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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7749487 | Method to assess surfactant adsorption on skin A convenient to use test method for comparing the relative affinity of surfactants for the skin employs a solid or semisolid matrix for associating a dye or pigment with the skin. The dye or pigment has an affinity to either the skin or a surfactant adsorbed on the ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7309867 | Methods and apparatus for characterization of tissue samples The invention provides methods for determining the probability that a given region of a tissue sample contains tissue of a given category, such as CIN 1 (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, grade 1), CIN 2/3 (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grades 2 and/or 3), no... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7282723 | Methods and apparatus for processing spectral data for use in tissue characterization The invention provides methods for processing tissue-derived spectral data for use in a tissue classification algorithm. Methods of the invention comprise application of spectral and/or image masks for automatically separating ambiguous or unclassifiable spectral da... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7260248 | Image processing using measures of similarity The invention provides methods of relating a plurality of images based on measures of similarity. The methods of the invention are useful in the segmentation of a sequence of colposcopic images of tissue, for example. The methods may be applied in the determination ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7194118 | System for optically sectioning and mapping surgically excised tissue A display (34) provides from digital images of an excised tissue specimen the orientation and location of tissue and regions of interest (cancers). Images of slices through excised specimen are obtained using a confocal microscope (10) to obtain confoc... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187810 | Methods and systems for correcting image misalignment The invention provides methods of determining a correction for a misalignment between at least two images in a sequence of images due at least in part to sample movement. The methods are applied, for example, in the processing and analysis of a sequence of images of... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7137970 | Test method for assessing irritation of skin Test methods for assessing irritation of portions of skin and/or assessing inhibition and/or reduction of such irritation are provided. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136518 | Methods and apparatus for displaying diagnostic data The invention provides methods for displaying diagnostic results obtained from a tissue sample. In general, the invention assigns tissue-class probability values to discrete regions of a patient sample, and creates an overlay for displaying the results. The overlay ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128894 | Contrast enhancing solution for use in confocal microscopy A method of optically detecting a tumor during surgery. The method includes imaging at least one test point defined on the tumor using a first optical imaging system to provide a first tumor image. The method further includes excising a first predetermined layer of ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127282 | Optical methods and systems for rapid screening of the cervix A method and a system is provided for discriminating between healthy cervical tissue and pathologic cervical tissue based on the fluorescence response of the tissue to laser excitation (LIF) and the backscatter response to illumination by white light (in the spectra... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122173 | Agent for the treatment of bladder irritative symptoms accompanied by benign prostatic hyperplasia The present invention provides an agent for the treatment of bladder irritative symptoms accompanied by benign prostatic hyperplasia, comprising, as an active ingredient, a compound having a slowly-inactivating A-type K+ channel opening activity or a phar... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7070760 | Skin test for schizophrenia A diagnostic method for assaying schizophrenia in a subject is provided wherein a preparation comprising platelet derived proteins or fractions thereof having a pI above about 6.5 is injected into a subject and the occurrence of delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) r... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066006 | Method of collecting data relating to attributes of personal care articles and compositions Novel methods for measuring the soothing attributes of personal care compositions are disclosed. The methods disclosed are particularly suitable for measuring and comparing the soothing attributes of facial tissue to determine which facial tissue is most soothing to... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7003345 | System and method for enhancing microscope images of tissue using citric acid and agents of the like A system and method for enhancing images of ex-vivo or in-vivo tissue produced by confocal microscopy, optical coherence tomography, two-photon microscopy, or ultrasound, is provided by applying to the tissue a solution or gel having an effective concentration of ci... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979450 | Method and compositions for detection and diagnosis of infectious diseases Methods and compositions for the detection and diagnosis of infectious diseases are provided. In particular, efficient and sensitive methods and compositions for the detection of active mycobacterial disease are provided for distinguishing between individuals having... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962690 | Tissue specific fluorescent chelates possessing long wavelength UV excitation Fluorescent chelates of lanthanide, terbium, europium and dysprosium with tetraazamacrocyclic compounds are discussed which can be used as fluorescent in vitro or in vivo diagnostic agents. These chelates are tissue specific imaging agents for soft tissue cancers. | 11/08/2005 |
| 6933154 | Optimal windows for obtaining optical data for characterization of tissue samples The invention provides methods for determining a characteristic of a tissue sample, such as a state of health, using spectral data and/or images obtained within an optimal period of time following the application of a chemical agent to the tissue sample. The inventi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925966 | Apparatus and method for partially encapsulating an animal's head A hemispherical shaped animal protective head shield with detachable optional rings and a pivotal visor member. The hemispherical shield is a transparent shell with an irregular aperture therein covered by a visor having a parabolic notch forming parabolic opening b... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6902935 | Methods of monitoring effects of chemical agents on a sample The invention provides methods and systems for monitoring effects of chemical agents on optical signals produced by samples in response to the chemical agents. Preferred methods comprise application of multiple chemical agents that interact to alter an optical signa... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6897352 | Animal model system for photodamage, photoaging and skin wounding Non-human mammalian animals having a higher epidermal expression level of protein kinase Cε than their wild-type counterparts are phenotypically distinguished from wild-type animals in that the animals induced to develop tumors in a chemical initiation/promotion pr... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6841393 | Selective removal of contaminants from a surface using colored particles and articles having magnets A system and method for removing contaminants from a surface. The system is designed to use very small particles having means thereon which are capable of selectively binding to a contaminant or contaminants of interest. The particles may contain a dye to render the... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6833128 | Method for monitoring local reaction associated with injections A method is disclosed for monitoring local reactions, such as inflammatory responses, associated with injection sites. The method is performed using a temporary tattoo, which is transferred from a substrate to the skin of a subject, to measure the local reaction to ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6830743 | In Vivo stain compounds and methods of use to identify dysplastic tissue Compounds having the structural formula (A) wherein X is hydrogen, methyl, or Y; Y is —NH—R or hydrogen; and R is methyl or formula (B) are useful as in vivo stains for the detection of dysplastic tissue. ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6756032 | Method to enhance and/or prolong the effects of a primary challenge to a responsive system with a secondary challenge The present invention relates to a method comprising subjecting a test site of a responsive system to a primary challenge; subjecting the same test site to a secondary challenge, wherein the secondary challenge is designed to enhance and/or prolong a response of the... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6649144 | Method for detecting and killing epithelial cancer cells A diagnostic method for detecting cancerous epithelial cells by selectively marking the mitochondria of the cancer cells, by delivering to the epithelium a cationic supravital mitochondrial marking agent. Selective killing of cancerous epithelial cells in... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6572877 | Worm food composition A food composition for feeding to worms to enhance their desirability to predators and process therefor is disclosed. The composition contains a xanthene dye which is applied to the surface of or admixed with a nutritionally acceptable carrier in an amoun... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6558961 | Immunodiagnostics using particle delivery methods Methods for assessing immunocompetence, cellular or humoral immunity, antigen exposure, or allergic conditions in an individual by accelerating diagnostic particles into a target skin site in the individual are provided.... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6503761 | Selective removal of contaminants from a surface using articles having magnets A system and method for removing contaminants from a surface. The system is designed to use particles having means thereon which are capable of selectively binding to a contaminant or contaminants of interest. The particles are applied to the surface wher... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6485703 | Compositions and methods for analyte detection Provided are a variety of chemically sensitive, stable (insoluble over a specified period of time), nontoxic, and non-antigenic hydrogel particles which undergo a measurable change in at least one electrochemical or optical property as a function of inter... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6455027 | Methods and kits for identifying ductal orifices in a nipple Methods, kits, and apparatus for locating, labelling, and accessing breast ducts are described. An orifice to one or more ductal networks is marked to enhance visibility. In a first embodiment, the orifice is labelled using a specific binding substance, t... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6440388 | Method for detecting chitin-containing organisms The present invention provides a method for detecting chitin-containing organisms on an area of a person of animal by contacting the particular area with a dye that is capable of binding or conjugating to chitin and emitting fluorescence upon exposure to ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6410720 | Compounds and methods for treatment and diagnosis of mycobacterial infections The present invention provides polypeptides comprising an immunogenic portion of a M. vaccae soluble protein and DNA molecules encoding such polypeptides, together with methods for their use in the diagnosis and treatment of mycobacterial infection. Metho... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6409989 | INJECTABLE CARBON COMPOSITIONS IN STABLE AQUEOUS SUSPENSION; METHOD FOR PREPARING THEM AND METHOD OF PRESURGICAL MARKING IN THE INVESTIGATION OF NONPALPABLE MAMMARY PATHOLOGIES BY APPLYING SAID COMPOSITIONS Injectable activated carbon suspensions are proposed for the presurgical marking of nonpalpable mammary pathologies for the purpose of achieving better diagnosis and treatment. These are suspensions that flow freely and without the formation of obstructin... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6340455 | Testkit and method Skin prick test for the determination of the predisposition of an individual to develop marginal periodontitis, said kit comprising: (a) a first reagent containing a known quantity of a surface structure common to anaerobic Gram negative pathogens which i... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6284224 | Inhibitory effect of synthetic and natural colorants on carcinogenesis A method of treating a group of mammals which have been topically exposed to a tumor promoter or a tumor initiator so as to reduce the percentage of mammals which exhibit formation of epidermal tumors. The topically exposed tissue is treated with an aceto... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6187289 | Acetic acid as a contrast in reflectance confocal imaging of tissue A method for using acetic acid as a contrast agent during reflectance confocal imaging of normal and neoplastic tissue, particularly epithelium. In one aspect, the invention includes a method of using acetic acid as a contrast agent for confocal imaging o... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6168779 | Methods and kits for identifying ductal orifices Methods, kits, and apparatus for locating, labelling, and accessing breast ducts are described. An orifice to one or more ductal networks is labelled using a specific binding substance, typically an antibody, specific for a tissue marker present on the or... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6165443 | Method for visually demonstrating the effectiveness of an antibacteria attachment composition A method for visually demonstrating the effectiveness of an anti-bacteria attachment composition which comprises: a. treating skin with potential or known anti-bacteria attachment composition; b. contacting the said skin with a bacteria, resulting in the skin ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6083486 | Intramolecularly-quenched near infrared fluorescent probes An intramolecularly-quenched, near infrared fluorescence probe that emits substantial fluorescence only after interaction with a target tissue (i.e., activation) is disclosed. The probe includes a polymeric backbone and a plurality of near infrared fluoro... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6083487 | Methylene blue and toluidene blue mediated fluorescence diagnosis of cancer A method for differentiating between normal tissue and tumor tissue within a tissue field. The method includes the application of a photosensitizer solution to the tissue field and the subsequent illumination and measurement of fluorescent intensity acros... | 07/04/2000 |
