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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6402994 | Thermally stable molecules with large dipole moments and polarizabilities and applications thereof Disclosed are fused ring bridge, ring-locked dyes that form thermally stable photorefractive compositions. The fused ring bridge structures are π-conjugated bonds in benzene-, naphthalene- or anthracene-derived fused ring systems that connect donor and a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6379942 | Chemically modified enzymes with multiple charged variants This invention provides modified enzymes comprising one or more amino acid residues replaced by cysteine residues, where the cysteine residues are modified by replacing the thiol hydrogen in the cysteine residues with a substituent group providing a thiol... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6274136 | Construction and use of genes encoding pathogenic epitopes for treatment of autoimmune disease The present invention relates to the application of genetic engineering to provide a treatment of autoimmune disease. This is achieved preferably through the introduction of one or more recombinant genes encoding self antigens which are the target of an a... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267913 | Two-photon or higher-order absorbing optical materials and methods of use Compositions capable of simultaneous two-photon absorption and higher order absorptivities are disclosed. Many of these compositions are compounds satisfying the formulae D-.PI.-D, A-.PI.-A, D-A-D and A-D-A, wherein D is an electron donor group, A is an e... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6259737 | Method and apparatus for fast motion estimation in video coding A computationally efficient method and apparatus for motion estimation by producing accurate motion vectors with minimal computational effort. A preferred embodiment of the present invention first identifies an approximate match between a reference frame ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6173591 | Security hole fastening device A device for fastening to equipment subject to theft and having an outer shell provided with a security slot. The device is inserted in the security slot located in the shell of the equipment. The device includes two similarly-shaped, mirror-imaged insert... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173399 | Apparatus for implementing virtual private networks Protocols and architecture for secure virtual private networks. Intraenterprise data communications are supported in a secure manner over the Internet or other public network space with the implementation of secure virtual private networks. Members of a v... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6170791 | Paper management system The system includes multiple components that may be used individually, or in conjunction with other components of the system, including a copy holder, paper organizer and a monitor-mounted copy holder. The copy holder/stand accommodates a variety of paper... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6066170 | Method and apparatus for adjusting corneal curvature A method and apparatus for adjusting corneal curvature of the eye comprising an adjustable split ring formed of an elastic hollow shell which is implantable into the cornea in encircling relation to the central optic zone of the cornea. The ring is filled... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6015087 | Apparatus and method for leasing documents of value Disclosed is an apparatus and method for issuing documents of value such as money orders, gift certificates, utility remittances, phone card, payroll, etc. An apparatus according to the disclosure may include a compartment for receiving substrates on whic... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5976790 | Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) Disclosed are new methods comprising the use of in situ hybridization to detect abnormal nucleic acid sequence copy numbers in one or more genomes wherein repetitive sequences that bind to multiple loci in a reference chromosome spread are either substant... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5967877 | Bra with reinforced contourline A flexible support structure shaped to conform to the cup portion of breast-supporting garments is described. The support structure may be constructed from a polyurethane foam or similar material and comprises a rib molded onto the lower U-shaped edge to ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5955275 | Methods for identifying nucleic acid sequences encoding agents that affect cellular phenotypes Methods for identifying nucleic acid sequences that affect a cellular phenotype are disclosed. The method uses a reporter gene whose level of expression correlates with the phenotype in conjunction with a method or device for measuring the level of report... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5789568 | Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) locus-specific primers The present invention provides a method for detection of at least one allele of a genetic locus and can be used to provide direct determination of the haplotype. The method comprises amplifying genomic DNA with a primer pair that spans an intron sequence ... | 08/04/1998 |
