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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8333972 | Unconventional antigen translated by a novel internal ribosome entry site elicits antitumor humoral immune reactions The invention provides a novel antigen, MPD6, which belongs to the group of cryptic antigens without conventional genomic structure and is encoded by a cryptic open reading frame located in the 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR) of myotrophin mRNA. MPD6 elicits IgG ... | 12/18/2012 |
| 7981674 | Osteoactivin protein and nucleic acids encoding the same, compositions and methods of stimulating bone differentiation The invention provides osteoactivin proteins and nucleic acid molecules that encode the same, as well as biologically functional expression vectors containing nucleic acid molecules encoding osteoactivin proteins, and antibodies specific for osteoactivin proteins. T... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7226904 | Agents and methods for promoting bone growth Agents for promoting bone deposition and growth in a mammalian subject. The agents are O-glycosylated and non-glycosylated peptides that are derived from vitamin D binding protein, collectively referred to hereinafter as “DBP” peptides. The DBP peptides are from... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7038010 | Agents and methods for promoting bone growth Agents for promoting bone deposition and growth in a mammalian subject. The agents are O-glycosylated and non-glycosylated peptides that are derived from vitamin D binding protein, collectively referred to hereinafter as “DBP” peptides. The DBP peptides are from... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6812002 | Osteoactivin protein and nucleic acids encoding the same, compositions and methods of stimulating bone differentiation The invention provides osteoactivin proteins and nucleic acid molecules that encode the same, as well as biologically functional expression vectors containing nucleic acid molecules encoding osteoactivin proteins, and antibodies specific for osteoactivin proteins. T... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6531156 | Aqueous solven encapsulation method, apparatus and microcapsules The present invention relates to microcapsules comprising a wall and an aqueous core comprising various active agents, and prepared by the interfacial reaction in aqueous medium of Lewis acid and base wall-forming reactants.... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6110500 | Coated tablet with long term parabolic and zero-order release kinetics A tablet for the controlled release of an active pharmaceutical ingredient. The tablet comprises a core having a donut-like configuration with a cylindrical hole extending through the center of the core. The core of the body comprises at least one active ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6090411 | Monolithic tablet for controlled drug release A swellable hydrophillic matrix tablet that delivers drugs in a controlled manner over a long period of time and is easy to manufacture. More specifically, the drug is disposed in a matrix composed of HPMC or polyethylene oxide, in the presence of a salt,... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5945125 | Controlled release tablet A controlled release tablet including a pharmaceutical agent and an excipient. The excipient includes at least about 60% of a water swellable polymer and a lubricant. The water swellable polymer is chosen such that the swelling rate of the polymer is equa... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5643758 | Production and purification of a protein fused to a binding protein Methods and products are provided for producing and/or purifying virtually any hybrid polypeptide molecule employing recombinant DNA techniques. More specifically, a DNA fragment coding for a protein molecule, e.g. a polypeptide or portion thereof, is fus... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5562608 | Apparatus for pulmonary delivery of drugs with simultaneous liquid lavage and ventilation An apparatus for producing a uniformly dispersed drug-containing phase within a continuous liquid delivery phase.... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5284663 | Salt film encapsulated perfluorocarbons An artificial blood substitute comprising Lewis acid--Lewis base salt film microcapsule having a perfluorocarbon encapsulated therein. The Lewis base may be a polyoxyalkylene adduct of an amine and the Lewis acid may be a polyoxyalkylene derivative of a p... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5242795 | TCL-5 gene rearrangement involved in T-cell leukemia and melanoma A gene is described which is involved in the neoplastic process of a number of different cancers. The gene, termed TCL-5, is located at chromosome 1, band 32, adjacent to the chromosome junction formed during a t(1;14)(p32;q11) translocation. Probes and p... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5228119 | Multi-dimensional graphing in two-dimensional space A method and system for displaying a function in two dimensions where the function is made up of numerous independent variables and at least one dependent variable. A new independent variable value can be defined having values which correspond to the mult... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5198338 | Molecular probing for human T-cell leukemia and lymphoma A very specific area of chromosome 10, band q11 is taught to be the site of chromosome breakpoints which occur in the course of translocations. The translocation brings sequences of the T-cell antigen receptor delta locus into adjacency with the specific ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5185323 | Suppression of megakaryocytopoiesis employing platelet factor 4 antimaturation factor Antimaturation factor (platelet factor 4 or active peptide segments thereof) is employed in the clinical treatment of coagulation disorders as an anticoagulant operating via an autoregulator mechanism for selectively suppressing megakaryocytopoiesis. Expo... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5158364 | Method of making and using an improved liquid crystal cumulative dosimeter container A method of making and using a liquid crystal cumulative dosimeter container including a resilient outer body sealed to confine a first liquid crystal composition constituent and a second liquid crystal composition constituent and having at least one tran... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5149965 | Precision radiography scaling device At least one radiopaque sphere of known dimensions with means for positioning same in a radiographic image field and a method for scaling radiographic images including straight AP and lateral views using such a radiopaque sphere.... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5149628 | Methods for detecting bcl-3 gene in human leukemias Bcl-3 gene sequences can be used to monitor the success of chemotherapy and to detect minimal residual disease in patients having hematopoietic malignancies. Bcl-3 sequences can also be used to identify new cellular oncogenes involved in hematopoietic cel... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5143709 | Process for production of graphite flakes and films via low temperature pyrolysis Electrically conductive carbon flakes and films are prepared in high yield by the pyrolysis of cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, optionally halogenated, in the presence of a dehydrogenating agent at about at least 800° C. Flakes of thicknesses up to 20 μm a... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5141744 | Insecticide delivery system and attractant An insecticidal composition in the form of a hydrated macrogel containing at least one species of entomopathogen and a hydrated water retentive compound which acts as a water-reservoir for the entomopathogen. Optionally, the macrogel contains attractants,... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5132117 | Aqueous core microcapsules and method for their preparation A microcapsule comprising an aqueous core, and capsular membrane formed from the interfacial reaction product of a hydrophilic polymeric Lewis acid or salt thereof with a lipophilic Lewis base or salt thereof.... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5126439 | Artificial DNA base pair analogues The present invention is directed to new artificial base pairs comprising complementary artificial purines and pyrimidines and methods of using artificial complementary base pairs.... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5122115 | Multilumen angiography catheter A multiple lumen catheter specifically adapted for selective visualization of one or the other of the coronary arteries. One lumen of the multiple lumen catheter is adapted to deliver contrast agent to the coronary artery to be visualized while a second, ... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5110215 | Container for liquid crystal cumulative dosimeter A container for a liquid crystal cumulative dosimeter including a resilient outer body sealed to confine a first liquid crystal composition constituent and a second liquid crystal composition constituent and having at least one transparent section to perm... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5108420 | Aperture occlusion device A device consisting of a wire for occluding an aperture within a body surface, such as atrial and ventricular septal defects (and the method of using such a device). The wire comprises two configurations, an elongated configuration for passage into said b... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5104704 | Gel-interleaved tamper-evident wrap A tamper evident over-wrap is disclosed which employs a multi-layered system including three overlapping layers of containment material and two interleaved layers of reactive material, at least one of which is a gel. Upon formation of an opening of the mi... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5093198 | Adjuvant-enhanced sustained release composition and method for making Improved sustained-release delivery forms comprising Lewis acid-Lewis base salt microparticulate material modified by the addition of at least one additional constituent known as an "adjuvant" selected from the group consisting of carbomers, poloxamers an... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4966817 | Transition-metal-carbon composites and methods for making Carbon-transition metal composite formed via pyrolytic decomposition of a polycyanogen in the presence of a transition metal or a salt thereof.... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4922897 | Apparatus and method for reconstructive surgery A method and apparatus for the permanent surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in the human knee, which will stabilize the tibia and femur relative to each other and restore a full range of motion to the knee, by precisely locating the... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4917892 | Encapsulated topical delivery system Delivery system for topical application comprising a highly viscous carrier containing dissolved or dispersed and microencapsulated topically-active agents providing immediate and sustained release of the topically-active agent to localized body sites.... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4797234 | Production of sustained release composition from salt-form reactants Sustained-released delivery forms comprising the reaction product of a Lewis acid salt with a Lewis base salt at the phase interface of their respective aqueous and non-aqueous solution to form an anisotropic high molecular weight salt of the acid and bas... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4743583 | Sustained release protein compositions and method for making Lewis acid-Lewis base high molecular weight salt microparticulate material of the type referred to in U.S. Pat. No. 3,959,457, which include biologically active peptides and proteins solubilized in a non-aqueous, non-denaturing manufacturing solvent.... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4739751 | Apparatus and method for reconstructive surgery A method and apparatus for the permanent surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in the human knee, which will stabilize the tibia and femur relative to each other and restore a full range of motion to the knee, by precisely locating the... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4657349 | Electro- and magneto-optic devices An electro- and magneto-optic device which comprises a fluid suspension of anisotropic platelets in a dielectric media, and a means for imposing an electrical or magnetic field on the suspension. Orientation of such platelets in the media is accomplished ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4649038 | Cyanogen polymers and pyropolymers and fibers thereof A novel polycyanogen (MW at least 500) is made by electrochemical polymerization of cyanogen in solution. Fiber and pyrolyzed forms of this polymer and methods of making same are also described.... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4596769 | Monoclonal antibodies to peptidoglycan and methods of preparing same Several novel hybridoma cell lines, ATCC #HB-8510, 8511, 8512, 8513, 8514, 8515, 8516, and 8517 produce monoclonal antibody to an antigen, peptidoglycan, which is a normal structural component of ne REFERENCE TO GOVERNMENT The invention described herein was su... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4460492 | Low viscosity lyotropic cholesteric liquid crystal compositions A low viscosity, short pitch, cholesteric liquid crystal composition consisting of an alkali cromoglycate dissolved in water or water with a polar solvent, together with an optically active solute in sufficient concentration to render the cromoglycate cho... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4335093 | Process of converting wind energy to elemental hydrogen and apparatus therefor A system is described for the conversion of the energy in the wind over oceanic regions into hydrogen which can be used as a supplement to or replacement for fossil fuels. The system is based on the use of modified sailing vessels which serve as water ele... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4293193 | Amine-substituted liquid crystal compositions A group of novel, low temperature liquid crystalline compounds with terminal, primary or secondary amino polar electron donating groups are disclosed. These include, for example, p-alkyl-or alkoxy-phenylcyclohexanes, bicyclohexyls or biphenyl ring systems... | 10/06/1981 |
