| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE30776 |
Break-out apparatus for fault prevention in the production of multi-strand yarns |
October 20, 1981 |
| Apparatus and processes for breaking out a residual strand where one strand breaks in a strand combining operation. The invention makes use of the change in the line of travel of the residual strand to effect break out in the new line of travel. |
| PP7377 |
Grape variety named Marroo Seedless |
November 6, 1990 |
| A new and distinct variety of grapevine named Marroo Seedless having the characteristics of large, crisp and seedless berries with a pleasant, sweet taste, a uniform bunch shape; good vigor and production and the formation of large black berried seedless table grapes without the appl |
| 7626092 |
Cotton variety FM 960B2R |
December 1, 2009 |
| A novel cotton variety, designated as FM 960B2R, is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by crossing plants of variety FM 960B2R with other plants. The in |
| 7579528 |
Cotton variety FM 800B2R |
August 25, 2009 |
| A novel cotton variety, designated as FM 800B2R, is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by crossing plants of variety FM 800B2R with other plants. The in |
| 7576262 |
Modified gene-silencing RNA and uses thereof |
August 18, 2009 |
| Methods and means for efficiently downregulating the expression of any gene of interest in eukaryotic cells and organisms are provided. To this end, the invention provides modified antisense and sense RNA molecules, chimeric genes encoding such modified antisense or sense RNA molecules |
| 7514500 |
Complexing resins and method for preparation thereof |
April 7, 2009 |
| The invention provides a process for preparing polymeric beads of complexing resin incorporating magnetic particles, which process comprises: producing a dispersion having a continuous aqueous phase and a dispersed organic phase, said organic phase comprising one or more polymerisabl |
| 7498492 |
Modification of sucrose synthase gene expression in plant tissue and uses therefor |
March 3, 2009 |
| Methods and means are provided to modulate fiber quality in fiber-producing plants, such as cotton by modulating sucrose synthase activity and/or expression in such plants. The methods and means may also be used to obtain plants with seedless fruits or male-sterile plants. |
| 7474971 |
Method and apparatus for characterising multiphase fluid mixtures |
January 6, 2009 |
| An example method for determining at least one characteristic of a multiphase fluid includes applying alternating energy of predetermined amplitude to a portion of a multiphase fluid and measuring the electrical impedance spectrum across the portion of the multiphase fluid, whereby a |
| 7459185 |
Treatment of natural polymer based materials and the products based thereon |
December 2, 2008 |
| A method for modifying a substrate containing a natural polymeric material to improve its interaction with other materials, the method comprising: A) Treating the substrate containing the natural polymeric material with a modifying agent selected from the group consisting of organo-funct |
| 7408013 |
Low-polydispersity photoimageable polymers and photoresists and processes for microlithography |
August 5, 2008 |
| The invention pertains to low polydispersity copolymers useful for photoimaging and photoresist compositions, and to the photoimaging processes which use these compositions. The low polydispersity copolymers of this invention are prepared using controlled radical polymerization (CRP) |
| 7370710 |
Erectable arm assembly for use in boreholes |
May 13, 2008 |
| An erectable arm assembly for use in a borehole, the erectable arm assembly comprising a main body and an arm member, the arm member being able to move between a collapsed position in which the assembly can be removed from the borehole and an erected position, the erectable arm assem |
| 7313221 |
Radiographic equipment |
December 25, 2007 |
| The invention concerns radiographic equipment. The equipment includes a source of substantially mono-energetic fast neutrons produced via the deuterium-tritium or deuterium-deuterium fusion reactions, comprising a sealed-tube or similar generator for producing the neutrons. The equip |
| 7250479 |
Polymerization with living characteristics |
July 31, 2007 |
| This invention concerns a free radical polymerization process, selected chain transfer agents employed in the process and polymers made thereby, in which the process comprises preparing polymer of general Formula (A) and Formula (B) comprising contacting: (i) a monomer selected from the |
| 7062914 |
Heat engines and associated methods of producing mechanical energy and their application to vehi |
June 20, 2006 |
| A closed cycle gas turbine system (40) comprising system comprising a compressor (52) for producing compressed gas, a gas turbine (42) for receiving the compressed gas, a heat storage means (44) having a first heat transfer means and adapted to receive the compressed gas from the com |
| 7043195 |
Communications system |
May 9, 2006 |
| A communications system, including at least one base station (8) at the surface, at least one repeater station (6) below the surface, and at least one mobile station (4) below the surface, the stations (4, 6, 8) establishing a bidirectional communications path between the mobile stat |
| 7037391 |
Heat treatment of age hardenable aluminium alloys utilizing secondary precipitation |
May 2, 2006 |
| The process is for ageing heat treatment of an age-hardenable aluminium alloy which has alloying elements in solid solution. The process includes holding the alloy at an elevated ageing temperature which is appropriate for ageing the alloy to promote precipitation of at least one solute |
| 7029273 |
Process for carbonizing wood residues and producing activated carbon |
April 18, 2006 |
| An apparatus and process for preparing activated carbon from a wood or wood residue feedstock using fluidized bed technology. The fluidized bed apparatus has a number of wood residue inlets that allow differing residence times in the fluidized bed apparatus appropriate for the wood o |
| 7025839 |
Heat treatment of age-hardenable aluminum alloys |
April 11, 2006 |
| The heat treatment of an age-hardenable aluminium alloy, having alloying elements in solid solution includes the stages of holding the alloy for a relatively short time at an elevated temperature T.sub.A appropriate for ageing the alloy; cooling the alloy from the temperature T.sub.A at |
| 6941229 |
Method of designing agonists and antagonists to EGF receptor family |
September 6, 2005 |
| The present invention relates to a method of designing compounds able to bind to a molecule of the EGF receptor family and to modulate the activity mediated by the receptor molecule based on the 3-D structure coordinates of the EGF receptor crystal of FIG. 6. |
| 6866106 |
Fluid drilling system with flexible drill string and retro jets |
March 15, 2005 |
| A self-advancing drilling system comprising a drilling apparatus, the drilling apparatus having at least one leading fluid cutting nozzle, an advancing device on the drilling apparatus to provide forward movement to the drilling apparatus, the drilling system further comprising a drill |
| 6857705 |
Mining machine and method |
February 22, 2005 |
| A control system for a mining machine which moves in passes across a seam to be mined using absolute coordinates is disclosed. The machine is carried on rail and co-ordinates of the rail are measured along the length of rail. The rail is then moved to a new position for a next pass, and |
| 6815118 |
Valve regulated lead acid battery |
November 9, 2004 |
| A valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) battery cell (2,40) has positive and negative plates (10,11,41,42) separated by separator media (12,43) and held together under pressure. The separator is adapted to support therein an electrolyte. Each plate has a first single or plurality of tabs |
| 6808390 |
Process for carbonizing wood residues and producing activated carbon |
October 26, 2004 |
| An apparatus and process for preparing activated carbon from a wood or wood residue feedstock using fluidized bed technology. The fluidized bed apparatus has a number of wood residue inlets that allow differing residence times in the fluidized bed apparatus appropriate for the wood or |
| 6774197 |
Hydrophilic biomedical composition |
August 10, 2004 |
| A hydrophilic ethylenically unsaturated macromonomer is disclosed that is prepared by the addition polymerization of addition polymerizable monomers that include monomers that have hydroxyl or amino functional groups, some of which may be subsequently reacted to provide (meth)acryl ethyl |
| 6747111 |
Polymerization process with living characteristics and polymers made therefrom |
June 8, 2004 |
| A free radical polymerization process suitable for synthesizingpolymers is disclosed. The process utilizes novel sulfur based chain transfer agents and is widely compatible over a range of monomers and reaction conditions. Novel polymers having low pollydispersity and predictable specifi |
| 6689354 |
Immunogenic preparation and method for improving the productivity of ruminant animals |
February 10, 2004 |
| A method of improving the productivity of a ruminant animal comprising administering to said animal an amount of an immunogenic preparation effective to invoke an immune response to at least one rumen protozoan, such that the immune response invoked at least reduces and preferably to |
| 6682764 |
Microwave browning of vegetables |
January 27, 2004 |
| A method for the microwave irradiation of a vegetable to cook the same and to brown the exterior thereof includes the steps of applying a microwave activated browning agent to the surface of the vegetable; prior to irradiation, positioning a shielding material adjacent to the vegetable i |
| 6653407 |
Process for preparing star shaped microgels from macromonomers with terminal ethylenic unsaturat |
November 25, 2003 |
| The present invention is directed to a process for forming star shaped microgels which include a core of crosslinked polymer and multiplicity of substantially linear polymeric arms of macromonomers attached to the core. The process includes polymerizing monoethylenically unsaturated mono |
| 6646055 |
Microgels and process for their preparation |
November 11, 2003 |
| A process for preparing microgel(s) that uses a wide range of activatable prepolymers. In the process, a polymer composition of crosslinked component A and soluble components B and C is formed from mono-olefinic and multi-olefinic monomers in the presence of catalyst and initiator. The |
| 6642318 |
Polymerization process with living characteristics and polymers made therefrom |
November 4, 2003 |
| A free radical polymerization process suitable for synthesizing polymers is disclosed. The process utilizes novel sulfur based chain transfer agents and is widely compatible over a range of monomers and reaction conditions. Novel polymers having low polydispersity and predictably specifi |
| 6637366 |
Nematode biopesticide |
October 28, 2003 |
| A composition and method for controlling scarabs, especially lawn scarabs, utilising certain strains of the entomopathogenic nematode species, Heterorhabditis zealandica are disclosed. The nematode strains used in the composition and method generally have an LD.sub.50 value of less than |
| 6624261 |
Catalytic polymerization process |
September 23, 2003 |
| This invention relates to a process for controlling the architecture of copolymers of at least two unsaturated monomers, made by free-radical polymerization in the presence of a cobalt-containing chain transfer agent, including the control of molecular weight, degree of branching and |
| 6562398 |
Molecular coatings |
May 13, 2003 |
| A method of ionically and/or electrically insulating a surface of a material is provided. The method comprises attaching to the surface a self-assembling monolayer membrane. The membrane comprises self-assembling molecules that comprise hydrocarbon chains having a length of 3 to 60 c |
| 6495643 |
Polymerizable monomers and polymers |
December 17, 2002 |
| The invention relates to compounds of the formulae: ##STR1##processes for their preparation, polymers, co-polymers or block co-polymers containing them or their use as monomers or co-monomers in free radical polymerization and in the manufacture of adhesives, dental composites or opt |
| 6475390 |
Process for the purification of nutrients from food process streams |
November 5, 2002 |
| A separation process is described for separation of a nutrient from divalent ions of an aqueous solution. The aqueous solution is contacted with an ion exchange resin that includes monovalent ions until the concentration of divalent ions in the aqueous solution has been depleted and |
| 6448433 |
Process for preparing organic boronic acid derivatives using diboronic acid |
September 10, 2002 |
| The invention relates to a process for the preparation of organic boronic acid derivatives involving the reaction of an organic compound with diboronic acid in the presence of a Group 8-11 metal catalyst. |
| 6423885 |
Methods for obtaining modified phenotypes in plant cells |
July 23, 2002 |
| Methods are provided for reducing the phenotypic expression of a nucleic acid of interest in plant cells, by providing aberrant, preferably unpolyadenylated, target-specific RNA to the nucleus of the host cell. Preferably, the unpolyadenylated target-specific RNA is provided by trans |
| 6391639 |
Plant and viral promoters |
May 21, 2002 |
| The invention provides plant and viral promoters that can be used to confer high-level gene expression on transgenic plants. Representative promoters can be isolated from the genome of Australian banana-infecting badnaviruses from cultivars Mysore, Williams and Goldfinger. The invention |
| 6376626 |
Method of macromonomer synthesis |
April 23, 2002 |
| A free-radical polymerization process for making macromonomers having the structure: ##STR1##comprising contacting: (a) CH.sub.2.dbd.CHY; (b) optionally, CH.sub.2.dbd.CXB; and (c) free-radicals, produced from a free-radical source; in which B, U, X, Y, Z, m, n and p are defined in th |
| 6355718 |
Microgels and process for their preparation |
March 12, 2002 |
| A process for preparing microgel(s) that uses a wide range of activatable prepolymers; in the process, a polymer composition of crosslinked component A and soluble components B and C is formed from mono-olefinic and multi-olefinic monomers in the presence of catalyst and initiator; the |
| 6340574 |
Regulated autocrine growth of mammalian cells |
January 22, 2002 |
| Methods of production of desired recombinant proteins, polypeptides and peptides are disclosed which utilize mammalian host cells engineered for autonomous and regulated growth in low cost protein/serum-free culture media. Preferred host cells express insulin or an insulin-like growth |
| 6291953 |
Electrical drive system |
September 18, 2001 |
| The invention is directed generally toward an electrical drive system (1) for a load in the form of the driven wheels (2,3) of a vehicle (4). System (1)includes an electrical machine (5) for rotating a drive shaft (6) at a first speed. An output shaft (7) connects to wheels (2,3) and is |
| 6277634 |
Optimized minizymes and miniribozymes and uses thereof |
August 21, 2001 |
| This invention is directed to improved catalytic compounds, minizymes and miniribozymes, capable of hybridizing with a target RNA to be cleaved. The minizymes and miniribozymes and compositions of the present invention may be used in vitro or in vivo. They may be used as diagnostic or th |
| 6262248 |
RPS gene family, primers, probes, and detection methods |
July 17, 2001 |
| Disclosed is substantially pure DNA encoding an Arabidopsis thaliana Rps2 polypeptide; substantially pure Rps2 polypeptide; and methods of using such DNA to express the Rps2 polypeptide in plant cells and whole plants to provide, in transgenic plants, disease resistance to pathogens. Als |
| 6251654 |
Modified small RNA viruses |
June 26, 2001 |
| Small RNA viruses and virus-like particles (VLPs) have altered or substituted Ig-like domains so as to modify host cell tropism. The invention also relates to the use of such small RNA viruses and VLPs in insecticidal and medicinal applications. |
| 6242221 |
Genomic polyphenol oxidase gene fragments of plants |
June 5, 2001 |
| The present invention relates to the isolation of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) gene fragments from plants. In a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for preparing PPO gene fragments, which method includes providing a sample of plant tissue, a first primer in sense |
| 6211431 |
Plant transcription regulators from circovirus |
April 3, 2001 |
| The present invention is directed to transcription regulators and transcription regulator-like sequences of nanovirus origin. As used in the specification, the nanovirus group is consdiered to include subterranean clover stunt virus (SCSV), cocnut foliar decay virus (CFDV), banana bunchy |
| 6100350 |
Branched polymer synthesis |
August 8, 2000 |
| This invention relates to a process for the synthesis of addition polymers containing branches upon branches and having a polymerizable olefin end group by a convenient one-pot copolymerization of selected vinyl monomers with chain polymerization initiators and a method to provide olefin |
| 6083724 |
Recombinant avian interferon-gamma (IFN-.gamma.) |
July 4, 2000 |
| A cDNA corresponding to the chicken interferon-.gamma. (IFN-.gamma.) gene has been isolated. The invention thus provides avian IFN-.gamma. polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding them, and their recombinant production. The nucleic acids and polypeptides are useful as therapeutic agents |
| 6060530 |
Process for manufacture of a porous polymer by use of a porogen |
May 9, 2000 |
| The invention is directed to a process for producing a porous polymer comprising the steps of: (1) dispersing a porogen in a continuous monomer component phase wherein said continuous monomer component phase comprises at least one monomer having at least one perfluoropolyether unit and |
