Immersible Bioreactor Illumination System
    1.
    发明申请
    Immersible Bioreactor Illumination System 审中-公开
    浸没式生物反应器照明系统

    公开(公告)号:US20130045531A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-21

    申请号:US13646656

    申请日:2012-10-05

    IPC分类号: C12M1/42

    摘要: An immersible bioreactor illumination assembly is provided. An immersible bioreactor illumination assembly includes an optical waveguide with a cylindrical structure that possesses a known refractive index and causes light within the optical waveguide to longitudinally propagate through a length of the optical waveguide at a reflective angle of incidence upon meeting an inside surface of the cylindrical structure. A non-reflective surface is formed on an end of the optical waveguide for the light from an external light source propagating to that end of the optical waveguide. Diffusing structure is formed with an outer surface of the optical waveguide that alters the reflective angle of incidence. A bioreactor medium with a different refractive index than the known refractive index causes the light within the optical waveguide to diffuse at the diffusing structure through the inside surface of the optical waveguide and into the medium at a different angle of incidence.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种浸入式生物反应器照明组件。 浸入式生物反应器照明组件包括具有圆柱形结构的光波导,该光波导具有已知的折射率,并且使得光波导内的光在遇到圆柱形的内表面时以反射入射角纵向传播通过光波导的长度 结构体。 在光波导的端部上形成有来自传播到光波导端的外部光源的光的非反射表面。 扩散结构形成有改变反射入射角的光波导的外表面。 具有与已知折射率不同的折射率的生物反应器介质使得光波导内的光在漫射结构处通过光波导的内表面扩散并以不同的入射角进入介质。

    SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND, METHODS FOR RELEASING BIOMASS CELL COMPONENTS
    2.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND, METHODS FOR RELEASING BIOMASS CELL COMPONENTS 审中-公开
    系统,设备和用于释放生物质细胞组分的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100035321A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-11

    申请号:US12104172

    申请日:2008-04-16

    IPC分类号: C12N13/00 C12M1/00 C12N1/12

    摘要: Systems, devices, and methods for releasing one or more cell components from a photosynthetic organism. A bioreactor system is operable for growing photosynthetic organisms. Some of the methods include contacting the photosynthetic organism with an energy-activatable sensitizer, and activating the energy-activatable sensitizer, thereby releasing a cellular component from at least one of, for example, a membrane structure, tubule, vesicle, cisterna, organelle, cell compartment, plastid, or mitochondrion, associated with the photosynthetic organisms.

    摘要翻译: 用于从光合生物释放一种或多种细胞组分的系统,装置和方法。 生物反应器系统可用于生长光合生物。 一些方法包括使光合生物与能量激活的敏化剂接触,并激活能量可激活的敏化剂,从而从例如膜结构,小管,囊泡,细胞器,细胞器,细胞器中的至少一种释放细胞组分, 与光合生物相关的细胞室,质体或线粒体。

    Movable magnet transmitter for inducing electrical current in an
implanted coil
    3.
    发明授权
    Movable magnet transmitter for inducing electrical current in an implanted coil 失效
    用于在植入线圈中感应电流的可动磁铁发射器

    公开(公告)号:US6092531A

    公开(公告)日:2000-07-25

    申请号:US325022

    申请日:1999-06-03

    摘要: An external power head is energized by a motor causing movement of an element that produces a varying magnetic field, thereby inducing power in an implanted receiver coil within a patient's body. The external power head includes either one or more moving permanent magnets, or one or more moving elements that vary the magnetic flux coupled to the implanted receiver coil. As a result of the varying magnetic field experienced by the implanted receiver coil, an electric current flows from the implanted receiver coil to energize an implanted medical device.

    摘要翻译: 外部动力头由电动机激励,引起产生变化的磁场的元件的运动,从而在患者体内的植入的接收器线圈中引起电力。 外部动力头包括一个或多个移动永磁体,或者一个或多个移动元件,其改变耦合到植入的接收器线圈的磁通量。 由于植入的接收器线圈所经历的变化的磁场的结果,电流从植入的接收器线圈流动以对植入的医疗装置通电。

    Electromagnetic coil configurations for power transmission through tissue
    5.
    发明授权
    Electromagnetic coil configurations for power transmission through tissue 失效
    用于通过组织传输电力的电磁线圈配置

    公开(公告)号:US5741316A

    公开(公告)日:1998-04-21

    申请号:US756945

    申请日:1996-12-02

    CPC分类号: A61N1/3787

    摘要: Several embodiments of relatively compact transmitter coils and receiver coils having an improved transcutaneous power transfer efficiency. The transmitter coils are preferably applied to the outer surface of a cutaneous layer on a patient's body and held in place using adhesive tape or other appropriate supporting material. Implanted within the patient's body is a receiver coil. To improve the power transfer efficiency of one embodiment, a transmitter coil and receiver coil include cores having pole faces with a substantially larger area than the cross section of the core at other locations. In addition, the core of the receiver coil is substantially shorter than that of the transmitter coil so that the lines of flux produced by the transmitter coil tend to pass through the pole faces of the receiver coil in greater density than they would if the pole faces of the transmitter and receiver cores were spaced identically. Relatively compact configurations for the transmitter core include an angled portion adjacent each of the pole faces so that the main portion of the transmitter core is disposed generally parallel and closely spaced to the surface of the cutaneous layer against which the transmitter core is placed. Further, two separate transmitter windings are provided on the transmitter core with an intermediate section joining the portions of the core on which these windings are disposed. This configuration provides enhanced power transfer capability compared to using a single winding around the intermediate section of the core.

    摘要翻译: 具有改进的经皮功率传递效率的相对紧凑的发射器线圈和接收器线圈的几个实施例。 发射器线圈优选地应用于患者身体上的皮肤层的外表面并且使用粘合带或其它合适的支撑材料保持在适当的位置。 植入患者体内的是接收线圈。 为了提高一个实施例的功率传递效率,发射器线圈和接收器线圈包括具有比其它位置处的芯的横截面大得多的面积的极面的芯。 此外,接收器线圈的芯部基本上短于发射器线圈的芯部,使得由发射器线圈产生的磁通线倾向于以比如果极面部分更大的密度穿过接收器线圈的极面 发射机和接收机核心间隔相同。 用于发射器芯的相对紧凑的构造包括邻近每个极面的成角度部分,使得发射器芯的主要部分大致平行并且与皮肤层的与发射器芯放置的表面紧密地间隔开。 此外,两个单独的发射器绕组设置在发射机芯上,其中间部分连接在其上设置这些绕组的芯部分。 与在芯的中间部分周围使用单个绕组相比,该配置提供增强的功率传递能力。

    ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION
    6.
    发明申请
    ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION 审中-公开
    照明系统,设备和生物质生产方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090148931A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-11

    申请号:US12184164

    申请日:2008-07-31

    摘要: Illumination systems, devices, and methods for cultivating biomasses. A bioreactor system is operable for growing photosynthetic organisms. The bioreactor system includes a bioreactor and an illumination system. The illumination system includes one more optical waveguides configured to light at least some of a plurality of photosynthetic organisms retained in the bioreactor. In some embodiments, the one or more optical waveguides include a plurality of structures configured to direct light energy from a solar energy collector, and a plurality of artificial light sources, along the interior of the waveguide. In some embodiments, the one more optical waveguides include a plurality of light-diffusing structures configured to guide at least a portion of the light from the solar energy collector and a plurality of artificial light sources directed along the interior of the waveguide, to the exterior of the waveguide.

    摘要翻译: 照明系统,设备和培养生物质的方法。 生物反应器系统可用于生长光合生物。 生物反应器系统包括生物反应器和照明系统。 照明系统包括另外一个光波导,其被配置为点亮保留在生物反应器中的多个光合生物体中的至少一些光合生物。 在一些实施例中,一个或多个光波导包括多个结构,其被配置为沿着波导的内部引导来自太阳能收集器的光能和多个人造光源。 在一些实施例中,多一个光波导包括多个光漫射结构,其被配置为将来自太阳能收集器的光的至少一部分和沿着波导内部引导的多个人造光源引导到外部 的波导。

    SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION
    7.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION 审中-公开
    用于生物量生产的系统,设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090047722A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-19

    申请号:US12045618

    申请日:2008-03-10

    IPC分类号: C12N13/00 C12M1/00 C12N1/12

    摘要: Systems, devices, and methods for releasing one or more cell components from a photosynthetic organism. A bioreactor system is operable for growing photosynthetic organisms. Some of the methods include contacting the photosynthetic organism with an energy-activatable sensitizer, and activating the energy-activatable sensitizer, thereby releasing a cellular component from at least one of, for example, a membrane structure, tubule, vesicle, cisterna, organelle, cell compartment, plastid, or mitochondrion, associated with the photosynthetic organisms.

    摘要翻译: 用于从光合生物释放一种或多种细胞组分的系统,装置和方法。 生物反应器系统可用于生长光合生物。 一些方法包括使光合生物与能量激活的敏化剂接触,并激活能量可激活的敏化剂,从而从例如膜结构,小管,囊泡,细胞器,细胞器,细胞器中的至少一种释放细胞成分, 与光合生物相关的细胞室,质体或线粒体。

    Contactless energy transfer apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Contactless energy transfer apparatus 有权
    非接触式能量传递装置

    公开(公告)号:US06657351B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-02

    申请号:US09910364

    申请日:2001-07-20

    IPC分类号: H02K3300

    摘要: A flux generator base unit electromagnetically coupled with a receiving unit to transfer energy into the receiving unit. The base unit includes one or more permanent magnets that produce a magnetic flux, which passes through a receiver coil in the receiving unit. The receiver coil is either disposed in a separate housing that is electrically connected with a portable device, or integrated into the housing of the portable device. Either the permanent magnets or a flux shunt is moved in the base unit to produce the varying magnetic flux that is coupled to the receiver coil. As a result of the varying magnetic field experienced by the receiver coil, an electric current is induced in the receiver coil, which is conditioned (e.g., rectified, filtered, and regulated) by a conditioning circuit to charge a battery or energize electronics contained in the portable device. Various embodiments of both the base unit and receiving unit are disclosed, including “universal” base units suitable for operation with different size receiving units.

    摘要翻译: 与接收单元电磁耦合以将能量传递到接收单元中的通量发生器基座单元。 基座单元包括产生磁通的一个或多个永久磁铁,其通过接收单元中的接收器线圈。 接收器线圈或者被布置在与便携式设备电连接或者集成到便携式设备的外壳中的分离的外壳中。 永磁体或磁通分流器在基本单元中移动以产生耦合到接收器线圈的变化的磁通量。 作为接收器线圈所经历的变化的磁场的结果,在接收器线圈中感应出电流,该接收器线圈由调节电路调节(例如,整流,滤波和调节),以对电池充电或激励包含在 便携式设备。 公开了基本单元和接收单元的各种实施例,包括适用于具有不同尺寸接收单元的操作的“通用”基本单元。

    Internal magnetic device to enhance drug therapy
    9.
    发明授权
    Internal magnetic device to enhance drug therapy 失效
    内部磁性装置增强药物治疗

    公开(公告)号:US5921244A

    公开(公告)日:1999-07-13

    申请号:US873212

    申请日:1997-06-11

    摘要: A magnet used for concentrating a medical substance carried by a magnetic fluid at an internal treatment site. The magnet is inserted through an opening in a patient's body and advanced to the internal treatment site. Although an electromagnet is used in one alternative embodiment, the magnet is preferably a super neodymium or other rare earth permanent magnet having a high field strength. A probe that includes the magnet is coated with a biologically inert material, such as a TEFLON.TM. polymer. Alternatively, a plurality of such magnets can be employed. In the preferred embodiment, a magnetic fluid that includes particles coated with a photoreactive agent is injected into the patient's body, preferably, immediately adjacent to or inside the treatment site. The particles in the magnetic fluid are attracted to the magnet at the treatment site, and the concentration of the photoreactive agent absorbed into the tissue around the magnet at the internal treatment site is enhanced. The photoreactive agent is used to provide a photodynamic therapy (PDT) to the treatment site that destroys cells that have absorbed the photoreactive agent when the internal treatment site is illuminated by light of an appropriate waveband. A PDT probe having a light source that emits light of the required waveband is inserted into the patient's body and advanced to the treatment site to effect the PDT. The magnet (or magnets) can also be disposed inside the PDT probe, which then carries the magnet(s) to the internal treatment site.

    摘要翻译: 用于在内部处理部位浓缩由磁性流体携带的医疗物质的磁体。 磁体通过患者体内的开口插入并进入内部治疗部位。 虽然在一个替代实施例中使用电磁体,但是磁体优选地是具有高场强的超钕或其它稀土永磁体。 包括磁体的探针涂覆有生物惰性材料,例如TEFLON TM聚合物。 或者,可以使用多个这样的磁体。 在优选实施例中,将包含光反应剂的颗粒的磁性流体注射到患者体内,优选地在治疗部位附近或内部注射。 磁性流体中的颗粒被吸引到处理部位的磁体,并且增强了吸收到内部处理部位的磁体周围的组织中的光反应剂的浓度。 光反应剂用于向处理部位提供光动力学治疗(PDT),其在内部治疗部位被适当的波段的光照射时破坏已经吸收了光反应剂的细胞。 将具有发出所需波段的光的光源的PDT探头插入到患者体内并前进到治疗部位以实现PDT。 磁体(或磁体)也可以设置在PDT探针的内部,然后将磁体携带到内部处理部位。