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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187887 | Method and apparatus for determining radiation The present invention relates to devices, systems, and methods for determination of ionizing radiation. In some embodiments, the devices comprise nanocomposite materials containing nanostructures (e.g., carbon nanotubes) dispersed in radiation sensitive polymers. In... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7985590 | Method and system for detection using nanodot taggants Described herein are methods directed to the use of the nanodot taggants in detection and/or simulation scenarios. The nanodot taggants are based on quantum dots and may be engineered so as to have particular emission and or absorbance spectral characteristics. The ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7863047 | Intracorporeal medicaments for photodynamic treatment of disease New intracorporeal photodynamic medicaments and certain medical uses and methods for use of such photodynamic medicaments for treatment of disease in human or animal tissue are described, wherein a primary active component of such medicaments is a halogenated xanthe... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7402299 | Intracorporeal medicaments for photodynamic treatment of disease New intracorporeal photodynamic medicaments and certain medical uses and methods for use of such photodynamic medicaments for treatment of disease in human or animal tissue are described, wherein a primary active component of such medicaments is a halogenated xanthe... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7384623 | High energy phototherapeutic agents High energy phototherapeutic agents or radiosensitizer agents comprised of a halogenated xanthene, or other related agents that exhibit a preference for concentration in biologically sensitive structures in diseased tissue, and methods of treating and imaging using ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357915 | Method of imaging cell death in vivo A method of imaging apoptosis in vivo, using radiolabeled annexin, is described. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7329546 | Method for determining ratio of oxygen isotopes in oxygen-containing solids by heating in graphite crucible Oxygen isotropes are labeled from oxygen containing solids by heating the solids in a graphite crucible by induction to produce Co and/or Co2. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7302289 | Readable probe array for use A disposable high density optically readable polydeoxynucleotide array with integral fluorescence excitation and fluorescence emission channels is described. The compact array size allows integration into several types of interventional devices such as catheters, gu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7280874 | Methods for determining therapeutic resonant frequencies Methods are provided for readily and efficiently determining resonant frequencies that can be used therapeutically or beneficially, for debilitation of specific types of genomic materials, including DNA and/or RNA, genes, and gene sections. The methods can be used i... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267988 | Dosimeter with conducting layer An element for ascertaining radiation dosage comprising: a flexible polymeric support, a first coated layer, said coated layer comprising a electrically conducting material and a binder and a second coated layer, said coated layer comprising a binder and alanine whe... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266178 | Calibration source for X-ray detectors A method and device for calibrating the energy response of detectors of photons in the range from about 0.5 keV to at least 100 keV. The device makes use of the inherent property of a polarizable crystal such as a pyroelectric crystal to produce monoenergetic x-rays... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241381 | Method and apparatus for detecting chemical binding The method for screening binding between a target binder and potential pharmaceutical chemicals involves sending a solution (preferably an aqueous solution) of the target binder through a conduit to a size exclusion filter, the target binder being too large to pass ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7194360 | Method of determining radioactive nuclides A method of simply and quickly determining α-ray releasing nuclides having long half-life without carrying out a chemical separation is provided. By inputting a data of pulses incident to an α-ray detector in a computer, obtaining time distribution of the i... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7161023 | Morphology control of substituted diacetylenic monomers for shelf life monitoring systems A system for recovering a diacetylenic monomer shelf life monitoring compound of reduced particle size and narrow size distribution range which comprises quenching a solution of the monomer by mixing the solution in a lower temperature quenching fluid having a base ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7107287 | Method, system and storage medium for automated independent technical review An exemplary embodiment is a method and system for performing an automated independent technical review. The method includes receiving an assay result of a radioactive waste container, determining whether the assay result is within a predetermined parameter, determi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6983213 | Methods for operating mass spectrometry (MS) instrument systems There is provided a method for obtaining at least one calibration filter for a Mass Spectrometry (MS) instrument system. Measured isotope peak cluster data in a mass spectral range is obtained for a given calibration standard. Relative isotope abundances and actual ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6858148 | Method and apparatus for detecting chemical binding The method for screening binding between a target binder and potential pharmaceutical chemicals involves sending a solution (preferably an aqueous solution) of the target binder through a conduit to a size exclusion filter, the target binder being too large to pass ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6787107 | Element with coated dosimeter An element for ascertaining radiation dosage comprising: a support on which is disposed a coated layer, said coated layer comprising a binder and alanine; wherein the alanine, upon exposure to ionizing radiation, produces radicals that remain stable for long periods... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6582657 | Dosimeter and method for using the same A very sensitive dosimeter that detects ionizing radiation is described. The dosimeter includes a breakable sealed container. A solution of a reducing agent is inside the container. The dosimeter has an air-tight dosimeter body with a transparent portion ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6406914 | Radiation exposure dose-history indicator The present composition for use in radiation exposure dose-history indicators comprises a radioactive ray-absorber and/or a radioactive ray-excited fluorescence-emitting agent, a color-developing and electron-donating organic compound and an active specie... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6197278 | Method of imaging cell death in vivo A method of imaging apoptosis in vivo, using radiolabeled annexin, is described.... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6132981 | Method for detecting a mammal's prior exposure to radiation or radiomimetic agents The present invention is directed to a method for detecting a mammal's prior exposure to radiation or radiomimetic agents. Labeled antibodies are employed to determine the quantity of transferrin receptors on the red blood cells of the mammal. The quantit... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6060321 | Sun tan dosimeter A disposable ultraviolet dosimeter for rapid visual estimation of cumulative exposure to UV-A and UV-B radiation.... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6025336 | Determining exposure to ionizing radiation agent with persistent biological markers Persistent biological indicators of exposure to ionizing radiation, particularly nucleic acid indicators, can be employed in determining whether a subject has been exposed to ionizing radiation. Such biological indicators can be identified via the techniq... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6022526 | Use of texaphyrins in detection of melanin and melanin metabolites diagnostic of melanotic melanoma Melanotic melanoma tumor or cells, melanin, or melanin metabolites are detected, identified, and localized when bound to texaphyrins or texaphyrin metal complexes. The present invention provides texaphyrins and texaphyrin metal complexes as reagents for i... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6004765 | Assessment of bone fragility and prediction of osteoporotic fracture risk using a quantitative determination of circulating under-carboxylated osteocalcin A method for the assessment of bone fragility and osteoporosis fracture risk characterized by: measuring in vitro the concentration of under-carboxylated osteocalcin in a biological fluid sample such as serum, plasma or urine; comparing the concentration of un... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5843784 | Radio-detection method of oxygenation reaction To permit detection of trace unstable reaction products to clarify the reaction process of oxygenation, this invenion provides a method of introducing positron nuclide 15 O as an oxygen additive into the reaction system.... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5712166 | Method and material for the detection of ionizing radiation A method and materials are described for the monitoring of ionizing radiation in a location or on a person. The method comprises providing a fluorescent organic sensor material in the location where monitoring is required, the fluorescent organic sensor m... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5599716 | Measurement of radioactive content of waste and plant items by radiolytic transformation of reactant gases A process for the measurement of the level of radioactivity of a solid by contacting the solid with a chemically stable reactant fluid. The reactant fluid is converted by nuclear radiation to a chemically stable product fluid to an extent dependent upon t... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5573954 | Method of obtaining small representative solid-phase samples A method of obtaining small representative solid-phase samples from a large solid-phase sample. Solid-phase material is optionally separated from any liquid-phase that may be present and is mixed. A portion of the mixed solid-phase particulate sample is s... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5424211 | Composition for detecting uranyl A composition for detecting the presence and concentration of a substance such as uranyl, comprising an organohalide covalently bonded to an indicator for said substance. The composition has at least one active OH site for forming a complex with the subst... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5420000 | Heat fixable high energy radiation imaging film Described is a radiation sensitive imaging film containing a heat fixable radiation sensitive element, e.g., a diacetylene, of the formula: R--C.tbd.C--C.tbd.C--R', where R and R' are, e.g., both --CH2 --O--CONH--(CH2)5 CH... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5346814 | Method of detecting cell response to cell-damaging energy A method of assessing a cell's susceptibility to cell-damaging energy, such as ionizing radiation and heat, is disclosed. The method is based on measurable changes in voltage-dependent potassium channel currents in the cell in response to the energy. Also... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5288695 | Potassium-argon dating of illite components in an earth sample A process for determining an end member age of an illite component in an earth sample which contains a diagenetic illite component and a detrital illite component. As a first step, the sample is separated into a plurality of fractions so that the fraction... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5206174 | Method of photon spectral analysis A spectroscopic method to rapidly measure the presence of plutonium in soils, filters, smears, and glass waste forms by measuring the uranium L-shell x-ray emissions associated with the decay of plutonium. In addition, the technique can simultaneously acq... | 04/27/1993 |
| 4910149 | Method and apparatus for detecting radiation A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of radiation are provided by making use of the change that occur in the electrical and optical properties of an electroconductive polymer which is exposed to radiation while in contact with doping gas. Sai... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4791155 | Assembly for monitoring ionising radiation An assembly for monitoring ionising radiation which comprises coated on a base a binder layer containing a polychlorinated hydrocarbon and a color former. The assembly can be used to monitor levels of radiation of from 0.1 MRads to 10.0 MRads.... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4508686 | Film strip for rapid test of a film processor Apparatus and test film strip for evaluation of a film processor, particularly an x-ray film processor, based on a photodetector signal sequentially indicating the optical density of graded density test areas on a developed film and comparing the output t... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4466941 | Photosensitive compositions and products A photosensitive composition is disclosed, which is capable of offering a visual, calibrated reaction to the presence of ultraviolet radiation. The composition comprises a complex of a leuco dye and animal-derived serum albumin. The preparation of this co... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4430258 | Method of producing liquid equivalent solid gamma ray calibration standards Method of producing liquid equivalent solid gamma ray calibration standards comprising the steps of adding a first organic solvent to a calibrated aqueous solution of radioactive material, either in the form of a single isotope or mixed isotopes, to form ... | 02/07/1984 |
