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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178766 | String-replacement assembly for musical instruments A string-replacement assembly may be installed within an inner cavity of a body of a guitar. The assembly includes a plurality of cartridges each configured to contain a supply of replacement string therein, corresponding to a particular gauge of string for the guit... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8135449 | Imaging of oxygen by phosphorescence quenching A method of real-time imaging of dissolved oxygen concentration, comprising adding an oxygen-quenched phosphorescent composition to a sample, exciting phosphorescence in the composition by illuminating the sample with pulses of light, detecting phosphorescence inten... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124056 | High throughput genetic screening of lipid and cholesterol processing using fluorescent compounds The present invention utilizes fluorescent lipids, particularly quenched phospholipid or cholesterol analogues, to facilitate screening for phenotypes representing perturbations of lipid and/or cholesterol processing in a vertebrate; screening for genetic mutations ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119148 | Suspension comprising oxcarbazepine This invention provides a pharmaceutical composition in the form of a suspension comprising oxcarbazepine. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114442 | Transdermal pharmaceutical delivery compositions A pharmaceutically delivery system and method of use therefor are described comprising a pharmaceutically active agent and acidified nitrite as an agent to produce local production of nitric oxide at the skin surface. The dosage form may be in any pharmaceutically a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8101564 | Methods for regulating osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption using LRRc17 Provided is a purified, negative regulator of osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption, specifically LRRc17. Further provided are methods and compositions for treating degenerative bone disorders, and treatments and prophylactic approaches for regulating bone ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8076936 | Reducing imaging-scan times for MRI systems Provided are methods and systems for rapid MRI imaging-scanning that provides 2D or 3D coverage, high precision, and high-temporal efficiency, without exceeding SAR limits. In one embodiment, a pulse sequence process is performed that includes a T1ρ prep... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076362 | Crystal modification A of 1-(2,6-difluorobenzyI)-1 H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide and dosage forms and formulations thereof The invention relates to dosage forms and formulations comprising the novel crystal modification A of the compound I-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-I H-I,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide, wherein crystal modification A is characterized by characteristic lines with interplanar spaci... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8029989 | Method using snail transcriptional repressor Provided is a prognostic molecular marker for breast cancer recurrence. Expression of Snail, a zinc finger transcriptional repressor gene, is correlated to the risk of breast cancer recurrence, and to the likelihood of recurrence-free survival in subjects diagnosed ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7488467 | High throughput genetic screening of lipid and cholesterol processing using fluorescent compounds The present invention utilizes fluorescent lipids, particularly quenched phospholipid or cholesterol analogues, to facilitate screening for phenotypes representing perturbations of lipid processing; screening for genetic mutations that lead to disorders of phospholi... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7477770 | Virtual bone biopsy The present indention comprises a system and method for analyzing trabecular bone structure. A means for scanning the trabecular bone using a magnetic resonance image (MRI) scanner generates bone image data, which is then processed including correcting, deshadi4 and... | 01/13/2009 |
| D584546 | Portion of a beverage bar | 01/13/2009 |
| 7465723 | Use of carboxamides for the treatment of tinnitus The present invention relates to the use of carbamazepine derivatives in treating tinnitus. ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7447595 | Heterologous protein production using the twin arginine translocation pathway Provided are means for evaluating and identifying putative substrates of the twin arginine translocation (Tat) secretory pathway in Streptomyces and other bacterial species. Also provided, therefore, are simple ways to express, secrete and purify correctly fo... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7423141 | Inhibitors of endothelin-1 synthesis Sequences in human preproendothelin-1 mRNA are described against which antisense oligonucleotides can be used to inhibit the synthesis of endothelin-1. This inhibition of endothelin-1 synthesis may be used to treat diseases where excess production of endothelin-1 is... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7383853 | Multi-port free flow valve and element A multi-port valve arrangement and removable valve element for use in sanitary environments that comprises at least three ports formed by the joining of at least two valve casing bodies at angles necessary to accommodate multiple connecting fluid streams. A seamless... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378111 | Regulation of GSK-3α activity for the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease Provided is a novel use of therapeutic concentrations of an inhibitor of glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3), including lithium or any other GSK-3 inhibitor, to block, reduce or inhibit processing of amyloid precursor proteins to beta-amyloid (Aβ) peptides, which ar... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7257568 | Process and system for matching products and markets The present invention provides a search method and system for matching a commodity to one or more applications for using the commodity. A plurality of properties associated with the commodity are identified. A collection of documents for searching for a plurality of... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255887 | Use of Bowman Birk inhibitor for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases Provided is a use for Bowman Birk Inhibitor (BBI), as administered in Bowman Birk Inhibitor Concentrate (BBIC), for the treatment of autoimmune diseases in a patient, wherein the disease is characterized by chronic inflammation, such as rheumatoid arthritis; and mor... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7217427 | Polymersomes and related encapsulating membranes The present invention provides biocompatible vesicles comprising semi-permeable, thin-walled encapsulating membranes which are formed in an aqueous solution, and which comprise one or more synthetic super-amphiphilic molecules. When at least one super-amphiphile mol... | 05/15/2007 |
