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7604777 Cartridge for containing a specimen sample for optical analysis  
A cartridge for holding a test specimen with an extremely small volume. The cartridge has a test chamber and a vestibule through which the test fluids are inserted into the test chamber. The...
7405036 Process for reducing pathogens in a biological sample and removing a sample pellet from a sample tube  
The present invention is directed towards an apparatus and method for disinfecting biological samples, including semen and the like, and for removing a biological sample pellet from surrounding...
7329532 Remediation of sulfur-containing pollutants with hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria  
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for remediating sulfur-containing pollutants with a hydrocarbon that is used to stimulate the growth of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria. The hydrocarbon is...
7273694 Method and apparatus for reducing pathogens in a biological sample  
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for disinfection of biological samples, including semen and the like. In a first aspect of the present invention, a method for reducing...
7087425 Method of purifying oocysts using enzymatic digestion of fecal debris  
The invention provides methods and compositions for purifying protozoan oocysts. In particular embodiments, the oocysts are Eimeria oocysts. The methods comprise contacting a composition...
6939748 Nano-size semiconductor component and method of making  
A method is disclosed for making a nano-size semiconductor component within a wide-bandgap semiconductor substrate. A first thermal energy beam is directed onto a first portion of the wide-bandgap...
6623954 Process for removal of phosphorous from a dairy stream  
The invention relates to a method of removing phosphorous from sialyloligosaccharides isolated from a dairy stream using phytase.
6531310 Use of microorganisms for processing bioprosthetic tissue  
A method is disclosed for processing tissue by inoculating the tissue with a solution having microorganisms, where the microorganisms are selected to produce compounds that process the tissue. The...
6489156 Rhodobacter strain for odor remediation of anaerobic livestock waste lagoons and biomass production  
A Rhodobacter species and variants thereof are provided for odor remediation of anaerobic livestock waste lagoons. Also provided are vector systems and genetically reconstituted Rhodobacter PS9...
6410305 Treatment of animal waste  
A process and composition for treating an animal waste in a waste holding facility to reduce sulfides and enhance efficient degradation of large amounts of organic matter with reduced odor. The...
6346276 Composition containing useful substances originating in fishes and shellfishes and process for the preparation of the substances  
A process for producing water-insoluble substances derived from fishes and shellfishes, includes the treating of the waste of fishes and shellfishes containing the substances with proteolytic...
6329573 Plants containing the gdhA gene and methods of use thereof  
Plant nitrogen metabolism in corn and tobacco has been altered by transformation with a highly active assimilatory glutamate dehydrogenase gene. Plants containing the gdhA gene are resistant to...
6297033 Means and process for nitrate removal  
A system for nitrate removal from aquariums, both fresh water and marine aquariums, by means of permeable polymeric beads which contain a combination of fermentative and denitrifying bacteria and a...
6297371 Process for the preparation of endotoxin-free or endotoxin-depleted nucleic acids and/or oligonucleotides for gene therapy  
A process for the isolation and purification of nucleic acids and/or oligonucleotides for use in gene therapy wherein said nucleic acids and/or oligonucleotides are isolated or purified from an...
6224646 Waste treatment system  
A waste treatment system is herein described. A microbial additive containing a mixture of enzymes and bacteria designed to produce anoxic degradation of the waste is added to the waste composed of...
6121041 Use of microorganisms for decellularizing bioprosthetic tissue  
A method is disclosed for processing tissue by inoculating the tissue with a solution having microorganisms, where the microorganisms are selected to produce compounds that process the tissue. The...
6077548 Organic waste processing method, and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to an open circuit organic waste treatment method, to a plant for carrying out the method, and to applications of that method. The treatment method is characterized in...
6030612 Antimicrobial uses of multifunctional enzyme  
The invention relates to a multifunctional enzyme that can be derived from crustaceans or fish. The enzyme has at least one of a chymotrypsin, trypsin, elastase, collagenase and exo peptidase...
5993503 Method for dephosphorizing pig manure  
The invention relates to a method for dephosphorizing manure, in particular pig manure, comprising of causing phosphate to dissolve, which phosphate is present at least partially in the form of...
5945333 Biological poultry litter treatment composition and its use  
The present invention is a biological waste treatment product that utilizes the activity of scientifically selected bacteria to control the decomposition of poultry litter thereby improving litter...
5912163 High flow technique for harvesting mammalian cells  
The invention is based in part on the observation that significant portions of porcine livers appear to remain intact after perfusion by standard methods, suggesting that the perfusion procedures...
5908751 Method for detecting and/or determining ATP from microorganism cells in a sample  
The present invention provides a method for detecting and/or determining the ATP from microorganism cells in a sample, which comprises the steps of: centrifuging the sample and removing the...
5821112 Biological odor metabolizing compositions and methods of use  
Mixed bacterial compositions minimally contain a mixed population of bacteria including at least one species of Nitrosomonas capable of converting ammonia to nitrite, at least one species of...
5821074 Method and compositions for enhancing aminolevulinic acid dehydratase assay  
The present invention provides a method of improving the sensitivity and accuracy of a lead assay. The method enhances the recovery of lead during isolation of the lead from interfering compounds...
RE35747 Method for determining tissue of origin and presence and extent of cellular abnormalities  
A biochemical procedure for identification and characterization of cells in a biopsy or sample of a body fluid. The method can be used to determine cell type, i.e. epidermal, neuronal; tissue of...
5670358 Method for inhibiting chymopapain and papain enzyme activity with polysaccharides of animal origin  
The activities of chymopapain or papain in enzyme mixtures are inhibited by the addition of glycogen, hyaluronic acid, or desulfated heparin. The process for isolating viable hepatocytes or...
5660994 Method of detecting tissue-specific, insoluble cytoskeletal proteins  
The invention relates to the identification of insoluble cytoskeletal proteins, or fragments thereof, which are characteristic of the origin of the tissue. The invention relates as well to the...
5629198 Anti-HIV agent  
The invention relates to an anti-HIV agent comprising, as an active ingredient, at least one porphyrin derivative selected from the following derivatives (A) and (B): (A) porphyrins modified...
5597702 Automated lead assay  
Detection of lead present in a sample, comprising the steps of: (a) adding a lead recovery agent to an assay solution containing lead from the sample; (b) adding to the assay solution a disulfide...
5484767 Substantially pure steroidogenesis inducing protein and uses thereof  
A substantially pure steroidogenesis inducing protein ("SIP") is disclosed. The protein is characterized by a molecular weight of 60 kd as determined by SDS-PAGE, a pI of 4.7 to 4.9 and a non cAMP...
5447863 Method for purifying islets of langerhans  
A method and apparatus to concentrate and purify islets of Langerhans from a tissue suspension containing islets and tissue fragments. The tissue suspension is flowed through an inclined channel...
5424208 Method for isolating cells from tissue with a composition containing collagenase and chymopapin  
Proteolytic enzyme compositions and processes for digesting connective tissue are provided. The enzyme compositions include collagenase, which is essentially free of toxins and non-collagen...
5364763 Techniques for preparing specimens for bacterial assays  
Methods and compositions for improved liquification of mucoid secretion specimens by treatment with a disulfide bond reducing agent and a DNA digestion agent, and for improved concentration of...
5322790 Islet isolation process  
A method of producing intact islets of Langerhans in an insulin producing condition uses a mixture of Hank's solution and 10% by volume fetal calf serum to ductally distend the human pancreas. The...
5233033 Method for production of sialic acid  
The present invention is directed to a method for producing crude sialic acid, comprising hydrolysis of a delipidated egg yolk and a method for producing high purity sialic acid, which comprises...
5180665 Method for quantitatively assaying the presence of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins in marine samples  
The present invention relates to a method for quantitatively assaying the presence of DSP toxins such as okadaic acid and dinophysistoxin-1 in marine samples. The method comprises the steps of...
5162129 Particulate proteinaceous product containing non-heat-denatured animal protein  
A particulate proteinaceous product and methods for producing the same from waste raw animal parts are disclosed. The product is dry to the touch, is compressible into pellets or cakes, and...
5135869 Selective enzymatic degradation of β-lactoglobulin contained in cow's milk-serum protein  
This invention relates to a method of selectively degrading β-lactoglobulin contained in cow's milk-serum protein by using a specific enzyme capable of selectively degrading β-lactoglobulin.
5079160 Method to isolate clusters of cell subtypes from organs  
A method to obtain purified, well-defined cell populations from intact organs uses digestion of the distended organ with suitable proteolytic enzymes and harvest of the cell subpopulation by...
5053234 Method for producing a proteinaceous product by digestion of raw animal parts  
A particulate proteinaceous product is prepared from waste raw protein-containing animal parts with a method and an apparatus having a mulling stage wherein the raw animal parts are reduced to a...
5006472 Enzymatic purification process  
Controlled enzymatic treatment may be used to selectively degrade undesirable contaminants to a size or charge range which can be more readily removed by subsequent separation steps. Treatment is...
5000963 Method of treating the skin using human epidermal sheets  
Procedures are disclosed for eliminating immune competent cells from a population of human epidermal cells. The cells free of immune competent cells are used for growing tissue sheets suitable for...
4997932 Method and kit for purifying nucleic acids  
The invention teaches a method and kit for purifying nucleic acid, such as DNA, from a sample, such as lysed cell or tissue sample. A sample is applied to an anionic exchange matrix column...
4963491 Process of removing biological contaminants with enzymes from krill  
Enzymes isolated from krill of the order Euphausiaceae are used to remove biological contaminants. Preferably, a mixture of enzymes including exo-and endopeptidase is isolated. The enzymes can be...
4946792 Process for debriding bone  
Bone is enzymatically debrided prior to undergoing further processing which renders the bone suitable for osteoprosthetic use.
4945055 Human chorionic gonadotropin releasing factor  
A substantially purified human chorionic gonadotropin releasing factor (hCG-RF) which is a glycoprotein with a molecular weight between about 50,000 and about 70,000. This hCG-RF is capable of...
4937187 Methods for separating malignant cells from clinical specimens  
Fragments of a biopsy sample on the order of about 50 to 5000 cells are preferred for establishing viable tumor cell cultures for purposes such as establishing cell lines, chemotherapeutic assays...
4920045 Detection of occult blood in feces  
A method for detection of occult blood in a fecal sample which comprises acting a glycosidase type bacteriolytic enzyme on the fecal sample and subjecting the resulting fecal sample to simultaneous...
4906616 Hydrolyzed sodium casein compositions for dialysis procedures  
A medicinal composition, particularly but not exclusively for use in fluids for medical dialysis, contains, as an agent for maintaining the osmolality of the fluid, a protein hydrolysate resulting...
4882268 Method for determining tissue of origin and degree of malignancy of tumor cells  
A biochemical procedure for diagnosis of three important properties of cells in a biopsy or blood sample: tumor type i.e., the tissue type that has become neoplastic; tissue of origin if the tumor...
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