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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7906672 | Method for preparing size-controlled silicon carbide nancrystals The present disclosure relates to a method of preparing silicon carbon nanocrystals (SiC-NCs) in a size-dependent manner by reacting a compound of the Formula I: R1Si(X1)3, with a compound of the Formula II Si(X2)4 | 03/15/2011 |
| 7854942 | Anti-gluten egg yolk antibodies for the treatment of celiac disease Compositions, food products or beverages for ameliorating the symptoms of celiac disease or gluten sensitive enteropathy comprising egg yolk antibodies against gluten, including gliadin, high molecular glutenin, low molecular glutenin and mixtures of the peptides. T... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7814402 | Method and apparatus for digit-serial communications for iterative digital processing algorithms An architecture and a method are provided for decoding codewords for codes such as low density parity check (LDPC) codes. An iterative decoding algorithm such as the Belief Propagation Algorithm (BPA) is employed that attempts to correct errors in an input block of ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7632332 | Preparation of iron-titanium nanoparticles The present teachings are directed towards methods of producing iron and titanium-containing nanoparticles by reducing iron and titanium-containing precursors with alkali or alkaline-earth metal-containing reducing agents in the presence of a suitable surfactant, an... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7166449 | α1,3-fucosyltransferase A bacterial α1,3-fucosyltransferase gene and deduced amino acid sequence is provided. The gene is useful for preparing α1,3-fucosyltransferase polypeptide, and active fragment thereof, which can be used in the production of oligosaccharides such as Lewis X, Lewis ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7142613 | Methods, systems and devices for generating pulse shapes New systems and methods are provided which use a new pulse shape which performs better in certain circumstances than the raised cosine pulse. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7133579 | High-speed magneto-optic modulator A magneto-optic modulator and method are provided. An optical waveguide having a magneto-optic active medium is magnetized by a biasing magnetic field. The magnetization of the magneto-optic active medium is modulated thereby causing a variation in the Faraday effec... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7084173 | Compounds that stimulate glucose utilization and methods of use The invention provides novel compounds of the Formula (I) that stimulate rates of glucose oxidation in myocardial cells. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds capable of stimulation of glucose oxidation, methods for increasin... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084083 | Radiant and convective heat resistant material The invention is a new heat and fire resistant material. The material is made of a woven silica-based cloth layered in several possible combinations with foil and fiberglass cloth layers. The layers can be arranged in a variety of sequences to minimize the thermal r... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074828 | Compounds that stimulate glucose utilization and methods of use The invention provides novel compounds of the Formula (I) that stimulate rates of glucose oxidation in myocardial cells: wherein W, Cyc, p, Y, X, Z, R, R1, R2, R | 07/11/2006 |
| 7029891 | α1,3-fucosyltransferase A bacterial α1,3-fucosyltransferase gene and deduced amino acid sequence is provided. The gene is useful for preparing α1,3-fucosyltransferase polypeptide, and active fragment thereof, which can be used in the production of oligosaccharides such as Lewis X, Lewis ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6962806 | α-1,3 fucosyltransferases and expression systems for making and expressing them A bacterial α1,3-fucosyltransferase gene and deduced amino acid sequence is provided. The gene is useful for preparing α1,3-fucosyltransferase polypeptide, and active fragment thereof, which can be used in the production of oligosaccharides such as Lewis X, Lewis ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6881506 | Radiant and convective heat resistant materials and emergency fire shelter made therefrom The invention is a new heat and fire resistant material and an improved wildland fire shelter and kit. The material is made of a woven silica-based cloth layered in several possible combinations with foil and fiberglass cloth layers. The layers can be arranged in a ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6875753 | Methods for cell mobilization using in vivo treatment with hyaluronan (HA) The use of forms of hyaluronic acid having a molecular weight less than about 750,000 daltons selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof is provided for the same purposes known for using recombinant GM-CSF or ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6872806 | Polypeptide compositions formed using a coiled-coil template and methods of use The invention relates to the use of constrained coiled-coil polypeptides to mimic α-helical structural elements of native proteins. These constrained peptidyl mimetics are used to generate and/or identify ligands, which selectively bind the α-helical segment conta... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6833483 | Process for production of alcohols The invention disclosed relates to the production of alcohols. A first aspect of the invention relates to a process for production of alcohols, and in particular to a process for the catalytic hydration of an olefin to the corresponding alcohol in substantially anhy... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6797409 | Electrodeposition process and a layered composite material produced thereby An electrodeposition process for producing a layered composite material and the layered composite material produced by the process. The layered composite material includes at least one layer of a first alloy species of an alloy and at least one layer of a second all... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6759863 | Wireless radio frequency technique design and method for testing of integrated circuits and wafers The present invention is for an apparatus and method for the wireless testing of Integrated Circuits and wafers. The apparatus comprises a test unit external from the wafer and at least one test circuit which is fabricated on the wafer which contains the Integrated ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6632619 | Microfluidic system and methods of use This invention relates to a novel microfluidic device and methods of using this device to conduct in vitro studies on the reaction and effects of various compounds on cells. More particularly, it relates to a method for using stop flow in a microfluidic s... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6605472 | Microfluidic devices connected to glass capillaries with minimal dead volume A method is provided for joining a microchip device to a capillary tube. The microchip device has a capillary channel opening onto an edge surface of the device. A short hole is drilled into the edge surface, aligned with the capillary channel. The drilli... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602500 | Paenibacillus polymyxa strain ATCC 202127 for biocontrol of bacteria and fungi Paenibacillus polymyxa strain ATCC 202127 capable of producing a peptide antibiotic against fungi, and specifically Leptosphaeria spp. is disclosed. Further, mutants of said strain capable of producing the peptide are also disclosed. In addition, a method... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6589775 | DNA sequence encoding enzymes of clavulanic acid biosynthesis DNA sequences are provided which encode the enzymes required for clavulanic acid synthesis. A process is provided for producing clavulanic acid in a transformant of a non-clavulanate-producing host.... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6586253 | Microchip based enzymatic analysis A method for the detection of cell contents, the method comprising the steps of, introducing a cell into a channel in a microchip; lysing the cell to release cell contents into the channel; moving the cell contents towards a detection zone; and detecting ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6541007 | Vaccine for Pseudomonas aeruginosa A C-terminal pilin peptide vaccine for immunizing or treating a patient for infection by a Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infection is disclosed. The peptide comprises the peptide identified as SEQ ID NOS. 3-6; and a carrier protein conjugated to the peptide... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6538115 | Phosphorus supported carbene transition metal complexes The present invention relates to novel complexes of (transition) metals containing ligands having phosphorus centers supporting a carbene atom or heteroalkane radical bonded to the (transition) metal.... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6534298 | Nucleic acids encoding -1,3 fucosyltransferases and expression systems for making and expressing them A bacterial 댑,3-fucosyltransferase gene and deduced amino acid sequence is provided. The gene is useful for preparing 댑,3-fucosyltransferase polypeptide, and active fragment thereof, which can be used in the production of oligosaccharides su... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6514735 | DNA sequence encoding enzymes of clavulanic acid biosynthesis DNA sequences are provided which encode the enzymes required for clavulanic acid synthesis. A process is provided for producing clavulanic acid in a transformant of a non-clavulanate-producing host.... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6432290 | Apparatus and method for trapping bead based reagents within microfluidic analysis systems The present invention provides an on-chip packed reactor bed design that allows for an effective exchange of packing materials such as beads at a miniaturized level. The present invention extends the function of microfluidic analysis systems to new applic... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6416948 | Methods for detection of rearranged DNA The invention provides methods for the identification of members of a malignant lymphocyte clone by analysis of clonotypic DNA rearrangements of T cell or B cell receptor genes. The DNA or RNA from isolated single tumor cells is amplified by PCR using con... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6411905 | Method and apparatus for estimating odor concentration using an electronic nose A system and method for obtaining an estimate of the concentration of an odor in an air sample from data obtained by evaluating the sample with a sensor-array type electronic nose. Principal components analysis is applied to a set of air sample data inclu... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6399337 | 댑,3-fucosyltransferase A bacterial 댑,3-fucosyltransferase gene and deduced amino acid sequence is provided. The gene is useful for preparing 댑,3-fucosyltransferase polypeptide, and active fragment thereof, which can be used in the production of oligosaccharides su... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6325360 | Structured packing assembly Structured packing for mass-exchange or energy-exchange processes uses a stack of parallel, flat sheets forming flat channels therebetween. A number of tabs extends between adjacent pairs of sheets to form both bridges for fluid flow and spacers for struc... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6313331 | Carbene transition metal catalysts The present invention relates to novel complexes of (transition) metals containing ligands having phosphorus centers supporting a carbene structure or heteroalkane radical bonded to the (transition) metal.... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6232106 | DNA sequence encoding enzymes of clavulanic acid biosynthesis DNA sequences are provided which encode the enzymes required for clavulanic acid synthesis. A process is provided for producing clavulanic acid in a transformant of a non-clavulanate-producing host.... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6224830 | Absorbance cell for microfluid devices An improved absorbance or detection cell for a microfluid device, and in accordance with an aspect of the invention, the absorbance cell comprises a bottom plate having a channel bearing surface in which a channel having a fluid inlet and fluid outlet is ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6215316 | Method and apparatus for measuring harmonic current sources in electric power distribution systems A method and apparatus provides a technique for measuring characteristics of a harmonic pollution source connected to an alternating current power distribution system. The apparatus has a harmonic current meter and a harmonic voltage meter. Also, the appa... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206065 | Glancing angle deposition of thin films A method of making vapor deposited thin films by rotating a substrate in the presence of an obliquely incident vapor flux. The substrate is rotated about an axis normal to the surface of the substrate while depositing a vapor flux, and then paused while d... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6182017 | Method and apparatus for differentiating contributions of harmonic pollution sources A method of determining parameters of a harmonic pollution source connected to a power line at a connection point. The harmonic pollution source is a power customer and the power is supplied by an electric utility. The electric utility is also a source of... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6171814 | Process to increase the production of clavam antibiotics A process for increasing the amount of clavam produced by an organism having both a clavam pathway or a portion thereof and a cephalosporin pathway or a portion thereof by interfering with the conversion of L-lysine to L--aminoadipic acid in the ce... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6094623 | Non-linear digital adaptive compensation in non-ideal noise environments An adaptive system applicable to non-ideal measurement operations wherein the reference signal includes information attempting to be extracted from the primary signal and wherein digital non-linear manipulation is applied to the signal to noise ratio in t... | 07/25/2000 |
