Abstract:
A stratified bed of activated carbon having regions of functionalized and non-functionalized activated carbon can be utilized to remove contaminants from fluids such as groundwater. The functionalized region has activated carbon particles comprising a cationic or anionic compound that can remove organic or inorganic anionic or cationic compounds from the fluid to be treated. The non-functionalized region comprises powdered or granular activated carbon or adsorbent media downstream of the functionalized region and captures any leaching species or compounds from the functionalized region.
Abstract:
An activated carbon coated with an intumescent material which will expand at an elevated temperature and render the activated carbon resistant to oxidation. The activation carbon can be in granulated form, including pelletized, and impregnated. The intumescent material is preferably attached to about 10% of the exterior surface of the activated carbon and when exposed to a certain elevated temperature the intumescent material will expand and cover all or almost all of the exterior surface of the activated carbon thereby preventing its burning. The amount of intumescent material is not operable for causing a detrimental reduction in the adsorption capacity of the activated carbon when the coated activated carbon is at temperatures below the certain designed elevated temperature.
Abstract:
A partition divider is formed from a cut and scored blank of flat sheet material such as paperboard or the like and comprises a flat blank having at least one partition divider erectable from the plane of the blank. The divider is comprised of a partition member and a partition position maintaining member defined by cut lines and a common, continuous hinge line in the material of the flat blank. The partition member is rotatable out of the plane of the blank along the hinge line through an angle of 90% approximately to an erected position, and the partition position maintaining member is rotatable independently of the partition member in the same direction out of the plane of the blank along the common hinge line through an angle of approximately 180.degree. and into an opening resulting from the rotation of the partition member thereby maintaining the erected position of the partition member.
Abstract:
The invention relates to methods, reagents and apparatus for detecting protein isoforms (e.g., those due to alternative splicing, or different disease protein isoforms or degradation products) in a sample, including using combinations of capture agents, each combination being unique to the splicing variant to be detected/measured.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods and materials used to express an HBM-like polypeptide derived from HBM, LRP5 or LRP6 in animal cells and transgenic animals. The present invention also relates to transgenic animals expressing the HBM-like polypeptides. The invention provides nucleic acids, including coding sequences, oligonucleotide primers and probes, proteins, cloning vectors, expression vectors, transformed hosts, methods of developing pharmaceutical compositions, methods of identifying molecules involved in bone development, and methods of diagnosing and treating diseases involved in bone development and lipid modulation. In preferred embodiments, the present invention is directed to methods for treating, diagnosing and preventing osteoporosis.
Abstract:
A reverse buckling disk has an annular retaining flange for mounting in a flow passageway. The annular retaining flange is integrally formed with a central domed portion having a concave side and a convex side. The disk has a predetermined material thickness and domed height for establishing a rated pressure at which the central domed portion reverse buckles. A metal cutting element or knife is fixedly attached to at least a portion of the convex side of the central domed portion in surface-conforming relationship. The metal cutting element has a thickness greater than the thickness of the disk material and has at least one knife point thereon for cutting the disk as the central domed portion reverse buckles at the rated pressure.
Abstract:
A differential pressure flow sensor for use in a flow passageway of very low pressure flow lines and utilizing at least first and second conductive membranes in superimposed relationship having center portions constructed to create a discontinuity to allow a predetermined flow rate therethrough. A conductive strip is in juxtaposed relationship with the superimposed membranes and has a normally closed switch position. When the flow in the flow passageway exceeds the predetermined flow rate, the pressure against the flexible membranes opens the switch of the conductive strip and provides an electrical indication of the open switch.