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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7994107 | Lubricant additives Processes are described for producing liquid, biobased lubricant additives containing from 50 to 100% biobased carbon according to ASTM D6866 from heat-bodied oils by transesterification with biobased or petroleum based alcohols and by hydrogenation of at least the ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7854955 | Corn fiber hulls as a food additive or animal feed The present invention provides a novel animal feed or food additive that may be made from thermochemically hydrolyzed, solvent-extracted corn fiber hulls. The animal feed or food additive may be made, for instance, by thermochemically treating corn fiber hulls to hy... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7842746 | Hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated heat-bodied oils and uses thereof The present disclosure presents materials comprising hydrogenated and/or partially hydrogenated polymerized vegetable oils. Non-limiting applications of the polymerized oils, including coatings, binders, blends, and greases are presented. Methods for forming these m... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7838278 | Compositions and methods for manipulating carbon flux in cells Nucleotide and protein sequences that encode enzymes that change carbon flux through metabolic pathways that lead to lactic acid or fumarate production in a host cell, such as a R. oryzae cell, are provided. Methods of manipulating carbon flux in a cell also ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833994 | Ethanol extraction of phytosterols from corn fiber The present invention provides a process for extracting sterols from a high solids, thermochemically hydrolyzed corn fiber using ethanol as the extractant. The process includes obtaining a corn fiber slurry having a moisture content from about 20 weight percent to a... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7811352 | Fertilizer compositions and methods of using Provided are various embodiments of a fertilizer composition. The fertilizer compositions include one or more compounds having a high nitrogen content, which may be measured by a carbon to nitrogen atom ratio. Also provided are methods for increasing nitrogen conten... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7785468 | Compositions and uses thereof in bioremediation Compositions for bioremediation are described. Systems and methods of using the compositions are also disclosed. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7776369 | Process for obtaining lignans Process for obtaining lignan from plant material by extraction with an extraction solvent and separation of the liquid fraction from the plant material. The separated liquid fraction containing the lignan product is subjected to further processing to remove cyanogen... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7776124 | Fertilizer compositions and methods of using Provided are various embodiments of a fertilizer composition. The fertilizer compositions include one or more compounds having a high nitrogen content, which may be measured by a carbon to nitrogen atom ratio. Also provided are methods for increasing nitrogen conten... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7767431 | strains which over-produce L-threonine and processes for the production of L-threonine by fermentation The present invention relates to the fields of microbiology and microbial genetics. More specifically, the invention relates to novel bacteria strains and processes employing these strains for the fermentative production of amino acids such as threonine. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7767178 | Regenerating molecular sieve absorbents used for alcohol dehydration A process for regenerating a molecular sieve absorbent bed used for dehydrating an organic solvent is disclosed. The process is illustrated by regenerating a molecular sieve bed used for dehydrating ethanol, which includes a dehydrating cycle where an ethanol/water ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7754823 | Vegetable based dioxanone derivatives, synthesis and uses thereof The present invention is directed to carboxylic acid and ester moieties that are attached to a carbon chain that is between 2 and 24 carbons in length wherein, the chain contains at least one dioxanone ring system, said dioxanone being formed from two adjacent carbo... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7744944 | Methods of producing resistant starch and products formed therefrom A method for the production of resistant starch comprising acidifying unmodified starch to an optimal pH with an acid-alcohol mixture to convert the unmodified starch to resistant starch when at a reaction temperature, heating the acidified unmodified starch to abou... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7741460 | Polynucleotides encoding a truncated ORF2 from The invention provides methods to increase the production of an amino acid from Corynebacterium species by way of the amplification of amino acid biosynthetic pathway genes in a host cell chromosome. Amplification may be by integration of one or more copies o... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7723097 | strains that over-produce L-threonine and processes for their production The invention relates to novel bacterial strains and constructs as well as methods for production of L-amino acids, including but not limited to L-threonine. Such novel bacterial strains may be characterized by, for instance, Escherichia coli strains in which... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7709034 | Soluble non-caloric fiber composition and process of preparing the same A process for extracting the water soluble fiber from corn fiber hulls is provided comprising the steps of subjecting the corn fiber hulls to a destarching process, a dewatering process, and exposing the destarched and dewatered corn fiber hulls to a thermochemical ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7705170 | Method of preparing fatty acid alkyl esters from waste or recycled fatty acid stock The present invention is directed to a method or preparing fatty acid alkyl esters from fatty acids contained in co-product streams, or waste or recycled fatty acid stock. The present method utilizes an acidic resin to convert the fatty acid stock into esters. The p... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7687253 | strains which over-produce L-threonine and processes for the production of L-threonine by fermentation The present invention relates to the fields of microbiology and microbial genetics. More specifically, the invention relates to novel bacteria strains and processes employing these strains for the fermentative production of amino acids such as threonine. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7667061 | Method of preparing a composition using argentation chromatography The present invention is directed to a method of preparing compositions enriched in compounds containing carbon chains of varying degrees of unsaturation using argentation chromatography. The present method utilizes an argentized cationic resin or a conditioned arge... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7638644 | Light-color plant oils and related methods Methods of producing light-color, color stable plant oils are presented. Cationic ion exchange resins have been found to be effective in removing color bodies from plant oils to produce a light-color, color stable plant oil. The methods may be applied to plant oils,... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7635579 | Metabolic engineering of amino acid production The present invention is directed towards the fermentative production of amino acids, providing microorganisms, methods and processes useful therefor. Microorganisms of the invention are capable of converting glucose to amino acids other than L-isoleucine, L-leucine... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7629399 | Thickening systems and aqueous-coating compositions, and methods of making and using the same Various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to aqueous-coating compositions and thickening systems that can be used in aqueous coating-compositions. More particularly, certain non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein relate to aqueous-coating... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7605254 | Method of producing resistant starch This invention relates to the production of resistant starch. Preferably, this invention relates to the production of resistant starch comprising selecting a reaction temperature, acidifying unmodified starch to a pH, wherein the pH is optimum to convert the unmodif... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7582777 | Long chain (C22-C50) polyunsaturated hydrocarbons, derivatives, synthesis and uses thereof The present invention is directed to unsaturated or derivatized long chain (C22-C50) polyunsaturated hydrocarbons and a method of preparing the long chain hydrocarbons via electrocoupling of C12-C26 fatty acids. It has bee... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7579500 | Method for producing 2,5-dimethylphenyl acetic acid The invention relates to a method for preparing 2,5-dimethylphenylacetic acid by converting p-xylene with chloroacetyl chloride into 2-chloro-1-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)ethanone, which is reacted with the compound of the formula (II) to give the compound of the formula (... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7579490 | Conversion of 2,5-(hydroxymethyl)furaldehyde to industrial derivatives, purification of the derivatives, and industrial uses therefor A method of preparing 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran comprises heating a reaction mixture comprising 2,5-(hydroxymethyl)furaldehyde, an organic solvent, and a catalyst system comprising nickel and zirconium at a temperature, for a time, and at a pressure suff... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7579489 | Processes for the preparation and purification of hydroxymethylfuraldehyde and derivatives A method for utilizing an industrially convenient fructose source for a dehydration reaction converting a carbohydrate to a furan derivative is provided. Recovery methods also are provided. Embodiments of the methods improve upon the known methods of producing furan... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7566563 | Compositions and methods for manipulating carbon flux in cells Nucleotide sequences and genetic constructs that can be used to regulate genes encoding enzymes that change carbon flux through metabolic pathways that lead to lactic acid or fumarate production in a host cell, such as a R. oryzae cell, are provided. Methods ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7563386 | De-icing composition and method A composition for reducing the buildup of snow and ice on a surface. The composition includes a sugar-water mixture having approximately 15 to 80 percent by weight of a sugar solid, wherein the sugar solid contains approximately 2-60 percent by weight of a monosacch... | 07/21/2009 |
| RE40837 | Lignan complex derived from flaxseed as hypercholesterolemic and anti-atherosclerotic agent A method is described for treating hypercholesterolemic atherosclerosis or for reducing total cholesterol while raising high-density lipoportoein cholesterol. It involves administering to a patient a substantially pure complex derived from flaxseed and containing se... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7524526 | Process for producing high purity isoflavones A process for the production of a high purity isoflavone composition is disclosed. The process involves subjecting plant material to a primary chromatographic step to obtain an isoflavone enriched fraction and subjecting the isoflavone enriched fraction to a seconda... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7494675 | Process for the production of animal feed and ethanol and novel animal feed A method for the production of ethanol and a modified animal feed is provided. The method replaces the starch in known corn-based animal feed with biomass fiber treated to make it more digestible by animals. The process includes wherein the pericarp and germ are rem... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7491854 | Enzymatic method of making aldehydes from fatty acids The present invention provides methods of enzymatically preparing aldehydes from fatty acids by utilizing a carboxylic acid reductase enzyme to reduce the fatty acids to their corresponding aldehydes. The present invention also provides aldehydes prepared by the met... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7491820 | Hydrogenation with copper compositions catalyst Copper compositions that are useful as hydrogenation catalysts are disclosed. In particular, the copper compounds are catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of oils that contain unsaturated fatty acyl components such as unsaturated vegetable oils. Methods of prep... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7470446 | Method and system for supplying amino acids or chemical derivatives in liquid form to ruminant livestock A method and system for supplying increased bio-available quantities of amino acids or chemical derivatives in liquid form to ruminant livestock. The method includes supplying a liquid, supplying at least one amino acid, producing a liquid mixture by mixing the liqu... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7452702 | Method for producing fats or oils The present invention is directed to improving productivity of an enzymatic method for making esterified, transesterified or interesterified products. Specifically, a method that can greatly improve the productivity of enzymatic transesterification or esterification... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7439352 | Process for the production of anhydrosugar alcohols A process is provided for the preparation of anhydrosugar alcohols. The process involves heating a sugar alcohol or a monoanhydrosugar alcohol starting material in the presence of an acid catalyst, and subsequent purification of the anhydrosugar alcohol. In some emb... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435168 | Compositions and methods for manipulating carbon flux in cells Nucleotide sequences and genetic constructs that can be used to regulate genes encoding enzymes that change carbon flux through metabolic pathways that lead to lactic acid or fumarate production in a host cell, such as a R. oryzae cell, are provided. Methods ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432382 | Conversion of 2,5-(hydroxymethyl)furaldehyde to industrial derivatives, purification of the derivatives, and industrial uses therefor A method of preparing 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran comprises heating a reaction mixture comprising 2,5-(hydroxymethyl)furaldehyde, an organic solvent, and a catalyst system comprising nickel and zirconium at a temperature, for a time, and at a pressure suff... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427411 | Dried, full-fat corn germ as a ruminant feed component A non-human animal feed composition comprising from about 10% to about 20% dried, full-fat corn germ, and methods of using the same are disclosed. ... | 09/23/2008 |
