Pneumatic Shoe Lacing Apparatus
This invention provides a pneumatic shoe lacing apparatus for the pneumatic lacing of shoe.
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| 6241397 | Cascaded fixed and tunable multiple-fiber Fabry Perot filters and fixed and tunable ferrule alignment fixtures for fiber Fabry Perot filters The invention provides cascaded Fabry-Perot filters having a plurality of optical fibers within a single F-P cavity. Of particular interest are cascaded FFPs having two, three or four optical fiber paths in the filter. An all-fiber FFP filter has a ferrul... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6232119 | Immortalized human fetal neuronal cell line An immortalized line of human fetal brain cells capable of synthesizing dopamine has been developed. No tumor formation or rejection at 30 days post-transplantation has been detected. The cells are useful for transplantation therapy of a neurological defi... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6232326 | Treatment for schizophrenia and other dopamine system dysfunctions Methods and compositions for the treatment of positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia and tardive dyskinesia are provided. Compositions include 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine and its analogs, and/or pyridinium ions thereof, administe... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6232110 | Coding sequence for protein phosphatase methylesterase, recombinant DNA molecules and methods Carboxymethylation of proteins is a highly conserved means of regulation in eukaryotic cells. The protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) catalytic (C) subunit is reversibly methylated at its carboxy-terminus by specific methylesterase. Carboxymethylation affects P... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6228647 | Transposable element protein that directs DNA integration to specific chromosomal sites The present invention provides methods for altering the integration site specificity of retrotransposons and retroviruses by modifying the integrase protein (especially via engineering its coding sequence) to include a peptide portion which interacts spec... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6227809 | Method for making micropumps This invention provides a method by which the performance of reciprocating NMPV (No-Moving-Parts-Valve) micropumps can be optimized for a given choice of valve design, e.g. for diffuser/nozzle valves, rectifier valves etc. The method can more generally be... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6228839 | Use of keratinocyte growth factor to improve oxidative status The present disclosure provides methods for minimizing oxidative damage in an animal or human during or after malnutrition, underfeeding or fasting, especially during refeeding after undernutrition or malnutrition, and for minimizing oxidant damage during... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6221677 | Simultaneous particle separation and chemical reaction This invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting the presence of analyte particles in a sample fluid also comprising larger particles, particularly blood. It exploits diffusion to provide simultaneous filtering of the larger particles and reac... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6214757 | Solid state oxygen anion and electron mediating membrane and catalytic membrane reactors containing them A process for production of synthesis gas employing a catalytic membrane reactor wherein the membrane comprises a mixed metal oxide material.... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6207130 | Metal-exchanged carboxylato-alumoxanes and process of making metal-doped alumina A method has been developed for the solution-based metal exchange of carboxylato-alumoxanes [Al(O)x (OH)y (O2 CR)z ]n with a wide range of metal cations. Metal-exchanged carboxylato-alumoxanes are new... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6203573 | Method of making biodegradable implant material and products made therefrom This invention provides molded, biodegradable porous polymeric implant materials having a pore size distribution throughout the material which is substantially uniform. These materials can be molded into implants of any desired size and shape without loss... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6201628 | High throughput optical scanner A scanning apparatus is provided to obtain automated, rapid and sensitive scanning of substrate fluorescence, optical density or phosphorescence. The scanner uses a constant path length optical train, which enables the combination of a moving beam for hig... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6197201 | Process for removal and stabilization of arsenic and selenium from aqueous streams and slurries A process for removing or stabilizing arsenic and/or selenium from aqueous streams or slurries is provided that includes contacting the streams or slurry with a composition containing lanthanum chloride. The lanthanum chloride composition can optionally c... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6198107 | Fluorometric detection using visible light Systems, devices and methods are provided for viewing a pattern of fluorophors capable of fluorescing when exposed to visible light, e.g., fluorescently stained DNA, protein or other biological material. The system includes a light source emitting light i... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6190189 | Cellulases and coding sequences The present invention provides three fungal cellulases, their coding sequences, recombinant DNA molecules comprising the cellulase coding sequences, recombinant host cells and methods for producing same. The present cellulases are from Orpinomyces PC-2.... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6184018 | ଲ-glucosidase coding sequences and protein from orpinomyces PC-2 Provided is a novel ଲ-glucosidase from Orpinomyces sp. PC2, nucleotide sequences encoding the mature protein and the precursor protein, and methods for recombinant production of this ଲ-glucosidase.... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6181131 | Magnetic resonance force microscopy with oscillator actuation The present invention provides a magnetic resonance force microscopy apparatus and method for use in combination with an oscillator. The oscillator has a motional body and one member of a sample/magnet pair is disposed on the motional body. The present in... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6171865 | Simultaneous analyte determination and reference balancing in reference T-sensor devices A reference sensor system is provided for detecting the presence and/or measuring the concentration of analyte particles in a sample stream. The system includes: a) a laminar flow channel; b) three or more inlet means in fluid connection with the laminar ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6165431 | Methods for separating oxygen from oxygen-containing gases This invention provides mixed conducting metal oxides particularly useful for the manufacture of catalytic membranes for gas-phase oxygen separation processes. The materials of this invention have the general formula: Ax A'x A"2- | 12/26/2000 |
| 6159739 | Device and method for 3-dimensional alignment of particles in microfabricated flow channels The present invention provides a sheath flow module made from a first plate of material having formed therein a laminar fluid flow channel; at least two inlets, each inlet joining the laminar flow channel at a junction, the first inlet junction being wide... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6159210 | Bone fixation pin with rotary cutting tip A fixation pin and methods for attaching an immobilizing device or frame to a bone or to the skull of a patient with a skeletal injury are provided. A preferred embodiment of the pin comprises an externally threaded cylindrical body having on its leading ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6157454 | Miniature colorimeter The invention is a colorimeter for measurement of the color of an object. The colorimeter comprises a hand-held probe which is similar in size and shape to a large writing pen and provides the capability of measuring the color of a spot or target on, or w... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6156068 | Method of resurfacing a femoral condyle This invention provides molded, biodegradable porous polymeric implant materials having a pore size distribution throughout the material which is substantially uniform. These materials can be molded into implants of any desired size and shape without loss... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6153596 | Polycationic oligomers The present invention relates to improved methods for introducing nucleic acid into cells by first complexing the nucleic acid with a selected polycationic oligomer which neutralizes the negative charge of the nucleic acid, and then contacting the cell wi... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6143717 | Pharmaceutical composition and method for immunoenhancement therapy This invention provides an immunoenhancement or immune-potentiation therapy comprising administration of potassium, insulin, glucose and, optionally, thyroid, a cholinergic agent and bicarbonate. Therapeutic compositions comprising the above components in... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6134950 | Method for determining concentration of a laminar sample stream A method and apparatus including programmed computers are provided for determining the viscosity of a first stream in a laminar flow and a second stream in a laminar flow, the flow rates, the centerline of the flow channel, and the position of the interfa... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136272 | Device for rapidly joining and splitting fluid layers A device and method for introducing a second laminar fluid layer to, or removing a second laminar fluid layer from, a first laminar fluid layer are provided. Each laminar fluid layer can contain two or more side by side laminar streams. The device include... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6137032 | Xylanase obtained from an anaerobic fungus A xylanase gene, denoted xynC, encoding a novel xylanase (XynC) obtained from the anaerobic fungus Neocallimastix patriciarum is provided. The DNA sequence of the xynC gene is also provided. Transformation of microbial and plant hosts with the xynC gene i... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6116034 | System for producing fresh water from atmospheric air A system for condensation and collection of atmospheric water is provided made up of a system having an aperture pipe at the top for airflow, a condensation material providing condensation surfaces within the system; openings, ducts or other spaces for co... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6117362 | Long-persistence blue phosphors This invention relates to phosphors including long-persistence blue phosphors. Phosphors of the invention are represented by the general formula: MO . mAl2 O3 :Eu2+,R3+ wherein m is a number ranging from about 1.6 to... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6114158 | Orpinomyces cellulase celf protein and coding sequences A cDNA (1,520 bp), designated celF, consisting of an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a polypeptide (CelF) of 432 amino acids was isolated from a cDNA library of the anaerobic rumen fungus Orpinomyces PC-2 constructed in Escherichia coli. Analysis of the... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6110916 | Highly packed polycationic ammonium, sulfonium and phosphonium lipids The present invention discloses highly packed polycationic ammonium, sulfonium and phosphonium lipid compounds useful for making lipid aggregates for delivery of macromolecules and other compounds into cells. They are especially useful for the DNA-depende... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6110720 | Orpinomyces cellulase CelE protein and coding sequences A CDNA designated celE cloned from Orpinomyces PC-2 encodes a polypeptide (CelE) of 477 amino acids. CelE is highly homologous to CelB of Orpinomyces (72.3% identity) and Neocallimastix (67.9% identity), and like them, it has a non-catalytic repeated pept... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6100944 | Polarizing interferometer using multiorder and zero order birefringence switches The present invention provides a polarizing interferometer multiplex spectrometer using a zero-order switch, a multi-order switch and an output polarizer to multiplex the recovery of an entire input spectrum. The zero-order switch and multi-order switch r... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6095134 | Methods and apparatus for fine particle formation Methods and apparatuses are provided for forming fine particles of a desired substance comprising dissolving said substance in a fluid such as water to form a solution and mixing the solution with a second fluid such as supercritical carbon dioxide which ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6093398 | Medical use of matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors for inhibiting tissue contraction The use of an MMP inhibitor, especially a collagenase inhibitor, in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a natural or artificial tissue comprising extracellular matrix components to inhibit contraction of the tissue and methods for the tre... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6080490 | Actively sterile surfaces An actively antimicrobial surface for a substrate and for use in a biologically dynamic environment, such as for treating and preventing microbial infections, including a film consisting of at least an antimicrobial element and another electrochemically n... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6065476 | Method of enhancing surface porosity of biodegradable implants The invention discloses pH-controlling devices that comprise a biodegradable polymer and a pH-controlling substance, particularly an alkaline, acidic or buffering agents. By way of example, such alkaline agents include calcium carbonate and sodium bicarbo... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6066790 | Multiple frequency display for musical sounds This invention is a display system for measuring and displaying, individually or simultaneously, the frequencies contained in a musical sound. A transducer coupled to the sound source produces an electrical signal representing the musical sound. The syste... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6067157 | Dual large angle light scattering detection An optical analyzer with a configuration particularly suitable for use with planar liquid sample flow cells is provided comprising a polarized light source and at least two large angle scattered light photodetectors positioned respectively at acute, and r... | 05/23/2000 |