| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE40176 |
Apparatus and method for planning a stereotactic surgical procedure using coordinated fluoroscop |
March 25, 2008 |
| An apparatus and method is provided for coordinating two fluoroscope images, which permits accurate computer-based planning of the insertion point and angle of approach of a needle, drill, screw, nail, wire or other surgical instrumentation into the body of a patient, and subsequentl |
| RE32557 |
Method of determining pregnanediol in female urine and test device for use therein |
December 8, 1987 |
| A method is provided for determining the concentration of pregnanediol glucuronide (PG) in a woman's urine which is characterized by utilization of the reagent 20.alpha.-hydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20-.alpha. reagent) in a form in which it reacts with antibodies binding to PG. The method is |
| 7618937 |
Peptidomimetic polymers for antifouling surfaces |
November 17, 2009 |
| Peptidomimetic polymers comprising one or more DOPA moieties and related coatings and composites. |
| 7617200 |
Displaying context-sensitive ranked search results |
November 10, 2009 |
| Methods and apparatus assessing, ranking, organizing, and presenting search results associated with a user's current work context are disclosed. The system disclosed assesses, ranks, organizes and presents search results against a user's current work context by comparing statistical |
| 7617199 |
Characterizing context-sensitive search results as non-spam |
November 10, 2009 |
| Methods and apparatus assessing, ranking, organizing, and presenting search results associated with a user's current work context are disclosed. The system disclosed assesses, ranks, organizes and presents search results against a user's current work context by comparing statistical |
| 7612424 |
Nanoelectromechanical bistable cantilever device |
November 3, 2009 |
| Nano-electromechanical device having an electrically conductive nano-cantilever wherein the nano-cantilever has a free end that is movable relative to an electrically conductive substrate such as an electrode of a circuit. The circuit includes a power source connected to the electrod |
| 7611619 |
Electrochemical miniaturization of organic micro-and nanostructures |
November 3, 2009 |
| The invention provides a simple and convenient strategy for reducing the dimensions of organic micro- and nanostructures on metal surfaces. By varying electrochemical desorption conditions, organic structures patterned by Dip-Pen Nanolithography or any of the micro-contact printing p |
| 7611562 |
Triangular nanoframes and method of making same |
November 3, 2009 |
| The present invention provides nanoprisms etched to generate triangular framework structures. These triangular nanoframes possess no strong surface plasmon bands in the ultraviolet or visible regions of the optical spectrum. By adding a mild reducing agent, metal ions remaining in so |
| 7610279 |
Filtering context-sensitive search results |
October 27, 2009 |
| Methods and apparatus assessing, ranking, organizing, and presenting search results associated with a user's current work context are disclosed. The system disclosed assesses, ranks, organizes and presents search results against a user's current work context by comparing statistical |
| 7605394 |
Siloxane-polymer dielectric compositions and related organic field-effect transistors |
October 20, 2009 |
| Dielectric compositions comprising siloxane and polymeric components, as can be used in a range of transistor and related device configurations. |
| 7605225 |
Silole-based polymers and semiconductor materials prepared from the same |
October 20, 2009 |
| The present teachings provide silole-based polymers that can be used as p-type semiconductors. More specifically, the present teachings provide polymers that include a repeating unit of Formula I: ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, Z, x, and x' |
| 7604798 |
Methods and compositions for importing nucleic acids into cell nuclei |
October 20, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to methods and compositions for importing DNA into the nuclei of a specific cell type. In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions for specifically targeting the nuclei of pulmonary cells. |
| 7601355 |
Compositions and methods for altering immune function |
October 13, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to molecules that stabilize and/or enhance CD154 activity, compositions comprising these molecules, methods for using these molecules and compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) comprising them. Specifically, the molecules can be used for enhanc |
| 7595047 |
Compositions and methods for promoting or inhibiting angiogenesis |
September 29, 2009 |
| Compounds, compositions and methods for promoting or inhibiting angiogenesis, and screening methods for identifying compounds are disclosed. The compounds bind to F1 ATP synthase particularly to the alpha and/or beta subunits of F1 ATP synthase. When bound to these subunits, they can |
| 7588904 |
Perinucleolar compartment as a cancer marker |
September 15, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnostics, prognostics and predictions, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present invention provides perinucleolar compartments and their resident molecules as cancer markers. |
| 7588624 |
Method of producing gold nanoprisms |
September 15, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to a method of producing gold nanoprisms. In particular, gold nanoprisms having uniform shapes and edge lengths and thickness are produced utilizing a three step growth process. |
| 7586990 |
Method and system for allocating subcarriers to subscriber devices |
September 8, 2009 |
| A method and system for allocating a plurality of subcarriers to a plurality of subscriber devices in a wireless network. A set of characteristics is identified (302) for a transmission on each of the plurality of subcarriers. A dynamic weight is assigned (304) to at least one subscr |
| 7574253 |
Signal processing using non-linear regression with a sinusoidal model |
August 11, 2009 |
| A method for processing signals, such as a tomography signal, in the time domain provides both high spatial resolution and high frequency resolution but at low cost. The method uses non-linear regression with a sinusoidal model to fit a sine wave to a portion of the signal that is le |
| 7572601 |
Compositions and methods for determining oocyte development potential |
August 11, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to the field of reproduction (e.g., human reproduction). In particular, the present invention provides markers (e.g., pentraxin 3 and Annexin A6), and methods of using the same to determine oocyte development potential. The present invention also provide |
| 7569693 |
Naphthalene-based semiconductor materials and methods of preparing and use thereof |
August 4, 2009 |
| Provided are mono- and diimide naphthalene compounds for use in the fabrication of various device structures. In some embodiments, the naphthalene core of these compounds are mono-, di-, or tetra-substituted with cyano group(s) or other electron-withdrawing substituents or moieties. |
| 7569340 |
Nanoarrays of single virus particles, methods and instrumentation for the fabrication and use th |
August 4, 2009 |
| A nanoarray template utilizing coordination chemistry or metal ion binding to control the site-isolation and orientation of virus particles is provided. The nanoarray template is generated by lithography including Dip Pen Nanolithography. The surface chemistry that is inherent in many |
| 7569252 |
Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products therefor or produced thereby |
August 4, 2009 |
| The invention provides a lithographic method referred to as "dip pen" nanolithography (DPN). DPN utilizes a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip (e.g., an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip) as a "pen," a solid-state substrate (e.g., gold) as "paper," and molecules with a chemical affinity |
| 7565631 |
Method and system for translating software binaries and assembly code onto hardware |
July 21, 2009 |
| A computer-aided hardware design system enables design of an actual hardware implementation for a digital circuit using a software implementation of an algorithm in assembly language or machine binary code by converting an algorithmic representation for a hardware design initially cr |
| 7554021 |
Composition and method for self-assembly and mineralization of peptide amphiphiles |
June 30, 2009 |
| The present invention is directed to a composition useful for making homogeneously mineralized self assembled peptide-amphiphile nanofibers and nanofiber gels. The composition is generally a solution comprised of a positively or negatively charged peptide-amphiphile and a like signed |
| 7544661 |
Self-assembling peptide amphiphiles and related methods for growth factor delivery |
June 9, 2009 |
| Amphiphilic peptide compounds comprising one or more epitope sequences for binding interaction with one or more corresponding growth factors, micellar assemblies of such compounds and related methods of use. |
| 7541381 |
Non-covalent inhibitors of AmpC .beta.-lactamase |
June 2, 2009 |
| .beta.-lactamases are the most widespread resistance mechanism to .beta.-lactam antibiotics, such as penicillins and cephalosporins. In response to these enzymes, inhibitors have been introduced. Unfortunately, these inhibitors are also .beta.-lactams, and resistance to them has deve |
| 7534761 |
Charged peptide-amphiphile solutions and self-assembled peptide nanofiber networks formed theref |
May 19, 2009 |
| The present invention provides a system of self-assembling peptide amphiphiles with an absolute net charge of 3 or greater whose design and function may be patterned after proteins involved in vertebrate mineralization or other tissue forming processes. This molecular system preferab |
| 7531073 |
Sparsely cross-linked nanogels: a novel polymer structure for microchannel DNA sequencing |
May 12, 2009 |
| The present invention is generally directed to novel polymeric materials for use in the electrophoretic separation of nucleic acids. In particular, the novel polymer materials are sparsely crosslinked nanogels, dissolved in an aqueous buffer to form solutions with moderate to high vi |
| 7528176 |
Carbonyl-functionalized thiophene compounds and related device structures |
May 5, 2009 |
| Carbonyl-functionalized oligo/polythiophene compounds, and related semiconductor components and related device structures. |
| 7524534 |
Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products therefor or produced thereby |
April 28, 2009 |
| The invention provides a lithographic method referred to as "dip pen" nanolithography (DPN), which utilizes a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip (e.g., an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip) as a "pen," a solid-state substrate (e.g., gold) as "paper," and molecules with a chemical af |
| 7491690 |
Self-assembly and mineralization of peptide-amphiphile nanofibers |
February 17, 2009 |
| Peptide-amphiphilic compositions capable of self-assembly into useful nanostructures. |
| 7491331 |
Methods for total nitrogen removal |
February 17, 2009 |
| A method and related apparatus for oxidation and reduction of a reduced aqueous nitrogen contaminant. |
| 7485443 |
Solid-phase reactions |
February 3, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to systems, compositions, and methods for the detection and characterization of nucleic acid sequences and variations in nucleic acid sequences. The present invention relates to methods for attaching nucleic acids to solid supports and modifying nucleic |
| 7482077 |
Direct hydrocarbon fuel cells |
January 27, 2009 |
| A method of using a hydrocarbon fuel to operate a solid oxide fuel cell, such a cell comprising one or more components which can be prepared using a centrifugal deposition technique of the type described herein. |
| 7476345 |
Layer by layer self-assembly of large response molecular electro-optic materials by a desilylati |
January 13, 2009 |
| The preparation of robust, thin film materials with large second-order optical nonlinearities through the covalent self-assembly of chromophoric compositions and innovative use of silyl chemistry. |
| 7470815 |
Selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors |
December 30, 2008 |
| Peptidomimetic compositions for selective inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase. |
| 7470790 |
Heteroaromatic selective inhibitors of neuronal nitric oxide synthase |
December 30, 2008 |
| Compounds inhibiting neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) for potential treatment in neurodegenerative diseases, such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, such compounds of a formula. ##STR00001## |
| 7466406 |
Analyte detection using nanowires produced by on-wire lithography |
December 16, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to methods of detecting analytes using nanowires having nanodisk arrays. In particular, the present invention discloses methods of detecting analytes via surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and employing nanowires prepared using on-wire lithography |
| 7452679 |
Branched peptide amphiphiles, related epitope compounds and self assembled structures thereof |
November 18, 2008 |
| Branched peptide amphiphilic compounds incorporating one or residues providing a pendant amino group for coupling one or more epitope sequences thereto, such compounds and related compositions for enhanced epitope presentation. |
| 7449509 |
Hole transport layer compositions and related diode devices |
November 11, 2008 |
| Hole transport layer compositions comprising a silylated aryl amine and a polymeric component, to enhance performance of an associated electroluminescent device. |
| 7448269 |
Scanning near field ultrasound holography |
November 11, 2008 |
| A high spatial resolution phase-sensitive technique employs a scanning near field ultrasound holography (SNFUH) methodology for imaging elastic as well as viscoelastic variations across a sample surface. SNFUH uses a near-field approach to measure time-resolved variations in ultrasonic |
| 7446324 |
Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products thereof or produced thereby |
November 4, 2008 |
| The invention provides a lithographic method referred to as "dip pen" nanolithography (DPN). DPN utilizes a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip (e.g., an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip) as a "pen," a solid-state substrate (e.g., gold) as "paper," and molecules with a chemical affinity |
| 7422696 |
Multicomponent nanorods |
September 9, 2008 |
| Multicomponent nanorods having segments with differing electronic and/or chemical properties are disclosed. The nanorods can be tailored with high precision to create controlled gaps within the nanorods or to produce diodes or resistors, based upon the identities of the components-making |
| 7418399 |
Methods and kits for managing diagnosis and therapeutics of bacterial infections |
August 26, 2008 |
| A method for the construction and utilization of a medical records system capable of providing a continuous data stream of epidemiological data to the records system via kits provided to the symptomatic population to obtain and record an epidemiological profile in a searchable database b |
| 7414250 |
Cryogenic variable temperature vacuum scanning tunneling microscope |
August 19, 2008 |
| A cryogenic variable temperature scanning tunneling microscope of novel design and component configuration, for use in conjunction with a variety of low temperature methodologies. |
| 7403810 |
Time resolved contrast-enhanced MR projection imaging of the coronary arteries with intravenous |
July 22, 2008 |
| In a method and apparatus for contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) angiography of the right coronary artery of a patient, a bolus of MR contrast agent is selected to have a size that will cause the bolus, after injection into the patient, to wash out of right coronary chambers o |
| 7399396 |
Sparsely cross-linked nanogels: a novel polymer structure for microchannel DNA sequencing |
July 15, 2008 |
| The present invention is generally directed to novel polymeric mateirals for use in the electrophoretic separation of nucleic acids. In particular, the novel polymer materials are sparsely crosslinked nanogels, dissolved in an aqueous buffer to form solutions with moderate to high vi |
| 7390526 |
Methods and materials for nanocrystalline surface coatings and attachment of peptide amphiphile |
June 24, 2008 |
| Biocompatible composites comprising peptide amphiphiles and surface modified substrates and related methods for attachment thereon. |
| 7384554 |
Methods for total nitrogen removal from waste streams |
June 10, 2008 |
| A method and related apparatus for oxidation and reduction of a reduced aqueous nitrogen contaminant, as can be embodied by a system comprising nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria and contacting oxygen and hydrogen. |
| 7381748 |
Compounds and related methods for inhibition of gamma-aminobutyric acid aminotransferase |
June 3, 2008 |
| (1S, 3S)-3-Amino-4-difluoromethylene-1-cyclopentanoic acid illustrates a novel class of compounds as potent irreversible inhibitors of .gamma.-aminobutyric acid aminotransferase (GABA-AT). The corresponding monofluoro-substituted compounds also are potent time-dependent inhibitors of |
