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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6794177 | Modified DNA-polymerase from carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans and its use for coupled reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction A purified DNA polymerase exhibiting reverse transcriptase activity in the presence of magnesium ions and/or manganese ions having reduced or no 5′-3′-exonuclease activity and substantially no RNaseH activity and obtainable from Carboxydothermus hydrogenoform... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6770134 | Method for fabricating waveguides A method of forming a planar waveguide structure, comprising forming a first graded layer on a substrate, wherein the first graded layer comprises a first and a second optical material, wherein the concentration of the first optical material increases with the heigh... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6691041 | Method for the efficiency-corrected real-time quantification of nucleic acids The present invention concerns a method for the quantification of a target nucleic acid in a sample comprising the following steps: (i) determination of the amplification efficiency of the target nucleic acid under defined amplification conditions, (ii) a... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6658961 | Shift manipulating apparatus of automatic transmission A shift manipulating apparatus for an automatic transmission is disclosed that transmits manipulating force from a shift lever to a manual valve to position the spool of a manual valve at identical places in ranges P and N. The apparatus comprises a shift... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6646437 | System and method for clay typing using NMR-based porosity modeling System and method for characterizing formation properties based on NMR measurements. NMR clay measurements of this invention distinguish between interstitial pore water and the water adsorbed by the clay minerals. The measurements can be used to determine... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6610354 | Plasma display panel with a low k dielectric layer A plasma display panel including a low k dielectric layer. In one embodiment, the dielectric layer is comprises a fluorine-doped silicon oxide layer such as an SiOF layer. In another embodiment, the dielectric layer comprises a Black Diamond™ layer. In ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6458374 | Methods and compositions for treating chronic disorders using optically pure (+)-bupropion Methods and compositions are disclosed utilizing the optically pure (+)-isomer of bupropion to assist in smoking cessation, for treating smoking and nicotine addiction, and for treating pain, including, but not limited to, chronic pain, neuropathetic pain... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6406973 | Transistor in a semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same The present invention relates to a transistor in a semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same, more particularly to a new dual gate P+ salicide forming technology having an elevated channel and a source/drain using the selective ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6364404 | Quickly detachable glazing sheet The invention relates to a system for fitting a window into a bay, especially a window of a transport vehicle; the window is rapidly removable, especially to allow the evacuation of passengers in a vehicle. The window (1) is equipped, by bonding, with a f... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6303358 | ERK3 MAP2 protein kinase The present invention relates to a newly identified family of protein serine/threonine kinases which phosphorylate microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2). It is based, in part, on the cloning and characterization of novel MAP2 kinases designated extracel... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6297035 | ERK1 MAP2 protein kinase The present invention relates to a newly identified family of protein serine/threonine kinases which phosphorylate microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2). It is based, in part, on the cloning and characterization of novel MAP2 kinases designated extracel... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6286364 | Method and apparatus for measuring aerodynamic characteristics of a golf ball A method and a system for measuring the spin decay rate of a golf ball. The system includes an indoor testing area, a launching device, and a measuring device positioned at a final position along the ball's flight path. When the ball is launched by the la... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6277963 | Antibodies directed toward extracellular signal-related kinases The present invention relates to a newly identified family of protein serine/threonine kinases which phosphorylate microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2). It is based, in part, on the cloning and characterization of novel MAP2 kinases designated extracel... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6210927 | Polynucleotides encoding sbGnRH, a novel reproductive hormone Novel peptide hormones which influence the release of gonadotropins by the pituitary gland in fish are disclosed. Methods in which such peptides may be administered to fish to control their reproduction are also described. Furthermore, novel isolated cDNA... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6187795 | Methods and compositions for treating allergic disorders and other disorders using norastemizole in combination with other active ingredients Methods and compositions are disclosed utilizing metabolic derivatives of astemizole for the treatment of allergic disorders while avoiding the concomitant liability of adverse effects associated with the astemizole. The metabolic derivatives of astemizol... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6181665 | Volume holographic data storage system A volume holographic data storage (VHDS) system incorporates therein a storage device having a plurality of storage media for storing multiple holograms. The VHDS system comprises a light source for generating a coherent light beam, a beam splitter for sp... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6143415 | Adhesive bonding agent for PVDF, its application as barrier material and material obtained from the latter The invention relates to a bonding agent for PVDF, containing alkyl (alkyl)acrylate units and units bearing a carboxylic acid functional group. This bonding agent, containing PVDF, forms a barrier to hydrocarbons. The invention also relates to the materia... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6140066 | Methods of cancer diagnosis using a chimeric toxin The present invention relates to methods for cancer diagnosis using a chimeric toxin. In particular, the invention relates to the use of a chimeric toxin composed of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and Pseudomonas exotoxin A (PE) to detect a tumor-a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6113257 | Two-compartment container A container holding two separate components which are mixed prior to use is provided. The container comprises a housing with a dispensing opening and neck portion between said opening and the bottom end of housing. The container further comprises a displa... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6100054 | Production for recombinant lactoferrin and lactoferrin polypeptides using DNA sequences in various organisms The verified cDNA sequences for human, bovine and porcine lactoferrin protein have been used to prepare recombinant lactoferrin for therapeutic and nutritional applications. Regions of the cDNA such as the Fe binding sites can be used to make an hLF polyp... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6053672 | Milling cutting insert and milling toolholder therefor A milling cutting insert including a substantially prismatic body portion having an upper surface, a lower surface and at least two pairs of adjacent side surfaces; a pair of spaced apart co-planar abutment surfaces formed along a first side of a first of... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6017558 | Incorporation of a water-soluble active principle in a lipid To incorporate a water-soluble active principle in a stable lipidic phase, the water-soluble active principle is added with stirring in the presence of water to a fat containing a lecithin fraction low in phosphatidyl choline and the heterogeneous mixture... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5964857 | Priority encoder for a content addressable memory system A priority encoder for generating a priority-encoded address which identifies the highest priority request line. According to one priority scheme, the active request line having the lowest address has the highest priority. The priority encoder is capable ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5962409 | Somatostatin-analogous cyclic peptides with inhibitory activity on growth hormone Cyclic peptides of general formula (I), wherein the groups are as described in the disclosure, having inhibitory activity on growth hormone. The peptides of formula (I) have also anticancer activity. ##STR1##... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5922480 | Organic EL device In an organic EL device which includes an organic luminescent layer 18 composed of an organic compound and a hole transporting layer 16 between a cathode 10 and an anode 14, the organic EL device has between the cathode 10 and the organic luminescent laye... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5917052 | Hypoglycemic agent from cryptolepis The use of extracts from Cryptolepis sp. or quindoline alkaloids such quindoline and cryptolepine contained therein as hypoglycemic agents, as well as methods for obtaining the hypoglycemic agents are described. According to a preferred embodiment, the ex... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5914261 | Family of MAP2 protein kinases The present invention relates to a newly identified family of protein serine/threonine kinases which phosphorylate microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2). It is based, in part, on the cloning and characterization of novel MAP2 kinases designated extracel... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5897475 | Vaccines comprising enhanced antigenic helicobacter spp. Methods using in vitro processes are disclosed for inducing or enhancing expression of enteric bacterial antigens or virulence factors. The methods, therefore, produce antigenically enhanced enteric bacteria. Also methods for using the antigenically enhan... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5898066 | Trophic factors for central nervous system regeneration Cell culture conditions were developed which maintain the nerve cells of the retina in well-defined, serum-free conditions. The molecular factors that stimulate axonal regeneration from these neurons were characterized. The glial sheath cells that surroun... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5882567 | Method of making a golf ball having multiple layers A method of forming a golf ball by forming a core, forming a first layer around the core using a fixed-pin molding process, and forming a second layer around the first layer.... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5874290 | Nucleotide and amino acid sequences of a D2-2 gene associated with brain tumors and methods based thereon Nucleotide sequences of D2-2 genes (human D2-2 and D2-2 homologs of other species), and amino acid sequences of their encoded proteins, as well as derivatives (e.g., fragments) and analogs thereof are disclosed. Nucleic acids hybridizable to or complement... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5874529 | Conformationally constrained backbone cyclized peptide analogs Novel backbone cyclized peptide analogs are formed by means of bridging groups attached via the alpha nitrogens of amino acid derivatives to provide novel non-peptidic linkages. Novel building units disclosed are N (ω-functionalized)ami... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5872100 | Peptides containing D-2-Alkyl-Tryptophan Peptides containing in its amino acid chain a D-2-alkylTryptophan residue wherein the alkyl group has between one and three carbon atoms and having pharmacological activity equal to or greater than that of analogous peptides containing natural unsubstitut... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5872006 | Family of MAP2 protein kinases The present invention relates to a newly identified family of protein serine/threonine kinases which phosphorylate microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2). It is based, in part, on the cloning and characterization of novel MAP2 kinases designated extracel... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5872103 | Prevention of mammary tumors by treatment with cardiac glycosides Methods for the prevention of neoplasms by treatment with cardiac glycosides are described. Individuals at a high risk of developing neoplasia or cancer may be treated with a therapeutically effective dose of a cardiac glycoside prophylactically. Individu... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5863585 | Package for food product and method for emptying the package The invention relates to a package for food product useful for boil-in-bag or microwave. This package comprises a sealed flexible pouch with a web of oriented material having a slit in the direction of the orientation of the material which is covered by a... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5863367 | Method of making a printing blanket with a convex compressible layer A method of forming a cylindrical printing article having a unitary compressible laminate and which includes a rotatable support in the form of a cylinder. This method comprises forming a compressible laminate having upper and lower surfaces and a substan... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5861997 | Catadioptric reduction projection optical system and exposure apparatus having the same A catadioptric projection optical system is provided, which can use a beam splitting optical system smaller in size than a conventional polarizing beam splitter, can set a long optical path from a concave reflecting mirror to an image plane, allows easy a... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5861485 | Polypeptides involved in body weight disorders, including obesity The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of body weight disorders, including, but not limited to, obesity. Specifically, the present invention identifies and describes genes which are differentially expressed in body wei... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5858350 | Methods and compositions for poly-ଲ-1.fwdarw.4-N-acetylglucosamine cell therapy system The present invention relates to a purified, easily produced poly-ଲ-1.fwdarw.4-N-acetylglucosamine (p-GlcNAc) polysaccharide species. The p-GlcNAc of the invention is a polymer of high molecular weight whose constituent monosaccharide sugars are att... | 01/12/1999 |
