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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6641237 | Modular cabinets with portable stand mount Cabinet modules are readily attached and removed from selected attachment parts on a vertical support to provide customized portable storage and instrument mounting. Drawers may be accommodated within a module. A lock on a single drawer can secure all oth... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6451594 | Recombinant adenovirus for tissue specific expression in heart The present invention relates to a human type-5 recombinant adenovirus vector for achieving cardiac restricted transcription involving utilization of the cardiomyocyte-restricted cardiac ankyrin repeat protein (CARP) promoter with inclusion of the inverte... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449635 | Electronic mail deployment system A data distribution system includes a server computer for transmitting email files to a computer network for access by remote computers having email client computer software for displaying the email files; the server includes a script program as a portion... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6432365 | System and method for dispensing solution to a multi-well container An automated sample-on-solid-support processing system includes a treatment solution supply subsystem which feeds solvent to a dispenser to dispense a measured amount of treatment solution to each well of a multi-well plate. The dispenser measures the sol... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6417010 | Methods and apparatus for synthesizing labeled combinatorial chemistry libraries The present invention provides labeled synthetic libraries of random oligomers and methods and apparatus for generating labeled synthetic oligomer libraries. Each member of such a library is labeled with a unique identifier tag that specifies the structur... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6413424 | Sanitary style filter element A new sanitary filter element is described which provides a structure which cannot harbor contaminants and is readily and thoroughly cleaned as needed. The new device utilizes a uniquely configured adhesive component and membrane and tricot channel sheets... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409990 | Macromolecular carrier for drug and diagnostic agent delivery New macromolecular carriers for drugs and diagnostic agents are described that make use of the chemical attachment of new leashes to oligomeric backbone structures. The synthesis of these leashes and their facile creation, reaction and conjugation with ch... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408849 | Recovery and purification of gases used in medical processes A method is disclosed for providing a pure gas for use medical procedures in which the gas is contaminated with other gases during the procedure, and then separating the contaminants and recovering and reusing the decontaminated gas. The method is most ad... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6391090 | Method for purification of lens gases used in photolithography A method and composition for the removal of contaminants in a gas stream used in the contamination sensitive processes of photolithography and metrology are described. The synergistic effect of a combination of an electropositive metal component, a high s... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6369399 | Electromagnetic radiation shielding material and device A material and devices made therefrom are described when placed in proximity to persons, animals and plants serve to lessen adverse health effects caused by electromagnetic radiation (EMR) exposure. The material has a polymeric matrix and inorganic and or... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6310609 | User interface with guide lights A user interface with guide lights for a communications device, such as a mobile telephone, is provided to assist a user in the correct and efficient operation of the device having a display, and a keypad which contains a numerical 10-key and other contro... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6289048 | Apparatus and method for improving dynamic range in a receiver Phase errors and gain errors are reduced in a receiver to increase the dynamic range of the receiver. An input signal is shifted to an intermediate frequency (IF) and divided into a first channel and a second channel. The first and second channels are mul... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6269075 | Finger assignment in a CDMA rake receiver A method and apparatus of assigning fingers in a rake receiver for incorporation in a receiver of a CDMA communications system is disclosed herein. The method includes measuring the multipath profile of a received spread-spectrum radio-frequency (RF) sign... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6252331 | Brushless, separately-excited, variable-speed motor and AC generator/alternator with solenoid-wound, biphase AC rotor A rotating electrical machine includes a two-phase rotor having two non-rotating solenoid-wound rotor coil assemblies and two interleaved pole assemblies. Each pole assembly is magnetically coupled to its respective coil assembly and rotates together with... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250359 | Beaded chain for blinds A differentiated beaded chain is provided as an aid for rotating blind slats in a desired rotational direction. The differentiation is realized utilizing beads of differing sizes or textures along a first and second length of the beaded chain. An operator... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6089282 | Method for recovery and reuse of gas A gas recovery and reuse/recycle method is disclosed which can readily and economically recover valuable and/or environmentally hazardous gases from a manufacturing or chemical process and then return the gas to the process for reuse, and repeat this many... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5849895 | Human N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits, nucleic acids encoding same and uses therefor In accordance with the present invention, there are provided nucleic acids encoding human NMDA receptor protein subunits and the proteins encoded thereby. The NMDA receptor subunits of the invention comprise components of NMDA receptors that have cation-s... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5842775 | Low profile under cabinet halogen light bar with heat shield A U-shaped plastic heat shield is mounted over a control surface region of the metal cover of a halogen light fixture. A manually actuable rocker switch mounted in the cover extends through a switch aperture in the heat shield for turning a halogen lamp a... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5804585 | Thieno-pyridine sulfonamides derivatives thereof and related compounds that modulate the activity of endothelin Methods, compositions, and compounds for modulating the activity of an endothelin peptide are provided. The methods use compositions that contain compounds that include those of the formula: ##STR1## where X is selected from groups that include O, S,... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5804560 | Peptide and peptide analog protease inhibitors Methods of use of compounds and compounds for the treatment of disorders characterized by the cerebral deposition of amyloid are provided. Among the compounds are those of formulae I and II: ##STR1## in which R1 is preferably 2-methyl prop... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5736509 | Cyclic peptide surface feature mimics of endothelin Cyclic peptides and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof are provided. The cyclic peptides and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof mimic surface features of the C-terminus of endothelin and thereby can be used modulate or ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5726035 | Recombinant production of mammalian calcium channel gamma subunits Calcium channel γ-subunit-encoding cDNAs, and related compositions and methods, are provided.... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5646130 | Low molecular weight sulfated polysaccharides and uses thereof An oligosaccharide containing about 20 monosaccharide units is provided. This oligosaccharide designated (M9 G)2 is a copolymer ଲ-D-(1.fwdarw.4) connected mannuronopyranose units and an -L-(1.fwdarw.4) connected guluroni... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5612895 | Method of rational drug design based on ab initio computer simulation of conformational features of peptides A method of rational drug design includes simulating polypeptides in a way that predicts the most probable secondary and/or tertiary structures of a polypeptide, e.g., an oligopeptide, without any presumptions as to the conformation of the underlying prim... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5612198 | Production of insulin-like growth factor-1 in methylotrophic yeast cells Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), a naturally occurring, relatively short, single chain polypeptide, is prepared by growing methylotrophic yeast transformants containing in their genome at least one copy of DNA encoding IGF-1, in operational linkage w... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5591761 | Thiophenyl-, furyl-and pyrrolyl-sulfonamides and derivatives thereof that modulate the activity of endothelin Thiophenyl-, furyl- and pyrrolyl-sulfonamides and methods for modulating or altering the activity of the endothelin family of peptides are provided. In particular, isoxazolyl-thiophenyl-sulfonamides, isoxazolyl-furyl-sulfonamides and isoxazolyl-pyrrolyl-s... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5579966 | Hose carrying apparatus An apparatus for carrying folded hose, such as fire hose to locations where it is needed. The apparatus is constructed of lightweight, flexible material, such as webbed nylon and is capable of being worn on the back of a person, as a backpack. The apparat... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579250 | Method of rational drug design based on AB initio computer simulation of conformational features of peptides A method of rational drug design includes simulating polypeptides in a way that predicts the most probable secondary and/or tertiary structures of a polypeptide, e.g., an oligopeptide, without any presumptions as to the conformation of the underlying prim... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5503395 | Golf putting practice device A putting practice device and putting practice method for a golfer, the method and device being used on a putting surface with a putter and a golf ball. The putting practice device includes a putting tunnel for placing on the putting surface adjacent to t... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5494278 | Hitting practice machine for ball games A ball hitting practice machine has a movable member and a ball carrying arm secured at one end to the movable member and carrying a ball at its opposite end. The ball carrying arm is at least partially flexible and the ball is permanently tethered to the... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5488091 | High molecular weight polystannanes by metal-catalyzed dehydropolymerization A method for coupling tin-containing molecules via a Sn--Sn bond is described. The invention employs dehydrocondensation to link the Sn atoms of two molecules to form tin dimers as well as novel high molecular weight organotin polymers. In a preferred emb... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5478893 | End-attachment of oligonucleotides to polyacrylamide solid supports for capture and detection of nucleic acids Methods for covalent attachment of oligonucleotides to solid supports such that substantially all of the oligonucleotides are attached via their 5'-ends are provided. The solid supports with attached oligonucleotides are produced. Thiol-oligonucleotides a... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5474895 | Non-isotopic detection of nucleic acids using a polystyrene support-based sandwich hybridization assay and compositions useful therefor Methods for the detection of nucleic acid using sandwich hybridization are provided. The target nucleic acids are captured by hybridization with oligonucleotides covalently attached to polystyrene solid supports to form complexes which are then hybridized... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5474502 | Billiards bridge A body having a handle portion and a frame portion. The frame portion has an opening with one or more channels, which may be defined by adjoining walls, grooves or paired protuberances, for cradling the cue. A player braces the handle portion against the ... | 12/12/1995 |
