...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8003392 | Diagnostic test for the detection of early stage liver cancer Described are methods and kits to detect early stage hepatocellular carcinoma or a change in the gradation of hepatocellular carcinoma in mammals. The diagnostic marker is based on the profiling and identification of diagnostic carbohydrates present in a body fluid,... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7959907 | Method of treating cancer by combination therapy using TNF and alpha-galactosylceramide The invention relates to the treatment of cancer. More specifically the invention shows that the anti-cancer activity in mammals can be augmented by administering to the mammalian host a combination of a synergistically effective amount of TNF and alfa-galactosylcer... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7939079 | species and cultivation thereof The present invention relates to the isolation and cultivation of “Candidatus Helicobacter suis” and isolates of “Candidatus Helicobacter suis” obtainable by these methods. The present invention further relates to the use of these bacteria for ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7888338 | 7-(2-cyclohexylidene-ethylidene)-spiro[4.5]decanes The present invention relates to 7-(2-cyclohexylidene-ethylidene)-spiro[4.5]-decanes, compositions which comprise said 7-(2-cyclohexylidene-ethylidene)-spiro[4.5]-decanes, and methods for treating diseases, illnesses, and the like with said 7-(2-cyclohexylidene-ethy... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7851607 | Nucleic acid encoding polypeptide involved in cellular entrance of the PRRS virus The present invention relates to a new polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide involved in cellular entrance of PRRSV, to a recombinant vector comprising said polynucleotide, to a cell capable of expressing said polypeptide, a method of producing said polypeptide ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7780951 | Vaccines for immunization against The invention relates to the immunization of pigs against Candidatus Helicobacter suis using antigens of species related to Candidatus Helicobacter suis. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7718179 | Ostertagia vaccine The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding Ostertagia ostertagi proteins and to parts of such nucleic acid sequences that encode an immunogenic fragment of such proteins, and to DNA fragments, recombinant DNA molecules, live recombinant ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7704986 | Vitamin Danalogues for the prevention and treatment of bone disorders Novel vitamin D analogues are useful for making pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or treatment of bone disorders such as osteoporosis. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7643709 | Slanted segmented coupler A slanted grating coupler for coupling a radiation beam between a waveguide lying substantially in a plane on a substrate and an optical element outside that plane is provided, whereby the slanted grating coupler has a good coupling efficiency for medium or low inde... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7575878 | Methods of inhibiting leptin-induced signaling with fibronectin III domain antibodies The invention relates to a new type of leptin receptor antagonist, which is able to prevent leptin signaling without preventing the binding of leptin to the leptin binding domain. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of a part of the leptin receptor t... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7491510 | Protein secretion in eukaryotic cells The present invention relates to the use of a glucosidase II mutation to increase protein secretion in eukaryotic cells. The present invention relates further to the use of eukaryotic cells, comprising a mutant glucosidase II gene, possibly in combination with the e... | 02/17/2009 |