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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122883 | Medical ventilator and method of controlling same Embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings include a system and method for monitoring the ventilation support provided by a ventilator and automatically supplying a breathing gas to a patient via a breathing circuit th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8048680 | Holographic sensor A sensor for the detection of an analyte comprising a cis-diol moiety, which comprises a holographic element comprising a medium and a hologram disposed throughout the volume of the medium, wherein an optical characteristic of the element changes as a result of a va... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7960510 | Fluorescent and colored proteins, and polynucleotides that encode these proteins The subject invention provides new fluorescent and/or colored proteins, and polynucleotide sequences that encode these proteins. The subject invention further provides materials and methods useful for expressing these detectable proteins in biological systems. ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959617 | Devices and methods for delivering active agents to target sites The subject invention provides novel, inexpensive, and highly effective methods and devices for convenient and effective wound irrigation. In one embodiment the subject invention provides a discharge means for a reservoir housing containing irrigation solution where... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7531716 | Materials and methods for producing tomato yellow leaf curl virus resistance in plants The subject invention concerns materials and methods for providing genetically-engineered resistance in plants to tomato yellow leaf curl geminivirus using a truncated version of the replication associated protein (Rep) gene of TYLCV. Virus-resistant plants produced... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531555 | Compositions and methods for selective inhibition of nicotine acetylcholine receptors The present invention concerns methods for treating or preventing neurological disorders characterized by dysfunction of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by administering 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl heptanoate (TMPH), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt the... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531508 | Splice variant of the human pituitary growth hormone This invention relates to a novel protein, termed INSP101, herein identified as a novel splice variant of human pituitary growth hormone and to the use of this protein and nucleic acid sequences from the encoding genes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527773 | Rare earth oxide nanocrystals and methods of forming A method of forming rare earth oxide nanocrystals include the steps of dissolving a rare earth including compound in a solution containing at least one organic solvent, heating the solution to a temperature of at least 160° C., wherein a concentration of the rare e... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7524760 | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a conductive layer; an interlayer dielectric layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, the interlayer dielectric layer h... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524751 | Method for forming contact hole in semiconductor device Methods for forming a contact hole in a semiconductor device are provided. An exposed portion of an isolation layer, which may be generated during a process of forming a borderless contact hole, can be covered with a material similar to that of the substrate. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524721 | High voltage CMOS device and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating a high voltage CMOS device is provided that does not require a separate mask for forming a photo align key when forming a high voltage deep well region. The method includes forming a relatively thick first oxide film pattern exposing a predet... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524720 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes the steps of forming a gate oxide layer including an oxide layer containing a large amount of nitrogen on a semiconductor substrate on which an input/output (I/O) region including an N... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524385 | Controlled phase transition of metals A process for electromagnetic (EM) energy-induced solid to liquid phase transitions in metals is disclosed. The method utilizes coherent EM fields to transform solid materials such as silicon and aluminum without significant detectable heat generation. The transform... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523218 | O(log n) dynamic router tables for prefixes and ranges An improved system and method is provided for packet routing in dynamic router tables. Specifically, the invention provides a method, computer system, and computer readable media for using Priority Search Trees (PSTs) to match, insert, and delete rules in dynamic ro... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7523151 | Method and apparatus for performing computations using residue arithmetic The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for performing computations using residue arithmetic. The subject method and apparatus can utilize logic gates for performing calculations such as multiplication by a constant, computing a number theoretic log... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521714 | Capacitor and manufacturing method thereof A capacitor capable of being formed in a vertical plane without an additional mask process and/or deposition process and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The capacitor includes: a first conductive line formed on a substrate; a first interlayer dielec... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521474 | Biologically active lasonolide compounds The subject invention provides novel compositions of biologically active macrolide compounds which can advantageously be used in blocking cellular proliferation, treatment of cancer, treatment of fungal infections and control of spoilage of food, cosmetic and other ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517966 | Triggering receptor involved in natural cytotoxicity mediated by human natural killer cells and antibodies that identify the same The invention relates to a novel compound termed NKp30 that is selectively expressed by all mature NK cells and that is involved in human natural cytoxicity as an activatory receptor, to new antibodies that bind to the NKp30 structure, and to the pharmaceutical and ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7514533 | TNF-like secreted protein This invention relates to novel protein INSP058, herein identified as TNF-like secreted protein, and to the use of this protein and the nucleic acid sequence from the encoding gene in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of disease. ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514249 | Biomimetic organic/inorganic composites The subject invention concerns a composite comprising an organic fluid-swellable, fibrous matrix, such as collagen, and a mineral phase, such as calcium carbonate or phosphate mineral phase, for use as a biomimetic of bone. In another aspect, the subject invention c... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514248 | Process for making organic/inorganic composites The subject invention concerns a composite comprising an organic fluid-swellable matrix, such as collagen, and mineral phase, such as calcium carbonate or phosphate mineral phase, for use as a biomimetic of bone. In another aspect, the subject invention concerns a p... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7511322 | Image sensors and methods of manufacturing the same Image sensors and methods of manufacturing an image sensor are disclosed. A disclosed photo diode may receive short wavelength light in its depletion region without exhibiting defective phenomenon such as noise and dark current. In the illustrated example, this perf... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510852 | Biosynthetic genes and host cells for the synthesis of polyketide antibiotics and method of use Three gene clusters that together encode albicidin biosynthesis, the complete gene DNA sequences, and the deduced protein sequences for the enzymes and methods for using the DNA sequences are disclosed and discussed as well as methods for plant protection and creati... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509300 | Dynamic IP router tables using highest-priority matching An improved system and method is provided for packet routing in dynamic router tables. Specifically, the invention relates to a method and system for using tree data structures to select the highest priority rule that matches a destination address in dynamic Interne... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507597 | Method for fabricating CMOS image sensor A method of fabricating a CMOS image sensor is provided. The fabricating method includes: forming a gate electrode with a gate insulating layer interposed at a transistor region of a semiconductor substrate having an active region defined by a photodiode region and ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506497 | Electric propulsion device for high power applications An electric propulsion device is disclosed having an anode and a cathode. The propulsion device includes a discharge annulus having the anode adjacent an end region thereof. At least one inlet aperture is adjacent the anode, the aperture(s) having propellant gas flo... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7504249 | Biocontrol of disease caused by virulent strains of by cross protection with benign strains of This invention involves the introduction of “benign” strains of X. fastidiosa into desirable plants that are normally susceptible to Pierce's disease (PD). In certain embodiments, plants are injected with the benign biocontrol strain prior to transplantin... | 03/17/2009 |
| D588692 | Irrigation device assembly | 03/17/2009 |
| 7501706 | Semiconductor devices to reduce stress on a metal interconnect Semiconductor devices to reduce stress on a metal interconnect are disclosed. A disclosed semiconductor device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; an uppermost metal interconnect formed on the semiconductor substrate; an oxide layer formed on the substrate and the... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500627 | Shredder A shredder is provided for allowing a user to select a desired feed type from a manual paper feeding type and an automatic paper feeding type. An embodiment of the shredder includes a driving motor; a connection part transmitting a dynamic force of the driving motor... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7494955 | Use of tobacco mild green mosaic virus (TMGMV) mediated lethal hypersensitive response (HR) as a novel method of weed control Tobacco mild green mosaic virus (TMGMV) induces a lethal, systemic, hypersensitive response in Tropical Soda Apple (TSA). This response could be used to kill TSA. TMGMV could be developed and used as a bioherbicide to control TSA. TMGMV is a member of the tobamoviru... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7491991 | Method for fabricating CMOS image sensor A method for fabricating a CMOS image sensor is provided. The method includes: forming a gate electrode with a gate insulating layer interposed on a transistor region of a semiconductor substrate having an active region defined by a photo diode and a transistor regi... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7491571 | Method of manufacturing an image sensor having microlenses formed under high pressure A method for manufacturing an image sensor is provided. The method includes: forming a plurality of photodiodes on a semiconductor substrate; forming an interlayer dielectric on the semiconductor substrate; forming a color filter layer on the interlayer dielectric; ... | 02/17/2009 |
| D585850 | Light-emitting diode (LED) | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485742 | Non-glycosidic and non-peptidic inhibitors of selectin, and the use thereof A new class of non-glycosidic and non-peptidic inhibitors of selectins with low molecular weight according to the general formula 1 is described, as well as methods for their production. These compounds represent a new clas... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485403 | Laser-markable compositions A laser-markable composition comprises a binder and an oxyanion of a multivalent metal. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485771 | Polypeptides and polynucleotides relating to the α- and β-subunits of glutamate dehydrogenases and methods of use Amino acid and nucleotide sequences relating to the glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) enzyme are described. The GDH enzymes described herein were discovered in the alga Chlorella sorokiniana in the form of seven different inducible isoenzymes. These isoenzymes ar... | 02/03/2009 |
| D585849 | Light-emitting diode (LED) | 02/03/2009 |
| 7459394 | Methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices Methods of manufacturing semiconductors are disclosed. One example method includes forming a trench through a dual damascene process, depositing a barrier metal layer on the overall surface, and depositing copper in the trench to form a copper line. The example meth... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459433 | Homotrimeric extended OBG3 globular head and uses thereof The present invention relates to the field of obesity research. Obesity is a public health problem that is serious and widespread. A compound, homotrimer of OBG3 polypeptide fragment comprising globular domain and all or part of OBG3 collagen-like region, has been i... | 12/02/2008 |
