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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6805842 | Repuncturable self-sealing sample container with internal collapsible bag A sample container for minimizing evaporation of a contained volume of sample includes a container housing, a repuncturable self-sealing membrane, and a collapsible sample bag. The container housing includes an open end and a hollow interior region. The repuncturabl... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6699294 | Injectable implants for tissue augmentation and restoration A method for tissue augmentation in a mammal is provided comprising injecting a polymer at a tissue site in need of augmentation and having a tissue temperature, the polymer comprising repeating peptide monomeric units selected from the group consisting o... | 03/02/2004 |
| 5332716 | Pollen suppressant comprising a 5-oxy- or amino-substituted cinnoline Pollen suppressants of the formula ##STR1## wherein X represents a group of the formula OR1 or NR1 R2 wherein R1 represents a C1 -C4 alkyl (optionally substituted with a C1 ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5229412 | Method for relieving anxiety using 5-hydroxytryptamine-1A-receptor-binding compounds Compounds that selectively bind 5-HT1A receptors in preference to other 5-HT receptors are provided along with methods for their use. Such compounds have the formula ##STR1## wherein A is an aromatic group selected to provide, with the gly... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5219680 | Lithium rocking-chair rechargeable battery and electrode therefor A carbon/polymer composite electrode comprising substantially amorphous carbon entrapped in a polymeric matrix, wherein the matrix further entraps an interpenetrating ionically conducting liquid having an alkali metal salt dissolved therein.... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5162227 | Recombinant DNA vectors capable of expressing apoaequorin in E. coli A gene which codes for the protein apoaequorin is disclosed along with recombinant DNA vectors containing this gene.... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5077017 | Integrated serial dilution and mixing cartridge A dilution and mixing cartridge comprising a sample application site, a mixing chamber in fluid receiving relationship to the sample application site, a diluent application site in fluid donating relationship to the mixing chamber, a first valve means sel... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5071745 | Fibrinolytic assay Assays and reagents for the determination of factors involved in fibrinolysis, wherein the assays involve the measurement of detectably labelled fibrin products which are released after digestion of a labelled fibrin complex prepared by adding soluble fib... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5064430 | Polynonapeptide bioelastomers having an increased elastic modulus A polynonapeptide of the formula: --X--(ଲγδ&3xb5;θλπ.rho.)n Y-- wherein: is a peptide-forming residue of L-Valine or another peptide-forming residue capable of functioning in position i of a ଲ-turn in a polypepti... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5064662 | Method of making salt/free sauerkraut A method of preparing pickled cabbage by a fermentation process, typically in the absence of added salt, wherein the fermentation step of the process consists essentially of fermenting cabbage in the presence of a mixture of ethanol and an ingestible acid... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5059394 | Analytical device for the automated determination of analytes in fluids A method for determining the presence of an analyte in a fluid is described along with various components of an apparatus specifically designed to carry out the method. The method involves taking a reflectance reading from one surface of an inert porous m... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5049487 | Automated initiation of timing of reflectance readings A method for determining the presence of an analyte in a fluid is described along with various components of an apparatus specifically designed to carry out the method. The method involves taking a reflectance reading from one surface of an inert porous m... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5045471 | Cloned DNA for P450scc and expression thereof A polynucleotide sequence encoding human P450scc is disclosed along with techniques for utilizing the P450scc expressed by this gene to reduce in vivo cholesterol levles.... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5039617 | Capillary flow device and method for measuring activated partial thromboplastin time Methods and devices are provided for carrying out activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) analysis on a whole blood sample to which no anticoagulant has been added by applying the sample to a capillary track contained in a housing, wherein the capill... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5037712 | Preparation of radiation cured solid electrolytes and electrochemical devices employing the same A method is described for forming a solid electrolyte comprising a polymeric network structure containing an ionically conducting liquid for use in solid state electrochemical cells which comprises forming a mixture of a crosslinkable polysiloxane or a cr... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5037735 | Visual discrimination qualitative enzyme complementation assay A ଲ-galactosidase complementation assay for determining the presence of an analyte which is a member of a specific binding pair (sbp) in a sample is provided, which assay permits visual discrimination between those samples wherein the analyte is pre... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5032503 | Liquid single reagent for air enzyme complementation assay A method is provided for combining normally interacting reagents in a liquid single reagent and preventing complex formation using a surfactant and then reversing the inhibition by adding a cyclodextrin. The method finds particular use in diagnostic immun... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5032271 | Reversible mechanochemical engines comprised of bioelastomers capable of modulable inverse temperature transitions for the interconversion of chemical and mechanical work A mechanochemical engine cpaable of desalinating sea water or brackish water by the conversion of mechanical work to chemical work, which comprises: a) a housing containing an elastomeric material capable of being stretched, to thereby allow salt-diminish... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5030527 | Radiation cured solid aqueous electrolytes and electrochemical devices employing the same A solid aqueous electrolyte for use in an electrochemical device produced by the process comprising the steps of: forming a homogeneous mixture of an ionically conductive material, water and a radiation curable material, said radiation curable material being ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5028142 | Reciprocal mixer A mixing system comprising (1) a mixing cartridge comprising a housing containing: (a) an internal chamber, (b) access means for entry of a liquid into the internal chamber, and (c) a magnetically movable detached mixing member contained in the chamber; a... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5028594 | Use of photodynamic compositions for cytotoxic effects Hematopoietic cells are selectively eliminated by cytotoxic agents which rely upon light activation. The cytotoxic agents are joined to ligands, particularly sugars, specific for myeloid monocyte and lymphocytic lineages. Further specificity can be achiev... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5004923 | Capillary flow device Novel methods and devices are provided involving at least one chamber, at least one capillary, and at least one reagent involved in a system providing for a detectable signal. As appropriate, the devices provide for measuring a sample, mixing the sample w... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5002786 | Method of killing larvae in infested fruit A method of killing insect larvae in larvae-infected fruit is disclosed, which comprises shrinkwrapping individual fruit from a geographical area infested with an insect known to infect the fruit for a time sufficient to kill larvae of the insect, wherein... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4996221 | Histamine derivatives as immune modulators Histamine derivatives are disclosed which find use as effect and tissue-specific immune modulators. Specifically, the primary terminal nitrogen in histamine is derivatized to introduce a variable length side chain having 0 to 1 branch of from 1 to 3 carbo... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4994268 | Pheromone formulation for attracting spruce beetles Novel compositions and methods for the attraction of spruce beetles Dendroctonus rufipennis are provided. The compositions are comprised of both insect and tree-produced semiochemicals alone or in combination to attract populations of spruce beetles. The ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4981867 | Treatment of tremor using compounds that depress calcium currents in thalamic and other central nervous system neurons A method of treating tremor in mammals, comprising administering to a mammal susceptible to tremor an effective amount of a compound that depresses calcium current in thalamic neurons. Succinimides are particularly effective.... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4976734 | Stimulation of chemotaxis by chemotactic peptides A method of stimulating chemotaxis toward a prosthetic device is disclosed, which method comprises incorporating a chemotactic peptide of the formula B1 -X-(AGVPGLGVG)n -(AGVPGFGVG)m -Y-B2 wherein A is a peptide-forming r... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4963498 | Capillary flow device Novel methods and devices are provided involving at least one chamber, at least one capillary, and at least one reagent involved in a system providing for a detectable signal. As appropriate, the devices provide for measuring a sample, mixing the sample w... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4956274 | Reagent stabilization in enzyme-donor and acceptor assay A method of stabilizing ଲ-galactosidase peptide fragments against storage degradation for use in a complementation assay which comprises storing the peptide fragment in a storage medium containing an ionic surfactant or a surfactant derived from a s... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4948961 | Capillary flow device Novel methods and devices are provided involving at least one chamber, at least one capillary, and at least one reagent involved in a system providing for a detectable signal. As appropriate, the devices provide for measuring a sample, mixing the sample w... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4946795 | Apparatus and method for dilution and mixing of liquid samples An apparatus for diluting a sample with a diluent, comprising a fixed volume measuring chamber, a fixed volume receiving chamber and fluid receiving relationship to the measuring chamber, a gas vent in the receiving chamber, a stop flow junction between t... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945086 | Smooth muscle cell growth inhibitor An epithelium-derived inhibitor of the growth of smooth muscle cells is disclosed along with methods for purifying this substance. As initially isolated, the inhibitor comprises a heparan sulfate proteoglycan having a buoyant density of less than 1.4 g/ml... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4935346 | Minimum procedure system for the determination of analytes A method for determining the presence of an analyte in a fluid is described along with various components of an apparatus specifically designed to carry out the method. The method involves taking a reflectance reading from one surface of an inert porous m... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4921878 | Non-fluorescing, non-reflective polyamide for use in diagnostic testing A polyamide dyed with a reactive dye capable of absorbing incident light of the excitation waveband of a fluorophore or light of the emission waveband of the polyamide is provided for use in assays in which the presence or quantity of an analyte is being ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4912034 | Immunoassay test device and method An apparatus is provided for use in an immunoassay for the detection of a target analyte in a liquid sample, comprising a porous reactive filter, having an upper surface and a lower surface, to which is bound an antibody specific for the target antigen; a... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4911931 | Pharmaceutical combination for treatment of bone-wasting diseases A pharmaceutical composition for increasing bone mass and preventing loss of bone mass is provided, comprising a fluoride source and a mitogenic hydantoin in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The combination is administered to a vert... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4900666 | Colorimetric ethanol analysis method and test device A disposable test strip device for detecting and measuring ethanol in aqueous solutions is disclosed. The test strip includes an inert support pad that contains a stabilized dry form of the enzyme alcohol oxidase, a material having peroxidative activity a... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4898926 | Bioelastomer containing tetra/penta-peptide units A bioelastomer containing repeating units comprising elastomeric tetrapeptide or pentapeptide units or a mixture thereof, wherein said repeating units comprise amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic amino acid residues and g... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4895796 | Identification of NK cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes A method for distinguishing between NK cells and T lymphocytes is provided, which comprises contacting a sample containing lymphocytes with a first reagent comprising anti-CD3 and a first detectable label and a second reagent comprising a mixture of anti-... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4892817 | Stable phosphatase substrate composition A stabilized phosphatase substrate composition is provided comprising an indoxl phosphate, a tetrazolium salt, and a water-soluble ferricyanide/ferrocyanide salt. When present as a solution, the composition also contains a buffer that produces a pH in a r... | 01/09/1990 |
