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| 8185812 | Single event upset error detection within an integrated circuit An integrated circuit 2 includes logic circuitry 10 and sequential storage elements 8. Both the logic circuit 10 and sequential storage elements 8 can be subject to particle strikes giving rise to single event upset errors. These s... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185786 | Error recovery within processing stages of an integrated circuit An integrated circuit includes a plurality of processing stages each including processing logic, a non-delayed signal-capture element, a delayed signal-capture element and a comparator. The non-delayed signal-capture element captures an output from the processing lo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185186 | Systems and methods for tissue imaging The present invention provides systems and methods for monitoring tissue regions. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for detecting changes in tissue regions over a period of time. In some embodiments, the systems and methods of the pre... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179661 | Organic branched and hyperbranched systems for high dielectric and capacitance applications An organic dielectric material comprises a branched and/or hyperbranched macromolecule having delocalized electrons. Such macro-molecular organic material systems have desirable delocalized charge and optionally one or more micro-crystalline regions. Organic dielect... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8168626 | Benzodiazepine compositions for treating epidermal hyperplasia and related disorders The present invention provides, for example, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a benzodiazepine compound and an agent selected from the group consisting of a topical steroid, a keratolytic agent, a topical retinoid, a coal tar, and a vitamin D-3 analog. The pha... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168423 | Device for detecting nitrosothiol content in solution A device for detecting nitrosothiol content in a solution includes at least two electrodes disposed in a housing, wherein one of the at least two electrodes is a working electrode having a platinized tip and the other of the at least two electrodes is a counter elec... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167804 | Measurement of tissue elastic modulus An optimized elastic modulus reconstruction procedure can estimate the nonlinear elastic properties of vascular wall from intramural strain and pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurements. A noninvasive free-hand ultrasound scanning procedure is used to apply external fo... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167092 | Metalworking lubricant formulations based on supercritical carbon dioxide A method for lubricating a metal workpiece during a metalworking process includes delivering supercritical carbon dioxide to the workpiece during the metalworking process. The supercritical carbon dioxide acts as a lubricant, coolant, chip evacuator, and/or carrier ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164022 | Optical sensor for quality monitoring of a welding process Disclosed is the design and working principle of a welding monitoring system that can monitor the spectra of zinc and iron in the plasma generated during a welding process involving zinc-coated steel. The monitoring system is capable of monitoring multiple parameter... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163805 | Small molecule antagonists of Bcl-2 family proteins The present invention relates to naturally occurring and chemically synthesized small molecule antagonists of Bcl-2 family proteins. In particular, the present invention provides gossypol compounds (e.g., isomers, enantiomers, racemic compounds, metabolites, derivat... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163281 | Treatment of drug-related side effect and tissue damage by targeting the CD24-HMGB1-Siglec10 axis The present technology provides methods and compositions for the treatment of tissue-damage related immune dysregulation by administering a composition comprising one or more of CD24; CD24 fragments, variants and derivatives, CD24Fc fusion proteins; HMBG1-binding pr... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159235 | Electrical impedance tomography of nanoengineered thin films The present teachings relate to the application of electrical impedance tomography (EIT) to demonstrate the multifunctionality of carbon nanocomposite thin films under various types of environmental stimuli. Carbon nanotube (CNT) thin films are fabricated by a layer... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158972 | Organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices containing tetra-azaporphyrins Embodiments of the present invention provide an organic photosensitive optoelectronic device comprising at least one tetra-azaporphyrin compound of formula (I) are disclosed herein. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158596 | Materials and methods for FOXP3 tumor suppression Provided herein are methods of treating a cancer in a subject comprising administering a FOXP3 protein, a nucleic acid encoding a FOXP3 protein, or an inducing compound which induces FOXP3 protein expression. Methods of altering a phenotype of a cancer cell or tumor... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155497 | Fiber-based electric device A method of manufacturing a fiber-based electric apparatus includes providing an elongate, flexible fiber core and layering an electric device on the fiber core. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148147 | Compositions and methods for treating and diagnosing pancreatic cancer The present invention relates to the field of oncology and provides novel compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating pancreatic cancer. In particular, the present invention provides pancreatic cancer stem cells useful for the study, diagnosis, and treatmen... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147828 | Methods and compositions for modulation of blood-neural barrier Methods and compositions for modulating blood-neural barrier (BNB) for the treatment of CNS conditions such as edema, and for increased drug delivery efficacy across the BNB. The present invention further relates to improved tPA treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145960 | Storage of data in data stores having some faulty storage locations Data storage control circuitry for controlling storage and retrieval of data in a data store in which data is stored in data blocks. A group data store stores data by grouping together blocks that have at least one faulty bit into groups of at least two blocks. For ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143613 | Organic light emitting device having multiple separate emissive layers An organic light emitting device having multiple separate emissive layers is provided. Each emissive layer may define an exciton formation region, allowing exciton formation to occur across the entire emissive region. By aligning the energy levels of each emissive l... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143232 | Gene fusion targeted therapy The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer therapy, including but not limited to, targeted inhibition of cancer markers. In particular, the present invention relates to recurrent gene fusions as clinical targets for prostate cancer. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133496 | Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating urinary tract infections The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating urinary tract infections. In particular, the present invention relates to vaccines and immune modulators for treating urinary tract infections. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130986 | Trapped fluid microsystems for acoustic sensing Silicon and glass micromachined (MEMS) acoustic sensors incorporating trapped-liquid architectures are disclosed. The trapped liquid serves as an acoustic transmission medium allowing the input port to the system to be physically separated from the sensing location.... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126690 | Algorithms to predict clinical response, adherence, and shunting with thiopurines A method of using a variable set from complete blood counts and blood chemistry panels to generate a machine learned algorithm for determining the effectiveness of thiopurine treatment on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients using CART, boosted trees, random fo... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124375 | Geraniol synthase, methods of production and uses thereof The present invention relates to novel type of monoterpene synthase, a key enzyme in the production of the monoterpene aroma compound geraniol. More specifically, the present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences coding for GES from flowers and herbs species, ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119348 | Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating macular degeneration The present invention relates generally to biomarkers for macular degeneration. In particular, the present invention provides a plurality of biomarkers for monitoring and diagnosing macular degeneration. The compositions and methods of the present invention find use... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117190 | Method of pattern searching Structural join mechanisms provide efficient query pattern matching. In one embodiment, tree-merge mechanisms are provided. In another embodiment, stack-tree mechanisms are provided. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114640 | Macrocyclization of compounds from solid support using thioesterases A method of preparing macrocycles using solid support chemistry and thioesterases is disclosed. Also disclosed are novel macrocycles. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107167 | Spatial-dispersion-free spectral combining of pulsed high peak power fiber laser beams A beam combining system suitable of pulsed fiber laser applications is able to produce non-spatial-dispersive beams using an highly efficient filter, such as a multilayer dielectric filter, in transmission and reflection configurations. The techniques therefore can ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103981 | Tool for modifying mask design layout An embodiment of the invention provides a tool for modifying a mask design layout to be printed. The tool is executed by a computer system, and includes code for establishing a first level of correction for a mask design layout for a predetermined parametric yield w... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098970 | Composite waveguide A composite waveguide includes a central core configured to transmit a plurality of modes and at least one side core helically wound about the central core and configured to be selectively coupled to at least a portion of the plurality of modes in the central core. | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097612 | Compositions and methods relating to novel compounds and targets thereof The present invention relates to novel chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic use. In particular, the present invention provides benzodiazepine derivatives and related compounds and methods of using benzodiazepine derivatives and rela... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097455 | System and method for forming skeletal muscle constructs having functional tissue interfaces A system and method for forming a skeletal muscle construct include primary muscle cells provided on a substrate without disposing the cells within an exogenous scaffold, the cells cultured in vitro such that the cells form a confluent monolayer; at least two anchor... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088931 | Small molecule inhibitors of MDM2 and the uses thereof The invention relates to small molecules which function as inhibitors of the interaction between p53 and MDM2. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds for inhibiting cell growth, inducing cell death, inducing cell cycle arrest and/or sensitizing cel... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088759 | 1,4-benzodiazepine-2,5-diones with therapeutic properties The present invention relates to novel chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic use. In particular, the present invention provides novel 1,4-benzodiazepine-2,5-dione compounds, and methods of using novel 1,4-benzodiazepine-2,5-dione com... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088749 | Compositions and methods for treating cancer The present invention relates to therapeutic targets for cancer. In particular, the present invention relates to small molecules and nucleic acids that target ATDC (TRIM29) expression in cancer with ATDC overexpression. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080579 | Compositions and methods for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating inflammatory bowel disease. In particular, the present invention provides methods of therapeutically treating symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease using compositions comprising an angiotensin con... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8076081 | Systems, methods, and compositions for detection of human papilloma virus in biological samples The present invention comprises, without limitation, systems, methods, and compositions for the detection, identification, and quantification, down to the single copy level, of human papillomavirus (HPV) in biological samples, including but not limited to, mammalian... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071972 | Silicon based nanoscale crossbar memory The present application describes a crossbar memory array. The memory array includes a first array of parallel nanowires of a first material and a second array of parallel nanowires of a second material. The first and the second array are oriented at an angle with e... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071056 | Thermal microvalves The movement and mixing of microdroplets through microchannels is described employing silicon-based microscale devices, comprising microdroplet transport channels, reaction regions, electrophoresis modules, and radiation detectors. The discrete droplets are differen... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8063340 | Method for controlling the consistency of an arc welding process by monitoring welding voltage to determine weld droplet detachment A method is provided for monitoring and controlling the process consistency of an arc welding process. The weld voltage signal is monitored and analyzed to determine the occurrence of the detachment of a weld droplet. The weld droplet detachment is determined via st... | 11/22/2011 |
