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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120015021 | ANTI-APPETITE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS Compositions for appetite suppression and methods of making and using thereof are disclosed herein. The compositions are typically in the form of a tablet, such as a single or multi-layer sticker tablet. The compositions adhere to a buccal surface or mucosal surface in ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110295226 | DELIVERY DEVICE FOR DELIVERING BIOACTIVE AGENTS TO INTERNAL TISSUE IN A BODY A device and method for administering a bioactive agent to internal tissue in a body, by introducing a balloon in a deflated condition into the body, inflating the balloon, introducing the bioactive agent into the balloon at the time of, after, or before the inflation o... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110244039 | ABSORBABLE SOLID COMPOSITIONS FOR TOPICAL TREATMENT OF ORAL MUCOSAL DISORDERS The invention provides a solid, self-bioadhesive composition for topical application that adheres to the oral mucosal tissue comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one herbal or homeopathic active agent; and a pharmaceutically acceptable solid bioadhe... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20100260703 | INJECTABLE BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER COMPOSITIONS FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR AND AUGMENTATION Methods for soft tissue repair and/or augmentation using injectable, biodegradable polymers are described herein. In one embodiment, the polymer compositions are liquid or pastes at room temperature. In a preferred embodiment, the polymer composition contains liquid or ... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100247644 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF XEROSTOMIA Compositions for the treatment of xerostomia, and methods of making and using thereof are disclosed herein. The compositions are typically in the form of a film or tablet, such as a double layer sticker tablet. The compositions adhere to a buccal surface or mucosal surf... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100243550 | GRAVITATIONAL FILTER AND LIQUID PURIFICATION DEVICE A system, that may be portable, for purifying liquid flowing gravitationally from a source/reservoir into a purified liquid receptacle is described. The system includes a housing with a generally horizontal filtering space. More than one liquid inlet disposed at a top p... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100176044 | FILTER MEDIUM The present subject matter provides a filter medium for filtering aqueous solutions, particularly water for human and animal consumption. The medium may be employed in a great variety of filters of various sizes and constructions.... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100159012 | Conjugates of Therapeutically Active Compounds The present invention discloses modified polymer conjugates of a polymer and a drug having reduced toxicity relative to the unmodified parent compound while retaining substantially the same degree of therapeutic activity as of the unmodified parent compound.... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100084347 | FLUID FILTER MONITORING DEVICE An indicator for the status of the filter is provided. The indicator comprises at least one erodable member in contact with the source fluid and a visual indication arrangement that permits a viewer to gauge the appearance of the erodable member to thereby gauge the fil... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20090232867 | Modified conductive surfaces having active substances attached thereto Novel processes for coating metal surfaces and/or for attaching active substances to metal surfaces, objects having coated metal surfaces and/or active substances attached thereto and uses thereof in the preparation of implantable devices are disclosed.... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090123514 | Electropolymerizable Monomers and Polymeric Coatings on Implantable Devices Prepared Therefrom Conductive surfaces of e.g., implantable devices, coated with electropolymerized polymers having active substances attached thereto are disclosed. Electropolymerizable monomers designed and used for obtaining such conductive surfaces and processes, devices and methods f... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090053309 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF XEROSTOMIA Compositions and methods for the treatment of xerostomia are disclosed herein. Methods for making the compositions are also disclosed herein. The compositions are designed for individuals having the physiologic ability to salivate but who do not salivate in sufficient q... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20080255267 | Disposable Medical Supplies From Hydrolytically Biodegradable Plastics Hydrolytically degradable polymers in the form of biodegradable disposable medical devices for use in medicine and laboratories such as syringes, test tubes, catheters, tubing, trays, medical fabrics, and gloves are described. The devices are formed in whole or in part ... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080226728 | Antimicrobial Nanoparticulate Additives Forming Non-Leachable Sustained Antimicrobial Polymeric Compositions The present invention provides a particle comprising at least one aliphatic polymer having anti-microbially active quaternary ammonium groups chemically bound thereto. The particle of the invention may be used to inhibit populations of microorganisms and biofilms. Also ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080161742 | Safe Device for Iontophoretic Delivery of Drugs The present invention provides a device for iontophoretic delivery of a drug to on into a tissue, comprising an arrangement that prevents operation of the device at a current density that is higher than a predetermined value, the arrangement including first means respon... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080089933 | Device and method for reducing calorie intake Devices and methods for substantially reducing the caloric efficiency of the digestive tract by capturing food being digested in the stomach 10 and/or anywhere else in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, absorbing or encapsulating the captured food into multiple cap... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080033471 | Device System And Method For Tissue Displacement Or Separation A tissue displacement/separation device is provided. The device includes a bladder which is expandable between a first tissue and a second tissue of a body. The bladder has an expanded shape which is selected capable of displacing or separating the first tissue from the... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20070104783 | Double-Layered Absorbable Solid Compositions for the Topical Treatment of Oral Mucosal Disorders Bioadhesive sticker tablets which are applied directly to vaginal, rectal and/or oral mucosa are described herein. In one embodiment, the sticker tablets are applied directly to ulcers or lesions in the oral cavity. The compositions adhere immediately upon administratio... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070043434 | Biodegradable endovascular stent using stereocomplexation of polymers A biodegradable stent is comprised of a stereocomplex of polylactide enantiomers. The unique characteristics of stereocomplex polymers allows for the stent to have variable material characteristics along its length, while retaining uniform geometry. Thus, the stent is d... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070036855 | Soft polylactides Biodegradable polymeric compositions that are liquids or pastes at temperatures below 37° C. are described. Immersion of the compositions in aqueous medium, such as body fluids, increases the viscosity of the composition resulting in the formation of a semisolid materi... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20060205639 | Pro-nanodispersion for the delivery of cyclosporin A novel cyclosporine formulation, which is a pro-nanodispersion at room temperature, featuring solid particles of a relatively large particle size (at least about 150 nm) and yet which is a nanodispersion at body temperature. ... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060161097 | Device, methods and sponges for iontophoretic drug delivery Disclosed are devices and methods for administration of charged drugs to tissues of the oral cavity and for intra-tissue administration. The disclosed drug applicator for intra-tissue use includes an introducer such as a needle or catheter that is adapted to penetrate i... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060013850 | Electropolymerizable monomers and polymeric coatings on implantable devices prepared therefrom Conductive surfaces of e.g., implantable devices, coated with electropolymerized polymers having active substances attached thereto are disclosed. Electropolymerizable monomers designed and used for obtaining such conductive surfaces and processes, devices and methods f... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20050158389 | Dispersible concentrate lipospheres for delivery of active agents A formulation containing one or more lipophilic agents, methods of making and using the formulation are described herein. The formulation is formed by adding a pre-suspension concentrate composition to an aqueous medium. Upon contact with the aqueous medium, a solid nan... | 07/21/2005 |
