| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7425584 |
Catalytic devulcanization of rubber |
September 16, 2008 |
| The present invention relates generally to the delulcanization of rubber. More specifically, the present invention relates to a process for the hydro-devulcanization of vulcanized rubber utilizing a rubber swelling solvent, a source of reactive hyrogen and elevated temperature and, o |
| 6607723 |
Methods and compositions for attenuating antibody-mediated xenograft rejection in human recipien |
August 19, 2003 |
| Antibody-mediated xenograft rejection is attenuated by (1) removing preformed antibodies to various identified carbohydrate xenoantigens from the recipient's circulation prior to transplantation by extracorporeal perfusion of the recipient's blood over a biocompatible solid support to |
| 6602500 |
Paenibacillus polymyxa strain ATCC 202127 for biocontrol of bacteria and fungi |
August 5, 2003 |
| Paenibacillus polymyxa strain ATCC 202127 capable of producing a peptide antibiotic against fungi, and specifically Leptosphaeria spp. is disclosed. Further, mutants of said strain capable of producing the peptide are also disclosed. In addition, a method of controlling a fungal dise |
| 6245883 |
Anti-flammatory carbohydrate binding-peptides |
June 12, 2001 |
| The present invention is directed to lectin derived carbohydrate binding peptides or derivatives thereof useful for suppressing inflammatory responses, inducing tolerance to an antigen, and suppressing cell adhesion, e.g., involved in metastasis. In particular, peptides capable of bi |
| 6195938 |
Seedling container and method of making the same |
March 6, 2001 |
| A seedling container and a method of making the same, that includes a sleeve filled with a compressed plant growth medium and having a first end, a second end, and a defining sidewall. The sidewall has at least one integrally formed tear away strip that extends between the first end and |
| 6168796 |
Immunostimulating activity of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 8 oligosaccharides |
January 2, 2001 |
| This invention provides compositions comprising an oligosaccharide of S. pneumoniae serotype 8 useful for stimulating an immune response to an antigen, methods of providing protective immunization against a bacterial pathogen using these compositions, methods of augmenting an immunogenic |
| 6155102 |
Method and apparatus for use in determining a property of a multiphase fluid |
December 5, 2000 |
| A method and an apparatus for determining at least one property of a multiphase fluid. The method includes the steps of directing the multiphase fluid through a first flow passage, monitoring the multiphase fluid as it passes through the first flow passage to obtain a first signal re |
| 6132723 |
Immunogenic oligosaccharide compositions |
October 17, 2000 |
| The invention provides immunogenic oligosaccharide compositions and methods of making and using them. In particular, the compositions comprise oligosaccharides covalently coupled to carrier protein, wherein the resultant conjugate has been shown to contain specific immunogenic epitop |
| 6023065 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling characteristics of process effluents |
February 8, 2000 |
| A method and an apparatus for monitoring and controlling a characteristic of process waters or effluents from wood pulp bleaching, pulping and paper making processes utilizing a bleaching agent such as hydrogen peroxide (H.sub.2 O.sub.2), Na.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.4, ClO.sub.2, Cl.sub.2 or |
| 5975503 |
Structured packing assembly |
November 2, 1999 |
| Structured packing for mass-exchange or energy-exchange processes uses a stack of parallel, flat sheets forming flat channels therebetween. A number of tabs extends between adjacent pairs of sheets to form both bridges for fluid flow and spacers for structural rigidity of the packing. |
| 5962678 |
Method of extracting selected sweet glycosides from the Stevia rebaudiana plant |
October 5, 1999 |
| Individual sweet glycosides are obtained from the stevia rebaudiana plant. A mixture of sweet glycosides extracted from the stevia rebaudiana plant are processed to remove impurities by using two ion exchange columns. After removing the mixed sweet glycosides from the second column with |
| 5950243 |
Structural shell for protective headgear |
September 14, 1999 |
| A structural shell for protective headgear includes a shell-form body composed of a plurality of cells. This structural shell can withstand loads much greater than conventional single walled structural shells, without buckling. |
| 5948998 |
Sampling device for taking sterile samples |
September 7, 1999 |
| The sampling device of the present invention for taking sterile samples of a fluid such as biological samples from a fermenter or bio-reactor provides a simplified system for collecting sterile samples and preventing contamination of the samples. The sampling apparatus includes a holder |
| 5939290 |
Modified sialyl Lewis.sup.x compounds |
August 17, 1999 |
| The present invention is drawn to methods for the synthesis of sialyl Lewis.sup.x derivatives modified at the C-2 and/or C-6 position of GlcNAc employing chemoenzymatic synthesis. The derivatives find use in the treatment and prevention of diseases. |
| 5932038 |
Method of fabricating a straw panel, board, or beam |
August 3, 1999 |
| A structural panel, board, or beam and method of making same, with straw that is oriented is provided. The straw is preferably oriented such that strands are parallel oriented in one or more directions. The straw strands are chopped, split, and a binder such as MDI is added. |
| 5929037 |
Modified .alpha.-D-Glc.rho.-(1-2)-.alpha.-D-Glc.rho.-(1-3)-.alpha.-D-Glc.rho.-ana logues |
July 27, 1999 |
| Disclosed is the trisaccharide .alpha.-D-Glcp-(1-2)-.alpha.-D-Glcp-(1-3)-.alpha.-D-Glcp and compounds related thereto as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof. |
| 5916571 |
Immunostimulating activity of streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 8 oligosaccharides |
June 29, 1999 |
| The invention provides compositions comprising an oligosaccharide of S. pneumoniae serotype 8 useful for stimulating an immune response to an antigen, methods of providing protective immunization against a bacterial pathogen using these compositions, methods of augmenting an immunogenic |
| 5900539 |
Device and method for determining rheological quality of non-newtonian liquids |
May 4, 1999 |
| A method for evaluating rheological properties of certain non-Newtonian liquids employs the principle of a multiple forced flow of a single sample of the liquid through an orifice, thus effecting a significant elongation of the sample. The liquid is forced through the orifice by means of |
| 5882901 |
Modified sialyl Lewis.sup.a compounds |
March 16, 1999 |
| The present invention is drawn to methods for the synthesis of Lewis.sup.a derivatives modified at the C-2 and/or C-6 position of GlcNAc employing chemo-enzymatic synthesis. The derivatives find use in the treatment and prevention of diseases. |
| 5877157 |
Modified kojibioside analogues |
March 2, 1999 |
| Disclosed are novel analogues of kojibiose and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such analogues. |
| 5872096 |
Modified sialyl Lewis.sup.a compounds |
February 16, 1999 |
| The present invention is drawn to methods for the synthesis of Lewis.sup.a derivatives modified at the C-2 and/or C-6 position of GlcNAc employing chemo-enzymatic synthesis. The derivatives find use in the treatment and prevention of diseases. |
| 5866132 |
Immunogenic oligosaccharide compositions |
February 2, 1999 |
| The invention provides immunogenic oligosaccharide compositions and methods of making and using them. In particular, the compositions comprise oligosaccharides covalently coupled to carrier protein, wherein the resultant conjugate has been shown to contain specific immunogenic epitop |
| 5860795 |
Method for underground-reservoir fluids production with pump drive contained within the wellbore |
January 19, 1999 |
| The invention is a method for producing reservoir fluids from an underground reservoir through the wellbore. The method includes the steps of intaking the gas phase from the wellbore into the wellbore-contained pump drive, powering the pump drive using the gas pressure of the gas pha |
| 5855901 |
Immunostimulating activity of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 8 oligosaccharides |
January 5, 1999 |
| The invention provides compositions comprising an oligosaccharide of S. pneumoniae serotype 8 useful for stimulating an immune response to an antigen, methods of providing protective immunization against a bacterial pathogen using these compositions, methods of augmenting an immunogenic |
| 5833990 |
Anti-inflammatory, tolerogenic and immunoinhibiting properties of carbohydrate binding peptides |
November 10, 1998 |
| The present invention is directed to methods of suppressing inflammatory responses, inducing tolerance to an antigen, and suppressing cell adhesion, e.g., involved in metastasis, by the administration of lectin derived carbohydrate binding peptides or derivatives thereof, in particul |
| 5814616 |
Administration of valienamine-related disaccharide compounds in reducing inflammation in a sensi |
September 29, 1998 |
| The present invention is directed to methods of reducing the degree of inflammation arising from a secondary immune response in a mammal due to antigen exposure (challenge) by the administration of valienamine-related disaccharide compounds and the pharmaceutical compositions employed in |
| 5807553 |
Immonogenic oligosaccharide compositions |
September 15, 1998 |
| The invention provides immunogenic oligosaccharide compositions and methods of making and using them. In particular, the compositions comprise oligosaccharides covalently coupled to carrier protein, wherein the resultant conjugate has been shown to contain specific immunogenic epitop |
| 5804738 |
Method and apparatus for on-line testing of the stiffness or strength of panels and especially o |
September 8, 1998 |
| A method and apparatus for testing the stiffness or strength of wood panels while the panels are moving along a production line, in which the panels are moved lengthwise through a tester having lower rollers which are situated to support side or end marginal portions only of the panel wh |
| 5788896 |
Method of producing micron sized sulphur granules |
August 4, 1998 |
| A method of producing micron sized sulphur granules involving the following described steps. Firstly, heating sulphur until the sulphur becomes molten. Secondly, tempering water and inducing movement of the water at velocity. Thirdly, injecting an unbroken stream of the molten sulphur |
| 5767093 |
Methods for attenuating antibody-mediated xenograft rejection in human recipients |
June 16, 1998 |
| Antibody-mediated xenograft rejection is attenuated by parenterally administering a xenoantibody-inhibiting amount of an identified carbohydrate xenoantigen to the recipient shortly before graft revascularization and thereafter. |
| 5759993 |
Modified sialyl Lewis.sup.x compounds |
June 2, 1998 |
| The present invention is drawn to methods for the synthesis of sialyl Lewis.sup.x derivatives modified at the C-2 and/or C-6 position of GlcNAc employing chemo-enzymatic synthesis. The derivatives find use in the treatment and prevention of diseases. |
| 5747040 |
Anti-inflammatory, tolerogenic and immunoinhibiting properties of carbohydrate binding-peptides |
May 5, 1998 |
| The present invention is directed to methods of suppressing inflammatory responses, inducing tolerance to an antigen, and suppressing cell adhesion, e.g., involved in metastasis, by the administration of lectin derived carbohydrate binding peptides or derivatives thereof, in particul |
| 5736143 |
Anti-inflammatory, tolerogenic and immunoinhibiting properties of carbohydrate binding-peptides |
April 7, 1998 |
| The present invention is directed to methods of suppressing inflammatory responses, including tolerance to an antigen, and suppressing cell adhesion, e.g., involved in metastasis, by the administration of lectin derived carbohydrate binding peptides or derivatives thereof, in particu |
| 5695768 |
Immunostimulating activity of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 8 oligosaccharides |
December 9, 1997 |
| The invention provides compositions comprising an oligosaccharide of S. pneumoniae serotype 8 useful for stimulating an immune response to an antigen, methods of providing protective immunization against a bacterial pathogen using these compositions, methods of augmenting an immunogenic |
| 5695759 |
Methods and compositions for attenuating antibody-mediated xenograft rejection in human recipien |
December 9, 1997 |
| Antibody-mediated xenograft rejection is attenuated by (1) removing preformed antibodies to various identified carbohydrate xenoantigens from the recipient's circulation prior to transplantation by extracorporeal perfusion of the recipient's blood over a biocompatible solid support to |
| 5651968 |
Methods and compositions for attenuating antibody-mediated xenograft rejection in human recipien |
July 29, 1997 |
| Antibody-mediated xenograft rejection is attenuated by (1) removing preformed antibodies to various identified carbohydrate xenoantigens from the recipient's circulation prior to transplantation by extracorporeal perfusion of the recipient's blood over a biocompatible solid support to |
| 5646123 |
Time dependent administration of oligosaccharide glycosides related to blood group determinants |
July 8, 1997 |
| Disclosed are methods for reducing the degree of antigen induced inflammation in a sensitized mammals. The disclosed methods employ oligosaccharide glycosides related to blood group determinants having a type I or type II core structure wherein the administration of such oligosacchar |
| 5633233 |
Modified kojibiosides analogues |
May 27, 1997 |
| Disclosed are novel analogues of kojibiose and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such analogues. |
| 5620902 |
Sialic acid glycosides, antigens, immunoadsorbents, and methods for their preparation |
April 15, 1997 |
| The stereochemistry of sialylation of an acceptor saccharide to obtain an .alpha. (2-3) or .alpha. (2-6) linkage is controlled to favor the .alpha. anomer by use of an aromatic ester of the sialyl reagent. The resulting intermediate .alpha. (2-3) and .alpha. (2-6) sialylated intermediate |
| 5571796 |
Administration of valienamine-related disaccharide compounds in reducing inflammation in a sensi |
November 5, 1996 |
| The present invention is directed to methods of reducing the degree of inflammation arising from a secondary immune response in a mammal due to antigen exposure (challenge) by the administration of valienamine-related disaccharide compounds and the pharmaceutical compositions employed in |
| 5550155 |
Methods for the synthesis of monofucosylated oligosaccharides terminating in di-N-acetyllactosam |
August 27, 1996 |
| Monofucosylated and monosialyated derivatives of the compound .beta.Gal(1-4).beta.GlcNAc(1-3).beta.Gal(1-4).beta.GlcNAc-OR, where R is hydrogen, a saccharide, an oligosaccharide or an aglycon moiety have been found to be useful in modulating a cell-mediated immune inflammatory respon |
| 5527901 |
Sialic acid glycosides, antigens, immunoadsorbents, and methods for their preparation |
June 18, 1996 |
| The stereochemistry of sialylation of an acceptor saccharide to obtain an .alpha. (2-3) or .alpha. (2-6) linkage is controlled to favor the .alpha. anomer by use of an aromatic ester of the sialyl reagent. The resulting intermediate .alpha. (2-3) and .alpha. (2-6) sialylated intermediate |
| 5484773 |
Treatment of antibiotic associated diarrhea |
January 16, 1996 |
| This invention relates to treatment of antibiotic associated diarrhea, including Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) and pseudomembranous colitis (PMC), using oligosaccharide compositions which bind C. difficile toxin A. More specifically, the invention concerns neutrali |
| 5474582 |
Coal-water mixtures from low rank coal and process of preparation thereof |
December 12, 1995 |
| A process for preparing a coal-water fuel from a low rank coal. The first step of the process provides for an aqueous slurry containing particles of the low rank coal. A quantity of an agglomerating agent in the range of about 10% to 30% weight to dry ash - free low rank coal weight is a |
| 5453272 |
Lectin derived carbohydrate binding-peptide |
September 26, 1995 |
| The invention is directed to a lectin derived carbohydrate binding-peptide which inhibits cell-mediated immune responses and has the amino acid sequence SPYGRC. The peptide binds terminally linked .alpha.-sialic acid (2.fwdarw.3).beta.Gal- and .alpha.-sialic (2.fwdarw.6).beta.Gal-structu |
| 5449293 |
Recognition training system |
September 12, 1995 |
| The Recognition Training System (RTS) incorporates a new and innovative process which facilitates the training of a person to rapidly and accurately distinguish between members of a set of entities, through the trainee interacting with RTS. The methodology of RTS involves the present |
| 5443985 |
Cell culture bioreactor |
August 22, 1995 |
| The invention provides a bioreactor for culturing living cells, particularly shear sensitive cells, wherein the bioreactor is composed of a stationary vessel with opposite spaced walls inclined at an angle to form upper and lower walls. Liquid culture medium and cell culture, such as |
| 5443891 |
Low amplitude wave-board |
August 22, 1995 |
| A low amplitude wave-board panel having improved bending strength and bending stiffness properties is provided. More specifically, the amplitude of the waves is substantially equal to, or less than half the thickness of said board. Preferably, the wave amplitude ranges from between 1/8" |
| 5403385 |
Serial flow pressure swing adsorption process for gas separation |
April 4, 1995 |
| The process is conducted in a circuit having first and second adsorbers and a product reservoir vessel, connected serially. The feedstock is a gas mixture containing contaminant and product components (for example, air containing N.sub.2 and O.sub.2). The process steps involved are: (1) |
| 5374655 |
Methods for the synthesis of monofucosylated oligosaccharides terminating in di-N-acetyllactosam |
December 20, 1994 |
| Disclosed are methods for the preparation of monofucosylated and sialylated derivatives of the compound .beta.Gal(1-4).beta.GlcNAc(1-3).beta.Gal(1-4).beta.GlcNAc-OR. In particular, the methods of this invention provide for a multi-step synthesis wherein selective monofucosylation is |
