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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006393 | Handle extension for a shaver or applicator pad A handle extension for a handheld razor or applicator pad comprising a fixed angle elongated body having a handle at one end for holding and manipulating said fixed angle elongated body and a gripping head at the opposite end for releasably fastening said handheld r... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7869620 | Methods for processing images to detect objects below the surface of the water The present invention is a processing method to increase the detection of objects below the surface of the water comprising the steps of: acquiring image data in separate spectral regions simultaneously and converting the image data into intensity value arrays for e... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7732628 | Functional biopolymer modification reagents and uses thereof Hydrazino, oxyamino and carbonyl-based reagents and methods for incorporation into oligonucleotides during their solid phase synthesis are provided. Modified oligonucleotides are provided that incorporate the reagents provided herein. Immobilized oligonucleotides an... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7628165 | Portable enclosure The present invention is a collapsible enclosure comprising, a plurality of structural support beams, a hub having a plurality of attachment means and a pressure plate positioned below the attachment means to which one end of the structural support beams are attache... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7013675 | Smooth backed pierced earring The present invention is an earring for a pierced ear comprising a shaft mounted on a base; a connector having a cavity for engaging the shaft and an adapter on the obverse; and a cap able to be affixed to the adapter on one side and a decorative aspect of the earri... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6601674 | Device for storage of a tool A device for securing a tool to a scaffold wherein the device comprises a base having a front side and a back side; an attachment apparatus affixed to the back side for attaching the base to a scaffold; and a holding device connected to the front side and... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6413134 | Life-saving device A novel life-saving device comprising a buoyant disk having a top side, a bottom side, a leading edge and a cavity on the bottom side along and adjacent to the leading edge, the cavity having an inner side generally parallel to the leading edge the inner ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6410233 | Isolation and identification of control sequences and genes modulated by transcription factors The present invention provides methods for the identification of nucleic acid molecules corresponding to genes regulated by a transcription factor comprising: cross-linking a transcription factor to a nucleic acid molecule in a cell forming a transcriptio... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6320041 | Pre-activated carbonyl linkers for the modification of oligonucleotides The present invention provides a variety of compositions that comprise an activated carboxylic ester moiety on one end of an alkyl tether and a nucleic acid binding moiety on the other end for use as crosslinking reagents in conjugation reactions of nucle... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6220476 | Lid for beverage container A lid for a beverage container, the lid comprising a top wall having a generally circular periphery, an annular side wall depending from the top wall about its periphery, a drinking opening in the top wall adjacent to the circular periphery, a barrier whi... | 04/24/2001 |
