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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110045611 | METHOD OF INITIATING MOLECULAR BONDING The invention relates to a method of initiating molecular bonding, comprising bringing one face (31) of a first wafer (30) to face one face (21) of a second wafer (20) and initiating a point of contact between the two facing faces. The point ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042909 | SNOWMOBILE SKIS HAVING ELONGATED WING MEMBERS Snowmobile skis include at least one elongated wing member projecting laterally outward and upward from a lateral side of a base portion of the ski. The at least one elongated wing member has a lower surface that extends vertically over and laterally outward from the lo... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042148 | CUTTING ELEMENTS HAVING DIFFERENT INTERSTITIAL MATERIALS IN MULTI-LAYER DIAMOND TABLES, EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME Methods of forming cutting elements for earth-boring tools include providing a barrier material between a first powder and a second powder each comprising diamond grains, and subjecting the powders and barrier material to high temperature and high pressure conditions to... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040371 | COILED ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING THE WALL OF A LUMEN The invention is in the field of mechanical devices. It relates to a device and methods for supporting the wall of a lumen. In particular, the invention relates to a device and method for supporting the wall of a human or animal body lumen, the device comprising a coile... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038887 | Novel Vaccine Against Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection The present invention relates to a vaccine against Trypanosoma cruzi infection, useful in the prevention and/or treatment of the Chagas disease. More specifically, the present invention relates to a recombinant mutant trans-sialidase enzyme that can be used as an... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038793 | MICROSPHERE COMPRISING AN ORGANIC LANTHANIDE METAL COMPLEX The invention provides a microsphere comprising an organic lanthanide metal complex wherein the lanthanide metal is present in an amount of more than 20 wt %, based on total microsphere. The invention further provides a suspension comprising such a microsphere. In addit... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036641 | METHODS OF FORMING POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND CUTTING ELEMENTS, CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND EARTH-BORING TOOLS CARRYING CUTTING ELEMENTS Methods of forming polycrystalline diamond elements include forming a polycrystalline diamond compact comprising a cavity in a surface thereof. A catalyst is at least substantially removed from the polycrystalline diamond compact, and the polycrystalline diamond compact... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036513 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BATTERY-BACKED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY CHARGING Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing battery-backed power to movable partitions are disclosed. A power converter generates a DC output from an AC input. The DC output may be selectively decoupled from an enabled DC output such that the DC output can be monito... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036509 | MOVABLE PARTITION SYSTEMS INCLUDING INTUMESCENT MATERIAL AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING AND DIRECTING INTUMESCENT MATERIAL AROUND THE PERIMETER OF A MOVABLE PARTITION SYSTEM Movable partition systems include a movable partition and an intumescent material positioned to seal a gap at a periphery of the partition. In some embodiments, masses of intumescent material may be shaped and positioned to expand toward one another, contact one another... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036016 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DRIVING A MOVABLE PARTITION Movable partition systems include an elongated, fixed drive member extending along a track, a partition that is automatically and manually movable along the track, and a motor carried by the movable partition configured to drive a rotatable drive member that is engagabl... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110033843 | METHOD FOR IN VITRO TESTING OF COMPOUNDS FOR ASSESSING THERAPEUTIC VALUE IN THE TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND OTHER DISEASES WHEREIN FOAMY CELLS ARE INVOLVED IN THE DISEASE ETIOLOGY The invention provides a method for assessing or determining activity of a test Compound on modulation of gene product levels comprising culturing cells, contacting at least one of the cultured cells with a lipid-rich fraction, contacting at least one of the cultured ce... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031859 | DRAWER ASSEMBLY LOCKING MECHANISM A cabinet is fitted with a locking assembly suited for simultaneously locking or unlocking all of the drawers retained within the cabinet assembly. The locking assembly includes a primary actuation assembly, accessible from the exterior of the cabinet which engages a se... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031036 | SUPERABRASIVE CUTTERS WITH GROOVES ON THE CUTTING FACE, AND DRILL BITS AND DRILLING TOOLS SO EQUIPPED Cutters for a drill bit wherein the cutters have at least one groove in a face of a superabrasive table of the cutters. The cutters may also include ribs adjacent to the at least one groove.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031029 | CUTTING ELEMENT PLACEMENT ON A FIXED CUTTER DRILL BIT TO REDUCE DIAMOND TABLE FRACTURE A rotary drag bit includes a primary cutter row comprising at least one primary cutter mounted on a blade, at least some cutters in the primary cutter row having a portion of a cutting surface thereof covered by a portion of the blade. A backup cutter row comprising at ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031026 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS AND COMPONENTS THEREOF INCLUDING EROSION RESISTANT EXTENSIONS, AND METHODS OF FORMING SUCH TOOLS AND COMPONENTS Earth-boring drill bits include a bit body, an erosion-resistant extension, and a shank. The erosion-resistant extension includes a generally tubular body, and an erosion-resistant material lining the generally tubular body within a fluid passageway. The erosion-resista... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027808 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING TUMOR-SPECIFIC FUSION PROTEINS The invention relates to the field of cancer diagnosis and the application of diagnostic techniques in pathology and hematology. Specifically, the invention relates to improved flow cytometric techniques, and kits related thereto, for the detection of chromosomal aberra... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027317 | Production of poliovirus at high titers for vaccine production Provided is a process for the production of poliovirus, comprising the steps of: a) providing a serum-free suspension culture of cells, which are primary human retina (HER) cells that have been immortalized by expression of adenovirus E1 sequences, b) infecting the cell... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024061 | MOVABLE PARTITIONS, HEADER ASSEMBLIES FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS, AND METHODS OF FORMING HEADER ASSEMBLIES FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS Movable partitions and movable partition system include a header assembly and a movable partition. The header assembly may comprise an elongated overhead track including a first channel, a second channel, and a central channel between the first and second channels. A pl... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023275 | CARABINERS WITH MULTI MODE LOCKING SLEEVES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SUCH CARABINERS, AND METHODS OF USING SUCH CARABINERS Carabiners have a gate that is movable between a closed position and an open position, and a locking member that prevents opening of the gate when the gate is in the closed position and the locking member is in a locked position. The locking member is biased to the lock... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110021548 | INHIBITORS OF MALT1 PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY AND USES THEREOF The present invention relates to inhibitors of MALT1 proteolytic and/or autoproteolytic activity. More specifically, it relates to compounds such as, but not limited to peptide derivates such as Z-LSSR-CHO (see SEQ ID NO:1), Z-LSSR-CMK (see SEQ ID NO:1), Z-GASR-CHO (see... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020837 | Method for isolating or identifying a target protein interacting with a lipid in a cell The invention is in the field of molecular biology and cell biology. It provides tools and methods for studying the interaction of proteins and lipids in vivo as well as in vitro. The invention relates to a method for isolating or identifying a target protein interactin... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020406 | VIRAL INACTIVATION PROCESS The invention relates generally to the field of virology. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods for determining the effect of a viral inactivation procedure on the antigenicity of the inactivated virus. In particular for a virus that is a member of... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017518 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS WITH IMPROVED RETENTION OF CUTTING ELEMENTS INSTALLED WITHIN POCKETS A rock bit is formed with pockets for enhanced cutting element retention and support of cutting elements during operation of the rock bit. Portions of the pockets are carburized to increase a yield strength of the pockets, which also increases the retention of the cutti... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017517 | DIAMOND-ENHANCED CUTTING ELEMENTS, EARTH-BORING TOOLS EMPLOYING DIAMOND-ENHANCED CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING DIAMOND-ENHANCED CUTTING ELEMENTS Cutting elements for use in earth-boring applications include a substrate, a transition layer, and a working layer. The transition layer and the working layer comprise a continuous matrix phase and a discontinuous diamond phase dispersed throughout the matrix phase. The... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110014655 | Selection of host cells expressing protein at high levels The invention provides a DNA molecule comprising a multicistronic transcription unit coding for i) a selectable marker polypeptide functional in a eukaryotic host cell, and for ii) a polypeptide of interest, the polypeptide of interest having a translation initiation se... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012312 | PRESSURE REGULATING SEAL Seals and apparatuses incorporating seals are provided. In one embodiment an apparatus is provided including two relatively machine elements, the first machine (204) element having a gland (202) formed therein. The gland has a first axial wall, a second ax... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012200 | SUBSTRATE HAVING A CHARGED ZONE IN AN INSULATING BURIED LAYER Embodiments of the invention relate to substrates comprising a base wafer, an insulating layer and a top semiconductor layer, wherein the insulating layer comprises at least a zone wherein a density of charges is in absolute value higher than 1010 charges/cm<... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011450 | METHODS AND STRUCTURES FOR BONDING ELEMENTS Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and structures for fabricating semiconductor structures that include at least one bonding layer for attaching two or more elements to one another. The at least one bonding layer may be at least substantially comprised of zi... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110009344 | Control of radiation injury The invention relates to the field of drug development against acute radiation injury caused by exposure to high-energy electromagnetic waves (X-rays, gamma rays) or particles (alpha particles, beta particles, neutrons). To date, there is no effective drug to ameliorate... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008849 | NOVEL LACTOSE PHOSPHORYLASE ENZYMES The present invention relates to novel lactose phosphorylase enzymes and the uses thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to lactose phosphorylase enzymes created by mutation of a cellobiose phosphorylase from Cellulomonas uda. By introducing mutations ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008376 | IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS CAPABLE OF ACTIVATING T-CELLS The invention provides means and methods for producing and/or selecting immunogenic compositions capable of activating a T-cell and/or a T-cell response, comprising providing said composition with at least one crossbeta structure and testing at least one immunogenic pro... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008350 | EXTRACELLULAR TARGETS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE The present invention relates to the field of neurological disorders and more particularly to the field of Alzheimer's disease. Specifically, the invention provides extracellular targets for Alzheimer's disease selected from the tetraspanin web family and associated pro... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005841 | BACKUP CUTTING ELEMENTS ON NON-CONCENTRIC REAMING TOOLS An apparatus for reaming or enlarging a borehole comprising a bi-center drill bit having backup cutters thereon.... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005836 | STABILIZER SUBS FOR USE WITH EXPANDABLE REAMER APPARATUS,EXPANDABLE REAMER APPARATUS INCLUDING STABILIZER SUBS AND RELATED METHODS An expandable reamer apparatus and stabilizer sub having at least one rib thereon attached thereto for drilling a subterranean formation.... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005689 | MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS, FOLDABLE PARTITIONS EMPLOYING MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS, METHODS OF MONITORING THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS AND FOLDABLE PARTITIONS Motor control systems comprise a motor control circuit, a processing circuit operably coupled to the motor control circuit, and a current sensor operably coupled to the processing circuit. The current sensor may be configured to sense a current and to convey a signal to... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110000715 | HARDFACING MATERIALS INCLUDING PCD PARTICLES, WELDING RODS AND EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF FORMING AND USING SAME Hardfacing materials include particles of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) material embedded within a matrix material. The PCD particles comprise a plurality of inter-bonded diamond grains. Material compositions and structures used to apply a hardfacing material to an eart... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000625 | MOVABLE PARTITIONS, LEADING END ASSEMBLIES FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS AND RELATED METHODS A leading end assembly for a movable partition may include a jamb plate for coupling the leading end assembly to at least one panel of a movable partition and a leading end cover coupled to the jamb plate and being movable relative to the jamb plate. The leading end ass... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100333236 | INSECT INHIBITING PLANT SERPIN MUTANTS The present invention relates to a method to limit insect and/or mite damage in plants, by the use of mutant plant proteinase inhibitors. More specifically, it relates to the use of mutant serpins of which the reactive center loop has been replaced by an artificial sequ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100331794 | FLOW ELEMENTS FOR USE WITH FLEXIBLE SPINAL NEEDLES, NEEDLE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS THEREOF A flow element (50) for use with flexible needles and flexible needle assemblies (10) to minimize flow occlusion within a flexible needle (15) is provided. The flow element (50) is particularly suited for uses with a flexible needle (15 | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100331336 | PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF HIGH DOSE FOLATE ON MYCARDIAL ISCHEMIA The present invention relates to the use of high dose of folic acid, or an equivalent dose one of its biological active derivatives to blunt myocardial dysfunction during ischemia and to ameliorate post-reperfusion injury. The invention specially relates to an early tre... | 12/30/2010 |
