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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4746504 | Heavy metal salts of hyaluronic acid and their use as antimicrobial agents Heavy metal salts of hyaluronic acid have been prepared. In particular, this invention is directed to silver, gold, cerium and tungsten salts of hyaluronic acid. These heavy metal salts of hyaluronic acid are useful as antimicrobial agents. Gold hyalurona... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4744623 | Integrated fiber optic coupler for VHSIC/VLSI interconnects An integrated fiber optic coupler useful for the optical transmission of data from a light source to a detector located on a semiconductor chip which comprises a semiconductor wafer with a cavity etched into a surface, means wthin the cavity for convertin... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4743540 | Method for diagnosis of subclassifications of common varied immunodeficiency disease group A method is devised to assay and diagnose common varied immunodeficiency syndrome. This syndrome is subdivided or subset into at least four separate groups of B-cell deficiencies based on a patients peripheral blood B-cell proliferative and/or differentia... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4743552 | Method for growth in tissue culture of normal colonic epithelial cells and method for determination of preneoplastic color cells The invention concerns a method for the routine primary culture of human colonic epithelial cells within a monolayer. 12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) enhanced DNA synthesis an average of 8 fold when assayed by [3 h]dThd labeling indi... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4742004 | Method for producing enzymatically active eucaryotic sod in bacteria A method of producing enzymatically active eucaryotic superoxide dismutase or an analog thereof in a bacterial cell which contains and is capable of expressing a DNA sequence encoding the superoxide dismutase or analog thereof comprising maintaining the b... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4735683 | Process for preparation of potassium salts from pulp of lignocellulosic materials Described herein is a process for producing potassium salts from potassium-based liquors for pulping of lignocellulosic material. The process comprises the steps of (a) digesting lignocellulosic material with a potassium-base aqueous cooling liquor to obt... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4732426 | Seating-system for folding wheelchairs The present invention relates to a seat structure for collapsible (foldable) invalid chairs provided with a flexible seat and/or back covering, comprising an upholstery material (3) and a covering material (4) at least partially enclosing said upholstery ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4732811 | Agarose-polyaldehyde beads and their biological application affinity chromatography, hemoperfusion, cell separation, etc. There are provided magnetic and non-magnetic agarose and agar polyaldehyde beads with diameters ranging from 40 microns up to 1 cm, and processes for the synthesis of such beads. The polyaldehyde compounds e.g. polyacrolein, polymethacrolein or polyglutar... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4730036 | Purifications of B-cell inducing factor (BIF) and B-cell growth factor (BGF) Highly purified T cell replacing factor (TRF or BIF) essentially free of IL-2 and Interferon activities is obtained in the invention. BIF is useful for treatment of immunoregulatory disorders and/or stimulation of production of immunoglobulins. A method f... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4727021 | Human monoclonal antibodies to cytokeratin Human monoclonal antibodies (HmAbs) capable of reacting with cytokeratin are disclosed. It has been found that HmAbs De8, M54, M307, Hull, C29, Hu22 and Pa24 may be used to detect these cytoskeletal proteins in various cells. By means of these HmAbs the e... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4725285 | Liquid compositions of reactive dyestuffs with alkali metal poly(meth)acrylate Liquid compositions having high storage-stability which contain reactive dyestuffs, alkali metal polyacrylates or alkali metal polymethacrylates with number average degree of polymerization not exceeding 1000 and water. The liquid compositions are useful ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4721669 | Chemical probes for left-handed DNA and chiral metal complexes as Z-specific anti-tumor agents This invention concerns a coordination complex and salts and optically resolved enantiomers thereof, of the formula (R)3 --M, wherein R comprises 1,10-phenanthroline or a substituted derivative thereof, M comprises a suitable transition metal, ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4713342 | Novel isolate of trichoderma, fungicidal compositions containing said isolate and use thereof A biological control agent comprising the mycoparasite Trichoderma harzia T-315 (ATCC No. 20671), which is characterized by fungicidal activity against fungi of the genera Pythium, Phizoctonia, Sclerotium and Fusarium. This strain is useful for controlli... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4713352 | Monoclonal antibody panel for early diagnosis and therapy of renal carcinoma A panel of monoclonal antibodies is developed for use in diagnosis and treatment of renal carcinoma. One monoclonal antibody F31 reacts with 80% of renal carcinoma. The area of overlap of reactivity of monoclonal antibodies F31, F | 12/15/1987 |
| 4710457 | Monoclonal antibody for human hematopoietic glycoproteins and method This invention concerns a new monoclonal antibody (mAb) 4C, recognizing a specific antigen, Leu 200, found in human hematopoietic tissues. The monoclonal antibody precipitates a series of glycoproteins (Leu 200) with a molecular weight range of about 190,... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4707438 | Immunoassay for breast cancer employing monoclonal antibodies An immunoassay for diagnosing and monitoring human breast cancer. The assay employs a monoclonal antibody which recognizes a human mammary tumor virus derived from the T47D clone-10 breast cancer cell line (HMTV). The monoclonal antibody is produced by th... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4704277 | Methods of treating bone disorders Metal containing compounds have been found which increase bone growth, decrease hydroxyapatite solubility, increase the size and/or the perfection of hydroxyapatite crystals in bone, and increase the tensile strength of bone. These compounds, when adminis... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4701418 | Method for determining lipid bound sialic acid in whole blood The amount of lipid bound sialic acid in a whole blood sample may be determined by a method, which may be automated, involving the following steps: adding to the sample a lower alkyl alcohol and deionized distilled water; mixing the resulting admixture; a... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4699978 | Site-specific chiral ruthenium (II) and cobalt (III) antitumor agents This invention concerns a coordination complex of the formula (R)2 --M--(Y)2 wherein M comprises a suitable transition metal, e.g. cobalt or ruthenium, R comprises 1,10-phenanthroline or a substituted derivative thereof, Y comprises ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4695548 | Gel inserts useful in electrophoresis Gel inserts comprising a solidified liquid such as agarose suitable for use in an electrophoretic method, lysed cells entrapped within a matrix formed by the solidified liquid and macromolecules such as DNA or intact chromosomes derived from the lysed cel... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4695538 | Human monoclonal antibodies to cell surface antigens Human monoclonal antibodies (HmAbs) capable of reacting with cell surface antigens and intracellular components are disclosed. It has been found that HmAbs Ev248, Ch-5, Ch-13, Te-39, Hu44, Ge-1, Gr-431, Gr169 and Sp909 may be used to detect these antigens... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4695471 | Breast cyst fluid screening method for cancer risk assessment A method for screening breast cyst fluid to identify patients having a high risk of developing breast cancer, comprising the steps of measuring the chloride ion content of breast cyst fluid aspirated from the patient; and correlating the chloride ion conc... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4693966 | Human monoclonal antibodies from lymphocytes of patients with malignant melanoma Human monoclonal antibodies which specifically bind to antigens found on cell surfaces of renal, lung, and breast cancer cells, intracellular cytoskeletal antigens, nuclear antigens, and cytoplasmic reticular antigens are disclosed. The antibodies are the... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4690081 | Sewing machine A sewing system is proposed, which has a sewing head with thread tightener, a presser foot, a lower thread roll with a shuttle for guiding the lower thread and transport or transfer means for the further transporting of the workpiece to be processed. Sepa... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4686104 | Methods of treating bone disorders Metal-containing compounds have been found to decrease calcium resorption from bone. These compounds, when administered to patients who are suffering from diseases characterized by accelerated bone resorption, impede the flow of bone calcium into the bloo... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4683199 | Interleukin-2 dependent cytotoxic T-cell clones Interleukin-2 dependent cytotoxic cultured T-cell lines are found to produce , ଲ, and γ interferon, as well as interleukin-2, when stimulated by mitogenic or antigenic agents.... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4683231 | Method of preventing withdrawal symptoms associated with the cessation or reduction of tobacco smoking In human subjects accustomed to smoking tobacco the withdrawal symptoms associated with the cessation or reduction of tobacco smoking may be prevented by administering to the subject an effective amount of an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist such as clonidine h... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4681840 | Deoxyribonucleic acid molecules useful as probes for detecting oncogenes incorporated into chromosomal DNA A single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid molecule having a length of less than about 25 kb comprises at least three distinct nucleotide sequences which are the sites for incorporation into a chromosome of a deoxyribonucleic acid molecule encoding a deleter... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4680258 | Process for sex determination in man by use of monoclonal antibodies to the H-Y antigen Production of anti-H-Y hybridoma cell lines, and the use of the antibodies to determine the presence of H-Y antigen to indicate the sex of the proband inclusive of fetus, newborn and adult humans.... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4678747 | Monoclonal antibodies for detection of an H (O) blood group antigen Monoclonal antibodies recognizing the difucosyl-type-2-H antigen on human cells and a method of producing said antibodies are disclosed. The monoclonal antibodies are useful in blood typing and in diagnosis of blood disorders and malignancies involving lo... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4677056 | Monoclonal antibody subsetting human helper and killer T-cells and method A monoclonal antibody 4A produced by a human-mouse hybridoma cell line is described. In the presence of complement, 4A subsets both cytotoxic and helper T cells creating a diagnostic tool in blood biochemistry.... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4677138 | High yield process for producing polyaldehyde microspheres Homopolymeric polyaldehyde microspheres can be prepared in yields of up to about 90% by preparing an aqueous solution consisting essentially of a suitable concentration of an ,ଲ-ethylenically unsaturated aldehyde and a suitable concentration ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4676664 | Exploring for subsurface hydrocarbons by sea floor temperature gradients preferably using a multiplexed thermistor probe Disclosed are a method and a system for measuring the sea floor temperature gradient several meters into the formation at each of an array of measurement sites, and using these gradients to explore for and characterize hydrocarbon deposits. The measuremen... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4677054 | Method for simple analysis of relative nucleic acid levels in multiple small samples by cytoplasmic dot hybridization A simple technique for the simultaneous measurement of relative levels of a specific mRNA in numberous small samples of biological specimens is described. The technique involves denaturation of cytoplasmic preparations, followed by dotting of up to 96 sam... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4672131 | Compounds and methods useful for the synthesis of thromboxane A2 Compounds having the structure: ##STR1## wherein X may be hydrogen, bromine, chlorine, fluorine or iodine are provided, together with methods for synthesizing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and use therof for reducing vascular blood ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4668815 | Derivatives of phenylacetic ester, a process for producing the same and insecticidal compositions containing the same as an active ingredient Disclosed herein are derivatives of phenylacetic ester represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 represents a halogen atom or a lower alkoxy group; R2 represents a lower alkyl group; R3 represents a hydrogen... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4666892 | Method and composition for hepatitis treatment with pyrimidine nucleoside compounds The invention relates to 5-substituted-1-(2'-deoxy-2'-substituted-beta-D-Arabinofuranoysyl) pyrimidine compounds and their use in a method for the treatment of hepatitis B viruses.... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4666845 | Monoclonal antibodies to ovarian, cervical and uterine human cancers and method of diagnosis Mouse monoclonal antibodies to several cell antigens of human ovarian, cervical and endometrial carcinomas have been produced and characterized. The distribution of the antigens was determined by mixed hemagglutination assays on 153 normal and malignant c... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4663230 | Carbon fibrils, method for producing same and compositions containing same This invention concerns an essentially cylindrical discrete carbon fibril characterized by a substantially constant diameter between about 3.5 and about 70 nanometers, e.g. between about 7 and 25 nanometers, length greater than about 102 times ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4652574 | Certain mono-, di- or tri-substituted pyridyl esters of alkane sulfonic acids having insecticidal, acaricidal and nematocidal properties A compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 is C1 -C12 alkyl, R2 is C1 -C12 alkyl or C1 -C4 alkyl which is substituted with halogen, X is halogen, m is 0, 1 or... | 03/24/1987 |
