...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431925 | Internal image antibodies for optical imaging and therapy Methods using internal image antibodies for photodiagnosis and/or phototherapy. The internal image antibodies are conjugated with a photoactive molecule such as a dye or photosensitizer, to target specific regions, such as biological receptors. The photoactive molec... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7387772 | Chimeric, human and humanized anti-CSAP monoclonal antibodies The present invention provides humanized, chimeric and human anti-CSAp antibodies and anti-CSAp antibody fusion proteins that are useful for the treatment and diagnosis of various cancers, including colon cancer. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371457 | Nanoparticle comprising nanoshell of thickness less than the bulk electron mean free path of the shell material The present invention is for particulate compositions and methods for producing them that can absorb or scatter electromagnetic radiation. The particles are homogeneous in size and are comprised of a nonconducting inner layer that is surrounded by an electrically co... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361410 | External modification of composite organic inorganic nanoclusters comprising raman active organic compound Modified and functionalized metallic nanoclusters capable of providing an enhanced Raman signal from an organic Raman-active molecule incorporated therein are provided. For example, modifications include coatings and layers, such as adsorption layers, metal coatings... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7326954 | Scaffold-organized metal, alloy, semiconductor and/or magnetic clusters and electronic devices made using such clusters A method for forming arrays of metal, alloy, semiconductor or magnetic clusters is described. The method comprises placing a scaffold on a substrate, the scaffold comprising molecules selected from the group consisting of polynucleotides, polypeptides, and perhaps c... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319041 | Applications of acridinium compounds and derivatives in homogeneous assays Chemiluminescent acridinium compounds are used in homogeneous assays to determine the concentration of an analyte in a sample without strong acid or strong base treatment. The chemiluminescent acridinium compounds include acridinium esters with electron donating fun... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309615 | High quantum yield acridinium compounds and their uses in improving assay sensitivity The present invention relates to hydrophilic, high quantum yield acridinium compounds. It has been discovered that the placement of electron-donating groups in the acridinium ring system increases the amount of light that is emitted by the corresponding acridinium c... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306782 | Method for the production of conjugates and uses thereof for the prevention and treatment of allergic reactions and autoimmune diseases The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a conjugate comprising a first and a second polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) incubating said first polypeptide in the presence of a heterobifunctional crosslinker comprising an N-hy... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7268219 | Method for producing or enhancing a T-cell response against a target cell using a complex comprising an HLA class I molecule and an attaching means A complex comprising an HLA Class 1 molecule and attaching means for selectively attaching the HLA class 1 molecule to a target cell is disclosed, and a method is provided for producing or enhancing an immunological response against a target cell, by attaching said ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261875 | Dendritic poly (amino acid) carriers and methods of use The present invention concerns a design for dendritic poly(amino acid) polymer carriers, also known as nonlinear polymers, and their applications. These dendritic poly(amino acid) carriers have multiple functional groups at the polymer surface. In addition, they hav... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250499 | Nanoparticles having oligonucleotides attached thereto and uses therefor The invention provides methods of detecting a nucleic acid. The methods comprise contacting the nucleic acid with one or more types of particles having oligonucleotides attached thereto. In one embodiment of the method, the oligonucleotides are attached to nanoparti... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238789 | Sulfonated [8,9] benzophenoxazine dyes and the use of their labelled conjugates Fluorescent, sulfonated 3,7-diamino-[8,9]benzophenoxazine dyes are provided that are especially useful for labelling biopolymers and other substrates. The dye-labelled conjugates can be used in a variety of contexts, including cell surface assays employing intact, l... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229620 | Method for radiolabeling antibodies with yttrium-90 Methods and kits for radiolabeling proteins, peptides and ligands with radiolytic isotopes, particularly yttrium-90, are disclosed, whereby sufficient purity, specific activity and binding affinity are achieved such that the radiolabeled protein may be directly admi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229604 | Ethylenedicysteine (EC)-drug conjugates, compositions and methods for tissue specific disease imaging The invention provides, in a general sense, a new labeling strategy employing 99mTc chelated with ethylenedicysteine (EC). EC is conjugated with a variety of ligands and chelated to 99mTc for use as an imaging agent for tissue-specific diseases... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229961 | Compositions and methods for enhancing drug delivery across and into ocular tissues This invention provides compositions and methods for enhancing delivery of drugs and other agents across epithelial tissues, including into and across ocular tissues and the like. The compositions and methods are also useful for delivery across endothelial tissues, ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223380 | Ethylenedicysteine (EC)-drug conjugates, compositions and methods for tissue specific disease imaging The invention provides, in a general sense, a new labeling strategy employing 99mTc chelated with ethylenedicysteine (EC). EC is conjugated with a variety of ligands and chelated to 99mTc for use as an imaging agent for tissue-specific diseases... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7198958 | Method for increasing hydrophilicity of fluorescent label compounds A fluorescent label compound of formula where Z is a reactive group that can be used for covalent coupling of the fluorescent label compound to other molecule. Either the fluorophore is a dipyrrometheneboron difl... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189816 | Compounds An antibody, or a derivate or a fragment thereof, having a binding structure for a target structure is described. The antibody is displayed in, and on the cell surface of, human gastrointestinal epithelial tumour cells and in a subpopulation of normal human gastroin... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186814 | Bioconjugate-nanoparticle probes The invention provides nanoparticle-bioconjugate probes that are useful for detecting target analytes such as nucleic acids. The probes of the invention are stable towards heat and resistant to displacement by thiol containing compounds such as DTT (dithiothreitol).... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183392 | Site-specific, covalent bioconjugation of proteins Heterofunctional crosslinking groups are provided having the formula: wherein W is a covalent core component; L1, L2 and L3 are independently linking groups; X is a non-covalent o... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7173125 | Triphosphate oligonucleotide modification reagents and uses thereof Hydrazino, oxyamino and carbonyl-based monomers and methods for incorporation into oligonucleotides during enzymatic synthesis are provided. Modified oligonucleotides are provided that incorporate the monomers provided herein. Immobilized oligonucleotides and oligon... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172907 | Cyanine dye labelling reagents with -substitution Disclosed are cyanine dyes having meso-substituents in the polymethine chain linking the heterocyclic ring systems. The dyes are of formula (1): in which groups R3 and R4 are attached to the... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169278 | Apparatus and separation media for separating particles in free-flow electrophoresis A free-flow electrophoresis (FFE) apparatus and separation medium for separating particles therefore, includes a separation chamber with a dosage pump for conveying medium, electrodes for applying an electric field in the medium and sample injection points for addin... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169275 | Method for separating particles in free flow electrophoresis A method for separating particles in free-flow electrophoresis FFE includes conveying a separation medium using a dosage pump into a separation chamber; releasing the separation medium via outlets; applying an electrical field in the separation medium; coupling a pa... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153701 | Method for quantitatively detecting antigen A method for quantitatively detecting an antigen which comprises (1) a first step of providing an Fab′ antibody having a uniform isoelectric point, said antibody forming an immune complex with an antigen in an analytical sample and being modified by adding an amin... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153946 | Molecular conjugates for use in treatment of cancer A molecular conjugate is provided having the formula: wherein R1 is a de-hydroxyl or de-amino moiety respectively of a hydroxyl-bearing or amino-bearing biologically active molecule or an analog or der... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150872 | Polyalkylene oxide-modified single chain polypeptides The present invention relates to the chemical modification of single chain polypeptides by means of covalent attachment of strands of poly(ethylene glycol) PEG and similar poly(alkylene oxides) to single chain polypeptide binding molecules that have the three dimens... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7138520 | Coordination complexes having tethered therapeutic agents and/or targeting moieties, and methods of making and using the same In part, the present invention is directed to coordination complexes comprising a therapeutic agent. In one aspect, the subject compositions comprise a platinum metal center and a covalently attached therapeutic agent. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135296 | Elemental analysis of tagged biologically active materials Improved methods for the detection and quantitation of labeled biological materials in a sample using elemental spectroscopic detection are described. Element-labeled biologically active materials, comprising antibodies, antigens, growth factors, hormones, receptors... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132513 | Bifunctional chelating agent The invention concerns a ligand comprising wherein n is an integer from 1 to 5, X represents —NO2, —NH2, —NCS, —NHCOCH2-Z. NHCO—W—COCNHS, —NH-Q, —NHCS-Q, —NHCOCH2-Q, or —NHCO(CH2)m... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118741 | Transepithelial transport of molecular species There is disclosed a synthetic cross-linker protein capable of binding a molecule or macromolecular species to a transcytosis receptor for transport of the molecule or macromolecule species across a mucous membrane, said cross-linker protein comprising a first bindi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115720 | Therapeutic and diagnostic compounds, compositions, and methods The invention provides a complex comprising a) a compound formula I: wherein R1, X and n have any of the values described in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and b) a r... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109003 | Methods for expressing and recovering human monoclonal antibodies to CTLA-4 In accordance with the present invention, there are provided fully human monoclonal antibodies against human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4). Nucelotide sequences encoding and amino acid sequences comprising heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105160 | Antibody-serum protein hybrids Hybrid proteins are described which comprise one or more antigen-binding antibody fragments covalently linked to one or more serum carrier proteins. The hybrid proteins can bind antigens, have a long half-life in vivo and can be used in medicine for therapy and diag... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102024 | Functional biopolymer modification reagents and uses thereof Hydrazino, oxyamino and carbonyl-based reagents and methods for incorporation into oligonucleotides during their solid phase synthesis are provided. Modified oligonucleotides are provided that incorporate the reagents provided here in. Immobilized oligonucleotides a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097823 | High dose radionuclide complexes for bone marrow suppression The present invention relates to a method of suppressing bone marrow (BM) and treating conditions that arise in or near bone such as cancer, myeloproliferative diseases, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases or genetic diseases, with compositi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094885 | Skeletal-targeted radiation to treat bone-associated pathologies The present invention relates to a method of suppressing bone marrow (BM) and treating conditions that arise in or near bone such as cancer, myeloproliferative diseases, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases or genetic diseases, with compositi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7070759 | High dose radionuclide complexes for bone marrow suppression The present invention relates to a method of suppressing bone marrow (BM) and treating conditions that arise in or near bone such as cancer, myeloproliferative diseases, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases or genetic diseases, with compositi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067111 | Ethylenedicysteine (EC)-drug conjugates, compositions and methods for tissue specific disease imaging The invention provides, in a general sense, a new labeling strategy employing 99mTc chelated with ethylenedicysteine (EC). EC is conjugated with a variety of ligands and chelated to 99mTc for use as an imaging agent for tissue-specific diseases... | 06/27/2006 |