| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE35166 |
Catalyst |
March 5, 1996 |
| The invention provides a catalyst composition useful in treating hydrocarbons contaminated with vanadium residues, the catalyst comprising a zeolite, a matrix and certain heavier alkaline earth metal oxides. |
| D422578 |
Data card reader |
April 11, 2000 |
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| D418118 |
Electronic device for reading analytical tests |
December 28, 1999 |
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| D411296 |
Capsule |
June 22, 1999 |
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| D362184 |
Overcap for a microbiological culture bottle |
September 12, 1995 |
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| D356263 |
Bottle |
March 14, 1995 |
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| D353543 |
Bottle |
December 20, 1994 |
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| D346661 |
Adjustable dispenser for antibiotic disks |
May 3, 1994 |
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| D345916 |
Bottle |
April 12, 1994 |
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| D345691 |
Capped bottle |
April 5, 1994 |
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| D341322 |
Bottle |
November 16, 1993 |
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| D339071 |
Capped bottle |
September 7, 1993 |
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| D339070 |
Capped bottle |
September 7, 1993 |
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| D338952 |
Air freshener |
August 31, 1993 |
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| 7501556 |
Nutritionally enhanced plants |
March 10, 2009 |
| The present invention relates to the field of improving nutritional content and more particularly the isoflavone content in plants. The invention provides a process for increasing the content of the isoflavone daidzein in selected plants, novel plants produced by this process and pro |
| 7196187 |
Method for producing antibody fragments |
March 27, 2007 |
| An expression library comprising a repertoire of nucleic acid sequences cloned from a non-immunised source, each nucleic acid sequence encoding at least part of a variable domain of a heavy chain derived from an immunoglobulin naturally devoid of light chains (VHH) wherein the extent |
| 7034203 |
Methods and composition for modulating flavonols content |
April 25, 2006 |
| A method for manipulating the production of flavonoids other than anthocyanins in plants by manipulating gene activity in the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway by expressing two or more genes encoding transcription factors for flavonoid biosynthesis, compositions for use in such a metho |
| 6727382 |
Peroxyacids |
April 27, 2004 |
| Cationic peroxyacids of formula (IV) ##STR1##wherein: R.sub.1 is a, optionally substituted, C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkyl or alkenyl or alkaryl with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkyl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 substituted alkyl gr |
| 6673383 |
Method for improving the performance of a food product |
January 6, 2004 |
| A method for improving the chalky-off taste and/or the homogeneity of a solid, active component in a food product by incorporating in the food product an effective amount, preferably 1 to 70 wt % on food product, of a structured particulate system comprising one or more active components |
| 6670453 |
Multivalent antigen-binding proteins |
December 30, 2003 |
| A multivalent antigen binding protein comprises a single polypeptide chain comprising, in series, two or more single domain binding units which are preferably heavy chain variable domains derived from an immunoglobulin naturally devoid of light chains. Methods for their production and us |
| 6649582 |
Bleach catalysts and formulations containing them |
November 18, 2003 |
| The present invention relates to new macrocyclic bleach catalysts, to formulations comprising these catalysts, as well as bleaching processes which employ these catalysts. These catalysts exhibit unexpected hydrolytic stability, as well as stability against metal abstraction by metal |
| 6631567 |
Apparatus for removing a fluid component from particulized solid materials |
October 14, 2003 |
| The invention concerns an apparatus for the removal of moisture from particulized, solid food products, comprising; a housing (9); a perforated plate (2), creating two chambers (3, 4) in the housing (1), gas-inlets (5, 6), present below the perforated plate (2); an outlet (8) in the |
| 6613551 |
Enzymatic esterification process |
September 2, 2003 |
| Aliphatic, saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain C2-C24 monocarboxylic acids and polyhydric alcohols, particularly glycerol are selectively reached to monoesters in the presence of an enzyme which comprises potato lipid acyl hydrolase. The process can be used too for u |
| 6538180 |
Method for increasing sucrose content of plants |
March 25, 2003 |
| Pea seeds, produced from peas of the rug3rug3 genotype, substantially lacking plastidial phosphoglucomutase activity which have higher sucrose levels at the end of the vining period and may be vined over and extended period compared to conventional vining varieties are provided. Poly |
| 6534473 |
Process for the manufacture of tablet detergent compositions |
March 18, 2003 |
| Detergent tablets for use in fabric washing are made by mixing: (i) particles which contain non-soap organic surfactant and other materials, especially detergency builder, with (ii) material which is other than soap or organic surfactant and which has a solubility in water of at least 10 |
| 6528056 |
Inhibition of viral infection using antigen-binding proteins |
March 4, 2003 |
| A method of inhibiting viral infection using a monovalent antigen binding protein comprising a single domain binding unit capable of binding to a virus is described. Preferably the protein is a heavy chain variable domain derived from an immunoglobulin naturally devoid of light chains. |
| 6517829 |
Products comprising inactivated yeasts or moulds provided with active antibodies |
February 11, 2003 |
| New products are provided comprising inactivated lower eukaryotic cells, preferably yeasts or molds, having at the outer surface functionally active antibodies or functionally active fragments thereof. Preferred antibody fragments are the variable domains of Camelidae heavy chain ant |
| 6500479 |
Fat blends with crystal modifiers |
December 31, 2002 |
| Blends containing a vegetable fat or a blend of vegetable fats and at least 0.1 wt % of a composition comprising ursolic acid and oleanolic acid in a weight ratio of 1:00 to 99:1 display a number of benefits such as high crystallization rates. This modification of the crystallization rat |
| 6436643 |
Process for site-directed integration of multiple copies of a gene in a mould |
August 20, 2002 |
| A process for site-directed integration of multiple copies of a gene in a mould is provided, which comprises transforming a mould cell containing in its chromosomal DNA a restriction site for a rare-cutting endonuclease, e.g., I-Scel, preferably introduced at a desired locus, e.g., withi |
| 6399763 |
Method for producing antibody fragments |
June 4, 2002 |
| An expression library comprising a repertoire of nucleic acid sequences cloned from a non-immunized source, each nucleic acid sequence encoding at least part of a variable domain of a heavy chain derived from an immunoglobulin naturally devoid of light chains (VHH) wherein the extent |
| 6355173 |
Cleaning method for membranes |
March 12, 2002 |
| Oils, extracted from vegetables and animal tissues contain impurities such as waxes that can be removed in a refining process, including dewaxing of the oils that include removal of oils by filtration through membranes. During filtration, the impurities stick to the membranes, which caus |
| 6352862 |
Analytical test device for imuno assays and methods of using same |
March 5, 2002 |
| An analytical test device incorporating a dry porous carrier to which a liquid sample, eg. urine, suspected of containing an analyte such as HCG or LH can be applied indirectly, the device also incorporating a labelled specific binding reagent which is freely mobile in the porous carrier |
| 6346504 |
Lubricant |
February 12, 2002 |
| An ester based lubricant, particularly suitable for 4-stroke engines comprises at least one ester of a saturated, branched chain monohydric alcohol having at least 8 carbon atoms and a saturated branched chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having at least 10 carbon atoms. The esters |
| 6340101 |
Process and device for dispensing a powdery product |
January 22, 2002 |
| In a process for dispensing a powdery product (P) from a container (1) with a dispensing nozzle (4) aimed downwards, a flexible section (3) of the container (1) is deformed at least near the dispensing nozzle (3). This is achieved preferably by a movement of the container relative to the |
| 6338865 |
Process for preparing food products fortified with oleanolic acid |
January 15, 2002 |
| Olive oil is fortified with oleanolic acid by including olive leaves in the malaxation mash of conventional olive oil pressing in an amount of 5-50 wt. %, based on the weight of the malaxation mash. The invention comprises vegetable oils fortified with a concentrate of oleanolic acid and |
| 6325231 |
Container for foodstuffs |
December 4, 2001 |
| The invention provides a container (2) with a container shroud (1) which has a base (4) and a top (3) and at least the top (3) is made of plastic and has a reclosable discharge aperture (23), with the top (3) having a lower circumferential edge (26) to connect the top (3) with the contai |
| 6318685 |
Adhesive element with a suction cup |
November 20, 2001 |
| An adhering element (10) has a sucker (12) made of an elastomeric plastic and a connecting element (14) made of a more rigid plastic. The connecting element (14), which has a flange border (24), is connected non-releasably to the sucker (12) by virtue of the two parts (12), (14) being pr |
| 6299926 |
Black tea manufacture |
October 9, 2001 |
| A process for manufacturing black leaf tea with improved aroma. The process involves treating freshly plucked tea leaves with jasmonic acid or one of more derivatives thereof, macerating and fermenting the leaves, firing the fermented leaves to arrest fermentation and then drying them to |
| 6294391 |
Specific binding assays |
September 25, 2001 |
| Disclosed is a method of detecting the presence of an analyte of interest in a sample, the method comprising the steps of:providing a binding partner reversibly immobilised on a solid support, said binding partner having binding specificity for the analyte;contacting the sample with the soli |
| 6277430 |
Fat emulsions |
August 21, 2001 |
| Novel fat-continous emulsion, containing a blend with emulsifying properties is obtained by the blending of: 0-90% of a partial glyceride (=A); 0-80% of a phospholipid (=B); 0.01-99.98% of a long chain alcohol having >20 C-atoms in the alcohol chain, while the amount of (A)+(B).gt |
| 6274357 |
Enzymatic esterification process |
August 14, 2001 |
| Aliphatic, saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain C2-C24 monocarboxylic acids and polyhydric alcohols, particularly glycerol are selectively reached to monoesters in the presence of an enzyme which comprises potato lipid acyl hydrolase. The process can be used too for u |
| 6274324 |
Specific binding reagent comprising a variable domain protein linked to a support or tracer |
August 14, 2001 |
| Small specific binding molecules, such as single variable domain antibodies (Dabs) and Fv fragments, can be coupled to solid plastics surfaces or to tracers such as enzymes by means of linkers comprising polypeptides containing from 5 to 20 amino acids and which are hydrophobic and/or |
| 6271404 |
Production of materials rich in conjugated isomers of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid resi |
August 7, 2001 |
| The invention concerns an isomerisation process, wherein materials comprising non-congugated long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are subjected to base in the presence of an alcohol with .gtoreq.3 C-atoms and .gtoreq.2 OH groups and having ratio C-atoms: OH-groups of .gtoreq.1.25. |
| 6255115 |
Agrobacterium mediated transformation of moulds, in particular those belonging to the genus Aspe |
July 3, 2001 |
| The invention relates to Agrobacterium mediated transformation of moulds comprising species of the fungal sub-divisions Ascomycotina, Basidiomycotina, Deuteromycotina, Mastigomycotina, and Zygomycotina.Examples demonstrate the transformation of Aspergillus awamori (both protoplasts and c |
| 6251460 |
Refining of vegetable oil |
June 26, 2001 |
| The present invention relates to a process for refining high acidity vegetable oil that includesa) stripping an optionally bleached vegetable oil with steam at a temperature of 120 to 250.degree. C. and a pressure of 0.7 to 5 mbar for 1 to 60 minutes;b) treating the oil obtained with lye |
| 6239259 |
Multivalent and multispecific antigen-binding protein |
May 29, 2001 |
| A multivalent antigen-binding protein comprises a first polypeptide comprising, in series, three or more variable domains of an antibody heavy chain and a second polypeptide comprising, in series, three of more variable domains of an antibody light chain, said first and second polype |
| 6234974 |
Monitoring method |
May 22, 2001 |
| A method of monitoring the status of a current ovulation cycle of an individual human female subject, involving testing of the body fluid concentration of an analyte of significance in relation to the status of the ovulation cycle, such as urinary E3G, during at least part of the pre |
| 6234594 |
Housing for freezer cabinets, and housing system |
May 22, 2001 |
| A housing for a freezer installation for storing frozen foodstuffs comprises a rectangular base unit, a rectangular top frame of plastic which encloses an access opening and bears a movable cover arrangement which closes or releases the access opening of the top frame, two mutually o |
| 6215044 |
Tomato xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase nucleic acids |
April 10, 2001 |
| Disclosed are nucleic acids from tomato encoding polypeptides having xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase (XET) activity, comprising residues 21-289 of the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 1 (SEQ ID NO:2) or or comprising residues 19-287 of the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 5 (SEQ I |
| 6213409 |
Time release fragrance sachet, method of using same and method of fabricating same |
April 10, 2001 |
| Described is a time release fragrance sachet for air freshening, particularly for use in clothing storage cabinets. The sachets comprise a container fabricated from a substance either sufficiently porous for perfumes to pass therethrough or having openings capable of permitting fragr |
