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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7095491 | Device and method for measuring constituents in blood The method and device serve to measure a proportion of constituents in blood. To this end, electromagnetic radiation of different radiation wavelengths is directed through a tissue (9) containing blood vessels (1). At least a portion of the radiation e... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094595 | Label-free high-throughput optical technique for detecting biomolecular interactions Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094464 | Multi-layer coated porous materials and methods of making the same Multi-layer coated materials and methods of making them are disclosed. In a specific embodiment, a porous polymeric substrate is pre-activated and immersed in a polyelectrolyte solution to form a first layer having an electric charge and at least one functional grou... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093763 | Laser scanner having analog digitizer with increased noise immunity A laser scanner for reading a bar code having a plurality of bar code elements. The laser scanner includes a digitizer which receives as an input an analog signal from photodetector circuitry and digitizes the analog signal to produce a digital bar code pattern (DBP... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090803 | Lateral flow immunoassay device A lateral flow immunoassay test device that includes a housing with an elongated slot for holding a test sample collector; an elongated holder member for securing at least one immunoassay test strip therein; a first chamber for storing a first, pre-treatment reagent... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090988 | Optoelectronic sensor A device for detecting the presence of an antigen including (1) a cell having antibodies which are expressed on the surface of the cell and are specific for the antigen to be detected, where binding of the antigen to the antibodies results in an increase in calcium ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091049 | Enhanced diffraction-based biosensor devices An enhanced diffraction based biosensor system and method are provided for detecting an analyte of interest in a test medium. The system incorporates at least one additional detection tag substance with the analyte of interest, the tag emitting a measurable paramete... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092084 | System and method for sensing a characteristic of a fluid and related apparatus An apparatus for intended use in measuring, sensing, or detecting a characteristic of a fluid, such as a liquid food product, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a body having a pocket for positioning adjacent to the opening in a pipe or like structure for receivin... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092160 | Method of manufacturing of diffraction grating-based optical identification element A method for manufacturing a diffusion grating-based optical identification element is provided. The optical identification element includes a known fiber substrate, having a diffraction grating disposed therein the grating being indicative of a code when exposed to... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091043 | Method for measuring water concentration in ammonia Method and apparatus for measuring a water concentration in ammonia, comprising using ammonia having a water concentration of 10 ppm or less as a reference gas, introducing the ammonia at a constant flow rate into a multi-reflection long optical path gas cell, and m... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087379 | Method of detecting single gene copies in-situ A method for detecting single copies of a gene in-situ using brightfield microscopy is used in detection of nucleic acid sequences. Probes are directly or indirectly labeled with alkaline phosphatase with NBT/BCIP used as the chromogen. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084976 | Concentration measuring instrument To measure the concentration of an optically active substance in a solution without contacting the solution, the concentration measuring apparatus of the present invention includes: a light source for outputting linearly polarized light; a light intensity detecting ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081347 | Method for predicting cardiovascular events A method for assessing aspirin resistance and relative risk of a cardiovascular event in a patient taking aspirin is provided. The concentration of 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2 in a urine sample is measured and compared to a set of standardized quartile concentrations.... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081364 | Substrate for packaging perishable goods or for application onto same and method for determining the quality of said goods The invention relates to a substrate for packaging of or for attachment to products which are sensitive to aging and temperature, having a planar time-temperature integrator comprising a matrix and at least one reversible indicator embedded therein, which has photoc... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078176 | Detection and quantification of Cripto-1 The present invention provides methods and compositions for the detection and quantification of Cripto-1. In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions for the detection and quantification of Cripto-1 in samples such as milk, plasma, serum, ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076871 | Method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube device A method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube device including an inner electrode, having connecting step, connecting a carbon nanotube to the inner electrode, wherein the connecting step comprises: attaching a conductor to an end or periphery thereof of a needle-shap... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078164 | High throughput screen for identifying polymerization catalysts from potential catalysts A method is disclosed for screening potential catalysts for polymerization performance. The method includes the steps of reacting a potential catalyst with at least a first monomer under polymerization conditions, determining the polymerization performance of the ca... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074621 | Surface plasmon resonance biosensor for measurement of anti-glycolipid antibody levels in neuropathy The present invention provides a method of detecting human antibodies in a sera solution. The invention also provides a method of quantitating anti-glycolipid antibody levels in solutions. The invention provides a method of diagnosing disease states, including neuro... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074577 | Buffy coat tube and float system and method A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat is provided. The system includes a transparent, or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074334 | Method for determining the binding behavior of ligands which specifically bind to target molecules The invention relates to a method for determining the binding behavior of ligands which specifically bind to target molecules at at least one binding site, whereby the markers are present in a native form and the determination of the concentrations K4 and K5 or of t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073937 | Heat emitting probe and heat emitting probe apparatus A heat emitting probe including a conductive nanotube probe needle with its base end fastened to a holder and its tip end protruded, a heat emitting body formed on the probe needle, a conductive nanotube lead wire fastened to the heat emitting body, and an electric ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074365 | Detector for halogen toxicants and method The invention herein provides for the detection of certain organic halogen-containing agents or toxicants such as sarin, chloropicrin, mustard gas, mustard chlorohydrin, phosgene, chlorine, soman, lewisite, diphosgene and others by, in one embodiment, first reacting... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070920 | Screening arrangment for screening immunoassay tests and agglutination tests A screening device for performing an immunoassay test to detect the presence of a compound in a body fluid. The device includes a holder for removably receiving a membrane to which the fluid has been applied. A light is directed to the membrane. A photodetector meas... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070921 | Molecular modification assays Assays for detecting molecular modifications such as phosphate modifications and the presence and/or activity of enzymes and other agents involved in facilitating or otherwise regulating such modifications. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070987 | Guided mode resonant filter biosensor using a linear grating surface structure Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067324 | Photon reducing agents for fluorescence assays The present invention provides a method for reducing undesirable light emission from a sample using at least one photon producing agent and at least one photon reducing agent (e.g. dye-based photon reducing agents). The present invention further provides a method fo... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067263 | High throughput screening assay systems in microscale fluidic devices The present invention provides novel microfluidic devices and methods that are useful for performing high-throughput screening assays. In particular, the devices and methods of the invention are useful in screening large numbers of different compounds for their effe... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067269 | Assaying apparatus, kit, and method for lipids and associated enzymes A lipid assay method, kit, and apparatus involving exposure of a protein, having a lipid recognition motif that interacts with a target lipid and a competing lipid, to a solution containing the competing lipid, and determining whether the target lipid is present in ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067320 | Sensor for luminescense-optical determination of an analyte The invention relates to an optochemical sensor functioning in accordance with the FRET-principle and exhibiting an acceptor (chromophore or luminophore) responsive to an analyte contained in a sample medium as well as a donor (luminophore), characterized in that ac... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067091 | Treating agent for metal-hydride-containing exhaust gas and method of preparing the same as well as method of treating metal-hydride-containing exhaust gas An object of the present invention is to provide a treatment agent superior in harm-removing performance to metal hydride containing exhaust gas, and its production method as well as a treatment method. It is a mixture of either copper hydroxide or basic copper carb... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063983 | Method for determining cure in a polycarboxylic acid bindered material By utilizing a pH indicator having known color change characteristics, an accurate determination of the pH of a binder surface, and hence the amount of cure of a polycarboxylic acid based binder on the fiberglass fibers, can be easily determined for polycarboxylic b... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064836 | Brewster's angle flow cell for cavity ring-down spectroscopy A container to be positioned in a ring-down optical cavity for containing a sample includes an outer surface having opposing first and second outer faces and an inner surface forming a void for containing the sample and having opposing first and second inner faces. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063952 | Masking background flourescence and luminescence in optical analysis of biomedical assays In a process for the quantitative optical analysis of fluorescently labelled biological cells 5, a cell layer on a transparent support at the bottom 2 of a reaction vessel 1 is in contact with a solution 3 containing the fluorescent dye | 06/20/2006 |
| 7065285 | Polymeric compositions comprising quantum dots, optical devices comprising these compositions and methods for preparing same The present invention relates to a polymeric composition of matter. The composition includes at least one polymer matrix and plurality of quantum dots distributed therein. The polymer may be a perfluorocyclobutane polymer having high optical transmission at telecomm... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060225 | Self-contained assay device for rapid detection of biohazardous agents The invention relates to self-contained assay cassette for detecting a ligand in a sample. The assay cassette provides for turbulent flow and mixing of the sample with assay components, including receptors that bind to a ligand, optional microspheres capable of bind... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060453 | Method and kit for the determination of analyte concentration in blood A method is provided for determining the level of an analyte in the blood of an individual based on determination of the level of the same analyte in non-blood sample (e.g. urine, saliva and hair) obtained from the individual. The non-blood sample contains red blood... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060506 | Compositions and methods for monitoring the modification of modification dependent binding partner polypeptides The invention provides methods and compositions for monitoring enzymatic activity as a function of the interaction of modification dependant binding partner polypeptides. Association or dissociation of the binding partner polypeptides is dependant upon the addition ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056744 | Measurement of short chain branching in olefin copolymers using chemometric analysis A method of determining the proportion of short-chain branching in an olefin copolymer process stream is disclosed. The short-chain branching may also be determined as a function of molecular weight in a sample having a range of molecular weights. In the method, at ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057720 | Optical interrogation system and method for using same An optical interrogation system and method are described herein that are capable of generating light beams that have desired optical properties which are directed towards a specimen array. In one embodiment, the optical interrogation system includes a light source, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056676 | Method for sequencing nucleic acid molecules The present invention is directed to a method of sequencing a target nucleic acid molecule having a plurality of bases. In its principle, the temporal order of base additions during the polymerization reaction is measured on a molecule of nucleic acid, i.e. the acti... | 06/06/2006 |
