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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176796 | Ultrasound multiphase fraction meter and method for determining phase fractions in a multiphase fluid An apparatus and method to determine fractions of various phases in a multiphase fluid. The apparatus includes main body including an interior configured receive a multiphase fluid and an exterior. The apparatus senses fluid pressure of multiphase fluid received in ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8164039 | Method and apparatus for detecting spiculated masses in mammography A method and apparatus detects one or more spiculated masses in an image using a processor. The image is received in the processor. The received image is filtered using one or more Gaussian filters to detect one or more central mass regions. The received image is al... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163814 | Process of forming crosslinked copolymer film, crosslinked copolymer film formed thereby, and water purification membrane Azidoaryl-substituted cyclooctene monomers and synthesized and used in the preparation of various copolymers. Among these copolymers are those prepared from ring-opening metathesis polymerization of cyclooctene, polyethylene glycol-substituted cyclooctene, and azido... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163567 | Methods and compositions comprising capture agents The present invention relates to methods and compositions for detecting a substance using mixed or multiple element capture agents (MECA). The affinity of a MECA for a target is produced by the concomitant binding of at least two low to moderate affinity capture age... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162834 | Hemoglobin contrast in ultrasound and optical coherence tomography for diagnosing diseased tissue, cancers, and the like A novel contrast mechanism for diagnosing diseased tissue using Ultrasound, Doppler Ultrasonography, Optical Coherence Tomography, or optical Doppler tomography coupled with an externally applied temporally oscillating high-strength magnetic field. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8153103 | Conjugates of photo-activatable dyes A new class of photoactivatable dyes provides the ability to study cell-cell communication in live animals non-invasively with high spatiotemporal resolution. The compositions are made up of a macromolecule, a caging group, and a coumarin dye. Upon photolysis, the c... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150713 | Pharmaceutical treatment effectiveness analysis computer system and methods Computer-implemented systems, program code, and related methods are provided. The systems, program code, and methods can be employed to analyze the effectiveness of pharmaceutical treatments for medical conditions utilizing real time prescription compliance records.... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143418 | Dimeric small molecule potentiators of apoptosis Caspase activity and apoptosis are promoted using active, dimeric Smac peptide mimetics of the general formula M1-L-M2, wherein moieties M1 and M2 are monomeric Smac mimetics and L is a covalent linker. Target cancerous or inflammatory cells are contacted with an ef... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143185 | Photocatalytic deposition of metals and compositions comprising the same A photocatalytic metal deposition process and a resulting nanocomposite are described. The nanocomposite includes an electrically conducting carbonaceous material, a photoactive metal oxide and a metal. Metals for deposition include noble metals, metal alloys and ot... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135349 | Apparatus and method for interference cancellation in multi-antenna system An apparatus and method for interference cancellation in a multi-antenna system are provided. A transmission apparatus includes a channel identifier, a scheduler, an interference canceller, and a transmitter. The channel identifier identifies channel information of ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131353 | Methods and apparatuses for navigating the subarachnoid space Disclosed is a method of navigating a spinal subarchnoid space in a living being, that includes percutaneously introducing a device into the spinal subarachnoid space at an entry location. The device has a first passageway that is sized to slidably receive, and work... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127533 | System and method for power production using a hybrid helical detonation device The system and method described herein uses a hybrid pulsed detonation engine (PDE) system to drive a turbine that powers an electric generator. The combustion chamber of the PDE is shaped in a helical form, so that the external length of the section is reduced, whi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125648 | Polarization-sensitive spectral interferometry A polarization sensitive spectral interferometer apparatus and method for analyzing a sample. The polarization sensitive spectral interferometer apparatus and method determines polarization properties of the sample. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125170 | Techniques and apparatus for the measurement of mutual inductance in a switched reluctance machine A system and technique for measuring the mutual inductance in a switched reluctance machine (SRM). In a first example embodiment of the technique, a voltage pulse is applied to primary coil when the machine is stationery. By measuring current in the primary coil and... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124351 | Quantification of fusion proteins and their activity from chromosomal translocation The present invention concerns the detection of gene products resulting from chromosomal translocations, including fusion proteins comprising a first and second region. In particular, the fusion proteins are identified following subjecting a sample comprising the pr... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119827 | Compounds for treatment of cell proliferative diseases The present invention concerns compounds and their use to treat cell proliferative diseases such as cancer. Compounds of the present invention display significant potency as kinase inhibitors, cause the downregulation of c-myc, and inhibit the growth and survival of... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119649 | Use of c-Src inhibitors alone or in combination with STI571 for the treatment of leukaemia The invention relates to a combination which comprises (a) at least one compound decreasing the c-Src activity and (b) N-{5-[4-(4-methyl-piperazino-methyl)-benzoylamido]-2-methylphenyl}-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine or the monomethanesulfonate salt thereof; to ph... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8110990 | Atmospheric pressure plasma apparatus Disclosed is an atmospheric pressure plasma apparatus for enhancing and or controlling the dissociation of a secondary gas by converting a source gas into a plasma state at atmospheric pressure and controlling the interaction between that plasma and the secondary ga... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108030 | Method and apparatus to identify vulnerable plaques with thermal wave imaging of heated nanoparticles Provided herein are systems, methods, and compositions for the thermal imaging of cells with nanoparticles. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106428 | Nano-scale bridge biosensors Devices, systems, and methods for detecting nucleic acid hybridization, including single nucleic base mutations at low concentrations, are disclosed, using capture units having nanoparticles with attached single-stranded oligonucleotides that are capable of hybridiz... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105849 | Integration of fluids and reagents into self-contained cartridges containing sensor elements Described herein is an analyte detection device and method related to a portable instrument suitable for point-of-care analyses. In some embodiments, a portable instrument may include a disposable cartridge, an optical detector, a sample collection device and/or sam... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102267 | Single antenna single reader system and method for locating a tag A single antenna single reader (SASR) system and method for locating a tag. The reader connects to a single antenna that is in motion. The reader transmits an interrogation signal to the tag. The reader receives a response signal from the tag. The reader determines ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101431 | Integration of fluids and reagents into self-contained cartridges containing sensor elements and reagent delivery systems Described herein is an analyte detection device and method related to a portable instrument suitable for point-of-care analyses. In some embodiments, a portable instrument may include a disposable cartridge, an optical detector, a sample collection device and/or sam... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101061 | Material and device properties modification by electrochemical charge injection in the absence of contacting electrolyte for either local spatial or final states In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to processes for the combination of injecting charge in a material electrochemically via non-faradaic (double-layer) charging, and retaining this charge and associated desirable properties changes when the elect... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097468 | Using plasma proteomic pattern for diagnosis, classification, prediction of response to therapy and clinical behavior, stratification of therapy, and monitoring disease in hematologic malignancies The present invention demonstrates that the diagnosis and prediction of clinical behavior in patients with hematologic malignancies, such as leukemia, can be accomplished by analysis of proteins present in a plasma sample. Thus, in particular embodiments the present... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096119 | Fuel-powered actuators and methods of using same Fuel-powered actuators are described wherein actuation is a consequence of electrochemical processes, chemical processes, or combinations thereof. These fuel-powered actuators include artificial muscles and actuators in which actuation is non-mechanical. The actuato... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093001 | Detection and diagnosis of smoking related cancers Gene probes for specific regions of chromosome 3 (3p21.3) and chromosome 10 (10q22) have been found to be tools for the diagnosis and prognosis of smoking related cancers such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). For example, these probes can be used with fluoresc... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092812 | Methods and compositions for immunization against chlamydial infection and disease The present invention provides Chlamydia proteins and compositions and methods of use in the treatment/prevention of chlamydial infection in a subject, for eliciting an immune response in a subject and for reducing the likelihood of infertility and reducing t... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088982 | Multifunctional biomaterials as scaffolds for electronic, optical, magnetic, semiconducting, and biotechnological applications One-dimensional ring structures from M13 viruses were constructed by two genetic modifications encoding binding peptides and synthesis of a heterobifunctional linker molecule. The bifunctional viruses displayed an anti-streptavidin peptide and hexahistidine (SEQ ID ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088894 | Methods and compositions for exotoxins The present invention provides a Mycoplasma pneumoniae community acquired respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS) toxin, biologically active fragments/domains of the CARDS toxin, antibodies to the CARDS toxin and nucleic acids encoding the CARDS toxin. Also pro... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088451 | Covalently functionalized particles for synthesis of new composite materials The present invention includes compositions and methods for synthesis of composite materials involving gas phase plasma polymerization to covalently plasma graft an organic molecule onto particles; covalently binding an organic monomer to the functionalized particle... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083909 | Material and device properties modification by electrochemical charge injection in the absence of contacting electrolyte for either local spatial or final states In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to processes for the combination of injecting charge in a material electrochemically via non-faradaic (double-layer) charging, and retaining this charge and associated desirable properties changes when the elect... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082549 | System, method and apparatus for allocating resources by constraint selection The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for allocating resources with a linear programming model comprising an objective function and a set of constraints describing feasible allocations of the resources. The method ranks constraints based on a... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080149 | Material and device properties modification by electrochemical charge injection in the absence of contacting electrolyte for either local spatial or final states In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to processes for the combination of injecting charge in a material electrochemically via non-faradaic (double-layer) charging, and retaining this charge and associated desirable properties changes when the elect... | 12/20/2011 |
| RE43030 | Intravascular device A multi-element occlusion device (10, 20, 30, 40) provides an improvement over existing systems by increasing the occupation of a vascular lumen. The device (10, 20, 30) comprises an anchoring element (12, 22, 32), a lead element (14, 24, 34 | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071109 | VMP-like sequences of pathogenic The present invention relates to DNA sequences encoding Vmp-like polypeptides of pathogenic Borreliae, the use of the DNA sequences in recombinant vectors to express polypeptides, the encoded amino acid sequences, application of the DNA and amino acid sequenc... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066855 | Material and device properties modification by electrochemical charge injection in the absence of contacting electrolyte for either local spatial or final states In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to processes for the combination of injecting charge in a material electrochemically via non-faradaic (double-layer) charging, and retaining this charge and associated desirable properties changes when the elect... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062647 | High concentration baclofen preparations Stable aqueous solutions comprising concentrations of baclofen in the range of greater than 2.0 mg/mL up to about 10 mg/mL are disclosed. These solutions can be used as pharmaceuticals for parenteral or oral administration. The invention also provides methods of pre... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060532 | Determining suitability of entity to provide products or services based on factors of acquisition context A method, system and computer program product for determining the suitability of an entity to provide products or services. Category and measurement data is received concerning the entity where each category is assigned a value based on the acquisition context. If t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8058063 | Method of producing region-specific neurons from human neuronal stem cells A method of priming neural stem cells in vitro by adhesively culturing in a mixture of basic fibroblast growth factor, laminin and heparin to differentiate into specific neuronal phenotypes, including cholinergic, glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons, in a region-spe... | 11/15/2011 |
