Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7871788 | Method of judging grade of malignancy of carcinoma cell using ATBF-1 Means for easily determining the grade of malignancy of cancer cells. The amount of ATBF1 in the whole cell structure of test cancer cells separated from a living organism is detected, and on the basis of detection results, the grade of malignancy of test cancer cel... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7745690 | Transgenic nonhuman mammal representing the pathologic conditions of human rheumatoid arthritis It is intended to provide a transgenic nonhuman mammal well representing the pathologic conditions of human rheumatoid arthritis. A transgenic nonhuman mammal is obtained by transferring a foreign DNA, wherein a DNA selected from the group consisting of an MHC class... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7745137 | Method of diagnosing risk of myocardial infarction by detection of specific gene polymorphisms It is intended to provide a means of diagnosing myocardial infarction which shows a high accuracy and a high predictability. The risk of myocardial infarction is diagnosed by a method comprising the following steps: (i) the step of analyzing 2 or more polymorphisms ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7727952 | Methods for treating spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy using LHRH analogs It is intended to provide a model animal faithfully reproducing the pathogenic conditions of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, a method of screening a remedy for polyglutamine disease using the same, and a remedy for spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy. Namely, a n... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7667094 | Germ-responsive promoter The present invention relates to isolated promoter sequences responsive to germ infection and functioning in plants; vectors and DNA comprising the promoter sequences are also disclosed. The invention further relates to methods of transforming plants with a DNA cons... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7645572 | Method of diagnosing risk of restenosis after coronary angioplasty It is intended to provide a means of diagnosing genetic risk of restenosis after coronary angioplasty which shows a high accuracy and a high estimation ratio. The risk of restenosis after coronary angioplasty is diagnosed by a method comprising the following steps: ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7601667 | Sulfonate catalyst and method of producing alcohol compound using the same A sulfonate catalyst represented by the formula below and a ketone compound are placed in a solvent, and the ketone compound is hydrogenated by mixing in the presence of hydrogen to produce an optically active alcohol. ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7572576 | Method of predicting genetic risk for hypertension It is intended to provide a means of predicting genetic risk for hypertension at a high accuracy and high prediction possibility. Namely, risk for hypertension is predicted by a method involving the following steps: (i) the step of analyzing two or more polymorphism... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7558189 | Image signal cancel-type heterodyne reception method and direct conversion orthogonal frequency division multiplexing reception method According to an image signal cancel-type heterodyne reception method, I-phase and Q-phase intermediate-frequency signals can be modulated using two orthogonal signals, superimposed one on the other, amplified by one amplifier, and modulated using two modulated ortho... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7521181 | Methods of diagnosing risk of myocardial infarction by detection of polymorphisms in connexin and NADH/NADPH oxidase genes It is intended to provide a means of diagnosing myocardial infarction which shows a high accuracy and a high predictability. The risk of myocardial infarction is diagnosed by a method comprising the following steps: (i) the step of analyzing 2 or more polymorphisms ... | 04/21/2009 |
