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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8126686 | Universal method for modeling the interactions between at least one wave and at least one object, the surface of each object defining an interface between at least two media A method for modeling the interactions between objects. The surface the objects define an interface between media. A set of elementary characteristic functions are chosen that correspond to the field of application. The physical properties the media are defined. Eac... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8038996 | Composition and method for cancer treatment Anti-CEACAM6 antibodies and antibody fragments, nucleic acids encoding them, methods of their manufacture, and methods to treat cancer using these compounds are provided. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7403879 | Method of evaluating a physical quantity representative of an interaction between a wave and an obstacle The invention relates to the modelling of the interactions between an incident wave and an obstacle, in particular in the area of nondestructive testing. According to the invention, the surface of the obstacle is meshed and at least one source (Si) is all... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7264970 | Genetic functions required for gene silencing in maize Transgenic silencing is a little understood process by which genes introduced into plants are turned off or silenced. Genetic screens were designed to identify corn mutants with reduced gene silencing activity. Such mutant corn lines include Mop1-1; Mop1-2EMS; Mop2-... | 09/04/2007 |
| 6983667 | Impact micro-positioning actuator An impact micro-positioning actuator. In one aspect of the invention, a threaded shaft is threadably received in a nut and the nut is impacted by an impacting device, causing the nut first to rotate relative to the shaft by slipping as a result of shaft inertia and ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6749855 | Methods of use of recombinant vasoactive protein from salivary gland of the black fly The invention is drawn to vasodilative proteins from the salivary glands of the species, Simulium. The protein additionally has immunomodulating activities. Methods for recombinant production of the protein as well as biomedical uses are provided. ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6162785 | Recombinant vasoactive protein from salivary gland of the black fly The invention is drawn to vasodilative proteins from the salivary glands of the species, Simulium. The protein additionally has immunomodulating activities. Methods for recombinant production of the protein as well as biomedical uses are provided.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6121321 | Substituted methoxy benzylidene indenyl acetic and propionic acids for treating patients with precancerous lesions Substituted methoxy benzylidene indenyl compounds are useful in the treatment of precancerous lesions and neoplasms.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6066634 | Substituted condensation products of N-benzyl-3-indenylacetamides heterocyclic aldehydes for neoplasia Substituted condensation products of N-benzyl-3-indenylacetamides with heterocyclic aldehydes are useful for inducing or promoting apotosis and for arresting uncontrolled neoplastic cell proliferation, and are specifically useful in the arresting and trea... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5776962 | Lactone compounds for treating patient with precancerous lesions Substituted lactone compounds are useful in the treatment of precancerous lesions and neoplasms.... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5721347 | Esters and amides of substituted pyrrole acetic acids Esters and amides of substituted pyrrole acetic acids are useful in the treatment of colonic polyps.... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5686589 | Esters and amides of substituted phenyl and pyridyl amino carboxylates Esters and amides of substituted phenyl and pyridyl amino carboxylates are useful in the treatment of colonic polyps.... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5643959 | Method for treating patients with precancerous lesions by administering substituted sulfonyl indenyl acetic and propionic acids and esters thereof Substituted indenyl sulfonyl acetic acids are useful to inhibit growth of precancerous lesions.... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5610059 | Etiological agent for porcine enteritis A novel intracellular organism isolated from enterocytes of pigs affected by Porcine Proliferative Enteritis (PPE) may be cultured by passage in a permissive host cell and may be purified from lysates of such cells. On inoculation, the organism of the pre... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5531900 | Modification of polyvinylidene fluoride membrane and method of filtering There is provided a filter medium comprising a microporous polyvinylidene fluoride membrane and a polymer containing a positively charged organic phosphonium compound grafted to the membrane in a concentration sufficient to provide a surface of said membr... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5420947 | Method for achromatically coupling a beam of light into a waveguide A device for achromatic input coupling of an optical beam into a waveguide is disclosed. The device includes a waveguide formed of a material having an effective index of refraction and having first and second surfaces, such waveguide defining a guided mo... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5401774 | Method for treating patients with precancerous lesions by administering substituted sulfonyl idenyl acetic and propionic acids and esters to patients with lesions sensitive to such compounds Substituted indenyl sulfonyl acetic acids are useful in the treatment of precancerous lesions sensitive to treatment with those sulfonyl compounds.... | 03/28/1995 |
| 4833625 | Image viewing station for picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) An image reviewing station for a picture archiving and communication system (PACS), having two functions of user interface and display of an image wherein base memory, image processor, and display memory architecture is used. The digitized image data at a... | 05/23/1989 |
