Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D578401 | Container | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423027 | Methods of using gamma cyclodextrin to control blood glucose and insulin secretion Disclosed are methods of producing a blunted postprandial glycemic response in an individual, and/or reducing postprandial insulin secretion, said methods comprising administering to the individual a nutritional or other product comprising gamma-cyclodextrin. Also d... | 09/09/2008 |
| D576035 | Container lid | 09/02/2008 |
| 7375205 | Elongase genes and uses thereof The subject invention relates to the identification of several genes involved in the elongation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (i.e., “elongases”) and to uses thereof. At least two of these genes are also involved in the elongation of monounsaturated fatty acids... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368552 | Genes involved in polyketide synthase pathways and uses thereof The subject invention relates to isolated nucleic acid sequences or genes involved in polyketide synthase (PKS) biosynthetic pathways. In particular, such pathways are involved in the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) such as, for example, Eicosapent... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360999 | Means for using single force sensor to supply all necessary information for determination of status of medical pump A medical pump, for use with a cassette having a pumping chamber, includes a pumping element with a piston slider assembly which intermittently pressurizes the pumping chamber during a pumping cycle and has a piston head connected to a main body with a single pressu... | 04/22/2008 |
| D553988 | Container | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261911 | Aseptically packaged, extensively hydrolyzed, liquid nutritional formula and method for making it Disclosed are sterilized, aseptically packaged, liquid nutritional formulas, and corresponding methods of making the formulas, wherein the formulas comprise Vitamin D and extensively hydrolyzed protein having a degree of hydrolysis of at least about 20%, and wherein... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7223736 | Composition for the prevention and treatment of cachexia The present invention relates to methods and nutritional compositions for the prevention and treatment of cachexia and anorexia. The methods of the invention comprise administering a composition comprising effective amounts of ω-3 fatty acids such as alpha-linoleni... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7090862 | Method of improving the antioxidant status of an infant The present invention relates generally to a method of improving the antioxidant status of an infant. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of improving the antioxidant status of an infant by administering a mixture of natural tocopherols. The... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090879 | Nutritional formula containing select carotenoid combinations Disclosed are nutritional formulas, including reconstitutable powders, comprising carbohydrate, protein and a lipid component containing a polyunsaturated fatty acid; and from about 0.25 to about 10 ppm, by weight of the total oil content of the infant formula, of a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7067498 | Polymer controlled induced viscosity fiber system and uses thereof The present invention relates generally to a method of blunting the postprandial glycemic response in a human by feeding an induced viscosity fiber system. The invention also relates to an induced viscosity fiber system and the liquid products that incorporate the i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6906038 | Methods for alleviating mucositis The present invention is directed to a method for alleviating mucositis, sassociated with radiation and chemotherapy, via the administration of an oral rehydration solution. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6849268 | Method for improving bone mineralization The present invention is directed to a method for increasing the bone mineralization of a human, and more preferably an infant or toddler. The method comprises administering to said human a source of calcium and a fat blend that is low in palmitic acid. The enhanced... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6811804 | Juice and soy protein beverage and uses thereof The present invention relates generally to a thin texture, ready-to-drink, shelf-stable refreshing juice/soy beverage. Other aspects of this invention relate to methods of providing phytochemicals from soy, fruit and vegetable juices to a health conscious population... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6810716 | Apparatus and method for analysis of headspace gases of a pouch Disclosed is a test container for the release and containment of headspace gases from pouches comprises a housing sealed with a lid and a pouch opening device. Determination of the concentration of a particular gas component is conducted by analyzing a background sa... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6774111 | Carbohydrate system and a method for providing nutrition to a diabetic The two carbohydrate mixture of this invention utilizes a source of fructose in combination with at least one readily digestible glucose polymer source. The addition of the fructose significantly decreases the glycemic response when compared to the digestible glucos... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6620427 | Method for improving bone mineralization The present invention is directed to a method for increasing the bone mineralization of a human, and more preferably an infant or toddler. The method comprises administering to said human a source of calcium and a fat blend that is low in palmitic acid. T... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6505479 | Nested cooler system A nested cooler system for temporary storage of perishable foodstuffs and more particularly to articles for convenient, temporary storage of human breast milk and infant formulas. The inner and outer coolers jointly or independently receive the perishable... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6495599 | Infant formulas containing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and uses therof Methods for providing nutrition and for enhancing neurological development of preterm infants are disclosed. Also disclosed is an improved nutritional composition containing specified amounts of DHA and AA as well as their precursor essential fatty acids ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6454729 | Data processing method for interpretation of measurements of growth The invention comprises methods and devices that are developed using subject modeling functions of the form .function.a,b,c (t)=a exp (b(1-exp(-ct))). These methods and device are particularly useful in the study and interpretation of subject g... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6080787 | Methods for reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis Enteral formulas that contain long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), as arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) that are essentially free of cholesterol, are described. More particularly, the invention relates to methods for reducing... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6036992 | Process of making an enteral formula containing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids Enteral formulas that contain long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and a process for making such enteral compositions are described. More particularly, the invention relates to enteral compositions which provide long chain PUFAs arachidonic acid... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5891925 | Diagnostic method for assessing the serum cholesterol response to low diets A diagnostic method for assessing how a hypercholesterolemic person's serum cholesterol level will respond to a low total fat and saturated fat diet. The method involves defining a target cholesterol level, measuring a baseline level, feeding for a term o... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5547937 | Pulmonary surfactant protein fragments This invention discloses that certain fragments of a pulmonary surfactant protein exhibit unexpected surface activity. These protein fragments are useful in preparing formulations for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome.... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5415839 | Apparatus and method for amplifying and detecting target nucleic acids Methods, devices, apparatus and kits for amplifying and detecting nucleic acid are provided. The apparatus is a two-tier thermal cycling device that operates in conjunction with a reaction/detection unit. A sample is loaded into a reaction chamber of the ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5399501 | Covalent attachment of specific binding members to a solid phase with two bifunctional reagents and a dithio compound A specific binding member such as an antigen or antibody is immobilized by covalent attachment to a solid phase such as a latex microparticle. The solid phase is reacted with a heterobifunctional or homobifunctional coupling agent to form a complex that i... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5380835 | Silyl phosphorylating reagents and methods of using them Oligonucleotide phosphorylating reagents wherein the silyl moiety has three bulky substituents, such as phenyl or t-butyl, and the silyl moiety is attached to the carbon of an ethanol group whose hydroxyl is an activated phosphate group. The preferred com... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5310650 | Method and device for improved reaction kinetics in nucleic acid hybridizations The present invention relates to methods and test strips for performing nucleic acid hybridizations on a porous chromatographic material having the capacity for rapid chromatographic solvent transport of non-immobilized reagents and reactive solution comp... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5290925 | Methods, kits, and reactive supports for 3' labeling of oligonucleotides In a first aspect, the invention involves a reactive support useful for automated synthesis of oligonucleotides. The reactive support comprises a label moiety (e.g. hapten) covalently bonded via a stable bond to a trifunctional spacer. The labeled trifunc... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5247099 | Process for synthesis of 7-hydroxy coumarins having substitutions in the 4-position A process for synthesis of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## said process comprising the steps of (a) reacting 4-bromomethyl-7-methoxy coumarin with a malonic ester under conditions sufficient to achieve condensation of the ester to give the monoal... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5208350 | 7-hydroxy coumarins having substitutions in the 4 position This invention relates to fluorescent 7-hydroxy coumarin compounds with substitutions in the 4 position having a length greater than one carbon atom. The compounds thus are related to 4-methylumbelliferone (7-hydroxy-4-methyl coumarin, or 4-MU), the detec... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5159095 | Substituted silyl alcohols Novel silyl alcohols having bulky substituents bonded to the silicon, and the silyl group attached to a carbon include the preferred 2-silyl-ethan-1-ols. A method for synthesizing substituted alcohols include hydrosilation of a vinylic ester, especially v... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5136027 | Method for renaturing proteins in the presence of alkyl sulfate detergents A high concentration of renaturing surfactants is added to protein systems in the presence of alkyl sulfate detergents to displace the detergent with respect to the interaction with the protein, thereby renaturing the protein and restoring its reactivity.... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5113005 | Process for synthesis of silyl alcohols Novel silyl alcohols having bulky substituents bonded to the silicon, and the silyl group attached to a carbon include the preferred 2-silyl-ethan-1-ols. A method for synthesizing silyl substituted alcohols include hydrosilation of a vinylic ester, especi... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5064755 | Two-site confirmatory assay In an assay where a ligand or organism is detected by a detector binding protein ("DBP") capable of generating a signal in proportion to the amount of ligand or organism bound to the DBP, the presence of the ligand or organism is confirmed by the use, pri... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4990253 | Fluid sample filtration device The present invention relates to a sample filtration device of the type employing differential pressure. An outer container filled with a sample to be filtered slidably receives a hollow plunger having filter media disposed near one end and sealing means ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4916056 | Solid-phase analytical device and method for using same A novel material and device useful in solid-phase binding assays to determine the presence or amount of an analyte in a test sample, particularly antigens, antibodies, or other ligands or DNA segments. The material and device comprises a reaction site hav... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4891134 | Sample filtration device The present invention relates to a sample filtration device of the type employing differential pressure. An outer container filled with a sample to be filtered slidably receives a hollow plunger having filter media disposed near one end and sealing means ... | 01/02/1990 |
