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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173795 | Methods and compositions for identifying and characterizing hepatitis C The invention provides novel methods and compositions for amplifying portions of the HCV genome. The nucleic acid sequences set forth as SEQ ID NOS:1-64 derived from HCV cDNA and functional equivalents thereof, kits containing same, and methods employing same, are u... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8160348 | Methods and system for validating sample images for quantitative immunoassays A method and system for automatically evaluating quality of a slide-mounted tissue sample includes receiving a digital image of a magnified portion of the slide-mounted tissue sample. At least one quantitative quality indicator is automatically determined for at lea... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158259 | Spreading layer and humidity control layer for enhancing sensor performance The invention is directed to optical sensors for measuring clinically relevant analytes, their methods of manufacture, and their various uses. In an effort to develop a dry calibration method for the optical sensors of the invention it is discovered that water conte... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8148350 | Carbohydrate composition for flat glucose response A low-glycemic available carbohydrate composition of the invention contains the following components: (i) 5-60 wt. % of one or more monosaccharides selected from monosaccharides other than glucose and fructose, in particular galactose, ribose and mannos... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147875 | Dermatologic use of milk proteins The invention provides a method for the treatment of acne comprising orally administering to a person suffering from acne an effective amount of a whey protein fraction containing lactoferrin, and preferably containing further specific whey proteins. The lactoferrin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143235 | Use of dietary fibres against muscle wasting A composition nutritional containing dietary fibres is useful for the treatment of muscle wasting, if the dietary fibre comprise at least 30 wt. % of galacto-oligosaccharides or other oligosaccharides having mainly anhydropyranose units, and having a chain length of... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138201 | Treatment of progressive neurodegenerative disease with ibudilast Compositions and methods for treating progressive neurodegenerative diseases, and their associated symptoms by administration of ibudilast (3-isobutyryl-2-isopropylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine). ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137914 | Variants of alpha-fetoprotein coding and expression sequences The invention discloses the sequences of variant forms of alpha-fetoprotein transcripts that have been identified in human hemopoietic progenitors but not in differentiated mature cells. The variant forms of AFP (vAFP) cDNA sequences isolated from a multipotent hemo... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133558 | Polylactic acid blown film and method of manufacturing same The invention provides polylactic acid (PLA) films substantially free of plasticizers and methods of manufacturing same by blown film process are provided. PLA films are environmentally degradable and have applications in, at least, packaging and labeling. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124585 | Composition for relieving discomfort The invention relates to a method of controlling feelings of pain in infants or diseased or elderly persons using a complete nutrition or a nutritional supplement. The method comprises administering increased levels of folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 or their... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123201 | Flexible aeration panel and methods of use A flexible aeration panel is described, which does not include a rigid support plate. The flexible aeration panel can include a first perforated, flexible sheet sealed to a second non-perforated flexible sheet at their peripheral edges, thereby defining one or more ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121365 | Method and system for determining an optimal dilution of a reagent A system and method for automatically and quantitatively determining the optimal dilution of a reagent is provided. In one embodiment of the claimed method, a plurality of dilution sets are received, where each of the dilution sets consist of a different respective ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120768 | Method and system for standardizing microscope instruments Methods and apparatus for standardizing quantitative measurements from a microscope system. The process includes a calibration procedure whereby an image of a calibration slide is obtained through the optics of the microscope system. The calibration slide produces a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119657 | Enantiomeric compositions of 2-amino-1-(2-isopropylpyrazolo[1,5-α]pyridin-3-yl)propan-1-one and related methods Enantiomerically pure (S)-2-amino-1-(2-isopropylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)propan-1-one, (S)-AV1013, is a candidate therapeutic for treating neuropathic pain, addiction behavior and drug withdrawal symptoms. Also described are methods for preparing and using (S)-AV... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119155 | Nutrition with lipids and non-digestible saccharides The invention relates to a liquid nutrition comprising short chain fatty acyl chains, polyunsaturated fatty acyl chains, vegetable oil and a non-digestible, fermentable saccharide. The composition is particular suitable for use as an infant nutrition. The compositio... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114441 | Immune stimulatory infant nutrition A nutritional or pharmaceutical composition containing a fat component, a protein component and a carbohydrate component and comprising whey and casein. The composition has a weight ratio of casein to whey is 1:1 to 1:2.4 and that the composition contains: a) at lea... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105963 | Composition for the protection of a shaped article against corrosion The invention relates to a composition for the protection of a shaped article against corrosion, said composition comprising (a) a polyisobutene having a glass transition temperature of less than −20° C. and surface tension of less than 40 mM/m at a temperature a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8076313 | Composition containing fermentable polysaccharides The present invention relates to a composition to a nutritional composition comprising 0.1 to 15 gram fermentable e partially hydrolysed gum having a degree of polymerization between 10 and 300 per 100 gram dry weight of the composition and 0.1 to 15 gram fermentabl... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071537 | Implantable device for the sustained release of a polypeptide Described herein are implantable devices, formulations and methods of making implantable devices for the release of a polypeptide from an implantable device, and methods of use thereof. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8067357 | Annexin derivatives suitable for pretargeting in therapy and diagnosis The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment and diagnosis of diseases such as neoplastic diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases, and inflammatory diseases. The methods are based on the concept... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062652 | Compositions and methods for treating precocious puberty The present invention is directed to the controlled delivery of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, preferably from a polymeric material that is implanted in the body. More specifically, the present invention relates to compositions comprised of a GnRH a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8048997 | Process for drying uronic acid oligosaccharides The present invention relates to a process for spray drying uronic acid oligosaccharides and to a powder compositions thus obtained. Typically the powder composition comprises between 25 and 100 wt.% uronic acid oligosaccharide with a DP between 2 and 50 based on to... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8027030 | Method and system for standardizing microscope instruments Methods and apparatus for standardizing quantitative measurements from a microscope system. The process includes a calibration procedure whereby an image of a calibration slide is obtained through the optics of the microscope system. The calibration slide produces a... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026282 | Phenoxyalkylcarboxylic acid derivatives in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome A method of treating irritable bowel syndrome in a patient suffering therefrom comprising: administering an effective amount of a compound selected from compound 1, its metabolite 2 and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof: | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025796 | Denitrification system The disclosed process and system are used for the denitrification of wastewater. The system comprises: an influent concentration analyzer for measuring an influent dissolved oxygen concentration, an influent nitrate concentration, and an influent nitrite concentrati... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8003600 | Preparation for use of aspartate and vitamin B12 or biotin for regulating ketone bodies It has been found that high amounts of aspartate equivalents in combination with vitamin B12 and/or biotin, especially in relative absence of glutamate equivalents, improve the metabolism of ketobodies and/or lactate in a mammal's body, especially in diseased or tra... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998545 | Polylactic acid shrink films and methods of casting same A heat-shrinkable polylactic acid (PLA) film and a method of its manufacture are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the PLA films exhibit heat-induced shrinkage in the transverse direction with little to no concomitant shrinkage in the machine direction. The film... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7981684 | Methods and biomarkers for diagnosing and monitoring psychotic disorders A method of diagnosing or monitoring a psychotic disorder, or predisposition thereto, comprises measuring, in a sample taken from a subject, the level of a biomarker selected from clusterin precursor, inter α-trypsin inhibitor, IgM, apolipoprotein A2 and α2 H5 gly... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979569 | System and method for exchanging information among exchange applications In a system and method for processing messages, from one or more applications, in a gateway, an application payload is obtained from an application. A raw message is created from the obtained application payload, the raw message including a raw message header and a ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978258 | Automatic exposure time selection for imaging tissue The invention relates to a system for automatically adjusting an exposure time to improve or otherwise optimize a dynamic range of a digital image. The system includes a camera configured to capture an image of a subject within the field of view at a first exposure ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977066 | Method for preparing tryptophan rich peptides Described is a method for selectively isolating tryptophan containing peptides from an aqueous peptide mixture, including the steps of controlling the pH of the aqueous peptide mixture to 4.0-6.0, forming a precipitate of tryptophan containing peptides, and isolatin... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977063 | Method for determining an allergic response The present invention concerns a method for determining an allergic response by determining the extent of degranulation of human IgE sensitized cells upon activation by allergens in food products. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7960342 | Receptor(SSTR2)-selective somatostatin antagonists SRIF peptide antagonists, which are selective for SSTR2 in contrast to the other cloned SRIF receptors and which bind with high affinity to the cloned human receptor SSTR2 but do not activate the receptor, have many useful functions. Because they do not bind with si... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7960335 | Octreotide implant having a release agent and uses thereof Methods, formulations and kits are described that allow for the controlled release of octreotide, e.g., octreotide acetate, in a subject. ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7960181 | Chromoionophore and method of determining potassium ions The invention relates to methods of determining potassium ions in a sample, wherein the ions are contacted with a compound having chromophoric moiety and an ionophoric moiety, where the ionophoric moiety interacts with the potassium ions present in the sample, resul... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7938865 | Method of dyeing a substrate with a reactive dyestuff in supercritical or near supercritical carbon dioxide The present invention relates to a method of dyeing a substrate with a reactive dyestuff in supercritical or near supercritical carbon dioxide, said substrate being selected from the group consisting of cellulose fibers, modified cellulose fibers, protein fibers and... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7923520 | High refractive index monomers and (co)polymers prepared therefrom The present invention relates to high refractive index monomers according to formula (I) and (co)polymers comprising such high refractive index monomers. The 5 (co)polymers are highly suitable for the manufacture of optical articles, in particular flexible optical a... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7915285 | Method for treating drug and behavioral addictions The present invention is directed to the use of ibudilast for treating addictions, including drug and behavioral addictions. In particular, ibudilast is used to diminish the dopamine-mediated reward associated with addictions and to treat withdrawal syndromes after ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7907271 | Method and system for standardizing microscope instruments Methods and apparatus for standardizing quantitative measurements from a microscope system. The process includes a calibration procedure whereby an image of a calibration slide is obtained through the optics of the microscope system. The calibration slide produces a... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7893070 | Method of treating parturient placental mammals in order to reduce maternal and/or uterine exhaustion The present invention relates to a method of facilitating the birth process of placental mammals, especially to a method of reducing delays in the birth process and, thereby, complications resulting there from that may negatively affect the health and wellbeing of t... | 02/22/2011 |
