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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176796 | Ultrasound multiphase fraction meter and method for determining phase fractions in a multiphase fluid An apparatus and method to determine fractions of various phases in a multiphase fluid. The apparatus includes main body including an interior configured receive a multiphase fluid and an exterior. The apparatus senses fluid pressure of multiphase fluid received in ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173437 | Rapid serum sugar biomarker assay of rheumatoid arthritis The present invention includes compositions, methods, kits and diagnostics for biosugar profiling of biological samples from a patient suspected of having a disease associated with changes in the biosugar profile. The biosugar profile from the patient sample is comp... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8164039 | Method and apparatus for detecting spiculated masses in mammography A method and apparatus detects one or more spiculated masses in an image using a processor. The image is received in the processor. The received image is filtered using one or more Gaussian filters to detect one or more central mass regions. The received image is al... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159676 | Ratiometric surface plasmon coupled emission detector The present invention includes methods for ratiometric detection of analytes by surface plasmon coupled emission detection that includes disposing a target on the metal layer of a surface plasmon resonance detection system; coupling a first analyte to a first fluore... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8148346 | Compositions and methods for the systemic treatment of arthritis The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating arthritic joints found in patients with autoinflammation, e.g., systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, by administering at the site of inflammation a therapeutically effective amount of at l... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142792 | Extract of Topical compositions comprising extracts of Rhizomucor miehei that are substantially devoid of acid-protease activity and their use in treating dermatologic conditions, including reducing the appearance of signs of skin aging. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8128134 | Door jamb finger guard The present invention related to a door jamb finger guard. The finger guard comprises a door lock for preventing closure of the door, a housing for the door lock and a spring activated plate. The spring activated plate is activateable by a door closing obstacle for ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8110100 | System for treating liquids with wave energy from an electrical arc The system has a storage tank and two or more arc whirl devices disposed in a top of the storage tank. Each arc whirl device includes: (a) a pump volute or hydrocyclone, (b) a throat connected to the pump volute or hydrocyclone head, (c) a parabolic reflector having... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103881 | System, method and apparatus for electronic ticketing The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for securely granting access to an event. For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, such as an electronic card, ticket or information carrier, contains biometric data about a ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097258 | Anti-inflammatory hydrolysate of Methods and compositions for reducing and/or inhibiting inflammation by topical application of dermatocosmetic compositions comprising effective amounts of extracts of Coriolus versicolor that have been hydrolyzed by an acid protease, preferably Rhizomucor... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096147 | Methods to fabricate a photoactive substrate suitable for shaped glass structures This invention provides an inexpensive and rapid method for fabricating a high-anisotropic-etch ratio, shaped glass structures using a novel photosensitive glass composition. Structures of the photosensitive glass may include micro-channels, micro-optics, microposts... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088451 | Covalently functionalized particles for synthesis of new composite materials The present invention includes compositions and methods for synthesis of composite materials involving gas phase plasma polymerization to covalently plasma graft an organic molecule onto particles; covalently binding an organic monomer to the functionalized particle... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088290 | Treatment of fluids with wave energy from a carbon arc A method of and apparatus for treating liquids flowing in a thin film around a source of wave energy to directly expose the liquid to the wave energy, preferably generated in whole or part by an electrical arc between carbon electrodes. In addition to the wave energ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082549 | System, method and apparatus for allocating resources by constraint selection The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for allocating resources with a linear programming model comprising an objective function and a set of constraints describing feasible allocations of the resources. The method ranks constraints based on a... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074439 | System, method and apparatus for lean combustion with plasma from an electrical arc The present invention provides a plasma arc torch that can be used for lean combustion. The plasma arc torch includes a cylindrical vessel, an electrode housing connected to the first end of the cylindrical vessel such that a first electrode is (a) aligned with a lo... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8057798 | Vaccines based on targeting antigen to DCIR expressed on antigen-presenting cells The present invention includes compositions and methods for increasing the effectiveness of antigen presentation using a DCIR-specific antibody or fragment thereof to which an antigen is attached that forms an antibody-antigen complex, wherein the antigen is process... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8049811 | Automatic focusing apparatus and method for digital images using automatic filter switching An apparatus and method for automatically focusing a lens of a digital imaging device, such as a digital still or video camera or camera phone, that reduces the auto focus time while not compromising image sharpness quality and simultaneously reducing device power c... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043998 | Method for treating a fractured formation with a non-ionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant The present invention includes compositions and methods of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation, the formation having at least one fracture, by contacting the fracture with a composition that includes a solvent and a nonionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant, wh... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034768 | Composition and method for the treatment of diseases affected by histone deacetylase inhibitors The present invention includes methods of treatment and compositions for treating diseases related to the activity of a histone deacetylase in a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of a modified FK228 compound comprising an amino acid conjuga... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034006 | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation sensor The present invention provides a CPR sensor that includes a thin and substantially flat flexible substrate having one or more sensor arrays, a power source, an output interface and a processor or analog circuit, all of which are disposed on the substantially flat fl... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8016956 | Ce-based amorphous metallic plastic The present invention concerns a Ce-base amorphous metallic plastics being CeaAlbMc, in which 55≦a≦75, 5≦b≦25, 10≦c≦25, and a+b+c=100; said M is Co, Cu or Ni. Otherwise the metallic plastics could be CedAl... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015592 | System, method and apparatus for enabling transactions using a biometrically enabled programmable magnetic stripe The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus that includes a user device having a magnetic field generator disposed within a substrate that is normally inactive, a biometric sensor mounted on the substrate, a memory disposed within the substrate and... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008640 | Maxim electron scatter chamber The present invention includes a system, methods and apparatus for sterilization of an object (e.g., food products). The present invention takes advantage of the electron scatter that occurs when electron beam is applied onto a surface. The present invention is capa... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002992 | Method for treating liquids with wave energy from an electrical arc A method for treating a liquid is disclosed using an apparatus having: (a) a pump volute or hydrocyclone, (b) a throat connected to the pump volute or hydrocyclone head, (c) a parabolic reflector having a vertex, a focus and an opening at the vertex, wherein the ope... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999003 | Antioxidant compositions and methods thereto The present invention provides a performance assay that measures the total antioxidant activity of a composition using oxygen uptake in contrast to prior art methods that measure antioxidant capacity by indirectly measuring degradation of a fluorescent compound by f... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988963 | Use of allogeneic cell lines to load antigen presenting cells to elicit or eliminate immune responses Novel antigen-presenting cells, including but not limited to dendritic cells, that are loaded with antigens from dead or dying cells including allogenic cell lines, and the methods for making such antigen-presenting cells are described. These loaded antigen-presenti... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985342 | Treatment of fluids with wave energy from a carbon arc A method and apparatus for treating a fluid using a wave energy uses a cyclone separator configured to create a flow of the fluid in a thin film along a vortex path from a first end to a second end of the cyclone separator, a first electrode and a second electrode t... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980967 | Programmable ball throwing apparatus The present invention includes programs, devices and methods for a programmable ball throwing machine that is able to eject balls to preset, programmed or manually-selected positions with programmable projection and travel characteristics. The present invention incl... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7968115 | Liposomal curcumin for treatment of cancer The present invention provides a compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer, including pancreatic cancer, breast cancer and melanoma, in a human patient. The methods and compositions of the present invention employ curcumin or a curcumin analogue encapsula... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7959814 | System and method for producing hot water without a flame The present invention provides a system and method for producing hot water without a flame. The system and method heats water to at least a specified temperature without a flame by providing a source of water and a prime mover, pumping water from the source of water... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956989 | Surface plasmon assisted microscope The present invention includes a microscope and a method for using the microscope for single molecule with reduced photobleaching of a fluorophore (20) that includes a light translucent material (16); a metal layer (18) disposed on the light tra... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954362 | Ultrasound multiphase fraction meter and method for determining phase fractions in a multiphase fluid An apparatus and method to determine fractions of various phases in a multiphase fluid. The apparatus includes main body including an interior configured receive a multiphase fluid and an exterior. The apparatus senses fluid pressure of multiphase fluid received in ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7941919 | Method of assembling an electronic textile Ribbons containing e.g. inorganic NMOS devices are assembled in electrical contact with ribbons containing e.g. PMOS devices (preferably organic) to enable flexible electronic textile circuits, e.g. displays, to be inexpensive and practical for a wide for a variety ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7933985 | System and method for detecting and preventing denial of service attacks in a communications system A method and system are provided for use in detecting and preventing attacks in a communications network. In one example, the method includes calculating first and second traffic volumes based on messages received at a first time and a second time, respectively. An ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7928187 | Neuropeptide alarin The present invention describes a polypeptide, comprising the amino acid sequence APAHRSSTFPKWVTKTERGRQPLRS (Seq. ID. No.1) or a fragment thereof, said fragment comprising at least 7 consecutive amino acid residues of Seq. ID. No.1. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7923486 | Bio-polymer and scaffold-sheet method for tissue engineering A method of making a new type of biomaterials, biodegrable crosslinked urethane-containing polyester (CUPE) elastomers and a scaffold-sheet engineering method for tissue engineering applications is provided. CUPEs can be synthesized by forming a linear pre-polymer, ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918701 | Buoyancy and rescue device There is described herein an apparatus for providing buoyancy and/or facilitating rescue of a person or object. The apparatus includes a tubular sleeve for securing the apparatus around at least a portion of a person or an object wherein longitudinal extension of th... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7910523 | Structure based and combinatorially selected oligonucleoside phosphorothioate and phosphorodithioate aptamer targeting AP-1 transcription factors The present invention includes composition and methods for making and using a combinatorial library to identify modified thioaptamers that bind to, and affect the immune response of a host animal, transcription factors such as IL-6, NF-κB, AP-1 and the like. Compos... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7871366 | Device for the modulation of cardiac end diastolic volume The present invention provides methods, systems, kits and devices that reduce dyskinesis and hypokinesis. For example, the direct compression cardiac device may be positioned about at least a portion of a heart, and includes a resilient inner panel in contact with a... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870702 | Concrete reinforcement support chair An apparatus (“chair”) for supporting one or more reinforcement bars or post-tension cables (“bars/cables”) in a concrete structure includes a base member having a centered opening, a pair of opposing first leg members extending upward from the base member a... | 01/18/2011 |
