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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7807810 | Nucleic acids encoding the major outer membrane protein of the causative agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis and peptides encoded thereby The present invention relates to diagnostic tools for serodiagnosing HGE. The diagnostic tools are structurally related proteins, the “Group 44 proteins”, and to antibodies to such proteins. the Group 44 proteins comprise a single central hypervariable region of... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7790172 | Methods for reducing nasopharyngeal colonization of non-typable with synthetic chimeric fimbrin peptides The present invention provides synthetic chimeric fimbrin peptides which induce an immunogenic response in animals to non-typable Haemophilus influenzae and that do not require tedious purification techniques. The synthetic chimeric fimbrin peptides reduce th... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7772381 | Efficient method to synthesize benzyl group-protected alpha-pentagalloylglucose (α-PGG) and its analogues A method to synthesize benzyl group protected alpha-pentagalloylglucose (α-PGG) and related compounds. The method comprises the steps of: suspending a highly reactive acylation agent and an acylating catalyst in a donor solvent; adding α-D-glucose or an analogue t... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7687472 | Methods and compositions for treating hyperglycemic, hyperlipidemic, or hyperinsulinemic disorders Methods of treating hyperglycemic, hyperlipidemic, and hyperinsulinemic disorders are provided. Compositions for treating such disorders are also provided. The compositions can include hexose and pentose variants having acid moieties and a substituent Y linked to th... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7669364 | Devices, kits, and methods for providing protection to plants Plant protection devices, kits, and methods of protecting plants during adverse conditions are provided. The plant protection devices can have a enclosure and/or a precipitation member assembly. The plant protection devices can provide wind protection, mulch retenti... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7662362 | Nanoparticulate probe for in vivo monitoring of tissue oxygenation A new class of micro- and nano-particulate paramagnetic spin probes especially useful for magnetic resonance imaging techniques, including electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The probes are lithium phthalocyanine derivative co... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7641880 | Room temperature synthesis of GaN nanopowder In the direct production of GaN by the metathesis of Li3N and GaCl3 or GaBr3 or GaI3, the reaction rate and yields can be greatly enhanced by including diethyl ether in the reaction system. ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7598400 | AMPO spin traps Provided are spin traps for the study of radical formation in vivo or in vitro. 5-carbamoyl-5-methyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (AMPO) and 2-amino-5-carbamoyl-5-methyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (NH2-AMPO), have the following structures, respectively: | 10/06/2009 |
| 7484480 | Apparatus and method for removing crankcase gases A method includes the steps of connecting the input of a compressor of a vehicle air braking system with a gas output of a crankcase of a vehicle engine, directing into the input of the compressor a blend of from 0% crankcase gases and 100% ambient pressure air to 1... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7325750 | Powder coating system with improved overspray collection Powder overspray that is extracted from a spray booth is recovered back to a powder supply that is used to supply powder to the spray guns inside the spray booth. The powder overspray extracted from the booth is separated from the high flow air stream by a separator... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7161058 | Animal model for identifying agents that inhibit or enhance CTLA4 signaling The present invention relates to a non-human transgenic animal, particularly a knock in mouse, whose genome comprises a heterologous, chimeric CTLA4 gene. The chimeric CTLA4 gene comprises exon 2 of the human CTLA4 gene, exon 1 and exon 4 of the non-human animal, an... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7074892 | Thrombin generation inhibitors Peptides derived from amino acids 307 to 356 of the human blood coagulation factor Va are provided. Such peptides comprise: i) a length of between 3 and 50 amino acids, ii) a minimum of 3 contiguous amino acids from the 307–356 heavy chain region of factor Va, exc... | 07/11/2006 |
| D510414 | Handle | 10/04/2005 |
| D509567 | Hub | 09/13/2005 |
| 6695285 | Ball valve seat seal A ball valve (10) includes a body (A) having a passageway (12) extending therethrough with a ball member (B) disposed in the passageway and mounted for selective rotation between valve open and valve closed positions to control fluid flow through the valv... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6681346 | Digital processing system including a DMA controller operating in the virtual address domain and a method for operating the same A digital processing system comprises a central processing unit (CPU) operating in a virtual address domain for executing both operating system software and user software to perform various processing tasks; a direct memory access (DMA) controller; a memo... | 01/20/2004 |
| 5686676 | Process for making improved copper/tungsten composites The sinterability of a copper/tungsten green compact is improved by using copper oxide, tungsten oxide or both as the copper and/or tungsten source. Sinterability is further enhanced by including steam in the sintering atmosphere.... | 11/11/1997 |
