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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939324 | Methods for isolating novel antimicrobial agents from hypermutable mammalian cells Dominant-negative alleles of human mismatch repair genes can be used to generate hypermutable cells and organisms. By introducing these genes into mammalian cells new cell lines with novel and useful properties can be prepared more efficiently than by relying on the... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935191 | Controlling accumulation of select adsorbers on a piezoelectric cantilever sensor The techniques described herein are directed to removing material that has attached to or preventing material from attaching to the surface of a piezoelectric cantilever. The material can be a target material, other, non-target, material that may be weakly bound or ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7924332 | Current/voltage mode image sensor with switchless active pixels A voltage and current mode active pixel sensor for high resolution imaging is presented. The photo pixel is composed of a photodiode and two transistors: reset and transconductance amplifier transistor. The switch transistor is moved outside the pixel, allowing for ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919019 | Nanostructure enhanced luminescent devices The present invention relates to nanostructures for use in luminescent devices. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7910609 | Inhibitors of integrin alpha2beta1 with modified urea moiety Novel compounds inhibiting the integrin α2β1/GPIa-IIa receptor are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, as well as methods of their therapeutic use. The compounds disclosed are useful, inter alia, as inhibitors of int... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906624 | Binding peptidomimetics and uses of the same A multimeric peptidomimetic that comprises two or more monomers is disclosed. The monomers comprise an exocyclic peptide comprising a ring structure, a flexible linker sequence and a multimeric motif. Use of the monomers, a nucleic acid molecule encoding monomers, r... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7892759 | Enhanced sensitivity of a cantilever sensor via specific bindings Detection of miniscule amounts of an analyte is accomplished via multiple bindings of specific materials on a sensor configured to sense mass. The sensor is prepared by immobilizing an antibody to a surface of the sensor, wherein the antibody is known to bind to the... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887720 | Polymer-nanocrystal quantum dot composites and optoelectronic devices Disclosed are compositions including semiconducting polymers and quantum dot nanocrystals. Also disclosed are optoelectronic devices prepared from semiconducting polymers and quantum dot nanocrystals. Also are disclosed methods of increasing the quantum efficiency i... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7879575 | Nanostructures that provide a modified nanoenvironment for the enhancement of luminescence The present invention relates to nanostructures for use in luminescent assays as well as methods for the production of nano-sized tube and rods, including arrays of nanotubes and nanorods from a nylon. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874984 | Methods for delivering a drug to a patient while preventing the exposure of a foetus or other contraindicated individual to the drug Novel methods for delivering a drug to a patient while preventing the exposure of a foetus or other contraindicated individual to the drug. Embodiments are provided in which the involved prescribers, pharmacies and patients are registered in one or more computer dat... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7867457 | Plasma reactor for the production of hydrogen-rich gas A plasma reactor (10) is provided. The plasma reactor (10) includes a reaction chamber (12) formed by a wall (13). Proximate to the first end of the reaction chamber, the plasma reactor includes a feed gas inlet (14) for creating a... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865228 | Multi-slice cerebral blood flow imaging with continuous arterial spin labeling MRI This invention is a method for multi-slice CBF imaging using continuous arterial spin labeling (CASL) with an amplitude modulated control which is both highly effective at controlling for off resonance effects, and efficient at doubly inverting inflow spins, thus re... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7858579 | Thermoprotective compositions of pkg pathway inhibitors and method of use thereof Neural thermoprotective compositions comprising a pharmacological inhibitor of the PKG pathway are described, as are methods of treating patients and providing neural thermoprotection with the same. ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7858364 | Apparatus and method for polymer synthesis using arrays The invention concerns a polymer synthesis apparatus (20) for building a polymer chain including a head assembly (21) having an array of nozzles (22) with each nozzle coupled to a reservoir (23) of liquid reagent (24), and a base a... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857761 | Acoustic blood analyzer for assessing blood properties An acoustic blood analyzer with a transducer section of acoustic biosensors for measurement of blood properties including, but not limited to blood coagulation, platelet function and various blood disorders in a blood sample is provided. Methods for use of the blood... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7851784 | Nanotube array electronic devices The Nanotube Array Ballistic Transistors are disclosed, wherein the ballistic (without collisions) electron propagation along the nanotubes, grown normally to the substrate plane on the common metal electrode, is used for a new class of hybrid (solid state/vacuum) e... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850994 | Xerogel films for the controlled release of pharmaceutically active molecules Xerogel films on substrates are provided containing pharmaceutically active compounds. Articles incorporating such films are robust, release active compounds at predictable rates and may provide such release for relatively long periods of time. Orthopedic and trauma... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842758 | Conjugated materials featuring proquinoidal units The invention concerns compounds, oligomers, and polymers that contain: (I), (II), (III), or (IV) groups; where “-” indicates points of attachment. | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842456 | Reagents, kits and methods for immunodetection of epitopes on molecules Methods for detecting and/or quantifying molecules expressing a selected epitope in a sample are disclosed. Methods for profiling proteins in a cell lysate are also disclosed. Kits for detecting and/or quantifying molecules expressing a selected epitope in a sample ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837040 | Acoustic concentration of particles in fluid flow An apparatus for acoustic concentration of particles in a fluid flow includes a substantially acoustically transparent membrane and a vibration generator that define a fluid flow path therebetween. The fluid flow path is in fluid communication with a fluid source an... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835650 | Optical domain frequency down-conversion of microwave signals A linear phase demodulator/down-converter comprises an optical amplitude modulator for modulating the amplitude of an optical input signal, a photo-detector, a loop filter and an optical phase modulator provided with a light source. The optical phase modulator/down-... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835000 | System and method for measuring particles in a sample stream of a flow cytometer or the like A system and method for analyzing a particle in a sample stream of a flow cytometer or the like. The system has a light source, such as a laser pointer module, for generating a low powered light beam and a fluidics apparatus which is configured to transport particle... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7834527 | Dielectric elastomer fiber transducers Disclosed are electroactive polymer fibers, processes of preparing electroactive polymer fibers, and devices containing electroactive polymer fibers. Devices can be used as actuators and sensors, generators and transducers. Applications include inter alia artificial... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833719 | Apparatus and methods for parallel processing of micro-volume liquid reactions Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for conducting multiple simultaneous micro-volume chemical and biochemical reactions in an array format. In one embodiment, the format comprises an array of microholes in a substrate. Besides serving as an ordered array o... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833239 | System and method of use for revascularizing stenotic bypass grafts and other blood vessels A system and method for opening a lumen in an occluded blood vessel, e.g., a coronary bypass graft, of a living being's vascular system. The system introduces an infusate liquid at a first flow rate to the occluded portion of the blood vessel, and withdraws that liq... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829340 | Oral fluid assays for the detection of heavy metal exposure Methods for measuring the concentration of heavy metals such as lead in oral fluid are provided. The concentration of lead in oral fluid can be accurately correlated with the concentration of lead in the blood serum. The methods are useful for, among other things, d... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7829051 | Production and uses of carbon suboxides Methods for the reduction of gaseous carbon dioxide emissions from combustion or oxidation reactions are provided. The various methods involve the formation of carbon suboxides and/or polymerized carbon suboxides (PCS), preferentially over gaseous carbon oxides to t... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7824620 | Nano- and micro-scale structures: methods, devices and applications thereof Disclosed are methods for fabricating integrated nano-scale and micro-scale structures. Also disclosed are carbon nanopipettes, shovels, and sheets made by these methods. Nano-scale and micro-scale structures fabricated by the disclosed methods are useful in a varie... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7813160 | Nanocrystal quantum dot memory devices Memory devices and recordable media are disclosed that take advantage of memory effects in the electronic transport in CdSe nanocrystal (NC) quantum dot arrays. Conduction through a NC array can be reduced with a negative voltage and then restored with a positive vo... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7811479 | Polymer-nanocrystal quantum dot composites and optoelectronic devices Disclosed are compositions including semiconducting polymers and quantum dot nanocrystals. Also disclosed are optoelectronic devices prepared from semiconducting polymers and quantum dot nanocrystals. Also are disclosed methods of increasing the quantum efficiency i... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810523 | Duct seepage reduction A method is provided for reducing seepage through a leak (5) in a duct (1), the leak being defined in terms of its maximum dimension xL and its maximum width in an orthogonal direction yL and the effective size of the leak being g... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807416 | Antibodies and methods for generating genetically altered antibodies with enhanced effector function Dominant negative alleles of human mismatch repair genes can be used to generate hypermutable cells and organisms. By introducing these genes into cells and transgenic animals, new cell lines and animal varieties with novel and useful properties can be prepared more... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7807382 | Methods for inhibiting the binding of endosialin to ligands The invention provides methods for inhibiting the interaction of endosialin with endosialin ligands. The inhibition is effectuated on the genetic level, by inhibiting endosialin gene expression, and on the protein level, by blocking the interaction of cell-surface e... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7790750 | Bicyclic benzamides of 3- or 4-substituted 4-(aminomethyl)-piperidine derivatives The present invention of compounds of formula (I) a stereochemically isomeric form thereof, an N-oxide form thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, R1 and R2 taken together... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785505 | Methods for use of fluorescent nanoparticles to determine free volume and to detect and deliver materials to repair cracks in polymers and polymer composites Methods for use of functionalized fluorescent nanoparticles in the non-destructive, direct and dynamic determination of free volume and glass transition changes and mechanical property changes of polymers and polymer composites are provided. Also provided are method... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7781566 | ErbB interface peptidomimetics and methods of use thereof Peptides, mimetics and antibodies of erbB, TNF, and IgSF receptors and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same are described. Methods of using such antibodies, peptides, and mimetics in therapeutic, prophylactic, imaging and diagnostic applications are discl... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7781206 | Systems and methods for effecting a physical change in a biological sample The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for processing a biological sample that result in a physical change, such as reacting two molecules together to form a reaction product or for use in lysing viruses or biological cells for analysis using... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776971 | Processes for the synthesis of dentritic macromolecules from conventional monomers The inventive subject matter relates to novel synthetic processes which use a multifunctional compound (the “TERMINI compound”) having a masked or protected functional group, wherein the TERMINI compound is capable of quantitatively and irreversibly interrupting... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7776550 | Diagnosis of liver pathology through assessment of protein glycosylation Methods for diagnosing pathology of the liver in a subject suspected of having such pathology are disclosed. The methods comprise quantifiably detecting glycosylation, and more specifically fucosylation, on proteins in biological fluids, and comparing the detected g... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7768050 | Ferroelectric thin films Ferroelectric structures and methods of making the structures are presented. The ferroelectric structures can include an electrode in contact with a ferroelectric thin film. The contact can be arranged so that a portion of the atoms of the ferroelectric thin film ar... | 08/03/2010 |
