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Universal protein formulation meeting multiple dietary needs for optimal health and enhancing the human immune system

The invention includes a protein rich, dry dietary supplement comprising a blend of legume protein, whey protein, egg white, calcium caseinate and powdered skim milk that is specifically formulated for weight control without the use of artificial appetite suppressants, but instead provides beneficial nutrients and supplements that naturally curb the appetite for specified periods of time. A preferred set of ingredients includes a protein blend combined with additional nutrients, vitamins, minerals and flavorings to enhance taste and further control the need for caloric intake. Various other preferred forms of the invention provide for implementation to allow for weight gain or weight maintenance of individuals desirous of the use of the beverage as a dietary supplement for those purposes.
Owner:ROBERTSON MARION G

Spacecraft shading device combined navigation methods based on multi-information amalgamation

InactiveCN101178312AHigh precisionHigh autonomous navigation informationInstruments for comonautical navigationSpace vehicleStar sensor
A combined navigation method for space vehicles based on multiple information integration belongs to automatic navigation methods of space vehicles. The navigation method includes the following steps of building a satellite motion state equation based on dynamics of orbits; building a satellite automatic navigation system based on X ray detector; building a satellite automatic navigation sub-system based on infrared horizon sensor and star sensor; building a satellite automatic navigation sub-system based on radar altimeter; building a satellite automatic navigation sub-system based on ultraviolet triaxial sensor; carrying through information integration processing on the output of the four sub-systems; outputting navigation information; adopting the detecting method of x<2> to detect the system that has a fault and insulating the faulty sub-system. The combined navigation method can realize automatic navigation with high precision of deep space detectors and has the advantages of high reliability and fault-tolerance capacity.
Owner:NANJING UNIV OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS

Method for repair and reconstruction of ruptured ligaments or tendons and for treatment of ligament and tendon injuries

InactiveUS20070162121A1Stabilizing siteLimiting motionSurgeryLigamentsLigament structureIn vivo
A method and a means for repair and reconstruction of ruptured ligaments and tendons by in vivo or ex vivo repair and reconstruction surgical procedures. The method comprises providing a biodegradable sleeve placed around the frayed edges of an injured ligament or tendon for protecting the ligament or tendon injury with a protective shield. A composition comprising a biodegradable tissue adhesive applied on top of, around and / or between the frayed edges of the injured ligament.
Owner:HISTOGENICS

Auricular thermoregulation system for appetite suppression

Disclosed herein is a system to stimulate at least a part of the vestibular system of a patient to induce a sensation of anorexia to promote weight loss. The system can include a thermal element, a power source, a conduit, and a control unit configured to regulate the temperature of the thermal element, the duration in which the thermal element is applied, the duration in between thermal stimuli, and / or the number of stimulus cycles to promote a sensation of anorexia in a patient while avoiding or minimizing undesirable side effects such as nausea, vomiting, nystagmus, or vertigo. Methods of using the system are also disclosed.
Owner:SYLVESTRE DIANA

Synthesis of A,B-alternating copolymers by olefin metathesis reactions of cyclic olefins or olefinic polymers with an acyclic diene

This invention relates generally to synthetic procedures that include the step of ring-opening metathesis of cyclic olefins and reaction with an acyclic diene co-reactant to produce regularly repeating A,B-alternating olefin polymers. The A,B-alternating polymers are produced by varying reaction conditions and / or reactant proportions and using only two types of olefin metathesis (ring-opening and cross) to provide regularly repeating ABAB . . . etc. polymers via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). More particularly, the invention pertains to synthesis of A,B-alternating olefin polymers via olefin metathesis reactions using a Group 8 transition metal complex as the metathesis catalyst. Polymers provided herein have utility in a variety of fields, including not only polymer chemistry per se, but also in the pharmaceutical, biomedical, and packaging industries where the structure and properties of polymers need to be tightly controlled.
Owner:CALIFORNIA INST OF TECH

Compositions and Methods for Improving Mitochondrial Function and Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases and Cognitive Disorders

ActiveUS20120164243A1Increase and maintain metabolic rateImprove and maintain mental performanceBiocideNervous disorderPhysiologyUrolithin
Provided are compositions comprising compounds or precursors to compounds which may be used for a variety of therapeutic applications including, for example, treating and / or preventing a disease or disorder related to reduced or inadequate mitochondrial activity, including aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, and neurodegenerative diseases. The compounds relate generally to urolithins and precursors thereof, including but not limited to ellagitannins and urolithin A. In certain embodiments the compositions are presented in or as food products or nutritional supplements. These same compounds and compositions can also be used advantageously in generally healthy individuals to increase or maintain metabolic rate, decrease percent body fat, increase or maintain muscle mass, manage body weight, improve or maintain mental performance (including memory), improve or maintain muscle performance, improve or maintain mood, and manage stress.
Owner:AMAZENTIS

Novel radiation curable compositions

ActiveUS20100048756A1Acceptable viscosityFast curingImpression capsInksOligomerPhotoinitiator
A radiation curable composition comprising a curable compound, a photo-initiator and a co-initiator, characterized in that said co-initiator is a oligomer or polymer having a repeating unit, said repeating unit comprising at least two tertiary amines, and said polymer being prepared by the polycondensation of di- or oligofunctional Michael acceptors with mono- or oligofunctional aliphatic primary amines or with di- or oligofunctional aliphatic secondary amines or with a mixture thereof.
Owner:AGFA NV

Portable brewing system

A “closed / sealed” portable brewing system with a housing, a cover, and a filter, in which the housing has an opening with external threads having a first axis of rotation, the cover has internal threads with a second axis of rotation opposite from the first axis of rotation, and the filter is fixedly attached between the cover and the opening of the housing.
Owner:ZELL BILL +1

Power supply system and method on board an aircraft

The invention relates to a system and a power supply method, on board an aircraft. The power supply system of an aircraft comprises several generators powering with 230 volts A.C. several distinct electrical cores, wherein the various loads of the aeroplane are connected to each of these cores, in which each core comprises: an input driver (40), several identical power modules (CVS1 . . . CVSn), means of placing in parallel several power modules comprising interconnection inductances (41) between power modules, and a switching matrix (42, 44) comprising a set of contactors, means (52) of piloting the contactors of the switching matrix (42, 44), so as to reconfigure all of these contactors in the case of failure of a power module, several output filters (43), contactors (44) of the switching matrix (42, 44) that may each be connected to at one load (Cij).
Owner:AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS)

Device for controlling weight of a weight training machine and its method

The present invention relates to a device for controlling the weight of a weight training machine and its method which is capable of allowing a user of the weight training machine to control weight of a stack more conveniently, eliminating any inconvenience caused when a fixing pin is inserted into a hole of the stack, which is a weight unit of the conventional weight training machine, preventing the fixing pin from escaping out of the stack during the weight training by the user of the weight training machine so that any safety accident can be kept previously from occurring, allowing the user to control minutely weight for the weight training, being programmable by means of remote electrical control so as to bring about a motive for exercise, and eliminating any restriction of design, which is common in the prior art because of the fixing pin.
Owner:LEE BYUNG DON

Unmanned plane undercarriage control system

ActiveCN101767649ASimple mechanical structureSimple electric drive equipmentUndercarriagesElectric driveLoad carrying
The invention discloses an unmanned plane undercarriage control system which comprises a control mechanism, a drive part, a control part, a sensor part, an undercarriage arm and a damper rod, wherein, the control mechanism has a worm wheel and worm structure, one end of the rocker of the control mechanism is fixedly connected with the worm wheel and the other end is connected with one end of the damper rod, the other end of the damper rod is connected with the upper part of the undercarriage arm through a pin roll, one end of the worm is connected with the drive part, the sensor part is arranged in the upper limit hole and the lower limit hole of the control mechanism, the control mechanism is fixedly arranged on the load-carrying structure of the plane body, the upper end of the undercarriage arm is connected with the plane body through a load-carrying rotating shaft on the plane body and the lower end of the undercarriage arm is connected with the front wheel of the plane, the control part is arranged on the avionics frame of the plane and respectively abutted with the drive part and the drive part through cables. The invention uses the simple mechanical structure, the simple electric drive apparatus and the spring-type damper rod and needs no supplementary structures or power-assisted devices for support, having a small volume and occupying little space. The invention can realize locking of the undercarriage up and down stations under the coordination of the worm wheel and worm structure, the crank link mechanism and the brushless motor static brake resistance.
Owner:CAIHONG DRONE TECH CO LTD

Fluorinated photoresist materials with improved etch resistant properties

InactiveUS20060105269A1Amenable to free-radical copolymerizationReduce polydispersityRadiation applicationsPhotomechanical apparatusPhotoresistCarbonate
A photoresist composition including a polymer is disclosed, wherein the polymer includes at least one monomer having the formula: where R1 represents hydrogen (H), a linear, branched or cyclo alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbons, a semi- or perfluorinated linear, branched or cyclo alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbons or CN; R2 represents an alicyclic group of 5 or more carbon atoms; X represents a methylene, ether, ester, amide or carbonate linkage; R3 represents a linear or branched alkylene group or semi- or perfluorinated linear or branched alkylene group with 1 or more carbon atoms; R4 represents hydrogen (H), methyl (CH3), trifluoromethyl (CF3), difluoromethyl (CHF2), fluoromethyl (CH2F), or a semi- or perflourinated aliphatic group; R5 represents trifluoromethyl (CF3), difluoromethyl (CHF2), fluoromethyl (CH2F), or a semi- or perfluorinated substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group; n represents an integer of 1 or more; and OR12 represents OH or at least one acid labile group selected from a tertiary alkyl carbonate, a tertiary alkyl ester, a tertiary alkyl ether, an acetal and a ketal. A method of patterning a substrate is also disclosed, wherein the method includes: applying the photoresist composition mentioned above to the substrate to form a film; patternwise exposing the film to an imaging radiation source; and developing areas of the film to form a patterned substrate.
Owner:GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC

Ring-opening metathesis polymerization of bridged bicyclic and polycyclic olefins containing two or more heteroatoms

A method is provided for synthesizing a polymer in a controlled fashion using a ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) reaction, wherein polymerization is carried out using a catalytically effective amount of an olefin metathesis catalyst and a bridged bicyclic or polycyclic olefin monomer that contains at least two heteroatoms directly or indirectly linked to each other. Preferred catalysts are Group 8 transition metal complexes, particularly complexes of Ru and Os. Such complexes include the ruthenium bisphosphine complex (PCy3)2(Cl)2Ru═CHPh (1) and the ruthenium carbene complex (IMesH2)(PCy3)(Cl)2Ru═CHPh (2). The invention also provides novel regioregular polymers synthesized using the aforementioned methodology, wherein the polymers may be saturated, unsaturated, protected, and / or telechelic. An exemplary polymer is poly((vinyl alcohol)2-alt-methylene)(MVOH).
Owner:CALIFORNIA INST OF TECH

Vehicle seat comprising a height-adjusting mechanism, and a control device for such a seat

Vehicle seat provided with a height-adjusting mechanism comprising a link connected to a rack which is pivotally mounted to the seat cushion and has a circular toothed section meshing with a pinion mounted to the cushion by means of a rigid yoke the plates of which are guided without free play by arcuate guides formed by the rack, a part of the yoke engaging in an arcuate slot formed in the rack.
Owner:FAURECIA

Resin Composition and Molded Article Composed of the Same

A resin composition comprising a polylactic acid-based resin (A) and methacrylic resins (B), wherein the methacrylic resins having at least (a) a difference of 10° C. or more in glass transition temperature or (b) a difference of 3% or more in syndiotacticity; it is preferred that at least one of the methacrylic resins (B) is a methacrylic resin having a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 450,000, a glass transition temperature of 110° C. or higher and a syndiotacticity of 40% or more, and that the resin composition further contains a multilayer structure polymer formed as particles each consisting of a core layer and one or more shell layers covering it (C) A molded article made of said resin composition.
Owner:TORAY IND INC

Sea Buckthorn compositions and associated methods

Compositions having an effective amount of a Sea Buckthorn extract and an inert carrier and methods of use therefor are disclosed and described. Such methods of use include may include controlling serum lipid concentrations in a subject, and controlling the body weight of a subject, among others.
Owner:PHARMANEX

System for facilitating weight control embodied on hand-held computing device

InactiveUS20050021361A1Promoting weight controlKeep motivatedNutrition controlComputer-assisted diets prescription/deliveryHand heldDisplay device
A system for facilitating the control of body weight of a user includes a hand-held computing device having weight control software executing thereon for maintaining a meal plan for the user. The hand-held computing device includes a comprehensive information database having comprehensive information relating to a plurality of at least one of foods, exercises and meals stored thereon, a favorites information database having favorites information relating to at least one of favorite foods, favorite exercises and favorite meals of the user stored thereon, the favorites information being a subset of the comprehensive information, a display operable to present to the user the meal plan and the favorites information, and an input / output device operable to provide an interface for the user to operate the weight control software in order to select at least one favorite food, favorite exercise or favorite meal from the favorites information so as to manipulate the meal plan.
Owner:WEIGHTWATCHERS COM +1

Magnetic field measurement apparatus

A magnetic field measuring apparatus has a magnetic field shielding apparatus including non-magnetic cylindrical members on which high-permeability sheets are located in a state of being partially overlapped with each other. The cylindrical members are located to surround an axis of a first direction concentrically and having a hollow portion, the cylindrical member located on an innermost-side having a first opening at one end of the first direction, a second opening at the other end of the first direction, and a third opening penetrating the cylindrical members in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the first direction. In addition, the magnetic field measuring apparatus has a living-body holder located in an inner-side space of the cylindrical member and a cryostat inserted into the third opening and maintaining SQUID magnetic-flux meters.
Owner:HITACHI LTD

Molded stone architectural product having a foam core

An architectural cast stone product for use in building construction, which has a unitary shell made of a molded cementitious material that partially surrounds and is affixed to a foam core. The architectural cast stone product has a mounting surface including an exposed surface of the foam core and an exposed surface of the shell. The architectural cast stone product is made by obtaining a front pattern having a desired surface configuration for the architectural cast stone product, obtaining a foam core, affixing the foam core to a backer, affixing the front pattern to the backer that together form a mold, pouring a cementitious material into the mold and into contact with the foam core, at least partially curing the cementitious material to form the architectural cast stone product, and removing the front pattern and backer from the architectural cast stone product.
Owner:E KHASHOGGI INDS +1

System and method for transmitting and receiving a signal in a mobile communication system using a multiple input multiple output adaptive antenna array scheme

A method for transmitting and receiving weight information for creating transmission / reception beams in a mobile communication system using a multiple input multiple output adaptive antenna array scheme. The method includes a receiver receiving a predetermined signal, and differentially providing weights to a first scheme and a second scheme for minimizing an error between the received signal and a predetermined reference signal, thereby obtaining a minimum error value. The receiver generates a despread signal by despreading the received signal, produces a reception weight for creation of a reception beam by the receiver through calculation using the despread signal and the minimum error value, and produces a transmission weight for creation of a transmission beam by a counterpart transmitter through calculation using the reception weight and the minimum error value. The receiver generates predetermined feedback information including the transmission weight and a transmitter transmits the feedback information to a counterpart receiver.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Power snake apparatus

A power snake apparatus including a motor connected to a rotatable drum that contains a coiled cable for drain cleaning operations. The power snake also includes a battery for powering the motor, the battery preferably being of the type normally installed on motorcycles and being rechargeable from a standard motor vehicle electrical recharging system. The apparatus may also include an AC / DC transformer for powering the motor or recharging the motorcycle battery from a standard electrical outlet. The components of the power snake apparatus are mounted on a frame, which may also include a removable handle and a plurality of wheels to facilitate mobility of the device.
Owner:FEDUKE DANIEL

Hydrogen powered aircraft

Disclosed is an aircraft, configured to have a wide range of flight speeds, consuming low levels of power for an extended period of time, while supporting a communications platform with an unobstructed downward-looking view. The aircraft includes an extendable slat at the leading edge of the wing, and a reflexed trailing edge. The aircraft comprises a flying wing extending laterally between two ends and a center point. The wing is swept and has a relatively constant chord. The aircraft also includes a power module configured to provide power via a fuel cell. The fuel cell stores liquid hydrogen as fuel, but uses gaseous hydrogen in the fuel cell. A fuel tank heater is used to control the boil-rate of the fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel cell compresses ambient air for an oxidizer, and operates with the fuel and oxidizer at pressures below one atmosphere. The aircraft of the invention includes a support structure including a plurality of supports, where the supports form a tetrahedron that affixes to the wing.
Owner:AEROVIRONMENT INC

Molded stone architectural product having a foam core

An architectural cast stone product for use in building construction has a unitary shell made of a molded cementitious material that partially surrounds and is affixed to a foam core. The architectural cast stone product has a mounting surface including an exposed surface of the foam core and an exposed surface of the shell. The architectural cast stone product is made by obtaining a front pattern having a desired surface configuration for the architectural cast stone product, obtaining a foam core, affixing the foam core to a backer, affixing the front pattern to the backer that together form a mold, pouring a cementitious material into the mold and into contact with the foam core, at least partially curing the cementitious material to form the architectural cast stone product, and removing the front pattern and backer from the architectural cast stone product. The architectural cast stone product may optionally be surface finished, such as by sanding or polishing, to yield a desired surface finish.
Owner:E KHASHOGGI INDS

Electrical network of an aircraft

An electrical network of an aircraft comprises: several main generators, several high voltage direct current networks powered by one of the generators in normal operation, several low voltage direct current networks powered by one of the high voltage direct current networks, several converters to transfer energy from one of the high voltage direct current networks to one of the low voltage direct current networks, the different converters being independent and isolated from each other, each converter being dedicated to one of the high voltage networks and to the low voltage direct current network, a load designed to be powered in normal operation by the main generators and in backup operation by one of the low voltage direct current networks, the backup operation being put into place when at least one of the high voltage networks is no longer powered by the associated main generator in normal operation.
Owner:THALES SA

Recombinant human GLP-1-Fc fusion protein

The invention relates to the technical field of biology, and particularly, relates to a recombinant human GLP-1-Fc fusion protein and a preparation method and an application thereof. The invention provides the recombinant human GLP-1-Fc fusion protein, wherein the recombinant human GLP-1-Fc fusion protein comprises two structural function regions which are respectively a recombinant GLP-1 fragment and a human immunoglobulin Fc fragment, and the recombinant GLP-1 fragment has the amino acid sequence shown in SEQID No.1. The recombinant human GLP-1-Fc fusion protein provided by the invention has the homology with an original GLP-1 molecule reaching 97%, and still maintains excellent biological activity and zoology activity.
Owner:SYNDEGEN SHANGHAI BIOTECH
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