Patents Assigned to E
  • Publication number: 20090127498
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-flammable refrigerant composition consisting of pentafluoroethane in an amount from 62-70% based on the weight of the composition selected from 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, or a mixture thereof in an amount from 26 to 36% by weight based on the weight of the composition and mixture of dimethyether and n-butane in an amount of from 1-4% by weight based on the weight of the composition. Optionally, the composition may include at least one lubricant, at least one additive or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: NEIL ANDRE ROBERTS, Owen Ross Chambers
  • Patent number: 7534055
    Abstract: An optical fiber link has a plurality of optical fiber spans joined one to the other, the plurality of optical fiber spans including at least one first unidirectionally-spun optical fiber span and at least one second unidirectionally-spun optical fiber span having mutually opposite spinning directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi Energia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alexis Debut, Francesco Sartori, Martino Travagnin
  • Patent number: 7534935
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an acyltransferase, more specifically a phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase. The invention also relates to the construction of a recombinant DNA construct encoding all or a portion of the phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct results in production of altered levels of the phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Karlene H. Butler, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Omolayo O. Famodu, Sarah E. Hall, Edgar B. Cahoon
  • Patent number: 7535624
    Abstract: An electro-optic display comprises a layer (130) of a solid electro-optic material, at least one electrode disposed adjacent the layer (130) of electro-optic material, and a layer (180) of a lamination adhesive interposed between the layer (130) of electro-optic material and the electrode, the lamination adhesive (180) having a higher electrical conductivity in a direction perpendicular to the layer of lamination adhesive than in the plane of the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Karl R. Amundson, Robert W. Zehner, Richard M. Webber, Katherine Geramita, Libing Zhang, Andrew L. Loxley, Gregg M. Duthaler, John E. Ritter, Michael L. Steiner, Mavyn M. Holman, Justin J. Abramson, Glen Crossley
  • Patent number: 7533993
    Abstract: An electro-active phoropter and a method of using the electro-active phoropter to measure a patient's vision prescription is disclosed. The electro-active phoropter includes a series of individually addressable electro-active lenses. The lenses have either a positive or negative optical power when an electrical potential is applied across the lens and a neutral optical power when no electrical potential is applied across the lens. Each lens provides an optical power that is part of a net optical power of the series of lenses when a patient views through the phoropter. The optical power of the phoropter can be incrementally adjusted by changing the distribution of the electrical potential across the different lenses of the series to provide increasing or decreasing optical power until a patient achieves a desired level of clarity and a vision prescription has been determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: E-Vision, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald D. Blum, William Kokonaski, Dwight P. Duston
  • Patent number: 7534207
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable devices and systems for the differential monitoring the condition of the tissue or fluid emitted from the site in proximity to the implants. The invention may also include modifications of the implantable device to stabilize or immobilize the device in the proximity of the tissue to be monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California
    Inventors: Ramez Emile Necola Shehada, Nicolas Jabbour
  • Patent number: 7536071
    Abstract: An optical cable for communication includes at least one micromodule, wherein the micromodule is blocked with respect to the propagation of water. The at least one micromodule includes at least one optical fiber, a retaining element for housing the at least one optical fiber, and a thixotropic filling compound arranged within the retaining element. The filling compound is thixotropic, has a viscosity higher than or equal to 700 Pa·s at zero shear rate and at a first temperature of 20° C., a loss modulus G? lower than or equal to 3000 MPa at 1 Hz and at a second temperature of ?45° C., and is compatible with the retaining element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi Energia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Massimiliano Pavan, Massimo Pizzorno, Alessandro Ginocchio, Davide Ceschiat
  • Patent number: 7533747
    Abstract: A traction assembly includes a wheel with a wheel shaft and traction means which, when in operation, exert torque on the wheel shaft. The traction assembly further includes a first electromotor coupled to a second electromotor, housings, stators, rotors, controllers, at least one operating means connected to a controller, at least one measurement tool and at least one data communication means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: E-Traction Europe B.V.
    Inventor: Adrianus Johannes Heinen
  • Publication number: 20090120480
    Abstract: A locking device for a tent comprises a pole 2, a lock base 3 installed to allow hoisting/lowering of the pole, a lock hole 4 provided the pole, and a lock pin 5, provided movably within the lock base in the longitudinal direction, thus enabling the lock pin to be in a locking position to allow it enter the lock hole, to be retracted to an unlocking position, to allow the lock pin to disengage from the lock hole. An elastic body 6 pushes the lock pin towards the locking position all the time. An operating lever 7 provided on the lock base can move the lock pin to an unlocking position; a coming-off prevention and holding means 8 allows the lock pin to be placed in a safety position for preventing accidental unlocking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: SAN-E-PROTENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takayama
  • Publication number: 20090123748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of high tensile strength and low creep polymer yarns, wherein it comprises the following steps: (a) preparing a mixture of: (i) a first ultra high molecular weight polyolefin polymer or copolymer, (ii) a second clay nanocomposite polyolefin polymer or copolymer, and (iii) a non-polar spinning solvent, (b) feeding the resulting suspension through an extruder at a temperature of at least 180° C., causing the formation of a gel, (c) spinning the gel so obtained in a spinneret with a length to diameter ratio (L/D) of at least 15, (d) cooling the yarn to a temperature below 2° C., (e) subsequently removing the non-polar spinning solvent, and (f) drawing the yarn so obtained so as to obtain a tensile strength value of at least 18 cN/Dtex and a creep value lower than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicants: BRASKEM S.A., PROFIL IND E COM DE FIOS LTDA.
    Inventors: Leticia Socal da Silva, Alan Kardec do Nascimento, Breno de La Rue, Marcos Roberto Paulino Bueno, Martha de La Rue Beckedorf
  • Publication number: 20090121383
    Abstract: This invention relates to a fibrillar microstructure and processes for the manufacture thereof. These processes involve micromachining and molding, and can prepare sub-micron dimensioned fibrillar microstructures of any shape from polymeric as well as other materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Anand Jagota, Jinsoo Kim
  • Publication number: 20090123689
    Abstract: A carpet cushion has attached thereto or thereon a layer of polymer composition comprising, consisting essentially of, consisting of, or produced from a fatty acid-modified ionomer and optionally blended or coextruded with an ethylene-containing polymer wherein the ionomer comprises, consists essentially of, consists of, or is produced from an ethylene copolymer and a fatty acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Donna Lynn Visioli, Gregory E. Hindman
  • Publication number: 20090120619
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for exchanging heat in a vapor compression heat transfer system. In particular, it relates to use of an intermediate heat exchanger to improve performance of a vapor compression heat transfer system utilizing a working fluid comprising at least one fluoroolefin. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a vapor compression heat transfer system comprising an intermediate heat exchanger in combination with a dual-row evaporator or a dual-row condenser, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: ALLEN CAPRON SIEVERT, MARIO JOSEPH NAPPA, BARBARA HAVILAND MINOR, THOMAS J. LECK, VELLIYUR NOTT MALLIKARJUNA RAO, EKATERINA N. SWEARINGEN, CORNEILLE SCHMITZ, NANDINI C. MOULI, DEEPAK PERTI, DENIS CLODIC, MARY E. KOBAN
  • Publication number: 20090122389
    Abstract: An electro-optic assembly comprises an adhesive layer and a layer of electro-optic material. The adhesive layer comprises a polymeric adhesive material and an ionic material having either its cation or its anion fixed to the polymeric adhesive material. The ionic material reduces the volume resistivity of the polymeric adhesive material and is not removed upon heating to 50° C. In a similar electro-optic assembly comprising an adhesive layer and a layer of electro-optic material, the adhesive layer comprises a polymeric adhesive material which has been subjected to dialysis or diafiltration to remove organic species having a molecular weight less than about 3,500, so that the adhesive material has a content of N-methylpyrrolidone not exceeding 500 ppm based upon the total weight of the adhesive layer and layer of electro-optic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: E INK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas H. Whitesides, Lan Cao
  • Publication number: 20090125425
    Abstract: A method for auditable tracking of a shipment is described. The method includes providing instructions for execution on a server and for execution on a mobile device. The instructions for execution on the server include at least one code segment configured to: receive a request from a shipper to ship a plurality of goods, receive logistics information from a logistics company in response to the request form the shipper, receive from the shipper a bill of lading (BOL), and receive from the logistics company data identifying a quantity of the plurality of goods that was delivered. The instructions for execution on the mobile device include at least one code segment configured to: enable a user to edit the BOL responsive to an inspection by the user of the delivered plurality of goods, and provide the edited BOL to the server, the shipper, and the logistics company.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: HUNTER E. RILEY, LLC
    Inventors: David D. Kloostra, Curtis Miller
  • Publication number: 20090125415
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for selecting a lowest bidding vendor from a plurality of vendors of a customized good or service, including receiving a set of vendor's attributes from each of the plurality of vendors representing their respective capabilities, and receiving an invitation-for-bid data from the buyer defining a custom job for which the buyer desires price quotes or bids. The vendor attributes or the invitation-for-bid, or both, are received through a web browser. The invitation-for-bid is compared to each of the vendor's attributes according to certain standard or optional selection criteria to generate a vendor selection pool of vendors qualified to bid on the job. Each vendor in the vendor selection pool receives a vendor's invitation-for-bid. A bid is received from at least one vendor in the vendor selection pool, the lowest price bid is identified, the buyer is informed of the identity of the selected vendor, and solicited for approval of the selected vendor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: e-LYNXX Corporation
    Inventor: William A. Gindlesperger
  • Publication number: 20090120483
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thick film conductive composition comprising: (a) electrically conductive silver powder; (b) zinc-containing additive; (c) glass frit wherein said glass frit is lead-free; dispersed in (d) organic medium. The present invention is further directed to an electrode formed from the composition above wherein said composition has been fired to remove the organic vehicle and sinter said glass particles. Still further, the invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device from a structural element composed of a semiconductor having a p-n junction and an insulating film formed on a main surface of the semiconductor comprising the steps of (a) applying onto said insulating film the thick film composition detailed above; and (b) firing said semiconductor, insulating film and thick film composition to form an electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Alan Frederic Carroll, Keneth Warren Hang
  • Publication number: 20090124719
    Abstract: Provided are polyurethane foams containing polytrimethylene ether segments derived from polytrimethylene ether glycols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Creazzo, Gary Loh, Hari Babu Sunkara
  • Patent number: 7531204
    Abstract: A light-activatable polymer composition and polymer composite includes a polymer binder selected from epoxy resins, silica filled epoxy, bismaleimide resins, bismaleimide triazines, fluoropolymers, polyesters, polyphenylene oxide/polyphenylene ether resins, polybutadiene/polyisoprene crosslinkable resins (and copolymers), liquid crystal polymers, polyamides, cyanate esters, or combinations thereof, the polymer binder being present in an amount from 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 96, or 97 weight-percent of the total weight of the polymer composition; a spinel crystal filler present in an amount from 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 weight-percent of the total weight of the polymer composition, and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Yueh-Ling Lee, Meredith L. Dunbar, Harry Richard Zwicker, Carl B. Wang, Brian C. Auman, Shane Fang
  • Patent number: D592592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: E-Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kim Jong Woon