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| 8182557 | Use of lignocellulosics solvated in ionic liquids for production of biofuels The present invention provides a method for converting lignocellulosic material into biofuel. In particular embodiments, the method comprises pre-treating lignocellulosic material by dissolving the material in ionic liquids. The pretreated lignocellulosic material c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178337 | nucleic acid sequences encoding carbohydrate utilization-related proteins and uses therefor Carbohydrate utilization-related and multidrug transporter nucleic acids and polypeptides, and fragments and variants thereof, are disclosed in the current invention. In addition, carbohydrate utilization-related and multidrug transporter fusion proteins, antigenic ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178163 | Gradient fabrication to direct transport on a surface The present invention discloses gradients and methods of forming gradients. The gradients can form a component of a molecular machine, such as those disclosed herein. The molecular machines of the present invention can perform a range of tasks including nanoparticle... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173692 | De novo synthesis of bacteriochlorins A method of making a bacteriochlorin is carried out by condensing a pair of compounds of Formula II to produce the bacteriochlorin, wherein R is an acetal or aldehyde group. The condensing may be carried out in an organic s... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173691 | De novo synthesis of bacteriochlorins A method of making a bacteriochlorin is carried out by condensing a pair of compounds of Formula II to produce the bacteriochlorin, wherein R is an acetal or aldehyde group. The condensing may be carried out in an organic s... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173377 | Methods and compositions for determining the purity of chemically synthesized nucleic acids This application describes an antibody that specifically binds to a synthetic oligomer (e.g., an oligonucleotide or oligopeptide) having a organic protecting group covalently bound thereto, which antibody does not bind to that synthetic oligomer when the organic pro... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168748 | Peptide aptamers that bind to the rep proteins of ssDNA viruses Polypeptides and fusion proteins that bind to eukaryotic viruses, in particular, eukaryotic single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses are provided. The polypeptides and fusion proteins bind to the replication initiation proteins (Rep) of ssDNA viruses and optionally inhib... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8148802 | Passivation of aluminum nitride substrates The present invention provides methods of protecting a surface of an aluminum nitride substrate. The substrate with the protected surface can be stored for a period of time and easily activated to be in a condition ready for thin film growth or other processing. In ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148279 | Staple fiber durable nonwoven fabrics The invention provides durable nonwoven fabrics comprising staple fibers. Methods of preparing durable nonwoven fabrics based on staple fibers are also provided. The methods can include the steps of at least one of needle punching and hydroentangling. The durable no... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8134044 | Transgenic reptiles A transgenic animal such as a transgenic snake or other reptile that expresses a heterologous expression product is described, along with methods of making the same. In general, the animal comprises cells containing a sequence encoding the heterologous expression pr... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129520 | Methods and intermediates for the synthesis of dipyrrin-substituted porphyrinic macrocycles The present invention provides dipyrrin substituted porphyrinic macrocycles, intermediates useful for making the same, and methods of making the same. Such compounds may be used for purposes including the making of molecular memory devices, solar cells and light har... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124851 | Alteration of tobacco alkaloid content through modification of specific cytochrome P450 genes Compositions and methods for reducing the level of nornicotine and N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) in Nicotiana plants and plant parts thereof are provided. The compositions comprise isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides for cytochrome P450s that are involv... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120769 | Method and system for fiber properties measurement A fiber measurement system for precision measurement of individual fiber properties, including length and fiber length distribution is provided. The fiber measurement system includes a fiber introduction system configured to introduce a plurality of individualized f... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8110143 | Composite metal foam and methods of preparation thereof The present invention is directed to composite metal foams comprising hollow metallic spheres and a solid metal matrix. The composite metal foams show high strength, particularly in comparison to previous metal foams, while maintaining a favorable strength to densit... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106393 | Substituted benzazoloporphyrazines for polymerization and surface attachment and articles formed therefrom The present invention provides an article of manufacture formed from a substrate and a benzazoloporphyrazine bound to the substrate. The article may take a variety of different forms and may be for example an electrochromic display, a molecular capacitor, a battery,... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105696 | Composite metal foam and methods of preparation thereof The present invention is directed to composite metal foams comprising hollow metallic spheres and a solid metal matrix. The composite metal foams show high strength, particularly in comparison to previous metal foams, while maintaining a favorable strength to densit... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101168 | Attenuated FNR deficient enterobacteria The invention provides an attenuated enterobacterium comprising an attenuating mutation in the fnr gene, and optionally further comprising a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a foreign antigen. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the attenuated... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097609 | Swallowtail motifs for imparting water solubility to porphyrinic compounds Porphyrinic compounds that contain solubilizing groups are described, along with methods of making and using the same and compositions comprising such compounds. Examples of such compounds include compounds of Formula (I) wherein: Z is a porphyrinic macrocyclic, Alk... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093430 | Methods of inhibiting ethylene responses in plants using cyclopropene amine compounds Methods of applying cyclopropene amine derivatives and compositions thereof to inhibit ethylene receptors in plants and plant material are disclosed. Methods include applying to the plant an effective ethylene response-inhibiting amount of at least one cyclopropene ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8080653 | Synthesis of phosphono-substituted porphyrin compounds for attachment to metal oxide surfaces A method of making a phosphono-substituted dipyrromethane comprises reacting an aldehyde or acetal having at least one phosphono group substituted thereon with pyrrole to produce a phosphono-substituted dipyrromethane; and wherein the phosphono is selected from the ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8064628 | Portable box for carrying items A telescoping box includes a lid. The upper section of the box includes lids which are frictionally engagable therewith. The lids include speaker assemblies as part of each lid. The lids are removable and include connection points for audio signal sources such as MP... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062756 | Stepwise growth of oligomeric redox-active molecules on a surface without the use of protecting groups This invention provides a procedure for growing oligomers via a stepwise process. The oligomers can include porphyrins, which have been previously shown to be attractive candidates for molecular-based information storage. The stepwise synthesis procedure requires no... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8044766 | Tongue operated magnetic sensor based wireless assistive technology An assistive apparatus and method for remote control of an appliance by a subject are provided. The apparatus can comprise a tracer unit affixed to the tongue of the subject such that a change in position of the tongue changes position of the tracer; at least one se... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039688 | Geminivirus resistant transgenic plants Transgenic plants with increased resistance to geminivirus infection, and nucleic acid constructs useful in producing such plants, are described. In addition, methods of making the transgenic plants of the present invention are included. The transgenic plants expres... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039438 | Synthetic peptides that cause F-actin bundling and block actin depolymerization Synthetic peptides derived from sucrose synthase, and having homology to actin and actin-related proteins, sharing a common motif, useful for causing acting bundling and preventing actin depolymerization. Peptides exhibiting the common motif are described, as well a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8030424 | Cyclobutene polymers and methods of making the same Described is a cyclobutene polymer comprising: monomeric units of cyclobutene, said cyclobutene having at least one fused ring system substituted thereon, said polymer comprising not more than 10 mol percent ring-opened units of said cyclobutene; and said polymer ha... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8022271 | Polyubiquitin Rubi3 promoter and 5' regulatory sequences The present invention provides novel expression control elements and methods for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence of interest in plants. Isolated nucleic acids, expression cassettes and vectors comprising the expression control elements are provided. Al... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013149 | Methods and intermediates for the synthesis of porphyrins A method of making a porphyrin (I) is carried out by condensing (i) a bis(imino)dipyrromethane of Formula II: with (ii) a dipyrromethaneto produce a reaction product; then (b) optionally oxidizing said reaction product with... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006551 | Methods and compositions for removing residues and substances from substrates using environmentally friendly solvents Environmentally friendly solvents used to dissolve or remove residues and/or substances from substrates wherein the residue and/or substance is contacted with a Generally Recognized As Safe solvent to dissolve the residue and/or substance in the solvent followed by ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7994388 | Depletion of endogenous primordial germ cells in avian species Methods for modulating primordial germ cell (PGC) numbers and/or development in avians are provided. In one embodiment, the presently disclosed subject matter provides a method for modulating primordial germ cells numbers in an avian embryo comprising immunizing a f... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7994312 | Synthetic route to ABCD-porphyrins A method of making a metalloporphyrin is carried out by reacting (i) a linear tetrapyrrole, said linear tetrapyrrole having a 19-acyl group and a 1-protecting group, with (ii) a metal salt under basic conditions to produce the metalloporphyrin. Products produced by ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981651 | nucleic acids and uses thereof Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, fragments and variants thereof are provided in the current invention. In addition, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides, and antibodies are encompassed. The invention also provides recombinan... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981336 | Process of making mixed fibers and nonwoven fabrics The subject matter disclosed herein relates generally to the production of a predetermined ratio of multicomponent fibers in combination with monocomponent fibers or other multicomponent fibers, preferably through a spunbonding process. After extrusion, these fibers... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981226 | High strength, durable micro and nano-fiber fabrics produced by fibrillating bicomponent islands in the sea fibers The subject matter disclosed herein relates generally to fabrics composed of micro-denier fibers wherein said fibers are formed as bicomponent fibrillated fiber. The energy is sufficient for fibrillating as well as entangling (bonding) the fibers. These fabrics can ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7964720 | Method of making porphyrins A method of making a compound of Formula I: is carried out by condensing a pair of compounds of Formula II (which pair may be the same or different), or by condensing a compound of Formula III with a compound Formula IV, | 06/21/2011 |
| 7956520 | Electroactive nanostructured polymers as tunable organic actuators An actuator element formed from an actuator composition is described, along with transducers including the same. The composition comprises: (i) a thermoplastic elastomer copolymer, the copolymer comprising at least one flexible midblock, and at least two glassy or s... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951939 | Methods and intermediates for the synthesis of porphyrins A method of making a porphyrin is carried out by: (a) condensing (i) a 1,9-bis(N,N-)dialkylaminomethyl)dipyrromethane of Formula II: with (ii) a dipyrromethane to produce a reaction product; then (b) oxidizing the reaction ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7947829 | Method of making porphyrins A method of making a compound of Formula I: is carried out by condensing a pair of compounds of Formula II (which pair may be the same or different), or by condensing a compound of Formula III with a compound Formula IV, | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947828 | Methods and intermediates for the synthesis of dipyrrin-substituted porphyrinic macrocycles The present invention provides dipyrrin substituted porphyrinic macrocycles, intermediates useful for making the same, and methods of making the same. Such compounds may be used for purposes including the making of molecular memory devices, solar cells and light har... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7939656 | Geometric synthesis of porphyrin rods A method of making a compound of Formula I′ comprises reacting a compound of the formula DLCHO, with a compound of the formula to produce the compound of Formula I′. Methods o... | 05/10/2011 |
