| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7428851 |
Sensor arrays based on electronic oscillators |
September 30, 2008 |
| A sensor array for measuring various parameters in a machine environment, the sensor array comprising a number of oscillators, each of the oscillators comprising a feedback network, an amplifier and a limiter being connected together in a loop. The feedback network has a frequency wh |
| 7337606 |
Rotary ramjet engine |
March 4, 2008 |
| An engine for providing rotary power about an output shaft with a high power-to-weight ratio includes a plurality of flow guiding blades mounted on the inner surface of an annular thruster base. The flow guiding blades cooperate with the peripheral surface of a rotor for forming a plural |
| 7294501 |
Geldanamycin-producing strains, uses thereof and methods of producing same |
November 13, 2007 |
| A use of an inoculum of a geldanamycin-producing strain able to survive in a plant rhizosphere as a biocontrol of common scab affecting the plant and a method for biocontrolling common scab comprising the use of such strain. A biologically pure culture of a Streptomyces strain deposited |
| 7211566 |
Selective bradykinin (BK) B1 peptidic receptor antagonists and uses thereof |
May 1, 2007 |
| The present invention provides for a novel peptidic antagonist for the bradykinin B1 (BKB.sub.1) receptor having very good to excellent affinities and selectivity for the BKB.sub.1 receptor, in vitro and in vivo increase resistance to enzymatic degradation, superior pharmacokinetic p |
| 7148044 |
Nucleic acid enzyme for RNA cleavage |
December 12, 2006 |
| A method is described for cleaving a nucleic acid substrate with a nucleic acid enzyme at a cleavage site comprising mixing the substrate with the enzyme, wherein the substrate includes a 7 nucleotide sequence with at least 6 nucleotides 3' to the cleavage site and at least 1 nucleotide |
| 7109175 |
Specific steady-state R-type CA.sup.2+ channel blockers and use thereof |
September 19, 2006 |
| The present invention relates to Ca.sup.2+ channel blockers and more particularly to the R-type Ca.sup.2+ channel blockers. More specifically, the invention relates to Ca.sup.2+ channel blockers activity of Mandevilla velutina and Mandevilla illustris. The present invention further c |
| 7041785 |
B.sub.1-bradykinin receptor antagonists and use thereof |
May 9, 2006 |
| The present invention relates to novel antagonists to a B.sub.1-bradykinin (B.sub.1-BK) receptor which have a good affinity and selectivity therefor, some of which being at least partially resistant to enzymatic degradation. The synthesis of the B.sub.1 receptors is induced during in |
| 6800284 |
ATP-diphosphohydrolases, process of purification thereof and process of producing thereof by rec |
October 5, 2004 |
| The present invention relates to two ATP diphosphohydrolases (ATPDase enzymes) isolated from bovine aorta and pig pancreas, which enzymes have a molecular weight for their catalytic unit of about 78 and 54 Kilodaltons, respectively. A first process for obtaining a highly purified ATPDase |
| 6693253 |
Multi-coil induction plasma torch for solid state power supply |
February 17, 2004 |
| An induction plasma torch comprises a tubular torch body, a gas distributor head located at the proximal end of the torch body for supplying at least one gaseous substance into the chamber within the torch body, a higher frequency power supply connected to a first induction coil mounted |
| 6617439 |
C8-substituted purine nucleotide analogs |
September 9, 2003 |
| C8-substituted purine nucleotide analogs, such as ATP analogs, and their use is described, including their use as inhibitors of NTPDases and thereby as tools to modulate the conversion of nucleotides into nucleoside derivatives, and thus modulate the levels of these compounds. Such m |
| 6514877 |
Method using sub-micron silicide structures formed by direct-write electron beam lithography for |
February 4, 2003 |
| To fabricate masks for deep ultra-violet lithography and for extreme ultra-violet lithography, a layer of material opaque to deep ultra-violet radiation and an extreme ultra-violet radiation absorbent layer are each deposited successively with a layer of silicon and a layer of metal on a |
| 6448559 |
Detector assembly for multi-modality scanners |
September 10, 2002 |
| A detector assembly for multi-modality PET/SPEC/CT scanners comprises a first layer for detecting low energy gamma radiation and X-rays and a second layer for detecting high energy gamma radiation. The first layer is generally transparent to high energy gamma radiation. The second layer |
| 6287837 |
Mammalian ATP-diphosphohydrolases and process of purification thereof |
September 11, 2001 |
| The present invention relates to two ATP-diphosphohydrolases (ATPDase enzymes) isolated from bovine aorta and pig pancreas, which enzymes have a molecular weight for their catalytic unit of about 78 and 54 Kilodaltons, respectively. A first process for obtaining a highly purified ATPDase |
| 6150096 |
Molecular markers for the diagnosis of human diseases including Crohn's disease |
November 21, 2000 |
| The present invention relates to an arbitrarily primed PCR-based method to identify genetic marker associated with a pathology, which comprises the steps of: a) collecting heterogeneous nucleic acid samples from diseased and healthy tissues; b) determining quantities of the nucleic acid |
| 6114306 |
Cytokine related to hemolytic anemia and method of use |
September 5, 2000 |
| Pyruvate kinase deficiency is a blood disease characterized by hemolytic anemia. PCR analysis of cDNA leukocytic extracts of patients with hereditary pyruvate kinase deficiency anemia revealed two overexpressed markers when compared to extracts from healthy individuals. These two mar |
| 6025135 |
Telomere maintenance assays |
February 15, 2000 |
| The strand of telomeric DNA that runs 5' to 3' towards a chromosome end is typically G-rich. Due to the properties of conventional DNA polymerases, telomerase-generated tails of this G-rich strand are expected on only one end of individual linear DNA molecules. In Saccharomyces, TG.sub.1 |
| 5987406 |
Instability eradication for analysis-by-synthesis speech codecs |
November 16, 1999 |
| Instability inherent in analysis-by-synthesis speech/audio codecs and caused in particular by channel errors during transmission of highly periodic signals such as high-frequency sine waves is removed. Analysis-by-synthesis techniques involve production, in response to the speech/aud |
| 5944979 |
Electrokinetic transfer of contaminants from a thin layer of soil to a thin porous medium |
August 31, 1999 |
| To decontaminate soil, a generally thin porous medium is used. A cathode is applied to one face of the porous medium and an anode is spaced apart from the other face of that porous medium to define a generally thin spacing for receiving a generally thin layer of soil to be decontaminated |
| 5918143 |
Fabrication of sub-micron silicide structures on silicon using resistless electron beam lithogra |
June 29, 1999 |
| A method for fabricating a sub-micron structure of etch-resistant metal/semiconductor compound on a substrate of semiconductor material comprises the step of depositing onto the substrate a layer of metal capable of reacting with the semiconductor material to form etch-resistant meta |
| 5893060 |
Method and device for eradicating instability due to periodic signals in analysis-by-synthesis s |
April 6, 1999 |
| A method and device eradicate the occasional instability inherent in analysis-by-synthesis speech/audio codecs and caused in particular by channel errors during transmission of highly periodic signals such as high-frequency sine waves. Analysis-by-synthesis techniques involve product |
| 5871730 |
Thermostable xylanase DNA, protein and methods of use |
February 16, 1999 |
| The present invention is for a method of chemically treating plant biomass with an enzyme system that retains function at low pH and high temperature. Enzyme preparations enriched in xylanase enzymes which retain activity in low pH and high temperature are described. Such preparations |
| 5864044 |
Syntheses of trisulfonated phthalocyanines and their derivatatives using boron (111) subphthaloc |
January 26, 1999 |
| Disclosed herein are novel trisulfonated phathalocyanines, processes for making them and their derivatives. Also disclosed are key intermediates consisting of Boron(III) subphathalocyanines. Further disclosed are novel uses for various water soluble trisulfophathalocyanines, trisulfo |
| 5798241 |
ATP-diphosphohydrolases |
August 25, 1998 |
| The present invention relates to two ATP diphosphohydrolases ATPDase enzymes isolated from bovine aorta and pig pancreas, which enzymes have a molecular weight for their catalytic unit of about 78 and 54 Kilodaltons, respectively. A novel process for obtaining a highly purified ATPDase i |
| 5754976 |
Algebraic codebook with signal-selected pulse amplitude/position combinations for fast coding of |
May 19, 1998 |
| A codebook is searched in view of encoding a sound signal. This codebook consists of a set of pulse amplitude/position combinations each defining L different positions and comprising both zero-amplitude pulses and non-zero-amplitude pulses assigned to respective positions p=1, 2, . . . L |
| 5701392 |
Depth-first algebraic-codebook search for fast coding of speech |
December 23, 1997 |
| A codebook is searched in view of encoding a sound signal. This codebook consists of a set of codevectors each of 40 positions and comprising N non-zero-amplitude pulses assignable to predetermined valid positions. To reduce the search complexity, a depth-first search is used which invol |
| 5699482 |
Fast sparse-algebraic-codebook search for efficient speech coding |
December 16, 1997 |
| A method of encoding a speech signal is provided. This method improves the excitation codebook and search procedure of the conventional Code-Excited Linear Prediction (CELP) speech encoders. This code is based on a sparse algebraic code consisting in particular, but not exclusively, of |
| 5664053 |
Predictive split-matrix quantization of spectral parameters for efficient coding of speech |
September 2, 1997 |
| The present invention concerns efficient quantization of more than one LPC spectral models per frame in order to enhance the accuracy of the time-varying spectrum representation without compromising on the coding-rate. Such efficient representation of LPC spectral models is advantage |
| 5620706 |
Polyionic insoluble hydrogels comprising xanthan and chitosan |
April 15, 1997 |
| A method for the preparation of insoluble hydrogels from the complexation of polycations and xanthan is reported. Stable hydrogels capable of retaining between 65 and 95 % weight water were prepared particularly with chitosan and xanthan. The water retention and properties of the hydroge |
| 5609921 |
Suspension plasma spray |
March 11, 1997 |
| The plasma spray method produces a material deposit on a substrate to form either a protective coating of a near net shape body, or produces a powder of a given material. The material is supplied to a plasma discharge in the form of a suspension comprising small solid particles of that m |
| 5560844 |
Liquid film stabilized induction plasma torch |
October 1, 1996 |
| A liquid film stabilized induction plasma torch comprises a cylindrical torch body made of cast ceramic or polymer-matrix composite, a coaxial cylindrical plasma confinement tube mounted inside the torch body, a gas distributor head secured to one end of the torch body to supply the |
| 5507207 |
Cut and strip tool for insulated conductive wires |
April 16, 1996 |
| The disclosure herein describes a cut and strip tool to assist in the stripping of insulation from one or more insulated conductive wires; it comprises a pair of handles which are equipped, at their upper part, with an elongated wire receiving element including, at one end thereof, a |
| 5444816 |
Dynamic codebook for efficient speech coding based on algebraic codes |
August 22, 1995 |
| A method of encoding a speech signal is presented. This method improves the excitation codebook and search procedure of the conventional Code Excited Linear Prediction (CELP) speech encoders. Use is made of a dynamic codebook (201, 202) based on the combination of two modules: a sparse |
| 5377548 |
Method of instrumenting an already erected concrete structure and the so-instrumented structure |
January 3, 1995 |
| The present invention relates to a method of instrumenting an already erected concrete or rock structure in order to determine the state of deformation of that structure. A cylindrical inclusion made of concrete having substantially the same mechanical properties as the concrete or the |
| 5211156 |
Method and apparatus for treating a surface of granite with a high temperature plasma jet |
May 18, 1993 |
| The method and apparatus treat a surface of natural rock or artificial stone-like material to give to this surface an attractive finish. A high temperature jet of plasma and a high speed jet of cooling fluid are projected onto the surface to be treated. The two jets are moved on the |
| 5200595 |
High performance induction plasma torch with a water-cooled ceramic confinement tube |
April 6, 1993 |
| A high performance induction plasma torch comprises a cylindrical torch body made of cast ceramic or composite polymer, a coaxial cylindrical plasma confinement tube located inside the torch body, a gas distributor head secured to one end of the torch body to supply the confinement tube |
| 4886591 |
Phosphate bonded composite electrodes |
December 12, 1989 |
| A pressure-molded, rigid, high surface cathodic or anodic electrode of low electrical resistance and good mechanical strength and resistance to corrosion comprising non-dissolving, electrically-conducting metal particles of high specific surfaces and fractal structure which are bound |
| 4853250 |
Process of depositing particulate material on a substrate |
August 1, 1989 |
| The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for the plasma deposition of protective coatings and near net shape bodies using induction plasma technology. The apparatus comprises an induction plasma torch in which the particulate material to be deposited is accelerated and inj |
| 4843245 |
Scintillation detector for tomographs |
June 27, 1989 |
| The present invention relates to a scintillation detector for a tomograph comprising at least two scintillators having different scintillation characteristics and being optically coupled to a photodetector. |
| 4767543 |
Oxidation of wastewaters |
August 30, 1988 |
| The present invention relates to an improved process for the wet oxidation of water soluble organic pollutants or of an aqueous suspension of organic pollutants. In the contacting of an oxidizing gas and a polluted aqueous phase, the improvement comprises forming a fine mist of the pollu |
| 4761185 |
Rapid starch depolymerization via spray reactors |
August 2, 1988 |
| The present invention relates to a process for continuous conversion of starch or starch containing materials into hydrolysates such as dextrins, higher sugars, maltose or dextrose. It provides for an extremely fast heating of an acidified or non acidified slurry by spraying it very fine |
| 4694699 |
Acoustic microscopy |
September 22, 1987 |
| The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a magnified image of a zone of a specimen. The method comprises the steps of generating acoustic waves having different frequencies and focussing on the zone the acoustic waves wherein different points on the zone rece |
| 4584069 |
Electrode for catalytic electrohydrogenation of organic compounds |
April 22, 1986 |
| There is provided an electrode adapted for the selective electrocatalytic hydrogenation of nitro groups to amino groups comprising a thin grid coated with a thin layer of nickel, the latter being itself coated with a further layer of nickel in which are dispersed or embedded fine particl |
| 4568327 |
Method and apparatus for the removal of gases physically dissolved by dialysis in the blood |
February 4, 1986 |
| The disclosure herein describes a method and apparatus for the removal, by dialysis, of gases physically dissolved in the blood of a person, more particularly a diver or an aviator; the blood is brought into contact, in an exchange cell, with a membrane permeable to gases only; a liquid |
| 4530289 |
Solid fuel furnace |
July 23, 1985 |
| The disclosure herein describes a furnace for consuming solid fuel, such as wood, which comprises a gravitational feed chute for feeding the solid fuel in a combustion chamber; the chute has an open lower feed end adjoining the combustion chamber, the feed end being equipped with a p |
| 4529879 |
Process for the determination of isotopes by mass spectrometry |
July 16, 1985 |
| The invention relates to a mass spectrometry method for determining the absolute value of a given isotopic ratio of an unknown sample and/or the difference of isotope content between an unknown sample and a reference, which comprises (a) obtaining with or without chemical reaction a |
| 4384896 |
Agglomerated volatilized silica dust |
May 24, 1983 |
| There is provided a process for agglomerating volatilized silica in the form of grains by wetting same with from about 10 to about 35% by weight of an alkali or alkaline earth metal oxide solution in water, said agglomerated volatilized silica having a densification factor of 1.7 to |
| 4379777 |
Purification of metallurgical grade silicon |
April 12, 1983 |
| There is disclosed a process for preparing ultra pure silicon from metallurgical grade silicon, which comprises (a) continuously passing powdered and acid-leached metallurgical grade silicon through an induction plasma; (b) quenching said treated particles whereby upon solidification |
| 4348230 |
Briquettes of silicon and ferrosilicon dust |
September 7, 1982 |
| There is disclosed a compacted unit of metallurgical grade granular material selected from silicon and ferrosilicon comprising a compressed homogeneous mixture of a fine powder of a silicon material selected from the group consisting of silicon and ferrosilicon, said silicon material |
| 4328089 |
Combined dewatering and liquid phase hydrogenolysis of raw peat using carbon monoxide |
May 4, 1982 |
| There is provided a process for the hydrogenolysis of raw humid peat by treating untreated peat as obtained from the bog with carbon monoxide at a temperature of from 350.degree. to 373.degree. C. and under a pressure up to 35 MPa and recovering bitumen-like compounds from the non-aqueou |
| 4304230 |
Liquid barrier filter and method of operation |
December 8, 1981 |
| There is provided a process for removing pollutant particulates from a contaminated gas which comprises:(a) passing a stream of gas containing pollutant particulates through a liquid film absorbed on a continuously circulating filter supported by a perforated carrier matrix wherein part |
