Hands free towel carrying system
A hands free towel carrying system for coupling a towel to a user to prevent loss, theft or contamination.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7432060 | Methods for diagnosis of cardiovascular disease This invention pertains to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to isolated molecules that can be used to diagnose and/or treat cardiovascular conditions including cardiac hyp... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7313800 | Disk centering system A disk centering system includes: a disk mount portion having a disk mount surface on which a disk form recording medium is to be mounted, the disk mount portion being provided with a predetermined reference point; and at least three disk centering portions for pres... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7067550 | Treatments for neurotoxicity in Alzheimer's Disease The invention involves identification of a mechanism of β-amyloid peptide cytotoxicity, which enables treatment of conditions caused by β-amyloid peptide aggregates by administration of compounds which antagonize the mechanism of cytotoxicity. The invention includ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6834593 | Self extracting submunition A method and system for extracting and targeting multiple submunitions from a delivery vehicle. Each submunition may be self-extracting, recoil-less extracting, self-spin initiating, and/or sensor fuzed. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6770628 | Hematopoietic stimulation Methods and products for stimulating hematopoiesis, preventing low levels of hematopoietic cells and producing increased numbers of hematopoietic and mature blood cells are provided. The methods and products can be used both in vivo and in vitro. The methods involve... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6753177 | P-glycoproteins and uses thereof The invention pertains to dog P-glycoproteins and related P-glycoproteins which include dog-specific amino acids, as well as nucleic acids which encode those polypeptides. The present invention also includes fragments and biologically functional variants of the dog ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6703238 | Methods for expanding antigen-specific T cells Methods for expanding antigen-specific T cells in vitro are provided. The methods involve contacting hematopoietic precursor or progenitor cells with a heteroconjugate containing an inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase (DPIV) attached to an antigenic peptide... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6703228 | Methods and products related to genotyping and DNA analysis The invention encompasses methods and products related to genotyping. The method of genotyping of the invention is based on the use of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to perform high throughput genome scans. The high throughput method can be perfor... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6696488 | (Hydroxyethyl)ureas as inhibitors of alzheimer's ଲ-amyloid production Novel (hydroxyethyl)ureas are described. These compounds are effective inhibitors of certain aspartyl proteases, notably secretases involved in the enzymatic cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) to yield amyloid-ଲ peptide. Methods are provide... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6677313 | Method for gene therapy using nucleic acid loaded polymeric microparticles The invention involves methods and products for oral gene therapy. Genes under the control of promoters are protectively contained in microparticles and delivered to cells in operative form, thereby obtaining noninvasive gene delivery for gene therapy.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6664441 | Compound assay The invention provides methods of screening compounds for potential pharmacological activity using nematode worms, principally but not exclusively the nematode C. elegans. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of nematodes modified to have certai... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6639393 | Methods and apparatus for time-domain measurement with a high frequency circuit analyzer A method of measuring the response of an electronic device to a high frequency input signal is performed with an analyzer (1). The method includes providing an electronic device (for example a transistor or amplifier) to be tested, providing a measurement... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6581251 | Drop wire clamp A drop wire clamp comprising a shell, a wedge, and a shim, for securing a cable to a fixed object. The shell is an elongated open ended member that is tapered in length and is formed with a U shaped cross section, sized to receive the wedge in sliding eng... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6571892 | Control system and method Systems and methods for controlling a device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the systems and methods allow for the control of a human transport device such that the human transport device remains in an upright position regardless of the surface being tr... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6559321 | Synthesis of ethyleneimine dimer The invention provides a composition of greater than 90% pure ethyleneimine dimer and a method of synthesizing the same. This method of synthesis provides several advantages over previous methods: (1) The starting compounds are all relatively inexpensive;... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6553271 | System and method for control scheduling A system and method for controlling a device such that device operates in a smooth manner. The system may switch between control architectures or vary gain coefficients used in a control loop to control the device. As the architecture or gains are switche... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6548245 | Methods for diagnosis, prediction and treatment of asthma and other inflammatory conditions based on eotaxin coding sequence polymorphism Methods and compositions for diagnosing and treating asthma are provided. The methods involve the discovery of a correlation between an eotaxin gene polymorphism and the occurrence of asthma.... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6510397 | Method and apparatus for self-diagnosis of a sensor The present invention is a method and apparatus for determining whether the sensors or the used in a device monitoring system are properly functioning before rendering a determination as to a defect within the device itself. As a result, maintenance costs... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6489092 | Method for sex determination of mammalian offspring A method for increasing the percentage of mammalian offspring of either sex which comprises contacting a semen sample with an antibody specific for the spermatozoa determinative of one sex and separating said spermatozoa from spermatozoa determinative of ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6465715 | Expression of DNA or proteins in C. elegans DNA fragments from the promoter region of the C. elegans UL6 gene which are capable of functioning as promoters directing gene expression in the excretory cell of C. elegans are provided and also expression vectors and transgenic C. elegans containing the... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6462977 | Data storage device having virtual columns and addressing layers A memory device is disclosed. The memory device includes, in some embodiments, a plurality of virtual columns that may be addressed by applying an address to a plurality of address layers of the memory device. The virtual columns include addressable eleme... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6448054 | Purposeful movement of human migratory cells away from an agent source This invention relates to methods and compositions for modulating movement of eukaryotic cells with migratory capacity. More specifically, the invention relates to methods and compositions for modulating movement of cells of hematopoietic, neural, epithel... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6432329 | Methods of manufacturing granular compositions The present invention relates to novel granules and novel methods for manufacturing such granules. In particular, the invention describes granules formed by the agglomeration of resin wetted powder. When the powder is aerated before applying the resin to ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425293 | Sensor plug A sensor plug for use in sensing a plurality of operating conditions of a gearbox is disclosed. The sensor plug includes a body defining an axis. A probe end is formed at one end of the body and is particularly adapted for attaching to an oil drain plug o... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6399066 | Capsular polysaccharide adhesin antigen, preparation, purification and use A substantially pure capsular exopolysaccharide adhesin of coagulase-negative staphylococcal strains, and a general method to prepare such adhesins, are described. Vaccines composed of such adhesins, and uses of such adhesins to produce polyclonal and mon... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394484 | Snowboard boot and binding A snowboard boot and binding. In one embodiment, the binding comprises a base; a strapless engagement member that is mounted to the base and is arranged to engage with a forward region of the boot; and a strap that is mounted to the base and is arranged t... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6381639 | Policy management and conflict resolution in computer networks Method and apparatus for determining an enforceable policy applicable to one or more network devices. The method includes attaching one or more rule elements to one or more domain elements to create policies, the domain elements representing network devic... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6366960 | Method and apparatus for interactively providing information at multiple sites A method and apparatus are provided for interactively providing selected messages asynchronously at a plurality of separate sites. At least one message is stored in an addressable memory for each site and is read out to control the output on an output dev... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6346252 | Method of obtaining an antibacterial and/or antifungal extract from the algae, bonnemaisoniacea A clarified algae extract used to obtain a composition having antibacterial and/or antifungal activity, said extract being obtained according to a method comprising the stages of release of the intracellular content of the algae cells and clarification by... | 02/12/2002 |
| 5576213 | Preservation of blood platelets Methods and compositions for preserving platelets at cryogenic temperatures with retention of hemostatic activity are provided. The compositions include a first agent for inhibiting actin filament severing and a second agent for inhibiting actin polymeriz... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5545719 | Nerve growth peptides This invention describes novel molecules capable of promoting nerve growth, and therapeutic methods for promoting nerve growth using these molecules. Molecules of this invention include a protein fragment substantially homologous to an active region of th... | 08/13/1996 |