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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6348499 | Amphiphilic polyamide compounds Amphiphilic polyamide compounds and derivatives thereof having the property of promoting transfection of polynucleotides and polypeptides into cells, and formulations comprising said compounds.... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6211389 | Methods of reducing the chloride content of epoxy compounds In accordance with the present invention, methods have been developed for the reduction of the chloride content of epoxy compound starting materials. Invention methods comprise subjecting specifically defined combinations comprising an epoxy resin startin... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6187886 | Maleimide containing formulations and uses therefor In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel hydrophobic compositions comprising a defined hydrophobic maleimide moiety and optionally, a hydrophobic cyanate ester moiety. Invention compositions have excellent moisture resistance (an... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6175000 | Nucleic acids encoding human trithorax protein In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an isolated peptide having the characteristics of human trithorax protein (as well as DNA encoding same, antisense DNA derived therefrom and antagonists therefor). The invention peptide is charac... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6096787 | Use of selective ligands for treatment of disease states responsive to steroid or steroid-like hormones In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method for the treatment of subjects afflicted with steroid or steroid-like hormone-responsive disease states. The invention method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6096331 | Methods and compositions useful for administration of chemotherapeutic agents In accordance with the present invention, there are provided compositions and methods useful for the in vivo delivery of a pharmaceutically active agent, wherein the agent is associated with a polymeric biocompatible material.... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6071880 | Use of IGF-I for the treatment of renal insufficiencies, steriod toxicity and related indications In accordance with the present invention, there are provided methods for the treatment of chronic renal insufficiencies and related chronic indications in mammals, employing IGF-I as the active agent. In accordance with one embodiment of the present inven... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6025151 | Uses for compounds which reduce c-jun gene expression In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that monocyte conditioned medium (MCM) obtained from patients with liver disease stimulates the proliferation of fibroblasts. Platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) has also been found to sti... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6015713 | Transgenic fish and a method of harvesting islet cells therefrom This invention relates to transgenic fish containing a humanized insulin gene which has been altered to secrete human insulin and its use in the treatment of diabetes. In the transgenic fish of the present invention, the fish insulin gene has been modifie... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6013766 | Cloning and expression of a novel acetylcholine-gated ion channel receptor subunit The present invention provides isolated nucleic acids encoding alpha9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit and receptor subunit protein encoded thereby. Also provided are vectors containing the invention nucleic acids, host cells transformed therewith... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6010860 | Method for site-specific integration of nucleic acids and related products Chimeric proteins are provided comprising a first domain that attaches said chimeric protein to a target nucleic acid, and a second domain that integrates donor nucleic acid into a target nucleic acid. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs, recombinan... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5993537 | Fiber reinforced building materials In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel fiber reinforced building material formulations, comprised of an inorganic binding agent and synthetic fibers. The fibrous material employed in invention formulations is capable of undergo... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5990163 | Selective modulation of processes mediated by retinoid X receptors, and compounds useful therefor In accordance with the present invention, ligands have been discovered which selectively bind retinoid X receptors. Such ligands can be used for the selective modulation of retinoid X receptor mediated processes. In a further aspect of the present inventi... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5973166 | Method for the preparation of maleimides In accordance with the present invention, there are provided improved methods for the preparation of maleimide monomers. This new method for the synthesis of maleimides is clearly superior to those documented in the prior art. Furthermore, the invention m... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5962030 | Dietary supplement and method of treatment for diabetic control A daily nutritional supplement and method of administering it to assist in the metabolism of glucose for patients with diabetes and pre-diabetes is disclosed. The supplement preferably includes anchor components of Chromium Polynicotinate and Picolinate, ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5945509 | Glutamate receptor compositions and method The present invention discloses novel DNAs that encode proteins having electrophysiological and pharmacological properties characteristic of glutamate receptors. The glutamate receptors are exemplified by proteins encoded by representative cDNA clones Glu... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5916804 | Method for site-specific integration of nucleic acids and related products Chimeric proteins are provided comprising a first domain that attaches said chimeric protein to a target nucleic acid, and a second domain that integrates donor nucleic acid into a target nucleic acid. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs, recombinan... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5904500 | Method for the preparation of lead-on-chip assemblies In accordance with the present invention, alternate lead-on-chip assembly methodologies have been developed which eliminate the use of a three layer film bonded to the leadframe, as currently employed in the art. According to the present invention, a diel... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5897694 | Methods for improving the adhesion and/or colorfastness of ink jet inks with respect to substrates applied thereto, and compositions useful therefor In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that the adhesion properties and/or colorfastness of ink jet formulations when applied to a variety of substrates can be improved by adding a specific class of additives thereto. Invention f... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5888918 | Method for enhancing the color of minerals useful as gemstones In accordance with the present invention, there are provided methods for enhancing the color of minerals useful as gemstones. Invention methods are relatively inexpensive to carry out, avoid the use of hazardous materials, and require no specialized equip... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5885842 | Methods for the detection of nitric oxide in fluid media Non-invasive methods have been developed for the measurement of NO levels in a variety of fluid media, e.g., body fluids. The present invention embraces the use of a semi-permeable vessel wherein said vessel contains an NO reacting substance to trap NO di... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5830707 | Method for site-specific integration of nucleic acids and related products Chimeric proteins are provided comprising a first domain that attaches said chimeric protein to a target nucleic acid, and a second domain that integrates donor nucleic acid into a target nucleic acid. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs, recombinan... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5789757 | Malemide containing formulations and uses therefor In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel compositions based on a defined maleimide moiety. Invention compositions have excellent moisture resistance (and, hence are much less prone to give rise to "popcorning"), excellent handlin... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5767113 | Compounds useful for concurrently activating glucocorticoid-induced response and reducing multidrug resistance In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that certain synthetic steroid compounds are capable of inhibiting the efflux pump which is believed to be responsible for multidrug resistance, while at the same time activating glucocortic... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5753748 | Bleed resistant cyanate ester-containing compositions In accordance with the present invention, there are provided adhesive formulations containing small amounts of bleed control agent, which render the invention compositions extremely resistant to resin bleed. Several different types of bleed control agents... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5747532 | Combinational therapeutic methods employing nitric oxide scavengers and compositions useful therefor In accordance with the present invention, there are provided combinational therapeutic methods for the in vivo inactivation or inhibition of formation (either directly or indirectly) of species which induce the expression of nitric oxide synthase, as well... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5741815 | Methods for in vivo reduction of nitric oxide levels and compositions useful therefor The present invention employs a scavenging approach whereby overproduced nitric oxide is bound in vivo to a suitable nitric oxide scavenger. The resulting complex renders the nitric oxide harmless, and is eventually excreted in the urine of the host. Furt... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5739033 | Physiological cell separation and method of separating cells using same An aqueous composition, initially present as a two-phase gradient, useful for separation of two cell types, such as islet cells from acinar cells, is disclosed, as well as a method of separating the cells. The composition is comprised of a water soluble, ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5714086 | Propargyl ether-containing compositions useful for underfill applications In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel propargyl ether-based compositions that are very effective when used in underfill applications. Aromatic propargyl ether compounds are believed to represent the most robust resin chemistry... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5710004 | Methods of using novel steroid hormone orphan receptors Novel members of the steroid/thyroid superfamily of receptors are described. DNA sequences encoding same, expression vectors containing such DNA and host cells transformed with such expression vectors are also disclosed, as are methods for the expression ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5705512 | Modulators of acetylcholine receptors The present invention provides a class of pyridine compounds which are modulators of acetylcholine receptors, i.e., compounds which displace acetylcholine receptor ligands from their binding sites. Invention compounds may act as agonists, partial agonists... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5696233 | Orphan steroid hormone receptors Novel members of the steroid/thyroid superfamily of receptors are described. DNA sequences encoding same, expression vectors containing such DNA and host cells transformed with such expression vectors are also disclosed, as are methods for the expression ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5688691 | Insect retinoid-like receptor compositions and methods The present invention relates to the discovery of novel insect receptor polypeptides, which, when complexed with certain ligands, or otherwise activated by certain compounds, modulate transcription of certain genes by binding to cognate response elements ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5683912 | Cloning and expression of a novel acetylcholine-gated ion channel receptor subunit The present invention provides isolated nucleic acids encoding alpha9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit and receptor subunit protein encoded thereby. Also provided are vectors containing the invention nucleic acids, host cells transformed therewith... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5683837 | Water-soluble compositions for preparation of durable, high-resolution printing plates In accordance with the present invention, water-developable photopolymerizable compositions useful for the preparation of durable printing plates capable of providing very high levels of resolution have been developed. Printing plates prepared employing i... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5681711 | Method for promoting apoptosis in mammalian neual cells A method for determining whether a compound inhibits apoptosis induction in neural cells expressing a FALS-associated sod-1 mutant. A neural cell culture is provided having a plurality of neural cells expressing a FALS-associated sod-1 mutant, wherein thr... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5679517 | Analytical methods and probes for the identification of chromosomal aberrations and the diagnosis of genetically-based disease states Methods for identifying the existence, and optionally the location, of chromosomal aberration(s) in the genome of an organism are disclosed. Intact, chromosomal DNA is hybridized with one or more clones constructed from chromosomal DNA derived from an org... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5677135 | Method for increasing the resistance of neural cells to 댪myloid peptide toxicity Neural cells which express P75 nerve growth factor receptor (p75NTR) and which have a low resistance to ଲ-amyloid peptide toxicity are treated with a binding agent that binds with p75NTR. The resulting neural cells display an i... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5677177 | FLP-mediated gene modification in mammalian cells, and compositions and cells useful therefor A gene activation/inactivation and site-specific integration system has been developed for mammalian cells. The invention system is based on the recombination of transfected sequences by FLP, a recombinase derived from Saccharomyces. In several cell lines... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5677459 | Methods for the preparation of modulators of acetylcholine receptors In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a class of pyridine compounds which are modulators of acetylcholine receptors. The compounds of the invention displace acetylcholine receptor ligands from their binding sites. Invention compounds... | 10/14/1997 |
