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Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4445500 | Stroke treatment utilizing extravascular circulation of oxygenated synthetic nutrients to treat tissue hypoxic and ischemic disorders A novel acute care cerebral support system and method for treating severly ischemic brains is disclosed wherein an oxygenated nutrient emulsion is circulated through at least a portion of the ventriculo-subarachnoid spaces. The nutrient emulsion contains ... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4443442 | Method and composition for treatment of acne vulgaris This invention relates to an improved method and composition for controlling all grades of acne vulgaris using a combination of sodium in the form of a pharmacologically acceptable sodium salt and an acne controlling compound selected from the group consi... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4440755 | Special healing powder for livestock A composition for promoting the healing of a wound of an animal consisting of lime, alum and salt in selected proportions.... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4439424 | Synthetic whole blood A composition and a method of making a whole blood substitute are disclosed. The claimed invention duplicates the two phase heterogeneous physico-chemical system of natural whole blood and accordingly, is capable of carrying out virtually all of the physi... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4415556 | Protective solution for heart and kidney and process for its preparation The invention relates to an improved protective solution for preventing ischemia damage to the heart and kidneys, and other organs during operations and transplantations, characterized by the fact that it contains -ketoglutarate and a buffer system... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4404192 | Process for preparing compositions for perfusing artificial kidney systems for dialysis A process for preparing a composition having low hygroscopicity, in the form of uniform particles and useful for perfusing artificial kidney systems from compounds to give an electrolyte ion composition comprising Na+, K+, Ca++ | 09/13/1983 |
| 4402941 | Veterinary composition for preventing feline urological syndrome and litter product containing the composition A veterinary composition for preventing feline urological syndrome in cats, comprising from 25 to 75% by weight of green plant powder, from 15 to 45% of a urine acidifying agent, from 9.5 to 28.5% by weight of a soft diuretic agent and from 0.5 to 1.5% of... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4371522 | Keratoconjunctivitis sicca therapy Discomfort in patients suffering from keratoconjunctivitis sicca is considerably relieved by instilling into the eyes of the afflicted patient a small amount of hypotonic solution suitably of a strength of between 25 and 75 percent isotonicity.... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4335109 | Water repellent aqueous wood treating solutions An increased water repellency is imparted to wood and other cellulosic materials with an aqueous solution containing a mixture of an aluminum halohydrate and a water soluble salt of a mono, di or trivalent cation selected from zinc, manganese, barium, cal... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4333922 | Method for the treatment of water-living animals with health modifying agents A process is described for the introduction of health and/or welfare modifying agents, such as vaccines, to water-living animals such as fish. The health and/or welfare modifying agents are introduced into and across an epithelial membrane, such as the gi... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4322313 | Stabilized multi-purpose blood diluent A multi-purpose blood diluent for blood cells for use in electronic counting and sizing of blood cells comprising a stable water solution of chemical salts providing an electrolytic solution to which a blood sample can be added to dilute the large number ... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4312856 | Beverage product Beverage product, especially for rapidly replacing liquid and carbohydrates in the human body during periods of heavy muscle work, consisting of an essentially monosaccharide-free, hypotonic solution of soluble oligosaccharides and/or polysaccharides and ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4309419 | Method for the inhibition of immune response Adenosine derivatives for inhibition of immune response are disclosed. Adenosine derivatives of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R1 is amino or lower alkyl amino; R2 is hydrogen or an aliphatic carboxylic acid residue; and R3 is hy... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4308255 | Balanced oncotic pressure fluid A balanced oncotic pressure fluid suitable as a dialysate in the treatment of patients suffering from loss of kidney function. The solution comprises on the basis of 1 liter of solution about 200-300 mEq sodium, about 145-215 mEq chloride, about 55-85 mEq... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4296104 | Therapeutic dimethyl sulfoxide composition and methods of use The use of urea and/or ethanol with pharmaceutical compositions containing DMSO is disclosed. The result is a reduction in the undesirable side-effects normally associated with the application of DMSO compositions, enhancement of the desired physiological... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4288430 | Disinfectant chlorinated cyanurate containing compositions and method of use A disinfectant composition for use in water conditioning systems is produced by dry mixing sodium chloride and a chlorinated cyanurate and pelletizing the mixture. The composition releases free chlorine to disinfect brine solutions used in regenerating do... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4277463 | Remedy producing hemostatic and antiphlogistic effects A medical composition is provided for use in the topical treatment of wounds and inflammations of the skin and mucous membrane. The composition is characterized by a low pH valve and high osmotic pressure and produces hemostatic and antiphlogestic effects... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4248634 | Preservative solutions containing sodium dehydroacetate with or without sodium borate decahydrate and/or disodium edetate Sodium azide is used as a preservative or bacteriostatic agent of various solutions such as hypertonic phosphate solution, cleaning solutions used in electronic counting equipment, Sorensen's phosphate buffers, lytic agents E and F and the like. Unfortuna... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4240906 | Liquid media clarifier A composition for enhancing the clarity of liquid media, for example, in aquariums comprises a major amount by volume of vermiculite particles and a minor amount of filter medium particles. The vermiculite acts to improve the propagation of aerobic bacter... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4237118 | Dietary supplement and dietary methods employing said supplement for the treatment of obesity A dietary supplement, for use with from 61.3 to 123 grams of dried skimmed milk (or the equivalent quantity of liquid skimmed milk) in the dietary regime disclosed in copending Application Serial No. 338,257 (U.S. Pat. No. 4,009,265), in which the amount ... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4213876 | Multi-purpose blood diluent for use in electronic blood analysis instrumentation A multi-purpose blood diluent especially suitable for use in electronic enumeration and sizing of blood cells, determination of hemoglobin concentration and their collective indices and platelet parameters in a single blood sample by means of suitable ele... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4208404 | Glutaraldehyde sterilizing compositions Aqueous solutions of glutaraldehyde of acid pH value contain dissolved quantities of certain highly ionized salts and have the ability to kill dormant spores at room temperature.... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4167562 | Method and composition for treating arteriosclerosis New compositions and their method of use for treating cardiovascular diseases primarily due to arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis. These new compositions are prepared from a base Ringers injection to which is added a B-complex, hydrochloric acid, sodium... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4164568 | Oral scour formulations with citrate A veterinary composition comprising 40 to 80% of an actively absorbed monosaccharide, 7.5 to 30% of an actively absorbed naturally occurring amino acid, and 0.5 to 10% of an agent which is citric acid or a salt thereof; except that when the agent is a sal... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4154814 | Therapeutic chewing gum A therapeutic chewing gum composition orally utilizable to maintain the minerals balance of human physiological fluids during strenuous activity comprising an insoluble gum base having bound therein from about 2 to about 6 percent by weight of sodium chlo... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4127423 | Contact lens cleaning solution Silicone and/or hydrophilic soft contact lenses are freed of proteinaceous and other deposits by rubbing them with an aqueous solution of a crystalline sodium silicate having a pH of 10.2 - 10.9 and rinsing. The solution may contain in addition sodium chl... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4075325 | Veterinary lick preparation A veterinary lick preparation containing up to about 75% molasses by weight is prepared by compounding the molasses with a solidifying agent being paraffin wax, hydrogenated animal fat or hydrogenated vegetable oil, at a temperature of up to 180° F and a... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4043932 | Water sterilizing agent A chlorine and silver-containing water sterilizing agent, comprising a sodium-silver-chloride complex consisting of a water-soluble silver compound and sodium chloride, and an excess of sodium chloride.... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4042684 | Dietetic beverage A beverage for supplementing the dietetic requirements of sugar and essential salts in a mammalian body depletable through vigorous physical activity, whereby the level of available utilizable energy stores within the body are enhanced, comprising an aque... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4041154 | Magnesium-containing pharmaceutical compositions The invention concerns magnesium-containing pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one of magnesium diglutamate and magnesium diaspartate and one or more alkali or alkaline earth metal halogenide such as magnesium chloride, bromide or iodide, sod... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4005190 | Infusion solution for parenteral feeding An improvement in infusion solutions for parenteral solutions containing normally water-insoluble lipids and/or essential fatty components is disclosed. A minor amount sufficient to solubilize the said normally water-insoluble lipids and fatty components ... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3993750 | Aqueous hypertonic solution and compositions useful for preparation of same An aqueous hypertonic solution useful in the treatment of a human suffering from a burn injury and the like comprises on the basis of one liter of solution about 200-300 mEq sodium, about 145-215 mEq chloride, about 55-85 mEq bicarbonate or acetate or lac... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3993751 | Process for stabilizing therapeutic compositions and article A stabilized, therapeutic composition is provided which comprises an aqueous medium containing known amounts of Na+, K+, HCO3 -, and Cl- wherein the pH of the solution is maintained between about 6 an... | 11/23/1976 |