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| 7402229 | Fabrication and use of semipermeable membranes and gels for the control of electrolysis in a microfluidic device A microfluidic device and method is disclosed having one or more membranes for the control of electrolysis. In one embodiment, a microfluidic device is disclosed that includes body with first channel and second channels separated by a gel layer. A first electrode po... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7027848 | Apparatus and method for non-invasive spectroscopic measurement of analytes in tissue using a matched reference analyte A method is provided for building improved calibration models or for improving modifications to these models or validation of the models used in the non-invasive spectroscopic measurement of an analyte or attribute of tissue. The method uses a matched reference samp... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6883084 | Reconfigurable data path processor A reconfigurable data path processor comprises a plurality of independent processing elements. Each of the processing elements advantageously comprising an identical architecture. Each processing element comprises a plurality of data processing means for generating ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6731158 | Self regulating body bias generator The back bias voltage on a functional circuit is controlled through a closed loop process. A delay element receives a clock pulse and produces a delay output. The delay element is advantageously constructed of the same materials as the functional circuit so that the... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6718189 | Method and apparatus for non-invasive blood analyte measurement with fluid compartment equilibration A method and apparatus for non-invasively measuring the concentration of an analyte, particularly blood analyte in blood. The method utilizes spectrographic techniques in conjunction with means for equilibrating the concentration of the analyte between the vascular ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6650682 | Bi-directional short pulse ring laser A bi-directional pulsed ring laser that produces bi-directional light pulses that interact in such a way that they are phase conjugated. A nonlinear substance, such as a nonlinear crystal or fluid, that has an index of refraction that is dependent upon li... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6630447 | Peptide inhibitors of LFA-1/ICAM-1 interaction Cyclic peptides inhibit LFA-1 interaction with ICAM-1 and are useful in treatment of hematopoietic neoplasms and in adjunct therapy in prevention of retinoic acid syndrome and diseases involving emigration of leukocytes into organ tissue.... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6630612 | 5-HT3 receptor assay using transgenic mammal The invention relates to transgenic mammals characterized by 5-HT3 receptor over-expression in the central nervous system (CNS). The mammals have particular utility as models for studying the role of 5-HT3 receptors in the CNS, espec... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6573773 | Conflict free radiation tolerant storage cell A Single Event Upset (SEU) resistant latch circuit that uses the Single Event Resistant Topology (SERT) comprises a first circuit module electrically coupled to a second circuit module. In the SERT-1 embodiment, the first circuit module has two output ter... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6551815 | In situ denitrification A method of in situ biodenitrification of a contaminated site comprising providing to a contaminated site a phosphorous source, namely a polyphosphate or a trimetaphosphate. The phosphorous source is provided to a saturated zone or an unsaturated zone and... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6498189 | Method for induction of L-selectin shedding The invention provides anti-thiol reagents which inhibit enzyme activity of cell-associated protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) by oxidizing or blocking PDI active site vicinal thiol groups which normally participate in disulfide bond rearrangement of PDI s... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6491061 | Stimuli responsive hybrid materials containing molecular actuators and their applications The present invention provides a hybrid material and a method for forming a hybrid material comprising actuator made from a stimuli responsive polymer mounted in a porous framework. The present invention also provides devices employing the actuator of the... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6471761 | Prototyping of patterned functional nanostructures The present invention provides a coating composition comprising: A coating composition comprising: TEOS; a surfactant; at least one organosilane; HCl; water; and ethanol. The present invention also provides films made from such a coating composition and a... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6455493 | Methods for using heat shock proteins The present invention provides a heat shock protein immunotoxin comprising: at least a fragment of a heat shock protein, the fragment being capable of being bound by an immune cell; and a toxin bound to the fragment. The present invention also provides a ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6452166 | Resistive stabilization of the electrospray ionization process An electrical equivalent circuit is provided for an electrospray process. It is a series circuit which includes a power supply voltage (Vapp), a voltage (Vec) established at the electrochemical contact to the solution, a solution res... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6436857 | Large photosensitivity in lead silicate glasses The present invention provides a method for inducing a refractive index change in a lead silicate glass material comprising: providing a lead silicate glass material; and irradiating the lead silicate glass material to increase the index of refraction of ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434037 | MUX-based ROM using n-bit subfunction encoding A high-speed, ultra-dense, via contact programmable ROM based on multiplexor cells is presented. High density is achieved by fully encoding n-bits of address space and programming the core with 2n bits of information per contact through the use... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6433141 | Purified heat shock protein complexes A method for purifying heat shock protein complexes is provided which comprises the steps of adding a solution containing heat shock protein complexes, in which heat shock proteins are associated with peptides, polypeptides, denatured proteins or antigens... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6422320 | Enhanced agent misting extinguisher design for fire fighting A system and method for misting a liquid agent to be used for fire suppression and inertion or explosion suppression and inertion are provided. The system includes a container of pressurized liquid agent, a way to convey a stream of the agent to a dischar... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6415276 | Bayesian belief networks for industrial processes A method and an apparatus for diagnosis of sensors and/or processes through use of Bayesian belief networks. More specifically, the method and apparatus of the present invention achieve sensor and/or process fault detection, isolation, and accommodation.... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6385377 | Technique for fabrication of a poled electro-optic fiber segment The present invention provides a method of fabricating an electro-optically active fiber segment comprising the steps, in any order, of inducing a second-order nonlinearity in the fiber segment, and placing a portion of the fiber segment between and in co... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6365237 | Method of making non-planar micro-optical structures In one embodiment, the present invention provides a microlens having very small focal length. The present invention also provides a non-planar microstructure having a covering layer which is slowly oxidizing or substantially free of oxygen. The present in... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360040 | Method for coupling of laser beams into waveguides An improved highly doped waveguide is provided which comprises a waveguide employing an Er dopant and Pr sensitizer ions. The present invention also provides a method of efficient coupling from an optical source into a waveguide using a rotated optical el... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6348179 | Spherical boron nitride process, system and product of manufacture The present invention involves a process and system for producing spherical BNx Oy particles that are converted to crystalline BN. The process involves adding a boron compound to an aqueous solution, creating an aerosol spray from th... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6326809 | Apparatus for and method of eliminating single event upsets in combinational logic An apparatus for and method of eliminating single event upsets (or SEU) in combinational logic are used to prevent error propagation as a result of cosmic particle strikes to the combinational logic. The apparatus preferably includes a combinational logic... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6323025 | In vitro cell culture in media containing beta-alanyl-taurine or carbobenzoxy beta-alanyl-taurine Compounds termed "vitaletheine modulators" which include beta-alanyl-taurine and carbobenzoxy beta-alanyl-taurine are synthesized and added to culture media for in vitro culture of cells such as mammalian or plant cells. The compounds support cell vitalit... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6252131 | Transgenic mammal having 5-HT3 transgene overexpression in the CMS The invention relates to transgenic mammals characterized by 5-HT3 receptor over-expression in the central nervous system (CNS) . The mammals have particular utility as models for studying the role of 5-HT3 receptors in the CNS, espe... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6245046 | Reciprocating syringes The present invention provides a syringe device comprising: a first syringe comprising: a first syringe barrel including a first opening at a distal end thereof through which fluid may be forced or aspirated; and a first syringe plunger sliding within the... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6240306 | Method and apparatus for non-invasive blood analyte measurement with fluid compartment equilibration A method and apparatus for non-invasively measuring the concentration of an analyte, particularly blood analyte in blood. The method utilizes spectrographic techniques in conjunction with equilibrating the concentration of the analyte between the vascular... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6232794 | Electronic circuit with automatic signal conversion The system converts output signals from the conventional circuit into input signals configured for the ULP circuit. This system preferably scales down the output signals from the conventional circuit to allow the ULP circuit to receive these signals as co... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6221565 | Tunable bragg gratings and devices employing the same The present invention relates generally to electro-optically active waveguide segments, and more particularly to the use of a selective voltage input to control the phase, frequency and/or amplitude of a propagating wave in the waveguide. Particular devic... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6197497 | Immunoassay for herpes simplex virus The invention provides segments of HSV-1 and HSV-2 glycoprotein B which include antigenic epitopes in the gB amino-proximal region that react with human antibodies in a type-specific manner, and epitopes in the gB carboxy-proximal region that cross-react ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6180335 | Apparatus for detecting contamination in food products The present invention is a disposable element for assaying food samples and a method for using the element. The disposable element includes a container having first, second, and third ports, a prefilter disposed in the container, an immuno-sorbent layer h... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6161931 | Fiberoptic fundoscope coupler The present invention provides a coupler device that can be adhered by suction to an examination object to facilitate observation. The present invention also provides a method for observing an examination object comprising the steps of placing a coupler d... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6133747 | Time redundant radiation tolerant logic The present invention provides an SEU immune solution which minimizes the disadvantages of the increased weight and size of prior art SEU immune circuits. In the present invention, the SEU immune solution can comprise two portions. First, a control portio... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6132977 | Measurement of a CNS protein in cerebrospinal or amniotic fluid SNAP-25 (synaptosomal associated protein) is purified from cerebrospinal or amniotic fluid for immunoassay and quantitation. Quantitation of these proteins is useful in the diagnosis and monitoring of brain disorders and diseases such as schizophrenia and... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6134295 | Apparatus using a x-ray source for radiation therapy port verification An apparatus dedicated to taking diagnostic quality images to confirm the accuracy of radiotherapy treatments. The apparatus is sufficiently compact to be used in the existing treatment heads of linear accelerators capable of delivering both electron and ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6114545 | Inhibitors of cholesterol esterase The present invention provides novel haloenol lactones that are effective as active site inhibitors of cholesterol esterase. By inhibiting cholesterol esterase the inhibitors of the present invention provide a new approach to the treatment of hypercholest... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6108085 | Interferometric auto-correlator using third-order nonlinearity Interferometric auto-correlation is obtained using third-order (.chi..sup.(3)) nonlinearities. The nonlinear signal is separated from the linear interferometric response in order to extract information about the amplitude and the chirp of the ultrashort p... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6102921 | Nerve anastomosis sling and method A medical anastomosis sling for use in the repair or regeneration of nerves. Nerve ends are placed in a breathable semiporous membrane having sets of elongate and wide tabs which are secured and sealed around the ends via circumferential fasteners and sur... | 08/15/2000 |
