Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8030021 | Use of selection pressures to enable microbial biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates from anaerobic degradation products A method for inexpensive and efficient PHA biosynthesis includes operating a sequencing bioreactor in alternating phases of nutrient deprivation and carbon feedstock deprivation to select for robust PHA-producing microbes. Preferably, the bioreactor is operated in a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8003344 | Microbial hydrogen-producing process and system thereof The present invention provides a microbial hydrogen-producing process, comprising: providing at least one Clostridium microbe and at least one Bacillus microbe; and co-culturing said at least one Clostridium microbe and said at least one Baci... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7989180 | Formulation and delivery of subspecies and in combination for broadspectrum activity and management of resistance to biological mosquito larvicides A method for controlling Dipteran larvae or a method for inhibiting the development of larvicidal resistance, controlling resistant populations and reducing resistance levels in Diptera by introducing a larvicidally-effective amount of a combination of a strain of | 08/02/2011 |
| 7871792 | consortium for the production of materials with enhanced hydrogen content An isolated microbial consortium is described that includes a first microbial consortium having Thermacetogenium phaeum to metabolize a complex hydrocarbon substrate into metabolic products comprising an acetate compound. The consortium also includes a second... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7527941 | Process for producing ethyl alcohol from cellulosic materials A method for producing ethanol from cellulose, the method including the steps of hydrolyzing said cellulose with enzymes produced by ethanologenic microorganisms to form a fermentable sugar or mixture of fermentable sugars, and fermenting the fermentable sugars with... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7507554 | Process for the production of ethanol from algae The present invention describes a process for the production of ethanol by harvesting starch-accumulating filament-forming or colony-forming algae to form a biomass, initiating cellular decay of the biomass, fermenting the biomass in the presence of a yeast, and the... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7429485 | Method of producing infectious reovirus A simple and efficient method of producing mammalian reovirus is developed using HEK 293 cells. The method provides for fast production of reovirus in high yield. Furthermore, this method provides for a simpler purification procedure of the produced reovirus. ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7416879 | consortium for the production of materials with enhanced hydrogen content An isolated microbial consortium is described that includes a first microbial consortium having Thermacetogenium phaeum to metabolize a complex hydrocarbon substrate into metabolic products comprising an acetate compound. The consortium also includes a second... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7341854 | Microbial production of vitamin C The present invention provides a process for the production of vitamin C from different substrates like D-sorbitol, L-sorbose, L-sorbosone or L-gulose using a microorganism selected from the group consisting of Gluconobacter oxydans DMS 4025 (FERM BP-3812), a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338779 | Method for decreasing the foam formation during cultivation of a microorganism This invention relates to a method for decreasing the foam formation during cultivation of a microorganism and to a method for producing an enhanced amount of a product of interest. The method comprises that the microorganism is modified in such a way that the micro... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332169 | Newcastle disease virus infectious clones, vaccines and new diagnostic assays The invention relates to a process for generating infectious Newcastle disease virus (NDV) entirely from cloned full-length cDNA and to the use of vaccines and diagnostic assays generated with and derived from the process. The process offers the possibility to modif... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323328 | Obligately symbiotic thermophile SC-1 producing thermostable L-tyrosine phenol-lyase and L-tryptophan indole-lyase The present invention relates to a novel obligately symbiotic thermophile Symbiobacterium toebii SC-1 (Accession NO: KCTC 0685BP), and a thermostable L-tyrosine phenol-lyase and L-tryptophan indole-lyase produced by Symbiobacterium toebii SC-1. The pre... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7267772 | Biological process for reducing chemical and biochemical oxygen demand of pulp and paper industrial effluent The invention provides a biological process for reduction of chemical and biological oxygen demand of pulp and paper industrial effluent using a mixed bacterial consortium comprising of bacterial strains isolated from natural sources which is capable of reducing che... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255791 | In situ method and apparatus for biodegradation of alkyl ethers and tertiary butyl alcohol A method and apparatus for the in situ purification of aquifers contaminated with ethers and/or alcohols using a bacterial culture, a method of delivering the culture to the subsurface, and an oxygen delivery system. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7214509 | Methods and compositions for degradation of nitroaromatic and nitramine pollutants The invention relates to novel Methylobacterium species that are capable of degrading nitroaromatic and nitramine compounds. Compositions, kits and methods of using the Methylobacterium species for the degradation of nitroaromatic and nitramine polluta... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211429 | Organic waste material treatment process An organic waste material treatment process comprising subjecting the organic waste material to conditions under which anaerobic digestion occurs followed by conditions under which aerobic composting occurs. Preferably, the organic waste material is pre-conditioned ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201847 | Wastewater treatment method utilizing white rot and brown rot fungi A method of treating wastewater sources such as sewer systems or those from pulp and paper mills which contain biomass waste involves adding white rot fungi in the presence of glucose. While glucose may be directly added to the wastewater source, it has been found t... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192760 | Microorganisms and processes for producing L-glutamine The present invention provides novel microorganisms, Brevibacterium lactofermentum CJJA21 (Accession No. KCCM-10222), which is resistant to sodium azide, and Brevibacterium lactofermentum CJJA22 (Accession No. KCCM-10223), which is resistant to α-amin... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189527 | Bacterial oxidation of sulphide ores and concentrates A process for bacterial oxidation of sulphide ores and concentrates in which the ore or concentrate is leached with a bacterial culture containing one or more strains of both Sulfobacillus and Thermoplasma. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179460 | Bacterial composition and its use The subject of the present invention is a bacterial composition having immunomodulation properties comprising at least one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTA-4797, Lactobacillus plantarum PTA-4799, Lactobacill... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7166457 | Method for treating bacterial effluents containing at least a CIP I-2194 ether A process for the treatment of aqueous effluents containing at least one of the following ethers is described: ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) and/or methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and/or tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME) in order to reduce the concentration of these ethe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160552 | Method of feeding a ruminant A method of feeding ruminants, the method including feeding a ruminant a fluid animal feed during a feeding period, the fluid animal feed including an animal feed component and the ruminant consuming greater than about 1.25 pounds of the animal feed component per da... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144509 | Process and apparatus for waste water treatment Method and apparatus for treating contaminants in water under anaerobic conditions is disclosed. The method includes adding to contaminated water a composition including an aqueous mixture of at least one carbohydrate and at least one alcohol and/or bacteriastat. Th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141400 | Production of biodegradable thermoplastic materials from organic wastes A system and method for converting organic wastes to biodegradable thermoplastic materials including polyhydroxyalkanoates is disclosed, which method includes treating the organic wastes with an acidogenic microbial population to form fermentative organic acids, and... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135308 | Process for the production of ethanol from algae The present invention describes a process for the production of ethanol by harvesting starch-accumulating filament-forming or colony-forming algae to form a biomass, initiating cellular decay of the biomass in a dark and anaerobic environment, fermenting the biomass... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118882 | Process for the preparation of gallic acid by co-culture A process for the preparation of gallic acid using co-culture comprising providing a tannin-rich mixed substrate and a culture medium in fluid communication with each other, adding an induced innoculum comprising the fungi Rhizopus oryzae and Aspergillus f... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7091013 | Process for the manufacture of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid The present invention discloses a process for producing sodium 2-keto-L-gulonate from sorbitol and recovering 2-keto-L-gulonic acid in high recovery yields, by controlled cation exchange treatment of the micro-organism free fermentation broth and/or adjusting PII of... | 08/15/2006 |
| RE39175 | Microbial process for the preparation of acetic acid as well as solvent for its extraction from the fermentation broth A modified water-immiscible solvent useful in the extraction of acetic acid from aqueous streams is a substantially pure mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines. This solvent is substantially devoid of mono-alkyl amines and alcohols. Solvent mixtures f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074608 | Method for the production of 1,3-propanediol by recombinant organisms comprising genes for coenzyme Bsynthesis Recombinant organisms are provided comprising genes encoding aquacobalamin reductase, cob(II)alamin reductase, cob(I)alamin adenosyltransferase, glycerol dehydratase and 1,3-propanediol oxidoreductase activities useful for the production of 1,3-propanediol from a va... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7056439 | Process for producing 1, 3-propanediol Disclosed herein are processes for the recovery of 1,3-propanediol from an aqueous feed stream. The present invention involves contacting an aqueous feed stream that comprises water, 1,3-propanediol, and at least one contaminant with at least one solvent extractant ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033824 | shuttle vectors The present invention relates, in general, to vectors comprising Ketogulonigenium replicons. More specifically, the present invention relates to vectors comprising a Ketogulonigenium replicon found on the endogenous plasmid contained in Deposit No. NRR... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026160 | Oral bacteriotherapy compositions and methods A composition for treatment of renal failure with selected bacteria which converts nitrogenous waste into non-toxic compounds in vivo is provided. Also provided is a method of inhibiting build up of toxins and metabolic wastes and overgrowth of undesirable bacteria ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022511 | Process for the isolation and acclimatization of bacteria for lignin degradation The invention provides a novel process of lignin degradation using a consortium of bacteria. To date, biodegradation of lignin has been centered to fungi only. Degradation of lignin by bacteria confer a new understanding that may be of tremendous industrial signific... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001758 | Microbial biodegradation of phosphonates A biodegradation process for the organophosphonate product of Sarin (O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate) hydrolysis, i.e., isopropylmethylphosphonate (IMPA). This process provides a feasible biodegradation demilitarization alternative to Sarin incineration. Publi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6989264 | Methods for generating high titer helper-free preparations of released recombinant AAV vectors This invention provides methods and compositions for producing high titer, substantially purified preparations of recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) that can be used as vectors for gene delivery. At the onset of vector production, AAV producer cells of this in... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6977167 | Mixtures of omega-3 and omega-6 highly unsaturated fatty acids from euryhaline microorganisms A process for the heterotrophic or predominantly heterotrophic production of whole-celled or extracted microbial products with a high concentration of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids, producible in an aerobic culture under controlled conditions using biologic... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6967087 | Obligately symbiotic thermophile SC-1 producing thermostable L-tyrosine phenol-lyase and L-tryptophan indole-lyase and a method for screening its relative bacteria The present invention relates to a novel obligately symbiotic thermophile Symbiobacterium toebii SC-1(Accession NO: KCTC 0685BP), and a thermostable L-tyrosine phenol-lyase and L-tryptophan indole-lyase produced by Symbiobacterium toebii SC-1. The pres... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962721 | Use of strains of which are incapable of hydrolyzing urea in dairy products The invention relates to the use of at least one strain of Streptococcus thermophilus which is incapable of hydrolyzing urea in the manufacture of cheese or fermented dairy products such as yogurts in order to obtain an acidification kinetic which is independ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6953684 | Method for the recombinant production of 1,3-propanediol The present invention provides a microorganism for the production of 1,3-propanediol from a variety of carbon sources in an organism capable of 1,3-propanediol production and comprising a) at least one gene encoding a dehydratase activity; b) at least one gene encod... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953574 | Method for producing a fermented hydrolyzed medium containing microorganisms A method of producing a hydrolyzed fermented medium containing microorganisms includes providing at least one solid plant product reduced to small pieces and mixed with sugar and biocompatible liquid such as milk for fermentation at a temperature of between 35 and 5... | 10/11/2005 |
