Patents and Patent Applications from University of Iowa


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US20120108514 LONG ACTING ATRIAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (LA-ANP) AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF  
Materials and Methods related to making and using natriuretic polypeptides having a mutation that results in an extended carboxy terminus.
US20120095089 SCHWEINFURTHINS AND USES THEREOF  
Disclosed is a method for preventing or treating an undesirable condition in a subject carrying cells homozygous null for the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene or subjects that are haploinsufficient...
8158592 Immunostimulatory nucleic acid molecules  
Nucleic acids containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotides and therapeutic utilities based on their ability to stimulate an immune response and to redirect a Th2 response to a Th1 response in a...
US20120088148 MAGNETIZED BATTERY CATHODES  
The present invention provides a magnetized cathode mixture material comprising a ferromagnetic material, an electroactive material, and an electrolyte.
8155403 Methods and devices for airway tree labeling and/or matching  
Devices, such as computer readable media, and methods, such as automated methods, for labeling and/or matching. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for anatomical labeling of...
8148340 Immunomodulatory oligonucleotides  
Oligonucleotides containing unthylated CpG dinucleotides and therapeutic utilities based on their ability to stimulate an immune response in a subject are disclosed. Also disclosed are therapies...
US20120071356 Variants in Complement Regulatory Genes Predict Age-Related Macular Degeneration  
Methods for identifying a subject at risk for developing AMD are disclosed, as are kits which can be used to practice the methods. The methods include identifying specific protective or risk...
US20120069299 HYBRID LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE  
Provided is a hybrid laser ophthalmoscope comprising a laser light source, a LED light source, and a holographic diffuser, wherein the holographic diffuser is configured to shape a beam of light...
8137682 Isolated complexes of covalently cross-linked endotoxin and modified MD-2  
Applicants have produced and isolated chemically cross-linked complexes of endotoxin and modified MD-2, and have developed methods of using these complexes.
8129351 Immunostimulatory nucleic acid molecules  
Nucleic acids containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotides and therapeutic utilities based on their ability to stimulate an immune response and to redirect a Th2 response to a Th1 response in a...
8129161 Bardet-Biedl susceptibility gene and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to the identification of a gene, now designated negevin (ngvn), that is involved in the genetic disease Bardet Biedl Syndrome (BBS), which is characterized by such...
8126564 Hybrid cochlear implant  
An electrode array which is able to be inserted to a desired depth within the cochlea to provide useful percepts for the recipient which will also preferably not cause damage to the sensitive...
8124518 Semiconductor heterostructure nanowire devices  
Nanowire devices comprising core-shell or segmented nanowires are provided. In these nanowire devices, strain can be used as a tool to form metallic portions in nanowires made from compound...
8119766 Increasing functional glycosylation of alpha-dystroglycan in the treatment of muscle degeneration  
Disclosed is a method for the prevention and/or treatment of muscle degeneration. In this method, a subject recognized as having muscle degeneration is treated with a composition effective to...
US20120040884 Methods and Reagents for Treatment and Diagnosis of Vascular Disorders and Age-Related Macular Degeneration  
Disclosed are screening methods for determining a human subject's propensity to develop a vascular disorder and/or age-related macular degeneration (AMD), therapeutic or prophylactic compounds for...
8114848 Immunomodulatory oligonucleotides  
Oligonucleotides containing unthylated CpG dinucleotides and therapeutic utilities based on their ability to stimulate an immune response in a subject are disclosed. Also disclosed are therapies...
US20120035320 POLYACRIDINE NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY PEPTIDE COMPLEXES  
The present invention provides nucleic acid delivery polyplex complexes and anionic open polyplexes comprising a nucleic acid molecule reversibly bound to one or more of nucleic acid delivery...
US20120027673 SYNTHESIS OF HIERARCHICAL NANOCRYSTALLINE ZEOLITES WITH CONTROLLED PARTICLE SIZE AND MESOPOROSITY  
A one step synthesis of nanocrystalline zeolites ZSM-5 and Naβ from a single template system in high yield has been discovered. The size of individual nanocrystals, as well as mesopore surface ...
US20120015396 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING THE ACID-SENSING ION CHANNEL (ASIC)  
Novel compositions for modulating acid-sensing ion channels (ASIC) function comprising ASICα, ASICβ, and BNC1 and derivatives thereof; methods for modulating ASIC function and methods for t...
US20120014875 NUCLEIC ACID APTAMERS  
The present invention relates to optimized aptamers and methods of using these aptamers.
8090431 Systems and methods for bioluminescent computed tomographic reconstruction  
An image of an object is synergistically reconstructed using two or multiple imaging modalities. A first reconstructed image, showing structural information of the object is produced using a first...
8088579 Complement factor H for diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration  
The invention relates to Factor H gene polymorphisms and haplotypes associated with an elevated or a reduced risk of AMD. The invention provides methods and reagents for diagnosis and treatment of...
8088396 Isolated complexes of endotoxin and modified MD-2  
Applicants have produced and isolated water soluble complexes of endotoxin and modified MD-2.
US20110319481 SCHWEINFURTHIN ANALOGUES  
Methods and intermediates for preparing enantiomerically enriched Schweinfurthin analogs which are useful for the treatment of cancer, as well as novel Schweinfurthin analogs having anti-cancer...
US20110318735 REGULATION OF THE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE TRANSPORTER AND DISEASE  
Described herein is a CpG island in the 5′ region of the 5HTT gene that contains an alternative exon 1 and promoter for 5HTT. Methylation at this CpG island is associated with decreased levels of 5...
8080206 Multicomponent analysis of volatile organic compositions in vapor samples  
Amounts of volatile organic compositions can be evaluated from vapor samples based on the time dependent response of a fuel cell contacted with the vapor sample at its anode. The time response of...
8077152 Magneto resistive elements and methods for manufacture and use of same  
The instant disclosure provides and describes a magneto resistive element comprised of a first electrode; a second electrode; and a semi conductive/conductive organic layer disposed between the...
US20110301580 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ARYTENOID REPOSITIONING  
Methods and devices for repositioning the arytenoid cartilage of a human subject are disclosed.
8058249 Immunostimulatory nucleic acid molecules  
Nucleic acids containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotides and therapeutic utilities based on their ability to stimulate an immune response and to redirect a Th2 response to a Th1 response in a...
US20110260278 System and Method of Planar Processing of Semiconductors into Detector Arrays  
An article of manufacture and a method of defining a photodetector element are provided. The article of manufacture includes a photodector element comprising a junction formed by a first III-V...
US20110253151 POSITIONING DEVICE FOR ANKLE JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY  
A positioning device for ankle joint replacement surgery.
US20110251299 PHOTO-ENFORCED STRATIFICATION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS  
The invention provides a process for manufacturing a polymeric material having a compositional gradient, comprising: forming a mixture comprising a first photopolymerizable polymer precursor and a...
US20110244562 RNA INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF  
The present invention is directed to RNA interference (RNAi) molecules targeted against a nucleic acid sequence that encodes poly-glutamine repeat diseases, and methods of using these RNAi molecules.
US20110244561 siRNA-MEDIATED GENE SILENCING  
The present invention is directed to small interfering RNA molecules (siRNA) targeted against an allele of interest, and methods of using these siRNA molecules.
US20110237645 USE OF RNAi TECHNOLOGY TO INHIBIT ASIC3  
In vitro studies using cells transfected with acid-sensing ion channel 3 (ASIC3) or acid-sensing ion channel 1 (ASIC1) cDNA, demonstrated that the miRNAs against mouse ASIC3 (miR844 and miR847)...
US20110214997 MAGNETICALLY MODIFIED SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRODES FOR PHOTOVOLTAICS, PHOTOELECTROSYNTHESIS, AND PHOTOCATALYSIS  
A device for hydrogen gas production comprising a working electrode comprising a magnetically-modified semiconductor electrode. Onset of hydrogen gas evolution for the device, measured at a current...
8012683 Variants in complement regulatory genes predict age-related macular degeneration  
Methods for identifying a subject at risk for developing AMD are disclosed, as are kits which can be used to practice the methods. The methods include identifying specific protective or risk...
8012466 Immunogenic compositions for activating γδ T cells  
Disclosed are compositions, kits, and methods for activating, expanding, or stimulating γδ T cells that include recombinant attenuated microbes. The compositions may include pharmaceutical c...
US20110212576 SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROSTRUCTURE NANOWIRE DEVICES  
Nanowire devices comprising core-shell or segmented nanowires are provided. In these nanowire devices, strain can be used as a tool to form metallic portions in nanowires made from compound...
US20110212520 RNA INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF  
The present invention is directed to small interfering RNA molecules (siRNA) targeted against nucleic acid sequence that encodes huntingtin or ataxin-1, and methods of using these siRNA molecules.
8008266 Methods of treating cancer using immunostimulatory oligonucleotides  
Nucleic acid sequences containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotides that modulate an immune response including stimulating a Th1 pattern of immune activation, cytokine production, NK lytic activity,...
US20110207190 METHODS OF XYLITOL PREPARATION  
The invention provides spray-dried preparations of microbes useful for oxidoreductase reactions, e.g., xylitol production, and methods of making and using those microbes.
US20110206773 SUSTAINED DELIVERY OF DRUGS FROM BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERIC MICROPARTICLES  
Biodegradable polymeric microparticle compositions containing one or more active agents, especially those useful for treating or preventing or one or more diseases or disorders of the eye, and...
8000798 Cochlear implant system substantially preserving the hydrodynamic nature of the cochlea  
An electrode array (30) which is able to be inserted to a desired depth within the cochlea to provide useful percepts for the recipient which will also preferably not cause damage to the sensitive...
7995810 System and methods for image segmentation in n-dimensional space  
A system and methods for the efficient segmentation of globally optimal surfaces representing object boundaries in volumetric datasets is provided. An optical surface detection system and methods...
7992422 Breath-based sensors for non-invasive molecular detection  
A method of diagnosing the health of an individual by collecting a breath sample from the individual and measuring the amount of each of a plurality of analytes in the sample. The amount of each...
7989675 Method of identifying compounds using a transgenic pig model of cystic fibrosis  
The present invention provides transgenic, large non-human animal models of diseases and conditions, as well as methods of using such animal models in the identification and characterization of...
US20110182908 Diagnostics and Therapeutics for Macular Degeneration-Related Disorders  
The invention relates to methods for treating, preventing and diagnosing macular degeneration-related disorders.
US20110166687 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PRODUCTION PARAMETERS FOR A SUBSTRATE COATING PROCESS  
A method to evaluate, determine and optimize production parameters for a coating application of a UV cationic polymerizable coating system to a substrate is provided. The method is based on a...
US20110166081 Alpha-dystroglycan as a Protein Therapeutic  
Disclosed is alpha-dystroglycan protein (alpha-DG) in glycosylated and functional form. The disclosed alpha-DG binds to the basal lamina and to the sarcolemma of muscle fibers and may be injected...