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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5846533 | Antibodies specific for native PrPSc Antibodies are disclosed which specifically bind to native PrPSc in situ. Preferred antibodies bind only to the native PrPSc of a particular species e.g., human, cow, sheep, pig, etc. Particularly preferred antibodies bind specifical... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5837674 | Phosphopeptides and methods of treating bone diseases Phosphopeptides which significantly reduce bone loss or weakening are provided by the invention. Also provided is a method for treating or preventing any condition associated with bone loss or weakening by administering the phosphopeptides by oral or inje... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5837283 | Cationic lipid compositions targeting angiogenic endothelial cells Angiogenic endothelial cells are selectively targeted with lipid/DNA complexes or cationic liposomes containing a substance which affects the targeted cells by inhibiting or promoting their growth. A site of angiogenesis can be precisely located by admini... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5834593 | Soluble form of PrPSC which is insoluble in native form The invention includes deleting codon segments from DNA expressing a native protein (e.g., PrPSc) in order to obtain a shorter, soluble protein which mimics characteristics of an insoluble native (e.g., PrPSc) protein. Soluble protei... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5823178 | Disposable package for use in aerosolized delivery of drugs A disposable package, tape, and cassette are provided which makes it possible to hold and disperse therefrom liquid, flowable formulations including aqueous formulations (solutions or dispersions with particles less than 0.25 microns in diameter) of a pha... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5819726 | Method for the delivery of aerosolized drugs to the lung for the treatment of respiratory disease A method of treating patients suffering from a respiratory disease using a programmable, hand-held, self-contained drug dispensing device is disclosed. A patient's inspiratory flow rate is measured and a determination is made of a typical and preferred ra... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5792901 | Detecting prions in a sample and prion preparation and transgenic animal used for same The invention includes an artificial PrP gene, a transgenic animal containing a PrP gene of another animal or the artificial PrP gene, a hybrid non-human mammal with an ablated endogenous prion protein gene and exogenous prion protein gene, assay methodol... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5792057 | Ventilation imaging using a fine particle aerosol generator A method of diagnosing a patient is carried out by delivering an aerosolized dose of a radioactive formulation to a patient and making a ventilation image of radioactive material deposited in the lung. This image is compared with a separately generated im... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5763740 | Method of detecting prions in a sample and transgenic animal used for same The invention includes an artificial PrP gene, a transgenic animal containing a PrP gene of another animal or the artificial PrP gene, a hybrid non-human mammal with an ablated endogenous prion gene and exogenous prion gene and assay methodology which use... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5733894 | Plasma-like substance An artificial plasma-like substance having at least one water soluble polysaccharide oncotic agent selected from the group consisting of high molecular weight hydroxyethyl starch, low molecular weight hydroxyethyl starch, dextran 40 and dextran 70, and al... | 03/31/1998 |
