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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8129193 | Thiol quantitation assays and related methods The present invention is generally directed to thiol quantitation assays, methods of performing the assays, and compounds used in the assays. It is more specifically directed to assays that include one or more disulfides and related molecules and methods. The disulf... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8080426 | Method and apparatus for controlling hydroprocessing on-line This unique process is a feed forward control of hydroprocessing by on-line sulfur speciation. An on-line gas analyzer such as (GC) with a sulfur specific detector (AED) would be installed to analyze the feed to a hydrotreating unit. The analyzer would be calibrated... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7981686 | Indicator for assessing body odor, process for producing the same, body odor assessment method, method of assessing efficaciousness of deodorant and kit for conveniently assessing body odor A method of assessing body odor using as an index an indicator material comprising an alcohol compound having a mercapto group at the 3-position represented by the following formula (2) and/or a substance that is a derivative of an alcohol compound having a mercapto... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7666685 | Screening method for identification of compounds suitable for treatment of oral cavity malodor associated with consumption of garlic This invention generally relates to a screening method for identifying compositions suitable for use in an oral composition (e.g., a confection or chewing gum product) effective for the treatment of oral cavity malodor associated with the consumption of garlic. In p... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7507585 | Methods and systems for indentifying and monitoring S-nitrosothiols in biological samples The present invention describes methods and kits for determining the level of S-nitrosothiols in biological fluid samples. The method includes separating tissue or cellular matter from the biological fluid sample and then contacting the biological fluid sample with ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7425453 | Integrated circuit porphyrin-based optical Fabry-Perot chemical sensor A Fabry-Perot cavity has a pair of partially transmissive, partially reflective, surfaces. A first of the surfaces is flexibly suspended adjacent and parallel to a second of the surfaces. A gap exists between the surfaces. A variable electrostatic potential permits ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7368291 | Sulfuryl fluoride fumigation process A process is provided for determining the amount of sulfuryl fluoride in the atmosphere of an enclosed area that has been fumigated with sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2). This process comprises: (A) sampling said atmosphere of said enclosed area to ob... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361516 | Field of modular multifunctional ligands This invention pertains to a surface ligand; preparation of the ligand; colloidal nanoparticle, such as quantum dot bearing one or more of the ligand; and a bioconjugate characterized by a nanoparticle bearing one or more of the ligand conjugated to a biomolecule. T... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7329997 | System including an electronic ballast for use with a spa A starting circuit for an electric discharge lamp providing an electric current to a lamp having a first and a second filament. The circuit measures a lamp current and a filament temperature and then compares these against a reference voltage. When the lamp current ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7247699 | Process for purification of crude polyether and adsorbent A process for purifying a crude polyether, comprising contacting a crude polyether obtained by addition polymerizing an active hydrogen-containing compound with an alkylene oxide compound in the presence of an alkali metal-containing basic catalyst to an adsorbent c... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244620 | Method for quantitatively determining a reducing substance and a reagent for quantitative determination The present invention provides a method for quantitatively determining a reducing substance, which comprises reacting a reducing substance in a test specimen with iron (III) ions, reacting iron (II) ions formed by reduction of the iron (III) ions or residual iron (I... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7201877 | Device and method for detecting sulfuryl fluoride A device for detecting sulfuryl fluoride, in which the gas specimen to be examined is subjected to pyrolysis with ensuing detection of a pyrolysis product, is to be improved for the sake of achieving a mobile, economical structure. To attain this object, in a prelim... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7125725 | Biaryl-type compounds, CD color fixing agent and method for determination of absolute configuration A novel achiral biaryl-type compound and a circular dichroism(CD) color fixing agent are provided. Furthermore, a method for determining an absolute configuration of a chiral compound is carried out by introducing the above achiral biaryl-type compound into the chir... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7067322 | Fusion protein arrays on metal substrates for surface plasmon resonance imaging Disclosed are methods for making surface plasmon resonance-capable arrays wherein molecules, such as proteins or nucleic acids, or cells, are adhered to a metal substrate. The metal substrates are modified by depositing an ω-modified alkanethiol monolayer to the su... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052916 | Polypeptide analyses using stable isotope labeling Methods for incorporating a stable isotope into a protein or peptide fragment are disclosed. The methods include providing isolated isotope-labeled protein or peptide fragments and analyzing the isolated labeld fragments. In another aspect of the invention, methods ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7026166 | Fluorogenic dyes The present invention relates to the use of fluorogenic or chromogenic dyes as reporter molecules for detecting cell entry by a specific molecule. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6969613 | Method for determination of hydrogen sulfide or sulfide ion and method for determination of specific substance utilizing said method The present invention provides a method for quantitatively determining hydrogen sulfide or sulfide ions conveniently with high sensitivity, which comprises adding to a sample containing hydrogen sulfide or sulfide ions, metal ions or a compound which liberates said ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6852544 | Rapid quantitative analysis of proteins or protein function in complex mixtures Analytical reagents and mass spectrometry-based methods using these reagents for the rapid, and quantitative analysis of proteins or protein function in mixtures of proteins. The methods employ affinity labeled protein reactive reagents having three portions: an aff... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6773926 | Nanoparticle-based sensors for detecting analytes in fluids Sensors, sensor arrays and sensing methods provide for detection of a chemical analyte in a fluid. Sensors include a plurality of conductive and nonconductive regions in contact with a measuring apparatus. One or more sensors include a plurality of particles that in... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6727098 | Biaryl-type compounds, CD color fixing agent and method for determination of absolute configuration A novel achiral biaryl-type compound and a circular dichroism (CD) color fixing agent are provided. Furthermore, a method for determining an absolute configuration of a chiral compound is carried out by introducing the above achiral biaryl-type compound into the chi... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6706527 | Automated fluid analysis apparatus and techniques An automated device that couples a pair of differently sized sample loops with a syringe pump and a source of degassed water. A fluid sample is mounted at an inlet port and delivered to the sample loops. A selected sample from the sample loops is diluted in the syri... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6670194 | Rapid quantitative analysis of proteins or protein function in complex mixtures Analytical reagents and mass spectrometry-based methods using these reagents for the rapid, and quantitative analysis of proteins or protein function in mixtures of proteins. The methods employ affinity labeled protein reactive reagents having three porti... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6653153 | Methods for encoding combinatorial libraries A combinatorial library comprises a plurality of ligand-bearing support units, where the ligand-bearing support units comprise (a) a solid carrier, (b) one or more ligands covalently bound to the solid carrier, and (c) one or more encoding metal salts imp... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6555116 | Alleviation of the allergenic potential of airborne and contact allergens by thioredoxin Thioredoxin, a small dithiol protein, is a specific reductant for allergenic proteins and particularly allergenic proteins present in pollen and animal and plant sources. All targeted proteins contain disulfide (S--S) bonds that are reduced to the sulfhyd... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6482654 | Method of detecting shikimic acid The invention provides methods of detecting shikimic acid comprising the steps of: oxidizing shikimic acid with periodic acid or a reagent comprising periodate and periodic acid; adding a strong base to generate a chromophore; stabilizing the chromophore ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6468657 | Controllable ion-exchange membranes Multilayered porous materials are formed by coating a porous substrate with a metal and adsorbing an organic layer comprising a recognition moiety onto the metal film. The recognition moiety interacts with an analyte of interest allowing for its detection... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6413725 | Biochemical assay to monitor the ubiquitin ligase activities of cullins The present invention is based on the discovery of a simplified assay for identifying modulators of ubiquitin ligase activity. This assay allows detection of compounds that affect ubiquitination and thus, cell cycle regulation in cells. An increase in ubi... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6399391 | Low cost total reduced sulfur analysis system A system and apparatus for analyzing stack gas for total reduced sulfur. The gas is withdrawn from a stack through a probe, filtered and regulated to a known temperature. The gas is then passed through a scrubbing column to remove sulfur dioxide and split... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6340596 | Reagent composition for measuring hydrogen sulfide and method for measuring hydrogen sulfide A reagent composition for measuring hydrogen sulfide, which comprises an aniline derivative represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted C2 -C | 01/22/2002 |
| 6323321 | Antibody 97A6 The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody binding an antigen on the megakaryocytic cell line UT-7. The invention further relates to hybridoma cells producing such an antibody.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6300136 | Methods for diagnosis and treatment of tumors in humans The invention relates to the discovery that the concentration of free cysteine in mammalian tumor tissue is elevated compared with the concentration of free cysteine in non-tumor tissue of the same origin. Elevated levels of free cysteine is, in turn, cor... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6255117 | Method and device for determining monopersulfate A test method and device are described for quantitatively determining the presence and concentration of monopersulfate ion in aqueous solution. Contacting the aqueous solution containing monopersulfate ion with a test strip in accordance with the inventio... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6140099 | Method of delaying fetal membrane rupture by inhibiting matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity The invention relates to compositions and methods for delaying the onset of fetal membrane rupture in a human. The method comprises administering to the human a metalloproteinase-9 inhibitor in an amount effective to delay the onset of fetal membrane rupt... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6107100 | Compounds and methods for determination of thiols Compositions and methods are provided for determining thiols or disulphides in which a sulfur containing analyte is combined with a thiol-specific reagent to produce an intermediate, and the intermediate is combined with a solvent insoluble compound to pr... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6057162 | Disease diagnosis by vapor sample analysis Diagnosing disease in a body by analyzing a sample from the body for the presence of sulfur compounds.... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6048733 | DMS detecting agent, method for preparing the same and DMS detector tube A DMS detecting agent with a permanganate deposited on a support, characterized in that the support is quartz sand, and that the DMS detecting agent is obtained by adding an aqueous solution of silica sol or alumina sol and a permanganate to said quartz s... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5994147 | System and method for determining acid-gas (CO2, H2 S) loadings in an alkanolamine system A method for determining the concentration of acid-gases in an amine-regeneration system, such as is typically found in a natural gas refining plant, having a device for measuring the pH of the system from which the concentration of the acid-gases complex... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5981288 | Methods for determining the concentration of surfactants in hydrocarbons The present invention provides for a method and system for determining the concentration of a surfactant in a transparent hydrocarbon by performing the steps of adding a solid to the hydrocarbon; adding a second masking reagent to the hydrocarbon; mixing ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5968837 | Photo-ionization ion mobility spectrometry In a method for photo-ionization ion mobility spectrometry, a reagent gas is added, in particular an aromatic compound, which has a large ionization cross section in the range of ionizing VUV radiation, but a low probability for the formation of protonate... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5952186 | Reagent, method, and kit for the quantitation of oxidation-reduction phenomena in proteins and peptides A first embodiment of the method is for analyzing the amount of methionine sulfoxide in a protein sample and includes the steps of contacting a protein solution with methionine sulfoxide reductase in the presence of a reducing reagent bearing a covalently... | 09/14/1999 |
