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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173869 | Plants expressing environmental stress tolerances having petunia CBF genes therein The present invention provides a method of controlling a plant's tolerance to environmental stress and to a transgenic plant having the desired characteristics. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8152852 | Variable height vertebral body replacement implant A variable height vertebral body replacement implant used in corpectomy surgery to provide support in place of a removed or damaged vertebrae, and contain and compact bone graft material. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8143072 | System for detecting nanoparticles using modulated surface plasmon resonance A method and system for detecting magnetic nanoparticles include measuring a magneto-optical enhancement of the plasmon absorption in the optical response. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133491 | Compositions and methods for treatment of hyperplastic disorders A method for treating a subject includes injecting a therapeutic amount of a composition derived from a cobra toxin into a tissue of the subject in an amount sufficient to diminish at least one symptom of a hyperplastic disorder. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8030120 | Hybrid window layer for photovoltaic cells A novel photovoltaic solar cell and method of making the same are disclosed. The solar cell includes: at least one absorber layer which could either be a lightly doped layer or an undoped layer, and at least a doped window-layers which comprise at least two sub-wind... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8030030 | Biomass pretreatment A method for lignocellulose conversion to sugar with improvements in yield and rate of sugar production has been developed by using ionic liquid pretreatment. This new pretreatment strategy substantially improves the efficiency (in terms of yield and reaction rates)... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7994279 | Altered peptide ligands of GAD65 Modified GAD65 compositions antagonize the activities of islet-specific T cells that contribute to the progression of one or more autoimmune disorders. The compositions are also antagonistic in humanized mice that express human HLA alleles associated with increased-... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7957609 | System for extended high frame rate imaging with limited-diffraction beams The present invention provides a method and a system for producing an image using an imaging system by weighting: i) the signals transmitted from at least one element of a transducer array to form limited diffraction transmitted beams or the transmitted beams are st... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7879644 | Hybrid window layer for photovoltaic cells A novel photovoltaic solar cell and method of making the same are disclosed. The solar cell includes: at least one absorber layer which could either be a lightly doped layer or an undoped layer, and at least a doped window-layers which comprise at least two sub-wind... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7750234 | Integrated photoelectrochemical cell and system having a liquid electrolyte An integrated photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell generates hydrogen and oxygen from water while being illuminated with radiation. The PEC cell employs a liquid electrolyte, a multi-junction photovoltaic electrode, and a thin ion-exchange membrane. A PEC system and a me... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7674608 | Saccharifying cellulose Dissolution, partial dissolution or softening of cellulose in an ionic liquid (IL) and its subsequent contact with anti-solvent produces regenerated cellulose more amorphous in structure than native cellulose, which can be separated from the IL/anti-solvent mixture ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7667418 | Control system for bearingless motor-generator A control system for an electromagnetic rotary drive for bearingless motor-generators comprises a winding configuration comprising a plurality of individual pole pairs through which phase current flows, each phase current producing both a lateral force and a torque.... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7667133 | Hybrid window layer for photovoltaic cells A novel photovoltaic solar cell and method of making the same are disclosed. The solar cell includes: at least one absorber layer which could either be a lightly doped layer or an undoped layer, and at least a doped window-layers which comprise at least two sub-wind... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7456537 | Control system for bearingless motor-generator A control system for an electromagnetic rotary drive for bearingless motor-generators comprises a winding configuration comprising a plurality of individual pole pairs through which phase current flows, each phase current producing both a lateral force and a torque.... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7417407 | Circuit with a switch for charging a battery in a battery capacitor circuit A circuit for charging a battery combined with a capacitor includes a power supply adapted to be connected to the capacitor, and the battery. The circuit includes an electronic switch connected to the power supply. The electronic switch is responsive to switch betwe... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7245952 | Noninvasive birefringence compensated sensing polarimeter The present invention relates to a system and method for compensating for the effects of birefringence in a given sample and employs an optical birefringence analyzer to sense the real-time birefringence contributions and then provides a feedback signal to a compoun... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7164027 | Aralkyl ester soft drugs The present invention describes a method for programming a specific course and rate of metabolism for a parent drug compound that leads to an inactive or very weakly active and nontoxic metabolite when the modified drug compound is administered. The parent drug comp... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7105635 | Cyclic beta-sheet peptides useful as apoptotic/cytotoxic cancer agents Peptides and pharmaceutical compositions of matter useful as cytotoxic compositions particularly for, but not limited to, treatment of cancers, that includes a synthetic peptide whose amino acid sequence is different from an initial loop of cobra cardiotoxin. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7049326 | Method and compositions for temporarily incapacitating subjects A method for modifying at least one non-ester-containing parent compound, and the compounds produced using such method, which compounds are deployed to temporarily incapacitate at least one subject are disclosed. The modified compounds are rapidly metabolized to ina... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6958078 | Bioartificial intervertebral disc A bioartificial nucleus pulposus is adapted for replacing at least a portion of a natural nucleus pulposus in an intervertebral disc. The bioartificial nucleus pulposus includes an artificial support structure made from a biodegradable material. The support structur... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6846937 | Method for the selective removal of acyl-functionality attached to the 2'-hydroxy-group of paclitaxel-related derivatives A method for removing acyl-groups appended by an ester linkage to the 2′-hydroxyl group present in paclitaxel-related molecules comprising treatment with alcohol under non-acidic conditions. 2′,7-bis-Monochloroacetylpaclitaxel analogs are converted to their corr... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6756047 | Method and compositions for treating persistent pulmonary hypertension using aralkyl ester soft drugs A method and compositions for treating persistent pulmonary hypertension in human newborns that deploys an intravenous infusion of a modified drug formed by adding one or more of a predetermined chemical arrangement to an efficacious parent drug compound so as to re... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6755151 | Hot-filament chemical vapor deposition chamber and process with multiple gas inlets A thin film deposition method uses a vacuum confinement cup that employs a dense hot filament and multiple gas inlets. At least one reactant gas is introduced into the confinement cup both near and spaced apart from the heated filament. An electrode inside the confi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6750238 | Aralkyl ester soft drugs The present invention describes a method for programming a specific course and rate of metabolism for a parent drug compound that leads to an inactive or very weakly active and nontoxic metabolite when the modified drug compound is administered. The parent drug comp... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6731388 | Method of measuring surface plasmon resonance using interference structure of reflected beam profile Changes in optical properties of layered materials are measured by directing an incident wave of finite transverse dimensions toward layered materials under conditions that will produce a propagating surface mode or a waveguide mode in the layered materials. The int... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6638839 | Hot-filament chemical vapor deposition chamber and process with multiple gas inlets A thin film deposition method uses a vacuum confinement cup that employs a dense hot filament and multiple gas inlets. At least one reactant gas is introduced into the confinement cup both near and spaced apart from the heated filament. An electrode insid... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6602891 | Muscarinic receptor agonists A compound of Formula (III): ##STR1## wherein X is a linkage independently selected from (CH2)12 or (CH2 CH2)4 O3 and wherein R3 is independently selected from H, CH2 ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6536258 | Blast load simulation system A blast load simulation system includes a glass panel having two surfaces. The system also includes a membrane for covering at least one of the two surfaces of the glass panel. The system also includes means for delivering an impulse with a given characte... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6498829 | Method for measurement of physical characteristics of crystals A method and apparatus to simultaneously measure the diffraction resolution and mosaic spread of macromolecular crystals, are described. The method includes minimizing contributions of an x-ray beam to any reflection angular widths in the crystal, rapidly... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6495680 | Helices and nanotubes on folding compositions and method of making same Helical oligomer and polymer compositions that form nanotubes are described. The compositions comprise a plurality of aromatic substituents linked by at least one amide group. The compositions have a curved backbone due to intramolecular hydrogen bonds th... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6376675 | Muscarinic receptor agonists A compound of Formula (III): ##STR1## wherein X is a linkage independently selected from (CH2)12 or (CH2 CH2)4 O3 and wherein R3 is independently selected from H, CH2 ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6369081 | Muscarinic receptor agonists A compound of Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R is a linkage independently selected from (CH2)12 or (CH2)4 O3 ; and acid addition salts, solvates and hydrates thereof. The compounds have unusually high ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6302360 | Vortex generation for control of the air flow along the surface of an airfoil Apparatus for generating vortices to control the flow of air across a airfoil of an aircraft includes a series of pressure active regions arranged along the leading edge of the airfoil. The pressure active regions include spaced apart valves connected to ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6298607 | Venting-membrane system to mitigate blast effects A venting-membrane system for mitigating blast pressure generated from a blast force on a wall structure. The venting-membrane system having a framework including a plurality of parallel structural members defining a wall structure having an interior surf... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6294152 | Iron(III) complexes as contrast agents for image enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging A compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein, R1 is independently selected from methyl and ethyl and R2 is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, and substituted alkyl. The compound is capable of functioning as a ligand and comp... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6255540 | Methods for producing two-substituted glycerols having various levels of protection A method for producing 2-substituted glycerols having various levels of hydroxy group protection by opening dihydroxyacetone dimer in a nonaqueous, non-protic environment with a composition that initially protects both of the liberated 1,3-dihydroxy group... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6146615 | Contrast agents for image enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging A compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are selected independently from hydrogen, alkyl, and alkyl substituted with one or more --O-- atoms, or where R1, R2 and ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6096767 | Muscarinic receptor agonists A compound of Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R is a linkage independently selected from (CH2)12 or (CH2)4 O3 ; and acid addition salts, solvates and hydrates thereof. The compounds have unusually ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6011563 | Computer controlled photoirradiation during photodynamic therapy A system and method is provided for optimizing a laser light fractionation during photodynamic therapy of a tumor. The tumor is destroyed through the production of singlet oxygen and successful photodynamic therapy treatment requires the maintenance of tu... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6003321 | Open flow helium cryostat system and related method of using An open flow helium cryostat system for cooling a sample crystal to be examined using X-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction, or a similar method. The cryostat system including a primary helium supply to provide a first stream of liquid helium onto the sa... | 12/21/1999 |
