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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7790768 | Method for increasing hair growth The present invention provides a method for stimulating hair follicle growth, which comprises applying a composition containing a follicle stimulating effective amount of a creatine compound. The method can be used to treat and prevent conditions such as male patter... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7736878 | Production of CPD glycosylases Recombinant forms of DNA sequences for CPD glycosylases, including the bacteriophage T4 gene denV, are described that are capable of expression at high levels. Active CPD glycosylases can be recovered from inclusion bodies resulting from the high expression using, f... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7576049 | Solvent based plant extracts The present invention relates to a method for producing petrochemical-free aroma components, which comprises extracting aroma components from plant materials with a volatile ester such as ethyl acetate. The method produces unique concrete, wax and absolute component... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7449203 | Cosmetic compositions and methods comprising A cosmetic composition comprising a UV-protective amount of at least one rosavin, preferably present in an extract of Rhodiola rosea in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle, and methods of use thereof, including preventing or reducing the signs of photoaging. | 11/11/2008 |
| D579210 | Head for a cosmetic applicator | 10/28/2008 |
| 7338538 | Compositions and methods for darkening keratinous fibers The present invention provides a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition and methods for coating keratinous fibers, whereby the composition comprises more than 50% of at least one perfluoro compound. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323198 | Antioxidants in clusters of structured water The invention relates to structured water and its antioxidant activity. In addition, the present invention relates to antioxidants incorporated within the cluster structure of either electropositive (S water) or electronegative (I water). The structured water, havin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7261877 | Transfer resistant cosmetic The invention relates to a topical composition for application to the lips comprising a reaction product of a silica dioxide, or a derivative thereof, with a dimethylsiloxy resin having a viscosity of about 1000 to about 200,000 cs, in combination with a volatile ca... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7107226 | Internet-based on-line comparison shopping system and method of interactive purchase and sale of products A searchable database comprising a multiplicity of tables including an attributes table and a values table for a multiplicity of target search items constructed and arranged so that selection of values for one or more target search item attributes yields an attribut... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7029373 | Chemical mechanical polishing compositions for metal and associated materials and method of using same A chemical mechanical polishing slurry composition and method for using the slurry composition for polishing copper, barrier material and dielectric material that comprises first and second-step slurries. The first-step slurry has a high removal rate on copper and a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022215 | System and methods for analyzing copper chemistry The present invention relates to methods for removing the matrix effects caused by variance in copper concentration and acidity during measurement of the organic additive concentration in a sample copper plating solution. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6984299 | Methods for determining organic component concentrations in an electrolytic solution The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining organic additive concentrations in a sample electrolytic solution, preferably a copper electroplating solution, by measuring the double layer capacitance of a measuring electrode in such sample ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6947138 | Optical sensor system and method for detection of hydrides and acid gases A gas sensor for detection of hydride and/or acid gas species, featuring a color changing material that changes color in exposure to hydride and/or acid gas species, component(s) for impinging radiation on the color changing material for reflection therefrom, and co... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6943095 | Low defect density (Ga, A1, In) N and HVPE process for making same A low defect density (Ga,Al,In)N material. The (Ga, Al, In)N material may be of large area, crack-free character, having a defect density as low as 3×106 defects/cm2 or lower. Such (Ga,Al,In)N material is useful as a substrate for epitaxial gr... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936256 | Sub-unit vaccine for infectious pancreatic necrosis virus The present invention relates to sub-unit vaccines comprising structural polypeptides of Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus (IPNV) comprising structural proteins VP2 and VP3 folded as an empty IPNV viral capsid that approximates the size and structural conformatio... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936157 | Interference correction of additives concentration measurements in metal electroplating solutions The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining concentrations of various organic additives in metal electroplating solutions, by utilizing a mathematical correction model in combination with the conventional PCGA chrono-potentiometric analys... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935354 | Permeable gas assembly for gas delivery A valve assembly for controlling gas delivery from a higher pressure fluid source to a lower pressure processing tool comprising a valve poppet movingly engageable with a valve seating member and a fluid permeable insert positioned between the valve poppet and the v... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936542 | Polishing slurries for copper and associated materials A chemical mechanical polishing slurry and method for using the slurry for polishing copper, barrier material and dielectric material that comprises a first and second slurry. The first slurry has a high removal rate on copper and a low removal rate on barrier mater... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6930169 | Method of controlling the binding of calmyrin to presenilin The present invention describes a calcium-binding myristoylated protein with homology to calcineurin B which interacts preferentially with presenilin 2 protein. Also, the present invention relates to methods that alter protein-protein interaction of the calcium-bind... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6919319 | Immuno-modulating effects of chemokines in DNA vaccination The present invention relates to a composition and method for enhancing the efficacy of a vaccine in a subject treated with the vaccine by administering to the subject an antigen in conjunction with a chemokine. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913686 | Methods for analyzing solder plating solutions The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for determining concentrations of various inorganic or organic components in solder plating solutions, which include titration or parallel titration methods, direct potentiometry methods, calibration methods, an... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910812 | Small-scale optoelectronic package An integrated circuit/optoelectronic packaging system (100) which comprises OE and IC components packaged to provide electrical input/output, thermal management, an optical window, and precise passive or mechanical alignment to external optical receivers or t... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907740 | Gas charging system for fill of gas storage and dispensing vessels An apparatus and method for charging a gas storage and dispensing vessel with gas to a predetermined pressure level, e.g., a gas to be employed in a semiconductor manufacturing operation such as a hydride, halide or organometallic reagent gas. In the gas charging, a... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908612 | Virus coat protein/receptor chimeras and methods of use The invention relates to chimeric molecules comprising a virus coat sequence and a receptor sequence that can inter-act with each other to form a complex that is capable of binding a co-receptor. Such chimeric molecules therefore exhibit functional properties charac... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902690 | Method and device for producing cellulosed shaped bodies The invention relates to a method for producing cellulosed shaped bodies. (a) Cellulose and an aqueous aminoxide are mixed, whereby a suspension is produced. (b) A cellulose solution is produced from the suspension, whereby water evaporates. (c) A first property and... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6897960 | Optical hydrogen detector A hydrogen gas detector for detection of hydrogen gas in a gaseous environment. The detector comprises a light/heat source, an optical detector, and an optical barrier between the source and detector. The optical barrier responds to the presence of hydrogen by respo... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6892564 | Fall impact apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a fall impact apparatus, namely a fall impact apparatus, which is capable of fixing the attitudinal angle of a test subject during a drop test until the moment at which the test subject collides with a dropping subjec... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6887409 | Method and device for the production of cellulose fibers and cellulose filament yarns A method for the production of cellulose fibers or filaments from cell material, by the dry-wet extrusion method with aqueous amine oxides, in particular, N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide as solve is described comprising the following steps: a) dispersion of a cell materi... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884539 | Microcell electrochemical devices and assemblies with corrosion-resistant current collectors, and method of making the same A fibrous microcell structure comprising: (1) an inner electrode, (2) a hollow fibrous membrane separator in contact with the inner electrode, (3) an electrolyte embedded in the hollow fibrous membrane separator, and (4) an outer electrode, wherein at least one of t... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6882739 | Method and apparatus for rapid grain size analysis of polycrystalline materials An apparatus and method for performing rapid grain size analysis on a textured polycrystalline material, by generating average grain size and grain size distribution data from x-ray diffraction data of such material. Raw diffraction data is obtained by capturing a p... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6875459 | Method and apparatus for separation of milk, colostrum, and whey Apparatus and method for separation of milk and milk products, e.g., involving sequential separation of milk, clostrum, and whey components by cross-flow filtration. The apparatus and method in a preferred aspect employ cross-flow filtration, chromatography and ferm... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869229 | Coupled optical and optoelectronic devices, and method of making the same An optical-optoelectronic coupling structure comprising a flip-chip optoelectronic/ultrathin silicon-on-sapphire device mounted on a V-groove, optical-fiber-bearing carrier substrate, including light-reflective structures for launching light into the optical fiber c... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6862535 | FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED (FTIR) SPECTROMETRIC TOXIC GAS MONITORING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DETECTING TOXIC GAS SPECIES IN A FLUID ENVIRONMENT CONTAINING OR SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE PRESENCE OF SUCH TOXIC GAS SPECIES An FT-IR toxic gas monitoring system and method for detection of one or more toxic gas species in a fluid environment containing or susceptible to presence of toxic gases. Such gas monitoring system includes: (1) a spectroscopic monitoring assembly for transmitting ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6852834 | Fusion peptides isolatable by phase transition Genetically-encodable, environmentally-responsive fusion proteins comprising ELP peptides. Such fusion proteins exhibit unique physico-chemical and functional properties that can be modulated as a function of solution environment. The invention also provides methods... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6852352 | Method and apparatus for separation of milk, colostrum, and whey Apparatus and method for separation of milk and milk products, e.g., involving sequential separation of milk, clostrum, and whey components by cross-flow filtration. The apparatus and method in a preferred aspect employ cross-flow filtration, chromatography and ferm... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6841345 | Treatment and prevention of immunodeficiency virus infection by administration of non-pyrogenic derivatives of lipid A The present inventors have found that certain preparations containing LPS and/or lipid A variants, derivatives, and/or analogs demonstrate non-pyrogenic properties and exhibit anti-viral activities. In particular, non-pyrogenic preparations of LPS, lipid A, LPS anta... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6840084 | Gas monitoring system and method An apparatus and method for monitoring a source gas for detection of phosgene and/or chlorine dioxide therein, in which the source gas is filtered for removal of hydrogen sulfide and/or chlorine and/or hydrogen chloride prior to monitoring of the source gas by a gas... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6827960 | Method and apparatus for separation of milk, colostrum, and whey Apparatus and method for separation of milk and milk products, e.g., involving sequential separation of milk, clostrum, and whey components by cross-flow filtration. The apparatus and method in a preferred aspect employ cross-flow filtration, chromatography and ferm... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6814904 | Method for producing cellulosic forms Process for producing formed cellulosic articles, particularly fibers and filaments, comprising a) dissolving cellulose in an aqueous solution of a tertiary amine oxide, especially N-methyl-morpholine N-oxide, and b) extruding the cellulose solution through an extru... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6805882 | Therapeutic fractions of sources of HCG The present invention relates to fractions of sources and or preparations of human chorionic gonadotropin, such as fractions of human early pregnancy urine, which fractions have anti-HIV activity. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions ... | 10/19/2004 |
