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Ballistic resistant body covering

A ballistic resistant body covering for protecting the torso, groin and neck area from ballistic missiles.

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Assignee: The University of Mississippi


Location: University, MS
No. of patents: 48

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NumberTitleIssue Date
8133917Pterostilbene as an agonist for the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha isoform
Resveratrol, a stilbenoid antioxidant found in grapes, wine, peanuts and other berries, has been reported to have hypolipidemic properties. Resveratrol and its three analogs (pterostilbene, piceatannol and resveratrol trimethyl ether) were evaluated for their effect...
03/13/2012
7846452Potent immunostimulatory extracts from microalgae
Immunostimulatory compounds can be extracted from microalgae or algae using various procedures. The resulting preparations exhibit extremely potent immunostimulatory activity. The extraction of these immunostimulatory agents is dependent on the solvent used and the ...
12/07/2010
7470703Yohimbine derivatives and use thereof
Yohimbine derivatives are disclosed having modification of the C-16 carboxyl group to include a sidechain and where the resulting derivative does not possess a second yohimbine pharmacophore (i.e., the compound is not a yohimbine dimer). The yohimbine derivatives of...
12/30/2008
7436330High-speed data compression based on set associative cache mapping techniques
A method is provided for compressing data from a stream of values using one or many distinct memory addresses as workspace, each memo address containing one or many values. The method works by reading two contiguous data values, of length K and N bits, from the stre...
10/14/2008
7413690Process and apparatus for producing spherical pellets using molten solid matrices
A method and apparatus for forming pellets, the apparatus comprising a column for housing column liquid; column liquid; temperature controlling elements engaging the column and capable of maintaining a first and second temperature in the column liquid, and an inject...
08/19/2008
7385483Termite acoustic detection
A method and system for detecting the presence of subterranean termites, involving use of a thermal imaging camera to scan the structure before installation of an acoustic sensor in order to quickly locate potential areas of subterranean termite infestation, and an ...
06/10/2008
7339065Design and synthesis of optimized ligands for PPAR
This invention provides new chemical entities useful for treating a variety of clinical disorders including those that are influenced by the activity of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPAR). The structures of the compounds and methods to design, make a...
03/04/2008
7271706Termite acoustic detection
A method and system for detecting the presence of subterranean termites, involving use of a thermal imaging camera to scan the structure before installation of an acoustic sensor in order to quickly locate potential areas of subterranean termite infestation, and an ...
09/18/2007
7240493Method and device for reducing engine noise
A method and device to reduce the noise produced by jet aircraft engines and/or other supersonic nozzles involves the use of corrugated engine seals (30) for the secondary internal divergent flaps (14) of the nozzle (10). Such corrugated seals (...
07/10/2007
D530206Plastic bag transporter
10/17/2006
7109380Cyclopentenedione antifungal compounds and methods for their use
Compounds and methods useful in the control, treatment, and prevention of fungal activity, of the following formula: where R1-3 are independently H, alkyl, methyl, acyl, halogen, phenyl, R4 ...
09/19/2006
7098242Dihydroartemisinin and dihydroartemisitene dimers as anti-cancer and anti-infective agents
This invention comprises compositions containing dihydroartemisinin and dihydroartemisitene dimers with activity as anticancer agents and anti-protozal, including anti-malarial and anti-leishmanial properties. This invention also describes methods of preparation of ...
08/29/2006
6989450Synthesis of epothilones and related analogs
The present invention relates to methods for use in producing epothilones and analogs and derivatives thereof. A general method according to the present invention broadly comprises performing an aldol condensation of a first compound with a second compound thereby t...
01/24/2006
6949250Selective algaecides for control of cyanochloronta
We have now discovered that certain 9,10-anthraquinone derivatives we developed possess potent activity against O. perornata while possessing a sufficiently high level of solubility in water to make their activity against O. perornata viable. These com...
09/27/2005
6900195Manzamines for treatment of drug resistant infection
A method of treating an infectious disease or condition in a subject in need of such treatment is disclosed. The method comprises administering to a subject an effective amount of a manzamine, manzamine derivative or analog or an optical isomer or racemate or tautom...
05/31/2005
6844353Fungicidal properties of sampangine and its analogs to agriculturally important fungal plant pathogens
It has been found that sampangine and related analogs such as benzo[4,5]sampangine, 4-bromosampangine and 4-methoxysampangine may be used as effective fungicidal agents for plants. Fungicidal plant compositions and methods of using the materials for such a purpose a...
01/18/2005
6730519Method of preparing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
A method for the isolation of delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC) from, Cannabis plant material, wherein delta-9-THC Acid and THC are separately obtained including the steps of extracting the Cannabis plant material, chelating delta-9-THC acid on alumina solid suppor...
05/04/2004
63765118-aminoquinolines
It has been found that one of the enantiomers of 8-aminoquinoline antiparasitic compounds is surprisingly more active than the other enantiomer against parasitic infections including opportunistic parasitic infections. These enantiomers as well as pharmac...
04/23/2002
6365416Method of preparing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
A method of preparing THC using extraction of plant material with a non-polar solvent followed by vacuum distillation and chromatography....
04/02/2002
62042881,2-dithiolane derivatives
This invention provides new thiazolindinedione derivatives and new arylacetic acid derivatives. These compounds are useful for the treatment of certain cardiovascular certain diseases, certain endocrine diseases, certain inflammatory diseases, certain neo...
03/20/2001
6200760Method of screening agents as candidates for drugs or sources of drugs
Cells are transfected with a construct containing transcriptional promoter element(s) that have been implicated in carcinogenesis or inflammation ligated to a reporter gene. Determination of inhibition of activation of said promoter element(s) by putative...
03/13/2001
6143304Enhanced yield of podophyllotoxin from natural products through in situ conversion methods
Enhanced recovery of podophyllotoxin from biological sources is achieved through disruption or permeabilization of the physical integrity of cells and tissues in the presence of sufficient moisture so as to allow endogenous enzymes to convert podophylloto...
11/07/2000
61273941,2-Dithiolane derivatives
This invention provides new thiazolindinedione derivatives and new arylacetic acid derivatives. These compounds are useful for the treatment of certain cardiovascular certain diseases, certain endocrine diseases, certain inflammatory diseases, certain neo...
10/03/2000
6028088Flavonoid derivatives
The present invention provides thiazolidinediones which are useful as antiproliferative, antiinflammatory and antiinfective agents. These compounds are useful for the treatment of certain endocrine diseases including diabetes, certain malignant and non-ma...
02/22/2000
5968737Method of identifying inhibitors of glutathione S-transferase (GST) gene expression
Complementary DNA and genomic clones for three variants of GST-π are disclosed. It is demonstrated that certain of these variants are overexpressed in gliomas, thereby indicating an involvement with that form of cancer. This permits the detection and tre...
10/19/1999
5961080System for efficient control of flow separation using a driven flexible wall
A system to detect and control steady and unsteady boundary layer separation is provided. The system uses an array of transducers under a flexible wall over which the flow occurs. The system operates in two modes: a sensor mode and an actuator mode. In th...
10/05/1999
5808109Compounds that inhibit complement and/or suppress immune activity
The present invention is directed to compounds which suppress immune responses and/or selectively inhibit complement. These compounds contain an aromatic ring and are substituted dihydrobenzofurans, spirobenzofuran-2(3H)-cycloalkanes, and their open chain...
09/15/1998
5656659Compounds which inhibit complement and/or suppress immune activity
The present invention is directed to compounds which suppress immune responses and/or selectivly inhibit complement. These compounds contain an aromatic ring and are substituted dihydrobenzofurans, spirobenzofuran-2(3H)-cycloalkanes, and their open chain ...
08/12/1997
5618538Methods and compositions for isolating taxanes
Methods of obtaining renewable sources of taxanes including taxol are provided. Compositions comprising taxanes which are useful as source materials for the further purification of taxanes are also disclosed. Specifically, a method of drying plant matter ...
04/08/1997
5539831Active noise control stethoscope
An active noise control stethoscope enables a physician or paramedic to check vital signs in the presence of high background noise levels. A digital processing technique is used to remove noise from the output of a main detection sensor, the detector bein...
07/23/1996
5530004Antimycobacterial method
New analogs of sampangine and cleistopholine, compositions and methods of preparation thereof, method of treating fungal and mycobacterial infections....
06/25/1996
5508037Stable suppository formulations effecting bioavailability of Ɗ9 -THC
Suppository formulations having long-term stability and containing readily bioavailable Ɗ9 -THC derivatives....
04/16/1996
5506247Compounds that inhibit complement and/or suppress immune activity
The present invention is directed to compounds which suppress immune responses and/or selectively inhibit complement. These compounds contain an aromatic ring and are substituted dihydrobenzofurans, spirobenzofuran-2(3H)-cycloalkanes, and their open chain...
04/09/1996
5480639Methods for isolating individual taxanes
Methods of obtaining renewable sources of taxanes including taxol are provided. Compositions comprising taxanes which are useful as source materials for the further purification of taxanes are also disclosed. Specifically, a method of drying plant matter ...
01/02/1996
5401767Compounds which inhibit complement and/or suppress immune activity
The present invention is directed to compounds which suppress immune responses and/or selectively inhibit complement. These compounds contain an aromatic ring and are substituted dihydrobenzofurans, spirobenzofuran-2(3H)-cycloalkanes, and their open chain...
03/28/1995
5366986Compounds which inhibit complement and/or suppress immune activity
The present invention is directed to compounds which suppress immune responses and/or selectively inhibit complement. These compounds contain an aromatic ring and are substituted dihydrobenzofurans, spirobenzofuran-2(3H)-cycloalkanes, and their open chain...
11/22/1994
5227383Compounds and compositions useful as antifungal and antimycobacterial agents
New analogs of sampangine and cleistopholine, compositions and methods of preparation thereof, method of treating fungal and mycobacterial infections. The compounds have the general formula: ##STR1## where the R1, R2, and R...
07/13/1993
5173499Compounds which inhibit complement and/or suppress immune activity
The present invention is directed to compounds which suppress immune responses and/or selectively inhibit complement. These compounds contain an aromatic ring and are substituted dihydrobenzofurans, spirobenzofuran-2(3H)-cycloalkanes, and their open chain...
12/22/1992
4873250Antimicrobial compound and compositions particulary effective against candida albicans
The use of the naturally occurring and readily synthesized alkaloid compound onychine as an antimicrobial agent and particularly against Candida albicans organism....
10/10/1989
4837228Antiinflammatory and antimicrobial compounds and compositions
The use of cannabichromene (CBC) and its homologues and isomers to induce hypothermia, reduce inflammation in mammals, and as antimicrobial agents is disclosed. Preferably, a compound selected from cannabichromene, its homologues and isomers, is administe...
06/06/1989
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