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Pizza Pie With Concentric Rings of Crust

A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.

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Witz, Jean C.


Primary examiner statistics: 679 patents; average approval time: 679 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 222 patents; average approval time: 793 days

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NumberTitleIssue Date
7803396Product for controlling dissolving rate of orthopedic implant material and process of producing the same
A product controlling dissolving rate of biomedical orthopedic implant material and a process of manufacturing the same are disclosed. At constant temperature and humidity and under vacuum, treatment solution is forced to diffuse to the material to form a second pha...
09/28/2010
7763279Method for producing core-shell (CS) particles and microcapsules using porous templates, CS particles and microcapsules, and the use thereof
A process for the production of CS particles (10) and microcapsules (12) is described, in which at least one active compound (4) is adsorbed in porous templates (2) (A), as a result of which templates (5) filled with active compoun...
07/27/2010
7759368Sustained release composition for oral administration of niacin
A sustained release composition for oral administration of niacin, comprising niacin; a carrier for sustained release composed of a hydrophilic polymer and a hydrophobic polymer; and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive, the hydrophilic polymer being a polyethylen...
07/20/2010
7718677Methods and compositions for reduction of side effects of therapeutic treatments
The invention provides compositions and methods utilizing a nicotinic receptor modulator, e.g., to reduce or eliminate a side effect associated with dopaminergic agent treatment. In some embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods utilizing a combin...
05/18/2010
7691400Medical device having coating with zeolite drug reservoirs
A medical device having a drug-eluting coating that includes a pharmaceutical compound or, more generally, a therapeutic material housed within pores of a zeolite carrier. The zeolite carrier has an open porous structure with reservoirs for holding the therapeutic m...
04/06/2010
7229959Supplemented fibrin matrix delivery systems
This invention provides supplemented and unsupplemented tissue sealants as well as methods for their production and use thereof. Disclosed are tissue sealants supplemented with at least one antibody. The composition may be further supplemented with, for example, one...
06/12/2007
7217294Acellular matrix implants for treatment of articular cartilage, bone or osteochondral defects and injuries and method for use thereof
An acellular matrix implant for treatment of defects and injuries of articular cartilage, bone or osteochondral bone and a method for treatment of injured, damaged, diseased or aged articular cartilage or bone, using the acellular matrix implant implanted into a joi...
05/15/2007
7208179Methods for treating disease and forming a supplemented fibrin matrix
This invention provides supplemented and unsupplemented tissue sealants as well as methods for their production and use thereof. Disclosed are tissue sealants supplemented with at least one oligonucleotide. The composition may be further supplemented with, for examp...
04/24/2007
RE39585Dietary or pharmaceutical composition for use for the prevention or treatment of hyperoxaluria
This invention provides materials and procedures for the delivery of selected strains of bacteria and/or oxalate-degrading enzymes to the intestinal tracts of persons who are at increased risk for oxalate related disease because they have lost, or have inadequate co...
04/24/2007
7196054Methods for treating wound tissue and forming a supplemented fibrin matrix
This invention provides supplemented and unsupplemented tissue sealants as well as methods for their production and use thereof. Disclosed are tissue sealants supplemented with at least one antimicrobial composition. The composition may be further supplemented with,...
03/27/2007
7189410Supplemented and unsupplemented tissue sealants, methods of their production and use
This invention provides a fibrin sealant bandage, wherein said fibrin sealant may be supplemented with at least one composition selected from, for example, one or more regulatory compounds, antibody, antimicrobial compositions, analgesics, anticoagulants, antiprolif...
03/13/2007
7179491Process of converting rendered triglyceride oil from marine sources into bland, stable oil
Triglyceride oil derived from marine sources, mammalian and fish, is treated with a silica at relatively low temperature under vacuum and is then further treated with a bleaching clay under vacuum and at higher temperature. The silica and the bleaching clay are then...
02/20/2007
7176001Manufacture and purification of cyclosporin A
The present invention provides an improved method for the manufacture of Cyclosporin A is disclosed. Cyclosporin A is produced by solid state fermentation of Fusarium solani in a bioreactor under optimal fermentation parameters. The product is extracted and f...
02/13/2007
7175679Oligopeptide treatment of NF-κB mediated inflammation
The invention relates to the modulation of gene expression in a cell, also called gene control, in particular in relation to the treatment of anthrax. The invention provides a method for modulating expression of a gene in a cell comprising providing the cell with a ...
02/13/2007
7160690Nitrate sensor
A biosensor method and apparatus for detecting and measuring nitrate. The biosensor is based on the fluorescence properties of a receptor molecule fragment. The biosensor apparatus contains the active-site fragment of the receptor molecule for detecting nitrate. Bot...
01/09/2007
7160540Methods for detecting activity of clottings factors
Whole blood assays and kits are described for evaluating dosage of factor VIIa or activated protein C, as well as for monitoring responsiveness to factor VIIa or activated protein C. ...
01/09/2007
7153529Adult-onset diabetes treatment method
Methods of inducing weight loss and treating adult-onset diabetes in a mammal in need thereof by administering to the mammal Momordica lectin or pokeweed mitogen chloroform precipitatable fraction. Lectin pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed. ...
12/26/2006
7150988Controlling proteolytic action in natural rubber latex
A method for controlling proteolytic action in manufacturing enzyme-treated natural rubber latex and products made therefrom. The method involves adding a protease inhibitor such that hydrolysis by protease enzymes is stopped. A preferred inhibitor is a low molecula...
12/19/2006
7147887Highly absorbable taste and odor free organic nutritional supplement made from food by products and mixable with solids and liquids, and method of making such
The process includes a mix of cheese production whey (residual liquid from cheese manufacture) with blood of slaughter animals, whereby a biological process is undertaken with whole whey and through a thermal process proteins are precipitated and the yeast cells of ...
12/12/2006
7144588Method of preventing surgical adhesions
The present invention relates to a method and composition for preventing surgical adhesions during surgery. Tissue surfaces and/or surgical articles involved in the surgery are separated by a biomaterial provided in the form of a non-crosslinked, decellularized and ...
12/05/2006
7141363Purposeful movement of human migratory cells away from an agent source
This invention relates to methods and compositions for modulating movement of eukaryotic cells with migratory capacity. More specifically, the invention relates to methods and compositions for modulating movement of cells of hematopoietic, neural, epithelial, or mes...
11/28/2006
7141399Process for the production of diglycerides
Provided is a preparation process of diglycerides which comprises reacting a fatty acid or lower alkyl ester thereof with glycerin in the presence of an immobilized partial glyceride lipase while removing water, which is generated upon reaction, out of the system. T...
11/28/2006
7138227Frozen spermatozoa compositions and uses thereof
The present invention provides a composition for freezing or freeze-drying spermatozoa or sperm heads thereof, wherein the composition enables the spermatozoa or sperm heads thereof to maintain chromosome integrity at a temperature of about +4° C. to about −200°...
11/21/2006
7135279D-enzyme compositions and methods of their use
D-enzyme compositions are described comprising an amino acid residue sequence that defines an polypeptide able to catalyze an enzymatic reaction. The D-enzyme has an amino acid residue sequence consisting essentially of D-amino acids ...
11/14/2006
7135304Test system for the determination of in-vivo active hemostasis proteases or of trypsin or subtilisin in biological fluids and/or the usage thereof to determine the in-vivo activation of hemostasis or to diagnose a pancreatitis
Test system for the determination of in-vivo active hemostasis proteases or of trypsin or subtilisin in biological fluids and the usage thereof to determine the in-vivo activation of hemostasis or to diagnose pancreatitis. ...
11/14/2006
7132110Tissue 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
7129080Vitro model of priocidal activity
A proteinaceous material has been found to show similar activity and treatment response to that of disease causing prions, such as CJD. A prion model which incorporates the proteinaceous material has a variety of applications. The model has an ability to be cultured...
10/31/2006
7125573Preventive, alleviative or remedy for hypertension
Provided is a preventive, ameliorant or remedy for hypertension excellent in both blood pressure lowering action and blood pressure-rise suppressing action and having high safety. This preventive, ameliorant or remedy for hypertension comprises a coffee bean ...
10/24/2006
7125707Use of secondary cell wall polymer of procaryotic microorganisms
A compound body can be constructed, using secondary cell wall polymers of prokaryotic microorganisms as bonding agent to anchor a monomolecular lattice to a support, with or without functional groups attached to the lattice. The lattice may be comprised of lipid or ...
10/24/2006
7122189Releasable polymeric conjugates based on aliphatic biodegradable linkers
Activated polymeric bicine derivatives such as as well as conjugates made therewith are disclosed. Methods of making and using the bicine derivatives are also disclosed. ...
10/17/2006
7122208Compositions containing apoptotic entities
Disclosed are methods for treating and preventing neurological disorders which have a significant inflammatory component. The methods of the present invention involve extracting blood from a patient, subjecting the blood ex vivo to at least one stressor selected fro...
10/17/2006
7122579Eye treatments using synthetic thyroid hormone compositions
The present invention involves the discovery that synthetic thyroid hormones can be used as compositions to reduce intraocular pressure in vivo. Methods of screening synthetic thyroid hormones for effect on intraocular pressure, aqueous pressure, hydraulic conductiv...
10/17/2006
7122200Vitro engineered, regenerated urinary tract tissue compositions and methods for producing same
A method for providing a urinary tract tissue graft composition includes providing a tissue culture frame and a segment of small intestinal submucosa and positioning the segment of small intestinal submucosa in the tissue culture frame such that the segment of small...
10/17/2006
7118856D-enzyme compositions and methods of their use
D-enzyme compositions are described comprising an amino acid residue sequence that defines an polypeptide able to catalyze an enzymatic reaction. The D-enzyme has an amino acid residue sequence consisting essentially of D-amino acids. ...
10/10/2006
RE39321Supplemented and unsupplemented tissue sealants, methods of their production and use
This invention provides a fibrin sealant dressing, wherein said fibrin sealant may be supplemented with at least one composition selected from, for example, one or more regulatory compounds, antibody, antimicrobial compositions, analgesics, anticoagulants, antiproli...
10/03/2006
7112342Enriched platelet wound healant
An improved platelet gel wound healant, and methods of preparation and use thereof for healing wounds are disclosed. The improved wound healant comprises a therapeutically effective amount of activated growth factors and ascorbic acid with optional one or more addit...
09/26/2006
7109035Synthetic urine and method of making same
A synthetic urine formulation, a kit including the synthetic urine formulation and a method of preparing synthetic urine are described. The urine formulation includes urine components in dried form, concentrated form or normal concentration and a compound that, when...
09/19/2006
RE39298Supplemented and unsupplemented tissue sealants, methods of their production and use
This invention provides methods for the localized delivery of supplemented tissue sealants, wherein the supplemented tissue sealants comprise at least one composition which is selected from one or more antibodies, analgesics, anticoagulants, anti-inflammatory compou...
09/19/2006
7109004Process for reducing an alpha-keto ester
A process for preparing (R)-hydroxy ester (II) from alpha-keto ester I comprising adding the alpha-keto ester I to a mixture comprising the ketoreductase enz...
09/19/2006
7101889Lipase inhibiting composition
The invention relates to compositions for treating dandruff comprising compounds that are non-polymeric and/or have a weight average molecular weight of less than about 1000. These compounds, when used at a concentration of about 0.001% or less, inhibit the activity...
09/05/2006
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