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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142787 | Recombinant chimeric antigens for diagnosis and prevention of scrub typhus Recombinant chimeric antigens comprising unmodified and modified reactive polypeptide fragments of expressed product of the recombinant 56 kDa proteins of multiple strain of scrub typhus, such as Karp, Kato (Ktr56), Gilliam (Gmr56), and TA763 (TAr56). The invention ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8114582 | Fluorescence polarization instruments and methods for detection of exposure to biological materials by fluorescence polarization immunoassay of saliva, oral or bodily fluids The inventive subject matter relates to a method for detecting the presence of a biological substance of interest in a test sample of saliva or oral fluid, comprising combining said test sample with a fluorescence-labeled ligand to said biological substance and dete... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8053487 | Multifunctional acrylates used as cross-linkers in dental and biomedical self-etching bonding adhesives This invention describes an adhesive used for bonding dental and medical biomaterials to hard tissues via a molecular bridge formed from calcium-reactive amines and acrylic or methacrylic ester monomers to hard tissues such as enamel, dentin, and bone. This formulat... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8029804 | Recombinant chimeric antigens for diagnosis and prevention of scrub typhus Recombinant chimeric antigens comprising unmodified and modified reactive polypeptide fragments of expressed product of the recombinant 56 kDa proteins of multiple strain of scrub typhus, such as Karp, Kato (Ktr56), Gilliam (Gmr56), and TA763 (TAr56). The invention ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7991165 | Noise rejecting electronic stethoscope An acoustic-electronic stethoscope that filters aberrant environmental background noise. The chest piece employs acoustic vents to inhibit resonant amplification of noise and contains a diaphragm design that focuses vibrational energy to a raised ring, which transfe... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7933645 | Use of EEG to measure cerebral changes during computer-based motion sickness-inducing tasks The invention relates to a method of determining early onset of motion sickness by brain imaging. The method discloses an objective means of determining the onset of motion sickness by evaluating a specific region of the brain. The method can also be utilized in eva... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7928194 | Recombinant antigen for diagnosis and prevention of murine typhus The invention relates to a recombinant immunogenic composition from Rickettsia typhi. The invention also relates to a method for the use of the recombinant proteins in detection and diagnostic assays and as a component in formulations for the induction of an ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927595 | Methods for downregulating CCR5 in T cells with anti-CD3 antibodies and anti-CD28 antibodies Methods for modulating HIV-1 fusion cofactor expression by manipulating an accessory molecule on the surface of T cells, such as CD28, are described. The invention encompasses methods for modulating HIV-1 fusion cofactor expression by stimulating or inhibiting one o... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7897357 | Assay for detecting immune responses involving antigen specific cytokine and/or antigen specific cytokine secreting T-cells Here, we describe a sensitive and specific assay and kit for the detection of chemokines having activity that is upregulated by Th-1 cytokines (such IFN-γ) and chemokines that upregulate the activity of Th-1 cytokines (such as IFN-γ). In a typical embodiment, dete... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7846675 | Truncated recombinant major outer membrane protein antigen (R56) of orientia tsutsugamushi strains karp, kato and gilliam and its use in antibody based detection assays and vaccines A recombinant, refolded non-fusion polypeptide expressed from a truncated r56 gene of the causative agent of scrub typhus, Orientia tsutsugamushi for the Karp, Kato and Gilliam strains has been produced. The invention is useful for detecting prior exposure to... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7824909 | Recombinant antigens for the detection of coxiella burnetii The invention relates to a method for the detection of prior exposure to Coxiella. burnetii infection by antibody-based assays using recombinant, immunodominant C. burnetii polypeptides. The invention also relates to the design of biotin or His-tagged ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824875 | Recombinant antigens for the detection of The invention relates to a method for the detection of prior exposure to Coxiella burnetii infection by antibody-based assays using recombinant, immunodominant C. burnetii polypeptides. The invention also relates to the design of biotin or His-tagged | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820395 | truncated recombinant outer membrane protein (R47) and (R56) vaccines diagnostics and therapeutics for scrub typhus A scrub typhus diagnostic method and vaccine using a composition comprising truncated r47 protein and truncated r56 protein is disclosed. Vaccines composed of r56 protein variants are also disclosed. Methods of reducing HIV viral loads using r47 and r56 proteins and... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7700578 | Capsule composition for use as immunogen against An immunogenic composition, and method of using the composition to elicit an immune response to Campylobacter jejuni. The composition is an isolated polysaccharide polymer composed of one or more forms of disaccharide polymers. ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699519 | Alcohol-solvent extraction system The invention relates to a method and apparatus to carry out the method for extracting petroleum distillate products from alcohol. The inventive method capitalizes on the discovered property that petroleum distillates, such as xylene and limonene, can be dissociated... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7673746 | Recycling container for the collection and temporary storage of mercury contaminated wastes in dental facilities The present invention is directed to a container for the collection and temporary storage of amalgams and other mercury wastes. The container can include a hollow body with air-tight lid, and one or more mercury sorbents contained in a filter bag. The filter bag cov... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7649028 | Interim dental dressing and restorative material The invention relates to a temporary dental formulation useful as a durable, temporary restorative. The formulation changes color during mixing to assist the operator in ensuring adequacy of mixing and enhancing visualization during placement. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7638130 | Truncated recombinant major outer membrane protein antigen (R56) of strains Karp, Kato and Gilliam and its use in antibody based detection assays and vaccines A recombinant, refolded non-fusion polypeptide expressed from a truncated r56 gene of the causative agent of scrub typhus, Orientia tsutsugamushi for the Karp, Kato and Gilliam strains has been produced. The invention is useful for detecting prior exposure to... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7544778 | Recombinant antigens for diagnosis and prevention of murine typhus The invention relates to the construction of recombinant, immunodominant Rickettsia typhi proteins. The invention also relates to a method for the use of the recombinant proteins, either singly or in combination, in detection and diagnostic assays. The protei... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7528952 | Hand-held fluorescence polarimeter A small, portable, hand-sized apparatus for detecting microorganisms or chemicals in liquid samples by fluorescence polarization. The apparatus operates using a low power excitation light source, such as an LED, in order to irradiate a sample with polarized light. D... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7504202 | Rapid immunoassay of anthrax protective antigen in vaccine cultures and bodily fluids by fluorescence polarization The inventive subject matter relates to a competitive method for estimating the concentration in a sample of a Bacillus anthracis protein or antibody thereof selected from the group consisting of protective antigen (PA), lethal factor (LF) and edema factor (E... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7408640 | Fluorescence polarization instruments and methods for detection of exposure to biological materials by fluorescence polarization immunoassay of saliva, oral or bodily fluids The inventive subject matter relates to a method for detecting the presence of a biological substance of interest in a test sample of saliva or oral fluid, comprising combining said test sample with a fluorescence-labeled ligand to said biological substance and dete... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7335477 | Truncated recombinant major outer membrane protein antigen (r56) of strains Karp, Kato and Gilliam and its use in antibody based detection assays and vaccines A recombinant, refolded non-fusion polypeptide expressed from a truncated r56 gene of the causative agent of scrub typhus, Orientia tsutsugamushi for the Karp, Kato and Gilliam strains has been produced. The invention is useful for detecting prior exposure to... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329503 | Recombinant antigens for the detection of The invention relates to a method for the detection of prior exposure to Coxiella. burnetii infection by antibody-based assays using recombinant, immunodominant C. burnetii polypeptides. The invention also relates to the design of biotin or His-tagged ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7306808 | truncated recombinant outer membrane protein (r47) and (r57) vaccines diagnostics and therapeutics for scrub typhus A scrub typhus vaccine comprising truncated r47 protein and truncated r56 protein is disclosed. Vaccines composed of r56 protein variants are also disclosed. Methods of reducing HIV viral loads using r47 and r56 proteins and antibodies raised against r47 and r56 are... | 12/11/2007 |
