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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090131272 | TRANSPOSITION OF MAIZE AC/DS ELEMENTS IN VERTEBRATES The present invention is directed to the use of the maize Ac/Ds transposable elements in vertebrates.... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090129708 | PLASTIC ZIPPER HAVING PREVENTING FUNCTION AGAINST UNFAIRLY UNSEALING, AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARTUS THEREOF In a plastic zipper 1 having a pair of engaging portions 1A and 1B formed on surfaces of plastic films F, a plastic zipper having preventing function against unfairly unsealing is provided wherein a tear tape 5 is detachably welded to the top... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090075898 | Complement C3A Derived Peptides and Uses Thereof Peptides corresponding partially to positions 55-64 of the sequence of the complement component peptide C3a are capable of preventing and treating mast cell- and basophil-mediated disorders by inhibiting IgE- or IgG-mediated triggering and/or by inhibiting the FcεRI- a... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090075280 | EUBACTERIAL tmRNA SEQUENCES AND USES THEREOF The present invention is directed to eubacterial tmDNA sequences and the corresponding tmRNA sequences. The present invention is further directed to alignments of eubacterial tmDNA sequences and the use of the sequences and sequence alignments for the development of ant... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074815 | Immunomodulator Compounds as Vaccine Enhancers A vaccination method utilizes a pharmaceutical combination for enhancing vaccine effectiveness. The method utilizes an immune response-triggering vaccine capable of stimulating production in an immunodefficicent animal of antibodies to a disease-causing agent foreign to... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090070890 | Product The invention relates to tumor-specific binding proteins and all uses thereof. In particular, the invention relates to antibodies or antibody fragments specific for antigens or molecules on cancer cells (CD166) and to methods of use thereof. Binding proteins comprising ... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090069006 | METHOD FOR REMOTELY LOGGING DIAGNOSTIC MONITORING DATA FOR MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK The present invention relates, in general, to a method for remotely logging diagnostic monitoring message data on a mobile telecommunication network and, more particularly, to a method for remotely logging diagnostic monitoring message data on a mobile telecommunication... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090068277 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING LIPASE INHIBITOR AND LIPOPHILIC OIL ABSORBENT AND ORAL FORMULATION PREPARED THEREFROM This invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a lipase inhibitor; a lipophilic oil absorbent selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated castor oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil, glyceryl behenate, glyceryl palmitostearate and a mixture thereof; a... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090068104 | Substantially Homogeneous Bio-Affecting Material Having a Pre-Determined Ratio of Bioaffecting Component to Cell Targeting Component, the Method for Making Such a Material and the Method of its use A homogeneous conjugate for targeting and treating diseased cells wherein the conjugate has a predetermined ratio of drug molecules to protein molecules that preferentially bind to such cells and a method for making such a conjugate. The method of making the conjugate c... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090068074 | Temperature-Controlled Incubator Having An Arcuate Closure Panel An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations, or modules, in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in reaction receptacles. The analyzer includes stations for automatical... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090067280 | Method for Agitating the Contents of A Reaction Receptacle Within A Temperature-Controlled Environment An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations, or modules, in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in reaction receptacles. The analyzer includes stations for automatical... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090066076 | SECURITY DOCUMENT A security document with a security element, wherein the security element includes at least partly a material that is optically changeable by an electric or magnetic field. In addition, a corresponding method for producing such a security document and a test method for ... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090030806 | Data Filling Station The present invention provides system and methods for facilitating the acquisition of content. In some embodiment, the systems and method enable a user to acquire and store content on a portable device.... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090027481 | METHOD OF MONITORING 3G VIDEO TELEPHONY THROUGH DM PORT Disclosed herein is a method of monitoring 3G video telephony through a DM port. The method is performed using monitoring equipment in a state in which the monitoring equipment, provided with a driver module capable of opening the DM port of a mobile communication termi... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090029936 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE SPECIFIC INHIBITION OF GENE EXPRESSION BY DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA The invention is directed to compositions and methods for selectively reducing the expression of a gene product from a desired target gene in a cell, as well as for treating diseases caused by the expression of the gene. More particularly, the invention is directed to c... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090029877 | Automated System for Isolating, Amplifying, and Detecting a Target Nucleic Acid Sequence Present in a Fluid Sample An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations, or modules, in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in reaction receptacles. The analyzer includes stations for automatical... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090029871 | METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PERFORMING MULTIPLE AMPLIFICATION REACTIONS An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations, or modules, in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in reaction receptacles. The analyzer includes stations for automatical... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090025499 | Drive unit Object of the present invention is to provide a miniaturized drive unit which has the function of measuring the slide distance of a driven object. The drive unit 1 has the rotary encoder 5. The rotary encoder 5 comprises the rotary scale 51 a... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090030081 | USE OF LR-90 AND LR-102 TO OVERCOME INSULIN RESISTANCE The present invention provides methods for ameliorating, overcoming, or inhibiting insulin resistance in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of LR-90 and LR-102, or a pharmaceutically ac... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090029466 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE SPECIFIC INHIBITION OF GENE EXPRESSION BY DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA The invention is directed to compositions and methods for selectively reducing the expression of a gene product from a desired target gene in a cell, as well as for treating diseases caused by the expression of the gene. More particularly, the invention is directed to c... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090029388 | Detection of Antibodies The present invention relates to a method for detecting antibodies against a target antigen in a sample which comprises contacting the sample with labelled target antigen, subjecting the sample to immunoprecipitation to precipitate antibodies in the sample and detecting... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090029352 | Method for detecting the Presence of A Nucleic Acid in A Sample An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations, or modules, in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in reaction receptacles. The analyzer includes stations for automatical... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090020368 | INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ESPECIALLY FORK LIFT Industrial truck, in particular fork lift, having an exchangeable battery block (13) and a battery case (3) which accommodates the battery block (13), with the battery case (3) having a lateral access opening (7) to slide the battery b... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090019895 | Device, Method and Program for Designing Knit Product A setting area is stored in association with the external shape of a knitted fabric, and the setting area is altered as the external shape is altered. A unit pattern is vertically copied repeatedly in the setting area. When setting patterns exist on both sides of the bo... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090023663 | Thymosin beta 4 compositions and methods A method of treatment for skin, dermal or epidermal tissue utilizes a composition including an actin-binding polypeptide which may include amino acid sequence LKKTET [SEQ ID NO: 1] or a conservative variant thereof.... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090023906 | DRIED OLIGONUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME The present invention relates to a dried oligonucleotide composition and a method for producing the same. More specifically, it relates to a dried oligonucleotide composition produced by the steps comprising adding a substance for preventing the oligonucleotide from bei... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090023007 | HIGHLY CRYSTALLINE SILVER POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME An object of the present invention is to provide highly crystalline silver powder which is characterized in fine particles, showing high dispersibility, it's particle size distribution is not excessively sharp but relatively broad and crystallites are large; and a metho... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090021728 | Multi-Channel Optical Measurement Instrument A receptacle having a plurality of interconnected chambers arranged to permit multiple process steps or processes to be performed independently or simultaneously. The receptacles are manufactured to separate liquid from dried reagents and to maintain the stability of th... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090024485 | System And Method For Determining The Level Of An Authentication Required For Redeeming A Customers Award Credits A redemption system for use with Low Authentication Promotion (LAP) programs. The redemption system includes a method for use with a network promotion system. The network promotion system provides awards to consumers for participation in promotion programs. The method p... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090018321 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE SPECIFIC INHIBITION OF GENE EXPRESSION BY DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA The invention provides compositions and methods for selectively reducing the expression of a gene product from a desired target gene, as well as treating diseases caused by expression of the gene. The method involves introducing into the environment of a cell an amount ... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090019206 | Systems and Methods for Efficient Handling of Data Traffic and Processing Within a Processing Device The present invention provides an improved platform hub that aims to, in some embodiments, optimize system resources to improve system performance and/or reduce consumption of power.... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090015875 | IMAGE MANIPULATION OF DIGITIZED IMAGES OF DOCUMENTS A system and method for reading into memory a plurality of scanned image files, obtaining a set of parameters describing the extent to which each scanned image file deviates from a theoretical image file, wherein the set of parameters includes at least one of a horizont... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090014448 | CAN COMPRISING A FOIL SEAL A can includes a membrane seal (5), which has a continuous bead (3) in the can casing (1), the bead facing inwards in the vicinity of the can edge (8), preferably at a distance of between 1 and 10 mm from the edge. The bead is connected in a ... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090013584 | HANDLE FOR FISHING ROD The present invention concerns a fishing rod (10) for fly fishing, comprising an oblong, thin and elastic body (11), equipped with a reel (13) for a fishing line, seated on the rod (10) at the lower part of this, along with a gripping device ... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090014694 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NICKEL PARTICLE, NICKEL PARTICLE OBTAINED BY THE PRODUCTION METHOD, AND ELECTROCONDUCTIVE PASTE USING THE NICKEL PARTICLE The present invention is directed at providing fine nickel particles with a sharp particle size distribution, and providing an electroconductive paste using the nickel particles. In order to obtain the nickel particles capable of achieving the purpose, a method for prod... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090018185 | COMPOSITIONS AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING S-EQUOL, AND METHODS FOR THEIR MAKING A composition for use in making commercial food and skin products comprising S-equol or mixtures, including both a non-racemic mixture and a racemic mixture, of S-equol and R-equol. The composition can be used to make articles of commerce such as food supplements, pharm... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090012307 | Process for the Preparation of 4-(imidazol-1-yl)benzenesulfonamide Derivatives Process for the preparation of 4-(imidazol-1-yl)benzenesulfonamide derivatives of formula I, wherein R1 represents optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, which comprises treating a compound of formula II, wherein R1 has the same meaning defined... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090010503 | PORTABLE OR EMBEDDED ACCESS AND INPUT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GIVING ACCESS TO ACCESS LIMITED DEVICES, APPARATUSES, APPLIANCES, SYSTEMS OR NETWORKS A portable or embedded access device is provided for being coupled to, and for allowing only authorized users access to, an access-limited apparatus, device, network or system, e.g. a computer terminal, an internet bank or a corporate or government intranet. The access ... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090009030 | MEMS PIEZOELECTRIC SWITCH The present invention provides a MEMS piezoelectric switch that has an articulated unimorph bridge attached to a substrate. The bridge includes a passive layer of zirconia and at least one silicon-based material, an active layer of a piezoelectric material that has a hi... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090010475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING HEADPHONE TRANSDUCERS A system for securing headphone transducers is provided. In one aspect of the present invention, the system comprises a first transducer device having a first mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A first coupling device is affixed to the ... | 01/08/2009 |
