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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090031480 | CEPHALIC PROTECTION CELL (CPC) A new concept in cranial protection, is a device of individual protection with the purpose of protect the user's head against impact and decelerations. The Cephalic Protection Cell must be used with the objective of avoid direct injuries caused by impact and resting and... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031671 | Wraps for pots, pot assemblies and methods therefor Described is a wrap for allowing a decorative cover to be formed by an assembler, such as a florist, about a pot, such as a flower pot. The wrap includes: a substantially non-shape sustaining body having a first surface and a second surface separated from the first surf... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031863 | BONDING AGENTS FOR IMPROVED SINTERING OF EARTH-BORING TOOLS, METHODS OF FORMING EARTH-BORING TOOLS AND RESULTING STRUCTURES Methods for forming earth-boring tools include providing a metal or metal alloy bonding agent at an interface between a first element and a second element and sintering the first element, the second element, and the boding agent to form a bond between the first element ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090032309 | SLEEVE STRUCTURES FOR EARTH-BORING TOOLS, TOOLS INCLUDING SLEEVE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING SUCH TOOLS Earth-boring tools comprise a bit body comprising a face and a plurality of blades extending radially outward over the face and forming gage regions. A shank is coupled to the bit body and includes a threaded portion for connecting to a drill string. A sleeve structure ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090032310 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS HAVING PARTICLE-MATRIX COMPOSITE BODIES, METHODS FOR WELDING PARTICLE-MATRIX COMPOSITE BODIES AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING PARTICLE-MATRIX COMPOSITE BODIES Methods for welding a particle-matrix composite body to another body and repairing particle-matrix composite bodies are disclosed. Additionally, earth-boring tools having a joint that includes an overlapping root portion and a weld groove having a face portion with a fi... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090032571 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WELDING PARTICLE-MATRIX COMPOSITE BODIES Methods and associated systems for welding a particle-matrix composite body to another body are disclosed. In some embodiments, a particle-matrix bit body may be welded to a metal coupler. In one embodiment, a heating torch may heat a first localized volume of the parti... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090028845 | Molecular Diagnostic Method and Treatment in Dementia With Lewy Bodies The present invention describes methods of molecular diagnosis of a concrete form of a-synucleinopathy, the dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), associated to the levels of ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-1) or the alteration of its ubiquityl-ligase activity. I... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090020334 | NOZZLES INCLUDING SECONDARY PASSAGES, DRILL ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING SAME AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Nozzles for a drilling tools, such as rotary-type drag bits and roller cone bits, a drilling tool and drilling assembly comprising nozzles, and methods of conveying drilling fluid through a nozzle for use in drilling subterranean formations are provided. A nozzle may in... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090023650 | Treatment of egfr-dependent tumors by abin (a20 -binding inhibitor of nf kappab) The present invention relates to the treatment of epidermal growth factor-family receptor- (ErbB-) dependent tumors. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of ABIN for the preparation of a medicament to inhibit epidermal growth factor- (EGF-) induce... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090023196 | Stocks of replication-deficient adenovirus Presented are ways to address the problem of replication-competent adenovirus in adenoviral production for use with, for example, gene therapy. Packaging cells having no overlapping sequences with a selected vector are suited for large scale production of recombinant ad... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090020339 | Rotationally indexable cutting elements and drill bits therefor A cutting element for use with a drill bit includes a substrate having a longitudinal axis, a lateral surface substantially symmetric about the longitudinal axis and one or more key elements coupled to the lateral surface. The lateral surface lies between an insertion e... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090017068 | Vaccines against West Nile Virus Described are vaccines containing (whole-inactivated) West Nile Viruses and/or West Nile viral proteins derived therefrom, produced on human cells, wherein the human cells comprise a sequence encoding at least one early region-1 (E1) gene product of an adenovirus. The c... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090017521 | Chimaeric phages The invention relates to the field of generating helper phages and phage display libraries for the identification of binding molecules. The invention provide chimaeric phages having a coat comprising a protein mixture. The protein mixture comprises a fusion protein havi... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090017523 | Virus purification methods Provided is a method for purifying a virus from a host cell, the method comprising: a) culturing host cells, b) infecting the host cells with a virus, c) treating the cell culture with nuclease, and d) lysing the host cells to provide a lysate comprising the virus. The ... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090013732 | Locking mechanism for use with a drawer A locking mechanism for use in drawers of cabinet structures including a pair of bolts secured for lateral displacement along the interior face of the drawer front. A latch having a flange is rotationally secured to the drawer to permit the flange of the latch to be pos... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090011468 | Method for improving protein production The present invention relates to the production of proteins in a cell or host cell. The invention uses a TRAnscription Pause (TRAP) sequence to enhance a protein expression characteristic of a protein expression unit. The TRAP sequence is thought to prevent, at least in... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090012275 | Means and methods for mediating protein interference The invention belongs to the field of functional proteomics and, more particularly, to the field of protein aggregation. Described are methods for interfering with the function of a target protein and uses a non-naturally, user-designed molecule, designated as interfero... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080318871 | Treatment of neurological disorders The description relates to the treatment of the inflammatory component of neurological disorders or so called neuroimmune disorders such as schizophrenia, manic depression and other bipolar disorders, multiple sclerosis, post-partum psychosis and autism, herein also cal... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080313915 | Outer device for universal inspection of risers This invention refers to a device that has a direct applicability in the oil industry, detecting on a prevention basis, failures that may be externally visualized on the walls of the risers. Externally coupled to a pipe in free catenary, called riser, the device involve... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080308276 | CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR CASING COMPONENT DRILL OUT AND SUBTERRANEAN DRILLING, EARTH BORING DRAG BITS AND TOOLS INCLUDING SAME AND METHODS OF USE A drill bit or milling tool includes a bit body on which a plurality of cutting elements are disposed. At least some of the plurality of cutting elements include a diamond table and a superabrasive material non-reactive with iron-based materials disposed over at least a... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080313749 | Binding Compounds, Immunogenic Compounds and Peptidomimetics The invention provides means and methods for producing compounds suitable for testing for the presence and/or identification of an immunogenic compound and/or a binding compound of interest. Immunogenic compounds and compositions are also herewith provided, as well as p... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080308321 | Interchangeable bearing blocks for drill bits, and drill bits including same A bearing block is provided that may be used with a drag bit body or frame to limit depth of cut of cutters on a bit. The bearing block is designed so that it may be interchangeably replaced or repaired without necessitating alteration to a standardized bit frame. The i... | 12/18/2008 |
