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Patent NZ-333072-A (NZ)
Title: texaphyrin-lipophilic molecule-vesicle complex and a method of delivering an agent to a target site by using the complex
Inventor: YOUNG STUART W
IPC: A61K41/00
Filed: 1997-06-04
Abstract: The isolated texaphyrin-lipophilic molecule-vesicle complex comprises a vesicle loaded with a texaphyrin-lipophilic molecule conjugate. The vesicle portion of the complex can be a liposome or red blood cell and the lipophilic molecule of the complex is estradiol or cholesterol. An antibody having a binding specificity for a photosensitive texaphyrin molecule is disclosed. The isolated texaphyrin-lipophilic molecule-vesicle complex is used in the production of the antibody and diagnosing or treating ocular disorders such as macular degeneration or neovascularization of the eye. The texaphyrin-lipophilic molecule portion can have the formula I or II wherein: M is a divalent or trivalent cation; R1-4, R7 and R8 are independently H, halo, OH, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, haloalkyl, nitro, formyl, acyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkoxy, hydroxyalkenyl, hydroxyalkynyl, saccharide, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, carboxyamide, carboxyamidealkyl, amino, aminoalkyl, a lipophilic molecule or a linker that is linked to a lipophilic molecule; R6 and R9 are independently are as defined for the groups R1-4, R7 and R8 provided that the halo is not iodide and the haloalkyl is not iodoalkyl; R5 and R10-12 are independently H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkoxy, hydroxyalkenyl, hydroxyalkynyl, carboxyalkyl, carboxyamide, carboxyamidealkyl, amino, aminoalkyl, a lipophilic molecule or a linker that is linked to a lipophilic molecule; R13 is alkyl, alkenyl, oxyalkyl or hydroxyalkyl having a rotational flexibility around the first bound carbon atom and n is 0 to 5 provided that at least one of R1-12 is a lipophilic molecule or a linker to a lipophilic molecule.
Patent NZ-333945-A (NZ)
Title: Expanding steel tubing with a mandrel having a tapered expansion section and well with such tubing
Inventor: DONNELLY MARTIN
IPC: B21D39/20
Filed: 1997-06-30
Abstract: A method of expanding an at least partly solid (i.e. unslotted) steel tubing 4, made of a formable steel grade, comprises moving an expansion mandrel 5, having a tapering expansion section, through the tubing thereby plastically expanding the tubing.  The tubing is subject to strain hardening without incurring any necking and ductile fracturing.  The tapering expansion section of the mandrel has a tapering ceramic outer surface 6.  A well provided with the tubing is also claimed, the tubing being expanded according to the above method against the inner surface of a casing inside an underground borehole.
Patent NZ-500782-A (NZ)
Title: A milking equipment and a relief device for supporting the milking member
Inventor: ANDERSSON GOSTA
IPC: A01J7/00
Filed: 1998-05-06
Abstract: The milking equipment comprises a milking member (1) having teat cups (3) and at least one milk hose (4) connected to the milking member (1).  The milking member (1) and at least a portion of the milk hose (4) are supported by a balancing device (6, 10, 11), adjustable to an application position (Fig 1), at which the balancing device is arranged to balance essentially the weight of the milking member and the weight of said portion of the milk hose in order to permit a milker to apply the teat cups (3) to the teats of an animal without the need for the milker to carry simultaneously the whole weight of the milking member, and a milking position (Fig 3), at which essentially the whole weight of the milking member acts on the teats of an animal when the teat cups are attached to the teats. Also described is a relief device for a milking equipment, comprising a milking member (1), which has a claw (2) with a milk outlet nipple and teat cups (3) connected to the claw, a milk hose (4) connected to said milk outlet nipple, and a stationary support member (6), which has a vertical support shaft (7) and an essentially horizontal support arm (8), which at its one end is connected to the support shaft and which at its other end carries at least a portion of the milk hose, characterized bv a tubular balancing arm (11), which is connectable between the milk outlet nipple of the claw (2) and the milk hose (4) in such a manner that the interior of the milk outlet nipple communicates with the interior of the milk hose via the interior of the balancing arm, and a pivot member (10), which via a joint member (9) is connectable to the support arm (8) at its other end and which carries the balancing arm, wherein the balancing arm is movable relatively to the pivot member between a first position (Fig 1), at which the pivot member is located relatively close to the claw whereby essentially the whole weight of the milking member acts on the teats of an animal when the teat cups are attached to the teats, and a second position (Fig 3), at which the pivot member is located relatively far from the claw, when the balancing arm is connected thereto, whereby the support arm supports the milking member (1) and the portion of the milk hose (4) via the pivot member and the balancing arm, when the pivot member and the balancing arm are connected in the milking equipment.
Patent NZ-502943-A (NZ)
Title: Method and apparatus for testing bonded tubular joints
Inventor: HOLLINGSWORTH JIMMY LAWRENCE
IPC: G01N3/00
Filed: 1998-09-08
Abstract: A method of testing a joint formed by bonding of two tubulars 101 & 102 comprises the steps of: a)	holding one of tubulars 101; b)	applying a force to displace the other of the tubulars102 relative to the first tubular; c)	removing the force; and d)	comparing the final position of the other tubular with the position which it occupied prior to step (b) by means of a sensor 107 mounted remote from the joint. An apparatus for testing a joint formed by bonding of two tubulars, comprises: a)	a fixing device 103 to hold one of the tubulars; b)	a head 106 to grip the other tubular; c)	a sensor responsive to the position of said other tubular; d)	means to move head 106 relative to fixing device 103 to displace the other tubular 102 relative to the one tubular 101 and e)	means to allow head 106 to move to a position dictated by the other tubular member 102. A sensor 107, remote from the joint, is responsive to the position of the other tubular 102.
Patent NZ-503542-A (NZ)
Title: Fumigation of perishable horticultural produce with nitric oxide (NO) in an inert gas mixture
Inventor: WILLS RON
IPC: A23B7/152
Filed: 1998-09-23
Abstract: The rate of deterioration of perishable horticultural produce is reduced by fumigating the produce after harvest with nitric oxide in an inert gas in a concentration of 0.1 to 200µ L/L of inert gas, for a time between 2 to 6 hours.
Patent NZ-503594-A (NZ)
Title: (Phenyl, thienyl or pyrazolyl)-substituted and alkyl-substituted benzamidoxime derivatives, and benzonitrile intermediates, useful as fungicides
Inventor: STRATHMANN SIEGFRIED
IPC: C07C259/18
Filed: 1998-09-05
Abstract: The benzamidoxime derivative has the formulae (I), (V) or (VI), where: R1 is difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl R2 is H or F R3 is alkyl which may be substituted by cyano, or is haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, or cycloalkylalkyl R4 is phenylalkyl which may carry one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy and haloalkoxy on the phenyl ring, or R4 is thienylalkyl which may carry one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy and haloalkoxy on the thienyl ring, or R4 is pyrazolylalkyl which may carry one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy and haloalkoxy on the pyrazole ring Benzonitrile intermediates of formulae (III) and (IV) are also described. A fungicidal composition comprises a fungicidally effective amount of at least one benzamidoxime derivative of formula (I). The benzamidoxime derivative of formula (I) is used for controlling harmful fungi. A method for controlling harmful fungi is also described.  This method comprises treating the harmful fungi, their habitat, or the plants, areas, materials or spaces to be kept free from them with a fungicidally effective amount of the compound of formula (I) or with the fungicidal composition described above.
Patent NZ-503721-A (NZ)
Title: Peptide/lipid complex formation by co-lyophilization
Inventor: DASSEUX JEAN-LOUIS
IPC: A61K47/24
Filed: 1998-09-28
Abstract: A method for the preparation of a lyophilised peptide/lipid product comprising: a) solubilizing at least one amphipathic peptide or peptide analogue in a first solvent to form a first solution, b) solubilizing at least one lipid in a second solvent without the aid of detergent, wherein the second solution is miscible with the first solution, c) combining the first solution with the second solution to form a solubilized peptide/lipid solution, and d) lyophilizing the peptide/lipid solution. The lyophilized peptide/lipid product formed can be rehydrated to form peptide/lipid complexes.  The peptide/lipid molar ratio is from 2:1 to 200:1. The peptide may be a protein such as a lipid binding protein, and the peptide analogue is an analogue of ApoA-I, ApoA-II, ApoA-IV, ApoC-I, ApoC-II, ApoC-III, ApoE or another apoprotein. The lipid is selected from the group consisting of egg phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, cholesterol derivatives, soybean phosphatidycholine, small alkyl chain phospholipids, dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, distearoylphosphatidylcholine,1-myristoyl-2-palmitoylphosphatidylcholine, 1-palmitoyl-2myristoylphosphatidyl choline, 1-palmitoyl-2stearoylphosphatidylcholine, 1-stearoyl-2palmitoylphosphatidylcholine, dioleoylphosphatidylcholine dioleo phosphatidylethanolamine, dilauroylphosphatidylglycerol phosphatidyl choline, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidy linositol, sphingomyelin, sphingolipids, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol dimyristoylphosphatidylglycerol, dipalmitoyl phosphatidylglycerol, distearoylphosphatidylglycerol, dioleoylphosphatidy lglycerol, dimyristoylphosphatidic acid, dipalmitoylphosphatidic acid, dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine, dipalmitoylphosphatidyl ethanolamine, dimyristoylphosphatidylserine, dipalmitoylphosphatidylserine, brain phosphatidylserine, brain sphingomyelin, dipalmitoylsphingomyelin, distearoylsphingomyelin, phosphatidic acid, galactocerebroside, gangliosides, cerebrosides, dilaurylphosphatidylcholine, (1,3)-D-mannosyl (1,3)diglyceride, aminophenylglycoside, and 3-cholesteryl-6'-(glycosylthio)hexyl ether glycolipids, and mixtures thereof.
Patent NZ-506698-A (NZ)
Title: Omnidirectional lighting device with light transmitting cover composed of a polyolefin blend and having a clarifying agent within the polyolefin blend
Inventor: SCIANNA CARLO
IPC: F21K99/00
Filed: 1999-03-04
Abstract: A light modifying material composed of ethylene/butene-1 copolymer or propylene homopolymer or a combination of the two, and lighting devices using the material in a light transmitting cover (20). It is preferred that the light source (10) for the devices is a semiconductor or light emitting diode (LED), to produce an energy efficient light source.
Patent NZ-510091-A (NZ)
Title: Aperture edging member and method
Inventor: BURGESS JOHN DAVID TILBURY
IPC: E04F19/02
Filed: 1999-08-27
Abstract: A method relating to the provision of apertures in building board materials, such as in ceiling or walls. The provisions include an aperture edging device (30) which has an intermediate section (31) with a pair of arms (32, 33) depending transversely therefrom to form a substantially c-shaped configuration to envelope the edge portion of the surface member. An advantage of the present method is that a strong rigid vertical face is created in the plaster board, minimising the possibility of damage thereto. Light fittings, or other fittings may be associated with the device.
Patent NZ-510665-A (NZ)
Title: Ball and socket joint where in the ball is split into two sections such that when the sections are moved apart the ball is locked into position in the socket
Inventor: BAR CHRISTOPHER A
IPC: F16C11/10
Filed: 1998-09-23
Abstract: A ball and socket joint comprising: a substantially spherical ball including a first section and a second section formed by passing a cutting plane through the ball, that is spaced from a plane containing a maximum circle of the ball, said first and second sections having spherical outer surface areas terminating in juxtaposed planar base surfaces defined by said cutting plane; a socket having a cavity formed therein that is sized to receive at least a portion of said ball; and said first section of said ball being moveable inwardly towards and outwardly away from second section of said ball, said ball being in an unlocked position permitting rotation of said socket with respect to said ball when the planar base surface of said first section is in abutment with the planar base surface of said second section of said ball; said ball being in a locked position preventing movement of said socket with respect to said ball when said first section is moved outwardly away and spaced from the planar base surface of said second section and the spherical outer surface of said first section is in engagement with the cavity of said socket.
Patent NZ-514111-A (NZ)
Title: Animal confinement device
Inventor: TAYLOR WILLIAM
IPC: A01K1/06
Filed: 2000-03-10
Abstract: An animal confinement/livestock control device comprises a means for preventing sideways movement of the animal (not shown) and a floor plate (50) for the rear legs of the animal such that the floor plate is only stable when both legs of the animal bear on the plate. The plate is pivotable about a longitudinal axis but lockable for entry and exit of the animal or when not in use.
Patent NZ-518111-A (NZ)
Title: Control system for a vertical shaft impactor (VSI) rock crusher to control the cascade ratio
Inventor: GARVIN ALAN MARK
IPC: B02C13/286
Filed: 2002-06-09
Abstract: A control system for a rock crusher, said control system being adapted to control a cascade ratio of said crusher, wherein a portion of material entering the crusher is placed into cascade, and the remainder of said material entering the crusher is supplied to a crusher rotor, the control system including a processing means, said processing means being adapted to receive a throughput signal from at least one throughput sensor, said processing means also being adapted to transmit at least one control signal to at least one control mechanism of the crusher, wherein said at least one control signal or signals are transmitted to each control mechanism to adjust the amount of material entering the crusher rotor to provide a specific cascade ration for said crusher in response to a variable throughput for said crusher.
Patent NZ-519657-A (NZ)
Title: High surface microporous materials which are active in oxidation reactions. tiq-6 and metiq-6
Inventor: CORMA CANOS AVELINO
IPC: C07D301/12
Filed: 2000-11-24
Abstract: The present invention refers to a microporous material formed by oxygen, silicon, germanium, aluminium, boron, gallium, zirconium and/or titanium in its composition, called TIQ-6, to the process for preparing it and to its catalytic applications in oxidation reactions. The TIQ-6 material's preparation method is based on the synthesis of a gel with a titanium and/or zirconium content, its hydrothermal treatment under controlled conditions, and tne treatment of the resulting laminar material with a solution of an organic compound containing a proton accepting group. This swollen material is subjected to a specific treatment to obtain a high external area delaminated solid. A material, METIQ-6, similar to the TIQ-6 material, but also having organic groups anchored on its surface incorporated by a post-synthesis process onto the TIQ-6 material is also claimed.
Patent NZ-522483-A (NZ)
Title: Structure of free regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS4) and methods of identifying agonists and antagonists using same
Inventor: POWERS ROBERT
IPC: G01N33/48
Filed: 2001-05-09
Abstract: The disclosure provides a solution structure of free RGS4 determined using NMR techniques. The structure includes a G alpha binding site and allosteric binding site. The structural information provided can be employed to identify, select or design agonists and antagonists of RGS4 activity. The disclosure includes two dimensional and three dimensional models and representations of the structure of free RGS4 based upon structural coordinates that are provided that are useful in the methods described.
Patent NZ-523457-A (NZ)
Title: Composition for stimulating bone formation comprising hPTH in which the acetic acid component is low enough for administration to the nasal mucosa
Inventor: MINAMITAKE YOSHIHARU
IPC: A61P3/14
Filed: 2001-06-29
Abstract: Described are medicinal compositions containing components characterized by comprising human parathyroid hormone peptide or its derivative and acetic acid in an amount less than the stoichiometric amount to the human parathyroid hormone peptide or its derivative. In these medicinal components, the amount of acetic acid, which occurs in the state of adhering to the human parathyroid hormone peptide or its derivative, is reduced to the level less than the stoichiometric amount to the peptide or its derivative. Therefore, these components have a high stability and can provide a favourable feel in using when employed in the medicinal compositions.
Patent NZ-528689-A (NZ)
Title: Pharmaceutical dosage form of amorphous nelfinavir mesylate
Inventor: INFELD MARTIN HOWARD
IPC: A61K9/20
Filed: 2002-04-29
Abstract: A solid unit oral pharmaceutical dosage form of amorphous nelfinavir mesylate comprising amorphous nelfinavir mesylate, and a pharmaceutically acceptable, water soluble, non-ionic synthetic block copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, said copolymer having a melting point of at least 40 DEG C. A hot melt granulation process for making the dosage form is also disclosed.
Patent NZ-541666-A (NZ)
Title: Methods of modulating apoptosis and platelet production using an isolated oligonucleotide, its compliment, a vector with the expression sequence or an isolated polypeptide all relating to cytochrome C
Inventor: FICHELSON SERGE
Filed: 2005-08-05
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for using the gene or protein containing CYCS(Gly42-Ser) to enhance cellular apoptosis. The method can be used to modulate apoptosis to treat conditions associated with an abnormal rate of apoptosis, in particular to treat conditions associated with increased cell growth, for example hyperplasia, hypertrophy, cancer, neoplasia or the like. Also disclosed is the use of the gene or protein containing CYCS(Gly42-Ser) for stimulating platelet release from megakaryocytes, and also to the treatment of thrombocytopenia using the platelets.
Patent NZ-542864-A (NZ)
Title: Controlled volume injection/aspiration device
Inventor: GERONDALE SCOTT J
IPC: A61B10/00
Filed: 2004-04-15
Abstract: A controlled volume injection/aspiration device includes a syringe having a body for containing a medicament, a needle and a piston slidably disposed within the body. A shell is provided for receiving the syringe body and a plunger rack is disposed within the shell. A manually operated control is disposed in an operative relationship with the plunger rack for moving the plunger rack in a stepwise forward direction causing the piston to eject discrete doses of medication from the syringe body through the needle when the manually operated control is moved in a first direction. The manual operated control is also operative for moving the piston in a stepwise reverse direction causing the piston to aspirate fluid into the syringe body through the needle when the manually operated control is moved in a second opposite direction.
Patent NZ-542872-A (NZ)
Title: Metal-coated strip
Inventor: RENSHAW WAYNE
IPC: C21D9/56
Filed: 2004-03-19
Abstract: A method of producing a metal-coated, recovery annealed, and thereby high tensile strength, steel strip is disclosed. The method includes the steps of heat treating the steel strip in a heat treatment furnace (5), thereafter hot-dip metal coating the strip in a bath (6) of molten coating metal and thereby forming a metal coating on the steel strip, and thereafter conditioning the surface of the metal-coated steel strip at a conditioning station (8) by smoothing the surface of the strip. The method is characterised by controlling the temperature of an outlet end section of the heat treatment furnace to be (i) sufficiently high to minimise condensation of metal vapour in the outlet end section and/or (ii) substantially constant to minimise destabilisation of metal/metal oxide deposits on the walls of the outlet end section that could release deposited material onto strip passing through the outlet end section.
Patent NZ-543707-A (NZ)
Title: Polymer sheet comprising a fatty acid amide as an antiblock additive
Inventor: YUAN PING
IPC: C08K5/20
Filed: 2004-04-29
Abstract: Disclosed is a plasticized polyvinyl butyral sheet comprising a fatty acid amide having the formula R-CO-NH-R', wherein R defines an anti-blocking segment comprising a hydrocarbon chain having 12 to 40 carbon atoms and R' defines H or a hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 40 carbon atoms. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a polymer sheet comprising incorporating a fatty acid amide having the formula R-CO-NH-R', wherein R defines an anti-blocking segment comprising a hydrocarbon chain having 12 to 40 carbon atoms, and R' defines H or a hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 40 atoms with the polymer to impart anti-blocking properties to a surface of said polymer sheet, wherein said polymer is plasticized polyvinyl butyral.
Patent NZ-543890-A (NZ)
Title: Method of making large uniform individual lactose crystals by controlled crystallization
Inventor: SHI YUPING
Filed: 2005-12-01
Abstract: A method for making large, uniform and individual lactose crystals from aqueous solutions comprising lactose is disclosed, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining a concentrated aqueous solution comprising lactose by means of evaporation; (b) rapidly cooling the solution from a post-evaporation high temperature to a first lower temperature, wherein the first lower temperature is lower than the post- evaporation high temperature and further wherein the first lower temperature is an isothermal crystallization temperature of said solution; (c) generating a batch of initial nuclei by inducing nucleation at the first lower temperature and starting crystal growth; (d) uniformly spreading the initial nuclei into a bulk solution; (e) maintaining simultaneous and rapid growth of crystals from the nuclei at the first lower temperature for a predetermined length of time; (f) continuing the growth of the crystals to produce large, uniform and individual crystals for a predetermined length of time at a temperature that varies gradually from between a first lower temperature to a second lower temperature, wherein the second lower temperature is a temperature lower than the first lower temperature and further wherein the second lower temperature is an end temperature of crystallization; and (g) recovering the large, uniform and individual crystals. Parameters and a system for producing lactose monohydrate crystals using the method are also provided.
Patent NZ-547791-A (NZ)
Title: Nogo receptor-mediated blockade of axonal growth
Inventor: STRITTMATTER STEPHEN M
Filed: 2001-01-12
Abstract: An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid which encodes a polypeptide fragment at least 80% identical to a reference NOGO receptor (NgR) polypeptide fragment selected from the group consisting of: a polypeptide fragment comprising amino acids 1 to 348 of SEQ ID NO:2, and a polypeptide fragment comprising amino acids 1 to 348 of SEQ ID NO:4; wherein said polypeptide fragment promotes axonal regeneration.