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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7267818 | Method for killing spores A method for killing or inactivating spores, by contacting the spores with a haloperoxidase, a source of hydrogen peroxide and a source of iodide ions. The spores may additionally be contacted with a haloperoxidase enhancing agent. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267974 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesizing microorganism and process of producing polyhydroxyalkanoate using the same Microorganisms showing higher productivity of unusual-polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) than ever by using an inexpensive substrate or under specific conditions are obtained from wild strains and mutant strains. The microorganisms are cultured with such substrates to synth... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258914 | Porous membrane and method for manufacturing the same The object of the present invention is to provide a porous membrane having a high strength and excellent water permeability and rejection properties. The porous membrane of the present invention has both a three-dimensional network structure and a spherical structur... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259001 | Methods and compositions for treating male sexual dysfunction The invention provides compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to increase secretion of male hormones or alleviate or prevent sexual disorders, e.g., impotence, in a mammal, said ab... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255791 | In situ method and apparatus for biodegradation of alkyl ethers and tertiary butyl alcohol A method and apparatus for the in situ purification of aquifers contaminated with ethers and/or alcohols using a bacterial culture, a method of delivering the culture to the subsurface, and an oxygen delivery system. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250287 | “Transformer” aerobic digestion method, a system for treating biodegradable waste material through aerobic degradation This method facilitates the cost effective treatment of liquid, hazardous, and solid waste in a landfill or composting site or any other containment facility. The ability to distribute the oxygen to the waste, facilitate aerobic degradation, and remove the spent was... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244283 | Filter assembly A grease filter assembly is provided for absorbing airborne grease discharged from a grease discharge vent extending from a roof. A support is mountable to the duct of the grease discharge vent and grease absorbing pads are supportable upon the support frame in stat... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240618 | Explosive device with accelerated bioremediation capacity Technology for in situ remediation of undetonated explosive material. An explosive apparatus contains an explosive material in close proximity with a carrier containing microorganisms and with nutrient for the microorganisms. An explosive mixture capable of self rem... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238516 | Method of hydrolyzing jojoba protein Unhydrolyzed and hydrolyzed jojoba protein having high simmondsin concentration are provided. These jojoba proteins may be in the form of an aqueous dispersion containing a mixture of amino acids, peptides, and/or protein fractions derived from the extraction and hy... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235398 | Method for degrading polylactide resins The present invention provides novel microorganisms that directly biodegrade polylactide resins and plastics containing the same as well as a method therefor. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for degrading polylactide resins, wherein the polylac... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229819 | Non-corrosive, non-caustic, non-flammable, catalyst-based decontaminant formulation The present invention relates to a near-universal non-corrosive, non-toxic, environmentally safe and user friendly decontaminant capable of detoxifying organophosphorus (OP)-based G-type, V-type neurotoxic chemical warfare, sulfur-mustard, and related OP based hazar... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214516 | Bacterial effects on metal accumulation by plants The invention includes methods for (1) extracting metals from soil by the use of plants that extract and accumulate the metal and adding bacteria to the soil that enhances the ability of the plants to extract the metal, and (2) preparing soil for extraction of a met... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214346 | Optoelectronic detection system The invention relates to optoelectronic systems for detecting one or more target particles. The system includes a reaction chamber, a specimen collector, an optical detector, and a reservoir containing cells, each of the cells having receptors which are present on t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211429 | Organic waste material treatment process An organic waste material treatment process comprising subjecting the organic waste material to conditions under which anaerobic digestion occurs followed by conditions under which aerobic composting occurs. Preferably, the organic waste material is pre-conditioned ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201847 | Wastewater treatment method utilizing white rot and brown rot fungi A method of treating wastewater sources such as sewer systems or those from pulp and paper mills which contain biomass waste involves adding white rot fungi in the presence of glucose. While glucose may be directly added to the wastewater source, it has been found t... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197788 | Range hood cleaning assembly A range hood cleaning assembly utilizes compressed air to drive accumulated grease on range hood surfaces towards drainage holes. A plurality of air dispensers, preferably air hoses and directional nozzles, through which compressed air from at least one source of co... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195898 | Method for the production of -hydroxybenzoate in species of pseudomonas and Bacterial strains transformed with the pcu genes are useful for the production of para-hydroxybenzoate (PHBA). Applicant has provided the p-cresol utilizing (pcu) and tmoX gene sequences from Pseudomonas mendocina KR-1, the proteins encoded by these sequences... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179488 | Process for co-spray drying liquid herbal extracts with dry silicified MCC A process for preparing dry extracts from a liquid extract and at least one additional substance by a spray-drying process, characterized in that said at least one additional substance is added to the spray-drying process in a dry form during the spray-drying proces... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179633 | Biological neutralization of highly alkaline textile industrial wastewater The present invention provides a novel process of neutralizing textile industrial wastewater by a bacterial strain isolated in India. The isolated bacterial strain is capable to bring down the pH of wastewater from 12.00 to 7.00 units within two hours. The neutraliz... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179424 | Cassette for handling and holding tissue samples during processing, embedding and microtome procedures, and methods therefor A cassette for holding a tissue sample includes a body having a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly with respect to the bottom wall to define an interior space for receiving the tissue sample. A lid is configured to be received in the interi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175740 | Reduced by product polyamine-epihalohydrin resins Processes for rendering a polyamine-epihalohydrin resin storage stable, including processes that prepare a storage stable resin and/or processes that treat resins. A composition containing a polyamine-epihalohydrin resin which includes CPD-forming species can be tre... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166457 | Method for treating bacterial effluents containing at least a CIP I-2194 ether A process for the treatment of aqueous effluents containing at least one of the following ethers is described: ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) and/or methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and/or tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME) in order to reduce the concentration of these ethe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163630 | Method and apparatus for enhancing filter bed performance In a vessel containing a filter bed and containing a mixed liquor containing suspended solids, a system disturbs/dislodges a sludge mat that settles on the filter bed. Thus, the system controls the sludge mat on the filter bed that otherwise may blind the filter bed... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160712 | Odor control Disclosed herein is a method for treating odors in wastewater treatment bodies. The pH of the body is preferably established above about 6 and most preferably above about 7, usually by adding a base to the body. The oxidation reduction potential of the body is estab... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160459 | In-situ bioremediation for petroleum contamination Methods and compositions provide site-specific bioremediation for petroleum contamination of soil and groundwater. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160713 | Method and apparatus for oxidizing organic matter Method and apparatus for biologically oxidizing organic matter. Finely powdered organic matter is suplied into the top end of an upright, high reaction vessel (1). The vessel (1) has been filled up substantially completely by small balls, on the surfac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160714 | Vegetable fiber-digesting agent and method of processing vegetable waste by using the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a process for decomposing vegetable waste materials easily, which solves problems such as the problem of treatment costs, the problem of energy, an environmental problem and the problem of time for treatment which ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156894 | Method for recovering metal values from concentrates of sulfide minerals A method of recovering precious metal values from refractory sulfide ores is provided. The method includes the steps of separating clays and fines from a crushed refractory sulfide ore, forming a heap from the refractory sulfide ore, producing a concentrate of refra... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156814 | Apparatus and method for harvesting and handling tissue samples for biopsy analysis A sectional cassette (10) for use in a process for harvesting and handling tissue samples for biopsy analysis is disclosed. In the procedure, a tissue biopsy sample is placed on a tissue trapping supporting material (A′) that can withstand tissue preparatio... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150987 | Organic waste processing method and device therefor An organic waste processing method and device makes a mass disposal and 24 hours continuous processing possible, and can largely cut down facility and processing costs. It uses a number of roughly cut-end inverted cone shaped processing tanks 3, 3A, 3B... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148054 | Evolution of whole cells and organisms by recursive sequence recombination The invention provides methods employing iterative cycles of recombination and selection/screening for evolution of whole cells and organisms toward acquisition of desired properties Examples of such properties include enhanced recombinogenicity, genome copy number,... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144722 | Pectate lyases The present invention relates to pectate lyases comprising the amino acid sequence Asn Leu Asn Ser Arg Val Pro (NLNSRVP) (amino acids 236–242 of SEQ ID NO: 2) belonging to Family 1 of polysaccharide lyases have good performance in industrial processes under... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144509 | Process and apparatus for waste water treatment Method and apparatus for treating contaminants in water under anaerobic conditions is disclosed. The method includes adding to contaminated water a composition including an aqueous mixture of at least one carbohydrate and at least one alcohol and/or bacteriastat. Th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144507 | Dry cycle anaerobic digester The present invention provides a digester for handling waste or contaminated materials. A process and an apparatus for processing are disclosed. A Dry Cycle Anaerobic Digester (DCAD) uses tanks to perform aerobic and anaerobic digestion to eliminate the waste, while... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141196 | Method of manufacturing a golf ball having one or more layers The present invention relates to golf ball components and golf balls comprising high levels of pre-vulcanized or pre-crosslinked materials, as well as methods of making same. The pre-vulcanized or pre-crosslinked materials are typically thermoset materials that are ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135314 | Human phosphatidic acid phosphatase This invention relates to a biotechnology invention concerning human phosphatidic acid phosphatase. More particularly, this invention relates to three variants of human phosphatidic acid phosphatase namely PAP-α(1 and 2), PAP-β and PAP-γ and uses thereof. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129080 | Vitro model of priocidal activity A proteinaceous material has been found to show similar activity and treatment response to that of disease causing prions, such as CJD. A prion model which incorporates the proteinaceous material has a variety of applications. The model has an ability to be cultured... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128156 | Wellbore rig with heat transfer loop apparatus A rig, the rig useful in well operations, the rig having rig structure above the earth, and heat transfer loop apparatus connected to the rig for supplying heat transfer fluid for use on the rig, either from a loop or loops with portion(s) in water or portion(s) in ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125696 | Method for preparing a polypeptide soluble in an aqueous solvent in the absence of detergent A invention concerns a novel method for preparing a polypeptide soluble in an aqueous solvent in the absence of detergent, and polypeptides obtainable by said method. The invention also concerns the use of said polypeptides, in particular for preparing medicines or ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7109322 | Process for the depletion or removal of endotoxins A process for the depletion or removal of endotoxins from preparations containing active ingredients designated for therapeutical use which are obtained from natural sources by genetic engineering and/or biotechnology by treatment with chromatographic material where... | 09/19/2006 |
