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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939683 | Phospholipid-analogous compounds Phospholipid-analogous compounds of the general formula (I) in which A is where R1 and ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939332 | Detection of analytes in aqueous environments The invention relates to indicator molecules for detecting the presence or concentration of an analyte in a medium, such as a liquid, and to methods for achieving such detection. More particularly, the invention relates to copolymer macromolecules containing relativ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7929922 | Radio communication system, a transmitter and a receiver In a transmitter 2A, after an output level of a modulated signal is regulated by a first gain regulator 5A, the signal is transmitted from a first antenna 8A without delay, and after the modulated signal is delayed by a delay unit 6A and ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7919253 | Serial coupling of nucleic acid metabolism and extension for nucleic acid amplification A novel method of pyrophosphorolysis activated polymerization (PAP) has been developed. In PAP, pyrophosphorolysis and polymerization by DNA polymerase are coupled serially for each amplification by using an activatable oligonucleotide P* that has a non-extendible 3... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914531 | Bone fixation system and methods An internal system and method for fixating an appendicular bone fracture in an individual. A plurality of fixating screws, each of which is adapted for placement in the bone at an anatomically favorable position, and at least one of which is adapted to provide inter... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7910902 | Apparatus for fingerprint sensing based on heat transfer Apparatus for measuring a pattern in a surface of an object, comprising a plurality of pixel or sensor elements being responsive to a physical parameter of the object surface, and means for establishing an overall, segmented picture related to said pattern, and also... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910307 | Eubacterial tmRNA sequences and uses thereof The present invention is directed to eubacterial tmDNA sequences and the corresponding tmRNA sequences. The present invention is further directed to alignments of eubacterial tmDNA sequences and the use of the sequences and sequence alignments for the development of... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7902153 | Alpha-conotoxin peptides The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed α-conotoxins herein), about 10-30 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably i... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901923 | Microorganism of genus harboring genes associated with L-carnitine biosynthesis and method of producing L-carnitine using the microorganism Provided is a microorganism belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae including: a polynucleotide encoding N-trimethyllysine hydroxylase activity derived from Neurospora crassa; a polynucleotide encoding 3-hydroxy-6-N-trimethyllysine aldolase activity derive... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895865 | Cylinder lock assembly with a tailpiece rotationally coupled to the cylinder plug The present application relates to lock assemblies that provide a secondary coupling point, utilizing an anti-rotation pin or extended tailpiece leg or other method, which rotationally couples the tailpiece to the cylinder plug, thereby preventing rotation of the ta... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7888029 | Eubacterial tmRNA sequences and uses thereof The present invention is directed to eubacterial tmDNA sequences and the corresponding tmRNA sequences. The present invention is further directed to alignments of eubacterial tmDNA sequences and the use of the sequences and sequence alignments for the development of... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7875202 | Aircraft de-/anti-icer This invention relates to an aircraft de-/anti-icer for use at low temperatures. In particular, the present invention provides the use of a composition comprising 1,3-propylene glycol, one or more surfactants, one or more corrosion inhibitors, one or more pH regulat... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7872104 | Antibody, immunoassay and method for prostate cancer detection This invention concerns an antibody which binds with high affinity to human single-chain intact, i.e. not internally cleaved, mature and/or zymogen forms of prostate specific antigen (SCINT PSA). The antibody does not bind to a nicked PSA (PSA-N), wherein said PSA-N... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870168 | System and method for locating a document containing a selected number and displaying the number as it appears in the document The disclosure describes a system and method for locating a number in a source document by presenting and manipulating data on private and public companies. A central database of financial information is established. A target entity is entered within the central dat... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867391 | Cucurbituril derivative-bonded solid substrate and biochip using the same The present disclosure provides a cucurbituril derivative-bonded solid substrate in which cucurbituril derivatives of Formula 1 are covalently bonded to a modified solid substrate of Formula 2. The cucurbituril derivative provides functional groups which can be used... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7851225 | Oxidation resistant indicator molecules Compounds having enhanced oxidation stability are disclosed. The compounds have an aryl boronic acid residue having one or more electron withdrawing groups on the aromatic moiety which contains the boronic acid residue, such that the molecule has enhanced oxidation ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851185 | Combined thermal devices for thermal cycling The invention relates to systems and methods including a combination of thermal generating device technologies to achieve more efficiency and accuracy in PCR temperature cycling of nucleic samples undergoing amplification. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7820632 | Methods for producing interfering RNA molecules in mammalian cells and therapeutic uses for such molecules Methods for producing interfering RNA molecules in mammalian cells are provided. Therapeutic uses for the expressed molecules, including inhibiting expression of HIV, are also provided. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820205 | Platinum colloid-containing aqueous solution for treating schizophrenia The present invention provides a composition comprising precious metal particles for treating or preventing a psychiatric symptom. The composition of the invention is able to improve various psychiatric symptoms and useful for treating or preventing psychiatric diso... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7816580 | Promotion of somatic embryogenesis in plants by gene expression The present invention relates to methods for promoting somatic embryogenesis from a tissue or organ of a plant, by overexpressing a Wuschel gene in said tissue or organ. In one embodiment, such overexpression can be used as a silent selectable marker for transgenic ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7794944 | Eubacterial tmRNA sequences and uses thereof The present invention is directed to eubacterial tmDNA sequences and the corresponding tmRNA sequences. The present invention is further directed to alignments of eubacterial tmDNA sequences and the use of the sequences and sequence alignments for the development of... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7790369 | Method for producing polymers The invention relates to a method for producing polymers, in particular synthetic nucleic acid double strands of optional sequence, comprising the steps: (a) providing a support having a surface area which contains a plurality of individual reaction areas, (b) locat... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7713745 | Non-covalent immobilization of indicator molecules The invention relates to immobilization methods, in particular for immobilizing indicator molecules on supports such as sensors and to sensors having those molecules immobilized to their surface. Non-covalent immobilization of macromolecular indicator molecules on t... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7700363 | Method for screening crystallization conditions in solution crystal growth A method of screening protein crystal growth conditions with picogram to microgram amounts of protein in picoliter or nanoliter volumes is provided. A preferred method comprises a microarray with a plurality of microchambers in the microarray. A protein solution is ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699350 | Security element and security document with one such security element A security element 2, 4 for embedding in or application to a security document in such a way that it is visually recognizable from both sides of the security document 1, is structured in a multilayer fashion and includes two interference elements I | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698938 | Flowmeter having a bent inlet passage for constant flow-velocity distribution To provide a flowmeter producing stable measurement results and coincidentally achieving miniaturization, a bent portion is provided in a flow path located between an inlet port of fluids to the flowmeter and a second flow path at which a sensor detecting a flow rat... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7690231 | Electromechanical cylinder lock An electromechanical cylinder lock includes an outer lock shell and a rotatable lock barrel located therein which is controlled by dual locking features. A side bar or fence selectively blocks and permits rotation of the barrel with respect to the shell in response ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7687464 | Method for activating T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase for therapeutic applications This invention relates to methods for activation of T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase (TCPTP) and for inhibiting tyrosine kinase signalling in an individual. The invention concerns a method for preventing or treating a disease or disorder in an individual, wherein... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7630416 | High-repetition-rate femtosecond regenerative amplification system Provided is a high-repetition-rate femtosecond regenerative amplification system. The regenerative amplification system includes: a laser oscillator emitting pulses; a stretcher stretching the pulses with negative dispersion; a regenerative amplifier amplifying the ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7606421 | Data extraction from temporal image data In a method and system to extract data from handwritten information when the information is captured as sequences of strokes, vectors, or marks, temporal data is stored within the color or gray-scale encoding of pixel values within a bitmapped image. A bitmapped ima... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7593560 | Systems and methods for monitoring the amplification and dissociation behavior of DNA molecules The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring the amplification of DNA molecules and the dissociation behavior of the DNA molecules. ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7592508 | High-efficiency -mediated transformation of cotton using petiole explants A method is disclosed for producing a transgenic cotton plant by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of petiole tissue. The method comprises the steps of (a) obtaining cotton petiole explants, (b) exposing the petiole explants to a culture of Agrobacteri... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7592183 | Amine detection method and materials Compounds linked to a solid support through a divalent linker moiety are disclosed. In particular, compounds such as 1-hydroxybenzotriazole-6-carboxylic acid are directly linked to the support under mild conditions (i.e., in aqueous or organic solvents at neutral pH... | 09/22/2009 |
| D584253 | Set-top box | 01/06/2009 |
| 7025969 | Protein kinase deficient, immunologically active CMVpp65 mutants This invention relates to mutated CMVpp65, a viral structural protein which activates cell mediated immunity in humans infected with CMV. The mutations remove undesirable protein kinase activity naturally present in the protein and make it suitable for the productio... | 04/11/2006 |
