| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6769280 |
Real-time draw-in sensors and methods of fabrication |
August 3, 2004 |
| A method and system for providing real time measurements of draw-in for closed loop control of a metal forming process including an elongated sensor on one of the tools positioned in the proximity of the deformation zone and adjacent to an edge of a sheet metal blank being formed. The |
| 6747112 |
Cyclopentadienyl-containing low-valent early transition metal olefin polymerization catalysts |
June 8, 2004 |
| A catalyst system useful to polymerize and co-polymerize polar and non-polar olefin monomers is formed by in situ reduction with a reducing agent of a catalyst precursor comprisingwherein Cp* is a cyclopentadienyl or substituted cyclopentadienyl moiety; M is an early transition metal; R |
| 6737646 |
Enhanced scanning probe microscope and nanolithographic methods using the same |
May 18, 2004 |
| An enhanced scanning probe microscope is provided with means for controlling the atmosphere surrounding the probe tip and the sample or surface to be scanned. Additional enhancements include a tip holder which can be tuned to reflect the laser light of the apparatus on the photodiode |
| 6726847 |
Silver stain removal by chemical etching and sonication |
April 27, 2004 |
| This invention relates to methods for regenerating spent DNA detection chips for further use. Specifically, this invention relates to a method for removal of silver from used DNA detection chips that employ gold nanoparticle-oligonucleotide conjugate probes and that use silver staining |
| 6723515 |
DNA mobility modifier |
April 20, 2004 |
| Polyamides comprising at least one hydrophilic C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 hydrocarbyl substituent on an amide nitrogen atom, and methods for producing and using the same is provided. In particular, polyamides of the formula: ##STR1##and methods for using the same for altering the ratio of |
| 6699481 |
Peptides for inhibition of herpes simplex virus entry |
March 2, 2004 |
| The invention includes antiherpesviral peptides and method of generating the same. |
| 6695930 |
Process for case hardened dies in improving die life |
February 24, 2004 |
| Steel alloys susceptible to case and core hardening comprise 0.05 to 0.24 wt % carbon; 15 to 28 wt % cobalt and 1.5 to 9.5 wt % in nickel, small percentages of one or more additives: chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium; and the balance iron. Carburized roll form and punch dies and tools m |
| 6692449 |
Methods and system for assessing limb position sense during movement |
February 17, 2004 |
| This invention includes methods and/or apparatus for limb position sensing and, more particularly, measurement of limb position acuity during an ongoing movement rather than after movement has stopped. |
| 6680215 |
Liquid crystal-templated conducting organic polymers |
January 20, 2004 |
| A method of preparing a conductive polymeric film, includes providing a liquid crystal phase comprising a plurality of hydrophobic cores, the phase on a substrate, introducing a hydrophobic component to the phase, the component a conductive polymer precursor, and applying an electric |
| 6677306 |
Chondrogenic and osteogenic inducing molecule |
January 13, 2004 |
| The present invention is directed to methods of using and compositions comprising amelogenin peptides capable of inducing chondrogenesis and osteogenesis when implanted in vivo, a chondrogenesis in cultures in vitro. Compositions and methods of enhancing bone and cartilage growth usi |
| 6674074 |
Enhanced scanning probe microscope |
January 6, 2004 |
| An enhanced scanning probe microscope is provided with means for controlling the atmosphere surrounding the probe tip and the sample or surface to be scanned. Additional enhancements include a tip holder which can be tuned to reflect the laser light of the apparatus on the photodiode |
| 6670333 |
Methods and compositions for inhibiting angiogenesis |
December 30, 2003 |
| The present invention provides a method of inhibiting angiogenesis within a tissue by providing exogenous SLED to cells associated with the tissue. The presence of exogenous SLED inhibits angiogenesis within the tissue, in part by interfering with the ability of vascular endothelia to ex |
| 6670299 |
Cyclopentadienyl-containing low-valent early transition metal olefin polymerization catalysts |
December 30, 2003 |
| A catalyst system useful to polymerize and co-polymerize polar and non-polar olefin monomers is formed by in situ reduction with a reducing agent of a catalyst precursor comprisingwherein Cp* is a cyclopentadienyl or substituted cyclopentadienyl moiety; M is an early transition metal; R |
| 6641818 |
Cellular proteins which mediate herpesvirus entry |
November 4, 2003 |
| A cellular herpesvirus entry protein, or a mutant, a homolog, a derivative, a variant or a biologically active fragment thereof, suspended in a pharmaceutically active carrier in an amount effective to inhibit entry of an alphaherpesvirus into a cell, wherein the cellular herpesvirus ent |
| 6636669 |
Nanophotonic directional coupler device |
October 21, 2003 |
| A nanophotonic directional coupler is disclosed for transferring light from one waveguide to a second waveguide. The directional coupler is formed within relatively small dimensional parameters and can be formed to accommodate light signals of both transverse electric (TE) and transverse |
| 6635597 |
Perfluoronaphthyl substituted boron containing catalyst activator |
October 21, 2003 |
| A catalyst activator particularly adapted for use in the activation of metal complexes of metals of Group 3-10 for polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers, especially olefins, comprising a neutral (Lewis acid) or charge separated (cation/anion pair) compris |
| 6635311 |
Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products therefor or products thereby |
October 21, 2003 |
| A method of direct-write nanolithography comprising: providing a solid substrate comprising a surface; providing a nanoscopic tip coated with patterning compound; and contacting the coated tip with the substrate, so that the patterning compound is delivered to the substrate so as to |
| 6635126 |
Advanced case carburizing secondary hardening steels |
October 21, 2003 |
| Steel alloys susceptible to case and core hardening comprising 0.05 to 0.24 weight percent carbon; 15 to 28 weight percent cobalt and 1.5 to 9.5 weight percent in nickel, small percentages of one or more additives: chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium; and the balance iron. |
| 6630427 |
Superconducting Mg-MgB2 and related metal composites and methods of preparation |
October 7, 2003 |
| Superconducting phases comprising magnesium diboride related composites and methods of preparation. |
| 6608323 |
n-type thiophene semiconductors |
August 19, 2003 |
| The new fluorocarbon-functionalized polythiophenes, in particular, .alpha.,.omega.-diperfluorohexylsexithiophene DFH-6T (1) can be straightforwardly prepared in high yield and purified by gradient sublimation. Introduction of perfluorocarbon chains on the thiophene core affords enhan |
| 6605151 |
Oxide thin films and composites and related methods of deposition |
August 12, 2003 |
| Thin oxide films are deposited on substrates by metal-organic molecular beam epitaxy (MOMBE) and can be incorporated into a variety of composite materials. The composites/films are characterized by a combination of transmission electron microscopy, Auger spectrometry and atomic force |
| 6602992 |
Mammalian prestin polynucleotides |
August 5, 2003 |
| The invention relates to mammalian prestin protein, which has been discovered to be the mammalian cochlear outer hair cell motor, and to polynucleotides encoding prestin. Full length gerbil prestin and its cDNA are described, full length murine prestin and its cDNA are described, and |
| 6602669 |
Method of detection by enhancement of silver staining |
August 5, 2003 |
| The present invention relates to a method for amplifying a detection signal by enhancing or promoting the deposition of additional silver in assay detection systems where the formation of a silver spot serves as a reporter for the presence of a target molecule, including biological p |
| 6586763 |
Organic light-emitting diodes and methods for assembly and emission control |
July 1, 2003 |
| New organic light-emitting diodes and related electroluminescent devices and methods for fabrication, using siloxane self-assembly techniques. |
| 6585914 |
N-type thiophene semiconductors |
July 1, 2003 |
| The new fluorocarbon-functionalized and/or heterocycle-modified polythiophenes, in particular, .alpha.,.omega.-diperfluorohexylsexithiophene DFH-6T can be straightforwardly prepared in high yield and purity. Introduction of such modifications to a thiophene core affords enhanced ther |
| 6576609 |
Methods and compositions for generating angiostatin |
June 10, 2003 |
| The invention provides a method of treating a neoplastic disease in a human by administering a therapeutically effective amount of plasminogen activator effective to increase the amount of angiostatin present in the human to treat the disease. The invention also provides a method of |
| 6573058 |
Antibody to herpes virus entry receptor protein |
June 3, 2003 |
| The present invention provides isolated and purified polynucleotides that encode HVEM of mammalian origin, expression vectors containing those polynucleotides, host cells transformed with those expression vectors, a process of making HVEM using those polynucleotides and vectors, and |
| 6559128 |
Inhibitors of G protein-mediated signaling, methods of making them, and uses thereof |
May 6, 2003 |
| The invention provides compositions and methods useful for blocking G protein-mediated signaling events. Compositions provided by the invention relate to carboxy terminal G.alpha. peptides, and minigenes which encode such peptides. The invention provides methods of making the minigenes, |
| 6549685 |
High-response electro-optic modulator based on an intrinsically acentric, layer-by-layer self-as |
April 15, 2003 |
| A new electro-optic (EO) phase modulator constructed from a combination of a low-loss passive polymer waveguide and a self-assembled chromophore superlattice (SAS) with an intrinsically polar microstructure. In contrast to typical polymer-based modulators, the present invention utilizes |
| 6544922 |
Cyclopentadienyl-containing low-valent early transition metal olefin polymerization catalysts |
April 8, 2003 |
| A catalyst system useful to polymerize and co-polymerize polar and non-polar olefin monomers is formed by in situ reduction with a reducing agent of a catalyst precursor comprisingwherein Cp* is a cyclopentadienyl or substituted cyclopentadienyl moiety; M is an early transition metal; R |
| 6528151 |
Extruded fiber reinforced cement matrix composites and method of making same |
March 4, 2003 |
| An extruded fiber reinforced cement matrix composite having substantially improved tensile strength with strain hardening behavior and substantially improved tensile strain, and improved flexural properties in three-point bending is made by mixing cement, water, water soluble binder, and |
| 6525096 |
GABA and L-glutamic acid analogs for antiseizure treatment |
February 25, 2003 |
| A compound of the formula ##STR1##wherein R.sub.1 is a straight or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl, or cycloalkyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is hydrogen or methyl; and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, methyl or carboxyl; which is useful in the treatment |
| 6501591 |
Tunable fiber optic parametric oscillator |
December 31, 2002 |
| A tunable fiber optic parametric oscillator includes a nonlinear optical loop mirror or fiber Sagnac interferometer NFSI with a dispersion shifted fiber portion. The oscillator is synchronously pumped to amplify a signal wave, while reflecting the depleted pump pulse back towards the pum |
| 6494390 |
Solid state shear pulverization of multicomponent polymeric waste |
December 17, 2002 |
| A method of making polymeric particulates wherein polymeric scrap material such as in the form of film waste is supplied to intermeshing pulverizer screws which are rotated to transport the polymeric material along their length and subject the polymeric material to solid state shear |
| 6491767 |
Case hardened dies for improved die life |
December 10, 2002 |
| Steel alloys susceptible to case and core hardening comprise 0.05 to 0.24 weight percent carbon; 15 to 28 weight percent cobalt and 1.5 to 9.5 weight percent in nickel, small percentages of one or more additives: chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium; and the balance iron. Carburized roll |
| 6479178 |
Direct hydrocarbon fuel cells |
November 12, 2002 |
| The direct electrochemical oxidation of hydrocarbons in solid oxide fuel cells, to generate greater power densities at lower temperatures without carbon deposition. The performance obtained is comparable to that of fuel cells used for hydrogen, and is achieved by using novel anode compos |
| 6479003 |
Processes of mixing, compatibilizing, and/or recylcing blends of polymer materials through solid |
November 12, 2002 |
| A method of making polymeric particulates wherein polymeric scrap material, virgin polymeric material and mixtures thereof are supplied to intermeshing extruder screws which are rotated to transport the polymeric material along their length and subject the polymeric material to solid |
| 6477408 |
Analysis of muscular activity in neonatal animals to screen for mutations and/or drugs that alte |
November 5, 2002 |
| Methods relating to the use of neonatal animals to identify sleep wake states in the corresponding adults and/or phenotypically characterize such adults. |
| 6476188 |
Clock gene and methods of use thereof |
November 5, 2002 |
| The present invention discloses the identity of the first enzyme that has been demonstrated to be involved in maintaining circadian rhythms. This enzyme, the Drosophila DOUBLETIME protein is also shown to be an ortholog of human casein kinase-1.epsilon.. In addition, a variant of this en |
| 6464801 |
Advanced case carburizing secondary hardening steels |
October 15, 2002 |
| Steel alloys susceptible to case and core hardening comprising 0.05 to 0.24 weight percent carbon; 15 to 28 weight percent cobalt and 1.5 to 9.5 weight percent in nickel, small percentages of one or more additives: chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium; and the balance iron. |
| 6462849 |
Optimizing launch points for dispersion-managed solitons |
October 8, 2002 |
| There is described an asymptotic theory for predicting the evolution of dispersion-managed solitons with loss and gain. Optimal launch points for dispersion-managed solitons where the pulses do not need to be prechirped can be readily located. Numerical results demonstrate that launching |
| 6458220 |
Case hardened steel blades for sports equipment and method of manufacture |
October 1, 2002 |
| Steel alloys susceptible to case and core hardening comprise 0.05 to 0.24 weight percent carbon; 15 to 28 weight percent cobalt and 1.5 to 9.5 weight percent in nickel, small percentages of one or more additives: chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium; and the balance iron. Blades for ice |
| 6455682 |
DNA mobility modifier |
September 24, 2002 |
| Polyamides comprising at least one hydrophilic C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 hydrocarbyl substituent on an amide nitrogen atom, and methods for producing and using the same is provided. In particular, polyamides of the formula: ##STR1##and methods for using the same for altering the ratio of |
| 6448238 |
Inhibitors of .beta.-lactamases and uses therefor |
September 10, 2002 |
| The invention provides novel non-.beta.-lactam inhibitors of .beta.-lactamases. In particular, the invention provides such inhibitors which are boronic acids of formula (1) which is set forth in the specification. These compounds may be used with .beta.-lactam antibiotics to treat .b |
| 6444431 |
Angiostatin receptor |
September 3, 2002 |
| The present invention relates, in general, to an angiostatin receptor and, in particular, to an angiostatin receptor present on cellular plasma membranes. More particularly, the present invention relates to the human angiostatin receptor, ATP synthase, or subunit or portion thereof, and |
| 6417174 |
Inhibitors of .beta.-lactamases and uses therefor |
July 9, 2002 |
| The invention provides novel non-.beta.-lactam inhibitors of .beta.-lactamases. In particular, the invention provides such inhibitors which are boronic acids of formula (1) which is set forth in the specification. These compounds may be used with .beta.-lactam antibiotics to treat 62 |
| 6416861 |
Organosilicon compounds and uses thereof |
July 9, 2002 |
| A compound of the formula: ##STR1##and a resin-bound compound of the formula: ##STR2##and their use in combinatorial chemistry and in the synthesis of compounds comprising at least one aromatic moiety is described, where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, |
| 6414024 |
GABA and L-glutamic acid analogs for antiseizure treatment |
July 2, 2002 |
| A compound of the formula ##STR1##wherein R.sub.1 is a straight or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl, or cycloalkyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is hydrogen or methyl; and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, methyl or carboxyl; which is useful in the treatment |
| 6403733 |
Organo-Lewis acid as cocatalyst for cationic homogeneous Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerizations |
June 11, 2002 |
| Organo-Lewis acids of the formula BR'R".sub.2 wherein B is boron, R' is fluorinated biphenyl, and R" is a fluorinated phenyl, fluorinated biphenyl, or fluorinated polycyclic fused ring group, and cationic metallocene complexes formed therewith. Such complexes are useful as polymeriza |
| 6403732 |
Organo-Lewis acids of enhanced utility, uses thereof, and products based thereon |
June 11, 2002 |
| The organo-Lewis acids are novel triarylboranes which are are highly fluorinated. Triarylboranes of one such type contain at least one ring substituent other than fluorine. These organoboranes have a Lewis acid strength essentially equal to or greater than that of the corresponding o |
