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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7834139 | Magnetic nanotubes A magnetic nanotube includes bacterial magnetic nanocrystals contacted onto a nanotube which absorbs the nanocrystals. The nanocrystals are contacted on at least one surface of the nanotube. A method of fabricating a magnetic nanotube includes synthesizing the bacte... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7571621 | Fluid cooling system, cooled fluid dispenser comprising the later, and methods for sterilization thereof The present invention relates to a fluid cooling system (1), for use in dispensing or distributing a chilled or cooled fluid, comprising a primary heat exchanger system (2), a secondary heat exchanger system (3), a first conduit (9) throu... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7532325 | Method and apparatus for the separation of fluoroscence and elastic scattering produced by broadband illumination using polarization discrimination techniques An apparatus for separating fluorescent light from light elastically scattered/reflected from a material illuminated with a broadband illumination source includes a polarization discriminator, which separates the substantially polarized elastically scattered/reflect... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7520356 | Modular wall climbing robot with transition capability A mobile robot generally including a first suction module, a second suction module and a hinge assembly pivotably connecting the suction modules together. Each of the suction modules includes a support frame defining a vacuum chamber and a vacuum unit supported on t... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7507799 | High affinity ligand for p75 neurotrophin receptor The present invention provides an isolated protein comprising a pro-domain of a proneurotrophin, methods for producing the protein, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the isolated protein. The invention also provides a nucleic acid molecule which encodes the... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7499578 | System, method and apparatus for small pulmonary nodule computer aided diagnosis from computed tomography scans The present invention is a multi-stage detection algorithm using a successive nodule candidate refinement approach. The detection algorithm involves four major steps. First, the lung region is segmented from a whole lung CT scan. This is followed by a hypothesis gen... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7498297 | Medicinal uses of mu-opioid receptor agonists The present invention provides methods for stimulating a mu-opioid receptor agonist peptide in a mammal in need thereof. The methods comprise administering to the mammal an effective amount of a selective mu-opioid receptor agonist peptide that comprises at least tw... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7498165 | Rapidly cleavable SUMO fusion protein expression system for difficult to express proteins A recombinant expression system for the expression of a poly amino acid, peptide or protein is provided. The poly amino acid of interest is expressed as a fusion protein that includes an amino acid sequence recognized and cleaved by a Ulp1 protease. The amino acid s... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7476386 | Mixed lipopeptide micelles for inducing an immune response The invention concerns mixed micelles or micro-aggregates for inducing an immune response containing at least a first lipopeptide comprising a CTL epitope and at least a first lipid motif; and a second lipopeptide comprising at least an auxiliary T epitope and at le... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7423254 | High responsivity high bandwidth metal-semiconductor-metal optoelectronic device An optical device for sensing an incident optical wave within a wavelength range includes a first array and a second array of electrodes superposed on a substrate, and a sensor connected to the contacts. The arrays are interdigitated. Each array includes its own par... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419622 | Stabilizer composition for halogen-containing thermoplastic resin compositions The present invention relates to a stabilizer composition for halogen-containing thermoplastic resins, the stabilizer composition comprising (a) calcium hydroxide and/or calcium oxide which may optionally be surface-modified; and | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416842 | DNA virus microRNA The invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising the sequence of a DNA virus microRNA. In another embodiment, the invention relates to single stranded DNA virus microRNA molecules. In yet another embodiment, the invention relates to single strande... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7405052 | Voltage sensor domains of voltage-dependent ion channel proteins and uses thereof A composition of matter suitable for use in identifying chemical compounds that bind to voltage-dependent ion channel proteins, the composition comprising a screening protein that comprises an ion channel voltage sensor domain of the ion channel protein immobilized ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7365058 | MicroRNA and methods for inhibiting same The invention relates to isolated DNA or RNA molecules comprising at least ten contiguous bases having a sequence in a pancreatic islet microRNA. In another embodiment, the invention relates to isolated single stranded pancreatic islet microRNA molecules or anti-pan... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7335633 | Detecting recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis or vulvar vestibulitis syndrome and method for treating same In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for detecting increased risk of vulvovaginal candidiasis or vulvur vestibulitis syndrome. The method comprises obtaining a biological sample and determining whether a mutant allele of mannose-binding lectin gene is ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323683 | Linear ion trap for mass spectrometry A method for manipulating ions in an ion trap includes storing ions, spatially compressing, and ejecting selected ions according to mass-to-charge ratio. An ion trap includes an injection port, an arm having a first and a second end for confining and spatially compr... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7285286 | Antimicrobial surfaces The invention relates to an antimicrobial surface having the formula SS—(V+2—W)X wherein: SS represents a solid surface, said solid surface comprising hydroxyl groups attached to a carbon atom in the unmodified state t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274810 | System and method for three-dimensional image rendering and analysis The present invention relates to methods and systems for conducting three-dimensional image analysis and diagnosis and possible treatment relating thereto. The invention includes methods of handling signals containing information (data) relating to three-dimensional... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264885 | Enhancement of the wetting of hydrophobic surfaces by aqueous surfactant solutions A solid hydrophobic surface wetted with an aqueous solution that includes a first and second surfactant. The first surfactant includes a first straight-chain, branched chain or cyclic hydrocarbon chain and a first hydrophilic moiety. The second surfactant includes a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241453 | Antimicrobial surfaces These and other objectives will be apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art have been achieved by providing an antimicrobial surface having formula 1: SS—(Ua—V+b1—W)b2dX−eformula 1 ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7199584 | Method and apparatus for high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy A probe, device, and methods for performing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements on a suitable sample are provided. The probe includes a hyper polarized tip positioned to cause a dipolar interaction between the tip and sample. The nuclear magnetic spin of a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7109479 | Method and system for mass spectroscopy A system for determining the ratio of mass to charge of an ion including a pulsed ionizer, a high pressure co-linear ion guide/accelerator, and a mass analyzer. The pulsed ionizer generates intact analyte ions from a sample of matter to be analyzed. The high pressur... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089953 | Controlled pneumatic device for automatic inflating/deflating of a confinement capacity of a gas fluid under relative pressure The invention concerns a controlled pneumatic valve (1), for remote inflating and deflating of a capacity (2), comprising a membrane (17) maintained between a valve body (18), including orifices (24) and a cover (19); and de... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6974871 | Dequalinium analogs A composition for protecting human skin from harmful effects of the sun, the composition comprising a topically effective amount of: (a) a first chemical compound that absorbs ultraviolet light sufficiently to reduce significantly ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6900051 | Process for obtaining mammalian insulin secreting cells in vitro and their uses The present invention relates to a process for obtaining mammalian insulin secreting cells in vitro, characterized in that it contains the following steps: a) preparation of the mammalian pancreatic tissues by removal of a pancreas, b) dissociation of the pancreatic... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6887482 | Antigenic iron repressible proteins from N. meningitidis related to the hemolysin family of toxins An isolated, antigenic polypeptide comprises a segment having at least fifty amino acid residues. The amino acid sequence of the segment is present in N. meningitidis, and is different from, but substantially homologous with, the amino acid sequence of a segm... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884809 | Method and compositions for reducing cardiac dysfunctions with a selective histamine H3 receptor agonist The invention provides a method for reducing cardiac dysfunctions in a human. The method comprises administration to the human of an effective amount of a selective histamine H3 Receptor agonist. In one embodiment, the method comprises limiting the accumu... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6872551 | Rapidly cleavable sumo fusion protein expression system for difficult to express proteins A recombinant expression system for the expression of a poly amino acid, peptide or protein is provided. The poly amino acid of interest is expressed as a fusion protein that includes an amino acid sequence recognized and cleaved by a Ulp1 protease. The amino acid s... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6858384 | Phage antibodies Peripheral blood leucocytes incubated with a semi-synthetic phage antibody library and fluorochrome-labeled CD3 and CD20 antibodies were used to isolate human single chain Fv antibodies specific for subsets of blood leucocytes by flow cytometry. Isolated phage antib... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6809318 | Method of transmitting ions for mass spectroscopy A system for determining the ratio of mass to charge of an ion including a pulsed ionizer, a high pressure co-linear ion guide/accelerator, and a mass analyzer. The pulsed ionizer generates intact analyte ions from a sample of matter to be analyzed. The high pressur... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6790962 | Dequalinium analogs A composition for protecting human skin from harmful effects of the sun, the composition comprising a topically effective amount of: (a) a first chemical compound that absorbs ultraviolet light sufficiently to reduce significantly the damage to human skin fro... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6728334 | Automatic detection of pulmonary nodules on volumetric computed tomography images using a local density maximum algorithm A three dimensional mask of the lungs can be automatically created by thresholding, labeling connected components, selecting the dominant object, and alternately employing dilation and erosion operations. With this mask the lungs can be separated from the other anat... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6673585 | Heat-stable DNA polymerase of archaeobacteria of genus pyrococcus sp. A purified thermostable DNA polymerase of archaeobacteria of the genus Pyrococcus sp. having a molecular weight of around 89,000-90,000 daltons is disclosed.... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6642059 | Method for the comparative quantitative analysis of proteins and other biological material by isotopic labeling and mass spectroscopy The present invention is a method for accurately comparing the levels of cellular components, such as proteins, present in samples which differ in some respect from each other using mass spectroscopy and isotopic labeling. A first sample of biological mat... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6641811 | Use of angiotensin II inhibitors to prevent malignancies associated with immunosuppression The invention provides a method for reducing formation or progression of neoplasms associated with immunosuppressive therapy in a mammal, the method comprising treating the mammal with an effective amount of an angiotensin II inhibitor. In addition the in... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6617431 | Recombinant collagen and derived proteins produced by plants, methods for obtaining them and uses The invention concerns the use of a recombinant nucleotide sequence containing a cDNA coding for one or several mammalian collagen chains or derived proteins and elements enabling a plant cell to produce the collagen chains(s) or derived proteins, coded b... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6617577 | Method and system for mass spectroscopy A system for determining the ratio of mass to charge of an ion including a pulsed ionizer, a high pressure co-linear ion guide/accelerator, and a mass analyzer. The pulsed ionizer generates intact analyte ions from a sample of matter to be analyzed. The h... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6610976 | Method and apparatus for improved signal-to-noise ratio in mass spectrometry A method and apparatus for increasing the signal-to-noise ratio in a range of mass-to-charge ratios of a mass spectrum. Initially ions of interest and background ions having mass-to-charge ratios within the range of mass-to-charge ratios are generated. Th... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6096291 | Mucosal administration of substances to mammals A novel method for the mucosal administration of a substance to a mammal is provided. The method comprises contacting a mucosal surface of the mammal with the substance in combination with a Biovector. The Biovector has a core that comprises a natural pol... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6084060 | Composition and method for preserving progenitor cells The invention relates to a protein material which is effective to preserve progenitor cells, such as hematopoietic progenitor cells. The protein has an amino acid sequence comprising AQSLSFSFTKFD (SEQ ID NO:1) and a molecular weight of about 12-20 kD, or ... | 07/04/2000 |
