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Patent NZ-518723-A (NZ)
Title: Improved transdermal contraceptive delivery system and process
Inventor: CHEIN TE-YEN
IPC: A61K31/565
Filed: 2000-11-22
Abstract: A transdermal contraceptive delivery system (TCDS) for fertility control in women is described comprising a backing layer, an adjoining layer of a solid absorption adhesive polymer matrix in which minimum effective daily doses of an estrogen and a progestin are dispersed and released for transdermal absorption. Presently preferred is use of the synthetic estrogen, ethinyl estradiol, and the synthetic progestin, levonorgestrel. Along with these two steroidal contraceptive agents, a combination of several chemical skin permeation enhancing agents, including capric acid, blended at specific weight ratios, ranging from 2.0:1:1:0.8 to 6:1:1:0.8 are homogeneously dispersed in the adhesive polymer matrix. The invention also provides a method of fertility control utilizing the transdermal contraceptive delivery system.
Patent NZ-520387-A (NZ)
Title: Golf tee with a support / control arm for fade, hook and distance shots
IPC: A63B57/00
Filed: 2002-07-25
Abstract: A golf tee including a base portion, which is in contact with a ground portion, on which a ball is received. The bas has arm portions, which extend outwardly, upwardly and are adapted to contact both the surface of the ball and surface of a golf club. The ball-contacting surface is contoured so that when the ball is contacted by a surface of the club the ball adapts the trajectory governed by the shape of the ball contacting contoured surface.
Patent NZ-525479-A (NZ)
Title: Method for producing a piece of timber including heartwood
Inventor: LEE SHEN-BA
IPC: F26B7/00
Filed: 2003-04-24
Abstract: A method for producing timber with heartwood is disclosed consisting of: forming a piece of timber including a heartwood from a tree; pressure treatment of the piece of timber including the heartwood, wherein a desired pressure is applied to the piece of timber to reduce a moisture content of the piece of timber including the heartwood to a level consistent throughout the piece of timber and the heartwood; drying the piece of timber including the heartwood to reduce the moisture content of the piece of timber including the heartwood to a desired level; and forming the piece of timber including the heartwood to a desired shape, wherein to provide the desired pressure to the piece of timber including the heartwood, multiple pressing plates are arranged around the piece of timber including the heartwood and abut an outer periphery of the piece of timber including the heartwood; and a pressure source is application to each pressing plate to compress the piece of timber including the heartwood.
Patent NZ-527257-A (NZ)
Title: Stabilized fruit flavored milk product containing milk, fruit, fruit juice, a stabiliser such as pectin and cations, having a ph in the range of from 3.2 to about 4.6
Inventor: ASHOURIAN JAMSHID
IPC: A23L29/231
Filed: 2002-01-23
Abstract: A milk product containing milk, pectin and a fruit ingredient is disclosed, which uses a significant percentage of real milk and which reduces the chalky-taste of prior art fruit-flavored milk products. A process for making such a milk product is also disclosed, wherein milk and pectin are pre-mixed and homogenized prior to blending in the fruit ingredient. The resulting blend is further homogenized. The product disclosed herein may contain other ingredients. The preferred stabilized milk product includes from about 0.25 to about 8.0% of milk protein including solid milk proteins; from about 5 to about 40% of fruit ingredients including solid fruit particles; from about 0.1 to about 2.5% of cations; from about 0.01 to about 5.0% of a stabilizer, preferably pectin; and water; wherein the stabilized milk product is an aqueous fluid having a ph in the range of from 3.2 to about 4.6, and wherein the average particle size of the solid milk protein particles ranges from about 1.38 to about 11.0 micrometers and the average particle size of the solid fruit ranges from about 88 to about 249 micrometers.
Patent NZ-528533-A (NZ)
Title: Composition assisting device
Inventor: ERUERA TAURAEMA IRAIHAMATA
IPC: G06F17/00
Filed: 2002-03-27
Abstract: A composition assisting device that comprises: (a) Melody input means to allow a user to input at least one melodic event into the device; (b) Filter input means to allow the user to input melodic filters into the device; (c) Memory storage means to store the at least one melodic event and the melodic filters in the device; (d) Melody permutation means, which permutates the at least one melodic event and produces a set of permutated melodies; (e) Filtering means which filters the set of permutated melodies; and (f) Melody output means that outputs the filtered and permutated melodies to an electronic music file readable by the user.
Patent NZ-531841-A (NZ)
Title: Imidazole-4-carboxamide derivatives, preparation and use thereof for treatment of obesity
Inventor: SMITH ROGER A
IPC: A61P3/06
Filed: 2002-09-24
Abstract: Imidazole-4-carboxamide derivatives of formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds are disclosed. The compounds are useful in the manufacture of a composition for treating obesity and obesity-related disorders.
Patent NZ-531936-A (NZ)
Title: Reduced toxicity cisplatin formulations and their use for treating a host suffering from a cellular proliferative disease condition
Inventor: FOGARTY PATRICK
IPC: A61K33/243
Filed: 2002-09-20
Abstract: Use of an effective amount of a cisplatin active agent in conjunction with an amount of a cisplatin toxicity reducing agent in the manufacture of a medicament for treating a host suffering from a cellular proliferative disease condition is disclosed, wherein said cisplatin toxicity reducing agent is a small organic molecule comprising a heteroannular core with two nitrogen heteroatoms. Pharmaceutical compositions having reduced toxicity, in which the cisplatin active agent is combined with a cisplatin toxicity reducing agent that reduces the level of undesired cisplatin toxicity while maintaining an effective cisplatin anti-proliferative activity are also disclosed.
Patent NZ-533212-A (NZ)
Title: Adjustable glazing block assembly for glass doors
Inventor: MCCLEARY DAVID JOHN
IPC: E06B3/54
Filed: 2004-05-31
Abstract: An adjustable glazing block assembly for a glass door having at least one stile (42) having a track (52) which receives an edge of a glass panel and has a glazing block (30) engaged within the track. The glazing block is slidably mounted and movable within the track between a first position where it is located remotely of the glass panel and a second position where it abuts against the glass panel. The assembly advantageously prevents an associated door from dropping and scraping along the floor.
Patent NZ-534026-A (NZ)
Title: Refrigerator and automated liquid dispenser therefor
Inventor: JANKE DONALD E
IPC: G07F13/02
Filed: 2004-07-09
Abstract: An automated liquid dispenser (10) for dispensing a liquid into an open-top container comprises: a housing (14) defining a dispensing zone for receiving the open-top of the container; a liquid dispensing spout (16) extending from the housing (14) and above the dispensing zone for dispensing liquid into the container; first and second (38) reflector arrays disposed on opposite sides of the dispensing zone such that the open-top container is between the first and the second arrays (38) when the open-top container is received within the dispensing zone, and each reflector array comprises multiple vertically-spaced reflectors (40a-40e), with a reflector on the first array being paired with a reflector on the second array; an emitter (42) mounted in a position to emit a signal onto the multiple reflectors of the first reflector array for reflection across the dispensing zone and onto the corresponding paired reflectors of the second array (38); a receiver (44) mounted in a position to receive the emitted signal reflected from the reflectors of the second array and generate a container height signal; a liquid level sensor (52) for determining the liquid level in the container and generating a liquid level signal; and a controller (54) coupled to the receiver and the liquid level sensor for controlling the filling of the liquid into the container based on the received container height signal and liquid level signal.
Patent NZ-536613-A (NZ)
Title: Aerobic wastewater management system, apparatus, and method
Inventor: COUCH WELDON
IPC: C02F3/12
Filed: 2003-04-23
Abstract: Disclosed is a septic tank having two separate compartments, a trash tank and a mix liquor compartment, using aerobic bacteria to process waste, and methods of its use. A settling compartment allows heavy particles to settle while keeping lighter debris out of a pump.
Patent NZ-540354-A (NZ)
Title: Aligned behavior in templated lists
Inventor: COOPER KENNETH B
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 2005-05-27
Abstract: A system for computing list element layout data comprises a processor programmed to compute list element layout data. Each of the list element layout data corresponds to a set of list element layout data. To compute list element layout data a template is selected, for each set of list element data, from a template set of at least two possible templates and an interface for use is provided by each of the templates. Each of the possible templates provides a corresponding layout policy for calculating a graphical layout of the subset of list element data. At least two of the corresponding layout policies provide for a graphical layout based on the location of at least one gridline. The interface provides information establishing the location of the at least one gridline. The system further comprises a display configured to render thereon the computed list layout data.
Patent NZ-540933-A (NZ)
Title: Flexible wire transection of the transverse carpal ligament
Inventor: SUDDABY LOUBERT
IPC: A61B17/32
Filed: 2004-01-20
Abstract: A surgical instrument for tightening a cutting wire which has been passed beneath a ligament during an endoscopic procedure, the instrument comprising a body having first and second ends, a rotatable knob, having a shaft, mounted on the body, and means for guiding opposite ends of the wire around the respective ends of the body to the shaft, whereby the ends of the wire may be wound around the shaft, so that the wire can be tautened by turning the knob, whereafter the body may be reciprocated lengthwise to cause the wire to cut the ligament.
Patent NZ-546113-A (NZ)
Title: Calcium dietary supplement
Inventor: HENDRICKS LEWIS
IPC: A23L1/304
Filed: 2004-09-24
Abstract: Disclosed is a calcium dietary supplement in chewable dosage form, comprising one or more calcium phosphate salts and a chewable candy base, wherein the supplement comprises from 1.4 to 2.1 parts by weight (pbw) calcium per pbw phosphorous; less than or equal to 10 percent by weight of the calcium phosphate salts have a particle size of greater than 20 micrometers and greater than or equal to 90 percent have a particle size of less than 12 micrometers; and the supplement comprises from 100 milligrams to 1200 milligrams of calcium per individual chewable dosage form and from 100 milligrams to 1000 milligrams of phosphorous per individual chewable dosage form.
Patent NZ-556290-A (NZ)
Title: Synthesis of hybrid block copolymers and uses thereof
Inventor: BREITENKAMP KURT
IPC: C11D17/00
Filed: 2006-01-04
Abstract: Disclosed is a hybrid block copolymer comprising a poly(amino acid) portion of formula III wherein the poly(amino acid) portion contains multiple amino acids. Also disclosed are processes of making the copolymers of formula III.
Patent NZ-563049-A (NZ)
Title: Cannabinoid active pharmaceutical ingredient for improved dosage forms
Inventor: KUPPER ROBERT J
IPC: A61K31/352
Filed: 2006-06-14
Abstract: Disclosed is the use of crystalline racemic trans-delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (trans-(±)-delta9-THC) as a medicament.
Patent NZ-564085-A (NZ)
Title: Bicyclic derivatives as p38 kinase inhibitors
Inventor: ALMANSA ROSALES CARMEN
IPC: A61K31/165
Filed: 2006-06-28
Abstract: Disclosed is a compound of general formula I or a salt thereof, wherein: A represents CR1R2 or NR3; R1 and R2 independently represent alkyl; R3 represents -(CH2)p-Cy1, or alkyl optionally substituted with one or more R7; m represents 1 or 2; A5 represents hydrogen, alkyl, halogen or alkoxy; R6 represents halogen or methyl; n represents 0 or 1; and where the remaining substituents are as defined herein. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition which comprises a compound as defined above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. Further disclosed is the use of a compound of formula I as defined above for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease mediated by p38 (such as immune, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, bone resorption diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, proliferative diseases and processes associated with the induction of cyclooxygenase-2).
Patent NZ-565157-A (NZ)
Title: System to remove outer portions of skin by abrading the skin using brushes and suction to remove detritus
Inventor: HART JACKIE
IPC: A61H7/00
Filed: 2006-06-22
Abstract: A dermabrasion apparatus (10) for abrading skin is disclosed. The apparatus has a replaceable skin abrading head (18) to enable different brush configurations. The outer head portion has a rim (22) that is placed in contact with the skin along with the bristles of the brush. A vacuum in the head to brings the skin into engagement with the rim and bristles and then transports the removed skin portions away. The rim (22) concentrates the air flow from outside the head. Passageways defined by the circularly arranged bristles assist the removed skin to the central vacuum opening of the head.
Patent NZ-565587-A (NZ)
Title: Selectively activatable food storage wrap sheet
Inventor: PALLOTTA SHAWN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: C09J7/20
Filed: 2004-01-16
Abstract: A food storage wrap comprising a selectively activatable sheet material (10) is disclosed. The selectively activatable sheet material includes at least one lamina (12) and at least one deactivator (14) material joined in face-to-face relationship. At least one active material (16) is disposed between the lamina and the deactivator material. The selectively activatable sheet material is disposed beyond at least one of the lamina and the deactivator and is releasably adherable to a target surface in response to the application of an external force. The selectively activatable sheet material has a polypropylene surface peel force value ranging from about 22 g/inch to about 86 g/inch, an active-to-active peel force ranging from about 43 g/inch to about 117 g/inch, and a leak test value of at least about 60 seconds.
Patent NZ-566310-A (NZ)
Title: Association of beta3 receptor agonist and monoamine reuptake inhibitors, pharmaceutical composition containing same and therapeutic use thereof
Inventor: GRIEBEL GUY
IPC: A61K31/135
Filed: 2006-09-18
Abstract: Disclosed is a combination of at least one beta3 adrenergic receptor agonist chosen from arylethanoldiamines in the form of bases or of acid-addition salts, especially 3'-[[2-[[(2R)2-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyI]amino]ethyI]amino]biphenyl-3-carboxylic acid or the hydrochloride salt thereof, and phenylethanolaminotetralins of general formula (I) in which A represents a C1-4 alkylene group, and R represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl group, in the form of base or of acid-addition salt, and also in hydrate or solvate form, in combination with at least one monoamine reuptake inhibitor such as fluoxetine.
Patent NZ-566963-A (NZ)
Title: Simple mozzarella cheese-making methods
Inventor: BARBANO DAVID M
IPC: A23C19/00
Filed: 2006-08-30
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for making a mozzarella cheese that comprises: acidifying pasteurized milk with carbon dioxide to a pH of about 5.80 to about 6.2 at a temperature of about 32 degrees F to about 95 degrees F to produce an acidified milk before adding cheese making started cultures and making a mozzarella cheese there from. Also disclosed is the cheese derived from this process.
Patent NZ-568646-A (NZ)
Title: One way valve assembly for releasing sterile flowable substance without backflow, with elastomeric membrane
Inventor: SWISS STEWART
IPC: B65D35/46
Filed: 2006-10-24
Abstract: A one way valve assembly releases a sterile flowable substance from a source to an outlet orifice and prevents any backflow of contaminants through the one way valve assembly when the flowable substance ceases to flow. The valve assembly includes an elastomeric membrane which prevents any backflow of contaminants when dispensing of the flowable substance is stopped.
Patent NZ-570616-A (NZ)
Title: Multipotent adult progenitor cell therapeutics without adjunctive immunosuppressive treatment
Inventor: MAYS ROBERT W
IPC: A61K35/545
Filed: 2007-01-23
Abstract: The use of multipotent adult stems cells for treating an injury, dysfunction, disorder or disease. The cells are not embryonic stem cells, embryonic germ cells or germ cells but can differentiate into at least one cell type from the endodermal, ectodermal and mesodermal embryonic lineages. The cells express telomerase and oct3/4 and are of allogenic or xenogenic origin. The cells are not used with an immunosuppressant or with an immunosuppressive therapy. The injury or disease can be a bone disorder or fracture; age-related disease or injuries; inflammatory and auto-immune disorders; tissue damage, trauma, abnormal development or degeneration; and hereditary or congenital disorders.
Patent NZ-580239-A (NZ)
Title: Novel compounds
Inventor: CLEGG STEPHANIE JANE
IPC: C12P21/02
Filed: 2008-04-16
Abstract: Disclosed is an penta-specific antibody which has multiple specificity to (or cross reacts with) human IL-8, Gro-alpha, Gro-beta, Gro-gamma, and ENA-78. Also disclosed is the use of the penta-specific antibody in the preparation of a medicament for treating or preventing COPD, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, erosive arthritis, asthma, atherosclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, transplant rejection, gout, cancer, acute lung injury, acute lung disease, sepsis, ARDS, peripheral artery disease, systemic sclerosis, neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, exacerbation of asthma and COPD, cystic fibrosis, diffuse panbronchiolitis, reperfusion injury, and/or endometriosis.
Patent NZ-582464-A (NZ)
Title: Filler composition for use in the papermaking process
Inventor: SIMONSON PATRIK
IPC: D21H17/56
Filed: 2008-07-14
Abstract: Disclosed is a filler composition comprising:(a) a filler,(b) a cationic inorganic compound which is a polyaluminum chloride, and(c) an anionic polysaccharide,wherein the filler is present in an amount of at least about 1 % by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, the cationic inorganic compound is present in an amount of up to about 30 kg/ton, based on the weight of filler, and the anionic polysaccharide has a degree of substitution of net anionic groups of up to about 0.65. Alternatively the filler composition comprises: (a) a filler,(b) a cationic inorganic compound which is a polyaluminum chloride,(c) a cationic organic compound which is a cationic organic polymer, and(d) an anionic polysaccharide,wherein the filler is present in an amount of at least about 1 % by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, the anionic polysaccharide is present in an amount of about 1 to about 100 kg/ton, based on the weight of filler, and wherein the composition is substantially free from fibers. The disclosure further relates to a method of preparing a filler composition comprising mixing the components (a), (b), (c) and (d) as defined above. The disclosure further relates to a filler composition obtainable by the method, use of a filler composition as an additive to an aqueous cellulosic suspension in a papermaking process, and a process of producing paper comprising adding the filler composition to an aqueous cellulosic suspension. The disclosure further relates to paper obtained by the process and paper comprising the filler composition.
Patent NZ-582515-A (NZ)
Title: Double container for smoking articles joined by hinged connector allowing opening in both directions
Inventor: WEISS JACQUES
IPC: B65D5/42
Filed: 2008-07-18
Abstract: A container for smoking articles comprises at least two hingedly connected packs, each for housing a separate bundle of smoking articles. The container comprises a first pack having a first wall, a second pack having a first wall and a separate connector (10). The separate connector comprises a series of panels and sub-panels. The second panel (14) comprises a first sub panel (16) hingedly connected to the first edge of the first panel (12) and a second sub-panel (18) hingedly connected to the first sub-panel (16) along a fold line. The third panel (20) comprises a first sub panel (22) hingedly connected to the second edge of the first panel (12) and a second sub-panel (24) hingedly connected to the first sub-panel (22) along a fold line. The first panel (12) is affixed to a first wall of the first pack and the second sub-panels (18, 24) are affixed to a second wall of the second pack. In use the separate connector (10) allows the first and second packs to be hinged relative to each other along either edge of their first walls.
Patent NZ-584616-A (NZ)
Title: Methods for stratification and storage of cotyledonary conifer somatic embryos
Inventor: JAMRUSZKA AMY M
IPC: A01H4/00
Filed: 2008-09-22
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing stratified cotyledonary conifer somatic embryos comprising: a) incubating a culture comprising immature conifer somatic embryos in a culture vessel comprising a development medium comprising PEG at a concentration of from 1% to 15% and having an osmolality in the range of from 300 mM/Kg to 450 mM/Kg at a temperature of from 22 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius for a first incubation period of from 7 weeks to 12 weeks to produce anatomically mature embryos possessing developed cotyledons and hypocotyl; and b) maintaining the embryos in the culture vessel and development medium of step (a), and subjecting the mature embryos to a temperature of from 0 degrees Celsius to 10 degrees Celsius for a second incubation period of at least one week to produce stratified cotyledonary somatic embryos.
Patent NZ-585278-A (NZ)
Title: Metered gel dispenser with concave applicator for skin contact
Inventor: CARRARA DARIO NORBERTO R
IPC: G01F11/02
Filed: 2008-11-12
Abstract: Disclosed is a dermal flowable-composition dispenser which includes a body defining a supply chamber for retaining a supply of the flowable-composition, an application portion having an application surface and a conduit connecting the supply chamber with the application surface for facilitating the reproducible delivery of a predetermined dose of the flowable-composition from the supply chamber to the application surface. The application portion has a front side and is disposed externally and facing away from the supply chamber for holding the predetermined dose of the flowable-composition for application to a patient's skin. The application surface includes a concave application surface and a front side having an upper rim enclosing the application surface and forming a depression that has a volume that is greater than or equal to the volume of the predetermine dose. The rim is substantially planar and the application surface has a surface area of between 5 cm2 and 15 cm2 with a maximum depth of between 1 and 7 mm. The application surface is configured and dimensioned such that it can receive the patient's skin to allow for removal of the predetermined dose of the flowable-composition. The concave application surface is shaped such that the entire application surface contacts the patient's skin when the application surface is pressed thereagainst.