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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8003646 | Substituted triazolo-pyridazine derivatives This invention relates to novel substituted triazolo-pyridazines, their derivatives, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treat... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7653567 | Integrated online job recruitment system The present invention provides an easy to use system and method for assisting job seekers in locating job opportunities and applying for the same using an online connectivity protocol which is simple to use and highly efficient in terms of time consumption. The syst... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7582030 | Basketball training glove A muscle memory training glove for basketball having a palm portion for covering the palm of the wearer's hand formed with a first opening for receiving the fingers and hands. A plurality of finger coverings communicate with the palm portion at a first end of the pa... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7388628 | Liquid crystal panel, liquid crystal panel fabrication method, liquid crystal panel fabrication apparatus, and polarizing plate sticking apparatus A liquid crystal fabrication method includes the steps of: dropping liquid crystal on a first substrate at an upper surface inside regions enclosed by a sealing agent disposed thereon; overlaying a second substrate on the first substrate downward to stick the substr... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371387 | Vaccine compositions and methods of modulating immune responses The invention provides compositions and methods for modulating immune responses in subjects. The invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery that an in-frame translation fusion of an antigen with an APC binding domain of an opsonin forms a molecule, that ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7344023 | Transparent operational tools carrier An operational tools carrier, such as a pocketknife or a tool card, having a portion formed from a transparent or translucent material has been found to have various functional benefits in addition to the clear ornamental effects of transparency/translucenary. A poc... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339864 | Method and apparatus for setting recording condition, recording and reproducing apparatus, recording condition setting program, and recording medium A recording pulse condition for obtaining a reproduction result which fulfills predetermined signal quality is sought by performing testwrite and reproduction after uniformly changing predetermined recording pulse conditions corresponding to all mark lengths (S1 | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332291 | Methods of identifying modulators of ligand binding to ChemerinR polypeptides The present invention relates to a G-protein coupled receptor and a novel ligand therefor. The invention provides screeing assays for the identification of candidate compounds which modulate the activity of the G-protein coupled receptor, as well as assays useful fo... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7312317 | P2Y4 antibodies This invention provides a receptor having a preference for pyrimidine nucleotides preferably uridine triphosphate over purine nucleotides. A receptor having a preference for pyrimidine nucleotides over purine nucleotides means a receptor for which pyrimidine nucleot... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303889 | Ligand for G-protein coupled receptor GPR43 and uses thereof The present invention is related to the G-protein coupled orphan receptor GPR43 and the identification of short chain fatty acids as natural ligands of the receptor. The invention further relates to assays for the identification of agents that modulate GPR43 ligand ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294475 | Gene and use thereof A protein and DNA encoding the same are useful as preventives/remedies for diseases such as hypoglycemia, etc. The protein of the present invention is also useful as a reagent for screening a compound that inhibits the binding of the protein of the present invention... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288631 | G-coupled receptor showing selective affinity for ATP The present invention relates to an isolated G-protein coupled receptor, nucleic acid sequence encoding the receptor, and host cells capable of expressing the receptor. The invention further comprises methods for detecting the expression of a G-protein coupled recep... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285390 | Screening methods for identifying compounds which decrease HIV entry into a cell A peptide has an amino acid sequence having more than 80% homology with the amino acid sequence listed as SEQ ID NO:4. A nucleic acid molecule has more than 80% homology with one of the nucleic acid sequences listed as SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2 and SEQ ID NO:3. Ligan... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273710 | Method for screening MCH receptor antagonist/agonist The present invention relates to a screening method for a compound or a salt thereof that alters the binding property of MCH or a salt thereof to SLT or a salt thereof, or a partial peptide thereof, an amide or an ester thereof, or a salt thereof, characterized by u... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270966 | Human pyrimidine receptor This invention provides a receptor having a preference for pyrimidine nucleotides preferably uridine triphosphate over purine nucleotides. A receptor having a preference for pyrimidine nucleotides over purine nucleotides means a receptor for which pyrimidine nucleot... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252946 | Nucleic acid detection The invention relates to methods for the detection of the amount of a nucleic acid in a sample. The described methods exploit the ability to physically pair nucleic acid molecules in a sample that have a reference sequence with nucleic acid molecules in the sample t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250173 | Use of parasitic biological agents for prevention and control of autoimmune diseases The invention relates to a method of treating an excessive immune response including an aberrant/enhanced Th1 response by administering a helminthic parasite preparation in an amount sufficient to reduce the excessive immune response in an individual. This invention... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7236153 | Signal production circuit and display device using the same A serial-to-parallel converter circuit is constructed of a plurality of D flip-flops receiving, as a clock signal, data in a single signal of serial data stored in a ROM. Each D flip-flop transmits “high” data to a next stage through a latch operation every time... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232886 | Method for the manufacture of recombinant unhydroxylated collagen polypeptide fibres, and recombinant unhydroxylated collagen polypeptide fibres obtained thereby The present invention relates to a process for the production of fibres of an unhydroxylated recombinant collagen polypeptide, and the fibres obtained thereby, as well as to uses of such fibres as a biomaterial. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7189490 | Photoresists containing sulfonamide component Photoresist compositions that contain one or more components having sulfonamide and Si substitution. Preferred photoresist compositions of the invention contain an Si-polymer such as a silsesquioxane that has sulfonamide substitution and may be employed in multilaye... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188722 | Article carrying apparatus An article carrying apparatus is capable of inhibiting a force that acts on the apparatus due to a vibration being applied to its carry section in order to carry an article. The article carrying apparatus includes: a carry section for linearly restricting a carrying... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187246 | Oscillator circuit In the case of a voltage-controlled LC oscillator (4), the effects of supply voltage fluctuations are reduced according to the invention, due to the fact that a stabilized voltage source (3) is assigned to the LC oscillator (4), which supplies t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183059 | Synthesis of compounds and libraries of compounds A method of generating a compound having at least one biological activity of a peptide. The method includes identifying a biologically active peptide, providing a first monomer which contains terminal reactive moieties and at least one functionalizable group, provid... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183052 | Methods for detection of a target nucleic acid using multi-subunit probes The invention relates to a method of generating a signal indicative of the presence of a target nucleic acid sequence in a sample, comprising forming a complex by incubating a sample comprising a target nucleic acid sequence with a probe comprising a first and secon... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177077 | Sunspotter solar telescope A solar telescope is disclosed that facilitates safe observation of the sun with minimal setup, targeting effort or operator skill. The folded solar telescope of the invention includes a friction stabilized telescope support system that is capable of maintaining a s... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174501 | Apparatus and method of correcting offset An apparatus for correcting offset includes an optical pickup converting data recorded on an optical disc to an electrical signal; an AD converter quantizing a reproduction signal for each clock in synchronization with a bit period of the reproduction signal and seq... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166475 | Compositions and methods for monitoring the modification state of a pair of polypeptides This invention relates to a method for analyzing a sample comprising: immobilising a polypeptide to a physical support; contacting the immobilised polypeptide with a test sample which may contain an agent capable of modifying the immobilised polypeptide; contacting ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7132449 | Inhibitors of cruzipain and other cysteine proteases Compounds of general formula (I): wherein R1, R2, Y, (X)o, (W)n, (V)m, Z and U are as defined in the specification, are inhibitors of cruzipain and other cys... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7095817 | Method and apparatus for compensating for timing variances in digital data transmission channels A high-speed digital interface circuit for use with an N bit digital data signal is disclosed. The circuit comprises a source device that initially receives the N bit digital data signal, and a sink device that receives the N bit digital data signal from the source ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090968 | Copolymers having nitrile and alicyclic leaving groups and photoresist compositions comprising same The present invention includes polymers and photoresist compositions that comprise the polymers as a resin binder component. Photoresists of the invention include chemically-amplified positive-acting resists that can be effectively imaged at short wavelengths such a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081339 | Methods for variation detection The invention relates to methods of monitoring the amplification of one or more nucleic acid sequences of interest. More particularly, the invention relates to methods of monitoring the amplification of sequences of interest in real time. The methods disclosed herei... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7040816 | Optical communications module, optical fiber, and optical coupling structure of optical fiber and optical communications module At least one of end portions of a light-carrying core portion of a single-conductor optical fiber has an enlarged portion, which is a portion of the core portion larger than other portions of the core portion. An optical communications module includes a light emitti... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034889 | Signal processing unit and method for a digital TV system with an increased frame rate video signal A signal processing unit for a digital TV system comprises a first device which acts on a video signal with graphical picture elements and text characters. A second device performs frame-rate conversion on the output of the first device. The output of the second dev... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030434 | Arrangement with image sensors A memory transistor and a selection transistor of an image sensor are connected in series and between a bit line (B5) and a reference line (R5). A gate electrode of the selection transistor is connected to a word line (W5), which extends crosswi... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022454 | Monomers, polymers, methods of synthesis thereof and photoresist compositions The present invention provides novel alicyclic-esterified norbornene carboxylates monomers, polymers and photoresist compositions that comprise the polymers as a resin binder component. Methods for synthesis of the monomers and polymers of the invention are also pro... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023520 | Method and system for fabricating liquid crystal film and method for fabricating brightening film A method and a system for fabricating a liquid crystal film are proposed. First of all, mechanical rubbing is performed on a surface of a plastic substrate. The surface of the substrate is applied with dispersed liquid crystal material over the substrate. At least o... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022455 | Photoacid-labile polymers and photoresists comprising same The present invention relates to new polymers that contain photoacid-labile groups that comprise arylalkyl groups. Particularly preferred are polymers having a benzylic carbon directly linked to an ester oxygen. Polymers of the invention are useful as a component of... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019854 | Printing system and printing method therein Control means for controlling memory means and an output section is provided in a printing system which stores print data transmitted from a host in a page unit in a memory device and which prints out the print data stored in the memory device through the output sec... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008826 | Lead-frame-based semiconductor package and fabrication method thereof A lead-frame-based semiconductor package and a fabrication method thereof are proposed. The semiconductor package includes: a lead frame having a plurality of first and second leads, wherein each first lead is formed with an extending portion smaller in thickness th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009404 | Method and device for testing the ESD resistance of a semiconductor component To test the ESD resistance of a semiconductor component, for example of a NOS transistor, which can be used as a PSD protective element in a chip, a direct current characteristic of the semiconductor component is monitored and the ESD resistance of the respective se... | 03/07/2006 |
