...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8063013 | Method of treating glaucoma comprising administering a composition comprising human BMP7 The present invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing and treating glaucoma. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7744873 | Method for treating glaucoma comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a composition comprising an antibody against gremlin The present invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing and treating glaucoma. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7572781 | Prodrugs for use as ophthalmic agents The subject invention provides a mechanism by which steroidal quinol compounds confer beneficial ophthalmic effects. The subject compounds possess a lipophilic-hydrophilic balance for transcorneal penetration and are readily reduced into parent phenolic A-ring stero... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7534779 | Quinol compound and pharmaceutical composition The subject invention provides a mechanism by which steroidal quinol compounds confer beneficial ophthalmic effects. The subject compounds possess a lipophilic-hydrophilic balance for transcorneal penetration and are readily reduced into parent phenolic A-ring stero... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7405192 | Bone morphogenic proteins (BMP), BMP receptors and BMP binding proteins and their use in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma The present invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing and treating glaucoma. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7220546 | Methods for diagnosing glaucoma and discovering anti-glaucoma drugs Methods for diagnosing glaucoma and for screening therapeutic agents for their usefulness in treating glaucoma are disclosed. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7186707 | Prodrugs for use as ophthalmic agents The subject invention provides a mechanism by which steroidal quinol compounds confer beneficial ophthalmic effects. The subject compounds possess a lipophilic-hydrophilic balance for transcorneal penetration and are readily reduced into parent phenolic A-ring stero... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7041499 | Immuno activation of CS1 receptor in natural killer cells to inhibit tumor cell growth The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding cell surface receptors on immune cells and the characteristic peptides that comprise these receptors. More specifically, the present invention concerns the use of synthetic and recombinant peptides com... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7026306 | Steroidal quinols and their use for antioxidant therapy The present invention relates to novel estrogen-related steroidal quinols and their use as prodrugs for phenolic estrogens and estrogen analogs. The quinols of the present invention provide improved physicochemical properties, increased bioavailability, and improved... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6268471 | Escherichia coli csrA gene, protein encoded thereby, and methods of use thereof The invention includes a gene encoding csrA, the protein encoded thereby and methods of use thereof.... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6071875 | TGF for the treatment of ocular hypertension and glaucoma Compositions and methods for treating glaucoma and ocular hypertension by using TGF are disclosed.... | 06/06/2000 |