| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7615681 |
Methods for modifying plant responses to stress and correspondingly derived plants |
November 10, 2009 |
| Plant stresses such as pest drought, and excessive temperatures can lead to significant losses of crops each year. There is a continuing need to develop novel plant varieties that are less susceptible to damage or loss by such stresses. The present invention provides a system and method |
| 7608442 |
.beta.1,3-galactosyltransferase polypeptides from the LOS locus of C. jejuni |
October 27, 2009 |
| This invention provides prokaryotic glycosyltransferases, including a bifunctional sialyltransferase that has both an .alpha.2,3- and an .alpha.2,8-activity. A .beta.1,4-GalNAc transferase and a .beta.1,3-galactosyltransferase are also provided by the invention, as are other glycosyl |
| 7604892 |
Y and Nb-doped SrTiO.sub.3 as a mixed conducting anode for solid oxide fuel cells |
October 20, 2009 |
| The invention disclosed relates to novel materials of the general formula (Sr.sub.1-1.5xM1.sub.x).sub.1-y/2Ti.sub.1-yM2.sub.yO.sub.3 [I] wherein M1 is a first trivalent dopant metal atom replacing some of the strontium atoms on a strontium sub-lattice, x is a mole percent of said dopant |
| 7598354 |
Campylobacter glycans and glycopeptides |
October 6, 2009 |
| Multiple strains and species of Campylobacter share a common glycan moiety which is present in a plurality of surface-exposed glycoproteins. This glycan has the formula: GalNAc-a1, 4-GalNAc-a1,4-[Glc-.beta.1,3]GalNAc-a1,4-GalNAc-a1,4-GalNAc-a1,3-Bac, wherein Bac is 2, 4-diacetamido-2 |
| 7579427 |
Synthesis of poly(arylene)s copolymers containing pendant sulfonic acid groups bonded to naphtha |
August 25, 2009 |
| A new series of wholly aromatic poly(arylene ether ether ketone ketone)s containing pendant sulfonic acid groups (SPAEEKK) were conveniently prepared by potassium carbonate mediated nucleophilic polycondensation reactions of inexpensive commercially available monomers: 1,3-bis(4-fluo |
| 7579405 |
Primer composition and uses thereof |
August 25, 2009 |
| The present invention provides a primer for a thermoplastic and/or elastomeric substrate, the primer comprising a film of an epoxy-modified polymer selected from the group consisting of an epoxy-modified-thermoplastic polymer, an epoxy-modified-thermoplastic polymeric composite, an e |
| 7566681 |
Platinum based nano-size catalysts |
July 28, 2009 |
| The synthesis of Pt and PtRu and other Pt based nano-particles that catalyze the electrochemical oxidation of methanol, carbon monoxide and hydrogen, as well as oxygen reduction, is described. The Pt based catalysts are synthesized in solution forming particles of 0.8 to 10 nm size ( |
| 7541426 |
Fluorinated comb-shaped polymers |
June 2, 2009 |
| Fluorinated comb co-polymers have a main chain including a semi-rigid hydrophobic fluorinated poly(ether) backbone and comb segments in the form of flexible and monodisperse side chains that are more hydrophilic than the backbone. The side chains may be hydrophilic polymeric chains o |
| 7541168 |
Recombinant cyclopentanone monooxygenase [cpmo] |
June 2, 2009 |
| Cyclopentanone 1,2-monooxygenase (CPMO) from Comamonas (previously Pseudomonas) sp. strain NCIMB 9872 carries out the second step of a degradation pathway that allows the bacterium to use cyclopentanol as a sole carbon source for growth. In the present invention there is reported the |
| 7528229 |
Isolated human and rat GAL-R2 galanin receptors |
May 5, 2009 |
| The present invention is directed to a novel receptor for galanin which has been designated as galanin receptor 2. The invention encompasses both the receptor protein as well as nucleic acids encoding the protein. In addition, the present invention is directed to methods and compositions |
| 7524943 |
Method for the production of plant seed with modified fiber content and modified seed coat |
April 28, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to nucleotide sequences commonly designated CJAS1 comprising a novel gene from plants. The novel gene encodes a protein that is involved in seed formation and is associated with plant defense. The invention further relates to the use of the nucleotide se |
| 7511189 |
Diacylglycerol acyltransferase gene from plants |
March 31, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to the isolation, purification, characterization and use of the plant diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) gene and genetic products. The invention includes isolated and purified DGAT DNA and relates to methods of regulating seed oil content, the ratio |
| 7510860 |
Xylanases with enhanced thermophilicity and alkalophilicity |
March 31, 2009 |
| The present invention provides a xylanase, or a modified xylanase enzyme comprising at least one substituted amino acid residue at a position selected from the group consisting of amino acid 11, 116, 118, 144 and 161, the position determined from sequence alignment of the modified xy |
| 7510846 |
Assay employing human or rat GAL-R2 galanin receptor |
March 31, 2009 |
| The present invention is directed to a novel receptor for galanin which has been designated as galanin receptor 2. The invention encompasses both the receptor protein as well as nucleic acids encoding the protein. In addition, the present invention is directed to methods and compositions |
| 7508523 |
Interferometric system for complex image extraction |
March 24, 2009 |
| The invention provides an interferometric system and method for quadrature detection of optical characteristics of a sample. The system includes a Mach-Zehnder interferometer providing a variable optical delay between light collected from the sample and reference light. The Mach-Zehnder |
| 7507535 |
Strong PCR primers and primer cocktails |
March 24, 2009 |
| The invention disclosed relates to a PCR primer pair for amplication of chaperonin-60 (cpn60) targets having high G+C content and to a PCR primer "cocktail" to improve the representation of diverse sequences in chaperonin-60 based PCR product libraries derived from complex templates. |
| 7475596 |
Non-destructive testing of pipes |
January 13, 2009 |
| To perform a non-destructive condition assessment of a pipe carrying a fluid, an actual value representative of the propagation velocity of an acoustic disturbance propagating between two longitudinally separated points on the pipe is determined. A corresponding predicted value for the |
| 7474400 |
Multi-wavelength fluorometric system and probe for monitoring of bioprocesses |
January 6, 2009 |
| A fluorometric system for on-line monitoring of biological processes uses a plurality of light sources, each with a different spectral width, to illuminate a sample, the light sources selected to produce emission of fluorescent light, and usually also dispersed light, from the illuminate |
| 7474098 |
Stacked coil array for magnetic resonance experiments |
January 6, 2009 |
| An array coil for sensing signals in magnetic resonance experiments incorporates the traditional loop-butterfly array elements at spaced positions along an axis of the sample with additional stacked twisted loops and/or twisted butterfly elements. The twisted loop and twisted butterf |
| 7462474 |
B1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyl (GALNAC) transferase polypeptides |
December 9, 2008 |
| This invention provides prokaryotic .beta.1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyl (GalNAc) transferases involved in synthesis of lipooligosaccharide (LOS). .beta.1,4-GalNAc transferases are obtained from, for example, Campylobacter species, including C. jejuni. In additional embodiments, the inve |
| 7459316 |
Molecularly-imprinted chemical detection device and method |
December 2, 2008 |
| A novel method of molecular imprinting is described. Using a modified soft lithography technique, a molecularly-imprinted chemical detection device comprising at least one molecularly-imprinted polymer capable of detecting at least one chemical target is produced. The device can be u |
| 7456152 |
Peptide inhibitors of thrombin as potent anticoagulants |
November 25, 2008 |
| The tetrapeptide Phe-Asn-Pro-Arg (SEQ ID NO: 3) is a structurally-optimized sequence for binding to the active site of thrombin. By conjugating this tetrapeptide or variants thereof to a C-terminal fragment of hirudin, we were able to generate a series of new multivalent inhibitors o |
| 7438824 |
Fabrication of long range periodic nanostructures in transparent or semitransparent dielectrics |
October 21, 2008 |
| To make high quality long-range periodic nanostructures in a transparent or semi-transparent substrate, the transparent or semi-transparent substrate is scanned with a linearly polarized laser beam generated by a femtosecond laser and exceeding a predetermined energy/pulse threshold |
| 7436880 |
Adaptive filtering using fast affine projection adaptation |
October 14, 2008 |
| A method of adaptive filtering using fast affine projection (FAP) that allows for direct solution of the projected error vector from the autocorrelation matrix using a backward and forward recursion technique or LDL.sup.T factorization of the autocorrelation matrix followed by forwar |
| 7431856 |
Nano-tip fabrication by spatially controlled etching |
October 7, 2008 |
| A method of fabricating nano-tips involves placing a precursor nanotip with an apex and shank in a vacuum chamber; optionally applying an electric field to the precursor nanotip to remove oxide and other contaminant species; subsequently admitting an etchant gas to the vacuum chamber |
| 7430897 |
Method and apparatus for detecting and locating gas leaks |
October 7, 2008 |
| The invention provides an apparatus and method for detecting the location of a gas leak within a test region. The invention comprises an array of calibrated sensors for measuring a plurality of gas concentrations, a control system coupled to the sensor array for calculating and optionall |
| 7429693 |
Method for the production of plant seed with modified fiber content and modified seed coat |
September 30, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a nucleotide sequences commonly designated CJAS1 comprising a novel gene from plants. The novel gene encodes a protein that is involved in seed formation and is associated with plant defense. The invention further relates to the use of the nucleotide |
| 7428086 |
Method and apparatus for scanning optical delay line |
September 23, 2008 |
| A scanning optical delay line includes an optical path element that rotates about its central axis, such that a face is intermittently incident a beam of light to be optically delayed. When the beam is not incident the face, it is reflected onto a reinsertion line which provides a se |
| 7425434 |
Gene encoding cyclododecanone monooxygenase |
September 16, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a new strain of Pseudomonas putida (designated as HI-70) and to the isolation, cloning, and sequencing of a cyclododecanone monooxygenase-encoding gene (named cdnB) from said strain. The invention also relates to a new cyclododecanone monooxygenase and to a metho |
| 7414400 |
Detection of ferromagnetic objects approaching a magnet |
August 19, 2008 |
| An apparatus for detecting a potentially dangerous ferromagnetic object carried inadvertently by a person approaching the magnet of a magnetic resonance imaging system (14) uses the fringe field (16) of the magnet and provides guide members (11) defining a path along which the person is |
| 7407761 |
Methods for assaying expression of novel galanin receptors |
August 5, 2008 |
| The present invention is directed to methods for assaying a test compound's ability to alter the expression of novel receptor for galanin which has been designated as galanin receptor 2. The invention also encompasses both the receptor protein as well as nucleic acids encoding the pr |
| 7393440 |
Hydrogen generation system |
July 1, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a system for generating hydrogen gas in an aqueous solution based electrolytic or galvanic cell wherein the cathode is made from aluminum or an aluminum alloy. In a preferred arrangement the cell is a galvanic cell and cathode is made from aluminum or alumi |
| 7381544 |
Nucleic acid that encodes a fusion protein |
June 3, 2008 |
| This invention provides fusion polypeptides that include a glycosyltransferase catalytic domain and a catalytic domain from an accessory enzyme that is involved in making a substrate for a glycosyltransferase reaction. Nucleic acids that encode the fusion polypeptides are also provid |
| 7376308 |
Optical off-chip interconnects in multichannel planar waveguide devices |
May 20, 2008 |
| The multichannel waveguide device includes an array of waveguides located in a plane. Each waveguide channel has a redirecting element for redirecting a guided wave out of said plane, or vice versa. The redirecting elements are staggered in the direction of the waveguides so as to tr |
| 7374730 |
Process and apparatus for synthesis of nanotubes |
May 20, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a process for formation of carbon nanotubes. The process comprises laser ablation of a bulk metal catalyst within a hydrocarbon solution to produce a feedstock containing metal catalyst nanoparticles. The feedstock is atomizing to form a feedstock aerosol. Th |
| 7371838 |
Nucleic acids encoding .beta. 1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases from C. jejuni |
May 13, 2008 |
| This invention provides prokaryotic .beta.1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyl (GalNAc) traosferases involved in synthesis of lipooligosaccharide (LOS). The .beta.1,4-GalNAc transferases can be obtained from, for example, Campylobacter species, including C. jejuni. In additional embodiments, the |
| 7366310 |
Microphone array diffracting structure |
April 29, 2008 |
| The present invention increases the aperture size of a microphone array by introducing a diffracting structure into the interior of a microphone array. The diffracting structure within the array modifies both the amplitude and phase of the acoustic signal reaching the microphones. The |
| 7364739 |
Haemophilus influenzae lipopolysaccharide inner-core oligosaccharide epitopes as vaccines for th |
April 29, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a lipopolysaccharide moiety comprising a conserved triheptosyl inner-core moiety of lipopolysaccharide substantially free of variable outer core oligosaccharide chain extension, and to vaccines obtaines therefrom which are cross-reactive for Haemophil |
| 7358737 |
Method of effecting nuclear magnetic resonance experiments using Cartesian feedback |
April 15, 2008 |
| In nuclear magnetic resonance experiments, Cartesian electronic feedback is used to reduce substantially in transmission and/or reception the deleterious effects of sample-mediated and direct interactions between coils in an array of transmitting and/or receiving coils. The feedback is |
| 7355097 |
Diacylglycerol acyltransferase gene from plants |
April 8, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to the isolation, purification, characterization and use of the plant diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) gene and genetic products. The invention includes isolated and purified DGAT DNA and relates to methods of regulating seed oil content, the ratio |
| 7354870 |
Process for chemical etching of parts fabricated by stereolithography |
April 8, 2008 |
| A process for chemically etching a stereolithography resin involves chemically etching a shaped object of the resin at a temperature in a range of from about 20.degree. C. to about 30.degree. C. for a time of from about 30 seconds to about 60 seconds with a saturated aqueous solution |
| 7353709 |
Method and system for determining material properties using ultrasonic attenuation |
April 8, 2008 |
| A method and system is disclosed for determining a property of an object by measuring ultrasonic attenuation. With the proposed method, a measured ultrasonic interaction signal of the object is compared with a reference signal produced using the same generation and detection setup, but u |
| 7335511 |
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy to classify tissue |
February 26, 2008 |
| Robust classification methods analyze magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) data (spectra) of fine needle aspirates taken from breast tumors. The resultant data when compared with the histopathology and clinical criteria provide computerized classification-based diagnosis and prognos |
| 7332441 |
Passivation of porous semiconductors |
February 19, 2008 |
| A method is disclosed for stabilizing porous silicon. A porous silicon structure having a surface terminated with hydrogen atoms is subjected to organic thermal processing to substitute the hydrogen atoms with a protective organic layer. The resulting structures are found to have unp |
| 7330812 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting an audio stream having additional payload in a hidden sub- |
February 12, 2008 |
| Methods and apparatus are provided for communicating an audio stream. A perceptual mask is estimated for an audio stream, based on the perceptual threshold of the human auditory system. A hidden sub-channel is dynamically allocated substantially below the estimated perceptual mask ba |
| 7328618 |
Non-destructive testing of pipes |
February 12, 2008 |
| To perform a non-destructive condition assessment of a pipe carrying a fluid, an actual value representative of the propagation velocity of an acoustic disturbance propagating between two longitudinally separated points on the pipe is determined. A corresponding predicted value for the |
| 7319784 |
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy using a conformal voxel |
January 15, 2008 |
| The goal was to automate and optimize the shaping and positioning of a shape-specific/conformal voxel that conforms to any volume of interest, such as a cranial lesion, to allow conformal voxel magnetic resonance spectroscopy (CV-MRS). We achieved this by using a computer program that |
| 7317535 |
Wavelength dispersive fourier transform spectrometer |
January 8, 2008 |
| A spectroscopic method and system for the spectral analysis of an optical signal directed to a wavelength dispersive component having two interleaved dispersive devices. For a single wavelength, the optical signal exiting the interleaved dispersive devices includes two wavefronts gen |
| 7302840 |
Method and apparatus for aerodynamic/hydrodynamic testing of a model |
December 4, 2007 |
| An aerodynamic or hydrodynamic test apparatus that permits all air to be evacuated from the test enclosure, such that no free liquid surfaces remain. This permits more accurate testing of structures, particularly at low Reynolds numbers. The apparatus includes a seal that allows the |
| 7301071 |
Method for the production of plant seed with modified fiber content and modified seed coat |
November 27, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to nucleotide sequences commonly designated CJAS1 comprising a novel gene from plants. The novel gene encodes a protein that is involved in seed formation and is associated with plant defense. The invention further relates to the use of the nucleotide se |
