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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097598 | Porcine CTLA-4 for xenograft-specific immunosuppression The invention provides means and methods for inhibiting T-cell mediated rejection of a xenotransplanted organ by blocking the delivery of co-stimulatory signal 2 (the B7/CD28 interaction) in order to prevent the activation of xenoreactive T-cells in the recipient. I... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7759078 | Diagnosis and treatment of cancer A method of diagnosing cancer in a human patient comprising the steps of (i) obtaining a sample containing nucleic acid and/or protein from the patient; and (ii) determining whether the sample contains a level of hNe—Na voltage-gated Na+ channel nucleic... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7692012 | Vanadium compounds as inhibitors of phosphatases Novel Vanadium compounds are described as well as their use as inhibitors of phosphatases, particularly inositol phosphatases, The use of the compound in the treatment of nerodegenerative diseases is also described. ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7544019 | Powder injection system and method A powder injection method and a powder injection microchip, the powder injection microchip comprising: a gas supply inlet (6) for supplying gas; an outlet (8); a channel (4) in fluid connection with the gas supply inlet and the outlet; a powder ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7543283 | Flexible instruction processor systems and methods The present invention relates to the design-time and run-time environments of instruction processors implemented in re-programmable hardware. In one aspect the present invention provides a design system for generating configuration information and associated executa... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7393657 | Diagnosis and treatment of cancer: I A method of diagnosing cancer comprising the steps of (i) obtaining a sample containing nucleic acid and/or protein from the patient; and (ii) determining whether the sample contains a level of SCN5A (and optionally also SCN9A) voltage-gated Na+ channel nucleic acid... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7329126 | Use of bioactive glass Bioactive glasses may be used as air abrasive agents in methods for treating or preventing dental hard tissue and pulpal disorders, such as dental pain. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7294755 | Genetic modification of male germ cells for generation of transgenic species and genetic therapies Disclosed is an in vivo method of incorporating exogenous genetic material into the genome of a vertebrate, which involves administering to a male vertebrate's testis a gene delivery mixture comprising a viral vector, such as a retroviral vector, to deliver a polynu... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7256931 | Optical amplifying device In an optical amplifying device, an optical beam passes multiple times through a grazing-incidence bounce amplifier, accessing different parts (G1,G2) of the gain region on each transit. This provides improved characteristics in beam quality, with high... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7180296 | Magnetic resonance imaging receive circuit A magnetic resonance imaging receive circuit, for use e.g. within the body of a patient during an MR imaging procedure, includes a balanced MR coil (50) connected to balanced matching and decoupling circuitry (110, 120). Signal transfer passes along tw... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160822 | Method of forming quantum dots for extended wavelength operation A method of forming the active region of an optoelectronic device incorporating semiconductor quantum dots whose ground state emission occurs at wavelengths beyond 1350 nm at a temperature of substantially 293 K is provided by forming a first layer of quantum dots c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157680 | Photon arrival time detection A photon arrival time detector has the form of a photocathode 4 from which a photoelectron is ejected by an incident photon. The photoelectron is accelerated by an applied voltage to a CCD sensor 6. The voltage between the photocathode 4 and the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7040960 | Use of bioactive glass for cutting bioactive glasses The present invention relates to a method of cutting a bioactive glass object which comprises contacting the bioactive glass object with bioactive glass particles delivered using an air abrasion system. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039451 | Phase ordering with automatic window selection (PAWS) for motion resistant MRI A magnetic imaging technique which is resistant to changes in breathing while allowing the use of phase ordering to provide effective motion artifact reduction in an optimal time. This is provided by apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging a target object subject t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6984490 | Identification of genes A method for identifying a microorganism having a reduced adaptation to a particular environment comprising the steps of: (1) providing a plurality of microorganisms each of which is independently mutated by the insertional inactiv... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6965354 | Narrow beam antenna A method for making an antenna and the antenna itself are described. The antenna comprises a first region having a first refractive index and a second region having a negative refractive index, the second region substantially surrounding the first region, such that ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6936425 | Attenuated salmonella SP12 mutants as antigen carriers The present invention relates to vaccines, in particular, to an attenuated gram-negative cell comprising the SP12 gene locus, wherein at least one gene of the SP12 locus is inactivated, wherein the inactivation results in an attenuation/reduction of virulence compar... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6878751 | Administration of resveratrol to treat inflammatory respiratory disorders A method is provided for treating inflammatory respiratory disorders such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The method involves administration, preferably oral or pulmonary administration, of an active agent selected from the group consisti... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6805861 | Immunotherapy using cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) A method of treating a patient with a disease wherein the patient contains diseased cells which cells contain, or are associated with, an abnormal molecule or an abnormally elevated amount of a molecule and which cells are capable of presenting at least part of said... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6790838 | Combinations and methods for promoting in vivo liver cell proliferation and enhancing in vivo liver-directed gene transduction Combinations and methods for inducing a semi-synchronous wave of liver cell proliferation in vivo and combinations and methods for inducing a semi-synchronous wave of liver cell proliferation and achieving transduction of proliferating liver cells in vivo are disclo... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6740485 | Anti-bacterial methods and materials Staphylococcus aureus virulence genes are identified, thereby allowing the identification of novel anti-bacterial agents that target these virulence genes and their products, and provision of novel S. aureus mutants useful in vaccines. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6682480 | Monitoring treatment using implantable telemetric sensors Methods of and devices for monitoring the treatment of a human or non-human animal are disclosed. These involve a chip-sized passive sensor which is adapted (a) to receive and to rectify an electromagnetic signal with a frequency of 1-2 Ghz directed from ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6668197 | Treatment using implantable devices A method of treatment using implantable devices is disclosed. he method comprises (a) implanting into the body of the human or non-human animal (i) a rectenna capable of receiving electromagnetic radiation in the microwave frequency range and of generatin... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6628990 | Applicator for microwave radiation treatment A device for generating locallised heating in a selected body tissue is disclosed. The device comprises an applicator including a source of microwave radiation and an array of retractable needles arranged so as to extend from one face of the applicator an... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6613749 | Papovavirus pseudocapsids and use thereof for exogenous material transfer The present invention relates to biologically useful material in the form of a pseudocapsid formed from papovavirus major capsid antigen and excluding minor capsid antigens, which pseudocapsid incorporates exogenous material. The invention also relates to... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6568181 | Apparatus for extracting power from a fluid flow A device for extracting energy from underwater fluid flows, comprising at least one fluid formation directing device (10) defining a constricted channel (20) arranged to cause fluid entering it to accelerate. A conduit (30) in fluid communication with a c... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6491920 | Polypeptides and DNA encoding same Proteins from the merozoite stage of the malaria parasite, fragments and derivatives thereof, DNA coding for the said proteins, and processes for the preparation of the proteins and plasmid and viral vectors useful in said processes. The invention also pr... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6482444 | Silver-containing, sol/gel derived bioglass compositions Silver-containing, sol-gel derived bioactive glass compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compositions can be in the form of particles, fibers and/or coatings, among other possible forms, and can be used, for example, f... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6423316 | Anticoagulant fusion protein anchored to cell membrane The invention relates to the inhibition of blood coagulation, especially during organ rejection, and in particular the inhibition of delayed vascular rejection. The invention provides anticoagulant proteins which are anchored to cell membranes. The antico... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6342215 | Identification of genes A method for identifying a microorganism having a reduced adaptation to a particular environment comprising the steps of: (1) providing a plurality of microorganisms each of which is independently mutated by the insertional inactivation of a gene with a nuclei... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6312906 | Immobilized nucleic acid hybridization reagent and method A fluorescently labeled nucleic acid having a hairpin structure between the fluorophore label and a point of attachment to a solid phase is useful as a probe to detect nucleic acid from a sample. The solid phase quenches the fluorophore label when the hai... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6136313 | Processes and intermediates for synthetic antibody derivatives This invention is directed to intermediates for use in the preparation of chimeric antibodies and synthetic antibody derivatives. The intermediates are open- or closed-hinge Fc fragments that have at least one alkylated external sulphydryl group. The inve... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6126918 | Screening assays to identify therapeutic agents for amyloidosis Therapeutical and diagnostic agents for amyloidosis comprise molecules that inhibit the binding of serum amyloid P component to amyloid fibrils or analogues or homologues of the amyloid binding site on serum amyloid P component. The resolution of the comp... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6015669 | Identification of genes A method for identifying a microorganism having a reduced adaptation to a particular environment comprising the steps of: (1) providing a plurality of microorganisms each of which is independently mutated by the insertional inactivation of a gene with a nuclei... | 01/18/2000 |
