Patents and Patent Applications from Duke University


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US20120127475 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR LOW-COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY (LCI)  
Low-coherence interferometry (LCI) techniques enable acquisition of structural and depth information of a sample. A “swept-source” (SS) light source may be used. The swept-source light source can...
8183364 Substituted porphyrins  
To improve bioavailability of the catalytic metalloporphyrin-based SOD mimics Mn(III) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[N-ethylpyridinium-2-yl]porphyrin (MnTE-2-PyP5+) and Mn(III)...
US20120124683 Delivery method  
The present invention relates, in general, to siRNA and, in particular, to a method of effecting targeted delivery of siRNAs and to compounds suitable for use in such a method.
US20120122987 TREATMENT OF DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR 35 (GPR35)  
Compounds are provided having agonistic activity against G protein-coupled receptor 35 (GPR35). The compounds are useful for providing antinociception, providing neuroprotection in case of stroke...
US20120122736 SENSORS INCORPORATING ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME  
A sensor comprising an electronic circuit electrically coupled to a type III-V semiconductor material, for example indium arsenide (InAs) and an antibody contacting the type III-V semiconductor...
US20120122121 ANTIBODIES AND IMMUNOTOXINS THAT TARGET HUMAN GLYCOPROTEIN NMB  
The invention provides high affinity antibodies suitable for forming Immunotoxins that inhibit the growth of cells expressing human glycoprotein NMB, including glioblastoma multiform cells,...
US20120121631 POLYVALENT VACCINE  
The present invention relates, in general, to an immunogenic composition (e.g., a vaccine) and, in particular, to a polyvalent immunogenic composition, such as a polyvalent HIV vaccine, and to...
8178495 Therapeutic agents comprising a GLP-1 receptor agonist and elastin-like peptide  
The present invention provides therapeutic agents and compositions comprising elastin-like peptides (ELPs) and therapeutic proteins. In some embodiments, the therapeutic protein is a GLP-1 receptor...
US20120115739 ASSAY FOR ANTI-EGFRvIII ANTIBODIES  
Detection of human antibodies directed against the tumor-specific protein Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor variant Class III (EGFRvIII) provide information on tumor burden and vaccine response. The...
US20120114211 Systems and Methods for Generating an Osteoarthritis Progression Predictor and Systems and Methods for Using the Predictor  
Example systems and methods of generating an indicator of osteoarthritis (OA) progression are described. Fractal dimension curves are generated for horizontal and vertical trabecular components...
RE43372 C16 unsaturated FP-selective prostaglandins analogs  
Compounds having the general structure: which are useful for the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions, such as bone disorders.
US20120101367 BLOOD SIGNAL SUPPRESSED CONTRAST ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING  
Methods for achieving suppression of blood pool signal to image contrast-enhanced organs and vascular walls using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging technology. MRI data is then acquired with phase...
8163514 Methods of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and...
8158344 Methods and compositions for correlating genetic markers with multiple sclerosis  
The present invention provides, in certain aspects, a method of identifying a subject as having an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis, comprising detecting in the subject the presence...
US20120089180 ADHESIVE BONDING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USE  
A polymerizable composition includes at least one monomer, a photoinitiator capable of initiating polymerization of the monomer when exposed to light, and a phosphor capable of producing light when...
US20120087938 Consensus/ancestral immunogens  
The present invention relates, in general, to an immunogen and, in particular, to an immunogen for inducing antibodies that neutralizes a wide spectrum of HIV primary isolates and/or to an...
US20120083521 Aptamers as agonists  
Nucleic acid aptamers are described herein which can transduce a signal into cells by crosslinking a cell surface molecule, thereby inducing of one or more biological activities by the cells; in...
US20120082653 METHODS OF LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISEASE THERAPY  
Methods of treating a lysosomal storage disorder and methods of increasing cellular uptake of a lysosomal enzyme using β2 agonists or therapeutic agents that increase expression of receptors for a ...
8149400 Coded aperture snapshot spectral imager and method therefor  
The present invention enables snap-shot spectral imaging of a scene at high image generation rates. Light from the scene is processed through an optical system that comprises a coded-aperture. The...
8148605 Biological systems input-output response system and plant sentinels  
A eukaryotic input circuit: computationally designed receptors, synthetic eukaryotic signal transduction pathways, and a synthetic signal sensitive promoter that allow highly specific...
8148098 Methods of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and...
8147668 Apparatus for manipulating droplets  
Apparatuses for mixing droplets, such as a binary mixing apparatus, are provided. The binary mixing apparatus includes an array of electrodes and a conducting element positioned in relation to at...
US20120077782 METHOD OF ACTIVATION OF OXAZAPHOSPHORINES  
The present invention provides a method of hydroxylating or oxidizing a compound of interest in a subject (e.g., a cytotoxic oxazaphosphorine prodrug), by administering the compound of interest to...
8143233 RNA aptamers and methods for identifying the same  
RNA aptamers and methods for identifying the same are disclosed. The RNA aptamers selectively bind coagulation factors, E2F family members, Ang1 or Ang2, and therapeutic and other uses for the RNA...
8143016 Methods of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and...
8143015 Methods of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and...
US20120070877 RATIONALLY DESIGNED MEGANUCLEASES WITH ALTERED SEQUENCE SPECIFICITY AND DNA-BINDING AFFINITY  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and...
US20120070488 METHOD OF INDUCING NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES TO HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS  
The present invention relates, in general, to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and, in particular, to a method of inducing neutralizing antibodies to HIV and to compounds and compositions...
8137977 Lipidomic approaches to determining drug response phenotypes in cardiovascular disease  
The present invention concerns the application of lipidomics to statin treatment for disorders such as cardiovascular disorders. Hence, the invention provides, among other things, a method of...
8137910 Method of regulating gene expression  
The present invention relates, in general, to gene expression and, in particular, to a method of inhibiting the expression of a target gene and to constructs suitable for use in such a method.
US20120065080 ACID CERAMIDASE POLYMORPHISMS AND METHODS OF PREDICTING TRAITS USING THE ACID CERAMIDASE POLYMORPHISMS  
Provided are methods of predicting a trait in a subject including obtaining information about at least a portion of a polynucleotide sequence of the subject, the polynucleotide sequence encoding...
8133697 Methods of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and...
US20120058132 Treatment of glycogen storage disease type II  
Methods of treating glycogen storage disease type II, by administering acid α-glucosidase, are described, as are compositions for use in treatment of glycogen storage disease type II.
8130031 Tunable metamaterial  
Examples of the present invention include a metamaterial comprising a plurality of resonators disposed on a substrate, the substrate comprising a dielectric support layer and a relatively thin...
8129344 Method of reducing cell death by administering a Sfrp polypeptide  
A purified paracrine factor of a mesenchymal stem cell, such as a Secreted frizzled related protein (Sfrp) is useful to reduce cell death an/or tissue injury associated with ischemic condtions.
8129134 Methods of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and...
US20120052504 METHODS OF SCREENING FOR RISK OF PROLIFERATIVE DISEASE AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROLIFERATIVE DISEASE  
A method of screening a subject for a proliferative disease risk factor comprises detecting the presence or absence of upregulation of the CLN3 gene in the subject. The upregulation of the CLN3...
8124831 Transgenic mice carrying functional single nucleotide polymorphisms in brain-specific tryptophan hydroxylase  
Recombinant or transgenic non-human mammals are described having a mutant tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (Tph2) gene resulting in altered synthesis of 5-hydroxytryptophan and serotonin in the brain. In...
8124369 Method of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and...
8119381 Rationally-designed meganucleases with altered sequence specificity and DNA-binding affinity  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and...
8119361 Methods of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and...
8119140 Immunogenic compositions comprising human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) mosaic Nef proteins  
The present invention relates to mosaic clade M HIV-1 Nef polypeptides and to compositions comprising same. The polypeptides of the invention are suitable for use in inducing an immune response to...
8118744 Methods, systems and computer program products for ultrasound shear wave velocity estimation and shear modulus reconstruction  
Methods for determining a mechanical parameter of a sample include detecting shear waves that have been generated in the sample by an applied shear wave source. A time of peak displacement of the...
US20120030783 RATIONALLY DESIGNED MEGANUCLEASES WITH ALTERED SEQUENCE SPECIFICITY AND DNA-BINDING AFFINITY  
Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and...
US20120028369 QUANTIFYING LOCAL INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY AND ITS USE TO PREDICT DISEASE PROGRESSION AND TAILOR TREATMENTS  
This invention relates to a method of predicting progression of an inflammatory condition in a subject, which involves providing a medium comprising hyaluronan or a fragment thereof; contacting the...
8105781 Predictors of long-term mortality following coronary artery bypass graft surgery  
The present invention relates, in general, to perioperative depression and, in particular, to methods of identifying individuals at risk of perioperative depression.
US20120018306 Sample Processing Droplet Actuator, System and Method  
Sample processing droplet actuators, systems and methods are provided. According to one embodiment, a stamping device including a droplet microactuator is provided and includes: (a) a first plate...
US20120015366 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO IDENTIFY INCREASED RISK OF BREAST CANCER BY DETECTION OF CPG ISLAND METHYLATOR PHENOTYPE (CIMP)  
The present invention is directed to kits and methods for identifying a female subject as having an increased risk of developing breast cancer, comprising detecting a CPG island methylator...
US20120014507 Automatic Generation of Patient-Specific Radiation Therapy Planning Parameters  
An apparatus and method for automatically generating radiation treatment planning parameters are disclosed. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, a database is constructed that stores:...
8097415 Methods for identifying an individual at increased risk of developing coronary artery disease  
The present invention provides methods of identifying a subject having an increased or decreased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, comprising: a) correlating the presence of one or more...