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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8106253 | Generation of plants with altered protein, fiber, or oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8094910 | Method of reconstructing an image function from Radon data A method of reconstructing an image function on the basis of a plurality of projection profiles corresponding to a plurality of projection directions through a region of investigation, each projection profile including a series of value positions, wherein measured p... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088979 | Resistance to auxinic herbicides The invention provides methods of identifying herbicidal auxins. The invention further provides auxin-herbicide-resistant plants and genes conferring auxin-herbicide resistance. This invention also provides a method of identifying other proteins that bind picolinate... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084415 | Uteroglobin in the treatment of IGA mediated nephropathy Uteroglobin has been discovered to prevent IgA mediated diseases, such as IgA nephropathy, by preventing the deposition of IgA-Fibronectin immunocomplexes in tissues such as the renal glomeruli. The invention therefore includes methods of treating such diseases by a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8071847 | Resistance to auxinic herbicides The invention provides methods of identifying herbicidal auxins. The invention further provides auxin-herbicide-resistant plants and genes conferring auxin-herbicide resistance. This invention also provides a method of identifying other proteins that bind picolinate... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061011 | Method for making golf club heads using polishing marks Certain disclosed embodiments concern making sports equipment, such as golf club heads, using polishing marks to facilitate removing material from as-cast work pieces to produce a final thickness within a desired specification, such as 0.6 millimeter or less ±0.05 ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8034993 | Generation of plants with altered protein, fiber, or oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030541 | Generation of plants with altered protein, fiber, or oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023703 | Hybrid segmentation of anatomical structure An image of an anatomical structure can be analyzed to determine an enclosing three-dimensional boundary when the anatomical structure is filled with two substances, such as air and a fluid. Various techniques can be used to determine the enclosing boundary includin... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014450 | Flexible range reduction Techniques and tools are described for flexible range reduction of samples of video. For example, an encoder signals a first set of one or more syntax elements for range reduction of luma samples and signals a second set of one or more syntax elements for range redu... | 09/06/2011 |
| PP22094 | plant named ‘Crystal Pink’ A new and distinct Sedum spectabile plant characterized by large, light pink flower heads, a short stature with strong upright stems, and excellent vigor. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001489 | Element persistent identification Identifier information is generated for a user interface element of interest within a user interface of a computer program based on a description of a hierarchical element path comprising, e.g., some combination of parent elements that the user interface element inh... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996155 | ANOVA method for data analysis The present invention provides improved ANOVA methods for analyzing measured data and transformed data. The improved ANOVA method takes two data types as its input, one is the measurements, the other is a predetermined error associated with the measurements. The lat... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7989756 | Active-isolation mounts for optical elements Disclosed are, inter alia, optical components that include an optical element (e.g., mirror) and at least three active-isolation mounts mounting the optical element to a frame (e.g., optical barrel or optical frame). An active-isolation mount has a non-contacting ac... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981628 | Monoclonal antibodies and their use Isolated monoclonal antibodies are disclosed herein that specifically bind a cell surface antigen expressed on the human pancreatic endocrine cells or a subset thereof, and/or a precursor thereof. Isolated monoclonal antibodies are also disclosed herein that specifi... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7974786 | Visualization method of RNA pseudoknot structures The present invention relates to a visualization method of RNA pseudoknot structures for more efficiently and clearly visualizing all types of RNA pseudoknot structures including H-types in the form of a planar graph without edge-crossing so that the structures can ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7968768 | Generation of plants with improved drought tolerance The present invention is directed to plants that display a drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a DR05 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a drought tolerance phenotype. ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966130 | Systems and methods for determining a weighted mean intensity A method for fluorophore bias removal in microarray experiments in which the fluorophores used in microarray experiment pairs are reversed. Further, a method for calculating the individual errors associated with each measurement made in nominally repeated microarray... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7947870 | Generation of plants with altered oil, protein, or fiber content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an HIO nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7507380 | Microchemical nanofactories Embodiments of an apparatus, system, and method for chemical synthesis and/or analysis are disclosed. One embodiment of a disclosed apparatus comprises a laminated, microfluidic structure defining a reactor and a separator. Such apparatuses, or portions thereof, gen... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7492375 | High dynamic range image viewing on low dynamic range displays Techniques and tools for displaying/viewing HDR images are described. In one aspect, a background image constructed from HDR image information is displayed along with portions of the HDR image corresponding to one or more regions of interest. The portions have at le... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7488805 | Apoptosis proteins The present invention is directed to novel apoptosis polypeptides such as the Apop1, Apop2, and Apop3 proteins and related molecules which are involved in modulating apoptosis and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vector... | 02/10/2009 |
| PP19510 | Floribunda rose plant named ‘Jacrepin’ Floribunda rose plant having very glossy, dark green foliage, ease of own root propagation; vigorous growth on its own roots; rounded, well branched habit of growth; and flowers presented in clusters. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| PP19489 | Shrub rose named ‘JACzorba’ Shrub rose plant having flowers with fruity fragrance; vigorous, upright growth; dark green healthy foliage; distinctive striped petals; and ability to propagate and grow vigorously on its own roots. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7434411 | Droplet desorption process and system Microchannel or fractal plate desorption retains the advantage of high-flux, thin-film desorption without using membranes and allows for lightweight, compact desorbers for either LiBr and water or ammonia and water. Working embodiments of the process comprise provid... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430947 | Proportional length food slicing system This invention includes a system for cutting food products, such as potatoes, into proportional length pieces. In a one embodiment, the system includes a cutting assembly, sensors upstream of the cutting assembly and a programmable logic controller. The cutting asse... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432416 | Generation of plants with improved drought tolerance The present invention is directed to plants that display a drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a DRO2 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a drought tolerance phenotype. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7426668 | Performing memory built-in-self-test (MBIST) Programmable memory built-in self-test (MBIST) methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. Exemplary embodiments of the disclosed technology can be used, for example, to test one or more memories located on an integrated circuit during manufacturing testing. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425611 | Immunogenic HIV-1 multi-clade, multivalent constructs and methods of their use Described herein are nucleic acid molecules which encode multiple highly conserved epitopes from HIV-1 proteins, and optionally also epitopes from CCR5; usually also included sequences that encode spacers between two or more of the epitopes. Some of the provided nuc... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423114 | GD2 ligands The invention provides ligands of ganglioside GD2, including peptide ligands such as GGITNYNSALM; YCGGITNYNSACY; YCITNYNSCY; YCGGITNYNCY; YCTNYGVHCY; YCTNYGVCY; GGIANYNTS; YCGGIANYNCY; YCGGIANYNTSCY; and, YCIANYNTCY. GD2 ligands of the invention may for example be u... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410974 | Halogenated Quinazolinyl nitrofurans as antibacterial agents The present invention includes novel compounds of the formula (I) wherein X is absent or trans or cis CHCH, R1 is (C1-C10) alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by one to three hydroxy, (C1-C10) alkenyl unsubstitut... | 08/12/2008 |
| PP19072 | Heuchera plant named ‘Mahogany’ A new and distinct Heuchera plant substantially as shown and described, characterized by shiny, ruffled, red-brown leaves and good vigor. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405034 | Polymeric structures, particularly microstructures, and methods for making same Methods of adhering polymeric materials to a substrate, either directly or through linker molecules, are disclosed. Structures, for example, microstructures, including microwells and arrays of microwells, may be readily formed using the methods. In some embodiments,... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7398484 | Memory efficient array transposition via multi pass tiling A schedule can be generated for physically transposing an array such that when the array is transferred from a first memory type to a second memory type, the number of block transfers performed is minimized. The array can be rearranged to ensure that most or all dat... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7398180 | Vehicle technician time clock tool A vehicle technician time clock tool comprises a computer-implemented interface to a database, wherein the database contains vehicle service task-related information and time-related information, the vehicle service task-related information and time-related informat... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7386778 | Methods for distributing programs for generating test data Described herein are methods and systems for distributed execution of circuit testing algorithms, or portions thereof. Distributed processing can result in faster processing. Algorithms or portions of algorithms that are independent from each other can be executed i... | 06/10/2008 |
| PP18861 | Shrub rose plant named ‘JACmorde’ Shrub rose plant characterized by its deep pink blooms presented in clusters; ease of propagation by hardwood or softwood cuttings; compact, well-branched habit; resistance to common fungal diseases, and hardiness to Zone 4. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378245 | Methods for detecting and localizing DNA mutations by microarray This disclosure provides methods for detecting and localizing DNA mutations by DNA microarray. In various embodiments, the described methods include use of restriction endonuclease(s) and/or mismatch-recognition nuclease(s) to detect and/or localize mutations. In on... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369117 | Application programming interface that maps input device controls to software actions A system for using computer input devices with software applications is disclosed. The system includes an input device mapper API, which uses a language of semantics as an interface between input devices and software applications. The input device mapper receives in... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368257 | Modulators of lymphocyte activation, Mkk3b compositions and methods of use The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating lymphocyte activation. Nucleic acids encoding proteins and proteins so encoded which are capable of modulating lymphocyte activation are provided. Compositions and methods for the treatment of di... | 05/06/2008 |
