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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7454430 | System and method for facts extraction and domain knowledge repository creation from unstructured and semi-structured documents Provided are methods and systems that extract facts of unstructured documents and build an oracle for various domains. The present invention addresses the problem of efficient finding and extraction of facts about a particular subject domain from semi-structured and... | 11/18/2008 |
| D580958 | Hydropac tertiary doors | 11/18/2008 |
| 7442389 | Methods of administering microparticles combined with autologous body components Microspheres to be implanted into a patient are metered and mixed with fluids, cells, or tissues withdrawn from the patient's own body, and reinserted into the patient's body to achieve augmentation, repair or other treatment of the patient's tissue. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442192 | Method and apparatus for surgical dissection An apparatus for dissecting tissue in a substantially uniform plane of dissection includes a housing configured to be advanced under a tissue layer, and control one of a depth of dissection or tissue flap thickness. The housing thermally shields at least a portion o... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436579 | Mobile charge induced periodic poling and device Devices and methods are disclosed for realizing a high quality bulk domain grating structure utilizing mobile charges that are generated by means of photo-excitation in a substrate. An effect of light exposure (UV, visible, or a combination of wavelengths) is to gen... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7393809 | Catalyst for purification of diesel engine exhaust gas This invention provides a new catalyst for purification of diesel engine exhaust gas comprising a carrier of at least one sulfur-resistant refractory oxide and at least one catalytic metal, wherein at least one solid acid and/or sulfuric acid is carried on the carri... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371247 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of penetrating members each having a tip. A penetrating member driver is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. Each tip of a penetrating member is uncovered during launch of the penetrating member by the pe... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368031 | Laminate inlay process for sports boards The present invention provides a method for inlaying a design into a laminate sheet and bonding the inlaid laminate sheet to a core structure or core substrate. The method of the present invention includes the steps of die cutting a preselected inlay design out of a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361096 | Waterslide A slide is provided with a sliding surface along which a person may slide. The slide includes a bridging structure spanning the sliding surface and a valve mounted to the bridging structure and coupled to a source of water. A spray nozzle is selectively coupled thro... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358049 | Gene chip technology for determining memory genes The present invention relates to methods of identifying genes involved in memory formation. This is accomplished by performing a gene chip identification of those genes expressed during transcription-dependent memory formation but not during transcription-independen... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359420 | Manufacturable vertical extended cavity surface emitting laser arrays Arrays of vertical extended cavity surface emitting lasers (VECSELs) are disclosed. The functionality of two or more conventional optical components are combined into an optical unit to reduce the number of components that must be aligned during packaging. A dichroi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358806 | Method and apparatus for an improved power amplifier A power amplifier assembly has a first power amplifier with a first input conditioning circuit. At least first and second amplifiers are in parallel with each other and having inputs and outputs. An input signal is coupled to the inputs of the first and second ampli... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355047 | Substituted quinolone carboxylic acids, their derivatives, site of action, and uses thereof Substituted quinolone carboxylic acids and their derivatives are described. These compounds modulate the effect of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) via a novel site on the GABAA receptor complex in a therapeutically relevant fashion and may be used to ameliora... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354769 | Crystallization of IGF-1 Crystalline IGF-1 is provided along with a method for production thereof. Crystallizing IGF-1 comprises the steps of mixing an aqueous solution comprising IGF-1 with a reservoir solution comprising a precipitant to form a mixture; and crystallizing the mixture, opti... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351545 | IGF binding proteins IGFBP-3 fusion proteins are provided that are useful, for example, in cell-based assays, as IGF antagonists, and in mapping IGF-I and IGF-II binding sites on other molecules such as wild-type IGFBP-3 and IGF agonist peptides identified by phage display. Methods for ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348154 | IGF binding proteins IGFBP-3 fusion proteins are provided that are useful, for example, in cell-based assays, as IGF antagonists, and in mapping IGF-I and IGF-II binding sites on other molecules such as wild-type IGFBP-3 and IGF agonist peptides identified by phage display. Methods for ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344507 | Method and apparatus for lancet actuation A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet and a processor coupled to the drive force generator capab... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342363 | Methods and apparatus for an improved amplifier for driving a dynamic load Methods and apparatus are provided for an amplifier for use with a nonlinear load. In one embodiment, a method is provided for driving a flash lamp. The method comprises providing an amplifier having a resonant reset topology, coupling an output of the amplifier to ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332960 | Method and apparatus for an improved power amplifier An amplifier system is provided,with a first balun that has an input and an output. A second balun has an input and an output. An amplifier assembly is provided with at least a first amplifier in parallel to a second amplifier. The first amplifier provides the input... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332579 | Antibodies to human ErbB4 The present invention concerns isolated antibodies that specifically bind to the human ErbB4 of SEQ ID NO:2, as well as humanized antibodies, human antibodies and antibody fragments, as well as bispecific antibodies capable of binding both the human ErbB4 of SEQ ID ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331931 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generato... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323553 | Non-affinity purification of proteins The present invention relates to a method for protein purification that involves the combination of non-affinity chromatography with HPTFF. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319006 | Serpentine transmembrane antigens expressed in human cancers and uses thereof Described is a novel family of cell surface serpentine transmembrane antigens. Two of the proteins in this family are exclusively or predominantly expressed in the prostate, as well as in prostate cancer, and thus members of this family have been termed “STEAP” ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316700 | Self optimizing lancing device with adaptation means to temporal variations in cutaneous properties A lancing device, an embodiment of which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a lancet controller which incorporates a feedback loop for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermine... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7297151 | Method and apparatus for body fluid sampling with improved sensing A device is provided for use with a body fluid sampling device for extracting bodily fluid from an anatomical feature. The device comprises a cartridge having a plurality of cavities. The device may include a plurality of penetrating members each at least partially ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297122 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes a single drive force generator. A plurality of penetrating members are operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generato... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297763 | Crystallization of IGF-1 Crystalline IGF-1 is provided along with a method for production thereof. Crystallizing IGF-1 comprises the steps of mixing an aqueous solution comprising IGF-1 with a reservoir solution comprising a precipitant to form a mixture; and crystallizing the mixture, opti... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288249 | Antibodies for cancer therapy and diagnosis The present application describes a method for making antibodies which can be used for cancer diagnosis or therapy. The application also discloses a method for identifying an antigen which is differentially expressed on the surface of two or more distinct cell popul... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285649 | Isolated nucleic acids, vectors and host cells encoding ErbB3 antibodies Antibodies are disclosed which bind to ErbB3 protein and further possess any one or more of the following properties: an ability to reduce heregulin-induced formation of an ErbB2-ErbB3 protein complex in a cell which expresses ErbB2 and ErbB3; the ability to increas... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285382 | Compositions and methods for treatment of cancer The present invention concerns compositions and methods for the treatment of disorders characterized by the over-expression of an LIV-1. More specifically, the compositions include DNA and amino acid sequences of an LIV-1, antibodies to an LIV-1, and methods for the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279287 | Analytical method The instant invention describes an analytical assay to accurately measure an analyte in the presence of an interfering substance. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278281 | Method and apparatus for reducing C2 and C3 at LNG receiving terminals A liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal is provided, including an extraction column adapted and configured to separate a C1 component from other components in a LNG stream into a C1 rich stream, one of a gas condenser and a heat exchan... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276857 | Methods and apparatus for an improved amplifier for driving a non-linear load Methods and apparatus are provided for an amplifier for use with a nonlinear load. In one embodiment, a method is provided for driving a flash lamp. The method comprises providing an amplifier having a resonant reset topology, coupling an output of the amplifier to ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276794 | Junction-isolated vias A process for forming a junction-isolated, electrically conductive via in a silicon substrate and a conductive apparatus to carry electrical signal from one side of a silicon wafer to the other side are provided. The conductive via is junction-isolated from the bulk... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270954 | Hybridization of target DNA with immobilized nucleic acid analogs This invention is related to the immobilization of peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) onto solid surfaces for use in hybridization, purification, biosensing, and other biochemical applications. Specifically, their use to increase the thermal stability, specificity, and li... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268616 | Method and apparatus for an improved power amplifier A multi-input power combiner includes a balun with a plurality of layers. A plurality of transmission lines are associated with the plurality of layers. The balun has a largest dimension that is less than half of a ¼ wavelength in a selected material. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265208 | Fusion molecules and treatment of IgE-mediated allergic diseases The invention concerns bifunctional fusion molecules for the treatment of IgE-mediated allergic conditions and FcεRI-mediated autoimmune conditions. The invention provides a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of both acute and late-phase allergic responses ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258693 | Device and method for variable speed lancet A method of penetrating tissue is provided. The method comprises using a lancet driver to advance a lancet into the tissue; advancing the lancet at a first desired velocity in a first layer of tissue; advancing the lancet at a second desired velocity in a second lay... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247704 | Multifunctional protease inhibitors and their use in treatment of disease Fusion proteins of protease inhibitors are provided, in particular fusion proteins of alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) and a second protease inhibitor, such as secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) or tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases (TIMP). Polynucleotides enc... | 07/24/2007 |
