Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7704498 | ErbB4 antagonists The present invention concerns methods and means for controlling excessive proliferation and/or migration of smooth muscle cells, and in particular for treating stenosis, by using antagonists of a native ErbB4 receptor. The invention further concerns a method for th... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7456262 | Methods and composition for modulating and detecting wisp activity Methods and compositions for use in modulating the activity(s) of WISP-1 polypeptide are provided. WISP-1 antagonists include anti-WISP-1 antibodies, WISP-1 immunoadhesins and WISP-1 variants (and fusion proteins thereof) which inhibit or neutralize induction or sec... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455834 | Methods and compositions for modulating and detecting WISP activity Methods and compositions for use in modulating the activity(s) of WISP-1 polypeptide are provided. WISP-1 antagonists include anti-WISP-1 antibodies, WISP-1 immunoadhesins and WISP-1 variants (and fusion proteins thereof) which inhibit or neutralize induction or sec... | 11/25/2008 |
| 6921632 | Human embryonic stem cells derived from frozen-thawed embryo The invention covers a method for establishing undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells by thawing cryopreserved human embryos, preferably blastocyst stage embryos, and culturing at least a portion of the embryos on a medium capable of sustaining undifferentiated... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6900289 | Physalia fluorescent proteins Provided are Physalia fluorescent proteins (PFPs) and, more particularly, to PFPs of a Physalia species, and methods of detecting and isolating PFPs. Also provided are methods and compositions for using PFPs, including recombinant PFPs, as reporter mol... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6878527 | Modified proteins A method for producing a modified glutenin or seed-storage protein, the method comprising adding to the protein an exogenous amino acid domain which confers to the modified protein the ability to bind a ligand or other macromolecule. Wherein the modified protein has... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6815182 | Haemophilus adherence and penetration proteins Haemophilus adhesion and penetration proteins, nucleic acids, vaccines and monoclonal antibodies are provided. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6740794 | Methods of isolating the androgenic sex hormone from crustacean prawn and marine shrimp and methods of use This work constitutes a novel approach and methodology, e.g., the in vitro secretion method to isolate the androgenic polypeptide hormone (AH) from the androgenic gland of shrimp or prawns. Alternatively, the AH can be obtained recombinantly by cloning and expressin... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6734178 | Cephalotaxine alkaloid compositions and uses thereof A method of treatment of a host with a cellular proliferative disease, comprising contacting the host with a cephalotaxine and an antiproliferative agent, each in an amount sufficient to modulate said cellular proliferative disease, is described. In some embodiments... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6676948 | Haemophilus adherence and penetration proteins Haemophilus adhesion and penetration proteins, nucleic acids, vaccines and monoclonal antibodies are provided.... | 01/13/2004 |
