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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| 8128242 | Apparatus and method for fabricating, sorting, and integrating materials with holographic optical traps A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device able to reduce the number of manufacturing steps and attain the rationalization of a manufacturing line is disclosed. The semiconductor device is a high-frequency module assembled by mounting chip parts (22) an... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8121245 | Imaging system A method and apparatus for reconstruction of a region of interest for an object is provided. The reconstruction of the object may be based on chords which may fill a part, all, or more than all of the region of interest. Using chords for reconstruction may allow for... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116988 | Method for indexing nucleic acid sequences for computer based searching The present invention relates to a method for indexing nucleic acid sequences to aid computer based searching of nucleic acid sequences by indexing a nucleotide sequence by the presence of unique Kmers in the sequence. The method of the present invention comprises u... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8062885 | Plant centromere compositions The present invention provides for the nucleic acid sequences of plant centromeres. This will permit construction of stably inherited recombinant DNA constructs and minichromosomes which can serve as vectors for the construction of transgenic plant and animal cells.... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8039209 | Yeast screens for treatment of human disease Screening methods for identifying substances that provide therapeutic value for various diseases associated with protein misfolding are provided. Genetic and chemical screening methods are provided using a yeast system. The methods of the invention provide a rapid a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034791 | Activation of Egr-1 promoter by DNA damaging chemotherapeutics The present invention relates to methods of inducing expression of a polynucleotide encoding a therapeutic polypeptide, e.g., TNF-α, in a cell comprising contacting the cell with a construct comprising an Egr-1 promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8017576 | Methods and compositions to treat mucositis Methods and compositions of AMP-18 derived peptides enablingly demonstrate that AMP-18 derived peptide compositions surprisingly reduce mucositis in mammals. Methods and peptide compositions treat mucositis, delays the onset or duration of mucositis, including cance... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7998739 | Methods of activating NKT cells Provided are methods of activating an NKT cell which include a step of contacting the NKT cell with a sufficient amount of isoglobotrihexosylceramide (iGb3) to induce secretion of a cytokine from the NKT cell, stimulate proliferation of the NKT cell or upregulate ex... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7990524 | Stochastic scanning apparatus using multiphoton multifocal source A rapid-sampling stochastic scanning multiphoton multifocal microscopy (SS-MMM) fluorescence imaging technique enables multiparticle tracking at rates upwards of 1,000 times greater than conventional single point raster scanning. Stochastic scanning of a diffractive... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989423 | 6″-amino-6″-deoxygalactosylceramides This invention relates to galactosylceramide compounds. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989202 | Plant centromere compositions The present invention provides for the nucleic acid sequences of plant centromeres. This will permit construction of stably inherited recombinant DNA constructs and minichromosomes which can serve as vectors for the construction of transgenic plant and animal cells.... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7983732 | Method, system, and computer software product for automated identification of temporal patterns with high initial enhancement in dynamic magnetic resonance breast imaging A method, system, and computer software product for analyzing medical images, including obtaining image data representative of a plurality of medical images of the abnormality, each medical image corresponding to an image of the abnormality acquired at a different t... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7919310 | Constitutive gene expression in conjunction with ionizing radiation The present disclosure demonstrates the successful use of constitutive promoters operatively linked to genes encoding radiosensitizing or radioprotecting factors, administered to cells, tissues, or patients in conjunction with radiation exposure. Also disclosed are ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7910714 | Monomeric red fluorescent proteins Disclosed are sequences encoding monomeric variants of DsRed fluorescent proteins and methods of use. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910543 | Control of growth and repair of gastro-intestinal tissues by gastrokines and inhibitors A novel group of gastrokines called Gastric Antrum Mucosal Protein is characterized. A member of the group is designated AMP-18. AMP-18 genomic DNA, cDNA and the AMP-18 protein are sequenced for human, mouse and pig. The AMP-18 protein and active peptides derived fr... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7892740 | Prognosis and therapy predictive markers and methods of use Disclosed is a set of genes differentially expressed in chemotherapy and radiation resistant tumors useful in predicting response to therapy and assessing risk of local-regional failure, survival and metastasis in cancer patients. Also disclosed are methods for char... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7888055 | Polypeptide immobilization A substrate comprises a surface, and a plurality of moieties, on at least a portion of the surface. The moieties are moieties of formula: Surf-L-Q-T, where -T comprises a reactant ligand, and Surf- designates where the moiety attaches to the surf... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7848558 | Method and system for fractal-based analysis of medical image texture A computerized method, system and computer program for the computerized fractal-based analysis of a structure as presented in a pattern on a medical image. Image data is generated from the medical image and a region of interest is selected. The image data is digitiz... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847151 | Plant artificial chromosome (PLAC) compositions and methods The present invention provides for the identification and cloning of functional plant centromeres in Arabidopsis. This will permit construction of stably inherited plant artificial chromosomes (PLACs) which can serve as vectors for the construction of transge... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7875280 | Methods and compositions involving LcrV proteins The present invention concerns methods and compositions involving modified LcrV proteins from Yersinia bacteria. These methods and compositions can be employed to invoke an immune response in a subject against the bacteria, while not suppressing the immune sy... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7838270 | Target-dependent transcription using deletion mutants of N4 RNA polymerase The present invention comprises novel methods, compositions and kits that use N4 vRNAP deletion mutants to detect and quantify analytes comprising one or multiple target nucleic acid sequences, including target sequences that differ by as little as one nucleotide or... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7811983 | Increased T-cell tumor infiltration and eradication of metastases by mutant light Mutant LIGHT expressed in a tumor environment elicited high levels of chemokines and adhesion molecules, accompanied by massive infiltration of naïve T lymphocytes. Methods and compositions to elicit immune responses against tumors including tumor volume reduction ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807784 | Increased T-cell tumor infiltration by mutant LIGHT Mutant LIGHT expressed in a tumor environment elicited high levels of chemokines and adhesion molecules, accompanied by massive infiltration of naïve T lymphocytes. Methods and compositions to elicit immune responses against tumors including tumor volume reduction ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7807350 | Methods for predicting irinotecan toxicity The present invention concerns the methods and compositions for evaluating the risk of ironotecan toxicity in a cancer patient based on the genotype of the patient at position −3156 of the UGT1A1 gene or at any position in linkage disequilibrium with the −3156 v... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7794722 | Adjuvants and methods of use Compositions comprising NKT cell agonist compounds and a physiologically acceptable vehicle are provided. Methods of stimulating an NKT cell and enhancing an immune response are also disclosed. Further provided are vaccine preparations comprising NKT cell agonist co... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7769215 | Method, system, and medium for prevalence-based computerized analysis of medical images and information A method for computer-assisted interpretation of medical images that factor in characteristics of an individual performing the interpretation. The method automatically determines and/or incorporates prevalence-based computer analysis based on an estimated likelihood... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7744899 | Recombinant herpes simplex virus useful for treating neoplastic disease Recombinant herpes simplex viruses comprising DNA encoding cytokines and methods for treating neoplastic diseases using the inventive recombinant viruses are disclosed. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7737691 | NMR characterization of thin films A method, apparatus, and system for characterizing thin film materials. The method, apparatus, and system includes a container for receiving a starting material, applying a gravitational force, a magnetic force, and an electric force or combinations thereof to at le... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7674881 | Convergent synthesis of proteins by kinetically controlled ligation The present invention concerns methods and compositions for synthesizing a polypeptide using kinetically controlled reactions involving fragments of the polypeptide for a fully convergent process. In more specific embodiments, a ligation involves reacting a first pe... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7671185 | Monomeric red fluorescent proteins Disclosed are nucleotide sequences encoding monomeric variants of DsRed fluorescent proteins and methods of use thereof. ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7645873 | 6″-amino-6″-deoxygalactosylceramides This invention relates to galactosylceramide compounds. ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7629317 | Control of growth and repair of gastro-intestinal tissues by gastrokines and inhibitors A novel group of gastrokines called Gastric Antrum Mucosal Protein is characterized. A member of the group is designated AMP-18. AMP-18 genomic DNA, cDNA and the AMP-18 protein are sequenced for human, mouse and pig. The AMP-18 protein and active peptides derived fr... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7599069 | Vector beam generator using a passively phase stable optical interferometer Provided are techniques for generating optical vector beams (e.g., radially and azimuthally polarized light) using passive or active phase stable optical interferometry. Techniques may split an input optical beam into at least two output beams, and then couple those... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7592317 | Constitutive gene expression in conjuction with ionizing radiation The present disclosure demonstrates the successful use of constitutive promoters operatively linked to genes encoding radiosensitizing or radioprotecting factors, administered to cells, tissues, or patients in conjunction with radiation exposure. Also disclosed are ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7589174 | GRP94-based compositions and methods of use thereof Mini chaperones and methods of use thereof for the treatment of cancer and other disorders are provided. Also provided are tools to facilitate screening therapeutic agents which have selective binding affinity for GRP94. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7588906 | Hydrogels for biomolecule analysis and corresponding method to analyze biomolecules Polyacrylamide-based methods of fabricating surface-bound peptide and protein arrays, the arrays themselves, and a method of using the arrays to detect biomolecules and to measure their concentration, binding affinity, and kinetics are described. Peptides, proteins,... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7585844 | Myosin light chain kinase inhibitors and methods of use Disclosed are inhibitors of myosin light chain kinase, pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the inhibitors and methods of use. ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7569660 | Recombinant prion-like proteins and materials comprising same The present invention provides novel polypeptides comprising a prion-aggregation domain and a second domain; novel polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides; host cells transformed or transfected with such polynucleotides; and methods of making and using the forego... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7569594 | Analogs of leucascandrolide A The present invention describes leucascandrolide analogs of the formula (I), intermediates of the formula (III), pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, methods for preventing cell proliferation, and methods for treating cancers and other proliferative dise... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7560258 | Glass-immobilized, protein-acrylamide copolymer and method of making thereof Disclosed are a polyacrylamide-based method of fabricating surface-bound peptide and protein arrays, the arrays themselves, and a method of using the arrays to detect proteins and to measure their concentration, binding affinity, and kinetics. Peptides, proteins, fu... | 07/14/2009 |
