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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939581 | Surface functionalisation using arylcarbene reactive intermediates A process for producing a substrate having a functionalised surface, which process comprises contacting the substrate with a carbene precursor, which carbene precursor is a compound of formula (III) or (IV) whose substituent groups are defined herein: (b) generating... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939270 | Delivery of molecules to a lipid bilayer A method of delivering a molecule, such as a membrane protein, to a lipid bilayer uses a probe capable of holding the molecule on a carrier surface thereof. The molecule is deposited on the carrier surface and the probe is moved to engage the carrier surface against... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7906902 | Metal-containing dendrimers This invention relates to a light emitting device which comprises at least one layer that contains an organometallic dendrimer having a core comprising a metal cation. The invention also relates to organometallic dendrimers and methods for producing the same. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7888460 | Diagnostic and therapeutic epitope, and transgenic plant A food comprising a mutant gliadin protein that comprises at least one mutation in the epitope 62PQPQLPY68 (SEQ ID NO:6), wherein the mutation decreases the ability of the epitope to induce a T cell response, or a fragment of the mutant gliadin... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7851598 | Receptor modulators Method of identifying a modulator of CD28 comprising comparing a structural model of a candidate modulator with a structural model of CD28 to thereby determine whether the modulator will bind to CD28, wherein the structural model is derived from, or comprises, struc... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850979 | Compositions for immunizing against mycobacterium A method for generating a T cell immune response in a host involving administering a vectored vaccine comprising a non-replicating or replication impaired viral vector expressing the translation product of a mycobacterial antigen 85A gene. Vectored vaccines and uses... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7844028 | X-ray diffraction method An X-ray diffraction method for the analysis of polycrystalline materials, the method comprising: (a) providing a polycrystalline material for analysis; (b) providing a polychromatic X-ray source, wherein the source produces X-rays by accelerating charged particles ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7812323 | Branched compounds and their use in sensors The invention provides sensors comprising one or more compounds of formulae (I) and (II): [DENDRON1]p-CORE-[[X]r-[DENDRON]m]n (I) [DENDRON1]p-[X]r-[DENDR... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7781213 | Method for producing dendritic cells Disclosed are embryonic stem cell-derived dendritic cells, genetically modified immature dendritic cells capable of maturation, as well as methods for the production of such cells. In one embodiment, the cells made be produced by a method comprising the steps of pro... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7747546 | Information register using endohedral fullerenes in nanotube An information register stores information represented by the states of endohedral fullerenes in a nanotube. Possible states are spin-states or morphological states, such as endohedral species having intrinsic or induced electric dipole moment or characteristic elec... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740954 | Reactive dendrimers A process for modifying at least one dendron that is intended to form part of a dendrimer is disclosed. One reacts at least one reactable unsaturated group in a chemoselective manner to form a less unsaturated group. Also disclosed is a process for modifying dendrim... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7732147 | Neurotransmission disorders There is disclosed a method for diagnosing neurotransmission or developmental disorders in a mammal comprising the step of detecting in a bodily fluid of said mammal autoantibodies to an epitope of the muscle specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK). One such method comprise... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7682708 | Dendrimers A compound of formula (I), where x is 3, 2 or 1, y is 0 or 1, n1 and n2, which may be the same or different, are 0 or 1 to 3, X represents a divalent mono- or poly-aromatic and/or heteroaromatic moiety... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7659010 | Organic phosphorescent material and organic optoelectronic device The invention provides a cyclometallated complex comprising the structure of formula I wherein: M is a d-block transition metal; B is a five- or six-membered aryl or heter... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7642996 | Method of driving an organic electroluminescent device comprising a phosphorescent light emitter A method of driving an organic electroluminescent device comprising a phosphorescent light emitter having an excited state emission decay time τ, which method comprises applying to the organic electroluminescent device a series of electrical pulses of duration t | 01/05/2010 |
| 7641986 | Phosphorescent dendrimers for use in light-emitting devices A light emitting device having at least one layer that contains a phosphorescent organometallic dendrimer with a metal cation and two or more coordinating groups as part of its core and wherein at least two of said coordinating groups each have a dendron attached, a... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7638295 | Assays for identifying modulators of the hydroxylation of ankyrin repeat proteins by 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenase and methods of using the same A method of identifying an agent which modulates 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenase activity, the method comprising contacting a 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenase and a test agent in the presence of a substrate comprising one or more ankyrin repeat, or fragment the... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7632576 | Aryl-aryl dendrimers Light emitting devices are incorporate, as the light emitting element, a dendrimer of which the constituent dendrons include a conjugated dendritic structure comprising aryl and/or heteroaryl groups connected to each other via bonds between sp2 hybridized... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7601859 | Organometallic complexes Organometallic complexes comprising a trivalent lanthanide metal ion complexed with one or more polydentate ligands containing one or more pyrazolyl-derived groups, such as trispyrazolyl borate species, are useful in light emitting materials e.g., in electroluminesc... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7592074 | Metal-containing dendrimers This invention relates to a light emitting device which comprises at least one layer that contains an organometallic dendrimer having a core comprising a metal cation. The invention also relates to organometallic dendrimers and methods for producing the same. ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7577364 | Optical wireless communications An optical wireless local area network using line of sight optical links. The base station and terminal stations are provided with optical transceivers which include a transmitter array and detector array. The transmitter array consists of an array of resonant cavit... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7575870 | Assay method for peptide specific T-cells A method of assaying for peptide-specific T-cells comprises adding peptide to a fluid sample of fresh peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and detecting a cytokine such as interferon-γ produced by T-cells that have been pre-sensitized to the peptide. The assay metho... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7572928 | Fluorination process Compounds of formula (II), (IIIa) or (IIIb) (variables are described in the specification) are prepared by fluorination of β,γ-unsaturated alkyl silanes. These compounds are useful as building blocks in the pharmaceutical... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7572604 | Modified carbohydrate processing enzyme A modified polypeptide having carbohydrate processing enzymatic activity is provided, said polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 comprising a mutation in at least one of W433, E432 and M439; (b) the a... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7572597 | Diagnostics method Method of diagnosing in an individual recent exposure to an agent which is a pathogen, vaccine or any other moiety which induces a cellular response, said method comprising determining in vitro whether the T cells of the individual recognise a protein from said agen... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7311982 | Luminescent polymers A monomer which luminesces in the visible region upon excitation is described of the formula: Mn+ (L)n− (CL)x in which n+ is the valency of M, (L) represents one or more anionic ligands with a total valency of n such that at least ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7247480 | Method for producing dendritic cells Disclosed are embryonic stem cell-derived dendritic cells, genetically modified immature dendritic cells capable of maturation, as well as methods for the production of such cells. In one embodiment, the cells made be produced by a method comprising the steps of pro... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245101 | System and method for monitoring and control The invention provides for the monitoring and control of a system, such as a linear electro-mechanical transducer, e.g. a linear electric motor, particularly when driven in a reciprocating manner. A dynamic model of the linear motor and its load is used to calculate... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7217911 | Solid state light detector An optical wireless local area network using line of sight optical links. The base station and terminal stations are provided with optical transceivers which include a transmitter array and detector array. The transmitter array consists of an array of resonant cavit... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7144569 | Diagnosis of coeliac disease using a gliadin epitope A method of diagnosing coeliac disease, or susceptibility to coeliac disease, in an individual comprising: (a) contacting a sample from the host with an agent selected from (i) the epitope comprising sequence which is: SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, or an equivalent sequence fr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7060092 | Deployable stent A stent 1 comprising a sheet 2 of biocompatible material arranged as a tube and having a pattern of folds allowing the stent to be collapsed for deployment. The pattern of folds comprises a unit cell repeated over the sheet 2. A variety of diffe... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6984994 | Position and electromagnetic field sensor A position and electromagnetic field sensor is provided. The sensor relies upon an oscillator such as a Robinson marginal oscillator to generate an rf or microwave electromagnetic field. As an inhomogeneously shaped object, such as a metallic toothed wheel, for exam... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6914266 | Optical wireless communications An optical wireless local area network using line of sight optical links. The base station and terminal stations are provided with optical transceivers which include a transmitter array and detector array. The transmitter array consists of an array of resonant cavit... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6787326 | Interaction between the VHL tumor suppressor and hypoxia inducible factor, and assay methods relating thereto The invention relates to the finding that the VHL tumour suppressor protein regulates hypoxia inducible factor α subunits, by targeting HIF α for destruction in normoxic, but not hypoxic cells. The invention provides assays for modulators of this interaction, and ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6784758 | Degenerate mode combiner A wave device for supporting electromagnetic waves, the device including a first pair of inputs for setting up a first standing wave therebetween a second pair of inputs for setting up a second standing wave therebetween and positioned such that the input signal of ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6783855 | Rare-earth-activated phosphors A process for preparing phosphor particles of a host oxide doped with a rare earth or manganese which comprises: preparing an aqueous solution of salts of the host ion and of the dopant ion and a water soluble compound which decomposes under the reaction cond... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6759209 | Bacillus strain and assay methods Micro-organisms having a chromosome in which at least one gene has been partly or wholly replaced by a homologous gene from another micro-organism, and an artificially introduced reporter gene is present and is expressed in a manner related to a homologous gene expr... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6740214 | Microelectrode biosensor and method therefor There is disclosed a biosensor comprising a conducting surface, a layer of dielectric material overlying the conducting surface, a plurality of micro electrodes constituted by a plurality of pores extending through the thickness of said dielectric layer, a biopolyme... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6716961 | Chiral peptide nucleic acids with a N-aminoethyl-d-proline backbone Chiral peptide nucleic acids are provided which hybridise strongly with complementary nucleic acids and have potential as antigene and antisense agents and as tools in molecular biology. The compounds have the formulae. ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6657580 | Transponders A transponder comprises a retro-reflective antenna array in which the length of the transmission lines is given by I=&#b1;A nλ where: A is an arbitrary length; n is zero, or an integer, λ is the wavelength of the retro-reflected signal. The array is fab... | 12/02/2003 |
