Patents and Patent Applications from Southern Illinois University


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US20120118823 ORGANOSILICATE BASED FILTRATION SYSTEM  
Organosilicate compositions of variable charges, hydrophobicity, and porosity, and in particular organosilicate-based molecular filtration devices are disclosed.
8153065 Flourescent organic nanofibrils based on arylene-ethylene macrocycles as sensory materials for explosives detection  
The present invention relates to a class of fluorescent, organic nanofibrils, and particularly the films comprising entangled piling of these nanofibrils exhibiting effective quenching of their...
8143571 Method for fractioning peptides and other compounds  
A method for fractionating a target fraction from a sample is disclosed herein. The method includes providing a polymer brush having a substrate and a polymer chain attached to and extending...
8114606 ARL-1 specific antibodies  
This invention provides antibodies immunologically specific for human ARL-1 (also referred to AKR1B10), a species of the aldo-keto reductase superfamily of proteins. The invention also provides...
US20120018544 WATER SPRAYS FOR DUST CONTROL ON MINING MACHINES  
This invention refers to innovative water sprays applications to significantly improve coal and quartz dust control around a continuous miner Significant dust control is achieved through utilizing...
8088077 Tinnitus testing device and method  
Objectively measuring tinnitus in human and animal subjects. A subject is exposed to an alteration in a sound pattern otherwise qualitatively similar to the subject's tinnitus and a startle reflex...
US20110289827 Process for the Dissolution of Coal, Biomass and Other Organic Solids in Superheated Water  
A process of solubilizing organic solids that includes reacting an organic solid with an oxidant in superheated water to form a solubilized organic solute. Preferably, the organic solid is selected...
US20110250023 ENGINEERED METAL CRIB FOR USE AS A SUPPORT STRUCTURE  
This invention provides improvements through an engineered metal crib element for construction of cribs in mines to provide support between two surfaces and use of crib elements to construct cribs....
US20110195411 ARL-1 SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF  
This invention provides antibodies immunologically specific for human ARL-1 (also referred to AKR1B10), a species of the aldo-keto reductase superfamily of proteins. The invention also provides...
US20110190506 NANO-REAGENTS WITH COOPERATIVE CATALYSIS AND THEIR USES IN MULTIPLE PHASE REACTIONS  
Nano-reagents with catalytic activity are provided herein. The nanocatalyst comprises at least one amino acid attached to a nanoparticle, wherein the reactive side chain of the amino acid catalyzes...
US20110160279 METHODS FOR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF OTOTOXICITY BY siRNA  
The present invention relates to methods for reducing and/or preventing ototoxicity caused by an ototoxic agent, noise or head and/or neck radiation. It is also directed to a method for preventing...
US20110139622 METHOD OF DETECTING ANALYTE-BIOMOLECULE INTERACTIONS  
The invention provides methods for detecting an interaction between an analyte and a biomolecule. The method comprises separating at least one biomolecule according to its isoelectric point in the...
7951744 Nano-reagents with cooperative catalysis and their uses in multiple phase reactions  
Nano-reagents with catalytic activity are provided herein. The nanocatalyst comprises at least one amino acid attached to a nanoparticle, wherein the reactive side chain of the amino acid catalyzes...
7931791 Method of detecting analyte-biomolecule interactions  
The invention provides methods for detecting an interaction between an analyte and a biomolecule. The method comprises separating at least one biomolecule according to its isoelectric point in the...
7914540 Material retrieval device and method of using  
A medical device configured to be inserted into a patient's body to retrieve material from the patient's body includes a basket assembly. The basket assembly is configured to transition between...
7902337 Isolated soybean cyst nematode and soybean sudden death syndrome polypeptides  
Soybean cyst nematode and soybean sudden death syndrome resistance genes, soybean cyst nematode and soybean sudden death syndrome resistant plant lines, and methods of breeding and engineering same.
US20110014302 USE OF TRANSPLATIN TO PREVENT HEARING LOSS  
Methods and compositions for treating and preventing toxic side effects of platinum-based chemotherapy agents are disclosed, in which transplatin is administered to a subject. Transplatin is shown...
7841805 Engineered composite wooden crib for use as a mine support  
This invention provides improvements through 1) a composite, engineered wooden support element for construction of cribs in mines to provide support between two surfaces, 2) use of support elements...
US20100297722 TRANSGENIC MOSS PRODUCING TERPENOIDS  
The present invention generally relates to transgenic moss. One aspect of the invention provides a transgenic moss cell that produces or accumulates a terpenoid compound. Another aspect of the...
US20100223693 METHODS OF USING PLANTS CONTAINING THE GDHA GENE  
Disclosed are new effects of increased gdhA gene expression on plants that are susceptible to Aspergillus and Fusarium virguliforme infection. Plants transformed with the gdhA gene are resistant to...
US20100221073 Engineered composite wooden crib for use as a mine support  
This invention provides improvements through 1) a composite, engineered wooden support element for construction of cribs in mines to provide support between two surfaces, 2) use of support elements...
US20100130763 PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTERS  
The present invention provides processes for the formation of fatty acid alkyl esters, which may be used as biodiesel. In particular, the invention provides an esterification process in which a...
7700756 Metabolic primers for the detection of perchlorate-reducing bacteria and methods of use thereof  
The present invention is directed to metabolic primers for the detection of perchlorate-reducing bacteria and methods and compositions for use of the same in environmental bioremediation.
US20090247479 Therapeutic Use of Methionine to Reduce the Toxicity of Aminoglycoside Antibiotics  
Methods of preventing or reducing ototoxicity in patients undergoing treatment with therapeutically effective amounts of aminoglycoside antibiotics are provided. The methods comprise administering...
7557142 Therapeutic use of methionine to reduce the toxicity of platinum-containing anti-tumor compounds  
Methods of preventing or reducing ototoxicity in patients undergoing treatment with therapeutically effective amounts of platinum-containing chemotherapeutic agents such as cisplatin or...
US20090163828 Tinnitus Testing Device and Method  
Objectively identifying an acoustic characteristic of tinnitus of a subject. The subject is exposed to a sound pattern having a background acoustic signal preceding an audible silence. The...
7541167 Porous glass composite material  
A porous glass composite material comprising at least one alkoxodisilane (precursor) having the general formula (or1)3Si-spacer-Si(OR2)3,wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and may be...
US20090137421 GENETIC SELECTION SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFICATION OF MicroRNA TARGET GENES  
There is provided an expression cassette comprising a 3′-UTR cDNA library fragment, mammalian cells transfected with the expression cassette, and kits comprising the same. Furthermore, methods f...
US20090068650 Metabolic Primers for the Detection of (Per) Chlorate-Reducing Bacteria and Methods of Use Thereof  
The present invention is directed to metabolic primers for the detection of (per)chlorate-reducing bacteria and methods and compositions for use of the same in environmental bioremediation.
US20090041888 USE OF FORMULATED DIETS PROVIDING IMPROVED DIGESTION IN FISH  
The present invention is directed to fish dietary compositions and methods of using to same in order to effect destratification of formulated fish food that is fed to a fish.
US20080289248 IMMOBILIZED ESTERIFICATION CATALYSTS FOR PRODUCING FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTERS  
Provided herein are processes for the production of biodiesel. In particular, provided is an esterification process in which an alcohol reacts with free fatty acids in a lipid material comprising...
US20080261223 ARL-1 Specific Antibodies  
This invention provides antibodies immunologically specific for human ARL-1 (also referred to AKR1B10), a species of the aldo-keto reductase superfamily of proteins. The invention also provides...
US20080249295 Metabolic Primers for the Detection of Perchlorate-Reducing Bacteria and Methods of Use Thereof  
The present invention is directed to metabolic primers for the detection of perchlorate-reducing bacteria and methods and compositions for use of the same in environmental bioremediation.
7423065 Therapeutic use of methionine-derivitives to reduce the toxicity of noise  
Methods of preventing or reducing hearing or balance loss and damage to ear cells in patients who have been exposed to toxic levels of noise are provided. These methods comprise administering an...
D573426 Wire connector driver  
US20080149484 METHOD OF DETECTING ANALYTE-MOLECULE INTERACTIONS  
The invention provides methods for detecting an interaction between an analyte and a biomolecule. The method comprises separating at least one biomolecule according to its isoelectric point in the...
US20080121474 Friction Materials Comprising Coal Combustion And Coal Gasification Byproducts  
The invention relates generally to compositions of materials used in friction applications, and more specifically to compositions that are fabricated from the byproducts of coal combustion and/or...
US20080110301 WIRE CONNECTOR DRIVER  
A wire connector driver for the installation and removal of wire connector devices, comprising a housing, with a first internal cavity, for receiving wire nut connectors, the cavity having a series...
US20080076147 BIOFILM SAMPLING DEVICE  
An apparatus for forming biofilm on a fluid flow conduit, such as a medical device, enables in vitro simulation of biofilm formation to determine suitable treatments for minimizing or preventing...
US20070270920 TINNITUS TESTING DEVICE AND METHOD  
Objectively measuring tinnitus in human and animal subjects. A subject is exposed to an alteration in a sound pattern otherwise qualitatively similar to the subject's tinnitus and a startle reflex...
US20070259252 Ceramic cathode material for solid oxide fuel cells and gas separation systems  
A ceramic composition for use in cathode and interconnect materials in solid oxide fuel cells and other electrolytic gas separation systems, such as oxygen separation systems, comprising Lanthanum...
7288386 Method of determining soybean sudden death syndrome resistance in a soybean plant  
A method of determining the presence of soybean sudden death syndrome resistance in the soybean plant in a greenhouse setting, the method comprising the steps of: (a) inoculating soil with a low...
US20070231807 Method for preparing short hairpin RNA from CDNA  
The present invention provides a method for generating double stranded palindromic DNA sequences which form short hairpin RNAs in a host cell, wherein a nicking DNA enzyme opens a double stranded...
US20070184970 NANO-REAGENTS WITH COOPERATIVE CATALYSIS AND THEIR USES IN MULTIPLE PHASE REACTIONS  
Nano-reagents with catalytic activity are provided herein. The nanocatalyst comprises at least one amino acid attached to a nanoparticle, wherein the reactive side chain of the amino acid catalyzes...
US20070112076 Methods and materials for treating retinopathy  
The present invention is directed to topical ophthalmic compositions and methods for treating retinopathy.
US20070105782 Protectant Combinations for Reducing Toxicities  
Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of preventing or reducing hearing or balance loss and damage to ear cells in patients who have been exposed to toxic levels of noise and other toxic insults...
US20070042479 Conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol in silica sol-gel matrix  
In a sequential enzymatic reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol in which electrons are supplied by conversion of NADH to NAD+, NADH may be regenerated from the NAD+ by conversion of lactate to...
US20060247663 Laser resistant calculus retrieval device and method of using  
A medical device configured to be inserted into a patient's body to retrieve calculi from the patient's body includes a basket assembly. The basket assembly is configured to transition between...
US20060247662 Material retrieval device and method of using  
A medical device configured to be inserted into a patient's body to retrieve material from the patient's body includes a basket assembly. The basket assembly is configured to transition between...
US20060167101 Therapeutic use of D-methionine to reduce the toxicity of noise  
Methods of preventing or reducing hearing or balance loss and damage to ear cells in patients who have been exposed to toxic levels of noise are provided. These methods comprise administering an...
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