Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5696147 | Inhibition of angiogenesis by synthetic matrix metalloprotease inhibitors Synthetic mammalian matrix metalloprotease inhibitors are useful in controlling angiogenesis. These compounds are thus useful in controlling the growth of tumors and in controlling neovascular glaucomas.... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5380716 | Sulfated polysaccharides as inhibitors of smooth muscle cell proliferation Highly sulfated oligosaccharides in the form of hexasaccharide and octasaccharide compounds which have antiproliferative activity with respect to smooth muscle cells are useful in treatment of conditions characterized by unwanted smooth muscle cell prolif... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5138044 | Synthesis of sialosides Reaction schemes for carrying out a variety of chemical synthesis are disclosed. The reactions produce -(X)-sialosides wherein X is O, S, N or another compatible electron donating atom or molecular moiety. The reaction schemes include a relatively ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5094740 | Two-dimensional electrophoretic separation of carbohydrates Separation methodology is disclosed which allows for the separation of mixtures of carbohydrates into highly resolved detectable bands of carbohydrates. The method involves first reacting a mixture of carbohydrates with charge generating moieties which ar... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5094731 | Electro-blotting of electrophoretically resolved fluorescent-labeled saccharides and detection of active structures with protein probes Saccharide in mixtures are separated into groups or individual saccharides and tested for their affinity for particular proteins. The method of the invention is carried out by conjugating saccharides in a mixture with charge-generating moieties and moieti... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5087337 | Fluorescent tag for sugar electrophoresis A method of separating mixtures of saccharides into distinct detectable groups is disclosed. In accordance with the method a tri-functional conjugate must first be provided. The tri-functional conjugate is obtained by reacting a mixture of saccharides wit... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5053406 | Compositions and methods for preventing and treating rotaviral infections Compositions useful in the prevention and treatment of rotaviral infections are disclosed. The subject compositions contain cholesterol 3-sulfate or functional derivatives thereof. Cholesterol 3-sulfate avidly binds rotavirus in thin layer overlay assays ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5032679 | Heparin fragments as inhibitors of smooth muscle cell proliferation A glycosaminoglycoside (GAG) composition predominantly of tetrasacchardie units derived from heparin/heparan sulfate has enchanced activity in preventing the proliferation of smooth muscle cells. This GAG preparation is useful in the treatment of diseases... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4975165 | Two-dimenstional electrophoretic separation of carbohydrates Separation methodology is disclosed which allows for the separation of mixtures of carbohydrates into highly resolved detectable bands of carbohydrates. The method involves first reacting a mixture of carbohydrates with 1-amino-4-naphthalene sulfonic acid... | 12/04/1990 |
