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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7955797 | Fluid storage and dispensing system including dynamic fluid monitoring of fluid storage and dispensing vessel A monitoring system for monitoring fluid in a fluid supply vessel during operation including dispensing of fluid from the fluid supply vessel. The monitoring system includes (i) one or more sensors for monitoring a characteristic of the fluid supply vessel or the fl... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7531679 | Composition and method for low temperature deposition of silicon-containing films such as films including silicon nitride, silicon dioxide and/or silicon-oxynitride Silicon precursors for forming silicon-containing films in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, such as low dielectric constant (k) thin films, high k gate silicates, low temperature silicon epitaxial films, and films containing silicon nitride (Si3N... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531502 | Diagnostic conjugate useful for intracellular imaging and for differentiating between tumor- and non-tumor cells Described is a diagnostic conjugate comprising (a) a transmembrane module (TPU), (b) an address module (AS), preferably an antisense peptide nucleic acid (PNA), and (c) a signaling module (SM). The conjugate is useful for intracellular imaging, preferably via MRI, a... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7517654 | Peptide and a derivative thereof promoting cell adhesion and spreading The present invention relates to a peptide promoting cell adhesion and spreading, fragments, and derivatives thereof, more particularly, integrin-α3β1-dependent peptide in human laminin-5 α3 chain LG3 domain, mediating integrin α3β1 binding and cell adhesion an... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7510867 | DNA sequences encoding dystrophin minigenes and methods of use thereof The present invention provides a series of novel dystrophin minigenes that retain the essential biological functions. The expression of the dystrophin minigenes may be controlled by a regulatory element along with a small polyadenylation signal. The entire gene expr... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510797 | High capacity battery with integrally-powered cooling assembly A high capacity battery including terminals on a terminal-bearing face thereof, and a plate member coupled in spaced-apart relationship to the terminal-bearing face to define a coolant gas flow space therebetween including a peripheral gap for coolant gas communicat... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7507379 | Unitary assembly of biological specimen support articles, and apparatus for dispensing individual biological specimen support articles therefrom A unitary assembly of biological specimen support articles, arranged in a stack in which successive articles are secured in positional sequence by a tape. The tape in one embodiment is of loop form, e.g., folded back on itself with a first portion detachably adhesiv... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7505738 | Broadband receiver A broadband receiver exhibiting reduced interference to a frequency counter caused by a local oscillator. The broadband receiver is arranged for detecting a radio signal of strong reception intensity and receiving the radio signal, and in a specific configuration in... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7488726 | Rifamycin analogs and uses thereof The present invention features rifamycin analogs that can be used as therapeutics for treating or preventing a variety of microbial infections. In one form, the analogs are acetylated at the 25-position, as is rifamycin. In another form, the analogs are deacetylated... | 02/10/2009 |
