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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8084084 | Product for roughening the strings of tennis, badminton and squash rackets and for keeping them rough and method for producing said product The agent basically consists of Saxolith, a crystalline marble-based filler, and Erkamar, a binder having adhesive properties. The agent preferably also contains dimethylethanolamine to improve the dissolution of resins and to stabilize the pH, as well as isopropano... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084021 | Recombinant human albumin-interleukin-11 fusion protein with long-lasting biological effects Compositions, kits and methods are provided for promoting general health or for prevention or treatment of diseases by using novel recombinant fusion proteins of human serum albumin (HSA) and bioactive molecules. The bioactive molecules may be a protein or peptide h... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083918 | Process and device for the producing and recycling of nanoemulsions as well as for the surface treatment of parts by means of the same The invention relates to a device comprising a tubular circuit provided with at least one pump (9), a vacuum chamber (1) for processing the surfaces of parts placed therein, an actuation device (10), high voltage electrodes and a high frequency ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8028860 | Hermetically sealed liquid-containing bag with welded-in drinking or dispensing spout The liquid-containing bag is produced integrally from two sheets (4; 5) which are welded to on another along the edge region (3), and the bag forms two chambers (6; 7) which are separated from one another by a separating strip (8). A drin... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028811 | Process for release of at least one pressure medium operated spring accumulator brake and an apparatus and hydraulic circuit for carrying out the process The invention relates to a process for releasing at least one spring accumulator brake (10), which is operated by a pressure medium and which is connected to a brake-release-pressure-supply-circuit (63) in normal operation for impact with a brake relea... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7838481 | Formaldehyde-free cleaner composition for cleaning blood analyzers and method of use A formaldehyde-free cleaner composition and method of use for maintaining a blood analyzer are disclosed. The cleaner composition includes surfactants, a proteolytic enzyme, non-formaldehyde releasing antimicrobials, alkaline metal salts, and a buffer. The cleaner c... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7754487 | Hematology linearity control composition, system and method of use A linearity control system includes a series of linearity control compositions, each thereof includes white blood cell analogs and stabilized red blood cells in a suspension medium. The concentration of the white blood cell analogs in the series of control compositi... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7678583 | Method of lysis of erythrocytes A multifunctional reagent for erythrocytes containing an amount sufficient to produce the lysis of erythrocytes or the sphering of erythrocytes in such a way that they can be detected by a cytometer or an automatic counting device, of a carbamate or of an agent indu... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7678578 | Cell permeabilization and stabilization reagent and method of use A cell permeabilization and stabilization reagent and method of use are disclosed. The reagent contains a N-acyl sarcosine or a salt thereof, a pH adjusting agent to adjust pH of the reagent in a range from about 4 to about 6; and an aqueous medium; the reagent havi... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7609369 | Methods of detection of iron deficiency and hemochromatosis New diagnostic parameters or indexes for detection of absolute iron deficiency, latent iron deficiency, functional iron deficiency, or latent functional iron deficiency have been disclosed. The parameters include a RBC size factor, RSf1 defined by the for... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7586589 | Methods of determination of responsiveness to erythropoietin treatment Methods for determining the responsiveness of a patient to recombinant human erythropoietin therapy are disclosed. In one approach, the method includes obtaining a volume-Hgb factor (VHf) defined as a product function of MCV and Hgb from a patient's blood sample; co... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7541190 | Method of measurement of cellular hemoglobin A method of measuring cellular hemoglobin of a blood sample includes mixing a blood sample with a permeation reagent, and incubating the sample mixture to permeate cellular membrane of red blood cells and to cause hemoglobin aggregation within the cells; adding a ne... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7482165 | Method of preventing white blood cell interferences to red blood cell measurements of a blood sample Methods of prevention and correction of white blood cell interferences to the measurements of mean cell volume (MCV), red blood cell concentration (RBC) and hematocrit (Hct) of a blood sample are disclosed. The interference to MCV can be prevented by identifying a v... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7393688 | Method of using a hematology reference control for measurement of immature granulocytes A method of using a reference control for measurement of immature granulocytes on a blood analyzer is disclosed. The method includes analyzing a reference control that contains an immature granulocyte component made of processed red blood cells for simulating immatu... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390662 | Method and apparatus for performing platelet measurement The present invention relates to a hematology instrument system that discriminates platelets from red blood cells, debris and other particles within a blood sample. The instrument system uses an optical trigger and collects data at optical sensor locations relative ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7361510 | Methods of detection of iron deficiency New diagnostic indexes and the method of use for detection of iron deficiency have been disclosed. These include a logistic function of mean cell hemoglobin (MCH) and mean cell volume (MCV), and a logistic function of mean cell hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and MC... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361512 | Low hemoglobin concentration cell percentage and method of use in detection of iron deficiency A method of producing low hemoglobin concentration cell percentage (LHCC %) and the method of use for detection of iron deficiency have been disclosed. LHCC % is a sigmoid function of mean cell hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), which correlates linearly with hypochro... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354767 | Reference control composition containing a nucleated red blood cell component made of non-nucleated blood cells A reference control composition containing a nucleated red blood cell component and the method of making are disclosed. The reference control composition includes a nucleated red blood cell component made of fixed non-nucleated blood cells and a suspension medium. T... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344890 | Method for discriminating platelets from red blood cells A method for discriminating and quantifying platelets within an analyzed blood sample involves initially diluting the blood sample with a ghosting reagent that causes a change in the index of refraction of the red blood cells. Owing to the change in the index of ref... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7300797 | Lysis reagent for blood cell analysis A multifunctional reagent for erythrocytes containing an amount sufficient to produce the lysis of erythrocytes or the sphering of erythrocytes in such a way that they can be detected by a cytometer or an automatic counting device, of a carbamate or of an agent indu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285417 | Reference control containing a nucleated red blood cell component A method of making a reference control containing a nucleated red blood cell component includes providing a blood cell containing a nucleus; treating the blood cell with a treatment solution to alter a nucleus property from a natural value to a target value suitable... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7256048 | Method for detection of malaria and other parasite infections A method of detecting parasite infection, particularly malaria, includes mixing a blood sample with a lytic reagent system to lyse red blood cells, and to form a sample mixture; performing a differential analysis of white blood cells of the sample mixture on a blood... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7235404 | Cyanide-free lytic reagent composition and method of use for hemoglobin and white blood cell measurement A cyanide-free lytic reagent composition and method of use for measuring the total hemoglobin concentration and white blood cells in a blood sample are disclosed. The lytic reagent composition includes a quaternary ammonium surfactant to lyse red blood cells and rel... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7208319 | Method of measurement of nucleated red blood cells Methods are provided for measurement of nucleated red blood cells in a blood sample. The methods include exposing a blood cell sample to a reagent system to lyse mature red blood cells, subsequently analyzing nucleated red blood cells in a flow cell by axial light l... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198953 | Method of using a reference control composition for measurement of nucleated red blood cells Methods of using a reference control composition containing a nucleated red blood cell component for measurement of nucleated red blood cells are disclosed. The nucleated red blood cell component is made of stabilized or processed nucleated blood cells which have im... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195919 | Hematology controls for reticulocytes and nucleated red blood cells The present invention is drawn to a hematology control made from particles a particle having a biopolymer attached to a surface of the particle. The particle simulates a component of a blood sample, such as a reticulocyte or nucleated red blood cell component of a b... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7176031 | Reference control for optical measurement of nucleated red blood cells of a blood sample Reference control compositions and the method of use are disclosed for measurement of nucleated red blood cells, which includes one set of synthetic spherical particles having a mean particle diameter ranging from 6.2 μm to 6.8 μm and a refractive index from 1.58 ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7135341 | Reference control containing a nucleated red blood cell component A method of making a reference control containing a nucleated red blood cell component includes providing a blood cell containing a nucleus; treating the blood cell with a treatment solution to alter a nucleus property from a natural value to a target value suitable... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7109036 | Hematology reference control containing an immature granulocyte component A hematology reference control containing an immature granulocyte component and the method of making are disclosed. The reference control includes an immature granulocyte component made of processed blood cells for simulating human immature granulocytes, and a suspe... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7008792 | Method of measurement of nucleated red blood cells Methods are provided for measurement of nucleated red blood cells. The methods include exposing a blood cell sample to a reagent system to lyse mature red blood cells, subsequently analyzing nucleated red blood cells in a flow cell by axial light loss, low angle lig... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6962817 | Reference control for optical measurement of nucleated red blood cells of a blood sample Reference control compositions and the method of use are disclosed for measurement of nucleated red blood cells, which includes one set of synthetic spherical particles having a mean particle diameter ranging from 6.2 μm to 6.8 μm and a refractive index from 1.58 ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6916658 | Method for measurement of immature granulocytes A method for measuring immature granulocytes in a blood sample is described. The method includes the steps of lysing red blood cells of a blood sample with a lytic reagent, analyzing the sample mixture by DC impedance measurement, determining immature granulocytes f... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6472038 | Exchangeable decorative frame cover An exchangeable decorative frame cover is provided for decoration. The exchangeable decorative frame cover includes a frame cover made of flexible material with a shape adaptable to a solid frame, and a means for securing the frame cover on to the solid f... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6470170 | System and method for interactive distance learning and examination training A system for learning and examination training is disclosed. A student can log on the system through a website to review training history, to access a menu of levels of practice examinations of interest to him, and to select training exams on the website.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467727 | Smoke extractor An extractor system for extracting hazardous smoke or other unwanted gases in an aircraft is provided. The extractor system includes an external air receiver mounted on the exterior of the aircraft, a vent receptacle positioned inside the aircraft, and an... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6457891 | Refillable cosmetic powder dispenser A refillable cosmetic powder dispenser is provided for use with a retractable cosmetic powder brush. The refillable cosmetic powder dispenser includes a scoop refiller, a scoop refiller cap, a brush adapter, and a center rotational mechanism connecting th... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6447434 | Portable exercise apparatus A portable exercise apparatus comprising a footrest and an adjustable, elongate bar. The footrest includes a substantially flat top face, a pair of longitudinally disposed sidewalls projecting downwards and outward from opposite longitudinally disposed ed... | 09/10/2002 |
