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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429187 | Cable strain-relieving mechanism A strain-relieving apparatus for a cable, comprising a housing and a shroud. A cable is inserted into a port on a device, such as an electronic device. The shroud is permanently affixed to the cable, and attaches to and rotates within the housing to lock the shroud ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7357782 | Connector device An adapter for use in connecting a vacuum source with a breast shield is disclosed including a housing with at least one female coupling component formed therein, at least one male coupling component that is adapted to attach to a tube at one end for conveying press... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7220542 | Expression cloning in filamentous fungi Methods are provided for isolation of DNA sequences encoding proteins with properties of interest by means of expression cloning in filamentous fungal host cells. The isolated DNA sequences are useful in processes for producing the proteins of interest. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 6859058 | Method and apparatus for testing electronic devices Test circuitry and test methods performing supply current measurement is presented. The test circuitry can be but is not limited to be on-chip. The supply current, also denoted test current, can be transient. The test circuitry and methods do not cause additional po... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6777004 | Composition containing novel compound corniculatonin having antifungi properties and a process for preparing the same The invention relates to a novel compound oleanane triterpenoid oligoglycoside of formula 1 of the accompanying drawing (trivially called corniculatonin), the invention also relates to a process for the isolation of the novel compound from a mangrove plant Aegice... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6705359 | Pressurized container for paint additives and method of making same A pressurized package of paint, additives is prepared by mixing water emulsion, stabilizers and a propellant in a pressurizable container. This pressurized container is then sold to retail stores where a water borne paint composition is injected into the pressurized... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6567399 | Hi-fidelity line card A high-fidelity voice/audio communication system including a high-fidelity SLIC (HSLIC) device that combines traditional BORSCHT functionality with high fidelity sampling and compression techniques. The HSLIC preferably resides on a single plug-in line ca... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6563233 | Control for main and standby power supplies The present invention is a control system for a main power supply and a standby power supply. In response to a utility outage, the control initiates operation of the standby power supply and connects the standby power supply to a standby panelboard, where... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6509414 | Epoxy resin, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer and co-crosslinking agent A composition useful as an impregnant for the making of laminates for printed wiring boards comprises a FR4 epoxy resin which is a bisphenol A epoxy resin advanced with tetrabromobisphenol A, a crosslinking agent of a strene-maleic anhydride copolymer and... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6500426 | Carbohydrate-based enzyme-containing granules for use in animal feed Enzyme-containing granules for manufacturing animal feed compositions are prepared using a carrier containing at least about 15% (w/w) carbohydrate such as starch and less than 5% (w/w) protein. A mixture is formed containing an enzyme, the carrier and wa... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6496867 | System and method to negotiate private network addresses for initiating tunneling associations through private and/or public networks A method for initiating a tunneling association in a data network. The method includes negotiating private addresses, such as private Internet Protocol addresses, for the ends of the tunneling association. The negotiation is performed on a public network,... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6483869 | Frequency decimated DMT modulation modem A sub-rate modulation method that is compatible with full-rate ADSL modems. The method may be used to implement a reduced complexity transceiver, preferably remotely located from the central office or service provider. The method includes instructing the ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6450007 | Robust single-chip hydrogen sensor A robust single-chip hydrogen sensor and a method for fabricating such a sensor. By adding an adhesion-promoting layer between the body of a sensor and an on-chip hydrogen-exposed electrically-resistive hydrogen-sensing element, device yields are improved... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6443578 | Personal shower mirror A personal shower mirror for attaching to a shower curtain pole or to a sliding glass shower door comprising a mirror element, a housing enclosing the mirror element, a hanging device and an extendable pole connected at one end to the housing and at the o... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6267929 | Textured surface for test sample cards A test sample card is produced from a mold machined in accordance with an electronic discharge machining (EDM) process, with a resulting finely textured surface of the mold left intact. The mold produces a test sample card that has an even finely textured... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6248587 | Method for promoting mesenchymal stem and lineage-specific cell proliferation The present invention fulfills a need in the art for methods that promote hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem and lineage-specific cell proliferation and differentiation by growth in the presence of angiotensinogen, angiotensin I (AI), AI analogues, AI fra... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6249757 | System for detecting voice activity A system for detection of voice activity in a communications signal, employing a nonlinear two filter voice detection algorithm, in which one filter has a low time constant (the fast filter) and one filter has a high time constant (the slow filter). The s... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6245295 | Sample testing apparatus with high oxygen permeable tape providing barrier for closed reaction chamber A test sample card has a well formed in the card body for receiving a fluid sample containing a microbiological agent or microorganism and a reagent. The test sample card has a membrane in the form of a tape covering the sample well to form a closed react... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6218506 | Amyloid ଲ protein (globular assembly and uses thereof) The invention described in this disclosure involves a new composition of matter, amyloid beta-derived dementing ligands (ADDL's). ADDLs consist of amyloid ଲ peptide assembled into soluble globular non-fibrillar oligomeric structures that are capable... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6214807 | C-pyrazole 2A A receptor agonists 2-adenosine C-pyrazole compositions having the following formula: ##STR1## and methods for using the compositions as A2A receptor agonists to stimulate mammalian coronary vasodilatation for therapeutic purposes and for purposes of imaging the heart.... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6174665 | Hormone replacement therapy monitoring The present invention provides methods for monitoring the effectiveness of hormone replacement therapy in a perimenopausal, early menopausal, or late menopausal woman, comprising testing for hormonal levels in a body fluid of the woman at intervals depend... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6156565 | Incubation station for test sample cards An incubation station has a carousel for receiving a plurality of test sample cards. An even temperature and air flow distribution inside the carousel and incubation of the cards over time at the proper temperature was found to be critically dependent upo... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6156305 | Implanted tumor cells for the prevention and treatment of cancer A method to prevent or treat cancer in a patient comprising: administering a first set of tumor cells; where at least some of the first tumor cells have at least one tumor antigen corresponding to antigen of the patient's tumor cells; where the tumor cell... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6146885 | Cell-type specific gene transfer using retroviral vectors containing antibody-envelope fusion proteins The present invention pertains to retroviral vector particles having target cell specificity which comprise a retroviral vector having an antigen binding site of an antibody fused to the envelope protein of the retroviral vector, wherein the antigen bindi... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6143866 | Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor and method for obtaining the same At least two substantially purified tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors are disclosed which are glycoproteins that are active against TNF. The isolation of 3O kDa and 40 KDa TNF inhibitor from urine is disclosed. The deglycosylated form of the 3O kDa T... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6107285 | Injectable ready-to-use solutions containing an antitumor anthracycline glycoside According to the invention there is provided a sterile, pyrogen-free, ready-to-use solution of an anthracycline glycoside, especially doxorubicin, which consists essentially of a physiologically acceptable salt of an anthracycline glycoside dissolved in a... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6075026 | Certain substituted 1-aryl-3-piperazin-1'-yl propanones Disclosed are compounds of formula I: or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein X is a carbonyl, sulfonyl, methylene, or methylene substituted with optionally substituted phenyl; Z is nitrogen or CH; Ar1 and Ar2 independent... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6071896 | Suppression of thromboxane levels by percutaneous administration of aspirin A method is disclosed for inducing thromboxane suppression in a mammalian subject by percutaneously administering a pharmaceutical composition containing aspirin. Articles useful for practicing the therapeutic methods of the invention are also disclosed.... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6068402 | Foldable cooler The present invention provides a novel foldable softwalled cooler for preventing temperature change of heated or cooled items placed therein. The structure generally includes flexible walls having an insulating material therein and a bottom connected to t... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6060473 | 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]-heptane and -heptene derivatives as cholinergic receptor ligands 7-Azabicyclo[2.2.1]-heptane and -heptene derivatives are disclosed that can be administered to a mammal, including a human, to treat disorders associated with a decrease or increase in cholinergic activity.... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6044691 | Blood tubing set integrity tests for extracorporeal circuits Several tests are described for verifying the integrity of the extracorporeal circuit of a medical instrument, such as a dialysis machine. One test verifies the condition of the blood tubing set. Another test verifies that the clamps in the arterial and v... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6045759 | Fluid dispenser A method and apparatus for an automated biological reaction system is provided. In the processing of a biological reaction system, there is a need for consistently placing an amount of fluid on a slide. In order to accomplish this, several methods are use... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6043271 | Method for the preparation of (&#b1;)-calanolide A and intermediates thereof A method of preparing (&#b1;)-calanolide A, 1, a potent HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitor, from chromene 4 is provided. Useful intermediates for preparing (&#b1;)-calanolide A and its derivatives are also provided. According to the disclosed method, chr... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039777 | Air filter device and an automobile having the same An air filter device and an automobile having the same includes an air filter bent without disassembling a cowl to be simply and easily replaced within a narrow space, and the air filter is commonly utilized to both left-handed drive type and right-handed... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6020015 | Infant formula compositions and nutrition containing genetically engineered human milk proteins Compositions containing human milk proteins, including the so-called host resistance factors of human milk, prepared by chemically synthesizing the human milk proteins or by genetic engineering techniques for producing recombinant human milk proteins, are... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6014854 | Processing textile strands Wound bobbins of yarn are exposed to constant tensioning treatment to eliminate variances in hot air shrinkage caused by the manufacturing processes used to make the strands.... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6016167 | Method of color correcting digital video data A method of color correcting digital video data 21 is disclosed, comprising the steps of providing a workstation 22 connected to a source 20 of digital video data, analysing video data at the workstation 22 and making decisions relating to color correctio... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6011148 | Methods for purifying nucleic acids Methods are provided for producing highly purified compositions of nucleic acids by using tangential flow ultrafiltration. A scaleable process for producing pharmaceutical grade plasmid DNA, useful for gene therapy, is provided, which is efficient and avo... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5997878 | Recombinant poxvirus-cytomegalovirus, compositions and uses Attenuated recombinant viruses containing DNA encoding an HCMV antigen, as well as methods and compositions employing the viruses, expression products therefrom, and antibodies generated from the viruses or expression products, are disclosed and claimed. ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5989269 | Method, instruments and kit for autologous transplantation Method for the effective transplantation of chondrocytes/cartilage to an articular joint surface defect is taught, as well as a description of certain instruments and kit for practicing the invention.... | 11/23/1999 |
