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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7844905 | Information display system A system and a method for information display that is well adapted to marketing in the current, rapidly changing digital transmission communications setting is described. The invention provides a viewer interface that can be embodied in an inexpensive portable infor... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7117168 | Gift selection and fulfillment system The invention provides a method for gift selection and fulfillment, especially suited to children, which comprises: contacting a potential gift giver by conventional advertising; providing information to the potential gift giver for contacting an order accepting sys... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110884 | Methods in the engineering design and construction of earthen fills The invention is a composite of interdependent engineering methods for earthen fill engineering and construction. The invention includes the development, utilization, and correlation of actual, cumulative field compaction energies, unique to and based on field combi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6859732 | Methods in the engineering design and construction of earthen fills The invention is a composite of interdependent engineering methods for earthen fill engineering and construction. The invention includes the development, utilization, and correlation of actual, cumulative field compaction energies, unique to and based on field combi... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6690830 | Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding image data The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for encoding images, more particularly to an encoding unit in conjunction with a library of pictorial entities and image qualifiers. The method and apparatus provide encoding an image by using a code fact... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6294376 | Cholesterol 7-alpha hydroxylase expression regulation A method for controlling cholesterol is provided. A cholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase (C7H) regulatory factor is administered to control cholesterol catabolism. Also provided is a method for producing the cholesterol control agent and a nucleotide se... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6195997 | Energy conversion system The invention provides a method and apparatus for recovering work from a heat source and providing a cooling source that comprises: a. providing a selected working fluid comprising at least two components; to a first low pressure pump; b. feeding the selected ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6151774 | System of conveying and assembling logging tools A system and method for conveying wireline tools between a wellsite and a logging truck and for assembling the tools at the wellsite is disclosed. The conveying system includes a taut line extending between a wellsite and the logging truck, a mechanism fo... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6143556 | Enzyme systems for gas processing The invention provides a process for gas separation wherein a selected gas in a mixed gas stream is contacted by an enzyme having an active site directly contacted by the mixed gas stream, and the selected gas is at least partially removed from the mixed ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6140074 | SH3 protein, gene, chimeric cells, vectors and expression method for producing the novel protein, and uses The invention is a protein having the amino acid sequence of Seq. I.D. No. 1 or an allelic variation retaining the biological activity of the protein having the amino acid sequence of Seq. I.D. No. 1, a DNA segment coding for a protein according to claim ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6069132 | Phosphazole compounds A class of substituted and unsubstituted nucleo-base analogs and related azoles, designated as "phosphazoles," is disclosed, certain preferred embodiments having the basic structure of ##STR1## Also disclosed are methods of making and using the new c... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5976799 | Early detection of ovarian carcinoma using P16 gene products Increased expression of the p16 gene occurs early in the development of ovarian carcinomas. This invention detects change ovarian epithelium by measuring increases in p16 gene expression by a quantitative method that compares the levels of p16 mRNA and a ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5766784 | Thin films and uses The invention provides a method for synthesizing a titanium oxide-containing film comprising the following steps: (a) preparing an aqueous solution of a titanium chelate with a titanium molarity in the range of 0.01M to 0.6M. (b) immersing a substrate in the p... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5759708 | Process for depositing thin film layers onto surfaces modified with organic functional groups and products formed thereby A method is provided for producing a thin film product, comprising a first step in which an underlying substrate of a first material is provided. The underlying substrate includes a plurality of unmodified sites. The underlying substrate is then chemicall... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5747057 | Sustained release pyriproxifen compositions for parasite control The invention comprises a composition of matter containing a matrix, a plasticizer and pyriproxifen for controlling fleas.... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5738030 | Pattern method for multicolor designs The present invention provides a method for use in a machine for placing a plurality of colors of threads into a backing web to form a desired pattern having (a) a plurality of thread placement tools for placing a selected thread color from a plurality of... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5728719 | Systemic control of parasites The present invention is a method for controlling ectoparasites. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of treatment in which the warm blooded animal is dosed with an ovicidally effective amount of a heterocyclic nitrogen compound selected f... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5726015 | Method to determine metastatic potential of tumor cells This invention relates to a method to determine the metastatic potential of tumor cells. In particular, this invention relates to the detecting of the expression of metalloproteinase pump protein. The expression of this protein can be determined by molecu... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5720130 | Removal of soil contaminates The invention provides a method for reducing soil contamination that comprises: establishing growing plants in the contaminated soil, the plants being selected from the group consisting of Hibiscus species in sections Meunchhusia or Striati or hybrids obt... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5632999 | Sustained release pyriproxifen compositions for parasite control The invention comprises a method of controlling fleas which includes continuously administering to the haircoat of a homeothermic animal an ovicidally effective amount of 2-(1-methyl-2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethoxy)pyridine (pyriproxifen) from a sustained... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5526760 | Tufting machine needle bar shifter The present invention provides a tufting machine having a needle bar movable between at least two transverse locations in response to a control signal, a motor, a yarn supply, a backing cloth feed, a stitch drive, looper drive, yarn feed roller and all ti... | 06/18/1996 |
