| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE40293 |
Method and system for facilitating wireless, full-body, real-time user interaction with digitall |
May 6, 2008 |
| An interactive display system includes an electronic camera which intermittently records a participant's image and digitally inputs the video image into a computer, creating a digitized "virtual user image". The camera is positioned behind a large viewing screen which faces the user |
| RE35339 |
Method and apparatus for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea |
October 1, 1996 |
| A method and apparatus for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea wherein a continuous positive pressure is supplied to a nose mask from a threshold valve via a flexible tube, and air is discharged from the mask via vent holes in the mask for rapid discharge of exhaled air. |
| 7435546 |
System to detect inducible translocation |
October 14, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a novel method for screening to identify/detect polypeptides capable of translocating into or out of the nucleus of a cell in response to induction by an external stimulus or stimuli. Kits for practicing the method of the invention are also encompasse |
| 7427655 |
Synthetic immunogenic but non amyloidogenic peptides homologous to amyloid .beta. for induction |
September 23, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to synthetic immunogenic but non-amyloidogenic peptides homologous to amyloid .beta. which can be used alone or conjugated to an immunostimulatory molecule in an immunizing composition for inducing an immune response to amyloid .beta. peptides and amyloi |
| 7425330 |
Methods of inhibiting TNF.alpha. activity in the blood of a patient |
September 16, 2008 |
| Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-.alpha. (TNF.alpha.) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF.alpha.-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric |
| 7420038 |
Compositions for controlling hair growth |
September 2, 2008 |
| FP-1 is a protein that is specifically expressed in the follicular papilla of the hair follicle. The nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of FP-1, as well as antibodies that specifically bind FP-1 are provided. In addition, methods of isolating follicular papilla cells and methods of |
| 7419680 |
Calcium phosphate-based materials containing zinc, magnesium, fluoride and carbonate |
September 2, 2008 |
| Compositions useful in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and for bone and fracture repair. Slow-releasing calcium phosphate-based materials are disclosed, incorporating Mg, Zn, F and carbonate, which will promote bone formation and inhibit bone resorption and thus be agent |
| 7416729 |
Methods of treating rheumatoid arthritis with anti-TNF antibodies |
August 26, 2008 |
| Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-.alpha. (TNF.alpha.) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF.alpha.-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric |
| 7411112 |
Maize promoter named CRWAQ81 |
August 12, 2008 |
| The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a root-preferred promoter for the gene encoding CRWAQ81. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleoti |
| 7404955 |
Methods of inhibiting or neutralizing TNF.alpha. in patients with tissue injury |
July 29, 2008 |
| Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-.alpha. (TNF.alpha.) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF.alpha.-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric |
| 7387998 |
STQ peptides |
June 17, 2008 |
| The invention describes methods for inhibiting angiogenesis in a tissue by administering an antagonist that specifically binds to a proteolyzed or denatured laminin with substantially greater affinity than to the native form of laminin. Methods utilizing such antagonists for therapeutic |
| 7384388 |
Styryl dyes with linker |
June 10, 2008 |
| A combinatorial library of solid-state fluorescent dyes is prepared by reacting an aldehyde with a solid-supported pyridinium salt having a linker. |
| 7379925 |
Logic arrangement, data structure, system and method for multilinear representation of multimoda |
May 27, 2008 |
| A data structure, method, storage medium and logic arrangement are provided for use in collecting and analyzing multilinear data describing various characteristics of different objects. In particular it is possible to recognize an unknown object or an unknown viewpoint of an object, |
| 7378272 |
Packaging cell lines for the continuous production of alphavirus vectors |
May 27, 2008 |
| The present invention pertains to packaging cell lines useful for the production of viral vectors, particularly packaging cell lines for continuous production of Sindbis viral vectors at high efficiency. The packaging cell line comprises an insect cell having DNA that encodes alphavi |
| 7378232 |
Assay for melanogenesis |
May 27, 2008 |
| The invention provides methods for the identification of agents that modify or mimic P protein function. Cells expressing a P protein are generally more sensitive to toxins, and changes in cell viability and/or cell death after exposure of P protein-expressing cells to an agent and a |
| 7374935 |
Human Rgr oncogene and truncated transcripts thereof detected in T cell malignancies, antibodies |
May 20, 2008 |
| Naturally-occurring variants of human Rgr oncogene protein, in particular, abnormally truncated variants found in T cell malignancies, as well as the human Rgr protein are encompassed by the present invention. Also included are antibodies thereto and nucleic acid molecules encoding human |
| 7374761 |
Recombinant A2-specific TNF.alpha.-specific antibodies |
May 20, 2008 |
| Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-.alpha. (TNF.alpha.) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF.alpha.-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric |
| 7365184 |
B. anthracis prevention and treatment: mutant B. anthracis lacking luxS activity and furanone in |
April 29, 2008 |
| The present invention pertains to the discovery that B. anthracis possesses a luxS gene that encodes a functional LuxS polypeptide, and that B. anthracis synthesizes a functional AI-2 quorum-sensing molecule. The invention provides mutant B. anthracis bacteria lacking the function of |
| 7357944 |
Liposomal analgesic drug compositions prepared in GMV using an ammonium sulfate gradient |
April 15, 2008 |
| Liposomal bupivacaine compositions are prepared using an ammonium sulfate gradient loading procedure, at a pH which prevents precipitation of the drug from the loading solution. Also described are liposome suspensions comprising `GMV` (giant multivesicular) liposomes and methods for thei |
| 7351280 |
Macroporous, resorbable and injectible calcium phosphate-based cements (MCPC) for bone repair, a |
April 1, 2008 |
| A composition and method for producing interconnective macroporous, resorbable and injectable calcium phosphate-based cements (MICPCs). The composition of the invention sets to poorly crystalline apatitic calcium phosphate after mixing a powder component and an aqueous solution. The |
| 7345480 |
Method, system, storage medium and software arrangement for radial prescription of long-axis sli |
March 18, 2008 |
| A method, system, and software arrangement for automatically prescribing long-axis magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI") slices of a target are provided. An MRI image is captured along a short-axis slice of the target. Vectorial components, including slice selection, phase-encoding, and |
| 7338428 |
Combinatorial fluorescent library based on the styryl scaffold |
March 4, 2008 |
| A combinatorial library of fluorescent compounds useful as organelle-specific probes are produced by reacting an aldehyde with a 2- or 4-methylpyridinium salt. |
| 7336827 |
System, process and software arrangement for recognizing handwritten characters |
February 26, 2008 |
| A process and system are provided for determining a most likely combination of characters. In particular, character data which includes information indicative of at least one handwritten character is obtained. The character data includes at least one set of segmentation points for th |
| 7335358 |
Methods of treating psoriasis with anti-TNF antibodies |
February 26, 2008 |
| Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-.alpha. (TNF.alpha.) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF.alpha.-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric |
| 7314620 |
Methods for diagnosis and treatment of PH domain signal transduction disorders |
January 1, 2008 |
| Methods for treatment, diagnosis, and screening are provided for diseases or conditions characterized by an abnormality in a signal transduction disorder. The signal transduction pathway involves an interaction between a PH domain and a PH domain binding partner. |
| 7312066 |
Nucleic acid molecules encoding NRC interacting factor-1 (NIF-1) |
December 25, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to isolated human and rat nucleic acid molecules encoding a protein or polypeptide that modulates transcriptional activation in a cell with or without collaboration with a nuclear hormone receptor transcriptional co-activator. The present invention also |
| 7307876 |
High speed low power annular magnetic devices based on current induced spin-momentum transfer |
December 11, 2007 |
| A high speed and low power method to control and switch the magnetization direction and/or helicity of a magnetic region in a magnetic device for memory cells using spin polarized electrical current. The magnetic device comprises a reference magnetic layer with a fixed magnetic helicity |
| 7306905 |
Method of identifying substances useful for promoting resistance to cell stress |
December 11, 2007 |
| The invention is directed to methods for identifying test substances useful for the prevention or treatment of diseases involving an oxidative stress. The methods involve screening assays, including high throughput screening techniques, in which the test substances are tested for their |
| 7306792 |
Tumor therapy with alphavirus-based and high affinity laminin receptor-targeted vectors |
December 11, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating tumors using vectors that preferentially target tumor cells. In particular, the invention relates to Sindbis virus vectors which have a preferential affinity for high affinity laminin receptors (HALR). These vecto |
| 7306461 |
Carrier and seating instrument for dental devices |
December 11, 2007 |
| Apparatus for manipulating a dental device comprises first and second gripping elements rotatably coupled to one another for movement between a gripping configuration in which a first gripping surface of the first gripping element is positioned adjacent a second gripping surface of the |
| 7303898 |
Defective sindbis viral vectors |
December 4, 2007 |
| Disclosed herein are new defective Sindbis viral vectors made from wild type Ar-339 Sindbis virus, with differences in replicase and envelope proteins between JT vectors and consensus Sindbis virus sequences, and also between JT and Ar-339 vectors. Also disclosed are plasmids used for |
| 7294706 |
Identification of receptor and heparin binding sites in FGF4 by structure-based mutagenesis |
November 13, 2007 |
| The present invention provides methods and compositions that may be used to modulate binding of a fibroblast growth factor (FGF) polypeptide to an FGF receptor (FGFR). In preferred embodiments, the methods and compositions of the invention modulate binding of a particular FGF polypep |
| 7288529 |
ALK protein tyrosine kinase, cells and methods embodying and using same |
October 30, 2007 |
| The present invention provides for a transgenic animal model that constitutively expresses a protein encoded by the NPM-ALK gene in lymphoid tissue, and exhibits enhanced and accelerated development of a T cell lymphoproliferative disorder or B cell plasma cell tumor, together with t |
| 7280985 |
Logic arrangement, data structure, system and method for multilinear representation of multimoda |
October 9, 2007 |
| A data structure, method, storage medium and logic arrangement are provided for use in collecting and analyzing multilinear data describing various characteristics of different objects. In particular it is possible to recognize an unknown individual, an unknown object, an unknown act |
| 7276239 |
Recombinant A2-specific TNF.alpha.-specific antibodies |
October 2, 2007 |
| Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-.alpha. (TNF.alpha.) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF.alpha.-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric |
| 7276031 |
System and method for classifying patient's breathing using artificial neural network |
October 2, 2007 |
| Described is a method and system for analyzing a patient's breaths. The arrangement may include a sensor and a processor. The sensor detects data corresponding to a patient's breathing patterns over a plurality of breaths. The processor separates the detected data into data segments |
| 7267937 |
Facile diagnosis and monitoring of pneumocystis carinii infection |
September 11, 2007 |
| Significantly low circulating S-adenosylmethionine levels were found to be diagnostic for human Pneumocystis carinii infection, and rise in levels towards normal correlated with successful treatment. Diagnosis of P. carinii injection and monitoring of progress of treatment based thereon |
| 7261566 |
System and method for training medical professionals to perform a nerve block procedure |
August 28, 2007 |
| Described is a method and system for training medical professionals to perform a nerve block procedure. The system may include a nerve electrode at least partially inserted in a conductive gel and an NSMRD supplying a current signal to a needle which is inserted in the gel. The system ma |
| 7257439 |
Brain-machine interface systems and methods |
August 14, 2007 |
| A system and method for interfacing a brain with a machine. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention employs a vascular approach in which one or more nano-electrodes are deployed in vasculature having a close geometric relationship with proximal innervation. Each nano-electrode i |
| 7253947 |
Portable automated confocal microscope |
August 7, 2007 |
| Described is a portable confocal microscope which includes a microscope stand including a shaft having top and bottom ends, a platform connected to the shaft by a height adjustment mechanism, a base member connected to the bottom end of the shaft and first and second elongated channel |
| 7252823 |
Recombinant A2-specific TNF.alpha.-specific antibodies |
August 7, 2007 |
| Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-.alpha. (TNF.alpha.) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF.alpha.-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric |
| 7239293 |
Autostereoscopic display |
July 3, 2007 |
| An apparatus for displaying an image to an observer. The apparatus comprises a display screen upon which stripes of the image appear in at least three distinct phases. The apparatus comprises a light blocking shutter disposed in front of the display screen forming a stripe pattern wh |
| 7239142 |
Coil arrangement for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus |
July 3, 2007 |
| A coil arrangement is provided that is configured to be used with a magnetic resonance imaging system. The arrangement can include a first coil element and a second coil element positioned adjacent to the first coil element. The second coil element may be different in size from the f |
| 7227003 |
Anti-TNF antibody fragments |
June 5, 2007 |
| Anti-TNF antibodies and anti-TNF peptides, specific for tumor necrosis factor (TNF) are useful for in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for anti-TNF murine and chimeric antibodies, peptides, methods of |
| 7226593 |
Methods of treating cachexia with chimeric anti-TNF antibodies |
June 5, 2007 |
| Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-.alpha.(TNF.alpha.) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF.alpha.-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric |
| 7223562 |
Compositions for controlling hair growth |
May 29, 2007 |
| FP-1 is a protein that is specifically expressed in the follicular papilla of the hair follicle. The nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of FP-1, as well as antibodies that specifically bind FP-1 are provided. In addition, methods of isolating follicular papilla cells and methods of |
| 7223396 |
Methods of treatment of fistulas in Crohn's disease with anti-TNF antibodies |
May 29, 2007 |
| Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-.alpha. (TNF.alpha.) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF.alpha.-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric |
| 7215123 |
Method, system storage medium and software arrangement for homogenizing a magnetic field in a ma |
May 8, 2007 |
| A method and system for homogenizing a main magnetic field of a magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI") system includes obtaining a main magnetic field distribution generated by the MRI system, obtaining at least one shim magnetic field distribution generated by at least one shim coil of the |
| 7214376 |
Methods of inhibiting TNF.alpha. in patients with neoplastic disease |
May 8, 2007 |
| Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-.alpha. (TNF.alpha.) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNF.alpha.-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric |
| 7212201 |
Method and apparatus for segmenting an image in order to locate a part thereof |
May 1, 2007 |
| A method is disclosed to automatically segment 3D and higher-dimensional images into two subsets without user intervention, with no topological restriction on the solution, and in such a way that the solution is an optimal in a precisely defined optimization criterion, including an e |
