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| 8168804 | Large stoke shift NIR dyes A compound of the following formula: wherein R1 is SO3H; R2 is chosen from carboxylic acid group and SO3H; and R3 is chosen from Cl, carboxylic acid group, amino, amino... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8148356 | Acetylcysteine composition and uses therefor This invention relates to novel acetylcysteine compositions in solution, comprising acetylcysteine and which are substantially free of metal chelating agents, such as EDTA. Further, this invention relates to methods of making and using the acetylcysteine composition... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8088204 | Synergistic combinations of chromate-free corrosion inhibitors An anti-corrosive composition, comprising a combination of at least two of the following materials: vanadates, molybdates, tungstates, silicates, phosphates, borates, Ce cations, Y cations, La cations, Eu cations, Gd cations, Nd cations, and reaction products thereo... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085171 | High-speed data compression based on set associative cache mapping techniques A method is provided for compressing data from a stream of values using one or many distinct memory addresses as workspace, each memory address containing one or many values. The method works by reading two contiguous data values, of length K and N bits, from the st... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8076850 | Light emitting tube array, display device employing the light emitting tube array, and method of producing the light emitting tube array A light emitting tube array is provided which includes: front and rear plates; and a plurality of elongated light emitting tubes each filled with a discharge gas and disposed parallel to each other between the front and rear plates... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8006443 | Interlocking modular floor tile An interlocking, modular floor tile that comprises a planar member defined by a perimeter having four sides and a top surface, a plurality of downwardly projecting support legs of common length dispersed pattern-wise inside the perimeter of the planar member and cou... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7959904 | Delivery of medicaments to the nail The present invention includes a method for delivering a medicament to a nail plate or nail bed that comprises providing a therapeutically effective amount of a medicament, etching the surface of the nail, and applying a medicament to the surface of the nail. A pref... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7930948 | Device for leaching extraction and assessment A apparatus and process for quantifying of contaminants, wherein the apparatus comprises a container that includes a housing to support a sample, and a gel elastomer inside the enclosure. The gel elastomer is capable of absorbing the contaminants that are leached fr... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7894305 | Methods for detecting humans A method of detecting a human, that includes (a) measuring the ultrasonic signal emitted from human footsteps; (b) measuring the human body motion Doppler signature; reviewing the measurements of steps (a) and (b); and (d) determining the presence of a human. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7885807 | Text analysis, transliteration and translation method and apparatus for hieroglypic, hieratic, and demotic texts from ancient Egyptian A system for translating a body of text in an initial language into a target language, that comprises an input device for imputing a body of text comprising a plurality of elements, a first analyzer for analyzing said text and identifying one or more possible charac... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874192 | Arrangement for cooling a roll The present invention discloses an arrangement for cooling a roll (5). The arrangement comprises a housing (2) to be secured to the roll (5), a hollow shaft (8) mounted for rotational movement within the housing (2) and a cooling m... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7867981 | Compositions comprising highly purified amphotericin B A method for treating fungal infections in a mammal that includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising substantially pure amphotericin B and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Amphotericin BHP is associated with decreased ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7858388 | MS based peptide and protein sequencing via reactions of lysine residues with peroxycarbonate compounds A method of modifying protein samples that comprises combining the sample with a peroxycarbonate solution and inserting the sample into a mass spectrometer. The present invention also includes methods of N-terminus characterization. ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7802844 | Collapsible inclement weather chair An integrated inclement weather garment and chair having a removably mounted garment system designed so as to provide the user improved protection from the elements while providing a lightweight, portable, and stable resting platform. Embodiments of the garment syst... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7754884 | Targeted, NIR imaging agents for therapy efficacy monitoring, deep tissue disease demarcation and deep tissue imaging Compounds and methods related to NIR molecular imaging, in-vitro and in-vivo functional imaging, therapy/efficacy monitoring, and cancer and metastatic activity imaging. Compounds and methods demonstrated pertain to the field of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor im... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7732407 | Method for treatment of demyelinating central nervous system disease A method for treating demyelinating central nervous system diseases in a subject that comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically active amount of colony stimulating factor or CSF-like ligand. In a preferred embodiment of the pr... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7721560 | Climate control and dehumidification system and method A system for controlling temperature and humidity in an enclosure, that has a central air conditioning system; a dehumidifier attached to a return air duct of the central air conditioning system; and a system control unit that comprises a thermostat, dehumidstat and... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7705054 | Method of preventing and/or treating oxidant injury in neurodegenerative and oxidative diseases A method of treating and/or preventing oxidative damage, comprising administering an effective IsoK/NeuroK adduct formation suppressing amount of a phenolic amine compound and/or pyridoxamine or pyridoxamine analog, including embodiments where the phenolic compound ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7688675 | Underwater biomass assessment device and method A system for assessing underwater biomass that comprises a frame that can float and hold the system on a body of water; a transducer that emits and receives wave signals; a motor box, that positions the transducer below a water line; a control unit to allow a user t... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687538 | Agents with selective κ-opioid receptor affinity Compounds and compositions that are salvinorin A and salvinorin B derivatives that demonstrate selectivity and/or potency for the k-opioid receptor (KOR), allowing for their use as medicines, as well as chemical probes (both radiolabeled and cold) for fields utilizi... | 03/30/2010 |
| D611104 | Playing surface for a game | 03/02/2010 |
| D609050 | Food production mat | 02/02/2010 |
| 7628975 | Compositions and methods for detecting and quantifying COX-2 activity and 2-arachidonylgycerol metabolites The present invention provides methods, compositions and kits for discriminating between COX-1 and COX-2 activity. In particular, the prevent invention provides for the detection and/or measurement of COX-2 activity in subjects, samples thereof, and in laboratory te... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7547709 | Chain-breaking antioxidants Compounds, preferably 5-pyrimidinol and 3-pyridinol derivatives, that act as effective chain breaking antioxidants of both the lipid and water-soluble variety (analogous to the natural Vitamins E and C), many of which are more reactive toward peroxyl radicals than t... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7501557 | Method utilizing the tobacco phylloplanin promoter for expression of nucleic acids as gene products directed to aerial surfaces of plants A method and system is provided for generating excreted gene products in a plant which includes generating a nucleic acid fusion construct comprising a phylloplanin promoter and a selected non-phylloplanin nucleic acid sequence whose transcription product is to be e... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501357 | Vapor permeable, liquid impermeable composite fabric and fabrication process A flexible, vapor permeable, liquid impermeable composite fabric comprising a ultraviolet light stabilized and thermally stabilized microporous-formable polyolefin barrier layer extrusion laminated to an ultra-violet light stabilized and thermally stabilized polyole... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7484275 | Transportable contaminated remains pouch A gas-tight, liquid-impervious, transportable contaminated remains pouch designed and configured for storage and/or movement of remains or other items such as evidence in forensic applications that have been or are suspected to have been contaminated. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7468445 | Antigiardial agents and use thereof The present invention provides a method of preventing or treating one or more of the following medical conditions, or treating symptoms of one or more of the following medical conditions: amebic infections, giardiasis, estrogen deficient states, osteoporosis, cardio... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7436330 | High-speed data compression based on set associative cache mapping techniques A method is provided for compressing data from a stream of values using one or many distinct memory addresses as workspace, each memo address containing one or many values. The method works by reading two contiguous data values, of length K and N bits, from the stre... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7413690 | Process and apparatus for producing spherical pellets using molten solid matrices A method and apparatus for forming pellets, the apparatus comprising a column for housing column liquid; column liquid; temperature controlling elements engaging the column and capable of maintaining a first and second temperature in the column liquid, and an inject... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7399849 | Murine monoclonal anti-idiotype antibody 11D10 and methods of use thereof The present invention provides a monoclonal anti-Idiotype antibody 11D10 that elicits an immune response against a specific epitope of a high molecular weight mucin of human milk fat globule (HMFG) and a hybridoma that produces 11D10. The hybridoma that produces 11D... | 07/15/2008 |
| D571923 | Wrist or ankle bandage | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384752 | DNA encoding a human imidazoline receptor and ligand binding assay employing same A cDNA encoding a human imidazoline receptor is described. The amino acid sequence of the entire imidazoline receptor protein is identified, as well as a C-terminal fragment believed to contain the imidazoline binding site of the receptor. The protein is highly uniq... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7375132 | Compounds and methods for inhibiting cellular responses to hypoxia Compounds and compositions of the following formula: and analogs and stereoisomers thereof (and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers). Additionally disclosed is a method of inhibiting hypoxia-inducible factor-1 function in ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360967 | Solubilization and disposal of radioactive scale and sludge A process to transform solid, low-level, radioactive waste produced from oil and gas production into a form that may be safely disposed of, such as by re-injection into geologic formations in the Earth. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355110 | Stringed musical instrument having a built in hand-held type computer An apparatus and method is disclosed for storing, editing, deleting and visually displaying personal information within a stringed musical instrument. A hand-held type computer (34) located in and forming a portion of the envelope or housing of the stringed m... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338651 | Multi-use multimodal imaging chelates Cyclen-based chelates can be used as contrast agents for multi-modal imaging of tissue cells. The cyclen-based chelates are preferably polyazamacrocyclic molecules formed from 1,4,7,10 tetraazacyclododecane (“cyclen”) having varying chelating ions, phosphoester ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335642 | Method for treating a viral infection related or a chemical toxin related hepatic injury with deltorphin D A method of modulating cytokine mediated hepatic injury by administering compound-D SEQ ID NO:1 to a mammal. A concentration of the compound in the range of about 0.5 mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg in a physiologically acceptable formulation blocks a cytokine cascade. A th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314709 | Compositions and methods for detecting and quantifying COX-2 activity by lipoamino acid metabolism A method of detecting an activity of a COX-2 enzyme in a subject that includes obtaining a sample of the subject; detecting an amino acid eicosanoid metabolite in the sample, wherein the presence of the amino acid eicosanoid metabolite indicates the activity of the ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300651 | Methods of delaying development of CEA-associated tumors using anti-idiotype antibody 3H1 The present invention provides methods of delaying development of CEA-associated tumors using the anti-idiotype antibody 3H1, particularly in high-risk individuals. ... | 11/27/2007 |
