| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| PP20437 |
Apple tree named `Co-op 31` |
October 20, 2009 |
| A new apple variety distinguished by the following unique combination of characteristics: It is field-immune to apple scab disease, has good resistance to the bacterial disease fire blight, and moderate resistance to the fungal disease powdery mildew. This new apple is relatively late |
| D459035 |
Fire extinguisher housing |
June 18, 2002 |
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| D458417 |
Kitchen fire extinguisher |
June 4, 2002 |
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| 7618939 |
Compositions and methods to prevent cancer with cupredoxins |
November 17, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to compositions comprising peptides that may be variants, derivatives and structural equivalents of cupredoxins that inhibit the development of premalignant lesions in mammalian cells, tissues and animals. Specifically, these compositions may comprise azurin |
| 7618725 |
Low contaminant formic acid fuel for direct liquid fuel cell |
November 17, 2009 |
| A low contaminant formic acid fuel is especially suited toward use in a direct organic liquid fuel cell. A fuel of the invention provides high power output that is maintained for a substantial time and the fuel is substantially non-flammable. Specific contaminants and contaminant levels |
| 7618621 |
Mammalian multipotent neural stem cells and compositions, methods of preparation and methods of |
November 17, 2009 |
| This invention relates to novel mammalian multipotent neural stem cells (MNSCs), compositions thereof, and methods of preparing and administering the cells to diseased, aged or damaged tissue such that the cells properly migrate and differentiate and a neurological or corporal deficit |
| 7618582 |
Continuous steel production and apparatus |
November 17, 2009 |
| A process for continuous refining of steel via multiple distinct reaction vessels for melting, oxidation, reduction, and refining for delivery of steel continuously to, for example, a tundish of a continuous caster system, and associated apparatus. |
| 7615926 |
Low voltage microcavity plasma device and addressable arrays |
November 10, 2009 |
| Microcavity plasma devices and arrays of microcavity plasma devices are provided that have a reduced excitation voltage. A trigger electrode disposed proximate to a microcavity reduce the excitation voltage required between first and second electrodes to ignite a plasma in the microc |
| 7612185 |
Nucleic acid biosensors |
November 3, 2009 |
| Sensors comprising aptazymes capable of detecting the presence and concentration of effectors, as well as methods of using such sensors, are disclosed. |
| 7612167 |
Human hematopoietic growth regulatory gene product |
November 3, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to novel human hiwi protein and genes that encode such proteins. The invention is directed toward the isolation and characterization of human hiwi proteins. The invention specifically provides isolated complementary DNA copies of mRNA corresponding to a |
| 7612152 |
Self-healing polymers |
November 3, 2009 |
| A composite material includes a polymer matrix, a polymerizer, and a plurality of capsules containing a corresponding activator for the polymerizer. The composite material can also include an adhesion promoter, and the polymerizer can be phase separated from the polymer matrix. The c |
| 7610074 |
Multi-functional plasmon-resonant contrast agents for optical coherence tomography |
October 27, 2009 |
| A method of forming an image of a sample, comprising: forming an image of a mixture, by exposing the mixture to electromagnetic radiation; wherein the mixture comprises the sample and plasmon-resonant nanoparticles, and wherein the electromagnetic radiation is in the frequency range of |
| 7602501 |
Interferometric synthetic aperture microscopy |
October 13, 2009 |
| Methods and apparatus for three-dimensional imaging of a sample. A source is provided of a beam of substantially collimated light characterized by a temporally dependent spectrum. The beam is focused in a plane characterized by a fixed displacement along the propagation axis of the b |
| 7598340 |
Monoclonal antibody to a human MDR1 multidrug resistance gene product, and uses |
October 6, 2009 |
| A hybridoma (termed "UIC2 hybridoma", ATCC Accession No. HB11027) producing monoclonal antibodies (termed "UIC2 mAb") directed against an extracellular domain of a cell surface P-glycoprotein antigen associated with multidrug resistance in primate cells was produced by fusing a human |
| 7592254 |
Methods for coating and filling high aspect ratio recessed features |
September 22, 2009 |
| The present invention provides methods for conformally or superconformally coating and/or uniformly filling structures with a continuous, conformal layer or superconformal layer. Methods of the present invention improve conformal or superconformal coverage of surfaces and improve fill in |
| 7592163 |
Highly active xylose reductase from Neurospora crassa |
September 22, 2009 |
| A new xylose reductase encoding gene from Neurspora crassa was heterologously expressed in E. coli as a His-tag fusion protein and subsequently purified in high yield. This xylose reductase was shown to have a high turnover rate and catalytic efficiency, high stability at room temper |
| 7586618 |
Distinguishing non-resonant four-wave-mixing noise in coherent stokes and anti-stokes Raman scat |
September 8, 2009 |
| A method of examining a sample comprises exposing the sample to a pump pulse of electromagnetic radiation for a first period of time, exposing the sample to a stimulant pulse of electromagnetic radiation for a second period of time which overlaps in time with at least a portion of the |
| 7577266 |
Systems and methods for interference suppression with directional sensing patterns |
August 18, 2009 |
| System (10) is disclosed including an acoustic sensor array (20) coupled to processor (42). System (10) processes inputs from array (20) to extract a desired acoustic signal through the suppression of interfering signals. The extraction/suppression is performed by modifying the array |
| 7575763 |
Membrane scaffold proteins and tethered membrane proteins |
August 18, 2009 |
| Membrane proteins are difficult to express in recombinant form, purify, and characterize, at least in part due to their hydrophobic or partially hydrophobic properties. Membrane scaffold proteins (MSP) assemble with target membrane or other hydrophobic or partially hydrophobic proteins o |
| 7575602 |
System and method for prosthetic fitting and balancing in joints |
August 18, 2009 |
| A system and method for prosthesis fitting in joints comprising an artificial condyle and a spacer which cooperates with the condyle to form an artificial joint. The spacer embedded with at least one sensor which is responsive to a force generated between the condyle and the spacer. |
| 7573202 |
Metal/dielectric multilayer microdischarge devices and arrays |
August 11, 2009 |
| A microdischarge device that includes one or more electrodes encapsulated in a nanoporous dielectric. The devices include a first electrode encapsulated in the nanoporous dielectric and a second electrode that may also be encapsulated with the dielectric. The electrodes are configured |
| 7569671 |
Method and system for corn fractionation |
August 4, 2009 |
| Methods and apparatus for processing corn into one or more corn products. Oil is extracted from corn or corn products or by-products with a solvent. The corn-solvent mixture is separated into streams, one of which preferably includes an extract containing at least oil and solvent, and |
| 7569625 |
Self-healing elastomer system |
August 4, 2009 |
| A composite material includes an elastomer matrix, a set of first capsules containing a polymerizer, and a set of second capsules containing a corresponding activator for the polymerizer. The polymerizer may be a polymerizer for an elastomer. The composite material may be prepared by |
| 7569297 |
Fuel cell membranes and crossover prevention |
August 4, 2009 |
| A membrane electrode assembly for use with a direct organic fuel cell containing a formic acid fuel includes a solid polymer electrolyte having first and second surfaces, an anode on the first surface and a cathode on the second surface and electrically linked to the anode. The solid |
| 7566747 |
Wax particles for protection of activators, and multifunctional autonomically healing composite |
July 28, 2009 |
| A composite material comprises (i) a polymer, (ii) a polymerizer, (iii) a protected corresponding activator for the polymerizer, and (iv) a plurality of capsules. The polymerizer is in the capsules, and the corresponding activator is protected with a corresponding encapsulant for the |
| 7557367 |
Stretchable semiconductor elements and stretchable electrical circuits |
July 7, 2009 |
| The invention provides methods and devices for fabricating printable semiconductor elements and assembling printable semiconductor elements onto substrate surfaces. Methods, devices and device components of the present invention are capable of generating a wide range of flexible elec |
| 7555472 |
Identifying conceptual gaps in a knowledge base |
June 30, 2009 |
| A method and system for augmenting a corpus with documents on concepts not sufficiently covered within the corpus is provided. The augmentation system generates a corpus concept graph from the documents of a corpus. A corpus concept graph represents concepts of the documents as nodes and |
| 7552116 |
Method and system for extracting web query interfaces |
June 23, 2009 |
| A computer program product being embodied on a computer readable medium for extracting semantic information about a plurality of documents being accessible via a computer network, the computer program product including computer-executable instructions for: generating a plurality of token |
| 7550442 |
Nucleoside analog inhibitors of reverse transcriptase |
June 23, 2009 |
| Compounds of formula (XXIII), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof, are inhibitors of reverse transcriptase: ##STR00001## R.sub.4 is a nucleoside with Q substituting a 3' hydroxyl group, and Q is a moiety of formulas (XXIV)-(XXXII): ##STR00002## |
| 7548637 |
Method for detecting objects in an image using pair-wise pixel discriminative features |
June 16, 2009 |
| A method for detecting an object in an image includes calculating a log L likelihood of pairs of pixels at select positions in the image that are derived from training images. The calculated log L likelihood of the pairs of pixels is compared with a threshold value. The object is det |
| 7535034 |
PNP light emitting transistor and method |
May 19, 2009 |
| A semiconductor light-emitting transistor device, including: a bipolar pnp transistor structure having a p-type collector, an n-type base, and a p-type emitter; a first tunnel junction coupled with the collector, and a second tunnel junction coupled with the emitter; and a collector cont |
| 7534560 |
Simple catalytic DNA biosensors for ions based on color changes |
May 19, 2009 |
| Disclosed are compositions and methods for the sensitive and selective detection of ions using nucleic acid enzymes and DNA modified microparticles. |
| 7531338 |
Purified and isolated heparan sulfate 3-O-sulfotransferase isoform 5 nucleic acids and polypepti |
May 12, 2009 |
| 3-OST-5 proteins, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. Recombinant host cells, recombinant nucleic acids and recombinant proteins are also disclosed, along with methods of producing each. Isolated and purified antibodies to 3-OST-5 homologs, and methods of producing the same |
| 7528384 |
Methods and devices for characterizing particles in clear and turbid media |
May 5, 2009 |
| The invention provides methods and devices for detecting, identifying, classifying and characterizing particles in a fluid sample. Optical analyzers are provided having a rotating and/or translating sample container for measuring the concentrations of fluorescent particles present in |
| 7527972 |
Uses of bispecific antibody coated dendritic cells pulsed with antigens and GM-CSF in immune reg |
May 5, 2009 |
| GM-CSF administered before immunization exerted a sustained suppressive effect against the induction of myasthenia gravis (MG). This suppression was associated with lowered serum autoantibody levels, reduced T cell proliferative responses to AChR, and an expansion in the population of |
| 7523650 |
Multifunctional probe array system |
April 28, 2009 |
| A probe array for includes a handle, a first probe and a second probe. The first probe has a first shank, connected to the handle, and a first tip; and the second probe has a second shank, connected to the handle, and second tip. The first tip contains a different material from the secon |
| 7521394 |
Nanoparticles containing titanium oxide |
April 21, 2009 |
| A titanium oxide nanoparticle includes anatase titanium oxide, and may be a nanofiber having a minimum dimension less than 200 nanometers and having an aspect ratio greater than 20:1. A titanium oxide nanoparticle including anatase titanium oxide may include a dopant metal and/or a d |
| 7521292 |
Stretchable form of single crystal silicon for high performance electronics on rubber substrates |
April 21, 2009 |
| The present invention provides stretchable, and optionally printable, semiconductors and electronic circuits capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed. Stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits of the present invention pre |
| 7516671 |
Sensor chip and apparatus for tactile and/or flow sensing |
April 14, 2009 |
| A sensor chip, comprising a flexible, polymer-based substrate, and at least one microfabricated sensor disposed on the substrate and including a conductive element. The at least one sensor comprises at least one of a tactile sensor and a flow sensor. Other embodiments of the present |
| 7511618 |
System for tracking grain |
March 31, 2009 |
| A system for tracking transported grain. A writer records data into an RFID tag. The data includes at least a time when the RFID tag was handled with surrounding grain and information sufficient to determine a location of handling at the time when the RFID tag was handled with surroundin |
| 7511426 |
Microplasma devices excited by interdigitated electrodes |
March 31, 2009 |
| A preferred embodiment microplasma device includes first and second substrates. An electrode array is disposed on the first substrate. Cavities are formed in the second substrate by laser micromachining, etching, or by chemical (wet or dry) etching and the second substrate is overlai |
| 7511117 |
Compositions and methods for treating HIV infection with cupredoxin and cytochrome c |
March 31, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to cupredoxin, specifically Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin, and/or Pseudomonas aeruginosa cytochrome c.sub.551 and their use in inhibiting of viral infection, and in particular infection of mammalian cells by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The in |
| 7509869 |
Microfabricated pressure and shear stress sensors |
March 31, 2009 |
| A microfabricated pressure sensor. The pressure sensor comprises a raised diaphragm disposed on a substrate. The diaphragm is configured to bend in response to an applied pressure difference. A strain gauge of a conductive material is coupled to a surface of the raised diaphragm and |
| 7504420 |
Compounds which inhibit beta-secretase activity and methods of use |
March 17, 2009 |
| The present invention provides novel beta-secretase inhibitors and methods for their use, including methods of treating Alzheimer's disease. |
| 7501133 |
Light-activated adhesive composite, system, and methods of use thereof |
March 10, 2009 |
| The present invention provides a light-activated adhesive composite suitable for medical and surgical applications. The composite includes a scaffold and a light-activated adhesive, such as a laser tissue solder. The scaffold includes a biological, biocompatible, or biodegradable mat |
| 7501069 |
Flexible structures for sensors and electronics |
March 10, 2009 |
| This invention provides free-standing structures, functionalized free-standing structures and functional devices that are flexible, including nano- and micromachined flexible fabrics comprising woven networks and mesh networks. The present invention provides processing methods for ma |
| 7491394 |
Cytotoxic factors for modulating cell death |
February 17, 2009 |
| Cytotoxic factors having use in modulating cell death, and their use in methods of treating necrosis or apoptosis-related conditions are disclosed. The invention also relates to methods for identifying active agents useful in treating conditions related to cell death or uncontrolled |
| 7485446 |
Stable retrovirus and methods of use |
February 3, 2009 |
| The present invention is a mutant retroviral protease which confers an increase in retroviral stability. Retroviruses expressing the instant mutant retroviral protease exhibit at least a 2-fold increase in infectivity half-life as compared to wild-type retrovirus. Unexpectedly, a Gly |
| 7485419 |
Biosensors based on directed assembly of particles |
February 3, 2009 |
| A sensor system for detecting an effector or cofactor comprises (a) a nucleic acid enzyme; (b) a substrate for the nucleic acid enzyme, comprising a first polynucleotide; (c) a first set of particles comprising a second polynucleotide at least partially complementary to the substrate |
| 7482750 |
Plasma extraction microcavity plasma device and method |
January 27, 2009 |
| A preferred embodiment plasma extraction microcavity plasma device generates a spatially-confined plasma in a gas or vapor, or gas and vapor mixture, including, for example, atmospheric pressure air. A microcavity plasma device is excited by a potential applied between excitation ele |
