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Ballistic resistant body covering

A ballistic resistant body covering for protecting the torso, groin and neck area from ballistic missiles.

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Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, on behalf of the University of Arizona


Location: Tucson, AZ
No. of patents: 30

NumberTitleIssue Date
7420682Sensor device for interference and plasmon-waveguide/interference spectroscopy
Methods for measuring a property of a sample material present at an interface of an emerging medium in a spectroscopic device include a sensor (10) featuring at least one dielectric member (14) disposed upon a entrant medium (12), with the diele...
09/02/2008
7405041Methods for regulating transcription by targeting quadruplex DNA
Among the different intrastrand quadruplex structures that can arise from duplex DNA, it has been discovered that the nucleotide sequences (GGA)4 (SEQ ID NO: 1) and (GGA)3GG (SEQ ID NO: 2) form biologically significant quadruplex structures. Th...
07/29/2008
7335679Wortmannin analogs and methods of using same
Novel Wortmannin analogs and their use in inhibiting inhibiting PI-3-kinase activity in mammals as well as tumor formation in a subject are described herein. ...
02/26/2008
7335662Substituted tricyclic compounds as protein kinase inhibitors
Protein kinase inhibitors are disclosed having utility in the treatment of protein kinase-mediated diseases and conditions, such as cancer. The compounds of this invention have the following structure: including steroisomer...
02/26/2008
7326713Substituted tricyclic compound as protein kinase inhibitors
Protein kinase inhibitors are disclosed having utility in the treatment of protein kinase-mediated diseases and conditions, such as cancer. The compounds of this invention have the following structure: including ...
02/05/2008
7326712Substituted tricyclic compounds as protein kinase inhibitors
Protein kinase inhibitors are disclosed having utility in the treatment of protein kinase-mediated diseases and conditions, such as cancer. The compounds of this invention have the following structure: including ...
02/05/2008
7324695Prioritized image visualization from scalable compressed data
A system and method for prioritized transmission of scalable compressed data are provided, the system including a database server for receiving an interactive prioritization request from a client and prioritizing transmission of the compressed data relative to a bin...
01/29/2008
7323174Modulation of immune response and methods based thereon
The present invention relates to methods for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular and allergic diseases and disorders, methods for inhibiting the growth of, or reducing the volume of, a solid tumor, as well as methods for preventing progression to AIDS ...
01/29/2008
7312226Substituted tricyclic compounds as protein kinase inhibitors
Protein kinase inhibitors are disclosed having utility in the treatment of protein kinase-mediated diseases and conditions, such as cancer. The compounds of this invention have the following structure: including ...
12/25/2007
7256280Cell cycle nucleic acids, polypeptides and uses thereof
The invention provides isolated nucleic acids and their encoded proteins that are involved in cell cycle regulation. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions. The present invention prov...
08/14/2007
7238800Peptides and DNA encoding the peptides useful for immunizations against . infections
The present invention provides compositions of peptides and polynucleotides encoding the peptides, which peptides are useful for generating an immunological response in an individual and in therapeutic and diagnostic applications of infections due to pathogenic C...
07/03/2007
7217739Method for inducing cell death with carbonyl scavengers
Carbonyl scavengers, which have been recognized for their ability to react with reactive carbonyl species, have been implicated as agents that can accelerate or induce the death of abnormal cells without having a parallel effect on normal cells. As such, they are us...
05/15/2007
7153843Inhibitors of phosphatidyl myo-inositol cycle
The present invention relates to the preparation and biological activity of 3-deoxy-Dmyo-inositol ether lipid analogs as inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase signaling and cancer cell growth. The compounds of the present invention are useful as anti-tumor 5 a...
12/26/2006
7029838Prevascularized contructs for implantation to provide blood perfusion
This application discloses methods and materials for preparing functional microvascular beds in the laboratory. These prevascularized constructs can be used to vascularize engineered tissue constructs or to revascularize damaged or diseased tissues or organs followi...
04/18/2006
6875849Methods of recovering chaperone proteins and complexes thereof
The present invention provides methods for efficient and concomitant recovery of multiple chaperone proteins and/or chaperone protein complexes from a limited sample source. Disclosed are methods involving the use of Free Solution Iso-Electric Focusing (FS-IEF) whic...
04/05/2005
6750234Methods for increasing leptin levels using nicotinic acid compounds
The invention relates to the use of nicotinic acid and nicotinic acid esters, such as nicotinic acid alkyl esters, to increase the amount of leptin in a subject. As a result, one can treat conditions, such as conditions characterized by wounds, by administering suff...
06/15/2004
6703414Device and method for treating restenosis
A method of inhibiting restenosis in a subject following coronary angioplasty, atherectomy, or arterial bypass graft surgery comprised of administering wortmannin analogs of the present invention is described herein....
03/09/2004
6667340Inhibitors of phosphatidyl myo-inositol cycle
The present invention relates to the preparation and biological activity of 3-deoxy-Dmyo-inositol ether lipid analogs as inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase signaling and cancer cell growth. The compounds of the present invention are useful as ant...
12/23/2003
6525466Cathode including a mixture of a metal and an insulator for organic devices and method of making the same
An organic device including an organic layer of organic material; and a cathode in contact with the organic layer and including a mixture of a metal and an insulator. The mixture can be an alloy or a composite of the metal and insulator, and can be for ex...
02/25/2003
6303311Tethered function assay for protein function
A method for determining the function of a test protein is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, this method comprises the steps of fusing a test protein to an RNA-binding protein and exposing the fusion protein to recombinant reporter mRNA molecule that ...
10/16/2001
5965267Method for producing encapsulated nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes using catalytic disproportionation of carbon monoxide and the nanoencapsulates and nanotubes formed thereby
A method for the production of carbon encapsulated nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes and other closed carbon structures, including contacting a catalyst of a transition metal, or a compound or alloy thereof, with a gas mixture containing carbon monoxide, an...
10/12/1999
5780101Method for producing encapsulated nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes using catalytic disproportionation of carbon monoxide
A method for the production of carbon encapsulated nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes and other closed carbon structures, including contacting a catalyst of a transition metal, or a compound or alloy thereof, with a gas mixture containing carbon monoxide, an...
07/14/1998
5767090Microbially produced rhamnolipids (biosurfactants) for the control of plant pathogenic zoosporic fungi
Disclosed is the use of biosurfactants as biological control products. In particular, rhamnolipid biosurfactants produced by Pseudomonas spp. were demonstrated to rapidly kill zoospores by rupturing the plasma membrane of three representative zoosporic pl...
06/16/1998
5731408Peptides having potent antagonist and agonist bioactivities at melanocortin receptors
Cyclic lactam peptides, seven amino acids in length, having D-2'-naphthylalanine (D-2'-Nal) or D-para-iodo-phenylalanine D-(p-I)Phe at position 4 of the peptide provided potent and specific antagonists of the two neural melanocortin receptors and of the p...
03/24/1998
5674996Cell cycle checkpoint genes
Human checkpoint huCDC34, huRAD9compA, and huRAD9compB cDNAs shown in SEQ ID Nos:7-9. A method for isolating a human checkpoint cDNA that is capable of restoring growth at a restrictive temperature in a yeast test cell, wherein the y...
10/07/1997
5651943Apparatus and method for random polymer synthesis
An apparatus and method are provided for the synthesis of compounds, e.g., oligomers or polymers, by the repeated steps of coupling various subunits onto solid supports. The apparatus has for a first member a vessel having chambers opening to a surface of...
07/29/1997
5648593Stress tolerant pyrethrum plants
New and distinct varieties of Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium plants exhibit environmental stress tolerance over a temperature range extending as low as about 17° F. and as high as about 115° F., and are also capable of producing flowers having an endoge...
07/15/1997
5339039Langmuir probe system for radio frequency excited plasma processing system
A Langmuir probe system for measuring plasma internal discharge parameters in a radio frequency excited plasma processing system includes an electrically tuned resonant circuit. The electrically tuned resonant circuit includes a semiconductor variable cap...
08/16/1994
5326751Enkephalin analogs
A new class of opioid receptor analogs is described based on an alanine substitution in the three position in the enkephalin analog DPDPE. The alanine-substituted analogs show increased selectivity for the delta type of opioid receptors over the mu type o...
07/05/1994
5113617Chemical hybridizing agents
The present invention relates to a method for inducing male sterility in plants which comprises treating seeds of a plant receptive to said treatment by application of an effective amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R
05/19/1992
 
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