Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7135458 | Interferon-γ inducing polypeptide, pharmaceutical composition thereof, monoclonal antibody thereto, and methods of use A human IFN-γ inducing polypeptide and its nucleotide sequence was isolated, purified and characterized. Pharmaceutical compositions containing this novel IFN-γ inducing polypeptide or active fragments thereof are formulated and monoclonal antibodies are raised ag... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7104265 | Filter containing a metal phthalocyanine and a polycationic polymer A tobacco smoke filter comprising one or more than one metal phthalocyanine, such as a copper phthalocyanine or an iron phthalocyanine, and further comprising one or more than one polycationic polymer. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7037489 | Skin external agents and drugs Skin external agent compositions and drugs characterized by containing fumaric acid diester derivatives represented by following general formula (1), wherein R1 represents C1-4 alkylene; R2 and R3 represent each liner or b... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6979734 | Use of rubber latex in combination with starch The present invention relates to rubber latex comprising an amount of starch, which rubber latex has a reduced allergen activity as compared to the same rubber latex without starch. In addition, the invention relates to the use of modified starch as donning powder f... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6911434 | Prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of infectious and other diseases with immunoeffector compounds Methods and compositions for treating or ameliorating diseases and other conditions, such as infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases and allergies are provided. The methods employ cyclic AGPs for selectively stimulating immune responses in animals and plants. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6703444 | Process for cross-linking hyaluronic acid to polymers The present invention relates to a process for the production of hyaluronic acid (HA) derivatives. In particular, the process relates to multiple cross-linked hyaluronic acid derivatives, to navel cross-linked derivatives so obtained, and to products cont... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6589964 | Method for enhancing mutant enzyme activities in lysosomal storage disorders Method for enhancing in a mammalian cell the activity of an enzyme associated with a lysosomal storage disorder by administering a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme in an amount effective to enhance the activity of the enzyme. Preferred compounds for us... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6380381 | Low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose The present invention provides low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose exhibiting good granulation characteristics and tablet properties. Specifically, there is provided low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose having a hydroxypropoxyl content in the range... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5945515 | Product and process for isolating DNA, RNA and proteins Solutions and methods are disclosed for the effective, simple isolation/extraction of DNA, RNA and proteins from a single biological material sample, such as cells, tissues and biological fluids. The preferred solutions include effective amounts of a chao... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5321129 | Alkyl-substituted aryl-saccharides, surface-active agents which contain such saccharides and their use in diagnostic tests Novel compounds having the general formula S--Ar--X in which S denotes a saccharide residue Ar denotes an aryl residue and X denotes a straight-chained or branched alkyl residue with 2 to 20 carbon atoms, provided that the aryl residue may not be a 4-ethylphenyl, ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5268461 | Alkylated oligosaccharides and acetyl derivatives of the same An alkylated oligosaccharide and the acetyl derivative of the same, both useful as the raw material for producing lowly toxic surfactants or medicines. The alkylated oligosaccharide is prepared by substituting with an alkyl group having a linear or branch... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5200516 | Synthesis of sugars from substituted and unsubstituted arene diols There are disclosed processes for the synthesis of substituted and unsubstituted arene diols useful in the further synthesis of sugars, sugar derivatives, chiral synthons or amino acids.... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5182378 | Sulfate derivatives of galactan extracted from Klebsiella A sulfate derivative of galactan extracted from Klebsiella mainly comprised of sulfate neutral oses in a proportion of 20 to 90% of hydroxyls and their preparation and method of use.... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5179201 | Alkyl mono-and polyglucoside ether carboxylates, and their preparation and use thereof Alkyl (poly)glucoside ether carboxylates of the formula ##STR1## where R is C1 - to C24 -alkyl, C1 - to C24 -alkylphenyl, hydroxy-C2 - to C6 -alkyl, hydroxy-C1 - to C24... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5144020 | High productivity spheroid nitrocellulose Fibrous water-wet nitrocellulose containing 4.5 to 5.5% moisture sprayed with a solvent/cosolvent mixture converts to spheroid, densified nitrocellulose via bilateral agitation. A free-flowing dust-free product having a lower burn rate is produced which d... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5095104 | Anionic glucofuranose derivatives, methods of making and using the same A glucofuranose derivative substituted at the 3,5,6- or 3,6-positions with a radical that provides an anionic charge at physiological pH values is disclosed, as are pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of making and using the same. The compounds are u... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5084563 | Crystalline 2-O--D-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid, and its preparation and uses 2-O--D-Glucopyranosyl-L-ascrobic acid is crystallizable in its supersaturated solution. Crystalline 2-O--D-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid is substantially nonhygroscopic, free flowing, free of deliquescence, consolidation and direct red... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5030721 | Novel N-acetyl-ଲ-D-glucosamine derivatives and a process for production thereof as well as application to reagents for assaying N-acetyl-ଲ-D-glucosaminidase activity Novel N-acetyl-ଲ-D-glucosamine derivatives represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an acyl group; and X represents a nitrogen atom or an oxide of nitrogen, are disclosed. The glucosamine deriv... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4985547 | External skin care preparation An external skin care preparation comprising a compound represented by the following general formula (I) or (II), or a salt thereof: ##STR1## wherein R1 means an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 9-25 carbon atoms, A and B denote specific... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4983723 | Cycloalkane derivatives A cycloalkane derivative represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, Z, and n are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) exhibit ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4528112 | Polyether polyols from mixed initiators Novel polyether polyols made by alkoxylating a mixture of initiators are described. The initiator mixture is made up of about 60 to 90 wt. % of a partially alkoxylated trifunctional initiator and 10 to 40 wt. % of a secondary partially alkoxylated initiat... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4464530 | Process for production of sugar ketals A process is disclosed for production of a sugar ketal, which comprises reacting a sugar with a ketone in the presence of hydrogen iodide. The formation of unfavorable by-products can be reduced to a trace amount. The process offers the objective ketal in... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4323669 | Process for purification of nitrocellulose A process for purification of nitrocellulose containing residual acid from nitration is provided. In this process the nitrocellulose is cut in the presence of water to form an aqueous slurry of cut nitrocellulose fibers. The pH of the slurry is adjusted t... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4242506 | Cross-linking of cellulose sulfate esters with tetravalent metal ions Cellulose sulfate esters are cross-linked with tetravalent metal ions at a threshold pH of about 3.0 or higher. The cross-linked products have a higher aqueous viscosity and are more highly pseudoplastic than the precursor cellulose sulfate and may also e... | 12/30/1980 |