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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7011037 | Changed condition indicator A device and method of making a device for indicating a change in condition is disclosed. A first embodiment is a device for indicating a transition from a frozen condition to a thawed condition is disclosed. The device includes a housing and a capsule. A first reac... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008547 | Solid phase sensors Provided is a solid phase array of electrical sensors, each comprising a channel and electrical leads for attaching to a voltage, current or resistivity meter for measuring the voltage, current or resistivity through the pore, wherein the channels are formed of a si... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005264 | Method and apparatus for nucleic acid sequencing and identification The methods and apparatus 100 disclosed herein are of use for sequencing and/or identifying nucleic acids 230, 310. Nucleic acids 230, 310 containing labeled nucleotides 235, 245, 315 may be synthesized and passed through nanopores 255... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001773 | Artificial testing soil and method of testing An artificial test soil is composed of particulate, hair, and fiber components, wherein the particulate component consists of mineral, food, and plant materials, so chosen and proportioned as to correlate to a typical soil found in the home. The test soil may be use... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6993956 | Method for measuring a permeation rate, a test and an apparatus for measuring and testing A method is proposed for measuring water permeability of substrates (1). A reactive compound (Ca, Ba) which reacts with a diffusing material, e.g. water, is applied on the substrate and the change in time of transmissivity, reflectivity of the layer is monito... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992048 | Methods of generating gas in well treating fluids The present invention relates to methods of generating gas in and foaming well treating fluids during pumping of the treating fluids or after the treating fluids are placed in a subterranean zone, or both. A method of the present invention provides a method of makin... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6963007 | Diacetylenic materials for sensing applications Diacetylenic materials for the colorimetric detection of an analyte or exposure to certain environmental factors are disclosed as well as the polymerization reaction products of these diacetylenic compounds. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6960475 | Composition and process for indicating the presence of soluble fluoride ion in oral care compositions and method of making the same Disclosed is a process for indicating the presence of soluble fluoride ions in oral care compositions comprising making a signal solution and then bringing the signal solution into contact with an oral care composition and a color change occurs if an effective amoun... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959585 | Skids, modules, and modular system for monitoring hydrogen-cooled generators A modular system for monitoring a hydrogen-cooled generator includes a skid having a platform and an upwardly extending support. The support is attachable to a hydrogen gas purity monitoring module, a generator overheat monitoring module, a hydrogen gas dryer module... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957623 | Critical temperature indicator A critical temperature indicator according to the present invention produces a visual, irreversible indication that the indicator has been subjected to a selected critical temperature. The critical temperature indicator includes a transparent housing, and a temperat... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953722 | Method for patterning ceramic layers In a method for forming patterned ceramic layers, a ceramic material is deposited on a substrate and is subsequently densified by heat treatment, for example. In this case, the initially amorphous material is converted into a crystalline or polycrystalline form. In ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6936471 | Instrument for high throughput measurement of material physical properties and method of using same An apparatus and method for screening combinatorial libraries of materials by measuring the response of individual library members to mechanical perturbations is described. The apparatus generally includes a sample holder for containing the library members, an array... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923939 | Heat activated membrane introduction apparatus and method for screening materials A process and apparatus for rapidly screening materials using, for example, mass spectrometry has been developed. More specifically, an array of materials on a fluid permeable support contained within a reaction cell having a semipermeable membrane can be rapidly sc... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924148 | Reactivity control in substituted diacetylenic monomer shelf life monitoring systems A product shelf life monitoring system comprising an active substituted diacetylenic monomer component indicator composition is responsive to an integral of varying temperature over time to effect a solid state polymerization in the active monomer which results in a... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921496 | Inorganic particle conjugates The ionic conjugates include an inorganic particle electrostatically associated with a macromolecule which can interact specifically with predetermined chemical species or biological targets. ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921647 | Secretion-monitoring article A secretion-monitoring article for identifying a secreted biological fluid having a body with an absorbent material and least one pH determining member and a reagent associated with the absorbent material is disclosed. The article can be embodied as a swab, gauze, p... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919057 | Automated endoscope reprocessor An automated endoscope reprocessor (10) includes a removable rack (12) for receiving a container (16, 16′). The container has a clamshell housing (20) having two mating portions (24, 26). The portions together define an internal ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6895340 | Method of molecular structure recognition An analytical method and apparatus using principal component analysis of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data for rapid molecular structure/function pattern recognition. The presence of a molecular substructure in an organic compound is determined by comparing prin... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6890764 | Encoding and decoding of array sensors utilizing nanocrystals Described herein are assays and components for encoding and decoding microspheres. Each assay or component described utilizes at least one nanocrystal. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6880382 | Leakage detecting method for use in oxidizing system of forming oxide layer Embodiments of the present invention are directed to providing a leakage detecting method for use in an oxidizing system of forming an oxide layer so as to shorten leakage detecting time period. In one embodiment, a leakage detecting method for use in an oxidizing s... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6881584 | Infrared thermography The present invention relates, in general, to thermography and, in particular, to a method of using infrared thermography to monitor physiological and molecular events that elicit a thermogenic response in animals (including humans), plants, tissues, cells and cell-... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6867042 | Method for determining and modifying protein/peptide solubility A solubility reporter for measuring a protein's solubility in vivo or in vitro is described. The reporter, which can be used in a single living cell, gives a specific signal suitable for determining whether the cell bears a soluble version of the protein of interest... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6867044 | Method and system for detecting biological and chemical hazards in networked incoming mailboxes A method and system for detecting chemical or biological hazards in items is provided. A plurality of incoming mail mailboxes each include a sampler to sample air from a letter that is tested using a first sensor. Source information corresponding to hazard flagged m... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6858434 | Method for synthesis, separation and screening of a plurality of compounds in the same bulk of a stationary phase A method for sequentially performing a synthesis, separation and screening of chemical entities, especially a combinatorial library, is described. The method utilises a bulk of a stationary phase (e.g. silica gel, aluminium oxide, cellulose, etc. for example arrange... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6822096 | Environment-sensitive luminescent dimine-platinum binuclear complexes Chemicals which make not only a dark-red/light-red change of color but also a near-infrared/red change of luminescence via reversible adsorption/desorption of vapor of acetonitrile or ethanol, and therefore permit the observation of on-off change of visually effecti... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6815213 | Method for analyzing a sample of a complex molecule relatively to a reference batch of the same complex molecule The invention concerns a method for analyzing a sample of a complex molecule relatively to a reference batch of the same complex molecule. Said method is characterized in that it consists in breaking up the complex molecule into at least two molecular sub-entities; ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6815207 | Moisture/wetness detecting method, moisture/wetness detecting label, articles with moisture/wetness detecting function, and detecting material and method A method of detecting moisture or wetness which enables determination as to whether or not precision instruments or industrial products have undergone improper conditions, is described, which comprises: (i) use of a composite material which contains at least one wat... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6803235 | Methods of generating information about materials present in compositions and about particulates present in fluids utilizing a microscope The invention encompasses a method of generating information about materials in a composition. A reagent is utilized to dissolve portions of the composition, and thereafter is filtered through a substrate which is then scanned with a microscope using automated displ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6790411 | Hydrogen peroxide indicator and method The present invention provides a hydrogen peroxide indicator that includes a substrate on which is disposed an indicator composition that includes at least one of a select group of colorants. As a result of contact with hydrogen peroxide, the colorants change color,... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6787108 | Plural intrinsic expiration initiation application indicators A device for monitoring the expiration of goods includes a substrate and an unreacted composition affixed thereto which is intrinsically reactive to one or both of its thermal environment and the length of time following activation. The reactivity results in a color... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6775877 | Motor vehicle wiper comprising a wear indicator A motor vehicle wiper includes a wiper blade mounted on the free end of a wiper arm and pressing a wiping stem against the glass to be wiped. The wiper is provided with a wear indicator using a substance based at least on an azo compound. ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6740294 | Method for the analysis of gaseous components and test kit, in particular test kit for the implementation of this method The present invention relates to a method for the analysis of a gaseous component or of a component that can be transformed into gaseous form (23) of a sample (5) which provides that the sample (5) is filled into a sample receptacle (2) t... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6737274 | Comparator for time-temperature indicator A comparator for use with a time-temperature indicator wherein the time-temperature indicator includes an active portion having an initial color and which undergoes chemical changes as time elapses and at a rate related to the temperature of the surrounding environm... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6737245 | Luciferase expression cassettes and methods of use The present invention relates to bacterial luciferase expression cassettes suitable for conferring bioluminescence properties on Gram-positive bacteria, cells transformed with such cassettes, and methods of making and using such cassettes. ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6713256 | Fluorescent energy transfer mediated chemical activation (fetma) for the elucidation of the three-dimensional structure of biomacromolecules The present invention relates to a method for the selected chemical activation of photo-activatable cross-linker molecules around ligand binding pockets and fluorescent groups in macromolecules, especially biological macromolecules, by using fluorescent ligands of t... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6703241 | Referencing and rapid sampling in artificial olfactometry Devices and methods are disclosed that are effective to produce reliable vapor measurements in the presence of drift. In certain instances the sensor module is mounted externally on a housing. In other instances, the sensor module contains a first sensor ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6699655 | Fluorescent polarization assays involving multivalent metal ions and systems Methods, systems, kits for carrying out a wide variety of different assays that comprise providing a first reagent mixture which comprises a first reagent having a fluorescent label. A second reagent is introduced into the first reagent mixture to produce... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6692923 | Tapasin-like protein The invention provides a cDNA which encodes tapasin-like protein. It also provides for the use of the cDNA, protein, and antibody in the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and evaluation of therapies for cancer. The invention further provides vectors and hos... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6689316 | Holographic sensors and their production A method for the production of a holographic sensor wherein the holographic recording material forming the sensitive element is a polymer matrix, which comprises diffusing into the matrix one or more soluble salts that undergo reaction in situ to form an ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6686201 | Chemically-resistant sensor devices, and systems and methods for using same A sensor device is disclosed, as well as methods and systems for determining a barrier property of each coating of an array of barrier coatings deposited onto a fluid-permeable or fluid-impermeable substrate. The systems and methods include the sensor dev... | 02/03/2004 |
