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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110046936 | COMPUTER METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING PHYSICAL PROPERTIES USING A CONCEPTUAL SEGMENT-BASED IONIC ACTIVITY COEFFICIENT MODEL In the present invention the NonRandom Two-Liquid segment activity coefficient model system of the parent application is extended for computation of ionic activity coefficients and solubilities of electrolytes, organic and inorganic, in common solvents and solvent mixtu... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046335 | Supramolecular Functional Materials The field of this invention relates to supramolecular functional materials, particularly to coordination networks, more particularly to coordination polymers, more particularly to metal based one-dimensional coordination polymers. The metal based one-dimensional coordin... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046068 | Compound, Use and Method The present invention relates to the use of an antagonist of kisspeptin in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a condition induced and/or worsened by kisspeptin activity in an individual. The invention also provides certain defined peptide molecules, wh... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045126 | DRESSING COMPOSITION A dressing composition comprising a fat phase, said fat phase comprising at least 90% by weight conjugated linoleic acid or a derivative thereof (CLA). There is also disclosed a process for making the dressing composition, and also the use of the dressing composition fo... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045125 | DRESSING COMPOSITION A dressing composition comprising a fat phase, said fat phase comprising from 5 to 35% by weight pinolenic acid or a derivative thereof. There is also disclosed a process for preparing the dressing composition and the use of the dressing composition for a nutritional be... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045003 | CADHERIN-11 ANTAGONISTS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY JOINT DISORDERS The present invention relates to Cadherin-11 antagonists and compositions comprising Cadherin-11 antagonists. The invention also relates to methods for treating inflammatory joint disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, in a mammalian subject by administering a therape... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044893 | VASCULAR TARGETS FOR DETECTING, IMAGING AND TREATING NEOPLASIA OR NEOVASCULATURE Methods of delivering an agent in a tissue-specific manner, by targeting annexin A1, a derivative of annexin A1, or a binding partner of annexin A1, are described. The methods can be used for detecting, imaging and/or treating neoplasia, angiogenesis or neovasculature, ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043392 | SAMPLER LINEARITY BY SIMULTANEOUS DERIVATIVE SAMPLING A circuit for improved sampler linearity, in an analog to digital converter, by taking simultaneous analog samples of an input signal V(t) and its derivative, dV/dt. The correction can be implemented as a memoryless non-linear model in the analog, digital, or mixed sign... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040125 | NITROGEN AND HINDERED PHENOL CONTAINING DUAL FUNCTIONAL MACROMOLECULAR ANTIOXIDANTS: SYNTHESIS, PERFORMANCES AND APPLICATIONS Disclosed are compounds represented by structural formula (I): methods of producing compounds represented by structural formula (I), and their use in inhibiting oxidation in an oxidizable material.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038362 | Controlling multi-party communications A first user terminal, host terminal, method and program. The first terminal comprises: a transceiver for communicating with a plurality of other user terminals over a communication network; and communications processing apparatus, coupled to the transceiver, and arrang... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035488 | Method for Monitoring and Providing Information Over A Peer to Peer Network The present invention relates to a pseudonode used for deployment on a peer to peer network which pseudonode comprises an IP address and client ID that is changeable upon the occurrence of a preselected event and includes a list containing at least one searchable data o... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035401 | Method for Providing an Attribute Bounded Network of Computers An attribute bounded network of computers is created. Computers in the distributed computer network are identified by specific attributes (e.g., a geographically bounded region) and a server is used to distribute processing assignments (e.g., addresses of electronic doc... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035373 | ROBUST VIDEO RETRIEVAL UTILIZING AUDIO AND VIDEO DATA Techniques for determining if two video signals match by extracting features from a first and second video signal, and cross-correlating the features thereby providing a cross-correlation score at each of a number of time lags, then determining a mean magnitude of a dif... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033925 | Cell Separation Method and Apparatus Disclosed herein are apparatus and methods for isolating a fraction of interest from a physiological fluid sample.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033734 | Prismatic Storage Battery Or Cell With Flexible Recessed Portion A battery includes a cell casing that has recessed portion on a major surface of the casing, the recessed portion being substantially planar and bordering a remainder of the major surface at a ridge portion on each of one or two sides of the recessed portion, whereby th... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033032 | DETECTING FALSE ANSWER SUPERVISION A method and corresponding apparatus are provided to detect false answer supervision by determining false answer supervision as either as a function of a number of completed calls of short duration or as a function of a distribution of differences between timestamps of ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030973 | Downhole Device A stop collar or like device is formed in one piece to have a portion for a tool to be attached. Movement of the tool allows the collar to be drawn tightly into engagement onto a pipe or other tubular member. A bow centraliser has alternate bows longitudinally offset to... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029660 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AND PROVIDING INFORMATION OVER A PEER TO PEER NETWORK A pseudonode for deployment on a peer to peer network. The pseudonode is programmed for monitoring the peer to peer network to receive search requests therefrom, optionally comparing each said received search with said list of data objects, and to respond to such reques... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028012 | SPARKLESS ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR Methods and apparatuses supporting an electrical connection in a manner that eliminates or reduces a danger of electrical sparking are disclosed. A sparkless electrical connector has a conductor, configured to provide flow of electricity between an electrical source and... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027892 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFICATION, EXTRACTION, AND TRANSFER OF ANALYTICAL DATA FOR PROCESS CONTROL Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems, for (1) providing reliable identification of analytes from an HPLC or other analytical instrument, (2) ensuring data integrity during transfer of analytical data from the instrument to, for example, a control application ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025385 | Power Supply Noise Rejection in PLL or DLL Circuits A phase controller can be part of a phase-locked loop (PLL) or a delay-locked loop (DLL). The phase controller includes first and second regulators. The first regulator provides power supply noise rejection while the second regulator provides phase and frequency lock.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024396 | CID Retention Device for Li-Ion Cell A low pressure current interrupt device (CID) activates at a minimal threshold internal gauge pressure in a range of, for example, between about 4 kg/cm2 and about 9 kg/cm2. Preferably, the CID includes a first conductive plate and a second conduct... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110022658 | SYSTEM FOR NETWORKED DIGITAL PATHOLOGY EXCHANGE A computer-based method and apparatus to facilitate the exchange of pathology studies for the purpose of providing a primary or secondary pathological diagnosis. A study consists of one or more lower-resolution images, the references to the corresponding higher-resoluti... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110022590 | METHOD OF PERFORMING DATABASE SEARCH USING RELEVANCE FEEDBACK AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON FOR EXECUTING THE SAME Provided are methods of performing a database search using relevance feedback, in which a ranking scheme is applied to a database system for efficient database search, and a recording medium having a program recorded thereon for executing the same. The method includes r... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020810 | TRPC6 INVOLVED IN GLOMERULONEPHRITIS Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a kidney disorder of unknown etiology and up to 20% of patients on dialysis have this diagnosis. A large family with hereditary FSGS carries a missense mutation in the TRPC6 gene on chromosome 11q, encoding the ion channe... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020318 | Inhibitors of the Interaction Between HMGB Polypeptides and Toll-Like Receptor 2 as Anti-Inflammatory Agents The invention features a method of treating an inflammatory condition in an individual, comprising administering an agent inhibits the interaction between a Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and a high mobility group B (HMGB) polypeptide to the individual. The invention also ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017545 | Sound Field Controller A region of air is manipulated to reflect, absorb, or redirect sound energy to prevent the sound energy from reaching a listener separated from the sound source by the region of air. The region of air may be manipulated by directing ultrasonic sound waves with a sound p... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016891 | Cryopump Network A vacuum network control system includes a plurality of nodes configured for control over operational processes of the system. The plural nodes are configured, in a network ring or other topology, as a selectable master node for controlling the operational processes. Co... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016154 | PROFILE-BASED AND DICTIONARY BASED GRAPH CACHING Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for caching portions of a Deterministic Finite Automata (DFA) graph during a compilation stage prior to a run-time stage that identifies attack traffic based on the graph. Cacheable components are identified based on a traffic profi... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015083 | Identification of Orthologous Genes A method is disclosed which can be used for the identification of one or more orthologous genes on a microarray, that utilises a microarray derived from a first animal that is used to analyse a corresponding nucleotide sequence from a second animal or a distinct variety... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014603 | TARGETS FOR USE IN DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND THERAPY OF CANCER Provided herein are targets that can be used for the diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of a variety of cancers.... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014146 | Personal Care Fixative The present invention is directed to bimodal polymer compositions and personal care fixatives containing bimodal polymer compositions. The present invention includes a bimodal polymer composition having a first polymer with anionic character and a second polymer with ca... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110013776 | Securing Network Traffic by Distributing Policies in a Hierarchy Over Secure Tunnels A technique for securing message traffic in a data network using a protocol such as IPsec, and more particularly various methods for distributing security policies among peer entities in a network while minimizing the passing and storage of detailed policy or key inform... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110013558 | Reducing processing resources incurred by a user interface A method, program and apparatus for limiting processing resources incurred due to refreshing a user interface of a first terminal. The method comprises: at a first terminal, receiving a plurality of event indications which indicate respective events, each of the event i... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012495 | Emitter Exit Window An exit window can include an exit window foil, and a support grid contacting and supporting the exit window foil. The support grid can have first and second grids, each having respective first and second grid portions that are positioned in an alignment and thermally i... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011016 | PORTABLE HURRICANE AND SECURITY WINDOW BARRIER An apparatus for covering an opening of a building comprising a plurality of rectangular panels. The panels are sized such that when they are stacked for storage, the panels nest together.... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110010358 | PERFORMING SEQUENCE ANALYSIS AS A MULTIPART PLAN STORING INTERMEDIATE RESULTS AS A RELATION A usage model and the underlying technology used to provide sequence analysis as part of a relational database system. Included components include the semantic and syntactic integration of the sequence analysis with an existing query language, the storage methods for th... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110009355 | Azapeptide Derivatives This invention relates to novel compounds that are azapeptides, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to novel azapeptide compounds that are derivatives of the HIV protease inhibitor atazanavir sulfate. This invention al... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008491 | DOUGH COMPOSITION A dough composition comprising flour, water and a fat phase, wherein the fat phase comprises at least 40% by weight conjugated linoleic acid or a derivative thereof (CLA). There is also disclosed a dough composition comprising flour and a fat phase, wherein the fat phas... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008383 | COMPOSITIONS OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND MALARIA ANTIGENS AND METHODS OF USE Compositions that include at least one fusion protein that includes at least a portion of at least one flagellin and at least a portion of at least one malaria antigen can be employed in methods that stimulate an immune response in a subject, in particular, sterile immu... | 01/13/2011 |
