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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7799357 | In vitro resveratrol-rich callus tissues derived from Sieb. et Zucc and method for producing the same The present invention provides an in vitro resveratrol-rich callus tissue of Vitis thunbergii Sieb. et Zucc. which is a callus tissue developed from a tissue culture system containing one or more plant growth regulators (PGRs) and cultured from a stem or a pe... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7718849 | Use of a tospoviral nucleid acid molecule for broad-spectrum transgenic resistance against different tospoviruses A method of using a tospoviral nucleic acid molecule of the sequence of nt (nucleotide) 3975-4928 in accordance with GenBank Accession No. AF133128 or a full complement thereof comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining at least one fragment made from the tospoviral nuc... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7655805 | Method for synthesizing benzotriazole A method for synthesizing benzotriazole comprises acts of: preparing a first solvent comprising 2-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl) benzotriazole, a basic agent and molecular sieves and a second solvent comprising 3-chloro-2-alkyl propylene; mixing the solvents; and heatin... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7633726 | Ground fault circuit interrupters with miswiring or reverse wiring protection and end of life alarm signal This invention provides protection against an electricity leak and prevents error in reverse wiring. Also, when the ground fault circuit interrupter has come to the end of its life and its functions fail, it can set off an alarm prompt signal, reminding the user to ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7625844 | Method for screening anti-adherent compounds on polymers for preventing biofilm formation The instant invention provides a live labeling microorganism assay for screening a one-bead one-compound library to identify synthetic anti-adherent compounds for blocking biofilm formation. The compounds of libraries may be peptides, small molecules, nucleic acids,... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7625574 | Skin treatment composition A skin treatment composition of the present invention is an external composition for skin comprising an alkylene oxide derivative expressed by Formula (I): R1O—[(AO)m(EO)n]—R2 (I) wherein AO is... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7601864 | Method for synthesizing 4,4-dihalogen-2-(dialkylamino)methylene-3-oxy-alkylbutyrate and derivatives thereof A method for synthesizing 4,4-dihalogen-2-(dialkylamino)methylene-3-oxy-alkylbutyrate and its derivatives has acts of: (a) providing N,N-dialkylamino-alkyl-acrylate in a reaction vessel; (b) adding organic alkali, organic solvent and multiple molecular sieves into t... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7576959 | Circuit interrupting device with automatic end-of-life test The present invention provides a novel circuit interrupting device capable of performing an automatic end-of-life test using a status test switch (KR-1), when the device is properly wired and the reset button is at a tripped state. The present invention is fu... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7569238 | Antitussive agent and method for making the same An antitussive agent. A composition for relieving, preventing and/or treating cough includes a sufficient amount of Cynanchi Atrati Radix extract as an active component. The effective Cynanchi Atrati Radix extract is prepared by extracting Cynanchi Atrati Radix with... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7295415 | Circuits for circuit interrupting devices having automatic end of life testing function The present invention provides a set of circuits which is capable of performing an automatic check on main components of a circuit interrupting device when the circuit interrupting device is properly powered and the device is at a tripped state to determine whether ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7223792 | Cytotoxic annonaceous acetogenins from Acetogenins isolated from Annona muricata of the family Annonaceae are described. The substantially pure compounds of the invention exhibit to human tumor cell lines as well as selective cytotoxicity for various human tumor cell lines. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214144 | Golf club head with shock absorbing material embedded therein A golf club head includes a hollow body with a side hole, a striking face securely connected to the hollow body to cover the side hole, a baffle formed inside the hollow body to be near to a peripheral edge defining the side hole so as to define between the striking... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7182698 | Shock-absorbing golf club head A shock-absorbing golf club head has a head body, a faceplate and a shock-absorbing core. The head body has a crown, a sole, a toe, a shank, a rear, an open front, a core cavity and an air outlet. The open front has an inner shoulder. The core cavity is defined in t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169763 | Cytochrome P450 3A inhibitors and enhancers The present invention provides cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) inhibitors and enhancers. Examples of the CYP3A inhibitors include free bases or pharmacologically acceptable salts of at least one of the following compounds: α-naphthoflavone, β-naphthoflavone, apigenin, ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163704 | Injection made from for treatment of cardio-cerebral vascular diseases and fundus diseases and method of producing thereof The invention discloses an injection made from Chinese herb Ixeris Sonchifolia Hance for treatment of cardio-cerebral vascular diseases and fundus diseases and method of producing thereof. The injection is in a form of lyophilized powder in which the rate of ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7118908 | On-spot selectively activated hydrophobic slide and preparation thereof An on-spot selectively activated hydrophobic slide/microarray. The preparation method relates to a hydrophobic copolymer prepared by blending, grafting or co-polymerization of a hydrophobic material and a compound bearing a functional group protected by a protecting... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7105340 | On-spot selectively activated hydrophobic slide and preparation thereof An on-spot selectively activated hydrophobic slide/microarray. The preparation method relates to a hydrophobic copolymer prepared by blending, grafting or co-polymerization of a hydrophobic material and a compound bearing a functional group protected by a protecting... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102879 | Industrial computer hinge assembly An industrial computer hinge assembly includes a bolt having a head and an extension, a first positioning ring with a first hook, a second positioning ring with a second hook, multiple leaf springs and an assembly device having an extension hole and a first fixing h... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087233 | Antimutagenic effects of spores The present invention provides a method for fetal protection by orally administering germination activated Ganoderma lucidum spore powder (“GASP”) to pregnant mammals. GASP demonstrates prophylactic effects on fetal damage in pregnant mammals, particularl... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7060286 | External preparation for skin containing oleaginous substances extracted from The present invention provides an external preparation for skin which contains, as a major ingredient, oleaginous substances extracted from sporoderm-broken spores from Ganoderma lucidum. The spores are preferably being treated with germination activation. Th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032838 | Showerhead assembly A showerhead assembly includes a cup and a showerhead. The cup is attached to the showerhead to concentrate a stream of water so that a user is able to enjoy a massaging effect when the stream of water impacts the user's body. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6998945 | Receptacle device having protection against arc faults and leakage currents A receptacle device for protection against arc faults and leakage currents, including an arc fault test button, a leakage test button, and a reset button. Test resistors are arranged below the arc fault test button and the leakage test button wherein the test resist... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6793944 | Herbal pharmaceutical compositions for prophylaxis and/or treatment of cardiovascular diseases and the method of preparing the same The present invention provides an herbal pharmaceutical composition comprising the root of scutellaria, the rhizome of coptis, the root and rhizome of rhubarb, and the dry powders of the root of ginseng (or American ginseng) or the rhizome of ginger. The herbal phar... | 09/21/2004 |
| 7538993 | Receptacle circuit interrupting devices providing an end of life test controlled by test button The present invention provides a circuit interrupting device which can test the conditions of the components in the circuit interrupting device (i.e., the end-of-life test) through the depression of a test button. The circuit interrupting device also possesses rever... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7498412 | Process for preparing porous collagen matrix from connective tissue The subject invention provides a process for preparing a porous collagen matrix from connective tissue, said process comprising: a porous structure forming step to treat said connective tissue with poring agent in situ; and a washing step to remove the impurity from... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7411060 | Transgenic fish germline expression driven by liver fatty acid binding (L-FABP) gene promoter and applications thereof The present invention relates to expression control sequences of a vertebrate liver fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) gene that, when operably linked to a reporter (e.g., a heterologous reporter, such as the green fluorescent protein (GFP)), directly express the r... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411766 | Circuit interrupting device with end of life testing functions The present invention provides a circuit interrupting device which comprises a novel reset mechanism to allow a user to test whether the device is wired properly. The novel reset mechanism includes a reset conducting apparatus which contains a reset start switch (KR... | 08/12/2008 |
| D573005 | Screwless wall plate | 07/15/2008 |
| 7381415 | Composite powder and cosmetic containing the same A first subject of the present invention is a composite powder having antibacterial and antifungal effect, in which a base powder, zinc oxide and/or zinc basic carbonate, and alkali metal salt are combined. In the composite powder, it is preferable that the b... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7361683 | Paclitaxel aqueous injection solution and methods for preparing the same The present invention provides an injectable pharmaceutical composition containing, as an active ingredient, paclitaxel, an anti-cancer agent. The injectable pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of paclitaxel, which is dissolved in polyoxyethylat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357933 | Sporoderm-broken germination-activated ganoderma lucidum spores for protection of dopaminergic neurons and treatment of Parkinson's disease This invention provides a method for treating Parkinson's disease (PD), particularly early stage of PD by orally administering to a mammal sporoderm-broken germination activated Ganoderma lucidum spore powders (GASP) to reduce and/or release the symptom of ro... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354709 | Collapsin response mediator protein-1 This invention is based on the discovery of an association of Collapsin Response Mediator Protein-1 (CRMP-1) with tumor metastasis. The level of CRMP-1 protein or mRNA can be used as an indicator of cellular invasiveness and of a test compound's ability to alter cel... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348017 | Dithiazole compounds, matrix metalloprotease inhibitors and external preparations for the skin A dithiazole compound or a salt thereof is disclosed. The compound inhibits matrix metalloprotease (MMPs) activity and can be used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions for the treatment of skin conditions. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| D564459 | Fixed contact points in a ground fault circuit interrupter | 03/18/2008 |
| 7329386 | Column packing material and method for producing the same The first subject of this invention is a column packing material comprising: a silica gel having a silanol group; a first chemical modification group which is bound to said silanol group; a silicon... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319749 | Hinge with orthogonal pivot axes The hinge with orthogonal pivot axes can be used with a cellular phone having a cover and a base and has a tilt hinge, an offset hinge and a turning hinge. The tilt, offset and turning hinges respectively comprise a rotating positioning element and a stationary posi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317600 | Circuit interrupting device with automatic end of life test The present invention provides to a circuit interrupting device, particularly a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), with a test circuit which is capable of automatically generating a simulated leakage current to detect whether the service life of the circuit in... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317156 | Folding stand for a musical instrument A folding stand for a musical instrument includes a cone-like seat having a tapered top. Multiple first slots are radially defined through the seat. A chamber is defined at a bottom side and communicates with the first slots. Multiple grooves are radially defined at... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315227 | Ground fault circuit interrupters providing end of the life test This invention discloses a ground fault circuit interrupter capable of detecting its end of life, and is characterized by: a pair of flexible metal sheets connected to the power output end are added on the circuit board of the interrupter, and there is a pair of mov... | 01/01/2008 |
