| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7569380 |
Simultaneous anaerobic production of isoamyl acetate and succinic acid |
August 4, 2009 |
| In vivo method of producing esters from acetyle coA, such as isoamyl acetate and succinate, has been developed by producing null mutants in pathways that use acetyl coA and by overexpressing products that use NADH and in order to maintain the proper redox balance between NADH and NAD+. |
| 7432090 |
Blocking sporulation by inhibiting SpoIIE |
October 7, 2008 |
| We have shown that the control of solventogenesis and sporulation can be genetically uncoupled in C. acetobutylicum. In strain 824(pASspo), the absence of SpoIIE causes sporulation to be blocked at stage II. The cell remains in a vegetative state, and this allows solvent production to |
| 7338915 |
Ropes of single-wall carbon nanotubes and compositions thereof |
March 4, 2008 |
| This invention provides a method of making single-wall carbon nanotubes by laser vaporizing a mixture of carbon and one or more Group VIII transition metals. Single-wall carbon nanotubes preferentially form in the vapor and the one or more Group VIII transition metals catalyzed growt |
| 7326557 |
Increasing intracellular NADPH availability in E. coli |
February 5, 2008 |
| A method of increasing cellular NADPH levels by expressing one or more genes that encode a enzyme that causes the production of NADPH. The system can be combined with other enzymes that require NADPH, thus improving the overall production of the desired protein. |
| 7279176 |
Nitric oxide-producing hydrogel materials |
October 9, 2007 |
| Hydrogels releasing or producing NO, most preferably photopolymerizable biodegradable hydrogels capable of releasing physiological amounts of NO for prolonged periods of time, are applied to sites on or in a patient in need of treatment thereof for disorders such as restenosis, thrombosi |
| 7271747 |
Method and apparatus for distributed compressed sensing |
September 18, 2007 |
| A method for approximating a plurality of digital signals or images using compressed sensing. In a scheme where a common component x.sub.c of said plurality of digital signals or images an innovative component x.sub.i of each of said plurality of digital signals each are represented as a |
| 7267984 |
Recombination assembly of large DNA fragments |
September 11, 2007 |
| A method of assembling large DNA fragments in a chromosome using site specific recombinases and alternating excisionases. The method may be performed in vitro or in vivo, but larger assemblies are possible when the assembly is performed in vivo. For an in vivo assembly, the cell must |
| 7262046 |
Aerobic succinate production in bacteria |
August 28, 2007 |
| Methods of increasing yields of succinate using aerobic culture methods and a multi-mutant E. coli strain are provided. Also provided is a mutant strain of E. coli that produces high amounts of succinic acid. |
| 7256016 |
Recycling system for manipulation of intracellular NADH availability |
August 14, 2007 |
| The present invention describes a novel recombinant NADH recycling system that is used as a process for producing reduced compounds. In a specific embodiment, the reduced compounds include ethanol, succinate, lactate, a vitamin, a pharmaceutical and a biodegraded organic molecule. The NA |
| 7244610 |
Aerobic succinate production in bacteria |
July 17, 2007 |
| Methods of increasing yields of succinate using aerobic culture methods and a multi-mutant E. coli strain are provided. Also provided is a mutant strain of E. coli that produces high amounts of succinic acid. |
| 7223567 |
Mutant E. coli strain with increased succinic acid production |
May 29, 2007 |
| The invention relates to a mutant strain of bacteria, which either lacks or contains mutant genes for several key metabolic enzymes, and which produces high amounts of succinic acid under anaerobic conditions. |
| 7157427 |
Antimicrobial proteins from the SPO1 bacteriophage |
January 2, 2007 |
| Anti-bacterial peptides are provided which are derived from the bacteriophage SPO1. |
| 7052711 |
Nitric oxide-producing hydrogel materials |
May 30, 2006 |
| Hydrogels releasing or producing NO, most preferably polymerizable biodegradable hydrogels capable of releasing physiological amounts of NO for prolonged periods of time, are applied to sites on or in a patient in need of treatment thereof for disorders such as restenosis, thrombosis, |
| 6995841 |
Pulsed-multiline excitation for color-blind fluorescence detection |
February 7, 2006 |
| The present invention provides a technology called Pulse-Multiline Excitation or PME. This technology provides a novel approach to fluorescence detection with application for high-throughput identification of informative SNPs, which could lead to more accurate diagnosis of inherited |
| 6706691 |
Immunosupportive drug sparing diet |
March 16, 2004 |
| The present invention is directed to immunosupportive, drug sparing diets and methods of using these diets. The compositions and methods disclosed herein increase the bioavailability of pharmaceutical compositions metabolized by the gut P450 isozymes. |
| 6685730 |
Optically-absorbing nanoparticles for enhanced tissue repair |
February 3, 2004 |
| This invention is generally in the field of improved methods for the localized delivery of heat and the use thereof for the repair of tissue. The method involves localized induction of hyperthermia in tissue or materials by delivering nanoparticles to the tissue or materials and expo |
| 6530944 |
Optically-active nanoparticles for use in therapeutic and diagnostic methods |
March 11, 2003 |
| This invention is generally in the field of improved methods for the localized delivery of heat and the localized imaging of biological materials. The delivery may be in vitro or in vivo and is useful for the localized treatment of cancer, inflammation or other disorders involving ov |
| 6292559 |
Spectral optimization and joint signaling techniques with upstream/downstream separation for com |
September 18, 2001 |
| A system and method for determining transmission characteristics for a communications channel and for transmitting data on the communications channel. In one embodiment, the method starts by determining the channel's transfer function and determining interference characteristics for the |
| 6207130 |
Metal-exchanged carboxylato-alumoxanes and process of making metal-doped alumina |
March 27, 2001 |
| A method has been developed for the solution-based metal exchange of carboxylato-alumoxanes [Al(O).sub.x (OH).sub.y (O.sub.2 CR).sub.z ].sub.n with a wide range of metal cations. Metal-exchanged carboxylato-alumoxanes are new, particularly those in which about 10% to about 50% or more of |
| 6183714 |
Method of making ropes of single-wall carbon nanotubes |
February 6, 2001 |
| This invention provides a method of making single-wall carbon nanotubes by laser vaporizing a mixture of carbon and one or more Group VIII transition metals. Single-wall carbon nanotubes preferentially form in the vapor and the one or more Group VIII transition metals catalyzed growth of |
| 6002259 |
Electrostatic adhesion tester for thin film conductors |
December 14, 1999 |
| A electrostatic adhesion tester for thin film conductors. In one embodiment, a device is provided for testing the adhesion strength of a thin film conductor that has been formed upon a substrate. The device includes an adhesion tester that is primarily comprised of a conducting porti |
| 5760941 |
System and method for performing optical code division multiple access communication using bipol |
June 2, 1998 |
| An optical encoding and decoding system which performs code-division multiple access (CDMA) communication in the incoherent, or direct detection, optical domain using bipolar +1/-1 codes. The present invention uses code modulation and detection principles that permit all-optical impl |
| 5644005 |
Method of making poly(propylene fumarate-coethylene oxide) |
July 1, 1997 |
| A biodegradable block copolymer made from the transesterfication of a poly(propylene fumarate) prepolymer and a poly(ethylene oxide) prepolymer. The block copolymer poly(propylene fumarate -co- ethylene oxide) is capable of crosslinking at body temperature. Crosslinking requires an a |
| 5589231 |
Halogen-activated chemical vapor deposition of diamond |
December 31, 1996 |
| The present invention is directed to a method of producing diamond films through the thermal dissociation of molecular chlorine into atomic chlorine in a heated graphite heat exchanger at temperatures of from about 1,100.degree. C. to about 1,800.degree. C. The atomic chlorine is sub |
| 5522895 |
Biodegradable bone templates |
June 4, 1996 |
| A biodegradable, bioresorbable, three-dimensional template for repair and replacement of diseased or injured bone which provides mechanical strength to bone while also providing a guide for growth of bone tissue. Preferably, the template is formed of biodegradable materials, for exam |
| 5249295 |
Digital computer register allocation and code spilling using interference graph coloring |
September 28, 1993 |
| A method is disclosed for allocating internal machine registers in a digital computer for use in storing values defined and referenced by a computer program. An allocator in accordance with the present invention constructs a interference graph having a node therein for the live range |
