| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE37999 |
20-(B)-20,25-dihydroperoxy-3.beta.-hydroxycholest-5-ene and 20-(S)-20,25-dihydroperoxy-3.beta.-h |
February 18, 2003 |
| A method is provided for suppressing atherogenesis in which .[.a cholesterol 20-hydroperoxide is administered, which is preferably one or both of the novel compounds: 20(R)-hydroperoxy-25-hydrocholesterol and 29(S)-hydroperoxy-25-hydrocholesterol.]. .Iadd.20(R)-hydroperoxy-25 hydroc |
| RE35574 |
Communication device apparatus and method utilizing pseudonoise signal for acoustical echo cance |
July 29, 1997 |
| A communication device, an apparatus, and a method for acoustic echo cancellation which makes use of a pseudonoise signal. An audio mixer adds the pseudonoise signal to an input signal received from another communication device to produce a first composite signal. An audio system con |
| RE35157 |
Means and method for capillary zone electrophoresis with laser-induced indirect fluorescence det |
February 20, 1996 |
| A means and method for capillary zone electrphoresis with laser-induced indirect fluorescence detection. A detector is positioned on the capillary tube of a capillary zone electrophoresis system. The detector includes a laser which generates a laser beam which is imposed upon a small por |
| PP6183 |
Rose plant named Bucaroo |
May 24, 1988 |
| A new variety of shrub rose plant distinguished by its tolerance of low winter temperatures, its resistance to foliar diseases such as Blackspot and Powdery Mildew, and its continuous production of large flowers of light red-purple coloration. |
| PP5760 |
Rose plant named Bucred |
July 8, 1986 |
| A new variety of shrub rose plant having a profuse and continuous production of medium-sized flowers of bright red coloration, the plant being free branching, bushy, and erect in its growth habit and exhibiting an ability to survive Midwestern winter temperatures without weather prot |
| PP5759 |
Geranium plant named La Sevillana |
July 1, 1986 |
| A new variety of geranium plant distinguished by its profuse and vigorous flowering habit, its tolerance to foliar diseases in climates with high summer day and/or night temperatures and humidities, and the strong red color of its abundant flowers. |
| PP5758 |
Geranium plant named Troubadour |
July 1, 1986 |
| A new variety of geranium plant distinguished by the bright scarlet color of its flowers, its ability to grow vigorously and flower profusely under high day/night temperatures and humidity, and its tolerance under field conditions to foliar diseases common to geraniums. |
| PP5757 |
Geranium plant named Orangeade |
July 1, 1986 |
| A new variety of geranium plant distinguished by the scarlet color (Mandarin Red) of its flowers, its vigorous and floriferous growth under the high summer temperatures and humidities commonly found in Midwestern United States, and its strong field tolerance to foliar diseases such as |
| PP5756 |
Rose plant named Bucblu |
July 1, 1986 |
| A new variety of hybrid tea rose plant having profuse production of violet-blue flowers of excellent color stability. The plant is also notable for the precociousness with which lateral buds develop and the survivability of the plant under winter conditions without cold weather prote |
| PP4653 |
Geranium plant named Super-Waltztime |
February 17, 1981 |
| A new cultivar of geranium plant distinguished by flowers that have a delicate pink coloration that intensifies under high temperature and light intensities, the very large size of its inflorescence clusters, and a continuous and abundant flowering habit throughout the year with adequate |
| PP4041 |
Geranium plant named Marian |
April 12, 1977 |
| A new geranium cultivar distinguished by its more compact and free-branching growth, its greater flowering potential, and the intensification of its pink coloring under high temperature and high light intensities. This plant blooms continuously, is tolerant of high nighttime temperat |
| PP4040 |
Geranium plant named Hazel |
April 12, 1977 |
| A new variety of geranium plant distinguished by the large size of its inflorescence and the large size of the florets, its capability to bloom throughout the year with adequate photoperiod, its tolerance of high summer night temperatures, and the intense smoky rose coloring of the f |
| PP4039 |
Geranium plant named Pearlie Mae Red |
April 12, 1977 |
| A new geranium cultivar distinguished by its ability to grow vigorously and flower profusely under high humidity and temperature conditions, a shorter time requirement to initiate inflorescence, and by the very large size of the florets and floret clusters which comprise the blooms. |
| PP12898 |
Walnut tree named `Domoto` |
September 3, 2002 |
| A cold-resistant Persian walnut cultivar originating as an open pollinated seedling from a population of seedlings, for which the identity of the female parent was not recorded, that were planted at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Farm, Ames, Iowa, USA in 1971, and ev |
| 7618546 |
Iron catalysis in oxidation by ozone |
November 17, 2009 |
| A means and method for improving ozone oxidation through the addition of an iron(II) catalyst is described. |
| 7615649 |
Synthesis of polycyclic procyanidins |
November 10, 2009 |
| A method for preparing A-type procyanidins is provided by reacting flavylium salts with catechins and analogs thereof, under anhydrous conditions in alcohol. |
| 7604953 |
Bioamplification for microbial sensor signal transduction |
October 20, 2009 |
| A process of detection of the causative agent of Johne's disease (Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis) (MAP) by detecting shedding of surface protein of MAP. A preferred way is use of surface enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. The system of detecting MAP shedding of protein provide |
| 7592159 |
Antibiotic alternatives |
September 22, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to two recombinant colicin expression systems, one utilizing a yeast expression system that produces a protein that is inexpensive to purify, and the other utilizing a plasmid expression system to be used as a probiotic culture. The recombinant colicins |
| 7587647 |
Method for testing analog and mixed-signal circuits using dynamic element matching for source li |
September 8, 2009 |
| A method of testing an analog and/or mixed-signal circuit can be used in either a production or a built-in self test environment. The method includes generating an excitation signal for testing by using dynamic element matching for performance enhancement of the test signal generator |
| 7579150 |
Mobile RNA acts as a signal to regulate plant growth and development |
August 25, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode a BEL transcription factor from potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and the amino acid sequences encoded by such nucleic acid molecules. The present invention also relates to a method of screening a biomolecule for |
| 7575752 |
Chimeric infectious DNA clones, chimeric porcine circoviruses and uses thereof |
August 18, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to infectious DNA clones, infectious chimeric DNA clones of porcine circovirus (PCV), vaccines and means of protecting pigs against viral infection or postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) caused by PCV2. The new chimeric infectious DNA clone |
| 7563451 |
Capped mesoporous silicates |
July 21, 2009 |
| The invention provides an article comprising, a mesoporous silicate matrix, such as a particle, having one or more pores; and one or more releasable caps obstructing one or more of the pores. The articles are useful as delivery vehicles for encapsulated agents such as therapeutic age |
| 7555177 |
All fiber magneto-optic on-off switch for networking applications |
June 30, 2009 |
| A fiber optic switch based on the magneto-optic effect of magnetic materials is presented. Due to the optical fiber based construction of the switching device it is suitable for optical fiber networks The on-off function of the switch is useful for isolation and connection of node(s) |
| 7548650 |
Geometric search engine |
June 16, 2009 |
| One implementation provides a method to provide information associated with a previously designed component having a geometry that is similar to a geometry of a source component. In this implementation, the method includes obtaining a first set of coefficients for a non-invertible re |
| 7547677 |
Plant virus transmission inhibitor and methods |
June 16, 2009 |
| Provided is a peptide, peptide multimer or fusion protein containing such peptide which binds to the gut of sap-sucking insects, e.g., aphids. When bound, this peptide inhibits the binding of targeted virus to the insect gut. When this peptide or tandem repeat peptide is expressed (or is |
| 7544617 |
Die scale control of chemical mechanical polishing |
June 9, 2009 |
| A method for control of chemical mechanical polishing of a pattern dependant non-uniform wafer surfaces in a die scale wherein the die in the wafer surface have a plurality of zones of different heights and different pattern densities is provided. The method provides for varying pres |
| 7541462 |
Triaminophosphine ligands for carbon-nitrogen and carbon-carbon bond formation |
June 2, 2009 |
| Methods and compounds are provided for the formation of carbon-nitrogen or carbon-carbon bonds comprising reacting an amine or an aryl boronic acid with an aryl halide in the presence of a palladium catalyst, a base, and a compound of formula II: ##STR00001## |
| 7536477 |
Access mechanisms for efficient sharing in a network |
May 19, 2009 |
| One embodiment provides a computer-implemented method for processing data on a node. In this embodiment, the node first determines if a first transit buffer on the node is empty, wherein the first transit buffer is capable of holding one or more data packets destined for another node. If |
| 7531217 |
Methods for making high-temperature coatings having Pt metal modified .gamma.-Ni +.gamma.'-Ni.su |
May 12, 2009 |
| A method for making an oxidation resistant article, including (a) depositing a layer of a Pt group metal on a substrate to form a platinized substrate; and (b) depositing on the platinized substrate layer of Pt group metal a layer of a reactive element selected from the group consist |
| 7525016 |
Identification of syn-copalyl diphosphate synthase |
April 28, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to the isolation, purification, sequencing, and functional characterization of the class I and II terpene sequences OsCPS1.sub.ent, OsCPS2.sub.ent, OsCPS4.sub.syn, and OsDTS2. Transcriptional control of OsCPS1.sub.ent provides a means of regulating produ |
| 7524888 |
Biorational repellents obtained from terpenoids for use against arthropods |
April 28, 2009 |
| This invention provides compositions and methods useful for repelling target pests. The compositions comprise an amount of a monoterpenoid or sesquiterpenoid effective to repel a target pest from a target area, the monoterpenoid or sesquiterpenoid in combination with a carrier. In one |
| 7524678 |
Materials and methods for the alteration of enzyme and acetyl CoA levels in plants |
April 28, 2009 |
| The present invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of acetyl CoA synthetase (ACS), plastidic pyruvate dehydrogenase (pPDH), ATP citrate lyase (ACL), Arabidopsis pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), and Arabidopsis aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), specifically ALDH-2 and ALDH |
| 7517976 |
Polynucleic acids isolated from a porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) |
April 14, 2009 |
| The present invention provides a purified preparation containing a polynucleic acid encoding at least one polypeptide selected from the group consisting of proteins encoded by one or more open reading frames (ORF's) of an Iowa strain of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome v |
| 7517375 |
Wear-resistant boride composites with high percentage of reinforcement phase |
April 14, 2009 |
| A highly wear resistant sintered, hot pressed, or otherwise compacted ceramic composite material is described, consisting of two discrete phases of the form Al.sub.xMg.sub.yB.sub.14 where x and y .ltoreq.1 or like hard, orthorhombic compounds, and TiB.sub.2 or like Group IVB transiti |
| 7514587 |
Selective reduction of glycerol by porous silicon |
April 7, 2009 |
| The invention provides a method to prepare 1,3-propanediol from glycerol. The glycerol is contacted with porous silicon in the presence of an acid to provide the resulting 1,3-propanediol. The porous silicon can have at least one of three types of silicon hydride moieties of the formula |
| 7495152 |
Identification and characterization of a novel alpha-amylase from maize endosperm |
February 24, 2009 |
| SHE, a Starch Hydrolytic Enzyme active in maize endosperm (Zea mays), and the cDNA sequence encoding SHE are disclosed. The specificity of native, purified SHE is similar, in general terms, to previously known alpha-amylases. However, the activity of SHE toward amylopectin results in |
| 7492374 |
Computer aided design file processing |
February 17, 2009 |
| One implementation provides a method for processing a first representation of a geometry of a component that is stored in a computer file. In this implementation, the method includes analyzing the first representation of the geometry of the component, and, upon analysis, generating a sec |
| 7473822 |
Soybean transformation and regeneration using half-seed explant |
January 6, 2009 |
| A method of transforming soybean comprising infecting half-seed explants of soybean with Agrobacterium tumefaciens containing a transgene, which method can further comprise regenerating the half-seed explants in vitro on selection medium. |
| 7473529 |
System and method for detecting cells or components thereof |
January 6, 2009 |
| A system and method for detecting a detectably labeled cell or component thereof in a sample comprising one or more cells or components thereof, at least one cell or component thereof of which is detectably labeled with at least two detectable labels. In one embodiment, the method co |
| 7470777 |
Compositions and methods related to modified retroviral vectors for restricted, site specific in |
December 30, 2008 |
| Embodiments of the invention include compositions comprising and methods utilizing a retroviral integrase complex comprising a recombinant integrase having a domain comprising a non-native protein binding site, and a DNA binding protein comprising a DNA binding domain and a peptide b |
| 7468187 |
Canine influenza virus and related compositions and methods of use |
December 23, 2008 |
| The present invention provides an isolated canine influenza virus of subtype H3N8 comprising an HA having SEQ ID NO: 4 or an amino acid sequence that is greater than 99% identical to SEQ ID NO: 4 , with the proviso that the amino acids at positions 94 and 233 are identical to SEQ ID |
| 7459290 |
Methods of using functional 30S subunits |
December 2, 2008 |
| A method of preparing a peptide in vitro in a defined translation mixture is provided. The method includes providing a defined translation reaction mixture comprising isolated and/or purified 30S subunits comprising small subunit ribosomal proteins and 16S rRNA, 50S subunits comprising l |
| 7443177 |
Characterization of conductor by alternating current potential-drop method with a four-point pro |
October 28, 2008 |
| A method of determining material parameters associated with a conductor using four points includes injecting and extracting alternating current into the plate using current-carrying wires operatively connected to two of the four points, measuring potential drop between the remaining two |
| 7419806 |
Immunogenic Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae polypeptides |
September 2, 2008 |
| Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae polypeptides and nucleic acids, as well as nucleic acid expression vectors and host cells containing nucleic acid vectors are provided. In addition, compositions containing M. hyopneumoniae polypeptides and nucleic acids are provided for use in methods of tre |
| 7410107 |
Apparatus and method for reducing anhydrous ammonia application by optimizing distribution |
August 12, 2008 |
| An apparatus, method, and system for distributing gas and/or liquid phase substance from an inlet to multiple outlets with reduced variations and distribution. The apparatus includes a body having an inlet and a plurality of outlets. In one aspect, a rotatable impeller is positioned |
| 7385058 |
Triaminophosphine ligands for carbon-nitrogen and carbon-carbon bond formation |
June 10, 2008 |
| Methods and compounds are provided for the formation of carbon-nitrogen or carbon-carbon bonds comprising reacting an amine or an aryl boronic acid with an aryl halide in the presence of a palladium catalyst, a base, and a compound of formula II: ##STR00001## |
| 7375343 |
A1MgB.sub.14 and related icosahedral boride semiconducting materials for neutron sensing applica |
May 20, 2008 |
| A neutron detecting and method of use for a semiconducting material having a formula of M1M2B.sub.14 where M1 is aluminum, magnesium, silver, sodium or scandium and M2 is boron, chromium, erbium, holmium, lithium, magnesium, thulium, titanium, yttrium, or gadolinium. |
| 7365533 |
Magneto-optic remote sensor for angular rotation, linear displacements, and evaluation of surfac |
April 29, 2008 |
| A system and method to detect angular rotation, linear displacement and/or surface deformations is presented. The method is based on the ability of a linear polarized light to interact with magnetic materials and to change its polarization angle due to Faraday effect. A basic structure o |
| 7360405 |
Method to transiently detect sample features using cantilevers |
April 22, 2008 |
| An approach to determine cantilever movement is presented. An observer based state estimation and statistical signal detection and estimation techniques are applied to Atomic Force Microscopes. A first mode approximation model of the cantilever is considered and an observer is design |
| 7326360 |
Cobalt ferrite based magnetostrictive materials for magnetic stress sensor and actuator applicat |
February 5, 2008 |
| Magnetostrictive material based on cobalt ferrite is described. The cobalt ferrite is substituted with transition metals (such manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) or mixtures thereof) by substituting the transition metals for iron or cobalt to form substituted co |
