Assignee: The Regents of University of California

Location: Oakland, CA
No. of patents: 29

Number	Title	Issue Date
8075904	High aspect ratio template and method for producing same for central and peripheral nerve repair Millimeter to nano-scale structures manufactured using a multi-component polymer fiber matrix are disclosed. The use of dissimilar polymers allows the selective dissolution of the polymers at various stages of the manufacturing process. In one application, biocompat...	12/13/2011
7931850	Nanometer-scale ablation using focused, coherent extreme ultraviolet/soft x-ray light Ablation of holes having diameters as small as 82 nm and having clean walls was obtained in a poly(methyl methacrylate) on a silicon substrate by focusing pulses from a Ne-like Ar, 46.9 nm wavelength, capillary-discharge laser using a freestanding Fresnel zone plate...	04/26/2011
7782803	Half-duplex wireless network scheduling Direct communication between wireless nodes, which may be mobile or fixed or a mixture of mobile and fixed nodes, is permitted under a limitation that each node, for any given transmission period, is permitted to act in half-duplex mode, meaning that in that period ...	08/24/2010
7262269	Method for screening combinational bead library; ligands for cancer cells The invention includes a cell-growth-on-bead assay for screening a one-bead-one-compound combinatorial bead library to identify synthetic ligands for cell attachment and growth or proliferation of epithelial and non-epithelial cells. Cells are incubated with a compo...	08/28/2007
7053610	Squid detected NMR and MRI at ultralow fields Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals are detected in microtesla fields. Prepolarization in millitesla fields is followed by detection with an untuned dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer. Because the sensitivity of the SQUID is fre...	05/30/2006
6689356	Recombinant baculoviruses producing insect toxins A recombinant baculovirus is provided with a genetic coding sequence for the production of a foreign protein that is toxic to insects. Preferred are nuclear polyhedrosis viruses, with preferred embodiments having been constructed and expressed in insect c...	02/10/2004
6579682	Methods and tools for identifying compounds which modulate atherosclerosis by impacting LDL-proteoglycan binding The present invention relates to the study and control of atherosclerosis through the modulation of LDL-proteoglycan binding at Site B (amino acids 3359-3369) of the apo-B100 protein in LDL. The invention encompasses methods of identifying compounds which...	06/17/2003
6551780	Detection of gene mutations or amplifications in melanocytic neoplasms The present invention provides for methods of typing a melanocytic neoplasm, in particular for classifying a Spitz nevus. The methods comprise detecting in a tumor sample the presence of an increase in copy number of the whole chromosome 11p arm, particul...	04/22/2003
6410331	Combinatorial screening of inorganic and organometallic materials Methods and apparatus for the preparation and use of a substrate having an array of diverse materials in predefined regions thereon. A substrate having an array of diverse materials thereon is generally prepared by delivering components of materials to pr...	06/25/2002
6307241	Integrable ferromagnets for high density storage Submicron ferromagnets, of selected size and spacing, are introduced into semiconductor by means of ion implantation and subsequent heat treatments. The resulting semiconductor contains ferromagnets at high density and which exhibit Curie temperatures exc...	10/23/2001
6278764	High efficiency replicated x-ray optics and fabrication method Replicated x-ray optics are fabricated by sputter deposition of reflecting layers on a super-polished reusable mandrel. The reflecting layers are strengthened by a supporting multilayer that results in stronger stress-relieved reflecting surfaces that do ...	08/21/2001
6241480	Micro-magnetohydrodynamic pump and method for operation of the same A micropump fabricated in a planar substrate is provided with a valving chamber which is communicated to a pumping chamber. The valving chamber has an inlet and outlet port. Both the valving chamber and pumping chamber have a liquid, electrically conducti...	06/05/2001
6166301	Method for assaying genetic attributes in cotton fiber cells The present invention provides methods for testing gene expression in a cotton fiber cells. The methods comprise contacting the cell with Agrobacterium sp., comprising a recombinant T-DNA vector, which includes a plant promoter operably linked to a gene o...	12/26/2000
6011646	Method to adjust multilayer film stress induced deformation of optics A buffer-layer located between a substrate and a multilayer for counteracting stress in the multilayer. Depositing a buffer-layer having a stress of sufficient magnitude and opposite in sign reduces or cancels out deformation in the substrate due to the s...	01/04/2000
6008195	Antimicrobial peptides and methods of use Novel antimicrobial peptides from bovine and murine neutrophils are provided. The peptides, designated bovine granulocyte peptide A (BGP-A) and murine granulocyte peptide A (MGP-A) were purified to homogeneity from peripheral blood granulocytes. The amino...	12/28/1999
6001387	Spin disk encapsulation apparatus and method of use An encapsulating apparatus comprising a spinning cup adjustably rotatable about its central axis for forming droplets and projecting them radially outward, and one or more collection basins surrounding the bead forming spinning cup independently rotatable...	12/14/1999
5998374	Clavaspirins Novel microbial peptides called clavaspirins are of the formula (SEQ ID NO:1) X'1 X2 B'3 X4 X5 U6 U7 X8 X9 B10 X'11 X12 U13...	12/07/1999
5994148	Method of predicting and enhancing success of IVF/ET pregnancy A method of determining the probability of an in vitro fertilization (IVF) or embryo transfer (ET) method being successful is disclosed. Relaxin can be measured directly in the serum or indirectly by culturing granulosa lutein cells extracted from the pat...	11/30/1999
5910403	Methods for measuring cellular proliferation and destruction rates in vitro and in vivo The present invention relates to methods for measuring the proliferation and destruction rates of cells by measuring deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis. In particular, the methods utilize non-radioactive stable isotope labels to endogenously label DNA ...	06/08/1999
5891968	Method of making self-doped zwitterionic heterocyclic polymers A self-doped conducting polymer having along its backbone a π-electron conjugated system which comprises a plurality of monomer units, between about 0.01 and 100 mole % of the units having covalently linked thereto at least one Bronsted acid group. The c...	04/06/1999
5856580	Total synthesis of antitumor acylfulvenes The present invention provides a method of synthesizing compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R and R' are independently (C1 -C4)alkyl....	01/05/1999
5723496	Method for prevention and treatment of harmful effects of intracellular acidosis Compounds and a method useful for protection of tissue cells in a mammalian body from irreversible damages due to lactic acidosis caused by oxygen deficiency. The protection is achieved by administering a compound having a cell membrane permeability and/o...	03/03/1998
5602258	Azide-containing chelators whose affinity for calcium ion is decreased by illumination The present invention relates to a group of organic chelators whose affinity for calcium ion in solution is decreased by electromagnetic radiation. Specifically, the chelators are related to fura-2 and utilize the addition of an azide group to the 3-posit...	02/11/1997
5568019	Multi-gap high impedance plasma opening switch A high impedance plasma opening switch having an anode and a cathode and at least one additional electrode placed between the anode and cathode. The presence of the additional electrodes leads to the creation of additional plasma gaps which are in series,...	10/22/1996
5552555	Azide-containing chelators whose affinity for calcium ion is decreased by illumination The present invention relates to a group of organic chelators whose affinity for calcium ion in solution is decreased by electromagnetic radiation. Specifically, the chelators are related to fura-2 and utilize the addition of an azide group to the 3-posit...	09/03/1996
5531997	Coated transplant and method for making same Cell or tissue transplant coated with an insoluble immunological barrier comprising a noncytotoxic first layer of a gellable organic polymer and a cationic polymer and a second noncytotoxic, water-soluble, semi-permeable layer chemically bonded to the fir...	07/02/1996
5520727	Aqueous algal-based phenolic type adhesives and glues A novel water-resistant, aqueous, and versatile phenolic adhesive or glue derived from algal materials. Phenolic compounds act as an adhesive glue by binding non-specifically to both hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces in aqueous conditions and are usefu...	05/28/1996
5505928	Preparation of III-V semiconductor nanocrystals Nanometer-scale crystals of III-V semiconductors are disclosed, They are prepared by reacting a group III metal source with a group V anion source in a liquid phase at elevated temperature in the presence of a crystallite growth terminator such as pyridin...	04/09/1996
5319788	Modified batcher network for sorting N unsorted input signals in log₂ N sequential passes The sorting and merging of unordered input signals is widely used in all types of information and communication circuits and methodologies. A sorting network is provided by providing a modified Batcher network. The network is recursively built up from a s...	06/07/1994

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