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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7500424 | Hydraulic machine having pressure equalization A hydraulic machine includes a valve plate, with first and second fluid ports in a surface thereof. A cylinder barrel is rotatably coupled to the valve plate. A plurality of cylinders is formed in the cylinder barrel, such that, as the barrel rotates, each cylinder ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 6867197 | Method of targeting conjugate molecules to mitochondria The present invention relates to genetic mutations in mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase genes that segregate with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The invention provides methods for detecting such mutations, as a diagnostic for Alzheimer's Disease, either before or after ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6841369 | DSP-4 dual specificity phosphatase Compositions and methods are provided for the treatment of conditions associated with cell proliferation, cell differentiation and cell survival. In particular, the dual-specificity phosphatase DSP-4, and polypeptide variants thereof that stimulate dephosphorylation... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6759431 | Compositions and methods for treating or preventing diseases of body passageways The present invention provides methods for treating or preventing diseases associated with body passageways, comprising the step of delivering to an external portion of the body passageway a therapeutic agent. Representative examples of therapeutic agents include an... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6734172 | Surface receptor antigen vaccines The invention provides compositions and methods directed to cell surface receptor antigen specific vaccines. More specifically, vaccines are provided that induce or enhance host antibody titers specific for cell surface receptor antigens and that include recombinant... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6683171 | Identification of the gene causing the mouse scurfy phenotype and its human ortholog Isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided which encode Fkhsf, as well as mutant forms thereof. Also provided are expression vectors suitable for expressing such nucleic acid molecules, and host cells containing such expression vectors. Utili... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6649391 | DSP-11 dual-specificity phosphatase Compositions and methods are provided for the treatment of conditions associated with cell proliferation, cell differentiation and cell survival. In particular, the dual-specificity phosphatase DSP-11, and polypeptide variants thereof that stimulate depho... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6607728 | Compounds and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of ehrlichia infection Compounds and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of Ehrlichia infection, in particular human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, are disclosed. The compounds provided include polypeptides that contain at least one antigenic portion of an Ehrlichia antigen and... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6562786 | Compounds and methods for modulating apoptosis Cyclic peptides and compositions comprising such cyclic peptides are provided. The cyclic peptides comprise a classical cadherin cell adhesion recognition sequence HAV. Methods for using such peptides and compositions for inducing apoptosis in cadherin-ex... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6562563 | Compositions and mehtods for determining interactions of mitochondrial components, and for identifying agents that alter such interactions Compositions and methods are provided for identifying agents that alter mitochondrial membrane permeability transition. The screening methods generally detect agents that alter the interaction between the mitochondrial adenine nucleotide translocator and ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6489445 | Polypeptides associated with alterations in bone density Compositions and methods for increasing bone density using antibodies directed to a novel class or family human of TGF-ଲ binding proteins are disclosed. The disclosed compositions are useful, for example, in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatmen... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6475739 | Methods for identifying genomic deletions The genomic locus responsible for Van Buchem's disease is narrowed to an approximately 92 kb region of human chromosome 17 at 17q21. Individuals afflicted with or carriers of Van Buchem's disease exhibit a 52 kb deletion within this 92 kb region. Methods ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6323039 | Compositions and methods for assaying subcellular conditions and processes using energy transfer The invention provides compositions and methods for monitoring subcellular compartments such as organelles by energy transfer techniques that do not require specific intermolecular affinity binding events between energy transfer donor and energy transfer ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6265219 | Transponder tagging of constituents used in compound synthesis A synthesis member preferably comprises two elements: a crown and a stem. The stem includes a tag, such as a transponder, that is used to identify the synthesis member and/or the synthetic history of the synthesis member when used in the automated synthes... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6256212 | Pulse-controlled inverter with variable operating sequence and wind power plant having such an inverter A pulse inverter with variable pulse frequency for producing a sinusoidal alternating current is provided, wherein the pulse frequency variation is dependent on the configuration of the alternating current to be produced, the pulse frequency at the passag... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250907 | Device for hot-isostatic pressing of parts A method of treating parts (34) in a treatment chamber (33) by hot-isostatic pressing with an inert gas as pressure medium and in the presence of a purifying agent (25a) for the inert gas comprises the steps of reducing the pressure in the treatment chamb... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6140121 | Methods and compositions to improve germ cell and embryo survival and function Sperm, oocyte, and embryo survival and function is improved in vivo or in vitro by the use of a polysaccharide containing arabinose, galactose and/or hexuronic acid. In particular, a nonspermicidal lubricant containing such a polysaccharide (e.g., gum ara... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6139685 | Method and device for treating a pulp suspension The present invention relates to a method for treating a pulp suspension in which the suspension is rotated in a rotationally symmetrical, rapidly rotating and permeable screen basket so that the suspension is subjected to the influence of a centrifugal f... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6098621 | Disposable oxygenating device A disposable oxygenating device comprising a body and a collapsible bag coupled thereto, the body including first coupling means being couplable to a source of oxygen, second coupling means being couplable to an endotracheal tube, laryngeal mask or the li... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6098237 | Buffer brush for stenciling A buffer brush for stenciling with which the user's hand will not get tired even if it taps the handle for a long time to stencil ink, and the close contact of the ink absorbing part and the stencil will be good. The buffer brush comprises an ink absorbin... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6079503 | Device for collection of debris A device for collecting debris from a surface. The device has a generally planar matting material the undersurface of which is formed with depending bristles. The device has an opening therethrough whereby when the device is moved over a ground surface wi... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6079296 | Electric wire cover peeling tool A wire cover peeling tool having a body that includes a clamp receiver and a grip. A clamp arm and an operation lever are pivotally coupled to the clamp receiver. A first slider slides within a groove of the clamp receiver and is coupled to a second slide... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077607 | Brake/clutch disc, such as for a vehicle In known SiC/C--C composites the SiC layer is implemented as a diffusion layer so that Si occurs even comparatively far within a C--C basic body having an SiC boundary layer. The present invention aims at providing friction discs consisting of an Sic/C--C... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6071378 | Method and device for treating a pulp suspension The present invention relates to a method for treating a pulp suspension in which the suspension is rotated in a rotationally symmetrical, rapidly rotating and permeable screen basket so that the suspension is subjected to the influence of a centrifugal f... | 06/06/2000 |
