Patents and Patent Applications from Case Western Reserve University


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5770374 Methods for identifying oncogenes and anti-oncogenes  
Episomal plasmids containing a papovavirus origin of replication and a papovavirus large T antigen mutant form are shown to replicate episomally in human cells, and yield levels of gene expression...
5769875 Functional neuromusclar stimulation system  
An input command controller (A) provides logic function selection signals and proportional signals. The signals are generated by movement of a ball member (12) and socket member (14) relative to...
5767668 Remote current sensor  
A remote non-invasive current sensing apparatus for sensing current being carried through a conductor located beneath or on top of a surface. First and second magnetic field sensor elements are...
5750210 Hydrogenated carbon composition  
A composition of matter having an atomic density between that of pure diamond and at least 0.18 g-atoms per cubic centimeter and the formula: C1-z-w Siz Aw H1-x Fx !ywhere: 0≤z+w≤0.15, 0≤w...
5741852 Nonthrombogenic implant surfaces  
Triblock polymers comprised of polysaccharide, such as heparin or dextran, and a hydrocarbon chain, have been prepared. The triblock polymer adsorbs strongly on the surface of hydrophobic polymer...
5736396 Lineage-directed induction of human mesenchymal stem cell differentiation  
Methods for in vitro or ex vivo lineage directed induction of isolated, culture expanded human mesenchymal stem cells comprising contacting the mesenchymal stem cells with a bioactive factor...
5731416 Peptide based nucleic acid surrogates  
The present invention relates to the development of a new class of oligonucleotide surrogates capable of sequence specific binding to simple stranded DNA and RNA as well as to double stranded DNA...
5716727 Proton conducting polymers prepared by direct acid casting  
A method for casting solid polymer electrolyte membranes comprising proton conducting polymers stable at temperatures in excess of 100° C. directly from acid solution. The invention further ...
5712609 Micromechanical memory sensor  
A micromechanical memory sensor. The sensor comprises a latch member mechanically latching upon detection of a threshold value of a variable condition and circuitry for detecting such latching. A...
5709207 Audio information incorporated within MRI pulse sequences  
Audio information is spoken into a microphone and saved in digitized form in an electronic file. The digitized information is converted into a format which is usable within a particular MRI system....
5705318 Micromotors and methods of fabrication  
A polysilicon micromotor, of either inner rotor or outer rotor design, is fabricated with a process that uses as few as three mask steps. In an outer rotor (wobble) micromotor, a free-rotating...
5695967 Method for stably cloning large repeating units of DNA  
A direction method of stably cloning large repeating units of DNA is described. The method is especially useful for the stable cloning of alpha satellite DNA.
5689877 Method of manufacturing an implantable helical spiral cuff electrode  
A self-curling elongate non-conductive sheet (A) defines a helical cuff electrode (10). A plurality of contact members (40) are linearly disposed along a direction (C) between a first layer (30)...
5686250 Antibodies to LGE2 -protein antigens  
Levuglandin (LG) derivatives are used as antigens for raising antibodies useful in diagnostic assays. The antibodies produced by LG-carrier protein adducts can be used to detect adducts of LGE2...
5667962 Pyruvate thiolester for the prevention of reperfusion injury  
The invention comprises a novel pyruvate compound for the treatment or prevention of reperfusion injury following ischemia. The novel pyruvate compound is particularly a pyruvate thiolester....
5643736 Monoclonal antibodies for human osteogenic cell surface antigens  
Monoclonal antibodies specific for normal human osteogenic cell subsets and the monoclonal hybridoma cell lines that synthesize and secrete these monospecific antibodies, as well as the uses of the...
5634462 Corrugated inter-fascicular nerve cuff method and apparatus  
A corrugated sheet of non-conductive biocompatible material is biased to circumferentially contract around a nerve or other body tissue. Conductive members are disposed on inwardly projecting...
5624820 Episomal expression vector for human gene therapy  
Episomal plasmids containing a papovavirus origin of replication and a papovavirus large T antigen mutant form are shown to replicate episomally in human cells, and yield levels of gene expression...
5605982 Sheet and tube siloxane polymers  
Organopolysiloxane sheet or tube polymers are made by contacting a sheet or tube silicate with an alkenyl group containing chlorosilane to form an alkenylsiloxy polymer, and subsequently contacting...
5602662 Cholesteric liquid crystal devices  
A liquid crystal cell including chiral nematic liquid material with negative dielectric anisotropy. The cell is placed between two orthogonal polarizers. In the absence of an applied field, the...
5602110 Method and composition for treating cystic fibrosis  
A method and composition for treating cystic fibrosis comprising administering to a patient a first component, a second component, and preferably a third component. The first component is an...
5591625 Transduced mesenchymal stem cells  
Genetically engineered human stem cells that carry within them genes of interest particularly for the expression of physiologically or pharmacologically active proteins or for use in gene therapy....
5585311 Capacitive absolute pressure sensor and method  
A capacitive absolute pressure sensor. The sensor includes a substrate having an electrode deposited thereon and a diaphragm assembly disposed on the substrate. As pressure increases, the diaphragm...
5545432 Synthesis of metal oxide thin films  
Oxide thin films are deposited onto functionalized self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) which are bonded to various surfaces. The resulting oxide thin films have ordered, uniform densely packed...
5528452 Capacitive absolute pressure sensor  
A capacitive absolute pressure sensor. The sensor includes a substrate having an electrode deposited thereon and a diaphragm assembly disposed on the substrate. As pressure increases, the diaphragm...
5525436 Proton conducting polymers used as membranes  
The subject invention relates to solid polymer electrolyte membranes comprising proton conducting polymers stable at temperatures in excess of 100° C., the polymer being basic polymer complexed ...
5505201 Implantable helical spiral cuff electrode  
A self-curling elongate non-conductive sheet (A) defines a helical cuff electrode (10). A plurality of contact members (40) are linearly disposed along a direction (C) between a first layer (30)...
5487889 Bandage for continuous application of biologicals  
The present invention provides a biological bandage, comprising an envelope enclosing cells which secrete biologically active cellular products such as growth factors, which promote the healing of...
5480807 Process for assessing the biological age of a tissue  
The present invention is directed to use of an imidazo [4,5b] pyridinium molecule composed of a lysine and an arginine residue crosslinked with a pentose sugar for assessing the biological age of a...
5477358 Chiral nematic liquid crystal display with homeotropic alignment and negative dielectric anisotropy  
A liquid crystal cell including chiral nematic liquid material with negative dielectric anisotropy. The cell is placed between two orthogonal polarizers. In the absence of an applied field, the...
5472438 Laproscopic vacuum delivery apparatus for a diaphragm daper  
A laparoscopic vacuum delivery device is used for placing an epimysial electrode at the phrenic nerve motor point. The vacuum delivery device is adapted to hold the epimysial electrode while the...
5466247 Subcutaneous electrode for stimulating skeletal musculature  
A subcutaneously implantable device is provided for either electrically stimulating skeletal musculature or sensing electrical potential at its surface without directly contacting the musculature....
5455040 Anticoagulant plasma polymer-modified substrate  
The present invention provides a method for surface modifying a substrate, such as an implant, to provide the substrate with anticoagulant activity and resistance to the deposition of plasma...
5439740 Composite fibers having a diamond surface  
The present invention relates to composite fibers having a diamond surface which can be produced using a substrate such as graphite, or other non-diamond inorganic fiber. These substrates produced...
5403808 Sorbents for flue gas desulfurization  
The subject invention relates to a process for the production of a sorbent for SO2 comprising mixing a source of Ca3 SiO5 admixed with about 3 % of a compound such as CaSO4 2 H2 O that facilitates...
5400784 Slowly penetrating inter-fascicular nerve cuff electrode and method of using  
A self-curling sheet of a non-conductive material is biased to curl into a tight cylinder. Inwardly extending conductive members are disposed on the surface of the sheet forming the inside of the...
5394883 Multiple thin film sensor system  
A plurality of flow sensors are fabricated using thin film deposition techniques on a single substrate. The deposition is performed to provide the proper physical relationship of the individual...
5377148 Apparatus and method to test random access memories for a plurality of possible types of faults  
The present invention provides a test method of the complexity of 7n to test RAM devices, where n is the number of bits. This method tests all cell stuck-at-1/0 faults, state transition 1-to-0 and...
5374712 Imidazopyridinium compound and processes for isolating, identifying, and chemically synthesizing same  
The present invention is directed to a novel imidazo [4,5b] pyridinium molecule composed of a lysine and an arginine residue crosslinked with a pentose sugar. The novel imidazo [4,5b] pyridinium...
5366493 Double helix functional stimulation electrode  
First and second electrical wires (10), (12) are wrapped helically around a polyprolene core (22). Along a single helical portion (A), a sheath (24) is placed over the spiral wound wires and core....
5358741 Composite fibers having a diamond surface  
The present invention relates to composite fibers having a diamond surface which can be produced using a substrate such as graphite, or other non-diamond inorganic fiber. These substrates produced...
5352485 Synthesis of metal oxide thin films  
Iron and titanium oxide thin films are deposited onto functionalized self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) which are bonded to silicon or glass substrates. The resulting oxide thin films have ordered,...
5324322 Thin film implantable electrode and method of manufacture  
A sheet (30) of polymeric material defines a cuff portion (A), a contact portion (B), and an interconnecting elongated lead portion (C). Using physical vapor deposition (PVD), chemical vapor...
5300422 Screening method for controlling agranulocytosis  
A screening method for detecting the vulnerability of patients on clozapine therapy to developing agranulocytosis which comprises establishing the concentration of N-desmethylclozapine in the blood...
5298654 Method for producing coprecipitated multicomponent oxide powder precursors  
Guanidine oxalate is used as a precipitating agent in the coprecipitation of multicomponent oxide powder precursors. A solution of a soluble inorganic salt is combined with a solution of guanidine...
5266409 Hydrogenated carbon compositions  
A composition of matter having an atomic density between that of pure diamond and at least 0.18 g-atoms per cubic centimeter and the formula: C1-z-w Siz Aw [H1-x Fx ]ywhere: 0≤z+w≤0.15, 0≤w...
5252314 Method for producing coprecipitated multicomponent oxide powder precursors using guanidine oxalate as precipitating agent  
Guanidine oxalate is used as a precipitating agent in the coprecipitation of multicomponent oxide powder precursors. A solution of a soluble inorganic salt is combined with a solution of guanidine...
5251636 Multiple thin film sensor system  
A plurality of flow sensors are fabricated using thin film deposition techniques on a single substrate. The deposition is performed to provide the proper physical relationship of the individual...
5233024 Anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibodies for mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa, their preparation and use  
An anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody, which induces production of mucoid exopolysaccharide-specific antibodies which are opsonic for mucoid Pseudemonas aeruginosa. The anti-idiotypic monoclonal...
5221679 Method of treating therapy resistant schizophrenia with melperone (R-fluoro-Y-methyl-peperidino-butyrophrenone)  
The invention relates to a method of treating therapy-resistant schizophrenia which includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of melperone...