| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| PP6580 |
Strawberry plant |
January 31, 1989 |
| A strong day-neutral type with exceptionally symmetrical conic fruit of fine flavor; resistant to Verticillium Wilt and capable of fruiting about three months after planting under satisfactory growing conditions regardless of planting time. The plant is of interest in all situations |
| PP6579 |
Strawberry poant called `Mrak` |
January 31, 1989 |
| A strong day-neutral type prolific fruiting with good flavor, resistant to Verticillium Wilt and capable of fruiting about three months after planting under satisfactory growing conditions regardless of planting time. The plant is of interest in all situations where `Hecker` or `Fern` |
| PP6578 |
Strawberry plant called `Oso Grande` |
January 31, 1989 |
| A standard short-day type of strawberry plant characterized by its capability of exceptionally high yield of very large fruit, firmness and particularly fine flavor. The plant is of interest in all major strawberry fruit growing areas. |
| PP6558 |
Strawberry plant called `Muir` |
January 24, 1989 |
| A new and distinct variety of day-neutral strawberry plant characterized by its capability of high yield of very large firm fruit somewhat similar to `Selva`, but which is less susceptible to two-spotted mite. The variety is adapted to growing in all California fruiting areas where `Selv |
| PP6452 |
Pear tree--`Elliot` |
December 6, 1988 |
| A new and distinct variety of pear tree primarily characterized by its tolerance to the fire-blight organism. (Erwinia amylovora), and further characterized by a blooming habit concurrent with `Bartlett`; skin with firm and buttery texture, and fruit with a flavor which is excellent to |
| PP11403 |
Marianna plum rootstock variety named `M40` |
June 6, 2000 |
| A new and distinct cultivar of Marianna rootstock that originated as an open-pollinated seedling is provided. The new cultivar is particularly well suited for use as prune rootstock. When compared to the previously utilized Marianna `2624` cultivar, it is found that the new cultivar |
| 7403834 |
Methods of and apparatuses for controlling process profiles |
July 22, 2008 |
| Presented are methods and apparatus for controlling the processing of a substrate during a process step that is sensitive to one or more process conditions. One embodiment includes a method performed with corresponding apparatus that includes a controller. One step includes constructing |
| 7402400 |
Mammalian sweet taste receptors |
July 22, 2008 |
| The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sweet taste receptors comprising two heterologous G-protein coupled receptor polypeptides from the T1R family of sensory G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting su |
| 7393994 |
Transgenic mouse model for neurodegenerative diseases |
July 1, 2008 |
| Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Lewy body disease are the most commonly found neurodegenerative disorders in the elderly. The invention is a transgenic mouse that contains two transgenes, human .alpha.-synuclein and human amyloid precursor protein, which are responsible |
| 7391160 |
Controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration and direct energy conversion |
June 24, 2008 |
| A system and apparatus for controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration (FRC) magnetic topology and conversion of fusion product energies directly to electric power. Preferably, plasma ions are magnetically confined in the FRC while plasma electrons are electrostatically confi |
| 7375092 |
Lunasin peptides |
May 20, 2008 |
| The invention provides methods and compositions of selectively disrupting mitotic function in a target cell demonstrating undesirable mitotic function. Suitable target cells include mammalian, plant and bacterial cells, which cells may be in vitro or in situ. The general methods invo |
| 7371841 |
Methods of modulating cold sensory perception |
May 13, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to regulation of cold sensation and pain. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding a member of the transient regulatory protein family, CMR1, which is involved in modulation of the perception of cold sensations and pain. |
| 7371513 |
Method of preserving corneal tissue using polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene copolymer |
May 13, 2008 |
| Tissue preservation media comprising a polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene copolymer are used to preserve tissues and organs for storage and transplantation. In particular embodiments, the polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene copolymer is Pluronic F68 or FLOCOR (CRL-5861; purified poloxamer |
| 7368359 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor substrate and semiconductor substrate |
May 6, 2008 |
| A semiconductor substrate (100) is acquired by forming a mask with a target thickness on a major surface of a single-crystal silicon substrate, implanting oxygen ions to the major surface at a high temperature, forming a surface protection layer for blocking oxygen on the major surfa |
| 7362842 |
Cylindrical neutron generator |
April 22, 2008 |
| A cylindrical neutron generator is formed with a coaxial RF-driven plasma ion source and target. A deuterium (or deuterium and tritium) plasma is produced by RF excitation in a cylindrical plasma ion generator using an RF antenna. A cylindrical neutron generating target is coaxial with t |
| 7349915 |
Persistent archives |
March 25, 2008 |
| A persistent archive of a collection of data objects comprises a self-describing, infrastructure-independent representation of a logical structure for the collection and a self-describing, infrastructure-independent representation of the data objects. The archive is persistent in tha |
| 7340671 |
Decoding low density parity codes |
March 4, 2008 |
| The present invention includes a technique for updating messages that originate at the constraint nodes of bi-partite graphs in Low Density Parity Check codes. The technique computes only two outgoing magnitudes at each constraint node and exhibits no measurable performance loss as c |
| 7311921 |
Multi-subtype FIV vaccines |
December 25, 2007 |
| The subject invention pertains to novel methods and compositions for protecting cats from infection by a broad range of FIV strains using a multi-subtype FIV vaccine. Multi-subtype FIV vaccines comprising either cell free whole virus or cell lines infected with viruses are described. |
| 7288404 |
Microcantilevers for biological and chemical assays and methods of making and using thereof |
October 30, 2007 |
| Disclosed herein are microcantilevers having structural shapes that are less sensitive to turbulence and drift effects yet provide greater deflections due to analyte concentration. The structural shapes include a C-shaped microcantilever, an E-shaped microcantilever, an L-shaped micr |
| 7280923 |
Methods for crystallographic structure determination employing hydrogen exchange analysis |
October 9, 2007 |
| The present invention provides methods for crystallographic structure determination employing hydrogen exchange analysis. Hydrogen exchange analysis is used to identify unstructured regions of a protein, which are then deleted to obtain one or more modified proteins for crystallization |
| 7279980 |
Non-uniform distributed multi-stage circuits |
October 9, 2007 |
| Provided herein is a non-uniform multi-stage distributed circuit capable of operation with an improved gain-bandwidth product. The circuit can include an input port, an output port and a transmission line coupled therebetween. Two or more amplifier stages can be coupled successively to |
| 7267994 |
Element-coded affinity tags |
September 11, 2007 |
| The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting, analyzing, and identifying biomolecules. More particularly, the invention provides Element Coded Affinity Tags comprising a metal chelate and a metal ion and methods of using the tags to detect, analyze, and identify |
| 7264970 |
Genetic functions required for gene silencing in maize |
September 4, 2007 |
| Transgenic silencing is a little understood process by which genes introduced into plants are turned off or silenced. Genetic screens were designed to identify corn mutants with reduced gene silencing activity. Such mutant corn lines include Mop1-1; Mop1-2EMS; Mop2-1, mop3-1; CC2343, |
| 7259236 |
RBP1L1, a novel retinoblastoma binding protein-related gene encoding an antigenic epitope and me |
August 21, 2007 |
| Disclosed herein is a novel retinoblastoma binding protein-related gene that encodes an antigenic epitope, IKPSLGSKK (SEQ ID NO:3), which is differentially expressed in cancers, such as breast, lung, colon, pancreas, and ovarian cancer. Polynucleotides that encode and polypeptides th |
| 7256038 |
Polypeptide display libraries and methods of making and using thereof |
August 14, 2007 |
| Disclosed herein are expression vectors which display a passenger polypeptide on the outer surface of a biological entity. As disclosed herein the displayed passenger polypeptide is capable of interacting or binding with a given ligand. Also disclosed are methods of making and using |
| 7250559 |
Nucleic acids encoding glucosinolate biosynthesis enzymes and methods of their use |
July 31, 2007 |
| Provided are nucleic acid sequences from Brassica oleracea plants that encode enzymes involved in the synthesis of a glucosinolate molecule, including BoGSL-ALK, and BoGSL-ELONG, and methods of their use. The sequences find particular use in modifying the glucosinolate content of a p |
| 7244423 |
Methods for therapy of neurodegenerative disease of the brain |
July 17, 2007 |
| A specific clinical protocol for use toward therapy of defective, diseased and damaged cholinergic neurons in the mammalian brain, of particular usefulness for treatment of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. The protocol is practiced by delivering a definite co |
| 7238485 |
Methods and apparatus for characterizing polynucleotides |
July 3, 2007 |
| Systems and methods for analysis of polymers, e.g., polynucleotides, are provided. The systems are capable of analyzing a polymer at a specified rate. One such analysis system includes a structure having a nanopore aperture and a molecular motor, e.g., a polymerase, adjacent the nanopore |
| 7232985 |
Controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration and direct energy conversion |
June 19, 2007 |
| A system and apparatus for controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration (FRC) magnetic topology and conversion of fusion product energies directly to electric power. Preferably, plasma ions are magnetically confined in the FRC while plasma electrons are electrostatically confi |
| 7232570 |
ERAAP modulators regulate immune responses |
June 19, 2007 |
| An immune response is modulated by selectively inhibiting ERAAP (an acronym for ER aminopeptidase associated with antigen processing) and confirming a resultant immune response modulation. More particularly, the method comprises contacting a patient determined to be in need of immune |
| 7226530 |
Conducting polymer nanofiber sensors |
June 5, 2007 |
| Polymer nanofibers, such as polyaniline nanofibers, with uniform diameters less than 500 nm can be made in bulk quantities through a facile aqueous and organic interfacial polymerization method at ambient conditions. The nanofibers have lengths varying from 500 nm to 10 .mu.m and form |
| 7225027 |
Cochlear implants and apparatus/methods for improving audio signals by use of frequency-amplitud |
May 29, 2007 |
| A method of improving sound quality of audio signals that are digitally processed includes steps of extracting amplitude and frequency modulations from one or more narrow bands of the audio signal, and filtering and compressing those modulations to produce amplitude and frequency mod |
| 7220895 |
Methods and compositions for directing expression of a heterologous nucleic acid in plants |
May 22, 2007 |
| The invention provides for a methods and compositions for directing expression of a heterologous nucleic acid in plants. |
| 7220346 |
Methods for fabricating metal nanowires |
May 22, 2007 |
| Methods for the preparation of long, dimensionally uniform, metallic nanowires that are removable from the surface on which they are synthesized. The methods include the selective electrodeposition of metal nanowires at step edges present on a stepped surface, such as graphite, from |
| 7214510 |
Regulation of gene expression by protein methylation |
May 8, 2007 |
| The invention relates to the cDNA and deduced amino acid sequence of the Coactivator Associated arginine (R) Methyltransferase protein, CARM1. A method is described for the use CARM1 to regulate gene expression in vivo. CARM1 has also been used to methylate arginine residues of histo |
| 7193034 |
Synthetic peptides, conjugation reagents and methods |
March 20, 2007 |
| The invention provides methods and compositions useful for making synthetic peptide conjugates. In one embodiment, the invention provides compositions comprising the structure: ##STR00001## wherein R is selected from lower substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, O, NH and S and P is an |
| 7191862 |
Apparatus for stopping a vehicle |
March 20, 2007 |
| An apparatus for externally controlling one or more brakes on a vehicle having a pressurized fluid braking system. The apparatus can include a pressurizable vessel that is adapted for fluid-tight coupling to the braking system. Impact to the rear of the vehicle by a pursuit vehicle, |
| 7189503 |
Characterization of individual polymer molecules based on monomer-interface interactions |
March 13, 2007 |
| The invention relates to a method for detecting a double-stranded region in a nucleic acid by (1) providing two separate, adjacent pools of a medium and a interface between the two pools, the interface having a channel so dimensioned as to allow sequential monomer-by-monomer passage |
| 7186381 |
Hydrogen gas sensor |
March 6, 2007 |
| A hydrogen gas sensor and/or switch fabricated from arrays nanowires composed of metal or metal alloys that have stable metal hydride phases. The sensor and/or switch response times make it quite suitable for measuring the concentration of hydrogen in a flowing gas stream. The sensor |
| 7179618 |
Streptavidin proteins |
February 20, 2007 |
| Streptavidin-metallothionein chimeric proteins with biological recognition specificity in which the streptavidin moiety provides high affinity biotin binding and the metallothionein moiety provides a high affinity metal binding. The binding affinity of the streptavidin-metallothionein |
| 7176000 |
Multifunctional recombinant phycobiliprotein-based fluorescent constructs and phycobilisome disp |
February 13, 2007 |
| The invention provides multifunctional fusion constructs which are rapidly incorporated into a macromolecular structure such as a phycobilisome such that the fusion proteins are separated from one another and unable to self-associate. The invention provides methods and compositions for |
| 7169582 |
Multifunctional recombinant phycobiliprotein-based fluorescent constructs and phycobilisome disp |
January 30, 2007 |
| The invention provides multifunctional fusion constructs which are rapidly incorporated into a macromolecular structure such as a phycobilisome such that the fusion proteins are separated from one another and unable to self-associate. The invention provides methods and compositions for |
| 7150871 |
Treatment of acute lung injury, fibrosis and metastasis with antagonists of .alpha.v.beta.6 |
December 19, 2006 |
| Methods and compositions comprising antagonists of .alpha.v.beta.6 are provided for the treatment of acute lung injury fibrosis. |
| 7149631 |
Alternative splicing and nonsense-mediated decay: computational methods and gene regulation |
December 12, 2006 |
| Computational methods identify alternate splice forms of known gene transcripts and isoforms that are subject to NMD (nonsense-mediated decay). These methods were used to identify thousands of human genes that generate alternative splice forms, and to demonstrate that about a third o |
| 7144949 |
Synthetic method for conducting polymer nanofibers |
December 5, 2006 |
| Polymer nanofibers, such as polyaniline nanofibers, with uniform diameters less than 500 nm can be made in bulk quantities through a facile aqueous and organic interfacial polymerization method at ambient conditions. The nanofibers have lengths varying from 500 nm to 10 .mu.m and form |
| 7138566 |
Methods of modulating cytokinin related processes in a plant using B3 domain proteins |
November 21, 2006 |
| The present invention is directed to plant genetic engineering. In particular, it relates to methods of modulating cytokinin related processes in a plant and selecting a plant having a phenotype associated with an altered cytokinin-related process. |
| 7138228 |
Protein O-sulfonation |
November 21, 2006 |
| Post-translational O-sulfonation of a serine or threonine residue of proteins is detected, optionally comparatively, wherein the detected O-sulfonation is detected under a first physiological condition, and is compared with a control O-sulfonation detected under a second physiologica |
| 7132454 |
HEXIM1 as a suppressor of HIV replication and cardiac hypertrophy |
November 7, 2006 |
| Cellular transcription is modulated by increasing or decreasing the amount of active HEXIM1 in the cell. The methods are applied to the treatment of HIV infection and cardiac hypertrophy. Assays using reconstituted 7SK:P-TEFb snRNP screen for agents that modulate HEXIM1-P-TEFb binding. |
| 7132403 |
Antihelminthic anthraquinones and method of use thereof |
November 7, 2006 |
| Anthraquinones are described which are antihelminthic and in particular, are useful in compositions for inhibiting Schistosoma sp. in vitro or in vivo. The preferred anthraquinones have the formula: ##STR00001## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 are each hydrogen, hydrox |
| 7109394 |
Methods for modulating floral organ identity, modulating floral organ number, increasing of meri |
September 19, 2006 |
| This invention is directed to plant genetic engineering. In particular, it relates to DEMETER (DMT) nucleic acids and polypeptides that control, for example, seed (and in particular endosperm, embryo and seed coat) development, flowering time, chromosomal DNA methylation and transcri |
