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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166617 | Device for organizing and maintaining the patency of lines One aspect of the invention relates to a device that efficiently folds and organizes tubing and cords while not compromising their function. In certain embodiments, the device provides dynamic length adjustment in the form to reducing line length, and the device org... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7994121 | Stable analogs of peptide and polypeptide therapeutics The present invention relates to compositions of peptide and polypeptide analogs that are resistant to proteolysis, pharmaceutical uses thereof, and methods of preparation thereof. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7943594 | Solid-phase and solution-phase synthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol glycans One aspect of the present invention relates to solution-phase approaches to GPI synthesis. Another aspect of the present invention relates to key building blocks, and syntheses thereof, useful for GPI assembly. Yet another aspect of the invention relates to an autom... | 05/17/2011 |
| D635586 | Outboard motor | 04/05/2011 |
| 7893260 | Substituted quinazolin-4-one compounds for antagonizing TRPV3 function The present application relates to compounds and methods for treating pain and other conditions related to TRPV3. Suitable compounds include but are not limited to, for example, substituted quinazolin-4-ones of formula I. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7786072 | Stabilized compounds having secondary structure motifs The present invention provides novel stabilized crosslinked compounds having secondary structure motifs, libraries of these novel compounds, and methods for the synthesis of these compounds libraries thereof. The synthesis of these novel stabilized compounds involve... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7767811 | Kinetic resolutions of chiral 2- and 3-substituted carboxylic acids One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for the kinetic resolution of racemic and diastereomeric mixtures of chiral compounds. The critical elements of the method are: a non-racemic chiral tertiary-amine-containing catalyst; a racemic or diastereomer... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7763734 | Synthesis, structure and use of bisoxazolidines for asymmetric catalysis and synthesis One aspect of the invention relates to chiral bisoxazolidines and their use in asymmetric catalysis. The chiral bisoxazolidines are a novel class of compounds that is expected to find multiple applications, for example, in asymmetric synthesis. For example, a bisoxa... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7727964 | Peptidomimetic inhibitors of post-proline cleaving enzymes The present invention relates to inhibitors of post-proline cleaving enzymes, such as inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase IV, as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for using such inhibitors. In particular, the inhibitors of the present invention... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7709635 | Boronium-ion-based ionic liquids and methods of use thereof One aspect of the present invention relates to “boronium” ions that are stable, hydrophobic, room-temperature ionic liquids. In certain embodiments, ionic liquids of the instant invention are represented by the formula [XnBY4−n]+(n... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7700086 | Internal clamp for surgical procedures One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of occluding a vascular site in a mammal, comprising the step of introducing into the vasculature of a mammal at or proximal to a surgical site, a composition comprising at least one optionally purified inverse... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7691967 | Smart pro-drugs of serine protease inhibitors The present invention relates to prodrugs of protease inhibitors, such as inhibitors of proteosome, DPOP IV, FAPα and the like. These “pro-inhibitors” are activated, i.e., cleaved by an “activated protease” to release an active inhibitor moiety in proximity... | 04/06/2010 |
| D611882 | Motorcycle | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674875 | Phosphorus-containing compounds with polymeric chains, and methods of making and using the same The present invention relates to novel phosphorus-containing compounds with polymeric chains, and methods of making and using the same. In part, subject compositions containing phosphorus-containing compounds with polymeric chains and a therapeutic agent, and method... | 03/09/2010 |
| D611063 | Outboard motor | 03/02/2010 |
| D611062 | Outboard motor | 03/02/2010 |
| D610046 | Motorcycle | 02/16/2010 |
| D610044 | Motorcycle | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658868 | Molecular actuators, and methods of use thereof The synthesis of thiophene based conducting polymer molecular actuators, exhibiting electrically triggered molecular conformational transitions is reported. Actuation is believed to be the result of conformational rearrangement of the polymer backbone at the molecul... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7654999 | Tissue volume reduction Devices, compositions, and methods for achieving non-surgical lung volume reduction (e.g., bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR)) are described. BLVR can be carried out by collapsing a region of the lung, adhering one portion of the collapsed region to another,... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654998 | Tissue volume reduction Devices, compositions, and methods for achieving non-surgical lung volume reduction (e.g., bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR)) are described. BLVR can be carried out by collapsing a region of the lung, adhering one portion of the collapsed region to another,... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7651979 | Coordination complexes, and methods for preparing by combinatorial methods, assaying and using the same The present invention relates to novel coordination complexes, methods for synthesizing and identifying coordination complexes, using combinatorial techniques, and assaying their activity. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a library comprising a plura... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7651760 | Superhydrophobic fibers produced by electrospinning and chemical vapor deposition Disclosed is a versatile method to produce superhydrophobic surfaces by combining electrospinning and initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD). A wide variety of surfaces, including electrospun polyester fibers, may be coated by the inventive method. In one embodi... | 01/26/2010 |
| D606906 | Motorcycle | 12/29/2009 |
| D604204 | Motorcycle | 11/17/2009 |
| 7598199 | Catalytic nanoparticles for nerve-agent destruction The present invention relates to compositions and methods for sorbing (e.g., adsorption and chemisorption) and destroying organophosphate chemical agents. In certain embodiments, the invention contemplates the use of finely divided, modified nanoscale metal oxide pa... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7582764 | Asymmetric carbon-carbon-bond-forming reactions catalyzed by bifunctional cinchona alkaloids One aspect of the present invention relates to quinine-based and quinidine-based catalysts. In certain embodiments, the quinine-based and quinidine-based catalysts contain a hydroxy group at the 6′ position. In certain embodiments, the quinine-based and quinidine-... | 09/01/2009 |
| D599252 | Motorcycle | 09/01/2009 |
| D599250 | All terrain vehicle | 09/01/2009 |
| 7572894 | Templated native silk smectic gels One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing a fibrous protein smectic hydrogel by way of a solvent templating process, comprising the steps of pouring an aqueous fibrous protein solution into a container comprising a solvent that is not misc... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7563734 | Chemical vapor deposition of antimicrobial polymer coatings One aspect of the present invention is directed to antimicrobial surfaces comprised of hydrocarbon polymers with significant hydrophobic character which also contain an amino group with a pKa greater than or equal to about 8. In certain embodiments initiated chemica... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7560596 | Transition-metal-catalyzed carbon-nitrogen and carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions One aspect of the present invention relates to ligands for transition metals. A second aspect of the present invention relates to the use of catalysts comprising these ligands in various transition-metal-catalyzed carbon-heteroatom and carbon-carbon bond-forming rea... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7531662 | Cinchona-alkaloid-based catalysts, and asymmetric alcoholysis of cyclic anhydrides using them One aspect of the present invention relates to cinchona-alkaloid-based catalysts. A second aspect of the invention relates to a method of preparing a derivatized cinchona alkaloid catalyst by reacting a cinchona-alkaloid with base and a compound that has a suitable ... | 05/12/2009 |
| D591204 | Motorcycle | 04/28/2009 |
| 7507859 | Functional synthetic molecules and macromolecules for gene delivery The present invention describes a synthetic non-viral vector composition for gene therapy and the use of such compositions for in vitro, ex vivo and/or in vivo transfer of genetic material. The invention proposes a pharmaceutical composition containing 1) a non-cati... | 03/24/2009 |
| D588504 | Motorcycle | 03/17/2009 |
| 7494821 | Fluorescein based sensors for tracking nitric oxide in live cells The present invention is directed, in part, to coordination complexes for detecting analytes, and methods of making and using the same. ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7459428 | Method of regulating glucose metabolism, and reagents related thereto One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for treating Type II diabetes in an animal, comprising conjointly administering to the animal metformin and an inhibitor of dipeptidylpeptidase IV or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in an amount suff... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7449026 | Intra-cavity catheters and methods of use Catheters for performing therapeutic and diagnostic procedures within a body, including human or animal body cavities or lumens, and methods for use. One or more distancing member of the catheter can be used to position a sensor or a therapeutic device a minimum dis... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7431969 | Chemical vapor deposition of hydrogel films In one embodiment of the invention, iCVD is used to form linear thin films using a radical initiator and an alkene. In another embodiment, iCVD is used to form crosslinked thin films by the addition of a crosslinking agent (e.g., a diacrylate or a dimethyacrylate). ... | 10/07/2008 |
