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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7897728 | Process for making a low molecular weight gelatine hydrolysate The present invention provides a process to make a gelatine hydrolysate, a gelatine hydrolysate, and gelatine compositions including gelatine hydrolysates. More specifically, the invention provides gelatine compositions having a reduced tendency to cross-link and im... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7659372 | Menstrual fluid simulant containing blood product, gelatin, polyacrylamide and buffer Menstrual fluid simulants may consistently emulate the physical characteristics of real menstrual fluid, including but not limited to, viscosity, stringiness, surface tension and size and concentration of particulate matter. In addition, the constituents comprising ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7605231 | Gelatin derivatives and high-molecular micelle comprising the derivatives The present invention relates to a gelatin derivative having an organic compound as a graft chain and a high-molecular weight micelle containing the gelatin derivative. As the organic compound, a low molecular weight compound such as succinic acid, ethylenediamine, ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7393928 | Recombinant gelatins The present invention relates to recombinant gelatins and compositions thereof, and methods of producing and using the same. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7354457 | Tanning agent and curing agent based on dialdehydes Tanning agents can be prepared by reacting at least one aldehyde of formula I, with at least one further identical or different aldehyde of formula I, where Z is a single chemical bond, unsubstitute... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329428 | Process for manufacture of aerated confections with dry blend of sugar and gelatin The typically employed step of separately hydrating gelatin in warm water for the preparation of aerated, gelatin-containing confections such as marshmallow is replaced by hydrating a dry blend of sucrose and gelatin in cold water prior to heating. The marshmallow p... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320962 | Hemoactive compositions and methods for their manufacture and use Dried hemoactive materials comprise both a cross-linked biologically compatible polymer and a non-cross-linked biologically compatible polymer. The cross-linked polymer is selected to form a hydrogel when exposed to blood. The non-cross-linked polymer is chosen to s... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7238657 | Cartilage/Bone inducing materials for preparation A cartilage and bone morphogenetic repairing composition which contains a bone morphogenetic protein and a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene glycol is disclosed. It is preferable that the molecular weight of a polyoxypropylene, i.e., a component of said polyoxyethyle... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7138373 | Polysaccharide-based polymers and methods of making the same Gels and polymers comprising a polypeptide bound to a polysaccharide are disclosed. Specific polypeptides include, but are not limited to, polypeptides that comprise glutamine or tyrosine residues. Specific polysaccharides include, but are not limited to, chitosan. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132110 | Tissue repair compositions and methods for their manufacture and use An osteogenic composition is prepared by a process including the steps of subjecting demineralized bone to an extraction medium to produce an insoluble extraction product and a soluble extraction product, separating the insoluble extraction product and the soluble e... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129210 | Tissue adhesive sealant A tissue adhesive sealant includes a cross-linkable protein in a solution that when combined with a cross-linking agent solution including an aldehyde and amino acid containing species reactive with the aldehyde cross-links to form a seal. The sealant is well suited... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7098315 | Method of preparing a collagen sponge, a device for extracting a part of a collagen foam, and an elongated collagen sponge A method of preparing a collagen sponge comprises mixing air into a collagen gel, so as to obtain a collagen foam which is dried. From the dried product thereby obtained, collagen sponge is obtained by isolating parts of sponge with a chamber diameter of more than 0... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094580 | Methods for producing pure perlecan and other heparan sulfate proteoglycans A method of perlecan isolation (from the EHS tumor) which produces “clean” (i.e. substantially “pure”) perlecan is disclosed. Clean perlecan is thus produced in sufficient quantities for use in a number of different in vitro and in vivo assays. In addition, ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7081984 | Non-linear optical devices and materials therefor Materials suitable for use in non-linear optical devices comprise morpholinium or thiomorpholinium salts of hydroxy-substituted aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acids selected from tartaric acid and hydroxy-substituted benzoic and cinnamic acids, which salts have a ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7029553 | Urea sulfate and urea hydrochloride in paper and pulp processing The present invention relates to the use of urea sulfate or urea hydrochloride, or both, in process streams in the paper and pulping industries to control pH, to bring about flocculation or precipitation of various materials, and to replace all or part of the sulfur... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008624 | Antagonists of interleukin-15 Antagonists of mammalian interleukin-15 (“IL-15”) are disclosed and include muteins of IL-15 and modified IL-15 molecules that are each capable of binding to the IL-15Rα-subunit and that are incapable of transducing a signal through either the β- or γ-subunit... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6995242 | Process for producing insoluble and soluble collagen protein products from poultry skins and use thereof A method of extracting and fractionating collagen-rich proteinaceous materials and derivatives from poultry skin tissue and the development of the proteinaceous materials to collagen-based protein ingredients that can function as meat replacer, texturizer, binder/fi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992172 | Recombinant gelatins The present invention relates to recombinant gelatins and compositions thereof, and methods of producing and using the same. ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6987001 | Methods and compositions using stearoyl-CoA desaturase to identify triglyceride reducing therapeutic agents The use of screening assays based on the role of human stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (“hSCD1”) in human diseases, disorders or conditions relating to serum levels of triglyceride, VLDL, HDL, LDL, total cholesterol, or production of secretions from mucous membranes, ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986984 | Use of defibrinated blood for manufacture of a hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier Red blood cells are purified by defibrinating whole blood and then filtering the defibrinated whole blood, whereby at least a portion of a plasma component is separated from the red blood cells to form a suspension of red blood cells, thereby purifying the red blood... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6911071 | Photographic element containing acid processed gelatin The present invention relates to an imaging member comprising poultry gelatin. In one embodiment, the poultry gelatin is located preferably in at least one layer in the upper half of said imaging member comprising poultry gelatin. Another embodiment provides an aque... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6903071 | Cartilage/bone inducing materials for reparation A cartrilage and bone morphogenetic repairing composition comprising a collagen-free aqueous solution of a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene and an effective amount of a bone morphogenetic protein, the molecular weight of polyoxypropylene as a constituent of said pol... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6831058 | Crosslinked gelatin gel preparation containing basic fibroblast growth factor The present invention relates to a crosslinked gelatin gel preparation containing a basic fibroblast growth factor hereinafter referred to as bFGF wherein a crosslinked gelatin gel is used as a sustained release carrier, and which have different water content, i.e. ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6709864 | Adipogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells A composition which comprises human mesenchymal stem cells which have the potential to differentiate into cells of more than one connective tissue type and a composition which induces cells from the mesenchymal stem cell population to differentiate into the adipogen... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706467 | Coating fluid for imaging element comprising solubilized collagen gelatin colloidal dispersion An aqueous coating fluid is described comprising gelatin at a concentration of at least 1 wt % and a colloidal particle dispersed material phase at a volume fraction of at least 0.01, wherein at least 20% of the gelatin comprises a gelatin prepared from hydrolysis o... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6706690 | Hemoactive compositions and methods for their manufacture and use Dried hemoactive materials comprise both a cross-linked biologically compatible polymer and a non-cross-linked biologically compatible polymer. The cross-linked polymer is selected to form a hydrogel when exposed to blood. The non-cross-linked polymer is chosen to s... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6689755 | Method of stabilizing biologically active substances The present invention relates to a rapid and readily reproducible process for stabilizing biologically active substances by combining the biologically active substance witha a stabilizingmixture and drying the resulting mixture into a dry, amorphous produ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6689870 | Protein macromolecular dyes Protein macromolecular dyes, A(B)b are disclosed, wherein A are protein macromolecules including natural protein macromolecules and modified natural protein macromolecules such as casein, gelatin and fur-protein; B are dyes including azo dyes, ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6624144 | Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors and down-regulators The present invention relates to novel matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors and down-regulators, to a process for the preparation of these inhibitors, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these inhibitors/down-regulators, to the use of the novel... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6589326 | Coating fluid for imaging element comprising solubilized collagen gelatin and hardener An aqueous coating fluid is described comprising gelatin at a concentration of at least 1 wt % and gelatin hardener at a level from 1-200 effective μmole hardener per gram of coating fluid, wherein at least 20% of the gelatin comprises a gelatin prepared... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6503553 | Processed dairy products A range of products and methods are based on a creamy base of cream, artificial cream, thickened cream, cream cheese, mixtures thereof and mixtures with compatible incidental ingredients, the creamy base being aerated while cold and intimately mixed with ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6428978 | Methods for the production of gelatin and full-length triple helical collagen in recombinant cells Methods are disclosed for simplified recombinant production of fibrillar collagens. DNAs encoding fibrillar collagen monomers lacking the N propeptide, the C propeptide, or both propeptides are introduced into recombinant host cells and expressed. Trimeri... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6413742 | Recombinant gelatin and full-length triple helical collagen Methods are disclosed for simplified recombinant production of fibrillar collagens. DNAs encoding fibrillar collagen monomers lacking the N propeptide, the C propeptide, or both propeptides are introduced into recombinant host cells and expressed. Trimeri... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6344437 | Medicine drink food and feed having an action of strengthening bone The present invention is to provide a novel medicine, drink, food or feed having an action of strengthening bone. More specifically, the present invention is to provide a medicine, drink, food or feed combined with collagen, fraction containing collagen o... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6284459 | Solid support matrices with memories and combinatorial libraries therefrom Combinations, called matrices with memories, of matrix materials that are encoded with an optically readable code are provided. The matrix materials are those that are used in as supports in solid phase chemical and biochemical syntheses, immunoassays and... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6277394 | Collagen-polymer matrices with differential biodegradability The current invention is a biomedical implant comprising a biomedical matrix material and a biodegradable porosifying agent. As the porosifying agent degrades in situ, an implant with an inter-connecting network is formed. The resultant mechanically stabl... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6183741 | Method for reducing insolubles in a gelatin solution The present invention is a process for reducing gelatin insolubles which includes providing a gelatin solution and adding to the gelatin solution amylase in an amount to provide a concentration of amylase of at least 0.1 ppm for a time sufficient to reduc... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6179872 | Biopolymer matt for use in tissue repair and reconstruction Biopolymer matt, biopolymer matt composites, biopolymer matt compositions, and methods of preparing the matt and composite matts are described. Also described are biocompatible constructs which include extracellular matrix macromolecules and methods of pr... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6110484 | Collagen-polymer matrices with differential biodegradability The current invention is a biomedical implant comprising a biomedical matrix material and a biodegradable porosifying agent. As the porosifying agent degrades in situ, an implant with an inter-connecting network is formed. The resultant mechanically stabl... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6090915 | Collagen or gelatin crumble composition and uses An animal collagen or gelatin based crumble, and processes for the preparation of the particulate crumble, are useful in the preparation of collagen or gelatin based compositions. The crumble is prepared by extracting animal collagen from an animal tissue... | 07/18/2000 |
