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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7335383 | Generation of nitric oxide in vivo from nitrite, nitrate or nitrosothiols endogenous in blood A material includes a surface and a reactive agent that is located at the surface of the material, covalently attached to a backbone of the material, and/or located within the material. The reactive agent has nitrite reductase activity, nitrate reductase activity, a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7151120 | Degradable porous materials with high surface areas A method for preparing a highly porous, high surface area degradable or partially degradable material. The method comprises the steps of mixing a degradable or partially degradable polymer with a mixed solvent comprising a first solvent and a second solvent, wherein... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148389 | Selective sorbents for purification of hydrocartons A method for removing thiophene and thiophene compounds from liquid fuel includes contacting the liquid fuel with an adsorbent which preferentially adsorbs the thiophene and thiophene compounds. The adsorption takes place at a selected temperature and pressure, ther... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128904 | Material containing metal ion ligand complex producing nitric oxide in contact with blood Biocompatible materials that have the ability to release nitric oxide (NO) in situ at the surface-blood interface when in contact with blood. The materials which may be polymers (e.g., polyurethane, poly(vinyl chloride), silicone rubbers), metals, such as stainless ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7094333 | Selective sorbents for purification of hydrocarbons A method for removing thiophene and thiophene compounds from liquid fuel includes contacting the liquid fuel with an adsorbent which preferentially adsorbs the thiophene and thiophene compounds. The adsorption takes place at a selected temperature and pressure, ther... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073837 | Multi-purpose tailgate for a vehicle A multi-purpose tailgate for a vehicle. The tailgate includes a multiple link mechanism operatively attaching the tailgate to the vehicle body. The link mechanism articulates the tailgate from a closed position into first and second open positions. First and second ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7053256 | Selective sorbents for purification of hydrocarbons A method for removing thiophene and thiophene compounds from liquid fuel includes contacting the liquid fuel with an adsorbent which preferentially adsorbs the thiophene and thiophene compounds. The adsorption takes place at a selected temperature and pressure, ther... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7029574 | Selective sorbents for purification of hydrocarbons A method for removing thiophene and thiophene compounds from liquid fuel includes contacting the liquid fuel with an adsorbent which preferentially adsorbs the thiophene and thiophene compounds. The adsorption takes place at a selected temperature and pressure, ther... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6979700 | Non-degradable porous materials with high surface areas A method for preparing a highly porous, high surface area non-degradable material includes the steps of mixing a non-degradable polymer with a solvent or mixture of solvents; gelling the mixture; and treating the gel under conditions whereby a substantially solvent ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6908542 | Rotating potentiometric electrode A rotating electrode configuration lowers the detection limits of polyion-sensitive membrane electrodes. Planar potentiometric polycation and polyanion-sensitive membrane electrodes were prepared by incorporating tridodecylmethylammonium chloride and calcium dinonyl... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6899873 | Method of forming micro-tubular polymeric materials The present invention discloses the design and fabrication of highly porous (up to 97%) scaffolds from biodegradable polymers with a novel phase-separation technique to generate controllable parallel array of micro-tubular architecture. The porosity, diameter of the... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6867166 | Selective adsorption of alkenes using supported metal compounds The invention provides novel adsorbents for use in the separation of unsaturated hydrocarbons from a mixture of gases containing such hydrocarbons. The preferred adsorbents comprise metal compounds supported on high surface area carriers. The adsorbents of the inven... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6814980 | Microspheres containing condensed polyanionic bioactive agents and methods for their production The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising microspheres and/or nanospheres containing condensed polyanionic bioactive agents, such as DNA. The polyanionic bioactive agent in the microspheres and/or nanospheres is preferably condensed using a poly... | 11/09/2004 |
