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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8013132 | Synthetic compounds useful as nodulation agents of leguminous plants and preparation processes thereof The present invention relates to synthetic compounds that are active on plants, especially as legume nodulation factors, and also as plant growth stimulators, and to methods for preparing such compounds, which are of formula (I). | 09/06/2011 |
| 7838643 | Quaternary polymers The present invention relates to novel quaternized polymers, especially of chitin/chitosan type, and to carbohydrate polymers carrying quaternized ammonium groups, especially piperazinium groups. Such polymers are characterized i.a. by improved solubility characteri... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7772382 | Chitosan derivative and method of producing same Provided is a chitosan derivative having a high optical resolving power. Specifically provided is a chitosan derivative represented by the following Formula (I). wherein R1 represents an aliphatic group or an aro... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7619076 | Synthetic compounds useful as nodulation agents of leguminous plants and preparation processes thereof The present invention relates to synthetic compounds that are active on plants, especially as legume nodulation factors, and also as plant growth stimulators, and to methods for preparing such compounds, which are of formula (I): | 11/17/2009 |
| 7544785 | Process for the treatment for chitinaceous materials and for the deacetylation of chitin Disclosed is a process for the deacetylation of chitin and a process for the treatment of chitinaceous materials to obtain chitin which processes are conducted in a non-saponifiable, non-aqueous, water insoluble liquid having a flash point greater than about 100° C... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7488812 | Chitosan production The invention provides a method of producing chitosan using pressures greater than 0 PSIG. The invention also provides fungal chitosan compositions. ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7456267 | N-acylated chitinous polymers and methods of use thereof The invention pertains to N-acetylated, N, O-carboxyalkylchitosans and methods for using the chitosans to treat disorders, such as cancer, nervous system disorders, urinary tract disorders, and reproductive tract disorders. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7413881 | Chitosan and method of preparing chitosan A highly deacetylated chitosan obtained from microbial biomass, a method of obtaining chitosan from microbial biomass, and biomass for making chitosan are disclosed. The method includes providing chitin-containing biomass; reacting the chitin-containing biomass in a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7402575 | Methods of treating inflammation Methods and compositions for treating myocardial dysfunction or inflammation are described. The methods of the invention involve administering an agent that can inhibit lysozyme to an animal in need thereof. Preferred lysozyme inhibitors include TAC and chitobiose. | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393938 | Use of lipid conjugates in the treatment of diseases This invention provides compounds represented by the structure of the general formula (A): wherein L is a lipid or a phospholipid, Z is either nothing, ethanolamine, serine, inositol, choline, or glycerol, Y is either nothi... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371403 | Wound dressing and method for controlling severe, life-threatening bleeding This invention is directed to advanced hemorrhage control wound dressings, and methods of using and producing same. The subject wound dressing is constructed from a non-mammalian material for control of severe bleeding. The wound dressing for controlling severe blee... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7345165 | Method for preparing water-soluble free amine chitosan A method for the preparation of water-soluble chitosan with high purity and biological activity includes steps of: reacting chitosan oligo sugar acid salt, covalently bonded to an organic or inorganic acid, with trialkylamine in phosphate buffered saline followed by... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335766 | Method for producing a chitosan containing salt having a function of lowering blood pressure The present invention relates to a method for producing a chitosancontaining salt having the function of lowering blood pressure. The method comprises the steps of: (a) dissolving an acid-soluble chitosan in organic acid, or dissolving a water-soluble chitosan deriv... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332304 | Process and materials for production of glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine A biosynthetic method for producing glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine is disclosed. Such a method includes the fermentation of a genetically modified microorganism to produce glucosamine and/or N-acetylglucosamine. Also disclosed are genetically modified microorga... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320755 | Method of preparing ligands for hydrophobic interaction chromatography The invention is a method of preparing multimodal ligands for hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC), which comprises providing a cyclic scaffold comprising a thiol, an amine and a carbonyl group; derivatisation of the nitrogen with a reagent to introduce a pr... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320754 | Method of preparing multi-modal anion-exchange ligands The invention relates to a method of preparing multi-modal anion-exchange ligands, which comprises providing a cyclic three-functional scaffold comprising an amine, a carbonyl and a thiol; optionally derivatisation of the amine of the scaffold to provide an anion-ex... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314845 | Supported catalyst systems The present invention relates to a supported catalyst system. The supported catalyst of the present invention comprises an inorganic support having attached to at least one surface thereof non-acidic, hydrophilic, hydroxyl-containing organic R10 groups ha... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309437 | Compositions and methods for removal of toxic metals and radionuclides The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the removal of toxic metals or radionuclides from source materials. Toxic metals may be removed from source materials using a clay, such as attapulgite or highly cationic bentonite, and chitin or chitosan... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307157 | Process for producing chitin derivatives and/or chitosan derivatives having a crosslinked structure A process for producing a chitin derivative and/or a chitosan derivative that have a crosslinked structure, which comprises irradiating a paste of a mixture consisting of 100 parts by weight of a chitin derivative and/or a chitosan derivative and 3˜1,000 parts by w... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300662 | Drug/drug delivery systems for the prevention and treatment of vascular disease A drug and drug delivery system may be utilized in the treatment of vascular disease. A local delivery system is coated with rapamycin or other suitable drug, agent or compound and delivered intraluminally for the treatment and prevention of neointimal hyperplasia f... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294362 | Aqueous agent for treating substrate, method for treating substrate and treated substrate Water-based, substrate treatment compositions contain (A) at least one chitosan selected from chitosan and a chitosan derivative, and (B) a metal compound containing at least one metal selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, Mo, W, Se, Ce, Fe, Cu, Zn, V and trivalent Cr. In parti... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291674 | Superabsorbent polymer The invention relates to a superabsorbent polymer comprising a composition comprising a polymeric resin composition comprising from about 55 to about 99.9 wt. % of polymerizable unsaturated acid group containing monomers, from about 0.001 to about 5.0 wt. % of inter... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288532 | Modified chitosan polymers and enzymatic methods for the production thereof The present invention is directed to homogeneous phase enzyme-catalyzed processes for producing modified chitosan polymers or oligomers. An enzyme is reacted with a phenolic substrate in the presence of a chitosan polymer or oligomer to produce a modified chitosan p... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7265097 | Methods of drug delivery using sulphated chitinous polymers The present invention provides methods and compositions for delivering a therapeutic agent across a membrane that has limited permeability for the therapeutic agent. The method includes delivering the therapeutic agent to the membrane in a composition which includes... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261735 | Local drug delivery devices and methods for maintaining the drug coatings thereon Local drug delivery medical devices are utilized to deliver therapeutic dosages of drugs, agents or compounds directly to the site where needed. The local drug delivery medical devices utilize various materials and coating methodologies to maintain the drugs, agents... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250067 | Gas and odour treatment The present invention relates to a product for, and a method of, treating gases, fumes and vapors with fragments of crustacean shell so as to extract one or more components/pollutants from the gases. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250068 | Method of increasing photosynthesis in plants comprising an exposure thereof to lipochitooligosaccharides and compositions therefor The present invention relates to agriculture. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of increasing photosynthesis of a plant and more particularly of crop plants. In addition, the invention relates to a method of increasing photosynthesis and/or yield ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238678 | Adhesive N,O-carboxymethylchitosan coatings which inhibit attachment of substrate-dependent cells and proteins The present invention relates to a method of inhibiting cellular and protein attachment to substrates by applying a composition containing an effective amount of adherent N,O-carboxymethylchitosan to a substrate with such that cellular and protein attachment are pre... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229473 | Local delivery of rapamycin for treatment of proliferative sequelae associated with PTCA procedures, including delivery using a modified stent Methods of preparing intravascular stents with a polymeric coating containing macrocyclic lactone (such as rapamycin or its analogs), stents and stent graphs with such coatings, and methods of treating a coronary artery with such devices. The macrocyclic lactone-bas... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229952 | Additive packages for removing oil from solid materials recovered from a well bore An additive package for removing oil from solid material recovered from a well bore, e.g., drill cuttings and produced sand, is provided. The additive package includes an aqueous acidic solution containing a polymer substituted with an amino group, a halogenating ag... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223286 | Local delivery of rapamycin for treatment of proliferative sequelae associated with PTCA procedures, including delivery using a modified stent Methods of preparing intravascular stents with a polymeric coating containing macrocyclic lactone (such as rapamycin or its analogs), stents and stent graphs with such coatings, and methods of treating a coronary artery with such devices. The macrocyclic lactone-bas... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217804 | Articles comprising cationic polysaccharides and acidic pH buffering means The present invention relates to articles, preferably disposable absorbent articles like sanitary napkins and pantiliners, which comprise a cationic polysaccharide, typically chitin-based material and/or chitosan material, and an acidic pH buffering means. Such disp... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217286 | Local delivery of rapamycin for treatment of proliferative sequelae associated with PTCA procedures, including delivery using a modified stent Methods of preparing intravascular stents with a polymeric coating containing macrocyclic lactone (such as rapamycin or its analogs), stents and stent graphs with such coatings, and methods of treating a coronary artery with such devices. The macrocyclic lactone-bas... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208585 | Protein purification The present invention relates to a method of purifying a protein of interest from its fusion analog, comprising obtaining a protein solution comprising a protein of interest and its fusion analog; adjusting the pH and/or ionic strength of the protein solution with a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198893 | DNA diagnostics based on mass spectrometry Fast and highly accurate mass spectrometry-based processes for detecting a particular nucleic acid sequence in a biological sample are provided. Depending on the sequence to be detected, the processes can be used, for example, to diagnose a genetic disease or chromo... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195640 | Coated medical devices for the treatment of vulnerable plaque Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of bioc... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196073 | Imine-forming polysaccharide adjuvants and immunostimulants The present invention relates to polysaccharide conjugates that comprise: a polysaccharide that binds to surface-receptors present on Antigen Presenting Cells, conjugated to one or more compounds having stable carbonyl groups covalently attached, either directly or ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189326 | Use of material based on organic and/or inorganic fibres and chitosan for fixing metal ions The invention concerns the use of a material based on organic and/or inorganic fibres and chitosan for fixing metal ions contained in an effluent. The invention is characterised in that chitosan represents between 0.01 and 20% by dry weight of fibres and its degree ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183336 | Irradiated absorbent materials Polymer particles are irradiated with radiation from a high energy source to increase the water or other fluid absorbency of the particles. Products manufactured using the activated particles include protective undergarments, bandages, kitty litter, and spill clean ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182957 | Polymer blends that swell in an acidic environment and deswell in a basic environment A polymer blend is prepared by dissolving chitosan and a second polymer in an acidic aqueous solution to form an aqueous polymer blend, dehydrating said aqueous polymer blend, and recovering said polymer blend. The second polymer may be selected from the group consi... | 02/27/2007 |
