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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5993348 | Compact toothed wheel gearing with large gear ratio A compact gear system that includes an input shaft (28), an output shaft (1) and gear wheel means which drivingly connect the same, wherein the output shaft (1) is journalled in a gear housing (2). The output shaft (1) is hollow and has pins (5a) which pr... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988885 | High load capacity compliant foil hydrodynamic journal bearing A compliant hydrodynamic fluid film journal bearing for handling high loads. The bearing assembly includes a first thin smooth compliant sheet for facing a shaft, one or more corrugated foils, and a second sheet between the foils and the compliant sheet f... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5969808 | Brake check handheld refractometer A refractometric apparatus and method for monitoring the percentage of water in hydraulic fluids employ a temperature sensitive device allowing a user to obtain accurate and correct readings of various measured properties on the reticle of the apparatus. ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5961217 | High load capacity compliant foil hydrodynamic thrust bearing A compliant hydrodynamic fluid film thrust bearing. A circumferential row of sectors of flexible sheets are positioned to face a shaft runner for relative rotation therebetween. The flexible sheets are supported by a flexible membrane which is in turn sup... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5926883 | Apparatus and method for controlling a patient positioned upon a cushion The present invention details a pressurizable mattress. The mattress has at least one inflatable cushion having a pair of sides, and at least one set of an electromagnetic energy emitting device and an electromagnetic energy receiving device. The electrom... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5912147 | Rapid means of quantitating genomic instability Provided is a method for detecting genomic instability, independent of microsatellite alterations, comprising the steps of treating a comparison pair of genomic DNA from tumor cells and genomic DNA from normal cells with oligonucleotide primers under cond... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5902049 | High load capacity compliant foil hydrodynamic journal bearing A compliant hydrodynamic fluid film journal bearing for handling high loads. The bearing assembly includes a first thin smooth compliant sheet for facing a shaft, one or more corrugated foils, and a second sheet between the foils and the compliant sheet f... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5869538 | Method for enhancing transport of gases to tissues Disclosed are methods of using stabilized microbubbles, such as those formulated from slowly permeating gas, to deliver or remove from tissue at least one gas selected from a respiratory gas, anesthetic gas, inert gas, or toxic gas. The methods comprise i... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5849030 | Splanchnic blood supply warming device A bag apparatus for warming the splanchnic blood supply of a patient both during and after surgery to prevent the onset of hypothermia. A bag apparatus for selectively warming an internal organ. A method to prevent hypothermia in a patient during and afte... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5846706 | Rapid and sensitive detection of herpes simplex virus The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising herpesvirus-specific oligonucleotides which are useful as primers to amplify particular regions of the genome either herpes simplex virus or cytomegalovirus during enzymatic nucleic acid ampli... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5843024 | Solution and process for resuscitation and preparation of ischemically damaged tissue The invention discloses a process and resuscitation solution for inducing repair of ischemically damaged organs and tissues, to the degree that impairment of function can be reversed; and preventing further tissue damage during restoration of the circulat... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5833369 | High load capacity compliant foil hydrodynamic thrust bearing A compliant hydrodynamic fluid film thrust bearing. A circumferential row of sectors of flexible sheets are positioned to face a shaft runner for relative rotation therebetween. The flexible sheets are supported by a flexible membrane which is in turn sup... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5811281 | Immortalized intestinal epithelial cell lines Novel intestinal epithelial cell lines having stably incorporated heterologous DNA having a temperature-sensitive mutant oncogene are described, wherein the cell line proliferates at permissive temperatures in a conditionally immortalizing phenotype; and ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5804388 | Chromosome 9 and progressive rod-cone degeneration disease genetic markers and assays Provided are nucleic acid molecules which comprise at least a portion of a polymorphic genetic marker for determining whether a canine has a mutated progressive rod-cone degeneration disease (prcd) gene locus in one or both alleles. The genetic markers ar... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5789213 | Method and compositions for high efficiency loading, transfection and fusion of cells by electric pulses Methods and compositions are provided for use in electroloading procedures to increase the transfection and fusion efficiency compared to the methods now used in the art. The compositions comprise a two-phase polymer system containing two water soluble po... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5789567 | Chicken infectious anemia virus vaccine Novel sequences in the genome of a wild type isolate of chicken infectious anemia virus are described. The amino acid sequence of a polypeptide, VP1, encoded by a novel sequence is also disclosed. Additionally, disclosed are the unexpected properties of t... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5786137 | Method for assaying components in an enzyme-protein substrate system Assays and reagents are provided for the measurement of components that are involved in either an enzyme-catalyzed degradation of a protein substrate, or an enzyme-catalyzed polymerization of a substrate. The method involves using a fluorescent-labeled pr... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5768678 | Manganese sulfide composition and its method of production Disclosed is a metal sulfide composition for use as a machining aid comprising 55.0% to 65.0% by weight of manganese, 29.0% to 36.0% by weight of sulfur, and greater than 2.0% to 10% by weight of iron. Also disclosed is a method of making the metal sulfid... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5750330 | Method and composition for lyophilizing red blood cells Disclosed are a composition for the lyophilization of mammalian red blood cells comprising a hydrophilic polymer, a carbohydrate, and an organic solvent; and a method of using the composition to lyophilize red blood cells comprising mixing red blood cells... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5745939 | Leg rest A leg rest for supporting a patient's legs while the patient is lying on a bed and during turning or otherwise managing the patient. The leg rest includes a pair of trough portions for receiving the patient's legs and a raised central portion and a pair o... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5723719 | Transgenic mouse as model for diseases involving dopaminergic dysfunction The present invention provides a transgenic mouse which exhibits a circling phenotype as a result of insertional mutagenesis. The insertional mutant was caused by introducing genetic material into the genome of the mouse, or an ancestor thereof, at an emb... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5712118 | Vaccine for branhamella catarrhalis Compositions comprising outer membrane protein "CD", and peptides and oligopeptides thereof, of Branhamella catarrhalis are described. Additionally, nucleotide sequences encoding the protein, peptide or oligopeptide are disclosed, as well as recombinant v... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5705379 | Nucleotide sequences encoding a thermostable alkaline protease Nucleotide sequences, derived from a thermophilic actinomycete microorganism, which encode a thermostable alkaline protease are disclosed. Also disclosed are variants of the nucleotide sequences which encode a polypeptide having thermostable alkaline prot... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5693530 | Marek's disease virus nucleotide sequence and methods of use A novel nucleotide sequence in the genome of Marek's disease virus (MDV) containing an open reading frame, whose expression is associated with lytic infection and tumor cell development in MDV-infected cells, is described. Also described is the use of thi... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5681706 | Mammalian anoxia-responsive regulatory element Genetic regulatory elements which effect anoxic induction of a DNA molecule in mammalian cells exposed to anoxia are identified. The genetic regulatory elements, designated mammalian anoxia-responsive elements, when operably linked to a DNA molecule and b... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5677151 | Thermostable cellulase from a thermomonospora gene The invention relates to a gene isolated from Thermomonospora fusca, wherein the gene encodes a thermostable cellulase. Disclosed is the nucleotide sequence of the T. fusca gene; and nucleic acid molecules comprising the gene, or a fragment of the gene, t... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5653005 | Programmable fixture and assembly cell A programmable or flexible fixture for holding a plurality of details comprising an assembly during assembly processes thereon comprising an elongated base supported in a predetermined position, a plurality of positioning units located at spaced locations... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5650305 | Method to produce hybrid cells by electrofusion A method and apparatus for electrofusing a cell pellet comprising a plurality of tiers of cells of two different cell types to be fused which results in the formation of hybrid cells with high efficiency and high viability. The method comprises subjecting... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5643712 | Method for treating and rendering grafts nonthrombogenic and substantially nonimmunogenic using an extracellular matrix coating The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for immunomodifying a graft so that it is nonthrombogenic and substantially nonimmunogenic when transplanted into a recipient. In an ex vivo process, the lumenal surfaces of blood vessels compr... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5617878 | Stent and method for treatment of aortic occlusive disease A method of treating arterial disease at the intersection of two arteries using both a graft and stent. The graft is placed at the intersection of two arteries by the use of a balloon catheter. A device is used to make an opening in the graft at a point c... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5607846 | Vaccine for moraxella catarrhalis Compositions comprising outer membrane protein "E", and peptides and oligopeptides thereof, of Moraxella catarrhalis are described. Additionally, nucleotide sequences encoding the protein, peptide, or oligopeptide are disclosed, as well as recombinant vec... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5599659 | Preservation solution for ex vivo, warm preservation of tissues, explants,organs and vascular endothelial cells comprising retinal-derived fibroblast growth factor, cyclodextrin and chondroitin sulfate The present invention is directed to a new hyperosmolar preservation solution useful in supporting the simultaneous in vitro growth of, and preservation of vascular endothelial cells from large vessel and microvessel origins. In addition, the preservation... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5585263 | Purified retroviral constitutive transport enhancer and its use to facilitate mRNA transport, and to produce recombinant, attenuated HIV A novel retroviral nucleotide sequence comprising a constitutive transport enhancer which functions to transport mRNA transcripts from the nucleus to the cytoplasm of a cell, wherein the mRNA transcript is either differentially spliced, alternatively spli... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5580761 | Method of conferring resistance to immunodeficiency viral infection In accordance with the present invention, disclosed is a method of conferring, upon a host cell, resistance to retroviral infection by interfering with one or more of the infection processes including retroviral replication and assembly into infective vir... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5569583 | Rapid and sensitive detection of cytomegalovirus The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising herpesvirus-specific oligonucleotides which are useful as primers to amplify particular regions of the genome either herpes simplex virus or cytomegalovirus during enzymatic nucleic acid ampli... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5567596 | Rapid assay of activators and inhibitors of clotting Assays and reagents are provided for the measurement of components that are involved in either enzyme-catalyzed degradation of a substrate, such as in fibrinogenolysis or fibrinolysis; or enzyme-catalyzed polymerization of a substrate, such as in fibrinog... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5556755 | Method for detecting Branhamella catarrhalis Compositions comprising outer membrane protein "CD", and peptides thereof, of Branhamella catarrhalis are described. Additionally, nucleotide sequences encoding the protein or peptide are disclosed, as well as recombinant vectors containing these sequence... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5549717 | Method of making prismatic cell A solid cathode liquid organic electrolyte alkali metal high rate cell wherein a combination of an elongated alkali metal anode and elongated solid cathode with separator therebetween is wound to form an anode-cathode subassembly having a jellyroll type c... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5545523 | Methods of detecting bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) in semen by nucleic acid amplification The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising Bovine Herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1) specific oligonucleotides which are useful as nested primers to amplify sequences of the BHV-1 gIV gene during enzymatic nucleic acid amplification. The invention ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5538050 | Pastry bag supporting device and method of using the same A pastry bag supporting device for facilitating the filling, cleaning, drying or storing of pastry bags. Also, an assembly comprising the pastry bag supporting device, a pastry bag positioned therewith, and a support system; and methods for using the past... | 07/23/1996 |
