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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090110695 | Compositions Comprising a Recombinant Adenovirus and an Adjuvant The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising replication-defective adenoviruses, said adenoviruses generally comprising an adenoviral genome wherein a heterologous nucleic acid of interest is incorporated, and wherein said nucleic acid typically encod... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090107732 | IMPREGNATED ROTARY DRAG BIT AND RELATED METHODS A drill bit is provided that employs a plurality of discrete, post-like, abrasive, particulate-impregnated cutting structures extending upwardly from the bit face. The cutting structures may be disposed on abrasive, particulate-impregnated blades that also define a plur... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090107730 | DRILL BITS AND TOOLS FOR SUBTERRANEAN DRILLING A drill bit having a bit body includes a blade face surface on at least one blade extending longitudinally and radially outward over a face of the bit body. The blade face surface of the at least one blade includes a contact zone and a sweep zone. The sweep zone rotatio... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090104204 | Human Binding Molecules Having Killing Activity Against Staphylococci and Uses Thereof The present invention provides human binding molecules specifically binding to staphylococci and having killing activity against staphylococci, nucleic acid molecules encoding the human binding molecules, compositions comprising the human binding molecules and methods o... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090104147 | Sialoadhesin-Related Compositions and Methods Methods of delivering a cargo moiety to a cell is provided according to embodiments of the present invention which includes contacting a cell expressing sialoadhesin with a conjugate including a sialoadhesin binding moiety and a cargo moiety. The sialoadhesin binding mo... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090100545 | Means and Methods to Modulate Flavonoid Biosynthesis in Plants and Plant Cells The present invention provides a method for increasing the flavonoid content of plants and plant cells wherein said method comprises increasing the activity of genes implicated in the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway. The invention further relates to recombinant plant and... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090098601 | Selection of Host Cells Expressing Protein at High Levels The invention provides a DNA molecule comprising an open reading frame sequence that encodes a selectable marker polypeptide, wherein said DNA molecule in the coding strand comprises a translation start sequence for the selectable marker polypeptide having a GTG startco... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090098563 | Diagnosis of (a risk of) disease and monitoring of therapy Provided are methods for typing a sample of an individual suffering from, or at risk of suffering from, a disease and a method for monitoring treatment of an individual suffering from a disease comprising determining whether a sample from the individual comprises an exp... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090098530 | Cell Line For Producing Coronaviruses The invention relates to the production of coronaviruses. In particular, the invention relates to methods for producing SARS-CoV by using cells expressing a functional SARS-CoV receptor... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090096622 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AUTOMATIC DOORS Methods and systems are provided for monitoring an automatic door system. In one embodiment, an automatic door system may include a door system controller coupled to one or more input devices. The door system controller may be configured to receive data representative o... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090093041 | METHODS FOR DRYING BACTERIOPHAGE AND BACTERIOPHAGE CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS, THE RESULTING DRY COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USE Liquid bacteriophage products may be dried to form dry bacteriophage products. Drying may be effected by pulse combustion drying processes. When dried, the number of viable bacteriophage particles is reduced by no more than about two log (102). The resulting ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090091913 | LED-based dental exam lamp with variable chromaticity An electrically powered light source including a light emitting diode (LED) having variable chromaticity, which is adapted for use in a dental operatory. A dental operatory lamp includes a thermally conductive housing having a front directed toward the operating area an... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090880 | Power Generation for Valve Actuators The present invention utilizes operation of a valve actuator to generate electrical power. A portion of the mechanical energy generated by operation of a valve actuator is converted to electrical energy. The mechanical energy may be converted to electrical energy at the... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090087882 | Protein secretion in eukaryotic cells The invention relates to the use of a glucosidase II mutation to increase protein secretion in yeast cells. The invention relates further to the use of yeast cells, comprising a mutant glucosidase II gene, possibly in combination with the expression of a recombinant α-... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090087453 | Virosome particles comprising antigens from influenza virus and hepatitis b virus The present invention provides a virosome comprising a virosomal membrane comprising at least one lipid and envelope proteins of an enveloped virus and of the virosome and attached to said envelope proteins. Furthermore, the invention provides a vaccine comprising the v... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090084608 | CUTTING STRUCTURES FOR CASING COMPONENT DRILLOUT AND EARTH BORING DRILL BITS INCLUDING SAME A drill bit includes a bit body having a face on which two different types of cutters are disposed, the first type being cutting elements suitable for drilling at least one subterranean formation and the second type being at least one of an abrasive cutting structure an... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090084607 | DRILL BITS AND TOOLS FOR SUBTERRANEAN DRILLING A drill bit includes at least one extension pad extending rotationally forward or backward of an associated blade in a gage region of the bit body. The extension pad includes a circumferential bearing surface that extends the circumferential bearing surface of the assoc... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090084606 | DRILL BITS AND TOOLS FOR SUBTERRANEAN DRILLING A drill bit that includes a boss extending rotationally forward of at least one blade thereof in a gage region of a bit body for increasing stability and reducing impact shock caused by a lateral imbalance force acting on the bit while drilling a subterranean formation ... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090081638 | Immobilisation of Antigenic Carbohydrates to Support Detection of Pathogenic Microorganisms The invention relates to the field of chemistry and diagnosis, more in particular to diagnosis of current and/or past and/or symptomless infections or of a history of exposure to, a gram-negative-bacterium (such as an enterobacteriaceae or a legionella). Even more in pa... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090081166 | Colonization factor (CF) antigens of enterotoxigenic escherichia coli in recombinant bacteria Escherichia coli strains, such as enterotoxigenic E. coli strains, genetically engineered to express from recombinant plasmids one or more colonization factors (CFs) associated with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli bacteria (ETEC) in an increased am... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090076571 | MRI-Guided Photodynamic Therapy For Cancer Disclosed is a method of therapy used in combination with a diagnostic tool for enhanced photodynamic therapy using MRI, called (magnetic resonance imaging)-guided photodynamic therapy. The methods of the present invention includes administration of MRI contrast agent l... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090076513 | SPHERICAL OSTEOTOMY DEVICE AND METHOD A spherical osteotomy device for the efficient surgical sectioning of bone includes a part spherical body and a shank. The part spherical body includes an outer surface, an inner surface, a cutting end between the outer surface and the inner surface, an axis extending f... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090076246 | MODULATION OF EXON RECOGNITION IN PRE-MRNA BY INTERFERING WITH THE SECONDARY RNA STRUCTURE The invention provides a method for generating an oligonucleotide with which an exon may be skipped in a pre-mRNA and thus excluded from a produced mRNA thereof. Further provided are methods for altering the secondary structure of an mRNA to interfere with splicing proc... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074878 | Non-Toxic Water Soluble Inorganice Antimicrobal Polymer and Related Methods The present invention provides a non-toxic water soluble, inorganic anti-microbial polymer for inactivating microorganisms. The polymer is obtained by forming an aqueous solution comprising alkali metal cations, phosphate anions, carbonate anions, and hydrogen ions. The... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090069244 | Mutants of lactoferrin The invention relates to field of biochemistry, molecular biology as well as medicinal chemistry. More in specific, the invention relates to polypeptides derived from human lactoferrin and their use in therapeutic or prophylactic treatment. The invention provides a poly... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090068119 | Sprayable Depilatory Composition and a Method of use A sprayable depilatory composition including a depilatory agent; a surfactant present in the range 0.1% to 5.0% by weight of the composition, wherein the composition has an initial viscosity substantially less than about 7.00 Pas.... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090057031 | CHAMFERED EDGE GAGE CUTTERS, DRILL BITS SO EQUIPPED, AND METHODS OF CUTTER MANUFACTURE A cutting element for an earth boring bit, wherein the PDC layer of the cutting element has a flat on a periphery thereof terminating longitudinally at en edge spaced from of the cutting face of the PDC layer. A chamfer adjacent the cutting face desirably has a length t... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090056213 | Method for repairing, regrassing or establishing a green The invention provides a method for repairing, regrassing or establishing a green, which method comprises incorporating in the soil surface of the green and/or putting in holes in the surface of the green an/or applying at the soil surface of the green a flowable primed... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090054254 | Method for Preparing Immunoglobulin Libraries The invention relates to the generation of immunoglobulin libraries and the identification and production of immunoglobulins having a specific functionality of interest.... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090047626 | TOUCH-OPERATED BRAKE RELEASE FOR A DELIVERY UNIT ARTICULATING ARM A hand-operated brake release may be incorporated within a medical delivery unit, such as a dental unit head, having an articulating apparatus allowing for improved ergonomic positioning of the delivery unit. The hand-operated brake release includes a sheath covering a ... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090047617 | MULTIPLE POSITION HAND-PIECE HOLSTER FOR A DELIVERY UNIT A multiple position tool receptacle may be incorporated within a medical delivery unit, such as a dental unit head, allowing for positioning of a hand-held device in one of two or more seats. The receptacle may include a switching device operatively coupled in the recep... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090047455 | Polymeric Film, a Process for Obtaining and Treating a Polymeric Film, and a Package The present invention relates to a polymeric film, particularly designed for use on packages, irradiated with at least an amount of ionizing radiation (2) sufficient to increase the barrier to gases, the dose of energy deposited onto it ranging substantially from... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090047294 | Inhibitors of prolyl-hydroxylase 1 for the treatment of skeletal muscle degeneration The invention relates to the field of muscle pathologies, more particularly to the field of diseases where skeletal muscle degeneration occurs. The invention describes transgenic mice that do not produce prolyl-hydroxylase-1, -2 or -3. It is revealed that the phenotype ... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090044918 | METHOD OF LATCHING AN ACCORDIAN FOLDING PARTITION A partition system is provided as well as an apparatus and method for securing movable partitions. In one embodiment, a movable partition, such as a folding door, includes a post member (e.g., a lead post) having a latching structure associated therewith. Another post m... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090044663 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS HAVING POCKETS FOR RECEIVING CUTTING ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR FORMING EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH POCKETS Methods of forming cutting element pockets in blades of earth-boring tools include forming a first recess and a second recess intersecting at a location defining the a back of the pocket using a cutter oriented in a manner so as to avoid tool path interference with adja... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090041734 | USE OF CELL IMPLANTS IN BLADDER AND GUT OF NON-HUMAN ANIMALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PEPTIDES Provided are means and method for the production of proteins in non-production in non-human animals. Cells producing a protein of interest is implanted in said non-human animal whereupon produced protein is harvested. In a preferred embodiment cells are implanted into a... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090042246 | Methods For The Production And Secretion Of Modified Peptides The invention relates to the production of heterologous polypeptides in a recombinant host cell. More specifically, it relates to the production and secretion of peptides, such as biologically active peptides, that are modified by one or more lantibiotic-synthesizing en... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090042807 | Oligopeptide treatment of ischemia reperfusion injury The invention relates to the modulation of gene expression in a cell, also called gene control, in particular, in relation to the treatment of ischemic-reperfusion injury. The invention provides a method for modulating expression of a gene in a cell comprising providing... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090043299 | Reinforced Catheter With Articulated Distal Tip A reinforced medical catheter (10) includes an elongated tubular outer wall reinforced by an internal helical coil spring (36). Successive loops of the coil spring adjoining the distal end are longitudinally separated, and a working lumen extends longitudi... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080302624 | Transmission synchromesh and thrust piece of a transmission synchromesh A transmission synchromesh is provided that includes a pressure element coupled to a synchronizing ring, and one shift sleeve, wherein the pressure element for detent permits an axial position displacement of the shift sleeve relative therewith. A pressure element and a... | 12/11/2008 |
