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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119138 | Anti-estrogen and immune modulator combinations for treating breast cancer Compositions for treating cancers of mucosal tissues including breast, prostate, ovary, colon are disclosed which include various combinations of new or conventional anti-estrogen compounds, aromatase inhibitors, immune modulators, immune inhibitors, immune inhibito... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8017575 | Treatment of insulin resistance by modulating somatostatin using somatostatin receptor antagonists The present invention provides the use of somatostatin antagonists for treating and preventing HISS-dependent insulin resistance and hemorrhage induced insulin resistance. The present further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a somatostatin antagonist ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7989604 | Dispersin B polynucleotides and methods of producing recombinant DspB polypeptides Isolated nucleic acid sequences and amino acid sequences for soluble, β-N-acetylglucosaminidase or active fragments or variants thereof which promote detachment of bacterial cells from a biofilm are provided. An isolated mutant bacteria which forms biofilm colonies... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7959912 | Probiotic bifidobacterial species A probiotic composition comprising a Bifidobacterium strain which has DNA sequence homology of greater than 40% to Bifidobacterium GC56, wherein Bifidobacterium GC56 was deposited at the Collection Nationale de Cultures de Micro-organismes (CNCM... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7927824 | Complex of a chaperone with β-amyloid and methods employing this complex A chaperone protein Q2 and β-amyloid can form a complex. This complex can be detected in a biological sample, such as, for example, tissues or fluids from a mammal. Q2 levels can also be detected in a biological sample. A method for determining the Q2 level in a bi... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7833523 | Compositions and methods for enzymatic detachment of bacterial and fungal biofilms Isolated nucleic acid sequences and amino acid sequences for soluble, β-N-acetylglucosaminidase or active fragments or variants thereof which promote detachment of bacterial cells from a biofilm are provided. An isolated mutant bacteria which forms biofilm colonies... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7812037 | Dual antiplatelet/anticoagulant pyridoxine analogs Compounds with antiplatelet aggregation and anticoagulant characteristics for the treatment of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and cardiovascular related diseases and symptoms, are described. The methods are directed to administering pharmaceutical compositions com... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7687272 | Method and apparatus for determining blood oxygen transport The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining blood oxygen transport, and to measure lipid levels by correlating these levels with the rate at which oxygen diffuses through the red blood cell membrane. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7622447 | Use of glutathione synthesis stimulating compounds in reducing insulin resistance There is provided a method of reducing insulin resistance in a mammalian patient comprising selecting a patient suffering from insulin resistance and administering a compound which increases hepatic glutathione and a compound which increases hepatic nitric oxide. | 11/24/2009 |
| 7597895 | Signal peptides, nucleic acid molecules and methods for treatment of caries Compounds that competitively inhibit binding of CSP to S. mutans histidine kinase are provided. The compounds are preferably a peptide or an antibody, and are preferably a derivative of [SEQ ID NO:2], a fragment of [SEQ ID NO:2] or a derivative of a fragment ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7556807 | Signal peptides, nucleic acid molecules and methods for treatment of caries Peptide analogues of S. mutans CSP peptide which inhibit biofilm formation, uses thereof in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions, antimicrobial compositions and uses thereof in the treatment and prevention of infections caused by biofilm forming bac... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7459468 | Aryl sulfonic pyridoxines as antiplatelet agents Aryl sulfonic pyridoxine compounds with antiplatelet aggregation characteristics for the treatment of cardiovascular and cardiovascular related disease, are described. The methods are directed to administering pharmaceutical compositions comprising aryl sulfonic pyr... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7442689 | Cardioprotective phosphonates and malonates The present invention provides for pyridoxine phosphonate analogues, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for treatment of cardiovascular and related diseases. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7425570 | Pyridoxine and pyridoxal analogues: new uses The invention provides pyridoxal and pyridoxine analogues, pharmaceutical compositions containing pyridoxine and pyridoxal analogues, and methods of administering pharmaceutical compositions containing a therapeutically effective amount of at least one of these anal... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425531 | Bone polypeptide-1 The present invention relates to a bone polypeptide, particularly bone polypeptide-1 and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The present invention provides the human primary sequence of bone polypeptide-1 as well as sequences of vertebrate homologs. The invent... | 09/16/2008 |
