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Assignee: The Catholic University of America


Location: Washington, DC
No. of patents: 21

NumberTitleIssue Date
8148130T4 bacteriophage bound to a substrate
T4 bacteriophages are bound to substrates such as liposomes using a binder. ...
04/03/2012
8014846Methods of using magnetic fields to uniformly induce electric fields for therapeutic purposes
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for delivering an electric field to a body by delivering a first magnetic field from a first coil in a first orientation to a body and directed at a desired target within the body, and delivering a second magneti...
09/06/2011
7997732Lenslet array for retinal oximetry
The multi-aperture system of the present invention provides a retinal oximetry apparatus for determining the level of oxygen saturation in retinal vessels using a lenslet array comprising at least seven lenses for the simultaneous measurement of reflected light with...
08/16/2011
7879076Use of weak stressors to enhance the effectiveness of ionizing radiation and other treatments of disease
Enhancing the effectiveness of therapeutic ionizing radiation and other treatments of disease in which cells are to be destroyed or modified, by subjecting cells in need thereof to low-dose radiation to increase the sensitivity of the cells to subsequent subjection ...
02/01/2011
RE40938Process for isolation, purification, and recrystallization of lutein from saponified marigold oleoresin and uses thereof
A method of isolating, purifying and recrystallizing substantially pure lutein, preferably from saponified marigold oleoresin in its pure free form, apart from chemical impurities and other carotenoids. Lutein may be used as an analytical standard or in cancer preve...
10/13/2009
RE40931Process for isolation, purification, and recrystallization of lutein from saponified marigold oleoresin and uses thereof
A method of isolating, purifying and recrystallizing substantially pure lutein, preferably from saponified marigold oleoresin in its pure free form, apart from chemical impurities and other carotenoids. Lutein may be used as an analytical standard or in cancer preve...
10/06/2009
7587230Method of using magnetic fields to uniformly induce electric fields for therapeutic purposes
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for delivering an electric field to a body by delivering a first magnetic field from a first coil in a first orientation to a body and directed at a desired target within the body, and delivering a second magneti...
09/08/2009
RE40912Process for isolation, purification, and recrystallization of lutein from saponified marigold oleoresin and uses thereof
A method of isolating, purifying and recrystallizing substantially pure lutein, preferably from saponified marigold oleoresin in its pure free form, apart from chemical impurities and other carotenoids. Lutein may be used as an analytical standard or in cancer preve...
09/08/2009
7367988Use of electromagnetic fields in cancer and other therapies
Methods and apparatus are described for the treatment of diseases by exposures to electromagnetic fields. Also, apparatus is described for focusing the biological effectiveness of such fields on specific cells, tissues or organs of a human or animal body. ...
05/06/2008
6511442System for evaluating and promoting development in persons with severe disabilities
A novel system for augmenting human function using personal augmentation devices (PADs), controlled by physiological signals for the purpose of navigating and manipulating the external environment is provided. The system utilizes a variety of sensors conn...
01/28/2003
6263878Means for protecting living systems from adverse effects of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields
An arrangement for inhibiting the adverse effect of an ambient time varying field having an electric component of 5 Kv/M or less and/or a magnetic component of 500 μT or less on a living system. To provide protection, at least one of the characteristic p...
07/24/2001
5566685Protection of living systems from adverse effects of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields
Methods and apparatus for inhibiting the adverse effect of an ambient time varying field having an electric component and/or a magnetic component on a living system. To provide protection, the field to which the system is exposed is caused to be one where...
10/22/1996
5544665Protection of living systems from adverse effects of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields
The embodiments of the inventions disclosed in this application develop a `protection` electric, magnetic or electromagnetic field or fields which are either superimposed upon an ambient field which is detrimental to the health of living systems, or incor...
08/13/1996
5450859Protection of living systems from adverse effects of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields
The disclosed embodiments of the inventions disclosed in this application develop a `protection` electric, magnetic or electromagnetic field or fields which are either superimposed upon an ambient field which is detrimental to the health of living systems...
09/19/1995
5434331Removal of radioactive or heavy metal contaminants by means of non-persistent complexing agents
A process for the decontamination of solid surfaces contaminated with radioactive or heavy metal species using a solution based on one or more non-persistent complexing agents, or for the chemical cleaning of steam generator sludge using such a solution, ...
07/18/1995
5386063Synthesis of (all-E)-2,7,-dimethylocta-2,4,6-triene-1,8-dial13 C4
(all-E)-2,7,-dimethylocta-2,4,6-triene-1,8-dial-13 C4 is synthesized from commercially available and relatively inexpensive starting compounds, and the key starting compound is triethyl phosphonoacetate-13 C2. T...
01/31/1995
5382714Process for isolation, purification, and recrystallization of lutein from saponified marigold oleoresin and uses thereof
A method of isolating, purifying and recrystallizing substantially pure lutein, preferably from saponified marigold oleoresin in its pure free form, apart from chemical impurities and other carotenoids. Lutein may be used as an analytical standard or in c...
01/17/1995
5314815Method for temporarily inhibiting or deactivating serine hydrolase and adduct of serine hydrolase with a phosphonate or phosphate compound
Phenacyl phosphonate adducts of serine hydrolases temporarily inhibit or inactivate the serine hydrolases. The serine hydrolases are activated by intramolecularly catalyzed dephosphonylation of the adduct over a period of time. Half-lives for dephosphonyl...
05/24/1994
5306700Dense melt-based ceramic superconductors
A method is disclosed for fabricating bulk superconducting materials into shaped articles, including ones of relatively large sizes and complex shapes, which have high densities, high integrity, high magnetization and critical current densities. A mixture...
04/26/1994
5281523Temporary inactivation of serine hydrolases using nitrophenyl phenacyl phosphonates
Phenacyl phosphonate adducts of serine hydrolases temporarily inactivate the hydrolases. The hydrolases are reactivated by intramolecularly catalyzed dephosphonylation of the adduct over a period of time. Half-lives for dephosphonylation in the range of a...
01/25/1994
5270292Method for the formation of high temperature semiconductors
Improved superconducting materials with high maximum magnetization, remanent magnetization and diamagnetic susceptibility can be made by enriching the base Y-Ba-Cu-O composition, Y:Ba:Cu=1:2:3, with respect to Y, or adding other trivalent or pentavalent e...
12/14/1993
 
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