Patents Examined by Timothy M. Speer
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Patent number: 7939166Abstract: Disclosed are glass compositions, glass fiber compositions, glass fiber battery separators, glass fiber filter media, battery additives and active materials formed with glass compositions disclosed, glass fiber radiation shields, and glass fiber paper compositions. Certain embodiments include, among other components, bismuth oxide. Certain embodiments include about 0.5-30% bismuth oxide of the composition by weight and silica oxide at about 54-70% of the composition by weight. Embodiments may also include other components. For example, zinc oxide can make up about 0.01-3% of the composition by weight.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2006Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: George Zguris, John Windisch, Patrick Svoboda, Yuri Vulfson
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Patent number: 7939187Abstract: An apatite-containing film having photocatalytic activity is produced by a process comprising the steps of preparing a liquid mixture comprising a Ca-containing compound and a P-containing compound, subjecting the liquid mixture to reaction to prepare an apatite-precursor composition, applying the apatite-precursor composition to a substrate, and drying the applied apatite-precursor composition. The process may further comprise a heating step after the drying step. The apatite-precursor composition is preferably in the form of a sol.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2005Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Toudai TLO, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiya Watanabe, Naoya Yoshida, Masato Wakamura
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Patent number: 7935420Abstract: Seal, particularly for use with a ladle shroud in the casting of molten metal from a ladle, having an intumescent composition containing expandable graphite from which some, but not all, of interstitial water present therein has been removed. The interstitial water can be driven off from known expandable graphite by heating it to between approximately 230° C. and 280° C. for approximately 30 minutes. Once part of its interstitial water has been removed, the expandable graphite is used to produce the intumescent composition, which is then formed/shaped into the required seal.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Refractory Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Norman Edward Rogers
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Patent number: 7935372Abstract: The invention relates to a coated snack product, and to a method for the preparation thereof. According to the invention, a snack product is prepared by coating a core with a least two coating layers, while a coating layer of a dough material located further inwards expands more strongly than an outer coating layer; the outer coating layer is broken on a part of the surface of the core; thereupon, the thus coated core is heated.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Frito-Lay Trading Company (Europe) GmbHInventors: Guido Slegers, Ingrid Dorothe Maria Ganzeboom
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Patent number: 7935427Abstract: A magnesium alloy part includes a part body composed of a magnesium alloy containing aluminum; a paint film at least partially covering the part body; and a magnesium fluoride layer provided immediately under the paint film. The magnesium alloy has an aluminum content of about 6.5 weight % or less.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2007Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiko Matsumoto, Yasushi Kishi, Junichi Inami
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Patent number: 7931927Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing cooked rice with barley in an aseptic packing process, comprising mixing barley, which had been sterilization-treated and then dried, with non-glutinous rice. The method for preparing cooked rice with barley in an aseptic packing system according to the present invention is characterized in that by using barley that has been first gelatinized and then retrogradated, the cooked rice with barley has a reduced initial level of microorganisms in the barley, leading to excellent stability against microorganisms, a long storage life, of 6 months or longer at ambient temperature, excellent appearance, pleasant flavor, and soft, flexible, and sticky texture.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2007Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: CJ Cheiljedang CorporationInventors: Hyo-Young Jeong, Chang Yong Lee, Heon Woong Jung
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Patent number: 7931926Abstract: This invention is a novel composition for preserving fresh cut apples comprising a mixture of ascorbic acid, and one or more of calcium chloride, calcium carbonate, magnesium chloride, calcium hydroxide, and optionally, citric acid or sodium citrate. This invention also relates to a method of preserving fresh cut apples by treating the cut apples with the novel composition dissolved in water and packaging the treated fresh cut apples in a modified atmosphere package.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2004Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: NatureSeal, Inc.Inventors: Perry D. Lidster, William Duncan Powrie, Miriam O'Donovan, Cheong Kit Leung
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Patent number: 7931948Abstract: A plasma display panel has front plate (2) and back plate (10) that are faced to each other. The front plate has a display electrode, a dielectric layer, and a protective layer on a front glass substrate, and the back plate has an address electrode, a barrier rib, and a phosphor layer on a back glass substrate. The periphery of the front and back plates is sealed with sealing material (50) to form discharge space. Sealing material (50) contains, as a glass component, bismuth oxide and at least one of molybdenum oxide and tungsten oxide.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Masaki Nishinaka, Akinobu Miyazaki, Seiji Nishitani
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Patent number: 7923109Abstract: An inorganic nanowire having an organic scaffold substantially removed from the inorganic nanowire, the inorganic nanowire consisting essentially of fused inorganic nanoparticles substantially free of the organic scaffold, and methods of making same. For example, a virus-based scaffold for the synthesis of single crystal ZnS, CdS and free-standing L10 CoPt and FePt nanowires can be used, with the means of modifying substrate specificity through standard biological methods. Peptides can be selected through an evolutionary screening process that exhibit control of composition, size, and phase during nanoparticle nucleation have been expressed on the highly ordered filamentous capsid of the M13 bacteriophage. The incorporation of specific, nucleating peptides into the generic scaffold of the M13 coat structure can provide a viable template for the directed synthesis of a variety of materials including semiconducting and magnetic materials.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Angela M. Belcher, Chuanbin Mao, Daniel J. Solis
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Patent number: 7922889Abstract: An anodic oxide film is formed on an aluminium or aluminium alloy work piece by forming an anodic oxide film on the work piece by AC electrolysis followed by subjecting the work piece to DC electrolysis. The AC anodizing step may be conducted at a voltage of 5 to 30V for 30 seconds to 10 minutes and the DC anodizing step may be conducted at a voltage of 5 to 30V for a period of 1 to 20 minutes. The anodic oxide coating is suitable for adhesive bonding of aluminium alloy work pieces.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2006Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Short Brothers PLCInventors: Gary Critchlow, Ian Ashcroft, Timothy Cartwright, David Bahrani
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Patent number: 7923114Abstract: The invention provides certain embodiments that involve sputtering techniques for applying a mixed oxide film comprising silica and titania. In these embodiments, the techniques involve sputtering at least two targets in a common chamber (e.g., in a shared gaseous atmosphere). A first of these targets includes silicon, while a second of the targets includes titanium. Further, the invention provides embodiments involving a substrate bearing a hydrophilic coating, which can be deposited by sputtering or any other suitable thin film deposition technique. The invention also provides techniques and apparatuses useful for depositing a wide variety of coating types. For example, the invention provides thin film deposition technologies in which sputtering apparatuses or other thin film deposition apparatuses are employed.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2005Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Cardinal CG CompanyInventors: Kari Myli, Gary Pfaff, James Brownlee, John German, Annette Krisko, Klaus Hartig
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Patent number: 7914832Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a chlorella fermented food in which a flavor and odor that are peculiar to algae are reduced while production of pheophorbide is suppressed. The method for producing a chlorella fermented food according to the present invention can be achieved by using a chlorella negative in coliform bacteria count, and having a content of free pheophorbide equal to or less than 18 mg % and a viable general bacteria count equal to or less than 8000 cfu/mL, or using a chlorella subjected to a heat sterilization treatment to ferment the chlorella with a baker's yeast. The baker's yeast is blended with the chlorella at a ratio of preferably 0.1 to 15% by weight. Further, the fermentation treatment is preferably carried out in the presence of glucose and a lactic acid bacterium.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignees: Kyoto Eiyo Co., Ltd., Nippon Flour Mills Co., Ltd.Inventor: Keijiro Uchino
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Patent number: 7910172Abstract: A method for fabricating a component having an environmental barrier coating. The method includes providing a component including silicon having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. A bondcoat is bonded to at least a portion of an outer surface of the component. An intermediate layer having a general composition of RE2Si2O7 is bonded to the bondcoat. The intermediate layer has a second coefficient of thermal expansion matched to the first coefficient of thermal expansion. A protective layer having a general composition of RE2SiO5 is bonded to the intermediate layer. A surface layer is bonded to the protective layer. The surface layer includes RE and has a ratio of RE to oxygen of at least 2:3.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Peter Joel Meschter, Curtis Alan Johnson, Krishan Lal Luthra, Reza Sarrafi-Nour
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Patent number: 7910210Abstract: In a method of producing a layer arrangement, a substantially carbon-comprising, electrically conductive carbon layer is formed. A protective layer is formed on the carbon layer. An electrically insulating layer is formed on the protective layer, the protective layer protecting the carbon layer from damage during the formation of the electrically insulating layer. Furthermore, a layer arrangement is provided, having a substantially carbon-comprising, electrically conductive carbon layer, a protective layer formed on the carbon layer, and an electrically insulating layer formed on the protective layer, the protective layer being used to avoid damage to the carbon layer by the electrically insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2006Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Rising Silicon, Inc.Inventors: Franz Kreupl, Maik Liebau, Georg Duesberg, Christian Kapteyn
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Patent number: 7910143Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the extraction of soluble dietary fiber from oat and barley grains using enzymatic hydrolysis treatment, wherein the grain is milled and any endosperm depleted fractions thereof being rich in B-glucans are recombined, without further heat treatment, dispersed in water and then subjected to sequential enzymatic treatment with starch degrading enzymes, followed by an optional step of enzyme inactivation by wet heat treatment, and a subsequent step wherein the hydrolysate mixture is spontaneously or centrifugally separated into at least 3 distinct fractions: a first fraction, which comprises the soluble dietary fiber complex, containing more than 20% B-glucan on a dry matter basis, a second aqueous fraction, and a third fraction comprising most of the protein and oil together with the insoluble fibrous material from the milled grain.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2006Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Biovelop International B.V.Inventors: Sten Kvist, John Mark Lawther
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Patent number: 7897191Abstract: A multi-grain chip having buckwheat hull inclusion of a specific particle size. The buckwheat hull component of the chip provides a visual indication of the multi-grain characteristics of the chip. The particle size of the buckwheat hulls is specified in order to compliment production of the chip on existing corn chip lines and to enhance product visual attributes.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Joseph William Kelly, Terry Moros, Vamshidhar Puppala, Paula A. Wege
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Patent number: 7897253Abstract: The invention relates to a piece comprised in part or in full of a pigmented ceramic in which the pigment is comprised of nanoparticles based on a metal from column IB of the periodic table of the elements or of an alkaline metal, or an alloy of both, coated with a layer of silica, the silica being crystalline silica, particularly cristobalite or tridymite. The ceramic is preferably zirconia or alumina. The nanoparticle silica is crystallized, for example, by a thermal treatment in air or under inert gas at temperatures of between 900° C. and 1400° C. The piece is made by sintering a nanoparticle/ceramic mixture in air or under inert gas at temperatures of between 900° C. and 1250° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Rolex S.A.Inventors: Alke Fink-Petri, Heinrich Hofmann
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Patent number: 7892587Abstract: A coffee product and process are provided which produce a coffee product having elevated levels of 3,7-dimetylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol. In various forms, the coffee product is dry roast and ground coffee or a dry soluble coffee product such as a powder or granule form. The process includes adding 3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol to roast and ground coffee or a soluble coffee to produce an enhanced coffee flavor beverage, or to an extract or solution thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2004Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLCInventors: Mark Richard Thomas Norton, Jeremy John Stagg
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Patent number: 7887923Abstract: Plasma-sprayed layers of aluminium oxide on a substrate are produced by using a pyrogenically produced aluminium oxide, for example selected from the group consisting of borosilicate and steel, as starting powder.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2006Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Yi Deng, Monika Oswald, Klaus Deller, Rolf Clasen, Georg Fehringer
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Patent number: 7883731Abstract: A red colorant is formed of 500 to 3000 ppm of crystalline lycopene mainly encapsulated by chromoplasts, and having a soluble solid concentration below 5° Bx.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2006Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Lycored Natural ProductsInventors: Dov Hartal, Yigal Raveh, Abraham Wolf