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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142822 | Canola protein isolate A novel canola protein isolate consisting predominantly of 2S canola protein and having equal to better solubility properties and improved clarity properties in aqueous media, has an increased proportion of 2S canola protein and a decreased proportion of 7S canola p... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8128974 | Production of mustard seed protein isolate Mustard seed protein isolates are produced at a high purity level of at least about 100 wt % (N×6.25) by a process wherein mustard seed protein is extracted from mustard seed meal, the resulting aqueous mustard seed protein solution is concentrated to a mustard see... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128965 | Preparation of canola protein isolate and use in aquaculture A canola protein isolate useful in aquaculture is formed by a procedure in which canola oil seed meal is extracted to cause solubilization of protein in the canola oil seed meal to form an aqueous protein solution having a protein content of about 5 to about 40 g/L ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8119393 | Membrane array and analytical device A membrane array used to detect one or more analytes from a small sample of fluid with high sensitivity is provided. The membrane array can be employed in various analytical devices and is especially useful for identifying analytes from whole blood with minimal or n... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8092576 | Mast electrode design A mast electrode design for a wet electrostatic precipitator including a first and a second electrode section connected together via a connector assembly. The connector assembly includes an axial protrusion extending from an end of the first electrode section which ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8075925 | Production of canola protein A canola protein isolate having a protein content of at least about 90 wt % (N×6.25), preferably at least about 100 wt %, and consisting predominantly of the 2S protein and substantially free from the 7S and 12S proteins is prepared. In one aspect, canola oil seed ... | 12/13/2011 |
| D647323 | Disc case | 10/25/2011 |
| 8021703 | Oil seed meal preparation Canola oil seeds are treated for the production of a canola oil seed meal for recovery of canola protein isolates therefrom. The canola oil seeds are heat-treated to inactivate myrosinases and other enzymes and dehulled prior to crushing dehulled canola oil seeds an... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7989017 | Canola protein isolate functionality II A canola protein isolate having a protein content of at least about 90 wt % (Nx 6.25) is employed as an at least partial replacement for at least one component providing functionality in a food composition. The canola protein isolate is a blend of canola protein iso... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981450 | Canola protein isolate A novel canola protein isolate consisting predominantly of 2S canola protein and having equal to better solubility properties and improved clarity properties, has an increased proportion of 2S canola protein and a decreased proportion of 7S canola protein. The novel... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7968065 | Process for the recovery of value metals from base metal sulfide ores A process for leaching a value metal from a base metal sulfide ore, comprising the step of leaching the ore with a lixiviant comprising a chloride, an oxidant and hydrochloric acid is disclosed. The leaching is controlled, by use of low concentrations of hydrochlori... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7959968 | Canola protein isolate with improved solubility A novel canola protein isolate consisting predominantly of 2S canola protein and having improved solubility properties, has an increased proportion of 2S canola protein and a decreased proportion of 7S canola protein. The novel canola protein isolate is formed by he... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955625 | Production of canola protein A canola protein isolate having a protein content of at least about 90 wt % (N×6.25), preferably at least about 100 wt %, and consisting predominantly of the 2S protein and substantially free from the 7S and 12S proteins is prepared. In one aspect, canola oil seed ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7484508 | Method and device for monitoring and improving patient-ventilator interaction Method and apparatus for non-invasively determining the time onset (Tonset) and end (Tend) of patient inspiratory efforts. A composite pressure signal is generated comprising the sum of an airway pressure signal, a gas flow pressure signal obta... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7407641 | Method for generating chlorine dioxide A chlorine dioxide generator comprises a water eductor surrounded by a variable volume plenum. The plenum casing is threaded onto the venturi body, permitting the plenum volume and area to be modified depending on the capacity required. Chlorine and sodium chlorite ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407900 | Unique ballistic composition A ballistic composite comprises multiple layers of a fabric having unidirectional ballistic resistant yarns in at least two layers and a resin layer between each pair of such multiple layers adhered to the ballistic resistant yarns but not encapsulation the same and... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405273 | Chimeric immunogens Multimeric hybrid genes encoding the corresponding chimeric protein comprise a gene sequence coding for an antigenic region of a protein from a first pathogen linked to a gene sequence coding for an antigenic region of a protein from a second pathogen. The pathogens... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402196 | Mist elimination hood A mist elimination device in the form of a hood for the removal of moisture from a gas stream treated by a WESP includes a series of gutters on the outer surface of the hood to trap liquid droplets and direct the moisture to channels to drain to the lower region of ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7386942 | Method and apparatus for mapping the trajectory in the subsurface of a borehole An apparatus for determining the orientation of a borehole at a point along the borehole, includes a tiltmeter for measuring the inclination of the borehole relative to the vertical, a vector magnetic sensor for measuring the amplitude of the component of the Earth'... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7342090 | Fab-epitope complex from the HIV-1 cross-neutralizing monoclonal antibody 2F5 The crystal structure of the Fab′ fragment of Mab 2F5, a potent neutralizer of both laboratory strains and primary clinical isolates of most clades of HIV-1, both uncompleted and complexed with the largely conserved peptide sequence ELDKWAS of the viral envelope p... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7309773 | Process for preparation of flax protein isolate Flax protein isolates are obtained in a procedure in which flax oil seeds are initially extracted to remove mucilage therefrom prior to crushing to recover the oil and produce a meal. The flax protein meal then is processed to recover a flax protein isolate therefro... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7286936 | Structural-geodynamic method of forecasting of localizing highly permeable porous-fractured collecting basins development zones and hydrocarbons deposits A method for prospecting for oil and gas deposits is provided, said method comprising: outlining of highly permeable collecting basins development zones, performing an aerospace survey of a landscape, determining a spectral reflectivity over the landscape, and incor... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264840 | Process of making a scrambled egg snack food A snack food product having a shaped core of a coherent mass of scrambled eggs enrobed in a breaded batter coating. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247385 | Melt phase hydrosilylation of polypropylene Branched copolymers of polypropylene (PP) and polysilanes are prepared by procedures involving melt phase hydrosilylation. Such branched copolymers may be formed in situ during the melt phase hydrosilylation or may be prepared by subsequent processing. The branched ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244589 | Chimeric immunogens Multimeric hybrid genes encoding the corresponding chimeric protein comprise a gene sequence coding for an antigenic region of a protein from a first pathogen linked to a gene sequence coding for an antigenic region of a protein from a second pathogen. The pathogens... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238538 | Chromatographic assay device and methods A chromatographic assay device for the analysis of an analyte in a liquid sample has a proximal sample application zone and a distal test zone. The test zone contains a first ligand capable of binding with the analyte to form an analyte-ligand complex. The device al... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229625 | Retrovirus-like particles made non-infectious by a plurality of mutations Non-infectious, retrovirus-like particles contain mutations to reduce gag-dependent RNA-packaging of the gag gene product, eliminate reverse transcriptase activity of the pol gene product, eliminate integrase activity of the pol gene product and eliminate RNase H ac... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229975 | DNA immunization against infection Nucleic acid, including DNA, immunization is used to generate a protective immune response in a host, including humans, to a serine-threonine kinase (STK) of a strain of Chlamydia. A non-replicating vector, including a plasmid vector, contains a nucleotide se... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229660 | Scrambled egg snack food A snack food product having a shaped core of a coherent mass of scrambled eggs enrobed in a breaded batter coating. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223410 | Inactivated respiratory syncytial viral vaccines An immunogenic composition capable of producing a respiratory syncytial (RS) virus specific immune response in a host immunized therewith comprises purified, inactivated RS virus which is substantially free from cellular and serum components and which is non-infecti... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220423 | DNA immunization against infection Nucleic acid, including DNA, for immunization to generate a protective immune response in a host, including humans, to a major outer membrane protein of a strain of Chlamydia, preferably contains a nucleotide sequence encoding a MOMP or a MOMP fragment that g... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220826 | Expressing gp140 fragment of primary HIV-1 isolate A vector for eliciting an immune response to a host comprising a gene encoding the gp140 protein of the primary isolate of HIV-1, BX08, under the control of a promotor for expression of the protein in the host, specifically plasmids pCMV.gp140.BX08, pMP83, pMP84 and... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211288 | Canola protein isolate functionality III A canola protein isolate having a protein of at least about 90 wt % (Nx 6.25) is employed as an at least partial replacement for at least one component providing functionality in a food composition. The canola protein isolate is a dried concentrated supernatant from... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211286 | Canola protein isolate functionality III A canola protein isolate having a protein of at least about 90 wt % (Nx 6.25) is employed as an at least partial replacement for at least one component providing functionality in a food composition. The canola protein isolate is a dried concentrated supernatant from... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192725 | Flagellin gene, flaC of Purified and isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided which encode a FlaC flagellin protein of a strain of Campylobacter, particularly C. jejuni, or a fragment or an analog of the FlaC flagellin protein. The nucleic acid molecules may be used to pr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7169395 | Multivalent immunogenic composition containing RSV subunit composition and influenza virus preparation Immunogenic compositions for administration to adults, particularly to the elderly, to protect them against disease caused by infection by respiratory syncytial virus and by influenza virus comprise an immunoeffective amount of a mixture of purified fusion (F) prote... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162065 | Prostate boundary segmentation from 2D and 3D ultrasound images A fast semi-automatic prostate contouring method is provided using model-based initialization and an efficient Discrete Dynamic Contour (DDC) for boundary refinement. The user initiates the process of the preferred embodiment by identifying four (4) points on the pr... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160348 | Mist elimination hood A mist elimination device in the form of a hood for the removal of moisture from a gas stream treated by a WESP includes a series of gutters on the outer surface of the hood to trap liquid droplets and direct the moisture to channels to drain to the lower region of ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160358 | Pollution control in wood products dryer Contaminant laden gas streams from wood product dryer operations, and other sources, are purified. The gas stream first is saturated with moisture by contacting the gas stream with fine liquid droplets which entrain particulates. The gas stream then is subjected to ... | 01/09/2007 |
| D533718 | Presentation style slider/drawer package | 12/19/2006 |
