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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062703 | Preparation of nanoparticle materials A method of producing nanoparticles comprises effecting conversion of a nanoparticle precursor composition to the material of the nanoparticles. The precursor composition comprises a first precursor species containing a first ion to be incorporated into the growing ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7754280 | Silver/carbon-based material and method for producing the same for contact material The invention relates to a process for producing a material based on silver-carbon, that involves the steps of: (i) providing a suspension of carbon particles; and (ii) supplying a solution of a silver compound and of a reducing agent, such that a silver-containing ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7408697 | Display device and method for manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus A display device including: a first substrate having a pixel electrode; a second substrate having a common electrode; a microcapsule sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a display material changing its optical characteristic in respon... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7371405 | Consumer customized dosage forms Customizable dosage forms are provided. The flavor, color, sweetness, or texture of the dosage forms may be customized directly by the consumer. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7341703 | Mixed hydrogen generation material In one aspect, the invention provides a novel quaternary hydrogen storage composition having a hydrogenated state and a dehydrogenated state. Further, the present invention provides methods of storing hydrogen in a hydrogen storage composition, and methods of releas... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339715 | Processes for the production of electrophoretic displays A coating of an encapsulated electrophoretic medium is formed on a substrate (106) by dispersing in a fluid (104) a plurality of electrophoretic capsules (102), contacting at least a portion of a substrate (106) with the fluid (104... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316821 | Stabilized controlled release substrate having a coating derived from an aqueous dispersion of hydrophobic polymer A stabilized solid controlled release dosage form having a coating derived from an aqueous dispersion of ethylcellulose is obtained by overcoating a substrate including a therapeutically active with an aqueous dispersion of ethylcellulose and then curing the coated ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316902 | Compositions that specifically bind to colorectal cancer cells and methods of using the same A unique transcription product, CRCA-1, and alternative translation products generated therefrom, are disclosed. The transcript and its translation products are markers for colorectal cells. Screening and diagnostic reagents, kits and methods for metastasized colore... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314579 | Hydrogen generation material The dispersion of metal-element containing additives with hydrogen storage particles of the family of hydrogen-rich materials, M′xM″yNzHd as specified herein, markedly lowers the temperature at which hydrogen is remove... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7291348 | Compositions and methods for biodegradable microspheres as carriers of bioactive substances A cost-effective, scalable technique for producing microspheres loaded with biologically active solid proteins is provided. The microspheres degrade over time and release biologically active VEGF, as demonstrated by the proliferation of HUVECs in vitro compared to n... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291504 | Assay involving detection and identification with encoded particles A method and apparatus for the manipulation of colloidal particles and biomolecules at the interface between an insulating electrode such as silicon oxide and an electrolyte solution. Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces relies on the ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7255068 | Cooling arrangement for a snow vehicle engine A snow vehicle includes an engine, a track belt arranged on a rear side of the engine, and a cooling water path for cooling the engine, in which the engine includes a cooling water inlet portion and a cooling water outlet portion provided on a front surface side of ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255895 | Method for controlling solute loading of polymer microparticles Solute-loaded polymer microparticles are obtained by immersing microparticles in a bath comprising a selected solute dissolved in a ternary solvent system. A first solvent of the ternary system is a strong solvent for both the solute and the polymer from which the m... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238484 | Comparative genomic hybridization Disclosed are new methods comprising the use of in situ hybridization to detect abnormal nucleic acid sequence copy numbers in one or more genomes wherein repetitive sequences that bind to multiple loci in a reference chromosome spread are either substantially remov... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238371 | Triggered release from proteinoid microspheres The invention provides proteinoid microsphere made up of a mixture of thermally condensed amino acids that are crosslinked with a bis dithiol crosslinker reagent. The proteinoid microspheres of the invention may be used to encapsulate a material or a compound and to... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220454 | Production method of high strength polycrystalline ceramic spheres A method for making hollow spheres of alumina or aluminate comprises: coating polymeric beads with an aqueous solution of an alumoxane, drying the beads so as to form an alumoxane coating on the beads; heating the beads to a first temperature that is sufficient to c... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214427 | Composite beads comprising magnetizable substance and electro-conductive substance This invention relates generally to the field of moiety or molecule isolation, detection and manipulation and library synthesis. In particular, the invention provides a bead, which bead comprises: a) a magnetizable substance; and b) an electrically conductive substa... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211345 | Membrane electrode assemblies for use in fuel cells Electrocatalyst powders and methods for producing electrocatalyst powders, such as carbon composite electrocatalyst powders. The powders have a well-controlled microstructure and morphology. The method includes forming the particles from an aerosol of precursors by ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195820 | Core-shell polymers having hydrophilic shells for improved shell coverage and anti-blocking properties The present invention relates to core-shell polymers having a hydrophilic copolymer shell, and a high level of core material of from 75 to 95 weight percent. The hydrophilic shell provides better coverage of the core resulting in better powder properties such as ant... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193084 | Polymorphic form of itraconazole The present invention provides a polymorphic form of itraconazole. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192542 | Oil absorbing composition and process The present invention relates to a hollow sphere polymer composition suitable for absorbing active ingredients including oily substances and hydrophobic materials. A process for encapsulating one or more active ingredients using hollow sphere polymers is described. | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163700 | Amorphous drug beads The present inventive subject matter relates to amorphous drug beads comprising an amorphous active drug and an organic surfactant having improved solubility, absorption and wettability characteristics. The present inventive subject matter further relates to methods... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157102 | Multi-layered microcapsules and method of preparing same A multi-layered microcapsule containing one or more active ingredients and process for preparing the same is disclosed. The multi-layered microcapsule comprises an inner solid microparticle core, typically composed of a biodegradable polymer, and having one or more ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153754 | Methods for forming porous insulators from “void” creating materials and structures and semiconductor devices including same Methods for forming porous insulative materials for use in forming dielectric structures of semiconductor devices are disclosed. Each insulative material may include a first, substantially nonporous state and a second, porous state. When in the first state, the insu... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144119 | System and method for programmable illumination pattern generation An apparatus providing programmable illumination pattern generation for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules in suspension between electrodes, is disclosed. The apparatus implements LEAPS (Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138354 | Method for the fabrication of an electrocatalyst layer Electrocatalyst powders and methods for producing electrocatalyst powders, such as carbon composite electrocatalyst powders. The powders have a well-controlled microstructure and morphology. The method includes forming the particles from an aerosol of precursors by ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135333 | Compositions that specifically bind to colorectal cancer cells and methods of using the same A unique transcription product, CRCA-1, and alternative translation products generated therefrom, are disclosed. The transcript and its translation products are markers for colorectal cells. Screening and diagnostic reagents, kits and methods for metastasized colore... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128852 | Aerosol method and apparatus, particulate products, and electronic devices made therefrom Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultraso... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112340 | Compositions of and method for preparing stable particles in a frozen aqueous matrix The present invention discloses a composition of a stable suspension of a poorly water soluble pharmaceutical agent or cosmetic in the form of particles of the pharmaceutical agent or cosmetic suspended in a frozen aqueous matrix and method for its preparation. The ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094276 | Hydrogen storage material and hydrogen storage apparatus The present invention involves a carbon-based hydrogen storage material which includes a carbon material, exhibiting a specific surface area, being 1,000 m2/g or more, and a bulk density, being from 0.4 g/cm3 or more to 1 g/cm3 or le... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090759 | Apparatus and method for light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces A method and apparatus for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules at the interface between an insulating electrode such as silicon oxide and an electrolyte solution. Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces relies on t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087341 | Metal-air battery components and methods for making same Energy devices such as batteries and methods for fabricating the energy devices. The devices are small, thin and lightweight, yet provide sufficient power for many handheld electronics. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087245 | ICAM-1 formulation having controlled-size microparticles Method and system of producing microparticles loaded with biologically active drugs, including proteins such as ICAM-1, for controlled release of the drugs in a nasal passageway. The method includes introducing a drug/polymer feed solution and an emulsifier into a f... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083914 | Color-encoding and in-situ interrogation of matrix-coupled chemical compounds A method and apparatus for the physico-chemical encoding of a collection of beaded resin (“beads”) to determine the chemical identity of bead-anchored compounds by in-situ interrogation of individual beads. The present invention provides method and apparatus to ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070806 | Controlled release formulations coated with aqueous dispersions of acrylic polymers A stable solid controlled release formulation having a coating derived from an aqueous dispersion of a hydrophobic acrylic polymer includes a substrate including an active agent selected from the group consisting of a systemically active therapeutic agent, a locally... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066976 | Method for the production of electrocatalyst powders Electrocatalyst powders and methods for producing electrocatalyst powders, such as carbon composite electrocatalyst powders. The powders have a well-controlled microstructure and morphology. The method includes forming the particles from an aerosol of precursors by ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060431 | Method of making and decoding of array sensors with microspheres The invention relates to compositions and methods for decoding microsphere array sensors. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056554 | Production of polyelectrolyte capsules by surface precipitation The invention concerns a method for producing nanocapsules and microcapsules comprising a polyelectrolyte shell by surface precipitation from the solution, by applying a shell to template particles comprising the steps (a) providing a dispersion of template particle... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056746 | Array cytometry A method and apparatus for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules at the interface between an insulating electrode such as silicon oxide and an electrolyte solution. Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces relies on t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056535 | Triggered release from proteinoid microspheres The invention provides proteinoid microsphere made up of a mixture of thermally condensed amino acids that are crosslinked with a bis dithiol crosslinker reagent. The proteinoid microspheres of the invention may be used to encapsulate a material or a compound and to... | 06/06/2006 |
