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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8034571 | Microbial polynucleotides expressed during infection of a host Disclosed are methods for obtaining antigens that are expressed by pathogenic microorganism during an infection process, as well as the antigens so obtained. Also disclosed are isolated polynucleotides encoding said antigens, recombinant polypeptides expressed from ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034279 | Method and device for manufacturing a three-dimensional object A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by successively solidifying layers of a building material at positions in the respective layer corresponding to the cross-section of the object is provided, wherein at least a partial region of a layer is solidif... | 10/11/2011 |
| D585132 | Medical drainage pump | 01/20/2009 |
| 7332602 | Pyridyl substituted heterocycles useful for treating or preventing HCV infection The present invention relates to pyridyl substituted heterocycles and hydro isomers thereof and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that inhibit replication and/or proliferation of HCV virus. The present invention also relates to the use of the pyridyl heterocycles ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7315501 | System and method for recording of information on a holographic recording medium, preferably an optical card The invention relates to a method for the recording and reading of data with a holographic write/read apparatus onto a holographic recording medium with a thin holographic recording layer. The medium is preferably an optical card (2). The recording of the inf... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7177489 | Silicon-insulator-silicon thin-film structures for optical modulators and methods of manufacture The present invention provides silicon based thin-film structures that can be used to form high frequency optical modulators. Devices of the invention are formed as layered structures that have a thin-film dielectric layer, such as silicon dioxide, sandwiched betwee... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7037851 | Methods for selective integration of airgaps and devices made by such methods Method for the production of airgaps in a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device comprising a stack of layers, the stack of layers comprising at least one iteration of a sub-stack of layers. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6878391 | Method for maintaining cooked food in a ready-to-serve condition using a freestanding cover for food trays A freestanding cover for a food tray has a flange section and a support section extending downwardly from the flange section. The support section supports the cover independently of the tray, with the flange section positioned above the tray opening. The freestandin... | 04/12/2005 |