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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7947467 | Methods for monitoring pathological conditions in a female subject A method for identifying physiological conditions associated with the pH or the buffer capacities of biological fluid secreted from a person, by providing a secretion-monitoring article of a body that includes an absorbent material for absorbing a biological fluid s... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7833741 | Uncoupling of DNA insert propagation and expression of protein for phage display The present invention provides an advance in phage display technology by permitting the uncoupling of the propagation of phages containing inserted sequences encoding heterologous polypeptides from the expression of said polypeptides. The invention provides phage co... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7368231 | Detection assay for potassium ions using a potassium-dependent urea amidolyase enzyme The invention relates generally to the field of potassium ion detection. In particular, the invention provides kits for assaying for potassium ions in a sample using a potassium-dependent urea amidolyase (UAL) enzyme. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358062 | Method for diagnosing atrophic gastritis The press device for a paper web, such as a calender, contains a flexible moving element (1a) forming an endless structure, said element forming the shell (1) of a roll, the press device including further a counter roll. Inside the moving elemen... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347971 | Spreading layers and their use in test strips A spreading material is described which comprises a porous flat-shaped structure impregnated with a wetting agent, wherein the wetting agent is N-oleoyl-sarcosinate. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344852 | Crystallization of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) Provided are crystals relating to DPPIV and its various uses. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7320894 | Diagnostic method for diseases by screening for hepcidin in human or animal tissues, blood or body fluids and therapeutic uses therefor The present invention concerns methods and kits for diagnosing a disease condition characterized by non-physiological levels of hepcidin, comprising obtaining a tissue or fluid sample from a subject; contacting the sample with an antibody or fragment thereof that sp... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314752 | Secretion-monitoring article A secretion-monitoring article for identifying a secreted biological fluid. The article includes a body with an absorbent material for absorbing a biological fluid secreted from a person and an indicator system. The indicator system includes an indicator agent and a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314542 | Methods and materials for optimization of electronic transportation and hybridization reactions Methods for the transport and hybridization of a nucleic acid on an electrode device by providing a low conductivity buffer with a reducing agent to the device. The low conductivity buffer may also contain a zwitterion. A current and voltage is applied to a location... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309581 | Method of staining, detection and counting bacteria, and a diluent for bacterial stain A method of staining bacteria comprises: working a polymethine dye on a sample in the presence of a substance capable of reducing nitrite ions to stain bacteria in the sample. A method of detecting bacteria comprises the following steps of: (1) working a polymethine... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294278 | Method for oxygenating wastewater A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to fo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264800 | Method and composition for inhibiting cancer cell growth Improvements in methods of treating cancer with weakly basic anti-cancer compounds are provided. In one aspect, the invention provides an improvement in a method of treating cancer cells whose extracellular environment contains 1–8 mM urea, by exposing the cells t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260447 | Parenteral products automation system (PPAS) An integrated, automated system concerning pharmaceutical products is provided. The system comprises an input queue, a dispensing apparatus comprising a robot device and a number of stations from which the robot device works, and an inspection station. A computer in... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7211250 | Method and composition for inhibiting cancer cell growth A pharmaceutical composition and method for use in inhibiting growth of cancer cells in a mammalian subject are disclosed. The composition includes a urease enzyme, and associated therewith, a chemical entity effective to enhance the delivery of the enzyme to cancer... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189356 | Occult blood testing apparatus with features for enhancing ease of use A self-contained system for testing for the presence of occult blood in a specimen has been provided with features enhancing its ease of use. The system includes a housing holding a test matrix and a container for releasing a developing medium onto the test matrix. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179609 | Screening method for gastritis A screening method for gastritis is provided. The method involves the serological measurement of at least two of the following analytes: H,K-ATPase antibodies, Helicobacter pylori antibodies and the concentration of pepsinogen I; and the evaluation of the res... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153693 | Method and apparatus for determining urea concentration A method for determining a urea concentration in an aqueous solution containing urea, includes: hydrolyzing the urea in the aqueous solution, measuring an electric conductivity χ of the aqueous solution, and determining the urea concentration in the aqueous solutio... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141212 | Reading devices and assay devices for use therewith A method of “reading” the result of an assay effected by concentrating a detectable material in a comparatively small zone of a carrier in the form of a strip, sheet or layer through the thickness of which electromagnetic radiation such as visible light is trans... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132236 | Composition and method for optimized hybridization using modified solutions The invention provides a composition, kit and method for hybridizing a probe and target at a temperature lower than their standard hybridization temperature. The chemical component added to the composition has a formula R(NH2)C═O, where R is amino or al... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125462 | Method of making vehicle windshield using coating mask A water soluble mask is formed on a substrate. Thereafter, a coating (e.g., low-E coating) is formed on the substrate in at least one select area over the mask and in at least one area where the mask is not provided. After the coating has been formed, water is used ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125681 | Methods for detection of disease-associated antibodies in urine The present invention provides methods and diagnostic kits for the detection of disease-specific antibodies in urine containing sample. The present invention is also directed toward methods for determining that a patient suffers from a disorder characterized by aber... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7105128 | Dry analytical element using water-soluble indicator for colorimetry This invention relates to a dry analytical element using a water-soluble indicator which improves measuring accuracy, which comprises a water-impermeable support, a water-permeable layer and a spreading layer having a function to spread a liquid uniformly, wherein a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087398 | Method for detecting urease A system and method for detecting bacterial infections in the gastrointestinal tract is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a first composition separated from a second composition. The first composition contains urea in powdered form. The second compos... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7067269 | Assaying apparatus, kit, and method for lipids and associated enzymes A lipid assay method, kit, and apparatus involving exposure of a protein, having a lipid recognition motif that interacts with a target lipid and a competing lipid, to a solution containing the competing lipid, and determining whether the target lipid is present in ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7022285 | Integral-multilayer analytical element for analysis of ammonia or ammonia-producing substance An integral multilayer analytical element for analysis of ammonia or ammonia-producing substance is provided, which comprises a thin liquid blocking layer having a comparative facility with a thicker liquid blocking layer and is stably fabricated on a common product... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022494 | Detection of potassium ions using ion-sensitive enzymes The invention relates generally to the field of potassium ion detection. In particular, the invention provides methods and kits for assaying for potassium ions in a sample, using, a potassium-dependent urea amidolyase (UAL). ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015048 | Methods and kits for diagnosing or monitoring synovial or osteoarticular disease, comprising the use of a specific marker for synovial tissue degradation Disclosed are specific markers for synovial tissue degradation and methods of using the markers in diagnosing, monitoring or determining a prognosis of synovial disease. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014816 | Food quality indicator device A food quality indicator device an indicator compound provided on a substrate. The indicator compound changes color due to the presence of volatile compounds, such as volatile bases, in spoiled food, even when the food is frozen. Alternatively, the indicator compoun... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7008535 | Apparatus for oxygenating wastewater A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to fo... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008777 | System for the detection of urease and method for using same A system and method for detecting bacterial infections in the gastrointestinal tract is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a first composition separated from a second composition. The first composition contains urea in powdered form. The second compos... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998250 | Method for detecting Helicobacter pylori A system and method for detecting bacterial infections in the gastrointestinal tract is disclosed. The system includes a carrier having a first well and a second well. A first composition is disposed in the first well and contains urea in powdered form. A second com... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6929926 | Composition for the detection of gastrointestinal disorders A system and method for detecting bacterial infections in the gastrointestinal tract is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a first composition separated from a second composition. The first composition contains urea in powdered form. The second compos... | 08/16/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6916666 | Method using a new calibrator and a device and test kit including the calibrator A lateral flow method for the determination of an analyte in a sample utilizes biospecific affinity reactions. The method comprises forming a complex comprising Reactant I - - - Analyte′ - - - Reactant* wherein Reactant* and Reactant I exhibit biospecific affinity... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6872517 | Early diagnosis of cancerous and precancerous conditions by leakage of signature peptides and carbohydrates into the bloodstream The present invention involves the early diagnosis of cancerous or precancerous conditions in the gastrointestinal tract by detection of a backleak of signature proteins or carbohydrates in a biological sample obtained from the gastrointestinal tract. ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6806057 | Method for assaying protein nitrosylation Many of the effects of nitric oxide are mediated by the direct modification of cysteine residues resulting in an adduct called a nitrosothiol. A method to detect proteins which contain nitrosothiols involves several steps. Nitrosylated cysteines are converted to tag... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6753159 | Uric acid assay device with stabilized uricase reagent composition The invention provides an enzyme-based device and process for manufacture of the device in a shelf-stable form. The device consists of a dry phase test strip useful in detecting the presence and concentration of uric acid in a liquid sample (such as urine) and has a... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6733984 | Sensor for analyzing components of fluids A sensor is provided that is useful for assaying a component of a biological fluid such as blood, urine or milk, and comprises a chamber having an inlet, a liquid containing portion and a vapor containing portion. The liquid and vapor containing portions are in flui... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6677129 | Method for detecting Helicobacter pylori infection A method for oral sampling and rapid, specific detection of the urease activity associated with H. pylori infection in humans without the need for sample incubation. The method involves the steps of gargling, or gargling and rinsing the mouth with a measu... | 01/13/2004 |
