or onto the insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Kevin Patrick McAllister, Elizabeth R. Griffin
  • Water-blocked optical cable and process for the production thereof
    Patent number: 7860361
    Abstract: An optical cable for communication includes at least one retaining element blocked with respect to the water propagation as well as a process for manufacturing such an optical cable. The optical cable includes, in addition to the retaining element, at least two transmission elements housed within the retaining element and a water swellable yarn housed within the retaining element. The water swellable yarn is selected according to the following equation: V w V TF = k V t + R ( 1 ) in which Vw is the volume of the water swellable yarn after swelling upon contact with water; VTF is the total free volume in the retaining element; k is a constant ?180; R is a constant ?1.4; and Vt is the free volume per each transmission element. Advantageously, the optical cable is water-blocked and the water swellable yarn does not induce microbending effects on the transmission elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Prysmian Cavi e Sistemi Energia S.r.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Ginocchio, Enrico Consonni, Paolo Arturo Presa, Massimo Pizzorno, Mauro Maritano
  • Use of a storage capacitor to enhance the performance of an active matrix driven electronic display
    Patent number: 7859637
    Abstract: A system and method of use of a storage capacitor to improve the appearance and addressing characteristics of an electronically driven display. The capacitor is formed by the overlap of portions of electrodes used to address different pixels, or by the overlap of an addressing line and a conductor. An insulator layer situated between the capacitor electrodes can be the same insulator layer present in an FET transistor used to address the pixel. Methods of use of capacitors to achieve improved display addressing are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Karl R. Amundson, Paul S. Drzaic, Peter T. Kazlas
  • Sequences diagnostic for shrimp pathogens
    Patent number: 7858310
    Abstract: Primers have been isolated that are diagnostic for the detection of the taura syndrome virus (TSV). The primers are based on a new portion of the TSV genome and may be used in primer directed amplification or nucleic acid hybridization assay methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Ebersole, Jianzhong Zhang, Christian Peter Lenges, Mario W. Chen