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| 7183037 | Antireflective coatings with increased etch rates The present invention provides new light absorbing compositions suitable for use as an antireflective coating (“ARC”) with an overcoated resist layer. ARCs of the invention exhibit increased etch rates in standard plasma etchants. Preferred ARCs of invention hav... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7102677 | Reduced thermal release effect amplification-type solid imaging device and method of driving the same A solid imaging device includes at least one pixel, the pixel including a photoelectric conversion section and a charge detection node which are coupled to or decoupled from each other via a transfer gate transistor, the charge detection node being coupled to or dec... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087247 | Polyesters, method for producing same, and depot medicaments produced from these polyesters The invention relates to novel absorbable polyesters, produced by ring-opening polymerisation of hydroxycarboxylic acids in the presence of a polyol containing an electrolyte, in an extruder. In particular, the invention relates to novel polylactide glycolide polyes... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073510 | Photochemical tissue bonding Photochemical tissue bonding methods include the application of a photosensitizer to a tissue and/or tissue graft, followed by irradiation with electromagnetic energy to produce a tissue seal. The methods are useful for tissue adhesion, such as in wound closure, tis... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070803 | Controlled release pharmaceutical composition for oral use containing midodrine and/or active metabolite, desglymidodrine Novel controlled release pharmaceutical compositions for oral use containing midodrine and/or its active metabolite desglymidodrine. The novel compositions are designed to release midodrine and/or desglymidodrine after oral intake in a manner which enables absorptio... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072527 | Image correction apparatus An image correction apparatus 1 includes an image input device 3, a memory device 4, a central processing unit 2, and and image output device 5. In the image correction apparatus 1, a locally wrinkled document or a document ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7071689 | Methods for multiple acquisitions with global inversion cycling for vascular-space-occupancy dependant and apparatuses and devices related thereto Featured are methods for magnetic resonance imaging in which MR signals of selected tissues, fluid or body components in a target area are desired to be essentially eliminated, which method includes applying an initial RF inversion pulse to invert the magnetization ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067514 | Pyrimidine compounds This invention features pyrimidine compounds of formula (I): R1 is aryl, or heteroaryl; each of R2 and R4, indep... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060413 | Radiation sensitive compositions and methods The present invention provides radiation sensitive compositions and methods that comprise novel means for providing relief images of enhanced resolution. In one aspect the invention provides a method for controlling diffusion of photogenerated acid comprising adding... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056911 | Dibenz[B,F]azepine compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same and methods of use thereof The invention relates to pharmaceutically active compounds, and methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions that utilize or comprise one or more such compounds. Compounds of the invention and particularly useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052793 | Composite solid polymer electrolyte membranes The present invention relates to composite solid polymer electrolyte membranes (SPEMs) which include a porous polymer substrate interpenetrated with an ion-conducting material. SPEMs of the present invention are useful in electrochemical applications, including fuel... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045517 | Triazine compounds This invention relates to triazine compounds of formula (I): R1 is , aryl, or heteroaryl; each of R2, R4, and R5, independently,... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045497 | Use of peptide The present invention relates to use of peptide to which G-protein coupled receptor protein recognizes as a ligand. Since the ligand polypeptide of the present invention has a stimulating action on oxytocin secretion, it is useful as a drug for ameliorating, preserv... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038995 | Optical pickup for optically reading/writing data including convergent and aberration correction optical systems A lightweight, highly reliable optical pickup including a singlet objective lens is offered by correcting coma aberrations which adversely affect properties of the objective lens having an increased NA. A convergent optical system is composed of a singlet objective ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038144 | Electronic component and method and structure for mounting semiconductor device An electronic component having an electrode structure to increase an allowance positional deviation in a mounting process as well as a method and a structure for mounting a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes, on electrodes, connecti... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033778 | Methods for determining the acetylation level of a peptide based on sensitivity of the peptide to peptidase The acetylation level of a peptide is determined utilizing the fact that the changes in the acetylation level are reflected in the sensitivity of the substrate peptide to a peptidase. This method can be used for measuring activities of deacetylase and acetylase, and... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034906 | Display device utilizing a plurality of adjoining display panels to form single display screen and methods related thereto A display device of a multi-panel system is composed of plural liquid crystal panels which are jointed together by means of a bonding agent, and offers an image displayed on a large screen, wherein at least one edge portion of an end surface of a connected part of e... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034420 | Crash management system for implementation in flywheel systems A crash management system for implementation in a flywheel energy storage system (FESS) is provided. Implementation of such a system entails designing an FESS rim that is highly failure resistant, and designing the FESS such that if one, some, or even all of its com... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029821 | Photoresist and organic antireflective coating compositions Methods are provides methods are provided to prepare photoresist and organic antireflective coating composition with a filter having a mean pore size of less than about 0.4 microns. Photoresist compositions and antireflective coatings produced by such methods can pr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026152 | Methods and compositions for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation The invention provides compositions and methods for the synergistic degradation of oligosaccharides by endoglucanases. The invention further provides recombinant host cells containing one or more genes encoding endoglucanses which are capable of the synergistic degr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022513 | Cell based signal generation The present invention makes available a rapid, reproducible, robust assay system for screening and identifying pharmaceutically effective compounds that specifically interact with and modulate the activity of a cellular protein, e.g., a receptor or ion channel. The ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018819 | Method and apparatus for manipulation of cells and cell-like structures focused electric fields in microfludic systems and use thereof An apparatus and method are disclosed for electromanipulation of at least one cell or cell-like structure having cell-like membranes, the method comprising the steps: (a) at least one cell or cell-like structure is transported from one or more sample containers loca... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016882 | Method and apparatus for evolutionary design The invention involves generating and presenting, typically electronically, a number of design alternatives to persons who are participating in the design, selection, or market research exercise. The participants (referred to as “selectors”) transmit data indica... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015433 | Temperature calibration method for a cooking appliance The present invention is a method for calibrating the temperature of a cooking appliance. It has been discovered that the calibration can vary widely, depending on when during the heating cycle it is performed. In accordance with the principles of the invention, tem... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012065 | Cyclosporins for the treatment of immune disorders The present invention relates to novel semi-synthetic cyclosporin analogs for the prevention of organ transplantation rejection and the treatment of immune disorders and inflammation, their use as pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical composition comprising them, as we... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008750 | Processes for producing polysiloxanes and photoresist compositions comprising same New methods are provided for synthesis of polysiloxanes (silsesquioxanes) and photoresists comprising same. Synthetic methods of the invention include use of a polymerization templating reagent that has multiple reactive nitrogen groups, particularly a diamine reage... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009678 | Liquid crystal display device with improved field angles A liquid crystal display device includes a display element with a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer between the substrates, and an alignment film on a surface of at least one substrate facing the layer; a pair of polarizers on both surfaces of the liquid cr... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001614 | 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... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001997 | Proteins, their production and use This invention relates to a novel metalloprotease having a proteolytic activity, its partial peptide or a salt either of them, a DNA coding for the protein, a recombinant vector comprising the DNA, a transformant carrying the recombinant vector, a process for produc... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998484 | Synthesis of purine locked nucleic acid analogues The present invention relates to a new method for the synthesis of purine LNA (Locked Nucleic Acid) analogues which provides a higher overall yield. The method comprising a regioselective 9-N purine glycosylation reaction followed by a one-pot nucleophilic aromatic ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997932 | Suture passer A device for the placement of sutures and for the purpose of approximating tissue includes an elongate body member, a suture deployment system, and a catch. Methods of placing sutures include inserting and deploying in a patient a device including an elongate body m... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996969 | Multi-mode shutdown system for a fuel metering unit A multi-mode shutdown system in combination with a fuel metering unit of an engine to prevent normal fuel delivery during engine malfunction such as the engine overspeeding. The multi-mode shutdown system includes a shutdown solenoid capable of closing a pressurizin... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996764 | Coding method, recording medium, decoding method, and recording-medium reproducing apparatus At a preceding stage of a PR-channel APP decoder out of two APP decoders constituting a turbo decoder is disposed a logarithmic-likelihood computing circuit that computes logarithmic likelihoods L(y′i|yi) of a reproduced signal y′i | 02/07/2006 |
| 6995161 | Substituted arylpyrazines Arylpyrazine compounds are provided, including arylpyrazines that can bind with high affinity and high selectivity to CRF1 receptors, including human CRF1 receptors. The invention thus includes methods for treatment of disorders and diseases as... | 02/07/2006 |
| D514566 | Liquid crystal display | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992601 | Input apparatus using multidimensional electrodes to define key functions and the encoding method thereof An input apparatus using multidimensional electrodes to define key functions and the encoding method thereof is peculiarized by utilizing N-dimensional electrodes to define the individual key functions, where N is a positive integer number greater than two. The keyb... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992197 | Lactone compound A novel monomer compound having a lactone moiety of the present invention can be converted into polymers usable as resist materials with excellent properties, etc., and an alcohol compound having a lactone moiety of the invention is useful as a material for the mono... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992827 | Antiglare film, method for fabricating the same, polarizer element and display device employing the same, and internal diffusion film An antiglare film has an internal diffusion layer, composed of a transparent matrix and a transparent diffusive material, and surface irregularities. The diffusive material has a different refractive index from the transparent matrix, exhibits anisotropic diffusion ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6991908 | Antiobestic agents methods for screening antiobestic agents and kits comprising same The present invention provides a method for screening a compound or its salt that alters the binding property between MCH or its salt and SLC-1 or its salt, characterized by using MCH or its derivative or a salt thereof and SLC-1 or its salt is useful for screening ... | 01/31/2006 |
