William F. Semple, a dentist, was awarded the first US Patent on chewing gum in 1869. His recipe contained powdered chalk.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6255281 | Use of recombinant human uteroglobin in treatment of inflammatory and fibrotic conditions Method for treatment of inflammatory and fibrotic conditions in vivo using pure rhUG is disclosed. Method for treating or preventing inflammatory or fibrotic conditions characterized by a deficiency of endogenous functional UG is also disclosed. Compositi... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5292667 | Detection and treatment of ulcerative colitis A monoclonal antibody which binds preferentially to colonic glycoproteins of cells of persons having ulcerative colitis, compared to colonic glycoproteins of cells of persons not having ulcerative colitis, and diagnostic and therapeutic uses thereof.... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5053489 | Genetically engineered polypeptides with determinants of the human DF3 breast carcinoma-associated antigen A carbohydrate-free polypeptide coded for by a human DNA sequence of 309 nucleotides is immunologically reactive with monoclonal antibody against the human DF3 breast carcinoma-associated antigen. The nucleotide sequence is also useful as a probe to revea... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4376071 | Mitogenic spinal cord growth factor A proteinaceous factor substantially purified from mammalian spinal cord which has mitogenic activity, a molecular weight of about 11,000, a pI of 9.6 and which is heat and acid labile, is useful for the promotion of growth of cells.... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4301064 | Ubiquitary tissue protein PP8 A new soluble tissue protein (PP8) and a process for isolating it from human organs is described. The protein has antigenic properties. In the case of diseases which involve tissue disintegration its presence in the blood in increased concentra... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4108849 | Process for extracting and processing glycoproteins, mucopolysaccharides and accompanying substances The extraction and processing of glycoproteins and/or mucopolysaccharides and accompanying substances, from natural substances, such as tissues of animal, cryptogamic, bacterial or other plant organisms, or materials produced by such organisms is disclose... | 08/22/1978 |