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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8160780 | System and method for keeping a vehicle in a lane The present invention relates, in general, to a system and method for keeping a vehicle in a lane in consideration of a steering wheel contortion angle, and more particularly, to a system for keeping a vehicle in a lane in consideration of a steering wheel contortio... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7282515 | Derivatives of azaspiro compounds for the treatment of pain This invention relates to azaspiro compounds and their use as medications especially for the treatment of chronic, chronic-phlogistic and/or neuropathic pain. Compounds that lend themselves particularly well to the production of analgesics include 1,3-diazaspiro[4.5... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7235267 | Brain cell or nerve cell-protecting agents comprising medicinal ginseng The present invention provides medicinal or pharmaceutical compositions and preparations for administration, which are useful as cytoprotective agents and a remedy for neurotrauma, comprising ginseng, its extract, ginseng components, metabolites thereof or salts the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7193053 | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha variants and methods of use This invention relates to unique variant forms of HIF-1 alpha polypeptide that are stable under hypoxic and nonhypoxic conditions and their use in the treatment of disorders involving oxygen homeostasis. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7119095 | Pharmaceutically active compounds and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors having an aromatic group and a heteroaromatic group linked by a methylene group; and methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions that utilize or comprise one or more of such dihydrofolate r... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7091029 | High titer recombinant AAV production The invention includes methods and compositions for the production of high titer recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV). The disclosed rAAV are useful in gene therapy applications. Methods are based on the use of recombinant herpes virus vectors and result in hig... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6780971 | Compositions for inhibiting the aggregation pathway of α-synuclein The present invention provides methods of determining aggregation of α-synuclein, which are a hallmark of Lewy body diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Also disclosed are inhibitors of the aggregation, including magnesium and α-synuclein binding peptides. The in... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6770291 | Liposome complexes for increased systemic delivery Highly efficient cationic liposomes have been developed as an improved delivery system for biologically-active reagents. A novel structure, the sandwich liposome, is formed and comprises one or more biologically active agents internalized between two bilomellar lipo... | 08/03/2004 |
