Patents and Patent Applications from George Mason University


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US20110295040 INDUCING CYATHIN A3 PRODUCTION  
This invention provides a method of producing cyathin A3 in a culture of Cyathus helenae. It employs added bacteria to stimulate production of cyathin A3.
US20110250260 INHIBITION OF BRAIN ENZYMES INOLVED IN CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY AND MACULAR DEGENERATION  
A method of treating or inhibiting progress of dementia and/or macular degeneration in a mammal involves administering compositions containing siRNA to heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) or heme oxygenase-2...
US20110207627 EX VIVO THERAPEUTICS SCREENING OF LIVING BONE MARROW CELLS FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA  
Methods of selecting a treatment for a patient with multiple myeloma are provided. Prior to commencing a treatment regime, bone marrow aspirates are isolated from a patient and incubated with one...
US20110104065 GENETIC ALTERATION ASSOCIATED WITH PRE-MALIGNANT CANCER  
Described herein are progenitor cancer cells and cell lines isolated from human breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) lesions and the uses of these cells or cell lines in drug design, drug...
7794952 Biomarker isolation and use thereof to characterize physiological state  
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing the physiological state of a living system, including cells, tissues, organs, and whole organisms. The methods involve...
US20100159486 BIOMARKERS FOR NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS  
Low molecular weight (LMW) peptides have been discovered that are indicative of neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD), cognitive impairment and brain microhemmorhages....
7722520 Asbestos containment composition  
The compound is a clay aqueous suspension made of at least one 2:1 layer phyllosilicate clay mineral, at least one 1:1 layer phyllosilicate clay mineral, and water that can be used to sequester...
7720250 Method and apparatus for watermarking stream data  
A watermarking system embeds a watermark into data values that may be streamed. A data hash is calculated using data values and a hash key. The data values are grouped. The groups include a first...
US20100047336 INHIBITION OF BRAIN ENZYMES INVOLVED IN CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY AND MACULAR DEGENERATION  
A method of treating or inhibiting progress of dementia and/or macular degeneration in a mammal involves administering compositions containing siRNA to heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) or heme oxygenase-2...
US20090275546 Diagnostic tests and personalized treatment regimes for cancer stem cells  
Provided are methods of identifying a metabolic target in a cancer stem cell that include using a microarray to identify intracellular signaling networks within a population of cancer stem cells...
US20090197249 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING COLON DISORDERS  
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for diagnosing, monitoring, prognosticating, analyzing, etc., polymicrobial diseases. The present invention also relates to the microbial...
US20090018094 INHIBITION OF BRAIN ENZYMES INVOLVED IN CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY AND MACULAR DEGENERATION  
A method of treating or inhibiting progress of dementia and/or macular degeneration in a mammal involves administering compositions containing siRNA to heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) or heme oxygenase-2...
7424463 Denoising mechanism for speech signals using embedded thresholds and an analysis dictionary  
A denoising mechanism uses chosen signal classes and selected analysis dictionaries. The chosen signal class includes a collection of signals. The analysis dictionaries describe signals. The...
6985953 System and apparatus for storage and transfer of secure data on web  
The present invention relates to methods and systems for creating secure cookies. The methods can be used to create, receive, and transmit secure cookies, confidential cookies, and authentication...
6907304 Method and apparatus of measuring a relative utility for each of several different tasks based on identified system goals  
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for measuring a relative utility for each of a plurality of goals which comprise a system objective. More particularly, the present invention...
6873872 Adaptive electric field modulation of neural systems  
The present invention relates to devices and methods of modifying the neuronal activity of a neural system comprising neurons, comprising, one or more of the following steps, measuring the neuronal...
6872830 Synthesized γ-carbolines  
The present invention concerns the compounds of the formula: and the prodrug and salts thereof, wherein R may be a hydroxyl or other pendent group and Ar is an aryl. The compositions may be adapted...
US20050042711 Field test for fungi  
A method for detecting fungi in a liquid matrix which also contains bacteria comprising adding an effective amount of at least one compound which inhibits a pathway by which bacteria synthesize...
6826300 Feature based classification  
A method and system for determining the similarity between an image and at least one training sample is disclosed. This invention is a novel Gabor Feature Classifier (GFC), a principal application...
6801878 System and method for managing sensors of a system  
The present invention relates to systems and methods for managing sensors. In preferred embodiments of the invention, a sensor management system determines system information needs, selects one of...
6775415 Fractal image compression using reinforcement learning  
A method for fractal image compression using reinforced learning is disclosed. The reinforced learning algorithm improves the performance of fractal image compression algorithms by improving image...
6665562 Adaptive electric field modulation of neural systems  
The present invention relates to devices and methods of modifying the neuronal activity of a neural system comprising neurons, comprising, one or more of the following steps, measuring the neuronal...
6649408 Microdroplet cell culture technique  
The present invention comprises a novel culture method and device in which living cells are cultured in a plurality of individual microdroplets that are immobilized and isolated within a matrix of...
6583445 Integrated electronic-optoelectronic devices and method of making the same  
An integrated electronic-optoelectronic module comprising: an ultrathin silicon-on-sapphire composite substrate; at least one electronic device fabricated in the ultrathin silicon; and at least one...
6523016 Learnable non-darwinian evolution  
The present invention relates to novel systems and methods in which a machine learning mode is used to generate new populations in an evolutionary process. A preferred embodiment of the present...
6501869 Optical switching system  
An optical switch is disclosed which includes hollow waveguide structures having cantilevered beam deflectors to couple light out of the waveguide plane. An array of such waveguides with deflector...
6480195 Method and apparatus for generating a straight line  
An apparatus, method and computer readable medium containing a program are described for generating a line corresponding to a desired straight line, including identifying a plurality of segments...
6448965 Voice-controlled immersive virtual reality system  
The present invention relates to systems and methods for generating and displaying an immersive three-dimensional visual environments. In preferred aspects of the invention, the system uses a...
6361326 System for instruction thinking skills  
The present invention relates to methods and systems for teaching thinking skills. A user can be provided with information and then presented with questions and examples which enable the user to...
US20010029391 Adaptive electric field modulation of neural systems  
The present invention relates to devices and methods of modifying the neuronal activity of a neural system comprising neurons, comprising, one or more of the following steps, measuring the neuronal...
5953388 Method and apparatus for processing data from a tomographic imaging system  
An algorithm is created and applied to reconstruct the wavelet coefficients of an image from the Radon transform data for use in computed tomography, with a disclosed method that uses the...
5935799 Biological assay for microbial contamination  
A semi-quantitative method for determining the concentration of viable coliforms or E. coli in a liquid is provided. The sample to be tested is mixed with an indicator reagent which includes a...
5748973 Advanced integrated requirements engineering system for CE-based requirements assessment  
An automated, user-interactive procedure is used to obtain the right statements for computer software from the user in a way in which the statements elicited from the user are free from errors due...
5550032 Biological assay for microbial contamination  
Methods and kits for detecting the presence of and quantifying the concentration of viable microorganisms in a liquid sample are provided. Enzymes present in viable microorgansims reduce an...
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