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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6685936 | Suppressor cells induced by culture with mesenchymal stem cells for treatment of immune responses in transplantation A method of reducing an immune response to a transplant in a recipient by treating said recipient with an amount of suppressor T cells effective to reduce or inhibit host rejection of the transplant. The suppressor T cells can be administered before, at t... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6609757 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a backrest with a forearm support carried thereon at the rear side thereof, the aim being to improve the level of comfort for the user of the seat in a position of facing rearwardly.... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6557936 | Integrated child seat for an automobile seat An integrated child's seat (10) is provided for a motor vehicle seat. The child's seat (10) is displaceable between a low and an unfolded raised position. It has a base portion (12) and a support portion (14) which are pivotably connected by front and rea... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554359 | Sprung vehicle seat A sprung vehicle seat has a base member and a top member, and a scissor support assembly operatively disposed therebetween. The scissor support assembly comprises first and second pivotably interconnected scissor levers. Secured to the first scissor lever... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554360 | Seat Described is a seat (10) comprising a seat squab (12) and a backrest (14) which is displaceable in respect of its inclination. In order to achieve a load relief for the intervertebral disc of a user of the seat and thus optimum seating comfort, the seat (... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6541611 | LO-CD2b antibody A monoclonal antibody which binds to baboon and human CD2, and in particular LO-CD2b antibody. The antibody may be employed to prevent and inhibit an immune response in human patients, such as when the immune response is mediated by the activation and pro... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6541024 | Regeneration and augmentation of bone using mesenchymal stem cells Disclosed are compositions and methods for augmenting bone formation by administering isolated human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) with a ceramic material or matrix or by administering hMSCs; fresh, whole marrow; or combinations thereof in a resorbable b... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6517041 | Displacement arrangement In an arrangement for displacement of a displacement member along a stationary base by means of a reciprocatable elongate actuating member, the displacement member has at least one linear tooth arrangement. Two axially spaced ratchet members are pivotably... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517716 | Sealing means for filter envelopes A sealing means for sealing a filter envelope of a filter apparatus which includes at least one clip for sealing the filter envelope, and at least one connecting means extending from the filter apparatus to the at least one clip. Such a sealing means prev... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6508930 | Method for stabilizing operation of fluid catalytic converter units The operation of fluid catalytic converter (FCC) units can be stabilized through use of tests wherein a first catalyst and a second catalyst are introduced into the FCC unit in at least two different ratios, at two different times, in order to establish t... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6497875 | Multilayer skin or dermal equivalent having a layer containing mesenchymal stem cells A multilayer skin equivalent is formed having a scaffold layer containing dermis-forming cells, and a keratinocyte layer. The dermis-forming cells and keratinocytes are preferably autologous, and the dermis-forming cells can be human mesenchymal stem cell... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6482326 | Method of filtering used cooking oil A filter for removing undesired materials from a fluid, such as used cooking oil, for example, includes a filter envelope including first and second panels. The first panel has a permeability which is greater than that of the second panel. The first panel... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6479421 | Process for making, and use of, anionic clay materials Anionic clay compounds such as hydrotalcite-like compounds can be made by a process wherein a non-hydrotalcite-like compound (or a hydrotalcite-like compound) are heat treated and then hydrated to form hydrotalcite-like compounds having properties (e.g..,... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6417376 | Selective oxidation process and catalyst therefor A process for selectively oxidizing an organic molecule by reacting said organic molecule and oxygen in the presence of a selective oxidation catalyst supported on a mesh-like structure.... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6413769 | (1,3) galactosyltransferase negative porcine cells Transgenic swine in which the normal expression of (1, 3) galactosyltransferase is prevented in at least one organ of tissue type. The absence or inactivation of this enzyme prevents the production of carbohydrate moieties having the distinctive te... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6406883 | Lmb gene of Streptococcus agalactiae The present invention provides polynucleotides coding for the mature Lmb streptococcal adhesion mediator polypeptides. The polynucleotides were obtained from a genomic library obtained from Group B Streptococcus strain R268.... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6388150 | Selective hydrogenation process and catalyst therefor A process of selectively hydrogenating an impurity in a feed containing hydrocarbons, such as, for example, an impurity selected from the group consisting of acetylene compounds, dienes, and mixtures thereof in a feed containing at least one monoolefin an... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6387367 | Human mesenchymal stem cells Human mesenchymal stem cells having the phenotype SH3+, CD45+ can be isolated. These precursor mesenchymal item cells are useful for treatment of patients in need of mensenchymal stem cell.... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6387369 | Cardiac muscle regeneration using mesenchymal stem cells Disclosed is a method for producing cardiomyocytes in vivo by administering to the heart of an individual a cardiomyocyte producing amount of mesenchymal stem cells. These cells can be administered as a liquid injectible or as a preparation of cells in a ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6384020 | Rapid immediate release oral dosage form A pharmaceutical composition comprising lactitol and one or more amphetamine salts in a rapid release formulation.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379953 | Ligands that modulate differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells Disclosed are compositions and methods for accelerating the differentiation of human MSCs into the osteogenic lineage with resultant enhanced de novo bone formation. This makes possible improved methods for bone defect repair. Thus, one aspect of the inve... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6368648 | Adsorbent filtration system for treating used cooking oil or fat in frying operations A process for treating used cooking oil or fat by passing the used cooking oil or fat from a used cooking oil or fat source to a holding vessel, and contacting the used cooking oil or fat with a predetermined amount of purifying material upon accumulation... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6361796 | Soluble form osmotic dose delivery system Disclosed is an osmotic pharmaceutical delivery system comprising (a) a semi-permeable wall that maintains its integrity during pharmaceutical delivery and which has at least one passage therethrough; (b) a single, homogeneous composition within said wall... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6358486 | Inorganic oxides with mesoporosity or combined meso-and microporosity and process for the preparation thereof Bimodal amporphous inorganic material that in a pore size distribution plot has distinct mesopore and micropore peaks. A process for producing a bimodal material or a material that contains essentially only mesopores involves heating an inorganic oxide in... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6358401 | Apparatus and procedures for replenishing particulate materials used in industrial processes Injection of particulate materials into industrial processes can be improved through use of a vessel mounted on a weighing device and which is vented through use of two separate and distinct valves. Optionally, a predetermined pressure in the vessel is ma... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6350429 | Method for making molecular sieves and novel molecular sieve compositions This invention relates to the synthesis of large pore composite molecular sieves and to the synthetic large pore composite molecular sieves so produced. The molecular sieves of the invention have the same general utilities of the comparable molecular siev... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6322784 | Adipogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells A composition which comprises human mesenchymal stem cells which have the potential to differentiate into cells of more than one connective tissue type and a composition which induces cells from the mesenchymal stem cell population to differentiate into t... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6322819 | Oral pulsed dose drug delivery system A multiple pulsed dose drug delivery system for pharmaceutically active amphetamine salts, comprising an immediate-release component and an enteric delayed-release component wherein (1) the enteric release coating has a defined minimum thickness and/or (2... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6287599 | Sustained release pharmaceutical dosage forms with minimized pH dependent dissolution profiles A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent that is pH dependent, at least one non-pH dependent sustained release agent, and at least one pH dependent agent that increases the dissolution rate of the at least one pha... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6284276 | Soluble form osmotic dose delivery system Disclosed is an osmotic pharmaceutical delivery system comprising (a) a semipermeable wall that maintains its integrity during pharmaceutical delivery and which has at least one passage therethrough; (b) a single, homogeneous composition within said wall,... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6281164 | SOx additive systems based upon use of multiple particle species The useful life of SOx additives having a SO2.fwdarw.SO.sub.3 oxidation catalyst component and a SO3 absorption component can be extended by employing each of these components as separate and distinct physical particles, p... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6281012 | Method of preparing suppressor T cells with allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells A method of reducing an immune response to a transplant in a recipient by treating said recipient with an amount of suppressor T cells effective to reduce or inhibit host rejection of the transplant. The suppressor T cells can be administered before, at t... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6261573 | Immunoadjuvants The present invention provides immunogenic compositions and methods for inducing enhanced immune responses using an antigen and a combination of water soluble polymer and an amphiphilic compound.... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6261549 | Human mesenchymal stem cells from peripheral blood Disclosed is a method for recovering peripheral blood containing a population of cells enhanced in human mesenchymal stem cells from an individual by (i) administering to said individual at least one growth factor and, thereafter, (ii) recovering peripher... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6255112 | Regulation of hematopoietic stem cell differentiation by the use of human mesenchymal stem cells The invention relates to the induction of hematopoietic stem cells to differentiate into osteoclasts by culturing hematopoietic stem cells with human mesenchymal stem cells, and, in a preferred embodiment, using no exogenous cytokines. Differentiation of ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6231792 | Production of composite structures A porous composite product comprised of a network of fibers is produced by forming an unsintered preformed network of fibers and a gasifiable structure forming agent, followed by gasification of the structure forming agent prior to sintering of the fibers... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6225119 | Production of megakaryocytes by the use of human mesenchymal stem cells The present invention is directed to hematopoietic progenitor cells isolated from a tissue specimen, such as marrow cells or peripheral blood, and to the method of co-culturing isolated hematopoietic progenitor cells with human mesenchymal stem cells to i... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6217117 | Coupling device for a telescopically adjustable object such as a headrest Described is a coupling device (52) for a telescopically adjustable object such as head support, wherein the object has a first and a second body (24, 18) and the coupling device (52) is such that the first body (24) is adjustable jointly with the second ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6217732 | Coated products A product comprised of a three dimensional network of material is coated with a particulate support. The coating may be applied by an electrophoretic coating procedure to apply a particulate coating on the surface or into the interior portions of such thr... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6207171 | Polyphosphazene microspheres A soluble polyphosphazene polyelectrolyte immunoadjuvant is disclosed. In one embodiment, the polymeric adjuvant is poly[di(carboxylatrophenoxy)phosphazene] which is in the form of a microsphere and which is adsorbed with antigen after formation of the ... | 03/27/2001 |
