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 |
| 7960935 | Robotic devices with agent delivery components and related methods Various robotic devices and related medical procedures are disclosed herein. Each of the various robotic devices have an agent delivery component. The devices include mobile robotic devices and fixed base robotic devices as disclosed herein. The agent delivery compo... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7913981 | Cable release lever A system and method for a device for releasing a cable of a safety system is disclosed. The system and method disclose various features of the cable system as it applies to a roadway barrier system and other applications in the event that the cables are impacted gen... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7842479 | Methods for altering acetic acid production and enhancing cell death in bacteria Methods of increasing cultured cell growth yields and/or protein production from bacterial cell cultures are provided. More particularly, mutant bacterial cells having an alteration in the expression or activity of the cidABC operon, a gene therein, or a homolog or ... | 11/30/2010 |
| PP20610 | plant named ‘Sweet Joanne’ A new and distinct hybrid of Penstemon plant characterized by dark pink flowers with streaks of purple on the lower petals. The plant has a high resistance to insects and is very long lived. ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7368546 | Human SAA3 nucleic acid molecule, protein, and methods of use for same A nucleotide sequence encoding human serum amyloid A3 (SAA3), isolated, purified and characterized from human mammary epithelial cells is disclosed. Proteins encoded thereby and methods of use for the same are also disclosed. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7304084 | 6-[(4,5-Dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino]-7-methyl-1H-benzimidazole-4-carbonitrile and its preferred salt 6-[(4,5-Dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino-]-7-methyl-1H-benzimidazole-4-carbonitrile substantially free of 2,3,7-triamino-4,6-dimethyl-1,9-phenazinedicarbonitrile, and the anhydrous monoacetate salt thereof, are useful in the treatment of alpha-2 mediated disorders suc... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7254834 | Fault tolerant firewall sandwiches Firewall sandwich configurations having improved levels of system availability as well as an application-space implementation of a firewall load balancer (FLB) which provides greater operational flexibility while reducing the need for custom hardware and/or operatin... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7223901 | Soybean FGAM synthase promoters useful in nematode control The subject invention relates to nematode responsive domains obtained from soybean promoters for phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine ribonucleotide (FGAM) synthase paralogs. The nematode responsive domains can be used in promoters that are linked to heterologous DNA. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220583 | avr and hop proteins, their encoding nucleic acids, and use thereof One aspect of the present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding avirulence proteins or polypeptides of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae DC 3000, or nucleic acid molecules which are complementary thereto. Expression vectors, hos... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214512 | Genomic mammary Amyloid a sequence A genomic nucleotide sequence encoding Serum Amyloid A (SAA), isolated and purified from mammalian colostrum, is disclosed. Methods of use for the same in transgenic protocols is also disclosed. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7138569 | Nucleic acids encoding pseudomonas hop proteins and use thereof The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding a type III—secreted bacterial protein capable of modifying a cell death pathway in a plant cell. One aspect of the present invention involves an isolated nucleic acid molecule having a nucle... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7101407 | Sulfur dye protection systems and compositions and methods employing same The present invention relates to sulfur dye protection systems and compositions and methods employing same, as well as processes for making sulfur dyes, especially bleach stable sulfur dyes, processes for dying textiles with sulfur dyes and textiles dyed by such pro... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063847 | Compositions and methods for enhancing immune responses mediated by antigen-presenting cells Molecular adjuvants are disclosed comprising an antigen presenting cell-targeting ligand linked to an immunogen, e.g. tumor associated antigens, bacterial or viral antigens. The ligand and the immunogen are linked via a cleavable linker such as a protease-sensitive ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7038575 | Sound generating apparatus for use with gloves and similar articles The present invention is directed to a sound generating apparatus, including an article adapted to be worn on a user's hand, and an electronic assembly attached to the article. It further includes structure for generating a sound within the electronic assembly. Stil... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018424 | Sulfur dye protection systems and compositions and methods employing same The present invention relates to sulfur dye protection systems and compositions and methods employing same, as well as processes for making sulfur dyes, especially bleach stable sulfur dyes, processes for dying textiles with sulfur dyes and textiles dyed by such pro... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6916816 | Phenanthryl piperazinyl dicarboxylic acids as selective NMDA receptor modulating agents Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) wherein: L is (a) optionally substituted by replacement of one or more of the hydrogen atoms on the phenanthrene ring system by one or more groups other than hydrogen; A is CH2, SO2 or C═O; X is CO2... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6872523 | Materials and methods for molecular detection of clinically relevant pathogenic fungal species Materials and methods are provided which rapidly and specifically different between pathogenic and non-pathogenic Aspergillus species in a biological sample. ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6864457 | Laser machining of materials Disclosed are systems and methods for reducing the adverse effects of particles which become dislodged by scribing and laser machining of materials, which dislodged particles otherwise accumulate on laser machined material surfaces and cause adverse effects. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6846334 | Sulfur dye protection systems and compositions and methods employing same The present invention relates to sulfur dye protection systems and compositions and methods employing same, as well as processes for making sulfur dyes, especially bleach stable sulfur dyes, processes for dying textiles with sulfur dyes and textiles dyed by such pro... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6821517 | Compositions and methods for enhancing immune responses mediated by antigen-presenting cells Molecular adjuvants are disclosed comprising an antigen presenting cell-targeting ligand functionally linked to an immunogen, e.g. tumor associated antigens, bacterial or viral antigens, etc. Methods are disclosed for delivery of these molecular adjuvants to patient... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6814951 | Acetaldehyde and malondialdehyde protein adducts as markers for alcohol liver disease A novel protein adduct is disclosed which is associated with the presence of alcohol liver disease. The adduct is a hybrid product of malondialdehyde and acetaldehyde which act synergistically to bind hepatic proteins. The adduct is highly immunogenic and fluorescen... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6727104 | Microcolumn chromatographic immunoassays The invention is generally directed toward an analytical method to determine the concentration of an analyte or free analyte fraction in a sample. More particularly, the method encompasses applying a sample containing an analyte to an immunoaffinity column capable o... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6699691 | Alcohol oxidase 1 regulatory nucleotide sequences for heterologous gene expression in yeast Polynucleotides that comprise regulatory regions of the yeast alcohol oxidase 1 promoter are provided. Isolated polynucleotides, recombinant polynucleotides, vectors, expression cassettes and transformed cells containing the regulatory regions are disclos... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6686338 | Enzyme inhibitors for metabolic redirection A method is described for improving the pharmacokinetics of a drug in a subject, by co-administering oligomers, preferably PMO's (phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligonucleotides), antisense to RNAs encoding drug-metabolizing enzymes, particularly p450 enzy... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6680196 | Gene that is amplified and overexpressed in cancer and methods of use thereof A human nucleic acid, PD2, its encoded protein and antibodies immunologically specific thereto are disclosed herein. The expression of the disclosed PD2 gene plays a key role in the regulation of differentiation and in the maintenance of the neoplastic st... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6673778 | Enzyme inhibitors for metabolic redirection A method is described for improving the pharmacokinetics of a drug in a subject, by co-administering oligomers, preferably PMO's (phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligonucleotides), antisense to RNAs encoding drug-metabolizing enzymes, particularly p450 enzy... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6625311 | Methodology for data structure characterization, indexing, storage and retrieval Disclosed is a method for enabling easy characterization, storage and retrieval of multi-dimensional data structures involving use of a translation, rotation and scaling invariant index which results from concatenating a series of Eigenvalue calculation m... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6611609 | Method of tracking changes in a multi-dimensional data structure Disclosed is a method for pre-selecting pixels in data structures which demonstrate significant intensity and/or color gradients with respect to surrounding pixels, (tyically the result of depicted-object-edge-effects in the data structure), in "X" and/or... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6590923 | Optically pumped direct extraction electron spin filter system and method of use Disclosed are a system, and method, for producing a directly extracted flow of preferred-spin-polarization-direction electrons. The present invention optically pumped electron spin filter system provides a mixture of, typically alkali, atoms and electron ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6575967 | Method and systems for volumetric tissue ablation A volumetric tissue ablation apparatus includes a probe having a plurality of wires journaled through a catheter with a proximal end connected to the active terminal of a generator and a distal end projecting from a distal end of the catheter. The probe w... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6525245 | Method for identifying components involved in signal transduction pathways in higher plants The present invention relates to methods for determining nucleic acid sequences that encode components of signal transduction pathways in higher plants. The method comprises combining a portion of an AOX promoter linked in operable fashion to a reporter g... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6515144 | Oligothiophenes and synthesis thereof Novel oligothiophenes and intermediates therefor are disclosed together with a process for synthesizing them. The oligothiophenes are in the form of a helix which contains five-membered rings unsaturated heterocycles that are cross-conjugated and annelate... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6509444 | Serum amyloid a isoform from colostrum A novel Serum Amyloid A (SAA), isolated and purified from mammalian colostrum, is disclosed. The SAA has been isolated from colostrum of several mammalian species, including horse, cow and sheep. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the colostrum SAA, and anti... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6501676 | Accessing of two-terminal electronic quantum dot comprising static memory A method of storing and accessing data utiliaing two-terminal static memory cells made from semiconductor quantum dots. Each quantum dot is approximately 10 nm in dimension so as to comprise approximately 1000-10,000 atoms, and each memory cell has in a v... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6500671 | Loading microcolums for the separation of analytes from a sample in the millisecond time scale The present invention generally relates to a microcolumn capable of separating an analyte from a sample in the millisecond time domain. The microcolumn is capable of such rapid separation by employing small column volumes that can tolerate medium to high ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6489115 | Genetic assays for trinucleotide repeat mutations in eukaryotic cells A method for assaying trinucleotide repeat mutations in eukaryotic cells is provided.... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6468273 | Methods for volumetric tissue ablation A volumetric tissue ablation apparatus includes a probe having a plurality of wires journaled through a catheter with a proximal end connected to the active terminal of a generator and a distal end projecting from a distal end of the catheter. The probe w... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6469027 | N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor blockers for the prevention of atherosclerosis The present invention relates to the novel finding that homocysteine affects the initiation and/or progress of atherosclerosis via a receptor-mediated growth factor effect on vascular smooth muscle cells. This growth factor effect can be inhibited by N-me... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6454765 | Methods for volumetric tissue ablation A volumetric tissue ablation apparatus includes a probe having a plurality of wires journaled through a catheter with a proximal end connected to the active terminal of a generator and a distal end projecting from a distal end of the catheter. The probe w... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6447856 | Hydrothermal gel process for preparation of silicalite particles and process for preparation of composite membrane A novel hydrothermal gel process for preparing silicalite particles suitable for use in composite membranes for pervaporation processes is disclosed. A novel process for preparing a silicon-silicalite composite membrane is also disclosed. The novel hydrot... | 09/10/2002 |
