Patents and Patent Applications from Auburn University


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6140348 Treating/preventing heart failure via inhibition of mast cell degranulation  
Heart failure is treated/prevented by administering to candidate subjects the inhibitor of mast cell degranulation ketotifen to prevent adverse myocardial remodeling secondary to a sustained blood...
6105503 Electro-explosive device with shaped primary charge  
An electro-explosive device is provided for detonating a pyrotechnic mix disposed adjacent the device to initiate an explosion. The device comprises a silicon wafer semiconductor substrate having a...
6077825 Antithrombin protein and DNA sequences from black fly  
The invention is drawn to anti-thrombin proteins from the salivary glands of the species, Simulium. Methods for recombinant production of the protein as well as biomedical uses are provided.
6072116 Thermophotovoltaic conversion using selective infrared line emitters and large band gap photovoltaic devices  
Efficient thermophotovoltaic conversion can be performed using photovoltaic devices with a band gap in the 0.75-1.4 electron volt range, and selective infrared emitters chosen from among the rare...
6020491 Monomeric and polymeric cyclic amine and N-halamine compounds  
Cyclic amine monomers and polymers and N-halamine biocidal polymer compounds are provided. Representative monomers have the structure: ##STR1## wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of...
5994417 Process for recovering polymers from commingled materials  
A process for recovering polymers from commingled materials is disclosed. In general, the process includes first contacting the commingled materials with a solvent which selectively dissolves the...
5952353 Treating/preventing heart failure via inhibition of mast cell degranulation  
Heart failure is treated/prevented by administering to candidate subjects inhibitors of mast cell degranulation, for example nedocromil sodium or cromolyn sodium, to prevent adverse myocardial...
5935982 Methods of treating retroviral infection and compounds useful therefor  
The present invention provides methods for treating retroviral infection and methods of treating HIV infection. The methods of the present invention include administering compounds of the general...
5932479 Genetic engineering of plant chloroplasts  
Methods for the transformation of etioplasts and of chloroplasts are disclosed. One method comprises incubating isolated etioplasts with a chelating agent to bind metal ions on which chloroplast...
5913959 Rotably driven braiding machine with third yarns carried and delivered by stationary carriages about a braiding point  
A braiding machine which operates to deliver a first set of yarns about a vertical axis along a first plane to a braiding point and a second set of yarns about the vertical axis along a second...
5905226 Radio frequency and electrostatic discharge insensitive electro-explosive devices having non-linear resistances  
An electro-explosive device has two serpentine resistors fabricated on a thermally conductive substrate with the resistors being interconnected by a central bridge element. The resistance of the...
5902818 Surface active N-halamine compounds  
Cyclic N-halamine biocidal monomers and polymers and methods of using the same as biocides, wherein the functional group, halogenated oxazolidinones, may be homo- and copolymerized, are provided....
5899134 Braided fabric and method of forming  
An axially stable tubular braided fabric comprising a longitudinal set of yarns extending longitudinally of the fabric, a first set of yarns arranged substantially along a first cylindrical plane...
5889130 Monomeric and polymeric cyclic amine and N-halamine compounds  
Cyclic amine monomers and polymers and N-halamine biocidal polymer compounds are provided. Methods of making and using the same wherein the functional groups unhalogenated or halogenated...
5888501 Induced systemic resistance of plants to pathogenic microorganisms  
A formulation which induces systemic immunity in plants which comprise a surfactant which reduces the surface tension to below about 30 dynes/cm and the contact angle of liquids on the surface to...
5847309 Radio frequency and electrostatic discharge insensitive electro-explosive devices having non-linear resistances  
An electro-explosive device has two serpentine resistors fabricated on a thermally conductive substrate with the resistors being interconnected by a central bridge element. The resistance of the...
5833855 Situ bioremediation of contaminated groundwater  
A method for removing heavy metals and halogenated hydrocarbons from contaminated groundwaters is provided. The method provides utilizing a treatment solution comprising a soluble source of organic...
5808089 Substituted heterocyclic amine monomers  
Substituted 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic amine monomers are provided. Methods of making the same, wherein a polymer is heated under vacuum to crack it into monomeric units and the aceto moiety is...
5780370 Selective infrared line emitters  
Robust, large area selective infrared line emitters can be made using composites of rare earth metal oxide fibers dispersed and interlocked in a network of connected structure-forming fibers,...
5739005 Use of polymeric films for delivery of nematode eggs and ecological evaluations  
Provided is a polymer film useful in the delivery of biological agents, as well as a method for making such a polymer film. The polymer film comprises a transparent, gelled water-soluble polymer...
5727438 Slip yarn braiding machine  
A fabric forming device including a stationary yarn supply and a rotating yarn supply, each delivering yarn to a common point along a vertical axis where they are interlaced. The stationary yarn...
5693507 Genetic engineering of plant chloroplasts  
Novel chimeric constructions and methods for their use are provided for expression of exogenous genes in a plant chloroplast. Particularly, expression is achieved by the use of a chloroplast or...
5686456 Methods of treating pneumocystis carinii pneumonia  
The present invention provides methods for treating Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a subject in need of such treatment. The methods comprise administering to a subject in need thereof, a...
5670646 Monomeric and polymeric cyclic amine and-halamine compounds  
Cyclic amine monomers and polymers and N-halamine biocidal polymer compounds are provided. Methods of making and using the same wherein the functional groups unhalogenated or halogenated...
5668167 Methods of treating microbial infections  
The present invention provides methods for treating Cryptococcus neoformans, Cryptosporidium parvum, and Candida albicans in a subject in need of such treatment. The methods comprises administering...
5630974 Preparation of selective infrared line emitter composites  
Robust, large area selective infrared line emitters can be made using composites of rare earth metal compound particulates dispersed and interlocked in a network of connected structure-forming...
5622955 Methods of treating cryptosporidium parvum  
The present invention provides methods for treating Cryptosporidium parvum in a subject in need of such treatment. The methods comprises administering to the subject a compound of Formula I: ##STR1##
5602172 Methods of inhibiting Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium and compounds useful therefor  
The present invention provides methods for treating Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium parvum in a subject in need of such treatment. The methods comprise...
5490983 Polymeric cyclic N-halamine biocidal compounds  
Cyclic N-halamine biocidal polymer compounds and methods of using the same wherein the functional groups halogenated hydantoins, triazine diones, imidazolidinones, and pyrimidinones are substituted...
H001479 Liquid composition analyzer and method  
An apparatus which determines concentrations of each of three components that are intermixed in a homogeneous solution. Each component is detectable by at least one characteristic and more than one...
5447786 Selective infrared line emitters  
Robust, large area selective infrared line emitters can be made using composites of rare earth metal compound particulates dispersed and interlocked in a network of connected structure-forming...
5443863 Low-temperature oxidation at surfaces using ozone decomposition products formed by microwave discharge  
Decomposition of ozone in a microwave discharge cavity leads to formation of highly energetic excited states of atomic oxygen which can efficiently oxidize materials at a temperature far less than...
5304330 Preparation of mixed fiber composite structures  
A new class of composites results from a matrix of fibers, such as fibers of carbon, alumina, ceramics, and aluminosilicates, interwined in a network of fused metal fibers. The composites can be...
5288488 Method of controlling foliar microorganism populations  
A method of controlling the population of a first microorganism at a foliar locus by preferentially enhancing the population of a second microorganism at said locus, comprises applying to the locus...
5102745 Mixed fiber composite structures  
A family of composites are characterized as a network of a first fiber and at least a second fiber, where at least the first fibers have a multiplicity of bonded junctions at their point of...
5096663 Method of optimizing composite preparation for electrical properties: maximum capacitance electrodes  
Composites of a matrix of metal fibers and carbon fibers interlocked in and interwoven among a network of fused metal fibers are inherently capable of displaying a broad range of values of a...
5085146 Electroexplosive device  
An electroexplosive device utilizing dielectrics and semiconductors of various configurations, which is of compact size, resistant to breakage, extremely reliable, shielded from accidental ignition...
5080963 Mixed fiber composite structures high surface area-high conductivity mixtures  
A new class of composites results from a matrix of carbon fibers, including graphite fibers, interwoven in a network of fused metal fibers. The composites can be fabricated to have varying surface...
4954156 N,N-dihalo-2-imidazolidinones and N-halo-2-oxazolidinones as urease and nitrification inhibitors  
The invention described herein comprises two principal embodiments. The first embodiment comprises operating procedures related to the instant invention which along with urease inhibition test...
4912600 Integrated circuit packaging and cooling  
A packaging and cooling structure for integrated circuit chips in electronic equipment is provided in which the chips are resiliently mounted on wafers which are centrally located in chambers...
4896882 Goal-supported basketball return device  
An automatic basketball return device designed to allow a basketball to be returned to the player in one or two bounces. The device is portable and may be easily put in place and removed without...
4106900 Process for recycling textile warp yarn size  
A chemical, useful as a warp size, which is soluble in water at one temperature and insoluble at a different temperature, is applied to textile yarns in the process known as slashing. By...
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