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...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6878373 | Probiotic composition containing Bacillus cereus RRRL B-30535 A composition and method for reducing the levels of pathogenic bacteria in an aquatic environment. The composition includes isolated Bacillus cereus which are able to reduce a number of well known pathogenic bacterium from aquatic environments. The preferred ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6664100 | Conversion of organic waste into humic products using multiple aerobic fermentations for soils restoration A method for converting organic solid waste into humic products and the corresponding apparatus, in which a preliminary aerobic fermentation of the organic solid waste is performed, followed by a second aerobic fermentation of the organic waste in the pre... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6589524 | Strains of Bacillus for biological control of pathogenic fungi Biological control composition comprising specific strains of Bacillus, which are selected from the group of Bacillus cereus NRRL B-30517 and NRRL B-30519, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL B-30518 and Bacillus subtilis NRRL B-30520, as well as a method the... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6406690 | Bacillus firmus CNCM I-1582 or Bacillus cereus CNCM I-1562 for controlling nematodes A biologically pure strain of Bacillus firmus (CNCM I-1582) possessing nematicidal activity is provided. Also provided are compositions containing and methods for employing the Bacillus firmus strain and a biologically pure strain of Bacillus cereus (CNCM... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6329011 | Antimicrobial agent against acid-resistant and heat-resistant bacteria An antimicrobial agent with a high degree of safety is provided, which is derived from a natural product and can exhibit growth-inhibitory activity against acid-resistant and heat-resistant bacteria such as Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris, which is resis... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6284517 | Plating media for the presumptive identification of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis An isolation plating medium and mixture for simultaneously identifying Bacillus species are disclosed. The specific bacilli identified are Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus cereus. The medium and mixture contain nutrients, inhibitory ingredients to inhi... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6165740 | Method and device for flow-cytometric microorganism analysis To reduce the effects of the contaminants in the measurement of microorganisms and the reduction of the time necessary for the measurement. Measurement is performed of the microorganism prior to and following culture, and the difference between the two is... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6051391 | Detection of microbial metabolites A method of detecting a phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C enzyme by means of a substrate which is cleaved by said enzyme and yields a dye when the chromophoric portion of the substrate is dimerized and oxidized; the invention teaches using in ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6025152 | Denitrifying bacterial preparation and method A method and mixture for denitrifying aerobic bacterial compositions and for aerobic methods for biological treatment of aqueous systems polluted by nitrogen waste products. A mixture of and limited to bacillus bacteria are added to the treatment subject.... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6017525 | Poultry house litter treatment A dry composition containing large numbers of beneficial bacteria and enzymes for the digestion of poultry manure is used to treat poultry litter. The growth of the beneficial bacteria, activated by moisture in poultry droppings prevents the growth of pat... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5997269 | Means for discovering microbes The subject invention concerns a means for discovery of microbes having useful activities. More specifically, the subject invention comprises the use of nematodes as the starting material for discovering novel strains of microbes such as Bacillus thuringi... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5998196 | Disease suppression by novel Bacillus cereus strain soy130 A novel strain of Bacillus cereus, designated SOY130 ATCC 202076 is useful as a biocontrol agent to combat fungal damping off disease in field crop plants. SOY130 produces the antibiotic zwittermicin A. Strain SOY130 is distinguished from other zwittermic... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5912152 | Process for preparing sphingomyelin and ceramide from erythrocyte as a starting material and a curing agent or cosmetic formulated with ceramide A process for the preparation of ceramide by using erythrocytes as a starting material is disclosed herein. For the purpose of obtaining ceramide at a low cost and in a large amount, ceramide is prepared by means of hydrolysis or enzymolysis of sphingolip... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5869042 | Methods for controlling above-ground plant diseases using antibiotic-producing bacillus sp. ATCC 55608 or 55609 Above-ground fungal and bacterial infections of plants are treated by applying to the plants an antibiotic-producing Bacillus sp. strain ATCC 55608, 55609, 53522 and/or zwittermicin-A antibiotic therefrom. The above-ground infections treated can be caused... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5854035 | Enzyme with leuDH activity, nucleotide sequence coding therefor and process for the prepartion of the enzyme The invention relates to an enzyme with LeuDH activity, to the B. cereus nucleotide sequence coding therefor, to the transformation of microorganisms of the genus E. coli with a plasmid containing this sequence, and to a process for the preparation of the... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5792617 | Cell proliferation-based amplified detection of analytes A test kit and method for the highly sensitive detection of specific analytes in a sample is provided. The presence of the analyte in the sample results in a decrease in the concentration of a growth inhibiting substance leading to proliferation of cells ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5780290 | Non-polluting compositions to degrade hydrocarbons and microorganisms for use thereof The present invention relates to compositions containing bacteria capable of degrading hydrocarbons, such as petroleum or petroleum products and methods for their use.... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5763226 | Bacillus cereus enterotoxin and method of use The characterization of the protein structure of an enterotoxin to Bacillus cereus, designated hemolysin BL, is described herein. A high-yield purification scheme which allows quantitative characterization of the hemolysin BL activity is also described.... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5744516 | Biodegradable resin molded article A biodegradable resin molded article molded from a kneaded material obtained by kneading, melting or mixing a biodegradable resin raw material and at least one of a biodegradable additive and an additive made of a substance existing in the nature, an inje... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5736048 | Biological process of remediating chemical contamination of a pond In a process of remediating chemical contamination of a pond contaminated with one or more toxic heavy metals or aromatic compounds, the steps include: preparing a silage of grass clippings, placing the silage on the surface of a pond, and inoculating the... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5702703 | Bacillus thuringiensis toxin enhancer The activity of pesticides is enhanced by application of a zwittermicin antibiotic in combination with insecticides. In particular, zwittermicin enhances the activity of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins.... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5672504 | Process for enriching an R,S!-1,2-epoxide in one enantiomer by using microbes to convert one enantiomer to the other or to preferentially open the epoxide ring A microorganism or a preparation thereof is permitted to act on a mixture of enantiomers of an epoxide such as 3-chlorostyrene oxide and the product optically active epoxide is recovered. The microorganism able to produce an optically active (S)-epoxide f... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5650372 | Plant treatment with bacillus strain ATCC An agriculturally effective active ingredient is applied to plant foliage before, after, or simultaneously with a transport enhancer consisting essentially of B. cereus. ATCC 55675, originally identified as a B. subtilis strain.... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5614375 | Method and test kit for the rapid detection of biotoxic contaminants The invention provides a method for the rapid detection of biotoxic contaants in a test material comprising combining a sample of the test material with activated spores essentially devoid of detectable enzymatic activity, which activity becomes manifest... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5552138 | Bacillus cereus strain AS4-12 A novel strain of Bacillus cereus, designated AS4-12, has been isolated from the environment. The strain AS4-12 is one of a number of B. cereus strains which are useful as biocontrol agents to combat fungal damping off disease in field crop plants, and st... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5529910 | Method for testing causative microorganisms of food poisioning and reagents therefor A method for testing causative bacterial species of food poisoning which is characterized by using two oligonucleotide primers that hybridize to opposite strands of bacterial DNA specifically, and flank a unique region in the target DNA and amplifying the... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5472846 | Test kit and method for amplification and detection of antigen cells A test kit and method for the amplification and detection of specific antigen cells using a probe. The method includes reacting the probe-specific cells with enzyme-conjugated molecules to form separate molecules. The specific antigen cells are mixed with... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5332663 | Process for the enzymatic preparation of 7-amino-cephalosporanic acids 7-amino-cephalosporanic acids having the formula ##STR1## are obtained by submitting compounds having the following formula to enzymatic conversion: ##STR2## wherein R represents H, OH, O--CO--R", R" being an alkyl radical with from 1 to 4 ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5283059 | Process for producing a stabilized store-forming viable microorganisms preparation containing Bacillus cereus A stabilized spore-forming viable microorganism composition comprising in admixture at least a carbohydrate component from cereals or bulbs and spore-forming viable microorganisms belonging to genus Bacillus. Examples of cereals are maize, rice, wheat, ba... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5053328 | Process for the fermentative preparation of L-amino acids from -keto carboxylic acids The preparation of an L-amino acid, particularly valine, leucine, isoleucine, alanine and phenylalanine, from the corresponding -keto carboxylic acid by bacterial fermentation in the presence of ammonium ions is carried out with the aid of thermoph... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5049379 | Fungicidal toxin and method and inoculum for controlling root rot and damping off The invention includes a substantially pure preparation of Bacillus cereus antibiotic. The invention further includes a seed inoculum for application to seeds to be protected from damping off and root rot including a non-interfering carrier and an effecti... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4999193 | Feed additive for animals, feeds containing such an additive and method for improving the growth of animals The present invention relates to a non-medicinal feed additive promoting the growth of animals, the supplemented feeds in which it is present and a method for improving the growth of animals. The feed additive according to the invention comprises Bacillus cere... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4950605 | FR-900493 substance, a process for its production and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same FR-900493 is a compound of molecular formula C20 H33 N5 O11 which may be recovered from Bacillus cultures, possesses antimicrobial activity, and may be used for the treatment and prevention of infectious disease... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4878936 | Method to enhance root nodulation in legumes and inoculum preparation therefor A method for enhancing nodulation in legumes growing in a growing medium. The method includes the step of placing in the growing medium in the immediate vicinity of the roots of the legume the nodulation of which is to be enhanced an effective quantity of... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4835262 | Process for preparing pectin A process for preparing pectin which comprises subjecting a plant tissue containing pectic substances to the action of a microorganism which belongs to the genus Bacillus and possesses an activity liberating pectin from a plant tissue but substantially do... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4663280 | Expression and secretion vectors and method of constructing vectors The present invention relates to an expression and secretion vector which comprises the signal and promoter sequence of the Bacillus cereus (herein "B. cereus") gene which codes for penicillinase and to the construction of vectors and the use of the vecto... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4609550 | Bacillus cereus subspecies israelensis Biologically pure mutants of Bacillus cereus subspecies israelensis (also called Bacillus thuringiensis sub. sp. israelensis) which are substantially non-spore-forming but which are capable of forming inclusion bodies toxic to Diptera larvae are described... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4591561 | Process for the preparation of maltopentaose A process for the preparation of maltopentaose is disclosed, comprising cultivating a maltopentaose-producing microorganism belonging to a genus Bacillus in a medium and isolating the thus-accumulated maltopentaose from the culture broth. A typical exampl... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4444883 | Method for the isolation and presumptive diagnosis of Bacillus cereus and tellurite medium therefor A method is provided for the isolation and presumptive diagnosis of Bacillus cereus which method is useful in the assay of antibiotic preparations, food products such as milk, drug products and cosmetics. A medium for use in such method is also provided w... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4439522 | Proteolytic enzyme composition A proteolytic enzyme-containing composition is prepared having stabilized proteolytic enzyme activity and the ability to convert scleroproteins to water soluble products without racemization. The composition contains a proteolytic enzyme system from Bacil... | 03/27/1984 |
