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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6383799 | Process for producing, methods and compositions of glucuronoxylomannan as nutriceutical agent from higher basidiomycetes mushroom The present invention describes new and distinct strains of higher Basidiomycetes mushrooms grown in submerged cultures. Specifically, the new strain of species of the genus Tremella offer superior yields of one-cell biomass and exocellular heteropolysacc... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6372964 | For higher basidiomycetes mushrooms grown as biomass in submerged culture The present invention describes new and distinct horticultural varieties of higher Basidiomycetes mushrooms grown in submerged culture. Specifically, the new varieties of species of the genus Pleurotus offer superior yields of mushroom cell biomass and gr... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6365801 | Guzmania plant named `Jazz` A Guzmania plant named `Jazz` particularly characterized by its solid growth habit in a funnel-form rosette measuring approximately 42 cm in height above the pot when flowering; numerous, relatively narrow leaves, each approximately 3-3.5 cm in width and ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6362397 | For higher basidiomycetes mushrooms grown (as one cell biomass) in submerged cultures The present invention describes new and distinct horticultural varieties of higher Basidiomycetes mushroom grown in submerged culture. Specifically, the new varieties of species of the genus Tremella offer superior yields of mushroom one-cell biomass rich... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6350936 | Guzmania plant named `copito` A Guzmania plant named `Copito` particularly characterized by its solid growth habit in a funnel-form rosette measuring approximately 20 cm in height above the pot when flowering; numerous, relatively narrow leaves, each approximately 2-2.5 cm in width an... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6324785 | Process for harvesting organic compounds from plant roots Organic compounds are recovered from the roots of living plants by treating said roots by an extraction with enzymes. The plant is removed from its growing medium, subjected to the extraction and then returned to its original growing medium. The process i... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5916029 | Process for producing seeds coated with a microbial composition A process for liquid application of a dry microbial preparation to seeds is described wherein superior survival is obtained upon drying of the preparation on the seeds. The process for coating seeds with dry, dormant microorganisms according to the invent... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5860246 | Sod mat for establishing plants An improved method of establishing plantings in sod mats which are capable of being transported as a unit and reestablished without significantly disturbing the root system of the plants. The sod mats established from grass turf sod, by utilizing the matt... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5850708 | Surface for sports and other uses An improved playing surface including a synthetic turf base positioned atop a foundation. The synthetic turf base includes synthetic grass fibers secured to a backing material. The synthetic turf base also includes a surface layer of growth medium intermi... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5839225 | Methods and apparatus for preventing contamination of seeds Methods and apparatus for producing pathogen-reduced seeds from fruits or vegetables by sterilizing the surface of the fruit or vegetable, and subsequently releasing a seed and pulp mixture from the fruit or vegetable, are disclosed. Contamination of seed... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5829191 | Method of growing and harvesting vegetation for use in remediating contaminated soil and/or groundwater A method of growing trees for transplantation develops a long and narrow root system for ready rooting activity when transplanted at a remediation site. The trees can be grown in a lined hole with an optional basin, or cap, or otherwise lined at the botto... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829192 | Method for focusing the growth of a vegetative root system to target a contaminated area Root growth and development of vegetation used to remediate contaminated soil and/or groundwater is directed to targeted zones by a casing lining the hole in which the vegetation is planted. A flexible, self-sealing casing encourages strong and healthy ro... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5809693 | Microbial isolates promote phytoremediation Methods and compositions or enhancing metal uptake of plants, such as members of the family Brassicaceae, comprise treating the roots, plants, seeds, and/or soil in which the plants are grown, with metal-uptake altering microorganisms, preferably of the b... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5791084 | Method for making a gel of gel-coat seed easily disintegrable A method for making a gel coat of gel-coated seed easily disintegrable, in which the gel-coated seed has an aqueous gel layer water-insolubilized with a metal ion, wherein the method comprises blocking the insolubilizing action of the metal ion with a seq... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5791085 | Porous solid material a porous solid material for plant propagation which includes granules of a porous expanded mineral, such as perlite or vermiculite, distributed within a porous, open-cell foamed hydrophilic water-retentive polyurethane matrix. The material may be molded i... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5771632 | Artificial seed with a powder structure for anti-contamination An artificial seed has a powder structure or powder padded layer as a sealing material for anti-contamination purpose. This powder layer, 2-30 mm preferably 5-20 mm in thickness, consists of numerous fine sandy hydrophobic particles. The openings among th... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5771633 | Method for producing potato tubers using a graft plant The present invention relates to a method for producing potato tubers comprising grafting a potato plant as a scion on a solanaceous plant as a stock and culturing the resultant graft plant by hydroponics to thereby form tubers on the aerial part of the g... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5746024 | Process for producing large quantities of viable true seed from garlic Large quantities of true seed is obtained from garlic using a process that involves the growing of a garlic parent plant from a virus-free garlic propagule under virus-free conditions such that the garlic parent plant remains free from virus infection and... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5740627 | Method and apparatus for enhancing growth characteristics of seeds using ion-electron avalanches A method and apparatus for treating seeds with self-organized avalanches of electrons between electrodes (11, 12) as a cathode and an anode with seeds (13) between the anode and cathode or on the anode. Apparatus circuit (200) in a box (20) provides simul... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5737872 | Formulation for synthetic seed The invention disclosed is a synthetic seed and a method for the manufacture thereof. The seed comprises a plant propagule which is capable of producing an entire plant, encapsulated in a material including an inert filler, a binder and water. The synthet... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5735076 | Method for producing high quality crop A method for producing a high-quality crop is described, which comprises irrigating soil with oxygen-removed water or water supersaturated with a non-oxygen gas, and the water is preferably drenched into the soil and/or irrigated onto the soil surface whi... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5735077 | Corn hybrid evaluation A corn hybrid is evaluated by a seven-step method. The first step is to obtain a quantity of kernels of the corn hybrid to be evaluated. The kernels are then planted uniformly in a series of soil pots. The kernels in the pots are exposed to uniform germin... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5706602 | Method for making a gel coat of gel-coat seed easily disintegrable A method for making a gel coat of gel-coated seed easily disintegrable, in which the gel-coated seed has an aqueous gel layer water-insolubilized with a metal ion, wherein the method comprises blocking the insolubilizing action of the metal ion with a seq... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5701700 | Method for storing gel-coated seeds A method for storing gel-coated seeds having a gel coat comprising an aqueous gel having been water-insolubilized by a metal ion, which comprises storing the gel-coated seeds in an aqueous solution containing the metal ion.... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5703040 | Broad spectrum antibiotic peptide Improved antimicrobial proteinaceous substances produced by Staphylococcus aureus KSI1829 (e.g., Bac1829) and methods of inhibiting microbial growth using such substances are disclosed.... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5696084 | Amino-lipopetide antifungal agents Disclosed are novel antifungal agents having the formula: ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid, ester or prodrug thereof, wherein preferred compounds include those compounds wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of --N... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5686068 | Isolated peptides derived from MAGE-2, cytolytic T cells specific to complexes of peptide and HLA-A2 molecules, and uses thereof New peptides derived from the MAGE-2 molecule and which bind to HLA-A*0201 molecules are disclosed. Some of these are especially useful because, when complexed to their HLA-A*0201 partner molecules, they induce CTL proliferation.... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5686418 | Prolonging survival of transplanted pancreatic cells A method of prolonging the survival of pancreatic cells transplanted in a patient. The method includes the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a somatostatin or a somatostatin agonist to the patient.... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5682709 | Method for recycling carbon dioxide for enhancing plant growth A method of recycling carbon dioxide for enhancing plant growth. The method comprising the steps of collecting carbon dioxide-containing gas, depositing the carbon dioxide-containing gas into an underground void which is substantially free of methane, sto... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5681815 | Antiviral and antitumor agents The present invention relates to polypeptide-containing compound(s), composition(s) comprising such compound(s) along with divalent metal ions and/or a carbohydrate moiety, their antiviral and anti-hepatoma activities, and the enhancement of activity of a... | 10/28/1997 |
| 4376652 | High density high strength Si3 N4 ceramics prepared by pressureless sintering of amorphous Si3 N4 powder and Ti High purity fine particle size amorphous Si3 N4 powder compacts may be pressureless sintered to high density by the addition of from 100 to 1000 parts per million Ti to the powder prior to compaction.... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4334927 | Piston ring coatings A coating for piston rings used in internal combustion engines such as diesel engines. The coating is comprised of a physical admixture of primary particles of chromium carbide, nickel chromium and molybdenum. The composition is applied to the piston ring... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4330631 | Dielectric ceramics A dielectric ceramic consisting essentially of a solid solution represented by the formula: wherein 5ࣘxࣘ23, 57ࣘyࣘ82.5, 2.5ࣘzࣘ37.5, and x+y+z=100. The dielectric ceramic exibits large dielectric constant and low microwave loss with high tempera... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4330633 | Solid electrolyte A solid electrolyte having high electron conductivity and high oxide ion conductivity, which is composed of a sintered body consisting substantially of (a) an oxide of cobalt, (b) an oxide of at least one metal selected from strontium and lanthanum, and (... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4328294 | Solid electrolyte for use in oxygen concentration sensor A solid electrolyte for an oxygen concentration sensor is provided by mixing ZrO2 and about 6.5 to about 8% by mol of a stabilizer such as Y2 O3, grinding the mixture to give a BET specific surface area of about 9 to 20 m | 05/04/1982 |
| 4328296 | Solid electrolyte for use in oxygen concentration sensor A solid electrolyte for an oxygen concentration sensor is provided by mixing ZrO2 and about 6.5 to 7% by mol of a stabilizer such as Y2 O3, grinding the mixture to give a BET specific surface area of about 9 to 20 m2 | 05/04/1982 |
| 4328295 | Solid electrolyte for use in oxygen concentration sensor A solid electrolyte for an oxygen concentration sensor is provided by mixing ZrO2 and about 7.5 to 8.5% by mol of a stabilizer such as Y2 O3, grinding the mixture to have a BET specific surface are of about 9 to 20 m2... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327187 | Method of producing sintered body of ceramics Disclosed is a method of producing a sintered body of ceramics, wherein a powder mixture consisting, essentially of at most 10%, exclusive of 0%, by weight of yttrium oxide, at most 10%, exclusive of 0%, by weight of aluminum oxide, at most 10%, exclusive... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4327186 | Sintered silicon carbide-titanium diboride mixtures and articles thereof Sintered articles made from binary compositions of silicon carbide and titanium diboride are described. The articles may be prepared by initially mixing finely-divided silicon carbide, carbon or a carbon source material, a densification or sintering aid, ... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4327188 | Multicellular monolithic ceramic body and preparation thereof A multicellular monolithic ceramic body having many gas passages partitioned by thin walls is made of aluminum titanate as a major cnstituent and has less than 0.15% of a thermal expansion coefficient at 1000° C. and higher than 350 kg./cm2 of... | 04/27/1982 |
